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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 263 376.3 17 30 5 5.33 0.7
Birth Date4-10-1975
Height6' 2"
Weight210 lbs
Age49 years, 0 months, 15 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1999 MIN MLB 18 15 76.3 3 10 0 102 26 27 11 100 12.0 3.1 1.3 3.2 0% .316 1.68 5.42 6.84 120 8.16 158.6 -1.5
2000 MIN MLB 8 4 20.7 0 3 0 36 13 15 10 87 15.7 5.7 4.4 6.5 0% .377 2.37 10.23 10.89 106 7.56 145.5 -0.3
2001 PIT MLB 31 0 40.3 2 1 0 34 11 24 3 102 7.6 2.5 0.7 5.4 0% .246 1.12 3.89 2.68 96 4.35 90.3 0.5
2002 PIT MLB 55 0 72.3 2 4 0 80 27 50 7 102 10.0 3.4 0.9 6.2 0% .324 1.48 3.87 3.11 92 4.23 90.8 0.8
2003 PIT MLB 36 0 36.3 3 4 5 38 13 28 5 104 9.4 3.2 1.2 6.9 0% .311 1.40 4.37 5.20 94 4.31 90.4 0.4
2004 SLN MLB 13 0 17.3 3 2 0 10 6 14 1 94 5.2 3.1 0.5 7.3 0% .184 0.92 3.29 5.19 96 4.20 86.5 0.3
2008 CIN MLB 64 0 70.3 2 5 0 66 24 57 10 100 8.4 3.1 1.3 7.3 0% .276 1.28 4.48 4.48 90 3.96 84.6 1.1
2009 CIN MLB 19 0 23.0 1 1 0 29 19 9 7 96 11.3 7.4 2.7 3.5 0% .289 2.09 9.22 8.22 126 7.14 153.1 -0.5
2010 CIN MLB 19 0 19.7 1 0 0 25 10 12 1 95 11.4 4.6 0.5 5.5 0% .348 1.78 4.37 7.32 104 5.07 114.4 0.0
CareerMLB26319376.3173054201492365510010.03.61.35.652%.3011.515.025.331025.40111.20.7

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1996 FTM A+ FSL 12 11 59.7 5 2 0 64 25 24 5 9.6 3.8 0.8 3.6 0% .000 1.49 4.81 4.07 0 0.00 0.0
1997 FTM A+ FSL 20 20 134.0 13 4 0 130 25 75 4 8.7 1.7 0.3 5.0 0% .283 1.16 3.15 2.28 0 0.00 0.0
1998 NBR AA EAS 26 26 173.3 15 7 0 180 35 109 13 9.3 1.8 0.7 5.7 0% -1.064 1.24 3.52 3.22 0 0.00 0.0
1999 MIN MLB AL 18 15 76.3 3 10 0 102 26 27 11 100 12.0 3.1 1.3 3.2 0% .316 1.68 5.42 6.84 120 8.16 158.6
1999 SLC AAA PCL 9 9 59.0 5 2 0 82 21 39 12 12.5 3.2 1.8 5.9 0% -.972 1.75 6.01 7.78 0 0.00 0.0
2000 MIN MLB AL 8 4 20.7 0 3 0 36 13 15 10 87 15.7 5.7 4.4 6.5 0% .377 2.37 10.23 10.89 106 7.56 145.5
2000 SLC AAA PCL 12 12 74.3 4 1 0 72 16 37 4 8.7 1.9 0.5 4.5 0% -1.172 1.18 3.97 3.88 0 0.00 0.0
2001 PIT MLB NL 31 0 40.3 2 1 0 34 11 24 3 102 7.6 2.5 0.7 5.4 0% .246 1.12 3.89 2.68 96 4.35 90.3
2001 NAS AAA PCL 18 13 91.7 5 4 0 90 25 71 10 8.8 2.5 1.0 7.0 0% -.755 1.25 4.23 3.44 0 0.00 0.0
2002 PIT MLB NL 55 0 72.3 2 4 0 80 27 50 7 102 10.0 3.4 0.9 6.2 0% .324 1.48 3.87 3.11 92 4.23 90.8
2002 NAS AAA PCL 10 0 14.7 0 0 2 14 2 15 0 8.6 1.2 0.0 9.2 0% .318 1.09 1.82 1.22 0 0.00 0.0
2003 PIT MLB NL 36 0 36.3 3 4 5 38 13 28 5 104 9.4 3.2 1.2 6.9 0% .311 1.40 4.37 5.20 94 4.31 90.4
2003 NAS AAA PCL 8 0 12.7 1 1 0 8 4 9 1 5.7 2.8 0.7 6.4 0% .189 0.94 4.08 0.71 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SLN MLB NL 13 0 17.3 3 2 0 10 6 14 1 94 5.2 3.1 0.5 7.3 0% .184 0.92 3.29 5.19 96 4.20 86.5
2008 CIN MLB NL 64 0 70.3 2 5 0 66 24 57 10 100 8.4 3.1 1.3 7.3 0% .276 1.28 4.48 4.48 90 3.96 84.6
2009 CIN MLB NL 19 0 23.0 1 1 0 29 19 9 7 96 11.3 7.4 2.7 3.5 0% .289 2.09 9.22 8.22 126 7.14 153.1
2010 CIN MLB NL 19 0 19.7 1 0 0 25 10 12 1 95 11.4 4.6 0.5 5.5 0% .348 1.78 4.37 7.32 104 5.07 114.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1119 0.4745 0.3923 0.8132 0.5612 0.2398 0.9094 0.6099 0.1868
2009 366 0.4836 0.3934 0.8403 0.5932 0.2063 0.8857 0.7179 0.1597
2010 373 0.4826 0.3727 0.8417 0.5167 0.2383 0.9355 0.6522 0.1583
Career18580.47790.38860.82430.55860.23290.91000.63970.1757

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-06-01 2010-10-11 60-DL 132 110 Trunk Strain Side -
2009-06-13 2009-10-05 60-DL 114 102 Neck Surgery Cervical Disc Replacement 2009-07-20
2005-06-04 2005-06-04 On-Alr 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Debridement 2005-06-04 -
2005-04-05 2005-10-20 60-DL 198 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2005-08-22
2004-05-04 2004-10-28 60-DL 177 136 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2004-07-13
2003-03-25 2003-07-01 60-DL 98 78 Right Shoulder Stiffness -
2001-08-13 2001-08-28 15-DL 15 14 Right Hip Strain Hip Flexor - -
2000-07-23 2000-10-02 60-DL 71 62 Right Elbow Surgery - -
1999-09-08 1999-09-08 Minors 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Bone Spurs - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 CIN $2,500,000
2009 CIN $1,500,000
2008 CIN $550,000
2005 SLN $360,000
2004 SLN $450,000
2003 PIT $315,500
2002 PIT $267,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$5,943,000
7 yrTotal$5,943,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 126 d2 years/$4M (2009-10)

Details
  • 2 years/$4M (2009-10). Re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/4/08. 09:$1.5M, 10:$2.5M. Performance bonuses based on games, starts: $25,000 each for 45, 50 g. $50,000 each for 55, 60 g. $0.1M for 65 g. $50,000 each for 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27 GS.
  • 1 year/$0.55M (2008). Signed as a free agent 2/08 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Cincinnati 3/08.
  • 1 year/$0.36M (2005). Roster bonuses up to $0.16M.
  • 1 year/$1M (2004). Signed as a free agent 1/04.
  • 1 year/$0.3155M (2003)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Lincoln threw 1,906 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2010, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2010, he relied primarily on his Curve (76mph), Sinker (89mph) and Cutter (88mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (83mph).