Brad Lincoln was the 4th overall pick of the 2006 draft out of the University of Houston.
- I followed him because of his college career, particularly his junior season in 2016. He went 12-2 with a 1.69 ERA/0.96 WHIP. He struck out 152 over 127.2 innings. Very impressive numbers.
He quickly became one of the best pitching prospects in the organization. From 2006-2009 he would rank as one of the Pirate’s top 5 prospects.
He pitched relatively well in some brief stints in the majors from 2012 and 2013 but was never really able to stick. He retired following the 2015 season.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | PIT | NL | 1 | 4 | 6.66 | 11 | 9 | 52.2 | 66 | 15 | 25 | 61 | 5.49 | 1.538 |
| 2011 | 26 | PIT | NL | 2 | 3 | 4.72 | 12 | 8 | 47.2 | 54 | 16 | 29 | 79 | 4.03 | 1.469 |
| 2012 | 27 | TOT | MLB | 5 | 2 | 3.68 | 52 | 5 | 88.0 | 80 | 24 | 88 | 107 | 4.02 | 1.182 |
| 2013 | 28 | TOR | AL | 1 | 2 | 3.98 | 22 | 0 | 31.2 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 105 | 5.48 | 1.579 |
| 2014 | 29 | PHI | NL | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 8.27 | 2.143 |
| 5 Yr | 5 Yr | 5 Yr | 5 Yr | 9 | 11 | 4.74 | 99 | 22 | 222.1 | 233 | 77 | 169 | 84 | 4.62 | 1.394 |
| 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 5 | 6 | 4.74 | 56 | 12 | 125 | 131 | 43 | 95 | 84 | 4.62 | 1.394 |