Derrek Lee career batting average
.281Career Regular Season
Derrek Lee has a career batting average of .281 over 15 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .335 in 2005.
- Most recent: .267 in 2011.
Average of 15 regular seasons, 1997 through 2011. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1997 |  SD | 22 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .259 | .365 | .370 | .735 |
| 1998 |  MIA | 141 | 454 | 62 | 106 | 17 | 74 | 5 | .233 | .318 | .414 | .732 |
| 1999 | MIA | 70 | 218 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .206 | .263 | .326 | .588 |
| 2000 | MIA | 158 | 477 | 70 | 134 | 28 | 70 | 0 | .281 | .368 | .507 | .875 |
| 2001 | MIA | 158 | 561 | 83 | 158 | 21 | 75 | 4 | .282 | .346 | .474 | .820 |
| 2002 | MIA | 162 | 581 | 95 | 157 | 27 | 86 | 19 | .270 | .378 | .494 | .872 |
| 2003 | MIA | 155 | 539 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 92 | 21 | .271 | .379 | .508 | .888 |
| 2004 |  CHC | 161 | 605 | 90 | 168 | 32 | 98 | 12 | .278 | .356 | .504 | .860 |
| 2005 | CHC | 158 | 594 | 120 | 199 | 46 | 107 | 15 | .335 | .418 | .662 | 1.080 |
| 2006 | CHC | 50 | 175 | 30 | 50 | 8 | 30 | 8 | .286 | .368 | .474 | .842 |
| 2007 | CHC | 150 | 567 | 91 | 180 | 22 | 82 | 6 | .317 | .400 | .513 | .913 |
| 2008 | CHC | 155 | 623 | 93 | 181 | 20 | 90 | 8 | .291 | .361 | .462 | .823 |
| 2009 | CHC | 141 | 532 | 91 | 163 | 35 | 111 | 1 | .306 | .393 | .579 | .972 |
| 2010 |  CHC/ATL | 148 | 547 | 80 | 142 | 19 | 80 | 1 | .260 | .347 | .428 | .774 |
| 2011 |  BAL/PIT | 113 | 435 | 55 | 116 | 19 | 59 | 2 | .267 | .325 | .446 | .771 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS