Derrek Lee vs Ryan Klesko

Derrek Lee and Ryan Klesko compared on their MLB careers: Derrek Lee played 15 seasons, 1997 to 2011, Ryan Klesko 16 seasons, 1992 to 2007. Derrek Lee has .281 batting average to Ryan Klesko's .279. Derrek Lee won 1 title, Ryan Klesko won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derrek Lee and Ryan Klesko career totals

1,942	GP	1,736
6,962	AB	5,611
1,081	R	874
1,959	H	1,564
331	HR	278
1,078	RBI	987
104	SB	91
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Derrek Lee and Ryan Klesko postseason

27	GP	62
111	AB	165
11	R	25
27	H	39
1	HR	10
8	RBI	22
2	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Derrek Lee and Ryan Klesko all-time places

124th (331)	Home runs	206th (278)
206th (1,078)	RBI	278th (987)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Derrek Lee: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×3, NL Silver Slugger
Ryan Klesko: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Derrek Lee and Ryan Klesko season by season

1st	1997	.259	1	4	1992	.000	0	1
2nd	1998	.233	17	74	1993	.353	2	5
3rd	1999	.206	5	20	1994	.278	17	47
4th	2000	.281	28	70	1995	.310	23	70
5th	2001	.282	21	75	1996	.282	34	93
6th	2002	.270	27	86	1997	.261	24	84
7th	2003	.271	31	92	1998	.274	18	70
8th	2004	.278	32	98	1999	.297	21	80
9th	2005	.335	46	107	2000	.283	26	92
10th	2006	.286	8	30	2001	.286	30	113
11th	2007	.317	22	82	2002	.300	29	95
12th	2008	.291	20	90	2003	.252	21	67
13th	2009	.306	35	111	2004	.291	9	66
14th	2010	.260	19	80	2005	.248	18	58
15th	2011	.267	19	59	2006	.750	0	2
16th	—	—	—	—	2007	.260	6	44

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


27	GP	62
111	AB	165
11	R	25
27	H	39
1	HR	10
8	RBI	22
2	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8


27	GP	62
111	AB	165
11	R	25
27	H	39
1	HR	10
8	RBI	22
2	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8


27	GP	62
111	AB	165
11	R	25
27	H	39
1	HR	10
8	RBI	22
2	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8