Derrek Lee vs Scott Rolen

Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen compared on their MLB careers: Derrek Lee played 15 seasons, 1997 to 2011, Scott Rolen 17 seasons, 1996 to 2012. Derrek Lee has .281 batting average to Scott Rolen's .281. Derrek Lee won 1 title, Scott Rolen won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen career totals
1,942GP2,038
6,962AB7,398
1,081R1,211
1,959H2,077
331HR316
1,078RBI1,287
104SB118
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen postseason
27GP39
111AB141
11R18
27H31
1HR5
8RBI12
2SB0
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen all-time places
124th (331)Home runs145th (316)
206th (1,078)RBI106th (1,287)
Hits250th (2,077)

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
  • Scott Rolen: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Gold Glove ×8, NL Silver Slugger

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 Scott Rolen season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1997.259141996.254418
2nd1998.23317741997.2832192
3rd1999.2065201998.29031110
4th2000.28128701999.2682677
5th2001.28221752000.2982689
6th2002.27027862001.28925107
7th2003.27131922002.26631110
8th2004.27832982003.28628104
9th2005.335461072004.31434124
10th2006.2868302005.235528
11th2007.31722822006.2962295
12th2008.29120902007.265858
13th2009.306351112008.2621150
14th2010.26019802009.3051167
15th2011.26719592010.2852083
16th2011.242536
17th2012.245839

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI