Bob Lemon stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1958

Pitcher

Age 106

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
460
W
207
L
128
ERA
3.23
IP
2,850.0
K
1,277
BB
1,251
WHIP
1.34
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1946CLE32452.4994.039681.54
1947CLE371153.44167.165971.48
1948CLE4320142.82293.21471291.23
1949CLE3722102.99279.21381371.24
1950CLE4423113.84288.01701461.48
1951CLE4217143.52263.11321241.40
1952CLE4222112.50309.21311051.10
1953CLE4121153.36286.2981101.37
1954CLE362372.72258.1110921.24
1955CLE3518103.88211.1100741.38
1956CLE3920143.03255.194891.25
1957CLE216114.60117.145641.64
1958CLE11015.3325.18162.25

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
2
L
2
ERA
4.03
IP
29.0
K
17
BB
15
WHIP
1.62

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
188
SHO
31
K/9
4.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1946CLE0103.70000
1947CLE0613.50000
1948CLE020104.50000
1949CLE02224.40000
1950CLE02235.30000
1951CLE01714.50000
1952CLE02853.80000
1953CLE02353.10000
1954CLE02123.80000
1955CLE0504.30000
1956CLE02123.30000
1957CLE0203.50000
1958CLE0002.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
106 yearsSep 22, 1920
Debut
1941

What were Bob Lemon's career stats?

Bob Lemon played 13 seasons for the Guardians. He had 207 wins and 1,277 strikeouts with a 3.23 ERA over 2,850.0 innings. His best season was 1950: 23 wins, a 3.84 ERA and 170 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1946 to 1958

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 101st in wins (pitching) (207)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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