Carlos Lee stats
First Baseman · #45
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1999
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1999
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,099
- AB
- 7,983
- R
- 1,125
- H
- 2,273
- HR
- 358
- RBI
- 1,363
- SB
- 125
- AVG
- .285
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CHW | 127 | 492 | 66 | 144 | 16 | 84 | 4 | .293 |
| 2000 | CHW | 152 | 572 | 107 | 172 | 24 | 92 | 13 | .301 |
| 2001 | CHW | 150 | 558 | 75 | 150 | 24 | 84 | 17 | .269 |
| 2002 | CHW | 140 | 492 | 82 | 130 | 26 | 80 | 1 | .264 |
| 2003 | CHW | 158 | 623 | 100 | 181 | 31 | 113 | 18 | .291 |
| 2004 | CHW | 153 | 591 | 103 | 180 | 31 | 99 | 11 | .305 |
| 2005 | MIL | 162 | 618 | 85 | 164 | 32 | 114 | 13 | .265 |
| 2006 |  MIL/TEX | 161 | 624 | 102 | 187 | 37 | 116 | 19 | .300 |
| 2007 | HOU | 162 | 627 | 93 | 190 | 32 | 119 | 10 | .303 |
| 2008 | HOU | 115 | 436 | 61 | 137 | 28 | 100 | 4 | .314 |
| 2009 | HOU | 160 | 610 | 65 | 183 | 26 | 102 | 5 | .300 |
| 2010 | HOU | 157 | 605 | 67 | 149 | 24 | 89 | 3 | .246 |
| 2011 | HOU | 155 | 585 | 66 | 161 | 18 | 94 | 4 | .275 |
| 2012 |  HOU/MIA | 147 | 550 | 53 | 145 | 9 | 77 | 3 | .264 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 11
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .091
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,787
- TB
- 3,854
- XBH
- 846
- HBP
- 47
- IBB
- 60
- GIDP
- 206
- P/PA
- 2.95
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CHW | 518 | 228 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | CHW | 619 | 277 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHW | 605 | 261 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | CHW | 576 | 238 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | CHW | 671 | 311 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | CHW | 658 | 310 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | MIL | 688 | 301 | 73 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | MIL/TEX | 695 | 337 | 75 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | HOU | 697 | 331 | 76 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | HOU | 481 | 248 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | HOU | 662 | 298 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | HOU | 649 | 252 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | HOU | 653 | 261 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | HOU/MIA | 615 | 201 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 24.5
- RC
- 1275.4
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .198
- SECA
- .290
- BB/K
- 0.67
- AB/HR
- 22.3
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CHW | 0.4 | 68.4 | 5 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2000 | CHW | 2.1 | 91.3 | 5.8 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23.8 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHW | 1.2 | 81 | 5.1 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | CHW | 2.7 | 87.7 | 6.3 | .220 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | CHW | 2.8 | 99 | 5.6 | .209 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 2004 | CHW | 4.6 | 111.2 | 6.9 | .220 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 19.1 | 0.5 |
| 2005 | MIL | 0.7 | 100.1 | 5.7 | .222 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 19.3 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | MIL/TEX | 2.8 | 116.3 | 6.7 | .240 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | HOU | 2.1 | 109.5 | 6.1 | .225 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | HOU | 2.6 | 88 | 7.6 | .255 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | HOU | 1.6 | 96.3 | 5.7 | .189 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | HOU | -2.4 | 68.5 | 3.8 | .170 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 25.2 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | HOU | 3.7 | 90.1 | 5.5 | .171 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 32.5 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | HOU/MIA | -0.4 | 68.4 | 4.4 | .102 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 61.1 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Carlos Lee's career stats?
Carlos Lee played 14 seasons for the White Sox, the Brewers and the Astros. He was a career .285 hitter with 2,273 hits, 358 home runs and 1,363 RBI. His best season was 2008: a .314 batting average, 28 home runs and 100 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1 postseason, 1999 to 2012
Carlos Lee finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Awards
- NL Silver Slugger ×2: 2005, 2007
All-time career rank
- 95th in home runs (358)
- 165th in hits (2,273)
- 77th in rbi (1,363)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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