Chet Lemon stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1990

Right Fielder

Age 71 · 6' 0"

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Chet Lemon played 16 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1990.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,988
AB
6,868
R
973
H
1,875
HR
215
RBI
884
SB
58
AVG
.273

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.

Standard by season
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.
1975CHW93529011.257
1976CHW1324514611143813.246
1977CHW1505539915119678.273
1978CHW1053575110713555.300
1979CHW1485567917717867.318
1980CHW1475147615011516.292
1981CHW9432850999505.302
1982DET1254367511619521.266
1983DET1454917812524690.255
1984DET1415097714620765.287
1985DET1455176913718680.265
1986DET1264034510112532.251
1987DET1464707513020750.277
1988DET1445126713517641.264
1989DET12741445987471.237
1990DET10432239835323.258

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
13
AB
48
R
6
H
10
HR
2
RBI
5
SB
2
AVG
.208

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,872
TB
3,038
XBH
672
HBP
151
IBB
46
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1975CHW381120000
1976CHW497148247000
1977CHW6272546111100
1978CHW416182438200
1979CHW6322766313600
1980CHW6042274912600
1981CHW3831613813000
1982DET5121954015200
1983DET5732285020100
1984DET573252607900
1985DET5752275010300
1986DET457164368300
1987DET553226538100
1988DET582223507600
1989DET472142288300
1990DET378122254300

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
52.0
RC
1,128.4
RC/27
5.90
ISOP
.169
SECA
.276
BB/K
0.73
AB/HR
31.9
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1975CHW-0.33.63.6.0570.10.300
1976CHW0.1473.5.0820.20.4112.80
1977CHW5.590.85.8.1860.30.629.10
1978CHW4.668.56.8.2100.30.927.50
1979CHW5.6107.67.3.1780.30.832.70
1980CHW3.993.76.7.1500.31.346.70
1981CHW3.962.46.8.1890.30.736.40
1982DET2.875.66.2.1810.30.822.90
1983DET6.082.55.8.2100.30.820.50
1984DET6.091.76.6.2080.30.625.50
1985DET3.778.75.5.1740.30.528.70
1986DET2.757.65.1560.30.733.60
1987DET3.690.17.2040.40.923.50
1988DET2.481.55.7.1720.30.930.10
1989DET-0.7494.1.1060.20.759.10
1990DET2.248.65.4.1210.30.864.40

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
71 yearsFeb 12, 1955
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Jackson, MS

What were Chet Lemon's career stats?

Chet Lemon played 16 seasons for the White Sox and the Tigers. He was a career .273 hitter with 1,875 hits, 215 home runs and 884 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .318 batting average, 17 home runs and 86 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1975 to 1990

Chet Lemon finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

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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