Derrek Lee stats
First Baseman · #25
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1993Rd 1, Pk 14
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2005
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1993Rd 1, Pk 14
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2005
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,942
- AB
- 6,962
- R
- 1,081
- H
- 1,959
- HR
- 331
- RBI
- 1,078
- SB
- 104
- AVG
- .281
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | SD | 22 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .259 |
| 1998 | MIA | 141 | 454 | 62 | 106 | 17 | 74 | 5 | .233 |
| 1999 | MIA | 70 | 218 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .206 |
| 2000 | MIA | 158 | 477 | 70 | 134 | 28 | 70 | 0 | .281 |
| 2001 | MIA | 158 | 561 | 83 | 158 | 21 | 75 | 4 | .282 |
| 2002 | MIA | 162 | 581 | 95 | 157 | 27 | 86 | 19 | .270 |
| 2003 | MIA | 155 | 539 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 92 | 21 | .271 |
| 2004 | CHC | 161 | 605 | 90 | 168 | 32 | 98 | 12 | .278 |
| 2005 | CHC | 158 | 594 | 120 | 199 | 46 | 107 | 15 | .335 |
| 2006 | CHC | 50 | 175 | 30 | 50 | 8 | 30 | 8 | .286 |
| 2007 | CHC | 150 | 567 | 91 | 180 | 22 | 82 | 6 | .317 |
| 2008 | CHC | 155 | 623 | 93 | 181 | 20 | 90 | 8 | .291 |
| 2009 | CHC | 141 | 532 | 91 | 163 | 35 | 111 | 1 | .306 |
| 2010 |  CHC/ATL | 148 | 547 | 80 | 142 | 19 | 80 | 1 | .260 |
| 2011 |  BAL/PIT | 113 | 435 | 55 | 116 | 19 | 59 | 2 | .267 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 27
- AB
- 111
- R
- 11
- H
- 27
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .243
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,963
- TB
- 3,444
- XBH
- 793
- HBP
- 70
- IBB
- 72
- GIDP
- 199
- P/PA
- 3.06
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | SD | 63 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 513 | 188 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 236 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 546 | 242 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 625 | 266 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIA | 688 | 287 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | MIA | 643 | 274 | 64 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | CHC | 688 | 305 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | CHC | 691 | 393 | 99 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | CHC | 204 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | CHC | 650 | 291 | 66 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | CHC | 698 | 288 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 4.0 |
| 2009 | CHC | 615 | 308 | 73 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 2010 | CHC/ATL | 626 | 234 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | BAL/PIT | 477 | 194 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 31.5
- RC
- 1224.2
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .213
- SECA
- .347
- BB/K
- 0.54
- AB/HR
- 21.0
- GO/FO
- 0.70
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | SD | 0.3 | 7.6 | 5 | .111 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 54 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 0.6 | 59.2 | 4.4 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | -1.0 | 17.8 | 2.7 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 43.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 1.8 | 84.8 | 6.3 | .226 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 1.8 | 88.2 | 5.5 | .193 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIA | 2.7 | 108.7 | 6.5 | .224 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIA | 2.6 | 106.9 | 6.9 | .237 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 2004 | CHC | 2.4 | 106.9 | 6.2 | .226 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | CHC | 7.5 | 154.7 | 10 | .327 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | CHC | 0.7 | 28.2 | 5.3 | .189 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 21.9 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | CHC | 3.2 | 111.6 | 7.3 | .196 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | CHC | 1.7 | 98.2 | 5.6 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 31.2 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | CHC | 5.2 | 116.3 | 8.2 | .273 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.2 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | CHC/ATL | 1.4 | 76.9 | 4.8 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.8 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | BAL/PIT | 0.6 | 59.9 | 4.8 | .179 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 22.9 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Derrek Lee's career stats?
Derrek Lee played 15 seasons for the Padres, the Marlins and the Cubs. He was a career .281 hitter with 1,959 hits, 331 home runs and 1,078 RBI. His best season was 2005: a .335 batting average, 46 home runs and 107 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1997 to 2011
Derrek Lee led MLB in batting average (2005) and OPS (2005); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
Championships
- 2003 World Series with the Miami Marlins
Awards
All-time career rank
- 124th in home runs (331)
- 206th in rbi (1,078)
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
- Batting Average: 2005 (1st)
- Home Runs: 2005 (4th)
- RBI: 2009 (9th)
- Hits: 2005 (4th)
- OPS: 2005 (1st), 2009 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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