Derrek Lee stats

First Baseman · #25

Age 51 · 6' 5"

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Derrek Lee played 15 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2011.

Stats

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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.

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.
1997SD2254914140.259
1998MIA1414546210617745.233
1999MIA7021821455202.206
2000MIA1584777013428700.281
2001MIA1585618315821754.282
2002MIA16258195157278619.270
2003MIA15553991146319221.271
2004CHC16160590168329812.278
2005CHC1585941201994610715.335
2006CHC5017530508308.286
2007CHC1505679118022826.317
2008CHC1556239318120908.291
2009CHC14153291163351111.306
2010CHC/ATL1485478014219801.260
2011BAL/PIT1134355511619592.267

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

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.

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.
1997SD632040010
1998MIA51318847101120
1999MIA23671150130
2000MIA5462424946140
2001MIA6252666281180
2002MIA6882876958144.3
2003MIA6432746410794.1
2004CHC6883057284143.9
2005CHC69139399523124.0
2006CHC204831701114.5
2007CHC6502916698154.0
2008CHC6982886403274.0
2009CHC6153087336124.0
2010CHC/ATL6262345421234.2
2011BAL/PIT4771943862144.1

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
31.5
RC
1,224.2
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.

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.
1997SD0.37.65.1110.30.4540
1998MIA0.659.24.4.1810.30.426.70
1999MIA-1.017.82.7.1190.20.243.60
2000MIA1.884.86.3.2260.40.5170
2001MIA1.888.25.5.1930.30.426.70
2002MIA2.7108.76.5.2240.40.621.50
2003MIA2.6106.96.9.2370.40.717.40
2004CHC2.4106.96.2.2260.40.518.90.7
2005CHC7.5154.710.3270.50.812.90.7
2006CHC0.728.25.3.1890.40.621.90.7
2007CHC3.2111.67.3.1960.30.625.80.7
2008CHC1.798.25.6.1720.30.631.20.8
2009CHC5.2116.38.2.2730.40.715.20.6
2010CHC/ATL1.476.94.8.1680.30.528.80.7
2011BAL/PIT0.659.94.8.1790.30.322.90.6

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

Bio

Age
51 yearsSep 6, 1975
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1997
Birthplace
Sacramento, CA
Draft
1993Rd 1, Pk 14
NL Gold Glove
3x
NL Silver Slugger
2005

Latest performance

Derrek Lee

Sep 28 · @ MIL · L 7-3

AB
3
R
1
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
1
SO
1
AVG
.337

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Wed, Sep 28atMILL 7-331100
Tue, Sep 27atMILL 6-440100
Mon, Sep 26atMILW 9-831100
Sun, Sep 25vsCINL 5-441100
Sat, Sep 24vsCINW 4-341100
Fri, Sep 23vsCINW 4-330000

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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 124th in home runs (331)
  • 206th in rbi (1,078)

Among the 10,544 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.

More on Derrek Lee

Playoff series

Derrek Lee played 27 games across 4 MLB postseasons in 6 series — 3 won, 3 lost.

Derrek Lee's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2010SFLost 1-3416200
2008LADLost 0-3311600
2007ARILost 0-3312400
2003SFWon 3-1416402
2003CHCWon 4-3732614
2003NYYWon 4-2624502

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Derrek Lee’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.