Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1985
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1993
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1985
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1993
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,278
- AB
- 4,559
- R
- 802
- H
- 1,298
- HR
- 81
- RBI
- 404
- SB
- 285
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NYM | 83 | 236 | 40 | 60 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .254 |
| 1986 | NYM | 147 | 431 | 77 | 127 | 8 | 45 | 31 | .295 |
| 1987 | NYM | 132 | 431 | 86 | 123 | 10 | 43 | 27 | .285 |
| 1988 | NYM | 126 | 429 | 57 | 116 | 8 | 33 | 30 | .270 |
| 1989 |  NYM/PHI | 146 | 511 | 66 | 121 | 7 | 32 | 30 | .237 |
| 1990 | PHI | 149 | 590 | 106 | 192 | 9 | 60 | 33 | .325 |
| 1991 | PHI | 63 | 246 | 48 | 73 | 3 | 12 | 24 | .297 |
| 1992 | PHI | 85 | 345 | 53 | 104 | 6 | 39 | 30 | .301 |
| 1993 | PHI | 161 | 637 | 143 | 194 | 19 | 66 | 37 | .305 |
| 1994 | PHI | 84 | 315 | 68 | 86 | 5 | 24 | 15 | .273 |
| 1995 | PHI | 62 | 254 | 37 | 67 | 2 | 18 | 10 | .264 |
| 1996 | PHI | 40 | 134 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 3 | .261 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 32
- AB
- 112
- R
- 27
- H
- 36
- HR
- 10
- RBI
- 19
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .321
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,282
- TB
- 1,908
- XBH
- 405
- HBP
- 31
- IBB
- 50
- GIDP
- 39
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NYM | 273 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 498 | 192 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 479 | 196 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 466 | 165 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM/PHI | 584 | 182 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | PHI | 691 | 260 | 47 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 284 | 105 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 392 | 140 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | PHI | 773 | 307 | 69 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | PHI | 386 | 137 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | PHI | 292 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | PHI | 164 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 41.0
- RC
- 787.4
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .134
- SECA
- .321
- BB/K
- 1.27
- AB/HR
- 56.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NYM | 1.8 | 30.6 | 4.4 | .076 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 236 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 4.5 | 78.5 | 6.5 | .151 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 53.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 3.6 | 73.3 | 6.2 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 43.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 3.3 | 57.4 | 4.7 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 53.6 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM/PHI | 2.2 | 62.6 | 4 | .119 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 73 | 0 |
| 1990 | PHI | 8.8 | 119.2 | 7.8 | .115 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 65.6 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 3.0 | 46.9 | 7.1 | .130 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 82 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 2.4 | 60.4 | 6.5 | .104 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 57.5 | 0 |
| 1993 | PHI | 6.6 | 137.8 | 8 | .177 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 1994 | PHI | 2.2 | 61.8 | 7 | .162 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 63 | 0 |
| 1995 | PHI | 0.7 | 35.3 | 4.9 | .091 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 127 | 0 |
| 1996 | PHI | 1.9 | 24.1 | 6.3 | .157 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 44.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Lenny Dykstra's career stats?
Lenny Dykstra played 12 seasons for the Mets and the Phillies. He was a career .285 hitter with 1,298 hits, 81 home runs and 404 RBI. His best season was 1990: a .325 batting average, 9 home runs and 60 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1985 to 1996
Lenny Dykstra finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Awards
All-time career rank
- 183rd in stolen bases (285)
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: 1990 (7th)
- Hits: 1990 (2nd), 1993 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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