What years did Lenny Dykstra play?

Lenny Dykstra played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996.

Was Lenny Dykstra a pitcher?

No. Lenny Dykstra was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Lenny Dykstra hit?

Lenny Dykstra hit 81 career home runs with 1298 hits.

Lenny Dykstra

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1996)

AVG .285

HR 81

RBI 404

H 1,298

OPS .793

PIV 10,693

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 160 lb
Born: 2/10/1963 in Santa Ana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-05-03
Last Game: 1996-05-18
Awards: 3× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Leonard Kyle Dykstra

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,278	4,559	802	1,298	281	43	81	404	285	640	503	.285	.375	.419	.793	10,693

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Career OBP .375 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +14.2% above league average.

Career SLG .419 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career OPS .793 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1985	NYN	NL	83	236	40	60	9	3	1	19	15	30	24	.254	.257 (-1%)	.323 (+5%)	.390 (-15%)	.714 (-6%)	-176.2
1986	NYN	NL	147	431	77	127	27	7	8	45	31	58	55	.295	.257 (+14%)	.325 (+16%)	.395 (+13%)	.720 (+14%)	1314.8
1987	NYN	NL	132	431	86	123	37	3	10	43	27	40	67	.285	.262 (+9%)	.331 (+6%)	.415 (+9%)	.746 (+8%)	701.6
1988	NYN	NL	126	429	57	116	19	3	8	33	30	30	43	.270	.254 (+6%)	.317 (+1%)	.377 (+2%)	.695 (+1%)	100.5
1989	NYN	NL	56	159	27	43	12	1	3	13	13	23	15	.270	.254 (+6%)	.319 (+13%)	.375 (+11%)	.694 (+12%)	347.2
1989	PHI	NL	90	352	39	78	20	3	4	19	17	37	38	.222	.254 (-13%)	.319 (-7%)	.375 (-12%)	.694 (-10%)	347.2
1990	PHI	NL	149	590	106	192	35	3	9	60	33	89	48	.325	.257 (+26%)	.324 (+29%)	.385 (+14%)	.710 (+21%)	2936.2
1991	PHI	NL	63	246	48	73	13	5	3	12	24	37	20	.297	.255 (+16%)	.323 (+21%)	.384 (+11%)	.708 (+15%)	773.4
1992	PHI	NL	85	345	53	104	18	0	6	39	30	40	32	.301	.255 (+18%)	.322 (+16%)	.377 (+8%)	.699 (+12%)	828.6
1993	PHI	NL	161	637	143	194	44	6	19	66	37	129	64	.305	.265 (+15%)	.332 (+27%)	.403 (+20%)	.735 (+23%)	3573.7
1994	PHI	NL	84	315	68	86	26	5	5	24	15	68	44	.273	.269 (+1%)	.338 (+19%)	.424 (+2%)	.763 (+10%)	834.4
1995	PHI	NL	62	254	37	67	15	1	2	18	10	33	28	.264	.266 (-1%)	.337 (+4%)	.417 (-15%)	.755 (-6%)	-198.2
1996	PHI	NL	40	134	21	35	6	3	3	13	3	26	25	.261	.269 (-3%)	.340 (+14%)	.426 (-2%)	.767 (+5%)	185.8
Career · 13 seasons			1,278	4,559	802	1,298	281	43	81	404	285	640	503	.285	—	—	—	—	11,569

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
32	112	27	36	6	1	10	19	20	23	.321

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1993	NLCS	PHI	6	25	5	7	1	0	2	2	5	8	.280
1993	WS	PHI	6	23	9	8	1	0	4	8	7	4	.348
1988	NLCS	NYN	7	14	6	6	3	0	1	3	4	0	.429
1986	NLCS	NYN	6	23	3	7	1	1	1	3	2	4	.304
1986	WS	NYN	7	27	4	8	0	0	2	3	2	7	.296

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	643	2227	418	645	51	206	.290
Away	635	2332	384	653	30	198	.280

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1996-05-18	PHI	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1996-05-17	PHI	LAD	L	5	1	1	0	0	3
1996-05-15	PHI	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996-05-14	PHI	SFG	W	4	1	1	0	1	0
1996-05-13	PHI	SFG	L	4	0	0	0	1	2
1996-05-12	PHI	ATL	W	4	1	1	0	0	2
1996-05-11	PHI	ATL	L	4	0	2	1	0	0
1996-05-10	PHI	ATL	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1996-05-08	PHI	HOU	W	3	1	1	0	1	0
1996-05-07	PHI	HOU	L	4	1	1	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1221	1110	3108	58	41	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	NYN	OF	74	53	165	6	1	2
1986	NYN	OF	139	98	283	8	3	2
1987	NYN	OF	118	100	239	4	3	1
1988	NYN	OF	112	98	270	3	1	0
1989	NYN	OF	51	43	124	1	2	0
1989	PHI	OF	88	85	208	9	2	0
1990	PHI	OF	149	148	439	7	6	5
1991	PHI	OF	63	62	167	3	4	2
1992	PHI	OF	85	85	253	6	3	4
1993	PHI	OF	160	160	469	2	10	0
1994	PHI	OF	82	83	235	4	4	0
1995	PHI	OF	61	61	153	2	2	1
1996	PHI	OF	39	34	103	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	10
Center Field	1211

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1994	Player of the Month	May
1994	Player of the Week	Week of 1994-05-14
1993	Silver Slugger	OF
1993	TSN All-Star	OF
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-06-02
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-07-11

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	PHI	NL	$6,000,000
1997	PHI	NL	$6,000,000
1996	PHI	NL	$6,200,000
1995	PHI	NL	$6,200,000
1994	PHI	NL	$2,650,000
1993	PHI	NL	$3,066,667
1992	PHI	NL	$2,316,667
1991	PHI	NL	$2,216,666
1990	PHI	NL	$700,000
1989	NYN	NL	$575,000
1988	NYN	NL	$305,000
1987	NYN	NL	$202,500
1986	NYN	NL	$92,500
Total Career Earnings			$36,525,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	2nd	267.0	392	4
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	41.0	336	0
1986	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	4.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lenny Dykstra

What years did Lenny Dykstra play?: Lenny Dykstra played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996.
Was Lenny Dykstra a pitcher?: No. Lenny Dykstra was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Lenny Dykstra hit?: Lenny Dykstra hit 81 career home runs with 1298 hits.