What years did Lee Lacy play?

Lee Lacy played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1987.

Was Lee Lacy a pitcher?

No. Lee Lacy was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Lee Lacy hit?

Lee Lacy hit 91 career home runs with 1303 hits.

What was Lee Lacy's career batting average?

Lee Lacy batted .286 over his career, with 1,303 hits in 4,549 at bats.

How many RBI did Lee Lacy have?

Lee Lacy drove in 458 runs in his career.

Is Lee Lacy in the Hall of Fame?

No. Lee Lacy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Lee Lacy

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1987)

Lee Lacy was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1987 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,523 career games, he hit .286 with 1,303 hits, 91 home runs, and 458 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,979.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .286

HR 91

RBI 458

H 1,303

OPS .750

PIV 4,979

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 4/10/1948 in Longview, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-06-30
Last Game: 1987-10-03

Full name: Leondaus Lacy

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Career Batting Statistics

Lee Lacy — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,523	4,549	650	1,303	207	42	91	458	185	372	657	.286	.339	.410	.750	4,979

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +10.6% above league average.

Career OBP .339 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .410 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Lee Lacy Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	LAN	NL	60	243	34	63	7	3	0	12	5	19	37	.259	.243 (+6%)	.310 (avg)	.353 (-12%)	.664 (-6%)	-211.5
1973	LAN	NL	57	135	14	28	2	0	0	8	2	15	34	.207	.256 (-19%)	.325 (-12%)	.378 (-41%)	.703 (-28%)	-540.1
1974	LAN	NL	48	78	13	22	6	0	0	8	2	2	14	.282	.256 (+10%)	.324 (-10%)	.369 (-3%)	.693 (-6%)	-109.9
1975	LAN	NL	101	306	44	96	11	5	7	40	5	22	29	.314	.257 (+22%)	.327 (+9%)	.374 (+21%)	.701 (+15%)	772.2
1976	ATL	NL	50	180	25	49	4	2	3	20	2	6	12	.272	.255 (+7%)	.320 (-6%)	.360 (+2%)	.681 (-2%)	-92.3
1976	LAN	NL	53	158	17	42	7	1	0	14	1	16	13	.266	.255 (+4%)	.320 (+3%)	.360 (-11%)	.681 (-4%)	-92.3
1977	LAN	NL	75	169	28	45	7	0	6	21	4	10	21	.266	.264 (+1%)	.329 (-7%)	.401 (+3%)	.730 (-1%)	-63.4
1978	LAN	NL	103	245	29	64	16	4	13	40	7	27	30	.261	.257 (+1%)	.323 (+3%)	.378 (+37%)	.702 (+21%)	885.6
1979	PIT	NL	84	182	17	45	9	3	5	15	6	22	36	.247	.265 (-7%)	.329 (-1%)	.397 (+4%)	.727 (+2%)	32.8
1980	PIT	NL	109	278	45	93	20	4	7	33	18	28	33	.335	.264 (+26%)	.326 (+21%)	.387 (+32%)	.714 (+27%)	1398.1
1981	PIT	NL	78	213	31	57	11	4	2	10	24	11	29	.268	.255 (+5%)	.320 (-4%)	.368 (+4%)	.688 (avg)	-34.9
1982	PIT	NL	121	359	66	112	16	3	5	31	40	32	57	.312	.261 (+19%)	.324 (+14%)	.388 (+7%)	.712 (+10%)	757.8
1983	PIT	NL	108	288	40	87	12	3	4	13	31	22	36	.302	.260 (+16%)	.324 (+8%)	.389 (+4%)	.714 (+6%)	351.3
1984	PIT	NL	138	474	66	152	26	3	12	70	21	32	61	.321	.259 (+23%)	.322 (+12%)	.384 (+21%)	.707 (+17%)	1504.5
1985	BAL	AL	121	492	69	144	22	4	9	48	10	39	95	.293	.257 (+14%)	.323 (+6%)	.390 (+4%)	.714 (+5%)	474.2
1986	BAL	AL	130	491	77	141	18	0	11	47	4	37	71	.287	.257 (+11%)	.325 (+2%)	.395 (-1%)	.720 (+1%)	51.1
1987	BAL	AL	87	258	35	63	13	3	7	28	3	32	49	.244	.262 (-7%)	.331 (-1%)	.415 (-4%)	.746 (-3%)	-109.9
Career · 17 seasons			1,523	4,549	650	1,303	207	42	91	458	185	372	657	.286	—	—	—	—	4,973

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

Lee Lacy — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	29	2	7	0	0	0	3	2	6	.241

Playoff Batting by Year

Lee Lacy — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	WS	PIT	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
1978	NLCS	LAN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	WS	LAN	4	14	0	2	1	1	3	.143
1977	NLCS	LAN	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1977	WS	LAN	4	7	1	3	2	1	1	.429
1974	NLCS	LAN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	WS	LAN	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Lee Lacy — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	782	2254	316	651	46	235	.289
Away	741	2295	334	652	45	223	.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lee Lacy — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1987-10-03	BAL	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-30	BAL	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-29	BAL	DET	L	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1987-09-28	BAL	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-27	BAL	NYY	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-26	BAL	NYY	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-25	BAL	NYY	L	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
1987-09-22	BAL	TOR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-21	BAL	TOR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-09-20	BAL	BOS	L	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lee Lacy — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	275	205	488	580	42	120
3B	32	11	12	43	4	4
OF	1006	821	1860	79	34	15
SS	2	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lee Lacy — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	LAN	2B	58	58	125	161	8	38
1973	LAN	2B	41	29	80	85	6	22
1974	LAN	2B	34	17	38	53	3	8
1974	LAN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975	LAN	2B	43	25	62	68	9	10
1975	LAN	OF	43	42	89	7	4	1
1975	LAN	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
1976	ATL	2B	44	40	88	101	6	25
1976	ATL	3B	1	0	0	1	1	0
1976	ATL	OF	5	3	6	0	0	0
1976	LAN	2B	2	1	5	2	0	0
1976	LAN	3B	3	2	3	6	0	3
1976	LAN	OF	37	36	91	1	2	0
1977	LAN	2B	22	13	33	57	2	11
1977	LAN	3B	12	4	5	12	2	0
1977	LAN	OF	32	14	18	0	0	0
1978	LAN	2B	24	19	46	45	6	5
1978	LAN	3B	9	4	2	17	1	1
1978	LAN	OF	44	33	66	2	2	1
1978	LAN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979	PIT	2B	5	3	7	5	1	1
1979	PIT	OF	41	38	70	3	2	0
1980	PIT	3B	3	1	2	4	0	0
1980	PIT	OF	88	63	173	7	3	1
1981	PIT	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1981	PIT	OF	63	46	121	7	3	1
1982	PIT	3B	2	0	0	2	0	0
1982	PIT	OF	113	80	186	7	7	1
1983	PIT	OF	98	60	167	2	0	0
1984	PIT	2B	2	0	4	3	1	0
1984	PIT	OF	127	116	268	15	1	4
1985	BAL	OF	115	112	231	9	4	0
1986	BAL	OF	120	116	239	8	2	4
1987	BAL	OF	80	62	135	11	4	2

Career Games by Position

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Lee Lacy Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	275
Third Base	32
Shortstop	2
Left Field	418
Center Field	76
Right Field	594
Designated Hitter	12

Salary History

Lee Lacy — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	BAL	AL	$525,000
1986	BAL	AL	$725,000
1985	BAL	AL	$725,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,975,000

College History

Lee Lacy — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Laney College	Oakland	CA	1968, 1969

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Career Spans

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Lee Lacy: the record in brief

Lee Lacy played a first major league game on June 30, 1972 and a last one on October 3, 1987. Lacy played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1972 to 1978), the Atlanta Braves (1976), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1979 to 1984), and the Baltimore Orioles (1985 through 1987). Born on April 10, 1948, in Longview, TX, USA, Lacy is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 1 inch and 175 pounds. On the record, Lee Lacy was born Leondaus Lacy.

In 1,523 games and 4,549 at bats, Lacy batted .286 with 1,303 hits, along with 91 home runs, 458 RBI, and 185 stolen bases. Lacy's career OPS of .750 combines a .339 on-base mark with .410 slugging. Over the seasons Lacy played, league hitters batted .259; the .286 career figure is 10.6% above that. By OPS the gap is 5.8% above league average (.750 against .709). Lacy's most home runs in a season came in 1978, when the total reached 13 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Lacy

What years did Lee Lacy play?: Lee Lacy played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1987.
Was Lee Lacy a pitcher?: No. Lee Lacy was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Lee Lacy hit?: Lee Lacy hit 91 career home runs with 1303 hits.
What was Lee Lacy's career batting average?: Lee Lacy batted .286 over his career, with 1,303 hits in 4,549 at bats.
How many RBI did Lee Lacy have?: Lee Lacy drove in 458 runs in his career.
Is Lee Lacy in the Hall of Fame?: No. Lee Lacy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.