What years did Chet Lemon play?

Chet Lemon played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.

Was Chet Lemon a pitcher?

No. Chet Lemon was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Chet Lemon hit?

Chet Lemon hit 215 career home runs with 1875 hits.

Chet Lemon

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1990)

AVG .273

HR 215

RBI 884

H 1,875

OPS .797

PIV 17,435

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 2/12/1955 in Jackson, MS, USA
Died: 5/8/2025 in Apopka, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-09-09
Last Game: 1990-10-03
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Chester Earl Lemon

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,988	6,868	973	1,875	396	61	215	884	58	749	1,024	.273	.355	.442	.797	17,435

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career OBP .355 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Career SLG .442 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +14.5% above league average.

Career OPS .797 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — +12.1% 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
1975	CHA	AL	9	35	2	9	2	0	0	1	1	2	6	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CHA	AL	132	451	46	111	15	5	4	38	13	28	65	.246	.255 (-4%)	.320 (-7%)	.360 (-9%)	.681 (-8%)	-584.6
1977	CHA	AL	150	553	99	151	38	4	19	67	8	52	88	.273	.264 (+3%)	.329 (+4%)	.401 (+15%)	.730 (+10%)	1080.3
1978	CHA	AL	105	357	51	107	24	6	13	55	5	39	46	.300	.257 (+16%)	.323 (+17%)	.378 (+35%)	.702 (+26%)	1745.5
1979	CHA	AL	148	556	79	177	44	2	17	86	7	56	68	.318	.265 (+20%)	.329 (+19%)	.397 (+25%)	.727 (+22%)	2620.1
1980	CHA	AL	147	514	76	150	32	6	11	51	6	71	56	.292	.264 (+10%)	.326 (+19%)	.387 (+14%)	.714 (+16%)	1948.6
1981	CHA	AL	94	328	50	99	23	6	9	50	5	33	48	.302	.255 (+18%)	.320 (+20%)	.368 (+33%)	.688 (+27%)	1629.2
1982	DET	AL	125	436	75	116	20	1	19	52	1	56	69	.266	.261 (+2%)	.324 (+14%)	.388 (+15%)	.712 (+14%)	1446.6
1983	DET	AL	145	491	78	125	21	5	24	69	0	54	70	.255	.260 (-2%)	.324 (+8%)	.389 (+19%)	.714 (+14%)	1477.5
1984	DET	AL	141	509	77	146	34	6	20	76	5	51	83	.287	.259 (+10%)	.322 (+11%)	.384 (+29%)	.707 (+20%)	2005.2
1985	DET	AL	145	517	69	137	28	4	18	68	0	45	93	.265	.257 (+3%)	.323 (+3%)	.390 (+12%)	.714 (+8%)	835.7
1986	DET	AL	126	403	45	101	21	3	12	53	2	39	53	.251	.257 (-3%)	.325 (avg)	.395 (+3%)	.720 (+2%)	126.6
1987	DET	AL	146	470	75	130	30	3	20	75	0	70	82	.277	.262 (+5%)	.331 (+14%)	.415 (+16%)	.746 (+15%)	1592.8
1988	DET	AL	144	512	67	135	29	4	17	64	1	59	65	.264	.254 (+4%)	.317 (+9%)	.377 (+15%)	.695 (+12%)	1302.6
1989	DET	AL	127	414	45	98	19	2	7	47	1	46	71	.237	.254 (-7%)	.319 (+1%)	.375 (-9%)	.694 (-4%)	-165.4
1990	DET	AL	104	322	39	83	16	4	5	32	3	48	61	.258	.257 (avg)	.324 (+11%)	.385 (-2%)	.710 (+4%)	374.8
Career · 16 seasons			1,988	6,868	973	1,875	396	61	215	884	58	749	1,024	.273	—	—	—	—	17,435

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
13	48	6	10	0	0	2	5	3	7	.208

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1987	ALCS	DET	5	18	4	5	2	4	1	4	.278
1984	ALCS	DET	3	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1984	WS	DET	5	17	1	5	0	1	2	2	.294

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1988 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	975	3243	479	880	119	437	.271
Away	1013	3625	494	995	96	447	.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1990-10-03	DET	NYY	W	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	1
1990-10-02	DET	NYY	L	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
1990-10-01	DET	NYY	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990-09-30	DET	MIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-29	DET	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-28	DET	MIN	W	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
1990-09-27	DET	BOS	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1990-09-26	DET	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-09-23	DET	OAK	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
1990-09-22	DET	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
3B	6	5	5	7	1	0
OF	1925	1846	4993	115	81	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	CHA	3B	6	5	5	7	1	0
1975	CHA	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1976	CHA	OF	131	118	353	12	3	1
1977	CHA	OF	149	149	512	12	12	2
1978	CHA	OF	95	94	284	8	5	2
1979	CHA	OF	147	147	411	10	10	2
1980	CHA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	CHA	OF	139	135	347	11	7	2
1981	CHA	OF	93	94	240	2	4	1
1982	DET	OF	121	117	242	11	4	2
1983	DET	OF	145	140	406	6	5	3
1984	DET	OF	140	135	427	6	2	1
1985	DET	OF	144	143	411	6	4	3
1986	DET	OF	124	111	316	6	5	1
1987	DET	OF	145	130	350	4	3	1
1988	DET	OF	144	141	296	8	8	3
1989	DET	OF	111	103	189	6	3	0
1990	DET	OF	96	88	209	7	6	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	1
Third Base	6
Left Field	1
Center Field	1470
Right Field	458
Designated Hitter	41

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-09-30
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-04-13

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	DET	AL	$828,571
1989	DET	AL	$828,571
1988	DET	AL	$828,571
1987	DET	AL	$698,571
1986	DET	AL	$698,571
1985	DET	AL	$670,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,552,855

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chet Lemon

What years did Chet Lemon play?: Chet Lemon played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.
Was Chet Lemon a pitcher?: No. Chet Lemon was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Chet Lemon hit?: Chet Lemon hit 215 career home runs with 1875 hits.