What years did Lee Maye play?

Lee Maye played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1971.

Was Lee Maye a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Lee Maye hit?

Lee Maye hit 94 career home runs with 1109 hits.

What was Lee Maye's career batting average?

Lee Maye batted .274 over his career, with 1,109 hits in 4,048 at bats.

How many RBI did Lee Maye have?

Lee Maye drove in 419 runs in his career.

Is Lee Maye in the Hall of Fame?

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

Lee Maye

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1971)

Lee Maye was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1971 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Braves, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,288 career games, he hit .274 with 1,109 hits, 94 home runs, and 419 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,221.

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 .274

HR 94

RBI 419

H 1,109

OPS .733

PIV 4,221

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 12/11/1934 in Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Died: 7/17/2002 in Riverside, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-07-17
Last Game: 1971-06-29

Full name: Arthur Lee Maye

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Career Batting Statistics

Lee Maye — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,288	4,048	533	1,109	190	39	94	419	59	282	481	.274	.323	.410	.733	4,221

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .410 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OPS .733 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Lee Maye 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
1959	ML1	NL	51	140	17	42	5	1	4	16	2	7	26	.300	.256 (+17%)	.323 (+4%)	.392 (+11%)	.715 (+8%)	181.5
1960	ML1	NL	41	83	14	25	6	0	0	2	5	7	21	.301	.255 (+18%)	.323 (+11%)	.387 (-4%)	.711 (+3%)	52.1
1961	ML1	NL	110	373	68	101	11	5	14	41	10	36	50	.271	.258 (+5%)	.328 (+3%)	.399 (+10%)	.727 (+7%)	464.6
1962	ML1	NL	99	349	40	85	10	0	10	41	9	25	58	.244	.257 (-5%)	.326 (-10%)	.393 (-9%)	.719 (-9%)	-548.4
1963	ML1	NL	124	442	67	120	22	7	11	34	14	36	52	.271	.246 (+10%)	.308 (+6%)	.371 (+15%)	.680 (+11%)	835.9
1964	ML1	NL	153	588	96	179	44	5	10	74	5	34	54	.304	.250 (+22%)	.312 (+11%)	.377 (+18%)	.690 (+15%)	1600.1
1965	ML1	NL	15	53	8	16	2	0	2	7	0	2	6	.302	.245 (+23%)	.310 (+9%)	.371 (+22%)	.682 (+16%)	127.2
1965	HOU	NL	108	415	38	104	17	7	3	36	1	20	37	.251	.245 (+2%)	.310 (-8%)	.371 (-7%)	.682 (-7%)	127.2
1966	HOU	NL	115	358	38	103	12	4	9	36	4	20	26	.288	.248 (+16%)	.309 (+4%)	.376 (+11%)	.685 (+8%)	457.6
1967	CLE	AL	115	297	43	77	20	4	9	27	3	26	47	.259	.242 (+7%)	.306 (+5%)	.357 (+24%)	.663 (+15%)	740.5
1968	CLE	AL	109	299	20	84	13	2	4	26	0	15	24	.281	.236 (+19%)	.298 (+6%)	.340 (+11%)	.638 (+9%)	384.9
1969	CLE	AL	43	108	9	27	5	0	1	15	1	8	15	.250	.248 (+1%)	.320 (-5%)	.369 (-12%)	.689 (-9%)	-147.4
1969	WS2	AL	71	238	41	69	9	3	9	26	1	20	25	.290	.248 (+17%)	.320 (+8%)	.369 (+26%)	.689 (+18%)	-147.4
1970	WS2	AL	96	255	28	67	12	1	7	30	4	21	32	.263	.253 (+3%)	.325 (-1%)	.385 (+4%)	.711 (+1%)	51.2
1970	CHA	AL	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	51.2
1971	CHA	AL	32	44	6	9	2	0	1	7	0	5	7	.205	—	—	—	—	-88.5
Career · 16 seasons			1,288	4,048	533	1,109	190	39	94	419	59	282	481	.274	—	—	—	—	4,142

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Lee Maye — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	647	1989	271	539	55	232	.271
Away	639	2056	262	569	39	187	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lee Maye — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1971-06-29	CHW	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-06-28	CHW	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-06-27	CHW	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-06-27	CHW	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-06-26	CHW	LAA	W	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1971-06-21	CHW	KCR	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-06-20	CHW	MIN	W	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1971-06-19	CHW	MIN	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
1971-06-18	CHW	MIN	L	4	1	1	1	2	0	2
1971-06-17	CHW	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lee Maye — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	0	0	1	0
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
3B	6	5	4	3	0	0
OF	1040	951	1793	47	57	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lee Maye — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	ML1	OF	44	37	80	3	2	1
1960	ML1	OF	19	17	29	1	1	0
1961	ML1	OF	96	85	169	6	5	0
1962	ML1	OF	94	88	209	2	5	1
1963	ML1	OF	111	101	231	4	4	1
1964	ML1	3B	5	5	4	2	0	0
1964	ML1	OF	135	133	264	7	11	1
1965	ML1	OF	13	13	23	2	1	0
1965	HOU	OF	103	97	177	6	9	1
1966	HOU	OF	97	93	145	4	8	0
1967	CLE	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1967	CLE	OF	77	63	102	2	2	0
1968	CLE	1B	1	0	0	0	1	0
1968	CLE	OF	80	74	123	4	2	0
1969	CLE	OF	28	26	55	0	1	0
1969	WS2	OF	65	59	100	1	6	1
1970	WS2	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1970	WS2	OF	68	57	75	4	0	1
1971	CHA	OF	10	8	11	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Lee Maye Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Second Base	1
Third Base	6
Left Field	558
Center Field	258
Right Field	300

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Lee Maye: the record in brief

Lee Maye played a first major league game on July 17, 1959 and a last one on June 29, 1971. The season rows list, in order, the Milwaukee Braves (1959 through 1965), the Houston Astros (1965 to 1966), the Cleveland Indians (1967 through 1969), the Washington Senators (1969 to 1970), and the Chicago White Sox (1970 through 1971). Maye, born on December 11, 1934, in Tuscaloosa, AL, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Size on record: 190 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Maye's death is recorded on July 17, 2002, in Riverside, CA, USA. On the record, Lee Maye was born Arthur Lee Maye.

In 1,288 games and 4,048 at bats, Maye batted .274 with 1,109 hits; the totals also include 94 homers, 419 runs batted in, and 59 stolen bases. Maye got on base at a .323 rate and slugged .410 (.733 OPS). Over the seasons Maye played, league hitters batted .250; the .274 career figure is 9.7% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Maye

What years did Lee Maye play?: Lee Maye played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1971.
Was Lee Maye a pitcher?: No. Lee Maye was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Lee Maye hit?: Lee Maye hit 94 career home runs with 1109 hits.
What was Lee Maye's career batting average?: Lee Maye batted .274 over his career, with 1,109 hits in 4,048 at bats.
How many RBI did Lee Maye have?: Lee Maye drove in 419 runs in his career.
Is Lee Maye in the Hall of Fame?: No. Lee Maye has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.