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Don Lee
Donald Edward Lee

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: February 26, 1934 in Globe, AZ
School: University of Arizona
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1957
Final Game: August 21, 1966
Relatives: Son of Thornton Lee
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Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1957	23	DET	AL	11	13	12	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-9	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1958	24	DET	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1960	26	WSH	AL	44	48	43	3	5	1	0	1	3	0	0	4	18	.116	.191	.209	.401	8	9	0	0	1	0	0	1
1961	27	MIN	AL	37	34	30	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	.067	.065	.067	.131	-66	2	0	0	3	1	0	1
1962	28	TOT	AL	36	71	68	2	13	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	25	.191	.203	.206	.409	11	14	1	0	2	0	0	1
1962	28	MIN	AL	9	20	19	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	.211	.250	.211	.461	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1962	28	LAA	AL	27	51	49	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	.184	.184	.204	.388	6	10	1	0	2	0	0	1
1963	29	LAA	AL	40	52	45	2	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	.156	.156	.178	.333	-4	8	1	0	7	0	0	1
1964	30	LAA	AL	33	24	23	2	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	.261	.292	.348	.639	86	8	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965	31	TOT	MLB	17	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	111	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965	31	CAL	AL	10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	181	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965	31	HOU	NL	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1966	32	TOT	NL	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	478	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1966	32	HOU	NL	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	478	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1966	32	CHC	NL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 Seasons				244	247	226	12	37	6	0	1	13	0	0	6	80	.164	.185	.204	.388	7	46	2	0	14	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	164	150	8	25	4	0	1	9	0	0	4	53	.164	.185	.204	.388	7	31	1	0	9	1	0

CAL (4 yrs)				110	130	120	4	23	5	0	0	4	0	0	1	41	.192	.198	.233	.432	22	28	2	0	9	0	0
MIN (3 yrs)				90	102	92	7	11	1	0	1	6	0	0	5	36	.120	.163	.163	.326	-13	15	0	0	4	1	0
HOU (2 yrs)				16	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	191	1	0	0	0	0	0
DET (2 yrs)				12	13	12	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-9	2	0	0	1	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				212	245	224	12	36	6	0	1	13	0	0	6	80	.161	.182	.201	.383	5	45	2	0	14	1	0
NL (2 yrs)				32	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	191	1	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1957	23	DET	AL	13	11	0	0.0	102	.222	.167	.266	.167	.339	.167	.402	.333	.741	-9	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.200	.000	.000

1960	26	WSH	AL	48	39	2	1.4	102	.167	.116	.265	.191	.338	.209	.405	.401	.743	8	.104	-5.8	-0.6	.342	.186	.093	.0
1961	27	MIN	AL	34	32	0	0.0	109	.100	.067	.271	.065	.347	.067	.421	.131	.768	-66	.000	-7.3	-0.7	.071	.000	.000
1962	28	TOT	AL	71	58	3	1.4	102	.302	.191	.262	.203	.334	.206	.408	.409	.742	11	.102	-8.7	-0.9	.268	.029	.015
1962	28	MIN	AL	20	15	1	1.8	106	.333	.211	.268	.250	.341	.211	.417	.461	.758	24	.153	-2.1	-0.2	.333	.053	.000
1962	28	LAA	AL	51	43	2	1.2	100	.290	.184	.260	.184	.331	.204	.404	.388	.736	6	.086	-6.5	-0.7	.244	.020	.020
1963	29	LAA	AL	52	46	1	0.6	89	.250	.156	.248	.156	.314	.178	.384	.333	.697	-4	.027	-6.1	-0.6	.205	.022	.022
1964	30	LAA	AL	24	17	2	3.2	87	.333	.261	.244	.292	.310	.348	.379	.639	.690	86	.370	-0.4	-0.0	.529	.130	.087
1965	31	TOT	MLB	4	3	1	9.0	89	.333	.250	.248	.250	.315	.500	.378	.750	.694	111	.811	0.1	-0.0	.667	.250	.250
1965	31	CAL	AL	3	2	1	13.5	89	.500	.333	.247	.333	.317	.667	.379	1.000	.696	181	.901	0.3	0.0	1.000	.333	.333
1965	31	HOU	NL	1	1	0	0.0	87	.000	.000	.249	.000	.311	.000	.376	.000	.687	-100	.000	-0.2	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1966	32	TOT	NL	1	0	1		90	1.000	1.000	.256	1.000	.314	1.000	.386	2.000	.700	478		0.5	0.0		.000	.000
1966	32	HOU	NL	1	0	1		90	1.000	1.000	.256	1.000	.314	1.000	.386	2.000	.700	478		0.5	0.0		.000	.000
9 Seasons				247	206	10	1.3	99	.247	.164	.259	.185	.330	.204	.400	.388	.730	7	.097	-29.6	-3.0	.272	.066	.040	.0
162 Game Avg.				164	137	7	1.3	99	.247	.164	.259	.185	.330	.204	.400	.388	.730	7	.097	-29.6	-3.0	.272	.066	.040

CAL (4 yrs)				130	108	6	1.5	93	.291	.192	.252	.198	.320	.233	.391	.432	.711	22	.125	-12.7	-1.3	.293	.050	.042
MIN (3 yrs)				102	86	3	0.9	105	.179	.120	.267	.163	.342	.163	.413	.326	.754	-13	.052	-15.2	-1.5	.247	.098	.043	.0
HOU (2 yrs)				2	1	1	27.0	89	.500	.500	.252	.500	.312	.500	.381	1.000	.694	191	.968	0.2	0.0	1.000	.000	.000
DET (2 yrs)				13	11	0	0.0	102	.222	.167	.266	.167	.339	.167	.402	.333	.741	-9	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.200	.000	.000

AL (8 yrs)				245	205	9	1.2	99	.243	.161	.259	.182	.330	.201	.401	.383	.731	5	.082	-29.8	-3.0	.268	.067	.040	.0
NL (2 yrs)				2	1	1	27.0	89	.500	.500	.252	.500	.312	.500	.381	1.000	.694	191	.968	0.2	0.0	1.000	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1957	23	DET	AL	13	0.0%	23.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		4.0		4.0	1.67	69%

1960	26	WSH	AL	48	2.1%	37.5%	8.3%	4.2%	40%	4.50	2.4	43.0	14.3	1.38	50%
1961	27	MIN	AL	34	0.0%	32.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.7		15.0	2.33	59%
1962	28	TOT	AL	71	0.0%	35.2%	1.4%	1.4%	8%	25.00	2.7		34.0	2.20	61%
1962	28	MIN	AL	20	0.0%	35.0%	5.0%	0.0%	0%	7.00	2.7		19.0	1.67	60%
1962	28	LAA	AL	51	0.0%	35.3%	0.0%	2.0%	11%		2.7		49.0	2.43	61%
1963	29	LAA	AL	52	0.0%	32.7%	0.0%	1.9%	14%		2.6		45.0	2.71	54%
1964	30	LAA	AL	24	0.0%	20.8%	4.2%	8.3%	33%	5.00	4.6		11.5	0.83	75%
1965	31	TOT	MLB	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	100%		4.0			1.00	75%
1965	31	CAL	AL	3	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	100%		3.0			0.00	67%
1965	31	HOU	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1966	32	TOT	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%						100%
1966	32	HOU	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%						100%
9 Seasons				247	0.4%	32.4%	2.4%	2.8%	19%	13.33	2.8	226.0	17.4	1.88	59%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1957	23	DET	AL	0	0	50%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

1960	26	WSH	AL	2	0	25%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40%	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1961	27	MIN	AL	0	0	100%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1962	28	TOT	AL	0	0	14%	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0
1962	28	MIN	AL	0	0	40%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1962	28	LAA	AL	0	0	0%	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
1963	29	LAA	AL	1	0	29%	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33%	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1964	30	LAA	AL	1	0	29%	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	2	0
1965	31	TOT	MLB	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965	31	CAL	AL	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965	31	HOU	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	32	TOT	NL	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	32	HOU	NL	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Seasons				4	0	26%	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	21%	5	4	1	7	5	2	7	4	1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1957	23	DET	AL	13	38%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	5	2	40%	12	3	25%	3	3	100%	3	0	0%	0

1960	26	WSH	AL	48	21%	5			0	0	0	0		1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	50%	6	0	0%	5	0	0%	27	2	7%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
1961	27	MIN	AL	34	21%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	75%	8	0	0%	11	3	27%	21	2	10%	1	1	100%	3	1	33%	0
1962	28	TOT	AL	70	26%	13			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	11	1	9%	8	3	38%	44	2	5%	2	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
1962	28	MIN	AL	20	20%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	9	1	11%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1962	28	LAA	AL	50	28%	9			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	9	1	11%	7	3	43%	35	1	3%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
1963	29	LAA	AL	52	50%	7			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	78%	13	1	8%	9	3	33%	33	1	3%	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	0
1964	30	LAA	AL	24	42%	6			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	13	2	15%	0	0		0	0		0
1965	31	TOT	MLB	4	50%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1965	31	CAL	AL	3	33%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1965	31	HOU	NL	1	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1966	32	TOT	NL	1	0%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1966	32	HOU	NL	1	0%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
9 Seasons				246	32%	37			0	0	0	0		1	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	18	14	78%	44	2	5%	39	11	28%	151	12	8%	9	5	56%	9	1	11%	0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF
1957	23	11	13	12	1	2	0	0	3	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-9	2	0	1	0
1958	24	12	13	12	1	2	0	0	3	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-9	2	0	1	0
1959	25	12	13	12	1	2	0	0	3	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-9	2	0	1	0
1960	26	56	61	55	4	7	1	1	6	4	21	.127	.186	.200	.386	5	11	0	2	0
1961	27	93	95	85	6	9	1	1	8	4	32	.106	.144	.153	.297	-20	13	0	5	1
1962	28	129	166	153	8	22	2	1	10	5	57	.144	.170	.176	.346	-7	27	1	7	1
1963	29	169	218	198	10	29	3	1	11	5	74	.146	.167	.177	.343	-6	35	2	14	1
1964	30	202	242	221	12	35	5	1	13	6	79	.158	.180	.195	.374	3	43	2	14	1
1965	31	219	246	225	12	36	6	1	13	6	80	.160	.181	.200	.381	5	45	2	14	1
1966	32	244	247	226	12	37	6	1	13	6	80	.164	.185	.204	.388	7	46	2	14	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1957	23	12	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11

1960	26	46	51	46	3	6	1	0	1	3	0	5	19	.130	.216	.217	.433	2	44
1961	27	37	31	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	37
1962	28	36	69	68	2	13	1	0	0	2	0	1	25	.191	.203	.206	.409	3	36
1963	29	40	45	45	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	40
1964	30	33	25	24	2	7	2	0	0	2	0	1	5	.292	.320	.375	.695	3	33
1965	31	17	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	17
1966	32	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	25
8 Seasons		246	239	231	10	26	4	0	1	8	0	7	81	.113	.138	.143	.281	12	243
162 Game Avg.		162	157	152	7	17	3	0	1	5	0	5	53	.113	.138	.143	.281	8	243

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HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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