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Don Lee

Donald Edward Lee

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 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
Teams (by GP): Angels/Twins/Senators/Cubs/Astros/... 1957-1966

Final Game: August 21, 1966
Relatives: Son of Thornton Lee
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1957 23 DET AL 1 3 .250 4.66 11 6 2 0 0 0 38.2 48 22 20 6 18 0 19 1 0 0 179 84 1.707 11.2 1.4 4.2 4.4 1.06
1958 24 DET AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 53 1.000 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.00
1960 26 WSH AL 8 7 .533 3.44 44 20 10 1 0 3 165.0 160 72 63 16 64 3 88 3 0 6 698 115 1.358 8.7 0.9 3.5 4.8 1.38
1961 27 MIN AL 3 6 .333 3.52 37 10 14 4 0 3 115.0 93 49 45 12 35 1 65 4 0 1 466 122 1.113 7.3 0.9 2.7 5.1 1.86
1962 28 TOT AL 11 11 .500 3.46 36 31 4 5 2 2 205.1 204 91 79 20 63 1 102 10 0 4 880 113 1.300 8.9 0.9 2.8 4.5 1.62
1962 28 MIN AL 3 3 .500 4.50 9 9 0 1 0 0 52.0 51 27 26 8 24 0 28 7 0 2 232 92 1.442 8.8 1.4 4.2 4.8 1.17
1962 28 LAA AL 8 8 .500 3.11 27 22 4 4 2 2 153.1 153 64 53 12 39 1 74 3 0 2 648 124 1.252 9.0 0.7 2.3 4.3 1.90
1963 29 LAA AL 8 11 .421 3.68 40 22 4 3 2 1 154.0 148 74 63 12 51 4 89 9 0 5 661 93 1.292 8.6 0.7 3.0 5.2 1.75
1964 30 LAA AL 5 4 .556 2.72 33 8 5 0 0 2 89.1 99 39 27 6 25 1 73 1 0 1 388 121 1.388 10.0 0.6 2.5 7.4 2.92
1965 31 TOT MLB 0 1 .000 5.32 17 0 6 0 0 0 22.0 29 14 13 4 8 2 15 2 0 1 102 66 1.682 11.9 1.6 3.3 6.1 1.88
1965 31 CAL AL 0 1 .000 6.43 10 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 21 11 10 4 5 2 12 1 0 1 68 54 1.857 13.5 2.6 3.2 7.7 2.40
1965 31 HOU NL 0 0 3.38 7 0 3 0 0 0 8.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 34 104 1.375 9.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
1966 32 TOT NL 4 1 .800 4.86 25 0 12 0 0 0 37.0 45 24 20 4 16 2 16 0 0 3 170 74 1.649 10.9 1.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
1966 32 HOU NL 2 0 1.000 2.50 9 0 4 0 0 0 18.0 17 5 5 1 4 1 9 0 0 2 74 139 1.167 8.5 0.5 2.0 4.5 2.25
1966 32 CHC NL 2 1 .667 7.11 16 0 8 0 0 0 19.0 28 19 15 3 12 1 7 0 0 1 96 53 2.105 13.3 1.4 5.7 3.3 0.58
9 Seasons 40 44 .476 3.61 244 97 58 13 4 11 828.1 827 387 332 81 281 14 467 31 0 21 3553 105 1.338 9.0 0.9 3.1 5.1 1.66
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .476 3.61 49 19 12 3 1 2 165 165 77 66 16 56 3 93 6 0 4 709 105 1.338 9.0 0.9 3.1 5.1 1.66
CAL (4 yrs) 21 24 .467 3.35 110 52 16 7 4 5 410.2 421 188 153 34 120 8 248 14 0 9 1765 106 1.317 9.2 0.7 2.6 5.4 2.07
MIN (3 yrs) 14 16 .467 3.63 90 39 24 6 0 6 332.0 304 148 134 36 123 4 181 14 0 9 1396 113 1.286 8.2 1.0 3.3 4.9 1.47
HOU (2 yrs) 2 0 1.000 2.77 16 0 7 0 0 0 26.0 25 8 8 1 7 1 12 1 0 2 108 126 1.231 8.7 0.3 2.4 4.2 1.71
DET (2 yrs) 1 3 .250 4.87 12 6 3 0 0 0 40.2 49 24 22 7 19 0 19 2 0 0 188 81 1.672 10.8 1.5 4.2 4.2 1.00
CHC (1 yr) 2 1 .667 7.11 16 0 8 0 0 0 19.0 28 19 15 3 12 1 7 0 0 1 96 53 2.105 13.3 1.4 5.7 3.3 0.58
AL (8 yrs) AL 36 43 .456 3.55 212 97 43 13 4 11 783.1 774 360 309 77 262 12 448 30 0 18 3349 107 1.323 8.9 0.9 3.0 5.1 1.71
NL (2 yrs) NL 4 1 .800 4.60 32 0 15 0 0 0 45.0 53 27 23 4 19 2 19 1 0 3 204 78 1.600 10.6 0.8 3.8 3.8 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1957 23 DET AL 38.2 6 22 21 1 1.2 -1 -0.2 $
1958 24 DET AL 2.0 0 2 1 0 .2 -1 -0.1 $
1960 26 WSH AL 165.0 20 72 98 -2 1.1 26 2.5 $
1961 27 MIN AL 115.0 10 49 73 -1 .9 24 2.1 $
1962 28 MIN AL 52.0 9 27 30 1 1.2 3 0.4 $
1962 28 LAA AL 153.1 22 64 88 0 1.0 24 2.5 $
1963 29 LAA AL 154.0 22 74 76 2 1.0 2 0.1 $
1964 30 LAA AL 89.1 8 39 40 4 1.0 1 -0.2 $
1965 31 CAL AL 14.0 0 11 7 0 .5 -4 -0.5 $
1965 31 HOU NL 8.0 0 3 4 0 .8 1 0.1 $
1966 32 HOU NL 18.0 0 5 11 -1 1.0 6 0.5 $
1966 32 CHC NL 19.0 0 19 12 -1 .7 -7 -0.8 $
9 Seasons 828.1 97 387 461 3 1.0 74 6.4 $
CAL (4 yrs) 410.2 52 188 211 6 1.0 23 1.9 $
MIN (3 yrs) 332.0 39 148 201 -2 1.0 53 5.0 $
HOU (2 yrs) 26.0 0 8 15 -1 .9 7 0.6 $
DET (2 yrs) 40.2 6 24 22 1 1.2 -2 -0.3 $
CHC (1 yr) 19.0 0 19 12 -1 .7 -7 -0.8 $

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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 Awards
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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1957 23 DET AL 13 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1960 26 WSH AL 48 -6 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1961 27 MIN AL 34 -7 0 -1 0 0 3 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1962 28 MIN AL 20 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
1962 28 LAA AL 50 -6 0 -1 0 0 5 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1963 29 LAA AL 52 -6 -1 -1 0 0 4 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1964 30 LAA AL 24 0 -1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1965 31 CAL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $16,500 1
1965 31 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1966 32 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
8 Seasons 246 -29 -2 -1 0 0 21 6 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $16,500
CAL (4 yrs) 129 -12 -2 -1 0 0 11 3 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $16,500
MIN (3 yrs) 102 -15 0 0 0 0 9 3 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $
HOU (2 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
DET (1 yr) 13 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1957 DET AL 23 P 11 6 0 38.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.64 .963 2.00 2.00 0 2 100% 0
1958 DET AL 24 P 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90 1 0 0% 0
1960 WSH AL 26 P 44 20 1 165.0 37 6 31 0 3 1.000 2.02 0.84 .967 1.96 1.95 1 6 86% 0
1961 MIN AL 27 P 37 10 4 115.0 39 8 29 2 1 .949 2.90 1.00 .954 2.05 2.02 0 4 100% 0
1962 TOT AL 28 P 36 31 5 205.1 42 13 28 1 1 .976 1.80 1.14 .958 2.08 2.07 7 8 53% 0
1962 MIN AL 28 P 9 9 1 52.0 15 5 9 1 1 .933 2.42 1.56 .958 2.08 2.07 2 1 33% 0
1962 LAA AL 28 P 27 22 4 153.1 27 8 19 0 0 1.000 1.58 1.00 .958 2.08 2.07 5 7 58% 0
1963 LAA AL 29 P 40 22 3 154.0 30 8 21 1 4 .967 1.69 0.73 .955 1.99 2.00 5 1 17% 0
1964 LAA AL 30 P 33 8 0 89.1 13 1 12 0 0 1.000 1.31 0.39 .957 1.90 1.89 3 2 40% 0
1965 TOT MLB 31 P 17 0 0 22.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 2.86 0.41 .952 2.05 2.05 0 0 0
1965 CAL AL 31 P 10 0 0 14.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 1.93 0.30 .950 2.06 2.03 0 0 0
1965 HOU NL 31 P 7 0 0 8.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 0.57 .955 2.02 2.09 0 0 0
1966 TOT NL 32 P 25 0 0 37.0 13 3 9 1 2 .923 2.92 0.48 .947 1.95 1.96 0 0 0
1966 HOU NL 32 P 9 0 0 18.0 10 3 6 1 1 .900 4.50 1.00 .947 1.95 1.96 0 0 0
1966 CHC NL 32 P 16 0 0 19.0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.42 0.19 .947 1.94 1.96 0 0 0
9 Seasons P 244 97 13 828.1 189 43 140 6 11 .968 1.99 0.75 .958 2.00 1.99 17 23 58% 0
9 Seasons TOT 244 97 13 828.1 189 43 140 6 11 .968 1.99 0.75 .958 2.00 1.99 17 23 58% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1960 AL  44 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 AL  10 (4th)
1963 AL  9 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1960 AL  115 (9th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1961 AL  2.90 (5th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1960 AL  1.000 (1st)
1964 AL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196531California Angels$16,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$16,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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