Ken Lehman
Kenneth Karl Lehman
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: June 10, 1928 in Seattle, WA
High School: Kirkland (Kirkland, WA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1952
Final Game: September 30, 1961
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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 Awards
1952 24 BRO NL 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 28 BRO NL 25 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700 80 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 29 TOT MLB 36 27 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .227 .333 .273 .606 72 6 1 0 0 1 0 1
1957 29 BRO NL 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 161 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 29 BAL AL 33 25 20 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .200 .320 .250 .570 63 5 1 0 0 1 0 1
1958 30 BAL AL 31 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -59 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 33 PHI NL 42 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 138 63 56 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 7 .161 .238 .196 .435 21 11 1 0 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 74 66 6 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 7 8 .161 .238 .196 .435 21 13 1 0 0
BRO (3 yrs) 32 18 16 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 .250 .333 .313 .646 72 5 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 64 39 34 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .147 .231 .176 .407 17 6 1 0 0 1 0
PHI (1 yr) 42 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 74 24 22 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 .182 .250 .227 .477 28 5 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 64 39 34 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .147 .231 .176 .407 17 6 1 0 0 1 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
1952 24 BRO NL 6 4 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .263 .333 .336 .000 .391 .333 .727 -1 .000 -0.4 -0.1 .500 .500 .000
1956 28 BRO NL 10 7 1 3.8 110 .300 .300 .274 .300 .342 .400 .433 .700 .775 80 .429 -0.3 -0.0 .571 .100 .100
1957 29 TOT MLB 27 19 3 4.3 95 .250 .227 .257 .333 .327 .273 .389 .606 .716 72 .486 -0.5 -0.0 .556 .227 .045
1957 29 BRO NL 2 1 1 27.2 110 .500 .500 .279 .500 .344 .500 .432 1.000 .775 161 .962 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1957 29 BAL AL 25 18 2 3.0 93 .222 .200 .255 .320 .326 .250 .384 .570 .710 63 .333 -0.6 -0.1 .529 .250 .050
1958 30 BAL AL 14 13 0 0.0 93 .091 .071 .254 .071 .322 .071 .387 .143 .709 -59 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .077 .000 .000
1961 33 PHI NL 6 6 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .268 .000 .334 .000 .417 .000 .751 -100 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
5 Seasons 63 49 4 2.2 98 .180 .161 .261 .238 .330 .196 .399 .435 .729 21 .218 -5.9 -0.6 .354 .143 .036
162 Game Avg. 74 58 5 2.2 98 .180 .161 .261 .238 .330 .196 .399 .435 .729 21 .218 -5.9 -0.6 .354 .143 .036
BRO (3 yrs) 18 12 2 4.5 107 .250 .250 .272 .333 .340 .313 .422 .646 .763 72 .508 -0.6 -0.1 .583 .188 .063
BAL (2 yrs) 39 31 2 1.7 93 .172 .147 .255 .231 .324 .176 .385 .407 .710 17 .157 -3.6 -0.4 .333 .147 .029
PHI (1 yr) 6 6 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .268 .000 .334 .000 .417 .000 .751 -100 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
NL (4 yrs) 24 18 2 3.0 106 .190 .182 .271 .250 .339 .227 .421 .477 .760 28 .323 -2.3 -0.2 .389 .136 .045
AL (2 yrs) 39 31 2 1.7 93 .172 .147 .255 .231 .324 .176 .385 .407 .710 17 .157 -3.6 -0.4 .333 .147 .029

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 24 BRO NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1952 24 BRO NL 6 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.00 67%
1956 28 BRO NL 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 33% 3.3 6.00 100%
1957 29 TOT MLB 27 0.0% 11.1% 14.8% 3.7% 20% 0.75 7.3 11.0 0.88 74%
1957 29 BRO NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1957 29 BAL AL 25 0.0% 12.0% 16.0% 4.0% 25% 0.75 6.7 10.0 0.75 72%
1958 30 BAL AL 14 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.7 1.50 79%
1961 33 PHI NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0 3.00 83%
5 Seasons 63 0.0% 11.1% 9.5% 3.2% 22% 1.17 8.0 11.2 1.57 79%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1956 28 BRO NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 TOT MLB 1 0 33% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1957 29 BRO NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 BAL AL 1 0 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1958 30 BAL AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 33 PHI NL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 2 0 33% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
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
1956 28 BRO NL 10 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 3 43% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1957 29 TOT MLB 27 96% 5 3 0 0 0 1.89 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 5 2 40% 14 2 14% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1957 29 BRO NL 2 100% 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
1957 29 BAL AL 25 96% 4 3 0 0 0 1.89 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 5 2 40% 14 2 14% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1958 30 BAL AL 14 86% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1961 33 PHI NL 6 67% 0 1 0 0 0 2.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 57 91% 9 4 0 0 0 1.96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 8 2 25% 29 6 21% 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 24 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 0
1953 25 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 0
1954 26 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 0
1955 27 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 0
1956 28 29 16 14 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 .214 .313 .286 .598 60 4 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 65 43 36 4 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 3 .222 .326 .278 .603 67 10 1 0 0 1 0
1958 30 96 57 50 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 6 .180 .263 .220 .483 35 11 1 0 0 1 0
1959 31 96 57 50 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 6 .180 .263 .220 .483 35 11 1 0 0 1 0
1960 32 96 57 50 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 6 .180 .263 .220 .483 35 11 1 0 0 1 0
1961 33 138 63 56 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 7 .161 .238 .196 .435 21 11 1 0 0 1 0

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
1952 24 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 4
1956 28 26 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 25
1957 29 38 32 25 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 6 3 .280 .406 .320 .726 3 36
1958 30 32 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
1961 33 44 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 42
5 Seasons 144 69 60 6 7 1 0 0 6 0 8 7 .117 .217 .133 .351 4 138
162 Game Avg. 162 78 68 7 8 1 0 0 7 0 9 8 .117 .217 .133 .351 5 138

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