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Ken Lehman

Kenneth Karl Lehman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 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
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Phillies/Dodgers 1952-1961

Final Game: September 30, 1961
Died: December 4, 2010 in Sedro-Woolley, WA
Cremated
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:39AM
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
1952 24 BRO NL 1 2 .333 5.28 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.1 19 11 9 1 6 7 0 0 0 70 71 1.630 11.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.17
1956 28 BRO NL 2 3 .400 5.66 25 4 5 0 0 0 49.1 65 35 31 11 23 2 29 0 0 1 231 72 1.784 11.9 2.0 4.2 5.3 1.26
1957 29 TOT MLB 8 3 .727 2.52 33 3 19 1 0 6 75.0 64 21 21 1 23 2 35 0 0 4 303 145 1.160 7.7 0.1 2.8 4.2 1.52
1957 29 BRO NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 28 1.143 9.0 0.0 1.3 3.9 3.00
1957 29 BAL AL 8 3 .727 2.78 30 3 18 1 0 6 68.0 57 21 21 1 22 2 32 0 0 4 275 129 1.162 7.5 0.1 2.9 4.2 1.45
1958 30 BAL AL 2 1 .667 3.48 31 1 16 1 0 0 62.0 64 26 24 5 18 4 36 2 0 1 263 103 1.323 9.3 0.7 2.6 5.2 2.00
1961 33 PHI NL 1 1 .500 4.26 41 2 18 0 0 1 63.1 61 32 30 6 25 8 27 1 0 2 269 96 1.358 8.7 0.9 3.6 3.8 1.08
5 Seasons 14 10 .583 3.91 134 13 59 2 0 7 265.0 273 125 115 24 95 16 134 3 0 8 1136 98 1.389 9.3 0.8 3.2 4.6 1.41
162 Game Avg. 6 5 .583 3.91 62 6 27 1 0 3 123 126 58 53 11 44 62 1 0 4 525 98 1.389 9.3 0.8 3.2 4.6 1.41
BRO (3 yrs) 3 5 .375 5.02 32 7 7 0 0 0 71.2 91 46 40 12 30 2 39 0 0 1 329 80 1.688 11.4 1.5 3.8 4.9 1.30
BAL (2 yrs) 10 4 .714 3.12 61 4 34 2 0 6 130.0 121 47 45 6 40 6 68 2 0 5 538 115 1.238 8.4 0.4 2.8 4.7 1.70
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.26 41 2 18 0 0 1 63.1 61 32 30 6 25 8 27 1 0 2 269 96 1.358 8.7 0.9 3.6 3.8 1.08
NL (4 yrs) NL 4 6 .400 4.67 73 9 25 0 0 1 135.0 152 78 70 18 55 10 66 1 0 3 598 87 1.533 10.1 1.2 3.7 4.4 1.20
AL (2 yrs) AL 10 4 .714 3.12 61 4 34 2 0 6 130.0 121 47 45 6 40 6 68 2 0 5 538 115 1.238 8.4 0.4 2.8 4.7 1.70

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
1952 24 BRO NL 15.1 3 11 8 0 1.0 -3 -0.3 $
1956 28 BRO NL 49.1 4 35 25 3 .7 -10 -1.0 $
1957 29 BRO NL 7.0 0 0 5 0 .4 5 0.3 $
1957 29 BAL AL 68.0 3 21 34 2 1.2 13 1.3 $
1958 30 BAL AL 62.0 1 26 33 0 .5 7 0.4 $
1961 33 PHI NL 63.1 2 32 41 0 .4 9 0.3 $
5 Seasons 265.0 13 125 146 5 .7 21 1.0 $
BRO (3 yrs) 71.2 7 46 38 3 .7 -8 -1.0 $
BAL (2 yrs) 130.0 4 47 67 2 .9 20 1.7 $
PHI (1 yr) 63.1 2 32 41 0 .4 9 0.3 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1952 24 BRO NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00

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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

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
1952 24 BRO NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1956 28 BRO NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1957 29 BRO NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1957 29 BAL AL 25 -1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1958 30 BAL AL 14 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1961 33 PHI NL 6 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
5 Seasons 63 -6 0 2 0 0 5 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
BRO (3 yrs) 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
BAL (2 yrs) 39 -4 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
PHI (1 yr) 6 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1952 BRO NL 24 P 4 3 0 15.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.35 1.00 .952 2.17 2.15 2 0 0% 0
1956 BRO NL 28 P 25 4 0 49.1 16 4 11 1 0 .938 2.74 0.60 .966 2.04 2.03 5 2 29% 1
1957 TOT MLB 29 P 33 3 1 75.0 20 8 9 3 3 .850 2.04 0.52 .963 1.99 2.01 0 3 100% 0
1957 BRO NL 29 P 3 0 0 7.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 1.00 .963 2.06 2.07 0 0 0
1957 BAL AL 29 P 30 3 1 68.0 17 6 8 3 3 .824 1.85 0.47 .963 1.99 2.00 0 3 100% 0
1958 BAL AL 30 P 31 1 1 62.0 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 2.03 0.45 .963 1.95 1.93 0 1 100% 1
1961 PHI NL 33 P 41 2 0 63.1 22 6 16 0 1 1.000 3.13 0.54 .959 2.17 2.15 2 1 33% 0
5 Seasons P 134 13 2 265.0 76 21 51 4 4 .947 2.45 0.54 .962 2.04 2.04 9 7 44% 2
5 Seasons TOT 134 13 2 265.0 76 21 51 4 4 .947 2.45 0.54 .962 2.04 2.04 9 7 44% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1957 AL  6 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1957 AL  2.2 (10th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1957 AL  3 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1961 NL  3.13 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1961 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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