Lenny Dykstra

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA).

High School: Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA)

Debut: May 3, 1985 (Age 22-082d, 15,017th in major league history)
vs. CIN 5 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 18, 1996 (Age 33-098d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Alan Meersand

Full Name: Leonard Kyle Dykstra

Nicknames: Nails or Dude

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.4

4559

1298

.285

802

RBI

404

285

OBP

.375

SLG

.419

OPS

.793

OPS+

120

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	2	Apr 11	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	71	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14	NYM		STL	L,2-6	CG	55	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 18	NYM		PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 19	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 20	NYM		PHI	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 21	NYM		PIT	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
10	10	Apr 22	NYM		PIT	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	11	Apr 24	NYM	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 25	NYM	@	STL	W,9-0	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 26	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 27	NYM	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 29	NYM	@	ATL	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	16	Apr 30	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	18 (1)	May 2	NYM	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
18	19	May 3	NYM	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	20	May 4	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	21	May 6	NYM		HOU	W,4-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
21	22	May 7	NYM		HOU	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
22	23	May 9	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	24	May 10	NYM		CIN	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
24	25	May 11	NYM		CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	26	May 12	NYM		ATL	W,1-0	GS	26	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	27	May 13	NYM		ATL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	29 (1)	May 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	30	May 16	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	31	May 17	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	32	May 18	NYM	@	LAD	W,8-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	33	May 20	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	34	May 21	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	37 (2)	May 24	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	38	May 25	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	39	May 27	NYM		LAD	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	40	May 28	NYM		LAD	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	41	May 29	NYM		LAD	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	42	May 30	NYM		SFG	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	43	May 31	NYM		SFG	L,3-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	44	Jun 1	NYM		SFG	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	45	Jun 2	NYM		SDP	W,11-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	47 (1)	Jun 4	NYM		SDP	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	49 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	50	Jun 6 (2)	NYM	@	PIT	W,10-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
45	51	Jun 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	52	Jun 8	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	53	Jun 9	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	54	Jun 10	NYM		PHI	W,8-4	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	55	Jun 11	NYM		PHI	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	56	Jun 13	NYM		PIT	W,6-5	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	57	Jun 14	NYM		PIT	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	58	Jun 15 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	59	Jun 15 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,8-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
54	60	Jun 16	NYM	@	MON	W,4-1	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
55	62 (1)	Jun 18	NYM	@	MON	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	63	Jun 20	NYM		CHC	W,10-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	65 (1)	Jun 22	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	66	Jun 23	NYM		MON	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	68 (1)	Jun 25	NYM		MON	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	69	Jun 28	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	70	Jun 29	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	71	Jun 30	NYM	@	STL	W,7-0	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	72	Jul 1	NYM	@	STL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	73	Jul 2	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	GF	17	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	74	Jul 3	NYM		HOU	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
66	75	Jul 4	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	76	Jul 5	NYM		HOU	L,1-2	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
68	77	Jul 6	NYM		HOU	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
69	78	Jul 7	NYM		CIN	L,6-7	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	79	Jul 8	NYM		CIN	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	82 (2)	Jul 11	NYM		ATL	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	83	Jul 12	NYM		ATL	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
73	84	Jul 13	NYM		ATL	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
74	85	Jul 17	NYM	@	HOU	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	87 (1)	Jul 19	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	88	Jul 20	NYM	@	HOU	L,8-9	GF	41	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
77	89	Jul 21	NYM	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
78	90	Jul 22	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	56	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	91	Jul 23	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	93 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	94	Jul 27	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	95	Jul 28	NYM		CHC	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	96	Jul 29 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	98 (1)	Jul 30	NYM		CHC	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	99	Aug 1	NYM		MON	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	100	Aug 2	NYM		MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	101	Aug 3	NYM		MON	W,4-3	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	102	Aug 4	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	104 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	48	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
90	105	Aug 6 susp	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
91	106	Aug 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	107	Aug 8	NYM	@	MON	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	108	Aug 9	NYM	@	MON	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
94	109	Aug 10	NYM	@	MON	W,7-2	GS	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	111 (1)	Aug 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	112	Aug 13	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	114 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
98	115	Aug 15	NYM		STL	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	116	Aug 16	NYM		STL	L,1-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
100	118 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	NYM		STL	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	119	Aug 18	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	120	Aug 19	NYM	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
103	121	Aug 20	NYM	@	LAD	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	123 (1)	Aug 23	NYM	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
105	124	Aug 24	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
106	125	Aug 25	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	126	Aug 26	NYM	@	SDP	W,11-6	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	127	Aug 27	NYM	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
109	128	Aug 29	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
110	129	Aug 30	NYM		LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	130	Aug 31	NYM		LAD	L,4-7	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	131	Sep 1	NYM		SFG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	132	Sep 2	NYM		SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	133	Sep 3	NYM		SFG	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
115	134	Sep 6	NYM		SDP	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
116	136 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYM		SDP	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	137	Sep 8	NYM		MON	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	138	Sep 9	NYM		MON	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
119	139	Sep 10	NYM		MON	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	140	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
121	141	Sep 13	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	142	Sep 14	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	143	Sep 15	NYM	@	STL	L,0-1	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	144	Sep 16	NYM	@	STL	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
125	145	Sep 17	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	149 (3)	Sep 21	NYM		PHI	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	150	Sep 22	NYM		STL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	151	Sep 23	NYM		STL	W,9-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	152	Sep 24	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	153	Sep 25	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-5	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	154	Sep 26	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	155	Sep 27	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	156	Sep 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	157	Sep 30	NYM	@	MON	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
135	158	Oct 1	NYM	@	MON	W,6-4	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	159	Oct 2	NYM	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
137	160	Oct 4 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	161	Oct 4 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,5-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
139	162	Oct 5	NYM		PIT	W,9-0	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							139gm		957.2	282	8	3	293	2