Chet Lemon Stats

Chet Lemon was born on Saturday, February 12, 1955, in Jackson, Mississippi. Lemon was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1975, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Chet Lemon baseball stats page.

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Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#589)

Chet Lemon Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#589)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Chester Earl Lemon
Nickname:   Chet
Born On:   02-12-1955
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jackson, Mississippi
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Cerritos Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-09-1975 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1990
Draft:   1972 : 1st Round (22nd)
Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 White Sox 9 35 2 9 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 .257 .297 .314
1976 White Sox 132 451 46 111 15 5 4 0 38 28 0 65 7 4 7 9 .246 .298 .328
1977 White Sox 150 553 99 151 38 4 19 0 67 52 1 88 4 7 11 7 .273 .343 .459
1978 White Sox 105 357 51 107 24 6 13 0 55 39 2 46 8 4 8 11 .300 .377 .510
1979 White Sox 148 556 79 177 44 2 17 0 86 56 6 68 3 4 13 15 .318 .391 .496
1980 White Sox 147 514 76 150 32 6 11 0 51 71 6 56 4 3 12 12 .292 .388 .442
1981 White Sox 94 328 50 99 23 6 9 0 50 33 0 48 5 4 13 10 .302 .384 .491
1982 Tigers 125 436 75 116 20 1 19 0 52 56 2 69 4 1 15 13 .266 .368 .447
1983 Tigers 145 491 78 125 21 5 24 0 69 54 1 70 4 4 20 11 .255 .350 .464
1984 Tigers 141 509 77 146 34 6 20 1 76 51 9 83 2 4 7 16 .287 .357 .495
1985 Tigers 145 517 69 137 28 4 18 0 68 45 3 93 0 3 10 5 .265 .334 .439
1986 Tigers 126 403 45 101 21 3 12 0 53 39 3 53 3 4 8 15 .251 .326 .407
1987 Tigers 146 470 75 130 30 3 20 0 75 70 1 82 0 5 8 17 .277 .376 .481
1988 Tigers 144 512 67 135 29 4 17 0 64 59 6 65 1 3 7 18 .264 .346 .436
1989 Tigers 127 414 45 98 19 2 7 0 47 46 3 71 2 2 8 7 .237 .323 .343
1990 Tigers 104 322 39 83 16 4 5 0 32 48 3 61 2 2 4 8 .258 .359 .379
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,988 6,868 973 1,875 396 61 215 1 884 749 46 1,024 50 54 151 174 .273 .355 .442
Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1975 White Sox 3B 6 - - 13 2.2 12 5 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1975 White Sox CF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1976 White Sox OF 131 - - 368 2.8 365 353 12 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1977 White Sox CF 149 - - 536 3.6 524 512 12 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1978 White Sox OF 95 - - 297 3.1 292 284 8 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1979 White Sox CF 147 - - 431 2.9 421 411 10 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1980 White Sox 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1980 White Sox CF 139 - - 365 2.6 358 347 11 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1981 White Sox CF 93 - - 246 2.6 242 240 2 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1982 Tigers OF 121 - - 257 2.1 253 242 11 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1983 Tigers CF 145 - - 417 2.9 412 406 6 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1984 Tigers CF 140 - - 435 3.1 433 427 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1985 Tigers CF 144 - - 421 2.9 417 411 6 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1986 Tigers CF 124 - - 327 2.6 322 316 6 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1987 Tigers CF 145 - - 357 2.5 354 350 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1988 Tigers RF 144 - - 312 2.2 304 296 8 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1989 Tigers RF 111 - - 198 1.8 195 189 6 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1990 Tigers OF 96 - - 222 2.3 216 209 7 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 1,227 0 0 3,535 2.9 3,483 3,420 63 52 16 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
OF Totals 443 0 0 1,144 2.6 1,126 1,088 38 18 6 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
RF Totals 255 0 0 510 2.0 499 485 14 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
3B Totals 6 0 0 13 2.2 12 5 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
16 Years 1,972 - 0 5,202 2.6 5,120 4,998 122 82 25 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1975 White Sox 1 0 1.000 - - 2 0.0 5.8 35.0 - - -
1976 White Sox 13 7 .650 - - 0 112.8 6.9 11.9 - - -
1977 White Sox 8 7 .533 - - 0 29.1 6.3 8.3 - - -
1978 White Sox 5 9 .357 - - 10 27.5 7.8 6.5 - - -
1979 White Sox 7 11 .389 - - 1 32.7 8.2 6.5 - - -
1980 White Sox 6 6 .500 - - 6 46.7 9.2 10.1 - - -
1981 White Sox 5 8 .385 - - 0 36.4 6.8 6.6 - - -
1982 Tigers 1 4 .200 - - 1 22.9 6.3 8.4 - - -
1983 Tigers 0 7 .000 - - 0 20.5 7.0 7.1 - - -
1984 Tigers 5 5 .500 - - 1 25.5 6.1 6.7 - - -
1985 Tigers 0 2 .000 - - 0 28.7 5.6 7.6 - - -
1986 Tigers 2 1 .667 - - 0 33.6 7.6 7.6 - - -
1987 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - 0 23.5 5.7 6.3 - - -
1988 Tigers 1 2 .333 - - 0 30.1 7.9 8.0 - - -
1989 Tigers 1 5 .167 - - 13 59.1 5.8 8.8 - - -
1990 Tigers 3 2 .600 - - 6 64.4 5.3 10.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 58 76 .433 - - 40 31.9 6.7 7.8 - - -
Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1975 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago White Sox 44 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Chicago White Sox 44 $45,500.00 - -
1978 Chicago White Sox 44 Undetermined Stats -
1979 Chicago White Sox 44 Undetermined Stats -
1980 Chicago White Sox 44 Undetermined - -
1981 Chicago White Sox 44 Undetermined - -
1982 Detroit Tigers 34 Undetermined - -
1983 Detroit Tigers 34 Undetermined - -
1984 Detroit Tigers 34 Undetermined Stats Stats
1985 Detroit Tigers 34 $670,000.00 - -
1986 Detroit Tigers 34 $698,571.00 - -
1987 Detroit Tigers 34 $698,571.00 - -
1988 Detroit Tigers 34 $828,571.00 - -
1989 Detroit Tigers 34 $828,571.00 - -
1990 Detroit Tigers 34 $828,571.00 - -


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