Don Lee was born on Monday, February 26, 1934, in Globe, Arizona. Lee was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1957, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Don Lee baseball stats page.
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Don Lee![]() Don Lee Autograph on a 1961 Topps Baseball Card (#153 | Checklist) |
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Don LeeDon Lee Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1957 | 23 | Tigers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 179 | 48 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 24 | Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 26 | Senators | 44 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 165.0 | 698 | 160 | 63 | 72 | 16 | 64 | 3 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 27 | Twins | 37 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 115.0 | 466 | 93 | 45 | 49 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 28 | Twins | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 232 | 51 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | 28 | Angels | 27 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 153.1 | 648 | 153 | 53 | 64 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 29 | Angels | 40 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.68 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 154.0 | 661 | 148 | 63 | 74 | 12 | 51 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 30 | Angels | 33 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89.1 | 388 | 99 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 31 | Angels | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 68 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 31 | Astros | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 32 | Astros | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 74 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 32 | Cubs | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 7.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 96 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 9 Years | 244 | 97 | 58 | 40 | 44 | .476 | 3.61 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 828.1 | 3,553 | 827 | 332 | 387 | 81 | 281 | 14 | 467 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
Don LeeDon Lee Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1957 | 23 | Tigers | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 1958 | 24 | Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | 26 | Senators | 44 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .191 | .209 |
| 1961 | 27 | Twins | 37 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .065 | .067 |
| 1962 | 28 | Twins | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .211 |
| 1962 | 28 | Angels | 27 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 | .184 | .204 |
| 1963 | 29 | Angels | 40 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .156 | .178 |
| 1964 | 30 | Angels | 33 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .348 |
| 1965 | 31 | Angels | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1965 | 31 | Astros | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | 32 | Astros | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | 32 | Cubs | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 244 | 226 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .164 | .185 | .204 | ||
Don LeeDon Lee Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1957 Tigers | P | 11 | 6 | 116 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
| 1958 Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1960 Senators | P | 44 | 20 | 495 | 37 | 0.8 | 37 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
| 1961 Twins | P | 37 | 10 | 345 | 39 | 1.1 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.90 |
| 1962 Twins | P | 9 | 9 | 156 | 15 | 1.7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.42 |
| 1962 Angels | P | 27 | 22 | 460 | 27 | 1.0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
| 1963 Angels | P | 40 | 22 | 462 | 30 | 0.8 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.69 |
| 1964 Angels | P | 33 | 8 | 268 | 13 | 0.4 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.31 |
| 1965 Angels | P | 10 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.93 |
| 1965 Astros | P | 7 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1966 Astros | P | 9 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 1.1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 4.50 |
| 1966 Cubs | P | 16 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 244 | 97 | 2,485 | 189 | 0.8 | 183 | 43 | 140 | 6 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.99 | |
| 9 Years | 244 | 97 | 2,485 | 189 | 0.8 | 183 | 43 | 140 | 6 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.99 | |
Don LeeDon Lee Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1957 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.06 | 4.42 | 4.19 |
| 1958 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 1960 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 43.0 | 2.4 | 14.3 | 1.38 | 4.80 | 3.49 |
| 1961 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.0 | 1.86 | 5.09 | 2.74 |
| 1962 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 1.17 | 4.85 | 4.15 |
| 1962 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 1.90 | 4.34 | 2.29 |
| 1963 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 45.0 | 1.75 | 5.20 | 2.98 |
| 1964 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 2.92 | 7.35 | 2.52 |
| 1965 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.40 | 7.71 | 3.21 |
| 1965 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| 1966 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 4.50 | 2.00 |
| 1966 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 3.32 | 5.68 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 226.0 | 2.8 | 17.4 | 1.66 | 5.07 | 3.05 |
Don LeeDon Lee Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1957 Detroit Tigers | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Detroit Tigers | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Washington Senators | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Los Angeles Angels | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Los Angeles Angels | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Los Angeles Angels | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Los Angeles Angels | 48 | $16,500.00 | - | - |
| 1965 Houston Astros | 40, 48 | $16,500.00 | - | - |
| 1966 Houston Astros | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 Chicago Cubs | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
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