Player

Chet Lemon

Player Info
Full Name
Chester Earl
Born
February 12, 1955
Jackson, MS, USA
Died
May 8, 2025
Size
6'0" / 190 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 9, 1975
Final Game
October 3, 1990
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1984, 1979, 1978
1988 - Player of the Week (AL)
1979 - Player of the Week (AL)
Career Batting
1,988
G
.273
AVG
1,875
H
215
HR
884
RBI
.787
OPS
120
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1990 Detroit Tigers 104 322 83 16 4 5 39 .258
1989 Detroit Tigers 127 414 98 19 2 7 45 .237
1988 Detroit Tigers 144 512 135 29 4 17 67 .264
1987 Detroit Tigers 146 470 130 30 3 20 75 .277
1986 Detroit Tigers 126 403 101 21 3 12 45 .251
1985 Detroit Tigers 145 517 137 28 4 18 69 .265
1984 Detroit Tigers 141 509 146 34 6 20 77 .287
1983 Detroit Tigers 145 491 125 21 5 24 78 .255
1982 Detroit Tigers 125 436 116 20 1 19 75 .266
1981 Chicago White Sox 94 328 99 23 6 9 50 .302
1980 Chicago White Sox 147 514 150 32 6 11 76 .292
1979 Chicago White Sox 148 556 177 44 2 17 79 .318
1978 Chicago White Sox 105 357 107 24 6 13 51 .300
1977 Chicago White Sox 150 553 151 38 4 19 99 .273
1976 Chicago White Sox 132 451 111 15 5 4 46 .246
1975 Chicago White Sox 9 35 9 2 0 0 2 .257
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1990 AL 378 .121 .302 12.7 16.1 107 5.0
1989 AL 472 .106 .269 9.7 15.0 89 7.0
1988 AL 582 .172 .273 10.1 11.2 118 17.0 ✓
1987 AL 553 .204 .295 12.7 14.8 127 20.0 ✓
1986 AL 457 .156 .260 8.5 11.6 99 12.0
1985 AL 575 .174 .291 7.8 16.2 111 18.1 ✓
1984 AL 573 .208 .307 8.9 14.5 134 20.0 ✓
1983 AL 573 .210 .252 9.4 12.2 123 24.0 ✓
1982 AL 512 .181 .278 10.9 13.5 124 19.0 ✓
1981 AL 383 .189 .327 8.6 12.5 152 13.8 ✓
1980 AL 604 .150 .309 11.8 9.3 128 11.0 ✓
1979 AL 632 .178 .337 8.9 10.8 139 17.3 ✓
1978 AL 416 .210 .311 9.4 11.1 148 13.1
1977 AL 627 .186 .291 8.3 14.0 118 19.0 ✓
1976 AL 497 .082 .277 5.6 13.1 84 4.0
1975 AL 38 .057 .310 5.3 15.8 74 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,925 4,993 115 81 25 .984
3B 6 5 7 1 0 .923
2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1990 Detroit Tigers OF 96 209 7 6 1 .973
1989 Detroit Tigers OF 111 189 6 3 0 .985
1988 Detroit Tigers OF 144 296 8 8 3 .974
1987 Detroit Tigers OF 145 350 4 3 1 .992
1986 Detroit Tigers OF 124 316 6 5 1 .985
1985 Detroit Tigers OF 144 411 6 4 3 .990
1984 Detroit Tigers OF 140 427 6 2 1 .995
1983 Detroit Tigers OF 145 406 6 5 3 .988
1982 Detroit Tigers OF 121 242 11 4 2 .984
1981 Chicago White Sox OF 93 240 2 4 1 .984
1980 Chicago White Sox 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 Chicago White Sox OF 139 347 11 7 2 .981
1979 Chicago White Sox OF 147 411 10 10 2 .977
1978 Chicago White Sox OF 95 284 8 5 2 .983
1977 Chicago White Sox OF 149 512 12 12 2 .978
1976 Chicago White Sox OF 131 353 12 3 1 .992
1975 Chicago White Sox 3B 6 5 7 1 0 .923
1975 Chicago White Sox OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 13 48 10 2 5 .208
1987 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 5 18 5 2 4 .278
1984 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 3 13 0 0 0 .000
1984 World Series Detroit Tigers 5 17 5 0 1 .294