Bob Lemon
1941–1958 · bats L / throws R · ALS, ASF, Cleveland Guardians, MLS
615G
.232AVG
.288OBP
.386SLG
More career statistics
274H
37HR
147RBI
2SB
207–128W–L
2,850.0IP
1,277K
3.23ERA
350GS
22SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,183 | 1,179 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,330 | 1,326 |
| Batting · RBI | 147 | 148 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 12,099 | 12,106 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 8,550 | 8,554 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,277 | 1,278 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,185 | 1,184 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615 | 1,330 | 1,183 | 148 | 274 | 54 | 9 | 37 | 147 | 93 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 457 | .232 | .288 | .386 | .674 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,850.0 | 460 | 350 | 188 | 207 | 128 | 22 | 2,559 | 1,185 | 1,024 | 180 | 1,251 | 1,277 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 | 1.337 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1947-09-08 to 1948-05-07
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1948-06-30 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1950-06-11 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1955-09-09 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 291 | 613 | 119 | 26 | 74 | 42 | 114 | .220 | .263 | .413 |
| Away | 324 | 713 | 155 | 11 | 74 | 51 | 127 | .243 | .289 | .366 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 145 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 31 | .157 | .186 | .283 |
| May | 96 | 212 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 42 | .186 | .250 | .245 |
| June | 122 | 232 | 57 | 13 | 35 | 20 | 36 | .279 | .332 | .520 |
| July | 122 | 221 | 50 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 36 | .238 | .253 | .448 |
| August | 123 | 273 | 56 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 43 | .234 | .282 | .385 |
| September | 102 | 237 | 55 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 50 | .267 | .321 | .393 |
| October | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .167 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 108 | 202 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 53 | .197 | .262 | .364 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 89 | 176 | 39 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 24 | .245 | .267 | .465 |
| boston-red-sox | 89 | 201 | 44 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 35 | .242 | .274 | .390 |
| detroit-tigers | 88 | 205 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 38 | .206 | .263 | .339 |
| chicago-white-sox | 81 | 184 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 34 | .213 | .272 | .305 |
| st-louis-browns | 63 | 152 | 33 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 26 | .239 | .270 | .399 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 61 | 131 | 40 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 17 | .336 | .374 | .521 |
| baltimore-orioles | 24 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | .180 | .246 | .300 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Cleveland Guardians | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1942 | Cleveland Guardians | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 55 | 88 | 16 | 1 | 4 | – | .182 | 95 | 39 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians | 47 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 5 | – | .321 | 167 | 65 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Guardians | 52 | 119 | 34 | 5 | 21 | – | .286 | 293 | 147 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 46 | 108 | 29 | 7 | 19 | – | .269 | 279 | 138 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 72 | 134 | 37 | 6 | 27 | – | .276 | 288 | 170 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 56 | 102 | 21 | 3 | 13 | – | .206 | 263 | 132 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 54 | 124 | 28 | 2 | 9 | – | .226 | 309 | 131 |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 51 | 112 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .232 | 286 | 98 |
| 1954 | Cleveland Guardians | 40 | 98 | 21 | 2 | 10 | – | .214 | 258 | 110 |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians | 49 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 9 | – | .244 | 211 | 100 |
| 1956 | Cleveland Guardians | 43 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 12 | – | .196 | 255 | 95 |
| 1957 | Cleveland Guardians | 25 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | .065 | 117 | 45 |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians | 15 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .231 | 25 | 8 |