Chet Lemon
1975–1990 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
1,988G
.273AVG
.355OBP
.442SLG
1,875H
215HR
884RBI
58SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,988 | 7,874 | 6,868 | 973 | 1,875 | 396 | 61 | 215 | 884 | 749 | 1,024 | 58 | 76 | 151 | 54 | 3,038 | .273 | .355 | .442 | .797 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1979-09-04 to 1979-09-26
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1976-05-04 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1980-09-18 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1979-08-12 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 975 | 3762 | 880 | 119 | 437 | 387 | 460 | .271 | .337 | .455 |
| Away | 1013 | 4112 | 995 | 96 | 447 | 362 | 564 | .274 | .330 | .431 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 269 | 1093 | 258 | 18 | 114 | 110 | 120 | .273 | .337 | .406 |
| May | 334 | 1300 | 324 | 33 | 151 | 131 | 179 | .286 | .350 | .460 |
| June | 316 | 1269 | 284 | 39 | 140 | 114 | 153 | .257 | .314 | .441 |
| July | 326 | 1254 | 291 | 29 | 113 | 114 | 174 | .263 | .323 | .406 |
| August | 339 | 1343 | 320 | 42 | 172 | 110 | 201 | .269 | .320 | .443 |
| September | 364 | 1458 | 368 | 50 | 181 | 152 | 175 | .293 | .357 | .494 |
| October | 40 | 157 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 22 | .221 | .306 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 169 | 674 | 183 | 14 | 66 | 77 | 81 | .322 | .386 | .508 |
| texas-rangers | 168 | 649 | 161 | 16 | 72 | 67 | 83 | .287 | .351 | .455 |
| california-angels | 163 | 658 | 156 | 17 | 91 | 67 | 99 | .273 | .339 | .433 |
| boston-red-sox | 162 | 634 | 149 | 13 | 64 | 45 | 94 | .260 | .306 | .379 |
| new-york-yankees | 158 | 640 | 163 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 82 | .289 | .348 | .454 |
| baltimore-orioles | 156 | 633 | 146 | 20 | 85 | 49 | 85 | .261 | .308 | .440 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 152 | 585 | 135 | 22 | 65 | 49 | 57 | .259 | .315 | .455 |
| kansas-city-royals | 148 | 594 | 139 | 11 | 74 | 45 | 75 | .263 | .310 | .405 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Chicago White Sox | 9 | 35 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 451 | 111 | 4 | 38 | 13 | .246 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 553 | 151 | 19 | 67 | 8 | .273 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 105 | 357 | 107 | 13 | 55 | 5 | .300 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 556 | 177 | 17 | 86 | 7 | .318 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 514 | 150 | 11 | 51 | 6 | .292 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago White Sox | 94 | 328 | 99 | 9 | 50 | 5 | .302 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Detroit Tigers | 125 | 436 | 116 | 19 | 52 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 491 | 125 | 24 | 69 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 509 | 146 | 20 | 76 | 5 | .287 | – | – |
| 1985 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 517 | 137 | 18 | 68 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1986 | Detroit Tigers | 126 | 403 | 101 | 12 | 53 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 470 | 130 | 20 | 75 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1988 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 512 | 135 | 17 | 64 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1989 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 414 | 98 | 7 | 47 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1990 | Detroit Tigers | 104 | 322 | 83 | 5 | 32 | 3 | .258 | – | – |