Chet Lemon
1975–1990 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
1,988G
.273AVG
.355OBP
.442SLG
More career statistics
1,875H
215HR
884RBI
58SB
3Rare 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1984-04-27 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1981-04-12 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1977-05-08 | 1 in 135 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 | – | – |