Don Lee
1957–1966 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators (1901-60)
244G
.164AVG
.185OBP
.204SLG
More career statistics
37H
1HR
13RBI
0SB
40–44W–L
828.1IP
467K
3.61ERA
97GS
11SV
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 | 226 | 224 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 247 | 246 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,553 | 3,560 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | 247 | 226 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .164 | .185 | .204 | .389 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828.3 | 244 | 97 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 11 | 827 | 387 | 332 | 81 | 281 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 3.61 | 1.338 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1957-05-02 to 1957-05-06
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | 1960-08-09 | 1 in 150 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1957-04-23 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1962-07-18 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 124 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | .177 | .187 | .188 |
| Away | 120 | 139 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 47 | .156 | .165 | .219 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .207 | .188 | .207 |
| May | 51 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .143 | .184 | .171 |
| June | 60 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | .108 | .167 | .135 |
| July | 52 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .140 | .133 | .186 |
| August | 30 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | .234 | .231 | .319 |
| September | 27 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .152 | .135 | .182 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 29 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .152 | .162 | .152 |
| detroit-tigers | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .038 | .071 | .038 |
| baltimore-orioles | 27 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
| cleveland-guardians | 25 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .185 | .250 | .185 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 23 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .208 | .200 | .417 |
| chicago-white-sox | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .120 | .107 | .160 |
| new-york-yankees | 20 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .227 | .240 | .273 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .368 | .318 | .421 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Detroit Tigers | 11 | 12 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .167 | 38 | 19 |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 1960 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 44 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | .116 | 165 | 88 |
| 1961 |  Minnesota Twins | 37 | 29 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .069 | 115 | 65 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Minnesota Twins | 36 | 67 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .194 | 205 | 102 |
| 1963 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 40 | 45 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .156 | 154 | 89 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 33 | 23 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .261 | 89 | 73 |
| 1965 | California Angels, Houston Astros | 17 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 22 | 15 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros | 25 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 37 | 16 |