Jim Lemon
1950–1963 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,010G
.262AVG
.332OBP
.460SLG
901H
164HR
530RBI
13SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,010 | 3,873 | 3,445 | 446 | 901 | 121 | 35 | 164 | 530 | 366 | 787 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 1,584 | .262 | .332 | .460 | .792 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1957-05-26 to 1957-06-09
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1956-08-31 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1959-09-05 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1959-06-14 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 507 | 1951 | 470 | 100 | 285 | 185 | 379 | .272 | .336 | .505 |
| Away | 503 | 1922 | 431 | 64 | 245 | 181 | 408 | .251 | .318 | .414 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 89 | 331 | 75 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 68 | .255 | .323 | .456 |
| May | 199 | 777 | 173 | 30 | 118 | 87 | 160 | .255 | .335 | .450 |
| June | 193 | 751 | 199 | 36 | 114 | 76 | 138 | .300 | .366 | .521 |
| July | 179 | 683 | 155 | 34 | 94 | 53 | 136 | .252 | .305 | .468 |
| August | 165 | 650 | 141 | 28 | 73 | 63 | 147 | .243 | .314 | .435 |
| September | 182 | 670 | 154 | 22 | 86 | 54 | 136 | .256 | .310 | .422 |
| October | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 146 | 559 | 129 | 25 | 74 | 52 | 118 | .259 | .324 | .457 |
| baltimore-orioles | 139 | 531 | 116 | 15 | 67 | 46 | 118 | .243 | .305 | .400 |
| chicago-white-sox | 132 | 511 | 133 | 24 | 65 | 55 | 95 | .294 | .368 | .514 |
| boston-red-sox | 132 | 535 | 127 | 29 | 93 | 60 | 103 | .273 | .350 | .524 |
| detroit-tigers | 128 | 516 | 123 | 25 | 72 | 41 | 118 | .262 | .318 | .475 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 119 | 485 | 114 | 18 | 70 | 38 | 71 | .263 | .313 | .445 |
| cleveland-guardians | 118 | 451 | 101 | 22 | 61 | 39 | 90 | .252 | .310 | .461 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 20 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | .218 | .302 | .327 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Cleveland Guardians | 12 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | .176 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 16 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .174 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 37 | 128 | 30 | 2 | 13 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1955 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 10 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1956 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 146 | 538 | 146 | 27 | 96 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1957 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 137 | 518 | 147 | 17 | 64 | 1 | .284 | – | – |
| 1958 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 142 | 501 | 123 | 26 | 75 | 2 | .246 | – | – |
| 1959 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 147 | 531 | 148 | 33 | 100 | 5 | .279 | – | – |
| 1960 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 148 | 528 | 142 | 38 | 100 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Minnesota Twins | 129 | 423 | 109 | 14 | 53 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1962 | Minnesota Twins | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – | .176 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 156 | 34 | 3 | 15 | – | .218 | – | – |