Lenny Dykstra
1985–1996 · bats L / throws L · NLS, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
1,278G
.285AVG
.375OBP
.419SLG
More career statistics
1,298H
81HR
404RBI
285SB
7Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,278 | 5,282 | 4,559 | 802 | 1,298 | 281 | 43 | 81 | 404 | 640 | 503 | 285 | 72 | 31 | 27 | 1,908 | .285 | .375 | .419 | .794 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1990-05-15 to 1990-06-10
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1987-08-16 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1989-09-18 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1990-07-06 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 643 | 2600 | 645 | 51 | 206 | 336 | 219 | .290 | .377 | .440 |
| Away | 635 | 2682 | 653 | 30 | 198 | 304 | 284 | .280 | .357 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 184 | 779 | 183 | 17 | 56 | 110 | 71 | .279 | .376 | .460 |
| May | 244 | 1026 | 269 | 13 | 81 | 117 | 96 | .303 | .376 | .425 |
| June | 208 | 844 | 225 | 10 | 57 | 98 | 82 | .307 | .383 | .423 |
| July | 237 | 1030 | 264 | 15 | 88 | 130 | 94 | .298 | .383 | .424 |
| August | 229 | 965 | 212 | 15 | 61 | 106 | 95 | .251 | .330 | .387 |
| September | 159 | 583 | 135 | 10 | 58 | 69 | 60 | .266 | .350 | .394 |
| October | 17 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .227 | .364 | .364 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 140 | 571 | 141 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 58 | .283 | .357 | .450 |
| montreal-expos | 134 | 575 | 128 | 12 | 48 | 66 | 68 | .256 | .337 | .416 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 134 | 530 | 131 | 8 | 41 | 57 | 34 | .281 | .355 | .410 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 132 | 512 | 128 | 3 | 28 | 58 | 44 | .284 | .363 | .389 |
| atlanta-braves | 100 | 440 | 116 | 5 | 50 | 58 | 48 | .311 | .395 | .450 |
| san-francisco-giants | 97 | 394 | 89 | 7 | 27 | 52 | 34 | .263 | .358 | .383 |
| san-diego-padres | 96 | 379 | 85 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 40 | .249 | .311 | .357 |
| cincinnati-reds | 94 | 400 | 86 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 33 | .244 | .330 | .332 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  New York Mets | 83 | 236 | 60 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .254 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 147 | 431 | 127 | 8 | 45 | 31 | .295 | – | – |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 132 | 431 | 123 | 10 | 43 | 27 | .285 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 126 | 429 | 116 | 8 | 33 | 30 | .270 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 511 | 121 | 7 | 32 | 30 | .237 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 590 | 192 | 9 | 60 | 33 | .325 | – | – |
| 1991 | Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 246 | 73 | 3 | 12 | 24 | .297 | – | – |
| 1992 | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 345 | 104 | 6 | 39 | 30 | .301 | – | – |
| 1993 | Philadelphia Phillies | 161 | 637 | 194 | 19 | 66 | 37 | .305 | – | – |
| 1994 | Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 315 | 86 | 5 | 24 | 15 | .273 | – | – |
| 1995 | Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 254 | 67 | 2 | 18 | 10 | .264 | – | – |
| 1996 | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 134 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 3 | .261 | – | – |