Chet Lemon
CF · 16 seasons · 1975 – 1990 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Chet Lemon sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 16 seasons. 1979 was the high-water mark, worth +10.2, 34th that season and 4683rd of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: runs (+24.8), home runs (+23.6) and RBI (+23.1), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
10.21
1979 · #4,683 all-time
Career Z
84.4
summed
Avg / Season
5.27
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CWS | 9 | -2.08 | #388 | #62,494 |
| 1976 | CWS | 132 | 2.61 | #153 | #20,108 |
| 1977 | CWS | 150 | 7.39 | #78 | #8,796 |
| 1978 | CWS | 105 | 6.25 | #102 | #10,897 |
| 1979★ | CWS | 148 | 10.21 | #34 | #4,683 |
| 1980 | CWS | 147 | 6.40 | #84 | #10,573 |
| 1981 | CWS | 94 | 9.19 | #41 | #5,955 |
| 1982 | DET | 125 | 5.39 | #112 | #12,738 |
| 1983 | DET | 145 | 6.42 | #92 | #10,534 |
| 1984 | DET | 141 | 8.63 | #57 | #6,716 |
| 1985 | DET | 145 | 5.69 | #106 | #12,078 |
| 1986 | DET | 126 | 2.80 | #182 | #19,530 |
| 1987 | DET | 146 | 5.92 | #109 | #11,625 |
| 1988 | DET | 144 | 6.15 | #92 | #11,098 |
| 1989 | DET | 127 | 1.72 | #214 | #23,087 |
| 1990 | DET | 104 | 1.68 | #222 | #23,246 |
★ Best season by Z