Bob Lemon played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1958, appearing in 460 games over 13 seasons. He recorded a total of 207 W and 128 L, an ERA of 3.23, 1,277 SO, a WHIP of 1.337, and a WAR of 37.6.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Bob Lemon |
Date of Birth | September 22, 1920 |
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MLB Debut | 1946 |
📊 Career Summary
Bob Lemon appeared in 460 games over 13 MLB seasons from 1946 to 1958. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 350 (MLB Rank: 219) |
GF | 73 (MLB Rank: 1,120) |
W | 207 (MLB Rank: 107) |
L | 128 (MLB Rank: 285) |
SV | 22 (MLB Rank: 694) |
ERA | 3.23 (MLB Rank: 1,813) |
IP | 2850 (MLB Rank: 162) |
SHO | 31 (MLB Rank: 103) |
CG | 188 (MLB Rank: 155) |
SO | 1,277 (MLB Rank: 336) |
BB | 1251 (MLB Rank: 43) |
H | 2,559 (MLB Rank: 225) |
HR | 180 (MLB Rank: 350) |
SO9 | 4.03 (MLB Rank: 7,119) |
BB9 | 3.95 (MLB Rank: 5,230) |
H9 | 8.08 (MLB Rank: 9,696) |
HR9 | 0.57 (MLB Rank: 6,889) |
WHIP | 1.337 (MLB Rank: 8,586) |
WAR | 37.6 (MLB Rank: 200) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1958)
In his final season (1958), Bob Lemon recorded the following stats:
GS | 1 |
GF | 4 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 5.33 |
IP | 25.1 |
SO | 8 |
BB | 16 |
H | 41 |
HR | 3 |
SO9 | 2.84 |
BB9 | 5.68 |
H9 | 14.57 |
HR9 | 1.07 |
WHIP | 2.25 |
WAR | −0.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1950, 23 W
- Most SO: 1950, 170 SO
- Most IP: 1952, 309.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1949, 5.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 1946, 2.49 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Bob Lemon appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.01, pitched 29.2 IP, struck out 17 batters, with 2 W and 2 L.
Bob Lemon Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | 4 | 5 | 2.49 | 0.444 | 1 | 39 | 94 | 0.9 | 1.543 | 1 | 77 | 68 | 40 | 26 | 133 | 4.06 | 3.7 | 0.57 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 412 |
1947 | 11 | 5 | 3.44 | 0.688 | 3 | 65 | 167.1 | 1.1 | 1.476 | 7 | 150 | 97 | 68 | 64 | 101 | 4.25 | 3.5 | 0.67 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 725 |
1948 | 20 | 14 | 2.82 | 0.588 | 2 | 147 | 293.2 | 4.7 | 1.226 | 12 | 231 | 129 | 104 | 92 | 144 | 3.64 | 4.5 | 1.14 | 37 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1214 |
1949 | 22 | 10 | 2.99 | 0.688 | 1 | 138 | 279.2 | 5.4 | 1.244 | 19 | 211 | 137 | 101 | 93 | 133 | 3.94 | 4.4 | 1.01 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1159 |
1950 | 23 | 11 | 3.84 | 0.676 | 3 | 170 | 288 | 2.7 | 1.483 | 28 | 281 | 146 | 144 | 123 | 112 | 4.21 | 5.3 | 1.16 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1254 |
1951 | 17 | 14 | 3.52 | 0.548 | 2 | 132 | 263.1 | 2.8 | 1.397 | 18 | 244 | 124 | 119 | 103 | 108 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.06 | 34 | 42 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1139 |
1952 | 22 | 11 | 2.5 | 0.667 | 4 | 131 | 309.2 | 4.9 | 1.101 | 15 | 236 | 105 | 104 | 86 | 134 | 3.25 | 3.8 | 1.25 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1252 |
1953 | 21 | 15 | 3.36 | 0.583 | 1 | 98 | 286.2 | 3.2 | 1.371 | 16 | 283 | 110 | 119 | 107 | 111 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.89 | 36 | 41 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1216 |
1954 | 23 | 7 | 2.72 | 0.767 | 0 | 110 | 258.1 | 4.2 | 1.239 | 12 | 228 | 92 | 95 | 78 | 136 | 3.27 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 33 | 36 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1077 |
1955 | 18 | 10 | 3.88 | 0.643 | 2 | 100 | 211.1 | 2.8 | 1.382 | 17 | 218 | 74 | 103 | 91 | 103 | 3.59 | 4.3 | 1.35 | 31 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 909 |
1956 | 20 | 14 | 3.03 | 0.588 | 3 | 94 | 255.1 | 5.2 | 1.249 | 23 | 230 | 89 | 103 | 86 | 139 | 3.92 | 3.3 | 1.06 | 35 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1074 |
1957 | 6 | 11 | 4.6 | 0.353 | 0 | 45 | 117.1 | -0.2 | 1.645 | 9 | 129 | 64 | 70 | 60 | 82 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 540 |
1958 | 0 | 1 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.1 | -0.1 | 2.25 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 128 |