Bob Lemon Career Pitching Summary

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.

Bob Lemon Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bob Lemon.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Bob Lemon
    NameBob Lemon
    Date of BirthSeptember 22, 1920
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1946

    📊 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:

    GS350 (MLB Rank: 219)
    GF73 (MLB Rank: 1,120)
    W207 (MLB Rank: 107)
    L128 (MLB Rank: 285)
    SV22 (MLB Rank: 694)
    ERA3.23 (MLB Rank: 1,813)
    IP2850 (MLB Rank: 162)
    SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
    CG188 (MLB Rank: 155)
    SO1,277 (MLB Rank: 336)
    BB1251 (MLB Rank: 43)
    H2,559 (MLB Rank: 225)
    HR180 (MLB Rank: 350)
    SO94.03 (MLB Rank: 7,119)
    BB93.95 (MLB Rank: 5,230)
    H98.08 (MLB Rank: 9,696)
    HR90.57 (MLB Rank: 6,889)
    WHIP1.337 (MLB Rank: 8,586)
    WAR37.6 (MLB Rank: 200)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1958)

    In his final season (1958), Bob Lemon recorded the following stats:

    GS1
    GF4
    W0
    L1
    ERA5.33
    IP25.1
    SO8
    BB16
    H41
    HR3
    SO92.84
    BB95.68
    H914.57
    HR91.07
    WHIP2.25
    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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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