Bob Lemon Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Bob Lemon
NameBob Lemon
Date of BirthSeptember 22, 1920
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1946
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Bob Lemon Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 221)
GF73 (MLB Rank: 1,133)
W207 (MLB Rank: 107)
L128 (MLB Rank: 286)
SV22 (MLB Rank: 701)
ERA3.23 (MLB Rank: 1,834)
IP2850 (MLB Rank: 163)
SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
CG188 (MLB Rank: 155)
SO1,277 (MLB Rank: 343)
BB1251 (MLB Rank: 43)
H2,559 (MLB Rank: 225)
HR180 (MLB Rank: 358)
SO94.03 (MLB Rank: 7,258)
BB93.95 (MLB Rank: 5,314)
H98.08 (MLB Rank: 9,816)
HR90.57 (MLB Rank: 7,045)
WHIP1.337 (MLB Rank: 8,706)
WAR37.6 (MLB Rank: 201)

📊 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