How Derrek Lee's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Derrek Lee totaled 1,442 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 2001, posting 142, well above the league average of 9.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 12, well above the league average of 9.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 110 in 2009 to 99 in 2010 and 83 in 2011, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 12 to 142 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Derrek Lee Lifetime Double Plays

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Season Avg.96.13
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Derrek Lee Double Plays Per Season

Derrek Lee's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Derrek Lee Double Plays per season line chart

Derrek Lee Double Plays by Team

Derrek Lee's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Derrek Lee career Double Plays by team bar chart

Derrek Lee Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Derrek Lee's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Derrek Lee Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Derrek Lee Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derrek Lee's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Derrek Lee Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derrek Lee Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derrek Lee's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Derrek Lee Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table