How Derrek Lee's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Derrek Lee totaled 1,959 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 2005, posting 199, well above the league average of 54.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 14, well below the league average of 53.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 163 in 2009 to 142 in 2010 and 116 in 2011, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 14 to 199 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Derrek Lee Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Derrek Lee
| Derrek Lee
Hits | Derrek Lee
Extra Base Hits | Derrek Lee
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 1959 | 793 | 0.405 |
| Season Avg. | 130.6 | 52.87 | 0.405 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 163.42 | 66.15 | 0.405 |
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Derrek Lee Hits Per Season
Derrek Lee's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Derrek Lee's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Derrek Lee Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Derrek Lee's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Derrek Lee's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Derrek Lee's MLB career with Hits 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.
