How Derrek Lee's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Derrek Lee posted a career Range Factor of 8.56, well above the league average of 3.19 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 2005, posting 9.14, well above the league average of 2.87 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 6.86, well above the league average of 2.85 that year. The Range Factor trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.5 in 2009 to 8.22 in 2010 and 8.97 in 2011. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Range Factor producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 15 seasons.

Derrek Lee Lifetime Range Factor

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Derrek Lee
Range Factor
Career8.562
Season Avg.8.562
162 Game Avg.8.562
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Derrek Lee Range Factor Per Season

Derrek Lee's Range Factor 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 Range Factor per season line chart

Derrek Lee Range Factor by Team

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

Derrek Lee Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Derrek Lee's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Derrek Lee Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Derrek Lee Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derrek Lee's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derrek Lee Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derrek Lee's MLB career with Range Factor 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 Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table