How Derrek Lee's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Derrek Lee totaled 1,816 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2002, posting 161, well above the league average of 37.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 12, well below the league average of 37.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 140 in 2009 to 141 in 2010 and 113 in 2011, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 12 to 161 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Derrek Lee Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Derrek Lee Starts as Fielder Per Season

Derrek Lee's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Derrek Lee Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Derrek Lee Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Derrek Lee's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Derrek Lee Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Derrek Lee's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Derrek Lee Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Derrek Lee's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table