Jim Lemon

Right Field

1950—1963

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
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Right Field RANK
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Player Detail

James Robert
GIVEN NAME
Lemon
SURNAME
March 23, 1928, in Covington, VA
BORN
May 14, 2006, in Brandon, MS, USA
DIED
1950—1963
Playing Career
Played from 22-35
PLAYING AGE
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
Philadelphia Phillies
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Washington Senators
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
23
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-4 / 200
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
August 20, 1950
Major League Debut
September 29, 1963
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jim Lemon?

Lemon was a power-hitting corner outfielder in the final days of the original Washington Senators. He hit 33 homers in 1959, and 38 the next season, which was the last year those Senators played in D.C. before moving to Minnesota. He was a free swinger: Lemon led the American League in strikeouts in three straight seasons.
  • Jim Lemon Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

30

RUNNING

20

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Growing up, Lemon was more commonly known as “Bob,” but when Cleveland signed him he changed his name to Jim to not be confused with star pitcher Bob Lemon.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1010
901
164
529
.262
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Nellie Fox
Lou Boudreau
Eddie Yost
Dick Allen
Larry Doby
Bob Allison
Bob Lemon
Camilo Pascual
Bucky Harris

BEST SEASON

1959 Senators

31 Years Old

.279
AVG
33
HR
100
RBI
73
RUNS
.334
OBP
148
HITS
18
2B
3
3B
.510
SLG
46
BB
99
SB
3.2
WAR
Hit 21 homers at Griffith Stadium, and 12 on the road.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.262
.332
.460

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.792
.767
103.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
8.2
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

One Degree Of Separation

Roger Maris
Finished third behind Mickey Mantle and Maris in the 1960 AL home run race.

Contemporaries

Jackie Jensen
Hank Bauer
Jim Rivera
Al Kaline

Related Content

Jim Lemon Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Lemon
534
140
69
19
5
25
82
56
122
2
246
199
.262
.332
.460
792
AVG RF
530
141
75
22
5
17
59
74
7
225
204
.267
.342
.425
.767

Jim Lemon Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
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Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jim Lemon PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
6.8
9.3
8.6
7.0
1.09
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Jim Lemon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Jim Lemon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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