Lenny Dykstra

Center Field

1985—1996

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
#78

Player Detail

Leonard Kyle
GIVEN NAME
Dykstra
SURNAME
February 10, 1963, in Santa Ana, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1985—1996
Playing Career
Played from 22-33
PLAYING AGE
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia Phillies
PRIMARY TEAM
1986
World Series titles
Nails, Dude
NICKNAME
4
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 160
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
May 3, 1985
Major League Debut
May 18, 1996
FINAL GAME
— Phillies ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Lenny Dykstra?

Tobacco-chewing center fielder who starred for the Mets in the 1980s; sparked Phillies to pennant in 1993.
  • Lenny Dykstra Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

60

RUNNING

60

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

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1278
1298
81
404
.285
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
37.7
60.2

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.793
.732
108.6

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.285
.375
.419

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Stan Javier
Eric Davis

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Gary Carter
Keith Hernandez
Wally Backman
Kevin Elster
Dave Hollins
Pete Incaviglia
Mookie Wilson
Darryl Strawberry
Dwight Gooden
Curt Schilling
Davey Johnson

Lenny Dykstra 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
Dykstra
518
147
91
32
5
9
46
73
57
32
217
224
.285
.375
.419
793
AVG CF
537
144
79
24
5
12
53
89
28
213
199
.268
.334
.397
.732

Lenny Dykstra Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
78
31
29
42
70
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
46
38
50
23
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Lenny Dykstra PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
42.5
32.9
23.4
20.1
5.38
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Lenny Dykstra
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
203.5
154.8
111.2
91.6
25.7
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Lenny Dykstra
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF