Lenny Dykstra

Center Field

1985—1996

lenny-dykstra
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

WHO IS Lenny Dykstra?

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

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

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1990 Phillies

27 Years Old

.325
AVG
9
HR
60
RBI
106
RUNS
.418
OBP
192
HITS
35
2B
3
3B
.441
SLG
89
BB
33
SB
8.9
WAR
Rates ahead of his 1993 season due to his defense.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.285
.375
.419

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS 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.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
37.7
60.2

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

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

— 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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