Lenny
Dykstra
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 167
 
Born: February 10, 1963 in Usa, CA, SANTA ANA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1987    1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 22 WAS NL     8 8 7 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 9
1986 23 WAS NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 8
1987 24 WAS NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
1988 25 WAS NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1989 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 8
1990 27 WAS NL $ 3,407,143   8 8 7 4 4 4 8 9 8 8 9 9 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     8 8 7 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,407,143   8 8 8 4 4 4 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1985 22 AAA   133 512 85 163 30 7 14 72 32 16 82 29 .318 .412 .486 .899 100.1  
1986 23 WAS NL 38 138 14 22 8 0 2 13 10 4 19 11 .159 .259 .261 .520 11.1 0.4
    AAA   108 437 82 135 31 2 16 61 18 8 71 35 .309 .406 .499 .904 86.3  
1987 24 WAS NL 152 622 99 182 31 12 13 64 64 22 72 55 .293 .364 .444 .808 100.3 23.0
1988 25 WAS NL 128 477 80 139 33 6 11 70 52 18 62 45 .291 .373 .455 .828 82.7 18.5
    AAA   25 94 13 28 2 2 3 11 4 2 16 7 .298 .400 .457 .857 17.5  
1989 26 WAS NL 155 544 82 148 33 6 9 64 38 16 83 49 .272 .369 .404 .773 80.7 17.5
1990 27 WAS NL 101 386 72 122 36 7 5 54 37 18 52 29 .316 .396 .484 .880 71.8 16.4
5 Years Sim 574 2167 347 613 141 31 40 265 201 78 288 189 .283 .366 .432 .798 346.6 75.7
3 Years AAA 266 1043 180 326 63 11 33 144 54 26 169 71 .313 .408 .489 .897 203.8  
162 Game Average 611 97 173 39 8 11 74 56 22 81 53 .283 .366 .432 .798 97.8  
Career Highs 155 622 99 182 36 12 13 70 64 22 83 55 .316 .396 .484 .880 100.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1487 237 418 94 22 23 181 144 56 219 123 .281 .373 .420 .793 243.0
vs LH   680 110 195 47 9 17 84 57 22 69 66 .287 .352 .457 .810 108.8
Home 288 1062 175 314 80 17 14 134 111 38 138 88 .296 .375 .443 .818 179.9
Away 286 1105 172 299 61 14 26 131 90 40 150 101 .271 .358 .422 .780 171.9
RISP   515 0 142 32 12 3 194 0 0 84 68 .276 .370 .402 .772 80.1
Pinch Hitting   23 3 10 1 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 .435 .536 .652 1.188 7.1
Close/Late   258 34 72 17 5 6 33 0 0 38 33 .279 .369 .453 .823 43.1
Mar/Apr 97 369 57 95 18 3 10 47 38 12 42 35 .257 .333 .404 .736 53.5
May 106 392 62 119 31 7 7 53 31 13 51 40 .304 .382 .472 .854 69.2
June 104 400 75 122 32 6 8 44 44 16 50 36 .305 .383 .475 .858 71.9
July 96 375 56 99 16 7 5 46 34 16 60 27 .264 .361 .384 .745 56.4
August 81 305 50 91 23 5 8 39 29 13 46 20 .298 .392 .485 .877 56.9
Sep/Oct 90 326 47 87 21 3 2 36 25 8 39 31 .267 .347 .368 .715 43.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 23 WAS NL CF 15 12 114.0 26 1 1 0 .964 2.13   0.3
1987 24 WAS NL CF 148 146 1344.0 363 5 4 2 .989 2.46   4.4
1988 25 WAS NL LF 91 85 773.7 144 4 2 2 .987 1.72   3.5
    CF 35 35 310.0 75 4 0 1 1.000 2.29    
1989 26 WAS NL LF 92 91 807.0 145 4 2 0 .987 1.66   4.2
    CF 62 54 506.3 124 3 1 1 .992 2.26    
1990 27 WAS NL LF 69 67 578.0 109 4 2 2 .983 1.76   2.8
    CF 33 28 253.7 60 3 1 0 .984 2.24    
  CF 293 275 2528.0 648 16 7 4 .990 2.36   4.6
  LF 252 243 2158.7 398 12 6 4 .986 1.71   10.5
Career Totals   545 518 4686.7 1046 28 13 8 .988 2.06   15.1
Career Highs   154 146 1344.0 363 8 4 3 .991 2.46    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 25 WAS NL 6 26 6 9 6 0 1 5 1 1 3 1 .346 .414 .692 1.106
1989 26 WAS NL 9 36 4 13 4 1 1 5 2 0 1 2 .361 .368 .611 .980
Career Post-Season Batting 15 62 10 22 10 1 2 10 3 1 4 3 .355 .388 .645 1.033
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1988-10-.373
OPS
1988-8-.828
XR
1987-9-100.3
Games
1989-6-155
At-Bats
1987-4-622
Runs
1987-7-99
Hits
1987-9-182
Triples
1987-3-12
1990-3-7
Stolen Bases
1987-3-64
1988-5-52
1989-5-38
1990-7-37
Caught Stealing
1987-6-22
1988-5-18
1989-5-16
1990-4-18
Walks
1989-7-83
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. John Kruk (965)
  2. Mark McLemore (953)
  3. Billy Hatcher (952)
  4. Al Wingo (946)
  5. Roy Carlyle (944)
  6. Earl Webb (942)
  7. Kirby Puckett (937)
  8. Ellis Burks (936)
  9. Bob Meusel (934)
  10. Bobby Bonilla (933)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Washington in 1985
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/1986, off John Butcher (PHN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1986, off Mike Norris (MIL)
Injured on 9/15/1986 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,407,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/11/1990
Injured on 8/1/1990 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season