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Ken
Lehman		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 196
 
Born: June 10, 1928 in Usa, WA, SEATTLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1955    1956   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 STL NL   6 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 7 7
1953 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 8 7 7
1954 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 7 6 6 8 7 7
1955 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 7 6 6 8 7 7
1956 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1957 29 SDP NL $ 2,714,286 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
1958 30 SDP NL $ 2,714,286 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
1959 31 SDP NL $ 2,714,286 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1960 32 SDP NL $ 505,000 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1961 33 SDP NL $ 505,000 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1962 34 SDP NL $ 505,000 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6
1963 35 SDP NL $ 505,000 4 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1964 36 CLE AL $ 792,000 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,714,286 6 7 6 6 7 6 7 8 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1953 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1954 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1955 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1956 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1957 29 SDP NL $ 2,714,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1958 30 SDP NL $ 2,714,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1959 31 SDP NL $ 2,714,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1960 32 SDP NL $ 505,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1961 33 SDP NL $ 505,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1962 34 SDP NL $ 505,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1963 35 SDP NL $ 505,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1964 36 CLE AL $ 792,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,714,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 24 AAA   12 10 .545 30 30 0 0 0 202.7 234 92 17 72 127 4.09 .284 .342 .403 .744  
1953 25 STL NL 2 2 .500 15 0 0 0 1 16.3 19 11 2 6 7 6.06 .292 .352 .431 .783 0.4
  SDP NL 2 5 .286 38 0 0 0 3 36.3 38 21 5 21 16 5.20 .270 .362 .440 .802 1.2
  TOT   4 7 .364 53 0 0 0 4 52.7 57 32 7 27 23 5.47 .277 .359 .437 .796 1.7
    AAA   3 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 4 17.0 11 3 1 7 6 1.59 .196 .286 .286 .571  
1954 26 SDP NL 2 6 .250 40 1 0 0 3 50.0 53 31 5 27 23 5.58 .275 .362 .435 .797 1.3
1955 27 SDP NL 11 15 .423 46 27 2 0 3 213.0 219 102 24 82 88 4.31 .268 .332 .429 .761 8.0
1956 28 SDP NL 16 10 .615 40 38 7 1 0 278.7 267 115 33 84 144 3.71 .252 .307 .409 .717 18.1
1957 29 SDP NL 13 16 .448 42 42 7 0 0 301.7 284 124 25 93 177 3.70 .248 .304 .366 .670 17.7
1958 30 SDP NL 16 10 .615 35 35 3 1 0 233.3 232 114 33 92 152 4.40 .261 .329 .426 .755 12.3
1959 31 SDP NL 9 21 .300 39 39 5 0 0 276.3 262 128 38 93 187 4.17 .253 .314 .427 .741 15.6
1960 32 SDP NL 1 6 .143 69 2 0 0 10 88.0 102 54 12 35 65 5.52 .289 .351 .453 .805 2.1
1961 33 SDP NL 5 6 .455 59 0 0 0 3 69.0 78 32 13 23 44 4.17 .286 .343 .465 .809 4.0
1962 34 SDP NL 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 13.3 9 1 0 9 6 0.68 .196 .327 .196 .523 2.3
1963 35 SDP NL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 2 7.0 10 8 2 1 3 10.29 .345 .367 .690 1.056 0.0
    AAA   4 3 .571 49 0 0 0 4 62.3 58 22 8 18 60 3.18 .243 .296 .385 .681  
1964 36 AAA   1 2 .333 33 0 0 0 4 28.7 21 4 2 7 28 1.26 .210 .262 .310 .572  
11 Years Sim 78 98 .443 443 184 24 2 25 1583.0 1573 741 192 566 912 4.21 .260 .323 .416 .739 83.0
4 Years AAA 20 15 .571 130 30 0 0 12 310.7 324 121 28 104 221 3.51 .266 .324 .386 .710  
Season Average 7 8 .467 40 16 2 0 2 143.9 143 67 17 51 82 4.21 .260 .323 .416 .739  
Career Highs 16 21 1.000 69 42 7 1 10 301.7 284 128 38 93 187 10.29 .345 .367 .690 1.056  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1153 543 139 412 626   .268 .332 .428 .761
vs LH   420 198 53 154 286   .240 .302 .385 .687
Home 35 47 .427 229 88 13 2 12 794.6 768 355 92 254 448 4.02 .255 .312 .401 .714
Away 43 51 .457 214 96 11 0 13 788.3 805 386 100 312 464 4.41 .266 .334 .431 .765
Mar/Apr 12 14 .462 84 25 3 1 8 222.6 226 118 26 91 134 4.77 .266 .337 .423 .760
May 13 14 .481 73 21 4 0 7 227.3 201 94 31 66 148 3.72 .235 .290 .411 .701
June 11 22 .333 60 39 4 0 1 279.6 281 158 36 122 167 5.09 .263 .339 .439 .778
July 13 15 .464 66 32 3 1 2 273.3 286 109 34 79 146 3.59 .271 .322 .417 .739
August 14 19 .424 82 35 3 0 4 289.6 290 142 29 121 150 4.41 .263 .336 .399 .734
Sep/Oct 15 14 .517 78 32 7 0 3 290.3 289 120 36 87 167 3.72 .259 .313 .409 .722
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
1953 25 STL NL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  SDP NL 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1954 26 SDP NL 42 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1955 27 SDP NL 46 69 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .043 .070 .043 .114 -3.6 0.0
1956 28 SDP NL 40 95 7 15 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 16 .158 .165 .168 .333 1.0 0.0
1957 29 SDP NL 42 103 5 15 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 22 .146 .162 .175 .337 0.7 0.0
1958 30 SDP NL 35 82 2 12 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 16 .146 .155 .183 .338 0.9 0.0
1959 31 SDP NL 39 95 3 14 3 1 0 7 0 0 1 14 .147 .156 .200 .356 0.9 0.0
1960 32 SDP NL 69 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1961 33 SDP NL 59 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
9 Years Sim 425 460 21 61 10 1 0 34 0 0 7 80 .133 .145 .159 .304 -0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 175 8 23 3 0 0 12 0 0 2 30 .133 .145 .159 .304 -0.1  
Career Highs 69 103 7 15 3 1 0 10 0 0 2 22 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.0  
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   274 12 44 9 1 0 26 0 0 6 50 .161 .178 .201 .379 4.5
vs LH   186 9 17 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 30 .091 .096 .097 .193 -7.2
Home 157 203 10 32 4 1 0 9 0 0 5 30 .158 .177 .187 .364 2.7
Away 206 257 11 29 6 0 0 25 0 0 2 50 .113 .119 .136 .255 -5.4
RISP   123 0 21 5 1 0 31 0 0 3 27 .171 .188 .228 .415 3.4
Close/Late   28 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.3
Mar/Apr 25 63 0 9 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 11 .143 .141 .159 .299 -0.5
May 49 60 3 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 8 .200 .226 .217 .442 2.3
June 59 88 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 14 .102 .111 .125 .236 -2.3
July 41 78 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 .077 .077 .090 .167 -3.7
August 48 86 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .105 .115 .116 .231 -2.3
Sep/Oct 64 85 7 16 4 1 0 8 0 0 3 13 .188 .216 .259 .475 3.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 25 STL NL P 15 0 16.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.30    
  SDP NL P 38 0 36.3 3 11 1 1 .933 3.47    
  TOT   P 53 0 52.7 4 16 1 1 .952 3.42    
1954 26 SDP NL P 40 1 50.0 5 9 0 1 1.000 2.52    
    SS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1955 27 SDP NL P 46 27 213.0 16 63 0 5 1.000 3.34    
1956 28 SDP NL P 40 38 278.7 32 58 0 3 1.000 2.91    
1957 29 SDP NL P 42 42 301.7 26 66 1 2 .989 2.74    
1958 30 SDP NL P 35 35 233.3 15 41 2 2 .966 2.16    
1959 31 SDP NL P 39 39 276.3 20 47 0 3 1.000 2.18    
1960 32 SDP NL P 69 2 88.0 6 23 1 4 .967 2.97    
1961 33 SDP NL P 59 0 69.0 8 18 0 2 1.000 3.39    
1962 34 SDP NL P 12 0 13.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1963 35 SDP NL P 8 0 7.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29    
  P 443 184 1583.0 132 345 5 23 .990 2.71    
  SS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   445 184 1585.0 132 345 5 23 .990 2.71    
Career Highs   69 42 301.7 32 66 2 5 1.000 3.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1956-10-3.71
 Losses
1955-9-15
1957-10-16
1959-2-21
 Winning Pct
1956-9-.615
1958-8-.615
 Saves
1960-7-10
 Games Pitched
1960-6-69
 Shutouts
1958-9-1
Homeruns Allowed
1959-7-38
 Walks Allowed
1959-9-93
 Walks per 9IP
1956-9-2.7
 OOPS
1957-10-.670
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Tom Dixon (938)
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  8. Mike Scott (933)
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  1. Bucky Jacobs (994)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/9/1953
Traded from St. Louis to San Diego on 6/1/1953 (Going to SDP: P Ken Lehman. Going to STL: RF Hank Edwards)
Had first career hit on 6/16/1954, off Frank Fanovich (BRK)
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1955
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1956
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,714,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,714,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/24/1958 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1958, going 5-0, 3.08
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,714,286 through salary arbitration
7/1/1959: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $505,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/12/1960 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/8/1964 to a 2-year deal worth $792,000 per year
 
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