Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Bob
Lemon		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: September 22, 1920 in Usa, CA, SAN BERNARDIN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1946 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1947 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1948 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1949 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1950 29 BOS AL $ 350,000 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1951 30 BOS AL $ 411,429 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1952 31 BOS AL $ 411,429 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1953 32 MIN AL $ 700,007 9 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1954 33 MIN AL $ 700,007 9 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1955 34 CIN NL $ 400,400 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 700,007 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
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
1946 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1948 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 29 BOS AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 30 BOS AL $ 411,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 31 BOS AL $ 411,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 32 MIN AL $ 700,007   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 33 MIN AL $ 700,007   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 34 CIN NL $ 400,400   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 700,007   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1946 25 BOS AL 7 7 .500 19 19 4 2 0 131.3 123 56 7 60 50 3.84 .253 .334 .350 .684 9.1
1947 26 BOS AL 15 17 .469 36 36 8 2 0 257.0 298 150 24 119 82 5.25 .289 .360 .444 .805 7.0
1948 27 BOS AL 9 5 .643 28 12 4 0 1 111.7 104 48 10 57 38 3.87 .254 .342 .380 .722 8.3
1949 28 BOS AL 1 13 .071 33 13 1 0 1 110.0 143 95 13 69 45 7.77 .318 .408 .481 .889 0.0
1950 29 BOS AL 4 10 .286 37 20 7 0 1 178.7 176 102 20 91 72 5.14 .255 .343 .402 .745 7.0
1951 30 BOS AL 7 3 .700 40 0 0 0 2 71.7 88 59 11 44 33 7.41 .310 .394 .486 .880 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 0 4 1 36.00 .500 .700 .500 1.200  
1952 31 BOS AL 8 24 .250 40 40 10 2 0 298.3 299 166 33 173 109 5.01 .266 .364 .400 .764 11.2
1953 32 MIN AL 3 1 .750 20 0 0 0 0 24.7 26 13 2 10 14 4.74 .280 .350 .366 .715 1.4
1954 33 MIN AL 1 1 .500 38 0 0 0 2 42.7 50 28 9 18 15 5.91 .292 .352 .515 .867 0.0
1955 34 AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 10 2 0 0 0 3.18 .455 .455 .591 1.045  
    AA   2 1 .667 19 0 0 0 0 20.3 17 6 1 6 22 2.66 .230 .288 .324 .612  
9 Years Sim 55 81 .404 291 140 34 6 7 1226.0 1307 717 129 641 458 5.26 .276 .361 .419 .780 44.0
2 Years AAA 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.7 13 6 0 4 1 8.11 .464 .531 .571 1.103  
1 Years AA 2 1 .667 19 0 0 0 0 20.3 17 6 1 6 22 2.66 .230 .288 .324 .612  
3 Years Minors 2 1 .667 23 0 0 0 0 27.0 30 12 1 10 23 4.00 .294 .357 .392 .749  
Season Average 6 9 .400 32 15 3 0 0 136.2 145 79 14 71 50 5.26 .276 .361 .419 .780  
Career Highs 15 24 .750 40 40 10 2 2 298.3 299 166 33 173 109 7.77 .318 .408 .515 .889  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   582 296 48 269 244   .258 .338 .381 .719
vs LH   725 421 81 372 214   .292 .384 .454 .838
Home 25 43 .368 148 74 15 4 2 664.0 720 404 65 350 253 5.48 .280 .366 .422 .788
Away 30 38 .441 143 66 19 2 5 562.0 587 313 64 291 205 5.01 .272 .358 .416 .775
Mar/Apr 13 20 .394 56 35 6 1 1 274.3 298 158 29 143 95 5.18 .278 .363 .418 .782
May 10 18 .357 47 37 10 4 1 277.3 271 166 19 159 114 5.39 .258 .355 .377 .732
June 7 15 .318 50 22 7 0 0 208.6 222 132 24 94 76 5.69 .275 .351 .423 .773
July 9 11 .450 47 14 5 0 0 155.7 166 82 16 84 59 4.74 .275 .363 .412 .776
August 8 7 .533 48 13 2 1 4 147.3 162 88 15 87 59 5.38 .287 .382 .441 .824
Sep/Oct 8 10 .444 43 19 5 0 1 162.6 188 91 26 74 55 5.04 .294 .367 .474 .842
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
1946 25 BOS AL 19 47 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .128 .146 .128 .273 -0.2 0.0
1947 26 BOS AL 36 87 6 16 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 27 .184 .202 .230 .432 2.5 0.0
1948 27 BOS AL 28 30 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .233 .433 1.3 0.0
1949 28 BOS AL 33 31 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .097 .097 .129 .226 -0.7 0.0
1950 29 BOS AL 37 53 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 12 .245 .259 .283 .542 3.6 0.0
1951 30 BOS AL 40 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.0 0.0
1952 31 BOS AL 40 99 6 15 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 .152 .157 .162 .318 1.5 0.0
1953 32 MIN AL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1954 33 MIN AL 38 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
9 Years Sim 291 376 21 64 7 1 0 14 0 0 3 88 .170 .180 .194 .374 7.9 0.0
162 Game Average 209 11 35 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 48 .170 .180 .194 .374 4.4  
Career Highs 40 99 6 16 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 27 .245 .259 .283 .542 3.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   236 11 41 3 1 0 11 0 0 1 55 .174 .183 .195 .377 3.3
vs LH   140 10 23 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 33 .164 .176 .193 .369 1.8
Home 148 184 9 38 6 0 0 10 0 0 2 45 .207 .214 .239 .453 7.0
Away 143 192 12 26 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 43 .135 .148 .151 .299 -1.8
RISP   80 0 11 1 0 0 14 0 0 1 21 .138 .145 .150 .295 -0.6
Close/Late   34 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .118 .118 .147 .265 -0.7
Mar/Apr 50 88 3 18 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 23 .205 .202 .227 .430 2.7
May 42 89 5 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 .146 .163 .169 .332 0.3
June 41 62 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .161 .161 .161 .323 0.0
July 40 44 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .159 .178 .182 .360 0.5
August 31 43 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .140 .159 .163 .322 -0.3
Sep/Oct 39 50 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 .200 .216 .260 .476 1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1946 25 BOS AL P 19 19 131.3 6 20 0 7 1.000 1.78    
1947 26 BOS AL P 36 36 257.0 11 57 3 7 .958 2.38    
1948 27 BOS AL P 28 12 111.7 8 24 1 1 .970 2.58    
1949 28 BOS AL P 33 13 110.0 5 25 1 0 .968 2.45    
1950 29 BOS AL P 37 20 178.7 6 37 3 0 .935 2.17    
1951 30 BOS AL P 40 0 71.7 1 14 2 1 .882 1.88    
1952 31 BOS AL P 40 40 298.3 23 61 1 6 .988 2.53    
1953 32 MIN AL P 20 0 24.7 1 8 0 3 1.000 3.28    
1954 33 MIN AL P 38 0 42.7 2 10 0 0 1.000 2.53    
Career Totals   291 140 1226.0 63 256 11 25 .967 2.34    
Career Highs   40 40 298.3 23 61 3 7 1.000 3.28    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 27 BOS AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 16 10 3 8 10 6.00 .271 .358 .458 .816
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 16 10 3 8 10 6.00 .271 .358 .458 .816
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
1948 27 BOS AL 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1947-9-17
1952-1-24
 Complete Games
1950-10-7
1952-6-10
 Shutouts
1946-3-2
1947-5-2
1952-5-2
 Hits Allowed
1947-8-298
1952-8-299
 Homeruns Allowed
1952-7-33
 Walks Allowed
1952-2-173
Hits per 9IP
1950-10-8.9
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Fred Sanford (947)
  2. Paul Erickson (943)
  3. Sarge Connally (938)
  4. Al Yeargin (937)
  5. Charley Root (934)
  6. Mike Parrott (930)
  7. Dick Estelle (929)
  8. Les Cain (924)
  9. Joe Sparma (919)
  10. Chris Van Cuyk (917)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jim Perry (996)
  2. Larry Jansen (996)
  3. Hank Wyse (991)
  4. Randy Gumpert (991)
  5. Harry Gumbert (991)
  6. Tim McNamara (990)
  7. Saul Rogovin (989)
  8. Tony Cloninger (989)
  9. Bill Werle (988)
  10. Lum Davenport (987)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1946
Had first career hit on 4/5/1946, off Bob Logan (BRK)
Earned first career win on 4/10/1946
Injured on 6/4/1946 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7-8 weeks
Injured on 5/15/1948 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1948
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $411,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/1/1951 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $411,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/14/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $700,007 per year
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 3/3/1953 (Going to NYG: P Paul Calvert, P Ray Scarborough. Going to MIN: P Bob Lemon)
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/10/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $400,400 per year
Traded from New York (N) to Cincinnati on 7/31/1955 (Going to NYG: 2B Pee wee Reese. Going to CIN: P Erv Palica, P Ben Wade, P Bob Lemon)
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.