Derrek Lee

Full Name: Derrek Leon Lee Primary Position: 1B Height/Weight: 6' 5"/205 First Game: April 28, 1997 Birthdate: September 6, 1975 MLB Experience: 10 years Birthplace: Sacramento, California Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Derrek Lee (Derrek Leon Lee) was born on September 6, 1975 in Sacramento, California. He made his Major League debut on April 28, 1997 for the San Diego Padres. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .233 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI. Lee played for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Derrek Lee's best season was 2005, when he slugged 46 home runs, hit for a .335 average and knocked in 107 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1997	SD	N	22	54	9	14	1	4	.259	.365	.370	3	0	9	24	0	0	0	0	1
1998	FLA	N	141	454	62	106	17	74	.233	.318	.414	29	1	47	120	10	0	5	1	12
1999	FLA	N	70	218	21	45	5	20	.206	.263	.326	9	1	17	70	0	0	2	1	3
2000	FLA	N	158	477	70	134	28	70	.281	.368	.507	18	3	63	123	4	0	0	6	14
2001	FLA	N	158	561	83	158	21	75	.282	.346	.474	37	4	50	126	8	0	4	1	18
2002	FLA	N	162	581	95	157	27	86	.270	.378	.494	35	7	98	164	5	0	19	8	14
2003	FLA	N	155	539	91	146	31	92	.271	.379	.508	31	2	88	131	10	0	21	7	9
2004	CHI	N	161	605	90	168	32	98	.278	.356	.504	39	1	68	128	8	2	12	4	14
2005	CHI	N	158	594	120	199	46	107	.335	.418	.662	50	3	85	109	5	0	15	23	12
2006	CHI	N	50	175	30	50	8	30	.286	.368	.474	9	0	25	41	0	0	8	1	11
2007	CHI	N	150	567	91	180	22	82	.317	.400	.513	43	1	71	114	9	0	6	8	15
Total			1385	4825	762	1357	238	738	.281	.367	.502	303	23	621	1150	59	2	92	60	123

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	SD	N	1B	21	12	128.2	131	13	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	FLA	N	1B	132	114	1046.2	950	114	8	116	0	0	0	0	0	.993
1999	FLA	N	1B	66	54	499.2	463	47	3	44	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2000	FLA	N	1B	147	123	1133	1101	104	8	104	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2001	FLA	N	1B	156	146	1309.2	1271	115	8	142	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2002	FLA	N	1B	162	161	1441.1	1312	121	12	138	1	0	0	0	0	.992
2003	FLA	N	1B	155	153	1353.2	1279	97	5	132	0	0	0	0	0	.996
2004	CHI	N	1B	161	159	1432	1259	130	6	113	0	0	0	0	0	.996
2005	CHI	N	1B	158	158	1386	1322	122	6	118	0	0	0	0	0	.996
2006	CHI	N	1B	47	44	393.2	370	26	5	34	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2006	CHI	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	CHI	N	1B	147	146	1274.1	1165	87	7	99	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2007	CHI	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	1352	1270	11398.2	10623	976	68	1052	1	0	0	0	0	.994

Transactions

• Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (14th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed July 20, 1993).
• Traded by San Diego Padres with Steve Hoff and Rafael Medina to Florida Marlins in exchange for Kevin Brown (December 15, 1997).
• Traded by Florida Marlins to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Hee-Seop Choi and Mike Nannini (November 25, 2003).

Trivia

Nephew of Leron Lee