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Lenny Dykstra
Full name Leonard Kyle Dykstra Born February 10, 1963, Santa Ana, California First Game: May 3, 1985 ; Final Game: May 18, 1996 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 160 Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1993) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1993) Ejections: 1986 (1), 1988 (2), 1989 (3) , 1990 (1), 1991 (1), 1994 (1), 1995 (1). Total: 10 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1985 NY N Daily Splits 83 236 40 60 9 3 1 19 30 0 24 1 4 2 0 7 4 15 2 .254 .338 .331 0.6 1985 NY N
1986 NY N Daily Splits 147 431 77 127 27 7 8 45 58 1 55 0 7 2 0 6 4 31 7 .295 .377 .445 2.7 1986 NY N
1987 NY N Daily Splits 132 431 86 123 37 3 10 43 40 3 67 4 4 0 0 4 1 27 7 .285 .352 .455 1.2 1987 NY N
1988 NY N Daily Splits 126 429 57 116 19 3 8 33 30 2 43 3 2 2 0 9 3 30 8 .270 .321 .385 1.2 1988 NY N
1989 NY N Daily Splits 56 159 27 43 12 1 3 13 23 0 15 2 4 4 0 2 2 13 1 .270 .362 .415 1.2 1989 NY N
1989 PHI N Daily Splits 90 352 39 78 20 3 4 19 37 1 38 1 1 1 0 3 5 17 11 .222 .297 .330 -0.9 1989 PHI N
1989 TOT N 146 511 66 121 32 4 7 32 60 1 53 3 5 5 0 5 7 30 12 .237 .318 .356 0.3 1989 TOT N
1990 PHI N Daily Splits 149 590 106 192 35 3 9 60 89 14 48 7 2 3 0 4 5 33 5 .325 .418 .441 4.8 1990 PHI N
1991 PHI N Daily Splits 63 246 48 73 13 5 3 12 37 1 20 1 0 0 0 6 1 24 4 .297 .391 .427 1.7 1991 PHI N
1992 PHI N Daily Splits 85 345 53 104 18 0 6 39 40 4 32 3 0 4 0 5 1 30 5 .301 .375 .406 2.3 1992 PHI N
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 161 637 143 194 44 6 19 66 129 9 64 2 0 5 0 5 8 37 12 .305 .420 .482 5.6 1993 PHI N
1994 PHI N Daily Splits 84 315 68 86 26 5 5 24 68 11 44 2 0 1 0 3 3 15 4 .273 .404 .435 1.8 1994 PHI N
1995 PHI N Daily Splits 62 254 37 67 15 1 2 18 33 2 28 3 0 2 0 2 1 10 5 .264 .353 .354 -0.2 1995 PHI N
1996 PHI N Daily Splits 40 134 21 35 6 3 3 13 26 2 25 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 .261 .387 .418 0.9 1996 PHI N
Total (12 Years) Splits 1278 4559 802 1298 281 43 81 404 640 50 503 31 25 27 0 58 39 285 72 .285 .375 .419 22.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1986 NY N Daily Splits 6 23 3 7 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .304 .360 .565 1986 NY N
1988 NY N Daily Splits 7 14 6 6 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .600 .857 1988 NY N
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 6 25 5 7 1 0 2 2 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .400 .560 1993 PHI N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 19 62 14 20 5 1 4 8 11 2 12 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .323 .440 .629 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1986 NY N Daily Splits 7 27 4 8 0 0 2 3 2 0 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .345 .519 1986 NY N
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 6 23 9 8 1 0 4 8 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .348 .500 .913 1993 PHI N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 13 50 13 16 1 0 6 11 9 1 11 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 .320 .424 .700 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1990 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1990 NL
1995 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 1995 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1985 NY N Daily Splits OF 74 53 49 522.1 165 6 1 2 0 .994 0 74 0
1985 NY N CF 74 53 49 522.1 164 5 1 2 0 .994
1986 NY N Daily Splits OF 139 98 84 957.2 283 8 3 2 0 .990 1 138 0
1986 NY N CF 138 98 84 956.2 281 8 3 2 0 .990
1986 NY N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1987 NY N Daily Splits OF 118 100 73 866 239 4 3 1 0 .988 0 118 0
1987 NY N CF 118 100 73 866 241 4 3 1 0 .988
1988 NY N Daily Splits OF 112 98 77 868.2 270 3 1 0 0 .996 0 112 0
1988 NY N CF 112 98 77 868.2 269 3 1 0 0 .996
1989 NY N Daily Splits OF 51 43 32 378.2 124 1 2 0 0 .984 0 51 0
1989 NY N CF 51 43 32 378.2 127 1 2 0 0 .985
1989 PHI N Daily Splits OF 88 84 76 738.1 208 9 2 0 0 .991 0 88 0
1989 PHI N CF 88 84 76 738.1 205 7 2 0 0 .991
1989 TOT N CF 139 127 108 1117 332 8 4 0 0 .988
1989 TOT N OF 139 127 108 1117 332 10 4 0 0 .988 0 139 0
1990 PHI N Daily Splits OF 149 148 134 1288.2 439 7 6 5 0 .987 0 149 0
1990 PHI N CF 149 148 134 1288.2 438 8 6 5 0 .987
1991 PHI N Daily Splits OF 63 62 58 545.2 167 3 4 2 0 .977 0 63 0
1991 PHI N CF 63 62 58 545.2 167 3 4 2 0 .977
1992 PHI N Daily Splits OF 85 85 80 750.2 253 6 3 4 0 .989 0 85 0
1992 PHI N CF 85 85 80 750.2 253 6 3 4 0 .989
1993 PHI N Daily Splits OF 160 160 149 1422.1 469 2 10 0 0 .979 0 160 0
1993 PHI N CF 160 160 149 1422.1 469 1 10 0 0 .979
1994 PHI N Daily Splits OF 82 82 80 725.1 235 4 4 0 0 .984 0 82 0
1994 PHI N CF 82 82 80 725.1 235 4 4 0 0 .984
1995 PHI N Daily Splits OF 61 61 59 548.1 153 2 2 1 0 .987 9 52 0
1995 PHI N CF 52 52 50 464.1 138 2 2 1 0 .986
1995 PHI N LF 9 9 9 84 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 PHI N Daily Splits OF 39 34 31 303.2 103 3 0 1 0 1.000 0 39 0
1996 PHI N CF 39 34 31 303.2 102 3 0 1 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 1221 1108 982 9916.1 3108 58 41 18 0 .987 10 1211 0
Total (12 Years) CF 1211 1099 973 9831.1 3089 55 41 18 0 .987
Total ( 2 Years) LF 10 9 9 85 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1986 NY N Daily Splits OF 6 4 4 48 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1986 NY N CF 6 4 4 48 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 NY N Daily Splits OF 7 4 4 38.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0
1988 NY N CF 7 4 4 38.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 PHI N Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 55 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1993 PHI N CF 6 6 6 55 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 19 14 14 141.1 32 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 19 0
Total ( 3 Years) CF 19 14 14 141.1 32 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1986 NY N Daily Splits OF 7 6 6 56 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0
1986 NY N CF 7 6 6 56 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 PHI N Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 52.1 18 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1993 PHI N CF 6 6 6 52.1 18 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 13 12 12 108.1 32 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 13 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 13 12 12 108.1 32 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1990 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1990 NL CF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1995 NL CF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 2 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-10-1986 BOX NY N Greg Bonin Balls and strikes
7-15-1988 BOX NY N Bob Davidson Call at 2B
8-29-1988 BOX NY N Jim Quick Called third strike
6-13-1989 BOX NY N Tom Hallion Check swing
6-28-1989 BOX PHI N Bob Engel Call at 1B
9-18-1989 BOX PHI N Greg Bonin Called third strike
8-20-1990 BOX PHI N Ron Barnes Fighting
7-30-1991 BOX PHI N Mike Winters Check swing
5- 8-1994 BOX PHI N Angel Hernandez Called third strike
5-15-1995 BOX PHI N Bill Hohn Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by New York Mets in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 -
signed July 3, 1981 ).
Traded by New York Mets with Roger McDowell and a player to be named later to
Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Juan Samuel (June 18, 1989 ); Philadelphia
Phillies received Tom Edens (July 27, 1989 ).
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