Derrek Lee to the rescue?
New York has gotten creative in their search for first base help, reaching out to the retired Lee about returning to baseball.
- Born: 1975/09/06
- Age: 37
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 240
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 15
- Place of birth: Sacramento, CA
- Drafted by: the San Diego Padres in 1993 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15 | 52 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .327 | .397 | .500 | |
| 1994 | 126 | 442 | 66 | 118 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 95 | 18 | 14 | .267 | .336 | .373 | |
| 1995 | 128 | 502 | 82 | 151 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 95 | 49 | 130 | 14 | 7 | .301 | .366 | .496 | |
| 1996 | 134 | 500 | 98 | 140 | 39 | 2 | 34 | 104 | 65 | 170 | 13 | 6 | .280 | .360 | .570 | |
| 1997 | Padres | 22 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .365 | .370 |
| 1997 | 125 | 472 | 86 | 153 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 116 | 17 | 3 | .324 | .399 | .477 | |
| 1998 | Marlins | 141 | 454 | 62 | 106 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 74 | 47 | 120 | 5 | 2 | .233 | .318 | .414 |
| 1999 | Marlins | 70 | 218 | 21 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 70 | 2 | 1 | .206 | .263 | .326 |
| 1999 | 89 | 339 | 60 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 73 | 30 | 90 | 3 | 4 | .283 | .345 | .516 | |
| 2000 | Marlins | 158 | 477 | 70 | 134 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 70 | 63 | 123 | 0 | 3 | .281 | .368 | .507 |
| 2001 | Marlins | 158 | 561 | 83 | 158 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 75 | 50 | 126 | 4 | 2 | .282 | .346 | .474 |
| 2002 | Marlins | 162 | 581 | 95 | 157 | 35 | 7 | 27 | 86 | 98 | 164 | 19 | 9 | .270 | .378 | .494 |
| 2003 | Marlins | 155 | 539 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 92 | 88 | 131 | 21 | 8 | .271 | .379 | .508 |
| 2004 | Cubs | 161 | 605 | 90 | 168 | 39 | 1 | 32 | 98 | 68 | 128 | 12 | 5 | .278 | .356 | .504 |
| 2005 | Cubs | 158 | 594 | 120 | 199 | 50 | 3 | 46 | 107 | 85 | 109 | 15 | 3 | .335 | .418 | .662 |
| 2006 | Cubs | 50 | 175 | 30 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 4 | .286 | .368 | .474 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | |
| 2007 | Cubs | 150 | 567 | 91 | 180 | 43 | 1 | 22 | 82 | 71 | 114 | 6 | 5 | .317 | .400 | .513 |
| 2008 | Cubs | 155 | 623 | 93 | 181 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 90 | 71 | 119 | 8 | 2 | .291 | .361 | .462 |
| 2009 | Cubs | 141 | 532 | 91 | 163 | 36 | 2 | 35 | 111 | 76 | 109 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .393 | .579 |
| 2010 | Braves | 39 | 129 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .384 | .465 |
| 2010 | Cubs | 109 | 418 | 63 | 105 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 52 | 101 | 1 | 3 | .251 | .335 | .416 |
| 2010 | 148 | 547 | 80 | 142 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 73 | 134 | 1 | 3 | .260 | .347 | .428 | |
| 2011 | Pirates | 28 | 101 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .398 | .584 |
| 2011 | Orioles | 85 | 334 | 39 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 83 | 2 | 1 | .246 | .302 | .404 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | |
| Career Total | 1942 | 6962 | 1081 | 1959 | 432 | 30 | 331 | 1078 | 874 | 1622 | 104 | 48 | .281 | .365 | .495 | |
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