Lenny Dykstra

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: February 10, 1963 in Santa Ana, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA).

High School: Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA)

Debut: May 3, 1985 (Age 22-082d, 15,017th in major league history)
vs. CIN 5 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 18, 1996 (Age 33-098d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Alan Meersand

Full Name: Leonard Kyle Dykstra

Nicknames: Nails or Dude

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.4

4559

1298

.285

802

RBI

404

285

OBP

.375

SLG

.419

OPS

.793

OPS+

120

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-20 / in Starts: 15-19
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 164 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	78 (37-31-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 164 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	104 (51-34-18)

Most Driven In
K Stocker	5
B Santiago	3
Self	3
M Benjamin	2
M Whiten	0
L Tinsley	0
G Murray	0
K Jordan	0

Most Driven In By
M Morandini	4
J Eisenreich	3
Self	3
T Zeile	2
M Whiten	1
G Jefferies	1
K Jordan	1
P Incaviglia	1

1996 Batting Game Log

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1996 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1239	1	Apr 2	PHI		COL	L,3-5	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	1	1.01	0.069	.98	0.04%	0.45	CF
2	1240	2	Apr 3	PHI		COL	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.857	1.302	1	.78	0.090	.73	0.05%	1.47	CF
3	1241	3	Apr 4	PHI		COL	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.917	1.345	1	.70	0.098	.71	0.06%	0.87	CF
4	1242	4	Apr 5	PHI		CIN	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.474	.813	1.286	1	1.54	0.107	1.62	0.07%	0.90	CF
5	1243	5	Apr 6	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.316	.458	.684	1.143	1	1.07	0.037	1.07	0.02%	0.23	CF
6	1244	6	Apr 8	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.483	.792	1.274	1	.38	0.021	.37	0.01%	1.68	CF
7	1245	7	Apr 10	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.370	.500	.778	1.278	1	1.10	0.045	1.10	0.03%	0.42	CF
8	1246	8	Apr 11	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.474	.700	1.174	1	1.43	-0.052	1.56	-0.03%	-0.53	CF
9	1247	9	Apr 12	PHI	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.476	.697	1.173	1	1.02	0.055	1.04	0.03%	0.65	CF
10	1248	10	Apr 13	PHI	@	STL	W,4-2	7-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.500	.706	1.206	9	1.52	0.125	1.47	0.07%	0.78	PH CF
11	1249	11	Apr 14	PHI	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.510	.667	1.177	1	.90	0.051	.94	0.03%	1.27	CF
12	1250	12	Apr 16	PHI	@	MON	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.500	.732	1.232	1	.55	0.065	.65	0.05%	0.81	CF
13	1251	13	Apr 17	PHI	@	MON	W,9-3	CG	5	5	2	4	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.525	.848	1.373	1	.72	0.225	.82	0.15%	3.94	CF
14	1252	14	Apr 18	PHI	@	MON	W,9-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.380	.516	.800	1.316	1	1.43	-0.056	1.73	-0.04%	-0.30	CF
15	1253	15	Apr 19	PHI		STL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.515	.778	1.292	1	1.23	0.030	1.30	0.02%	0.11	CF
16	1254	16	Apr 20	PHI		STL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.362	.486	.724	1.210	1	1.33	-0.140	1.38	-0.09%	-1.06	CF
17	1255	17	Apr 21	PHI		STL	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.362	.486	.724	1.210	5						CF
18	1256	18	Apr 22	PHI		PIT	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.461	.677	1.138	1	.75	-0.037	.76	-0.02%	-0.58	CF
19	1257	19	Apr 23	PHI		PIT	W,6-2	5-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.344	.468	.672	1.140	9	.61	-0.013	.58	-0.01%	-0.59	PH CF
20	1258	20	Apr 24	PHI	@	COL	W,10-8	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.452	.632	1.085	1	.82	-0.091	.79	-0.05%	-0.92	CF
21	1259	21	Apr 25	PHI	@	COL	W,7-1	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.461	.614	1.075	1	.61	0.000	.63	0.00%	0.28	CF
22	1260	22	Apr 26	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.447	.581	1.028	1	1.12	-0.022	1.22	-0.02%	-0.49	CF
23	1261	23	Apr 27	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.442	.573	1.015	6	4.62	-0.106	5.10	-0.07%	-0.49	PH CF
24	1262	24	Apr 30	PHI	@	FLA	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.434	.557	.991	1	.73	-0.016	.87	-0.01%	-0.62	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	1263	25	May 1	PHI	@	FLA	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.442	.554	.997	1	.90	0.123	1.05	0.09%	0.75	CF
26	1264	26	May 2	PHI	@	FLA	W,2-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.431	.529	.960	1	1.19	-0.081	1.47	-0.06%	-0.88	CF
27	1265	27	May 3	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.425	.516	.941	1	1.48	0.037	2.06	0.03%	-0.30	CF
28	1266	28	May 4	PHI	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.424	.510	.934	1	1.20	0.138	1.75	0.12%	0.55	CF
29	1267	29	May 5	PHI	@	ATL	L,8-11	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.292	.420	.510	.931	9	1.67	-0.045	2.43	-0.04%	-0.33	PH
30	1268	30	May 6	PHI		HOU	L,5-11	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.411	.490	.901	1	.43	-0.035	.52	-0.03%	-0.15	CF
31	1269	31	May 7	PHI		HOU	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.411	.481	.892	1	1.63	0.034	1.85	0.02%	0.07	CF
32	1270	32	May 8	PHI		HOU	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.414	.477	.890	1	1.84	-0.018	2.02	-0.01%	-0.07	CF
33	1271	33	May 10	PHI		ATL	L,0-11	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.412	.468	.880	1	.39	-0.012	.52	-0.01%	-0.28	CF
34	1272	34	May 11	PHI		ATL	L,3-11	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.414	.469	.883	1	.47	0.011	.57	0.01%	0.73	CF
35	1273	35	May 12	PHI		ATL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.410	.462	.871	1	.34	0.022	.40	0.02%	-0.13	CF
36	1274	36	May 13	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.403	.446	.849	1	2.26	0.039	2.39	0.03%	0.66	CF
37	1275	37	May 14	PHI		SFG	W,7-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.403	.440	.843	1	.72	-0.040	.69	-0.02%	-0.01	CF
38	1276	38	May 15	PHI		SFG	W,7-6	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.400	.437	.837	7	4.12	-0.095	4.12	-0.06%	-0.48	PH CF
39	1277	40 (1)	May 17	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.394	.427	.821	1	1.27	-0.105	1.33	-0.07%	-1.28	CF
40	1278	41	May 18	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.387	.418	.804	1	1.03	-0.081	1.01	-0.05%	-0.78	CF
							20-20		164	134	21	35	6	3	3	13	26	2	25	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	.261	.387	.418	.804		1.06	0.377	1.16	0.27%	6.30

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