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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	NYM	@	MON	W,10-6	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 6	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 7	NYM	@	MON	W,8-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
4	4	Apr 8	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 9	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	7 (1)	Apr 12	NYM		MON	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	8	Apr 14	NYM		MON	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	11 (2)	Apr 17	NYM		STL	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	12	Apr 18	NYM		PHI	L,7-10	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
10	13	Apr 19	NYM		PHI	L,2-10	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	15 (1)	Apr 22	NYM	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	16	Apr 23	NYM	@	STL	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	17	Apr 24	NYM	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	19 (1)	Apr 27	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
15	21 (1)	Apr 30	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-5	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	22	May 1	NYM	@	CIN	W,11-0	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	24 (1)	May 3	NYM		ATL	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	25	May 4	NYM		HOU	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	27 (1)	May 7	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	28	May 8	NYM		CIN	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	29	May 9	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
22	31 (1)	May 11	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-8	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	32	May 13	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	33	May 14	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	34	May 15	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	35	May 16	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	36	May 17	NYM	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	37	May 18	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	38	May 19	NYM	@	SDP	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	40 (1)	May 21	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	42 (1)	May 24	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	43	May 25	NYM		SFG	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	44	May 26	NYM		SFG	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	45	May 27	NYM		SDP	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	46	May 28	NYM		SDP	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	48 (1)	May 30	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	49	May 31	NYM		LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	50	Jun 1	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	51	Jun 2	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	49	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	53 (1)	Jun 4	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	CG	55	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
41	54	Jun 5	NYM		CHC	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	57 (2)	Jun 8	NYM	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	58	Jun 10	NYM	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	59	Jun 11	NYM	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	60	Jun 12	NYM	@	MON	L,3-4	GS	36	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	62 (1)	Jun 14	NYM		STL	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	63	Jun 15	NYM		STL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	64	Jun 17	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	65	Jun 18	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	GF	22	5.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	68 (2)	Jun 21	NYM		PIT	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	69	Jun 22	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	70	Jun 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	71	Jun 24	NYM	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	73 (1)	Jun 26	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	74	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	75	Jun 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
57	76	Jun 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	51	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	77	Jun 30	NYM		HOU	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	78	Jul 1 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
60	81 (2)	Jul 3	NYM		HOU	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	82	Jul 4	NYM		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	84 (1)	Jul 6	NYM		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	86 (1)	Jul 9	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-6	GS	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	87	Jul 10	NYM	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	88	Jul 14	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-8	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	90 (1)	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	93 (2)	Jul 19	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	95 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	NYM		ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
69	96	Jul 23	NYM		ATL	L,1-6	GS	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	97	Jul 24	NYM		ATL	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
71	99 (1)	Jul 26	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	100	Jul 27	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	102 (1)	Jul 30	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	103	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	104	Aug 1	NYM		PIT	L,2-7	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	105	Aug 2	NYM		CHC	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	106	Aug 3	NYM		CHC	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	107	Aug 4	NYM		CHC	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	108	Aug 5	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	109	Aug 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	110	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	111	Aug 8	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	112	Aug 9	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	113	Aug 10	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	114	Aug 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	115	Aug 12	NYM		MON	L,2-5	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
87	116	Aug 13	NYM		MON	L,4-7	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	117	Aug 14 (1)	NYM		MON	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	120 (2)	Aug 17	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	121	Aug 18	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	122	Aug 19	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	123	Aug 21	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	127 (3)	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	128	Aug 27	NYM		SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	129	Aug 28	NYM		SFG	L,4-7	GF	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	130	Aug 29	NYM		SDP	W,6-0	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	133 (2)	Sep 2	NYM		LAD	W,8-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	134	Sep 3	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	138 (3)	Sep 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,13-6	GF	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	139	Sep 9	NYM	@	MON	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	141 (1)	Sep 11	NYM	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	142	Sep 12	NYM		PIT	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	143	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	145 (1)	Sep 15	NYM		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	147 (1)	Sep 17	NYM		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	148	Sep 18	NYM		MON	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	152 (3)	Sep 23	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	153	Sep 24	NYM	@	STL	W,14-1	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	154	Sep 25	NYM	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	155	Sep 26	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
111	156	Sep 27	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	159 (2)	Oct 1	NYM		STL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							112gm		868.2	269	3	1	273	0