Chet Lemon split his career with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, and over his career, the Centerfielder's main calling card was a dependable defense with underrated offensive skill.

Chet Lemon was a First Rounder by the Oakland Athletics, but before e could make the main roster, he was traded to the White Sox.  He would win the starting Centerfielder job in 1976 and showed a balanced game of offense and defense.  Lemon was twice named an All-Star with Chicago (1978 & 1979), and in '79, he led the American League in Doubles with 44.  With the White Sox, he had four double-digit Home Run years and batted over .300 three times.  He also had three years where he had a Defensive bWAR over 1.0 three times.

After seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Chet Lemon was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1981, where he would play nine seasons until he retired after the 1990 season.  Playing in the Outfield, Lemon had three 20 Home Run seasons for Detroit, nad was an All-Star in 1984.  That was the same year where he was a integral part of the Tigers World Series winning team.  As a TIger, he would have 1,071 Hits with 142 Home Runs.