# Leon Lee

> Leon Lee is an American former professional baseball player and manager, primarily known for his career in Japan. He played first base, third base, and catcher during his career, batting and throwing right-handed. Lee had a ten-year career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). At the conclusion of his playing career, he was considered one of the greatest foreign players to have played in the NPB. Later, he became the first African-American manager in Japanese baseball history.

*American baseball player*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leon-lee

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1952-12-04
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Leon Lee is an American former professional baseball player and manager, primarily known for his career in Japan. He played first base, third base, and catcher during his career, batting and throwing right-handed. Lee had a ten-year career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). At the conclusion of his playing career, he was considered one of the greatest foreign players to have played in the NPB. Later, he became the first African-American manager in Japanese baseball history.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 12.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **1986** - Tokyo Yakult Swallows
- **1983** - Yokohama DeNA BayStars
- **1978** - Chiba Lotte Marines
- **1952** - Born

## Sources
- [Leon Lee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Lee)
- [ليون لي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%8A)
- [レオン・リー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC)
- [ليون لى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%89)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6524749)

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