2B Dave Lester #32
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/11/1973
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2B DAVE LESTER #32 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
58 185 51 7 0 7 25 16 23 .276 .338 .427 7 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 55 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 30
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/07/1973 CHI Loss, 1-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/1973 CHI Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1973 CHI Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/1973 SDC Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/1973 SDC Win, 4-2 4 2 2 3 2 0 0 0
06/01/1973 SDC Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/31/1973 @ MIL Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/30/1973 @ MIL Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/29/1973 @ MIL Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/28/1973 @ MIL Loss, 5-8 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He's a natural born leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/30/1945
Born in:Kettering, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$280,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:69 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 27th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 58 185 51 7 0 7 25 22 16 23 .276 .338 .427 .765 .337 .151 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 207 2 2 0 4 3 1 79 14 7 3 70.0 26.6 4.96 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 12 1 0 5 10 6 6 7 1 0 1 .240 .328 .560 .888
Versus Right   135 39 6 0 2 15 16 10 16 0 3 1 .289 .342 .378 .720
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   82 22 2 0 4 13 15 10 13 1 3 2 .268 .358 .439 .797
May   83 26 4 0 1 7 5 6 10 0 0 0 .313 .360 .398 .757
June   20 3 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .500 .650
Spring Training   54 11 2 0 3 9 10 7 12 0 0 1 .204 .306 .407 .714
Last Year   534 127 22 6 10 53 59 46 70 2 5 1 .238 .298 .358 .656
2 Years Ago   543 141 17 8 20 73 74 43 77 6 1 3 .260 .314 .431 .745
Career   2447 649 101 33 66 290 311 198 345 20 10 12 .265 .321 .414 .735
Home   95 30 3 0 6 17 14 6 10 1 2 1 .316 .359 .537 .896
Road   90 21 4 0 1 8 8 10 13 0 1 1 .233 .317 .311 .628
Grass   185 51 7 0 7 25 22 16 23 1 3 2 .276 .338 .427 .765
Day   106 28 1 0 5 15 14 13 11 0 3 1 .264 .350 .415 .765
Night   79 23 6 0 2 10 8 3 12 1 0 1 .291 .321 .443 .764
As Starter   182 51 7 0 7 25 22 15 21 1 3 2 .280 .340 .434 .774
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   37 7 2 0 1 2 6 6 8 0 1 0 .189 .302 .324 .627
Inning 1-3   59 22 2 0 2 8 8 1 6 0 1 1 .373 .393 .508 .902
Inning 4-6   75 21 3 0 3 14 7 8 8 1 1 1 .280 .353 .440 .793
Inning 7-9   51 8 2 0 2 3 7 7 9 0 1 0 .157 .259 .314 .572
0 Outs   56 12 1 0 2 3 7 3 12 0 2 0 .214 .254 .339 .594
1 Outs   69 20 5 0 2 8 8 4 6 1 1 0 .290 .324 .449 .774
2 Outs   60 19 1 0 3 14 7 9 5 0 0 2 .317 .423 .483 .906
Scoring Position   36 12 3 0 0 13 3 6 4 1 3 0 .333 .419 .417 .835
Bases Empty   108 29 2 0 3 3 11 7 15 0 0 1 .269 .319 .370 .689
Runner on 1st   41 10 2 0 4 9 8 3 4 0 0 1 .244 .311 .585 .896
Runner on 2nd   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Runner on 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 5 1 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .385 .467 .462 .928
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 1.000 1.333
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Two Strikes   66 14 2 0 3 10 8 8 23 1 0 0 .212 .293 .379 .672
First Pitch   33 7 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 .212 .278 .303 .581
Count 0-1   24 8 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 0-2   13 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 .308 .286 .615 .901
Count 1-0   24 11 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .458 .480 .667 1.147
Count 1-1   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-2   22 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .182 .182 .318 .500
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .643 1.000
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   19 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Full Count   12 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 5 0 0 0 .250 .550 .333 .883
Behind in Count   59 16 3 0 2 11 5 0 14 1 2 0 .271 .267 .424 .690
Ahead in Count   55 20 3 0 2 6 8 6 0 0 0 1 .364 .435 .527 .963
Batting 2nd   28 13 4 0 1 3 5 0 4 0 1 1 .464 .483 .714 1.197
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 5th   11 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .182 .308 .727 1.035
Batting 6th   41 12 1 0 1 5 6 4 6 0 2 0 .293 .356 .390 .746
Batting 7th   77 16 2 0 1 9 4 5 9 1 0 0 .208 .253 .273 .526
Batting 8th   25 8 0 0 2 5 5 5 1 0 0 0 .320 .433 .560 .993
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   85 26 2 0 4 6 12 9 7 0 2 1 .306 .379 .471 .850
Medium Leverage   70 15 2 0 3 8 8 5 12 0 0 1 .214 .276 .371 .648
High Leverage   30 10 3 0 0 11 2 2 4 1 1 0 .333 .364 .433 .797
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 22 83 209 49 8 6 2 9 23 9 2 1 40 1 2 .234 .271 .359 .630 95 91 1.4
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 23 150 491 140 22 8 7 53 49 33 2 5 73 9 10 .285 .330 .405 .735 110 111 3.0
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 24 138 485 141 25 5 20 77 84 51 2 5 62 5 3 .291 .357 .487 .844 128 128 2.9
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 25 149 543 141 17 8 20 73 74 43 3 6 77 11 4 .260 .314 .431 .745 112 112 5.0
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 26 105 398 100 16 5 10 43 50 40 1 2 51 7 4 .251 .320 .392 .712 109 107 1.1
1972 Kansas City - MLB 26 35 136 27 6 1 0 10 9 6 0 0 19 4 3 .199 .232 .257 .490 44 41 0.4
1972 Total - MLB 26 140 534 127 22 6 10 53 59 46 1 2 70 11 7 .238 .298 .358 .656 93 91 1.5
1973 Kansas City - MLB 27 58 185 51 7 0 7 25 22 16 2 1 23 7 3 .276 .338 .427 .765 109 111 1.3
Total MLB 718 2447 649 101 33 66 290 311 198 12 20 345 44 29 .265 .321 .414 .735 109 109 15.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Total - 20 43 194 56 8 6 6 42 45 18 2 0 22 38 9 .289 .355 .485 .840 100 100 1.3
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 23 17 67 14 6 0 0 3 13 6 0 1 9 0 1 .209 .270 .299 .569 64 63 0.8
Total MLB 17 67 14 6 0 0 3 13 6 0 1 9 0 1 .209 .270 .299 .569 64 63
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 62 51 96 171 37 273 6 .978 471.0 5.10 +4.3 1.026
1968 Cincinnati - MLB SS 3 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 9.1 4.82 -0.7 .714
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 116 104 255 338 84 610 17 .972 925.1 5.77 +9.6 1.073
1969 Cincinnati - MLB SS 30 25 36 71 17 112 5 .955 226.2 4.25 -5.1 .898
1970 Cincinnati - MLB C 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 29 4 29 38 8 70 3 .957 100.0 6.03 +1.9 1.082
1970 Cincinnati - MLB SS 126 123 176 363 75 563 24 .957 983.2 4.93 -13.3 .941
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 123 118 297 362 94 676 17 .975 1028.2 5.77 +13.0 1.048
1971 Cincinnati - MLB SS 27 17 38 52 10 92 2 .978 155.1 5.21 -0.6 .973
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 12 0 5 8 3 13 0 1.000 25.0 4.68 +1.2 1.731
1972 Kansas City - MLB 2B 33 33 94 111 25 208 3 .986 283.0 6.52 +6.3 1.089
1972 Cincinnati - MLB SS 101 101 148 288 54 457 21 .954 849.0 4.62 -15.2 .910
1972 Kansas City - MLB SS 3 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 +0.2 1.532
1973 Kansas City - MLB 2B 26 23 55 83 25 144 6 .958 196.2 6.32 +2.4 1.037
1973 Kansas City - MLB SS 34 32 61 100 26 169 8 .953 265.2 5.45 -2.7 .932
TOTAL C 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 401 333 831 1111 276 1994 52 .974 3029.2 5.77 +38.7 1.059
TOTAL SS 324 299 465 879 183 1404 60 .957 2502.2 4.83 -37.4 .929
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 27, 27th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Packers, out of college Pearl River CC
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #94 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #91 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
06/05/1970 Injured (tendinitis (wrist)),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/05/1970 Injured (tendinitis (wrist)),day-to-day for one week.
07/17/1970 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Explorers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 1 R.
07/20/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
08/07/1970 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $94,435.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/24/1971 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
06/12/1971 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/22/1971 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $187,510.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/28/1972 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1972 Was traded by the Cincinnati Packers to the Kansas City Bulls in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick.
08/11/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,266,000 with the Kansas City Bulls organization.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/04/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 0 R.
06/07/1973 Injured (sore back),out for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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