2B Dave Lester #32
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/13/1975
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2B DAVE LESTER #32 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 359 92 11 7 5 34 38 65 .256 .328 .368 10 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 55 50 55
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 25
Errors: - 55 45
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: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1975 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ DEN Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 @ STL Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ MIL Loss, 1-10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ MIL Win, 10-2 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
09/19/1975 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1975 DEN Loss, 2-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 DEN Loss, 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 DEN Win, 6-5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He's a natural born leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, 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.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$332,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 27th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 359 92 11 7 5 34 45 38 65 .256 .328 .368 .696 .320 .111 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 402 1 1 0 8 3 1 132 23 10 7 58.8 43.0 4.06 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   100 29 2 2 2 9 15 10 14 0 1 0 .290 .355 .410 .765
Versus Right   259 63 9 5 3 25 28 28 51 1 2 1 .243 .318 .351 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   76 17 2 0 1 6 4 3 16 1 1 0 .224 .250 .289 .539
May   78 21 0 2 1 6 12 12 14 0 1 0 .269 .367 .359 .726
June   44 11 0 0 2 6 6 8 8 0 1 0 .250 .365 .386 .752
July   52 17 5 2 1 8 8 7 10 0 0 0 .327 .407 .558 .964
August   77 19 3 2 0 7 11 7 14 0 0 0 .247 .310 .338 .647
September   32 7 1 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 .219 .265 .312 .577
Spring Training   54 10 3 0 0 4 3 3 10 1 2 1 .185 .237 .241 .478
Last Year   327 86 11 1 5 32 41 30 44 1 4 0 .263 .324 .349 .673
2 Years Ago   388 123 19 3 14 60 58 35 46 1 4 2 .317 .376 .490 .865
Career   3336 899 135 44 83 391 433 285 477 22 18 13 .269 .327 .411 .738
Home   165 47 4 2 3 14 20 19 28 1 1 0 .285 .357 .388 .745
Road   194 45 7 5 2 20 25 19 37 0 2 1 .232 .304 .351 .654
Grass   359 92 11 7 5 34 45 38 65 1 3 1 .256 .328 .368 .696
Day   227 60 8 4 4 25 27 19 45 0 1 0 .264 .321 .388 .709
Night   132 32 3 3 1 9 18 19 20 1 2 1 .242 .340 .333 .673
As Starter   348 90 11 7 5 32 43 37 62 1 3 1 .259 .331 .374 .704
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   77 19 3 0 2 6 10 7 16 0 1 0 .247 .310 .364 .673
Inning 1-3   113 29 3 2 1 9 13 15 22 0 1 0 .257 .344 .345 .689
Inning 4-6   134 35 5 4 2 16 16 12 21 1 1 1 .261 .324 .403 .727
Inning 7-9   108 28 3 1 2 9 14 11 22 0 1 0 .259 .328 .361 .689
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   130 32 6 5 1 5 20 10 26 0 3 0 .246 .300 .392 .692
1 Outs   110 32 2 2 3 18 15 12 19 1 0 0 .291 .358 .427 .785
2 Outs   119 28 3 0 1 11 8 16 20 0 0 1 .235 .331 .286 .617
Scoring Position   86 29 1 1 1 26 11 19 16 1 3 1 .337 .458 .407 .865
Bases Empty   215 46 6 5 3 3 26 15 35 0 0 0 .214 .265 .330 .595
Runner on 1st   58 17 4 1 1 5 6 4 14 0 0 0 .293 .339 .448 .787
Runner on 2nd   30 12 0 0 0 6 4 6 5 0 3 1 .400 .514 .400 .914
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 1 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .375 .545 .750 1.295
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 11 1 1 0 9 5 8 3 0 0 0 .393 .528 .500 1.028
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Two Strikes   150 32 6 0 2 10 8 13 65 0 0 1 .213 .280 .293 .574
First Pitch   73 16 4 2 0 9 6 0 0 1 1 0 .219 .216 .329 .545
Count 0-1   26 9 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .538 .885
Count 0-2   29 10 1 0 1 3 2 0 12 0 0 0 .345 .345 .483 .828
Count 1-0   28 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-1   40 10 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Count 1-2   55 8 3 0 1 2 2 0 23 0 0 1 .145 .161 .255 .415
Count 2-0   12 4 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .885
Count 2-1   19 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .526 .895
Count 2-2   43 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 23 0 0 0 .186 .186 .233 .419
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 5 0 1 2 3 10 12 0 0 0 0 .500 .773 1.300 2.073
Full Count   23 6 0 0 0 2 2 13 7 0 0 0 .261 .528 .261 .789
Behind in Count   110 27 5 2 2 7 8 0 35 0 0 1 .245 .252 .382 .634
Ahead in Count   70 25 0 2 3 8 21 25 0 0 0 0 .357 .526 .543 1.069
Batting 2nd   117 29 3 2 2 10 15 10 26 1 1 0 .248 .305 .359 .664
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   43 9 1 1 1 3 6 9 11 0 1 0 .209 .346 .349 .695
Batting 6th   82 22 3 0 0 6 6 7 12 0 1 0 .268 .326 .305 .631
Batting 7th   105 30 4 4 2 15 16 12 14 0 0 1 .286 .364 .457 .822
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   163 41 3 3 4 10 18 14 29 0 0 0 .252 .311 .380 .691
Medium Leverage   142 34 5 4 1 14 17 13 28 1 2 1 .239 .306 .352 .658
High Leverage   53 17 3 0 0 10 8 11 8 0 1 0 .321 .438 .377 .815
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 27 113 388 123 19 3 14 60 58 35 2 1 46 21 11 .317 .376 .490 .865 140 136 4.4
1974 Kansas City - MLB 28 98 327 86 11 1 5 32 41 30 0 1 44 16 10 .263 .324 .349 .673 94 93 1.1
1975 Kansas City - MLB 29 108 359 92 11 7 5 34 45 38 1 1 65 10 7 .256 .328 .368 .696 92 98 1.3
Total MLB 979 3336 899 135 44 83 391 433 285 13 22 477 84 54 .269 .327 .411 .738 109 109 20.6
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 77 72 178 241 74 429 10 .977 619.0 6.09 +10.0 1.087
1973 Kansas City - MLB SS 41 33 65 105 28 178 8 .955 282.1 5.42 -3.0 .936
1974 Kansas City - MLB 2B 76 71 169 197 54 380 14 .963 620.2 5.31 -1.3 .987
1974 Kansas City - MLB SS 20 9 18 38 10 57 1 .982 103.1 4.88 -0.4 .984
1975 Kansas City - MLB 2B 74 71 182 196 64 389 11 .972 606.2 5.61 +2.9 1.033
1975 Kansas City - MLB SS 35 24 48 81 16 138 9 .935 239.2 4.84 -2.9 .919
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 602 524 1305 1662 443 3048 81 .973 4679.1 5.71 +47.9 1.052
TOTAL SS 386 333 535 1003 211 1608 70 .956 2862.1 4.84 -41.0 .930
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.
08/19/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R.
09/01/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
08/06/1974 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
05/11/1975 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/19/1975 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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