SS Dave Lester #28
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/24/1976
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SS DAVE LESTER #28 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 425 120 24 5 14 50 38 60 .282 .343 .461 22 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
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: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/1976 PIT Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1976 PIT Win, 6-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/21/1976 PIT Loss, 10-11 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 1
09/19/1976 PHI Loss, 5-7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1976 PHI Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/18/1976 PHI Win, 6-5 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 PHI Win, 11-7 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/16/1976 @ BRO Loss, 2-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1976 @ BRO Win, 10-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1976 @ BRO Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$192,500
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$780,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:1966, 27th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 425 120 24 5 14 50 60 38 60 .282 .343 .461 .804 .356 .179 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 479 2 1 0 5 12 2 196 43 22 14 61.1 66.2 5.29 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 35 8 3 6 11 21 10 19 0 1 0 .285 .338 .545 .883
Versus Right   302 85 16 2 8 39 39 28 41 2 11 2 .281 .344 .427 .771
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
Last Week   31 11 3 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 .355 .429 .452 .880
April   73 16 3 0 1 8 8 6 9 1 1 1 .219 .284 .301 .585
May   90 26 2 2 5 18 10 9 10 0 4 0 .289 .354 .522 .876
June   94 31 10 2 5 15 20 9 11 0 3 0 .330 .388 .638 1.027
July   16 6 2 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
August   68 16 3 0 1 2 8 5 13 0 3 0 .235 .288 .324 .611
September   84 25 4 1 2 5 11 7 13 1 1 1 .298 .355 .440 .795
Spring Training   15 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .133 .278 .133 .411
Last Year   359 92 11 7 5 34 45 38 65 1 3 1 .256 .328 .368 .696
2 Years Ago   327 86 11 1 5 32 41 30 44 1 4 0 .263 .324 .349 .673
Career   3761 1019 159 49 97 441 493 323 537 24 30 15 .271 .329 .417 .746
Home   215 62 16 2 4 17 30 17 28 1 5 0 .288 .339 .437 .776
Road   210 58 8 3 10 33 30 21 32 1 7 2 .276 .346 .486 .832
Grass   394 109 24 5 12 44 57 37 56 2 11 2 .277 .340 .454 .795
Turf   31 11 0 0 2 6 3 1 4 0 1 0 .355 .375 .548 .923
Day   238 65 12 2 12 30 38 23 34 1 9 2 .273 .341 .492 .833
Night   187 55 12 3 2 20 22 15 26 1 3 0 .294 .345 .422 .767
As Starter   423 120 24 5 14 50 60 38 59 2 12 2 .284 .344 .463 .807
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   96 26 6 2 2 7 11 8 13 0 4 0 .271 .327 .438 .764
Inning 1-3   160 39 9 2 5 18 23 12 21 1 8 1 .244 .299 .419 .718
Inning 4-6   134 42 7 1 5 18 20 13 22 1 0 1 .313 .376 .493 .868
Inning 7-9   123 36 7 2 4 12 15 12 15 0 3 0 .293 .356 .480 .835
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
0 Outs   146 42 12 3 6 14 28 12 20 1 10 0 .288 .340 .534 .874
1 Outs   163 52 8 2 4 19 26 16 23 1 2 2 .319 .385 .466 .851
2 Outs   116 26 4 0 4 17 6 10 17 0 0 0 .224 .286 .362 .648
Scoring Position   103 24 6 2 4 37 17 8 14 2 12 1 .233 .289 .447 .736
Bases Empty   258 68 12 1 9 9 29 22 42 0 0 1 .264 .324 .422 .746
Runner on 1st   64 28 6 2 1 4 14 8 4 0 0 0 .438 .500 .641 1.141
Runner on 2nd   49 10 2 1 1 7 9 4 6 0 7 1 .204 .278 .347 .625
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .125 .111 .500 .611
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 2 0 0 1 4 2 2 5 0 3 0 .111 .200 .278 .478
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 1 1 14 5 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 1.000 1.417
Two Strikes   156 25 4 1 1 9 12 21 60 2 0 0 .160 .257 .218 .475
First Pitch   74 22 4 0 3 8 12 1 0 0 7 0 .297 .307 .473 .780
Count 0-1   44 16 3 1 2 11 5 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .614 .977
Count 0-2   28 5 2 0 0 4 3 0 11 1 0 0 .179 .172 .250 .422
Count 1-0   45 19 5 0 2 6 12 0 0 0 4 0 .422 .422 .667 1.089
Count 1-1   55 19 2 2 3 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 .345 .368 .618 .987
Count 1-2   51 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 23 0 0 0 .137 .137 .157 .294
Count 2-0   16 4 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .688 .938
Count 2-1   26 8 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .577 .885
Count 2-2   38 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 13 1 0 0 .132 .128 .184 .312
Count 3-0   2 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 3-1   7 5 2 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .714 .889 1.000 1.889
Full Count   39 8 1 0 1 2 4 21 13 0 0 0 .205 .483 .308 .791
Behind in Count   123 28 6 1 2 16 11 0 34 1 1 0 .228 .226 .341 .567
Ahead in Count   96 38 11 1 5 13 24 16 0 0 4 0 .396 .482 .688 1.170
Batting Leadoff   8 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Batting 2nd   310 92 20 3 7 33 45 32 41 2 11 1 .297 .362 .448 .811
Batting 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 5th   97 24 3 2 5 13 11 6 16 0 1 1 .247 .298 .474 .772
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   195 57 9 1 7 10 19 13 27 0 0 1 .292 .340 .456 .796
Medium Leverage   157 45 12 3 5 20 31 16 21 1 6 0 .287 .351 .497 .847
High Leverage   72 18 3 1 2 20 10 8 11 1 6 1 .250 .329 .403 .732
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 96 97 1.2
1976 New York - MLB 30 111 425 120 24 5 14 50 60 38 2 2 60 22 14 .282 .343 .461 .804 128 132 1.5
Total MLB 1090 3761 1019 159 49 97 441 493 323 15 24 537 106 68 .271 .329 .417 .746 112 112 22.0
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 Kansas City - MLB 2B 33 33 94 111 25 208 3 .986 283.0 6.52 +6.3 1.089
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 12 0 5 8 3 13 0 1.000 25.0 4.68 +1.2 1.731
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
1976 New York - MLB 2B 44 10 39 66 19 108 3 .972 154.1 6.12 +1.4 1.050
1976 New York - MLB SS 99 99 157 301 62 479 21 .956 798.2 5.16 -24.0 .889
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 646 534 1344 1728 462 3156 84 .973 4833.2 5.72 +49.3 1.052
TOTAL SS 485 432 692 1304 273 2087 91 .956 3661.0 4.91 -65.0 .921
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.
10/30/1975 Declined his contract option.
11/18/1975 Became a free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/24/1976 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $192,500 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
06/23/1976 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Washington Eagles, with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored.
06/28/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1976 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks.
08/13/1976 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $780,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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