2B Dave Lester #28
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/29/1977
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2B DAVE LESTER #28 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
122 450 131 28 8 15 61 35 62 .291 .342 .489 19 4.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
Gap 50 55 45 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 25
Errors: - 55 45
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
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
08/28/1977 @ KCB Loss, 5-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1977 @ KCB Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/26/1977 @ KCB Loss, 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1977 @ CIN Win, 6-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1977 @ CIN Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1977 @ CIN Win, 8-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1977 STL Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/1977 STL Loss, 4-12 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/19/1977 STL Win, 11-7 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/17/1977 KCB Win, 4-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Teammates regard Lester as a 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.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$260,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:146 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 122 450 131 28 8 15 61 67 35 62 .291 .342 .489 .831 .357 .198 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 497 1 0 1 5 8 2 220 51 19 8 70.4 75.9 5.99 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   135 42 11 5 3 16 20 9 20 1 3 1 .311 .356 .533 .889
Versus Right   315 89 17 3 12 45 47 26 42 1 5 0 .283 .336 .470 .806
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 .136 .136 .273 .409
April   83 30 7 1 6 18 18 6 4 0 1 0 .361 .404 .687 1.091
May   87 25 4 3 0 7 12 8 12 0 3 0 .287 .347 .402 .750
June   83 18 3 1 1 9 14 13 13 1 0 1 .217 .327 .313 .640
July   100 33 6 1 5 11 8 4 13 1 2 0 .330 .352 .560 .912
August   97 25 8 2 3 16 15 4 20 0 2 0 .258 .287 .474 .761
Spring Training   77 15 4 0 0 5 6 7 17 1 1 1 .195 .267 .247 .514
Last Year   431 121 25 5 14 50 60 40 61 2 12 2 .281 .343 .459 .803
2 Years Ago   359 92 11 7 5 34 45 38 65 1 3 1 .256 .328 .368 .696
Career   4217 1151 188 57 112 502 560 360 600 26 38 16 .273 .331 .424 .755
Home   209 61 13 3 6 29 32 16 27 2 5 1 .292 .342 .469 .811
Road   241 70 15 5 9 32 35 19 35 0 3 0 .290 .342 .506 .849
Grass   423 123 27 8 13 57 62 30 60 2 8 1 .291 .338 .485 .822
Turf   27 8 1 0 2 4 5 5 2 0 0 0 .296 .406 .556 .962
Day   276 79 16 6 7 33 41 23 43 1 7 1 .286 .342 .464 .806
Night   174 52 12 2 8 28 26 12 19 1 1 0 .299 .342 .529 .871
As Starter   448 129 28 7 15 61 65 35 62 2 8 1 .288 .340 .482 .822
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Close/Late   91 29 7 2 1 15 14 10 11 2 0 0 .319 .379 .473 .851
Inning 1-3   148 43 6 0 8 22 28 8 23 0 5 1 .291 .331 .493 .824
Inning 4-6   165 47 10 5 5 21 19 11 21 0 3 0 .285 .330 .497 .827
Inning 7-9   132 39 12 3 2 18 19 16 17 2 0 0 .295 .367 .477 .844
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   152 44 9 3 6 10 32 11 21 0 7 1 .289 .341 .507 .848
1 Outs   138 50 9 0 4 24 22 16 13 2 1 0 .362 .423 .514 .938
2 Outs   160 37 10 5 5 27 13 8 28 0 0 0 .231 .268 .450 .718
Scoring Position   121 33 10 5 3 44 14 8 17 2 8 0 .273 .313 .512 .825
Bases Empty   249 73 15 3 7 7 38 16 32 0 0 0 .293 .336 .462 .798
Runner on 1st   80 25 3 0 5 10 15 11 13 0 0 1 .312 .402 .537 .940
Runner on 2nd   40 11 2 3 0 6 1 4 5 0 5 0 .275 .341 .475 .816
Runner on 3rd   11 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .091 .214 .182 .396
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 11 3 2 1 12 7 0 5 0 1 0 .333 .333 .636 .970
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 6 2 0 1 11 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .462 .917 1.378
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Bases Loaded   12 4 2 0 1 12 2 1 1 0 2 0 .333 .385 .750 1.135
Two Strikes   212 52 12 3 7 21 26 25 62 1 0 0 .245 .324 .429 .753
First Pitch   74 26 4 3 1 9 12 0 0 1 2 0 .351 .347 .527 .874
Count 0-1   45 13 4 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .289 .444 .733
Count 0-2   33 14 1 0 3 6 7 0 5 0 0 0 .424 .424 .727 1.152
Count 1-0   39 8 2 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 .205 .225 .385 .610
Count 1-1   43 20 5 1 1 12 8 0 0 0 2 0 .465 .465 .698 1.163
Count 1-2   68 15 4 2 2 7 6 0 22 0 0 0 .221 .221 .426 .647
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   18 9 1 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.222 1.722
Count 2-2   58 14 6 1 1 5 7 0 15 1 0 0 .241 .237 .431 .668
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 1 0 .154 .450 .154 .604
Full Count   53 9 1 0 1 3 6 25 20 0 0 0 .170 .436 .245 .681
Behind in Count   146 42 9 2 6 19 20 0 27 0 1 0 .288 .288 .500 .788
Ahead in Count   76 20 3 1 5 13 14 10 0 0 3 1 .263 .356 .526 .883
Batting Leadoff   16 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 .250 .316 .375 .691
Batting 2nd   115 37 7 1 4 15 18 8 11 0 3 1 .322 .371 .504 .875
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Batting 5th   56 10 5 1 0 6 5 3 6 0 1 0 .179 .220 .304 .524
Batting 6th   82 24 7 0 1 9 12 6 12 0 2 0 .293 .341 .415 .756
Batting 7th   166 52 7 5 10 30 25 16 23 1 2 0 .313 .372 .596 .968
Batting 9th   2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   205 57 14 3 5 13 29 19 26 0 0 0 .278 .339 .449 .788
Medium Leverage   176 53 11 3 7 22 26 10 23 1 5 1 .301 .340 .517 .857
High Leverage   67 20 3 2 3 26 12 6 13 1 3 0 .299 .351 .537 .889
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 30 113 431 121 25 5 14 50 60 40 2 2 61 23 14 .281 .343 .459 .803 134 129 1.4
1977 New York - MLB 31 122 450 131 28 8 15 61 67 35 1 2 62 19 8 .291 .342 .489 .831 118 124 4.2
Total MLB 1214 4217 1151 188 57 112 502 560 360 16 26 600 126 76 .273 .331 .424 .755 113 113 26.1
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 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 46 11 41 73 20 117 3 .974 164.2 6.23 +1.7 1.049
1976 New York - MLB SS 101 100 159 307 64 488 22 .955 806.1 5.20 -24.4 .888
1977 New York - MLB 2B 120 120 194 351 84 556 11 .980 1024.0 4.79 +1.6 1.024
1977 New York - MLB SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .000
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 768 655 1540 2086 547 3721 95 .974 5868.0 5.56 +51.2 1.048
TOTAL SS 490 433 695 1310 275 2097 92 .956 3671.2 4.91 -65.4 .920
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.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/05/1977 Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R.
07/23/1977 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/27/1977 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
07/30/1977 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/17/1977 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for one week.
08/23/1977 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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