2B Dave Lester #32
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/08/1972
2B DAVE LESTER #32 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
31 121 31 2 2 2 11 12 16 .256 .328 .355 2 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 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 60
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
05/06/1972 BRO Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/1972 BRO Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/04/1972 BRO Loss, 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/03/1972 @ SDC Loss, 0-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1972 @ SDC Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/01/1972 @ SDC Loss, 4-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1972 @ LAB Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/29/1972 @ LAB Win, 8-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
04/28/1972 @ LAB Loss, 5-8 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/27/1972 @ BRO Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Dave is a leader -- and one tough son of a gun.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
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:$187,510
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 27th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 121 31 2 2 2 11 12 12 16 .256 .328 .355 .684 .319 .099 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 134 1 0 0 1 1 0 43 6 2 1 66.7 14.9 4.33 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 7 0 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 .304 .407 .391 .799
Versus Right   98 24 2 1 2 10 8 8 13 0 1 1 .245 .308 .347 .655
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .150 .227 .150 .377
April   101 28 2 2 2 11 11 10 15 0 1 1 .277 .348 .396 .744
May   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .150 .227 .150 .377
Spring Training   59 14 1 1 2 4 5 3 6 0 1 0 .237 .274 .390 .664
Last Year   543 141 17 8 20 73 74 43 77 6 1 3 .260 .314 .431 .745
2 Years Ago   485 141 25 5 20 77 84 51 62 5 1 2 .291 .357 .487 .844
Career   1849 502 74 29 51 223 242 148 268 17 3 10 .271 .326 .426 .752
Home   49 14 2 1 1 3 5 6 5 0 1 1 .286 .375 .429 .804
Road   72 17 0 1 1 8 7 6 11 0 0 0 .236 .295 .306 .600
Grass   121 31 2 2 2 11 12 12 16 0 1 1 .256 .328 .355 .684
Day   75 17 1 0 1 7 6 10 10 0 1 1 .227 .326 .280 .606
Night   46 14 1 2 1 4 6 2 6 0 0 0 .304 .333 .478 .812
As Starter   119 31 2 2 2 11 12 12 16 0 1 1 .261 .333 .361 .695
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   22 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Inning 1-3   47 14 2 0 2 5 7 4 4 0 1 0 .298 .353 .468 .821
Inning 4-6   36 8 0 1 0 2 4 2 6 0 0 1 .222 .282 .278 .560
Inning 7-9   36 9 0 1 0 4 1 6 6 0 0 0 .250 .357 .306 .663
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   39 8 0 1 1 4 6 4 6 0 1 0 .205 .279 .333 .612
1 Outs   48 12 1 0 1 4 6 4 7 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
2 Outs   34 11 1 1 0 3 0 4 3 0 0 1 .324 .410 .412 .822
Scoring Position   29 7 0 0 0 6 1 5 4 0 1 0 .241 .353 .241 .594
Bases Empty   63 17 2 1 0 0 6 5 7 0 0 0 .270 .324 .333 .657
Runner on 1st   29 7 0 1 2 5 5 2 5 0 0 1 .241 .312 .517 .830
Runner on 2nd   10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   47 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 16 0 0 0 .128 .196 .128 .324
First Pitch   28 8 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .321 .607
Count 0-1   10 5 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .545 .700 1.245
Count 0-2   12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 1-1   12 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 2-0   4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .125 .417 .125 .542
Behind in Count   36 9 0 1 0 2 4 0 11 0 1 1 .250 .270 .306 .576
Ahead in Count   24 9 1 1 1 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 .375 .531 .625 1.156
Batting 2nd   119 31 2 2 2 11 12 12 16 0 1 1 .261 .333 .361 .695
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   59 20 2 1 0 3 4 3 6 0 0 0 .339 .371 .407 .778
Medium Leverage   44 8 0 1 2 6 5 5 9 0 0 1 .182 .280 .364 .644
High Leverage   18 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 .167 .318 .167 .485
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 96 93 1.5
1969 Cincinnati - MLB 23 150 491 140 22 8 7 53 49 33 2 5 73 9 10 .285 .330 .405 .735 113 112 3.1
1970 Cincinnati - MLB 24 138 485 141 25 5 20 77 84 51 2 5 62 5 3 .291 .357 .487 .844 130 129 3.0
1971 Cincinnati - MLB 25 149 543 141 17 8 20 73 74 43 3 6 77 11 4 .260 .314 .431 .745 114 114 5.1
1972 Cincinnati - MLB 26 31 121 31 2 2 2 11 12 12 1 0 16 2 1 .256 .328 .355 .684 100 111 0.6
Total MLB 551 1849 502 74 29 51 223 242 148 10 17 268 28 20 .271 .326 .426 .752 115 115 13.2
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 66 65 0.8
Total MLB 17 67 14 6 0 0 3 13 6 0 1 9 0 1 .209 .270 .299 .569 66 65
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 4 0 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 8.1 7.56 +0.7 .000
1972 Cincinnati - MLB SS 29 29 30 79 8 117 8 .932 247.0 3.97 -3.7 .903
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 334 277 681 912 225 1636 43 .974 2533.1 5.66 +29.6 1.055
TOTAL SS 215 194 283 567 111 889 39 .956 1622.0 4.72 -23.5 .932
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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