2B Dave Lester #32
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/23/1972
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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
140 534 127 22 6 10 53 46 70 .238 .298 .358 11 1.2
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 50 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
09/24/1972 @ SDC Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1972 @ SDC Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1972 MIL Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1972 MIL Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1972 MIL Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 STL Win, 11-4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 STL Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
09/14/1972 SDC Loss, 2-13 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1972 SDC Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/10/1972 @ MIL Win, 5-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 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:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:168 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,266,000 total for 4 years
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 140 534 127 22 6 10 53 59 46 70 .238 .298 .358 .656 .305 .120 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 583 1 0 0 9 5 2 191 38 11 7 61.1 57.1 3.59 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   108 21 3 3 0 5 10 12 16 1 2 0 .194 .273 .278 .551
Versus Right   426 106 19 3 10 48 49 34 54 1 3 1 .249 .305 .378 .683
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   101 28 2 2 2 11 11 10 15 0 1 1 .277 .348 .396 .744
May   93 22 5 2 1 9 8 12 11 0 0 0 .237 .324 .366 .689
June   99 24 5 0 4 13 17 13 14 2 2 0 .242 .325 .414 .739
July   105 26 4 1 3 10 14 5 11 0 0 0 .248 .282 .390 .672
August   66 14 4 0 0 6 5 2 6 0 1 0 .212 .235 .273 .508
September   70 13 2 1 0 4 4 4 13 0 1 0 .186 .230 .243 .473
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   2262 598 94 33 59 265 289 182 322 19 7 10 .264 .319 .413 .733
Home   236 59 13 4 3 21 24 22 21 1 3 1 .250 .315 .377 .693
Road   298 68 9 2 7 32 35 24 49 1 2 0 .228 .285 .342 .627
Grass   534 127 22 6 10 53 59 46 70 2 5 1 .238 .298 .358 .656
Day   315 70 9 2 7 30 31 29 46 2 4 1 .222 .288 .330 .618
Night   219 57 13 4 3 23 28 17 24 0 1 0 .260 .314 .397 .711
As Starter   530 126 21 6 10 50 58 45 70 2 5 1 .238 .298 .357 .654
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Close/Late   106 25 4 0 2 20 10 12 9 0 0 0 .236 .314 .330 .644
Inning 1-3   217 51 13 2 5 14 23 17 32 1 4 0 .235 .289 .382 .672
Inning 4-6   160 38 4 2 2 11 22 13 23 1 1 1 .237 .297 .325 .622
Inning 7-9   148 34 4 2 2 23 13 16 15 0 0 0 .230 .305 .324 .629
Extra Innings   9 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .889 1.333
0 Outs   168 42 6 1 4 13 27 11 23 1 5 0 .250 .294 .369 .663
1 Outs   228 50 12 0 6 20 28 22 29 1 0 0 .219 .287 .351 .638
2 Outs   138 35 4 5 0 20 4 13 18 0 0 1 .254 .322 .355 .677
Scoring Position   115 30 5 1 1 39 11 15 19 2 5 0 .261 .341 .348 .689
Bases Empty   321 76 15 3 6 6 37 25 37 0 0 0 .237 .292 .358 .650
Runner on 1st   98 21 2 2 3 8 11 6 14 0 0 1 .214 .267 .367 .634
Runner on 2nd   43 9 0 0 0 7 4 4 6 0 3 0 .209 .277 .209 .486
Runner on 3rd   16 4 1 0 1 7 2 2 3 1 0 0 .250 .316 .500 .816
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 8 0 2 0 .226 .250 .226 .476
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 0 .273 .471 .364 .834
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .429 .762
Bases Loaded   7 6 3 0 0 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 .857 .875 1.286 2.161
Two Strikes   208 33 2 1 1 14 15 16 70 1 0 0 .159 .218 .192 .410
First Pitch   106 23 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 2 0 .217 .217 .274 .491
Count 0-1   56 20 3 3 2 7 11 0 0 1 2 1 .357 .362 .625 .987
Count 0-2   35 7 0 0 1 4 3 0 14 0 0 0 .200 .200 .286 .486
Count 1-0   50 17 7 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .340 .340 .520 .860
Count 1-1   52 12 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .288 .519
Count 1-2   62 9 1 0 0 3 5 0 18 0 0 0 .145 .145 .161 .306
Count 2-0   22 9 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .773 1.182
Count 2-1   27 9 0 0 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Count 2-2   66 11 0 1 0 6 3 0 24 1 0 0 .167 .164 .197 .361
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 4 2 1 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 .308 .679 .615 1.294
Full Count   45 6 1 0 0 1 4 16 14 0 0 0 .133 .361 .156 .516
Behind in Count   153 36 4 3 3 14 19 0 32 1 2 1 .235 .239 .359 .598
Ahead in Count   112 39 11 2 6 22 19 30 0 0 0 0 .348 .486 .643 1.129
Batting Leadoff   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 2nd   497 121 22 5 10 52 56 44 64 2 5 1 .243 .305 .368 .673
Batting 5th   7 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Batting 6th   22 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 .091 .130 .091 .221
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   272 66 11 5 5 14 27 21 31 0 0 0 .243 .297 .375 .672
Medium Leverage   184 45 6 1 4 22 23 14 32 2 2 1 .245 .299 .353 .652
High Leverage   78 16 5 0 1 17 9 11 7 0 3 0 .205 .303 .308 .611
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 26 105 398 100 16 5 10 43 50 40 1 2 51 7 4 .251 .320 .392 .712 105 116 1.5
1972 Kansas City - MLB 26 35 136 27 6 1 0 10 9 6 0 0 19 4 3 .199 .232 .257 .490 44 45 0.5
1972 Total - MLB 26 140 534 127 22 6 10 53 59 46 1 2 70 11 7 .238 .298 .358 .656 90 99 2.0
Total MLB 660 2262 598 94 33 59 265 289 182 10 19 322 37 26 .264 .319 .413 .733 110 111 14.7
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 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
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 375 310 776 1028 251 1850 46 .975 2833.0 5.73 +36.3 1.061
TOTAL SS 290 267 404 779 157 1235 52 .958 2237.0 4.76 -34.7 .928
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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