2B Dave Lester #32
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/07/1974
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2B DAVE LESTER #32 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
113 388 123 19 3 14 60 35 46 .317 .376 .490 21 4.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 55 50 55
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 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: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/1973 @ WAS Win, 9-2 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
09/21/1973 @ WAS Loss, 2-3 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 2
09/19/1973 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1973 @ DEN Win, 9-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1973 @ CHI Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1973 WAS Loss, 7-8 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/12/1973 WAS Loss, 3-11 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/11/1973 WAS Loss, 5-9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1973 DEN Loss, 2-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/08/1973 DEN Win, 5-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He's a natural born leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/30/1945
Born in:Kettering, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$322,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 113 388 123 19 3 14 60 58 35 46 .317 .376 .490 .865 .380 .173 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 430 2 4 0 7 4 1 190 36 21 11 65.6 70.0 6.57 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   85 30 4 1 5 15 14 8 12 1 0 1 .353 .411 .600 1.011
Versus Right   303 93 15 2 9 45 43 27 34 0 4 1 .307 .366 .459 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 22 2 0 4 13 15 10 13 1 3 2 .268 .358 .439 .797
May   83 26 4 0 1 7 5 6 10 0 0 0 .313 .360 .398 .757
June   20 3 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .500 .650
July   50 15 3 1 2 5 4 3 8 0 0 0 .300 .340 .520 .860
August   101 42 9 1 5 25 25 10 7 0 1 0 .416 .468 .673 1.142
September   52 15 0 1 0 5 7 6 8 0 0 0 .288 .362 .327 .689
Spring Training   54 11 2 0 3 9 10 7 12 0 0 1 .204 .306 .407 .714
Last Year   388 123 19 3 14 60 58 35 46 1 4 2 .317 .376 .490 .865
2 Years Ago   534 127 22 6 10 53 59 46 70 2 5 1 .238 .298 .358 .656
Career   2650 721 113 36 73 325 347 217 368 20 11 12 .272 .328 .425 .752
Home   194 65 9 1 11 39 29 14 21 1 3 1 .335 .381 .562 .943
Road   194 58 10 2 3 21 29 21 25 0 1 1 .299 .370 .418 .788
Grass   388 123 19 3 14 60 58 35 46 1 4 2 .317 .376 .490 .865
Day   198 56 8 1 9 33 29 23 24 0 4 1 .283 .360 .470 .830
Night   190 67 11 2 5 27 29 12 22 1 0 1 .353 .392 .511 .903
As Starter   381 123 19 3 14 60 57 34 44 1 4 2 .323 .380 .499 .879
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   77 18 2 1 3 13 13 9 13 0 2 0 .234 .314 .403 .717
Inning 1-3   136 54 7 1 4 21 21 6 18 0 1 1 .397 .427 .551 .978
Inning 4-6   140 44 9 1 5 21 19 15 11 1 1 1 .314 .382 .500 .882
Inning 7-9   111 25 3 1 5 18 17 14 17 0 2 0 .225 .312 .405 .717
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   116 29 3 1 2 4 18 9 22 0 3 0 .250 .304 .345 .649
1 Outs   152 54 10 2 5 21 24 12 12 1 1 0 .355 .400 .546 .946
2 Outs   120 40 6 0 7 35 15 14 12 0 0 2 .333 .412 .558 .970
Scoring Position   91 34 6 0 4 42 16 12 13 1 4 0 .374 .442 .571 1.014
Bases Empty   212 66 10 2 4 4 27 17 25 0 0 1 .311 .365 .434 .799
Runner on 1st   85 23 3 1 6 14 14 6 8 0 0 1 .271 .326 .541 .867
Runner on 2nd   32 10 1 0 2 7 5 4 6 0 1 0 .312 .389 .531 .920
Runner on 3rd   9 5 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 .556 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 11 2 0 0 11 4 2 4 0 2 0 .423 .464 .500 .964
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .889 1.389
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .143 .125 .286 .411
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 1 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   134 35 5 0 6 19 17 14 46 1 0 0 .261 .329 .433 .762
First Pitch   69 21 1 1 1 5 10 4 0 0 2 1 .304 .351 .391 .743
Count 0-1   47 15 2 0 3 15 5 0 0 0 2 0 .319 .319 .553 .872
Count 0-2   25 7 2 0 1 4 5 0 9 1 0 0 .280 .269 .480 .749
Count 1-0   50 22 5 0 2 8 10 0 0 0 0 1 .440 .451 .660 1.111
Count 1-1   30 11 2 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .367 .600 .967
Count 1-2   44 12 0 0 1 2 2 0 15 0 0 0 .273 .273 .341 .614
Count 2-0   20 7 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .600 .950
Count 2-1   21 9 2 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .619 1.048
Count 2-2   40 9 1 0 4 9 6 0 14 0 0 0 .225 .225 .550 .775
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   15 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .200 .455 .200 .655
Full Count   25 7 2 0 0 4 4 14 8 0 0 0 .280 .538 .360 .898
Behind in Count   116 34 4 0 5 21 12 0 24 1 2 0 .293 .291 .457 .747
Ahead in Count   108 41 9 1 3 15 19 17 0 0 0 1 .380 .468 .565 1.033
Batting Leadoff   23 5 0 1 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 .217 .250 .435 .685
Batting 2nd   148 53 8 2 5 22 22 10 20 0 1 1 .358 .403 .541 .943
Batting 4th   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Batting 5th   20 6 1 0 2 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 .300 .364 .650 1.014
Batting 6th   65 24 5 0 2 13 13 6 8 0 2 0 .369 .423 .538 .961
Batting 7th   98 25 4 0 2 11 9 11 9 1 0 0 .255 .327 .357 .684
Batting 8th   25 8 0 0 2 5 5 5 1 0 0 0 .320 .433 .560 .993
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   171 54 8 1 5 11 23 21 13 0 3 1 .316 .394 .462 .856
Medium Leverage   154 48 5 2 7 25 27 11 26 0 0 1 .312 .361 .506 .868
High Leverage   62 20 5 0 2 24 7 3 7 1 1 0 .323 .348 .500 .848
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 .865 136 140 4.5
Total MLB 773 2650 721 113 36 73 325 347 217 12 20 368 58 37 .272 .328 .425 .752 113 113 18.3
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
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 452 382 954 1269 325 2279 56 .975 3452.0 5.80 +46.3 1.066
TOTAL SS 331 300 469 884 185 1413 60 .958 2519.1 4.83 -37.8 .929
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1971 8 10
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