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Les Lancaster
Lester Wayne Lancaster

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
Schools University of Arkansas, Dallas Baptist University

Debut April 7, 1987
  vs. STL 2.3 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game October 3, 1993
Born April 21, 1962 in Dallas, TX

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1987 25 CHC NL   8   3  27  18   0   0   4  0  132.3  138   76   72  14   51   78   1   7   578   5   8  4.90  4.25   87 1.428 RoY-6
 1988 26 CHC NL   4   6  44   3   1   0  15  5   85.7   89   42   36   4   34   36   1   3   371   7   3  3.78  3.63   96 1.436
 1989 27 CHC NL   4   2  42   0   0   0  15  8   72.7   60   12   11   2   15   56   0   2   288   1   1  1.36  3.78  278 1.032
 1990 28 CHC NL   9   5  55   6   1   1  26  6  109.0  121   57   56  11   40   65   1   7   479   8   0  4.62  4.10   89 1.477
 1991 29 CHC NL   9   7  64  11   1   0  21  3  156.0  150   68   61  13   49  102   4   2   653   7   2  3.52  3.87  110 1.276
 1992 30 DET AL   3   4  41   1   0   0  17  0   86.7  101   66   61  11   51   35   3   2   404  12   0  6.33  3.95   62 1.754
 1993 31 STL NL   4   1  50   0   0   0  12  0   61.3   56   24   20   5   21   36   1   5   259   5   0  2.93  3.97  135 1.255
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .594  41  28 323  39   3   1 110 22  703.7  715  345  317  60  261  408  11  28  3032  45  14  4.05  3.96   98 1.387
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   5  60   7   0   0  20  4  132.0  134   64   59  11   49   76   2   5   569   8   2  4.05  3.96   98 1.387
 Career High      9   7  64  18   1   1  26  8  156.0  150   76   72  14   51  102   4   7   653  12   8  1.36  4.25  278 1.032

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 25 CHC NL  27   49    2    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  19  .082  .100  .102  -47    5   1   0   0   0   0 RoY-6
 1988 26 CHC NL  44   20    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  12  .050  .050  .050  -72    1   3   0   0   0   0
 1989 27 CHC NL  42   11    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   7  .182  .182  .273   25    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 28 CHC NL  55   20    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  11  .050  .174  .050  -37    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1991 29 CHC NL  64   28    2    5   2  0   0    2   0  0   0  13  .179  .179  .250   18    7   6   0   0   0   0
 1993 31 STL NL  50    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .200  .000  -40    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      323  132    6   13   4  0   0    5   0  0   5  64  .098  .131  .129  -29   17  11   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         66    3    7   2  0   0    3   0  0   3  32  .098  .131  .129  -29    9   6   0   0   0   0
 Career High     64   49    2    5   2  0   0    2   0  0   3  19                           7   6   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 25 CHC NL   51   46    1   0.6   108| .082  .273| .100  .343| .102  .425| .202  .767| -47  .021 -10.6  -1.1   0%
 1988 26 CHC NL   23   22    0   0.0    94| .050  .262| .050  .326| .050  .384| .100  .711| -72  .000  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1989 27 CHC NL   11    9    1   3.0    97| .182  .263| .182  .331| .273  .391| .455  .723|  25  .365  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1990 28 CHC NL   24   20    0   0.0   104| .050  .273| .174  .341| .050  .411| .224  .752| -37  .000  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1991 29 CHC NL   34   29    1   0.9    97| .179  .262| .179  .330| .250  .393| .429  .723|  18  .060  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1993 31 STL NL    5    4    0   0.0   102| .000  .268| .200  .334| .000  .409| .200  .743| -40  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       148  130    3   0.6   102| .098  .268| .131  .336| .129  .406| .260  .743| -29  .027 -24.3  -2.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 25 CHC NL P 27 12 14 0 0 1.000 .956 0.96 0.62 1.77 1.91 18 132.3 1988 26 CHC NL P 44 6 17 0 0 1.000 .954 0.52 0.69 2.42 1.96 3 85.7 1989 27 CHC NL P 42 8 5 0 1 1.000 .949 0.31 0.63 1.61 1.87 0 72.7 1990 28 CHC NL P 55 9 19 0 1 1.000 .956 0.51 0.58 2.31 1.80 6 109.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1991 29 CHC NL P 64 13 14 0 1 1.000 .954 0.42 0.59 1.56 1.86 11 156.0 1992 30 DET AL P 41 3 9 1 4 .923 .952 0.29 0.56 1.25 1.72 1 86.7 1993 31 STL NL P 50 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 0.18 0.54 1.32 1.84 0 61.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 28 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1990 28 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1987 25 CHC NL P 27 12 14 0 0 1.000 .956 0.96 0.62 1.77 1.91 18 132.3 1988 26 CHC NL P 44 6 17 0 0 1.000 .954 0.52 0.69 2.42 1.96 3 85.7 1989 27 CHC NL P 42 8 5 0 1 1.000 .949 0.31 0.63 1.61 1.87 0 72.7 1990 28 CHC NL P 55 9 19 0 1 1.000 .956 0.51 0.58 2.31 1.80 6 109.0 1991 29 CHC NL P 64 13 14 0 1 1.000 .954 0.42 0.59 1.56 1.86 11 156.0 1992 30 DET AL P 41 3 9 1 4 .923 .952 0.29 0.56 1.25 1.72 1 86.7 1993 31 STL NL P 50 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 0.18 0.54 1.32 1.84 0 61.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 323 54 84 1 7 .993 .954 0.43 0.60 39 703.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 0.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 324 54 84 1 7 .993 .954 0.43 0.60
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   3   0   6.00  1  1  0  0   6     6   4   1   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1990 NL-.643-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2076) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (705) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1587) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 13, 1985: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

March 31, 1992: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 6, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1987Chicago Cubs$62,500
1988Chicago Cubs$90,000
1989Chicago Cubs$120,000
1990Chicago Cubs$300,000
1991Chicago Cubs$550,000
1993St. Louis Cardinals$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,472,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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