Les Cain
Leslie Cain
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 13, 1948 in San Luis Obispo, CA
High School: El Cerrito (El Cerrito, CA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1968
Final Game: May 28, 1972
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 20 DET AL 8 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 22 DET AL 29 72 68 2 11 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 18 .162 .174 .221 .395 8 15 1 0 3 0 0 1
1971 23 DET AL 27 58 55 7 8 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 23 .145 .161 .218 .379 5 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
1972 24 DET AL 5 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 69 145 137 9 21 3 0 2 11 0 0 2 45 .153 .165 .219 .384 6 30 1 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 340 322 21 49 7 0 5 26 0 0 5 106 .153 .165 .219 .384 6 70 2 0 14 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1968 20 DET AL 7 6 0 0.0 82 .200 .143 .241 .143 .311 .286 .357 .429 .668 26 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .143 .143
1970 22 DET AL 72 61 3 1.3 98 .204 .162 .259 .174 .334 .221 .395 .395 .729 8 .103 -8.9 -0.9 .276 .074 .059 .0
1971 23 DET AL 58 49 2 1.1 96 .226 .145 .261 .161 .334 .218 .387 .379 .720 5 .085 -7.3 -0.8 .277 .091 .073 .0
1972 24 DET AL 8 7 0 0.0 85 .200 .143 .250 .143 .319 .143 .361 .286 .680 -16 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
4 Seasons 145 123 5 1.1 96 .211 .153 .258 .165 .332 .219 .388 .384 .720 6 .081 -17.9 -1.9 .274 .080 .066 .0
162 Game Avg. 340 289 12 1.1 96 .211 .153 .258 .165 .332 .219 .388 .384 .720 6 .081 -17.9 -1.9 .274 .080 .066

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1968 20 DET AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 3.5 1.00 71%
1970 22 DET AL 72 1.4% 25.0% 1.4% 2.8% 18% 18.00 3.8 68.0 7.6 1.73 68%
1971 23 DET AL 58 1.7% 39.7% 1.7% 3.5% 25% 23.00 2.4 55.0 27.5 0.67 53%
1972 24 DET AL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 1.00 63%
4 Seasons 145 1.4% 31.0% 1.4% 3.5% 24% 22.50 3.0 68.5 12.5 1.18 62%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1968 20 DET AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 22 DET AL 2 0 9% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 23 DET AL 2 0 75% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29% 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
1972 24 DET AL 1 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 5 0 33% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 38% 4 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1968 20 DET AL 7 86% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 22 DET AL 72 79% 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 75% 14 1 7% 12 2 17% 48 8 17% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1971 23 DET AL 58 66% 8 1 0 0 0 0.01 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 13 0 0% 14 2 14% 33 1 3% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
1972 24 DET AL 8 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 145 75% 21 1 0 0 0 0.01 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 6 75% 29 1 3% 27 4 15% 90 9 10% 5 2 40% 5 2 40% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 20 8 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 26 2 0 0 0 0 0
1969 21 8 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 26 2 0 0 0 0 0
1970 22 37 79 75 2 12 2 0 1 9 0 0 1 20 .160 .171 .227 .398 9 17 1 0 3 0 0
1971 23 64 137 130 9 20 3 0 2 11 0 0 2 43 .154 .167 .223 .390 7 29 1 0 5 0 0
1972 24 69 145 137 9 21 3 0 2 11 0 0 2 45 .153 .165 .219 .384 6 30 1 0 6 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1968 20 8 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1970 22 29 70 69 2 12 1 0 1 11 0 1 18 .174 .186 .232 .418 3 29
1971 23 27 56 55 7 8 1 0 1 2 0 1 23 .145 .161 .218 .379 2 27
1972 24 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
4 Seasons 69 140 138 9 20 2 0 2 13 0 2 45 .145 .157 .203 .360 5 69
162 Game Avg. 162 329 324 21 47 5 0 5 31 0 5 106 .145 .157 .203 .360 12 69

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1968 AL  born 1948-01-13 (3rd)

                                         

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