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Les Fleming

Leslie Harvey Fleming (Mae)

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 7, 1915 in Singleton, TX
School: Saint Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1939
Teams (by GP): Indians/Pirates/Tigers 1939-1949

Final Game: June 9, 1949
Died: March 5, 1980 in Cleveland, TX
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
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Standard Batting

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
1939 23 DET AL 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 /O97
1941 25 CLE AL 2 8 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 67 3 0 0 0 /3
1942 26 CLE AL 156 662 548 71 160 27 4 14 82 6 8 106 57 .292 .412 .432 .845 144 237 13 6 2 *3 MVP-25
1945 29 CLE AL 42 153 140 18 46 10 2 3 22 0 0 11 5 .329 .382 .493 .874 159 69 3 1 1 O9/3
1946 30 CLE AL 99 358 306 40 85 17 5 8 42 1 0 50 42 .278 .383 .444 .827 138 136 8 2 0 3/O9
1947 31 CLE AL 103 337 281 39 68 14 2 4 43 0 0 53 42 .242 .362 .349 .711 101 98 6 0 3 3
1949 33 PIT NL 24 38 31 0 8 0 2 0 7 0 6 2 .258 .395 .387 .782 109 12 0 1 0 /3
7 Yrs 434 1572 1330 168 369 69 15 29 199 7 8 226 152 .277 .386 .417 .804 130 555 31 10 6
162 Game Avg. 162 587 496 63 138 26 6 11 74 3 84 57 .277 .386 .417 .804 130 207 12 4 2
CLE (5 yrs) 402 1518 1283 168 361 69 13 29 191 7 8 220 146 .281 .390 .423 .813 134 543 30 9 6
PIT (1 yr) 24 38 31 0 8 0 2 0 7 0 6 2 .258 .395 .387 .782 109 12 0 1 0
DET (1 yr) 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 410 1534 1299 168 361 69 13 29 192 7 8 220 150 .278 .386 .418 .804 131 543 31 9 6
NL (1 yr) 24 38 31 0 8 0 2 0 7 0 6 2 .258 .395 .387 .782 109 12 0 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1939 23 DET AL 8 16 -5 0 0 0 -0 -5 -0.5 0 -5 -0.4 .437 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -5 $ /O97
1941 25 CLE AL 2 8 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .475 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /3
1942 26 CLE AL 156 662 35 -1 0 -1 -7 26 2.8 14 40 4.2 .518 .517 4.3 -0.9 41 $ *3 MVP-25
1945 29 CLE AL 42 153 10 0 0 -2 -2 6 0.6 3 9 1.0 .516 .504 1.2 -0.5 11 $ O9/3
1946 30 CLE AL 99 358 16 0 0 0 -4 12 1.4 9 22 2.3 .514 .508 2.3 -0.4 22 $ 3/O9
1947 31 CLE AL 103 337 2 0 0 5 -4 3 0.3 9 12 1.2 .504 .502 0.7 0.1 7 $ 3
1949 33 PIT NL 24 38 1 0 0 -1 -0 -0 -0.1 1 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $ /3
7 Seasons 434 1572 58 -0 0 1 -17 41 4.5 37 78 8.4 .510 .504 8.3 -1.8 77 $
CLE (5 yrs) 402 1518 62 -0 0 2 -17 47 5.1 35 82 8.7 .513 .506 8.5 -1.6 80 $
PIT (1 yr) 24 38 1 0 0 -1 -0 -0 -0.1 1 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $
DET (1 yr) 8 16 -5 0 0 0 -0 -5 -0.5 0 -5 -0.4 .437 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -5 $

Advanced Batting

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
1939 23 DET AL 16 17 0 0.0 120 .000 .000 .295 .000 .371 .000 .436 .000 .807 -100 .000 -5.0 -0.5 .000 .000 .000
1941 25 CLE AL 8 6 1 4.5 102 .250 .250 .270 .250 .345 .375 .397 .625 .742 67 .473 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .125 .125
1942 26 CLE AL 662 411 95 6.2 89 .306 .292 .258 .412 .332 .432 .362 .845 .693 144 .679 37.9 3.9 .848 .330 .141 8.4
1945 29 CLE AL 153 98 26 7.1 84 .326 .329 .256 .382 .327 .493 .348 .874 .675 159 .753 9.9 1.0 .835 .243 .164 .0
1946 30 CLE AL 358 229 52 6.1 90 .301 .278 .255 .383 .328 .444 .367 .827 .696 138 .666 16.9 1.7 .825 .333 .167 1.8
1947 31 CLE AL 337 222 36 4.3 94 .272 .242 .259 .362 .338 .349 .373 .711 .711 101 .516 2.5 0.3 .689 .295 .107 .0
1949 33 PIT NL 38 23 5 5.8 106 .276 .258 .273 .395 .347 .387 .408 .782 .755 109 .608 0.5 0.0 .826 .323 .129
7 Yrs 1572 1006 215 5.7 91 .296 .277 .258 .386 .333 .417 .366 .804 .699 130 .644 62.4 6.5 .790 .309 .140 11.3
162 Game Avg. 587 376 80 5.7 91 .296 .277 .258 .386 .333 .417 .366 .804 .699 130 .644 23 2 .790 .309 .140 4
CLE (5 yrs) 1518 966 210 5.8 90 .300 .281 .258 .390 .332 .423 .364 .813 .696 134 .653 66.9 6.9 .803 .313 .142 11.3
PIT (1 yr) 38 23 5 5.8 106 .276 .258 .273 .395 .347 .387 .408 .782 .755 109 .608 0.5 0.0 .826 .323 .129
DET (1 yr) 16 17 0 0.0 120 .000 .000 .295 .000 .371 .000 .436 .000 .807 -100 .000 -5.0 -0.5 .000 .000 .000
AL (6 yrs) 1534 983 210 5.7 90 .296 .278 .258 .386 .332 .418 .365 .804 .697 131 .645 61.9 6.4 .789 .309 .140 11.3
NL (1 yr) 38 23 5 5.8 106 .276 .258 .273 .395 .347 .387 .408 .782 .755 109 .608 0.5 0.0 .826 .323 .129

Ratio Batting*

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
1939 23 DET AL 16 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 16.0 75%
1941 25 CLE AL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 50% 4.0 100%
1942 26 CLE AL 662 2.1% 8.6% 16.0% 6.8% 28% 0.54 9.6 39.1 6.7 72%
1945 29 CLE AL 153 2.0% 3.3% 7.2% 9.8% 33% 0.45 28.0 46.7 6.4 86%
1946 30 CLE AL 358 2.2% 11.7% 14.0% 8.4% 35% 0.84 7.3 38.3 7.3 72%
1947 31 CLE AL 337 1.2% 12.5% 15.7% 5.9% 29% 0.79 6.7 70.3 6.5 70%
1949 33 PIT NL 38 0.0% 5.3% 15.8% 5.3% 25% 0.33 15.5 4.4 1.17 76%
7 Yrs 1572 1.8% 9.7% 14.4% 7.2% 31% 0.67 8.8 45.9 6.7 1.17 73%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.2% 9.2% 6.1% 26% 1.00 9.7 64.8 8.5 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1939 23 DET AL -5.0 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 25 CLE AL -0.4 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 26 CLE AL 37.9 3.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 29 CLE AL 9.9 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 30 CLE AL 16.9 1.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 31 CLE AL 2.1 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949 33 PIT NL 0.5 0.0 24 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 1.72 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.1 1.16 0.5 2.14 8
7 Yrs 62.0 6.4 24 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 1.72 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.1 1.16 0.5 2.14 8

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1949 33 PIT NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 24% 4 7 8 47% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1949 33 PIT NL 38 96% 8 8 1 0 1 2.14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 5 3 60% 27 4 15% 2 1 50% 4 3 75% 0
7 Yrs 38 96% 369 8 1 0 1 2.14 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 31 443% 5 3 60% 27 4 15% 2 1 50% 4 3 75% 0
MLB Averages 52% 743% 78% 34% 15% 51% 56%

Cumulative Batting

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
1939 23 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0
1940 24 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0
1941 25 10 24 24 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .125 .208 -47 3 1 0 0
1942 26 166 686 572 71 162 28 4 14 85 6 8 106 61 .283 .401 .420 .820 136 240 14 6 2
1943 27 166 686 572 71 162 28 4 14 85 6 8 106 61 .283 .401 .420 .820 136 240 14 6 2
1944 28 166 686 572 71 162 28 4 14 85 6 8 106 61 .283 .401 .420 .820 136 240 14 6 2
1945 29 208 839 712 89 208 38 6 17 107 6 8 117 66 .292 .397 .434 .831 140 309 17 7 3
1946 30 307 1197 1018 129 293 55 11 25 149 7 8 167 108 .288 .393 .437 .830 139 445 25 9 3
1947 31 410 1534 1299 168 361 69 13 29 192 7 8 220 150 .278 .386 .418 .804 131 543 31 9 6
1948 32 410 1534 1299 168 361 69 13 29 192 7 8 220 150 .278 .386 .418 .804 131 543 31 9 6
1949 33 434 1572 1330 168 369 69 15 29 199 7 8 226 152 .277 .386 .417 .804 130 555 31 10 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1939 23 8 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1941 25 2 8 8 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 1 2
1942 26 165 719 591 83 180 30 4 16 95 7 119 60 .305 .427 .450 .877 112 156
1945 29 44 169 154 23 54 12 2 4 28 0 13 5 .351 .405 .532 .937 33 42
1946 30 103 389 329 49 98 20 6 9 51 1 58 44 .298 .406 .477 .883 63 99
1947 31 107 357 296 44 75 15 2 4 49 0 58 44 .253 .376 .358 .734 40 103
1949 33 25 39 32 0 8 0 2 0 6 0 6 2 .250 .385 .375 .760 4 24
7 Yrs 454 1698 1427 199 417 78 16 33 233 8 254 159 .292 .403 .439 .842 253 434
162 Game Avg. 162 606 509 71 149 28 6 12 83 3 91 57 .292 .403 .439 .842 90 434

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 AL (25, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1942 AL  4.2 (10th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1942 AL  4.3 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1942 AL  .412 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1942 AL  .845 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1942 AL  156 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  14 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1942 AL  82 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL  106 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1942 AL  57 (10th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1942 AL  144 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1942 AL  95 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  38 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  3.9 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1942 AL  272 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1942 AL  .679 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1942 AL  6 (2nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1942 AL  8.4 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1346), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1388), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Geronimo Berroa (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Nippy Jones (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Johnny McCarthy (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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