Lew Fonseca
Lewis Albert Fonseca
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 21, 1899 in Oakland, CA
School: Saint Mary's College of California (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1921
Final Game: September 11, 1933
Died: November 26, 1989 in Ely, IA
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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
1921 22 CIN NL 82 319 297 38 82 10 3 1 41 2 3 8 13 .276 .304 .340 .644 74 101 4 10 43O
1922 23 CIN NL 81 318 291 55 105 20 3 4 45 7 8 14 18 .361 .390 .491 .882 128 143 0 13 4
1923 24 CIN NL 65 255 237 33 66 11 4 3 28 4 0 9 16 .278 .310 .397 .707 87 94 2 7 43
1924 25 CIN NL 20 63 57 5 13 2 1 0 9 1 0 4 4 .228 .279 .298 .577 55 17 0 2 4/3
1925 26 PHI NL 126 506 467 78 149 30 5 7 60 6 2 21 42 .319 .352 .450 .802 97 210 3 15 43
1927 28 CLE AL 112 459 428 60 133 20 7 2 40 12 4 12 17 .311 .333 .404 .737 90 173 2 17 43
1928 29 CLE AL 75 288 263 38 86 19 4 3 36 4 2 13 17 .327 .361 .464 .825 114 122 1 11 35/64 MVP-22
1929 30 CLE AL 148 643 566 97 209 44 15 6 103 19 11 50 23 .369 .427 .532 .959 141 301 7 20 *3
1930 31 CLE AL 40 140 129 20 36 9 2 0 17 1 0 7 7 .279 .316 .380 .696 73 49 0 4 3/5
1931 32 TOT AL 147 628 573 86 179 35 6 3 85 7 6 40 29 .312 .361 .410 .772 106 235 4 11 O34/5
1931 32 CLE AL 26 120 108 21 40 9 1 1 14 3 2 8 7 .370 .419 .500 .919 135 54 1 3 3
1931 32 CHW AL 121 508 465 65 139 26 5 2 71 4 4 32 22 .299 .348 .389 .737 98 181 3 8 O4/35
1932 33 CHW AL 18 39 37 0 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 7 .135 .158 .162 .320 -15 6 0 1 /O1
1933 34 CHW AL 23 66 59 8 12 2 0 2 15 1 0 7 6 .203 .288 .339 .627 68 20 0 0 3
12 Seasons 937 3724 3404 518 1075 203 50 31 485 64 36 186 199 .316 .355 .432 .788 103 1471 23 111
162 Game Avg. 162 644 589 90 186 35 9 5 84 11 6 32 34 .316 .355 .432 .788 103 254 4 19
CLE (5 yrs) 401 1650 1494 236 504 101 29 12 210 39 19 90 71 .337 .379 .468 .847 116 699 11 55
CIN (4 yrs) 248 955 882 131 266 43 11 8 123 14 11 35 51 .302 .333 .402 .735 94 355 6 32
CHW (3 yrs) 162 613 561 73 156 29 5 4 92 5 4 40 35 .278 .329 .369 .698 88 207 3 9
PHI (1 yr) 126 506 467 78 149 30 5 7 60 6 2 21 42 .319 .352 .450 .802 97 210 3 15
AL (7 yrs) 563 2263 2055 309 660 130 34 16 302 44 23 130 106 .321 .366 .441 .806 108 906 14 64
NL (5 yrs) 374 1461 1349 209 415 73 16 15 183 20 13 56 93 .308 .339 .419 .758 95 565 9 47

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
1921 22 CIN NL 319 228 29 3.4 102 .286 .276 .292 .304 .341 .340 .402 .644 .743 74 .366 -11.0 -1.1 .514 .088 .064 1.3
1922 23 CIN NL 318 207 53 6.8 110 .375 .361 .299 .390 .356 .491 .415 .882 .772 128 .646 11.9 1.1 .804 .175 .131 5.1
1923 24 CIN NL 255 178 29 4.4 105 .289 .278 .291 .310 .349 .397 .405 .707 .754 87 .464 -5.3 -0.5 .637 .173 .118 3.4
1924 25 CIN NL 63 46 5 2.9 103 .245 .228 .289 .279 .344 .298 .402 .577 .746 55 .307 -3.7 -0.4 .500 .158 .070 .0
1925 26 PHI NL 506 335 73 5.8 121 .340 .319 .310 .352 .369 .450 .443 .802 .812 97 .559 -3.3 -0.3 .744 .184 .131 6.5
1927 28 CLE AL 459 316 58 4.9 111 .320 .311 .294 .333 .362 .404 .413 .737 .776 90 .504 -8.8 -0.8 .652 .140 .093 3.4
1928 29 CLE AL 288 190 44 6.2 109 .342 .327 .290 .361 .355 .464 .412 .825 .767 114 .619 4.8 0.5 .771 .194 .137 3.4
1929 30 CLE AL 643 388 125 8.6 116 .378 .369 .297 .427 .364 .532 .429 .959 .793 141 .732 36.2 3.4 .995 .265 .163 9.1
1930 31 CLE AL 140 97 16 4.4 119 .295 .279 .300 .316 .365 .380 .441 .696 .806 73 .418 -5.7 -0.5 .613 .163 .101 .0
1931 32 TOT AL 628 411 84 5.5 105 .325 .312 .282 .361 .348 .410 .403 .772 .751 106 .548 5.4 0.5 .700 .169 .098 4.2
1931 32 CLE AL 120 73 22 8.1 113 .390 .370 .294 .419 .362 .500 .420 .919 .782 135 .712 5.8 0.5 .914 .213 .130 1.5
1931 32 CHW AL 508 338 62 4.9 103 .311 .299 .279 .348 .345 .389 .399 .737 .744 98 .499 -0.4 0.0 .655 .159 .090 2.7
1932 33 CHW AL 39 33 1 0.8 106 .167 .135 .278 .158 .347 .162 .408 .320 .755 -15 .034 -6.2 -0.6 .219 .054 .027
1933 34 CHW AL 66 47 6 3.4 103 .196 .203 .276 .288 .346 .339 .398 .627 .744 68 .354 -2.8 -0.3 .596 .271 .136 1.3
12 Seasons 3724 2476 523 5.6 111 .329 .316 .294 .355 .357 .432 .417 .788 .774 103 .565 11.6 1.0 .722 .179 .116 41.8
162 Game Avg. 644 428 90 5.6 111 .329 .316 .294 .355 .357 .432 .417 .788 .774 103 .565 2 0 .722 .179 .116 7
CLE (5 yrs) 1650 1064 265 6.6 113 .349 .337 .295 .379 .362 .468 .422 .847 .784 116 .635 32.4 3.1 .813 .204 .131 18.4
CIN (4 yrs) 955 659 116 4.7 106 .313 .302 .294 .333 .349 .402 .407 .735 .756 94 .497 -8.1 -0.9 .636 .144 .101 10.2
CHW (3 yrs) 613 418 69 4.4 103 .291 .278 .279 .329 .345 .369 .399 .698 .745 88 .452 -9.5 -0.9 .614 .164 .091 4.4
PHI (1 yr) 506 335 73 5.8 121 .340 .319 .310 .352 .369 .450 .443 .802 .812 97 .559 -3.3 -0.3 .744 .184 .131 6.5
AL (7 yrs) 2263 1482 334 6.0 111 .333 .321 .290 .366 .357 .441 .416 .806 .773 108 .592 23.0 2.2 .755 .193 .120 23.5
NL (5 yrs) 1461 994 189 5.1 111 .322 .308 .299 .339 .356 .419 .419 .758 .775 95 .520 -11.4 -1.2 .673 .158 .111 17.1

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
1921 22 82 319 297 38 82 10 3 1 41 2 3 8 13 .276 .304 .340 .644 74 101 4 10
1922 23 163 637 588 93 187 30 6 5 86 9 11 22 31 .318 .347 .415 .762 101 244 4 23
1923 24 228 892 825 126 253 41 10 8 114 13 11 31 47 .307 .336 .410 .746 97 338 6 30
1924 25 248 955 882 131 266 43 11 8 123 14 11 35 51 .302 .333 .402 .735 94 355 6 32
1925 26 374 1461 1349 209 415 73 16 15 183 20 13 56 93 .308 .339 .419 .758 95 565 9 47
1926 27 374 1461 1349 209 415 73 16 15 183 20 13 56 93 .308 .339 .419 .758 95 565 9 47
1927 28 486 1920 1777 269 548 93 23 17 223 32 17 68 110 .308 .338 .415 .753 94 738 11 64
1928 29 561 2208 2040 307 634 112 27 20 259 36 19 81 127 .311 .341 .422 .762 97 860 12 75
1929 30 709 2851 2606 404 843 156 42 26 362 55 30 131 150 .323 .360 .446 .806 107 1161 19 95
1930 31 749 2991 2735 424 879 165 44 26 379 56 30 138 157 .321 .358 .442 .801 105 1210 19 99
1931 32 896 3619 3308 510 1058 200 50 29 464 63 36 178 186 .320 .359 .437 .796 105 1445 23 110
1932 33 914 3658 3345 510 1063 201 50 29 470 63 36 179 193 .318 .357 .434 .790 104 1451 23 111
1933 34 937 3724 3404 518 1075 203 50 31 485 64 36 186 199 .316 .355 .432 .788 103 1471 23 111

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
1921 22 87 325 313 40 85 10 3 1 43 2 8 14 .272 .298 .332 .631 31 82
1922 23 85 307 294 52 100 19 3 4 42 7 13 19 .340 .368 .466 .834 50 81
1923 24 68 258 247 32 67 11 4 3 27 4 9 17 .271 .302 .385 .687 28 65
1924 25 21 64 60 5 14 2 1 0 10 1 4 4 .233 .281 .300 .581 5 20
1925 26 133 499 476 66 139 28 5 7 51 6 20 44 .292 .325 .416 .741 62 126
1927 28 117 452 438 56 130 20 7 2 37 12 12 18 .297 .319 .388 .707 53 112
1928 29 79 286 272 37 86 19 4 3 35 4 13 18 .316 .350 .449 .798 42 75
1929 30 157 630 576 87 198 42 14 6 92 18 47 24 .344 .400 .497 .897 112 148
1930 31 42 137 131 16 33 8 2 0 14 1 6 7 .252 .285 .344 .628 13 40
1931 32 154 630 587 81 175 34 6 3 80 7 39 30 .298 .346 .392 .738 78 147
1932 33 19 40 39 0 5 1 0 0 7 0 1 7 .128 .150 .154 .304 1 18
1933 34 25 69 62 7 12 2 0 2 14 1 7 6 .194 .275 .323 .598 5 23
12 Seasons 987 3697 3495 479 1044 196 49 31 452 63 179 208 .299 .337 .409 .746 480 937
162 Game Avg. 162 607 574 79 171 32 8 5 74 10 29 34 .299 .337 .409 .746 79 937

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1928-AL-22-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1929 AL--.369--1st
Career--.316--72nd

On-Base% s c a p y
1929 AL--.427--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1929 AL--.959--8th

Hits s c a p y
1929 AL--209--4th

Total Bases s c a p y
1929 AL--301--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1929 AL--44--4th

Triples s c a p y
1929 AL--15--4th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1929 AL--103--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1929 AL--19--6th

Singles s c a p y
1929 AL--144--3rd
1931 AL--135--4th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1929 AL--141--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1929 AL--125--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1929 AL--36--8th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1929 AL--3.4--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1929 AL--65--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1929 AL--266--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1929 AL--.732--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1929 AL--7--1st

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1925 NL--15--9th
1931 AL--11--5th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1929 AL--11--7th

AB per SO s c a p y
1929 AL--24.609--10th
Career--17.110--168th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 12 (1142), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 38 (471), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (586), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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