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Les German
Lester Stanley German
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: June 1, 1869 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1890
Final Game: August 6, 1897
Died: June 10, 1934 in Germantown, MD
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1890 21 BAL AA 5 11 .313 4.83 17 16 1 15 0 0 132.1 147 95 71 2 54 37 11 0 7 543 88 1.519 10.0 0.1 3.7 2.5 0.69
1893 24 NYG NL 8 8 .500 4.14 20 18 2 14 0 0 152.0 162 109 70 6 70 35 0 0 6 0 112 1.526 9.6 0.4 4.1 2.1 0.50
1894 25 NYG NL 9 8 .529 5.78 23 15 5 10 0 1 134.0 178 133 86 7 66 17 0 0 4 0 91 1.821 12.0 0.5 4.4 1.1 0.26
1895 26 NYG NL 7 11 .389 5.96 25 18 7 16 0 0 178.1 243 159 118 7 78 36 0 1 4 0 78 1.800 12.3 0.4 3.9 1.8 0.46
1896 27 TOT NL 2 20 .091 6.43 29 20 8 14 0 1 169.1 249 180 121 6 75 20 0 0 4 0 68 1.913 13.2 0.3 4.0 1.1 0.27
1896 27 NYG NL 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 9 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 3.750 30.4 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.00
1896 27 WHS NL 2 20 .091 6.32 28 20 7 14 0 1 166.2 240 174 117 6 74 20 0 0 4 0 70 1.884 13.0 0.3 4.0 1.1 0.27
1897 28 WHS NL 3 5 .375 5.59 15 5 9 4 0 0 83.2 117 74 52 2 33 2 7 0 1 0 78 1.793 12.6 0.2 3.5 0.2 0.06
6 Seasons 34 63 .351 5.49 129 92 32 73 0 2 849.2 1096 750 518 30 376 147 18 1 26 543 84 1.732 11.6 0.3 4.0 1.6 0.39
162 Game Avg. 10 19 .351 5.49 40 28 10 22 0 1 261 337 231 159 9 116 45 6 0 8 167 84 1.732 11.6 0.3 4.0 1.6 0.39
NYG (4 yrs) 24 27 .471 5.36 69 51 15 40 0 1 467.0 592 407 278 20 215 88 0 1 14 0 90 1.728 11.4 0.4 4.1 1.7 0.41
WHS (2 yrs) 5 25 .167 6.08 43 25 16 18 0 1 250.1 357 248 169 8 107 22 7 0 5 0 72 1.854 12.8 0.3 3.8 0.8 0.21
BAL (1 yr) 5 11 .313 4.83 17 16 1 15 0 0 132.1 147 95 71 2 54 37 11 0 7 543 88 1.519 10.0 0.1 3.7 2.5 0.69
NL (5 yrs) 29 52 .358 5.61 112 76 31 58 0 2 717.1 949 655 447 28 322 110 7 1 19 0 83 1.772 11.9 0.4 4.0 1.4 0.34
AA (1 yr) 5 11 .313 4.83 17 16 1 15 0 0 132.1 147 95 71 2 54 37 11 0 7 543 88 1.519 10.0 0.1 3.7 2.5 0.69

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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
1890 21 BAL AA 17 59 51 7 6 1 0 0 3 5 8 .118 .237 .137 .375 6 7 0 1
1893 24 NYG NL 22 79 74 10 23 0 1 0 15 1 5 1 .311 .354 .338 .692 83 25 0 1/5O
1894 25 NYG NL 23 60 57 8 17 2 0 0 8 1 3 5 .298 .333 .333 .667 62 19 0 1
1895 26 NYG NL 35 124 111 16 29 2 2 2 16 1 9 7 .261 .333 .369 .703 82 41 3 1 15
1896 27 TOT NL 31 78 71 11 16 1 0 1 6 3 5 5 .225 .295 .282 .577 52 20 2 0 1/5O
1896 27 NYG NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1896 27 WHS NL 30 77 70 11 16 1 0 1 6 3 5 5 .229 .299 .286 .584 54 20 2 0 1/5O
1897 28 WHS NL 19 48 44 8 15 2 0 0 3 0 3 .341 .383 .386 .769 104 17 0 1 1/45
6 Seasons 147 448 408 60 106 8 3 3 51 11 33 18 .260 .323 .316 .639 68 129 5 2
162 Game Avg. 162 494 450 66 117 9 3 3 56 12 36 .260 .323 .316 .639 68 142 6
NYG (4 yrs) 81 264 243 34 69 4 3 2 39 3 17 13 .284 .338 .350 .688 77 85 3 1
WHS (2 yrs) 49 125 114 19 31 3 0 1 9 3 8 5 .272 .331 .325 .655 73 37 2 1
BAL (1 yr) 17 59 51 7 6 1 0 0 3 5 8 .118 .237 .137 .375 6 7 0
NL (5 yrs) 130 389 357 53 100 7 3 3 48 6 25 18 .280 .336 .342 .678 76 122 5 2
AA (1 yr) 17 59 51 7 6 1 0 0 3 5 8 .118 .237 .137 .375 6 7 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1890 BAL AA 21 P 17 28 3 21 4 0 .857 1.41 .911 1.94
1893 NYG NL 24 P 20 43 8 30 5 0 .884 1.90 .916 2.07
1893 NYG NL 24 3B 1 4 1 1 2 0 .500 2.00 .950 3.80
1893 NYG NL 24 OF 1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 .933 2.10 0-0-1
1894 NYG NL 25 P 23 48 9 36 3 1 .938 1.96 .910 1.74
1895 NYG NL 26 P 25 45 6 37 2 5 .956 1.72 .913 2.01
1895 NYG NL 26 3B 11 34 11 15 8 1 .765 2.36 .888 3.38
1896 TOT NL 27 P 29 63 11 46 6 1 .905 1.97 .917 2.20
1896 NYG NL 27 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20
1896 WHS NL 27 P 28 63 11 46 6 1 .905 2.04 .917 2.20
1896 WHS NL 27 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 3.40
1896 WHS NL 27 OF 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 2.10 0-1-0
1897 WHS NL 28 P 15 23 6 16 1 0 .957 1.47 .917 2.10
1897 WHS NL 28 2B 2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.50 .950 5.55
1897 WHS NL 28 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.30
6 Seasons P 129 250 43 186 21 7 .916 1.78 .914 2.01
4 Seasons 3B 14 39 13 16 10 1 .744 2.07 .895 3.41
1 Season 2B 2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.50 .950 5.55
2 Seasons OF 2 5 3 0 2 0 .600 1.50 .940 2.10 0-1-1
6 Seasons TOT 147 298 61 203 34 8 .886 1.80 .799 2.20 0-1-1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1894 NL--1--9th
1896 NL--1--4th

Losses s c a p y
1896 NL--20--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1895 NL--7--8th
1896 NL--8--3rd
1897 NL--9--2nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1479), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Tom Parrott (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

July, 1893: Purchased by the New York Giants from Augusta (Southern).

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Name and misspellings: Lester Les Stanley German

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