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Les German

Lester Stanley German

Positions: Pitcher and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: June 1, 1869 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1890
Teams (by GP): Giants/Senators/Orioles 1890-1897

Final Game: August 6, 1897
Died: June 10, 1934 in Germantown, MD
Buried: Baker Cemetery, Aberdeen, MD
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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 13 0 7 606 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 9 0 6 691 113 1.526 9.6 0.4 4.1 2.1 0.50
1894 25 NYG NL 9 8 .529 5.54 24 16 5 11 0 1 143.0 186 139 88 7 68 21 10 0 4 676 95 1.776 11.7 0.4 4.3 1.3 0.31
1895 26 NYG NL 7 11 .389 5.96 25 18 7 16 0 0 178.1 243 159 118 7 78 36 9 1 4 847 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 5 0 4 815 69 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 18 35 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 5 0 4 797 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 1 397 78 1.793 12.6 0.2 3.5 0.2 0.06
6 Seasons 34 63 .351 5.45 130 93 32 74 0 2 858.2 1104 756 520 30 378 151 53 1 26 4032 85 1.726 11.6 0.3 4.0 1.6 0.40
162 Game Avg. 10 19 .351 5.45 40 28 10 23 0 1 262 337 231 159 9 115 46 16 0 8 1229 85 1.726 11.6 0.3 4.0 1.6 0.40
NYG (4 yrs) 24 27 .471 5.29 70 52 15 41 0 1 476.0 600 413 280 20 217 92 28 1 14 2232 91 1.716 11.3 0.4 4.1 1.7 0.42
WHS (2 yrs) 5 25 .167 6.08 43 25 16 18 0 1 250.1 357 248 169 8 107 22 12 0 5 1194 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 13 0 7 606 88 1.519 10.0 0.1 3.7 2.5 0.69
NL (5 yrs) NL 29 52 .358 5.56 113 77 31 59 0 2 726.1 957 661 449 28 324 114 40 1 19 3426 84 1.764 11.9 0.3 4.0 1.4 0.35
AA (1 yr) AA 5 11 .313 4.83 17 16 1 15 0 0 132.1 147 95 71 2 54 37 13 0 7 606 88 1.519 10.0 0.1 3.7 2.5 0.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1890 21 BAL AA 132.1 16 95 97 2 1.0 2 0.5 $
1893 24 NYG NL 152.0 18 109 126 1 1.0 17 1.2 $
1894 25 NYG NL 143.0 15 133 127 3 1.0 -6 -0.7 $
1895 26 NYG NL 178.1 18 159 151 0 1.0 -8 -1.0 $
1896 27 NYG NL 2.2 0 6 2 0 1.0 -4 -0.3 $
1896 27 WHS NL 166.2 20 174 129 -4 1.0 -45 -3.3 $
1897 28 WHS NL 83.2 5 74 63 0 1.0 -11 -0.8 $
6 Seasons 858.2 92 750 695 2 1.0 -55 -4.4 $
NYG (4 yrs) 476.0 51 407 406 4 1.0 -1 -0.8 $
WHS (2 yrs) 250.1 25 248 192 -4 1.0 -56 -4.1 $
BAL (1 yr) 132.1 16 95 97 2 1.0 2 0.5 $

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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 24 65 60 8 18 2 0 0 8 1 3 5 .300 .333 .333 .667 62 20 0 2 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 2 .341 .383 .386 .769 104 17 0 1 1/45
6 Seasons 148 453 411 60 107 8 3 3 51 11 33 20 .260 .323 .316 .639 68 130 5 4
162 Game Avg. 162 496 450 66 117 9 3 3 56 12 36 .260 .323 .316 .639 68 142 5
NYG (4 yrs) 82 269 246 34 70 4 3 2 39 3 17 13 .285 .338 .350 .688 77 86 3 3
WHS (2 yrs) 49 125 114 19 31 3 0 1 9 3 8 7 .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) 131 394 360 53 101 7 3 3 48 6 25 20 .281 .336 .342 .678 76 123 5 4
AA (1 yr) 17 59 51 7 6 1 0 0 3 5 8 .118 .237 .137 .375 6 7 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1890 21 BAL AA 59 -7 0 0 0 0 2 1 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ 1
1893 24 NYG NL 79 -1 -1 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ 1/5O
1894 25 NYG NL 65 -4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ 1
1895 26 NYG NL 124 -3 -1 0 0 -1 2 4 1 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 15
1896 27 NYG NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1896 27 WHS NL 77 -5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ 1/5O
1897 28 WHS NL 48 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ 1/45
6 Seasons 453 -19 -2 0 0 -2 12 14 3 0.6 5 0.5 0.1 $
NYG (4 yrs) 269 -8 -2 0 0 -2 6 9 3 0.5 5 0.5 -0.0 $
WHS (2 yrs) 125 -4 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $
BAL (1 yr) 59 -7 0 0 0 0 2 1 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1890 BAL AA 21 P 17 132.1 28 3 21 4 0 .857 1.63 1.41 .907 2.23 2.14
1893 NYG NL 24 P 20 152.0 43 8 30 5 0 .884 2.25 1.90 .913 2.50 2.45
1893 NYG NL 24 3B 1 4 1 1 2 0 .500 2.00 .892 3.80
1893 NYG NL 24 OF 1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 .913 2.20 0-0-1
1894 NYG NL 25 P 24 143.0 50 10 36 4 1 .920 2.90 1.92 .912 2.18 2.09
1895 NYG NL 26 P 25 178.1 45 6 37 2 5 .956 2.17 1.72 .918 2.52 2.42
1895 NYG NL 26 3B 11 34 11 15 8 1 .765 2.36 .872 3.46
1896 TOT NL 27 P 29 169.4 63 11 46 6 1 .905 3.03 1.97 .916 2.72 2.62
1896 NYG NL 27 P 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1896 WHS NL 27 P 28 166.2 63 11 46 6 1 .905 3.08 2.04 .916 2.72 2.62
1896 WHS NL 27 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .890 3.50
1896 WHS NL 27 OF 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00 .935 2.20 0-1-0
1897 WHS NL 28 P 15 83.2 23 6 16 1 0 .957 2.37 1.47 .920 2.54 2.44
1897 WHS NL 28 2B 2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.50 .935 5.60
1897 WHS NL 28 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.40
6 Seasons P 130 858.2 252 44 186 22 7 .913 2.41 1.77 .914 2.46 2.37
4 Seasons 3B 14 39 13 16 10 1 .744 2.07 .875 3.49
1 Season 2B 2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.50 .935 5.60
2 Seasons OF 2 5 3 0 2 0 .600 1.50 .922 2.20 0-1-1
6 Seasons TOT 148 858.2 300 62 203 35 8 .883 2.41 1.79 .910 2.46 2.52 0-1-1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1894 NL  2.90 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1763), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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