Les Lancaster
Lester Wayne Lancaster
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 21, 1962 in Dallas, TX
High School: Nimitz (Irving, TX)
Schools: University of Arkansas, Dallas Baptist University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1987
Final Game: October 3, 1993
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 CHC NL 25 P 27 18 132.1 26 12 14 0 0 1.000 1.77 0.96 .954 1.91 0.62 RoY-6
1988 CHC NL 26 P 44 3 85.2 23 6 17 0 0 1.000 2.42 0.52 .952 1.96 0.69
1989 CHC NL 27 P 42 0 72.2 13 8 5 0 1 1.000 1.61 0.31 .946 1.87 0.63
1990 CHC NL 28 P 55 6 109.0 28 9 19 0 1 1.000 2.31 0.51 .954 1.80 0.58
1990 CHC NL 28 LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 1.70
1990 CHC NL 28 OF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 2.00
1991 CHC NL 29 P 64 11 156.0 27 13 14 0 1 1.000 1.56 0.42 .952 1.86 0.59
1992 DET AL 30 P 41 1 86.2 13 3 9 1 4 .923 1.25 0.29 .954 1.72 0.56
1993 STL NL 31 P 50 0 61.1 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.18 .956 1.83 0.54
7 Seasons P 323 39 703.2 139 54 84 1 7 .993 1.77 0.43 .953 1.85 0.60
1 Season LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 1.70
1 Season OF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 2.00
7 Seasons TOT 324 39 703.2 139 54 84 1 7 .993 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.77 0.43 .945 1.85 0.60

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1987 CHC NL 25 27 18 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CHC NL 26 44 3 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CHC NL 27 42 0 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CHC NL 28 55 6 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
1991 CHC NL 29 64 11 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 DET AL 30 41 0 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 STL NL 31 50 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 323 38 282 323 323 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1987 CHC NL 25 610 79% 27% 18 94% 2 11 3 6 15 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1988 CHC NL 26 382 82% 32% 16 94% 0 6 0 5 17 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1989 CHC NL 27 296 76% 31% 5 100% 0 8 0 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1990 CHC NL 28 498 78% 32% 20 100% 0 9 0 7 19 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 100%
1991 CHC NL 29 684 77% 30% 14 100% 1 13 1 12 14 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1992 DET AL 30 414 78% 29% 10 100% 0 3 1 1 9 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 100%
1993 STL NL 31 272 78% 28% 8 100% 0 2 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
7 Seasons 3156 78% 30% 91 98% 3 52 6 38 86 58 10 1 1 0 0 0 7 3 6 0 22 95%
MLB Averages 77% 31% 91% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1990 CHC NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 67% 33% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 67% 33% 0
MLB Averages 59.9% 2.5% 56% 77% 38% 51%

* 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.

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