Doc Lavan

John Leonard Lavan
born John Leonard Laven

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 151 lb.

Born: October 28, 1890 in Grand Rapids, MI
Schools: Hope College (Holland, MI), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1913
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Browns/Senators/Athletics 1913-1924

Final Game: May 4, 1924
Died: May 29, 1952 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1913	TOT	AL	22	SS	51				266	88	153	25	24	.906		4.73	.935		5.39
1913	SLB	AL	22	SS	46				248	82	141	25	24	.899		4.85	.935		5.39
1913	PHA	AL	22	SS	5				18	6	12	0	0	1.000		3.60	.935		5.40
1914	SLB	AL	23	SS	74				405	178	193	34	17	.916		5.01	.937		5.35
1915	SLB	AL	24	SS	157				863	313	475	75	81	.913		5.02	.937		5.15
1916	SLB	AL	25	SS	106				635	217	386	32	52	.950		5.69	.938		5.18
1917	SLB	AL	26	SS	110				614	229	338	47	67	.923		5.15	.931		5.08
1917	SLB	AL	26	2B	7				34	15	16	3	3	.912		4.43	.959		5.14
1918	WSH	AL	27	SS	117	117	116		686	275	354	57	51	.917		5.38	.939		5.39
1918	WSH	AL	27	CF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.60
1918	WSH	AL	27	OF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.30	0-1-0
1919	STL	NL	28	SS	99	99	96		602	207	352	43	49	.929		5.65	.943		5.66
1920	STL	NL	29	SS	138	138	131		866	327	489	50	77	.942		5.91	.941		5.73
1921	STL	NL	30	SS	150	150	148		971	382	540	49	88	.950		6.15	.951		5.86
1922	STL	NL	31	SS	82	79	58		443	169	246	28	39	.937		5.06	.945		5.78
1922	STL	NL	31	3B	5	4	2		17	3	12	2	1	.882		3.00	.948		3.04
1923	STL	NL	32	SS	40	30	22		172	64	95	13	20	.924		3.98	.939		5.80
1923	STL	NL	32	3B	4	2	2		13	5	8	0	0	1.000		3.25	.947		3.10
1923	STL	NL	32	1B	3	1	1		16	14	1	1	1	.938		5.00	.990		10.57
1923	STL	NL	32	2B	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			5.90
1924	STL	NL	33	2B	2	1	0		4	1	3	0	0	1.000		2.00	.960		6.00
1924	STL	NL	33	SS	2	2	0		11	2	7	2	2	.818		4.50	.949		5.75
	12 Seasons			SS	1126	615	571		6534	2451	3628	455	567	.930		5.40	.940		5.48
	3 Seasons			2B	10	1	0		38	16	19	3	3	.921		3.50	.959		5.39
	2 Seasons			3B	9	6	4		30	8	20	2	1	.933		3.11	.948		3.07
	1 Season			1B	3	1	1		16	14	1	1	1	.938		5.00	.990		10.57
	1 Season			OF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.30	0-2-0
	1 Season (incomplete)			CF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.60
	12 Seasons			TOT	1149	623	576		6618	2489	3668	461	572	.930		5.36	.941		5.47	0-2-0
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) 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.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	2B	3B	SS	CF	OF	PH	PR
1913	SLB	AL	22	46		46		0	0	0	46	0	0
1913	PHA	AL	22	5		5		0	0	0	5	0	0
1914	SLB	AL	23	75		75		0	0	0	74	0	0
1915	SLB	AL	24	157		157		0	0	0	157	0	0
1916	SLB	AL	25	110		110		0	0	0	106	0	0
1917	SLB	AL	26	118		118		0	7	0	110	0	0
1918	WSH	AL	27	117		117		0	0	0	117	1	1
1919	STL	NL	28	100	99	100	99	0	0	0	99	0	0	1	0
1920	STL	NL	29	142	138	142	138	0	0	0	138	0	0	4	0
1921	STL	NL	30	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0
1922	STL	NL	31	89	83	89	87	0	0	5	82	0	0	1	1
1923	STL	NL	32	50	33	50	48	3	1	5	39	0	0	2	0
1924	STL	NL	33	4	3	4	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
	12 Seasons			1163	506	1163	526	3	10	10	1125	1	1	8	1

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Assists† s c a p y 1915 AL 475 (3rd) 1920 NL 489 (4th) 1921 NL 540 (2nd)	Errors Committed† s c a p y 1915 AL 75 (1st) 1917 AL 50 (5th) 1918 AL 57 (1st) 1919 NL 43 (4th) 1920 NL 50 (2nd) 1921 NL 49 (2nd) Career 461 (93rd)	Def. Games as SS s c a p y 1915 AL 157 (1st) 1918 AL 117 (5th) 1920 NL 138 (3rd) 1921 NL 150 (3rd)	Putouts as SS s c a p y 1915 AL 313 (4th) 1916 AL 217 (5th) 1918 AL 275 (3rd) 1920 NL 327 (3rd) 1921 NL 382 (2nd) Career 2,451 (71st)
Assists as SS s c a p y 1915 AL 475 (2nd) 1916 AL 386 (5th) 1918 AL 354 (5th) 1920 NL 489 (3rd) 1921 NL 540 (2nd) Career 3,628 (90th)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1915 AL 75 (1st) 1916 AL 32 (5th) 1917 AL 47 (5th) 1918 AL 57 (1st) 1919 NL 43 (4th) 1920 NL 50 (1st) 1921 NL 49 (1st) Career 455 (31st)	Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y 1916 AL 5.69 (1st) 1917 AL 5.15 (2nd) 1918 AL 5.38 (5th) 1919 NL 5.65 (5th) 1920 NL 5.91 (4th) 1921 NL 6.15 (2nd) Career 5.40 (26th)	Fielding % as SS s c a p y 1916 AL .950 (4th) 1920 NL .942 (5th) 1921 NL .950 (5th)

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