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Charlie Lea    \LEE\

Charles William Lea

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 194 lb.

Born: December 25, 1956 in Orleans, France
High School: Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN)
Schools: Shelby State CC (Memphis, TN), University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1980 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Expos/Twins 1980-1988
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 31)
Died: November 11, 2011 in Collierville, TN
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1980 23 MON NL 21 39 37 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 .081 .103 .135 .238 -34 5 1 0 0 1 0 1
1981 24 MON NL 16 20 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .133 .321 -8 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1982 25 MON NL 27 71 65 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 22 .123 .186 .138 .324 -8 9 4 0 1 0 0 1
1983 26 MON NL 33 84 70 6 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 29 .114 .139 .129 .267 -25 9 3 0 12 0 0 1
1984 27 MON NL 30 85 72 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 .111 .123 .111 .234 -32 8 2 0 12 0 0 1 AS
1987 30 MON NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 31 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 152 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 319 276 12 31 2 1 0 6 0 0 11 99 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 35 11 0 31 1 0
MON (6 yrs) 128 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
MIN (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 128 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
AL (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1980 23 MON NL 21 39 -6 -0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 1
1981 24 MON NL 16 20 -3 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 1 1
1982 25 MON NL 27 71 -9 -0 -0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 1
1983 26 MON NL 33 84 -11 -0 -0 0 10 -1 -0.2 3 2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 1
1984 27 MON NL 30 85 -13 -0 -0 0 10 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .487 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 1 AS
1987 30 MON NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1988 31 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $62,500 1
7 Seasons 152 299 -42 -1 -1 0 35 -8 -0.9 10 2 -0.9 .494 .499 -1.0 0.1 2 $62,500
MON (6 yrs) 128 299 -42 -1 -1 0 35 -8 -1.0 10 2 -1.0 .493 .499 -1.0 0.1 2
MIN (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $62,500

Advanced Batting

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
1980 23 MON NL 39 36 0 0.0 95 .111 .081 .267 .103 .329 .135 .387 .238 .716 -34 .000 -6.9 -0.7 .171 .081 .054
1981 24 MON NL 20 17 1 1.6 93 .250 .133 .264 .188 .329 .133 .378 .321 .707 -8 .149 -2.2 -0.2 .231 .067 .000
1982 25 MON NL 71 62 1 0.4 96 .186 .123 .268 .186 .331 .138 .389 .324 .721 -8 .016 -9.7 -1.0 .230 .092 .015
1983 26 MON NL 84 77 1 0.4 96 .195 .114 .262 .139 .330 .129 .388 .267 .719 -25 .010 -12.0 -1.3 .169 .043 .014
1984 27 MON NL 85 78 1 0.4 90 .167 .111 .259 .123 .323 .111 .376 .234 .699 -32 .011 -12.6 -1.3 .136 .014 .000
7 Yrs 299 270 4 0.4 94 .174 .112 .263 .144 .328 .127 .384 .272 .713 -23 .013 -43.3 -4.6 .179 .054 .015
162 Game Avg. 319 288 4 0.4 94 .174 .112 .263 .144 .328 .127 .384 .272 .713 -23 .013 -43.3 -4.6 .179 .054 .015

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 MON NL 27 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1980 23 MON NL 39 0.0% 28.2% 2.6% 2.6% 33% 11.00 3.4 37.0 3.80 69%
1981 24 MON NL 20 0.0% 35.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 7.00 2.1 4.00 40%
1982 25 MON NL 71 0.0% 31.0% 7.0% 1.4% 13% 4.40 3.0 32.5 9.25 61%
1983 26 MON NL 84 0.0% 34.5% 2.4% 1.2% 13% 14.50 2.4 23.3 3.18 49%
1984 27 MON NL 85 0.0% 28.2% 1.2% 0.0% 0% 24.00 3.0 3.25 56%
7 Yrs 299 0.0% 31.1% 3.3% 1.0% 10% 9.30 2.8 43.2 4.06 56%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.0% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.65 6.4 41.6 8.4 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 8.2% 41%

Win Probability*

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1980 23 MON NL -6.9 -0.7 40 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .92 -0.6 0.1 -6.8 -0.7 1.05 -6.1 0
1981 24 MON NL -2.2 -0.2 20 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 .94 -0.3 0.0 -3.1 -0.3 0.99 -2.9 0
1982 25 MON NL -9.7 -1.0 73 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 .76 -1.0 -0.3 -13.0 -1.4 0.99 -11.6 0
1983 26 MON NL -12.0 -1.3 85 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 1.05 -1.1 -0.1 -13.6 -1.4 1.12 -10.7 0
1984 27 MON NL -12.6 -1.3 85 -1.1 0.6 -1.6 .98 -1.2 0.1 -13.1 -1.4 0.98 -12.1 0
1987 30 MON NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 31 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -43.3 -4.6 303 -4.0 1.8 -5.8 .93 -4.2 -0.1 -49.5 -5.3 1.03 -43.4 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1980 23 MON NL 1 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 24 MON NL 0 0 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1982 25 MON NL 0 0 0% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 26 MON NL 3 0 60% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1984 27 MON NL 1 0 33% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
7 Yrs 5 0 28% 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 6% 11 9 1 3 3 0 3 3 0

Situational Batting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 23 MON NL 39 28% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 7 1 14% 31 2 6% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1981 24 MON NL 20 30% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 7 0 0% 9 0 0% 14 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1982 25 MON NL 71 35% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 16 4 25% 17 1 6% 52 2 4% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1983 26 MON NL 84 26% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 86% 22 3 14% 23 9 39% 76 4 5% 7 3 43% 5 4 80% 0
1984 27 MON NL 85 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 92% 19 2 11% 24 6 25% 50 1 2% 4 0 0% 5 3 60% 0
7 Yrs 299 28% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 38 29 76% 68 10 15% 80 17 21% 223 9 4% 16 6 38% 15 8 53% 0
MLB Averages 59% 79% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1980 23 21 39 37 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 .081 .103 .135 .238 -34 5 1 0 0 1 0
1981 24 37 59 52 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 18 .096 .127 .135 .262 -26 7 1 0 4 1 0
1982 25 64 130 117 2 13 1 1 0 3 0 0 7 40 .111 .160 .137 .297 -16 16 5 0 5 1 0
1983 26 97 214 187 8 21 2 1 0 6 0 0 9 69 .112 .152 .134 .286 -19 25 8 0 17 1 0
1984 27 127 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
1985 28 127 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
1986 29 127 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
1987 30 128 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0
1988 31 152 299 259 11 29 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 93 .112 .144 .127 .272 -23 33 10 0 29 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1980 23 21 40 38 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 11 .105 .125 .158 .283 1 21
1981 24 24 31 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .000 .080 .000 .080 0 16
1982 25 27 73 66 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 6 22 .136 .208 .152 .360 2 27
1983 26 33 83 69 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 29 .101 .127 .116 .243 1 33
1984 27 30 85 72 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 .111 .123 .111 .234 1 30
5 Yrs 135 312 268 10 28 2 1 0 6 0 12 97 .104 .142 .119 .262 5 127
162 Game Avg. 162 374 322 12 34 2 1 0 7 0 14 116 .104 .142 .119 .262 6 127



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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1984 (P)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1983 NL  12 (4th)
1984 NL  12 (4th)

                           

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