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Fred Lear

Frederick Francis Lear (King)

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 7, 1894 in New York, NY
School: Villanova University (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1915
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Giants/Athletics 1915-1920

Final Game: June 22, 1920
Died: October 13, 1955 in East Orange, NJ
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Staten Island, NY
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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
1915 21 PHA AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /5
1918 24 CHC NL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 56 0 0 0
1919 25 CHC NL 40 88 76 8 17 3 1 1 11 2 8 11 .224 .306 .329 .635 91 25 1 3 /346
1920 26 NYG NL 31 97 87 12 22 0 1 1 7 0 2 8 15 .253 .323 .310 .633 82 27 1 1 5/4
4 Seasons 75 189 166 20 39 3 2 2 18 2 2 17 28 .235 .314 .313 .627 84 52 2 4
162 Game Avg. 162 408 359 43 84 6 4 4 39 4 37 60 .235 .314 .313 .627 84 112 4 9
CHC (2 yrs) 42 90 77 8 17 3 1 1 11 2 9 11 .221 .310 .325 .635 91 25 1 3
NYG (1 yr) 31 97 87 12 22 0 1 1 7 0 2 8 15 .253 .323 .310 .633 82 27 1 1
PHA (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 73 187 164 20 39 3 2 2 18 2 2 17 26 .238 .317 .317 .634 86 52 2 4
AL (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 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
1915 21 PHA AL 2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /5
1918 24 CHC NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
1919 25 CHC NL 88 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /346
1920 26 NYG NL 97 -1 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $ 5/4
4 Seasons 189 -3 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0.3 3 0.3 -0.0 $
CHC (2 yrs) 90 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
NYG (1 yr) 97 -1 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $
PHA (1 yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $

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
1915 21 PHA AL 2 2 0 0.0 80 .000 .250 .000 .328 .000 .329 .000 .657 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1918 24 CHC NL 2 1 0 0.0 81 .000 .000 .263 .500 .322 .000 .340 .500 .662 56 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
1919 25 CHC NL 88 62 7 3.1 82 .250 .224 .264 .306 .318 .329 .347 .635 .666 91 .430 -0.7 -0.1 .610 .237 .105 1.3
1920 26 NYG NL 97 68 8 3.2 90 .296 .253 .277 .323 .330 .310 .367 .633 .698 82 .415 -1.9 -0.2 .507 .126 .057 .0
4 Seasons 189 133 15 3.1 86 .272 .235 .271 .314 .325 .313 .358 .627 .682 84 .413 -3.0 -0.3 .550 .181 .078 2.0
162 Game Avg. 408 287 32 3.1 86 .272 .235 .271 .314 .325 .313 .358 .627 .682 84 .413 -3.0 -0.3 .550 .181 .078 4
CHC (2 yrs) 90 63 7 3.0 82 .246 .221 .264 .310 .319 .325 .347 .635 .666 91 .424 -0.6 -0.1 .617 .247 .104 1.3
NYG (1 yr) 97 68 8 3.2 90 .296 .253 .277 .323 .330 .310 .367 .633 .698 82 .415 -1.9 -0.2 .507 .126 .057 .0
PHA (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 80 .000 .250 .000 .328 .000 .329 .000 .657 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 187 131 15 3.1 86 .272 .238 .271 .317 .325 .317 .358 .634 .683 86 .419 -2.5 -0.3 .559 .183 .079 2.0
AL (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 80 .000 .250 .000 .328 .000 .329 .000 .657 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

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
1915 21 PHA AL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1918 24 CHC NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.00 50%
1919 25 CHC NL 88 1.1% 12.5% 9.1% 5.7% 29% 1.38 6.9 76.0 6.9 73%
1920 26 NYG NL 97 1.0% 15.5% 8.3% 2.1% 9% 1.88 5.8 87.0 12.4 73%
4 Seasons 189 1.1% 14.8% 9.0% 3.7% 18% 1.65 5.9 83.0 9.2 72%
MLB Averages 0.5% 9.0% 7.6% 5.1% 22% 1.20 9.8 192.1 10.2 79%

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
1915 21 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1916 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1917 23 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1918 24 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 0 0 0
1919 25 44 92 79 8 17 3 1 1 11 2 0 9 13 .215 .303 .316 .620 86 25 1 3
1920 26 75 189 166 20 39 3 2 2 18 2 2 17 28 .235 .314 .313 .627 84 52 2 4

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
1915 21 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1918 24 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 2
1919 25 46 101 90 11 22 4 1 1 15 3 10 13 .244 .327 .344 .671 10 40
1920 26 33 103 93 15 25 0 1 1 9 0 9 16 .269 .340 .323 .662 11 31
4 Seasons 84 208 186 26 47 4 2 2 24 3 20 31 .253 .332 .328 .660 21 75
162 Game Avg. 162 401 359 50 91 8 4 4 46 6 39 60 .253 .332 .328 .660 41 75

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