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Dave Lemonds

David Lee Lemonds

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 5, 1948 in Charlotte, NC
High School: Garinger HS (Charlotte, NC)
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1969
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Cubs 1969-1972

Final Game: October 2, 1972
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Standard Pitching

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
1969 20 CHC NL 0 1 .000 3.86 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21 113 2.143 9.6 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.00
1972 23 CHW AL 4 7 .364 2.95 31 18 2 0 0 0 94.2 87 39 31 6 38 3 69 1 1 3 400 108 1.320 8.3 0.6 3.6 6.6 1.82
2 Yrs 4 8 .333 2.99 33 19 2 0 0 0 99.1 92 41 33 6 43 3 69 1 1 3 421 108 1.359 8.3 0.5 3.9 6.3 1.60
162 Game Avg. 5 10 .333 2.99 43 25 3 0 0 0 130 120 54 43 8 56 4 90 1 1 4 551 108 1.359 8.3 0.5 3.9 6.3 1.60
CHC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.86 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21 113 2.143 9.6 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.00
CHW (1 yr) 4 7 .364 2.95 31 18 2 0 0 0 94.2 87 39 31 6 38 3 69 1 1 3 400 108 1.320 8.3 0.6 3.6 6.6 1.82

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1969 20 CHC NL 4.2 2 1 2 3.86 3.64 -0.08 -0.03 101.7 3.75 -0 -0.0 .1 -0.0 0.0 0 .494 .500 $
1972 23 CHW AL 94.2 31 18 39 3.71 3.48 -0.41 0.01 101.5 3.96 3 0.4 .6 -0.1 1.2 10 .514 .503 $
2 Seasons 99.1 33 19 41 3.71 3.49 -0.40 0.01 101.5 3.95 3 0.4 .5 -0.1 1.2 11 .513 .501 $
CHC (1 yr) 4.2 2 1 2 3.86 3.64 -0.08 -0.03 101.7 3.75 -0 -0.0 .1 -0.0 0.0 0 .494 .500 $
CHW (1 yr) 94.2 31 18 39 3.71 3.48 -0.41 0.01 101.5 3.96 3 0.4 .6 -0.1 1.2 10 .514 .503 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1969 20 CHC NL 2 21 16 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 .313 .476 .313 .789 .313 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
1972 23 CHW AL 31 400 352 39 87 17 0 6 5 3 38 69 .247 .319 .347 .666 .288 122 7 1 5 4 3 5
2 Yrs 33 421 368 41 92 17 0 6 7 3 43 69 .250 .327 .345 .672 .290 127 8 1 5 4 3 5
162 Game Avg. 43 551 481 54 120 22 0 8 9 4 56 90 .250 .327 .345 .672 .290 166 10 1 7 5 4 7
MLB Averages .249 .318 .369 .687 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1969 20 CHC NL 0.3 0.0 22 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 .70 -0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.70 -0.2 0 0 1
1972 23 CHW AL 0.7 0.1 411 -0.8 6.4 -7.2 1.01 -0.2 -0.7 -5.7 -0.6 1.01 -3.2 2 1 8
2 Yrs 1.1 0.1 433 -0.9 6.7 -7.6 1.00 -0.2 -0.6 -4.9 -0.5 1.00 -3.4 2 1 9

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1969 20 CHC NL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 39.0 39 39 2 1 0 1 2.0 3.0 2.7
1972 23 CHW AL 31 18 3 7 8 0 2 9 9 .500 1 2 0 0 6 33% 50.4 76 31 25 7 9 9 3.4 2.7 4.3
2 Yrs 33 19 3 8 8 0 2 9 10 .474 1 2 0 0 6 32% 50 76 31 27 8 9 10 3.3 2.7 4.2
MLB Averages .500 56% 53 109 -3 4.0 3.9 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1969 20 CHC NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .702 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1972 23 CHW AL 31 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 50% 7 1.011 2 1 8 0 2 11 6 7 6 4 6 2 4.2
2 Yrs 33 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 50% .996 2 1 9 0 2 12 6 8 7 4 7 2 4.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1969 20 CHC NL 21 29% 0.0% 0.0% 23.8% 0.0% 0% 0.75 76% 5 1 20%
1972 23 CHW AL 400 20% 1.5% 17.3% 9.5% 5.8% 26% 1.03 70% 86 7 8%
2 Yrs 421 21% 1.4% 16.4% 10.2% 5.5% 25% 1.01 71% 91 8 9%
MLB Averages 46% 2.1% 14.9% 8.9% 6.0% 27% 1.11 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1969 20 CHC NL 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0% 0 0 0 10 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 23 CHW AL 400 87 6 0 8 6 0 4 2 12 6 3 50% 5 3 1 160 5 3 63% 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0
2 Yrs 421 92 6 0 8 6 0 4 2 13 6 3 46% 5 3 1 170 7 3 70% 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0
MLB Averages 49% 63%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1969 20 0 1 .000 3.86 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21 113 2.143 9.6 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.00 113
1970 21 0 1 .000 3.86 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21 113 2.143 9.6 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.00 113
1971 22 0 1 .000 3.86 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21 113 2.143 9.6 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.00 113
1972 23 4 8 .333 2.99 33 19 2 0 0 0 99.1 92 41 33 6 43 3 69 1 1 3 421 108 1.359 8.3 0.5 3.9 6.3 1.60 108

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1969 20 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 0 5 0 0 2.500 11.3 11.3 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
1972 23 5 5 .500 3.96 91.0 101 44 40 7 44 66 1 1.593 10.0 4.4 6.5 1.50 0.7 31
2 Yrs 5 5 .500 3.98 95.0 106 46 42 7 49 66 1 1.632 10.0 6.3 1.35 0.7 33

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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