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Jim Lentine

James Matthew Lentine

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 16, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Sierra HS (Whittier, CA)
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1978
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals 1978-1980

Final Game: October 5, 1980
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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
1978 23 STL NL 8 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 23 2 0 1 0 0 0 /79
1979 24 STL NL 11 26 23 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 .391 .462 .435 .896 145 10 0 0 0 0 0 /978
1980 25 TOT MLB 76 205 171 20 43 8 1 1 18 2 1 28 32 .251 .363 .327 .691 90 56 3 2 4 0 1 78/D9
1980 25 STL NL 9 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1980 25 DET AL 67 195 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 2 1 28 30 .261 .377 .342 .719 98 55 3 2 4 0 1 78/D9
3 Yrs 95 243 205 23 54 9 1 1 20 3 2 31 38 .263 .368 .332 .700 93 68 3 3 4 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 414 350 39 92 15 2 2 34 5 3 53 65 .263 .368 .332 .700 93 116 5 5 7 0 2
STL (3 yrs) 28 48 44 4 12 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 8 .273 .333 .295 .629 74 13 0 1 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 67 195 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 2 1 28 30 .261 .377 .342 .719 98 55 3 2 4 0 1
NL (3 yrs) 28 48 44 4 12 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 8 .273 .333 .295 .629 74 13 0 1 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 67 195 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 2 1 28 30 .261 .377 .342 .719 98 55 3 2 4 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1978 23 STL NL 8 12 -1 0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .475 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /79
1979 24 STL NL 11 26 1 -0 0 -0 -0 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $ /978
1980 25 STL NL 9 10 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .467 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /78
1980 25 DET AL 67 195 2 -2 1 1 -3 -2 -0.1 6 4 0.5 .498 .499 0.4 -0.1 4 $ 78/D9
3 Seasons 95 243 0 -2 1 -1 -4 -5 -0.5 8 2 0.1 .494 .499 0.3 -0.4 3 $
STL (3 yrs) 28 48 -2 -0 0 -2 -1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .484 .499 -0.1 -0.3 -0 $
DET (1 yr) 67 195 2 -2 1 1 -3 -2 -0.1 6 4 0.5 .498 .499 0.4 -0.1 4 $

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
1978 23 STL NL 12 9 1 3.0 94 .182 .182 .261 .250 .329 .182 .384 .432 .712 23 .350 -1.2 -0.1 .444 .091 .000 .0
1979 24 STL NL 26 15 5 9.0 101 .529 .391 .271 .462 .337 .435 .403 .896 .740 145 .786 1.6 0.2 .800 .130 .043
1980 25 TOT MLB 205 136 23 4.6 100 .304 .251 .271 .363 .334 .327 .402 .691 .736 90 .498 -1.1 -0.1 .659 .246 .076 1.3
1980 25 STL NL 10 9 0 0.0 98 .125 .100 .271 .100 .334 .100 .394 .200 .728 -45 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
1980 25 DET AL 195 127 23 4.9 100 .315 .261 .272 .377 .334 .342 .403 .719 .737 98 .527 0.9 0.1 .699 .261 .081 1.3
3 Yrs 243 160 29 4.9 100 .319 .263 .271 .368 .334 .332 .401 .700 .735 93 .533 -0.6 -0.1 .660 .224 .068 1.5
162 Game Avg. 414 273 49 4.9 100 .319 .263 .271 .368 .334 .332 .401 .700 .735 93 .533 -0.6 -0.1 .660 .224 .068 3
STL (3 yrs) 48 33 6 4.9 99 .333 .273 .269 .333 .334 .295 .396 .629 .730 74 .557 -1.5 -0.2 .515 .091 .023 .0
DET (1 yr) 195 127 23 4.9 100 .315 .261 .272 .377 .334 .342 .403 .719 .737 98 .527 0.9 0.1 .699 .261 .081 1.3
NL (3 yrs) 48 33 6 4.9 99 .333 .273 .269 .333 .334 .295 .396 .629 .730 74 .557 -1.5 -0.2 .515 .091 .023 .0
AL (1 yr) 195 127 23 4.9 100 .315 .261 .272 .377 .334 .342 .403 .719 .737 98 .527 0.9 0.1 .699 .261 .081 1.3

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
1978 23 STL NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 11.0 1.25 92%
1979 24 STL NL 26 0.0% 23.1% 11.5% 3.9% 11% 2.00 3.8 23.0 1.67 65%
1980 25 TOT MLB 205 0.5% 15.6% 13.7% 4.9% 23% 1.14 5.3 171.0 9.5 1.04 67%
1980 25 STL NL 10 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 10.0 0.40 80%
1980 25 DET AL 195 0.5% 15.4% 14.4% 5.1% 24% 1.07 5.4 161.0 9.5 1.12 67%
3 Yrs 243 0.4% 15.6% 12.8% 4.5% 20% 1.23 5.4 205.0 10.3 1.09 68%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.5% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.49 7.1 45.2 8.5 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1978 23 STL NL -1.2 -0.1 13 0.2 0.3 -0.1 1.06 -0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.82 -0.5 0.18 1
1979 24 STL NL 1.6 0.2 27 0.1 0.5 -0.3 1.07 0.2 -0.0 1.0 0.1 0.99 1.3 1.06 3
1980 25 TOT MLB -1.1 -0.1 211 0.2 3.5 -3.3 .97 0.2 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.98 1.7 1.16 9
1980 25 STL NL -2.0 -0.2 10 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .65 -0.2 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 1.01 -1.9 1.16 3
1980 25 DET AL 0.9 0.1 201 0.3 3.5 -3.2 .99 0.4 -0.1 3.2 0.3 0.98 3.6 1.16 6
3 Yrs -0.6 -0.1 251 0.5 4.3 -3.8 .99 0.3 0.2 3.5 0.3 0.97 2.6 1.06 13

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1978 23 STL NL 0 0 33% 7 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 24 STL NL 0 0 17% 18 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1980 25 TOT MLB 3 0 26% 90 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 44% 11 7 4 2 2 0 10 4 6
1980 25 STL NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 25 DET AL 3 0 25% 90 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 41% 10 7 3 2 2 0 10 4 6
3 Yrs 3 0 25% 115 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 46% 12 8 4 3 2 1 11 4 7

Situational Hitting*

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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1978 23 STL NL 12 92% 2 1 0 0 0 0.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 6 1 17% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1979 24 STL NL 26 58% 9 3 2 0 0 1.06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 15 1 7% 2 1 50% 2 2 100% 0
1980 25 TOT MLB 205 78% 43 9 2 0 1 1.16 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 100% 41 3 7% 16 8 50% 131 18 14% 13 6 46% 11 5 45% 0
1980 25 STL NL 10 90% 1 3 0 0 0 1.16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1980 25 DET AL 195 77% 42 6 2 0 1 1.16 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 100% 37 3 8% 16 8 50% 124 17 14% 12 5 42% 11 5 45% 0
3 Yrs 243 76% 54 13 4 0 1 1.06 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 80% 46 3 7% 20 10 50% 152 20 13% 15 7 47% 14 8 57% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 36% 15% 51% 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
1978 23 8 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 23 2 0 1 0 0 0
1979 24 19 38 34 3 11 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 6 .324 .395 .353 .748 107 12 0 1 0 0 0
1980 25 95 243 205 23 54 9 1 1 20 3 2 31 38 .263 .368 .332 .700 93 68 3 3 4 0 1

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
1978 23 8 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 8
1979 24 11 26 23 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 .391 .462 .435 .896 5 11
1980 25 76 207 172 21 44 8 1 1 18 2 29 32 .256 .369 .331 .701 21 76
3 Yrs 95 245 206 23 53 9 1 1 19 3 32 38 .257 .365 .325 .690 26 95
162 Game Avg. 162 418 351 39 90 15 2 2 32 5 55 65 .257 .365 .325 .690 44 95

* 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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