Brian Lesher

Brian Herbert Lesher

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 5, 1971 in Wilrijk, Belgium
High School: Newark HS (Newark, DE)
School: University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 25th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1996
Teams (by GP): Athletics/BlueJays/Mariners 1996-2002

Final Game: September 28, 2002
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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
1992	21	OAK-min	A-	46	151	136	21	26	7	1	3	18	3	7	12	35	.191	.265	.324	.588		44	3	2	0	1	0		SOR · NORW
1993	22	OAK-min	A	119	461	394	63	108	13	5	5	47	20	9	46	102	.274	.358	.371	.729		146	13	9	6	6	0		MAD · MIDW
1994	23	OAK-min	A+	117	490	393	76	114	21	0	14	68	11	11	81	84	.290	.414	.450	.865		177	8	8	0	8	5		MOD · CALL
1995	24	OAK-min	AA	127	538	471	78	123	23	2	19	71	7	8	64	110	.261	.351	.439	.791		207	7	2	0	1	2		HVL · SOUL
1996	25	OAK-min	AAA	109	462	414	57	119	29	2	18	75	6	5	36	108	.287	.352	.498	.850		206	9	7	2	3	0		EDM · PCL
1996	25	OAK	AL	26	90	82	11	19	3	0	5	16	0	0	5	17	.232	.281	.451	.732	81	37	2	1	1	1	0	79/3
1997	26	OAK-min	AAA	110	484	415	85	134	27	5	21	78	14	3	64	86	.323	.415	.564	.979		234	14	3	0	2	3		EDM · PCL
1997	26	OAK	AL	46	142	131	17	30	4	1	4	16	4	1	9	30	.229	.275	.366	.641	69	48	4	0	0	2	0	7/3D9
1998	27	OAK-min	AAA	99	410	360	62	108	31	1	11	60	3	4	46	96	.300	.380	.483	.864		174	11	2	0	2	1		EDM · PCL
1998	27	OAK	AL	7	7	7	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.286	.429	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	/73

1999	28	OAK-min	AAA	103	441	387	66	113	29	2	14	64	8	2	41	71	.292	.364	.486	.850		188	16	6	2	5	0		VAN · PCL
2000	29	SEA-min	AAA	132	567	489	77	141	33	3	25	92	4	4	70	104	.288	.377	.521	.898		255	10	2	2	4	5		TAC · PCL
2000	29	SEA	AL	5	6	5	1	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	.800	.833	1.400	2.233	468	7	0	0	0	0	0	/3D

2001	30	MIL-min	AAA	93	393	346	51	98	17	4	7	63	1	1	40	78	.283	.356	.416	.772		144	5	2	0	5	0		INA · IL
2002	31	TOR-min	AAA	66	274	248	34	65	13	1	7	28	6	1	20	55	.262	.315	.407	.722		101	4	1	1	4	0		SYR · IL
2002	31	TOR	AL	24	43	38	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	15	.132	.209	.158	.367	-1	6	2	0	0	1	0	3/D79
2003	32	STL-min	AAA	10	34	29	4	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	5	.276	.364	.345	.708		10	1	0	1	0	1		MEM · PCL
5 Yrs				108	288	263	31	59	10	2	9	38	5	1	19	65	.224	.275	.380	.655	69	100	8	1	1	4	0
162 Game Avg.				162	432	395	47	89	15	3	14	57	8	2	29	98	.224	.275	.380	.655	69	150	12	2	2	6	0

OAK (3 yrs)				79	239	220	28	50	8	1	9	33	4	1	14	50	.227	.273	.395	.669	72	87	6	1	1	3	0
SEA (1 yr)				5	6	5	1	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	.800	.833	1.400	2.233	468	7	0	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				24	43	38	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	15	.132	.209	.158	.367	-1	6	2	0	0	1	0

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	26	90	-3	-0	-0	-2	-1	-7	-0.6	3	-4	-0.3	.477	.496	-0.1	-0.3	-2	$109,000	79/3
1997	26	OAK	AL	46	142	-7	1	-0	-5	-2	-14	-1.3	5	-9	-0.8	.471	.492	-0.4	-0.6	-4	$152,000	7/3D9
1998	27	OAK	AL	7	7	-1	0	0	1	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.494	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$174,000	/73

2000	29	SEA	AL	5	6	3	0	0	0	-0	3	0.3	0	4	0.3	.561	.502	0.3	0.0	3	$	/3D

2002	31	TOR	AL	24	43	-5	-0	-0	2	-1	-5	-0.5	1	-4	-0.4	.478	.497	-0.5	0.1	-6	$245,000	3/D79
5 Seasons				108	288	-14	1	-1	-4	-5	-23	-2.1	9	-13	-1.2	.480	.497	-0.8	-0.8	-9	$680,000

OAK (3 yrs)				79	239	-11	1	-1	-6	-4	-21	-1.9	8	-13	-1.1	.475	.496	-0.6	-0.8	-7	$435,000
SEA (1 yr)				5	6	3	0	0	0	-0	3	0.3	0	4	0.3	.561	.502	0.3	0.0	3	$
TOR (1 yr)				24	43	-5	-0	-0	2	-1	-5	-0.5	1	-4	-0.4	.478	.497	-0.5	0.1	-6	$245,000

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	90	67	10	4.0	117	.230	.232	.278	.281	.352	.451	.447	.732	.799	81	.352	-3.0	-0.3	.662	.280	.220	.0
1997	26	OAK	AL	142	108	13	3.2	105	.263	.229	.266	.275	.335	.366	.421	.641	.757	69	.297	-6.3	-0.6	.566	.229	.137	4.0
1998	27	OAK	AL	7	6	0	0.0	106	.250	.143	.267	.143	.335	.286	.425	.429	.760	10	.000	-0.9	-0.1	.333	.143	.143

2000	29	SEA	AL	6	1	6	160.1	110	.800	.800	.269	.833	.341	1.400	.432	2.233	.773	468	.998	2.9	0.2	9.000	1.000	.600	.0

2002	31	TOR	AL	43	36	1	0.7	109	.208	.132	.269	.209	.337	.158	.432	.367	.769	-1	.030	-5.7	-0.6	.286	.132	.026
5 Yrs				288	218	30	3.7	109	.259	.224	.270	.275	.341	.380	.431	.655	.772	69	.342	-13.0	-1.2	.582	.243	.156	6.4
162 Game Avg.				432	327	45	3.7	109	.259	.224	.270	.275	.341	.380	.431	.655	.772	69	.342	-13.0	-1.2	.582	.243	.156	10

OAK (3 yrs)				239	181	23	3.4	110	.250	.227	.271	.273	.341	.395	.431	.669	.772	72	.306	-10.2	-0.9	.593	.245	.168	5.5
SEA (1 yr)				6	1	6	160.1	110	.800	.800	.269	.833	.341	1.400	.432	2.233	.773	468	.998	2.9	0.2	9.000	1.000	.600	.0
TOR (1 yr)				43	36	1	0.7	109	.208	.132	.269	.209	.337	.158	.432	.367	.769	-1	.030	-5.7	-0.6	.286	.132	.026

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	90	5.6%	18.9%	5.6%	8.9%	42%	3.40	4.8	16.4	5.1	0.74	1.08	68%	21%	17.9%	26%
1997	26	OAK	AL	142	2.8%	21.1%	6.3%	6.3%	30%	3.33	4.4	32.8	8.2	0.57	0.68	70%	18%	6.9%	11%
1998	27	OAK	AL	7	0.0%	42.9%	0.0%	14.3%	100%		2.3		7.0	1.00	2.00	57%	25%	0.0%	0%

2000	29	SEA	AL	6	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%	33.3%	50%	0.00			1.7	0.00	0.00	83%	80%	0.0%	20%

2002	31	TOR	AL	43	0.0%	34.9%	9.3%	2.3%	20%	3.75	2.5		19.0	2.43	5.67	56%	17%	0.0%	0%
5 Yrs				288	3.1%	22.6%	6.6%	7.3%	36%	3.42	4.0	29.2	6.9	0.72	1.01	67%	21%	9.1%	15%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.8%	9.0%	7.9%	34%	1.87	5.3	31.5	7.4	0.78	1.08	70%	23%	8.3%	15%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1996	25	OAK	AL	-3.0	-0.3	92	0.3	2.0	-1.6	1.01	-0.1	0.4	-2.8	-0.3	0.99	-4.4	1.29	3
1997	26	OAK	AL	-6.3	-0.6	149	-0.5	2.4	-2.9	1.00	-0.4	-0.1	-7.8	-0.7	0.96	-6.6	1.32	8
1998	27	OAK	AL	-0.9	-0.1	7	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	1.59	-0.1	0.0	-1.9	-0.2	1.30	-1.4	3.57	1

2000	29	SEA	AL	2.9	0.2	7	0.3	0.3	0.0	.48	0.2	0.4	3.6	0.3	0.90	3.6	0.38	3

2002	31	TOR	AL	-5.7	-0.6	43	-0.7	0.2	-0.9	1.05	-0.4	-0.3	-6.1	-0.6	0.85	-5.7	1.62	5
5 Yrs				-13.0	-1.2	298	-0.7	5.0	-5.8	1.01	-0.8	0.1	-15.2	-1.4	0.96	-14.6	1.36	20

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1996	25	OAK	AL	1	0	30%	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	25%	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
1997	26	OAK	AL	0	0	37%	45	4	1	80%	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	54%	8	6	2	1	0	1	4	0	4
1998	27	OAK	AL	0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2000	29	SEA	AL	0	0	20%	10	1	0	100%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

2002	31	TOR	AL	1	0	22%	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				2	0	31%	87	5	1	83%	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	41%	14	11	3	3	1	2	5	1	4

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
1996	25	OAK	AL	90	44%	19	2	0	3	0	0	0	1.29	5	0	6	2	3	2	3	0	1	1	100%	26	2	8%	15	3	20%	72	12	17%	14	8	57%	3	0	0%	0
1997	26	OAK	AL	142	45%	30	4	0	8	2	0	2	1.32	4	0	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	0		33	4	12%	12	4	33%	87	13	15%	7	3	43%	5	4	80%	0
1998	27	OAK	AL	7	100%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	2	0	0%	9	1	11%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0

2000	29	SEA	AL	6	67%	4	0	0	3	2	0	1	0.38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		4	3	75%	0	0		0	0		0

2002	31	TOR	AL	43	53%	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	1.62	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	2	29%	4	3	75%	19	2	11%	2	2	100%	0	0		0
5 Yrs				288	48%	59	7	0	20	5	0	3	1.36	9	0	10	3	6	4	5	0	1	1	100%	69	8	12%	33	10	30%	191	31	16%	24	13	54%	9	4	44%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			74%			11%			34%			15%			53%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1996	25	OAK	AL	78	314	4.03	203	65%	26%	22%	25%	28%	74%	0%	48%	71%	35%	3%	2	0	8%	6	1	9%	7	4	20%	12	0	0
1997	26	OAK	AL	138	528	3.83	333	63%	27%	13%	30%	30%	73%	0%	46%	82%	31%	5%	7	4	13%	18	7	9%	13	7	36%	4	0	0
1998	27	OAK	AL	7	29	4.14	18	62%	0%	39%	39%	22%	100%	0%	62%	61%	57%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	14%	1	1	0%	0	0	0

2000	29	SEA	AL	6	32	5.33	20	63%	15%	5%	55%	25%	85%	0%	53%	94%	17%	0%	0	0	17%	1	1	17%	1	1		0	0	0

2002	31	TOR	AL	43	166	3.86	103	62%	27%	28%	21%	23%	73%	0%	45%	61%	35%	9%	4	0	19%	8	3	2%	1	0	40%	0	0	0
5 Yrs				272	1069	3.93	677	63%	26%	18%	28%	28%	74%	0%	47%	75%	33%	5%	13	4	12%	33	12	8%	23	13	31%	16	0	0
MLB Averages						3.72		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	30%	5%			16%			9%			28%

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
1996	25	26	90	82	11	19	3	0	5	16	0	0	5	17	.232	.281	.451	.732	81	37	2	1	1	1
1997	26	72	232	213	28	49	7	1	9	32	4	1	14	47	.230	.277	.399	.676	74	85	6	1	1	3
1998	27	79	239	220	28	50	8	1	9	33	4	1	14	50	.227	.273	.395	.669	72	87	6	1	1	3
1999	28	79	239	220	28	50	8	1	9	33	4	1	14	50	.227	.273	.395	.669	72	87	6	1	1	3
2000	29	84	245	225	29	54	9	2	9	36	5	1	15	50	.240	.287	.418	.705	81	94	6	1	1	3
2001	30	84	245	225	29	54	9	2	9	36	5	1	15	50	.240	.287	.418	.705	81	94	6	1	1	3
2002	31	108	288	263	31	59	10	2	9	38	5	1	19	65	.224	.275	.380	.655	69	100	8	1	1	4

Neutralized Batting

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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
1996	25	26	89	81	10	18	3	0	5	14	0	5	17	.222	.273	.444	.717	9	26
1997	26	46	142	131	17	30	4	1	4	16	4	9	30	.229	.275	.366	.641	13	46
1998	27	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	7

2000	29	5	6	5	1	4	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	.800	.833	1.400	2.233	6	5

2002	31	24	41	37	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	3	15	.108	.171	.135	.306	1	24
5 Yrs		108	285	261	30	56	9	2	9	35	5	18	65	.215	.264	.368	.632	29	108
162 Game Avg.		162	428	392	45	84	14	3	14	53	8	27	98	.215	.264	.368	.632	44	108

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