Brian Lesher
Brian Herbert Lesher
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 5, 1971 in Wilrijk, Belgium
High School: Newark (Newark, DE)
School: University of Delaware
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 25th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1996
Final Game: September 28, 2002
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Standard Batting

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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
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 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 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
2000 29 SEA AL 5 6 5 1 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 .800 .833 1.400 2.233 466 7 0 0 0 0 0 /3D
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
5 Seasons 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 2.233 466 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

Advanced Batting

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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 .351 -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 6 160.0 111 .800 .800 .270 .833 .342 1.400 .434 2.233 .777 466 .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 Seasons 288 218 30 3.7 110 .259 .224 .270 .275 .341 .380 .431 .655 .772 69 .341 -13.0 -1.2 .582 .243 .156 6.4
162 Game Avg. 432 327 45 3.7 110 .259 .224 .270 .275 .341 .380 .431 .655 .772 69 .341 -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 6 160.0 111 .800 .800 .270 .833 .342 1.400 .434 2.233 .777 466 .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*

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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 Seasons 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

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
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 Seasons 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
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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 1.27 5 0 6 2 3 2 3 0 1 1 100% 26 2 8% 15 3 20% 72 12 17% 14 8 57% 6 2 33% 0
1997 26 OAK AL 142 45% 30 4 0 8 2 0 2 1.33 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 33 4 12% 12 4 33% 87 13 15% 7 3 43% 6 1 17% 0
1998 27 OAK AL 7 100% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 3 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 1.61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 4 3 75% 19 2 11% 2 2 100% 3 1 33% 0
5 Seasons 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% 18 4 22% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 77 310 4.03 201 65% 25% 21% 25% 28% 75% 0% 48% 71% 35% 3% 2 0 8% 6 1 9% 7 4 20% 13 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 Seasons 271 1065 3.93 675 63% 25% 18% 28% 28% 75% 0% 47% 76% 33% 5% 13 4 12% 33 12 8% 23 13 31% 17 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
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 0
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 0
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 0
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 0
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 0
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 0
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 0

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 88 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 Seasons 108 284 261 30 56 9 2 9 35 5 18 65 .215 .264 .368 .632 29 108
162 Game Avg. 162 426 392 45 84 14 3 14 53 8 27 98 .215 .264 .368 .632 44 108

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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