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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 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Athletics/BlueJays/Mariners 1996-2002

Final Game: September 28, 2002 (Age 31)
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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 2.233 468 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 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 (v2.2): 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
1996 25 OAK AL 26 90 -3 -0 -0 -2 -1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.2 .477 .496 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $109,000 79/3
1997 26 OAK AL 46 142 -7 1 -0 -5 -2 -14 -1.3 5 -8 -0.8 .472 .492 -0.3 -0.6 -3 $152,000 7/3D9
1998 27 OAK AL 7 7 -1 -0 0 1 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .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 2 -4 -0.4 .478 .497 -0.5 0.1 -5 $245,000 3/D79
5 Seasons 108 288 -14 1 -1 -4 -5 -22 -2.1 11 -11 -1.1 .480 .497 -0.7 -0.7 -7 $680,000
OAK (3 yrs) 79 239 -11 1 -0 -6 -3 -20 -1.8 9 -11 -1.0 .476 .496 -0.5 -0.8 -5 $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 2 -4 -0.4 .478 .497 -0.5 0.1 -5 $245,000

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 OAK AL 25 OF 25 19 13 182.1 43 40 2 1 0 .977 -2 -10 2.07 1.68 .983 2.38 2.36
1996 OAK AL 25 LF 14 10 7 98.2 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -1 -10 1.73 1.36 .979 2.18 2.17
1996 OAK AL 25 RF 14 9 6 83.2 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -10 2.37 1.57 .979 2.17 2.16
1996 OAK AL 25 1B 1 1 0 8.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -75 6.75 6.00 .992 9.22 9.20
1997 OAK AL 26 OF 32 29 21 264.1 72 66 3 3 1 .958 -4 -20 2.35 2.16 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 OAK AL 26 LF 31 26 21 243.1 66 61 2 3 0 .955 -4 -22 2.33 2.03 .979 2.07 2.05
1997 OAK AL 26 1B 3 2 1 20.0 23 21 2 0 3 1.000 -1 -36 10.35 7.67 .992 9.32 9.23
1997 OAK AL 26 DH 3 1
1997 OAK AL 26 RF 3 3 0 21.0 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 2.57 2.00 .978 2.19 2.17
1998 OAK AL 27 LF 4 2 0 16.0 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 1 90 3.38 1.50 .985 2.08 2.08
1998 OAK AL 27 OF 4 2 0 16.0 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 1 90 3.38 1.50 .985 2.31 2.30
1998 OAK AL 27 1B 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0 -480 0.00 0.00 .990 9.00 9.30
2000 SEA AL 29 1B 4 0 0 9.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0 67 5.00 1.25 .992 9.40 9.25
2000 SEA AL 29 DH 1 0
2002 TOR AL 31 1B 12 4 3 42.0 38 34 4 0 1 1.000 1 26 8.14 3.17 .993 9.32 9.23
2002 TOR AL 31 OF 5 4 3 34.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1 25 2.91 2.20 .985 2.36 2.32
2002 TOR AL 31 DH 3 2
2002 TOR AL 31 LF 3 3 3 26.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1 51 3.81 3.67 .983 2.15 2.13
2002 TOR AL 31 RF 2 1 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.14 2.10
4 Seasons OF 66 54 37 496.2 132 121 7 4 2 .970 -4 -10 2.32 1.94 .983 2.34 2.32
4 Seasons LF 52 41 31 384.0 103 95 4 4 1 .961 -3 -9 2.32 1.90 .980 2.10 2.09
5 Seasons 1B 21 7 4 80.0 73 65 7 1 4 .986 -0 -2 8.10 3.43 .992 9.32 9.24
3 Seasons RF 19 13 6 112.2 28 26 2 0 1 1.000 -1 -12 2.24 1.47 .979 2.17 2.15
5 Seasons TOT 87 61 41 576.2 205 186 14 5 6 .976 -4 -9 3.12 2.30 .986 3.31 3.99
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1997 AL  3 (5th)

                                         

Transactions

  • June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 25th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1992.
  • October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 14, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • November 16, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 20, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 18, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199625Oakland Athletics$109,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199726Oakland Athletics$152,0001997 postseason AP survey
199827Oakland Athletics$174,0004/3/98 USA Today
200231Toronto Blue Jays$245,0004/3/02 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$680,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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