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Brad Lesley

Bradley Jay Lesley (the Animal)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: September 11, 1958 in Turlock, CA
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1982
Teams (by GP): Reds/Brewers 1982-1985

Final Game: October 4, 1985
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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
1982 23 CIN NL 0 2 .000 2.58 28 0 19 0 0 4 38.1 27 13 11 1 13 4 29 0 1 1 151 144 1.043 6.3 0.2 3.1 6.8 2.23
1983 24 CIN NL 0 0 2.16 5 0 5 0 0 0 8.1 9 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 32 184 1.080 9.7 1.1 0.0 5.4
1984 25 CIN NL 0 1 .000 5.12 16 0 6 0 0 2 19.1 17 11 11 3 14 1 7 0 0 0 87 75 1.603 7.9 1.4 6.5 3.3 0.50
1985 26 MIL AL 1 0 1.000 9.95 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 8 7 7 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 29 44 1.579 11.4 2.8 2.8 7.1 2.50
4 Yrs 1 3 .250 3.86 54 0 30 0 0 6 72.1 61 33 31 7 29 5 46 0 1 1 299 100 1.244 7.6 0.9 3.6 5.7 1.59
162 Game Avg. 1 4 .250 3.86 68 0 38 0 0 8 91 77 42 39 9 37 6 58 0 1 1 377 100 1.244 7.6 0.9 3.6 5.7 1.59
CIN (3 yrs) 0 3 .000 3.27 49 0 30 0 0 6 66.0 53 26 24 5 27 5 41 0 1 1 270 116 1.212 7.2 0.7 3.7 5.6 1.52
MIL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 9.95 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 8 7 7 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 29 44 1.579 11.4 2.8 2.8 7.1 2.50
NL (3 yrs) 0 3 .000 3.27 49 0 30 0 0 6 66.0 53 26 24 5 27 5 41 0 1 1 270 116 1.212 7.2 0.7 3.7 5.6 1.52
AL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 9.95 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 8 7 7 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 29 44 1.579 11.4 2.8 2.8 7.1 2.50

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
1982 23 CIN NL 38.1 28 0 13 3.05 4.15 -0.31 -0.32 101.1 4.18 4 0.5 1.2 -0.0 0.8 8 .518 .503 $
1983 24 CIN NL 8.1 5 0 2 2.16 4.28 0.14 -0.33 108.0 4.11 2 0.2 .3 -0.1 0.2 3 .541 .501 $
1984 25 CIN NL 19.1 16 0 11 5.12 4.31 -0.33 -0.33 106.1 4.57 -1 -0.2 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 1 .490 .499 $
1985 26 MIL AL 6.1 5 0 7 9.95 4.75 -0.19 -0.37 102.3 4.68 -4 -0.4 1.2 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .429 .498 $
4 Seasons 72.1 54 0 33 4.11 4.26 -0.25 -0.33 103.3 4.32 1 0.2 1.2 -0.2 0.6 9 .504 .500 $
CIN (3 yrs) 66.0 49 0 26 3.55 4.22 -0.26 -0.33 103.4 4.29 5 0.5 1.2 -0.2 0.9 12 .511 .501 $
MIL (1 yr) 6.1 5 0 7 9.95 4.75 -0.19 -0.37 102.3 4.68 -4 -0.4 1.2 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .429 .498 $

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
1982 23 CIN NL 28 151 137 13 27 2 0 1 6 2 13 29 .197 .267 .234 .500 .243 32 4 0 1 0 4 2
1983 24 CIN NL 5 32 31 2 9 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 .290 .281 .452 .733 .308 14 1 0 0 1 0 0
1984 25 CIN NL 16 87 69 11 17 3 0 3 3 0 14 7 .246 .369 .420 .789 .233 29 2 0 3 1 1 0
1985 26 MIL AL 5 29 27 7 8 1 0 2 1 0 2 5 .296 .345 .556 .900 .300 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 54 299 264 33 61 8 0 7 10 3 29 46 .231 .305 .341 .646 .254 90 7 0 4 2 5 2
162 Game Avg. 68 377 332 42 77 10 0 9 13 4 37 58 .231 .305 .341 .646 .254 113 9 0 5 3 6 3
MLB Averages .260 .324 .388 .712 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1982 23 CIN NL 4.5 0.5 161 0.7 3.6 -2.9 1.27 0.9 -0.4 5.0 0.5 1.27 6.4 10 2 16
1983 24 CIN NL 1.7 0.2 33 0.1 0.2 -0.1 .24 0.1 0.2 2.0 0.2 0.24 0.2 0 0 5
1984 25 CIN NL -2.0 -0.2 91 -1.3 1.0 -2.3 1.14 -0.3 -0.9 -3.4 -0.3 1.14 -2.5 5 4 6
1985 26 MIL AL -3.5 -0.3 30 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 1.93 -0.2 -0.1 -5.4 -0.5 1.93 -1.8 3 0 1
4 Yrs 0.7 0.1 315 -1.2 5.5 -6.7 1.19 0.6 -1.5 -1.8 -0.1 1.19 2.4 18 6 28

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
1982 23 CIN NL 28 28 19 0 2 6 4 2 67% 6 0 12 3 25% 8 1.274 10 2 16 7 4 17 8 20 11 3 12 6 4.1
1983 24 CIN NL 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 8 .236 0 0 5 1 0 4 1 4 4 0 4 0 5.0
1984 25 CIN NL 16 16 6 0 1 3 2 1 67% 3 0 11 3 27% 8 1.140 5 4 6 4 4 8 6 10 7 4 8 4 3.6
1985 26 MIL AL 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 2 2 100% 8 1.934 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 0 3.8
4 Yrs 54 54 30 1 3 10 6 4 60% 10 0 26 8 31% 1.188 18 6 28 13 10 31 16 38 23 8 26 10 4.0

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%
1982 23 CIN NL 151 54% 0.7% 19.2% 8.6% 2.0% 11% 0.91 71% 33 4 12%
1983 24 CIN NL 32 47% 3.1% 15.6% 0.0% 9.4% 33% 1.38 81% 5 1 20%
1984 25 CIN NL 87 64% 3.5% 8.1% 16.1% 6.9% 35% 1.13 69% 19 2 11%
1985 26 MIL AL 29 48% 6.9% 17.2% 6.9% 10.3% 38% 0.75 69% 2 0 0%
4 Yrs 299 56% 2.3% 15.4% 9.7% 5.0% 25% 1.00 71% 59 7 12%
MLB Averages 41% 2.1% 13.7% 8.4% 6.7% 29% 1.08 74% 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
1982 23 CIN NL 151 27 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 6 4 1 67% 2 1 0 59 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1983 24 CIN NL 32 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 50% 0 0 0 11 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1984 25 CIN NL 87 17 3 0 5 2 1 3 0 8 5 0 63% 0 0 0 34 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1985 26 MIL AL 29 8 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 299 61 7 0 10 2 5 6 1 16 10 2 63% 2 1 0 113 10 3 77% 9 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
MLB Averages 54% 67%

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+
1982 23 0 2 .000 2.58 28 0 19 0 0 4 38.1 27 13 11 1 13 4 29 0 1 1 151 144 1.043 6.3 0.2 3.1 6.8 2.23 144
1983 24 0 2 .000 2.51 33 0 24 0 0 4 46.2 36 15 13 2 13 4 34 0 1 1 183 150 1.050 6.9 0.4 2.5 6.6 2.62 150
1984 25 0 3 .000 3.27 49 0 30 0 0 6 66.0 53 26 24 5 27 5 41 0 1 1 270 116 1.212 7.2 0.7 3.7 5.6 1.52 116
1985 26 1 3 .250 3.86 54 0 30 0 0 6 72.1 61 33 31 7 29 5 46 0 1 1 299 100 1.244 7.6 0.9 3.6 5.7 1.59 100

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
1982 23 3 1 .750 2.68 37.0 27 12 11 1 13 28 0 1.081 6.6 3.2 6.8 2.15 0.2 28
1983 24 1 0 1.000 1.64 11.0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 4.9 0.0 5
1984 25 1 1 .500 5.68 19.0 17 13 12 3 14 7 0 1.632 8.1 6.6 3.3 0.50 1.4 16
1985 26 0 0 12.00 6.0 8 9 8 2 2 5 0 1.667 12.0 3.0 7.5 2.50 3.0 5
4 Yrs 5 2 .714 4.07 73.0 52 36 33 6 29 46 0 1.110 6.4 5.7 1.59 0.7 54

* 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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