Les Norman
Leslie Eugene Norman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 25, 1969 in Warren, MI
School: University of St. Francis
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 25th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1995
Final Game: September 29, 1996
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 KCR AL 26 OF 17 11 99.2 24 22 1 1 0 .958 2.6 31.3 1.6 1.1 0.5 1 2.08 1.35 .983 2.33 1.99
1995 KCR AL 26 RF 8 7 59.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 2.9 59.0 1.9 1.4 0.5 1 2.14 1.75 .979 2.04 1.62
1995 KCR AL 26 CF 5 2 18.2 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -1.3 -83.6 -1.3 -0.3 -1.0 0 2.89 1.20 .986 2.75 2.38
1995 KCR AL 26 DH 5
1995 KCR AL 26 LF 4 2 22.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 54.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 1.64 1.00 .975 2.21 1.75
1996 KCR AL 27 OF 38 11 135.2 44 44 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.7 1.7 0 2.92 1.16 .982 2.37 2.02
1996 KCR AL 27 RF 20 10 83.2 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 8.6 0.6 -0.7 1.3 0 3.55 1.65 .979 2.17 1.72
1996 KCR AL 27 LF 15 0 34.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 7.1 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0 1.32 0.33 .980 2.17 1.75
1996 KCR AL 27 DH 7
1996 KCR AL 27 CF 3 1 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -53.3 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 3.50 2.33 .986 2.80 2.33
2 Seasons OF 55 22 235.1 68 66 1 1 0 .985 2.6 13.3 1.6 -0.6 2.2 1 2.56 1.22 .982 2.35 2.01
2 Seasons RF 28 17 142.2 47 45 2 0 0 1.000 3.5 29.4 2.5 0.7 1.8 1 2.96 1.68 .979 2.12 1.69
2 Seasons LF 19 2 56.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 25.7 1.2 -0.2 1.4 0 1.45 0.47 .978 2.19 1.75
2 Seasons DH 12
2 Seasons CF 8 3 36.2 14 13 0 1 0 .929 -2.1 -68.7 -2.1 -1.1 -1.0 0 3.19 1.63 .986 2.77 2.36
2 Seasons TOT 55 22 235.1 70 67 2 1 0 .986 2.6 13.3 1.6 -0.6 2.2 1 2.64 1.25 .966 2.24 1.81

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 KCR AL 26 24 11 24 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 17 0 6 4
1996 KCR AL 27 54 11 54 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 20 38 0 11 18
2 Seasons 78 22 78 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 8 28 55 0 17 22
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1995 KCR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 2 1 14.3% 0 278 60% 76% 38% 30 47%
1996 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 16 6 37.5% 10 0 0.0% 0 402 51% 77% 42% 55 60%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 3 0 10 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 23 10 43.5% 12 1 4.3% 0 680 54% 77% 40% 85 55%
MLB Averages 44.2% 2.3% 56% 75% 38% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1995 KCR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 87 69% 75% 31% 9 44%
1996 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 6 75.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 150 49% 82% 41% 18 28%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 237 56% 79% 37% 27 33%
MLB Averages 59.2% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1995 KCR AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 82 37% 87% 37% 11 55%
1996 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 85 48% 82% 52% 12 58%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 167 43% 84% 44% 23 57%
MLB Averages 39.6% 1.8% 56% 75% 38% 52%

* 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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