Lou Sleater

Louis Mortimer Sleater

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 8, 1926 in St. Louis, MO
High School: St. Joseph's HS (Baltimore, MD)
School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1950
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Browns/Braves/Athletics/Senators/... 1950-1958

Final Game: September 28, 1958
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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
1946	19	ATL-min	A	3																									HFD · EL
1947	20	CHC-min	C,B	27	41	41		11	1	0	0						.268	.268	.293	.561		12							OGB,DAV,RAL · BORD,IIIL,CARL
1948	21	SFG-CHC-min	C	49	128	128		37	7	3	0						.289	.289	.391	.680		50							OGB,SXF · BORD,NORL
1949	22	SFG-min	A	44	87	87		20	2	0	0						.230	.230	.253	.483		22							JCK · SALL
1950	23	BAL-min	AA	52	80	80		21	2	2	1						.263	.263	.375	.638		30							SAN · TL
1950	23	SLB	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0			/1
1951	24	NYY-min	AAA	11	28	24	7	7	1	0	0	0	0		2	2	.292	.370	.333	.704		8	1	1	1				KCY · AA
1951	24	SLB	AL	25	32	31	2	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	.226	.273	.290	.563	50	9	0	0	0			1
1952	25	MIN-min	AA	3	8	8		1									.125	.125											CNG · SOUA
1952	25	TOT	AL	19	23	22	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	-74	1	1	0	1			1
1952	25	SLB	AL	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0			/1
1952	25	WSH	AL	15	21	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	-72	1	1	0	1			1

1953	26	TTO	AAA	46	78	71	9	20	5	1	0	12	0		7	7	.282	.346	.380	.726		27		0	0				TTO · IL
1954	27	NYY-CHW-min	AAA	61	91	88	2	21	5	2	1	10	0		3	10	.239	.264	.375	.639		33	1	0	0	0			KCY,CHL,TTO · AA,IL
1955	28	OAK-ATL-min	AAA	20	16	16	1	4	0	0	0	3	0		0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500		4	0	0	0	0			CLB,TOL · IL,AA
1955	28	KCA	AL	21	13	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	-17	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
1956	29	MLN	NL	25	11	10	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.500	.545	.500	1.045	192	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
1957	30	DET-min	AAA	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							CHL · AA
1957	30	DET	AL	41	23	20	4	5	0	0	3	7	0	0	1	2	.250	.286	.700	.986	158	14	1	0	1	0	1	1
1958	31	TOT	AL	13	7	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.571	.714	90	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1958	31	DET	AL	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	1170	4	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1958	31	BAL	AL	9	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
7 Yrs				145	109	103	8	21	0	1	4	12	0	0	4	11	.204	.234	.340	.573	55	35	3	0	2	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	122	115	9	23	0	1	4	13	0	0	4	12	.204	.234	.340	.573	55	39	3	0	2

BAL (4 yrs)				39	40	39	2	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	.179	.220	.231	.450	22	9	0	0	0	0	0
DET (2 yrs)				45	24	21	5	6	0	0	4	8	0	0	1	2	.286	.318	.857	1.175	207	18	1	0	1	0	1
WSH (1 yr)				15	21	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	-72	1	1	0	1
MLN (1 yr)				25	11	10	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.500	.545	.500	1.045	192	5	0	0	0	0	0
KCA (1 yr)				21	13	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	-17	2	1	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				120	98	93	7	16	0	1	4	10	0	0	3	8	.172	.198	.323	.520	40	30	3	0	2	0	1
NL (1 yr)				25	11	10	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.500	.545	.500	1.045	192	5	0	0	0	0	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
1950	23	SLB	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1951	24	SLB	AL	25	32	-2	0	0	0	3	2	0.2	1	2	0.2	.506	.501	0.1	0.0	2	$	1
1952	25	SLB	AL	4	2	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.492	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/1
1952	25	WSH	AL	15	21	-4	-0	-0	0	2	-2	-0.3	1	-2	-0.3	.483	.498	-0.3	0.0	-2	$	1

1955	28	KCA	AL	21	13	-1	-0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$	1
1956	29	MLN	NL	25	11	1	-0	0	0	1	2	0.2	0	3	0.2	.510	.502	0.3	-0.0	3	$	1
1957	30	DET	AL	41	23	1	0	-0	0	2	4	0.4	1	4	0.4	.510	.502	0.4	-0.0	4	$	1
1958	31	DET	AL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.540	.501	0.2	0.0	2	$	/1
1958	31	BAL	AL	9	6	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.490	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/1
7 Seasons				145	109	-5	-0	0	0	11	6	0.6	3	9	0.6	.504	.500	0.6	-0.0	9	$

BAL (4 yrs)				39	40	-4	0	0	0	4	0	0.0	1	2	0.1	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	2	$
DET (2 yrs)				45	24	3	0	-0	0	3	5	0.5	1	6	0.6	.512	.502	0.6	-0.0	6	$
WSH (1 yr)				15	21	-4	-0	-0	0	2	-2	-0.3	1	-2	-0.3	.483	.498	-0.3	0.0	-2	$
MLN (1 yr)				25	11	1	-0	0	0	1	2	0.2	0	3	0.2	.510	.502	0.3	-0.0	3	$
KCA (1 yr)				21	13	-1	-0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$

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
1951	24	SLB	AL	32	24	2	2.2	105	.269	.226	.271	.273	.353	.290	.397	.563	.750	50	.217	-2.4	-0.2	.458	.129	.065
1952	25	TOT	AL	23	23	0	0.0	94	.045	.045	.257	.045	.336	.045	.375	.091	.712	-74	.000	-5.2	-0.6	.045	.000	.000
1952	25	SLB	AL	2	2	0	0.0	98	.000	.000	.262	.000	.342	.000	.383	.000	.726	-100	.000	-0.5	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1952	25	WSH	AL	21	21	0	0.0	94	.050	.050	.257	.050	.336	.050	.375	.100	.710	-72	.000	-4.6	-0.5	.050	.000	.000

1955	28	KCA	AL	13	12	0	0.0	103	.154	.154	.266	.154	.346	.154	.397	.308	.743	-17	.000	-2.2	-0.2	.167	.000	.000
1956	29	MLN	NL	11	5	3	16.0	98	.714	.500	.257	.545	.323	.500	.406	1.045	.729	192	.912	1.4	0.1	1.200	.100	.000
1957	30	DET	AL	23	17	3	4.8	102	.133	.250	.267	.286	.339	.700	.402	.986	.742	158	.538	1.2	0.1	.938	.500	.450	.0
1958	31	TOT	AL	7	6	4	17.8	95	.000	.143	.257	.143	.325	.571	.390	.714	.715	90	.931	-0.2	-0.0	.667	.429	.429	.0
1958	31	DET	AL	1	0	4		104		1.000	.270	1.000	.340	4.000	.410	5.000	.750	1170	.000	1.4	0.1		3.000	3.000	.0
1958	31	BAL	AL	6	6	0	0.0	93	.000	.000	.254	.000	.322	.000	.387	.000	.709	-100	.000	-1.6	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
7 Yrs				109	87	12	3.7	100	.193	.204	.264	.234	.341	.340	.394	.573	.735	55	.423	-7.4	-0.8	.459	.175	.136	.0
162 Game Avg.				122	97	13	3.7	100	.193	.204	.264	.234	.341	.340	.394	.573	.735	55	.423	-7.4	-0.8	.459	.175	.136

BAL (4 yrs)				40	32	2	1.7	103	.212	.179	.268	.220	.348	.231	.395	.450	.743	22	.143	-4.6	-0.5	.344	.103	.051
DET (2 yrs)				24	17	7	11.1	102	.133	.286	.267	.318	.339	.857	.403	1.175	.742	207	.846	2.6	0.3	1.188	.619	.571	.0
WSH (1 yr)				21	21	0	0.0	94	.050	.050	.257	.050	.336	.050	.375	.100	.710	-72	.000	-4.6	-0.5	.050	.000	.000
MLN (1 yr)				11	5	3	16.0	98	.714	.500	.257	.545	.323	.500	.406	1.045	.729	192	.912	1.4	0.1	1.200	.100	.000
KCA (1 yr)				13	12	0	0.0	103	.154	.154	.266	.154	.346	.154	.397	.308	.743	-17	.000	-2.2	-0.2	.167	.000	.000

AL (6 yrs)				98	82	9	3.0	101	.148	.172	.265	.198	.343	.323	.393	.520	.736	40	.326	-8.8	-0.9	.413	.183	.151	.0
NL (1 yr)				11	5	3	16.0	98	.714	.500	.257	.545	.323	.500	.406	1.045	.729	192	.912	1.4	0.1	1.200	.100	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1951	24	SLB	AL	32	0.0%	15.6%	6.3%	3.1%	14%	2.50	6.2		31.0	2.20	81%
1952	25	TOT	AL	23	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%				22.0	2.14	96%
1952	25	SLB	AL	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						0.00	100%
1952	25	WSH	AL	21	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%				20.0	2.50	95%

1955	28	KCA	AL	13	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%					1.50	100%
1956	29	MLN	NL	11	0.0%	27.3%	9.1%	0.0%	0%	3.00	3.3		5.0	0.00	64%
1957	30	DET	AL	23	13.0%	8.7%	4.4%	13.0%	60%	2.00	10.0	6.7	2.9	6.50	65%
1958	31	TOT	AL	7	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	14.3%	100%		7.0	7.0	7.0	4.00	71%
1958	31	DET	AL	1	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100%			1.0	1.0		0%
1958	31	BAL	AL	6	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%			6.0			4.00	83%
7 Yrs				109	3.7%	10.1%	3.7%	4.6%	24%	2.75	9.4	25.8	8.6	2.33	81%
MLB Averages					2.2%	11.2%	9.3%	6.6%	29%	1.20	7.9	40.8	8.2	0.98	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1950	23	SLB	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1951	24	SLB	AL	-2.4	-0.2	28	-0.6	0.3	-0.9	1.50	-0.2	-0.2	-2.6	-0.3	0.90	-2.0	2.54	5
1952	25	TOT	AL	-5.2	-0.6	23	-0.6	0.1	-0.6	1.15	-0.5	-0.0	-4.7	-0.5	1.00	-4.9	0.54	1
1952	25	SLB	AL	-0.6	-0.1	2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.53	-0.0	0.0	-0.7	-0.1	1.30	-0.5		0
1952	25	WSH	AL	-4.6	-0.5	21	-0.5	0.1	-0.6	1.12	-0.4	0.0	-4.0	-0.4	0.97	-4.4	0.54	1

1955	28	KCA	AL	-2.2	-0.2	13	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.60	-0.1	-0.1	-1.8	-0.2	0.98	-1.0	0.48	6
1956	29	MLN	NL	1.4	0.1	11	0.4	0.6	-0.2	2.15	0.1	0.0	2.6	0.3	1.32	1.7		0
1957	30	DET	AL	1.2	0.1	23	0.1	0.7	-0.6	1.44	0.2	-0.1	3.7	0.4	0.97	1.8	1.27	1
1958	31	TOT	AL	-0.2	-0.0	7	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.27	0.0	-0.1	-0.3	-0.0	0.80	0.1	2.65	3
1958	31	DET	AL	1.4	0.1	1	0.1	0.1	0.0	.68	0.1	-0.0	1.0	0.1	0.61	1.6		0
1958	31	BAL	AL	-1.6	-0.2	6	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.37	-0.1	-0.0	-1.3	-0.1	0.83	-1.6	2.65	3
7 Yrs				-7.5	-0.8	105	-0.8	1.9	-2.7	1.35	-0.3	-0.3	-3.0	-0.3	0.98	-4.4	1.59	16

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	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
1951	24	SLB	AL	1	0	22%	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67%	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1952	25	TOT	AL	0	0	0%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	25	SLB	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	25	WSH	AL	0	0	0%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1955	28	KCA	AL	2	0	0%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	29	MLN	NL	0	0	17%	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1957	30	DET	AL	0	0	33%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	31	TOT	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	31	DET	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	31	BAL	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 Yrs				3	0	19%	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	43%	4	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	2

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
1951	24	SLB	AL	32	75%	7			5	0	0	0	2.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0%	2	0	0%	14	1	7%	0	0		0	0		0
1952	25	TOT	AL	23	87%	1			1	0	0	0	0.54	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	6	1	17%	6	3	50%	18	1	6%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
1952	25	SLB	AL	2	50%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1952	25	WSH	AL	21	90%	1			1	0	0	0	0.54	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	5	1	20%	5	3	60%	15	1	7%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0

1955	28	KCA	AL	13	100%	2			6	2	0	0	0.48	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	50%	2	0	0%	9	1	11%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1956	29	MLN	NL	11	100%	5			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0%	1	1	100%	13	3	23%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
1957	30	DET	AL	23	91%	5			1	0	0	0	1.27	3	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	100%	3	1	33%	3	2	67%	17	5	29%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
1958	31	TOT	AL	7	100%	1			3	0	0	0	2.65	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1958	31	DET	AL	1	100%	1			0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1958	31	BAL	AL	6	100%	0			3	0	0	0	2.65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
7 Yrs				109	89%	21			16	2	0	0	1.59	4	0	4	3	1	4	0	0	2	2	100%	18	3	17%	14	6	43%	74	11	15%	4	3	75%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					49%																			84%			11%			32%			14%			50%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1951	24	26	32	31	2	7	1	0	1	2	5	.226	.273	.290	.563	50	9	0	0
1952	25	45	55	53	2	8	1	0	2	2	5	.151	.182	.189	.370	1	10	1	1
1953	26	45	55	53	2	8	1	0	2	2	5	.151	.182	.189	.370	1	10	1	1
1954	27	45	55	53	2	8	1	0	2	2	5	.151	.182	.189	.370	1	10	1	1
1955	28	66	68	66	2	10	1	0	2	2	5	.152	.176	.182	.358	-2	12	2	1	0	0
1956	29	91	79	76	3	15	1	0	4	3	8	.197	.228	.224	.452	23	17	2	1	0	0
1957	30	132	102	96	7	20	1	3	11	4	10	.208	.240	.323	.563	52	31	3	2	0	1
1958	31	145	109	103	8	21	1	4	12	4	11	.204	.234	.340	.573	55	35	3	2	0	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1951	24	26	34	32	2	7	0	1	0	1	0	2	5	.219	.265	.281	.546	2	25
1952	25	20	24	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	19

1955	28	22	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	21
1956	29	26	12	11	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	.545	.583	.545	1.129	3	25
1957	30	43	23	21	4	5	0	0	3	7	0	1	2	.238	.273	.667	.939	4	41
1958	31	14	9	9	1	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	13
6 Yrs		151	116	110	8	21	0	1	6	11	0	4	11	.191	.219	.373	.592	13	144
162 Game Avg.		162	124	118	9	23	0	1	6	12	0	4	12	.191	.219	.373	.592	14	144

* 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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