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Les Sweetland

Lester Leo Sweetland
Born Leo Sweetland

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: August 15, 1901 in St. Ignace, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1927
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Cubs 1927-1931

Final Game: September 21, 1931
Died: March 4, 1974 in Melbourne, FL
Buried: Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, FL
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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
1927 25 PHI NL 25 44 38 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 5 11 .316 .395 .368 .764 109 14 0 1 1
1928 26 PHI NL 41 56 47 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 .191 .309 .191 .501 30 9 0 1 1
1929 27 PHI NL 53 94 89 14 26 2 0 0 12 0 3 18 .292 .323 .315 .637 55 28 1 1 1
1930 28 PHI NL 35 70 57 12 16 7 0 0 5 0 9 8 .281 .379 .404 .782 84 23 0 4 1
1931 29 CHC NL 29 61 56 8 15 4 2 0 9 0 4 11 .268 .317 .411 .727 92 23 0 1 1
5 Yrs 183 325 287 38 78 15 2 0 34 0 29 55 .272 .341 .338 .679 71 97 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 288 254 34 69 13 2 0 30 0 26 49 .272 .341 .338 .679 71 86 1 7
PHI (4 yrs) 154 264 231 30 63 11 0 0 25 0 25 44 .273 .346 .320 .667 66 74 1 7
CHC (1 yr) 29 61 56 8 15 4 2 0 9 0 4 11 .268 .317 .411 .727 92 23 0 1

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 Awards
1927 25 PHI NL 25 44 0 0 0 0 4 5 0.5 1 6 0.5 .519 .503 0.5 0.0 6 $ 1
1928 26 PHI NL 41 56 -5 0 0 0 6 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1
1929 27 PHI NL 53 94 -7 0 0 0 10 4 0.3 3 6 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1
1930 28 PHI NL 35 70 -2 0 0 0 7 6 0.5 2 8 0.5 .515 .503 0.5 0.0 8 $ 1
1931 29 CHC NL 29 61 -1 0 0 0 6 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .519 .503 0.6 -0.0 7 $ 1
5 Seasons 183 325 -14 0 0 0 35 21 2.0 9 31 1.9 .511 .503 2.0 -0.0 31 $
PHI (4 yrs) 154 264 -13 0 0 0 28 16 1.5 7 23 1.4 .510 .502 1.4 -0.0 23 $
CHC (1 yr) 29 61 -1 0 0 0 6 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .519 .503 0.6 -0.0 7 $

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
1927 25 PHI NL 44 27 6 6.0 101 .444 .316 .285 .395 .343 .368 .393 .764 .736 109 .618 0.8 0.1 .731 .184 .053
1928 26 PHI NL 56 39 3 2.1 114 .225 .191 .297 .309 .363 .191 .423 .501 .786 30 .175 -4.8 -0.5 .447 .170 .000
1929 27 PHI NL 94 64 9 3.7 126 .366 .292 .312 .323 .377 .315 .454 .637 .831 55 .333 -6.6 -0.6 .508 .056 .022
1930 28 PHI NL 70 45 9 5.3 133 .327 .281 .321 .379 .380 .404 .477 .782 .857 84 .455 -1.1 -0.1 .780 .281 .123
1931 29 CHC NL 61 42 7 4.4 105 .333 .268 .288 .317 .347 .411 .406 .727 .753 92 .483 -0.8 -0.1 .659 .214 .143
5 Yrs 325 217 34 4.2 118 .336 .272 .303 .341 .365 .338 .436 .679 .801 71 .405 -12.4 -1.2 .608 .167 .066
162 Game Avg. 288 192 30 4.2 118 .336 .272 .303 .341 .365 .338 .436 .679 .801 71 .405 -12.4 -1.2 .608 .167 .066
PHI (4 yrs) 264 175 27 4.1 121 .337 .273 .307 .346 .369 .320 .444 .667 .813 66 .387 -11.6 -1.1 .595 .156 .048
CHC (1 yr) 61 42 7 4.4 105 .333 .268 .288 .317 .347 .411 .406 .727 .753 92 .483 -0.8 -0.1 .659 .214 .143

Ratio Batting*

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
1927 25 PHI NL 44 0.0% 25.0% 11.4% 4.6% 17% 2.20 3.5 6.3 61%
1928 26 PHI NL 56 0.0% 12.5% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 0.88 6.7 23.5 71%
1929 27 PHI NL 94 0.0% 19.2% 3.2% 2.1% 8% 6.00 4.9 7.4 76%
1930 28 PHI NL 70 0.0% 11.4% 12.9% 10.0% 44% 0.89 7.1 11.4 70%
1931 29 CHC NL 61 0.0% 18.0% 6.6% 9.8% 40% 2.75 5.1 6.2 74%
5 Yrs 325 0.0% 16.9% 8.9% 5.2% 22% 1.90 5.2 8.4 71%
MLB Averages 1.3% 7.7% 8.0% 7.1% 28% 0.96 11.6 71.2 7.5 80%

Cumulative Batting

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
1927 25 25 44 38 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 5 11 .316 .395 .368 .764 109 14 0 1
1928 26 66 100 85 4 21 2 0 0 8 0 13 18 .247 .347 .271 .618 64 23 0 2
1929 27 119 194 174 18 47 4 0 0 20 0 16 36 .270 .335 .293 .628 59 51 1 3
1930 28 154 264 231 30 63 11 0 0 25 0 25 44 .273 .346 .320 .667 66 74 1 7
1931 29 183 325 287 38 78 15 2 0 34 0 29 55 .272 .341 .338 .679 71 97 1 8

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1927 25 26 46 40 3 13 2 0 0 7 0 5 12 .325 .400 .375 .775 6 25
1928 26 43 56 48 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 7 7 .167 .273 .167 .439 2 41
1929 27 56 95 90 12 24 2 0 0 10 0 3 19 .267 .298 .289 .587 7 53
1930 28 37 67 56 9 13 6 0 0 4 0 7 8 .232 .317 .339 .657 6 35
1931 29 30 63 58 8 15 4 2 0 9 0 4 11 .259 .306 .397 .703 7 29
5 Yrs 192 327 292 33 73 14 2 0 32 0 26 57 .250 .313 .312 .625 28 183
162 Game Avg. 162 276 246 28 62 12 2 0 27 0 22 48 .250 .313 .312 .625 24 183

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