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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 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
1927 25 PHI NL 2 10 .167 6.16 21 13 6 6 0 0 103.2 147 77 71 3 53 21 3 0 4 494 64 1.929 12.8 0.3 4.6 1.8 0.40
1928 26 PHI NL 3 15 .167 6.58 37 18 10 5 0 2 135.1 163 111 99 15 97 23 15 0 5 664 66 1.921 10.8 1.0 6.5 1.5 0.24
1929 27 PHI NL 13 11 .542 5.11 43 26 11 10 2 2 204.1 255 129 116 23 87 47 9 1 1 928 102 1.674 11.2 1.0 3.8 2.1 0.54
1930 28 PHI NL 7 15 .318 7.71 34 25 4 8 1 0 167.0 271 164 143 24 60 36 5 0 0 817 71 1.982 14.6 1.3 3.2 1.9 0.60
1931 29 CHC NL 8 7 .533 5.04 26 14 5 9 0 0 130.1 156 89 73 3 61 32 5 0 3 601 77 1.665 10.8 0.2 4.2 2.2 0.52
5 Yrs 33 58 .363 6.10 161 96 36 38 3 4 740.2 992 570 502 68 358 159 37 1 13 3504 77 1.823 12.1 0.8 4.4 1.9 0.44
162 Game Avg. 9 15 .363 6.10 43 25 10 10 1 1 196 262 151 133 18 95 42 10 0 3 927 77 1.823 12.1 0.8 4.4 1.9 0.44
PHI (4 yrs) 25 51 .329 6.33 135 82 31 29 3 4 610.1 836 481 429 65 297 127 32 1 10 2903 77 1.856 12.3 1.0 4.4 1.9 0.43
CHC (1 yr) 8 7 .533 5.04 26 14 5 9 0 0 130.1 156 89 73 3 61 32 5 0 3 601 77 1.665 10.8 0.2 4.2 2.2 0.52

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
1927 25 PHI NL 102.2 21 13 77 6.75 4.68 -0.46 0.00 98.9 5.08 -19 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -1.1 -9 .414 .489 $
1928 26 PHI NL 134.2 37 18 111 7.42 4.92 -0.35 0.00 106.2 5.60 -27 -2.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.6 -14 .431 .484 $
1929 27 PHI NL 204.1 43 26 129 5.68 5.32 -0.30 0.00 108.5 6.10 9 0.8 1.0 -0.1 2.4 33 .519 .505 $
1930 28 PHI NL 169.0 34 25 164 8.73 5.80 -0.62 0.00 109.5 7.03 -32 -2.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 -11 .424 .484 $
1931 29 CHC NL 130.1 26 14 89 6.15 4.24 0.01 0.00 100.8 4.27 -27 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.6 -15 .402 .484 $
5 Seasons 741.0 161 96 570 6.92 5.08 -0.35 0.00 105.6 5.76 -95 -8.7 1.0 -0.4 -3.2 -16 .446 .489 $
PHI (4 yrs) 610.2 135 82 481 7.09 5.26 -0.43 0.00 106.6 6.08 -69 -6.1 1.0 -0.3 -1.6 -1 .455 .491 $
CHC (1 yr) 130.1 26 14 89 6.15 4.24 0.01 0.00 100.8 4.27 -27 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.6 -15 .402 .484 $

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%
1927 25 PHI NL 483 0.6% 4.4% 11.0% 2.3% 8% 80%
1928 26 PHI NL 664 2.3% 3.5% 14.6% 3.8% 15% 75%
1929 27 PHI NL 928 2.5% 5.1% 9.4% 4.5% 17% 80%
1930 28 PHI NL 817 2.9% 4.4% 7.3% 5.6% 17% 82%
1931 29 CHC NL 601 0.5% 5.3% 10.2% 3.8% 15% 82%
5 Yrs 3493 2.0% 4.6% 10.3% 4.2% 15% 80%
MLB Averages 1.3% 7.7% 8.0% 3.3% 13% 80%

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+
1927 25 2 10 .167 6.16 21 13 6 6 0 0 103.2 147 77 71 3 53 21 3 0 4 494 64 1.929 12.8 0.3 4.6 1.8 0.40 64
1928 26 5 25 .167 6.40 58 31 16 11 0 2 239.0 310 188 170 18 150 44 18 0 9 1158 65 1.925 11.7 0.7 5.6 1.7 0.29 65
1929 27 18 36 .333 5.81 101 57 27 21 2 4 443.1 565 317 286 41 237 91 27 1 10 2086 80 1.809 11.5 0.8 4.8 1.8 0.38 80
1930 28 25 51 .329 6.33 135 82 31 29 3 4 610.1 836 481 429 65 297 127 32 1 10 2903 77 1.856 12.3 1.0 4.4 1.9 0.43 77
1931 29 33 58 .363 6.10 161 96 36 38 3 4 740.2 992 570 502 68 358 159 37 1 13 3504 77 1.823 12.1 0.8 4.4 1.9 0.44 77

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
1927 25 3 8 .273 6.29 103.0 152 80 72 3 55 21 3 2.010 13.3 4.8 1.8 0.38 0.3 21
1928 26 5 10 .333 5.66 143.0 160 100 90 15 95 24 15 1.783 10.1 6.0 1.5 0.25 0.9 37
1929 27 13 11 .542 3.74 219.0 232 101 91 21 79 50 8 1.420 9.5 3.2 2.1 0.63 0.9 43
1930 28 8 12 .400 5.13 186.0 238 118 106 21 53 40 4 1.565 11.5 2.6 1.9 0.75 1.0 34
1931 29 5 9 .357 5.08 133.0 162 83 75 3 63 33 5 1.692 11.0 4.3 2.2 0.52 0.2 26
5 Yrs 34 50 .405 4.98 784.0 944 482 434 63 345 168 35 1.644 10.8 1.9 0.49 0.7 161

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1929 NL  43 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1929 NL  2 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1928 NL  15 (7th)
1929 NL  23 (2nd)
1930 NL  24 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 NL  97 (6th)
1929 NL  87 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1928 NL  15 (8th)
1930 NL  15 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1928 NL  99 (10th)
1929 NL  116 (5th)
1930 NL  143 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1927 NL  4 (7th)
1928 NL  5 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1928 NL  15 (1st)
1929 NL  9 (2nd)
1931 NL  5 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2466), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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