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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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:49AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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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 63 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 67 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 Seasons 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1927 25 PHI NL 103.2 13 77 60 -3 1.0 -17 -0.9 $
1928 26 PHI NL 135.1 18 111 80 -4 1.0 -31 -2.0 $
1929 27 PHI NL 204.1 25 129 141 -5 1.0 12 2.6 $
1930 28 PHI NL 167.0 25 164 123 -8 1.0 -41 -1.6 $
1931 29 CHC NL 130.1 14 89 75 0 1.0 -14 -1.5 $
5 Seasons 740.2 95 570 479 -20 1.0 -91 -3.4 $
PHI (4 yrs) 610.1 81 481 404 -20 1.0 -77 -1.9 $
CHC (1 yr) 130.1 14 89 75 0 1.0 -14 -1.5 $

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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 .764 110 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 Seasons 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1927 25 PHI NL 44 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ 1
1928 26 PHI NL 56 -4 -1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1929 27 PHI NL 94 -7 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1930 28 PHI NL 70 -1 0 0 0 0 5 2 6 0.6 6 0.5 0.1 $ 1
1931 29 CHC NL 61 -1 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ 1
5 Seasons 325 -12 -1 0 0 0 23 10 20 2.0 20 1.9 0.1 $
PHI (4 yrs) 264 -11 -1 0 0 0 19 8 15 1.5 15 1.4 0.1 $
CHC (1 yr) 61 -1 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1927 PHI NL 25 P 21 13 6 103.2 51 7 43 1 3 .980 4.34 2.38 .958 2.33 2.31
1928 PHI NL 26 P 37 18 5 135.1 56 8 44 4 3 .929 3.46 1.41 .966 2.42 2.41
1929 PHI NL 27 P 43 26 10 204.1 81 14 64 3 1 .963 3.44 1.81 .964 2.39 2.35
1930 PHI NL 28 P 34 25 8 167.0 51 10 38 3 2 .941 2.59 1.41 .964 2.21 2.18
1931 CHC NL 29 P 26 14 9 130.1 39 5 30 4 1 .897 2.42 1.35 .959 2.22 2.19
5 Seasons P 161 96 38 740.2 278 44 219 15 10 .946 3.20 1.63 .963 2.32 2.30
5 Seasons TOT 161 96 38 740.2 278 44 219 15 10 .946 3.20 1.63 .963 2.32 2.30
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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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)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1929 NL  43 (3rd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1929 NL  14 (2nd)

Assists as P s c a p y
1929 NL  64 (5th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1928 NL  4 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1928 NL  3.46 (2nd)
1929 NL  3.44 (2nd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2433), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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