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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1937 25 SL2 NAL 0.4 6 19 19 2 8 2 3 0 8 1 0 .421 .421 .842 1.263 240 .543 216 16 0 0 /4
1938 26 BBB NAL -0.1 9 36 31 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 .032 .167 .065 .231 -32 .141 -10 2 0 0 /6
1939 27 CAG NAL -0.1 4 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -56 .073 -57 1 0 /46
1941 29 BBB NAL 0.7 26 101 93 22 31 3 1 1 11 2 5 .333 .380 .419 .799 137 .380 135 39 2 1 5/7
1942 30 2TM NAL 0.0 28 106 99 13 24 2 2 1 17 2 6 .242 .292 .333 .626 86 .295 87 33 1 0 5/46
1942 30 BBB NAL 0.2 12 48 45 8 13 0 1 0 7 1 2 .289 .333 .333 .667 98 .318 100 15 1 0 5
1942 30 CAG NAL -0.3 16 58 54 5 11 2 1 1 10 1 4 .204 .259 .333 .592 75 .277 75 18 0 0 /46
1943 31 BBB NAL 0.9 40 169 158 17 41 4 2 2 29 2 10 .259 .304 .348 .652 100 .312 98 55 0 1 75 AS
1944 32 BBB NAL -0.3 28 101 94 12 20 4 1 0 11 0 5 .213 .253 .277 .529 63 .258 62 26 0 2 7/8
1945 33 BBB NAL 0.3 27 110 102 13 27 5 2 0 12 0 4 .265 .299 .353 .652 90 .308 89 36 1 3 7/58 AS
1946 34 2TM NAL -0.1 19 74 64 15 14 0 0 0 4 0 7 .219 .296 .219 .515 52 .268 62 14 0 3 /7598
1946 34 BBB NAL 0.0 2 9 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661 95 .340 104 2 0 1 /7
1946 34 IC NAL -0.1 17 65 57 13 12 0 0 0 3 0 6 .211 .286 .211 .496 47 .259 56 12 0 2 /5798
1947 35 BEG NN2 1.3 67 283 253 41 81 13 3 1 45 5 24 .320 .384 .407 .791 115 .376 117 103 2 4 57/934
1948 36 BEG NN2 3.0 58 255 235 41 85 15 4 6 53 4 16 .362 .402 .536 .939 170 .437 168 126 0 4 *7 AS,AS
11 Yrs 6.1 312 1267 1161 179 333 49 18 11 193 16 82 .287 .337 .388 .726 110 .344 109 451 6 18 75468/93
162 Game Avg 3.2 162 658 603 93 173 25 9 6 100 8 43 .287 .337 .388 .726 110 .344 109 234 3
BBB (7 Yrs) 1.8 144 574 530 77 135 17 7 3 73 5 32 .255 .302 .330 .632 90 .304 90 175 4 8 758/6
BEG (2 Yrs) 4.3 125 538 488 82 166 28 7 7 98 9 40 .340 .392 .469 .862 141 .405 140 229 2 8 75/934
CAG (2 Yrs) -0.3 20 71 67 5 12 2 1 1 11 1 4 .179 .225 .284 .509 50 .240 52 19 0 0 4/6
IC (1 Yr) -0.1 17 65 57 13 12 0 0 0 3 0 6 .211 .286 .211 .496 47 .259 56 12 0 2 /5798
SL2 (1 Yr) 0.4 6 19 19 2 8 2 3 0 8 1 0 .421 .421 .842 1.263 240 .543 216 16 0 0 /4
NAL (9 Yrs) 1.8 187 729 673 97 167 21 11 4 95 7 42 .248 .296 .330 .626 87 .300 87 222 4 10 75468/9
NN2 (2 Yrs) 4.3 125 538 488 82 166 28 7 7 98 9 40 .340 .392 .469 .862 141 .405 140 229 2 8 75/934
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF Pos Awards
1943 31 BBB NAL,WS 9 40 34 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 .147 .216 .176 .393 6 0 0 3 0
1944 32 BBB WS 5 19 19 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 .316 .316 .368 .684 7 0 0 0 0
1948 36 BEG NN2 4 17 16 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 .063 .118 .188 .305 3 0 0 0
3 Yrs 18 76 69 3 12 2 1 0 9 0 4 .174 .219 .232 .451 16 0 0 3 0
162 Game Avg 162 684 621 27 108 18 9 0 81 0 36 .174 .219 .232 .451 144 0 0 27
BBB (2 Yrs) 14 59 53 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 3 .208 .250 .245 .495 13 0 0 3 0
BEG (1 Yr) 4 17 16 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 .063 .118 .188 .305 3 0 0 0
WS (2 Yrs) 12 52 48 3 10 2 0 0 5 0 3 .208 .255 .250 .505 12 0 0 1 0
NN2 (1 Yr) 4 17 16 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 .063 .118 .188 .305 3 0 0 0
NAL (1 Yr) 2 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 2 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1937 25 SL2 NAL 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .561 .502 0.4 0.1 4 /4
1938 26 BBB NAL 36 -5 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.4 0.3 -4 /6
1939 27 CAG NAL 13 -3 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 /46
1941 29 BBB NAL 101 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 3 7 0.7 .514 .502 0.7 0.0 7 5/7
1942 30 2TM NAL 106 -2 0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .490 .499 0.1 -0.1 2 5/46
1942 30 BBB NAL 48 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 3 0.2 .509 .501 0.1 0.1 1 5
1942 30 CAG NAL 58 -2 0 0 -3 0 -4 -0.4 2 -3 -0.3 .476 .498 0.0 -0.2 0 /46
1943 31 BBB NAL 169 0 0 0 7 -1 5 0.5 5 10 0.9 .513 .503 0.2 0.6 3 75 AS
1944 32 BBB NAL 101 -4 0 0 -1 -1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .477 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -2 7/8
1945 33 BBB NAL 110 -2 0 0 3 -1 0 0.0 3 4 0.3 .501 .500 0.1 0.2 1 7/58 AS
1946 34 2TM NAL 74 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 3 -1 -0.1 .485 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 /7598
1946 34 BBB NAL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /7
1946 34 IC NAL 65 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .483 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 /5798
1947 35 BEG NN2 283 6 0 0 0 -1 4 0.4 9 14 1.3 .506 .502 1.4 -0.1 14 57/934
1948 36 BEG NN2 255 20 0 0 5 -3 21 2.2 8 30 3.0 .538 .513 2.5 0.2 25 *7 AS,AS
11 Yrs 1267 14 -1 0 17 -6 24 2.3 41 64 6.1 .507 .503 4.3 1.1 47 75468/93
162 Game Avg 658 7 -1 0 9 -3 12 1.2 21 33 3.2 .507 .503 2.2 0.6 24
BBB (7 Yrs) 574 -7 -1 0 13 -2 2 0.2 18 20 1.8 .501 .501 0.5 1.0 7 758/6
BEG (2 Yrs) 538 26 -1 0 4 -4 26 2.6 18 43 4.3 .521 .508 3.9 0.1 39 75/934
CAG (2 Yrs) 71 -4 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .475 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 4/6
IC (1 Yr) 65 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .483 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 /5798
SL2 (1 Yr) 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .561 .502 0.4 0.1 4 /4
NAL (9 Yrs) 729 -12 -1 0 13 -2 -2 -0.3 23 21 1.8 .499 .500 0.4 1.1 8 75468/9
NN2 (2 Yrs) 538 26 -1 0 4 -4 26 2.6 18 43 4.3 .521 .508 3.9 0.1 39 75/934

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1937 25 SL2 NAL 19 .543 216 .421 .421 0.0 0.0 25.0 /4
1938 26 BBB NAL 36 .141 -10 .032 .032 0.0 13.9 50.0 /6
1939 27 CAG NAL 13 .073 -57 .077 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /46
1941 29 BBB NAL 101 .380 135 .326 .086 1.0 5.0 56.8 5/7
1942 30 2TM NAL 106 .295 87 .235 .091 0.9 5.7 40.0 5/46
1942 30 BBB NAL 48 .318 100 .289 .044 0.0 4.2 50.0 5
1942 30 CAG NAL 58 .277 75 .189 .130 1.7 6.9 28.6 /46
1943 31 BBB NAL 169 .312 98 .250 .089 1.2 5.9 30.6 75 AS
1944 32 BBB NAL 101 .258 62 .213 .064 0.0 5.0 48.0 7/8
1945 33 BBB NAL 110 .308 89 .265 .088 0.0 3.6 40.6 7/58 AS
1946 34 2TM NAL 74 .268 62 .219 .000 0.0 9.5 71.4 /7598
1946 34 BBB NAL 9 .340 104 .286 .000 0.0 11.1 66.7 /7
1946 34 IC NAL 65 .259 56 .211 .000 0.0 9.2 72.2 /5798
1947 35 BEG NN2 283 .376 117 .317 .087 0.4 8.5 37.7 57/934
1948 36 BEG NN2 255 .437 168 .345 .174 2.4 6.3 36.8 *7 AS,AS
11 Yrs 1267 .344 109 .280 .102 0.9 6.5 41.0 75468/93
MLB Average .329 100 .277 .107 1.3 8.9 32.9
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1943 31 BBB NAL,WS 40 .147 .029 0.0 7.5 37.5
1944 32 BBB WS 19 .316 .053 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 36 BEG NN2 17 .063 .125 0.0 5.9 0.0
3 Yrs 76 .174 .058 0.0 5.3 18.8
MLB Average .240 .072 0.8 8.4 27.3
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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1937 25 SL2 NAL 2B 6 5 40.2 31 7 20 4 3 .871 .928 5.98 5.38 4.50 3.58
1938 26 BBB NAL SS 9 9 72.2 52 17 32 3 2 .942 .905 6.07 4.66 5.44 2.76
1939 27 CAG NAL 2B 3 3 20.0 20 7 13 0 2 1.000 .946 9.00 5.67 6.67 4.07
1939 27 CAG NAL SS 1 1 9.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .920 1.86 4.84 2.00 3.50
1941 29 BBB NAL 3B 23 22 178.0 54 20 29 5 1 .907 .914 2.48 2.71 2.13 1.24
1941 29 BBB NAL LF 4 4 31.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .941 2.32 1.54 2.00 0.70
1942 30 2TM NAL 3B 13 13 106.0 38 18 19 1 4 .974 .907 3.14 2.78 2.85 1.85
1942 30 BBB NAL 3B 12 12 98.0 37 18 18 1 4 .973 .907 3.31 2.77 3.00 1.85
1942 30 CAG NAL 3B 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .910 1.13 2.81 1.00 1.90
1942 30 CAG NAL 2B 11 11 79.2 60 30 26 4 6 .933 .945 6.33 5.51 5.09 3.69
1942 30 CAG NAL SS 3 3 25.0 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 .923 3.60 5.11 3.33 3.43
1942 30 CAG NAL LF 1 0 5.0 4 2 0 2 0 .500 .928 3.60 1.62 2.00 1.10
1943 31 BBB NAL LF 27 26 225.0 53 48 4 1 0 .981 .933 2.08 1.60 1.93 0.91 AS
1943 31 BBB NAL 3B 16 14 117.1 53 21 27 5 0 .906 .932 3.68 2.97 3.00 1.69 AS
1944 32 BBB NAL LF 21 19 162.1 29 26 1 2 0 .931 .954 1.50 1.66 1.29 0.65
1944 32 BBB NAL CF 6 5 50.0 11 9 2 0 0 1.000 .958 1.98 2.20 1.83 0.87
1945 33 BBB NAL LF 16 16 133.0 27 24 2 1 1 .963 .948 1.76 1.72 1.63 0.75 AS
1945 33 BBB NAL 3B 8 7 58.2 24 8 16 0 2 1.000 .927 3.68 3.14 3.00 1.38 AS
1945 33 BBB NAL CF 5 4 31.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 .953 3.19 2.03 2.20 0.88 AS
1946 34 IC NAL 3B 7 7 55.0 18 8 6 4 0 .778 .879 2.29 2.96 2.00 0.83
1946 34 2TM NAL LF 8 8 70.0 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 .954 2.31 1.57 2.25 0.44
1946 34 BBB NAL LF 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .955 2.00 1.55 2.00 0.45
1946 34 IC NAL LF 6 6 52.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 .954 2.42 1.58 2.33 0.43
1946 34 IC NAL RF 2 2 17.0 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 .945 3.18 1.43 3.00 0.40
1946 34 IC NAL CF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.60
1947 35 BEG NN2 3B 42 41 353.0 114 38 68 8 7 .930 .923 2.70 2.97 2.52 2.17
1947 35 BEG NN2 LF 14 13 119.0 29 27 2 0 0 1.000 .964 2.19 1.79 2.07 1.31
1947 35 BEG NN2 RF 7 7 60.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 .948 1.20 1.61 1.14 1.17
1947 35 BEG NN2 1B 5 5 40.0 44 42 0 2 4 .955 .982 9.45 10.19 8.40 7.46
1947 35 BEG NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .950 2.00 5.60 2.00 4.10
1948 36 BEG NN2 LF 58 58 508.2 112 101 8 3 2 .973 .965 1.93 1.93 1.88 1.46 AS,AS
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
9 Yrs 148 142 1164.2 522 221 265 36 32 .931 .927 3.76 3.66 3.28 2.31
LF (8 Yrs) LF 149 144 1254.0 280 253 18 9 3 .968 .954 1.94 1.77 1.82 1.08
3B (6 Yrs) 3B 109 104 868.0 301 113 165 23 14 .924 .919 2.88 2.90 2.55 1.72
2B (4 Yrs) 2B 21 20 149.1 113 44 61 8 11 .929 .941 6.33 5.50 5.00 3.73
SS (3 Yrs) SS 13 13 107.1 64 22 39 3 3 .953 .908 5.11 4.78 4.69 2.97
CF (3 Yrs) CF 12 9 82.1 23 20 2 1 0 .957 .956 2.40 2.13 1.83 0.85
RF (2 Yrs) RF 9 9 77.0 14 11 3 0 0 1.000 .946 1.64 1.57 1.56 1.00
1B (1 Yr) 1B 5 5 40.0 44 42 0 2 4 .955 .982 9.45 10.19 8.40 7.46
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1943 31 BBB NAL,WS LF 8 0 205.0 18 16 2 0 1 1.000 0.79 2.25 0
1943 31 BBB WS 3B 3 0 57.0 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 0.79 1.67 0
1944 32 BBB WS LF 3 0 78.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.58 1.67 0
1944 32 BBB WS 3B 2 0 54.0 13 6 5 2 0 .846 1.83 5.50 0
1948 36 BEG NN2 LF 4 4 0 105.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.43 1.25 0
3 Yrs 20 4 0 499.0 46 34 10 2 2 .957 0.79 2.20 0
LF (3 Yrs) LF 15 4 0 388.0 28 25 3 0 1 1.000 0.65 1.87 0
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 5 0 111.0 18 9 7 2 1 .889 1.30 3.20 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lester Lockett born?

Lester Lockett was born on March 25, 1912.

Where was Lester Lockett born?

Lester Lockett was born in Princeton, IN.

How tall was Lester Lockett?

Lester Lockett was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Lester Lockett weigh when playing?

Lester Lockett weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lester Lockett play?

Lester Lockett played 11 seasons.

Is Lester Lockett in the Hall of Fame?

Lester Lockett has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Lester Lockett play?

Lester Lockett was a Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Lester Lockett have?

Lester Lockett had 333 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Lester Lockett have?

Lester Lockett had 11 home runs over his career.

What was Lester Lockett's average?

Lester Lockett had a .287 average over his career.

How many teams has Lester Lockett played for?

Lester Lockett played for 5 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and St. Louis Stars.

How many World Series has Lester Lockett won?

Lester Lockett never won a World Series.

When did Lester Lockett retire?

Lester Lockett last played in 1948.

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