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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 GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1937 19 NE NN2 -0.3 24 93 77 15 18 4 1 1 14 0 12 .234 .337 .351 .688 79 .324 82 27 0 4 7/58
1938 20 NE NN2 0.3 28 106 95 16 28 5 2 1 17 2 8 .295 .350 .421 .771 102 .353 101 40 0 3 7/85
1939 21 NE NN2 -0.1 33 135 132 18 32 3 2 5 23 2 3 .242 .259 .409 .668 79 .297 73 54 87/5346
1940 22 NE NN2 1.5 40 167 152 45 53 9 2 8 32 2 15 .349 .407 .592 .999 158 .443 150 90 0 0 0 0 58/67
1941 23 NE NN2 0.6 39 144 135 16 37 7 1 4 20 5 6 .274 .310 .430 .739 107 .341 103 58 1 1 2 0 5/7391 AS
1942 24 2TM NN2 2.5 52 217 193 44 67 16 0 11 56 3 22 .347 .414 .601 1.015 196 .467 181 116 2 3/4758 AS,AS
1942 24 NE NN2 2.4 50 208 185 42 64 14 0 11 56 3 21 .346 .413 .600 1.013 195 .466 180 111 2 3/4578
1942 24 HG NN2 0.1 2 9 8 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 .625 1.069 212 .493 194 5 0 /7
1943 25 3TM NN2 0.9 37 159 140 28 38 8 5 4 24 5 18 .271 .354 .486 .840 125 .388 117 68 0 1 0 3/749 AS
1943 25 NE NN2 1.0 33 142 123 27 34 8 4 4 21 5 18 .276 .369 .504 .873 134 .403 126 62 0 1 0 3/9
1943 25 HG NN2 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 169 .482 171 2 0 0 0 /4
1943 25 PS NN2 -0.2 3 13 13 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462 23 .201 10 4 0 0 0 /7
1944 26 NE NN2 0.4 33 144 128 19 34 9 1 1 19 1 15 .266 .343 .375 .718 92 .341 92 48 0 1 0 3/487
1945 27 NE NN2 0.6 19 75 71 15 23 2 3 2 13 0 4 .324 .360 .521 .881 145 .405 139 37 0 0 0 3/78 AS
1946 28 NE NN2 2.5 60 257 232 53 75 14 2 8 61 18 19 .323 .377 .504 .881 145 .418 139 117 1 5 1 *3/8 AS
1947 29 NE NN2 0.7 59 236 215 37 60 11 2 5 33 5 18 .279 .335 .419 .753 104 .353 102 90 0 3 3/48
1948 30 NE NN2 1.6 53 222 201 34 60 6 2 3 29 1 18 .299 .356 .393 .749 116 .358 117 79 0 3 *3/9
12 Yrs 11.4 477 1955 1771 340 525 94 23 53 341 44 158 .296 .355 .465 .820 124 .380 120 824 1 2 24 0 1 37584/691
162 Game Avg 3.9 162 664 601 115 178 32 8 18 116 15 54 .296 .355 .465 .820 124 .380 120 280
NE (12 Yrs) 11.3 471 1929 1746 337 518 92 22 53 338 44 157 .297 .355 .466 .821 125 .381 121 813 1 2 24 0 1 37584/691
HG (2 Yrs) 0.3 3 13 12 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 .417 .462 .583 1.045 197 .490 186 7 0 0 0 /74
PS (1 Yr) -0.2 3 13 13 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462 23 .201 10 4 0 0 0 /7
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1939 21 NE NN2 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1946 28 NE WS 7 29 28 4 11 1 0 1 4 1 1 .393 .414 .536 .950 14 0 0 0
2 Yrs 9 35 34 4 11 1 0 1 4 1 1 .324 .343 .441 .784 14 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 630 612 72 198 18 0 18 72 18 18 .324 .343 .441 .784 252 0 0 0
WS (1 Yr) 7 29 28 4 11 1 0 1 4 1 1 .393 .414 .536 .950 14 0 0 0
NN2 (1 Yr) 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0

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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 19 NE NN2 93 -2 0 0 -4 -1 -7 -0.6 3 -4 -0.3 .475 .496 0.0 -0.4 0 7/58
1938 20 NE NN2 106 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0.0 4 4 0.3 .500 .500 0.2 0.0 2 7/85
1939 21 NE NN2 135 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.5 5 -1 -0.1 .484 .497 -0.1 -0.1 -1 87/5346
1940 22 NE NN2 167 12 0 0 0 0 13 1.1 6 18 1.5 .526 .506 1.5 0.0 18 58/67
1941 23 NE NN2 144 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.1 5 7 0.6 .504 .501 0.4 0.1 5 5/7391 AS
1942 24 2TM NN2 217 22 0 0 0 -2 21 1.9 7 27 2.5 .537 .511 2.5 -0.2 27 3/4758 AS,AS
1942 24 NE NN2 208 21 0 0 0 -2 20 1.9 6 26 2.4 .537 .511 2.4 -0.2 26 3/4578
1942 24 HG NN2 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .546 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /7
1943 25 3TM NN2 159 4 0 0 4 -2 7 0.6 5 12 0.9 .515 .504 0.6 0.2 8 3/749 AS
1943 25 NE NN2 142 5 0 0 4 -2 8 0.7 4 12 1.0 .520 .504 0.7 0.2 8 3/9
1943 25 HG NN2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .618 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /4
1943 25 PS NN2 13 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .430 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /7
1944 26 NE NN2 144 -1 0 0 3 -1 1 0.1 4 5 0.4 .502 .500 0.1 0.2 1 3/487
1945 27 NE NN2 75 4 0 0 1 -1 4 0.4 2 7 0.6 .521 .502 0.5 0.1 5 3/78 AS
1946 28 NE NN2 257 13 2 0 7 -3 19 1.7 9 27 2.5 .529 .511 1.8 0.4 20 *3/8 AS
1947 29 NE NN2 236 1 0 0 2 -3 0 0.0 8 8 0.7 .500 .500 0.6 -0.1 6 3/48
1948 30 NE NN2 222 4 0 0 7 -2 8 0.9 7 16 1.6 .516 .505 0.9 0.4 9 *3/9
12 Yrs 1955 52 1 0 23 -16 60 5.7 64 124 11.4 .512 .504 9.0 0.7 101 37584/691
162 Game Avg 664 18 0 0 8 -6 20 1.9 22 42 3.9 .512 .504 3.0 0.2 34
NE (12 Yrs) 1929 52 1 0 22 -16 60 5.7 63 123 11.3 .512 .504 8.9 0.7 101 37584/691
HG (2 Yrs) 13 2 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 0 3 0.3 .570 .501 0.2 0.1 2 /74
PS (1 Yr) 13 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .430 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /7

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1937 19 NE NN2 93 .324 82 .224 .117 1.1 12.9 48.3 7/58
1938 20 NE NN2 106 .353 101 .287 .126 0.9 7.5 42.9 7/85
1939 21 NE NN2 135 .297 73 .213 .167 3.7 2.2 43.3 87/5346
1940 22 NE NN2 167 .443 150 .313 .243 4.8 9.0 61.7 58/67
1941 23 NE NN2 144 .341 103 .252 .156 2.8 4.2 30.0 5/7391 AS
1942 24 2TM NN2 217 .467 181 .308 .254 5.1 10.1 42.3 3/4758 AS,AS
1942 24 NE NN2 208 .466 180 .305 .254 5.3 10.1 41.9 3/4578
1942 24 HG NN2 9 .493 194 .375 .250 0.0 11.1 50.0 /7
1943 25 3TM NN2 159 .388 117 .250 .214 2.5 11.3 46.2 3/749 AS
1943 25 NE NN2 142 .403 126 .252 .228 2.8 12.7 47.9 3/9
1943 25 HG NN2 4 .482 171 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /4
1943 25 PS NN2 13 .201 10 .154 .154 0.0 0.0 50.0 /7
1944 26 NE NN2 144 .341 92 .260 .109 0.7 10.4 37.5 3/487
1945 27 NE NN2 75 .405 139 .304 .197 2.7 5.3 52.0 3/78 AS
1946 28 NE NN2 257 .418 139 .299 .181 3.1 7.4 51.7 *3/8 AS
1947 29 NE NN2 236 .353 102 .262 .140 2.1 7.6 43.8 3/48
1948 30 NE NN2 222 .358 117 .288 .095 1.4 8.1 41.3 *3/9
12 Yrs 1955 .380 120 .275 .169 2.7 8.1 45.4 37584/691
MLB Average .329 100 .278 .108 1.3 8.9 33.3
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 21 NE NN2 6 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1946 28 NE WS 29 .370 .143 3.4 3.4 27.3
2 Yrs 35 .303 .118 2.9 2.9 27.3
MLB Average .259 .110 1.6 7.6 32.3
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB Awards
1937 19 NE NN2 LF 20 20 172.1 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 .944 1.10 1.64 1.05 1.00
1937 19 NE NN2 3B 2 2 18.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .928 3.00 2.85 3.00 1.75
1937 19 NE NN2 CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.00 2.40 1.00 1.50
1938 20 NE NN2 LF 27 25 213.2 47 43 2 2 0 .957 .946 1.90 1.76 1.67 1.20
1938 20 NE NN2 CF 3 2 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0.82 2.21 0.33 1.53
1938 20 NE NN2 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.70
1939 21 NE NN2 CF 16 0.00
1939 21 NE NN2 LF 10 0.00
1939 21 NE NN2 3B 5 0.00
1939 21 NE NN2 1B 2 0.00
1939 21 NE NN2 2B 1 0.00
1939 21 NE NN2 SS 1 0.00
1940 22 NE NN2 3B 17 17 143.0 46 16 29 1 3 .978 .937 2.83 2.81 2.65 2.37
1940 22 NE NN2 CF 16 16 124.1 34 32 0 2 0 .941 .965 2.32 2.43 2.00 2.05
1940 22 NE NN2 SS 5 5 40.0 20 3 12 5 2 .750 .919 3.38 5.36 3.00 4.52
1940 22 NE NN2 LF 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.13 1.69 1.00 1.40
1941 23 NE NN2 3B 24 23 185.0 77 28 42 7 2 .909 .913 3.41 2.93 2.92 2.36 AS
1941 23 NE NN2 LF 8 7 62.0 19 16 2 1 0 .947 .937 2.61 1.83 2.25 1.48 AS
1941 23 NE NN2 RF 3 3 26.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .940 1.04 1.56 1.00 1.27 AS
1941 23 NE NN2 1B 3 3 21.0 28 25 3 0 2 1.000 .981 12.00 10.89 9.33 8.80 AS
1941 23 NE NN2 P 1 1 4.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .953 8.31 2.49 4.00 2.00 0 0 AS
1942 24 NE NN2 1B 35 0.00 AS,AS
1942 24 NE NN2 2B 6 0.00 AS,AS
1942 24 NE NN2 3B 4 0.00 AS,AS
1942 24 2TM NN2 LF 6 0.00 AS,AS
1942 24 NE NN2 LF 4 0.00
1942 24 HG NN2 LF 2 0.00
1942 24 NE NN2 CF 3 0.00 AS,AS
1943 25 NE NN2 1B 32 271.0 342 317 20 5 23 .985 .979 11.19 10.50 10.53 9.34 AS
1943 25 PS NN2 LF 3 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .937 1.13 1.69 1.00 1.53 AS
1943 25 NE NN2 RF 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .930 2.25 1.58 2.00 1.40 AS
1943 25 HG NN2 2B 1 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .947 27.00 5.40 3.00 4.90 AS
1944 26 NE NN2 1B 30 30 243.0 321 297 19 5 30 .984 .981 11.70 10.98 10.53 6.99
1944 26 NE NN2 2B 3 2 18.0 11 4 6 1 2 .909 .948 5.00 5.60 3.33 3.57
1944 26 NE NN2 CF 3 1 16.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .960 1.69 2.36 1.00 1.50
1944 26 NE NN2 LF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.25 1.58 1.00 1.00
1945 27 NE NN2 1B 13 13 103.1 134 124 4 6 5 .955 .978 11.15 10.61 9.85 7.82 AS
1945 27 NE NN2 LF 5 4 37.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .921 2.43 1.41 2.00 1.04 AS
1945 27 NE NN2 CF 2 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.57 2.19 1.00 1.65 AS
1946 28 NE NN2 1B 60 59 514.0 613 574 23 16 27 .974 .978 10.45 10.47 9.95 8.00 AS
1946 28 NE NN2 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 1.90 AS
1947 29 NE NN2 1B 58 57 475.0 552 525 21 6 28 .989 .982 10.35 10.17 9.41 6.83
1947 29 NE NN2 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .950 4.50 5.85 1.00 3.80
1947 29 NE NN2 CF 1 0 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 3.86 2.31 1.00 1.60
1948 30 NE NN2 1B 52 52 440.2 542 508 25 9 19 .983 .983 10.89 10.16 10.25 7.18
1948 30 NE NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.10
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB Awards
12 Yrs 357 264 2480.1 2700 2423 216 61 143 .977 .977 9.58 9.22 7.39 5.69 0 0
1B (9 Yrs) 1B 285 214 2068.0 2532 2370 115 47 134 .981 .980 10.81 10.41 8.72 6.62
LF (9 Yrs) LF 82 58 529.0 103 96 4 3 0 .971 .942 1.70 1.70 1.22 0.95
CF (9 Yrs) CF 46 20 171.2 43 40 0 3 0 .930 .964 2.10 2.40 0.87 1.09
3B (6 Yrs) 3B 53 42 347.0 129 46 75 8 5 .938 .922 3.14 2.87 2.28 1.93
2B (5 Yrs) 2B 12 2 21.0 15 4 10 1 2 .933 .948 6.00 5.61 1.17 1.62
RF (3 Yrs) RF 5 4 43.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 .937 1.26 1.55 1.20 1.26
SS (2 Yrs) SS 6 5 40.0 20 3 12 5 2 .750 .919 3.38 5.36 2.50 3.77
P (1 Yr) P 1 1 4.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .953 8.31 2.49 4.00 2.00 0 0
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1939 21 NE NN2 CF 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1939 21 NE NN2 LF 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1946 28 NE WS 1B 7 7 180.0 67 64 1 2 4 .970 3.25 9.29
1946 28 NE WS 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2 Yrs 10 7 183.0 67 64 1 2 4 .970 3.20 6.50
1B (1 Yr) 1B 7 7 180.0 67 64 1 2 4 .970 3.25 9.29
3B (1 Yr) 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
CF (1 Yr) CF 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
LF (1 Yr) LF 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lennie Pearson born?

Lennie Pearson was born on May 23, 1918.

Where was Lennie Pearson born?

Lennie Pearson was born in La Grange, GA.

How tall was Lennie Pearson?

Lennie Pearson was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Lennie Pearson weigh when playing?

Lennie Pearson weighed 214 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lennie Pearson play?

Lennie Pearson played 12 seasons.

Is Lennie Pearson in the Hall of Fame?

Lennie Pearson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Lennie Pearson play?

Lennie Pearson was a First Baseman, Outfielder and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Lennie Pearson have?

Lennie Pearson had 525 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Lennie Pearson have?

Lennie Pearson had 53 home runs over his career.

What was Lennie Pearson's average?

Lennie Pearson had a .296 average over his career.

How many teams has Lennie Pearson played for?

Lennie Pearson played for 3 teams; the Newark Eagles, Homestead Grays and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Lennie Pearson won?

Lennie Pearson won 1 World Series.

When did Lennie Pearson retire?

Lennie Pearson last played in 1948.

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