Tommy
Lesser
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 30, 1942 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 DM FL $ 2,000,000   5 5 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5
1974 31 CAL JL $ 2,000,000   5 5 7 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
1975 32 CAL JL     2 4 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     2 4 5 5 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   5 5 7 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 DM FL $ 2,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 31 CAL JL $ 2,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 32 CAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 30 DM FL 1 8 .111 23 15 0 0 0 96.7 119 72 16 41 54 6.70 .300 .367 .514 .881 0.0
1974 31 AAA   10 6 .625 25 25 4 0 0 192.3 138 40 9 64 111 1.87 .200 .268 .287 .555  
1975 32 CAL JL 7 6 .538 15 15 1 0 0 103.0 99 57 5 57 54 4.98 .256 .355 .376 .731 0.3
2 Years Sim 8 14 .364 38 30 1 0 0 199.7 218 129 21 98 108 5.81 .278 .361 .446 .807 0.3
1 Years AAA 10 6 .625 25 25 4 0 0 192.3 138 40 9 64 111 1.87 .200 .268 .287 .555  
Season Average 4 7 .364 19 15 0 0 0 99.8 109 64 10 49 54 5.81 .278 .361 .446 .807  
Career Highs 7 8 .538 23 15 1 0 0 103.0 119 72 16 57 54 6.70 .300 .367 .514 .881  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   110 61 7 40 55   .263 .327 .396 .723
vs LH   108 68 14 58 53   .297 .393 .503 .896
Home 3 8 .273 17 15 1 0 0 103.3 103 66 10 46 61 5.75 .259 .336 .411 .747
Away 5 6 .455 21 15 0 0 0 96.3 115 63 11 52 47 5.89 .298 .381 .482 .863
Mar/Apr 4 1 .800 8 8 0 0 0 52.3 49 27 6 28 23 4.64 .253 .347 .428 .775
May 3 5 .375 9 9 0 0 0 62.3 64 39 3 32 27 5.63 .267 .353 .404 .757
June 1 5 .167 8 8 1 0 0 46.0 55 34 6 23 38 6.65 .293 .370 .468 .838
July 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 14 6 3 2 7 5.40 .326 .356 .581 .937
August 0 2 .000 8 3 0 0 0 25.7 33 22 3 11 12 7.72 .306 .370 .481 .851
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 1 0 2 1 2.70 .300 .417 .400 .817
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 30 DM FL 23 25 6 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .280 .308 .320 .628 2.5 0.3
1975 32 CAL JL 15 38 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .053 .100 .053 .153 -1.6 0.0
2 Years Sim 38 63 8 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 21 .143 .182 .159 .341 1.0 0.3
162 Game Average 268 34 38 4 0 0 12 0 0 12 89 .143 .182 .159 .341 4.1  
Career Highs 23 38 6 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .280 .308 .320 .628 2.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   44 7 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .114 .152 .136 .289 -0.3
vs LH   19 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .211 .250 .211 .461 0.9
Home 17 31 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .290 .313 .323 .635 2.9
Away 21 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .000 .059 .000 .059 -2.4
RISP   14 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .214 .267 .214 .481 0.8
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 8 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .167 .211 .167 .377 0.4
May 9 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .043 .043 .043 .087 -1.6
June 8 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.2
July 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
August 8 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 30 DM FL P 23 15 96.7 10 14 3 3 .889 2.23    
1975 32 CAL JL P 15 15 103.0 3 23 0 1 1.000 2.27    
Career Totals   38 30 199.7 13 37 3 4 .943 2.25    
Career Highs   23 15 103.0 10 23 3 3 1.000 2.27    
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History
Drafted in 30th round, 717th overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/5/1973, off Rudy Malone (LEX)
Earned first career win on 4/10/1973
Traded from Des Moines to California on 1/31/1974 (Going to DM: P K. Maynor, P J. Winter. Going to CAL: RF R. Roten, P T. Tsan, P T. Lesser, P R. Vivero)
Released by California on 7/1/1975