Kent
Sumter
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 15, 1939 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1977   
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 33 VAN JL $ 3,352,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1974 34 VAN JL $ 3,352,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1975 35 SEA FL $ 3,000,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1976 36 SEA FL $ 3,000,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1977 37 VAN JL $ 400,000 3 3 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 400,000 3 3 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,352,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
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 33 VAN JL 163 670 83 148 31 4 30 85 2 1 43 131 .221 .267 .413 .681 71.7 7.5
1974 34 VAN JL 162 632 77 154 40 6 23 85 4 0 49 135 .244 .300 .435 .736 84.7 13.2
1975 35 SEA FL 152 533 48 113 13 2 16 60 1 1 42 128 .212 .274 .334 .607 49.0 4.4
1976 36 SEA FL 124 321 31 59 12 1 12 42 1 0 22 96 .184 .238 .340 .577 26.5 1.2
1977 37 VAN JL 139 436 53 102 25 1 18 80 0 0 29 112 .234 .281 .420 .700 53.2 8.0
5 Years Sim 740 2592 292 576 121 14 99 352 8 2 185 602 .222 .275 .394 .670 285.1 34.3
162 Game Average 567 63 126 26 3 21 77 1 0 40 131 .222 .275 .394 .670 62.4  
Career Highs 163 670 83 154 40 6 30 85 4 1 49 135 .244 .300 .435 .736 84.7  
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   1861 212 402 85 8 74 262 6 2 127 434 .216 .267 .390 .657 197.1
vs LH   731 80 174 36 6 25 90 2 0 58 168 .238 .296 .406 .703 88.3
Home 365 1250 130 268 59 7 47 174 6 0 93 299 .214 .268 .386 .654 133.4
Away 375 1342 162 308 62 7 52 178 2 2 92 303 .230 .282 .402 .684 152.0
RISP   614 0 140 25 3 24 232 0 0 41 133 .228 .268 .396 .664 68.1
Pinch Hitting   36 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 13 .167 .262 .167 .429 1.5
Close/Late   332 30 68 14 1 10 53 0 0 31 88 .205 .278 .343 .621 32.2
Mar/Apr 130 467 56 104 17 4 21 69 0 0 30 119 .223 .269 .411 .680 53.0
May 129 473 54 105 22 1 17 69 1 1 41 110 .222 .285 .381 .666 52.3
June 126 467 43 93 22 5 17 61 1 1 32 114 .199 .255 .377 .632 44.9
July 116 410 44 82 15 0 10 40 1 0 32 98 .200 .259 .310 .569 33.3
August 123 397 44 93 19 3 14 47 2 0 25 83 .234 .281 .403 .684 45.1
Sep/Oct 116 378 51 99 26 1 20 66 3 0 25 78 .262 .307 .495 .801 56.8
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 33 VAN JL 3B 163 163 1471.7 119 341 35 30 .929 2.81 0 0 .000 0 4.1
1974 34 VAN JL 3B 162 162 1443.7 105 334 21 26 .954 2.74 0 0 .000 0 4.7
1975 35 SEA FL 3B 150 142 1305.7 105 288 25 22 .940 2.71 0 0 .000 0 6.4
1976 36 SEA FL 3B 98 80 732.7 54 157 5 10 .977 2.59 0 0 .000 0 3.9
    C 1 0 3.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 15.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 37 VAN JL 3B 137 131 1132.3 73 278 23 13 .939 2.79 0 0 .000 0 2.4
  3B 710 678 6086.0 456 1398 109 101 .944 2.74 0 0 .000 0 21.5
  C 1 0 3.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 15.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   711 678 6089.0 461 1398 109 101 .945 2.75 0 0 .000 0 21.5
Career Highs   163 163 1471.7 119 341 35 30 .977 2.81 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 37 VAN JL 3 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333
Career Post-Season Batting 3 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1973-1-163
1974-1-162
At-Bats
1973-3-670
1974-2-632
Doubles
1974-4-40
Strikeouts
1973-6-131
1974-3-135
1975-6-128
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Archibald Rawlings (959)
  2. Ken Woodson (941)
  3. Deion Jordan (931)
  4. Ramon Villegas (930)
  5. Ryan Jackson (929)
  6. Rex Cutler (929)
  7. Francisco Juarez (922)
  8. John Ridgway (917)
  9. Scott Malitz (915)
  10. Todd Caley (914)
History
Drafted in 8th round, 176th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Jerome Winter (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1973, off Narciso Jarilla (CAL)
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/4/1975 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 4/1/1975
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/18/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Drove in 6 runs against Louisville on 5/25/1977
Won Slick Fielder Award at Third Base in 1977
Released by Vancouver on 3/2/1978