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Lavern
Bessler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: January 29, 1913 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1947    1948    1950   
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 34 TUL YL $ 2,450,000 8 4 6 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
1948 35 TUL YL $ 2,450,000 8 3 4 4 9 10 9 6 7 6
1949 36 TUL YL $ 2,450,000 8 4 5 4 8 9 9 5 6 6
1950 37 TUL YL $ 2,450,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,450,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,450,000 8 4 6 5 9 10 9 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 34 TUL YL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
1948 35 TUL YL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
1949 36 TUL YL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
1950 37 TUL YL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 34 TUL YL 16 14 .533 35 35 8 1 0 252.0 269 108 21 72 137 3.86 .274 .322 .390 .712 18.0
1948 35 TUL YL 12 11 .522 29 29 6 1 0 208.3 232 85 12 44 109 3.67 .282 .318 .386 .704 13.1
1949 36 TUL YL 8 8 .500 39 23 10 0 0 189.7 224 94 18 44 80 4.46 .296 .335 .431 .766 11.9
1950 37 TUL YL 14 11 .560 32 32 5 1 0 234.0 266 121 28 68 118 4.65 .287 .334 .434 .768 10.8
4 Years Sim 50 44 .532 135 119 29 3 0 884.0 991 408 79 228 444 4.15 .284 .327 .410 .737 53.8
Season Average 12 11 .522 33 29 7 0 0 221.0 247 102 19 57 111 4.15 .284 .327 .410 .737  
Career Highs 16 14 .560 39 35 10 1 0 252.0 269 121 28 72 137 4.65 .296 .335 .434 .768  
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   496 222 41 107 290   .266 .306 .388 .695
vs LH   495 186 38 121 154   .304 .353 .434 .787
Home 29 19 .604 70 61 14 2 0 459.0 526 219 41 117 223 4.29 .289 .332 .415 .748
Away 21 25 .457 65 58 15 1 0 425.0 465 189 38 111 221 4.00 .278 .323 .404 .727
Mar/Apr 10 9 .526 22 22 7 1 0 161.3 189 85 15 43 78 4.74 .294 .338 .429 .767
May 10 7 .588 23 23 5 1 0 165.3 177 64 19 30 83 3.48 .271 .303 .406 .709
June 10 7 .588 22 22 6 0 0 168.0 177 74 9 31 85 3.96 .271 .304 .379 .683
July 5 7 .417 17 17 3 0 0 120.0 143 56 16 36 65 4.20 .301 .350 .455 .805
August 8 5 .615 26 15 5 1 0 124.0 127 49 7 41 58 3.56 .266 .324 .362 .686
Sep/Oct 7 9 .438 25 20 6 0 0 145.3 178 80 13 47 75 4.95 .304 .356 .429 .785
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 34 TUL YL 35 89 3 10 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 34 .112 .122 .146 .268 -1.1 0.0
1948 35 TUL YL 29 75 5 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 35 .080 .092 .120 .212 -2.7 0.0
1949 36 TUL YL 39 60 6 11 4 0 0 9 0 0 1 15 .183 .188 .250 .438 3.5 0.0
1950 37 TUL YL 32 81 8 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 38 .074 .146 .086 .232 -1.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 135 305 22 33 11 0 0 22 0 1 9 122 .108 .135 .144 .279 -1.5 0.0
162 Game Average 365 26 39 13 0 0 26 0 1 10 146 .108 .135 .144 .279 -1.9  
Career Highs 39 89 8 11 4 0 0 9 0 1 7 38 .183 .188 .250 .438 3.5  
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   225 17 23 7 0 0 20 0 1 7 89 .102 .127 .133 .260 -4.3
vs LH   80 5 10 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .125 .157 .175 .332 -0.2
Home 70 152 11 15 4 0 0 14 0 0 6 59 .099 .136 .125 .261 -2.7
Away 65 153 11 18 7 0 0 8 0 1 3 63 .118 .134 .163 .297 -1.7
RISP   82 0 10 5 0 0 22 0 0 2 31 .122 .136 .183 .319 -0.1
Close/Late   22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.9
Mar/Apr 22 62 5 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 21 .113 .167 .161 .328 -0.1
May 23 59 5 11 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 19 .186 .183 .271 .455 2.0
June 22 56 5 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 26 .071 .115 .089 .204 -1.8
July 17 38 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .053 .098 .053 .150 -1.8
August 26 39 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20 .051 .075 .051 .126 -2.5
Sep/Oct 25 51 3 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 21 .137 .137 .176 .314 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 34 TUL YL P 35 35 252.0 20 37 5 1 .919 2.04    
1948 35 TUL YL P 29 29 208.3 12 35 2 3 .959 2.03    
1949 36 TUL YL P 39 23 189.7 9 31 2 1 .952 1.90    
1950 37 TUL YL P 32 32 234.0 22 30 3 3 .945 2.00    
Career Totals   135 119 884.0 63 133 12 8 .942 2.00    
Career Highs   39 35 252.0 22 37 5 3 .959 2.04    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1947 34 TUL YL 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 16 6 2 2 10 3.18 .254 .277 .381 .658
1948 35 TUL YL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 16.3 22 11 2 4 7 6.06 .344 .382 .484 .867
1950 37 TUL YL 0 2 .000 3 3 2 0 0 24.0 19 12 7 5 12 4.50 .221 .264 .500 .764
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 7 7 3 0 0 57.3 57 29 11 11 29 4.55 .268 .304 .460 .764
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
1947 34 TUL YL 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500
1948 35 TUL YL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
1950 37 TUL YL 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 7 21 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .095 .095 .143 .238
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1947-6-3.86
1948-9-3.67
 Wins
1947-4-16
CAR-26-50
 Losses
1947-8-14
CAR-25-44
 Games Started
1947-6-35
CAR-35-119
 Complete Games
1947-7-8
1948-9-6
1949-2-10
1950-8-5
CAR-8-29
 Shutouts
1947-9-1
1948-8-1
1950-6-1
CAR-29-3
Innings Pitched
1947-6-252.0
CAR-26-884.0
 Hits Allowed
1947-2-269
1950-7-266
CAR-7-991
 Homeruns Allowed
1947-10-21
1950-7-28
CAR-27-79
 Strikeouts
CAR-43-444
 Walks per 9IP
1947-7-2.6
1948-2-1.9
1949-3-2.1
1950-7-2.6
 WHiP
1947-10-1.35
1948-10-1.32
OOBP
1947-9-.322
1948-8-.318
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 35
 
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  1. William Noriega (978)
  2. Norman Fitzwater (970)
  3. Abel Ceja (965)
  4. Joseph Eley (961)
  5. Trenton Sheats (959)
  6. Eric Brown (957)
  7. Chet Seiler (956)
  8. Joseph Dierks (955)
  9. Corey Hill (951)
  10. Richard Cunningham (946)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Carlos Pacheco (999)
  2. Stephen McMaster (988)
  3. James Riordan (987)
  4. Marvin Shope (985)
  5. Tommie Guernsey (983)
  6. Lucien Pillar (979)
  7. Celso Ocejo (978)
  8. Kendry Lizarraga (974)
  9. Robert Lerman (961)
  10. Eric Brown (943)
History
Drafted in 26th round, 457th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Leonard Orcutt (WOO)
Earned first career win on 4/1/1947
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Injured on 7/9/1947 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1947
Won Most Valuable Player award in 1947 World Series, going 2-0 with 3.18 ERA
Injured on 7/23/1948 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1948
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1950
 
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