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John Leonard Lavan
 
born John Leonard Laven
Born: October 28, 1890 in Grand Rapids, MI
Died: May 29, 1952 - 61 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'8" Wt: 151
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from SLA in 1913
- Served in the Navy
- College/Univ: Hope College (1908-1911) , University of Michigan (1913)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
SLA
AL
22.7
SS
166
-
 
-1.2
-1.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
1.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
-2.9
-2.6
-0.3
0.0
PHA
AL
22.7
SS
14
-
 
-0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
SLA
AL
23.7
SS
263
-
 
0.3
1.3
-0.5
0.0
0.6
7.2
4.9
2.3
0.0
0.7
0.8
-0.1
0.0
SLA
AL
24.7
SS
580
-
 
1.4
0.9
1.5
0.0
1.1
9.8
2.8
7.0
0.0
-4.0
-6.0
1.9
0.0
SLA
AL
25.7
SS
382
-
 
2.7
1.4
2.1
0.0
0.8
11.1
4.0
7.0
0.0
1.7
-1.8
3.5
0.0
SLA
AL
26.7
SS
388
-
 
0.8
1.3
0.3
0.0
0.8
7.6
3.5
4.1
0.0
-1.8
-2.4
0.5
0.0
WS1
AL
27.7
SS
493
-
 
1.4
2.1
0.2
0.0
1.0
12.5
6.9
5.5
0.0
1.0
-0.5
1.5
0.0
SLN
NL
28.7
SS
376
-
 
1.1
0.7
1.2
0.0
0.7
4.7
2.2
2.5
0.0
-4.4
-3.6
-0.8
0.0
SLN
NL
29.7
SS
569
-
 
2.9
2.7
1.2
0.0
1.0
14.9
9.0
6.0
0.0
1.6
0.4
1.2
0.0
SLN
NL
30.7
SS
607
-
 
1.8
0.7
2.2
0.0
1.1
14.5
4.9
9.6
0.0
0.2
-4.3
4.5
0.0
SLN
NL
31.7
SS
293
-
 
-1.3
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.5
3.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
-4.0
-4.4
0.3
0.0
SLN
NL
32.7
SS
128
-
 
-0.4
-0.4
0.2
0.0
0.2
1.8
0.0
1.8
0.0
-1.2
-1.9
0.6
0.0
SLN
NL
33.7
2B
6
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
12
4
SS
4265
-
  
9.2
8.8
8.5
0.0
8.1
88.4
38.2
50.1
0.0
-13.5
-26.6
13.0
0.0
162 Game Average
594
-
  
1.3
1.2
1.2
0.0
1.1
  
12.3
5.3
7.0
0.0
  
-1.9
-3.7
1.8
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
5
SS
1779
-
 
3.9
3.9
3.5
0.0
3.6
36.8
15.2
21.6
0.0
-6.3
-12.0
5.6
0.0
1
SS
14
-
 
-0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
1
SS
493
-
 
1.4
2.1
0.2
0.0
1.0
12.5
6.9
5.5
0.0
1.0
-0.5
1.5
0.0
6
SS
1979
-
 
4.0
2.9
4.7
0.0
3.6
38.9
16.1
22.8
0.0
-8.0
-13.9
5.9
0.0
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James