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John Leonard Lavan

Born John Leonard Laven
Born: October 28, 1890 in Grand Rapids, MI
Died: May 29, 1952 in Detroit, MI
          (61 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 151
Biographical
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Notes:


• College: Hope College (Holland, MI) , University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
• Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, VA)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Batting
Glossary
Basic Batting
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
STL
NvM
29
SS
4
18
18
2
4
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
.222
.222
.389
.611
117
STL
NvM
30
SS
5
23
23
5
9
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
.391
.391
.391
.783
106
2
1
SS
9
41
41
7
13
1
1
0
3
4
0
1
0
0
.317
.317
.390
.707
110
162 Game Average
738
738
126
234
18
18
0
54
72
0
32
0
0
.317
.317
.390
.707
110



Advanced Batting
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
STL
NvM
18
.293
.271
0.0%
6.9%
0.0%
0.3%
.167
.075
STL
NvM
23
.367
.347
0.0%
5.2%
4.3%
5.3%
0.00
0.97
0.0%
1.1%
.000
.107
2
1
41
.335
.313
0.0%
5.9%
4.3%
5.3%
0.00
0.97
0.0%
0.8%
.073
.093

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.


Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James