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Mel Ott League
8-3-2069
Jim Lavender Third Base
Retired (1975, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .834 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2719 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 03-25-1937
HR 431 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(77 games)
RBI 1441
SB 274
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 5
1B D+ (27.6%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 9
2B F  (0.9%) CF C+ (47.8%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 13
3B A+ (100%) RF A+ (98.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1958 LHP 79 201 57 12 3 8 23 21 41 .853 .360 .493 .209 .284
1958 RHP 117 410 100 15 1 15 47 37 69 .709 .314 .395 .151 .244
1959 LHP 61 126 30 5 2 4 18 11 34 .709 .304 .405 .167 .238
1959 RHP 126 457 123 28 7 12 40 43 72 .776 .337 .440 .171 .269
1960 LHP 68 171 43 4 1 8 30 16 28 .742 .316 .427 .175 .251
1960 RHP 126 451 101 19 1 11 27 40 82 .637 .293 .344 .120 .224
1961 LHP 77 185 48 7 1 11 21 14 32 .803 .317 .486 .227 .259
1961 RHP 128 438 117 27 5 14 44 33 79 .768 .321 .447 .180 .267
1962 LHP 72 154 36 4 0 6 13 13 37 .670 .293 .377 .143 .234
1962 RHP 129 452 143 23 6 22 77 36 81 .905 .365 .540 .223 .316
1963 LHP 77 182 60 9 3 9 31 10 27 .923 .362 .560 .231 .330
1963 RHP 132 415 118 22 2 16 55 43 63 .813 .350 .463 .178 .284
1964 LHP 62 155 66 7 2 13 34 13 23 1.216 .467 .748 .323 .426
1964 RHP 129 418 108 21 3 16 56 54 84 .780 .342 .438 .179 .258
1965 LHP 65 160 45 5 3 9 29 12 27 .844 .326 .519 .238 .281
1965 RHP 132 451 149 26 7 22 63 39 71 .952 .386 .565 .235 .330
1966 LHP 72 186 55 8 2 9 31 18 33 .863 .357 .505 .210 .296
1966 RHP 125 426 144 25 6 26 68 52 58 1.018 .410 .608 .270 .338
1967 LHP 66 159 39 7 3 5 22 12 27 .716 .295 .421 .176 .245
1967 RHP 102 321 83 12 2 12 46 21 60 .726 .305 .421 .162 .259
1968 LHP 68 176 45 9 2 7 31 9 24 .738 .289 .449 .193 .256
1968 RHP 129 400 102 24 3 14 49 34 69 .752 .317 .435 .180 .255
1969 LHP 78 205 75 10 5 15 53 21 34 1.108 .425 .683 .317 .366
1969 RHP 124 372 86 14 0 16 54 43 71 .712 .314 .398 .167 .231
1970 LHP 74 184 47 4 3 6 26 14 37 .719 .312 .408 .152 .255
1970 RHP 133 416 130 25 5 23 78 41 57 .937 .374 .562 .250 .312
1971 LHP 82 180 67 12 3 16 42 22 25 1.175 .436 .739 .367 .372
1971 RHP 133 429 137 22 6 25 75 34 68 .946 .373 .573 .254 .319
1972 LHP 73 183 45 8 0 8 36 20 31 .741 .320 .421 .175 .246
1972 RHP 115 275 82 12 1 14 51 38 42 .883 .381 .502 .204 .298
1973 LHP 43 90 22 2 1 4 17 9 17 .735 .313 .422 .178 .244
1973 RHP 108 230 69 9 4 16 54 28 29 .965 .382 .583 .283 .300
1974 LHP 58 154 58 9 5 4 25 12 29 .995 .417 .578 .201 .377
1974 RHP 74 135 40 3 0 5 24 16 31 .800 .371 .430 .133 .296
1975 LHP 40 98 20 2 1 7 24 5 24 .700 .240 .459 .255 .204
1975 RHP 81 127 29 6 2 3 27 14 16 .690 .312 .378 .150 .228
Total LHP 1215 2949 858 124 40 149 506 252 530 .858 .347 .512 .221 .291
Total RHP 2143 6623 1861 333 61 282 935 646 1102 .825 .347 .477 .196 .281
Total 2473 9582 2719 457 101 431 1441 899 1635 .834 .347 .487 .204 .284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Jim Lavender has retired from the New York Cavalry
1972-04-30Jim Lavender of the New York Cavalry is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1969-07-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Reds and the New York Cavalry. The New York Cavalry receive Cat Hunter, Jim Lavender, Hale Haddux, Brandon Phillips, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (CHN) from the Chicago Reds in exchange for Doug Rodriguez, Jack Mann, Ike Turnerosky, Tom Kreitz.
1969-06-06A trade has been completed between the Chicago Reds and the Cincinnati Sex Pistols. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols receive Bucky Banta, Fred Swander, Rufe Mendoza from the Chicago Reds in exchange for Joe Strummer, Jim Lavender.
1967-06-20Jim Lavender of the Cincinnati Sex Pistols is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1962-06-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Sex Pistols and the New York Cavalry. The New York Cavalry receive Paul Howard, Lefty Blethen, Keith Jackson from the Cincinnati Sex Pistols in exchange for Jim Lavender.
1958-04-01The New York Cavalry have promoted Tom Harrelson to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Ed Walls to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Bucky Castino to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Gat Durham to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Jim Lavender to the major league team.