Lennie Pearson

Born: 5/23/1918 in La Grange, GA, USA

Died: 12/7/1980 in East Orange, NJ, USA

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 214 lbs

Full name: Leonard Curtis Pearson

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Biography

Lennie Pearson, born in 1918, is an active professional baseball player known for his impressive skills as a position player. Throughout his career, he has participated in 492 games, showcasing a remarkable batting average of .293. Pearson has made a significant impact at the plate, accumulating 537 hits and demonstrating power with 54 home runs and 351 RBIs. His speed on the bases is notable as well, with 45 stolen bases to his credit. Pearson's consistent performance has earned him recognition as an eight-time All-Star, highlighting his status as one of the premier players of his era. His ability to balance hitting for average with power and speed makes him a dynamic presence in the lineup. As he continues his career, Pearson remains an influential figure in the game, contributing to the ongoing evolution of baseball and inspiring future generations of players.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.3	5	2	0	3	0	4.15	0

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 5.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	NE	NN2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.3	5	2	3	0	4.15	—	0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
492	1830	347	537	102	24	54	351	45	163	11	0.293	0.352	0.464	0.816	4533.1

Career AVG .293 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +11.2% above league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .464 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +24.6% above league average.

Career OPS 0.816 vs. league average 0.706 across their career seasons — +15.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	NE	NN2	24	77	15	18	4	1	1	14	0	12	0	0.234	.276 (-15%)	.342 (-2%)	.398 (-12%)	.740 (-7%)	-79.0
1938	NE	NN2	28	95	16	28	5	2	1	17	2	8	1	0.295	.272 (+8%)	.341 (+2%)	.392 (+7%)	.734 (+5%)	64.5
1939	NE	NN2	41	161	21	37	4	3	5	29	2	4	4	0.230	.274 (-16%)	.342 (-27%)	.393 (-2%)	.735 (-14%)	-463.3
1940	NE	NN2	41	156	46	55	11	2	8	35	3	16	2	0.353	.267 (+32%)	.335 (+23%)	.387 (+55%)	.722 (+40%)	1058.5
1941	NE	NN2	40	139	16	38	7	1	4	20	5	7	2	0.273	.262 (+4%)	.332 (-6%)	.373 (+14%)	.705 (+4%)	60.8
1942	NE	NN2	54	201	43	67	19	0	11	56	3	22	1	0.333	.253 (+32%)	.323 (+23%)	.349 (+69%)	.672 (+47%)	1517.3
1942	HG	NN2	2	8	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.375	—	—	—	—	1517.3
1943	NE	NN2	33	122	27	34	8	4	4	20	5	19	0	0.279	.255 (+9%)	.324 (+16%)	.346 (+47%)	.671 (+32%)	602.1
1943	HG	NN2	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.500	—	—	—	—	602.1
1943	PS	NN2	3	13	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.154	—	—	—	—	602.1
1944	NE	NN2	33	127	21	35	9	1	2	21	1	15	0	0.276	.261 (+5%)	.325 (+8%)	.357 (+15%)	.683 (+11%)	238.1
1945	NE	NN2	20	75	15	23	2	3	2	13	0	5	0	0.307	.260 (+18%)	.328 (+6%)	.354 (+39%)	.683 (+23%)	237.1
1946	NE	NN2	60	234	53	75	14	2	8	61	18	19	1	0.321	.256 (+25%)	.328 (+14%)	.358 (+39%)	.687 (+27%)	1020.8
1947	NE	NN2	59	216	37	60	11	2	5	33	5	18	0	0.278	.262 (+6%)	.336 (-1%)	.376 (+11%)	.712 (+5%)	150.1
1948	NE	NN2	53	202	34	60	6	2	3	29	1	18	0	0.297	.263 (+13%)	.340 (+4%)	.379 (+3%)	.719 (+4%)	126.2

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	34	4	11	1	0	1	4	1	1	0.324

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	NWS	NE	7	28	4	11	1	0	1	4	1	1	0.393
1939	NLP1	NE	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	294	290	2759	136	52	156
2B	12	8	16	24	2	2
3B	56	53	55	92	10	6
OF	141	123	209	6	13	1
P	1	1	0	4	0	0
SS	5	5	3	12	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	NE	3B	2	2	2	4	0	0
1937	NE	OF	21	21	22	0	0	0
1938	NE	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938	NE	OF	30	27	44	2	2	0
1939	NE	1B	2	2	22	2	0	1
1939	NE	2B	2	2	2	5	0	0
1939	NE	3B	8	8	5	10	1	1
1939	NE	OF	33	28	53	2	5	1
1940	NE	3B	17	17	16	29	1	3
1940	NE	OF	19	19	34	0	2	0
1940	NE	SS	5	5	3	12	5	2
1941	NE	1B	3	3	25	3	0	2
1941	NE	3B	24	23	28	42	7	2
1941	NE	OF	12	11	20	2	2	0
1941	NE	P	1	1	0	4	0	0
1942	NE	1B	43	41	351	19	5	21
1942	NE	2B	5	4	10	9	1	0
1942	NE	3B	4	3	4	7	1	0
1942	NE	OF	6	5	10	0	0	0
1942	HG	OF	2	2	3	0	1	0
1943	NE	1B	32	32	318	19	5	24
1943	NE	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1943	HG	2B	1	0	0	3	0	0
1943	PS	OF	3	3	3	0	0	0
1944	NE	1B	30	30	300	19	5	29
1944	NE	2B	3	2	4	6	1	2
1944	NE	OF	4	1	4	0	1	0
1945	NE	1B	14	14	136	5	6	5
1945	NE	OF	7	4	12	0	0	0
1946	NE	1B	60	59	574	23	16	27
1946	NE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1947	NE	1B	58	57	525	21	6	28
1947	NE	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1947	NE	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1948	NE	1B	52	52	508	25	9	19
1948	NE	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0