Lena Styles, baseball player, 1919-1931

Lena Styles

Born: 11/27/1899 in Gurley, AL, USA

Died: 3/14/1956 in Huntsville, AL, USA

MLB Debut: 1919-09-10 | Final Game: 1931-09-27

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 185 lbs

Full name: William Graves Styles

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Biography

Lena Styles was an American professional baseball player born in 1899, whose career spanned from 1919 to 1931. Primarily serving as a position player, Styles participated in a total of 77 games during his time in Major League Baseball. He recorded 44 hits and achieved a batting average of .25, reflecting a competitive presence at the plate. Though he did not hit any home runs, he contributed 16 runs batted in (RBIs) and successfully stole one base throughout his career. Styles played during a transitional era in baseball, when the sport was beginning to see the impact of the live-ball era, which fundamentally shifted the dynamics of offensive play. His contributions, while modest in statistical terms, were part of a larger narrative of the game during the early 20th century when players were beginning to adapt to new styles of play and the increasing popularity of the sport. Despite not being a marquee player, Styles' commitment to the game and his participation during this formative period in baseball history remains a significant part of his legacy.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
77 176 14 44 7 2 0 16 1 16 24 0.250 0.320 0.312 0.632 -250.4

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 10.4% below league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career SLG .312 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Career OPS 0.632 vs. league average 0.727 across their career seasons — 13.0% below 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
1919 PHA AL 8 22 0 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 6 0.273 — — — — 0.0
1920 PHA AL 24 50 5 13 3 1 0 5 1 6 7 0.260 .271 (-4%) .331 (+2%) .363 (-1%) .694 (+1%) 8.0
1921 PHA AL 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.200 — — — — 0.0
1930 CIN NL 7 12 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0.250 — — — — 0.0
1931 CIN NL 34 87 7 21 3 0 0 5 0 8 7 0.241 .276 (-13%) .338 (-8%) .388 (-29%) .726 (-19%) -258.4

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 0 77 6 2 5
C 55 0 130 27 12 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 PHA C 8 0 31 7 1 1
1920 PHA 1B 7 0 75 6 2 5
1920 PHA C 9 0 19 9 1 0
1921 PHA C 2 0 1 1 4 0
1930 CIN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1930 CIN C 5 0 11 3 2 0
1931 CIN C 31 0 68 7 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Catcher 55
First Base 8

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919