Doc Lavan
John Leonard Lavan
Born: October 28, 1890
Grand Rapids, MI USA
Deceased: 1952
Detroit, MI USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 151
College: University of Michigan, Hope College
Career: 1913-1924
Minor League Statistics
Doc Lavan compiled a career batting average of .245 with 7 home runs and 377 RBI in his 1164-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1913 season and last took the field during the 1924 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 46 | 166 | 149 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 46 | .141 | .210 | .168 | .378 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .214 | .286 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 75 | 263 | 239 | 21 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | .264 | .318 | .339 | .657 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 157 | 580 | 514 | 44 | 112 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 83 | .218 | .281 | .284 | .565 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 110 | 382 | 343 | 32 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 38 | .236 | .305 | .280 | .585 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 118 | 388 | 355 | 19 | 85 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 34 | .239 | .284 | .290 | .574 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | Washington Senators | 117 | 493 | 464 | 44 | 129 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 21 | .278 | .302 | .323 | .625 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 376 | 356 | 25 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 30 | .242 | .264 | .295 | .559 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 569 | 516 | 52 | 149 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 38 | .289 | .318 | .374 | .692 | 193 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 607 | 560 | 58 | 145 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | .259 | .291 | .350 | .641 | 196 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 293 | 264 | 24 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .227 | .271 | .265 | .537 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 128 | 111 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | .198 | .264 | .279 | .544 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1163 | 4265 | 3891 | 338 | 954 | 134 | 45 | 7 | 377 | 71 | 56 | 209 | 376 | .245 | .288 | .308 | .596 | 1199 | 0 | 24 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 141 | 25 | 24 | .899 | 4.848 | |
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | |
| 1914 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 178 | 193 | 34 | 17 | .916 | 5.014 | |
| 1915 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 157 | 0 | 0.0 | 313 | 475 | 75 | 81 | .913 | 5.019 | |
| 1916 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 386 | 32 | 52 | .950 | 5.689 | |
| 1917 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .912 | 4.429 | |
| 1917 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 338 | 47 | 67 | .923 | 5.155 | |
| 1918 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1918 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 354 | 57 | 43 | .917 | 5.376 | |
| 1919 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 207 | 352 | 43 | 49 | .929 | 5.646 | |
| 1920 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 489 | 50 | 77 | .942 | 5.913 | |
| 1921 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 382 | 540 | 49 | 88 | .950 | 6.147 | |
| 1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .882 | 3.000 | |
| 1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 169 | 246 | 28 | 39 | .937 | 5.061 | |
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 5.000 | |
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.250 | |
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 95 | 13 | 20 | .924 | 3.975 | |
| 1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .818 | 4.500 | |
| Totals | 1149 | 0 | 0.0 | 2489 | 3668 | 461 | 564 | .930 | 5.359 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
