Les Sweetland
1927–1931 · bats R / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
183G
.272AVG
.341OBP
.338SLG
More career statistics
78H
0HR
34RBI
0SB
33–58W–L
740.2IP
159K
6.11ERA
96GS
4SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,504 | 3,497 |
| Pitching · p h | 992 | 991 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,222 | 2,223 |
| Pitching · p k | 159 | 156 |
| Pitching · p r | 571 | 572 |
| Pitching · p w | 358 | 359 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 325 | 287 | 38 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | .272 | .341 | .338 | .679 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740.7 | 161 | 96 | 38 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 992 | 571 | 503 | 68 | 358 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 1.823 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1928-07-14 to 1928-08-03
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1931-08-10 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1928-08-28 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1927-08-27 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 95 | 148 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 22 | .271 | .324 | .318 |
| Away | 88 | 177 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 33 | .272 | .333 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .269 | .345 | .423 |
| May | 26 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .271 | .316 | .333 |
| June | 32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .233 | .281 | .300 |
| July | 36 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | .339 | .379 | .407 |
| August | 38 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | .262 | .359 | .323 |
| September | 34 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .241 | .276 | .278 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 38 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10 | .264 | .333 | .321 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 38 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 15 | .265 | .293 | .353 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 25 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .286 | .324 | .343 |
| new-york-giants | 25 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .325 | .325 | .375 |
| cincinnati-reds | 20 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .216 | .302 | .243 |
| boston-braves | 16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .136 | .345 | .227 |
| chicago-cubs | 15 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .500 | .538 | .600 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 38 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .316 | 102 | 21 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 47 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .191 | 134 | 22 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Phillies | 53 | 89 | 26 | – | 12 | – | .292 | 204 | 44 |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 57 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .281 | 169 | 37 |
| 1931 |  Chicago Cubs | 29 | 56 | 15 | – | 9 | – | .268 | 130 | 32 |