Lester Lockett
1937–1949 · bats R / throws R · ASE, ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis Clowns, LCB, Philadelphia Stars
321G
.287AVG
.337OBP
.388SLG
More career statistics
333H
11HR
193RBI
16SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 321 | 299 |
| Batting · At bats | 1,161 | 1,037 |
| Batting · Doubles | 49 | 41 |
| Batting · Hits | 333 | 317 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 6 | 4 |
| Batting · Home runs | 11 | 16 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,267 | 1,124 |
| Batting · Runs | 179 | 174 |
| Batting · RBI | 193 | 153 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 16 | 13 |
| Batting · Triples | 18 | 17 |
| Batting · Walks | 82 | 72 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321 | 1,267 | 1,161 | 179 | 333 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 193 | 82 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 451 | .287 | .337 | .388 | .725 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1948-06-15 to 1948-07-16
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1948-07-05 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1946-06-06 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1948-06-15 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 185 | 702 | 222 | 13 | 104 | 52 | 10 | .347 | .390 | .481 |
| Away | 114 | 422 | 95 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 3 | .239 | .273 | .332 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .214 |
| May | 79 | 304 | 80 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 6 | .286 | .326 | .371 |
| June | 76 | 274 | 87 | 8 | 50 | 20 | 0 | .348 | .391 | .516 |
| July | 64 | 252 | 77 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | .322 | .353 | .435 |
| August | 58 | 209 | 58 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 6 | .304 | .340 | .440 |
| September | 17 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .220 | .313 | .271 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 52 | 193 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | .220 | .259 | .280 |
| homestead-grays | 31 | 122 | 42 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | .378 | .410 | .514 |
| new-york-cubans | 31 | 130 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 1 | .299 | .362 | .453 |
| philadelphia-stars | 31 | 129 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .327 | .395 | .442 |
| newark-eagles | 31 | 131 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .298 | .390 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 23 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .422 | .425 | .530 |
| chicago-american-giants | 19 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .308 | .351 | .423 |
| memphis-red-sox | 15 | 54 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .438 | .500 | .604 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | SSA | 3 | 10 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1938 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 9 | 31 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .065 | – | – |
| 1939 | CGChicago American Giants | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1941 | Birmingham Black Barons, Philadelphia Stars | 28 | 92 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .315 | – | – |
| 1942 | Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants | 16 | 59 | 17 | – | 9 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1943 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 24 | 84 | 25 | 2 | 17 | – | .298 | – | – |
| 1944 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 24 | 76 | 18 | – | 7 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1945 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 22 | 57 | 26 | 2 | 13 | – | .456 | – | – |
| 1946 | Birmingham Black Barons, Indianapolis Clowns | 18 | 57 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .140 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Baltimore Elite Giants | 65 | 239 | 75 | 1 | 38 | 5 | .314 | – | – |
| 1948 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 66 | 254 | 95 | 6 | 37 | 3 | .374 | – | – |
| 1949 | Baltimore Elite Giants, LCB | 22 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .236 | – | – |