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Bernie
Opitz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 28, 1927 in Dominican Republic
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 OKC PL $ 1,542,857  
1953 25 LAA CL $ 2,000,000  
1954 26 LAA CL $ 2,000,000  
1955 27 LAA CL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,542,857  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 OKC PL 118 448 60 136 41 0 4 56 3 1 34 41 .304 .360 .422 .782 61.3 7.7
1953 25 LAA CL 114 344 45 103 29 2 9 61 4 0 30 38 .299 .357 .474 .831 57.7 9.5
1954 26 LAA CL 120 390 63 133 36 0 15 85 4 3 42 27 .341 .410 .549 .959 78.3 15.8
1955 27 LAA CL 132 453 57 118 32 2 8 58 3 0 40 32 .260 .326 .393 .719 56.2 8.1
4 Years Sim 484 1635 225 490 138 4 36 260 14 4 146 138 .300 .362 .455 .817 253.5 41.2
162 Game Average 547 75 164 46 1 12 87 4 1 48 46 .300 .362 .455 .817 84.9  
Career Highs 132 453 63 136 41 2 15 85 4 3 42 41 .341 .410 .549 .959 78.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1221 157 355 104 3 25 193 11 4 96 112 .291 .346 .442 .788 175.7
vs LH   414 68 135 34 1 11 67 3 0 50 26 .326 .407 .493 .900 76.6
Home 242 807 115 253 72 1 19 137 4 2 68 61 .314 .370 .476 .846 130.8
Away 242 828 110 237 66 3 17 123 10 2 78 77 .286 .354 .435 .789 121.6
RISP   496 0 142 44 0 8 202 0 0 54 48 .286 .360 .423 .783 72.6
Pinch Hitting   80 7 25 11 0 1 18 0 0 7 7 .313 .360 .488 .847 13.0
Close/Late   210 14 51 17 0 3 22 0 0 22 17 .243 .314 .367 .680 24.3
Mar/Apr 41 114 23 37 15 0 3 15 1 0 11 9 .325 .384 .535 .919 21.1
May 90 329 49 100 24 1 11 58 0 0 36 29 .304 .380 .483 .863 56.4
June 106 380 55 106 26 1 5 58 4 1 40 30 .279 .351 .392 .743 51.7
July 86 311 40 99 31 0 4 48 3 2 16 27 .318 .359 .457 .816 45.1
August 93 291 29 84 23 1 7 43 4 1 22 27 .289 .343 .447 .790 42.2
Sep/Oct 68 210 29 64 19 1 6 38 2 0 21 16 .305 .371 .490 .862 35.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 OKC PL 1B 115 107 966.7 1070 83 9 75 .992 10.73   2.3
1953 25 LAA CL 1B 97 84 739.3 881 58 3 75 .997 11.43   1.7
1954 26 LAA CL 1B 115 86 824.3 1036 69 9 86 .992 12.06   1.4
1955 27 LAA CL 1B 94 75 721.3 874 60 8 74 .992 11.65   0.3
    2B 32 32 280.7 67 88 5 21 .969 4.97   0.7
  1B 421 352 3251.7 3861 270 29 310 .993 11.43   5.7
  2B 32 32 280.7 67 88 5 21 .969 4.97   0.7
Career Totals   453 384 3532.3 3928 358 34 331 .992 10.92   6.5
Career Highs   126 107 1002.0 1070 148 13 95 .997 12.06    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 24 OKC PL 5 21 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 .348 .286 .634
1954 26 LAA CL 5 20 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .150 .332
Career Post-Season Batting 10 41 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .195 .267 .220 .486
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1954-9-.539*
 OPS
1954-8-.943*
 Doubles
1952-6-41
1954-8-36
CAR-15-138
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 7
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22
 
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 238th overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Alejo Torralbo (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1952, off Cameron Hagans (SLC)
Injured on 5/9/1952 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
5/26/1952: Signed a contract extension with Oklahoma, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Oklahoma to Los Angeles on 2/13/1953 (Going to OKC: 1B Rod Madera. Going to LA: 1B Bernie Opitz, CF Leroy McKenzie)
6/23/1955: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $4,310,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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