David
Almond
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 245
 
Born: August 19, 1924 in Usa
 
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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 27 LB CL $ 2,178,571  
1953 28 OKC PL $ 5,250,000  
1954 29 SF CL $ 5,250,000  
1955 30 SF CL $ 5,250,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,178,571  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000  
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 27 LB CL 86 152 30 43 9 0 2 24 6 1 16 25 .283 .351 .382 .733 19.6 2.6
1953 28 OKC PL 125 481 84 158 24 5 7 59 6 3 59 50 .328 .405 .443 .848 84.6 12.4
1954 29 SF CL 118 361 54 112 13 0 5 37 6 5 30 45 .310 .361 .388 .749 48.6 5.8
1955 30 SF CL 129 461 50 149 25 3 3 69 13 8 39 61 .323 .375 .410 .785 65.3 10.0
4 Years Sim 458 1455 218 462 71 8 17 189 31 17 144 181 .318 .379 .412 .792 218.1 30.7
162 Game Average 514 77 163 25 2 6 66 10 6 50 64 .318 .379 .412 .792 77.1  
Career Highs 129 481 84 158 25 5 7 69 13 8 59 61 .328 .405 .443 .848 84.6  
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   1064 170 338 55 7 12 139 23 13 114 142 .318 .385 .416 .801 165.2
vs LH   391 48 124 16 1 5 50 8 4 30 39 .317 .364 .402 .766 55.5
Home 226 713 111 240 41 7 7 93 13 6 67 80 .337 .393 .443 .836 117.2
Away 232 742 107 222 30 1 10 96 18 11 77 101 .299 .367 .383 .749 103.5
RISP   393 0 133 22 2 6 166 0 0 50 39 .338 .407 .450 .857 70.1
Pinch Hitting   91 19 26 6 0 3 20 3 1 14 9 .286 .377 .451 .828 15.9
Close/Late   170 25 53 12 0 4 21 0 0 23 25 .312 .392 .453 .845 29.5
Mar/Apr 58 220 26 73 10 1 2 20 8 8 16 27 .332 .378 .414 .792 31.3
May 95 334 49 110 20 1 3 40 5 2 34 41 .329 .387 .422 .809 53.1
June 85 264 43 73 13 1 4 34 7 0 31 29 .277 .355 .379 .734 37.1
July 80 251 40 92 10 3 1 35 6 3 26 31 .367 .429 .442 .871 44.5
August 80 230 34 66 7 1 5 30 4 3 23 31 .287 .357 .391 .748 31.6
Sep/Oct 60 156 26 48 11 1 2 30 1 1 14 22 .308 .360 .429 .790 23.1
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 27 LB CL RF 28 24 208.0 44 1 0 0 1.000 1.95   0.6
    LF 2 0 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 28 OKC PL RF 121 120 1055.7 211 6 6 0 .973 1.85   2.8
1954 29 SF CL RF 98 82 711.7 171 6 7 1 .962 2.24   2.0
1955 30 SF CL RF 121 114 1032.7 245 5 9 0 .965 2.18   2.7
    CF 1 1 9.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 6.00    
    LF 1 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
  RF 368 340 3008.0 671 18 22 1 .969 2.06   8.1
  LF 3 0 15.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
  CF 1 1 9.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 6.00    
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   373 341 3033.0 681 19 22 1 .970 2.08   8.1
Career Highs   123 120 1055.7 252 6 9 1 1.000 2.24    
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
1953 28 OKC PL 7 21 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 .429 .538 .476 1.015
Career Post-Season Batting 7 21 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 .429 .538 .476 1.015
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.
Singles
1953-8-122
1955-9-118
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 177th overall pick, by Long Beach in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Alexander Lenihan (LA)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Hollywood on 5/2/1952
Hit first career homerun on 8/20/1952, off John Alton (HOL)
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 2/15/1953 to a 4-year deal worth $5,250,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Minneapolis on 8/3/1953
Traded from Oklahoma to San Francisco on 3/6/1954 (Going to SF: RF David Almond. Going to OKC: P Joe Sanders)