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John
Ayers		  
Nickname: Rock
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 18, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1952   
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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 28 DEN PL $ 300,000  
1953 29 POR CL    
1954 30 OKC PL $ 300,000  
1955 31 SD CL $ 846,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 846,000  
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 28 OAK CL 80 220 26 39 9 2 7 25 20 7 21 50 .177 .250 .332 .582 21.7 0.2
  DEN PL 40 129 18 25 6 3 6 22 12 4 13 34 .194 .266 .426 .692 16.8 1.4
  TOT   120 349 44 64 15 5 13 47 32 11 34 84 .183 .256 .367 .623 38.5 1.7
1953 29 POR CL 43 73 10 11 3 0 2 12 3 2 5 19 .151 .225 .274 .499 4.2 0.0
1954 30 OKC PL 16 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 -0.6 0.0
    AA   92 337 81 96 24 6 18 70 21 11 77 65 .285 .418 .552 .970 76.7  
1955 31 SD CL 95 137 34 34 9 7 4 21 22 13 22 28 .248 .352 .504 .856 22.8 3.3
4 Years Sim 274 567 96 111 28 12 19 80 61 31 61 132 .196 .276 .388 .664 64.9 5.0
1 Years AA 92 337 81 96 24 6 18 70 21 11 77 65 .285 .415 .552 .967 76.7  
162 Game Average 335 56 65 16 7 11 47 36 18 36 78 .196 .276 .388 .664 38.4  
Career Highs 120 349 44 64 15 7 13 47 32 13 34 84 .250 .352 .504 .856 38.5  
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   453 75 95 24 9 15 67 47 24 47 101 .210 .286 .402 .687 54.1
vs LH   114 21 16 4 3 4 13 14 7 14 31 .140 .238 .333 .572 9.9
Home 142 287 45 50 10 5 12 35 25 17 24 71 .174 .240 .369 .609 25.6
Away 132 280 51 61 18 7 7 45 36 14 37 61 .218 .312 .407 .719 38.4
RISP   170 0 37 10 2 8 60 0 0 18 39 .218 .288 .441 .729 22.7
Pinch Hitting   56 11 17 3 1 2 19 5 3 14 10 .304 .451 .500 .951 12.5
Close/Late   65 25 15 2 1 2 12 0 0 14 14 .231 .363 .385 .747 10.3
Mar/Apr 29 67 11 18 6 3 2 11 6 6 7 13 .269 .342 .537 .879 10.7
May 61 154 18 34 9 1 6 25 13 5 15 31 .221 .288 .409 .697 19.5
June 61 133 19 17 4 2 1 7 18 5 15 36 .128 .227 .211 .437 7.0
July 43 63 11 13 2 3 1 8 4 5 10 17 .206 .315 .381 .696 7.2
August 51 105 23 19 5 3 6 21 14 6 8 22 .181 .237 .457 .694 12.9
Sep/Oct 29 45 14 10 2 0 3 8 6 4 6 13 .222 .314 .467 .780 6.7
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 28 OAK CL CF 65 57 493.1 136 2 3 0 .979 2.52   1.8
    LF 2 2 16.4 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.74   0.0
    RF 4 1 11.8 1 0 1 0 .500 0.76   0.0
  DEN PL CF 33 29 289.9 80 1 2 0 .976 2.51   1.0
    LF 1 1 9.6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.88   0.0
    RF 2 0 6.9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.30   0.0
  TOT   CF 98 86 783.0 216 3 5 0 .978 2.52   2.8
      LF 3 3 26.0 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.42   0.0
      RF 6 1 18.7 2 0 1 0 .667 .96   0.0
1953 29 POR CL RF 10 9 84.7 17 0 1 0 .944 1.81   0.4
    CF 11 6 53.0 17 1 1 1 .947 3.06    
    LF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1954 30 OKC PL CF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1955 31 SD CL CF 26 17 160.0 48 3 4 0 .927 2.87   0.6
    RF 17 10 106.3 28 1 0 0 1.000 2.45    
  CF 136 110 1004.0 282 7 10 1 .967 2.59   3.5
  RF 33 20 209.7 47 1 2 0 .960 2.06   0.4
  LF 5 3 30.3 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.37   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   175 133 1246.0 336 9 12 1 .966 2.49   3.8
Career Highs   107 90 827.7 224 4 6 1 1.000 2.70    
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 28 DEN PL 11 31 1 5 3 1 0 5 2 1 7 12 .161 .316 .323 .638
Career Post-Season Batting 11 31 1 5 3 1 0 5 2 1 7 12 .161 .316 .323 .638
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.
Triples
1955-5-7
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 24th round, 470th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/16/1952, off Billy Delucia (VAN)
Traded from Oakland to Denver on 7/28/1952 (Going to DEN: CF John Ayers, 1B Marbert Fickerson. Going to OAK: P William Sera)
Traded from Oakland to Denver on 7/28/1952 (Going to OAK: P William Sera. Going to DEN: CF John Ayers, 1B Marbert Fickerson)
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1952
Signed as a free agent by Portland on 2/28/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Released by Portland on 7/28/1953
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 3/14/1954 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/1/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $846,000 per year
 
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