James
Fabela
 
Nickname: Dean
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 5, 1931 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
1953 22 KC PL $ 300,000  
1954 23 KC PL $ 300,000  
1955 24 KC PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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
1953 22 KC PL 71 271 37 82 24 3 0 35 17 4 21 40 .303 .354 .413 .767 37.8 4.7
    AAA   65 268 68 94 15 4 6 50 15 7 33 39 .351 .422 .504 .926 53.1  
1954 23 KC PL 144 570 83 160 41 8 5 58 24 12 59 73 .281 .349 .407 .756 78.1 8.6
1955 24 KC PL 114 463 51 137 31 8 3 53 26 11 31 58 .296 .345 .417 .762 65.1 8.0
3 Years Sim 329 1304 171 379 96 19 8 146 67 27 111 171 .291 .349 .412 .761 181.0 21.4
1 Years AAA 65 268 68 94 15 4 6 50 15 7 33 39 .351 .422 .504 .925 53.1  
162 Game Average 642 84 186 47 9 3 71 32 13 54 84 .291 .349 .412 .761 89.1  
Career Highs 144 570 83 160 41 8 5 58 26 12 59 73 .303 .354 .417 .767 78.1  
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   1061 147 303 78 14 7 108 58 20 90 147 .286 .344 .405 .750 144.7
vs LH   243 24 76 18 5 1 38 9 7 21 24 .313 .368 .440 .808 36.1
Home 165 651 80 185 48 11 3 78 31 16 50 88 .284 .338 .406 .743 84.5
Away 164 653 91 194 48 8 5 68 36 11 61 83 .297 .360 .418 .778 96.2
RISP   334 0 95 23 5 2 128 0 0 22 46 .284 .326 .401 .727 41.7
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   122 13 37 8 4 2 22 0 1 12 12 .303 .368 .484 .851 19.9
Mar/Apr 30 129 16 38 6 2 3 17 5 4 8 24 .295 .331 .442 .773 17.8
May 57 228 22 60 12 3 1 23 12 6 20 34 .263 .325 .355 .681 26.1
June 61 252 28 73 18 7 1 28 11 6 13 35 .290 .331 .429 .759 32.5
July 60 224 40 65 22 2 1 24 17 5 24 20 .290 .359 .420 .778 33.7
August 61 235 36 79 20 2 2 27 16 4 23 25 .336 .400 .464 .864 41.3
Sep/Oct 60 236 29 64 18 3 0 27 6 2 23 33 .271 .338 .373 .711 29.3
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
1953 22 KC PL LF 62 62 533.0 119 5 3 0 .976 2.09   1.2
    RF 9 9 80.0 19 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1954 23 KC PL LF 112 112 987.7 221 6 8 2 .966 2.07   1.5
    RF 32 32 286.0 81 0 1 0 .988 2.55    
1955 24 KC PL LF 60 60 521.3 120 4 3 1 .976 2.14   1.9
    RF 50 48 429.0 102 3 3 2 .972 2.20    
    CF 4 4 35.0 10 1 0 0 1.000 2.83    
  LF 234 234 2042.0 460 15 14 3 .971 2.09   4.6
  RF 91 89 795.0 202 4 4 2 .981 2.33    
  CF 4 4 35.0 10 1 0 0 1.000 2.83    
Career Totals   329 327 2872.0 672 20 18 5 .975 2.17   4.6
Career Highs   144 144 1273.7 302 8 9 3 .980 2.19    
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.
Games
1954-1-144
At-Bats
1954-2-570
Doubles
1954-2-41
Triples
1954-10-8
1955-10-8
CAR-39-19
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 6
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27
 
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  1. Ryan Normand (962)
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  6. Ronald Haefner (951)
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  8. David Colucci (950)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1953
Had first career hit (double) on 6/24/1953, off Harry Robin (SLC)
Injured on 8/18/1953 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1954, off Mark Renn (DEN)
Drove in 6 runs against Omaha on 5/5/1955
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against San Antonio on 6/11/1955
Injured on 7/8/1955 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks