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John
Heaps		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: August 12, 1922 in Usa
 
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 29 NO PL $ 7,430,000  
1953 30 NO PL $ 7,430,000  
1954 31 NO PL $ 7,430,000  
1955 32 NO PL $ 7,900,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 7,430,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,900,000  
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 29 NO PL 128 524 106 169 27 3 20 75 44 15 47 61 .323 .384 .500 .884 98.8 17.0
1953 30 NO PL 131 497 91 164 22 0 15 81 25 10 59 50 .330 .404 .465 .869 94.5 16.8
1954 31 NO PL 141 521 106 171 22 2 21 90 29 10 68 88 .328 .407 .499 .906 102.8 18.1
1955 32 NO PL 138 499 83 157 17 3 13 98 26 5 76 71 .315 .412 .439 .851 92.4 15.3
4 Years Sim 538 2041 386 661 88 8 69 344 124 40 250 270 .324 .402 .476 .878 388.5 67.3
162 Game Average 614 116 199 26 2 20 103 37 12 75 81 .324 .402 .476 .878 117.0  
Career Highs 141 524 106 171 27 3 21 98 44 15 76 88 .330 .412 .500 .906 102.8  
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   1594 291 496 61 5 52 255 100 35 183 213 .311 .387 .454 .840 276.6
vs LH   447 95 165 27 3 17 89 24 5 67 57 .369 .454 .557 1.011 104.5
Home 266 974 177 313 34 5 34 163 64 22 117 126 .321 .402 .471 .873 179.4
Away 272 1067 209 348 54 3 35 181 60 18 133 144 .326 .402 .481 .883 201.6
RISP   591 0 181 19 2 18 267 0 0 98 93 .306 .398 .437 .834 106.6
Pinch Hitting   19 3 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 1 .421 .577 .579 1.156 6.3
Close/Late   203 29 56 8 1 7 31 0 0 21 29 .276 .342 .429 .771 29.9
Mar/Apr 63 237 51 80 12 1 8 51 13 3 29 30 .338 .407 .498 .904 46.9
May 101 393 68 115 14 3 11 67 24 7 53 48 .293 .381 .427 .809 66.0
June 103 403 80 145 21 2 16 70 27 4 48 52 .360 .428 .541 .969 88.4
July 95 350 62 107 17 1 6 41 20 8 45 52 .306 .398 .411 .809 56.4
August 102 383 77 125 12 1 18 74 18 8 45 51 .326 .402 .504 .906 73.8
Sep/Oct 74 275 48 89 12 0 10 41 22 10 30 37 .324 .394 .476 .870 49.6
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 29 NO PL CF 126 124 1085.7 284 0 1 0 .996 2.35   2.7
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1953 30 NO PL CF 125 124 1085.0 375 1 4 1 .989 3.12   3.5
    3B 3 3 28.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.86   0.2
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1954 31 NO PL CF 133 128 1136.0 377 7 2 2 .995 3.04   3.1
    RF 3 0 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1955 32 NO PL CF 128 122 1103.3 386 5 1 1 .997 3.19   3.6
    RF 6 4 42.0 7 0 2 0 .778 1.50    
    LF 3 3 27.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
  CF 512 498 4410.0 1422 13 8 4 .994 2.93   12.9
  RF 11 4 54.0 11 0 2 0 .846 1.83    
  3B 3 3 28.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.86   0.2
  LF 3 3 27.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
Career Totals   529 508 4519.3 1442 19 10 4 .993 2.91   13.1
Career Highs   137 129 1172.3 399 7 4 2 .997 3.11    
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.
XR
1954-8-102.8
CAR-20-388.5
 Games
1954-7-141
1955-9-138
CAR-30-538
 At-Bats
1952-3-524
CAR-13-2041
 Runs
1952-5-106
1954-7-106
CAR-13-386
 Hits
1952-9-169
1954-7-171
CAR-15-661
 Total Bases
1952-10-262
CAR-29-972
Singles
1952-8-119
1953-6-127
1954-5-126
1955-6-124
CAR-7-496
 Homeruns
CAR-33-69
 RBIs
CAR-26-344
 Stolen Bases
1952-8-44
CAR-32-124
 Caught Stealing
1952-9-15
CAR-40-40
 Walks
CAR-29-250
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 17
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 48th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Victor Bell (HOU)
Injured on 5/2/1952 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/30/1952 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 5/21/1953
Injured on 7/25/1953 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
9/27/1954: Signed a contract extension with New Orleans, $7,900,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1955, hitting .667 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
 
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