Sergio
Rondon
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: August 24, 1928 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1954    1955   
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 23 OMA PL $ 3,371,429  
1953 24 OMA PL $ 4,700,000  
1954 25 OMA PL $ 4,700,000  
1955 26 OMA PL $ 7,750,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,371,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000  
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 23 OMA PL 132 486 86 185 33 1 13 89 5 10 69 65 .381 .457 .533 .990 102.6 20.8
1953 24 OMA PL 135 517 90 152 33 2 26 100 5 5 54 75 .294 .361 .516 .877 92.2 14.3
1954 25 OMA PL 137 514 85 169 33 5 20 108 7 8 64 76 .329 .405 .529 .935 100.6 15.7
1955 26 OMA PL 139 538 91 178 39 4 15 93 13 6 68 72 .331 .407 .502 .909 101.4 16.8
4 Years Sim 543 2055 352 684 138 12 74 390 30 29 255 288 .333 .407 .520 .927 396.8 67.6
162 Game Average 613 105 204 41 3 22 116 8 8 76 85 .333 .407 .520 .927 118.4  
Career Highs 139 538 91 185 39 5 26 108 13 10 69 76 .381 .457 .533 .990 102.6  
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   1660 299 574 113 11 66 321 24 24 221 225 .346 .424 .546 .970 347.4
vs LH   395 53 110 25 1 8 69 6 5 34 63 .278 .337 .408 .745 52.2
Home 269 985 156 320 54 5 36 180 9 13 116 142 .325 .396 .499 .895 181.5
Away 274 1070 196 364 84 7 38 210 21 16 139 146 .340 .418 .538 .956 218.1
RISP   578 0 206 41 4 24 303 0 0 92 83 .356 .437 .566 1.003 132.3
Pinch Hitting   17 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 5 .353 .522 .353 .875 4.0
Close/Late   204 26 71 9 4 5 30 0 0 33 25 .348 .435 .505 .940 42.8
Mar/Apr 56 211 41 83 14 2 7 59 2 3 27 20 .393 .456 .578 1.035 48.5
May 104 395 64 132 20 4 17 71 6 5 51 52 .334 .408 .534 .942 80.1
June 102 376 62 117 29 0 10 66 9 3 52 61 .311 .396 .468 .864 67.8
July 98 385 68 125 30 3 11 60 5 5 40 56 .325 .396 .504 .900 69.0
August 109 404 58 127 25 1 16 79 5 9 45 57 .314 .383 .500 .883 71.3
Sep/Oct 74 284 59 100 20 2 13 55 3 4 40 42 .352 .434 .574 1.008 62.9
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 23 OMA PL 3B 126 120 1067.3 72 233 12 17 .962 2.57   3.4
1953 24 OMA PL 2B 87 87 751.3 166 290 12 59 .974 5.46   2.9
    3B 46 40 347.3 22 84 4 6 .964 2.75   1.9
    SS 1 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1954 25 OMA PL 2B 123 120 1051.3 224 353 22 73 .963 4.94   2.2
    3B 13 12 102.0 9 27 0 1 1.000 3.18   0.7
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1955 26 OMA PL 3B 126 125 1080.3 79 194 25 14 .916 2.27   3.7
    2B 16 8 80.0 16 26 2 7 .955 4.73   0.3
  3B 311 297 2597.0 182 538 41 38 .946 2.50   9.7
  2B 226 215 1882.7 406 669 36 139 .968 5.14   5.3
  SS 2 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   539 512 4485.0 588 1207 77 177 .959 3.60   15.0
Career Highs   142 133 1160.3 233 380 27 74 .972 4.78    
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.
Batting Average
1952-1-.381
1954-10-.329
1955-10-.331
On-Base Pct
1952-1-.457
Slugging Pct
1954-10-.529
OPS
1952-6-.990
1954-9-.935
XR
CAR-16-396.8
Games
1955-5-139
CAR-25-543
At-Bats
1955-6-538
CAR-12-2055
Runs
CAR-28-352
Hits
1952-1-185
1954-10-169
1955-4-178
CAR-9-684
Total Bases
1953-7-267
1954-8-272
1955-9-270
CAR-9-1068
Singles
1952-4-138
1955-10-120
CAR-16-460
Doubles
1955-5-39
CAR-15-138
Homeruns
1953-6-26
CAR-29-74
RBIs
1953-7-100
1954-4-108
CAR-7-390
Walks
CAR-27-255
Strikeouts
CAR-46-288
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 7
   Gray Ink Test: 40
   Hall of Fame Standards: 48
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 37th overall pick, by Omaha in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Wilber Gullett (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/26/1952, off Kenneth Thompson (NO)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,700,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1953, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Kansas City on 9/21/1953
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Kansas City on 9/21/1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,700,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Denver on 5/7/1954
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against San Antonio on 6/27/1954
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
9/8/1954: Signed a contract extension with Omaha, $7,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Denver on 4/18/1955
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Dallas on 7/3/1955
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game