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Bats: Both Throws: Right Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 205 Born: January 13, 1923 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 | LB | CL | $ 5,680,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1953 | 30 | LB | CL | $ 5,680,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1954 | 31 | LB | CL | $ 7,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 32 | LB | CL | $ 7,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 5,680,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 7,500,000 |
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 | LB | CL | 139 | 511 | 88 | 154 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 96 | .301 | .349 | .575 | .924 | 96.1 | 16.0 |
1953 | 30 | LB | CL | 135 | 519 | 81 | 150 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 125 | .289 | .342 | .516 | .859 | 84.9 | 11.4 |
1954 | 31 | LB | CL | 140 | 510 | 73 | 147 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 102 | .288 | .346 | .461 | .807 | 76.1 | 12.0 |
1955 | 32 | LB | CL | 131 | 462 | 57 | 149 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 81 | .323 | .360 | .511 | .871 | 75.9 | 13.6 |
4 Years Sim | 545 | 2002 | 299 | 600 | 128 | 4 | 99 | 382 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 404 | .300 | .349 | .516 | .865 | 333.0 | 53.0 | |||
162 Game Average | 595 | 88 | 178 | 38 | 1 | 29 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 120 | .300 | .349 | .516 | .865 | 99.0 | |||||
Career Highs | 140 | 519 | 88 | 154 | 34 | 3 | 34 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 125 | .323 | .360 | .575 | .924 | 96.1 |
Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||
Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 1518 | 224 | 457 | 92 | 4 | 79 | 305 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 309 | .301 | .351 | .523 | .875 | 264.0 | |
vs LH | 484 | 75 | 143 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 95 | .295 | .341 | .494 | .835 | 76.2 | |
Home | 275 | 1013 | 159 | 319 | 74 | 1 | 47 | 188 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 190 | .315 | .357 | .529 | .886 | 177.5 |
Away | 270 | 989 | 140 | 281 | 54 | 3 | 52 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 214 | .284 | .341 | .503 | .843 | 162.6 |
RISP | 596 | 0 | 174 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 111 | .292 | .340 | .460 | .800 | 90.1 | |
Pinch Hitting | 36 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .389 | .452 | .528 | .980 | 8.0 | |
Close/Late | 227 | 24 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | .282 | .343 | .502 | .845 | 37.5 | |
Mar/Apr | 60 | 235 | 44 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 59 | .285 | .344 | .468 | .812 | 36.8 |
May | 107 | 395 | 59 | 124 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 72 | .314 | .363 | .544 | .907 | 73.2 |
June | 103 | 372 | 46 | 103 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 82 | .277 | .320 | .470 | .790 | 53.5 |
July | 97 | 355 | 58 | 113 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 70 | .318 | .381 | .544 | .924 | 68.1 |
August | 110 | 413 | 69 | 129 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 73 | .312 | .358 | .550 | .908 | 74.8 |
Sep/Oct | 68 | 232 | 23 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 48 | .276 | .310 | .487 | .798 | 33.7 |
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 | 29 | LB | CL | 1B | 136 | 129 | 1138.3 | 1274 | 101 | 8 | 92 | .994 | 10.87 | 2.0 | ||||
1953 | 30 | LB | CL | 1B | 134 | 129 | 1141.0 | 1208 | 87 | 8 | 113 | .994 | 10.21 | 1.8 | ||||
1954 | 31 | LB | CL | 1B | 133 | 127 | 1103.0 | 1192 | 86 | 9 | 90 | .993 | 10.43 | 2.0 | ||||
1955 | 32 | LB | CL | 1B | 121 | 115 | 973.7 | 894 | 77 | 4 | 67 | .996 | 8.98 | 1.1 | ||||
Career Totals | 524 | 500 | 4356.0 | 4568 | 351 | 29 | 362 | .994 | 10.16 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 136 | 129 | 1141.0 | 1274 | 101 | 9 | 113 | .996 | 10.87 |
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. | ||||||||||||
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Black Ink Test: 4 Gray Ink Test: 29 Hall of Fame Standards: 25 |
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History |
Drafted in 10th round, 184th overall pick, by Long Beach in 1952 |
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Michael Knepper (LA) |
7/14/1953: Signed a contract extension with Long Beach, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1953, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 14 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1955, hitting .471 with 2 HR, 3 RBI |
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