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Juan
Soderberg		  
Nickname: Mexican Masher
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: August 31, 1926 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1952    1954   
All-Star Selections 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 25 DEN PL $ 1,964,286  
1953 26 DEN PL $ 2,148,571  
1954 27 DEN PL $ 3,950,000  
1955 28 DEN PL $ 3,950,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,964,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,950,000  
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 25 DEN PL 98 296 54 95 23 3 9 54 1 1 40 57 .321 .399 .510 .910 56.4 10.2
1953 26 DEN PL 133 435 63 128 29 3 14 89 0 3 45 56 .294 .361 .471 .832 69.3 10.7
1954 27 DEN PL 136 491 70 151 31 5 14 102 2 2 52 94 .308 .373 .477 .849 81.5 12.9
1955 28 DEN PL 138 518 95 158 26 4 28 114 4 2 72 69 .305 .391 .533 .923 104.8 17.3
4 Years Sim 505 1740 282 532 109 15 65 359 7 8 209 276 .306 .380 .498 .878 312.1 51.1
162 Game Average 558 90 170 34 4 20 115 2 2 67 88 .306 .380 .498 .878 100.1  
Career Highs 138 518 95 158 31 5 28 114 4 3 72 94 .321 .399 .533 .923 104.8  
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   1322 218 396 84 9 49 267 5 5 159 216 .300 .376 .488 .864 231.9
vs LH   418 64 136 25 6 16 92 2 3 50 60 .325 .392 .529 .921 81.1
Home 251 843 137 255 58 9 42 175 3 4 96 139 .302 .375 .542 .917 160.1
Away 254 897 145 277 51 6 23 184 4 4 113 137 .309 .384 .456 .840 152.9
RISP   584 0 194 35 5 25 295 0 0 79 84 .332 .404 .538 .941 120.3
Pinch Hitting   46 8 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 6 .217 .357 .217 .575 4.9
Close/Late   164 22 48 10 1 6 25 0 0 30 21 .293 .400 .476 .876 31.4
Mar/Apr 49 158 24 50 17 2 3 36 1 0 17 23 .316 .379 .506 .885 28.2
May 98 317 49 96 17 1 12 65 3 2 44 44 .303 .386 .476 .862 57.2
June 88 293 46 82 24 2 9 63 0 1 31 55 .280 .350 .468 .818 45.8
July 90 307 54 101 18 6 16 69 2 2 38 48 .329 .405 .583 .988 65.6
August 104 386 64 115 20 3 16 67 0 1 46 71 .298 .372 .490 .862 67.9
Sep/Oct 76 279 45 88 13 1 9 59 1 2 33 35 .315 .387 .466 .853 48.3
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
1952 25 DEN PL 3B 84 74 664.7 43 144 11 12 .944 2.53   2.4
1953 26 DEN PL 3B 127 112 972.7 69 191 23 9 .919 2.41   2.2
1954 27 DEN PL 3B 132 125 1092.3 74 199 16 18 .945 2.25   4.3
1955 28 DEN PL 3B 137 136 1192.3 77 247 18 20 .947 2.45   5.9
Career Totals   480 447 3922.0 263 781 68 59 .939 2.40   14.8
Career Highs   137 136 1192.3 77 247 23 20 .947 2.53    
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 25 DEN PL 11 46 9 11 2 1 1 3 0 0 4 15 .239 .300 .391 .691
1954 27 DEN PL 11 41 10 19 4 1 1 13 0 0 6 6 .463 .521 .683 1.204
1955 28 DEN PL 13 47 8 15 10 0 3 10 0 0 7 14 .319 .418 .723 1.142
Career Post-Season Batting 35 134 27 45 16 2 5 26 0 0 17 35 .336 .412 .597 1.009
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
1955-9-104.8
 Games
1955-9-138
 Total Bases
1955-7-276
 Homeruns
1955-5-28
CAR-36-65
 RBIs
1954-7-102
1955-3-114
CAR-20-359
 Walks
CAR-45-209
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 13
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42
 
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  1. Stephen Wakeman (974)
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  4. Jason Fowler (938)
  5. Daniel Staudt (925)
  6. Vinny Velazquez (922)
  7. Brian Stull (922)
  8. Michael Van Pelt (921)
  9. Shawn Despain (921)
  10. Jose Villar (919)
History
Drafted in 13th round, 247th overall pick, by Denver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Cameron Hagans (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 6/23/1952, off Micheal Albaugh (MIN)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Omaha on 8/13/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1952, hitting .636 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,148,571 through salary arbitration
5/26/1953: Signed a contract extension with Denver, $3,950,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against San Antonio on 5/24/1955
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1955, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
 
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