Orville
Swartz
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 16, 1923 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
1952 28 OMA PL $ 2,400,000  
1953 29 OMA PL $ 2,400,000  
1954 30 OMA PL $ 2,400,000  
1955 31 OMA PL $ 2,400,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,400,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,400,000  
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 28 OMA PL 128 471 93 164 27 8 11 64 13 6 53 75 .348 .420 .510 .929 90.1 17.5
1953 29 OMA PL 134 481 79 148 23 5 9 59 14 5 52 87 .308 .374 .432 .807 75.3 10.6
1954 30 OMA PL 126 398 53 118 15 3 8 59 10 2 52 81 .296 .382 .410 .792 65.4 8.5
1955 31 OMA PL 135 444 65 148 20 1 7 72 17 9 60 77 .333 .414 .430 .844 76.8 11.3
4 Years Sim 523 1794 290 578 85 17 35 254 54 22 217 320 .322 .398 .447 .845 307.6 47.9
162 Game Average 555 89 179 26 5 10 78 16 6 67 99 .322 .398 .447 .845 95.3  
Career Highs 135 481 93 164 27 8 11 72 17 9 60 87 .348 .420 .510 .929 90.1  
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   1611 265 524 75 17 30 228 52 20 202 284 .325 .403 .449 .852 283.2
vs LH   183 25 54 10 0 5 26 2 2 15 36 .295 .347 .432 .778 26.3
Home 266 889 151 319 47 9 18 141 27 11 104 134 .359 .428 .493 .921 173.6
Away 257 905 139 259 38 8 17 113 27 11 113 186 .286 .368 .402 .770 135.9
RISP   508 0 151 22 3 6 204 0 0 81 104 .297 .390 .388 .778 80.9
Pinch Hitting   50 6 11 2 0 2 11 0 2 4 10 .220 .286 .380 .666 4.8
Close/Late   177 24 56 10 1 3 18 0 0 24 31 .316 .402 .435 .837 30.1
Mar/Apr 52 193 33 73 7 2 7 27 4 3 22 27 .378 .444 .544 .988 41.4
May 102 377 63 119 16 3 11 53 8 3 40 63 .316 .382 .462 .843 64.3
June 102 334 45 102 20 3 1 35 13 4 38 62 .305 .382 .392 .774 49.7
July 94 329 61 102 16 5 5 63 8 6 33 70 .310 .371 .435 .806 50.9
August 101 326 51 109 14 3 7 48 11 5 41 51 .334 .419 .460 .879 59.3
Sep/Oct 72 235 37 73 12 1 4 28 10 1 43 47 .311 .415 .421 .836 44.0
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 28 OMA PL 1B 120 116 1029.7 1079 79 2 80 .998 10.12   1.9
1953 29 OMA PL 1B 130 125 1094.3 1158 102 6 104 .995 10.36   2.3
1954 30 OMA PL 1B 110 104 910.0 903 69 3 78 .997 9.61   1.9
1955 31 OMA PL 1B 121 119 995.3 988 89 9 99 .992 9.74   1.5
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 481 464 4029.3 4128 339 20 361 .996 9.98   7.6
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   482 464 4031.3 4128 339 20 361 .996 9.97   7.6
Career Highs   130 125 1094.3 1158 102 9 104 .998 10.36    
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
1952-4-.348
1955-9-.333
On-Base Pct
1952-10-.420
1955-10-.414
Games
CAR-49-523
Hits
CAR-43-578
Singles
1952-9-118
1955-10-120
CAR-20-441
Triples
1952-8-8
Walks
CAR-41-217
Strikeouts
1953-6-87
CAR-24-320
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 9
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28
 
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  1. William Milligan (977)
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  4. Bernie Opitz (942)
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  6. Ray Teske (935)
  7. Freddy Botella (934)
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History
Drafted in 19th round, 364th overall pick, by Omaha in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Wilber Gullett (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1952, off John Nolen (MIN)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New Orleans on 4/26/1952
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New Orleans on 4/27/1952
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Dallas on 8/30/1955