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Jose
Villar		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 1, 1925 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1954   
All-Star Selections 1953   
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 26 POR CL $ 1,964,286  
1953 27 POR CL $ 2,245,714  
1954 28 DEN PL $ 4,000,000  
1955 29 LB CL $ 5,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,964,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000  
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 26 POR CL 114 300 54 87 26 3 10 56 10 9 33 38 .290 .357 .497 .854 51.3 7.9
1953 27 POR CL 134 534 99 175 39 18 14 100 30 15 47 86 .328 .382 .547 .929 98.2 19.2
1954 28 DEN PL 125 462 82 142 42 8 8 63 29 18 42 59 .307 .364 .485 .849 72.2 11.1
1955 29 LAA CL 46 133 19 39 10 4 1 19 4 5 9 15 .293 .336 .451 .787 17.9 3.0
  LB CL 79 278 37 81 26 11 2 38 9 9 27 35 .291 .351 .486 .836 42.9 6.8
  TOT   125 411 56 120 36 15 3 57 13 14 36 50 .292 .346 .474 .820 60.7 9.8
4 Years Sim 498 1707 291 524 143 44 35 276 82 56 158 233 .307 .364 .504 .868 282.3 47.9
162 Game Average 555 94 170 46 14 11 89 26 18 51 75 .307 .364 .504 .868 91.8  
Career Highs 134 534 99 175 42 18 14 100 30 18 47 86 .328 .382 .547 .929 98.2  
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   1114 188 317 80 32 25 188 44 27 105 162 .285 .345 .481 .826 175.3
vs LH   593 103 207 63 12 10 88 38 29 53 71 .349 .401 .546 .947 111.8
Home 249 853 144 279 79 19 18 138 40 32 81 112 .327 .383 .528 .910 153.5
Away 249 854 147 245 64 25 17 138 42 24 77 121 .287 .345 .480 .826 133.7
RISP   483 0 160 39 16 13 220 0 0 65 59 .331 .404 .559 .963 100.5
Pinch Hitting   84 16 24 9 1 1 21 3 0 6 14 .286 .333 .452 .786 12.3
Close/Late   215 38 62 17 3 3 38 0 0 24 21 .288 .358 .437 .796 32.7
Mar/Apr 48 153 27 50 16 3 4 31 7 4 10 16 .327 .368 .549 .917 27.4
May 99 346 63 114 28 7 9 60 23 11 25 55 .329 .373 .529 .902 62.2
June 95 339 67 106 21 8 7 50 22 12 35 44 .313 .377 .484 .861 58.2
July 91 331 54 100 33 9 7 65 13 8 32 42 .302 .361 .520 .880 57.2
August 98 294 47 90 27 10 7 45 6 14 39 39 .306 .385 .537 .922 53.2
Sep/Oct 67 244 33 64 18 7 1 25 11 7 17 37 .262 .308 .406 .714 28.9
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 26 POR CL RF 76 57 550.7 124 4 1 0 .992 2.09   1.3
    LF 22 6 80.7 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.23    
1953 27 POR CL RF 129 128 1149.7 269 6 1 2 .996 2.15   3.3
    LF 4 0 6.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1954 28 DEN PL RF 108 104 945.3 186 10 0 2 1.000 1.87   3.4
    LF 2 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1955 29 LAA CL RF 31 28 218.0 53 3 0 1 1.000 2.31   1.2
    CF 8 8 61.4 24 0 0 0 1.000 3.52   0.0
    LF 3 0 9.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.94   0.0
  LB CL RF 53 48 469.6 114 6 0 1 1.000 2.30   2.5
    CF 14 14 132.3 51 1 0 1 1.000 3.54   0.0
    LF 5 1 20.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
  RF 397 365 3333.3 746 29 2 6 .997 2.09   11.8
  CF 22 22 193.7 75 1 0 1 1.000 3.53   0.0
  LF 36 8 127.6 26 1 0 0 1.000 1.90   0.0
  1B 1 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   456 395 3656.6 850 32 2 7 .998 2.17   11.8
Career Highs   133 128 1156.3 270 11 1 3 1.000 2.55    
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
1954 28 DEN PL 8 21 5 6 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 5 .286 .375 .524 .899
Career Post-Season Batting 8 21 5 6 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 5 .286 .375 .524 .899
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.
Slugging Pct
1953-5-.547
 OPS
1953-8-.929
 XR
1953-9-98.2
 At-Bats
1953-5-534
 Runs
1953-6-99
 Hits
1953-10-175
Total Bases
1953-3-292
 Doubles
1953-2-39
1954-1-42
1955-9-36
CAR-9-143
 Triples
1953-1-18
1954-10-8
1955-1-15
CAR-3-44
 RBIs
1953-5-100
 Caught Stealing
1953-8-15
1954-10-18
1955-9-14
CAR-20-56
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 23
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32
 
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 231st overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/17/1952, off Larry Bagby (SEA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1952, off Brian Scoville (SAC)
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,245,714 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Sacramento on 6/30/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1953, hitting .462 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 2/19/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/19/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Hit for the cycle against Sacramento on 5/10/1955
Traded from Los Angeles to Long Beach on 6/23/1955 (Going to LB: 2B Lawrence Cuddy, 2B Bill Mangels, SS Ray Card, RF Jose Villar. Going to LA: 2B Ronald Whitson, LF Brian Stull, P Frank Surrett)
Traded from Long Beach to Kansas City on 7/31/1955 (Going to LB: CF Arnold Keener. Going to KC: RF Jose Villar)
Traded from Kansas City to Long Beach on 7/31/1955 (Going to KC: LF John Arteaga. Going to LB: RF Jose Villar)
 
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