Stephen
Wakeman
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 165
 
Born: September 24, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    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 24 SD CL $ 3,371,429  
1953 25 SD CL $ 3,371,429  
1954 26 SD CL $ 3,371,429  
1955 27 SD CL $ 3,785,714  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,371,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,785,714  
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 24 SD CL 137 512 83 158 33 4 20 93 12 2 54 80 .309 .374 .506 .880 90.9 18.9
1953 25 SD CL 136 484 85 128 31 2 17 68 22 6 62 54 .264 .351 .442 .793 73.9 9.8
1954 26 SD CL 134 498 74 170 30 4 19 85 19 8 48 52 .341 .399 .532 .931 97.2 18.5
1955 27 SD CL 130 494 82 148 31 6 17 93 5 3 55 50 .300 .371 .490 .861 81.4 14.4
4 Years Sim 537 1988 324 604 125 16 73 339 58 19 219 236 .304 .374 .493 .867 343.4 61.5
162 Game Average 599 97 182 37 4 22 102 17 5 66 71 .304 .374 .493 .867 103.6  
Career Highs 137 512 85 170 33 6 20 93 22 8 62 80 .341 .399 .532 .931 97.2  
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   1584 256 482 101 13 57 272 50 16 171 197 .304 .373 .492 .865 280.0
vs LH   404 68 122 24 3 16 67 8 3 48 39 .302 .377 .495 .872 72.7
Home 267 986 166 301 70 7 39 158 23 8 109 122 .305 .374 .509 .883 179.2
Away 270 1002 158 303 55 9 34 181 35 11 110 114 .302 .373 .477 .850 173.5
RISP   580 0 181 36 6 18 245 0 0 73 71 .312 .386 .488 .874 105.1
Pinch Hitting   34 8 11 0 0 3 10 1 0 5 2 .324 .410 .588 .998 8.0
Close/Late   231 39 70 13 1 11 42 0 0 36 28 .303 .397 .511 .908 45.5
Mar/Apr 60 236 32 63 11 0 6 32 5 2 18 25 .267 .324 .390 .714 29.3
May 105 397 58 118 28 3 15 73 9 6 43 59 .297 .367 .496 .863 68.4
June 102 363 62 121 21 3 10 67 11 4 49 32 .333 .411 .490 .901 70.3
July 96 360 64 116 26 4 14 61 14 2 46 40 .322 .399 .533 .932 73.1
August 103 371 65 115 21 5 20 65 14 1 41 55 .310 .379 .555 .934 75.2
Sep/Oct 71 261 43 71 18 1 8 41 5 4 22 25 .272 .331 .441 .772 36.4
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 24 SD CL 3B 135 128 1146.7 71 229 9 18 .971 2.35   4.9
1953 25 SD CL 3B 134 126 1138.0 69 266 19 17 .946 2.65   3.5
1954 26 SD CL 3B 130 121 1083.7 65 211 9 16 .968 2.29   2.8
1955 27 SD CL 3B 125 122 1070.3 68 209 13 17 .955 2.33   2.6
Career Totals   524 497 4438.7 273 915 50 68 .960 2.41   13.8
Career Highs   135 128 1146.7 71 266 19 18 .971 2.65    
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 24 SD CL 11 39 5 8 0 0 3 8 1 1 3 6 .205 .262 .436 .698
1953 25 SD CL 11 41 10 13 1 1 3 8 1 1 5 4 .317 .391 .610 1.001
Career Post-Season Batting 22 80 15 21 1 1 6 16 2 2 8 10 .263 .330 .525 .855
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
1954-8-.341
Slugging Pct
1954-10-.532
OPS
1954-10-.931
XR
1954-9-97.2
CAR-35-343.4
Games
CAR-33-537
At-Bats
CAR-20-1988
Runs
CAR-42-324
Hits
1954-7-170
CAR-26-604
Total Bases
1954-8-265
CAR-27-980
Singles
CAR-41-390
Doubles
CAR-31-125
Homeruns
CAR-30-73
RBIs
1952-10-93
1955-10-93
CAR-30-339
Walks
CAR-39-219
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 18
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 75th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Robert Stadler (HOL)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Portland on 4/24/1952
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1952, off Alex Sainz (VAN)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1952, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Long Beach on 7/20/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1954, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Injured on 8/27/1955 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week