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Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella (Campy)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 20, 1948
Final Game September 29, 1957
Born November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
Died June 26, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. (All Transactions)

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        Roy Campanella, one of the greatest "Boys of Summer", combined superb skills with unabashed enthusiasm for the game of baseball.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 26 BRO NL  83  279   32   72  11  3   9   45   3     36  45  .258  .345  .416  102  116   5           1   3 MVP-21
 1949 27 BRO NL 130  436   65  125  22  2  22   82   3     67  36  .287  .385  .498  131  217   1           3  11 MVP-15,AS
 1950 28 BRO NL 126  437   70  123  19  3  31   89   1     55  51  .281  .364  .551  135  241   0           2  17 MVP-13,AS
 1951 29 BRO NL 143  505   90  164  33  1  33  108   1  2  53  51  .325  .393  .590  159  298   0           4  19 MVP-1,AS
 1952 30 BRO NL 128  468   73  126  18  1  22   97   8  4  57  59  .269  .352  .453  121  212   5           3  22 MVP-10,AS
 1953 31 BRO NL 144  519  103  162  26  3  41  142   4  2  67  58  .312  .395  .611  155  317   0           4  13 MVP-1,AS
 1954 32 BRO NL 111  397   43   82  14  3  19   51   1  4  42  49  .207  .285  .401   74  159   4   1       2  13 AS
 1955 33 BRO NL 123  446   81  142  20  1  32  107   2  3  56  41  .318  .395  .583  153  260   5   9   9   6  14 MVP-1,AS
 1956 34 BRO NL 124  388   39   85   6  1  20   73   1  0  66  61  .219  .333  .394   88  153   4   2  15   1  20 AS
 1957 35 BRO NL 103  330   31   80   9  0  13   62   1  0  34  50  .242  .316  .388   82  128   6   6   6   4  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1215 4205  627 1161 178 18 242  856  25 15 533 501  .276  .360  .500  124 2101  30  18  30  30 143
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        561   84  155  24  2  32  114   3  2  71  67  .276  .360  .500  124  280   4   2   4   4  19
 Career High    144  519  103  164  33  3  41  142   8  4  67  61  .325  .395  .611  159  317   6   9  15   6  22
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 26 BRO NL  321  215   40   4.9   104| .258  .273| .345  .347| .416  .403| .761  .750| 102  .548   0.8   0.1     
 1949 27 BRO NL  507  323   83   6.9   107| .287  .275| .385  .349| .498  .412| .883  .761| 131  .677  20.6   2.0     
 1950 28 BRO NL  494  331   87   7.0   110| .281  .272| .364  .349| .551  .422| .915  .771| 135  .673  21.0   2.0     
 1951 29 BRO NL  562  362  115   8.5   105| .325  .270| .393  .344| .590  .409| .983  .753| 159  .762  41.6   4.1  33%
 1952 30 BRO NL  533  373   74   5.3    98| .269  .263| .352  .336| .453  .391| .805  .727| 121  .611  13.2   1.4  66%
 1953 31 BRO NL  590  372  124   8.8   112| .312  .277| .395  .348| .611  .431|1.006  .779| 155  .751  42.2   4.0  66%
 1954 32 BRO NL  446  337   44   3.5   112| .207  .279| .285  .351| .401  .431| .686  .782|  74  .359 -17.9  -1.7  20%
 1955 33 BRO NL  522  335  101   8.1   108| .318  .269| .395  .340| .583  .426| .978  .766| 153  .730  35.6   3.4  40%
 1956 34 BRO NL  461  329   49   4.0   110| .219  .274| .333  .342| .394  .433| .727  .775|  88  .447  -6.7  -0.7 100%
 1957 35 BRO NL  380  273   40   4.0   110| .242  .279| .316  .344| .388  .432| .704  .775|  82  .430  -8.9  -0.9 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4816 3250  757   6.2   108| .276  .273| .360  .345| .500  .419| .860  .764| 124  .636 141.5  13.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1948 26 BRO NL   C   78    413   45    9   12  .981  .980  5.87  4.41                           4             
 1949 27 BRO NL   C  127    684   55   11    5  .985  .982  5.82  4.39                           7              AS
 1950 28 BRO NL   C  123    683   54   11   14  .985  .982  5.99  4.53                           6              AS
 1951 29 BRO NL   C  140    722   72   11   12  .986  .981  5.67  4.43                           4              AS
 1952 30 BRO NL   C  122    662   55    4    7  .994  .984  5.88  4.84                           9              AS
 1953 31 BRO NL   C  140    807   57   10    9  .989  .984  6.17  4.66                           3              AS
 1954 32 BRO NL   C  111    600   58    7    7  .989  .986  5.93  4.57                           4              AS
 1955 33 BRO NL   C  121    672   54    6    8  .992  .987  6.00  4.82                           4              AS
 1956 34 BRO NL   C  121    659   49   11    3  .985  .985  5.85  5.01  6.33  5.83  113 1006.0   8  30   24  20 AS
 1957 35 BRO NL   C  100    618   51    5    5  .993  .988  6.69  4.99  7.25  5.98   94  830.7   7  17   21  15

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1948 26 BRO NL   C   78    413   45    9   12  .981  .980  5.87  4.41                           4             
 1949 27 BRO NL   C  127    684   55   11    5  .985  .982  5.82  4.39                           7             
 1950 28 BRO NL   C  123    683   54   11   14  .985  .982  5.99  4.53                           6             
 1951 29 BRO NL   C  140    722   72   11   12  .986  .981  5.67  4.43                           4             
 1952 30 BRO NL   C  122    662   55    4    7  .994  .984  5.88  4.84                           9             
 1953 31 BRO NL   C  140    807   57   10    9  .989  .984  6.17  4.66                           3             
 1954 32 BRO NL   C  111    600   58    7    7  .989  .986  5.93  4.57                           4             
 1955 33 BRO NL   C  121    672   54    6    8  .992  .987  6.00  4.82                           4             
 1956 34 BRO NL   C  121    659   49   11    3  .985  .985  5.85  5.01  6.33  5.83  113 1006.0   8  30   24  20
 1957 35 BRO NL   C  100    618   51    5    5  .993  .988  6.69  4.99  7.25  5.98   94  830.7   7  17   21  15

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C*1183   6520  550   85   82  .988  .984  5.98  4.66              207 1836.7  56  47   45  35
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total      1183   6520  550   85   82  .988  .984  5.98  4.66
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    BRO NYY     L   5  15   2   4  1  0  1   2   3   1  .267  .389  .533   0  0   0   0   0 
 1952   WS    BRO NYY     L   7  28   0   6  0  0  0   1   1   6  .214  .241  .214   0  1   0   0   0 
 1953   WS    BRO NYY     L   6  22   6   6  0  0  1   2   2   3  .273  .360  .409   0  0   0   0   1 
 1955   WS    BRO NYY     W   7  27   4   7  3  0  2   4   3   3  .259  .333  .593   0  0   1   0   0 
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   7  22   2   4  1  0  0   3   3   7  .182  .259  .227   0  1   0   2   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        1-4  32 114  14  27  5  0  4  12  12  20  .237  .310  .386   0  2   1   2   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1949   BRO NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1950   BRO NL   *   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1951   BRO NL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1952   BRO NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1953   BRO NL   *   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1954   BRO NL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1955   BRO NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1956   BRO NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 7/8      5  20   1   2  0  0  0   0   3   5   0  0   0   0   0  .100  .217  .100 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1949 *
1950 (C)
1951 (C)
1952 (C)
1953 (C)
1954 (C)
1955
1956 *

Awards
1951-NL-MVP
1953-NL-MVP
1955-NL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1948-NL-21-0.02
1949-NL-15-0.07
1950-NL-13-0.09
1951-NL-1-0.72
1952-NL-10-0.07
1953-NL-1-0.88
1955-NL-1-0.67
Car-50-2.52 shares

Batting Average
1951 NL-.325-4
1953 NL-.312-10
1955 NL-.318-4

On-base %
1951 NL-.393-7
1953 NL-.395-8
1955 NL-.395-6

Slugging %
1949 NL-.498-10
1950 NL-.551-6
1951 NL-.590-3
1953 NL-.611-3
1955 NL-.583-6
Car-.500-97

OPS
1949 NL-.883-7
1950 NL-.916-8
1951 NL-.983-3
1953 NL-1.006-4
1955 NL-.978-4

Total Bases
1951 NL-298-4
1953 NL-317-6

Doubles
1951 NL-33-3

Home Runs
1950 NL-31-5
1951 NL-33-3
1952 NL-22-7
1953 NL-41-3
1955 NL-32-8

RBI
1951 NL-108-4
1952 NL-97-6
1953 NL-142-1
1955 NL-107-8

Adjusted OPS+
1949 NL-131-9
1950 NL-135-10
1951 NL-159-3
1953 NL-155-4
1955 NL-153-5

Runs Created
1951 NL-115-5
1953 NL-124-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1949 NL-21-9
1951 NL-42-4
1953 NL-42-4
1955 NL-36-8

Batting Wins
1949 NL-2.0-9
1951 NL-4.1-4
1953 NL-4.0-4
1955 NL-3.4-8

Extra-Base Hits
1951 NL-67-4
1953 NL-70-5

Offensive Win%
1949 NL-.677-8
1950 NL-.673-9
1951 NL-.762-4
1953 NL-.751-4
1955 NL-.730-7

Hit By Pitch
1955 NL-6-4

Sac. Flies
1955 NL-9-2
1957 NL-6-8

Intentional Walks
1955 NL-9-9
1956 NL-15-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1950 NL-17-8
1951 NL-19-6
1952 NL-22-1
1955 NL-14-9
1956 NL-20-4

Power/Speed Number
1952 NL-11.7-4

At Bats per Home Run
1949 NL-19.8-5
1950 NL-14.1-2
1951 NL-15.3-4
1952 NL-21.3-6
1953 NL-12.7-2
1954 NL-**20.9-10
1955 NL-13.9-6
Car-17.4-51

  
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Black Ink: Batting - 4 (407) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 65 (374) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 28.9 (300) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 107.5 (134) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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