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Mark Christman
Marquette Joseph Christman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 20, 1938
Final Game September 23, 1949
Born October 21, 1913 in Maplewood, MO
Died October 9, 1976 in St.Louis, MO

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 24 DET AL  95  318   35   79   6  4   1   44   5  2  27  21  .248  .307  .302   49   96   2           0    
 1939 25 TOT AL  85  238   27   52   8  3   0   20   2  1  20  12  .218  .279  .277   41   66   6           0  11
         DET AL   6   16    0    4   2  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .375   53    6   0           0   2
         SLB AL  79  222   27   48   6  3   0   20   2  1  20  10  .216  .281  .270   40   60   6           0   9
 1943 29 SLB AL  98  336   31   91  11  5   2   35   0  3  19  19  .271  .318  .351   94  118   5           4   5
 1944 30 SLB AL 148  547   56  148  25  1   6   83   5  2  47  37  .271  .332  .353   91  193  10           3  18 MVP-11
 1945 31 SLB AL  78  289   32   80   7  4   4   34   1  0  19  19  .277  .328  .370   98  107   0           3   6 MVP-26
 1946 32 SLB AL 128  458   40  118  22  2   1   41   0  2  22  29  .258  .295  .321   68  147   4           2  15
 1947 33 WSH AL 110  374   27   83  15  2   1   33   4  4  32  16  .222  .287  .281   60  105   4           2  10 MVP-26
 1948 34 WSH AL 120  409   38  106  17  2   1   40   0  3  25  19  .259  .303  .318   67  130   5           1  14
 1949 35 WSH AL  49  112    8   24   2  0   3   18   0  0   8   7  .214  .273  .313   56   35   1           1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      911 3081  294  781 113 23  19  348  17 17 219 179  .253  .306  .324   71  997  37   0   0  16  84
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        548   52  139  20  4   3   62   3  3  39  32  .253  .306  .324   71  177   7   0   0   3  15
 Career High    148  547   56  148  25  5   6   83   5  4  47  37  .277  .332  .370   98  193  10   0   0   4  18
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1938 24 DET AL  347  243   30   3.2   124| .248  .299| .307  .379| .302  .445| .609  .824|  49  .292 -27.2  -2.5  71%
 1939 25 TOT AL  264  204   19   2.5   116| .218  .289| .279  .365| .277  .428| .556  .792|  41  .211 -22.0  -2.1  66%
         DET AL   16   14    2   3.8   120| .250  .295| .250  .371| .375  .436| .625  .807|  53  .370  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         SLB AL  248  190   17   2.4   116| .216  .289| .281  .364| .270  .427| .551  .791|  40  .199 -20.9  -2.0  66%
 1943 29 SLB AL  364  258   36   3.8    89| .271  .258| .318  .333| .351  .357| .669  .690|  94  .501  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1944 30 SLB AL  607  429   64   4.0    96| .271  .275| .332  .343| .353  .375| .685  .718|  91  .500  -6.5  -0.7  71%
 1945 31 SLB AL  311  215   35   4.4    92| .277  .267| .328  .340| .370  .363| .698  .704|  98  .555  -1.9  -0.2 100%
 1946 32 SLB AL  486  361   42   3.1   100| .258  .269| .295  .345| .321  .387| .616  .732|  68  .370 -20.8  -2.2   0%
 1947 33 WSH AL  412  309   29   2.5    94| .222  .259| .287  .338| .281  .372| .568  .711|  60  .282 -20.1  -2.1  50%
 1948 34 WSH AL  440  325   38   3.1   103| .259  .269| .303  .354| .318  .389| .621  .743|  67  .327 -19.9  -2.0   0%
 1949 35 WSH AL  122   94    9   2.5   105| .214  .268| .273  .360| .313  .390| .586  .750|  56  .254  -7.9  -0.8   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3353 2438  302   3.3   101| .253  .272| .306  .349| .324  .387| .630  .736|  71  .381 -130.3 -13.0  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1938 24 DET AL 3B 69 86 140 4 14 .983 .941 3.28 3.07 SS 21 46 66 6 17 .949 .953 5.33 4.99 1939 25 DET AL 3B 5 4 5 1 1 .900 .947 1.80 3.04 SLB AL SS 64 151 209 15 45 .960 .950 5.62 4.68 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1943 29 SLB AL 3B 37 41 74 1 5 .991 .951 3.11 3.07 SS 24 48 52 1 15 .990 .953 4.17 4.93 1B 20 161 11 0 11 1.000 .991 8.60 9.83 2B 14 29 35 1 10 .985 .970 4.57 5.44 1944 30 SLB AL 3B 145 172 316 14 34 .972 .954 3.37 3.23 1B 3 33 1 1 2 .971 .991 11.33 9.80 1945 31 SLB AL 3B 77 79 137 6 12 .973 .948 2.81 2.97 1946 32 SLB AL 3B 77 61 171 6 21 .975 .948 3.01 2.89 SS 47 77 137 7 23 .968 .954 4.55 4.65 1947 33 WSH AL SS 106 203 291 11 75 .978 .964 4.66 4.93 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.20 1948 34 WSH AL SS 102 207 259 15 59 .969 .964 4.57 4.85 3B 9 12 13 1 1 .962 .958 2.78 2.93 2B 3 6 5 1 0 .917 .973 3.67 5.40 1949 35 WSH AL 3B 23 18 41 2 7 .967 .959 2.57 2.95 1B 6 42 5 1 2 .979 .989 7.83 9.15 SS 4 7 5 1 1 .923 .960 3.00 4.80 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1943 29 SLB AL 1B 20 161 11 0 11 1.000 .991 8.60 9.83 1944 30 SLB AL 1B 3 33 1 1 2 .971 .991 11.33 9.80 1949 35 WSH AL 1B 6 42 5 1 2 .979 .989 7.83 9.15 1939 25 SLB AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1943 29 SLB AL 2B 14 29 35 1 10 .985 .970 4.57 5.44 1947 33 WSH AL 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.20 1948 34 WSH AL 2B 3 6 5 1 0 .917 .973 3.67 5.40 1949 35 WSH AL 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10 1938 24 DET AL 3B 69 86 140 4 14 .983 .941 3.28 3.07 1939 25 DET AL 3B 5 4 5 1 1 .900 .947 1.80 3.04 1943 29 SLB AL 3B 37 41 74 1 5 .991 .951 3.11 3.07 1944 30 SLB AL 3B 145 172 316 14 34 .972 .954 3.37 3.23 1945 31 SLB AL 3B 77 79 137 6 12 .973 .948 2.81 2.97 1946 32 SLB AL 3B 77 61 171 6 21 .975 .948 3.01 2.89 1948 34 WSH AL 3B 9 12 13 1 1 .962 .958 2.78 2.93 1949 35 WSH AL 3B 23 18 41 2 7 .967 .959 2.57 2.95 1938 24 DET AL SS 21 46 66 6 17 .949 .953 5.33 4.99 1939 25 SLB AL SS 64 151 209 15 45 .960 .950 5.62 4.68 1943 29 SLB AL SS 24 48 52 1 15 .990 .953 4.17 4.93 1946 32 SLB AL SS 47 77 137 7 23 .968 .954 4.55 4.65 1947 33 WSH AL SS 106 203 291 11 75 .978 .964 4.66 4.93 1948 34 WSH AL SS 102 207 259 15 59 .969 .964 4.57 4.85 1949 35 WSH AL SS 4 7 5 1 1 .923 .960 3.00 4.80
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 3B 442 473 897 35 95 .975 .950 3.10 3.06 SS 368 739 1019 56 235 .969 .959 4.78 4.83 1B 29 236 17 2 15 .992 .991 8.72 9.69 2B 20 39 44 2 10 .976 .971 4.15 5.39 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 859 1487 1977 95 355 .973 .958 4.03 4.10
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1944   WS    SLB STL     L   6  22   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   6  .091  .091  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1944-AL-11-0.08
1945-AL-26-0.01
1947-AL-26-0.01
Car-885-0.10 shares

RBI
1944 AL-83-8

Hit By Pitch
1943 AL-4-9
1945 AL-3-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1944 AL-18-5
1946 AL-15-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1946 AL-15.8-10
1948 AL-21.5-6

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1792) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2118) (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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  8. Buddy Rosar (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

May 13, 1939: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with George Gill, Bob Harris, Vern Kennedy, Chet Laabs, and Roxie Lawson to the St. Louis Browns for Beau Bell, Bobo Newsom, Red Kress, and Jim Walkup.

April 12, 1947: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns.


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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