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Whitey Kurowski
George John Kurowski

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 193 lb.

Debut September 23, 1941
Final Game October 1, 1949
Born April 19, 1918 in Reading, PA
Died December 9, 1999 in Sinking Spring, PA

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 23 STL NL   5    9    1    3   2  0   0    2   0      0   2  .333  .400  .556  160    5   0           1   0
 1942 24 STL NL 115  366   51   93  17  3   9   42   7     33  60  .254  .326  .391  103  143  13           6   6 MVP-25
 1943 25 STL NL 139  522   69  150  24  8  13   70   3     31  54  .287  .330  .439  117  229  10           2  11 AS
 1944 26 STL NL 149  555   95  150  25  7  20   87   2     58  40  .270  .341  .449  119  249  10           2  12 MVP-29,AS
 1945 27 STL NL 133  511   84  165  27  3  21  102   1     45  45  .323  .383  .511  144  261  12           5  10 MVP-5,AS
 1946 28 STL NL 142  519   76  156  32  5  14   89   2     72  47  .301  .391  .462  138  240   5           5  10 MVP-30,AS
 1947 29 STL NL 146  513  108  159  27  6  27  104   4     87  56  .310  .420  .544  150  279   4          10  19 MVP-9,AS
 1948 30 STL NL  77  220   34   47   8  0   2   33   0     42  28  .214  .352  .277   68   61   3           5   3
 1949 31 STL NL  10   14    0    2   0  0   0    0   0      1   0  .143  .200  .143   -8    2   0           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      916 3229  518  925 162 32 106  529  19  0 369 332  .286  .366  .455  125 1469  57   0   0  36  72
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        571   92  164  29  6  19   94   3  0  65  59  .286  .366  .455  125  260  10   0   0   6  13
 Career High    149  555  108  165  32  8  27  104   7  0  87  60  .323  .420  .544  150  279  13   0   0  10  19
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 23 STL NL   10    6    2   8.9   100| .333  .274| .400  .345| .556  .386| .956  .731| 160  .803   0.8   0.1     
 1942 24 STL NL  418  292   45   4.2    93| .254  .265| .326  .338| .391  .368| .717  .706| 103  .539   0.6   0.1     
 1943 25 STL NL  565  393   75   5.2    93| .287  .270| .330  .340| .439  .367| .769  .707| 117  .619   8.0   0.9     
 1944 26 STL NL  625  427   84   5.3    96| .270  .270| .341  .338| .449  .380| .790  .718| 119  .603  12.8   1.3     
 1945 27 STL NL  573  368   99   7.2    99| .323  .277| .383  .347| .511  .382| .894  .729| 144  .722  29.3   3.0     
 1946 28 STL NL  601  378   93   6.6    96| .301  .267| .391  .343| .462  .374| .853  .717| 138  .710  27.8   2.9     
 1947 29 STL NL  614  377  114   8.0   109| .310  .279| .420  .355| .544  .413| .964  .768| 150  .732  39.9   3.8     
 1948 30 STL NL  270  179   21   3.1   107| .214  .276| .352  .351| .277  .408| .629  .759|  68  .342  -8.1  -0.8     
 1949 31 STL NL   15   13    0   0.0   108| .143  .276| .200  .351| .143  .413| .343  .764|  -8  .000  -2.2  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3691 2433  533   5.9    99| .286  .272| .366  .344| .455  .383| .821  .727| 125  .649 109.0  11.1     

* 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  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1941 23 STL NL 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 1.25 3.15 1942 24 STL NL 3B 104 124 194 19 19 .944 .940 3.06 3.03 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1 0 0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 1943 25 STL NL 3B 137 166 255 21 29 .952 .948 3.07 2.97 AS SS 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.95 AS 1944 26 STL NL 3B 146 188 281 17 20 .965 .948 3.21 3.00 AS 2B 9 4 7 0 1 1.000 .965 1.22 5.04 AS SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.80 AS 1945 27 STL NL 3B 131 172 235 15 28 .964 .941 3.11 2.97 AS SS 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 0.83 4.75 AS 1946 28 STL NL 3B 138 175 249 15 17 .966 .952 3.07 2.84 AS 1947 29 STL NL 3B 141 140 250 19 17 .954 .947 2.77 2.80 AS 1948 30 STL NL 3B 65 55 100 10 7 .939 .941 2.38 2.81 1949 31 STL NL 3B 2 3 2 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 3.00
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1944 26 STL NL 2B 9 4 7 0 1 1.000 .965 1.22 5.04 1941 23 STL NL 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 1.25 3.15 1942 24 STL NL 3B 104 124 194 19 19 .944 .940 3.06 3.03 1943 25 STL NL 3B 137 166 255 21 29 .952 .948 3.07 2.97 1944 26 STL NL 3B 146 188 281 17 20 .965 .948 3.21 3.00 1945 27 STL NL 3B 131 172 235 15 28 .964 .941 3.11 2.97 1946 28 STL NL 3B 138 175 249 15 17 .966 .952 3.07 2.84 1947 29 STL NL 3B 141 140 250 19 17 .954 .947 2.77 2.80 1948 30 STL NL 3B 65 55 100 10 7 .939 .941 2.38 2.81 1949 31 STL NL 3B 2 3 2 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 3.00 1942 24 STL NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1 0 0 1942 24 STL NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 1943 25 STL NL SS 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.95 1944 26 STL NL SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.80 1945 27 STL NL SS 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 0.83 4.75
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 3B 868 1025 1569 116 137 .957 .946 2.99 2.92 SS 10 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 1.00 4.81 2B 9 4 7 0 1 1.000 .965 1.22 5.04 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 888 1032 1583 117 138 .957 .946 2.94 2.96
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1942   WS    STL NYY     W   5  15   3   4  0  1  1   5   2   3  .267  .353  .600   0  0   1   0   0 
 1943   WS    STL NYY     L   5  18   2   4  1  0  0   1   0   3  .222  .222  .278   0  0   1   0   0 
 1944   WS    STL SLB     W   6  23   2   5  1  0  0   1   1   4  .217  .250  .261   0  0   1   0   0 
 1946   WS    STL BOS     W   7  27   5   8  3  0  0   2   0   3  .296  .321  .407   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        3-1  23  83  12  21  5  1  1   9   3  13  .253  .287  .373   0  0   3   0   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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1945   STL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1943   STL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1944   STL NL       1   0   1  1  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1946   STL NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1947   STL NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/5      1   6   0   1  1  0  0   2   0   3   0  0   0   0   0  .167  .167  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1943
1944 *
1945
1946 (3B)
1947 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1942-NL-25-0.02
1944-NL-29-0.00
1945-NL-5-0.27
1946-NL-30-0.01
1947-NL-9-0.13
Car-467-0.43 shares

Batting Average
1945 NL-.323-5
1946 NL-.301-7
1947 NL-.310-6

On-base %
1945 NL-.383-7
1946 NL-.391-6
1947 NL-.420-2

Slugging %
1943 NL-.439-6
1945 NL-.511-2
1946 NL-.462-4
1947 NL-.544-4

OPS
1945 NL-.894-4
1946 NL-.853-2
1947 NL-.964-3

Runs
1944 NL-95-8
1946 NL-76-9
1947 NL-108-5

Hits
1946 NL-156-7

Total Bases
1945 NL-261-5
1946 NL-240-6
1947 NL-279-7

Doubles
1946 NL-32-3

Triples
1943 NL-8-10

Home Runs
1943 NL-13-6
1944 NL-20-4
1945 NL-21-4
1946 NL-14-7
1947 NL-27-6

RBI
1944 NL-87-10
1945 NL-102-7
1946 NL-89-4
1947 NL-104-6

Bases on Balls
1946 NL-72-8
1947 NL-87-7

Strikeouts
1942 NL-60-6

Adjusted OPS+
1945 NL-144-4
1946 NL-138-4
1947 NL-150-3

Runs Created
1945 NL-99-7
1946 NL-93-5
1947 NL-114-5

Adjusted Batting Runs
1945 NL-29-6
1946 NL-28-5
1947 NL-40-3

Batting Wins
1945 NL-3.0-6
1946 NL-2.9-5
1947 NL-3.8-3

Extra-Base Hits
1943 NL-45-9
1945 NL-51-5
1946 NL-51-4
1947 NL-60-8

Times on Base
1946 NL-233-9
1947 NL-256-6

Offensive Win%
1945 NL-.722-4
1946 NL-.710-4
1947 NL-.732-4

Hit By Pitch
1942 NL-6-4
1945 NL-5-6
1946 NL-5-2
1947 NL-10-1
1948 NL-5-2

Sac. Hits
1942 NL-13-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1947 NL-19-1

Power/Speed Number
1942 NL-7.9-8

At Bats per Home Run
1943 NL-40.2-8
1944 NL-27.8-4
1945 NL-24.3-6
1946 NL-37.1-7
1947 NL-19.0-8

     

Gray Ink: Batting - 79 (294) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 16.0 (889) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 41.5 (435) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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