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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 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 1952 20 BSN NL 145 528 80 128 23 5 25 58 6 4 59 115 .242 .320 .447 113 236 5 1 9 MVP-21,RoY-3 1953 21 MLN NL 157 579 110 175 31 8 47 135 1 3 99 83 .302 .406 .627 171 363 1 2 6 MVP-2,AS 1954 22 MLN NL 138 476 96 138 21 4 40 103 10 3 113 61 .290 .423 .603 172 287 3 7 2 9 MVP-19 1955 23 MLN NL 141 499 108 144 23 5 41 101 3 4 109 98 .289 .413 .601 172 300 1 6 20 1 5 MVP-18,AS 1956 24 MLN NL 151 552 103 150 21 2 37 95 6 0 91 86 .272 .373 .518 143 286 3 4 17 1 4 AS 1957 25 MLN NL 148 572 109 167 28 9 32 94 3 1 90 79 .292 .387 .540 154 309 2 2 5 0 6 MVP-8,AS 1958 26 MLN NL 149 546 97 137 18 1 31 77 5 0 85 85 .251 .349 .458 120 250 8 8 5 2 9 AS 1959 27 MLN NL 148 594 118 182 16 8 46 114 2 1 80 71 .306 .390 .593 167 352 3 2 2 3 6 MVP-2,AS 1960 28 MLN NL 153 548 108 152 19 7 39 124 7 3 111 113 .277 .397 .551 165 302 4 6 3 2 8 MVP-10,AS 1961 29 MLN NL 152 572 103 175 23 6 32 91 12 7 93 95 .306 .402 .535 153 306 1 4 3 2 10 MVP-17,AS 1962 30 MLN NL 152 536 106 142 25 6 29 90 4 2 101 90 .265 .381 .496 137 266 0 4 7 2 11 MVP-29,AS 1963 31 MLN NL 158 547 82 144 27 4 23 84 3 4 124 119 .263 .399 .453 147 248 0 3 14 1 9 1964 32 MLN NL 141 502 83 117 19 1 23 74 2 2 85 100 .233 .344 .412 112 207 0 2 5 1 8 1965 33 MLN NL 156 546 77 137 23 0 32 95 1 0 73 110 .251 .341 .469 125 256 1 3 7 3 11 MVP-20 1966 34 ATL NL 134 452 72 113 21 4 16 53 1 1 63 82 .250 .341 .420 108 190 1 1 6 0 6 1967 35 TOT 137 436 53 103 16 2 16 57 2 4 63 88 .236 .333 .392 111 171 3 6 12 3 6 HOU NL 101 328 39 78 13 2 10 38 2 4 48 65 .238 .333 .381 108 125 2 4 12 1 5 DET AL 36 108 14 25 3 0 6 19 0 0 15 23 .231 .331 .426 120 46 1 2 0 2 1 1968 36 DET AL 31 52 4 11 0 0 3 8 0 0 5 12 .212 .281 .385 98 20 0 0 1 0 0 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 17 Seasons 8537 2315 72 1453 39 1487 .271 .376 .509 143 36 58 107 26 123 2391 1509 354 512 68 1444 4349 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 162 Game Avg 578 102 157 24 5 35 98 5 3 98 101 .271 .376 .509 143 295 2 4 7 2 8 Career High 158 594 118 182 31 9 47 135 12 7 124 119 .306 .423 .627 172 363 8 8 20 3 11 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 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
Year Ag Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BA *lgBA OBP *lgOBP SLG *lgSLG OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% +--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+ 1952 20 BSN NL 593 418 75 4.8 95| .242 .258| .320 .330| .447 .384| .767 .714| 113 .566 7.9 0.8 60% 1953 21 MLN NL 681 414 145 9.3 105| .302 .267| .406 .337| .627 .416|1.033 .753| 171 .767 61.6 5.8 25% 1954 22 MLN NL 601 360 123 9.2 104| .290 .267| .423 .337| .603 .412|1.026 .749| 172 .766 54.8 5.2 76% 1955 23 MLN NL 616 371 131 9.4 101| .289 .259| .413 .330| .601 .411|1.014 .740| 172 .783 55.4 5.3 42% 1956 24 MLN NL 651 413 114 7.4 98| .272 .257| .373 .323| .518 .406| .891 .728| 143 .714 35.8 3.5 100% 1957 25 MLN NL 666 416 126 8.2 97| .292 .260| .387 .322| .540 .403| .927 .725| 154 .741 45.2 4.4 75% 1958 26 MLN NL 649 434 94 5.8 99| .251 .260| .349 .327| .458 .406| .807 .733| 120 .600 18.0 1.8 100% 1959 27 MLN NL 682 424 143 9.0 98| .306 .260| .390 .325| .593 .403| .983 .728| 167 .772 55.4 5.3 66% 1960 28 MLN NL 671 417 128 8.3 93| .277 .255| .397 .319| .551 .391| .948 .710| 165 .763 52.7 5.2 70% 1961 29 MLN NL 672 419 128 8.2 100| .306 .263| .402 .328| .535 .409| .937 .737| 153 .736 46.4 4.5 63% 1962 30 MLN NL 643 411 106 6.9 100| .265 .266| .381 .333| .496 .404| .877 .737| 137 .681 31.2 3.0 66% 1963 31 MLN NL 675 419 106 6.8 88| .263 .253| .399 .315| .453 .378| .852 .693| 147 .734 40.1 4.2 42% 1964 32 MLN NL 590 397 75 5.1 94| .233 .264| .344 .322| .412 .393| .756 .715| 112 .597 10.1 1.1 50% 1965 33 MLN NL 626 424 89 5.7 94| .251 .259| .341 .323| .469 .392| .810 .715| 125 .640 18.9 2.0 100% 1966 34 ATL NL 517 348 67 5.2 99| .250 .268| .341 .327| .420 .404| .761 .731| 108 .592 6.0 0.6 50% 1967 35 TOT 511 352 60 4.6 87| .236 .252| .333 .315| .392 .371| .725 .687| 111 .574 8.1 0.8 33% HOU NL 383 265 43 4.4 87| .238 .253| .333 .315| .381 .372| .714 .687| 108 .545 5.1 0.5 33% DET AL 128 87 17 5.3 87| .231 .246| .331 .316| .426 .369| .757 .686| 120 .653 3.0 0.3 0% 1968 36 DET AL 57 41 6 3.9 82| .212 .241| .281 .311| .385 .357| .666 .668| 98 .552 -0.4 0.0 0% +--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+ 17 Seasons 10101 6478 1716 7.1 97| .271 .260| .376 .326| .509 .399| .885 .725| 143 .704 547.2 53.5 63% * indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RFg lgRFg RF9 lgRF9 GS Inn LF CF RF +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ +---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+1952 20 BSN NL 3B 142 160 259 19 21 .957 .954 2.95 2.92 1953 21 MLN NL 3B 157 154 311 30 33 .939 .951 2.96 2.72 AS 1954 22 MLN NL 3B 127 112 254 13 28 .966 .952 2.88 2.82 OF 10 21 0 2 0 .913 .977 2.10 2.18 10 0 0 1955 23 MLN NL 3B 137 140 280 21 23 .952 .951 3.07 2.81 AS 1956 24 MLN NL 3B 150 133 287 25 22 .944 .956 2.80 2.64 2.86 3.05 149 1321.0 AS 1957 25 MLN NL 3B 147 131 299 16 27 .964 .952 2.93 2.71 2.90 2.96 147 1333.0 AS 1958 26 MLN NL 3B 149 116 351 22 24 .955 .952 3.13 2.86 3.20 3.18 149 1312.0 AS 1959 27 MLN NL 3B 148 144 305 18 21 .961 .950 3.03 2.66 3.07 2.97 148 1315.7 AS 1960 28 MLN NL 3B 153 141 280 22 23 .950 .952 2.75 2.61 2.77 2.97 153 1369.3 AS 1961 29 MLN NL 3B 151 168 281 18 30 .961 .948 2.97 2.60 3.01 2.92 151 1340.3 AS 1962 30 MLN NL 3B 140 141 283 16 22 .964 .949 3.03 2.56 3.12 2.95 140 1223.0 AS 1B 7 67 2 0 7 1.000 .990 9.86 8.04 10.53 9.79 7 59.0 AS 1963 31 MLN NL 3B 121 113 276 13 23 .968 .941 3.21 2.54 3.34 2.93 115 1048.0 LF 42 63 1 6 0 .914 .971 1.52 1.38 1.79 1.80 42 321.7 1964 32 MLN NL 3B 128 130 247 15 19 .962 .941 2.95 2.60 3.15 2.93 123 1078.0 1B 7 54 5 2 4 .967 .990 8.43 8.83 9.32 10.03 7 57.0 1965 33 MLN NL 3B 153 113 301 19 19 .956 .951 2.71 2.47 2.89 2.82 146 1290.3 1966 34 ATL NL 3B 127 114 237 20 31 .946 .954 2.76 2.66 3.09 3.04 115 1023.0 1967 35 TOT 1B 92 678 52 9 59 .988 .991 7.93 8.75 9.36 9.90 80 701.7 TOT 3B 45 36 61 6 3 .942 .952 2.16 2.74 2.62 3.04 39 333.0 HOU NL 1B 79 572 40 8 50 .987 .991 7.75 8.82 9.14 9.96 68 602.7 3B 24 22 33 3 3 .948 .950 2.29 2.75 2.77 2.96 20 178.7 DET AL 3B 21 14 28 3 0 .933 .955 2.00 2.72 2.45 3.13 19 154.3 1B 13 106 12 1 9 .992 .991 9.08 8.32 10.73 9.53 12 99.0 1968 36 DET AL 1B 6 34 3 1 5 .974 .989 6.17 8.32 7.57 9.59 6 44.0 3B 6 3 10 0 0 1.000 .949 2.17 2.67 3.55 3.05 5 33.0+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+1962 30 MLN NL 1B 7 67 2 0 7 1.000 .990 9.86 8.04 10.53 9.79 7 59.0 1964 32 MLN NL 1B 7 54 5 2 4 .967 .990 8.43 8.83 9.32 10.03 7 57.0 1967 35 TOT 1B 92 678 52 9 59 .988 .991 7.93 8.75 9.36 9.90 80 701.7 HOU NL 1B 79 572 40 8 50 .987 .991 7.75 8.82 9.14 9.96 68 602.7 DET AL 1B 13 106 12 1 9 .992 .991 9.08 8.32 10.73 9.53 12 99.0 1968 36 DET AL 1B 6 34 3 1 5 .974 .989 6.17 8.32 7.57 9.59 6 44.0 1952 20 BSN NL 3B 142 160 259 19 21 .957 .954 2.95 2.92 1953 21 MLN NL 3B 157 154 311 30 33 .939 .951 2.96 2.72 1954 22 MLN NL 3B 127 112 254 13 28 .966 .952 2.88 2.82 1955 23 MLN NL 3B 137 140 280 21 23 .952 .951 3.07 2.81 1956 24 MLN NL 3B 150 133 287 25 22 .944 .956 2.80 2.64 2.86 3.05 149 1321.0 1957 25 MLN NL 3B 147 131 299 16 27 .964 .952 2.93 2.71 2.90 2.96 147 1333.0 1958 26 MLN NL 3B 149 116 351 22 24 .955 .952 3.13 2.86 3.20 3.18 149 1312.0 1959 27 MLN NL 3B 148 144 305 18 21 .961 .950 3.03 2.66 3.07 2.97 148 1315.7 1960 28 MLN NL 3B 153 141 280 22 23 .950 .952 2.75 2.61 2.77 2.97 153 1369.3 1961 29 MLN NL 3B 151 168 281 18 30 .961 .948 2.97 2.60 3.01 2.92 151 1340.3 1962 30 MLN NL 3B 140 141 283 16 22 .964 .949 3.03 2.56 3.12 2.95 140 1223.0 1963 31 MLN NL 3B 121 113 276 13 23 .968 .941 3.21 2.54 3.34 2.93 115 1048.0 1964 32 MLN NL 3B 128 130 247 15 19 .962 .941 2.95 2.60 3.15 2.93 123 1078.0 1965 33 MLN NL 3B 153 113 301 19 19 .956 .951 2.71 2.47 2.89 2.82 146 1290.3 1966 34 ATL NL 3B 127 114 237 20 31 .946 .954 2.76 2.66 3.09 3.04 115 1023.0 1967 35 TOT 3B 45 36 61 6 3 .942 .952 2.16 2.74 2.62 3.04 39 333.0 HOU NL 3B 24 22 33 3 3 .948 .950 2.29 2.75 2.77 2.96 20 178.7 DET AL 3B 21 14 28 3 0 .933 .955 2.00 2.72 2.45 3.13 19 154.3 1968 36 DET AL 3B 6 3 10 0 0 1.000 .949 2.17 2.67 3.55 3.05 5 33.0 1963 31 MLN NL LF 42 63 1 6 0 .914 .971 1.52 1.38 1.79 1.80 42 321.7 1954 22 MLN NL OF 10 21 0 2 0 .913 .977 2.10 2.18 10 0 0 1963 31 MLN NL OF 42 63 1 6 0 .914 .977 1.52 1.75 1.79 2.01 42 321.7+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total 3B*2181 2049 4322 293 369 .956 .950 2.92 2.68 1580 14019.7 1B* 112 833 62 12 75 .987 .991 7.99 8.69 100 861.7 LF* 42 63 1 6 0 .914 .971 1.52 1.38 42 321.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 2345 2966 4385 313 444 .959 .955 3.13 2.95
Year Round Tm Opp WLser G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS SH SF HBP +------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+ 1957 WS MLN NYY W 7 22 4 5 3 0 1 4 8 5 .227 .433 .500 0 0 1 0 0 1958 WS MLN NYY L 7 25 3 4 2 0 0 3 6 11 .160 .323 .240 1 0 0 0 0 1968 WS DET STL W 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 0 0 0 0 0 +------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+ 3 World Series 2-1 16 50 7 10 5 0 1 7 15 17 .200 .385 .360 1 0 1 0 0 +--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+ WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Year Tm Lg GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SH SF HBP +------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+ 1953 MLN NL * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Starting 3B 1955 MLN NL * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 1956 MLN NL Was selected, but did not play in the game. 1957 MLN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1958 MLN NL Was selected, but did not play in the game. 1959-1 MLN NL * 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 1959-2 MLN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1960-1 MLN NL * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 1960-2 MLN NL * 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 1961-1 MLN NL * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 1961-2 MLN NL * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 1962-2 MLN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 +------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+ Played 10/12 7 25 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 .080 .148 .320 +-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.
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Black Ink: Batting - 16 (140) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 183 (51) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 53.6 (56) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 161.5 (70) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.
Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Name and misspellings:
Edwin Lee (Jr.) Eddie eddy edward Mathews matthews