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Catfish Metkovich
George Michael Metkovich

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut July 16, 1943
Final Game September 26, 1954
Born October 8, 1920 in Angels Camp, CA
Died May 17, 1995 in Costa Mesa, CA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 22 BOS AL  78  321   34   79  14  4   5   27   1  3  19  38  .246  .294  .361   90  116   9           3   6
 1944 23 BOS AL 134  549   94  152  28  8   9   59  13  4  31  57  .277  .319  .406  107  223   4           3   7
 1945 24 BOS AL 138  539   65  140  26  3   5   62  19  6  51  70  .260  .331  .347   95  187   2           6   6
 1946 25 BOS AL  86  281   42   69  15  2   4   25   8  3  36  39  .246  .333  .356   88  100   2           1   2
 1947 26 CLE AL 126  473   68  120  22  7   5   40   5  3  32  51  .254  .302  .362   86  171   9           1   9
 1949 28 CHW AL  93  338   50   80   9  4   5   45   5  4  41  24  .237  .321  .331   75  112   1           1  18
 1951 30 PIT NL 120  423   51  124  21  3   3   40   3  2  28  23  .293  .338  .378   90  160   3           1  11
 1952 31 PIT NL 125  373   41  101  18  3   7   41   5  2  32  29  .271  .335  .391   99  146   5           4   9 MVP-38
 1953 32 TOT NL  87  165   24   35   9  1   3   19   2  1  22  13  .212  .309  .333   66   55   3           1   6
         PIT NL  26   41    5    6   0  1   1    7   0  0   6   3  .146  .255  .268   37   11   0           0   0
         CHC NL  61  124   19   29   9  0   2   12   2  1  16  10  .234  .326  .355   76   44   3           1   6
 1954 33 MLN NL  68  123    7   34   5  1   1   15   0  0  15  15  .276  .352  .358   91   44   0   3       1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1055 3585  476  934 167 36  47  373  61 28 307 359  .261  .322  .367   91 1314  38   3   0  22  80
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        550   73  143  26  6   7   57   9  4  47  55  .261  .322  .367   91  202   6   0   0   3  12
 Career High    138  549   94  152  28  8   9   62  19  6  51  70  .293  .338  .406  107  223   9   3   0   6  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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 22 BOS AL  352  260   33   3.5    89| .246  .258| .294  .333| .361  .356| .655  .689|  90  .457  -5.8  -0.6  25%
 1944 23 BOS AL  587  412   71   4.7    91| .277  .267| .319  .334| .406  .364| .725  .698| 107  .565   2.7   0.3  76%
 1945 24 BOS AL  598  413   62   4.0    90| .260  .264| .331  .336| .347  .359| .678  .695|  95  .519  -3.1  -0.3  76%
 1946 25 BOS AL  320  219   34   4.2   101| .246  .271| .333  .346| .356  .389| .689  .735|  88  .499  -4.2  -0.4  72%
 1947 26 CLE AL  515  374   51   3.6    94| .254  .259| .302  .338| .362  .372| .664  .711|  86  .438 -10.4  -1.1  62%
 1949 28 CHW AL  381  281   35   3.3   104| .237  .267| .321  .358| .331  .388| .652  .747|  75  .357 -13.0  -1.3  55%
 1951 30 PIT NL  455  315   54   4.6   106| .293  .271| .338  .345| .378  .410| .716  .756|  90  .509  -6.1  -0.6  60%
 1952 31 PIT NL  414  288   48   4.5    99| .271  .264| .335  .337| .391  .393| .726  .730|  99  .533  -0.6  -0.1  71%
 1953 32 TOT NL  191  140   17   3.2   111| .212  .276| .309  .347| .333  .430| .642  .777|  66  .321  -7.9  -0.8  66%
         PIT NL   47   35    3   2.3   109| .146  .273| .255  .344| .268  .425| .523  .769|  37  .201  -4.0  -0.4   0%
         CHC NL  144  105   14   3.5   112| .234  .276| .326  .348| .355  .431| .681  .779|  76  .360  -3.9  -0.4  66%
 1954 33 MLN NL  142   98   16   4.4   104| .276  .267| .352  .337| .358  .412| .710  .749|  91  .458  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3955 2800  421   4.0    97| .261  .265| .322  .340| .367  .381| .689  .722|  91  .481 -49.1  -5.0  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+

 1943 22 BOS AL  OF   76    183    6    9    3  .955  .977  2.49  2.39                0   54   25
                 1B    2     23    3    0    2 1.000  .992 13.00  9.85            
 1944 23 BOS AL  OF   82    242    8   10    2  .962  .974  3.05  2.35                0   81    3
                 1B   50    469   33    7   38  .986  .990 10.04  9.80            
 1945 24 BOS AL  1B   97    935   76   15   96  .985  .989 10.42  9.81            
                 OF   42     87    2    1    0  .989  .978  2.12  2.27                0   29   14
 1946 25 BOS AL  OF   81    125    3    7    0  .948  .977  1.58  2.24                6    2   73
 1947 26 CLE AL  OF  119    349    2    4    2  .989  .979  2.95  2.35                0  119    2
                 1B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  9.30            
 1949 28 CHW AL  OF   87    212    1    7    0  .968  .980  2.45  2.27                9   79    1
 1951 30 PIT NL  OF   69    171    4    1    0  .994  .981  2.54  2.23                3   66    0
                 1B   37    306   27    3   32  .991  .989  9.00  9.29            
 1952 31 PIT NL  1B   72    530   33    7   59  .988  .990  7.82  9.17            
                 OF   33     72    1    0    0 1.000  .981  2.21  2.10                5   21    8
 1953 32 TOT NL  OF   42     74    2    0    0 1.000  .979  1.81  2.11               10   14   19
         TOT NL  1B   12     84    1    2    4  .977  .990  7.08  9.17            
         PIT NL  1B    5     47    0    0    2 1.000  .989  9.40  9.16            
                 OF    4      7    1    0    0 1.000  .976  2.00  2.10                0    3    1
         CHC NL  OF   38     67    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.79  2.11               10   11   18
                 1B    7     37    1    2    2  .950  .990  5.43  9.17            
 1954 33 MLN NL  1B   18    143   15    0   15 1.000  .991  8.78  9.26            
                 OF   13     17    2    0    0 1.000  .974  1.46  2.18                0    0   13

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

 1943 22 BOS AL  1B    2     23    3    0    2 1.000  .992 13.00  9.85            
 1944 23 BOS AL  1B   50    469   33    7   38  .986  .990 10.04  9.80            
 1945 24 BOS AL  1B   97    935   76   15   96  .985  .989 10.42  9.81            
 1947 26 CLE AL  1B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  9.30            
 1951 30 PIT NL  1B   37    306   27    3   32  .991  .989  9.00  9.29            
 1952 31 PIT NL  1B   72    530   33    7   59  .988  .990  7.82  9.17            
 1953 32 TOT NL  1B   12     84    1    2    4  .977  .990  7.08  9.17            
         PIT NL  1B    5     47    0    0    2 1.000  .989  9.40  9.16            
         CHC NL  1B    7     37    1    2    2  .950  .990  5.43  9.17            
 1954 33 MLN NL  1B   18    143   15    0   15 1.000  .991  8.78  9.26            

 1943 22 BOS AL  OF   76    183    6    9    3  .955  .977  2.49  2.39                0   54   25
 1944 23 BOS AL  OF   82    242    8   10    2  .962  .974  3.05  2.35                0   81    3
 1945 24 BOS AL  OF   42     87    2    1    0  .989  .978  2.12  2.27                0   29   14
 1946 25 BOS AL  OF   81    125    3    7    0  .948  .977  1.58  2.24                6    2   73
 1947 26 CLE AL  OF  119    349    2    4    2  .989  .979  2.95  2.35                0  119    2
 1949 28 CHW AL  OF   87    212    1    7    0  .968  .980  2.45  2.27                9   79    1
 1951 30 PIT NL  OF   69    171    4    1    0  .994  .981  2.54  2.23                3   66    0
 1952 31 PIT NL  OF   33     72    1    0    0 1.000  .981  2.21  2.10                5   21    8
 1953 32 TOT NL  OF   42     74    2    0    0 1.000  .979  1.81  2.11               10   14   19
         PIT NL  OF    4      7    1    0    0 1.000  .976  2.00  2.10                0    3    1
         CHC NL  OF   38     67    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.79  2.11               10   11   18
 1954 33 MLN NL  OF   13     17    2    0    0 1.000  .974  1.46  2.18                0    0   13

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  644   1532   31   39    7  .976  .978  2.43  2.28               33  465  158
                 1B  289   2491  189   34  246  .987  .990  9.27  9.52            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       933   4023  220   73  253  .983  .985  4.55  4.52
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1946   WS    BOS STL     L   2   2   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500 1.000   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)
1952-NL-38-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

Runs
1944 AL-94-5

Triples
1944 AL-8-10

RBI
1945 AL-62-10

Strikeouts
1944 AL-57-10
1945 AL-70-5

Stolen Bases
1944 AL-13-6
1945 AL-19-4

Hit By Pitch
1945 AL-6-2

Power/Speed Number
1944 AL-10.6-2
1945 AL-7.9-5

At Bats per Strikeout
1951 NL-18.4-10

      

Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1262) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 6.1 (2272) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

January 14, 1940: Granted Free Agency.

March, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Bees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March, 1943: Purchased by the San Francisco (PCL) from the Boston Braves for $5,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 6, 1943: Traded by the San Francisco (PCL) to the Boston Red Sox for Dee Miles and cash.

April 2, 1947: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Red Sox.

December 9, 1947: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with $50,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Johnny Berardino. Catfish Metkovich returned to original teams on April 20, 1948. The Cleveland Indians sent $15,000 (April 20, 1948) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.

April 20, 1948: Sent by the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on December 9, 1947. The St. Louis Browns sent Johnny Berardino to the Cleveland Indians for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000. Catfish Metkovich returned to original teams on April 20, 1948. The Cleveland Indians sent $15,000 (April 20, 1948) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 6, 1948: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Les Webber and cash to the Oakland (PCL) for Will Hafey (minors).

June 2, 1949: Traded by the Oakland (PCL) with a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Jerry Scala, and cash. The Oakland (PCL) sent Jerry Scala (June 11, 1949) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. The Chicago White Sox sent Earl Rapp (June 11, 1949) to the Oakland (PCL) to complete the trade.

February 28, 1950: Purchased by the Oakland (PCL) from the Chicago White Sox.

November 16, 1950: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Oakland (PCL) in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

June 4, 1953: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Joe Garagiola, Ralph Kiner, and Howie Pollet to the Chicago Cubs for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski, and $150,000.

December 7, 1953: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Chicago Cubs.

March 4, 1955: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.

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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