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Bubba Phillips
John Melvin Phillips

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Southern Mississippi

Debut April 30, 1955
Final Game September 18, 1964
Born February 24, 1928 in West Point, MS
Died June 22, 1993 in Hattiesburg, MS

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 27 DET AL  95  184   18   43   4  0   3   23   2  1  14  20  .234  .289  .304   62   56   1   4   1   2   3
 1956 28 CHW AL  67   99   16   27   6  0   2   11   1  2   6  12  .273  .321  .394   87   39   1   0   0   1   0
 1957 29 CHW AL 121  393   38  106  13  3   7   42   5  3  28  32  .270  .322  .372   89  146   5   2   3   3   5
 1958 30 CHW AL  84  260   26   71  10  0   5   30   3  0  15  14  .273  .310  .369   87   96   5   5   3   1  10
 1959 31 CHW AL 117  379   43  100  27  1   5   40   1  1  27  28  .264  .319  .380   92  144   4   1   7   4   8
 1960 32 CLE AL 113  304   34   63  14  1   4   33   1  0  14  37  .207  .249  .299   50   91   5   3   3   4   6
 1961 33 CLE AL 143  546   64  144  23  1  18   72   1  0  29  61  .264  .305  .408   92  223   7   3   4   5  14 MVP-17
 1962 34 CLE AL 148  562   53  145  26  0  10   54   4  0  20  55  .258  .289  .358   76  201   4   6   0   7  17
 1963 35 DET AL 128  464   42  114  11  2   5   45   6  2  19  42  .246  .276  .310   62  144   5  10   1   4  16
 1964 36 DET AL  46   87   14   22   1  0   3    6   1  2  10  13  .253  .327  .368   92   32   1   1   2   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1062 3278  348  835 135  8  62  356  25 11 182 314  .255  .297  .358   79 1172  38  35  24  31  81
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        500   53  127  21  1   9   54   4  2  28  48  .255  .297  .358   79  179   6   5   4   5  12
 Career High    148  562   64  145  27  3  18   72   6  3  29  61  .273  .322  .408   92  223   7  10   7   7  17
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 27 DET AL  205  150   17   3.0   101| .234  .264| .289  .343| .304  .393| .593  .736|  62  .320  -9.9  -1.0  66%
 1956 28 CHW AL  107   75   13   4.6   108| .273  .270| .321  .352| .394  .411| .715  .763|  87  .484  -2.2  -0.2  33%
 1957 29 CHW AL  431  302   48   4.3   100| .270  .264| .322  .336| .372  .399| .694  .735|  89  .489  -7.1  -0.7  62%
 1958 30 CHW AL  286  209   29   3.7    97| .273  .260| .310  .329| .369  .396| .679  .725|  87  .434  -4.4  -0.5 100%
 1959 31 CHW AL  415  293   45   4.1    98| .264  .259| .319  .330| .380  .396| .699  .726|  92  .471  -3.7  -0.4  50%
 1960 32 CLE AL  330  255   23   2.4    99| .207  .260| .249  .333| .299  .398| .548  .730|  50  .245 -21.6  -2.2 100%
 1961 33 CLE AL  590  426   66   4.1   101| .264  .260| .305  .335| .408  .405| .713  .740|  92  .446  -8.0  -0.8 100%
 1962 34 CLE AL  599  444   56   3.4   100| .258  .260| .289  .331| .358  .404| .647  .736|  76  .368 -19.7  -2.0 100%
 1963 35 DET AL  502  383   38   2.7    97| .246  .259| .276  .325| .310  .399| .586  .725|  62  .305 -24.0  -2.5  75%
 1964 36 DET AL   99   71   10   3.8    98| .253  .258| .327  .327| .368  .401| .695  .727|  92  .449  -1.0  -0.1  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3564 2608  345   3.6    99| .255  .261| .297  .333| .358  .400| .655  .733|  79  .397 -101.5 -10.4  69%

* 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  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 27 DET AL OF 65 128 2 1 0 .992 .982 2.00 2.08 61 2 4 3B 4 3 9 2 1 .857 .952 3.00 2.73 1956 28 CHW AL OF 35 59 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.74 2.04 2.76 2.34 23 199.0 RF 22 42 1 0 1 1.000 .973 1.95 1.80 2.76 2.09 18 140.0 CF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 2.50 2.79 2.79 5 42.0 LF 6 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.68 3.71 2.12 0 17.0 3B 2 2 2 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 5.14 3.21 1 7.0 1957 29 CHW AL 3B 97 91 227 14 18 .958 .951 3.28 2.77 3.58 3.23 92 799.0 OF 20 56 3 0 0 1.000 .980 2.95 1.97 3.22 2.24 16 165.0 CF 13 36 3 0 0 1.000 .982 3.00 2.40 3.41 2.72 9 103.0 RF 8 18 1 0 0 1.000 .974 2.38 1.68 2.80 1.93 7 61.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1958 30 CHW AL 3B 47 38 86 6 12 .954 .951 2.64 2.59 3.13 3.11 42 356.0 OF 37 84 1 2 1 .977 .982 2.30 1.94 2.77 2.27 30 276.3 LF 18 40 1 0 1 1.000 .979 2.28 1.62 2.88 2.09 15 128.0 CF 15 33 1 2 0 .944 .986 2.27 2.29 2.65 2.68 11 115.3 RF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.68 2.73 1.99 4 33.0 1959 31 CHW AL 3B 100 90 202 15 13 .951 .952 2.92 2.72 3.32 3.21 86 791.0 OF 23 37 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.61 1.96 2.15 2.22 17 154.7 CF 14 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.71 2.44 2.31 2.72 11 93.7 LF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.62 1.68 2.25 2.06 5 52.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.90 1 9.0 1960 32 CLE AL 3B 85 87 135 11 18 .953 .952 2.61 2.72 2.95 3.14 74 678.3 OF 25 22 0 2 0 .917 .982 0.88 1.95 2.13 2.25 10 93.0 LF 15 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 0.60 1.67 2.38 2.14 3 34.0 RF 7 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.71 1.69 2.16 1.94 6 50.0 CF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 2.30 1.00 2.70 1 9.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 1961 33 CLE AL 3B 143 188 246 19 23 .958 .950 3.03 2.79 3.07 3.18 143 1273.0 1962 34 CLE AL 3B 145 175 243 10 16 .977 .952 2.88 2.79 2.96 3.08 144 1272.0 CF 3 8 0 1 0 .889 .988 2.67 2.17 2.77 2.56 3 26.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1963 35 DET AL 3B 117 116 226 14 26 .961 .947 2.92 2.85 3.03 3.02 112 1014.3 CF 5 10 0 1 0 .909 .990 2.00 2.20 3.33 2.57 3 27.0 1964 36 DET AL 3B 22 18 40 1 5 .983 .956 2.64 2.76 2.98 3.03 19 175.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1962 34 CLE AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1955 27 DET AL 3B 4 3 9 2 1 .857 .952 3.00 2.73 1956 28 CHW AL 3B 2 2 2 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 5.14 3.21 1 7.0 1957 29 CHW AL 3B 97 91 227 14 18 .958 .951 3.28 2.77 3.58 3.23 92 799.0 1958 30 CHW AL 3B 47 38 86 6 12 .954 .951 2.64 2.59 3.13 3.11 42 356.0 1959 31 CHW AL 3B 100 90 202 15 13 .951 .952 2.92 2.72 3.32 3.21 86 791.0 1960 32 CLE AL 3B 85 87 135 11 18 .953 .952 2.61 2.72 2.95 3.14 74 678.3 1961 33 CLE AL 3B 143 188 246 19 23 .958 .950 3.03 2.79 3.07 3.18 143 1273.0 1962 34 CLE AL 3B 145 175 243 10 16 .977 .952 2.88 2.79 2.96 3.08 144 1272.0 1963 35 DET AL 3B 117 116 226 14 26 .961 .947 2.92 2.85 3.03 3.02 112 1014.3 1964 36 DET AL 3B 22 18 40 1 5 .983 .956 2.64 2.76 2.98 3.03 19 175.0 1956 28 CHW AL CF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 2.50 2.79 2.79 5 42.0 1957 29 CHW AL CF 13 36 3 0 0 1.000 .982 3.00 2.40 3.41 2.72 9 103.0 1958 30 CHW AL CF 15 33 1 2 0 .944 .986 2.27 2.29 2.65 2.68 11 115.3 1959 31 CHW AL CF 14 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.71 2.44 2.31 2.72 11 93.7 1960 32 CLE AL CF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 2.30 1.00 2.70 1 9.0 1962 34 CLE AL CF 3 8 0 1 0 .889 .988 2.67 2.17 2.77 2.56 3 26.0 1963 35 DET AL CF 5 10 0 1 0 .909 .990 2.00 2.20 3.33 2.57 3 27.0 1956 28 CHW AL LF 6 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.68 3.71 2.12 0 17.0 1957 29 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1958 30 CHW AL LF 18 40 1 0 1 1.000 .979 2.28 1.62 2.88 2.09 15 128.0 1959 31 CHW AL LF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.62 1.68 2.25 2.06 5 52.0 1960 32 CLE AL LF 15 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 0.60 1.67 2.38 2.14 3 34.0 1964 36 DET AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 1 9.0 1955 27 DET AL OF 65 128 2 1 0 .992 .982 2.00 2.08 61 2 4 1956 28 CHW AL OF 35 59 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.74 2.04 2.76 2.34 23 199.0 1957 29 CHW AL OF 20 56 3 0 0 1.000 .980 2.95 1.97 3.22 2.24 16 165.0 1958 30 CHW AL OF 37 84 1 2 1 .977 .982 2.30 1.94 2.77 2.27 30 276.3 1959 31 CHW AL OF 23 37 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.61 1.96 2.15 2.22 17 154.7 1960 32 CLE AL OF 25 22 0 2 0 .917 .982 0.88 1.95 2.13 2.25 10 93.0 1962 34 CLE AL OF 3 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 2.67 1.93 2.77 2.18 3 26.0 1963 35 DET AL OF 5 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.80 1.90 3.00 2.17 3 27.0 1964 36 DET AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.00 1 9.0 1956 28 CHW AL RF 22 42 1 0 1 1.000 .973 1.95 1.80 2.76 2.09 18 140.0 1957 29 CHW AL RF 8 18 1 0 0 1.000 .974 2.38 1.68 2.80 1.93 7 61.0 1958 30 CHW AL RF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.68 2.73 1.99 4 33.0 1959 31 CHW AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.90 1 9.0 1960 32 CLE AL RF 7 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.71 1.69 2.16 1.94 6 50.0 1960 32 CLE AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 6.00 0 0.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total 3B* 762 808 1416 92 133 .960 .951 2.92 2.77 713 6365.7 OF* 214 403 8 7 2 .983 .981 1.92 2.00 103 950.0 110 62 47# CF* 60 125 4 5 0 .963 .985 2.15 2.36 43 416.0 LF* 49 68 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.43 1.65 24 241.0 RF* 43 84 2 1 1 .989 .975 2.00 1.74 36 293.0 2B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0 1.0 SS* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 978 1211 1424 99 135 .964 .955 2.69 2.60
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   3  10   0   3  1  0  0   0   0   0  .300  .300  .400   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)
1961-AL-17-0.02
Car-1314-0.02 shares

Doubles
1959 AL-27-9

Hit By Pitch
1962 AL-7-8

Sac. Flies
1963 AL-10-1

Intentional Walks
1959 AL-7-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1962 AL-17-9
1963 AL-16-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2070) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1918) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2126) (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 1949 Season: Sent from the Stroudsburg (North Atlantic) to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.

November 30, 1955: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Virgil Trucks.

December 6, 1959: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Norm Cash and Johnny Romano to the Cleveland Indians for Minnie Minoso, Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Jake Striker.

November 27, 1962: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Ron Nischwitz and Gordon Seyfried.

February 16, 1965: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


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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