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Cliff Aberson

Clifford Alexander Aberson (Kif)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 28, 1921 in Chicago, IL
High School: Senn HS (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1947 (Age 25)
Team: Cubs 1947-1949

Final Game: May 9, 1949 (Age 27)
Died: June 23, 1973 in Vallejo, CA
Buried: Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946 Did not play in major leagues (Pro Football)
1947 25 CHC NL 47 161 140 24 39 6 3 4 20 0 20 32 .279 .369 .450 .819 120 63 5 0 0 O7
1948 26 CHC NL 12 37 32 1 6 1 0 1 6 0 5 10 .188 .297 .313 .610 69 10 0 0 0 /7O
1949 27 CHC NL 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 /O9
3 Yrs 63 205 179 25 45 7 3 5 26 0 25 44 .251 .343 .408 .751 103 73 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 527 460 64 116 18 8 13 67 0 64 113 .251 .343 .408 .751 103 188 15 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1947 25 CHC NL 47 161 4 0 0 -4 -2 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.4 .495 .499 0.8 -0.6 8 O7
1948 26 CHC NL 12 37 -1 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -1 -0.1 .476 .498 -0.0 -0.1 -0 /7O
1949 27 CHC NL 4 7 -2 0 -0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .442 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 /O9
3 Seasons 63 205 0 0 -0 -5 -2 -7 -0.7 8 1 0.1 .488 .498 0.6 -0.7 6

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1947 CHC NL 25 OF 40 37 33 75 62 7 6 1 .920 1.73 .977 2.42
1947 CHC NL 25 LF 39 37 33 81 68 7 6 1 .926 1.92 .976 2.31
1948 CHC NL 26 LF 8 8 8 14 11 1 2 1 .857 1.50 .970 2.31
1948 CHC NL 26 OF 8 8 8 15 12 1 2 1 .867 1.63 .978 2.39
1949 CHC NL 27 OF 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.50
1949 CHC NL 27 RF 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.10
3 Seasons OF 49 46 42 92 76 8 8 2 .913 1.71 .977 2.42
2 Seasons LF 47 45 41 95 79 8 8 2 .916 1.85 .975 2.31
1 Season RF 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.10
3 Seasons TOT 49 46 42 92 76 8 8 2 .913 1.71 .977 2.42
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1947 NL  6 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1947 NL  1 (4th)
1948 NL  1 (2nd)

                           

Transactions

  • Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
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