Hank Arft
Henry Irven Arft (Bow Wow)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 28, 1922 in Manchester, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 27, 1948
Final Game: May 23, 1952
Died: December 14, 2002 in St. Louis, MO
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Standard Batting

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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
1948 26 SLB AL 69 296 248 25 59 10 3 5 38 1 2 45 43 .238 .355 .363 .718 90 90 7 0 3 3
1949 27 SLB AL 6 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 54 2 0 0 0
1950 28 SLB AL 98 332 280 45 75 16 4 1 32 3 2 46 48 .268 .375 .364 .739 87 102 3 2 4 3
1951 29 SLB AL 112 390 345 44 90 16 5 7 42 4 6 41 34 .261 .339 .397 .736 96 137 5 0 4 3
1952 30 SLB AL 15 33 28 1 4 3 1 0 4 0 0 5 7 .143 .273 .321 .594 63 9 1 0 0 3
5 Seasons 300 1056 906 116 229 46 13 13 118 8 10 137 133 .253 .352 .375 .727 90 340 16 2 11
162 Game Avg. 162 570 489 63 124 25 7 7 64 4 5 74 72 .253 .352 .375 .727 90 184 9 1 6

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1948 26 SLB AL 296 201 32 4.2 107 .270 .238 .275 .355 .361 .363 .398 .718 .759 90 .462 -3.2 -0.3 .677 .302 .125 1.7
1949 27 SLB AL 5 4 0 0.0 110 .250 .200 .276 .200 .368 .400 .400 .600 .769 54 .000 -0.4 0.0 .500 .200 .200
1950 28 SLB AL 332 214 38 4.7 117 .320 .268 .283 .375 .371 .364 .424 .739 .796 87 .476 -4.3 -0.4 .719 .264 .096 1.5
1951 29 SLB AL 390 270 45 4.5 105 .273 .261 .271 .339 .353 .397 .397 .736 .750 96 .497 -2.6 -0.3 .662 .249 .136 5.1
1952 30 SLB AL 33 25 2 2.2 99 .190 .143 .264 .273 .344 .321 .385 .594 .729 63 .232 -1.4 -0.1 .560 .357 .179
5 Seasons 1056 714 117 4.4 109 .284 .253 .276 .352 .361 .375 .405 .727 .766 90 .470 -11.9 -1.1 .679 .272 .123 9.9
162 Game Avg. 570 386 63 4.4 109 .284 .253 .276 .352 .361 .375 .405 .727 .766 90 .470 -11.9 -1.1 .679 .272 .123 5

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 26 69 296 248 25 59 10 3 5 38 1 2 45 43 .238 .355 .363 .718 90 90 7 0 3
1949 27 75 301 253 26 60 11 3 5 40 1 2 45 44 .237 .352 .364 .716 89 92 7 0 3
1950 28 173 633 533 71 135 27 7 6 72 4 4 91 92 .253 .364 .364 .728 88 194 10 2 7
1951 29 285 1023 878 115 225 43 12 13 114 8 10 132 126 .256 .355 .377 .732 91 331 15 2 11
1952 30 300 1056 906 116 229 46 13 13 118 8 10 137 133 .253 .352 .375 .727 90 340 16 2 11

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1948 26 72 300 256 24 58 10 3 5 37 1 44 45 .227 .340 .348 .688 30 69
1949 27 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1950 28 102 331 285 40 71 15 4 1 28 3 44 50 .249 .353 .340 .694 33 98
1951 29 118 398 357 43 89 16 5 7 41 4 41 36 .249 .327 .381 .708 44 112
1952 30 16 36 30 1 5 4 1 0 5 0 6 7 .167 .306 .367 .672 3 15
5 Seasons 314 1070 933 108 223 45 13 13 111 8 135 139 .239 .336 .357 .693 110 300
162 Game Avg. 162 552 481 56 115 23 7 7 57 4 70 72 .239 .336 .357 .693 57 300

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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