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Alan Bannister

Alan Bannister

Positions: Outfielder, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 3, 1951 in Montebello, CA
High School: John F. Kennedy HS (La Palma, CA)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 13, 1974 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians/Rangers/Phillies/Astros 1974-1985

Final Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 34)
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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
1974 22 PHI NL 26 29 25 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .120 .241 .120 .361 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 /867
1975 23 PHI NL 24 63 61 10 16 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 9 .262 .274 .344 .618 69 21 1 0 1 0 0 8/746
1976 24 CHW AL 73 165 145 19 36 6 2 0 8 12 4 14 21 .248 .317 .317 .634 86 46 0 1 4 1 1 768/D495
1977 25 CHW AL 139 630 560 87 154 20 3 3 57 4 3 54 49 .275 .335 .338 .672 85 189 11 2 3 11 1 *6/487
1978 26 CHW AL 49 119 107 16 24 3 2 0 8 3 3 11 12 .224 .303 .290 .592 67 31 2 1 0 0 1 D/7684
1979 27 CHW AL 136 560 506 71 144 28 8 2 55 22 6 43 40 .285 .342 .383 .725 96 194 9 3 4 4 1 475/D93
1980 28 TOT AL 126 443 392 57 111 23 4 1 41 14 4 40 41 .283 .346 .370 .715 97 145 9 0 6 5 6 4795/8D6
1980 28 CHW AL 45 146 130 16 25 6 0 0 9 5 2 12 16 .192 .259 .238 .497 38 31 3 0 3 1 5 75/D9
1980 28 CLE AL 81 297 262 41 86 17 4 1 32 9 2 28 25 .328 .388 .435 .823 125 114 6 0 3 4 1 49/8756D
1981 29 CLE AL 68 250 232 36 61 11 1 1 17 16 2 16 19 .263 .309 .332 .641 86 77 0 0 1 1 2 479/836
1982 30 CLE AL 101 398 348 40 93 16 1 4 41 18 5 42 41 .267 .347 .353 .700 94 123 4 1 6 1 1 47/9865D
1983 31 CLE AL 117 422 377 51 100 25 4 5 45 6 6 31 43 .265 .323 .393 .715 93 148 7 3 7 4 0 794/83D
1984 32 TOT MLB 56 157 132 22 37 4 1 2 9 3 0 23 19 .280 .389 .371 .760 112 49 1 1 0 1 0 4D/673589
1984 32 HOU NL 9 22 20 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .273 .300 .573 67 6 0 0 0 0 0 /67
1984 32 TEX AL 47 135 112 20 33 2 1 2 9 3 0 21 17 .295 .407 .384 .791 119 43 1 1 0 1 0 4D/35879
1985 33 TEX AL 57 137 122 17 32 4 1 1 6 8 2 14 17 .262 .338 .336 .674 85 41 1 0 1 0 0 D4/7593
12 Yrs 972 3373 3007 430 811 143 28 19 288 108 37 292 318 .270 .334 .355 .689 90 1067 45 13 33 28 13
162 Game Avg. 162 562 501 72 135 24 5 3 48 18 6 49 53 .270 .334 .355 .689 90 178 8 2 6 5 2
CHW (5 yrs) 442 1620 1448 209 383 63 15 5 137 46 18 134 138 .265 .326 .339 .665 83 491 25 7 14 17 9
CLE (4 yrs) 367 1367 1219 168 340 69 10 11 135 49 15 117 128 .279 .341 .379 .720 99 462 17 4 17 10 4
PHI (2 yrs) 50 92 86 14 19 3 1 0 1 2 2 4 16 .221 .264 .279 .543 49 24 1 1 1 0 0
TEX (2 yrs) 104 272 234 37 65 6 2 3 15 11 2 35 34 .278 .373 .359 .732 102 84 2 1 1 1 0
HOU (1 yr) 9 22 20 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .273 .300 .573 67 6 0 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 913 3259 2901 414 788 138 27 19 287 106 35 286 300 .272 .337 .357 .694 92 1037 44 12 32 28 13
NL (3 yrs) 59 114 106 16 23 5 1 0 1 2 2 6 18 .217 .265 .283 .549 52 30 1 1 1 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
1974 22 PHI NL 26 29 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .483 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /867
1975 23 PHI NL 24 63 -2 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 2 1 0.0 .494 .499 0.0 0.0 0 8/746
1976 24 CHW AL 73 165 -3 1 1 -2 -1 -4 -0.5 6 1 0.1 .493 .497 0.4 -0.3 4 768/D495
1977 25 CHW AL 139 630 -8 3 -0 -29 9 -26 -2.5 21 -4 -0.4 .481 .484 2.5 -2.0 24 $35,000 *6/487
1978 26 CHW AL 49 119 -3 -0 0 1 -2 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .491 .497 -0.1 -0.1 -0 D/7684
1979 27 CHW AL 136 560 -0 5 -0 -6 -1 -2 -0.1 20 18 1.7 .498 .498 2.4 -0.7 24 475/D93
1980 28 CHW AL 45 146 -14 0 0 4 -1 -11 -1.1 5 -6 -0.6 .475 .493 -1.0 0.3 -10 75/D9
1980 28 CLE AL 81 297 12 1 0 -4 -0 9 1.0 10 19 1.9 .511 .505 2.3 -0.4 23 49/8756D
1981 29 CLE AL 68 250 -6 5 1 -7 -1 -7 -0.8 9 2 0.1 .489 .495 0.9 -0.8 8 479/836
1982 30 CLE AL 101 398 2 2 -0 -4 -1 -1 -0.1 14 13 1.2 .499 .499 1.7 -0.5 17 47/9865D
1983 31 CLE AL 117 422 -3 -0 0 -12 -3 -19 -1.9 14 -4 -0.5 .483 .488 0.7 -1.5 7 794/83D
1984 32 HOU NL 9 22 -0 0 0 -2 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .486 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 /67
1984 32 TEX AL 47 135 4 2 0 -5 -0 0 0.1 5 5 0.5 .501 .500 1.0 -0.5 10 4D/35879
1985 33 TEX AL 57 137 -2 2 1 -2 -2 -4 -0.3 5 1 0.1 .494 .498 0.3 -0.4 3 $350,000 D4/7593
12 Seasons 972 3373 -27 19 4 -69 -2 -75 -7.3 116 41 3.7 .492 .497 10.8 -7.1 111 $385,000
CHW (5 yrs) 442 1620 -28 8 1 -33 5 -47 -4.6 56 9 0.7 .489 .494 4.1 -2.7 42 $35,000
CLE (4 yrs) 367 1367 5 8 2 -27 -5 -18 -1.7 47 28 2.7 .495 .497 5.6 -3.3 56
PHI (2 yrs) 50 92 -5 -0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.3 .488 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -1
TEX (2 yrs) 104 272 1 4 1 -7 -3 -3 -0.3 9 6 0.6 .497 .499 1.3 -0.9 13 $350,000
HOU (1 yr) 9 22 -0 0 0 -2 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .486 .499 0.1 -0.1 1

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 PHI NL 22 OF 8 5 1 40.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -36 2.25 1.25 .979 2.27 2.28
1974 PHI NL 22 CF 7 5 1 39.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -37 2.31 1.43 .985 2.77 2.77
1974 PHI NL 22 SS 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.95
1974 PHI NL 22 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1975 PHI NL 23 OF 18 15 14 133.2 51 51 0 0 0 1.000 1 8 3.43 2.83 .978 2.29 2.28
1975 PHI NL 23 CF 16 15 14 131.2 51 51 0 0 0 1.000 1 10 3.49 3.19 .984 2.72 2.72
1975 PHI NL 23 LF 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.10
1975 PHI NL 23 2B 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 4.50 1.00 .980 5.40 5.50
1975 PHI NL 23 SS 1 1 1 12.0 8 2 4 2 0 .750 -0 -50 4.50 6.00 .962 5.03 5.00
1976 CHW AL 24 OF 43 27 18 259.1 82 80 1 1 0 .988 -3 -16 2.81 1.88 .981 2.47 2.48
1976 CHW AL 24 LF 29 17 11 152.2 48 48 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -8 2.83 1.66 .978 2.23 2.24
1976 CHW AL 24 SS 14 7 3 71.0 35 8 23 4 5 .886 0 3 3.93 2.21 .967 4.99 5.01
1976 CHW AL 24 CF 13 6 5 69.2 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -3 -45 2.84 1.69 .984 2.98 2.99
1976 CHW AL 24 DH 5 0
1976 CHW AL 24 2B 4 1 0 20.0 16 4 12 0 2 1.000 1 54 7.20 4.00 .975 5.40 5.42
1976 CHW AL 24 RF 4 4 2 37.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 0 6 2.68 2.75 .980 2.21 2.22
1976 CHW AL 24 3B 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -180 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1977 CHW AL 25 SS 133 131 125 1158.0 624 259 325 40 51 .936 -29 -30 4.54 4.39 .963 4.82 4.79
1977 CHW AL 25 2B 3 3 2 24.0 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 0 5 3.00 2.67 .978 5.44 5.37
1977 CHW AL 25 OF 3 2 1 18.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -7 2.00 1.33 .978 2.35 2.33
1977 CHW AL 25 CF 2 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 90 3.38 1.50 .983 2.81 2.80
1977 CHW AL 25 LF 2 1 0 10.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -84 0.90 0.50 .980 2.07 2.10
1978 CHW AL 26 DH 19 11
1978 CHW AL 26 OF 15 9 2 77.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 1 14 2.57 1.47 .979 2.47 2.45
1978 CHW AL 26 LF 8 3 1 31.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 12 1.74 0.75 .973 2.21 2.19
1978 CHW AL 26 SS 8 4 2 41.0 24 9 14 1 3 .958 1 26 5.05 2.88 .964 4.92 4.88
1978 CHW AL 26 CF 7 6 1 46.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1 16 2.93 2.14 .984 2.97 2.94
1978 CHW AL 26 2B 2 1 1 9.0 6 3 2 1 0 .833 -1 -147 5.00 2.50 .980 5.50 5.40
1979 CHW AL 27 2B 65 63 58 551.0 322 150 160 12 32 .963 -4 -10 5.06 4.77 .978 5.50 5.43
1979 CHW AL 27 LF 47 45 38 397.1 94 89 2 3 0 .968 2 6 2.06 1.94 .980 2.22 2.20
1979 CHW AL 27 OF 47 45 38 400.1 94 88 3 3 0 .968 1 4 2.05 1.94 .981 2.46 2.43
1979 CHW AL 27 3B 12 11 9 94.2 40 10 24 6 4 .850 -3 -38 3.23 2.83 .953 3.07 3.03
1979 CHW AL 27 DH 9 9
1979 CHW AL 27 RF 2 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -240 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.20
1979 CHW AL 27 1B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -120 9.00 2.00 .990 9.90 10.00
1980 TOT AL 28 OF 63 47 34 435.0 105 101 2 2 1 .981 -2 -7 2.13 1.63 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 TOT AL 28 LF 31 20 13 180.0 43 43 0 0 0 1.000 1 7 2.15 1.39 .980 2.35 2.35
1980 TOT AL 28 RF 27 24 19 220.1 53 49 2 2 1 .962 -4 -19 2.08 1.89 .975 2.13 2.12
1980 TOT AL 28 3B 20 17 15 163.0 61 11 44 6 5 .902 1 7 3.04 2.75 .951 3.01 3.00
1980 TOT AL 28 DH 2 0
1980 CHW AL 28 OF 23 18 12 150.0 35 35 0 0 0 1.000 2 17 2.10 1.52 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 CHW AL 28 LF 22 17 11 142.0 35 35 0 0 0 1.000 2 18 2.22 1.59 .980 2.35 2.35
1980 CHW AL 28 3B 17 15 14 144.0 56 8 42 6 5 .893 2 14 3.12 2.94 .951 3.01 3.00
1980 CHW AL 28 DH 1 0
1980 CHW AL 28 RF 1 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.25 2.00 .975 2.14 2.10
1980 CLE AL 28 2B 41 36 30 311.0 189 77 106 6 20 .968 0 1 5.30 4.46 .981 5.60 5.58
1980 CLE AL 28 OF 40 29 22 285.0 70 66 2 2 1 .971 -4 -19 2.15 1.70 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 CLE AL 28 RF 26 23 18 212.1 51 47 2 2 1 .961 -4 -20 2.08 1.88 .975 2.13 2.12
1980 CLE AL 28 CF 9 3 2 34.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.12 1.33 .983 2.93 2.91
1980 CLE AL 28 LF 9 3 2 38.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -32 1.89 0.89 .980 2.34 2.36
1980 CLE AL 28 3B 3 2 1 19.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -44 2.37 1.67 .952 3.03 3.00
1980 CLE AL 28 SS 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1 240 3.00 0.50 .960 5.10 5.00
1980 CLE AL 28 DH 1 0
1981 CLE AL 29 OF 35 29 21 267.0 73 70 2 1 0 .986 -4 -16 2.43 2.06 .983 2.48 2.47
1981 CLE AL 29 2B 30 23 17 222.1 126 51 74 1 14 .992 -2 -11 5.06 4.17 .982 5.54 5.52
1981 CLE AL 29 LF 18 13 10 124.1 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -23 2.32 1.78 .979 2.38 2.38
1981 CLE AL 29 RF 18 15 11 126.0 35 33 1 1 0 .971 -2 -17 2.43 1.89 .980 2.16 2.15
1981 CLE AL 29 CF 6 1 0 16.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1 43 3.78 1.17 .989 2.92 2.88
1981 CLE AL 29 1B 2 0 0 5.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -1 -192 9.00 2.50 .993 10.08 10.05
1981 CLE AL 29 SS 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -120 13.50 3.00 .967 4.95 5.00
1982 CLE AL 30 OF 55 45 34 401.0 117 115 1 1 0 .991 -2 -7 2.60 2.11 .982 2.47 2.46
1982 CLE AL 30 2B 48 41 32 368.1 223 91 123 9 22 .960 -2 -6 5.23 4.46 .981 5.35 5.33
1982 CLE AL 30 LF 46 40 31 344.0 103 102 0 1 0 .990 -2 -6 2.67 2.22 .981 2.29 2.28
1982 CLE AL 30 RF 9 2 1 37.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -6 1.95 0.89 .981 2.26 2.26
1982 CLE AL 30 CF 4 3 2 20.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -18 3.15 1.75 .986 2.84 2.82
1982 CLE AL 30 SS 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 4.50 0.50 .960 4.95 4.85
1982 CLE AL 30 3B 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00
1982 CLE AL 30 DH 1 1
1983 CLE AL 31 OF 91 71 47 643.0 160 148 7 5 2 .969 -10 -19 2.17 1.70 .981 2.50 2.48
1983 CLE AL 31 LF 58 35 33 352.0 81 71 6 4 1 .951 -6 -20 1.97 1.33 .977 2.32 2.30
1983 CLE AL 31 RF 35 32 10 235.0 64 61 2 1 0 .984 -1 -5 2.41 1.80 .978 2.25 2.23
1983 CLE AL 31 2B 27 18 7 156.0 96 35 59 2 12 .979 -2 -12 5.42 3.48 .981 5.36 5.32
1983 CLE AL 31 CF 9 4 4 56.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -75 1.61 1.11 .987 2.92 2.91
1983 CLE AL 31 1B 3 0 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 6.75 1.00 .993 9.90 9.83
1983 CLE AL 31 DH 3 3
1984 TOT MLB 32 OF 4 4 2 34.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -7 2.10 2.00 .982 2.44 2.45
1984 TOT MLB 32 LF 2 2 1 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -15 1.12 1.00 .975 2.14 2.15
1984 HOU NL 32 SS 4 3 3 30.0 19 10 8 1 1 .947 -2 -60 5.40 4.50 .965 4.86 4.85
1984 HOU NL 32 LF 1 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.12 1.00 .970 2.02 2.00
1984 HOU NL 32 OF 1 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.12 1.00 .980 2.25 2.30
1984 TEX AL 32 2B 25 17 9 142.0 73 40 30 3 4 .959 -4 -34 4.44 2.80 .980 5.24 5.21
1984 TEX AL 32 DH 10 6
1984 TEX AL 32 OF 3 3 2 26.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -9 2.39 2.33 .983 2.49 2.50
1984 TEX AL 32 1B 1 1 1 9.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 13 12.00 12.00 .991 9.80 9.70
1984 TEX AL 32 3B 1 1 1 15.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -1 -64 0.60 1.00 .950 2.76 2.70
1984 TEX AL 32 CF 1 1 1 8.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -72 3.24 3.00 .987 3.02 3.00
1984 TEX AL 32 LF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -30 1.12 1.00 .980 2.25 2.30
1984 TEX AL 32 RF 1 1 0 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 60 2.70 3.00 .980 2.25 2.20
1985 TEX AL 33 DH 21 15
1985 TEX AL 33 OF 14 11 6 87.1 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 1.96 1.36 .982 2.44 2.42
1985 TEX AL 33 2B 10 5 3 48.1 33 16 16 1 2 .970 -2 -37 5.96 3.20 .982 5.29 5.24
1985 TEX AL 33 LF 9 8 4 64.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1 17 2.53 2.00 .977 2.25 2.23
1985 TEX AL 33 3B 5 0 0 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 13 1.00 0.20 .950 2.80 2.82
1985 TEX AL 33 RF 5 3 2 23.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -41 0.39 0.20 .980 2.16 2.16
1985 TEX AL 33 1B 4 1 0 11.0 12 11 1 0 2 1.000 -0 -33 9.82 3.00 .991 9.74 9.68
12 Seasons OF 396 310 218 2796.0 745 715 17 13 3 .983 -20 -9 2.36 1.85 .981 2.46 2.45
11 Seasons 2B 256 208 159 1854.0 1093 471 587 35 109 .968 -15 -10 5.14 4.13 .980 5.45 5.40
12 Seasons LF 253 184 142 1674.1 428 410 10 8 1 .981 -8 -6 2.26 1.66 .979 2.28 2.27
9 Seasons SS 167 146 134 1321.0 715 292 375 48 61 .933 -29 -27 4.54 3.99 .963 4.84 4.82
8 Seasons RF 101 81 45 691.2 176 165 6 5 1 .972 -7 -12 2.23 1.69 .978 2.19 2.18
10 Seasons CF 74 45 31 430.0 140 138 2 0 0 1.000 -5 -15 2.93 1.89 .985 2.86 2.86
6 Seasons 3B 40 29 25 285.1 104 22 69 13 9 .875 -3 -12 2.87 2.28 .952 3.01 2.98
5 Seasons 1B 11 2 1 31.0 35 33 1 1 3 .971 -1 -54 9.87 3.09 .991 9.84 9.82
12 Seasons TOT 870 695 537 6287.1 2692 1533 1049 110 185 .959 -69 -13 3.70 2.97 .975 3.90 3.89
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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  • 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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1979 AL  8 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1981 AL  16 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1977 AL  11 (1st)

SB % s c a p y
1976 AL  75.00 (10th)
1979 AL  78.57 (8th)
1981 AL  88.89 (4th)
1982 AL  78.26 (10th)
Career  74.48 (185th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1979 AL  12.7 (10th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1977 AL  40 (1st)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  259 (3rd)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  40 (1st)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1983 AL  1 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2096), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2080), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Second Base (284th), 3.6 career WAR/5.6 7yr-peak WAR/4.6 JAWS
Average HOF 2B (out of 19) = 69.5 career WAR/44.5 7yr-peak WAR/57.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197725Chicago White Sox$35,0005/7/77 TSN4/23/77 TSN: $30,000
198533Texas Rangers$350,0001985 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$385,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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