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Neil Berry

Cornelius John Berry

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: January 11, 1922 in Kalamazoo, MI
High School: Central HS (Kalamazoo, MI)
School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1948
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Browns/WhiteSox/Orioles 1948-1954

Final Game: May 11, 1954
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Standard Batting

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 DET AL 87 301 256 46 68 8 1 0 16 1 3 37 23 .266 .358 .305 .663 75 78 4 0 8 64
1949 27 DET AL 109 366 329 38 78 9 1 0 18 4 2 27 24 .237 .299 .271 .569 51 89 11 2 7 4/6
1950 28 DET AL 39 47 40 9 10 1 0 0 7 0 0 6 11 .250 .348 .275 .623 59 11 0 0 1 6/45
1951 29 DET AL 67 171 157 17 36 5 2 0 9 4 2 10 15 .229 .275 .287 .562 52 45 1 0 4 64/5
1952 30 DET AL 73 216 189 22 43 4 3 0 13 1 3 22 19 .228 .311 .280 .592 65 53 3 1 4 6/5
1953 31 TOT AL 62 120 107 15 29 1 2 0 11 1 2 10 11 .271 .333 .318 .651 75 34 5 0 3 45/6
1953 31 SLB AL 57 111 99 14 28 1 2 0 11 1 2 9 10 .283 .343 .333 .676 82 33 4 0 3 54/6
1953 31 CHW AL 5 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 -5 1 1 0 0 /4
1954 32 BAL AL 5 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 -10 1 0 0 0 0 /6
7 Yrs 442 1231 1087 148 265 28 9 0 74 11 12 113 105 .244 .317 .286 .603 62 311 24 3 27 0
162 Game Avg. 162 451 398 54 97 10 3 0 27 4 4 41 38 .244 .317 .286 .603 62 114 9 1 10
DET (5 yrs) 375 1101 971 132 235 27 7 0 63 10 10 102 92 .242 .316 .284 .600 61 276 19 3 24
BAL (2 yrs) 62 121 108 15 29 1 2 0 11 1 2 10 12 .269 .331 .315 .645 74 34 4 0 3 0
CHW (1 yr) 5 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 -5 1 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1948 26 DET AL 87 301 -8 -1 -0 -3 4 -8 -0.8 8 -0 0.0 .491 .495 0.3 0.1 3 $ 64
1949 27 DET AL 109 366 -23 1 -1 -3 4 -21 -2.2 9 -12 -1.2 .480 .487 -0.9 0.1 -9 $ 4/6
1950 28 DET AL 39 47 -2 -1 1 0 1 -2 -0.2 1 -1 0.0 .495 .499 0.0 0.1 -1 $ 6/45
1951 29 DET AL 67 171 -11 -0 0 -1 3 -9 -0.9 5 -5 -0.5 .486 .494 -0.4 0.2 -4 $ 64/5
1952 30 DET AL 73 216 -8 -1 -0 -1 3 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .490 .495 -0.1 0.3 -0 $ 6/5
1953 31 SLB AL 57 111 -3 -1 -1 -5 1 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.6 .485 .495 0.0 -0.4 -0 $ 54/6
1953 31 CHW AL 5 9 -1 0 -0 1 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .491 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /4
1954 32 BAL AL 5 10 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /6
7 Seasons 442 1231 -56 -3 -1 -12 17 -56 -5.8 32 -24 -2.5 .487 .496 -1.2 0.5 -12 $
DET (5 yrs) 375 1101 -52 -2 -0 -8 16 -47 -4.8 28 -19 -1.9 .487 .494 -1.1 0.8 -11 $
BAL (2 yrs) 62 121 -3 -1 -1 -5 1 -9 -0.9 3 -5 -0.6 .485 .497 0.0 -0.4 -0 $
CHW (1 yr) 5 9 -1 0 -0 1 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .491 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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 DET AL 301 203 27 3.5 108 .292 .266 .277 .358 .362 .305 .400 .663 .762 75 .382 -8.2 -0.8 .579 .176 .039 .0
1949 27 DET AL 366 271 26 2.6 107 .256 .237 .271 .299 .363 .271 .393 .569 .756 51 .256 -23.9 -2.4 .455 .122 .033 .0
1950 28 DET AL 47 31 4 3.4 116 .345 .250 .282 .348 .370 .275 .423 .623 .793 59 .336 -2.3 -0.2 .567 .175 .025
1951 29 DET AL 171 128 12 2.5 102 .254 .229 .268 .275 .349 .287 .392 .562 .741 52 .256 -11.2 -1.1 .460 .134 .057 .0
1952 30 DET AL 216 156 16 2.8 96 .253 .228 .260 .311 .340 .280 .380 .592 .720 65 .323 -8.8 -0.9 .487 .159 .053 .0
1953 31 TOT AL 120 88 11 3.4 104 .302 .271 .272 .333 .349 .318 .401 .651 .749 75 .373 -4.0 -0.4 .506 .131 .047 .0
1953 31 SLB AL 111 80 11 3.7 104 .315 .283 .272 .343 .349 .333 .400 .676 .749 82 .414 -2.8 -0.3 .532 .131 .051 .0
1953 31 CHW AL 9 8 0 0.0 105 .143 .125 .273 .222 .350 .125 .402 .347 .752 -5 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .250 .125 .000
1954 32 BAL AL 10 8 0 0.0 92 .143 .111 .256 .200 .330 .111 .374 .311 .704 -10 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .250 .111 .000
7 Yrs 1231 885 96 2.9 105 .270 .244 .270 .317 .355 .286 .394 .603 .749 62 .309 -59.7 -6.0 .497 .145 .042 .0
162 Game Avg. 451 324 35 2.9 105 .270 .244 .270 .317 .355 .286 .394 .603 .749 62 .309 -59.7 -6.0 .497 .145 .042
DET (5 yrs) 1101 789 85 2.9 105 .267 .242 .270 .316 .356 .284 .393 .600 .750 61 .306 -54.4 -5.4 .498 .147 .042 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 121 88 11 3.4 103 .302 .269 .271 .331 .347 .315 .398 .645 .745 74 .374 -4.1 -0.4 .506 .130 .046 .0
CHW (1 yr) 9 8 0 0.0 105 .143 .125 .273 .222 .350 .125 .402 .347 .752 -5 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .250 .125 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1948 26 DET AL 301 0.0% 7.6% 12.3% 3.0% 13% 0.62 11.1 16.0 1.28 77%
1949 27 DET AL 366 0.0% 6.6% 7.4% 2.7% 13% 0.89 13.7 18.3 1.34 83%
1950 28 DET AL 47 0.0% 23.4% 12.8% 2.1% 10% 1.83 3.6 5.7 1.29 62%
1951 29 DET AL 171 0.0% 8.8% 5.9% 4.1% 19% 1.50 10.5 17.4 0.84 83%
1952 30 DET AL 216 0.0% 8.8% 10.2% 3.2% 16% 0.86 9.9 14.5 1.04 79%
1953 31 TOT AL 120 0.0% 9.2% 8.3% 2.5% 10% 1.10 9.7 9.7 1.27 80%
1953 31 SLB AL 111 0.0% 9.0% 8.1% 2.7% 11% 1.11 9.9 9.0 1.34 80%
1953 31 CHW AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 8.0 0.75 78%
1954 32 BAL AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 0.20 70%
7 Yrs 1231 0.0% 8.5% 9.2% 3.0% 14% 0.93 10.4 14.7 1.14 80%
MLB Averages 1.9% 10.1% 9.8% 6.5% 28% 1.04 8.7 45.8 8.0 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1948 26 DET AL -8.2 -0.8 120 -1.0 1.1 -2.1 .99 -0.4 -0.6 -6.9 -0.7 0.94 -3.8 0.38 1
1949 27 DET AL -24.3 -2.4 219 -1.7 2.7 -4.4 .98 -1.4 -0.3 -16.2 -1.6 0.93 -15.4 1.94 4
1950 28 DET AL -2.3 -0.2 41 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .80 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.94 -1.1 1.57 4
1951 29 DET AL -11.2 -1.1 119 -0.4 1.8 -2.2 1.08 -0.5 0.2 -5.2 -0.5 0.94 -6.2 1.29 4
1952 30 DET AL -8.8 -0.9 170 -0.3 2.4 -2.7 .96 -0.5 0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.94 -5.3 0.39 1
1953 31 TOT AL -4.0 -0.4 125 -0.5 2.1 -2.7 1.18 -0.4 -0.1 -2.6 -0.3 1.01 -4.1 1.31 6
1953 31 SLB AL -2.8 -0.3 116 -0.3 2.1 -2.4 1.19 -0.2 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 1.00 -2.5 1.54 5
1953 31 CHW AL -1.2 -0.1 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 1.04 -0.2 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 1.08 -1.6 0.13 1
1954 32 BAL AL -1.3 -0.1 10 0.0 0.2 -0.2 1.08 -0.1 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.82 -0.9 0
7 Yrs -60.1 -6.0 804 -4.1 10.7 -14.8 1.02 -3.4 -0.6 -34.3 -3.4 0.95 -36.7 1.39 20

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 26 DET AL 2 0 44% 68 1 3 25% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 56% 9 6 2 5 1 4 4 0 4
1949 27 DET AL 3 0 36% 95 4 2 67% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 41% 17 15 2 1 0 1 9 0 8
1950 28 DET AL 1 0 56% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22% 4 4 0 1 1 0 4 2 2
1951 29 DET AL 1 0 37% 73 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 46% 9 5 3 1 0 1 3 1 2
1952 30 DET AL 5 0 33% 72 1 3 25% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25% 11 8 3 1 1 0 4 3 1
1953 31 TOT AL 1 0 39% 64 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 35% 15 7 5 2 1 0 3 0 2
1953 31 SLB AL 1 0 38% 59 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 37% 14 6 5 2 1 0 3 0 2
1953 31 CHW AL 0 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 32 BAL AL 1 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 14 0 39% 416 11 12 48% 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 8 39% 65 45 15 11 4 6 27 6 19

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1948 26 DET AL 301 36% 68 1 0 0 0 0.38 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 160% 23 4 17% 15 7 47% 67 5 7% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
1949 27 DET AL 366 43% 78 4 0 0 0 1.94 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 233% 36 11 31% 16 4 25% 118 10 8% 8 3 38% 5 3 60% 0
1950 28 DET AL 47 17% 10 4 0 0 0 1.57 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 7 5 71% 27 6 22% 4 4 100% 1 1 100% 0
1951 29 DET AL 171 33% 36 4 0 0 0 1.29 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 16 1 6% 9 5 56% 58 8 14% 2 1 50% 3 2 67% 0
1952 30 DET AL 216 33% 43 1 1 0 0 0.39 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 30 3 10% 15 4 27% 95 11 12% 5 2 40% 8 2 25% 0
1953 31 TOT AL 120 42% 29 6 1 0 0 1.31 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 26 5 19% 6 3 50% 76 12 16% 5 3 60% 2 2 100% 0
1953 31 SLB AL 111 37% 28 5 1 0 0 1.54 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 24 4 17% 5 3 60% 69 12 17% 4 3 75% 2 2 100% 0
1953 31 CHW AL 9 100% 1 1 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1954 32 BAL AL 10 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 1231 36% 265 20 2 0 0 1.39 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 21 27 129% 140 24 17% 68 28 41% 445 52 12% 26 14 54% 23 11 48% 0
MLB Averages 50% 96% 13% 33% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

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 87 301 256 46 68 8 1 0 16 1 3 37 23 .266 .358 .305 .663 75 78 4 0 8
1949 27 196 667 585 84 146 17 2 0 34 5 5 64 47 .250 .326 .285 .611 62 167 15 2 15
1950 28 235 714 625 93 156 18 2 0 41 5 5 70 58 .250 .327 .285 .612 62 178 15 2 16
1951 29 302 885 782 110 192 23 4 0 50 9 7 80 73 .246 .317 .285 .602 60 223 16 2 20
1952 30 375 1101 971 132 235 27 7 0 63 10 10 102 92 .242 .316 .284 .600 61 276 19 3 24
1953 31 437 1221 1078 147 264 28 9 0 74 11 12 112 103 .245 .318 .288 .605 62 310 24 3 27
1954 32 442 1231 1087 148 265 28 9 0 74 11 12 113 105 .244 .317 .286 .603 62 311 24 3 27 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1948 26 91 306 262 43 66 8 1 0 15 1 36 24 .252 .342 .290 .632 26 87
1949 27 114 377 341 38 79 9 1 0 18 4 27 25 .232 .292 .264 .556 26 109
1950 28 41 46 40 7 9 1 0 0 6 0 5 11 .225 .311 .250 .561 3 39
1951 29 70 178 164 17 37 5 2 0 9 4 10 16 .226 .270 .280 .551 13 67
1952 30 76 228 199 24 46 4 3 0 14 1 24 20 .231 .317 .281 .598 18 73
1953 31 65 125 112 15 30 1 2 0 11 1 10 11 .268 .328 .313 .640 11 62
1954 32 5 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 5
7 Yrs 462 1270 1127 144 267 28 9 0 73 11 113 109 .237 .308 .278 .586 97 442
162 Game Avg. 162 445 395 50 94 10 3 0 26 4 40 38 .237 .308 .278 .586 34 442

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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