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Larry Biittner

Lawrence David Biittner

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 27, 1945 in Pocahontas, IA
High School: Catholic HS (Pocahontas, IA)
School: Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1970
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Rangers/Expos/Reds/Senators 1970-1983

Final Game: September 29, 1983
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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
1970 24 WSA AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 WSA AL 66 189 171 12 44 4 1 0 16 1 0 16 20 .257 .323 .292 .615 81 50 7 1 0 1 3 9/73
1972 26 TEX AL 137 422 382 34 99 18 1 3 31 1 3 29 37 .259 .313 .335 .648 97 128 7 2 6 3 5 397/8
1973 27 TEX AL 83 281 258 19 65 8 2 1 12 1 0 20 21 .252 .307 .310 .617 79 80 8 1 1 1 0 973/D8
1974 28 MON NL 18 27 26 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .269 .269 .308 .577 58 8 0 0 1 0 0 /7
1975 29 MON NL 121 384 346 34 109 13 5 3 28 2 1 34 33 .315 .376 .408 .784 115 141 12 0 4 0 8 97/8
1976 30 TOT NL 89 237 224 23 53 14 1 0 18 0 2 10 9 .237 .272 .308 .580 60 69 6 1 2 0 3 37/9
1976 30 MON NL 11 32 32 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .219 .406 13 7 2 0 0 0 0 /97
1976 30 CHC NL 78 205 192 21 47 13 1 0 17 0 2 10 6 .245 .286 .323 .609 68 62 4 1 2 0 3 37/9
1977 31 CHC NL 138 532 493 74 147 28 1 12 62 2 1 35 36 .298 .345 .432 .777 99 213 17 1 1 2 2 37/1
1978 32 CHC NL 120 374 343 32 88 15 1 4 50 0 1 23 37 .257 .300 .341 .641 72 117 8 1 1 6 4 37
1979 33 CHC NL 111 295 272 35 79 13 3 3 50 1 1 21 23 .290 .339 .393 .732 92 107 10 0 0 2 1 379
1980 34 CHC NL 127 299 273 21 68 12 2 1 34 1 3 18 33 .249 .294 .319 .613 67 87 6 2 0 6 2 379/8
1981 35 CIN NL 42 66 61 1 13 4 0 0 8 0 0 4 4 .213 .258 .279 .536 51 17 3 0 0 1 1 /39
1982 36 CIN NL 97 208 184 18 57 9 2 2 24 1 0 17 16 .310 .369 .413 .782 117 76 9 2 2 3 2 73/9
1983 37 TEX AL 66 127 116 5 32 5 1 0 18 0 0 9 16 .276 .323 .336 .659 85 39 0 0 0 2 5 3/D9
14 Yrs 1217 3443 3151 310 861 144 20 29 354 10 12 236 287 .273 .324 .359 .683 88 1132 93 11 18 27 36
162 Game Avg. 162 458 419 41 115 19 3 4 47 1 2 31 38 .273 .324 .359 .683 88 151 12 1 2 4 5
TEX (5 yrs) 354 1021 929 70 240 35 5 4 77 3 3 74 94 .258 .314 .320 .633 87 297 22 4 7 7 13
CHC (5 yrs) 574 1705 1573 183 429 81 8 20 213 4 8 107 135 .273 .318 .373 .691 83 586 45 5 4 16 12
MON (3 yrs) 150 443 404 38 122 15 5 3 32 2 1 34 38 .302 .356 .386 .742 104 156 14 0 5 0 8
CIN (2 yrs) 139 274 245 19 70 13 2 2 32 1 0 21 20 .286 .342 .380 .722 101 93 12 2 2 4 3
NL (9 yrs) 863 2422 2222 240 621 109 15 25 277 7 9 162 193 .279 .328 .376 .703 88 835 71 7 11 20 23
AL (5 yrs) 354 1021 929 70 240 35 5 4 77 3 3 74 94 .258 .314 .320 .633 87 297 22 4 7 7 13

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
1970 24 WSA AL 2 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .472 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
1971 25 WSA AL 66 189 -5 0 -1 0 -2 -8 -0.9 6 -2 -0.3 .486 .494 -0.3 -0.3 -2 $ 9/73
1972 26 TEX AL 137 422 -1 -1 1 -2 -7 -10 -1.4 14 4 0.0 .491 .492 0.4 -1.2 6 $ 397/8
1973 27 TEX AL 83 281 -8 -1 -0 -3 -4 -16 -1.6 9 -7 -0.8 .479 .489 -0.5 -0.7 -4 $ 973/D8
1974 28 MON NL 18 27 -2 0 0 1 -0 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .498 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /7
1975 29 MON NL 121 384 5 -2 -2 3 -4 0 0.1 11 12 1.2 .500 .500 0.8 -0.1 8 $ 97/8
1976 30 MON NL 11 32 -4 0 -0 -1 -0 -6 -0.7 1 -5 -0.6 .440 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $ /97
1976 30 CHC NL 78 205 -7 -1 2 2 -3 -7 -0.7 6 -1 -0.1 .490 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -2 $ 37/9
1977 31 CHC NL 138 532 0 1 -1 -3 -7 -9 -0.9 15 6 0.6 .493 .494 0.8 -1.1 9 $ 37/1
1978 32 CHC NL 120 374 -14 -3 0 3 -5 -19 -2.1 11 -8 -1.0 .482 .487 -1.4 -0.2 -11 $ 37
1979 33 CHC NL 111 295 -3 -0 -0 -3 -4 -10 -1.0 9 -1 -0.2 .490 .493 0.1 -0.7 1 $ 379
1980 34 CHC NL 127 299 -13 -1 0 3 -4 -15 -1.7 9 -6 -0.8 .486 .489 -1.1 -0.1 -9 $ 379/8
1981 35 CIN NL 42 66 -5 0 0 -2 -1 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.5 .482 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $ /39
1982 36 CIN NL 97 208 5 -0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -0.1 6 5 0.5 .498 .499 0.7 -0.4 7 $ 73/9
1983 37 TEX AL 66 127 -4 -0 0 1 -2 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .491 .496 -0.2 -0.1 -3 $ 3/D9
14 Seasons 1217 3443 -55 -6 -1 -3 -48 -113 -12.5 104 -9 -2.3 .489 .495 -2.1 -5.2 -6 $
TEX (5 yrs) 354 1021 -18 -1 0 -5 -16 -41 -4.5 33 -7 -1.4 .487 .494 -0.7 -2.3 -2 $
CHC (5 yrs) 574 1705 -36 -3 2 3 -24 -59 -6.5 50 -9 -1.5 .488 .492 -2.0 -2.2 -11 $
MON (3 yrs) 150 443 -1 -1 -2 3 -5 -6 -0.6 13 7 0.6 .496 .499 0.3 -0.1 4 $
CIN (2 yrs) 139 274 0 -0 -1 -4 -3 -8 -0.8 8 0 0.0 .493 .497 0.3 -0.6 4 $

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
1970 24 WSA AL 2 2 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .252 .000 .326 .000 .385 .000 .710 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1971 25 WSA AL 189 135 16 3.2 86 .289 .257 .247 .323 .318 .292 .367 .615 .684 81 .394 -3.7 -0.4 .507 .135 .035 .0
1972 26 TEX AL 422 302 40 3.6 80 .278 .259 .242 .313 .310 .335 .350 .648 .660 97 .491 -1.3 -0.2 .536 .147 .076 1.5
1973 27 TEX AL 281 203 24 3.2 89 .270 .252 .254 .307 .322 .310 .373 .617 .694 79 .360 -7.1 -0.7 .507 .140 .058 1.0
1974 28 MON NL 27 20 2 2.7 99 .292 .269 .268 .269 .341 .308 .388 .577 .728 58 .303 -1.6 -0.2 .421 .038 .038
1975 29 MON NL 384 254 51 5.4 99 .342 .315 .270 .376 .342 .408 .390 .784 .732 115 .602 6.6 0.7 .704 .194 .092 2.4
1976 30 TOT NL 237 181 18 2.7 98 .247 .237 .271 .272 .339 .308 .387 .580 .725 60 .316 -12.5 -1.3 .436 .107 .071
1976 30 MON NL 32 28 1 1.0 96 .207 .188 .268 .188 .336 .219 .382 .406 .718 13 .066 -3.8 -0.4 .250 .031 .031
1976 30 CHC NL 205 153 17 3.0 98 .253 .245 .272 .286 .339 .323 .387 .609 .727 68 .360 -8.7 -0.9 .470 .120 .078
1977 31 CHC NL 532 367 70 5.2 112 .302 .298 .282 .345 .351 .432 .430 .777 .781 99 .549 -1.6 -0.2 .687 .207 .134 3.4
1978 32 CHC NL 374 271 35 3.5 104 .273 .257 .274 .300 .344 .341 .404 .641 .747 72 .414 -13.6 -1.4 .530 .149 .085 .0
1979 33 CHC NL 295 206 34 4.4 108 .306 .290 .280 .339 .347 .393 .416 .732 .763 92 .503 -3.4 -0.3 .627 .180 .103 1.5
1980 34 CHC NL 299 220 25 3.1 101 .273 .249 .275 .294 .338 .319 .399 .613 .737 67 .356 -12.2 -1.3 .491 .128 .070 1.0
1981 35 CIN NL 66 52 4 2.1 94 .224 .213 .265 .258 .330 .279 .380 .536 .710 51 .223 -3.9 -0.4 .412 .131 .066
1982 36 CIN NL 208 141 27 5.2 96 .325 .310 .268 .369 .331 .413 .389 .782 .721 117 .592 4.9 0.5 .706 .201 .103 1.3
1983 37 TEX AL 127 86 13 4.0 95 .314 .276 .262 .323 .323 .336 .395 .659 .719 85 .447 -2.1 -0.2 .571 .138 .060
14 Yrs 3443 2440 359 4.0 98 .291 .273 .267 .324 .335 .359 .393 .683 .728 88 .469 -52.3 -5.5 .575 .160 .086 14.9
162 Game Avg. 458 325 48 4.0 98 .291 .273 .267 .324 .335 .359 .393 .683 .728 88 .469 -52.3 -5.5 .575 .160 .086 2
TEX (5 yrs) 1021 728 93 3.4 86 .282 .258 .249 .314 .316 .320 .365 .633 .681 87 .429 -14.8 -1.5 .525 .141 .061 3.4
CHC (5 yrs) 1705 1217 181 4.0 106 .285 .273 .277 .318 .345 .373 .411 .691 .756 83 .461 -39.6 -4.1 .580 .165 .100 6.7
MON (3 yrs) 443 302 54 4.8 99 .328 .302 .270 .356 .341 .386 .389 .742 .730 104 .552 1.1 0.1 .643 .171 .084 2.4
CIN (2 yrs) 274 193 31 4.3 96 .300 .286 .267 .342 .331 .380 .387 .722 .718 101 .516 1.0 0.1 .626 .184 .094 1.3
NL (9 yrs) 2422 1712 266 4.2 103 .294 .279 .275 .328 .343 .376 .404 .703 .747 88 .485 -37.5 -3.9 .596 .168 .096 10.9
AL (5 yrs) 1021 728 93 3.4 86 .282 .258 .249 .314 .316 .320 .365 .633 .681 87 .429 -14.8 -1.5 .525 .141 .061 3.4

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
1970 24 WSA AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1971 25 WSA AL 189 0.0% 10.6% 8.5% 2.7% 11% 1.25 8.6 10.7 1.04 80%
1972 26 TEX AL 422 0.7% 8.8% 6.9% 5.2% 22% 1.28 10.3 127.3 12.3 1.17 82%
1973 27 TEX AL 281 0.4% 7.5% 7.1% 3.9% 17% 1.05 12.3 258.0 21.5 1.22 84%
1974 28 MON NL 27 0.0% 7.4% 0.0% 3.7% 14% 13.0 8.7 1.57 89%
1975 29 MON NL 384 0.8% 8.6% 8.9% 5.5% 19% 0.97 10.5 115.3 12.4 1.89 81%
1976 30 TOT NL 237 0.0% 3.8% 4.2% 6.3% 28% 0.90 24.9 12.4 2.00 91%
1976 30 MON NL 32 0.0% 9.4% 0.0% 3.1% 17% 10.7 32.0 1.78 91%
1976 30 CHC NL 205 0.0% 2.9% 4.9% 6.8% 30% 0.60 32.0 11.3 2.04 91%
1977 31 CHC NL 532 2.3% 6.8% 6.6% 7.7% 28% 1.03 13.7 41.1 8.0 1.22 84%
1978 32 CHC NL 374 1.1% 9.9% 6.2% 5.4% 23% 1.61 9.3 85.8 6.9 1.24 82%
1979 33 CHC NL 295 1.0% 7.8% 7.1% 6.4% 24% 1.10 11.8 90.7 5.4 1.45 84%
1980 34 CHC NL 299 0.3% 11.0% 6.0% 5.0% 22% 1.83 8.3 273.0 8.0 1.11 82%
1981 35 CIN NL 66 0.0% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 31% 1.00 15.3 7.6 1.27 88%
1982 36 CIN NL 208 1.0% 7.7% 8.2% 6.3% 23% 0.94 11.5 92.0 7.7 0.97 81%
1983 37 TEX AL 127 0.0% 12.6% 7.1% 4.7% 19% 1.78 7.3 6.4 0.89 80%
14 Yrs 3443 0.8% 8.3% 6.9% 5.6% 22% 1.22 11.0 108.7 8.9 1.29 83%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.3% 8.6% 6.3% 27% 1.56 6.7 45.5 8.7 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1970 24 WSA AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .91 -0.1 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.89 -0.5 0.91 2
1971 25 WSA AL -3.9 -0.4 191 0.2 3.7 -3.5 1.04 -0.2 0.4 -2.3 -0.2 0.95 -3.4 0.83 19
1972 26 TEX AL -1.3 -0.2 432 -0.2 6.0 -6.2 .94 -0.3 0.1 3.6 0.4 0.94 -1.6 1.23 18
1973 27 TEX AL -7.1 -0.7 284 -0.9 4.0 -4.9 .98 -0.7 -0.3 -10.7 -1.1 0.90 -10.3 2.74 8
1974 28 MON NL -1.6 -0.2 27 -0.1 0.5 -0.7 1.43 -0.1 0.0 -2.3 -0.2 1.05 -1.0 1.40 15
1975 29 MON NL 6.6 0.7 389 0.5 7.3 -6.7 1.11 0.0 0.4 4.4 0.4 0.99 2.1 1.37 27
1976 30 TOT NL -12.5 -1.3 245 -1.4 3.7 -5.1 1.15 -1.0 -0.2 -7.7 -0.8 0.97 -9.8 1.46 32
1976 30 MON NL -3.8 -0.4 32 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 1.02 -0.4 -0.0 -5.4 -0.6 0.93 -5.0 0.61 4
1976 30 CHC NL -8.7 -0.9 213 -0.9 3.5 -4.4 1.17 -0.6 -0.2 -2.3 -0.2 0.98 -4.7 1.58 28
1977 31 CHC NL -1.6 -0.2 539 0.5 10.3 -9.8 1.05 0.3 0.2 8.2 0.8 0.94 0.9 2.09 15
1978 32 CHC NL -14.0 -1.5 377 0.2 7.9 -7.7 1.21 -0.9 1.0 -5.1 -0.5 1.02 -7.7 2.28 33
1979 33 CHC NL -3.4 -0.3 297 1.5 7.3 -5.8 1.17 0.3 1.0 8.1 0.8 0.99 2.5 1.82 42
1980 34 CHC NL -12.2 -1.3 308 -0.4 6.3 -6.6 1.26 -0.9 0.6 -6.0 -0.6 1.00 -7.9 1.75 54
1981 35 CIN NL -3.9 -0.4 66 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 1.29 -0.4 0.0 -4.4 -0.5 1.04 -4.4 1.81 29
1982 36 CIN NL 4.9 0.5 210 0.0 4.4 -4.4 1.29 0.4 -0.4 2.0 0.2 1.04 4.7 1.90 49
1983 37 TEX AL -2.1 -0.2 127 -0.6 2.1 -2.7 1.30 -0.3 -0.2 1.2 0.1 0.96 -3.0 2.10 31
14 Yrs -52.8 -5.5 3494 -1.3 64.5 -65.8 1.12 -3.8 2.6 -11.3 -1.3 0.97 -39.5 1.75 374

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
1970 24 WSA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 WSA AL 1 0 20% 66 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 6 4 2 3 1 1 3 0 3
1972 26 TEX AL 6 0 24% 171 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 46% 21 16 5 9 4 4 11 0 10
1973 27 TEX AL 2 0 21% 123 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 41% 23 19 4 3 1 2 11 2 9
1974 28 MON NL 0 0 29% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1975 29 MON NL 3 0 22% 161 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 33% 21 17 3 4 3 1 15 6 9
1976 30 TOT NL 5 0 36% 99 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 52% 17 11 6 2 0 2 10 0 7
1976 30 MON NL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1976 30 CHC NL 5 0 36% 93 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 50% 15 10 5 2 0 2 9 0 6
1977 31 CHC NL 7 0 36% 228 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 52% 29 16 12 6 2 4 21 7 13
1978 32 CHC NL 4 0 26% 137 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 43% 21 14 6 5 3 2 11 3 8
1979 33 CHC NL 3 0 33% 114 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 30% 23 20 3 7 5 2 10 3 7
1980 34 CHC NL 3 0 23% 99 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 44% 16 11 5 2 1 1 9 2 6
1981 35 CIN NL 0 0 6% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
1982 36 CIN NL 3 0 22% 73 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 32% 14 11 3 3 3 0 5 1 4
1983 37 TEX AL 1 0 12% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14% 5 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
14 Yrs 38 0 26% 1337 10 12 45% 10 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 41 71 42% 199 145 51 47 24 21 109 25 78

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
1970 24 WSA AL 2 50% 0 2 0 0 0 0.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 WSA AL 189 90% 44 19 7 0 3 0.83 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 23% 13 3 23% 124 17 14% 8 4 50% 8 5 63% 0
1972 26 TEX AL 422 79% 99 18 5 0 1 1.23 3 0 7 3 0 3 0 0 7 6 86% 76 7 9% 34 17 50% 235 29 12% 17 10 59% 20 12 60% 0
1973 27 TEX AL 281 89% 65 8 1 0 0 2.74 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 50 8 16% 23 8 35% 149 11 7% 6 3 50% 13 3 23% 0
1974 28 MON NL 27 100% 7 15 4 0 2 1.40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 2 1 50% 22 3 14% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1975 29 MON NL 384 98% 109 27 8 0 2 1.37 3 0 11 3 0 2 1 0 4 4 100% 74 12 16% 28 9 32% 252 28 11% 22 9 41% 10 4 40% 0
1976 30 TOT NL 237 88% 53 32 6 0 2 1.46 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 45 6 13% 28 10 36% 144 19 13% 8 3 38% 9 5 56% 0
1976 30 MON NL 32 94% 6 4 0 0 0 0.61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 1 20% 15 1 7% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1976 30 CHC NL 205 87% 47 28 6 0 2 1.58 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 42 4 10% 23 9 39% 129 18 14% 7 2 29% 7 5 71% 0
1977 31 CHC NL 532 70% 147 15 5 0 3 2.09 12 0 9 12 0 8 4 0 5 1 20% 115 17 15% 51 15 29% 332 50 15% 26 13 50% 26 16 62% 0
1978 32 CHC NL 374 69% 88 33 11 0 10 2.28 4 0 14 3 1 4 0 0 3 1 33% 82 8 10% 46 15 33% 295 49 17% 39 20 51% 15 9 60% 0
1979 33 CHC NL 295 85% 79 42 13 1 9 1.82 3 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 57 10 18% 22 8 36% 201 48 24% 21 14 67% 15 10 67% 0
1980 34 CHC NL 299 84% 68 54 11 1 12 1.75 1 0 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 6 12% 27 13 48% 211 37 18% 27 15 56% 6 5 83% 0
1981 35 CIN NL 66 89% 13 29 7 0 4 1.81 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 19% 7 4 57% 50 8 16% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
1982 36 CIN NL 208 90% 57 49 10 0 5 1.90 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 67% 55 9 16% 23 10 43% 159 23 14% 18 10 56% 4 4 100% 0
1983 37 TEX AL 127 96% 32 31 8 0 5 2.10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0% 13 4 31% 87 18 21% 7 5 71% 7 3 43% 0
14 Yrs 3443 83% 861 374 96 2 58 1.75 29 0 76 27 2 19 10 0 27 18 67% 678 93 14% 317 117 37% 2262 340 15% 203 108 53% 135 76 56% 0
MLB Averages 55% 78% 11% 34% 14% 50% 54%

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
1970 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 68 191 173 12 44 4 1 0 16 1 0 16 20 .254 .319 .289 .608 79 50 7 1 0 1 3
1972 26 205 613 555 46 143 22 2 3 47 2 3 45 57 .258 .315 .321 .635 91 178 14 3 6 4 8
1973 27 288 894 813 65 208 30 4 4 59 3 3 65 78 .256 .312 .317 .630 87 258 22 4 7 5 8
1974 28 306 921 839 67 215 31 4 4 62 3 3 65 80 .256 .311 .317 .628 86 266 22 4 8 5 8
1975 29 427 1305 1185 101 324 44 9 7 90 5 4 99 113 .273 .330 .343 .674 95 407 34 4 12 5 16
1976 30 516 1542 1409 124 377 58 10 7 108 5 6 109 122 .268 .321 .338 .659 89 476 40 5 14 5 19
1977 31 654 2074 1902 198 524 86 11 19 170 7 7 144 158 .275 .327 .362 .690 92 689 57 6 15 7 21
1978 32 774 2448 2245 230 612 101 12 23 220 7 8 167 195 .273 .323 .359 .682 89 806 65 7 16 13 25
1979 33 885 2743 2517 265 691 114 15 26 270 8 9 188 218 .275 .325 .363 .688 89 913 75 7 16 15 26
1980 34 1012 3042 2790 286 759 126 17 27 304 9 12 206 251 .272 .322 .358 .680 87 1000 81 9 16 21 28
1981 35 1054 3108 2851 287 772 130 17 27 312 9 12 210 255 .271 .321 .357 .677 86 1017 84 9 16 22 29
1982 36 1151 3316 3035 305 829 139 19 29 336 10 12 227 271 .273 .324 .360 .684 88 1093 93 11 18 25 31
1983 37 1217 3443 3151 310 861 144 20 29 354 10 12 236 287 .273 .324 .359 .683 88 1132 93 11 18 27 36

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
1970 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1971 25 66 200 179 15 51 5 1 0 20 1 19 20 .285 .355 .324 .679 20 66
1972 26 143 466 419 47 123 22 1 4 43 1 36 39 .294 .350 .379 .729 55 137
1973 27 83 288 263 22 70 9 2 1 14 1 22 21 .266 .324 .327 .651 28 83
1974 28 18 27 26 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 .269 .269 .308 .577 2 18
1975 29 121 387 348 35 111 13 5 3 29 2 35 33 .319 .381 .411 .792 55 121
1976 30 89 238 225 23 54 14 1 0 18 0 10 9 .240 .275 .311 .587 19 89
1977 31 138 521 484 67 138 26 1 11 56 2 33 36 .285 .331 .411 .742 66 138
1978 32 120 373 342 32 87 15 1 4 49 0 23 37 .254 .298 .339 .638 35 120
1979 33 111 292 270 34 77 13 3 3 48 1 20 23 .285 .332 .389 .721 35 111
1980 34 127 299 273 21 68 12 2 1 34 1 18 33 .249 .294 .319 .613 26 127
1981 35 64 102 94 2 21 6 0 0 14 0 6 6 .223 .265 .287 .552 8 42
1982 36 97 211 186 19 59 9 2 2 26 1 18 16 .317 .378 .419 .797 30 97
1983 37 66 130 118 5 34 5 1 0 20 0 10 16 .288 .338 .347 .686 14 66
14 Yrs 1245 3536 3229 324 900 150 20 29 374 10 250 291 .279 .330 .365 .695 393 1217
162 Game Avg. 162 460 420 42 117 20 3 4 49 1 33 38 .279 .330 .365 .695 51 1217

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1977 NL  17 (8th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1977 NL  13.7 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Myril Hoag (953)
  2. Jimmy Wasdell (952)
  3. Mickey Hatcher (946)
  4. Jim Wohlford (939)
  5. Barry Bonnell (932)
  6. Denny Walling (932)
  7. Orlando Palmeiro (927)
  8. Hal Lee (926)
  9. Fred Snodgrass (925)
  10. Russ Snyder (924)
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  1. Steve Hovley (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jerry Hairston (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jerry Hairston (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mike McCormick (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tuck Stainback (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mike Aldrete (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Endy Chavez (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jimmy Wasdell (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Myril Hoag (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Myril Hoag (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Myril Hoag (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Myril Hoag (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Name and misspellings: Lawrence David Larry lary biitner Biittner bittner

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