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Steve Bilko

Stephen Thomas Bilko

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 13, 1928 in Nanticoke, PA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1949
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Angels/Tigers/Dodgers/Cubs/... 1949-1962

Final Game: August 23, 1962
Died: March 7, 1978 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Buried: St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Nanticoke, PA
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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
1949 20 STL NL 6 22 17 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .294 .455 .412 .866 130 7 0 0 0 /3
1950 21 STL NL 10 37 33 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 10 .182 .270 .212 .482 27 7 1 0 0 /3
1951 22 STL NL 21 82 72 5 16 4 0 2 12 0 0 9 10 .222 .309 .361 .670 79 26 1 0 1 3
1952 23 STL NL 20 78 72 7 19 6 1 1 6 0 0 4 15 .264 .303 .417 .719 98 30 2 0 2 3
1953 24 STL NL 154 642 570 72 143 23 3 21 84 0 1 70 125 .251 .334 .412 .746 93 235 17 1 0 *3
1954 25 TOT NL 55 120 106 12 24 8 1 4 13 0 0 14 25 .226 .317 .434 .751 93 46 8 0 0 0 3
1954 25 STL NL 8 17 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .143 .294 .143 .437 19 2 2 0 0 0 /3
1954 25 CHC NL 47 103 92 11 22 8 1 4 12 0 0 11 24 .239 .320 .478 .799 105 44 6 0 0 0 3
1958 29 TOT NL 78 210 188 25 44 5 4 11 35 0 0 18 57 .234 .295 .479 .774 97 90 9 0 0 4 0 3
1958 29 CIN NL 31 100 87 12 23 4 2 4 17 0 0 10 20 .264 .330 .494 .824 110 43 5 0 0 3 0 3
1958 29 LAD NL 47 110 101 13 21 1 2 7 18 0 0 8 37 .208 .264 .465 .729 85 47 4 0 0 1 0 3
1960 31 DET AL 78 251 222 20 46 11 2 9 25 0 1 27 31 .207 .292 .396 .688 82 88 6 0 0 1 0 3
1961 32 LAA AL 114 354 294 49 82 16 1 20 59 1 1 58 81 .279 .395 .544 .940 139 160 9 0 0 2 2 3/9
1962 33 LAA AL 64 199 164 26 47 9 1 8 38 1 1 25 35 .287 .374 .500 .874 136 82 5 2 0 7 0 3
10 Yrs 600 1995 1738 220 432 85 13 76 276 2 4 234 395 .249 .336 .444 .780 103 771 58 3 3 14 2
162 Game Avg. 162 539 469 59 117 23 4 21 75 1 63 107 .249 .336 .444 .780 103 208 16 1 1
STL (6 yrs) 219 878 778 89 191 36 4 24 107 0 1 95 167 .246 .328 .395 .723 89 307 23 1 3 0
LAA (2 yrs) 178 553 458 75 129 25 2 28 97 2 2 83 116 .282 .388 .528 .916 138 242 14 2 0 9 2
LAD (1 yr) 47 110 101 13 21 1 2 7 18 0 0 8 37 .208 .264 .465 .729 85 47 4 0 0 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 31 100 87 12 23 4 2 4 17 0 0 10 20 .264 .330 .494 .824 110 43 5 0 0 3 0
CHC (1 yr) 47 103 92 11 22 8 1 4 12 0 0 11 24 .239 .320 .478 .799 105 44 6 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 78 251 222 20 46 11 2 9 25 0 1 27 31 .207 .292 .396 .688 82 88 6 0 0 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 344 1191 1058 125 257 49 9 39 154 0 1 124 248 .243 .322 .417 .739 92 441 38 1 3 4 0
AL (3 yrs) 256 804 680 95 175 36 4 37 122 2 3 110 147 .257 .358 .485 .843 121 330 20 2 0 10 2

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
1949 20 STL NL 6 22 1 -0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .517 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ /3
1950 21 STL NL 10 37 -4 0 0 0 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .458 .497 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $ /3
1951 22 STL NL 21 82 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 3 0 0.0 .488 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 3
1952 23 STL NL 20 78 -1 0 -0 2 -1 1 0.1 3 3 0.3 .504 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $ 3
1953 24 STL NL 154 642 -6 -0 -2 1 -7 -14 -1.5 22 8 0.6 .491 .492 0.7 -0.6 6 $ *3
1954 25 STL NL 8 17 -1 0 -0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .491 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /3
1954 25 CHC NL 47 103 0 -0 -1 3 -1 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .502 .501 0.2 0.2 2 $ 3
1958 29 CIN NL 31 100 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -0.2 3 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.2 -0.2 3 $ 3
1958 29 LAD NL 47 110 -3 -0 0 2 -1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .494 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 3
1960 31 DET AL 78 251 -7 -0 -0 4 -3 -7 -0.9 7 -0 -0.2 .490 .495 -0.5 0.0 -4 $ 3
1961 32 LAA AL 114 354 17 -0 -1 0 -5 12 1.1 10 21 2.0 .510 .507 2.1 -0.5 21 $ 3/9
1962 33 LAA AL 64 199 8 -2 -1 -0 -2 3 0.2 5 8 0.8 .505 .502 0.9 -0.3 8 $ 3
10 Seasons 600 1995 3 -2 -6 13 -23 -15 -2.0 62 47 4.1 .497 .499 3.4 -1.4 34 $
STL (6 yrs) 219 878 -13 1 -2 4 -10 -19 -2.1 29 10 0.8 .491 .498 0.6 -0.6 6 $
LAA (2 yrs) 178 553 25 -2 -2 0 -7 15 1.3 15 30 2.8 .508 .505 3.0 -0.9 30 $
LAD (1 yr) 47 110 -3 -0 0 2 -1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .494 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1 $
CIN (1 yr) 31 100 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -0.2 3 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.2 -0.2 3 $
CHC (1 yr) 47 103 0 -0 -1 3 -1 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .502 .501 0.2 0.2 2 $
DET (1 yr) 78 251 -7 -0 -0 4 -3 -7 -0.9 7 -0 -0.2 .490 .495 -0.5 0.0 -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
1949 20 STL NL 22 12 3 6.7 107 .455 .294 .275 .455 .349 .412 .412 .866 .761 130 .667 1.2 0.1 1.000 .412 .118
1950 21 STL NL 37 28 2 1.9 111 .261 .182 .274 .270 .352 .212 .425 .482 .777 27 .160 -3.6 -0.4 .393 .152 .030
1951 22 STL NL 82 58 8 3.7 103 .233 .222 .268 .309 .342 .361 .405 .670 .747 79 .411 -2.0 -0.2 .614 .264 .139 .0
1952 23 STL NL 78 57 9 4.2 97 .321 .264 .262 .303 .334 .417 .389 .719 .724 98 .509 -0.4 -0.0 .618 .208 .153 .0
1953 24 STL NL 642 445 78 4.6 110 .288 .251 .274 .334 .345 .412 .427 .746 .773 93 .482 -5.7 -0.6 .685 .282 .161 .0
1954 25 TOT NL 120 90 15 4.5 110 .260 .226 .275 .317 .347 .434 .425 .751 .772 93 .468 -1.3 -0.1 .667 .340 .208 .0
1954 25 STL NL 17 14 1 1.9 109 .154 .143 .274 .294 .345 .143 .424 .437 .769 19 .158 -1.6 -0.2 .357 .214 .000
1954 25 CHC NL 103 76 14 4.9 110 .281 .239 .275 .320 .347 .478 .426 .799 .772 105 .513 0.4 0.0 .724 .359 .239 .0
1958 29 TOT NL 210 157 24 4.1 110 .266 .234 .276 .295 .344 .479 .430 .774 .775 97 .442 -1.9 -0.2 .706 .340 .245 .0
1958 29 CIN NL 100 72 13 4.8 111 .288 .264 .277 .330 .346 .494 .432 .824 .778 110 .518 1.2 0.1 .768 .345 .230 .0
1958 29 LAD NL 110 85 11 3.5 110 .241 .208 .275 .264 .343 .465 .429 .729 .772 85 .368 -3.2 -0.3 .655 .337 .257 .0
1960 31 DET AL 251 184 25 3.7 105 .202 .207 .268 .292 .342 .396 .410 .688 .752 82 .408 -6.6 -0.7 .623 .306 .189 .0
1961 32 LAA AL 354 224 65 7.7 112 .318 .279 .275 .395 .352 .544 .428 .940 .780 139 .718 18.2 1.8 .982 .463 .265 1.9
1962 33 LAA AL 199 130 32 6.6 100 .305 .287 .260 .374 .331 .500 .404 .874 .736 136 .664 10.0 1.0 .886 .366 .213 1.8
10 Yrs 1995 1385 261 5.0 108 .278 .249 .272 .336 .344 .444 .421 .780 .765 103 .535 7.9 0.8 .735 .329 .195 3.9
162 Game Avg. 539 374 70 5.0 108 .278 .249 .272 .336 .344 .444 .421 .780 .765 103 .535 2 0 .735 .329 .195 1
STL (6 yrs) 878 614 101 4.4 108 .284 .246 .272 .328 .344 .395 .421 .723 .766 89 .464 -12.1 -1.2 .658 .270 .149 .0
LAA (2 yrs) 553 354 97 7.3 108 .313 .282 .270 .388 .345 .528 .420 .916 .764 138 .700 28.2 2.8 .948 .428 .247 3.7
LAD (1 yr) 110 85 11 3.5 110 .241 .208 .275 .264 .343 .465 .429 .729 .772 85 .369 -3.2 -0.3 .655 .337 .257 .0
CIN (1 yr) 100 72 13 4.8 111 .288 .264 .277 .330 .346 .494 .432 .824 .778 110 .518 1.2 0.1 .768 .345 .230 .0
CHC (1 yr) 103 76 14 4.9 110 .281 .239 .275 .320 .347 .478 .426 .799 .772 105 .514 0.4 0.0 .724 .359 .239 .0
DET (1 yr) 251 184 25 3.7 105 .202 .207 .268 .292 .342 .396 .410 .688 .752 82 .408 -6.6 -0.7 .623 .306 .189 .0
NL (7 yrs) 1191 847 139 4.4 109 .281 .243 .273 .322 .345 .417 .423 .739 .768 92 .465 -13.7 -1.3 .673 .290 .174 .0
AL (3 yrs) 804 538 122 6.1 107 .273 .257 .269 .358 .344 .485 .417 .843 .761 121 .627 21.6 2.1 .835 .388 .228 3.8

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
1949 20 STL NL 22 0.0% 27.3% 22.7% 9.1% 40% 1.20 2.8 8.5 1.50 50%
1950 21 STL NL 37 0.0% 27.0% 10.8% 2.7% 17% 2.50 3.3 16.5 2.40 62%
1951 22 STL NL 82 2.4% 12.2% 11.0% 7.3% 38% 1.11 7.2 36.0 6.0 0.64 73%
1952 23 STL NL 78 1.3% 19.2% 5.1% 10.3% 42% 3.75 4.8 72.0 12.0 1.08 72%
1953 24 STL NL 642 3.3% 19.5% 10.9% 7.3% 33% 1.79 4.6 27.1 6.8 0.81 66%
1954 25 TOT NL 120 3.3% 20.8% 11.7% 10.8% 54% 1.79 4.2 26.5 8.2 1.42 64%
1954 25 STL NL 17 0.0% 5.9% 17.7% 0.0% 0% 0.33 14.0 14.0 0.63 76%
1954 25 CHC NL 103 3.9% 23.3% 10.7% 12.6% 59% 2.18 3.8 23.0 7.7 1.81 62%
1958 29 TOT NL 210 5.2% 27.1% 8.6% 9.5% 46% 3.17 3.3 17.1 5.4 1.11 59%
1958 29 CIN NL 100 4.0% 20.0% 10.0% 10.0% 44% 2.00 4.4 21.8 5.1 1.13 66%
1958 29 LAD NL 110 6.4% 33.6% 7.3% 9.1% 48% 4.63 2.7 14.4 5.6 1.09 53%
1960 31 DET AL 251 3.6% 12.4% 10.8% 8.8% 48% 1.15 7.2 24.7 8.9 1.08 73%
1961 32 LAA AL 354 5.7% 22.9% 16.4% 10.5% 45% 1.40 3.6 14.7 5.0 1.88 55%
1962 33 LAA AL 199 4.0% 17.6% 12.6% 9.1% 38% 1.40 4.7 20.5 4.3 1.28 64%
10 Yrs 1995 3.8% 19.8% 11.7% 8.7% 40% 1.69 4.4 22.9 6.3 1.12 64%
MLB Averages 2.2% 11.8% 9.3% 6.6% 29% 1.28 7.5 40.1 8.2 1.00 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1949 20 STL NL 1.2 0.1 14 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 .57 -0.1 -0.2 -1.2 -0.1 0.90 -0.4 0.05 1
1950 21 STL NL -3.6 -0.4 29 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 1.14 -0.6 -0.0 -6.9 -0.7 0.98 -6.4 0.56 1
1951 22 STL NL -2.0 -0.2 70 0.4 1.6 -1.2 1.20 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 1.08 1.6 0.09 2
1952 23 STL NL -0.4 -0.0 53 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 .88 0.2 -0.3 2.9 0.3 1.01 1.7 0
1953 24 STL NL -5.7 -0.6 498 -0.4 7.9 -8.3 .93 0.7 -1.1 1.8 0.2 0.98 8.1 0.54 1
1954 25 TOT NL -1.3 -0.1 112 -0.5 2.2 -2.7 1.17 0.1 -0.5 -3.7 -0.4 0.96 0.6 1.63 19
1954 25 STL NL -1.6 -0.2 18 0.1 0.5 -0.4 1.41 -0.1 0.1 -1.9 -0.2 0.94 -1.1 2.83 1
1954 25 CHC NL 0.4 0.0 94 -0.6 1.7 -2.3 1.12 0.2 -0.7 -1.8 -0.2 0.97 1.8 1.57 18
1958 29 TOT NL -1.9 -0.2 213 0.2 4.9 -4.7 1.14 0.5 -0.4 0.4 0.0 0.99 5.1 1.82 27
1958 29 CIN NL 1.2 0.1 103 0.2 2.4 -2.2 1.18 0.4 -0.2 3.2 0.3 1.01 4.8 2.31 8
1958 29 LAD NL -3.2 -0.3 110 0.0 2.5 -2.5 1.10 0.2 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.98 0.3 1.61 19
1960 31 DET AL -6.3 -0.6 255 -1.4 4.0 -5.4 1.13 -0.4 -0.8 -4.4 -0.4 0.95 -2.6 1.74 17
1961 32 LAA AL 17.9 1.7 360 1.7 8.6 -6.9 1.15 2.2 -0.7 21.8 2.0 0.97 26.1 1.46 25
1962 33 LAA AL 10.0 1.0 206 1.0 4.4 -3.4 1.09 1.2 -0.2 13.4 1.3 1.00 13.3 1.74 14
10 Yrs 7.9 0.8 1810 0.1 34.6 -34.4 1.07 4.0 -3.9 24.3 2.3 0.98 47.2 1.61 107

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
1949 20 STL NL 0 0 30% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1950 21 STL NL 0 0 10% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 22 STL NL 2 0 13% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1952 23 STL NL 0 0 27% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20% 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1
1953 24 STL NL 7 0 26% 177 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 33% 30 23 6 7 5 2 12 4 8
1954 25 TOT NL 2 0 24% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 36% 6 5 1 1 0 1 4 1 2
1954 25 STL NL 1 0 20% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 25 CHC NL 1 0 24% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 36% 6 5 1 1 0 1 4 1 2
1958 29 TOT NL 1 0 28% 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 31% 7 6 1 3 2 1 3 1 2
1958 29 CIN NL 1 0 28% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30% 7 6 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
1958 29 LAD NL 0 0 27% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
1960 31 DET AL 1 1 17% 55 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 50% 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2
1961 32 LAA AL 4 0 24% 126 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 42% 14 8 6 10 8 2 7 2 5
1962 33 LAA AL 2 0 27% 72 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 29% 11 9 2 4 4 0 9 3 5
10 Yrs 19 1 24% 572 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 29 36% 77 57 19 29 22 7 42 12 27

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
1949 20 STL NL 22 64% 5 1 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1950 21 STL NL 37 72% 6 1 0 0 0 0.56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 21 1 5% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1951 22 STL NL 82 45% 16 2 1 0 0 0.09 2 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 16 1 6% 7 1 14% 55 10 18% 7 5 71% 1 0 0% 0
1952 23 STL NL 78 38% 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 100% 11 2 18% 6 2 33% 34 5 15% 4 1 25% 3 3 100% 0
1953 24 STL NL 642 37% 143 1 1 0 0 0.54 21 1 15 12 5 11 10 0 0 0 106 17 16% 45 6 13% 344 52 15% 34 13 38% 16 7 44% 0
1954 25 TOT NL 120 55% 24 19 5 0 2 1.63 4 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 22 8 36% 14 0 0% 71 7 10% 5 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1954 25 STL NL 17 88% 2 1 0 0 0 2.83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1954 25 CHC NL 103 49% 22 18 5 0 2 1.57 4 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 19 6 32% 11 0 0% 62 6 10% 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1958 29 TOT NL 210 44% 44 27 5 0 4 1.82 11 0 6 6 5 6 5 0 0 0 51 9 18% 22 6 27% 153 25 16% 15 7 47% 7 2 29% 0
1958 29 CIN NL 100 56% 23 8 1 0 1 2.31 4 0 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 22 5 23% 8 4 50% 72 13 18% 6 5 83% 3 1 33% 0
1958 29 LAD NL 110 33% 21 19 4 0 3 1.61 7 0 3 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 29 4 14% 14 2 14% 81 12 15% 9 2 22% 4 1 25% 0
1960 31 DET AL 251 40% 46 17 1 0 0 1.74 9 0 7 3 6 3 6 0 0 0 45 6 13% 20 4 20% 170 19 11% 10 2 20% 5 2 40% 0
1961 32 LAA AL 354 45% 82 25 9 1 5 1.46 20 0 10 7 13 11 9 0 0 0 71 9 13% 29 6 21% 249 43 17% 29 13 45% 11 7 64% 0
1962 33 LAA AL 199 58% 47 14 3 0 5 1.74 8 0 5 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 48 5 10% 22 9 41% 140 30 21% 18 12 67% 6 3 50% 0
10 Yrs 1995 44% 432 107 25 1 16 1.61 76 1 51 32 39 37 39 0 2 3 150% 377 58 15% 168 35 21% 1247 192 15% 123 53 43% 52 25 48% 0
MLB Averages 50% 82% 11% 32% 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
1949 20 6 22 17 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .294 .455 .412 .866 130 7 0 0 0
1950 21 16 59 50 4 11 3 0 0 4 0 9 16 .220 .339 .280 .619 63 14 1 0 0
1951 22 37 141 122 9 27 7 0 2 16 0 0 18 26 .221 .321 .328 .649 73 40 2 0 1
1952 23 57 219 194 16 46 13 1 3 22 0 0 22 41 .237 .315 .361 .676 82 70 4 0 3
1953 24 211 861 764 88 189 36 4 24 106 0 1 92 166 .247 .329 .399 .728 90 305 21 1 3
1954 25 266 981 870 100 213 44 5 28 119 0 1 106 191 .245 .328 .403 .731 91 351 29 1 3 0
1955 26 266 981 870 100 213 44 5 28 119 0 1 106 191 .245 .328 .403 .731 91 351 29 1 3 0
1956 27 266 981 870 100 213 44 5 28 119 0 1 106 191 .245 .328 .403 .731 91 351 29 1 3 0
1957 28 266 981 870 100 213 44 5 28 119 0 1 106 191 .245 .328 .403 .731 91 351 29 1 3 0
1958 29 344 1191 1058 125 257 49 9 39 154 0 1 124 248 .243 .322 .417 .739 92 441 38 1 3 4 0
1959 30 344 1191 1058 125 257 49 9 39 154 0 1 124 248 .243 .322 .417 .739 92 441 38 1 3 4 0
1960 31 422 1442 1280 145 303 60 11 48 179 0 2 151 279 .237 .317 .413 .730 90 529 44 1 3 5 0
1961 32 536 1796 1574 194 385 76 12 68 238 1 3 209 360 .245 .332 .438 .770 100 689 53 1 3 7 2
1962 33 600 1995 1738 220 432 85 13 76 276 2 4 234 395 .249 .336 .444 .780 103 771 58 3 3 14 2

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
1949 20 6 22 17 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .294 .455 .412 .866 3 6
1950 21 10 38 34 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 10 .176 .263 .206 .469 2 10
1951 22 22 86 75 5 17 4 0 2 12 0 10 10 .227 .318 .360 .678 8 21
1952 23 21 82 76 8 21 7 1 1 7 0 4 16 .276 .313 .434 .747 10 20
1953 24 160 656 585 70 142 23 3 21 81 0 70 130 .243 .325 .400 .725 76 154
1954 25 58 126 111 12 25 8 1 4 13 0 15 26 .225 .317 .423 .741 15 55
1958 29 82 218 196 25 45 5 4 11 35 0 18 60 .230 .289 .464 .753 27 78
1960 31 82 262 233 20 48 11 2 9 25 0 28 33 .206 .290 .386 .676 26 78
1961 32 114 344 288 43 76 15 1 19 52 1 54 81 .264 .378 .521 .899 56 114
1962 33 64 200 165 27 48 9 1 8 39 1 26 35 .291 .380 .503 .883 32 64
10 Yrs 619 2034 1780 214 433 85 13 75 268 2 234 407 .243 .330 .432 .762 255 600
162 Game Avg. 162 532 466 56 113 22 3 20 70 1 61 107 .243 .330 .432 .762 67 600

* 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

Games Played s c a p y
1953 NL  154 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 NL  125 (1st)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1962 AL  7 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1953 NL  17 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1949 NL  born 1928-11-13 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1691), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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