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Ewell Blackwell

Ewell Blackwell (The Whip)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 23, 1922 in Fresno, CA
High School: Bonita HS (La Verne, CA)
School: University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1942 (Age 19)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Yankees/Athletics 1942-1955

Final Game: April 18, 1955 (Age 32)
Died: October 29, 1996 in Hendersonville, NC
Buried: Shepherd Memorial Park, Hendersonville, NC
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All-Star

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
1942 19 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1946 23 CIN NL 33 63 56 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 12 .107 .123 .125 .248 -29 7 0 0 6 1 AS
1947 24 CIN NL 33 114 106 5 13 2 0 0 4 0 1 17 .123 .131 .142 .272 -28 15 2 0 7 1 AS,MVP-2
1948 25 CIN NL 22 51 48 3 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .229 .229 .292 .521 42 14 4 0 3 1 AS
1949 26 CIN NL 30 20 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 .211 .211 .421 13 4 0 0 1 1 AS
1950 27 CIN NL 40 101 89 7 13 1 0 0 5 0 5 9 .146 .191 .157 .349 -7 14 1 0 7 1 AS,MVP-11
1951 28 CIN NL 39 89 82 10 24 3 1 1 6 0 0 5 12 .293 .333 .390 .724 93 32 1 0 2 1 AS,MVP-19
1952 29 TOT MLB 28 38 37 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 .162 .162 .216 .378 5 8 0 0 1 1
1952 29 CIN NL 23 33 32 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .156 .156 .219 .375 3 7 0 0 1 1
1952 29 NYY AL 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 14 1 0 0 0 /1
1953 30 NYY AL 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 32 KCA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
10 Yrs 237 483 443 31 77 12 1 1 22 0 0 12 73 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 94 8 0 28 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 330 303 21 53 8 1 1 15 0 8 50 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 64 5 0 19
CIN (8 yrs) 222 472 433 31 76 12 1 1 21 0 0 12 71 .176 .198 .215 .413 11 93 8 0 27
NYY (2 yrs) 13 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 222 472 433 31 76 12 1 1 21 0 0 12 71 .176 .198 .215 .413 11 93 8 0 27
AL (3 yrs) 15 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 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
1942 19 CIN NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .493 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1946 23 CIN NL 33 63 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.4 2 -1 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 1 AS
1947 24 CIN NL 33 114 -20 0 0 0 12 -8 -0.8 4 -3 -0.8 .476 .495 -0.8 0.0 -3 1 AS,MVP-2
1948 25 CIN NL 22 51 -4 -0 -0 0 5 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 3 1 AS
1949 26 CIN NL 30 20 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 1 1 AS
1950 27 CIN NL 40 101 -14 -0 0 0 12 -2 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.2 -0.0 1 1 AS,MVP-11
1951 28 CIN NL 39 89 -1 0 0 0 9 8 0.8 3 12 0.8 .521 .505 0.9 -0.0 12 1 AS,MVP-19
1952 29 CIN NL 23 33 -4 0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 1 1
1952 29 NYY AL 5 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1953 30 NYY AL 8 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1955 32 KCA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
10 Seasons 237 483 -58 0 0 0 52 -6 -0.7 18 13 -0.7 .497 .500 -0.6 -0.0 13
CIN (8 yrs) 222 472 -56 0 0 0 50 -5 -0.6 18 13 -0.6 .497 .500 -0.5 -0.0 13
NYY (2 yrs) 13 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0
KCA (1 yr) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0

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
1942 19 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .256 .000 .328 .000 .356 .000 .684 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1946 23 CIN NL 63 56 1 0.5 90 .136 .107 .259 .123 .334 .125 .363 .248 .697 -29 .020 -9.5 -1.0 .160 .036 .018
1947 24 CIN NL 114 102 2 0.5 106 .146 .123 .274 .131 .349 .142 .406 .272 .756 -28 .018 -19.8 -2.0 .168 .028 .019
1948 25 CIN NL 51 44 3 1.8 99 .262 .229 .265 .229 .339 .292 .393 .521 .732 42 .162 -3.9 -0.4 .341 .063 .063
1949 26 CIN NL 20 16 1 1.7 105 .267 .211 .272 .211 .345 .211 .406 .421 .752 13 .136 -2.4 -0.2 .267 .000 .000
1950 27 CIN NL 101 84 3 1.0 108 .163 .146 .270 .191 .346 .157 .418 .349 .764 -7 .050 -14.1 -1.4 .247 .067 .011
1951 28 CIN NL 89 61 11 4.8 104 .333 .293 .269 .333 .343 .390 .407 .724 .750 93 .532 -1.0 -0.1 .627 .159 .098 .0
1952 29 TOT MLB 38 32 1 0.8 96 .240 .162 .259 .162 .333 .216 .385 .378 .718 5 .051 -4.8 -0.5 .258 .054 .054
1952 29 CIN NL 33 28 1 1.0 96 .238 .156 .260 .156 .333 .219 .388 .375 .721 3 .064 -4.2 -0.4 .259 .063 .063
1952 29 NYY AL 5 4 0 0.0 91 .250 .200 .253 .200 .332 .200 .369 .400 .701 14 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1953 30 NYY AL 5 5 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .265 .000 .340 .000 .390 .000 .730 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 32 KCA AL 1 1 0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
10 Yrs 483 402 22 1.5 102 .206 .174 .268 .196 .343 .212 .400 .408 .743 10 .114 -57.3 -5.8 .283 .065 .038 .0
162 Game Avg. 330 275 15 1.5 102 .206 .174 .268 .196 .343 .212 .400 .408 .743 10 .114 -57.3 -5.8 .283 .065 .038
CIN (8 yrs) 472 392 22 1.5 102 .208 .176 .268 .198 .343 .215 .400 .413 .743 11 .118 -55.3 -5.6 .288 .067 .039 .0
NYY (2 yrs) 10 9 0 0.0 95 .125 .100 .259 .100 .336 .100 .380 .200 .716 -44 -2.0 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
KCA (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NL (8 yrs) 472 392 22 1.5 102 .208 .176 .268 .198 .343 .215 .400 .413 .743 11 .118 -55.3 -5.6 .288 .067 .039 .0
AL (3 yrs) 11 10 0 0.0 95 .125 .100 .259 .100 .336 .100 .380 .200 .716 -44 -2.0 -0.2 .111 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 29 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 CIN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CIN NL 24 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CIN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CIN NL 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CIN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs (6 GP) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1942 19 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1946 23 CIN NL 63 0.0% 19.1% 1.6% 1.6% 17% 12.00 4.7 28.0 0.86 70%
1947 24 CIN NL 114 0.0% 14.9% 0.9% 1.8% 15% 17.00 6.2 26.5 1.81 78%
1948 25 CIN NL 51 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 5.9% 27% 8.0 48.0 6.00 82%
1949 26 CIN NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.8 7.00 75%
1950 27 CIN NL 101 0.0% 8.9% 5.0% 1.0% 8% 1.80 9.9 17.8 2.09 79%
1951 28 CIN NL 89 1.1% 13.5% 5.6% 5.6% 21% 2.40 6.8 82.0 13.7 2.36 78%
1952 29 TOT MLB 38 0.0% 31.6% 0.0% 5.3% 33% 3.1 9.3 1.83 66%
1952 29 CIN NL 33 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 6.1% 40% 2.9 10.7 1.33 64%
1952 29 NYY AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 5.0 80%
1953 30 NYY AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 1.00 80%
1955 32 KCA AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%
10 Yrs 483 0.2% 15.1% 2.5% 2.9% 18% 6.08 6.1 443.0 20.1 2.09 76%
MLB Averages 1.6% 9.8% 9.4% 6.2% 27% 1.04 9.1 53.9 8.4 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1942 19 CIN NL -0.2 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 23 CIN NL -9.5 -1.0 22 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .95 -0.3 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.76 -3.0 0
1947 24 CIN NL -19.8 -2.0 60 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 .92 -0.8 -0.2 -8.1 -0.8 0.99 -9.4 0
1948 25 CIN NL -3.9 -0.4 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .98 -0.2 -0.0 -2.2 -0.2 0.90 -1.9 0
1949 26 CIN NL -2.4 -0.2 18 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .88 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.87 -1.3 0
1950 27 CIN NL -14.1 -1.4 92 -0.8 0.9 -1.6 .92 -1.1 0.2 -11.7 -1.2 0.88 -13.0 0
1951 28 CIN NL -1.0 -0.1 66 -0.3 1.0 -1.2 .99 -0.1 -0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.92 -1.8 0
1952 29 TOT MLB -4.8 -0.5 35 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 1.05 -0.5 0.1 -4.2 -0.4 0.94 -5.0 0
1952 29 CIN NL -4.2 -0.4 30 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 1.10 -0.4 0.1 -3.6 -0.4 0.94 -4.2 0
1952 29 NYY AL -0.6 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .75 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.98 -0.8 0
1953 30 NYY AL -1.4 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .63 -0.1 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.87 -1.4 0
1955 32 KCA AL 0.0 0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .03 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.11 -0.2 0
10 Yrs -57.3 -5.8 316 -3.1 3.0 -6.1 .94 -3.2 0.0 -34.1 -3.4 0.91 -37.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1946 23 CIN NL 1 0 29% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 24 CIN NL 1 0 36% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1948 25 CIN NL 0 0 27% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1949 26 CIN NL 1 0 75% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1950 27 CIN NL 0 0 39% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23% 7 7 0 1 1 0 5 2 3
1951 28 CIN NL 0 0 32% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27% 6 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 1
1952 29 TOT MLB 1 0 17% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 29 CIN NL 1 0 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 29 NYY AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 30 NYY 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 0 0 0 0
1955 32 KCA 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 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 4 0 34% 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 28% 23 21 2 3 2 1 13 5 8

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1946 23 CIN NL 63 32% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 300% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1947 24 CIN NL 114 25% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 140% 13 2 15% 11 1 9% 43 3 7% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0
1948 25 CIN NL 51 53% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 5 4 80% 6 2 33% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1949 26 CIN NL 20 44% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 5 1 20% 8 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1950 27 CIN NL 101 37% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 14 1 7% 17 4 24% 48 5 10% 3 3 100% 1 0 0% 0
1951 28 CIN NL 89 52% 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 100% 9 1 11% 9 4 44% 37 4 11% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
1952 29 TOT MLB 38 23% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 20 3 15% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
1952 29 CIN NL 33 27% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 17 2 12% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1952 29 NYY AL 5 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1953 30 NYY AL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1955 32 KCA AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 482 38% 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 20 28 140% 52 8 15% 56 12 21% 172 15 9% 14 7 50% 10 5 50% 0
MLB Averages 50% 142% 17% 33% 14% 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
1942 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1943 20 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1944 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1945 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1946 23 35 64 57 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 12 .105 .121 .123 .243 -30 7 0 0 6
1947 24 68 178 163 7 19 3 0 0 6 0 2 29 .117 .127 .135 .262 -28 22 2 0 13
1948 25 90 229 211 10 30 6 0 0 7 0 2 35 .142 .150 .171 .321 -13 36 6 0 16
1949 26 120 249 230 13 34 6 0 0 7 0 2 39 .148 .155 .174 .329 -10 40 6 0 17
1950 27 160 350 319 20 47 7 0 0 12 0 7 48 .147 .166 .169 .335 -10 54 7 0 24
1951 28 199 439 401 30 71 10 1 1 18 0 0 12 60 .177 .201 .214 .415 12 86 8 0 26
1952 29 227 477 438 31 77 12 1 1 22 0 0 12 72 .176 .198 .215 .412 11 94 8 0 27
1953 30 235 482 443 31 77 12 1 1 22 0 0 12 73 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 94 8 0 27
1954 31 235 482 443 31 77 12 1 1 22 0 0 12 73 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 94 8 0 27
1955 32 237 483 443 31 77 12 1 1 22 0 0 12 73 .174 .196 .212 .408 10 94 8 0 28 0 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
1942 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1946 23 34 66 59 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 13 .119 .133 .136 .269 1 33
1947 24 34 119 111 5 14 2 0 0 4 0 1 18 .126 .134 .144 .278 2 33
1948 25 23 53 50 3 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .220 .220 .280 .500 3 22
1949 26 31 22 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 .238 .238 .476 1 30
1950 27 42 105 93 8 14 1 0 0 6 0 5 9 .151 .194 .161 .355 3 40
1951 28 40 91 84 10 24 3 1 1 6 0 5 12 .286 .326 .381 .707 10 39
1952 29 29 38 37 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 13 .135 .135 .189 .324 1 28
1953 30 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1955 32 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
10 Yrs 245 501 461 33 80 12 1 1 22 0 12 76 .174 .195 .210 .405 21 237
162 Game Avg. 162 331 305 22 53 8 1 1 15 0 8 50 .174 .195 .210 .405 14 237

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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

Hall of Fame
1968 BBWAA ( 1.8%)
1969 BBWAA ( 3.2%)
1970 BBWAA ( 4.7%)

All-Star Games
1946 *
1947 (P)
1948 *
1949 *
1950 *
1951 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1947 NL (2, 52%)
1950 NL (11, 12%)
1951 NL (19, 2%)
0.66 Career Shares (363rd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1947 NL  8.7 (2nd)
1950 NL  6.9 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1942 NL  born 1922-10-23 (3rd)

                                         

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