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Paul Blair

Paul L. D. Blair (Motormouth)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: February 1, 1944 in Cushing, OK
High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1964
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Yankees/Reds 1964-1980

Final Game: June 20, 1980
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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
1964 BAL AL 20 CF 6 0 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 1.00 0.17 .980 2.40 2.43
1964 BAL AL 20 OF 6 0 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 2.00 0.33 .980 2.00 2.03
1965 BAL AL 21 CF 116 97 94 908.1 247 240 5 2 0 .992 0 1 2.43 2.11 .979 2.40 2.40
1965 BAL AL 21 OF 116 97 94 908.1 248 241 5 2 0 .992 0 1 2.44 2.12 .978 2.04 2.03
1966 BAL AL 22 OF 127 79 72 787.2 210 204 4 2 2 .990 6 9 2.38 1.64 .982 2.10 2.10
1966 BAL AL 22 CF 126 79 72 786.2 213 207 4 2 3 .991 6 9 2.41 1.67 .986 2.52 2.52
1966 BAL AL 22 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1967 BAL AL 23 CF 146 139 136 1269.1 392 373 13 6 3 .985 22 21 2.74 2.64 .981 2.47 2.47 MVP-16,GG
1967 BAL AL 23 OF 146 139 136 1269.1 388 369 13 6 3 .985 22 21 2.71 2.62 .980 2.05 2.06 MVP-16,GG
1968 BAL AL 24 CF 132 100 96 977.0 284 272 10 2 2 .993 17 21 2.60 2.14 .986 2.53 2.52
1968 BAL AL 24 OF 132 100 96 977.0 283 271 10 2 2 .993 17 21 2.59 2.13 .981 2.08 2.07
1968 BAL AL 24 3B 1 0 0 8.0 3 1 1 1 1 .667 -1 -105 2.25 2.00 .950 3.04 3.00
1969 BAL AL 25 CF 150 149 144 1339.0 419 402 12 5 5 .988 26 23 2.78 2.76 .982 2.50 2.50 AS,MVP-11,GG
1969 BAL AL 25 OF 150 149 144 1339.0 426 407 14 5 5 .988 26 23 2.83 2.81 .978 2.13 2.13 AS,MVP-11,GG
1970 BAL AL 26 CF 128 117 116 1085.2 381 366 11 4 3 .990 26 29 3.13 2.95 .985 2.62 2.61 GG
1970 BAL AL 26 OF 128 117 116 1085.2 382 368 10 4 3 .990 26 29 3.13 2.95 .980 2.14 2.13 GG
1970 BAL AL 26 3B 1 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -1 -144 0.00 0.00 .950 3.06 3.10 GG
1971 BAL AL 27 CF 139 121 118 1115.0 338 331 4 3 1 .991 8 9 2.70 2.41 .983 2.73 2.72 GG
1971 BAL AL 27 OF 138 121 118 1115.0 338 331 4 3 1 .991 8 9 2.70 2.43 .982 2.24 2.22 GG
1972 BAL AL 28 CF 139 113 111 1083.2 349 339 7 3 1 .991 18 19 2.87 2.49 .987 2.65 2.64 GG
1972 BAL AL 28 OF 139 113 111 1083.2 350 337 10 3 1 .991 18 19 2.88 2.50 .983 2.22 2.21 GG
1973 BAL AL 29 CF 144 123 118 1154.1 389 371 14 4 4 .990 19 19 3.00 2.67 .983 2.78 2.77 AS,MVP-33,GG
1973 BAL AL 29 OF 144 123 118 1154.1 387 369 14 4 4 .990 19 19 2.99 2.66 .979 2.29 2.27 AS,MVP-33,GG
1974 BAL AL 30 CF 151 136 131 1285.0 461 447 7 7 2 .985 15 14 3.18 3.01 .986 2.93 2.92 MVP-13,GG
1974 BAL AL 30 OF 151 136 131 1285.0 461 447 7 7 2 .985 15 14 3.18 3.01 .980 2.41 2.40 MVP-13,GG
1975 BAL AL 31 CF 138 103 88 1033.0 335 324 8 3 1 .991 12 14 2.89 2.41 .983 2.84 2.83 GG
1975 BAL AL 31 OF 138 103 88 1033.0 338 327 8 3 1 .991 12 14 2.92 2.43 .979 2.37 2.36 GG
1975 BAL AL 31 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.80 GG
1975 BAL AL 31 DH 1 0 GG
1976 BAL AL 32 CF 139 89 83 956.2 344 331 6 7 1 .980 1 2 3.17 2.42 .984 2.98 2.99
1976 BAL AL 32 OF 139 89 83 956.2 340 327 6 7 1 .979 1 2 3.13 2.40 .981 2.47 2.48
1977 NYY AL 33 OF 79 37 30 434.1 130 125 1 4 0 .969 5 14 2.61 1.59 .978 2.34 2.32
1977 NYY AL 33 CF 42 32 25 312.0 96 93 0 3 0 .969 2 9 2.68 2.21 .983 2.83 2.81
1977 NYY AL 33 RF 34 5 5 103.0 30 28 1 1 0 .967 3 36 2.53 0.85 .974 2.08 2.07
1977 NYY AL 33 LF 6 0 0 19.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -12 2.33 0.83 .976 2.09 2.08
1977 NYY AL 33 DH 3 0
1978 NYY AL 34 OF 64 20 17 307.2 90 87 2 1 1 .989 0 0 2.60 1.39 .979 2.47 2.45
1978 NYY AL 34 CF 49 13 10 211.0 71 68 2 1 1 .986 -1 -5 2.99 1.43 .984 2.97 2.94
1978 NYY AL 34 RF 16 7 7 88.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 1 15 1.74 1.06 .978 2.24 2.22
1978 NYY AL 34 2B 5 0 0 6.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 0 36 6.75 1.00 .980 5.53 5.42
1978 NYY AL 34 SS 4 0 0 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -77 1.93 0.25 .960 5.01 4.88
1978 NYY AL 34 3B 3 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -98 0.00 0.00 2.95 2.97
1978 NYY AL 34 LF 1 0 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -28 1.04 1.00 .970 2.18 2.20
1979 TOT MLB 35 OF 69 38 23 378.1 127 123 3 1 0 .992 0 1 3.00 1.83 .979 2.34 2.32
1979 TOT MLB 35 CF 56 37 22 330.2 107 105 1 1 0 .991 -0 -1 2.89 1.89 .986 2.82 2.81
1979 TOT MLB 35 RF 5 1 1 16.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 67 4.50 1.60 .980 2.19 2.18
1979 NYY AL 35 OF 2 1 1 13.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 37 4.15 3.00 .982 2.49 2.45
1979 NYY AL 35 CF 1 0 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 4.50 2.00 .985 2.92 2.90
1979 NYY AL 35 RF 1 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 80 4.00 4.00 .980 2.20 2.20
1979 CIN NL 35 OF 67 37 22 365.1 121 117 3 1 0 .992 0 0 2.96 1.79 .979 2.33 2.32
1979 CIN NL 35 CF 55 37 22 326.2 105 103 1 1 0 .990 -0 -1 2.87 1.89 .986 2.82 2.81
1979 CIN NL 35 LF 18 0 0 31.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -4 1.71 0.33 .970 2.02 2.00
1979 CIN NL 35 RF 4 0 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 51 5.14 1.00 .980 2.19 2.17
1980 NYY AL 36 OF 12 0 0 22.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 22 3.27 0.67 .979 2.45 2.46
1980 NYY AL 36 RF 7 0 0 13.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 18 3.46 0.71 .976 2.15 2.11
1980 NYY AL 36 LF 5 0 0 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 30 3.38 0.60 .980 2.36 2.36
1980 NYY AL 36 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
1980 NYY AL 36 DH 1 0
17 Seasons OF 1878 1461 1377 14146.0 4508 4343 111 54 26 .988 176 15 2.83 2.37 .980 2.23 2.23
17 Seasons CF 1802 1448 1364 13857.1 4427 4270 104 53 27 .988 171 15 2.84 2.43 .984 2.68 2.68
4 Seasons RF 62 13 13 220.0 60 58 1 1 0 .983 5 29 2.41 0.95 .976 2.16 2.12
5 Seasons LF 31 0 0 68.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 1.97 0.48 .974 2.10 2.07
3 Seasons 3B 5 0 0 16.2 4 1 1 2 1 .500 -2 -115 1.08 0.40 .950 3.02 3.00
1 Season 2B 5 0 0 6.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 0 36 6.75 1.00 .980 5.53 5.42
1 Season SS 4 0 0 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -77 1.93 0.25 .960 5.01 4.88
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.80
17 Seasons TOT 1893 1461 1377 14174.0 4519 4347 115 57 27 .987 174 15 2.83 2.36 .980 2.23 2.25
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Sabermetric Fielding

Year Tm Lg Age Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP
1964 BAL AL 20 CF -0 -27 -0 -0 0 0
1965 BAL AL 21 CF 0 1 -1 1 -2 1
1966 BAL AL 22 CF 6 9 3 2 1 3
1966 BAL AL 22 LF 0 0 0 0 0
1967 BAL AL 23 CF 22 21 18 3 15 4
1968 BAL AL 24 CF 17 21 13 7 6 4
1968 BAL AL 24 3B -1 -105 -1 -1 0 0
1969 BAL AL 25 CF 26 23 22 10 11 4
1970 BAL AL 26 CF 26 29 21 10 11 5
1970 BAL AL 26 3B -1 -144 -1 0 -1 0
1971 BAL AL 27 CF 8 9 6 7 -1 2
1972 BAL AL 28 CF 18 19 16 2 13 2
1973 BAL AL 29 CF 19 19 16 7 9 3
1974 BAL AL 30 CF 15 14 13 9 3 2
1975 BAL AL 31 CF 12 14 8 7 1 4
1975 BAL AL 31 1B
1976 BAL AL 32 CF 1 2 1 -8 10 0
1977 NYY AL 33 CF 2 9 2 2 0 0
1977 NYY AL 33 RF 3 36 1 2 -1 2
1977 NYY AL 33 LF -0 -12 -0 0 -1 0
1978 NYY AL 34 CF -1 -5 0 -1 1 -1
1978 NYY AL 34 RF 1 15 0 1 -1 1
1978 NYY AL 34 2B 0 36 0 0 -0 0
1978 NYY AL 34 SS -0 -77 -0 -0 -0 0
1978 NYY AL 34 3B -0 -98 -0 -0 -0 0
1978 NYY AL 34 LF -0 -28 -0 -0 0 0
1979 NYY AL 35 CF -0 -60 -0 0 -0 0
1979 NYY AL 35 RF 1 80 1 1 0 0
1979 CIN NL 35 CF -0 -1 2 4 -2 -2
1979 CIN NL 35 LF -0 -4 -0 -1 1 0
1979 CIN NL 35 RF 0 51 0 0 0 0
1980 NYY AL 36 RF 0 18 0 0 0 0
1980 NYY AL 36 LF 0 30 0 -0 0 0
1980 NYY AL 36 CF 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons CF 171 15 140 64 76 31
4 Seasons RF 5 29 2 4 -1 3
5 Seasons LF -0 -5 -0 -1 0 0
1 Season 2B 0 36 0 0 -0 0
3 Seasons 3B -2 -115 -2 -1 -1 0
1 Season SS -0 -77 -0 -0 -0 0
1 Season 1B
17 Seasons TOT 174 15 140 67 74 0 34
Lg Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP

Appearances

Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1964 BAL AL 20 8 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 3
1965 BAL AL 21 119 97 119 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 116 0 1 8
1966 BAL AL 22 133 79 133 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 126 0 127 0 6 7
1967 BAL AL 23 151 139 151 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 146 0 6 3
1968 BAL AL 24 141 100 141 133 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 132 0 132 0 12 2
1969 BAL AL 25 150 149 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150 0 1 0
1970 BAL AL 26 133 117 133 128 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 128 0 128 0 7 2
1971 BAL AL 27 141 121 141 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 139 0 5 2
1972 BAL AL 28 142 113 142 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 139 0 11 3
1973 BAL AL 29 146 123 146 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 144 0 13 1
1974 BAL AL 30 151 136 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 151 0 5 1
1975 BAL AL 31 140 103 140 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 1 8 9
1976 BAL AL 32 145 89 145 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 139 0 13 11
1977 NYY AL 33 83 37 83 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 42 34 82 3 4 4
1978 NYY AL 34 75 20 75 71 0 0 0 5 3 4 1 49 16 66 0 16 7
1979 CIN NL 35 75 37 75 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 55 4 77 0 9 7
1979 NYY AL 35 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
1980 NYY AL 36 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 7 13 1 0 5
17 Seasons 1947 1461 1947 1888 0 0 0 5 5 4 31 1802 62 1895 5 117 75
Lg G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1964 BAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 32 59% 81% 31% 3 33%
1965 BAL AL 21 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 2 2 1 29 17 0 17 1 0 1 0 1 14 2 0 28 24 0 89 44 49.4% 44 1 1.1% 4 3788 62% 78% 26% 372 65%
1966 BAL AL 22 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 29 18 2 11 1 0 2 0 0 6 1 1 17 15 0 65 35 53.8% 27 3 4.6% 1 3224 61% 77% 27% 319 65%
1967 BAL AL 23 6 0 6 0 0 13 0 5 6 1 44 23 3 30 2 1 5 2 0 14 4 0 31 24 2 124 55 44.4% 63 6 4.8% 7 5244 61% 77% 26% 595 64%
1968 BAL AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 10 0 4 4 2 43 24 2 25 2 0 7 3 1 17 3 1 20 15 1 112 47 42.0% 60 5 4.5% 5 3923 60% 77% 26% 436 64%
1969 BAL AL 25 5 0 5 0 2 12 0 2 4 3 65 38 3 38 5 3 3 3 0 19 5 0 43 29 3 168 80 47.6% 79 9 5.4% 3 5413 65% 79% 29% 660 62%
1970 BAL AL 26 4 0 4 0 0 11 0 3 3 2 70 49 2 28 2 2 3 3 0 17 4 0 24 21 0 142 79 55.6% 58 4 2.8% 7 4488 65% 80% 29% 627 59%
1971 BAL AL 27 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 54 29 1 23 4 0 2 2 0 15 8 0 27 22 0 121 65 53.7% 55 1 0.8% 3 4529 64% 81% 29% 548 61%
1972 BAL AL 28 3 0 3 0 0 7 1 4 0 2 53 32 0 38 5 2 2 2 0 10 3 0 26 22 0 129 64 49.6% 63 2 1.6% 5 4315 68% 81% 29% 567 61%
1973 BAL AL 29 4 0 4 0 1 14 0 5 2 4 67 36 2 35 5 2 6 2 1 15 5 1 32 27 0 155 75 48.4% 74 6 3.9% 8 4695 68% 83% 29% 609 62%
1974 BAL AL 30 7 0 7 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 68 47 1 39 6 1 2 1 0 19 8 0 43 28 2 171 90 52.6% 77 4 2.3% 3 5352 71% 83% 29% 704 64%
1975 BAL AL 31 3 1 2 0 0 8 0 4 0 3 43 32 2 20 1 0 3 1 2 14 3 0 31 22 1 111 59 53.2% 47 5 4.5% 3 4200 61% 83% 28% 508 65%
1976 BAL AL 32 7 0 6 1 3 6 0 2 1 1 45 28 1 30 8 1 4 1 1 20 3 0 34 23 0 133 63 47.4% 67 3 2.3% 3 3998 66% 84% 30% 526 64%
1977 NYY AL 33 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 11 2 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 29 12 41.4% 17 0 0.0% 0 1259 59% 82% 27% 153 61%
1978 NYY AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 13 7 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 28 11 39.3% 16 1 3.6% 1 897 60% 82% 28% 128 54%
1979 CIN NL 35 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 11 0 11 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 4 0 38 16 42.1% 22 0 0.0% 1 1337 56% 85% 29% 190 54%
1979 NYY AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 21 52% 90% 33% 3 67%
1980 NYY AL 36 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 0 0 3 67% 33% 33% 0
17 Seasons 53 1 51 1 8 104 2 34 28 24 647 398 19 364 45 13 46 22 6 189 49 3 373 283 9 1619 797 49.2% 771 50 3.1% 54 56718 64% 81% 28% 6948 62%
MLB Averages 43.5% 2.4% 62% 81% 27% 57%
Lg Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 NYY AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 6 0 9 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 26 15 57.7% 11 0 0.0% 1 439 64% 85% 33% 64 45%
1978 NYY AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 348 49% 82% 27% 41 41%
1979 CIN NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 36 56% 86% 22% 5 80%
1979 NYY AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 36 89% 78% 31% 5 80%
1980 NYY AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 57 67% 77% 23% 7 71%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 11 0 13 7 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 4 3 0 43 24 55.8% 19 0 0.0% 1 916 59% 83% 30% 122 48%
MLB Averages 41.2% 3.2% 62% 81% 27% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1966 BAL AL 22 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 0 0 3 67% 67% 33% 0
1977 NYY AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 79 61% 91% 34% 12 42%
1978 NYY AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 36 53% 75% 36% 3 33%
1979 CIN NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 146 60% 76% 25% 14 43%
1980 NYY AL 36 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 0 0 34 47% 65% 29% 6 50%
5 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 7 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 298 58% 79% 30% 35 43%
MLB Averages 59.0% 2.8% 62% 81% 27% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1968 BAL AL 24 31 68% 90% 10% 3 67% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1970 BAL AL 26 24 58% 79% 21% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 NYY AL 34 19 53% 79% 21% 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
3 Seasons 74 61% 84% 16% 5 40% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 81% 28% 89% 67%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 NYY AL 34 24 79% 63% 25% 3 100% 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 24 79% 63% 25% 3 100% 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 81% 28% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 NYY AL 34 19 42% 63% 16% 0 0 1 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
1 Season 19 42% 63% 16% 0 0 1 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
MLB Averages 62% 81% 28% 91%

* 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

Hall of Fame
1986 BBWAA ( 1.9%)

All-Star Games
1969 *
1973 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1967 AL (16, 3%)
1969 AL (11, 8%)
1973 AL (33, 1%)
1974 AL (13, 8%)
0.20 Career Shares (738th)

Gold Gloves
1967 AL (OF)
1969 AL (OF)
1970 AL (OF)
1971 AL (OF)
1972 AL (OF)
1973 AL (OF)
1974 AL (OF)
1975 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1967 AL  22 (3rd)
1969 AL  26 (1st)
1970 AL  26 (2nd)
1972 AL  18 (3rd)
Career  174 (9th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1966 AL  126 (3rd)
1967 AL  146 (1st)
1969 AL  150 (1st)
1971 AL  139 (3rd)
1972 AL  139 (3rd)
1973 AL  144 (4th)
1974 AL  151 (2nd)
1975 AL  138 (2nd)
1976 AL  139 (3rd)
Career  1,802 (12th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1967 AL  373 (1st)
1969 AL  402 (1st)
1970 AL  366 (3rd)
1971 AL  331 (2nd)
1972 AL  339 (4th)
1973 AL  371 (5th)
1974 AL  447 (2nd)
1975 AL  324 (4th)
Career  4,270 (19th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1965 AL  5 (5th)
1967 AL  13 (1st)
1968 AL  10 (4th)
1969 AL  12 (2nd)
1970 AL  11 (4th)
1973 AL  14 (2nd)
Career  104 (26th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1967 AL  6 (4th)
1970 AL  4 (4th)
1972 AL  3 (5th)
1974 AL  7 (2nd)
1976 AL  7 (3rd)
Career  53 (55th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  146 (3rd)
1969 AL  150 (2nd)
1974 AL  151 (4th)
Career  1,878 (65th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  369 (1st)
1969 AL  407 (1st)
1970 AL  368 (4th)
1972 AL  337 (4th)
1973 AL  369 (5th)
1974 AL  447 (2nd)
Career  4,343 (53rd)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  13 (4th)
1969 AL  14 (2nd)
1973 AL  14 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1966 AL  6 (4th)
1967 AL  22 (1st)
1968 AL  17 (1st)
1969 AL  26 (1st)
1970 AL  26 (1st)
1971 AL  8 (1st)
1972 AL  18 (1st)
1973 AL  19 (2nd)
1974 AL  15 (1st)
1975 AL  12 (2nd)
Career  171 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1967 AL  2.74 (1st)
1968 AL  2.60 (3rd)
1969 AL  2.78 (1st)
1970 AL  3.13 (1st)
1972 AL  2.87 (2nd)
1973 AL  3.00 (2nd)
1974 AL  3.18 (2nd)
1975 AL  2.89 (5th)
1976 AL  3.17 (3rd)
Career  3.03 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1967 AL  2.64 (1st)
1969 AL  2.76 (1st)
1970 AL  2.95 (1st)
1972 AL  2.49 (5th)
1974 AL  3.01 (3rd)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1965 AL  .992 (1st)
1966 AL  .991 (5th)
1967 AL  .985 (4th)
1968 AL  .993 (2nd)
1969 AL  .988 (3rd)
1971 AL  .991 (2nd)
1973 AL  .990 (3rd)
1975 AL  .991 (2nd)
Career  .988 (60th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  22 (2nd)
1968 AL  17 (4th)
1969 AL  26 (1st)
1970 AL  26 (1st)
1972 AL  18 (1st)
1973 AL  19 (2nd)
1974 AL  15 (2nd)
1975 AL  12 (4th)
Career  176 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1965 AL  2.44 (5th)
1967 AL  2.71 (1st)
1968 AL  2.59 (5th)
1969 AL  2.83 (1st)
1970 AL  3.13 (1st)
1972 AL  2.88 (2nd)
1973 AL  2.99 (2nd)
1974 AL  3.18 (4th)
1975 AL  2.92 (5th)
Career  3.00 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  2.62 (1st)
1969 AL  2.81 (1st)
1970 AL  2.95 (1st)
1971 AL  2.43 (5th)
1972 AL  2.50 (4th)
1974 AL  3.01 (3rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1965 AL  .992 (4th)
1968 AL  .993 (4th)
1975 AL  .991 (4th)
Career  .988 (90th)

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