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Johnny Blanchard

John Edwin Blanchard

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN
High School: Central HS (Minneapolis, MN)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1955
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Athletics/Braves 1955-1965

Final Game: September 27, 1965
Died: March 25, 2009 in Robbinsdale, MN
Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
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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
1953 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1954 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 22 NYY AL 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1959 26 NYY AL 49 65 59 6 10 1 0 2 4 0 0 7 12 .169 .258 .288 .546 53 17 2 0 0 0 0 2/937
1960 27 NYY AL 53 107 99 8 24 3 1 4 14 0 0 6 17 .242 .292 .414 .707 94 41 2 1 1 0 1 2
1961 28 NYY AL 93 275 243 38 74 10 1 21 54 1 0 27 28 .305 .382 .613 .995 168 149 6 4 0 1 9 2/79
1962 29 NYY AL 93 278 246 33 57 7 0 13 39 0 0 28 32 .232 .309 .419 .728 96 103 3 1 0 3 0 927/3
1963 30 NYY AL 76 247 218 22 49 4 0 16 45 0 0 26 30 .225 .305 .463 .768 113 101 5 0 1 2 3 97
1964 31 NYY AL 77 189 161 18 41 8 0 7 28 1 0 24 24 .255 .344 .435 .779 114 70 6 0 0 4 4 2/973
1965 32 TOT MLB 74 186 164 12 30 3 0 4 16 0 0 17 20 .183 .258 .274 .532 52 45 4 1 0 4 3 29/7
1965 32 TOT AL 64 174 154 11 29 3 0 3 14 0 0 15 19 .188 .259 .266 .525 51 41 4 1 0 4 3 29
1965 32 NYY AL 12 42 34 1 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 7 3 .147 .286 .265 .550 59 9 1 0 0 1 2 2
1965 32 KCA AL 52 132 120 10 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 8 16 .200 .250 .267 .517 48 32 3 1 0 3 1 92
1965 32 MLN NL 10 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .400 .650 80 4 0 0 0 0 0 /7
8 Yrs 516 1351 1193 137 285 36 2 67 200 2 0 136 163 .239 .317 .441 .758 108 526 28 7 2 14 20
162 Game Avg. 162 424 375 43 89 11 1 21 63 1 0 43 51 .239 .317 .441 .758 108 165 9 2 1 4 6
NYY (8 yrs) 454 1207 1063 126 260 34 2 64 187 2 0 126 146 .245 .325 .461 .786 115 490 25 6 2 11 19
MLN (1 yr) 10 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .400 .650 80 4 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 52 132 120 10 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 8 16 .200 .250 .267 .517 48 32 3 1 0 3 1
AL (8 yrs) 506 1339 1183 136 284 36 2 66 198 2 0 134 162 .240 .318 .441 .759 108 522 28 7 2 14 20
NL (1 yr) 10 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .400 .650 80 4 0 0 0 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
1955 22 NYY AL 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .446 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /2
1959 26 NYY AL 49 65 -4 0 -0 -2 0 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.5 .487 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $ 2/937
1960 27 NYY AL 53 107 -1 0 0 -3 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .496 .499 0.4 -0.2 4 $ 2
1961 28 NYY AL 93 275 19 -2 -1 0 2 18 1.8 8 26 2.5 .520 .512 2.6 0.1 26 $ 2/79
1962 29 NYY AL 93 278 -1 -1 1 -0 -2 -2 -0.4 8 5 0.4 .497 .498 0.5 -0.3 5 $ 927/3
1963 30 NYY AL 76 247 2 -0 -1 -5 -3 -7 -0.9 7 -1 -0.2 .489 .495 0.5 -1.0 5 $ 97
1964 31 NYY AL 77 189 1 -1 -0 -0 0 0 -0.0 5 6 0.5 .501 .500 0.6 -0.1 6 $ 2/973
1965 32 NYY AL 12 42 -3 0 -0 -1 1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .472 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $23,000 2
1965 32 KCA AL 52 132 -9 -0 -0 -5 -0 -15 -1.8 4 -12 -1.4 .466 .489 -0.8 -0.6 -6 $ 92
1965 32 MLN NL 10 12 -0 0 0 -0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /7
8 Seasons 516 1351 4 -3 -2 -16 -0 -18 -2.7 37 19 1.2 .496 .499 3.4 -2.3 36 $23,000
NYY (8 yrs) 454 1207 14 -3 -2 -11 -0 -2 -0.8 33 31 2.6 .499 .500 4.2 -1.7 42 $23,000
MLN (1 yr) 10 12 -0 0 0 -0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $
KCA (1 yr) 52 132 -9 -0 -0 -5 -0 -15 -1.8 4 -12 -1.4 .466 .489 -0.8 -0.6 -6 $

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
1955 22 NYY AL 4 3 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .265 .250 .344 .000 .395 .250 .740 -27 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1959 26 NYY AL 65 51 4 2.1 95 .178 .169 .256 .258 .326 .288 .391 .546 .717 53 .206 -3.9 -0.4 .471 .237 .119 .0
1960 27 NYY AL 107 78 12 4.1 97 .256 .242 .257 .292 .330 .414 .394 .707 .724 94 .464 -1.5 -0.2 .623 .232 .172 .0
1961 28 NYY AL 275 176 56 8.5 100 .272 .305 .258 .382 .332 .613 .401 .995 .734 168 .751 22.2 2.2 1.034 .424 .309 1.9
1962 29 NYY AL 278 195 33 4.6 101 .216 .232 .261 .309 .333 .419 .406 .728 .739 96 .499 -1.8 -0.2 .688 .301 .187 .0
1963 30 NYY AL 247 177 31 4.7 94 .190 .225 .254 .305 .320 .463 .393 .768 .713 113 .554 3.2 0.3 .730 .358 .239 .0
1964 31 NYY AL 189 130 24 5.0 98 .254 .255 .258 .344 .327 .435 .401 .779 .727 114 .572 3.9 0.4 .754 .335 .180 1.8
1965 32 TOT MLB 186 142 12 2.3 91 .181 .183 .250 .258 .319 .274 .383 .532 .702 52 .260 -10.1 -1.1 .457 .195 .091 .0
1965 32 TOT AL 174 133 11 2.2 91 .191 .188 .250 .259 .319 .266 .382 .525 .702 51 .253 -9.8 -1.0 .442 .175 .078 .0
1965 32 NYY AL 42 31 3 2.6 91 .129 .147 .250 .286 .319 .265 .382 .550 .702 59 .311 -1.6 -0.2 .533 .324 .118 .0
1965 32 KCA AL 132 102 8 2.1 91 .210 .200 .250 .250 .319 .267 .382 .517 .702 48 .234 -8.2 -0.9 .414 .133 .067 .0
1965 32 MLN NL 12 9 1 3.0 94 .000 .100 .258 .250 .322 .400 .390 .650 .712 80 .357 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .500 .300 .0
8 Yrs 1351 952 172 4.9 97 .223 .239 .257 .317 .327 .441 .397 .758 .724 108 .547 11.5 1.0 .717 .318 .202 3.9
162 Game Avg. 424 299 54 4.9 97 .223 .239 .257 .317 .327 .441 .397 .758 .724 108 .547 4 0 .717 .318 .202 1
NYY (8 yrs) 1207 841 163 5.2 98 .227 .245 .257 .325 .328 .461 .399 .786 .727 115 .574 20.0 1.9 .754 .337 .216 3.9
MLN (1 yr) 12 9 1 3.0 94 .000 .100 .258 .250 .322 .400 .390 .650 .712 80 .357 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .500 .300 .0
KCA (1 yr) 132 102 8 2.1 91 .210 .200 .250 .250 .319 .267 .382 .517 .702 48 .235 -8.2 -0.9 .414 .133 .067 .0
AL (8 yrs) 1339 943 171 4.9 97 .225 .240 .257 .318 .327 .441 .397 .759 .724 108 .548 11.9 1.1 .717 .316 .201 3.9
NL (1 yr) 12 9 1 3.0 94 .000 .100 .258 .250 .322 .400 .390 .650 .712 80 .357 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .500 .300 .0

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
1960 27 NYY AL WS PIT L 5 11 11 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091 7 0 0 0 0 0
1961 28 NYY AL WS CIN W 4 12 10 4 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 .400 .500 1.100 1.600 11 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 NYY AL WS SFG W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 NYY AL WS LAD L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 31 NYY AL WS STL L 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (5 Series) 15 31 29 6 10 4 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 .345 .387 .690 1.077 20 0 0 0 0 0
5 WS 15 31 29 6 10 4 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 .345 .387 .690 1.077 20 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
1955 22 NYY AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.50 75%
1959 26 NYY AL 65 3.1% 18.5% 10.8% 4.6% 30% 1.71 4.9 29.5 14.8 0.67 69%
1960 27 NYY AL 107 3.7% 15.9% 5.6% 7.5% 33% 2.83 5.8 24.8 7.1 0.84 73%
1961 28 NYY AL 275 7.6% 10.2% 9.8% 11.6% 43% 1.04 8.7 11.6 4.5 0.56 71%
1962 29 NYY AL 278 4.7% 11.5% 10.1% 7.2% 35% 1.14 7.7 18.9 6.3 0.70 73%
1963 30 NYY AL 247 6.5% 12.2% 10.5% 8.1% 41% 1.15 7.3 13.6 4.8 0.80 70%
1964 31 NYY AL 189 3.7% 12.7% 12.7% 7.9% 37% 1.00 6.7 23.0 5.8 0.81 71%
1965 32 TOT MLB 186 2.2% 10.8% 9.1% 3.8% 23% 1.18 8.2 41.0 10.3 0.70 77%
1965 32 TOT AL 174 1.7% 10.9% 8.6% 3.5% 21% 1.27 8.1 51.3 11.0 0.70 78%
1965 32 NYY AL 42 2.4% 7.1% 16.7% 4.8% 40% 0.43 11.3 34.0 11.3 0.53 74%
1965 32 KCA AL 132 1.5% 12.1% 6.1% 3.0% 17% 2.00 7.5 60.0 10.9 0.76 80%
1965 32 MLN NL 12 8.3% 8.3% 16.7% 8.3% 100% 0.50 10.0 10.0 5.0 0.75 67%
8 Yrs 1351 5.0% 12.1% 10.1% 7.8% 37% 1.20 7.3 17.8 6.0 0.71 72%
MLB Averages 2.3% 13.8% 8.6% 6.5% 29% 1.60 6.4 38.3 8.5 1.04 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1955 22 NYY AL -0.5 -0.1 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .63 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.90 -0.6 0
1959 26 NYY AL -3.9 -0.4 65 -1.5 0.6 -2.2 1.29 -0.4 -0.8 -9.8 -1.0 1.00 -5.0 2.17 28
1960 27 NYY AL -1.3 -0.1 108 0.4 3.0 -2.6 1.45 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.2 1.01 0.8 2.25 23
1961 28 NYY AL 22.2 2.2 278 4.2 8.3 -4.1 1.08 2.2 1.6 23.2 2.3 0.97 22.3 2.07 26
1962 29 NYY AL -1.4 -0.1 280 -0.3 5.9 -6.2 1.21 0.4 -0.7 3.7 0.4 0.99 6.1 2.06 25
1963 30 NYY AL 2.9 0.3 247 2.0 5.7 -3.7 1.01 0.5 1.5 12.3 1.3 1.00 7.4 0.99 14
1964 31 NYY AL 4.1 0.4 191 0.8 4.0 -3.1 1.13 0.5 0.2 9.6 1.0 0.97 6.2 1.69 31
1965 32 TOT MLB -10.1 -1.1 189 -1.4 2.2 -3.7 1.04 -1.3 -0.1 -11.9 -1.3 0.96 -11.3 1.19 30
1965 32 TOT AL -9.8 -1.0 177 -1.5 1.9 -3.4 1.00 -1.2 -0.2 -13.0 -1.4 0.96 -11.5 1.05 23
1965 32 NYY AL -1.6 -0.2 44 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .64 -0.3 -0.3 -3.5 -0.4 0.92 -2.5 0
1965 32 KCA AL -8.2 -0.9 133 -1.1 1.7 -2.8 1.12 -1.0 -0.0 -9.5 -1.0 0.97 -9.1 1.05 23
1965 32 MLN NL -0.3 -0.0 12 0.0 0.3 -0.3 1.58 -0.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.00 0.2 1.64 7
8 Yrs 11.9 1.1 1362 4.2 29.8 -25.6 1.13 2.0 1.7 28.3 2.7 0.98 26.0 1.81 177

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
1955 22 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
1959 26 NYY AL 0 0 27% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1960 27 NYY AL 2 0 15% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
1961 28 NYY AL 2 0 20% 101 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 35% 18 12 6 2 1 1 3 2 1
1962 29 NYY AL 4 0 27% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 57% 10 6 4 3 2 1 8 0 7
1963 30 NYY AL 1 0 10% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27% 9 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
1964 31 NYY AL 1 0 19% 56 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 42% 6 4 2 3 3 0 3 0 3
1965 32 TOT MLB 0 0 18% 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25% 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 32 TOT AL 0 0 19% 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25% 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 32 NYY AL 0 0 0% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 32 KCA AL 0 0 26% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 32 MLN NL 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
8 Yrs 10 0 19% 368 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 17 41% 52 36 16 12 9 3 17 2 14

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
1955 22 NYY AL 4 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 26 NYY AL 65 89% 10 28 2 0 0 2.17 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 2 20% 10 2 20% 45 2 4% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1960 27 NYY AL 107 90% 24 23 4 0 2 2.25 4 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 100% 30 2 7% 12 3 25% 79 11 14% 5 3 60% 7 5 71% 0
1961 28 NYY AL 275 90% 74 26 7 4 6 2.07 21 1 7 19 2 14 7 0 0 0 62 6 10% 23 3 13% 179 33 18% 22 11 50% 9 3 33% 0
1962 29 NYY AL 278 86% 57 25 3 1 3 2.06 13 0 9 12 1 8 5 0 1 0 0% 56 3 5% 23 4 17% 198 27 14% 20 8 40% 9 4 44% 0
1963 30 NYY AL 247 90% 49 14 1 0 0 0.99 16 2 8 15 1 8 8 0 1 1 100% 55 5 9% 23 9 39% 169 30 18% 13 7 54% 5 3 60% 0
1964 31 NYY AL 189 89% 41 31 8 1 5 1.69 7 0 1 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 41 6 15% 13 7 54% 124 23 19% 13 12 92% 2 1 50% 0
1965 32 TOT MLB 186 80% 30 30 4 1 3 1.19 4 0 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 29 4 14% 15 4 27% 118 12 10% 9 5 56% 4 0 0% 0
1965 32 TOT AL 174 79% 29 23 3 0 1 1.05 3 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 27 4 15% 14 4 29% 111 11 10% 8 4 50% 3 0 0% 0
1965 32 NYY AL 42 81% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 23 2 9% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1965 32 KCA AL 132 78% 24 23 3 0 1 1.05 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 3 13% 11 3 27% 88 9 10% 7 3 43% 3 0 0% 0
1965 32 MLN NL 12 100% 1 7 1 1 2 1.64 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
8 Yrs 1351 88% 285 177 29 7 19 1.81 67 3 36 62 5 42 25 0 3 2 67% 284 28 10% 119 32 27% 914 138 15% 86 47 55% 38 17 45% 0
MLB Averages 50% 76% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1955 22 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 23 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 24 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 25 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 26 50 69 62 6 10 1 0 2 4 0 0 8 12 .161 .257 .274 .531 49 17 2 0 0 0 0
1960 27 103 176 161 14 34 4 1 6 18 0 0 14 29 .211 .278 .360 .639 76 58 4 1 1 0 1
1961 28 196 451 404 52 108 14 2 27 72 1 0 41 57 .267 .341 .512 .854 132 207 10 5 1 1 10
1962 29 289 729 650 85 165 21 2 40 111 1 0 69 89 .254 .329 .477 .806 118 310 13 6 1 4 10
1963 30 365 976 868 107 214 25 2 56 156 1 0 95 119 .247 .323 .474 .797 117 411 18 6 2 6 13
1964 31 442 1165 1029 125 255 33 2 63 184 2 0 119 143 .248 .326 .467 .794 116 481 24 6 2 10 17
1965 32 516 1351 1193 137 285 36 2 67 200 2 0 136 163 .239 .317 .441 .758 108 526 28 7 2 14 20

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
1955 22 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1
1959 26 51 70 62 7 11 1 0 2 5 0 8 13 .177 .271 .290 .562 5 49
1960 27 56 113 105 9 26 3 1 4 15 0 6 18 .248 .295 .410 .704 13 53
1961 28 93 276 244 39 75 10 1 21 55 1 27 28 .307 .384 .615 .999 57 93
1962 29 93 278 246 33 57 7 0 13 39 0 28 32 .232 .309 .419 .728 32 93
1963 30 76 252 221 24 52 4 0 17 49 0 28 30 .235 .319 .484 .803 34 76
1964 31 77 190 161 19 42 8 0 7 29 1 25 24 .261 .353 .441 .794 26 77
1965 32 74 189 166 13 32 3 0 4 18 0 18 20 .193 .270 .283 .553 13 74
8 Yrs 521 1372 1208 144 295 36 2 68 210 2 141 165 .244 .323 .446 .770 180 516
162 Game Avg. 162 427 376 45 92 11 1 21 65 1 44 51 .244 .323 .446 .770 56 516

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1961 AL  9 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1961 AL  4.2 (7th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1801), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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