Larvell Blanks
Larvell Blanks (Sugar Bear)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 167 lb.

Born: January 28, 1950 in Del Rio, TX
High School: San Felipe (Del Rio, TX)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1972
Final Game: August 3, 1980
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Standard Batting

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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
1972 22 ATL NL 33 94 85 10 28 5 0 1 7 0 0 7 12 .329 .376 .424 .800 120 36 3 0 1 1 0 4/65
1973 23 ATL NL 17 19 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .222 .485 32 4 1 0 0 0 0 /546
1974 24 ATL NL 3 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1975 25 ATL NL 141 517 471 49 110 13 3 3 38 4 3 38 43 .234 .292 .293 .585 61 138 11 2 3 3 1 *64
1976 26 CLE AL 104 371 328 45 92 8 7 5 41 1 2 30 31 .280 .337 .393 .730 116 129 15 0 9 4 0 64/D5
1977 27 CLE AL 105 351 322 43 92 10 4 6 38 3 0 19 37 .286 .324 .398 .721 100 128 7 1 5 4 1 654/D
1978 28 CLE AL 70 212 193 19 49 10 0 2 20 0 0 10 16 .254 .285 .337 .622 76 65 7 0 5 4 0 64/5D
1979 29 TEX AL 68 138 120 13 24 5 0 1 15 0 0 11 9 .200 .259 .267 .526 43 32 1 0 3 4 0 64/D
1980 30 ATL NL 88 243 221 23 45 6 0 2 12 1 2 16 27 .204 .255 .258 .513 42 57 6 0 4 2 1 65/4
9 Seasons 629 1953 1766 203 446 57 14 20 172 9 7 132 178 .253 .302 .335 .637 78 591 51 3 30 22 3
162 Game Avg. 162 503 455 52 115 15 4 5 44 2 2 34 46 .253 .302 .335 .637 78 152 13 1 8 6 1
ATL (5 yrs) 282 881 803 83 189 24 3 6 58 5 5 62 85 .235 .290 .295 .585 61 237 21 2 8 6 2
CLE (3 yrs) 279 934 843 107 233 28 11 13 99 4 2 59 84 .276 .320 .382 .702 100 322 29 1 19 12 1
TEX (1 yr) 68 138 120 13 24 5 0 1 15 0 0 11 9 .200 .259 .267 .526 43 32 1 0 3 4 0
NL (5 yrs) 282 881 803 83 189 24 3 6 58 5 5 62 85 .235 .290 .295 .585 61 237 21 2 8 6 2
AL (4 yrs) 347 1072 963 120 257 33 11 14 114 4 2 70 93 .267 .312 .368 .680 93 354 30 1 22 16 1

Advanced Batting

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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
1972 22 ATL NL 94 62 13 5.7 99 .370 .329 .266 .376 .336 .424 .394 .800 .730 120 .648 2.5 0.3 .717 .176 .094 .0
1973 23 ATL NL 19 15 1 1.8 103 .267 .222 .272 .263 .342 .222 .404 .485 .746 32 .169 -1.8 -0.2 .333 .056 .000
1974 24 ATL NL 8 6 1 4.5 98 .250 .250 .267 .250 .340 .250 .386 .500 .725 38 .525 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1975 25 ATL NL 517 381 40 2.8 99 .250 .234 .269 .292 .340 .293 .388 .585 .728 61 .316 -26.0 -2.7 .477 .142 .059 3.4
1976 26 CLE AL 371 266 41 4.2 84 .294 .280 .254 .337 .318 .393 .358 .730 .675 116 .520 5.9 0.6 .625 .201 .113 1.7
1977 27 CLE AL 351 246 42 4.6 96 .304 .286 .262 .324 .325 .398 .398 .721 .723 100 .494 -0.6 -0.1 .637 .180 .112 4.0
1978 28 CLE AL 212 160 18 3.0 93 .263 .254 .260 .285 .325 .337 .383 .622 .708 76 .340 -6.2 -0.6 .497 .135 .083 .0
1979 29 TEX AL 138 104 9 2.3 101 .202 .200 .268 .259 .333 .267 .407 .526 .740 43 .214 -9.2 -0.9 .443 .158 .067 .0
1980 30 ATL NL 243 190 14 2.0 97 .222 .204 .270 .255 .333 .258 .392 .513 .725 42 .200 -17.6 -1.8 .391 .122 .054 1.3
9 Seasons 1953 1430 179 3.4 95 .268 .253 .264 .302 .330 .335 .386 .637 .716 78 .388 -53.6 -5.5 .528 .158 .082 12.4
162 Game Avg. 503 368 46 3.4 95 .268 .253 .264 .302 .330 .335 .386 .637 .716 78 .388 -53.6 -5.5 .528 .158 .082 3
ATL (5 yrs) 881 654 69 2.8 98 .255 .235 .269 .290 .338 .295 .390 .585 .728 61 .323 -43.6 -4.5 .470 .137 .060 5.5
CLE (3 yrs) 934 672 101 4.0 91 .290 .276 .258 .320 .322 .382 .379 .702 .701 100 .471 -0.8 -0.1 .599 .178 .106 6.1
TEX (1 yr) 138 104 9 2.3 101 .202 .200 .268 .259 .333 .267 .407 .526 .740 43 .213 -9.2 -0.9 .443 .158 .067 .0
NL (5 yrs) 881 654 69 2.8 98 .255 .235 .269 .290 .338 .295 .390 .585 .728 61 .323 -43.6 -4.5 .470 .137 .060 5.5
AL (4 yrs) 1072 776 110 3.8 92 .279 .267 .259 .312 .323 .368 .382 .680 .706 93 .438 -10.0 -1.0 .579 .175 .101 6.2

Ratio Batting*

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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
1972 22 ATL NL 94 1.1% 12.8% 7.5% 6.4% 21% 1.71 7.1 85.0 12.1 1.09 78%
1973 23 ATL NL 19 0.0% 15.8% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 3.00 6.0 1.00 79%
1974 24 ATL NL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 0.20 100%
1975 25 ATL NL 517 0.6% 8.3% 7.4% 3.7% 17% 1.13 11.0 157.0 12.4 1.10 83%
1976 26 CLE AL 371 1.4% 8.4% 8.1% 5.4% 22% 1.03 10.6 65.6 8.0 1.35 80%
1977 27 CLE AL 351 1.7% 10.5% 5.4% 5.7% 22% 1.95 8.7 53.7 8.5 0.92 81%
1978 28 CLE AL 212 0.9% 7.6% 4.7% 5.7% 25% 1.60 12.1 96.5 9.7 1.24 84%
1979 29 TEX AL 138 0.7% 6.5% 8.0% 4.4% 25% 0.82 13.3 120.0 8.0 1.09 83%
1980 30 ATL NL 243 0.8% 11.1% 6.6% 3.3% 18% 1.69 8.2 110.5 18.4 0.96 80%
9 Seasons 1953 1.0% 9.1% 6.8% 4.7% 20% 1.35 9.9 88.3 10.3 1.09 81%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1972 22 ATL NL 2 0 27% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 6 6 0 0 0 0 9 4 5
1973 23 ATL NL 0 0 20% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1974 24 ATL 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
1975 25 ATL NL 9 0 31% 184 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 36% 25 22 3 9 4 5 21 9 12
1976 26 CLE AL 6 0 34% 161 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 53% 29 17 12 3 2 1 13 2 11
1977 27 CLE AL 5 0 35% 136 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 54% 24 14 9 3 2 1 12 1 11
1978 28 CLE AL 2 0 30% 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 52% 11 8 3 1 0 1 9 2 7
1979 29 TEX AL 5 0 35% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46% 5 3 2 2 1 1 4 1 2
1980 30 ATL NL 11 0 36% 93 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 46% 15 12 3 5 3 2 13 2 10
9 Seasons 40 0 33% 780 9 7 56% 9 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 34 46% 116 83 32 23 12 11 82 21 59
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1972 22 ATL NL 90 43% 28 8 4 0 0 1.43 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 21 3 14% 10 3 30% 52 6 12% 5 3 60% 5 1 20% 4
1973 23 ATL NL 19 68% 4 10 3 0 0 0.92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1974 24 ATL NL 8 38% 2 1 1 0 0 0.99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1975 25 ATL NL 516 39% 110 2 0 0 0 1.51 3 0 15 1 2 1 2 0 4 3 75% 98 11 11% 39 18 46% 326 40 12% 28 17 61% 33 14 42% 1
1976 26 CLE AL 371 47% 92 12 3 0 2 2.69 5 0 6 0 5 4 1 0 11 9 82% 84 15 18% 44 21 48% 231 40 17% 19 12 63% 22 10 45% 0
1977 27 CLE AL 351 36% 92 22 5 1 4 2.07 6 0 8 5 1 5 1 0 7 5 71% 78 7 9% 35 10 29% 245 34 14% 29 19 66% 29 9 31% 0
1978 28 CLE AL 212 33% 49 12 2 0 1 2.17 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 0 7 5 71% 49 7 14% 30 16 53% 153 20 13% 10 6 60% 12 6 50% 0
1979 29 TEX AL 138 25% 24 12 2 0 0 2.15 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 100% 22 1 5% 16 8 50% 97 15 15% 5 5 100% 15 4 27% 0
1980 30 ATL NL 243 26% 45 10 1 0 0 0.97 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 100% 36 6 17% 22 6 27% 111 11 10% 6 2 33% 7 4 57% 0
9 Seasons 1948 37% 446 89 21 1 7 1.84 20 0 50 9 11 14 6 0 37 30 81% 392 51 13% 199 82 41% 1228 167 14% 102 64 63% 124 48 39% 5
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1972 22 33 94 85 10 28 5 0 1 7 0 0 7 12 .329 .376 .424 .800 120 36 3 0 1 1 0
1973 23 50 113 103 11 32 5 0 1 7 0 0 8 15 .311 .357 .388 .745 104 40 4 0 1 1 0
1974 24 53 121 111 11 34 5 0 1 8 0 0 8 15 .306 .350 .378 .728 100 42 4 0 1 1 0
1975 25 194 638 582 60 144 18 3 4 46 4 3 46 58 .247 .303 .309 .612 69 180 15 2 4 4 1
1976 26 298 1009 910 105 236 26 10 9 87 5 5 76 89 .259 .315 .340 .655 85 309 30 2 13 8 1
1977 27 403 1360 1232 148 328 36 14 15 125 8 5 95 126 .266 .317 .355 .672 89 437 37 3 18 12 2
1978 28 473 1572 1425 167 377 46 14 17 145 8 5 105 142 .265 .313 .352 .665 87 502 44 3 23 16 2
1979 29 541 1710 1545 180 401 51 14 18 160 8 5 116 151 .260 .309 .346 .654 83 534 45 3 26 20 2
1980 30 629 1953 1766 203 446 57 14 20 172 9 7 132 178 .253 .302 .335 .637 78 591 51 3 30 22 3

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1972 22 34 99 90 11 30 5 0 1 8 0 8 13 .333 .384 .422 .806 15 33
1973 23 17 19 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .222 .485 1 17
1974 24 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3
1975 25 141 518 474 51 113 13 3 3 40 4 39 43 .238 .297 .297 .595 42 141
1976 26 105 372 336 54 99 9 8 5 50 1 32 31 .295 .352 .414 .766 49 104
1977 27 105 351 326 46 96 10 4 6 41 3 20 37 .294 .333 .405 .738 45 105
1978 28 70 209 195 21 51 10 0 2 23 0 10 16 .262 .292 .344 .635 20 70
1979 29 68 139 123 14 26 5 0 1 16 0 12 9 .211 .273 .276 .550 10 68
1980 30 88 240 222 25 46 6 0 2 13 1 16 27 .207 .258 .261 .520 15 88
9 Seasons 631 1955 1792 223 465 58 15 20 193 9 138 179 .259 .310 .342 .652 198 629
162 Game Avg. 162 502 460 57 119 15 4 5 50 2 35 46 .259 .310 .342 .652 51 629

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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