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Don Blasingame

Don Lee Blasingame (Blazer)

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: March 16, 1932 in Corinth, MS
High School: Corinth HS (Corinth, MS)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1955
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Senators/Reds/Giants/Athletics 1955-1966

Final Game: August 27, 1966
Died: April 13, 2005 in Fountain Hills, AZ
Buried: Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ
Relatives: Son-In-Law of Walker Cooper
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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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 23 STL NL 5 23 16 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 .375 .545 .438 .983 167 7 0 0 1 0 1 /46
1956 24 STL NL 150 665 587 94 153 22 7 0 27 8 8 72 52 .261 .344 .322 .666 82 189 3 3 2 1 0 46/5
1957 25 STL NL 154 728 650 108 176 25 7 8 58 21 9 71 49 .271 .343 .368 .711 90 239 4 1 5 1 4 *4 MVP-12
1958 26 STL NL 143 608 547 71 150 19 10 2 36 20 5 57 47 .274 .343 .356 .700 82 195 14 1 2 1 2 *4 AS
1959 27 STL NL 150 691 615 90 178 26 7 1 24 15 15 67 42 .289 .361 .359 .720 89 221 3 2 7 0 2 *4
1960 28 SFG NL 136 583 523 72 123 12 8 2 31 14 2 49 53 .235 .302 .300 .602 70 157 4 2 7 2 1 *4
1961 29 TOT NL 126 505 451 60 100 18 4 1 21 4 3 41 39 .222 .288 .286 .574 53 129 7 2 9 2 0 *4
1961 29 SFG NL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 101 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 29 CIN NL 123 502 450 59 100 18 4 1 21 4 3 39 38 .222 .286 .287 .573 52 129 7 2 9 2 0 *4
1962 30 CIN NL 141 570 494 77 139 9 7 2 35 4 3 63 44 .281 .364 .340 .704 88 168 4 2 9 2 2 *4
1963 31 TOT MLB 87 316 285 33 70 12 2 2 12 3 3 31 23 .246 .320 .323 .642 82 92 1 0 0 0 1 4/5
1963 31 CIN NL 18 38 31 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 .161 .316 .226 .542 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 4/5
1963 31 WSA AL 69 278 254 29 65 10 2 2 12 3 2 24 18 .256 .320 .335 .655 84 85 1 0 0 0 1 4
1964 32 WSA AL 143 556 506 56 135 17 2 1 34 8 5 40 44 .267 .320 .314 .634 78 159 1 0 9 1 1 *4
1965 33 WSA AL 129 449 403 47 90 8 8 1 18 5 4 35 45 .223 .287 .290 .577 66 117 2 2 7 3 1 *4
1966 34 TOT AL 80 243 219 19 46 9 0 1 12 2 2 20 24 .210 .276 .265 .541 58 58 0 0 4 0 0 4/6
1966 34 WSA AL 68 222 200 18 43 9 0 1 11 2 1 18 21 .215 .280 .275 .555 61 55 0 0 4 0 0 4/6
1966 34 KCA AL 12 21 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .158 .238 .158 .396 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 /4
12 Yrs 1444 5937 5296 731 1366 178 62 21 308 105 60 552 462 .258 .329 .327 .656 79 1731 43 15 62 13 15
162 Game Avg. 162 666 594 82 153 20 7 2 35 12 7 62 52 .258 .329 .327 .656 79 194 5 2 7 1 2
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
STL (5 yrs) 602 2715 2415 367 663 93 31 11 145 65 38 273 190 .275 .350 .352 .702 87 851 24 7 17 3 9
WSA (4 yrs) 409 1505 1363 150 333 44 12 5 75 18 12 117 128 .244 .304 .305 .609 73 416 4 2 20 4 3
CIN (3 yrs) 282 1110 975 140 244 29 11 3 56 8 7 109 87 .250 .327 .312 .639 71 304 11 4 18 4 2
SFG (2 yrs) 139 586 524 73 123 12 8 2 31 14 2 51 54 .235 .304 .300 .604 71 157 4 2 7 2 1
KCA (1 yr) 12 21 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .158 .238 .158 .396 18 3 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 1023 4411 3914 580 1030 134 50 16 232 87 47 433 331 .263 .338 .335 .673 81 1312 39 13 42 9 12
AL (4 yrs) 421 1526 1382 151 336 44 12 5 76 18 13 119 131 .243 .303 .303 .606 73 419 4 2 20 4 3

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 23 STL NL 5 23 2 -0 0 0 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .536 .501 0.3 0.0 3 $ /46
1956 24 STL NL 150 665 -11 1 3 14 6 13 1.0 23 36 3.2 .510 .509 2.2 2.0 22 $ 46/5
1957 25 STL NL 154 728 -4 5 4 19 5 30 2.9 24 54 5.3 .521 .519 3.5 2.5 35 $ *4 MVP-12
1958 26 STL NL 143 608 -11 3 -0 -6 4 -10 -1.1 20 10 0.9 .493 .493 1.7 -0.2 17 $ *4 AS
1959 27 STL NL 150 691 -8 -2 2 -5 4 -9 -0.9 23 15 1.4 .494 .494 2.0 -0.0 20 $ *4
1960 28 SFG NL 136 583 -13 4 3 -3 4 -6 -0.7 20 14 1.2 .495 .496 1.6 0.0 17 $ *4
1961 29 SFG NL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .517 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
1961 29 CIN NL 123 502 -33 2 1 -2 3 -28 -3.0 17 -11 -1.4 .476 .482 -1.1 0.1 -10 $ *4
1962 30 CIN NL 141 570 -0 2 4 6 3 14 1.5 19 33 3.4 .510 .509 2.7 1.0 27 $ *4
1963 31 CIN NL 18 38 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .490 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $ 4/5
1963 31 WSA AL 69 278 -5 -0 2 2 2 0 -0.1 8 8 0.7 .500 .500 0.5 0.3 6 $ 4
1964 32 WSA AL 143 556 -13 1 2 2 3 -5 -0.8 15 10 0.7 .496 .497 0.8 0.4 9 $ *4
1965 33 WSA AL 129 449 -16 1 2 3 2 -7 -0.9 13 5 0.3 .493 .495 0.0 0.6 2 $ *4
1966 34 WSA AL 68 222 -8 1 1 1 1 -4 -0.6 6 2 0.0 .493 .497 0.1 0.2 1 $ 4/6
1966 34 KCA AL 12 21 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $22,000 /4
12 Seasons 1444 5937 -121 16 24 29 40 -13 -2.7 191 178 15.8 .499 .499 14.4 6.9 149 $22,000
STL (5 yrs) 602 2715 -31 6 9 22 21 26 2.2 91 117 11.0 .505 .503 9.7 4.2 96 $
WSA (4 yrs) 409 1505 -42 3 7 7 9 -16 -2.4 42 25 1.7 .495 .497 1.4 1.5 18 $
CIN (3 yrs) 282 1110 -34 4 5 3 7 -16 -1.7 37 21 1.9 .494 .496 1.7 1.1 18 $
SFG (2 yrs) 139 586 -13 4 3 -3 4 -5 -0.7 20 14 1.3 .496 .498 1.7 0.0 18 $
KCA (1 yr) 12 21 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $22,000

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 23 STL NL 23 12 4 8.9 105 .375 .375 .264 .545 .335 .438 .419 .983 .754 167 .765 2.3 0.2 1.182 .438 .063 .0
1956 24 STL NL 665 448 70 4.2 102 .285 .261 .263 .344 .330 .322 .415 .666 .745 82 .469 -13.0 -1.3 .593 .184 .061 .0
1957 25 STL NL 728 493 87 4.8 105 .283 .271 .271 .343 .335 .368 .420 .711 .754 90 .516 -8.5 -0.8 .663 .225 .097 11.6
1958 26 STL NL 608 419 69 4.4 110 .297 .274 .276 .343 .344 .356 .431 .700 .775 82 .476 -14.2 -1.4 .644 .214 .082 3.6
1959 27 STL NL 691 462 83 4.8 110 .309 .289 .277 .361 .344 .359 .429 .720 .773 89 .518 -9.2 -0.9 .637 .179 .070 1.9
1960 28 SFG NL 583 415 52 3.4 94 .257 .235 .256 .302 .321 .300 .393 .602 .714 70 .385 -20.7 -2.1 .542 .182 .065 3.5
1961 29 TOT NL 505 372 38 2.7 107 .240 .222 .271 .288 .338 .286 .422 .574 .760 53 .273 -30.6 -3.0 .479 .157 .064 1.6
1961 29 SFG NL 3 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .265 .667 .331 .000 .413 .667 .744 101 .000 0.4 0.0 2.000 2.000 .000
1961 29 CIN NL 502 371 38 2.7 107 .240 .222 .271 .286 .338 .287 .422 .573 .760 52 .274 -31.0 -3.1 .475 .153 .064 1.6
1962 30 CIN NL 570 373 66 4.7 107 .304 .281 .275 .364 .343 .340 .417 .704 .760 88 .518 -7.5 -0.7 .646 .188 .059 2.7
1963 31 TOT MLB 316 219 32 4.0 94 .262 .246 .256 .320 .321 .323 .393 .642 .715 82 .476 -6.6 -0.7 .562 .186 .077 2.4
1963 31 CIN NL 38 27 3 3.0 92 .192 .161 .257 .316 .320 .226 .385 .542 .705 57 .380 -1.4 -0.2 .481 .258 .065
1963 31 WSA AL 278 192 29 4.1 95 .269 .256 .255 .320 .322 .335 .394 .655 .716 84 .487 -5.2 -0.5 .573 .177 .079 2.4
1964 32 WSA AL 556 387 54 3.8 96 .290 .267 .256 .320 .324 .314 .397 .634 .721 78 .445 -15.0 -1.6 .536 .132 .047 1.8
1965 33 WSA AL 449 329 36 3.0 90 .247 .223 .249 .287 .318 .290 .381 .577 .699 66 .361 -18.3 -2.0 .486 .156 .067 1.7
1966 34 TOT AL 243 179 18 2.7 89 .232 .210 .247 .276 .313 .265 .381 .541 .694 58 .338 -11.7 -1.3 .446 .146 .055 1.3
1966 34 WSA AL 222 162 17 2.8 89 .236 .215 .247 .280 .314 .275 .381 .555 .695 61 .356 -9.7 -1.0 .468 .155 .060 1.3
1966 34 KCA AL 21 17 1 1.6 87 .188 .158 .245 .238 .311 .158 .378 .396 .689 18 .162 -2.0 -0.2 .235 .053 .000
12 Yrs 5937 4108 609 4.0 102 .279 .258 .265 .329 .332 .327 .411 .656 .743 79 .449 -152.9 -15.6 .581 .182 .069 35.0
162 Game Avg. 666 461 68 4.0 102 .279 .258 .265 .329 .332 .327 .411 .656 .743 79 .449 -152.9 -15.6 .581 .182 .069 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
STL (5 yrs) 2715 1834 313 4.6 107 .294 .275 .272 .350 .338 .352 .423 .702 .761 87 .499 -42.6 -4.2 .638 .202 .078 18.8
WSA (4 yrs) 1505 1070 136 3.4 93 .266 .244 .252 .304 .320 .305 .389 .609 .710 73 .416 -48.2 -5.1 .517 .151 .061 7.8
CIN (3 yrs) 1110 771 107 3.7 106 .271 .250 .273 .327 .340 .312 .419 .639 .758 71 .405 -39.8 -4.0 .558 .174 .062 4.4
SFG (2 yrs) 586 416 52 3.4 94 .257 .235 .256 .304 .321 .300 .393 .604 .714 71 .383 -20.3 -2.1 .545 .185 .065 3.5
KCA (1 yr) 21 17 1 1.6 87 .188 .158 .245 .238 .311 .158 .378 .396 .689 18 .161 -2.0 -0.2 .235 .053 .000
NL (9 yrs) 4411 3021 472 4.2 105 .284 .263 .270 .338 .336 .335 .418 .673 .754 81 .462 -102.7 -10.3 .605 .193 .072 27.0
AL (4 yrs) 1526 1087 137 3.4 93 .265 .243 .252 .303 .320 .303 .389 .606 .709 73 .413 -50.2 -5.3 .513 .150 .060 7.8

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
1961 29 CIN NL WS NYY L 3 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 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
1958 STL NL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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
1955 23 STL NL 23 0.0% 0.0% 26.1% 4.4% 17% 0.00 0.75 70%
1956 24 STL NL 665 0.0% 7.8% 10.8% 4.4% 19% 0.72 11.3 21.7 1.12 81%
1957 25 STL NL 728 1.1% 6.7% 9.8% 5.5% 23% 0.69 13.3 81.3 11.2 1.10 82%
1958 26 STL NL 608 0.3% 7.7% 9.4% 5.1% 21% 0.82 11.6 273.5 15.2 1.32 82%
1959 27 STL NL 691 0.1% 6.1% 9.7% 4.9% 19% 0.63 14.6 615.0 25.6 1.53 83%
1960 28 SFG NL 583 0.3% 9.1% 8.4% 3.8% 18% 1.08 9.9 261.5 16.9 1.16 81%
1961 29 TOT NL 505 0.2% 7.7% 8.1% 4.6% 23% 0.95 11.6 451.0 21.5 1.21 82%
1961 29 SFG NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 0.50 1.0 0%
1961 29 CIN NL 502 0.2% 7.6% 7.8% 4.6% 23% 0.97 11.8 450.0 21.4 1.21 82%
1962 30 CIN NL 570 0.4% 7.7% 11.1% 3.2% 13% 0.70 11.2 247.0 14.1 1.22 79%
1963 31 TOT MLB 316 0.6% 7.3% 9.8% 5.1% 23% 0.74 12.4 142.5 23.8 1.26 82%
1963 31 CIN NL 38 0.0% 13.2% 18.4% 5.3% 40% 0.71 6.2 0.67 68%
1963 31 WSA AL 278 0.7% 6.5% 8.6% 5.0% 22% 0.75 14.1 127.0 21.2 1.36 84%
1964 32 WSA AL 556 0.2% 7.9% 7.2% 3.6% 15% 1.10 11.5 506.0 14.9 1.00 83%
1965 33 WSA AL 449 0.2% 10.0% 7.8% 3.8% 19% 1.29 9.0 403.0 22.4 0.87 80%
1966 34 TOT AL 243 0.4% 9.9% 8.2% 4.1% 22% 1.20 9.1 219.0 18.3 1.08 80%
1966 34 WSA AL 222 0.5% 9.5% 8.1% 4.5% 23% 1.17 9.5 200.0 18.2 1.09 80%
1966 34 KCA AL 21 0.0% 14.3% 9.5% 0.0% 0% 1.50 6.3 19.0 1.00 76%
12 Yrs 5937 0.4% 7.8% 9.3% 4.4% 19% 0.84 11.5 252.2 17.2 1.17 81%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.0% 8.5% 6.5% 29% 1.64 6.4 38.4 8.6 1.05 73%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1955 23 STL NL 2.3 0.2 23 0.1 0.4 -0.3 1.20 0.2 -0.1 2.2 0.2 0.89 2.2 0
1956 24 STL NL -13.8 -1.4 691 -1.7 9.7 -11.3 .97 -0.9 -0.9 -13.0 -1.3 0.92 -9.1 1.67 2
1957 25 STL NL -8.5 -0.8 764 2.1 13.8 -11.7 1.01 1.0 1.0 18.7 1.8 0.93 10.2 0
1958 26 STL NL -13.5 -1.3 638 -0.5 11.1 -11.6 1.06 0.0 -0.5 -5.7 -0.5 0.94 -1.3 0.83 4
1959 27 STL NL -9.2 -0.9 731 -1.6 10.7 -12.3 1.02 -0.5 -1.1 -10.0 -1.0 0.90 -5.3 0.57 1
1960 28 SFG NL -21.4 -2.2 608 -0.9 8.5 -9.4 .95 -1.1 0.2 -5.3 -0.6 0.93 -9.3 0.28 3
1961 29 TOT NL -31.2 -3.1 521 -1.2 6.7 -7.9 .88 -2.5 1.2 -17.9 -1.8 0.90 -27.7 1.08 8
1961 29 SFG NL 0.4 0.0 4 0.1 0.1 -0.0 1.42 0.1 -0.0 0.9 0.1 0.87 0.8 1.34 1
1961 29 CIN NL -31.6 -3.1 517 -1.3 6.6 -7.9 .88 -2.6 1.1 -18.8 -1.8 0.90 -28.5 1.04 7
1962 30 CIN NL -7.5 -0.7 595 0.9 8.9 -8.1 .90 0.7 0.2 12.1 1.2 0.93 10.1 0.89 6
1963 31 TOT MLB -6.6 -0.7 328 -0.5 4.5 -5.1 .96 -0.5 -0.1 -3.6 -0.4 0.89 -4.4 1.06 9
1963 31 CIN NL -1.4 -0.2 41 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .83 -0.1 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 0.84 -0.4 0.92 1
1963 31 WSA AL -5.2 -0.5 287 -0.4 4.1 -4.5 .98 -0.4 0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.90 -3.9 1.08 8
1964 32 WSA AL -15.0 -1.6 576 -1.8 8.2 -10.0 1.05 -1.1 -0.6 0.7 0.1 0.91 -7.6 2.32 18
1965 33 WSA AL -18.3 -2.0 463 -0.9 5.9 -6.7 .88 -1.5 0.5 -9.4 -1.0 0.91 -13.2 1.16 13
1966 34 TOT AL -11.7 -1.3 254 -0.7 3.2 -3.8 .89 -0.8 0.1 -6.7 -0.7 0.91 -8.3 1.27 10
1966 34 WSA AL -9.7 -1.0 231 -0.5 3.0 -3.4 .89 -0.7 0.2 -4.9 -0.5 0.92 -7.1 1.28 3
1966 34 KCA AL -2.0 -0.2 23 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .85 -0.1 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 0.90 -1.2 1.27 7
12 Yrs -154.4 -15.7 6192 -6.6 91.6 -98.2 .97 -6.9 0.1 -37.9 -4.0 0.92 -63.5 1.37 74
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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 23 STL NL 0 0 33% 9 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 24 STL NL 7 0 41% 314 8 8 50% 7 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 17 56% 60 31 28 11 3 8 27 7 19
1957 25 STL NL 13 0 42% 312 21 9 70% 19 7 1 1 1 1 2 0 12 20 68% 57 18 37 11 3 8 28 5 20
1958 26 STL NL 9 0 34% 275 20 5 80% 17 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 10 18 50% 35 16 17 13 4 9 20 12 8
1959 27 STL NL 7 0 36% 324 15 15 50% 14 14 1 1 0 0 5 1 16 12 55% 45 21 22 18 6 11 25 8 15
1960 28 SFG NL 14 0 41% 238 14 2 88% 13 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 14 50% 32 17 15 9 6 3 13 4 9
1961 29 TOT NL 2 0 42% 180 4 3 57% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 26 49% 29 15 14 8 4 4 20 10 10
1961 29 SFG NL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 29 CIN NL 2 0 41% 176 4 3 57% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 24 50% 29 15 14 8 4 4 19 9 10
1962 30 CIN NL 15 0 37% 291 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 26 48% 50 31 18 10 6 4 17 1 15
1963 31 TOT MLB 4 0 31% 177 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 64% 16 7 9 1 1 0 11 2 9
1963 31 CIN NL 1 0 33% 28 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 31 WSA AL 3 0 31% 149 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 68% 14 5 9 1 1 0 10 2 8
1964 32 WSA AL 7 0 32% 248 8 5 62% 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 63% 28 13 14 5 2 3 18 3 15
1965 33 WSA AL 7 0 37% 167 5 4 56% 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 12 60% 26 12 13 4 2 2 10 1 9
1966 34 TOT AL 5 0 28% 113 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 47% 9 5 4 1 1 0 5 2 3
1966 34 WSA AL 4 0 28% 106 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 46% 7 4 3 1 1 0 5 2 3
1966 34 KCA AL 1 0 20% 7 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 90 0 37% 2648 105 60 64% 93 59 11 3 1 1 23 2 76 177 56% 388 187 191 91 38 52 194 55 132
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

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 23 STL NL 23 67% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1956 24 STL NL 665 68% 153 2 0 0 0 1.67 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 81 3 4% 35 8 23% 296 28 9% 21 10 48% 10 4 40% 0
1957 25 STL NL 728 70% 176 0 0 0 0 8 0 11 6 2 4 4 0 5 5 100% 115 4 3% 40 15 38% 335 54 16% 28 12 43% 15 7 47% 0
1958 26 STL NL 608 69% 150 4 0 0 0 0.83 2 0 22 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 100% 84 14 17% 43 9 21% 299 39 13% 19 7 37% 11 6 55% 0
1959 27 STL NL 691 69% 178 1 0 0 0 0.57 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 11 7 64% 79 3 4% 35 9 26% 284 24 8% 18 5 28% 8 2 25% 0
1960 28 SFG NL 583 76% 123 3 0 0 0 0.28 2 0 10 1 1 0 2 1 12 7 58% 93 4 4% 35 12 34% 271 35 13% 17 8 47% 9 8 89% 0
1961 29 TOT NL 505 73% 100 8 2 0 0 1.08 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 10 9 90% 81 7 9% 40 20 50% 228 22 10% 9 6 67% 15 10 67% 0
1961 29 SFG NL 3 67% 0 1 0 0 0 1.34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 29 CIN NL 502 73% 100 7 2 0 0 1.04 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 10 9 90% 81 7 9% 40 20 50% 228 22 10% 9 6 67% 15 10 67% 0
1962 30 CIN NL 570 80% 139 6 2 0 0 0.89 2 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 12 9 75% 113 4 4% 62 21 34% 298 37 12% 25 12 48% 20 8 40% 0
1963 31 TOT MLB 316 90% 70 9 2 0 1 1.06 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 43 1 2% 16 4 25% 118 10 8% 10 6 60% 4 2 50% 0
1963 31 CIN NL 38 76% 5 1 0 0 0 0.92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1963 31 WSA AL 278 92% 65 8 2 0 1 1.08 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 38 1 3% 12 3 25% 108 10 9% 9 6 67% 4 2 50% 0
1964 32 WSA AL 556 94% 135 18 2 0 0 2.32 1 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 10 9 90% 69 1 1% 35 14 40% 241 35 15% 20 12 60% 11 6 55% 0
1965 33 WSA AL 449 85% 90 13 2 0 0 1.16 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 11 7 64% 75 2 3% 31 11 35% 189 17 9% 10 6 60% 7 1 14% 0
1966 34 TOT AL 243 94% 46 10 1 0 0 1.27 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 80% 26 0 0% 13 6 46% 96 11 11% 8 5 63% 8 5 63% 0
1966 34 WSA AL 222 95% 43 3 0 0 0 1.28 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 80% 25 0 0% 11 5 45% 88 10 11% 7 4 57% 7 5 71% 0
1966 34 KCA AL 21 86% 3 7 1 0 0 1.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
12 Yrs 5937 77% 1366 74 11 0 1 1.37 21 0 98 15 6 7 14 1 80 62 78% 860 43 5% 385 129 34% 2660 312 12% 186 89 48% 118 59 50% 0
MLB Averages 51% 76% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%
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

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 23 5 23 16 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 .375 .545 .438 .983 167 7 0 0 1 0 1
1956 24 155 688 603 98 159 23 7 0 27 9 9 78 52 .264 .350 .325 .675 85 196 3 3 3 1 1
1957 25 309 1416 1253 206 335 48 14 8 85 30 18 149 101 .267 .347 .347 .694 87 435 7 4 8 2 5
1958 26 452 2024 1800 277 485 67 24 10 121 50 23 206 148 .269 .346 .350 .696 86 630 21 5 10 3 7
1959 27 602 2715 2415 367 663 93 31 11 145 65 38 273 190 .275 .350 .352 .702 87 851 24 7 17 3 9
1960 28 738 3298 2938 439 786 105 39 13 176 79 40 322 243 .268 .341 .343 .684 84 1008 28 9 24 5 10
1961 29 864 3803 3389 499 886 123 43 14 197 83 43 363 282 .261 .334 .335 .670 80 1137 35 11 33 7 10
1962 30 1005 4373 3883 576 1025 132 50 16 232 87 46 426 326 .264 .338 .336 .674 81 1305 39 13 42 9 12
1963 31 1092 4689 4168 609 1095 144 52 18 244 90 49 457 349 .263 .337 .335 .672 81 1397 40 13 42 9 13
1964 32 1235 5245 4674 665 1230 161 54 19 278 98 54 497 393 .263 .335 .333 .668 81 1556 41 13 51 10 14
1965 33 1364 5694 5077 712 1320 169 62 20 296 103 58 532 438 .260 .331 .330 .661 80 1673 43 15 58 13 15
1966 34 1444 5937 5296 731 1366 178 62 21 308 105 60 552 462 .258 .329 .327 .656 79 1731 43 15 62 13 15

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 23 5 26 18 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 .389 .560 .444 1.004 4 5
1956 24 157 703 619 104 165 24 8 0 30 9 78 54 .267 .351 .331 .682 71 150
1957 25 161 759 678 112 183 26 7 8 60 22 74 51 .270 .342 .364 .706 85 154
1958 26 150 635 572 72 154 20 10 2 36 21 59 49 .269 .338 .350 .688 67 143
1959 27 157 714 637 89 180 26 7 1 24 15 68 44 .283 .354 .350 .704 78 150
1960 28 142 619 554 83 136 13 9 2 36 15 54 55 .245 .314 .312 .626 54 136
1961 29 132 522 468 60 101 18 4 1 21 4 41 41 .216 .281 .278 .558 37 126
1962 30 141 564 490 73 135 9 7 2 33 4 61 44 .276 .357 .335 .691 58 141
1963 31 87 322 289 36 74 13 2 2 13 3 33 23 .256 .332 .336 .668 32 87
1964 32 142 563 511 61 142 18 2 1 37 8 42 44 .278 .332 .327 .659 56 143
1965 33 129 460 410 53 97 9 9 1 20 5 38 45 .237 .302 .310 .612 38 129
1966 34 80 250 224 21 50 10 0 1 13 2 22 24 .223 .293 .281 .574 18 80
12 Yrs 1483 6137 5470 768 1424 187 65 21 323 109 577 474 .260 .332 .330 .662 598 1444
162 Game Avg. 162 670 598 84 156 20 7 2 35 12 63 52 .260 .332 .330 .662 65 1444

* 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

All-Star Games
1958 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1957 NL (12, 8%)
0.08 Career Shares (972nd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1957 NL  5.3 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1957 NL  5.3 (8th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1956 NL  2.0 (3rd)
1957 NL  2.5 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 NL  154 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1957 NL  650 (1st)
1959 NL  615 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1956 NL  665 (7th)
1957 NL  728 (2nd)
1959 NL  691 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1956 NL  94 (8th)
1957 NL  108 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1957 NL  176 (6th)
1959 NL  178 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1957 NL  7 (10th)
1958 NL  10 (5th)
1959 NL  7 (8th)
1965 AL  8 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1957 NL  71 (9th)
1959 NL  67 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1957 NL  21 (3rd)
1958 NL  20 (4th)
1959 NL  15 (8th)
1960 NL  14 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1956 NL  124 (8th)
1957 NL  136 (3rd)
1958 NL  119 (9th)
1959 NL  144 (1st)

Times On Base s c a p y
1957 NL  248 (8th)
1959 NL  247 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 NL  9 (10th)
1962 NL  9 (10th)
1964 AL  9 (6th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1956 NL  8 (5th)
1957 NL  9 (5th)
1959 NL  15 (1st)

SB % s c a p y
1956 NL  50.00 (9th)
1957 NL  70.00 (4th)
1958 NL  80.00 (3rd)
1960 NL  87.50 (1st)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1957 NL  11.6 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1957 NL  13.3 (8th)
1958 NL  11.6 (9th)
1959 NL  14.6 (4th)
1961 NL  11.6 (7th)
1962 NL  11.2 (7th)
1964 AL  11.5 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1956 NL  448 (8th)
1957 NL  493 (1st)
1959 NL  462 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 31 (769), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1221), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (912), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Bill Wambsganss (950)
  2. Buck Herzog (944)
  3. Harold Reynolds (935)
  4. Ted Sizemore (934)
  5. Bobby Richardson (930)
  6. Ron Hunt (924)
  7. Ski Melillo (922)
  8. Horace Clarke (919)
  9. Johnny Temple (918)
  10. Craig Counsell (915)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Doc Gautreau (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bobby Reeves (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Glenn Beckert (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Glenn Beckert (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jose Offerman (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Harold Reynolds (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Harold Reynolds (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Harold Reynolds (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Harold Reynolds (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Harold Reynolds (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Buck Herzog (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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