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Buddy Blattner

Robert Garnett Blattner

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 8, 1920 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1942
Teams (by GP): Giants/Phillies/Cardinals 1942-1949

Final Game: October 2, 1949
Died: September 5, 2009 in Chesterfield, MO
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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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	Pos	Awards
1938	18	STL-min	AA	8	13	13		2	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308		2					CLB · AA
1939	19	STL-min	B	119	479	479		129	11	9	3						.269	.269	.349	.618		167					DEC · IIIL
1940	20	STL-min	AA	135	442	442		123	15	8	4						.278	.278	.376	.654		166					SAC · PCL
1941	21	STL-min	AA	176	686	620	96	182	33	6	17	100	23		49	63	.294	.349	.448	.798		278		4	13		SAC · PCL
1942	22	STL-min	AA	95	373	307	47	75	7	5	4	25	9	1	63	41	.244	.375	.339	.713		104	5	1	2		ROC · IL
1942	22	STL	NL	19	27	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	0		3	6	.043	.185	.043	.229	-33	1	1	1	0	6/4

1946	26	NYG	NL	126	487	420	63	107	18	6	11	49	12		56	52	.255	.351	.405	.755	114	170	6	6	6	*4/3
1947	27	NYG	NL	55	175	153	28	40	9	2	0	13	4		21	19	.261	.351	.346	.697	85	53	1	0	1	45
1948	28	SFG-min	AAA	104	416	344	60	95	20	2	11	53	3		63	35	.276	.393	.442	.835		152		3	6		JER · IL
1948	28	NYG	NL	8	24	20	3	4	1	0	0	0	2		3	2	.200	.304	.250	.554	51	5	0	0	1	/4
1949	29	PHI	NL	64	118	97	15	24	6	0	5	21	0		19	17	.247	.371	.464	.835	125	45	2	0	2	45/6
5 Yrs				272	831	713	112	176	34	8	16	84	18		102	96	.247	.347	.384	.731	102	274	10	7	10
162 Game Avg.				162	495	425	67	105	20	5	10	50	11		61	57	.247	.347	.384	.731	102	163	6	4	6

NYG (3 yrs)				189	686	593	94	151	28	8	11	62	18		80	73	.255	.349	.384	.734	104	228	7	6	8
PHI (1 yr)				64	118	97	15	24	6	0	5	21	0		19	17	.247	.371	.464	.835	125	45	2	0	2
STL (1 yr)				19	27	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	0		3	6	.043	.185	.043	.229	-33	1	1	1	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
1942	22	STL	NL	19	27	-4	0	0	0	1	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.3	.480	.498	-0.3	0.1	-2	$	6/4

1946	26	NYG	NL	126	487	8	0	0	-2	5	11	1.2	17	28	2.9	.510	.508	3.1	0.4	30	$	*4/3
1947	27	NYG	NL	55	175	-3	-0	0	-2	2	-4	-0.3	6	3	0.3	.493	.498	0.5	-0.0	5	$	45
1948	28	NYG	NL	8	24	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0.1	.503	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$	/4
1949	29	PHI	NL	64	118	4	0	-0	-1	1	3	0.3	4	7	0.7	.505	.502	0.8	-0.0	8	$	45/6
5 Seasons				272	831	3	0	-0	-4	9	8	0.8	29	37	3.7	.503	.501	4.1	0.5	41	$

NYG (3 yrs)				189	686	4	0	0	-3	7	8	0.9	24	32	3.3	.505	.502	3.6	0.5	35	$
PHI (1 yr)				64	118	4	0	-0	-1	1	3	0.3	4	7	0.7	.505	.502	0.8	-0.0	8	$
STL (1 yr)				19	27	-4	0	0	0	1	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.3	.480	.498	-0.3	0.1	-2	$

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	22	STL	NL	27	23	0	0.0	93	.059	.043	.265	.185	.338	.043	.368	.229	.706	-33	.000	-4.0	-0.4	.217	.130	.000

1946	26	NYG	NL	487	325	58	4.8	93	.269	.255	.262	.351	.338	.405	.368	.755	.706	114	.576	8.0	0.8	.765	.312	.150	11.5
1947	27	NYG	NL	175	115	19	4.4	107	.299	.261	.275	.351	.351	.346	.408	.697	.759	85	.475	-2.7	-0.3	.684	.248	.085	.0
1948	28	NYG	NL	24	17	2	3.1	103	.222	.200	.270	.304	.345	.250	.400	.554	.744	51	.343	-1.3	-0.1	.625	.300	.050	.0
1949	29	PHI	NL	118	77	17	5.9	101	.253	.247	.267	.371	.340	.464	.399	.835	.739	125	.615	4.1	0.4	.853	.412	.216	.0
5 Yrs				831	557	96	4.6	97	.266	.247	.266	.347	.341	.384	.382	.731	.723	102	.537	4.0	0.4	.733	.306	.137	16.9
162 Game Avg.				495	332	57	4.6	97	.266	.247	.266	.347	.341	.384	.382	.731	.723	102	.537	2	0	.733	.306	.137	10

NYG (3 yrs)				686	457	79	4.6	97	.275	.255	.266	.349	.341	.384	.379	.734	.721	104	.543	4.0	0.4	.739	.295	.130	13.7
PHI (1 yr)				118	77	17	5.9	101	.253	.247	.267	.371	.340	.464	.399	.835	.739	125	.614	4.1	0.4	.853	.412	.216	.0
STL (1 yr)				27	23	0	0.0	93	.059	.043	.265	.185	.338	.043	.368	.229	.706	-33	.000	-4.0	-0.4	.217	.130	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1942	22	STL	NL	27	0.0%	22.2%	11.1%	0.0%	0%	2.00	3.8		23.0		63%

1946	26	NYG	NL	487	2.3%	10.7%	11.5%	7.2%	33%	0.93	8.1	38.2	8.6		73%
1947	27	NYG	NL	175	0.0%	10.9%	12.0%	6.3%	28%	0.90	8.1		11.8		77%
1948	28	NYG	NL	24	0.0%	8.3%	12.5%	4.2%	25%	0.67	10.0			2.00	75%
1949	29	PHI	NL	118	4.2%	14.4%	16.1%	9.3%	46%	0.89	5.7	19.4	4.6	1.19	64%
5 Yrs				831	1.9%	11.6%	12.3%	7.0%	33%	0.94	7.4	44.6	8.5	1.23	72%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.2%	9.3%	5.9%	26%	0.99	9.7	67.2	8.7	0.97	78%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1942	22	STL	NL	-4.0	-0.4	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1946	26	NYG	NL	8.0	0.8	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1947	27	NYG	NL	-2.7	-0.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1948	28	NYG	NL	-1.3	-0.1	8	0.1	0.1	-0.1	.77	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.90	0.5		0
1949	29	PHI	NL	4.1	0.4	90	0.0	1.9	-1.9	1.14	0.4	-0.3	5.7	0.6	1.04	4.3	1.38	19
5 Yrs				4.0	0.4	98	0.1	2.1	-1.9	1.11	0.4	-0.3	6.4	0.6	1.03	4.9	1.38	19

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	OOB	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	28	NYG	NL	0	43%	6	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
1949	29	PHI	NL	2	26%	33	0	3	20%	7	6	1	3	2	1
5 Yrs				2	36%	39	18	3	20%	7	6	1	3	2	1

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
1948	28	NYG	NL	24	13%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1949	29	PHI	NL	118	42%	24			19	4	1	3	1.38	5	0	3	3	0	1	4	0	2	2	100%	22	2	9%	9	3	33%	65	16	25%	7	3	43%	3	1	33%	0
5 Yrs				142	40%	176			19	4	1	3	1.38	16	0	3	3	0	1	4	0	3	10	333%	25	10	40%	10	4	40%	68	16	24%	7	3	43%	3	1	33%	0
MLB Averages					52%																			533%			56%			34%			15%			51%			56%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1942	22	19	27	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	.043	.185	.043	.229	-33	1	1	1	0
1943	23	19	27	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	.043	.185	.043	.229	-33	1	1	1	0
1944	24	19	27	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	.043	.185	.043	.229	-33	1	1	1	0
1945	25	19	27	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	.043	.185	.043	.229	-33	1	1	1	0
1946	26	145	514	443	66	108	18	6	11	50	12	59	58	.244	.342	.386	.728	106	171	7	7	6
1947	27	200	689	596	94	148	27	8	11	63	16	80	77	.248	.344	.376	.720	100	224	8	7	7
1948	28	208	713	616	97	152	28	8	11	63	18	83	79	.247	.343	.372	.715	99	229	8	7	8
1949	29	272	831	713	112	176	34	8	16	84	18	102	96	.247	.347	.384	.731	102	274	10	7	10

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
1942	22	20	28	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	19

1946	26	132	523	447	74	120	20	7	12	57	13	63	54	.268	.368	.425	.793	68	126
1947	27	57	182	159	28	41	9	2	0	13	4	22	20	.258	.348	.340	.688	19	55
1948	28	8	27	22	4	5	1	0	0	0	2	4	2	.227	.346	.273	.619	2	8
1949	29	66	123	101	16	25	6	0	5	22	0	20	18	.248	.372	.455	.827	18	64
5 Yrs		283	883	753	122	191	36	9	17	92	19	112	100	.254	.356	.393	.749	107	272
162 Game Avg.		162	505	431	70	109	21	5	10	53	11	64	57	.254	.356	.393	.749	61	272

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y 1946 NL 12 (6th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1946 NL 6 (1st)	Power-Speed # s c a p y 1946 NL 11.5 (3rd)	AB per HR s c a p y 1946 NL 38.2 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1946 NL 12 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL 6 (1st)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1946 NL 11.5 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1946 NL 38.2 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Batting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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