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Curt Blefary

Curtis Leroy Blefary (Clank)

Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 5, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Mahwah HS (Mahwah, NJ)
Schools: Towson University (Towson, MD), Wagner College (Staten Island, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1965
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Astros/Yankees/Padres/Athletics 1965-1972

Final Game: October 4, 1972
Died: January 28, 2001 in Pompano Beach, FL
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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
1965 21 BAL AL 144 561 462 72 120 23 4 22 70 4 2 88 73 .260 .381 .470 .851 139 217 10 3 7 1 4 *97 RoY-1
1966 22 BAL AL 131 508 419 73 107 14 3 23 64 1 4 73 56 .255 .371 .468 .839 141 196 6 6 7 3 3 *73
1967 23 BAL AL 155 645 554 69 134 19 5 22 81 4 4 73 94 .242 .337 .413 .750 121 229 5 8 7 3 11 739
1968 24 BAL AL 137 535 451 50 90 8 1 15 39 6 3 65 66 .200 .301 .322 .623 89 145 4 4 7 8 11 7923
1969 25 HOU NL 155 632 542 66 137 26 7 12 67 8 7 77 79 .253 .347 .393 .740 109 213 8 4 4 5 10 *3/7
1970 26 NYY AL 99 318 269 34 57 6 0 9 37 1 3 43 37 .212 .324 .335 .658 86 90 6 3 0 3 3 9/3
1971 27 TOT AL 71 157 137 19 29 3 0 6 14 0 1 18 20 .212 .308 .365 .673 93 50 2 1 1 0 2 29/7534
1971 27 NYY AL 21 39 36 4 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 5 .194 .256 .306 .562 63 11 1 0 0 0 0 /93
1971 27 OAK AL 50 118 101 15 22 2 0 5 12 0 1 15 15 .218 .325 .386 .711 103 39 1 1 1 0 2 2/7954
1972 28 TOT MLB 82 134 113 11 25 5 0 3 10 0 0 19 19 .221 .328 .345 .673 100 39 1 0 0 2 3 2/35947
1972 28 OAK AL 8 12 11 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .455 .417 .636 1.053 218 7 0 0 0 1 0 /347
1972 28 SDP NL 74 122 102 10 20 3 0 3 9 0 0 19 18 .196 .320 .314 .633 88 32 1 0 0 1 3 2/359
8 Yrs 974 3490 2947 394 699 104 20 112 382 24 24 456 444 .237 .342 .400 .743 115 1179 42 29 33 25 47
162 Game Avg. 162 580 490 66 116 17 3 19 64 4 4 76 74 .237 .342 .400 .743 115 196 7 5 5 4 8
BAL (4 yrs) 567 2249 1886 264 451 64 13 82 254 15 13 299 289 .239 .347 .417 .764 123 787 25 21 28 15 29
OAK (2 yrs) 58 130 112 16 27 4 0 5 13 0 1 15 16 .241 .333 .411 .744 113 46 1 1 1 1 2
NYY (2 yrs) 120 357 305 38 64 7 0 10 39 1 3 46 42 .210 .317 .331 .648 84 101 7 3 0 3 3
SDP (1 yr) 74 122 102 10 20 3 0 3 9 0 0 19 18 .196 .320 .314 .633 88 32 1 0 0 1 3
HOU (1 yr) 155 632 542 66 137 26 7 12 67 8 7 77 79 .253 .347 .393 .740 109 213 8 4 4 5 10
AL (7 yrs) 745 2736 2303 318 542 75 13 97 306 16 17 360 347 .235 .342 .406 .748 117 934 33 25 29 19 34
NL (2 yrs) 229 754 644 76 157 29 7 15 76 8 7 96 97 .244 .343 .380 .723 106 245 9 4 4 6 13

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
1965 21 BAL AL 144 561 26 -1 -0 0 -7 17 1.9 16 33 3.4 .513 .512 3.5 -0.8 33 $ *97 RoY-1
1966 22 BAL AL 131 508 24 -1 1 -3 -7 14 1.4 14 29 2.8 .512 .510 3.4 -1.3 32 $ *73
1967 23 BAL AL 155 645 15 -0 2 6 -9 14 1.4 18 32 3.2 .511 .510 2.7 -0.4 26 $ 739
1968 24 BAL AL 137 535 -8 0 2 -4 -3 -14 -2.0 15 1 -0.5 .487 .489 0.3 -1.1 6 $26,000 7923
1969 25 HOU NL 155 632 3 -1 1 -2 -9 -7 -0.6 21 15 1.5 .495 .495 1.5 -1.0 16 $ *3/7
1970 26 NYY AL 99 318 -4 -1 -1 -13 -4 -23 -2.5 10 -13 -1.5 .475 .485 0.0 -1.9 1 $35,000 9/3
1971 27 NYY AL 21 39 -2 -0 -0 -1 -0 -3 -0.4 1 -2 -0.3 .482 .498 -0.2 -0.2 -1 $ /93
1971 27 OAK AL 50 118 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 4 6 0.6 .504 .501 0.6 0.0 6 $35,000 2/7954
1972 28 OAK AL 8 12 1 0 0 0 -0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .525 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ /347
1972 28 SDP NL 74 122 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 4 0 0.0 .495 .498 0.3 -0.2 3 $35,000 2/359
8 Seasons 974 3490 55 -3 5 -19 -38 -1 -0.8 104 104 9.4 .500 .500 12.3 -6.9 122 $131,000
BAL (4 yrs) 567 2249 56 -2 4 -1 -26 32 2.6 63 95 8.9 .506 .505 9.9 -3.7 96 $26,000
OAK (2 yrs) 58 130 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 4 8 0.8 .507 .501 0.8 0.1 7 $35,000
NYY (2 yrs) 120 357 -6 -1 -1 -14 -4 -26 -2.9 11 -15 -1.8 .476 .491 -0.2 -2.0 -1 $35,000
SDP (1 yr) 74 122 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 4 0 0.0 .495 .498 0.3 -0.2 3 $35,000
HOU (1 yr) 155 632 3 -1 1 -2 -9 -7 -0.6 21 15 1.5 .495 .495 1.5 -1.0 16 $

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
1965 21 BAL AL 561 362 87 6.5 93 .266 .260 .253 .381 .323 .470 .388 .851 .711 139 .704 26.9 2.8 .876 .405 .210 6.8
1966 22 BAL AL 508 332 77 6.3 89 .245 .255 .247 .371 .314 .468 .381 .839 .695 141 .703 24.9 2.6 .845 .379 .212 1.9
1967 23 BAL AL 645 439 81 5.0 85 .254 .242 .243 .337 .312 .413 .365 .750 .677 121 .629 15.6 1.7 .723 .303 .171 6.8
1968 24 BAL AL 535 383 49 3.4 80 .198 .200 .238 .301 .307 .322 .352 .623 .659 89 .491 -4.2 -0.5 .590 .273 .122 8.6
1969 25 HOU NL 632 429 77 4.8 93 .274 .253 .257 .347 .327 .393 .381 .740 .708 109 .565 8.8 0.9 .702 .284 .140 9.6
1970 26 NYY AL 318 224 31 3.7 93 .212 .212 .252 .324 .325 .335 .385 .658 .710 86 .434 -3.6 -0.4 .606 .275 .123 1.8
1971 27 TOT AL 157 112 16 3.8 90 .207 .212 .251 .308 .323 .365 .373 .673 .696 93 .479 -1.4 -0.1 .613 .277 .153 .0
1971 27 NYY AL 39 30 3 2.7 87 .200 .194 .248 .256 .319 .306 .368 .562 .687 63 .323 -1.8 -0.2 .467 .194 .111 .0
1971 27 OAK AL 118 82 13 4.3 91 .210 .218 .253 .325 .324 .386 .375 .711 .700 103 .526 0.4 0.0 .667 .307 .168 .0
1972 28 TOT MLB 134 91 14 4.2 84 .237 .221 .247 .328 .314 .345 .364 .673 .677 100 .514 0.9 0.1 .652 .292 .124 .0
1972 28 OAK AL 12 7 3 11.5 79 .455 .455 .241 .417 .309 .636 .348 1.053 .657 218 .892 1.7 0.2 1.167 .182 .182
1972 28 SDP NL 122 84 11 3.6 85 .207 .196 .247 .320 .314 .314 .365 .633 .679 88 .438 -0.8 -0.1 .614 .304 .118 .0
8 Yrs 3490 2372 432 4.9 88 .243 .237 .248 .342 .318 .400 .374 .743 .692 115 .600 67.7 7.1 .719 .318 .163 39.5
162 Game Avg. 580 395 72 4.9 88 .243 .237 .248 .342 .318 .400 .374 .743 .692 115 .600 11 1 .719 .318 .163 7
BAL (4 yrs) 2249 1516 294 5.2 87 .241 .239 .245 .347 .314 .417 .371 .764 .685 123 .642 63.1 6.6 .753 .338 .178 25.4
OAK (2 yrs) 130 89 16 4.8 90 .239 .241 .252 .333 .323 .411 .372 .744 .695 113 .587 2.1 0.2 .701 .295 .170 .0
NYY (2 yrs) 357 254 34 3.6 93 .211 .210 .252 .317 .325 .331 .383 .648 .708 84 .423 -5.4 -0.6 .590 .266 .121 1.8
SDP (1 yr) 122 84 11 3.5 85 .207 .196 .247 .320 .314 .314 .365 .633 .679 88 .437 -0.8 -0.1 .614 .304 .118 .0
HOU (1 yr) 632 429 77 4.8 93 .274 .253 .257 .347 .327 .393 .381 .740 .708 109 .565 8.8 0.9 .702 .284 .140 9.6
AL (7 yrs) 2736 1859 344 5.0 87 .237 .235 .246 .342 .316 .406 .373 .748 .689 117 .614 59.7 6.3 .728 .326 .170 27.5
NL (2 yrs) 754 513 88 4.6 92 .264 .244 .256 .343 .325 .380 .378 .723 .703 106 .547 8.0 0.8 .688 .287 .137 10.4

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
1966 22 BAL AL WS LAD W 4 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .077 .200 .077 .277 1 0 0 0 0 1
1971 27 OAK AL ALCS BAL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 5 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .071 .188 .071 .259 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .077 .200 .077 .277 1 0 0 0 0 1

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
1965 21 BAL AL 561 3.9% 13.0% 15.7% 8.7% 41% 0.83 6.3 21.0 6.6 0.88 66%
1966 22 BAL AL 508 4.5% 11.0% 14.4% 7.9% 37% 0.77 7.5 18.2 6.5 0.82 68%
1967 23 BAL AL 645 3.4% 14.6% 11.3% 7.1% 34% 1.29 5.9 25.2 6.8 0.73 68%
1968 24 BAL AL 535 2.8% 12.3% 12.2% 4.5% 27% 1.02 6.8 30.1 11.6 0.69 71%
1969 25 HOU NL 632 1.9% 12.5% 12.2% 7.1% 33% 1.03 6.9 45.2 8.1 1.10 72%
1970 26 NYY AL 318 2.8% 11.6% 13.5% 4.7% 26% 0.86 7.3 29.9 7.3 0.50 71%
1971 27 TOT AL 157 3.8% 12.7% 11.5% 5.7% 31% 1.11 6.9 22.8 9.8 0.61 71%
1971 27 NYY AL 39 2.6% 12.8% 7.7% 5.1% 29% 1.67 7.2 36.0 18.0 0.56 77%
1971 27 OAK AL 118 4.2% 12.7% 12.7% 5.9% 32% 1.00 6.7 20.2 8.4 0.63 69%
1972 28 TOT MLB 134 2.2% 14.2% 14.2% 6.0% 32% 1.00 5.9 37.7 11.3 0.75 69%
1972 28 OAK AL 12 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 16.7% 40% 11.0 11.0 2.00 92%
1972 28 SDP NL 122 2.5% 14.8% 15.6% 4.9% 30% 0.95 5.7 34.0 11.3 0.68 67%
8 Yrs 3490 3.2% 12.7% 13.1% 6.8% 34% 0.97 6.6 26.3 7.7 0.78 69%
MLB Averages 2.0% 15.2% 8.4% 6.0% 27% 1.82 5.9 44.1 9.3 1.12 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 21 BAL AL 26.9 2.8 575 4.7 13.5 -8.7 1.06 3.4 1.1 37.0 3.8 0.96 36.9 2.07 9
1966 22 BAL AL 24.9 2.6 516 2.1 9.9 -7.8 .98 3.4 -1.2 25.4 2.7 0.96 34.1 1.79 13
1967 23 BAL AL 15.6 1.7 659 1.7 12.2 -10.5 1.02 1.7 -0.0 28.0 3.0 0.96 24.0 1.76 7
1968 24 BAL AL -4.8 -0.5 547 -0.2 7.8 -8.1 .97 -0.4 0.1 -6.2 -0.7 0.97 -4.0 1.56 6
1969 25 HOU NL 8.8 0.9 658 0.5 11.7 -11.2 1.04 0.4 0.0 11.3 1.2 1.00 7.0 1.12 4
1970 26 NYY AL -3.6 -0.4 321 0.5 6.2 -5.7 1.06 -0.3 0.7 -2.4 -0.2 0.97 -0.4 2.00 12
1971 27 TOT AL -1.4 -0.1 161 -0.0 3.1 -3.2 1.21 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.91 1.7 1.61 27
1971 27 NYY AL -1.8 -0.2 39 -0.6 0.5 -1.2 1.39 -0.0 -0.4 -2.8 -0.3 0.96 -0.4 2.25 11
1971 27 OAK AL 0.4 0.0 122 0.6 2.6 -2.0 1.16 0.1 0.4 3.1 0.3 0.89 2.1 1.17 16
1972 28 TOT MLB 0.9 0.1 134 -0.1 2.2 -2.3 1.17 0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 1.01 1.2 1.50 56
1972 28 OAK AL 1.7 0.2 12 0.1 0.3 -0.2 1.40 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.1 1.04 1.4 2.10 6
1972 28 SDP NL -0.8 -0.1 122 -0.2 1.9 -2.1 1.14 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 1.01 -0.2 1.42 50
8 Yrs 67.2 7.1 3571 9.2 66.7 -57.5 1.03 8.5 0.4 92.3 9.7 0.97 100.4 1.64 134

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
1965 21 BAL AL 6 0 27% 236 4 2 67% 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 15 43% 28 21 7 10 3 7 13 3 8
1966 22 BAL AL 6 0 31% 200 1 4 20% 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 53% 29 17 11 8 3 5 16 4 12
1967 23 BAL AL 9 0 24% 240 4 4 50% 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 50% 38 23 14 8 1 7 10 3 7
1968 24 BAL AL 5 0 24% 178 6 3 67% 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 11 39% 25 19 6 10 4 4 11 3 8
1969 25 HOU NL 4 0 26% 227 8 7 53% 8 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 20 38% 39 25 14 8 5 2 14 7 7
1970 26 NYY AL 3 0 27% 105 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 58% 18 7 11 3 2 1 3 1 2
1971 27 TOT AL 2 0 31% 68 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 58% 16 9 7 2 1 1 6 0 6
1971 27 NYY AL 0 0 33% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 63% 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 1
1971 27 OAK AL 2 0 30% 54 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 56% 11 7 4 0 0 0 5 0 5
1972 28 TOT MLB 2 0 20% 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 7 5 2 2 2 0 3 1 2
1972 28 OAK AL 0 0 20% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 28 SDP NL 2 0 19% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30% 6 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 1
8 Yrs 37 0 26% 1299 24 24 50% 21 21 3 1 0 2 2 1 49 84 46% 200 126 72 51 21 27 76 22 52

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
1965 21 BAL AL 561 80% 120 9 1 0 2 2.07 22 1 13 19 3 11 11 0 7 7 100% 110 10 9% 40 13 33% 334 48 14% 19 13 68% 23 11 48% 0
1966 22 BAL AL 508 77% 107 13 3 0 1 1.79 23 0 10 20 3 13 10 0 9 7 78% 95 6 6% 54 18 33% 295 41 14% 34 12 35% 19 11 58% 0
1967 23 BAL AL 645 73% 134 7 0 0 0 1.76 22 2 18 19 3 11 11 0 7 7 100% 114 5 4% 49 17 35% 377 59 16% 30 17 57% 28 15 54% 0
1968 24 BAL AL 535 79% 90 6 2 0 1 1.56 15 0 7 14 1 6 9 0 9 7 78% 99 4 4% 44 17 39% 308 25 8% 19 9 47% 18 9 50% 0
1969 25 HOU NL 632 71% 137 4 0 0 0 1.12 12 0 15 10 2 5 7 0 5 4 80% 129 8 6% 58 22 38% 408 58 14% 36 17 47% 18 8 44% 0
1970 26 NYY AL 318 78% 57 12 3 2 3 2.00 9 0 13 8 1 7 2 0 0 0 64 6 9% 38 9 24% 211 31 15% 28 11 39% 15 7 47% 0
1971 27 TOT AL 157 88% 29 27 4 1 1 1.61 6 0 2 6 0 2 4 1 1 1 100% 25 2 8% 13 3 23% 85 10 12% 7 2 29% 7 3 43% 0
1971 27 NYY AL 39 90% 7 11 1 0 0 2.25 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 13% 2 0 0% 23 1 4% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1971 27 OAK AL 118 87% 22 16 3 1 1 1.17 5 0 1 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 100% 17 1 6% 11 3 27% 62 9 15% 6 2 33% 6 3 50% 0
1972 28 TOT MLB 134 96% 25 56 11 1 4 1.50 3 0 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 1 3% 15 2 13% 88 7 8% 10 3 30% 3 2 67% 0
1972 28 OAK AL 12 100% 5 6 3 0 1 2.10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1972 28 SDP NL 122 96% 20 50 8 1 3 1.42 3 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 1 3% 14 1 7% 81 6 7% 9 2 22% 3 2 67% 0
8 Yrs 3490 77% 699 134 24 4 12 1.64 112 3 83 99 13 55 57 1 38 33 87% 669 42 6% 311 101 32% 2106 279 13% 183 84 46% 131 66 50% 0
MLB Averages 53% 77% 11% 30% 13% 46% 52%

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
1965 21 144 561 462 72 120 23 4 22 70 4 2 88 73 .260 .381 .470 .851 139 217 10 3 7 1 4
1966 22 275 1069 881 145 227 37 7 45 134 5 6 161 129 .258 .376 .469 .845 140 413 16 9 14 4 7
1967 23 430 1714 1435 214 361 56 12 67 215 9 10 234 223 .252 .361 .447 .809 133 642 21 17 21 7 18
1968 24 567 2249 1886 264 451 64 13 82 254 15 13 299 289 .239 .347 .417 .764 123 787 25 21 28 15 29
1969 25 722 2881 2428 330 588 90 20 94 321 23 20 376 368 .242 .347 .412 .759 120 1000 33 25 32 20 39
1970 26 821 3199 2697 364 645 96 20 103 358 24 23 419 405 .239 .345 .404 .749 116 1090 39 28 32 23 42
1971 27 892 3356 2834 383 674 99 20 109 372 24 24 437 425 .238 .343 .402 .745 115 1140 41 29 33 23 44
1972 28 974 3490 2947 394 699 104 20 112 382 24 24 456 444 .237 .342 .400 .743 115 1179 42 29 33 25 47

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
1965 21 144 573 469 79 127 24 4 23 77 4 93 73 .271 .394 .486 .880 90 144
1966 22 132 528 431 84 117 15 3 25 74 1 80 56 .271 .392 .494 .886 83 131
1967 23 155 669 569 82 149 21 6 24 96 4 81 94 .262 .361 .446 .807 90 155
1968 24 137 564 467 65 106 9 1 18 51 7 77 66 .227 .338 .366 .704 57 137
1969 25 155 646 551 73 146 28 7 13 75 9 82 79 .265 .361 .412 .773 82 155
1970 26 99 325 273 38 61 6 0 10 41 1 46 37 .223 .338 .355 .694 32 99
1971 27 71 163 141 23 32 3 0 7 17 0 20 20 .227 .327 .397 .724 18 71
1972 28 86 149 123 14 31 6 0 4 13 0 24 20 .252 .369 .398 .768 18 82
8 Yrs 979 3617 3024 458 769 112 21 124 444 26 503 445 .254 .364 .428 .792 470 974
162 Game Avg. 162 599 500 76 127 19 3 21 73 4 83 74 .254 .364 .428 .792 78 974

* 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

Awards (yr lg award)
1965 AL Rookie of the Year

On-Base% s c a p y
1965 AL  .381 (3rd)
1966 AL  .371 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1965 AL  .470 (9th)
1966 AL  .468 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1965 AL  .851 (6th)
1966 AL  .839 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1967 AL  645 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1969 NL  7 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1967 AL  22 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1967 AL  81 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1965 AL  88 (2nd)
1966 AL  73 (8th)
1967 AL  73 (8th)
1969 NL  77 (10th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1965 AL  139 (6th)
1966 AL  141 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1965 AL  87 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1965 AL  27 (6th)
1966 AL  25 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1965 AL  2.8 (6th)
1966 AL  2.6 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1965 AL  .704 (6th)
1966 AL  .703 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL  6 (8th)
1967 AL  8 (6th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1968 AL  8 (1st)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 AL  11 (6th)
1968 AL  11 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1965 AL  21.0 (6th)
1966 AL  18.2 (6th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1965 AL  37.02 (6th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1965 AL  4.7 (3rd)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1965 AL  3.4 (6th)
1966 AL  3.4 (9th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1965 AL  3.8 (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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 23 (939), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1801), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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