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Frank Bolling

Frank Elmore Bolling

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 16, 1931 in Mobile, AL
School: Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Braves 1954-1966

Final Game: September 15, 1966
Relatives: Brother of Milt Bolling
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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
1954 22 DET AL 117 413 368 46 87 15 2 6 38 3 5 36 51 .236 .302 .337 .639 76 124 5 0 6 3 *4
1955 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1956 24 DET AL 102 422 366 53 103 21 7 7 45 6 2 42 51 .281 .354 .434 .789 107 159 4 2 7 5 1 4 MVP-27
1957 25 DET AL 146 644 576 72 149 27 6 15 40 4 9 57 64 .259 .327 .405 .732 97 233 15 2 8 1 3 *4
1958 26 DET AL 154 681 610 91 164 25 4 14 75 6 4 54 54 .269 .328 .392 .720 92 239 9 4 4 9 1 *4 MVP-16,GG
1959 27 DET AL 127 520 459 56 122 18 3 13 55 2 2 45 37 .266 .339 .403 .742 99 185 6 7 7 2 2 *4
1960 28 DET AL 139 585 536 64 136 20 4 9 59 7 4 40 48 .254 .308 .356 .664 77 191 10 2 6 0 2 *4
1961 29 MLN NL 148 658 585 86 153 16 4 15 56 7 3 57 62 .262 .329 .379 .708 95 222 25 3 10 3 1 *4 AS
1962 30 MLN NL 122 452 406 45 110 17 4 9 43 2 2 35 45 .271 .333 .399 .732 98 162 7 4 4 3 3 *4 AS
1963 31 MLN NL 142 606 542 73 132 18 2 5 43 2 1 41 47 .244 .299 .312 .611 77 169 11 3 17 3 3 *4
1964 32 MLN NL 120 387 352 35 70 11 1 5 34 0 1 21 44 .199 .245 .278 .524 47 98 8 2 8 4 3 *4
1965 33 MLN NL 148 577 535 55 141 26 3 7 50 0 4 24 41 .264 .295 .363 .657 84 194 11 0 17 1 6 *4
1966 34 ATL NL 75 245 227 16 48 7 0 1 18 1 1 10 14 .211 .244 .256 .499 38 58 3 1 3 4 3 4
12 Yrs 1540 6190 5562 692 1415 221 40 106 556 40 38 462 558 .254 .313 .366 .679 85 2034 114 30 97 38 28
162 Game Avg. 162 651 585 73 149 23 4 11 58 4 4 49 59 .254 .313 .366 .679 85 214 12 3 10 4
ATL (6 yrs) 755 2925 2647 310 654 95 14 42 244 12 12 188 253 .247 .298 .341 .639 79 903 65 13 59 18 19
DET (6 yrs) 785 3265 2915 382 761 126 26 64 312 28 26 274 305 .261 .326 .388 .714 91 1131 49 17 38 20 9
NL (6 yrs) 755 2925 2647 310 654 95 14 42 244 12 12 188 253 .247 .298 .341 .639 79 903 65 13 59 18 19
AL (6 yrs) 785 3265 2915 382 761 126 26 64 312 28 26 274 305 .261 .326 .388 .714 91 1131 49 17 38 20 9

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
1954 22 DET AL 117 413 -10 -1 0 -12 4 -19 -2.1 11 -8 -1.0 .482 .487 0.3 -0.8 3 $ *4
1956 24 DET AL 102 422 3 2 2 -3 4 7 0.7 11 18 1.8 .507 .504 2.0 0.1 21 $ 4 MVP-27
1957 25 DET AL 146 644 -3 -4 -1 7 5 4 0.3 17 21 2.1 .503 .503 1.3 1.3 14 $ *4
1958 26 DET AL 154 681 -4 3 1 12 5 16 1.7 19 35 3.5 .512 .511 2.2 1.9 23 $ *4 MVP-16,GG
1959 27 DET AL 127 520 3 -0 1 12 4 20 1.9 14 34 3.3 .516 .513 2.1 1.5 22 $ *4
1960 28 DET AL 139 585 -15 1 1 -1 4 -10 -1.2 16 6 0.3 .493 .494 0.6 0.2 7 $ *4
1961 29 MLN NL 148 658 0 3 -3 14 4 18 1.8 22 40 4.0 .513 .512 2.6 1.8 26 $ *4 AS
1962 30 MLN NL 122 452 0 -1 -0 -2 3 -1 -0.0 15 14 1.5 .499 .499 1.7 0.1 17 $ *4 AS
1963 31 MLN NL 142 606 -12 2 -0 2 4 -4 -0.4 21 17 1.6 .496 .497 1.3 0.8 14 $ *4
1964 32 MLN NL 120 387 -22 0 -0 -10 3 -30 -3.3 13 -16 -2.0 .472 .479 -0.9 -0.7 -6 $ *4
1965 33 MLN NL 148 577 -10 -2 0 -2 4 -10 -1.1 20 10 0.8 .493 .493 1.0 0.3 12 $ *4
1966 34 ATL NL 75 245 -18 0 0 -5 2 -21 -2.3 8 -13 -1.5 .468 .485 -1.0 -0.3 -8 $ 4
12 Seasons 1540 6190 -87 1 1 13 44 -29 -4.0 188 159 14.4 .498 .498 13.2 6.2 146 $
ATL (6 yrs) 755 2925 -61 1 -3 -2 18 -47 -5.3 99 52 4.4 .493 .494 4.7 2.0 55 $
DET (6 yrs) 785 3265 -26 -1 4 16 25 18 1.3 89 107 10.0 .502 .502 8.5 4.2 91 $

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
1954 22 DET AL 413 300 37 3.3 98 .258 .236 .264 .302 .340 .337 .386 .639 .726 76 .387 -12.5 -1.3 .543 .193 .101 4.0
1956 24 DET AL 422 281 60 5.7 107 .307 .281 .268 .354 .351 .434 .410 .789 .760 107 .579 3.7 0.4 .770 .279 .153 6.5
1957 25 DET AL 644 460 73 4.3 102 .269 .259 .267 .327 .339 .405 .402 .732 .742 97 .490 -3.9 -0.4 .636 .236 .146 6.3
1958 26 DET AL 681 472 81 4.6 104 .272 .269 .270 .328 .340 .392 .410 .720 .749 92 .530 -6.6 -0.7 .651 .215 .123 8.4
1959 27 DET AL 520 354 65 4.9 103 .265 .266 .267 .339 .339 .403 .408 .742 .748 99 .553 -1.2 -0.1 .687 .235 .137 3.5
1960 28 DET AL 585 420 58 3.7 105 .265 .254 .268 .308 .342 .356 .410 .664 .752 77 .415 -19.5 -2.0 .570 .183 .103 7.9
1961 29 MLN NL 658 473 70 4.0 99 .270 .262 .260 .329 .326 .379 .406 .708 .731 95 .425 -3.5 -0.3 .622 .222 .118 9.5
1962 30 MLN NL 452 312 55 4.7 101 .285 .271 .266 .333 .333 .399 .404 .732 .738 98 .516 -0.7 -0.1 .659 .214 .128 3.3
1963 31 MLN NL 606 442 52 3.2 89 .258 .244 .253 .299 .315 .312 .378 .611 .693 77 .405 -15.4 -1.7 .507 .146 .068 2.9
1964 32 MLN NL 387 303 24 2.1 94 .212 .199 .264 .245 .322 .278 .393 .524 .715 47 .233 -25.1 -2.7 .412 .136 .080 .0
1965 33 MLN NL 577 427 54 3.4 94 .275 .264 .258 .295 .322 .363 .390 .657 .712 84 .414 -12.2 -1.3 .523 .136 .099 .0
1966 34 ATL NL 245 190 14 2.0 99 .218 .211 .268 .244 .327 .256 .404 .499 .731 38 .201 -19.2 -2.0 .377 .088 .044 1.0
12 Yrs 6190 4434 643 3.9 99 .265 .254 .264 .313 .333 .366 .400 .679 .733 85 .449 -116.1 -12.1 .588 .195 .111 58.1
162 Game Avg. 651 466 68 3.9 99 .265 .254 .264 .313 .333 .366 .400 .679 .733 85 .449 -116.1 -12.1 .588 .195 .111 6
ATL (6 yrs) 2925 2147 269 3.4 95 .258 .247 .261 .298 .324 .341 .395 .639 .718 79 .392 -76.2 -8.0 .533 .165 .094 18.7
DET (6 yrs) 3265 2287 374 4.4 103 .272 .261 .268 .326 .341 .388 .405 .714 .747 91 .497 -40.0 -4.1 .639 .222 .127 39.0
NL (6 yrs) 2925 2147 269 3.4 95 .258 .247 .261 .298 .324 .341 .395 .639 .718 79 .392 -76.2 -8.0 .533 .165 .094 18.7
AL (6 yrs) 3265 2287 374 4.4 103 .272 .261 .268 .326 .341 .388 .405 .714 .747 91 .497 -40.0 -4.1 .639 .222 .127 39.0

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
1961 MLN NL 29 as 2B 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MLN NL 29 as 2B 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 MLN NL 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 MLN NL 30 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (4 GP) 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .167 .250 2 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
1954 22 DET AL 413 1.5% 12.4% 8.7% 5.6% 26% 1.42 7.2 61.3 9.7 0.59 76%
1956 24 DET AL 422 1.7% 12.1% 10.0% 8.3% 34% 1.21 7.2 52.3 8.1 0.47 74%
1957 25 DET AL 644 2.3% 9.9% 8.9% 7.5% 32% 1.12 9.0 38.4 14.4 0.85 77%
1958 26 DET AL 681 2.1% 7.9% 7.9% 6.3% 26% 1.00 11.3 43.6 8.1 0.73 81%
1959 27 DET AL 520 2.5% 7.1% 8.7% 6.5% 28% 0.82 12.4 35.3 8.3 0.85 79%
1960 28 DET AL 585 1.5% 8.2% 6.8% 5.6% 24% 1.20 11.2 59.6 9.1 0.77 82%
1961 29 MLN NL 658 2.3% 9.4% 8.7% 5.3% 23% 1.09 9.4 39.0 10.4 0.97 78%
1962 30 MLN NL 452 2.0% 10.0% 7.7% 6.6% 27% 1.29 9.0 45.1 9.4 0.99 79%
1963 31 MLN NL 606 0.8% 7.8% 6.8% 4.1% 19% 1.15 11.5 108.4 12.6 1.25 81%
1964 32 MLN NL 387 1.3% 11.4% 5.4% 4.4% 24% 2.10 8.0 70.4 10.4 0.95 79%
1965 33 MLN NL 577 1.2% 7.1% 4.2% 6.2% 26% 1.71 13.0 76.4 10.7 0.97 85%
1966 34 ATL NL 245 0.4% 5.7% 4.1% 3.3% 17% 1.40 16.2 227.0 12.6 0.98 88%
12 Yrs 6190 1.7% 9.0% 7.5% 5.9% 26% 1.21 10.0 52.5 10.0 0.86 80%
MLB Averages 2.3% 13.7% 8.6% 6.5% 29% 1.60 6.5 38.7 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
1954 22 DET AL -12.5 -1.3 425 -0.8 6.5 -7.3 1.01 -0.9 0.1 -11.2 -1.2 0.97 -11.1 0.96 3
1956 24 DET AL 3.7 0.4 427 -0.3 6.7 -6.9 .96 0.6 -0.9 1.6 0.2 1.01 5.3 0
1957 25 DET AL -3.9 -0.4 665 -2.6 11.1 -13.7 1.12 -0.6 -1.7 -18.1 -1.8 0.95 -8.8 0
1958 26 DET AL -6.6 -0.7 695 2.5 13.7 -11.2 1.00 0.6 1.9 8.3 0.8 0.95 2.6 0
1959 27 DET AL -1.2 -0.1 534 0.2 8.6 -8.4 .96 0.1 0.2 4.9 0.5 0.98 3.4 0.39 1
1960 28 DET AL -18.9 -1.9 602 -0.4 11.0 -11.4 1.08 -1.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.96 -9.2 0.44 1
1961 29 MLN NL -5.4 -0.5 681 -1.1 11.2 -12.3 1.02 -0.2 -0.9 -10.4 -1.1 0.94 -0.6 0
1962 30 MLN NL -0.7 -0.1 459 1.2 9.0 -7.8 1.05 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.01 1.6 2.94 5
1963 31 MLN NL -15.4 -1.7 610 -2.1 8.5 -10.7 1.02 -0.6 -1.4 -5.9 -0.6 0.93 -8.1 3.04 0
1964 32 MLN NL -25.1 -2.7 382 -1.7 4.6 -6.3 .89 -1.9 0.1 -21.7 -2.3 0.99 -22.7 2.09 6
1965 33 MLN NL -12.8 -1.3 550 -0.1 8.4 -8.4 .94 -0.8 0.8 -6.6 -0.7 0.92 -9.7 0.82 1
1966 34 ATL NL -19.2 -2.0 239 -1.6 3.5 -5.2 1.27 -1.2 -0.1 -10.0 -1.0 0.98 -12.9 2.19 10
12 Yrs -118.0 -12.3 6269 -6.8 102.7 -109.5 1.02 -6.1 -0.6 -67.7 -7.1 0.96 -70.1 1.99 27

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
1954 22 DET AL 7 0 34% 131 3 5 38% 3 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 4 48% 18 11 7 6 3 3 18 8 10
1956 24 DET AL 5 0 33% 160 6 2 75% 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 43% 29 21 8 3 1 2 10 2 8
1957 25 DET AL 7 0 30% 241 4 9 31% 4 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 11 42% 32 21 11 7 7 0 23 6 15
1958 26 DET AL 11 0 37% 261 6 4 60% 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 14 48% 42 27 14 12 5 7 23 6 16
1959 27 DET AL 12 0 27% 209 2 2 50% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 13 37% 27 22 5 8 3 5 11 3 7
1960 28 DET AL 10 0 33% 219 7 4 64% 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 13 49% 38 22 16 5 3 2 14 4 10
1961 29 MLN NL 11 0 36% 261 7 3 70% 7 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 10 24 59% 42 15 25 13 7 6 13 2 9
1962 30 MLN NL 7 0 26% 166 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 48% 26 20 6 2 1 1 16 1 14
1963 31 MLN NL 13 0 40% 263 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 49% 31 20 10 6 2 4 16 3 12
1964 32 MLN NL 9 0 34% 120 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 40% 17 13 4 3 2 1 5 0 5
1965 33 MLN NL 10 0 30% 212 0 4 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 43% 29 20 9 3 1 2 15 6 9
1966 34 ATL NL 5 0 26% 76 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 39% 9 5 3 4 3 1 5 0 3
12 Yrs 107 0 33% 2319 40 38 51% 36 34 4 7 0 0 13 1 56 129 47% 340 217 118 72 38 34 169 41 118

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
1954 22 DET AL 413 27% 87 3 0 0 0 0.96 6 0 15 4 2 3 3 0 8 6 75% 70 5 7% 41 11 27% 242 35 14% 25 11 44% 13 7 54% 0
1956 24 DET AL 422 30% 103 0 0 0 0 7 0 9 6 1 4 3 0 8 7 88% 105 4 4% 45 18 40% 304 40 13% 30 13 43% 14 8 57% 0
1957 25 DET AL 644 17% 149 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 12 3 9 6 0 15 8 53% 118 15 13% 47 9 19% 344 25 7% 23 4 17% 10 7 70% 0
1958 26 DET AL 681 19% 164 0 0 0 0 14 0 20 12 2 3 11 0 6 4 67% 108 9 8% 43 17 40% 389 66 17% 28 18 64% 16 6 38% 0
1959 27 DET AL 520 23% 122 1 0 0 0 0.39 13 0 14 11 2 8 5 0 9 7 78% 118 6 5% 50 14 28% 353 43 12% 24 9 38% 17 7 41% 0
1960 28 DET AL 585 18% 136 1 0 0 0 0.44 9 0 7 8 1 3 6 0 7 6 86% 116 10 9% 51 12 24% 357 52 15% 22 12 55% 19 11 58% 0
1961 29 MLN NL 658 30% 153 0 0 0 0 15 0 12 8 7 6 9 0 10 10 100% 130 25 19% 76 23 30% 355 44 12% 27 15 56% 25 13 52% 0
1962 30 MLN NL 452 27% 110 5 1 0 1 2.94 9 0 14 7 2 4 5 0 4 4 100% 96 7 7% 48 12 25% 312 36 12% 26 9 35% 16 10 63% 0
1963 31 MLN NL 606 22% 132 0 0 0 1 3.04 5 0 10 4 1 2 3 0 18 17 94% 90 11 12% 61 29 48% 325 43 13% 31 15 48% 20 9 45% 0
1964 32 MLN NL 387 23% 70 6 1 0 0 2.09 5 0 7 5 0 1 4 0 11 8 73% 81 8 10% 48 16 33% 251 30 12% 19 11 58% 23 9 39% 0
1965 33 MLN NL 577 22% 141 1 0 0 0 0.82 7 1 9 4 3 4 3 0 18 17 94% 92 11 12% 48 24 50% 301 39 13% 21 12 57% 28 21 75% 0
1966 34 ATL NL 245 41% 48 10 1 0 0 2.19 1 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 75% 43 3 7% 23 11 48% 158 17 11% 10 7 70% 6 5 83% 0
12 Yrs 6190 24% 1415 27 3 0 2 1.99 106 1 139 81 25 47 59 0 118 97 82% 1167 114 10% 581 196 34% 3691 470 13% 286 136 48% 207 113 55% 0
MLB Averages 50% 77% 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
1954 22 117 413 368 46 87 15 2 6 38 3 5 36 51 .236 .302 .337 .639 76 124 5 0 6 3
1955 23 117 413 368 46 87 15 2 6 38 3 5 36 51 .236 .302 .337 .639 76 124 5 0 6 3
1956 24 219 835 734 99 190 36 9 13 83 9 7 78 102 .259 .328 .386 .714 92 283 9 2 13 8 1
1957 25 365 1479 1310 171 339 63 15 28 123 13 16 135 166 .259 .328 .394 .722 94 516 24 4 21 9 4
1958 26 519 2160 1920 262 503 88 19 42 198 19 20 189 220 .262 .328 .393 .721 94 755 33 8 25 18 5
1959 27 646 2680 2379 318 625 106 22 55 253 21 22 234 257 .263 .330 .395 .725 95 940 39 15 32 20 7
1960 28 785 3265 2915 382 761 126 26 64 312 28 26 274 305 .261 .326 .388 .714 91 1131 49 17 38 20 9
1961 29 933 3923 3500 468 914 142 30 79 368 35 29 331 367 .261 .327 .387 .713 92 1353 74 20 48 23 10
1962 30 1055 4375 3906 513 1024 159 34 88 411 37 31 366 412 .262 .327 .388 .715 92 1515 81 24 52 26 13
1963 31 1197 4981 4448 586 1156 177 36 93 454 39 32 407 459 .260 .324 .379 .702 91 1684 92 27 69 29 16
1964 32 1317 5368 4800 621 1226 188 37 98 488 39 33 428 503 .255 .318 .371 .689 88 1782 100 29 77 33 19
1965 33 1465 5945 5335 676 1367 214 40 105 538 39 37 452 544 .256 .316 .370 .686 87 1976 111 29 94 34 25
1966 34 1540 6190 5562 692 1415 221 40 106 556 40 38 462 558 .254 .313 .366 .679 85 2034 114 30 97 38 28

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
1954 22 122 436 388 51 94 16 2 6 42 3 39 53 .242 .309 .340 .650 42 117
1956 24 107 435 379 52 104 21 7 7 44 6 42 53 .274 .346 .422 .768 55 102
1957 25 154 678 607 77 158 29 6 16 43 4 60 67 .260 .328 .407 .735 81 146
1958 26 161 710 637 95 171 26 4 15 78 6 56 56 .268 .327 .392 .720 82 154
1959 27 133 539 477 56 125 18 3 13 55 2 46 39 .262 .335 .394 .729 62 127
1960 28 146 611 562 66 141 21 4 9 61 7 41 50 .251 .304 .351 .655 60 139
1961 29 155 696 618 95 166 17 4 16 62 8 62 65 .269 .337 .387 .723 80 148
1962 30 122 453 407 46 111 17 4 9 44 2 35 45 .273 .334 .400 .735 54 122
1963 31 142 623 555 86 145 20 2 5 51 2 45 47 .261 .318 .332 .650 59 142
1964 32 120 391 355 38 73 11 1 5 37 0 22 44 .206 .253 .285 .538 26 120
1965 33 147 583 540 60 148 27 3 7 55 0 25 41 .274 .306 .374 .680 63 148
1966 34 75 247 229 17 50 7 0 1 19 1 10 14 .218 .250 .262 .512 15 75
12 Yrs 1584 6402 5754 739 1486 230 40 109 591 41 483 574 .258 .317 .369 .686 679 1540
162 Game Avg. 162 655 588 76 152 24 4 11 60 4 49 59 .258 .317 .369 .686 69 1540

* 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
1961-1 (2B)
1961-2 (2B)
1962-1 *
1962-2 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1956 AL (27, 1%)
1958 AL (16, 3%)
0.04 Career Shares (1177th)

Gold Gloves
1958 AL (2B)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1961 NL  4.0 (10th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1957 AL  1.3 (10th)
1958 AL  1.9 (4th)
1959 AL  1.5 (7th)
1961 NL  1.8 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 AL  146 (9th)
1958 AL  154 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1957 AL  576 (7th)
1958 AL  610 (3rd)
1961 NL  585 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1957 AL  644 (8th)
1958 AL  681 (2nd)
1961 NL  658 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1958 AL  91 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1958 AL  164 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1957 AL  27 (9th)
1958 AL  25 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
1956 AL  7 (9th)
1957 AL  6 (6th)

Singles s c a p y
1958 AL  121 (6th)
1961 NL  118 (6th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1958 AL  222 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 AL  7 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 NL  10 (7th)
1963 NL  17 (1st)
1965 NL  17 (2nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1958 AL  9 (1st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1957 AL  15 (9th)
1961 NL  25 (1st)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1957 AL  9 (3rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1958 AL  8.4 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1959 AL  12.4 (8th)
1963 NL  11.5 (4th)
1965 NL  13.0 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1957 AL  460 (5th)
1958 AL  472 (2nd)
1961 NL  473 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 17 (1113), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (996), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1170), 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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