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Cliff Bolton

William Clifton Bolton

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 10, 1907 in High Point, NC(All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1931
Teams (by GP): Senators/Tigers 1931-1941

Final Game: September 24, 1941
Died: April 21, 1979 in Lexington, NC
Buried: Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Thomasville, NC
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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
1931 24 WSH AL 23 42 43 3 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 5 .256 .273 .326 .598 56 14 0 0 2
1933 26 WSH AL 33 46 39 4 16 1 1 0 6 0 0 6 3 .410 .500 .487 .987 165 19 1 0 /2O9
1934 27 WSH AL 42 160 148 12 40 9 1 1 17 2 0 11 9 .270 .321 .365 .686 80 54 0 1 2
1935 28 WSH AL 110 436 375 47 114 18 11 2 55 0 1 58 13 .304 .399 .427 .825 116 160 1 2 *2
1936 29 WSH AL 86 315 289 41 84 18 4 2 51 1 2 25 12 .291 .349 .401 .751 90 116 1 0 2
1937 30 DET AL 27 65 57 6 15 2 0 1 7 0 0 8 6 .263 .354 .351 .705 77 20 0 0 2
1941 34 WSH AL 14 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 -76 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Yrs 335 1076 962 113 280 49 18 6 143 3 3 110 50 .291 .366 .398 .764 98 383 0 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 520 465 55 135 24 9 3 69 1 1 53 24 .291 .366 .398 .764 98 185 1 1
WSH (6 yrs) 308 1011 905 107 265 47 18 5 136 3 3 102 44 .293 .366 .401 .767 99 363 0 3 3
DET (1 yr) 27 65 57 6 15 2 0 1 7 0 0 8 6 .263 .354 .351 .705 77 20 0 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 Awards
1931 24 WSH AL 23 42 -3 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2
1933 26 WSH AL 33 46 4 0 0 0 0 5 0.4 2 6 0.6 .514 .503 0.6 0.0 6 $ /2O9
1934 27 WSH AL 42 160 -4 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 5 4 0.4 .497 .499 0.3 0.2 2 $ 2
1935 28 WSH AL 110 436 12 0 0 -2 4 14 1.2 14 27 2.6 .512 .508 2.8 0.1 29 $ *2
1936 29 WSH AL 86 315 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.1 10 8 0.8 .498 .499 0.9 0.2 8 $ 2
1937 30 DET AL 27 65 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .499 0.1 0.0 1 $ 2
1941 34 WSH AL 14 12 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /2
7 Seasons 335 1076 1 0 0 -1 9 9 0.8 33 42 4.2 .503 .501 4.4 0.7 43 $
WSH (6 yrs) 308 1011 3 0 0 -1 8 10 0.9 31 42 4.1 .503 .501 4.3 0.6 43 $
DET (1 yr) 27 65 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .499 0.1 0.0 1 $

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
1931 24 WSH AL 42 32 4 3.4 109 .289 .256 .288 .273 .355 .326 .411 .598 .766 56 .331 -3.0 -0.3 .469 .093 .070
1933 26 WSH AL 46 23 9 10.5 105 .444 .410 .278 .500 .349 .487 .401 .987 .750 165 .810 4.2 0.4 1.130 .231 .077
1934 27 WSH AL 160 109 18 4.4 108 .283 .270 .283 .321 .356 .365 .408 .686 .764 80 .440 -4.6 -0.4 .620 .182 .095 1.3
1935 28 WSH AL 436 264 63 6.4 109 .311 .304 .284 .399 .356 .427 .410 .825 .766 116 .608 10.8 1.0 .832 .275 .123 .0
1936 29 WSH AL 315 207 40 5.1 116 .298 .291 .291 .349 .365 .401 .427 .751 .793 90 .466 -4.5 -0.4 .681 .194 .111 1.3
1937 30 DET AL 65 42 7 4.4 119 .280 .263 .292 .354 .368 .351 .436 .705 .804 77 .420 -1.9 -0.2 .667 .228 .088 .0
1941 34 WSH AL 12 11 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .269 .083 .345 .000 .397 .083 .742 -76 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .091 .091 .000
7 Yrs 1076 688 141 5.5 111 .302 .291 .286 .366 .359 .398 .416 .764 .775 98 .526 -1.9 -0.2 .724 .221 .107 4.0
162 Game Avg. 520 333 68 5.5 111 .302 .291 .286 .366 .359 .398 .416 .764 .775 98 .526 -1.9 -0.2 .724 .221 .107 2
WSH (6 yrs) 1011 646 134 5.5 111 .304 .293 .286 .366 .358 .401 .415 .767 .773 99 .532 0.0 0.0 .728 .221 .108 3.8
DET (1 yr) 65 42 7 4.4 119 .280 .263 .292 .354 .368 .351 .436 .705 .804 77 .420 -1.9 -0.2 .667 .228 .088 .0

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
1933 26 WSH AL WS NYG L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 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
1931 24 WSH AL 42 0.0% 11.9% 2.4% 4.8% 18% 5.00 8.6 7.2 90%
1933 26 WSH AL 46 0.0% 6.5% 13.0% 4.4% 13% 0.50 13.0 6.5 78%
1934 27 WSH AL 160 0.6% 5.6% 6.9% 6.9% 28% 0.82 16.4 148.0 8.7 86%
1935 28 WSH AL 436 0.5% 3.0% 13.3% 7.1% 27% 0.22 28.8 187.5 6.8 83%
1936 29 WSH AL 315 0.6% 3.8% 7.9% 7.6% 29% 0.48 24.1 144.5 5.7 87%
1937 30 DET AL 65 1.5% 9.2% 12.3% 4.6% 20% 0.75 9.5 57.0 8.1 77%
1941 34 WSH AL 12 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 0.0% 2.00 5.5 11.0 75%
7 Yrs 1076 0.6% 4.7% 10.2% 6.8% 26% 0.45 19.2 160.3 6.7 84%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.7% 8.5% 6.8% 28% 1.02 10.3 64.1 7.8 80%

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
1931 24 23 42 43 3 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 5 .256 .273 .326 .598 56 14 0 0
1932 25 23 42 43 3 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 5 .256 .273 .326 .598 56 14 0 0
1933 26 56 88 82 7 27 2 2 0 12 0 0 7 8 .329 .389 .402 .791 109 33 1 0
1934 27 98 248 230 19 67 11 3 1 29 2 0 18 17 .291 .345 .378 .724 90 87 1 1
1935 28 208 684 605 66 181 29 14 3 84 2 1 76 30 .299 .379 .408 .787 107 247 2 3
1936 29 294 999 894 107 265 47 18 5 135 3 3 101 42 .296 .370 .406 .776 101 363 3 3
1937 30 321 1064 951 113 280 49 18 6 142 3 3 109 48 .294 .369 .403 .772 99 383 3 3
1938 31 321 1064 951 113 280 49 18 6 142 3 3 109 48 .294 .369 .403 .772 99 383 3 3
1939 32 321 1064 951 113 280 49 18 6 142 3 3 109 48 .294 .369 .403 .772 99 383 3 3
1940 33 321 1064 951 113 280 49 18 6 142 3 3 109 48 .294 .369 .403 .772 99 383 3 3
1941 34 335 1076 962 113 280 49 18 6 143 3 3 110 50 .291 .366 .398 .764 98 383 0 3 3

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
1931 24 24 44 43 2 10 1 1 0 5 0 1 5 .233 .250 .302 .552 3 23
1933 26 35 47 40 4 15 1 1 0 6 0 6 3 .375 .468 .450 .918 9 33
1934 27 44 166 154 12 40 9 1 1 17 2 11 9 .260 .309 .351 .660 17 42
1935 28 116 449 389 45 113 18 11 2 52 0 57 14 .290 .383 .409 .791 60 110
1936 29 90 316 292 35 78 17 4 2 44 1 23 13 .267 .323 .373 .696 34 86
1937 30 28 65 58 5 14 2 0 1 6 0 7 6 .241 .323 .328 .651 6 27
1941 34 15 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 14
7 Yrs 352 1099 987 103 270 48 18 6 131 3 106 52 .274 .346 .377 .723 129 335
162 Game Avg. 162 506 454 47 124 22 8 3 60 1 49 24 .274 .346 .377 .723 59 335

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1935 AL  11 (8th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1935 AL  28.8 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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