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Buzz Boyle

Ralph Francis Boyle

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 9, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Elder HS (Cincinnati, OH)
School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1929
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Braves 1929-1935

Final Game: September 29, 1935
Died: November 12, 1978 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
Relatives: Brother of Jim Boyle
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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
1929 21 BSN NL 17 66 57 8 15 2 1 1 2 2 6 11 .263 .333 .386 .719 81 22 0 3 O7/8
1930 22 BSN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /8O
1933 25 BRO NL 93 356 338 38 101 13 4 0 31 7 16 24 .299 .331 .361 .691 102 122 2 0 2 O789
1934 26 BRO NL 128 528 472 88 144 26 10 7 48 8 51 44 .305 .376 .447 .823 124 211 7 3 3 *O987 MVP-16
1935 27 BRO NL 127 522 475 51 129 17 9 4 44 7 43 45 .272 .332 .371 .703 90 176 4 0 4 *O98
5 Yrs 366 1473 1343 185 389 58 24 12 125 24 116 125 .290 .347 .395 .743 104 531 13 3 12
162 Game Avg. 162 652 594 82 172 26 11 5 55 11 51 55 .290 .347 .395 .743 104 235 1 5
BRO (3 yrs) 348 1406 1285 177 374 56 23 11 123 22 110 113 .291 .348 .396 .744 106 509 13 3 9
BSN (2 yrs) 18 67 58 8 15 2 1 1 2 2 6 12 .259 .328 .379 .707 78 22 0 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
1929 21 BSN NL 17 66 -2 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .485 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ O7/8
1930 22 BSN NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .464 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /8O
1933 25 BRO NL 93 356 1 -0 0 -4 -3 -7 -0.9 10 3 0.2 .491 .495 0.7 -0.9 7 $ O789
1934 26 BRO NL 128 528 17 -1 0 8 -5 19 1.9 15 35 3.4 .515 .512 2.6 0.3 27 $ *O987 MVP-16
1935 27 BRO NL 127 522 -6 -1 0 2 -5 -10 -0.9 15 6 0.6 .493 .494 0.3 -0.3 4 $ *O98
5 Seasons 366 1473 10 -2 0 6 -14 -0 -0.2 43 42 4.1 .500 .500 3.5 -0.9 36 $
BRO (3 yrs) 348 1406 12 -2 0 6 -13 3 0.1 41 43 4.2 .501 .500 3.6 -0.8 38 $
BSN (2 yrs) 18 67 -2 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -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
1929 21 BSN NL 66 45 7 4.1 116 .311 .263 .298 .333 .361 .386 .434 .719 .795 81 .374 -1.7 -0.2 .714 .263 .123 1.3
1930 22 BSN NL 1 1 0 0.0 124 .000 .308 .000 .366 .000 .458 .000 .824 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1933 25 BRO NL 356 241 40 4.4 87 .322 .299 .268 .331 .320 .361 .367 .691 .687 102 .540 0.4 0.0 .607 .130 .062 .0
1934 26 BRO NL 528 338 79 6.2 100 .325 .305 .281 .376 .335 .447 .399 .823 .735 124 .622 17.4 1.7 .815 .267 .142 7.5
1935 27 BRO NL 522 354 58 4.4 102 .293 .272 .283 .332 .338 .371 .403 .703 .742 90 .470 -6.7 -0.6 .646 .204 .099 5.1
5 Yrs 1473 979 184 5.0 98 .313 .290 .279 .347 .334 .395 .394 .743 .728 104 .541 9.2 0.9 .697 .210 .106 16.0
162 Game Avg. 652 433 81 5.0 98 .313 .290 .279 .347 .334 .395 .394 .743 .728 104 .541 4 0 .697 .210 .106 7
BRO (3 yrs) 1406 933 177 5.1 97 .313 .291 .278 .348 .333 .396 .392 .744 .725 106 .549 11.2 1.1 .697 .208 .105 14.7
BSN (2 yrs) 67 46 7 4.1 116 .311 .259 .298 .328 .361 .379 .434 .707 .795 78 .365 -2.0 -0.2 .698 .259 .121 1.3

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
1929 21 BSN NL 66 1.5% 16.7% 9.1% 6.1% 27% 1.83 5.2 57.0 28.5 68%
1930 22 BSN NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1933 25 BRO NL 356 0.0% 6.7% 4.5% 4.8% 17% 1.50 14.1 10.9 88%
1934 26 BRO NL 528 1.3% 8.3% 9.7% 8.1% 30% 0.86 10.7 67.4 9.8 80%
1935 27 BRO NL 522 0.8% 8.6% 8.2% 5.8% 23% 1.05 10.6 118.8 10.8 82%
5 Yrs 1473 0.8% 8.5% 7.9% 6.4% 24% 1.08 10.7 111.9 10.7 82%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.1% 8.0% 7.0% 28% 1.01 11.1 66.4 7.6 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
1929 21 17 66 57 8 15 2 1 1 2 2 6 11 .263 .333 .386 .719 81 22 0 3
1930 22 18 67 58 8 15 2 1 1 2 2 6 12 .259 .328 .379 .707 78 22 0 3
1931 23 18 67 58 8 15 2 1 1 2 2 6 12 .259 .328 .379 .707 78 22 0 3
1932 24 18 67 58 8 15 2 1 1 2 2 6 12 .259 .328 .379 .707 78 22 0 3
1933 25 111 423 396 46 116 15 5 1 33 9 22 36 .293 .330 .364 .694 98 144 2 0 5
1934 26 239 951 868 134 260 41 15 8 81 17 73 80 .300 .356 .409 .765 112 355 9 3 8
1935 27 366 1473 1343 185 389 58 24 12 125 24 116 125 .290 .347 .395 .743 104 531 13 3 12

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
1929 21 18 67 58 7 14 2 1 1 2 2 6 12 .241 .313 .362 .675 6 17
1930 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1933 25 97 384 364 46 116 15 5 0 38 8 18 25 .319 .351 .387 .738 49 93
1934 26 136 563 503 93 153 28 11 7 51 8 54 47 .304 .375 .445 .820 83 128
1935 27 134 544 496 51 132 17 9 4 44 7 44 47 .266 .326 .361 .687 59 127
5 Yrs 386 1559 1422 197 415 62 26 12 135 25 122 132 .292 .349 .397 .746 197 366
162 Game Avg. 162 654 597 83 174 26 11 5 57 10 51 55 .292 .349 .397 .746 83 366

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1934 NL (16, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Triples s c a p y
1934 NL  10 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1929 NL  born 1908-02-09 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1592), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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