Hal Breeden
Harold Noel Breeden
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 28, 1944 in Albany, GA
High School: Albany (Albany, GA)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1971
Final Game: September 11, 1975
Relatives: Brother of Danny Breeden
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Standard Batting

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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
1971 27 CHC NL 23 39 36 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 7 .139 .184 .250 .434 16 9 0 0 1 0 0 /3
1972 28 MON NL 42 96 87 6 20 2 0 3 10 0 0 7 15 .230 .281 .356 .638 80 31 1 0 0 2 1 3/79
1973 29 MON NL 105 290 258 36 71 10 6 15 43 0 1 29 45 .275 .353 .535 .888 140 138 7 2 1 0 3 3
1974 30 MON NL 79 215 190 14 47 13 0 2 20 0 1 24 35 .247 .330 .347 .678 87 66 7 0 0 1 0 3
1975 31 MON NL 24 44 37 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 5 .135 .273 .189 .462 28 7 1 0 0 0 3 3
5 Seasons 273 684 608 61 148 28 6 21 76 0 2 69 107 .243 .321 .413 .734 101 251 16 2 2 3 7
162 Game Avg. 162 406 361 36 88 17 4 12 45 0 1 41 63 .243 .321 .413 .734 101 149 9 1 1 2 4
MON (4 yrs) 250 645 572 60 143 27 6 20 74 0 2 67 100 .250 .329 .423 .752 106 242 16 2 1 3 7
CHC (1 yr) 23 39 36 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 7 .139 .184 .250 .434 16 9 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1971 27 CHC NL 39 32 2 1.7 102 .143 .139 .274 .184 .342 .250 .401 .434 .743 16 .166 -4.4 -0.5 .355 .167 .111 .0
1972 28 MON NL 96 70 9 3.5 92 .239 .230 .258 .281 .326 .356 .381 .638 .707 80 .429 -2.4 -0.3 .559 .207 .126 .0
1973 29 MON NL 290 196 47 6.5 99 .283 .275 .266 .353 .336 .535 .396 .888 .731 140 .680 12.8 1.3 .862 .368 .260 .0
1974 30 MON NL 215 152 21 3.7 99 .292 .247 .268 .330 .341 .347 .387 .678 .728 87 .440 -2.9 -0.3 .589 .221 .100 .0
1975 31 MON NL 44 33 2 1.6 99 .156 .135 .270 .273 .342 .189 .390 .462 .732 28 .144 -3.5 -0.4 .424 .243 .054
5 Seasons 684 483 81 4.5 98 .263 .243 .266 .321 .337 .413 .391 .734 .727 101 .530 -0.5 -0.2 .669 .280 .169 .0
162 Game Avg. 406 287 48 4.5 98 .263 .243 .266 .321 .337 .413 .391 .734 .727 101 .530 -0.5 -0.2 .669 .280 .169
MON (4 yrs) 645 451 79 4.7 98 .270 .250 .266 .329 .336 .423 .390 .752 .727 106 .549 3.9 0.3 .691 .287 .173 .0
CHC (1 yr) 39 32 2 1.7 102 .143 .139 .274 .184 .342 .250 .401 .434 .743 16 .165 -4.4 -0.5 .355 .167 .111 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1971 27 CHC NL 39 2.6% 18.0% 5.1% 5.1% 40% 3.50 5.1 36.0 18.0 0.79 72%
1972 28 MON NL 96 3.1% 15.6% 7.3% 5.2% 25% 2.14 5.8 29.0 8.7 0.88 74%
1973 29 MON NL 290 5.2% 15.5% 10.0% 10.7% 44% 1.55 5.7 17.2 6.0 1.13 68%
1974 30 MON NL 215 0.9% 16.3% 11.2% 7.0% 32% 1.46 5.4 95.0 9.5 0.92 72%
1975 31 MON NL 44 0.0% 11.4% 15.9% 4.6% 40% 0.71 7.4 37.0 0.87 73%
5 Seasons 684 3.1% 15.6% 10.1% 8.0% 37% 1.55 5.7 29.0 8.0 0.98 71%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1971 27 CHC NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 MON NL 1 0 13% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1973 29 MON NL 3 0 24% 73 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 48% 15 9 6 2 1 1 4 1 3
1974 30 MON NL 2 0 17% 67 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 62% 8 4 4 2 0 2 3 1 2
1975 31 MON NL 0 0 33% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
5 Seasons 6 0 20% 180 0 2 0% 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 11 48% 27 17 10 6 3 3 11 3 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1971 27 CHC NL 39 49% 5 14 0 0 0 1.10 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 25 1 4% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1972 28 MON NL 88 64% 20 17 5 0 2 1.38 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 17 1 6% 7 2 29% 63 7 11% 6 4 67% 6 2 33% 8
1973 29 MON NL 282 72% 71 39 11 3 7 1.47 15 0 8 4 10 4 10 0 1 1 100% 59 7 12% 29 5 17% 197 28 14% 14 4 29% 19 2 11% 8
1974 30 MON NL 215 85% 47 25 6 0 1 1.64 2 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 52 7 13% 23 2 9% 176 19 11% 10 3 30% 5 2 40% 0
1975 31 MON NL 44 73% 5 12 3 0 1 1.97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 5 2 40% 32 2 6% 4 1 25% 8 1 13% 0
5 Seasons 668 74% 148 107 25 3 11 1.50 21 0 22 6 14 6 14 0 2 2 100% 143 16 11% 68 12 18% 493 57 12% 36 12 33% 39 7 18% 16
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1971 27 23 39 36 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 7 .139 .184 .250 .434 16 9 0 0 1 0 0
1972 28 65 135 123 7 25 3 0 4 12 0 0 9 22 .203 .254 .325 .579 61 40 1 0 1 2 1
1973 29 170 425 381 43 96 13 6 19 55 0 1 38 67 .252 .322 .467 .789 115 178 8 2 2 2 4
1974 30 249 640 571 57 143 26 6 21 75 0 2 62 102 .250 .324 .427 .752 106 244 15 2 2 3 4
1975 31 273 684 608 61 148 28 6 21 76 0 2 69 107 .243 .321 .413 .734 101 251 16 2 2 3 7

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
1971 27 23 39 37 1 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 7 .162 .205 .270 .475 2 23
1972 28 44 102 92 7 22 2 0 3 11 0 8 16 .239 .294 .359 .653 10 42
1973 29 105 290 259 37 72 10 6 15 45 0 29 45 .278 .355 .537 .892 49 105
1974 30 79 215 190 14 47 13 0 2 21 0 24 35 .247 .330 .347 .678 22 79
1975 31 24 44 37 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 7 5 .135 .273 .189 .462 2 24
5 Seasons 275 690 615 63 152 28 6 21 80 0 70 108 .247 .325 .415 .739 85 273
162 Game Avg. 162 406 362 37 90 16 4 12 47 0 41 64 .247 .325 .415 .739 50 273

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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