John Briggs
Jonathan Tift Briggs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 24, 1934 in Natoma, CA
High School: Union (Folsom, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1956
Final Game: September 4, 1960
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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
1956 22 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 23 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 24 CHC NL 20 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 0 1 0 0 1
1959 25 CLE AL 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 1 0 /1
1960 26 TOT AL 29 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -50 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 26 CLE AL 21 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 26 KCA AL 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 59 51 48 3 10 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 17 .208 .204 .271 .475 27 13 2 0 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 140 132 8 27 3 3 0 19 0 0 0 47 .208 .204 .271 .475 27 36 5 0 5 3 0
CHC (3 yrs) 26 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 0 1 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 25 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .091 .100 .191 -47 1 1 0 1 1 0
KCA (1 yr) 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 33 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .077 .071 .077 .148 -59 1 1 0 1 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 26 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 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
1958 24 CHC NL 36 28 3 2.9 104 .429 .257 .267 .257 .335 .343 .417 .600 .752 59 .293 -2.3 -0.2 .444 .086 .086
1959 25 CLE AL 3 4 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .257 .000 .328 .000 .392 .000 .720 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1960 26 TOT AL 12 11 0 0.0 99 .125 .091 .261 .091 .334 .091 .399 .182 .733 -50 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
1960 26 CLE AL 9 8 0 0.0 99 .167 .125 .260 .125 .333 .125 .398 .250 .730 -31 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .143 .000 .000
1960 26 KCA AL 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .263 .000 .337 .000 .403 .000 .740 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Seasons 51 43 3 1.9 103 .313 .208 .265 .204 .334 .271 .412 .475 .746 27 .161 -5.1 -0.5 .325 .063 .063
162 Game Avg. 140 118 8 1.9 103 .313 .208 .265 .204 .334 .271 .412 .475 .746 27 .161 -5.1 -0.5 .325 .063 .063
CLE (2 yrs) 12 12 0 0.0 98 .111 .100 .259 .091 .331 .100 .397 .191 .728 -47 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
KCA (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .263 .000 .337 .000 .403 .000 .740 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
CHC (3 yrs) 36 28 3 2.9 104 .429 .257 .267 .257 .335 .343 .417 .600 .752 59 .292 -2.3 -0.2 .444 .086 .086
AL (2 yrs) 15 15 0 0.0 99 .091 .077 .260 .071 .333 .077 .398 .148 .731 -59 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .077 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 36 28 3 2.9 104 .429 .257 .267 .257 .335 .343 .417 .600 .752 59 .292 -2.3 -0.2 .444 .086 .086

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
1958 24 CHC NL 36 0.0% 38.9% 0.0% 5.6% 22% 2.5 5.8 2.25 58%
1959 25 CLE AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 1.00 100%
1960 26 TOT AL 12 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.7 0.75 67%
1960 26 CLE AL 9 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 1.50 67%
1960 26 KCA AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.00 67%
5 Seasons 51 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 3.9% 20% 2.8 6.9 1.40 63%
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
1958 24 CHC NL 1 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
1959 25 CLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 26 TOT AL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 26 CLE AL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 26 KCA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 2 0 30% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
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
1958 24 CHC NL 32 16% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 12 1 8% 8 1 13% 24 6 25% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 4
1959 25 CLE AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1960 26 TOT AL 12 17% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 26 CLE AL 9 22% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 26 KCA AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 47 15% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 15 2 13% 12 3 25% 32 7 22% 4 2 50% 3 1 33% 4
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
1958 24 26 36 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 1 0 1 0 0
1959 25 30 39 37 3 9 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 14 .243 .237 .324 .561 49 12 2 0 1 1 0
1960 26 59 51 48 3 10 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 17 .208 .204 .271 .475 27 13 2 0 2 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1958 24 21 37 37 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 20
1959 25 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1960 26 31 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
3 Seasons 56 52 51 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 53
162 Game Avg. 162 150 148 9 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 52 .000 .000 .000 .000 9 53

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