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Ed Brinkman

Edwin Albert Brinkman

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 8, 1941 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Western Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)
School: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1961
Teams (by GP): Senators/Tigers/Yankees/Cardinals/Rangers 1961-1975

Final Game: September 28, 1975
Died: September 30, 2008 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
Relatives: Brother of Chuck Brinkman
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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
1961 19 WSA AL 4 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .167 .091 .258 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1962 20 WSA AL 54 145 133 8 22 7 1 0 4 1 0 11 28 .165 .228 .233 .461 25 31 6 0 0 1 0 65
1963 21 WSA AL 145 555 514 44 117 20 3 7 45 5 3 31 86 .228 .276 .319 .595 67 164 6 4 4 2 4 *6
1964 22 WSA AL 132 482 447 54 100 20 3 8 34 2 2 26 99 .224 .271 .336 .606 68 150 6 4 2 3 1 *6
1965 23 WSA AL 154 492 444 35 82 13 2 5 35 1 2 38 82 .185 .251 .257 .508 46 114 11 2 5 2 7 *6
1966 24 WSA AL 158 625 582 42 133 18 9 7 48 7 9 29 105 .229 .263 .326 .589 70 190 17 0 9 5 4 *6
1967 25 WSA AL 109 354 320 21 60 9 2 1 18 1 3 24 58 .188 .252 .238 .490 48 76 4 4 5 1 1 *6
1968 26 WSA AL 77 215 193 12 36 3 0 0 6 0 0 19 31 .187 .259 .202 .462 44 39 6 0 3 0 5 6/47
1969 27 WSA AL 151 639 576 71 153 18 5 2 43 2 2 50 42 .266 .328 .325 .653 89 187 23 5 5 3 3 *6 MVP-20
1970 28 WSA AL 158 696 625 63 164 17 2 1 40 8 9 60 41 .262 .330 .301 .631 80 188 15 5 1 4 0 *6
1971 29 DET AL 159 589 527 40 120 18 2 1 37 1 4 44 54 .228 .293 .275 .568 59 145 14 7 6 5 7 *6
1972 30 DET AL 156 571 516 42 105 19 1 6 49 0 0 38 51 .203 .259 .279 .538 58 144 14 3 7 7 9 *6 MVP-9,GG
1973 31 DET AL 162 566 515 55 122 16 4 7 40 0 1 34 79 .237 .284 .324 .609 67 167 22 1 14 2 1 *6 AS
1974 32 DET AL 153 546 502 55 111 15 3 14 54 2 0 29 71 .221 .266 .347 .613 74 174 12 3 9 3 0 *6/5
1975 33 TOT MLB 73 155 140 8 29 8 1 1 8 0 0 10 17 .207 .266 .300 .566 58 42 6 2 1 2 2 6/54
1975 33 TOT AL 45 70 65 2 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 .169 .217 .262 .479 36 17 3 1 1 0 0 6/54
1975 33 STL NL 28 85 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 .240 .306 .333 .639 75 25 3 1 0 2 2 6
1975 33 TEX AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1975 33 NYY AL 44 68 63 2 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 .175 .224 .270 .494 40 17 3 1 1 0 0 6/45
15 Yrs 1845 6642 6045 550 1355 201 38 60 461 30 35 444 845 .224 .280 .300 .580 65 1812 162 40 71 40 44
162 Game Avg. 162 583 531 48 119 18 3 5 40 3 3 39 74 .224 .280 .300 .580 65 159 14 4 6 4 4
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
TEX (11 yrs) 1143 4217 3847 350 868 125 27 31 273 27 30 289 574 .226 .282 .296 .579 66 1140 94 24 34 21 25
DET (4 yrs) 630 2272 2060 192 458 68 10 28 180 3 5 145 255 .222 .276 .306 .582 65 630 62 14 36 17 17
STL (1 yr) 28 85 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 .240 .306 .333 .639 75 25 3 1 0 2 2
NYY (1 yr) 44 68 63 2 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 .175 .224 .270 .494 40 17 3 1 1 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 1817 6557 5970 544 1337 197 38 59 455 30 35 437 835 .224 .280 .299 .579 65 1787 159 39 71 38 42
NL (1 yr) 28 85 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 .240 .306 .333 .639 75 25 3 1 0 2 2

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
1961 19 WSA AL 4 12 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .460 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ /5
1962 20 WSA AL 54 145 -13 -0 -1 -4 2 -16 -1.7 4 -12 -1.3 .469 .490 -0.8 -0.2 -8 $ 65
1963 21 WSA AL 145 555 -16 -1 1 4 8 -4 -0.6 15 12 0.9 .497 .497 0.7 1.3 7 $ *6
1964 22 WSA AL 132 482 -20 1 -0 -4 7 -16 -2.0 13 -3 -0.7 .486 .489 -0.1 0.2 1 $ *6
1965 23 WSA AL 154 492 -30 -0 -1 -2 8 -25 -2.9 14 -11 -1.6 .481 .482 -1.3 0.6 -9 $ *6
1966 24 WSA AL 158 625 -19 -2 -1 21 9 8 0.6 18 26 2.4 .506 .506 0.2 3.3 5 $ *6
1967 25 WSA AL 109 354 -19 -0 0 9 6 -4 -0.6 10 6 0.4 .496 .497 -0.6 1.7 -3 $ *6
1968 26 WSA AL 77 215 -13 0 -0 3 4 -7 -1.0 6 -1 -0.4 .488 .494 -0.6 0.8 -4 $ 6/47
1969 27 WSA AL 151 639 -6 3 -1 21 9 25 2.7 18 43 4.5 .519 .518 2.2 3.3 22 $ *6 MVP-20
1970 28 WSA AL 158 696 -13 2 1 20 9 19 2.0 22 42 4.2 .514 .513 2.1 3.1 22 $30,000 *6
1971 29 DET AL 159 589 -28 0 -0 6 9 -12 -1.5 19 7 0.4 .491 .491 -0.2 1.7 1 $40,000 *6
1972 30 DET AL 156 571 -26 -0 -1 7 9 -11 -1.5 19 8 0.4 .491 .491 -0.4 1.9 1 $ *6 MVP-9,GG
1973 31 DET AL 162 566 -21 -0 -3 -7 9 -21 -2.0 18 -3 -0.4 .486 .486 0.3 0.5 4 $ *6 AS
1974 32 DET AL 153 546 -16 2 -1 7 9 1 0.3 18 18 1.9 .501 .500 1.1 1.9 11 $60,000 *6/5
1975 33 STL NL 28 85 -3 -1 0 -2 1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .484 .497 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 6
1975 33 TEX AL 1 2 -0 0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .413 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ /5
1975 33 NYY AL 44 68 -4 -1 -0 -0 2 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .489 .497 -0.2 0.2 -2 $ 6/45
15 Seasons 1845 6642 -248 1 -7 79 102 -73 -9.4 199 126 10.1 .495 .497 2.1 20.2 47 $130,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
TEX (11 yrs) 1143 4217 -151 1 -2 68 63 -21 -3.7 121 100 8.2 .498 .499 1.5 14.1 32 $30,000
DET (4 yrs) 630 2272 -90 2 -5 13 37 -44 -4.8 74 30 2.3 .492 .492 0.8 6.0 17 $100,000
STL (1 yr) 28 85 -3 -1 0 -2 1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .484 .497 0.0 -0.1 0 $
NYY (1 yr) 44 68 -4 -1 -0 -0 2 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .489 .497 -0.2 0.2 -2 $

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
1961 19 WSA AL 12 10 0 0.0 99 .100 .091 .257 .167 .331 .091 .399 .258 .730 -27 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .200 .091 .000
1962 20 WSA AL 145 118 6 1.4 103 .208 .165 .263 .228 .335 .233 .410 .461 .745 25 .100 -14.3 -1.4 .368 .158 .068 .0
1963 21 WSA AL 555 412 46 3.0 95 .260 .228 .255 .276 .322 .319 .394 .595 .716 67 .354 -23.7 -2.5 .495 .156 .091 5.8
1964 22 WSA AL 482 360 41 3.1 96 .268 .224 .256 .271 .324 .336 .397 .606 .721 68 .356 -20.1 -2.1 .507 .170 .112 3.2
1965 23 WSA AL 492 382 28 2.0 90 .214 .185 .248 .251 .318 .257 .381 .508 .699 46 .212 -31.5 -3.4 .408 .155 .072 1.7
1966 24 WSA AL 625 489 45 2.5 89 .265 .229 .247 .263 .314 .326 .381 .589 .695 70 .303 -24.7 -2.7 .457 .144 .098 7.0
1967 25 WSA AL 354 273 20 2.0 81 .225 .188 .239 .252 .307 .238 .358 .490 .666 48 .238 -20.3 -2.3 .382 .119 .050 1.0
1968 26 WSA AL 215 166 10 1.6 77 .222 .187 .234 .259 .302 .202 .346 .462 .648 44 .196 -12.6 -1.4 .356 .114 .016
1969 27 WSA AL 639 456 59 3.5 90 .282 .266 .247 .328 .323 .325 .373 .653 .696 89 .414 -7.9 -0.8 .540 .146 .059 2.0
1970 28 WSA AL 696 490 62 3.4 93 .278 .262 .252 .330 .325 .301 .385 .631 .710 80 .394 -15.3 -1.6 .520 .133 .038 1.8
1971 29 DET AL 589 436 42 2.6 96 .249 .228 .261 .293 .334 .275 .387 .568 .720 59 .309 -28.6 -3.0 .454 .125 .047 1.0
1972 30 DET AL 571 439 37 2.3 85 .212 .203 .250 .259 .319 .279 .361 .538 .680 58 .298 -27.0 -3.0 .435 .149 .076 .0
1973 31 DET AL 566 432 44 2.7 98 .267 .237 .266 .284 .336 .324 .391 .609 .727 67 .300 -24.6 -2.5 .483 .151 .087 .0
1974 32 DET AL 546 415 45 2.9 91 .231 .221 .261 .266 .325 .347 .375 .613 .700 74 .346 -19.0 -2.0 .516 .187 .125 3.5
1975 33 TOT MLB 155 120 10 2.2 96 .226 .207 .264 .266 .335 .300 .384 .566 .719 58 .232 -8.1 -0.8 .462 .164 .093 .0
1975 33 TOT AL 70 58 3 1.4 92 .190 .169 .257 .217 .327 .262 .377 .479 .704 36 .112 -5.7 -0.6 .368 .138 .092
1975 33 STL NL 85 62 7 3.0 99 .258 .240 .270 .306 .342 .333 .390 .639 .732 75 .345 -2.4 -0.2 .550 .187 .093 .0
1975 33 TEX AL 2 2 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .257 .000 .326 .000 .378 .000 .704 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1975 33 NYY AL 68 56 3 1.4 92 .193 .175 .257 .224 .327 .270 .377 .494 .704 40 .119 -5.2 -0.5 .382 .143 .095
15 Yrs 6642 4998 495 2.7 92 .250 .224 .253 .280 .323 .300 .381 .580 .703 65 .315 -279.7 -29.8 .469 .148 .076 40.0
162 Game Avg. 583 439 43 2.7 92 .250 .224 .253 .280 .323 .300 .381 .580 .703 65 .315 -279.7 -29.8 .469 .148 .076 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
TEX (11 yrs) 4217 3158 317 2.7 91 .257 .226 .249 .282 .319 .296 .381 .579 .701 66 .318 -172.9 -18.4 .467 .145 .071 28.9
DET (4 yrs) 2272 1722 168 2.6 93 .240 .222 .259 .276 .329 .306 .378 .582 .707 65 .313 -99.3 -10.6 .472 .153 .083 5.4
STL (1 yr) 85 62 7 3.0 99 .258 .240 .270 .306 .342 .333 .390 .639 .732 75 .345 -2.4 -0.2 .550 .187 .093 .0
NYY (1 yr) 68 56 3 1.4 92 .193 .175 .257 .224 .327 .270 .377 .494 .704 40 .119 -5.2 -0.5 .382 .143 .095
AL (15 yrs) 6557 4936 488 2.7 91 .250 .224 .253 .280 .323 .299 .380 .579 .703 65 .314 -277.3 -29.5 .468 .148 .075 39.8
NL (1 yr) 85 62 7 3.0 99 .258 .240 .270 .306 .342 .333 .390 .639 .732 75 .345 -2.4 -0.2 .550 .187 .093 .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
1972 30 DET AL ALCS OAK L 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 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
1973 DET AL 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
1961 19 WSA AL 12 0.0% 8.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 1.00 11.0 0.29 83%
1962 20 WSA AL 145 0.0% 19.3% 7.6% 5.5% 36% 2.55 4.8 33.3 2.03 73%
1963 21 WSA AL 555 1.3% 15.5% 5.6% 5.4% 26% 2.77 6.0 73.4 11.4 0.77 76%
1964 22 WSA AL 482 1.7% 20.5% 5.4% 6.4% 31% 3.81 4.5 55.9 13.1 1.04 71%
1965 23 WSA AL 492 1.0% 16.7% 7.7% 4.1% 24% 2.16 5.4 88.8 12.7 0.97 73%
1966 24 WSA AL 625 1.1% 16.8% 4.6% 5.4% 26% 3.62 5.5 83.1 12.1 1.40 76%
1967 25 WSA AL 354 0.3% 16.4% 6.8% 3.4% 20% 2.42 5.5 320.0 17.8 1.40 74%
1968 26 WSA AL 215 0.0% 14.4% 8.8% 1.4% 8% 1.63 6.2 32.2 1.31 75%
1969 27 WSA AL 639 0.3% 6.6% 7.8% 3.9% 16% 0.84 13.7 288.0 13.4 1.32 84%
1970 28 WSA AL 696 0.1% 5.9% 8.6% 2.9% 12% 0.68 15.2 625.0 15.6 1.33 84%
1971 29 DET AL 589 0.2% 9.2% 7.5% 3.6% 18% 1.23 9.8 527.0 14.2 1.21 81%
1972 30 DET AL 571 1.1% 8.9% 6.7% 4.6% 25% 1.34 10.1 86.0 10.5 0.98 82%
1973 31 DET AL 566 1.2% 14.0% 6.0% 4.8% 22% 2.32 6.5 73.6 12.9 1.26 76%
1974 32 DET AL 546 2.6% 13.0% 5.3% 5.9% 29% 2.45 7.1 35.9 9.3 0.94 77%
1975 33 TOT MLB 155 0.7% 11.0% 6.5% 6.5% 35% 1.70 8.2 140.0 17.5 1.35 80%
1975 33 TOT AL 70 0.0% 10.0% 4.3% 7.1% 46% 2.33 9.3 32.5 1.33 83%
1975 33 STL NL 85 1.2% 11.8% 8.2% 5.9% 28% 1.43 7.5 75.0 12.5 1.36 78%
1975 33 TEX AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 50%
1975 33 NYY AL 68 0.0% 8.8% 4.4% 7.4% 46% 2.00 10.5 31.5 1.40 84%
15 Yrs 6642 0.9% 12.7% 6.7% 4.5% 22% 1.90 7.2 100.8 13.1 1.16 78%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.7% 8.5% 6.1% 27% 1.73 6.1 43.1 9.0 1.10 73%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1961 19 WSA AL -2.0 -0.2 12 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .91 -0.2 0.1 -1.0 -0.1 0.75 -2.0 0.14 1
1962 20 WSA AL -14.3 -1.4 146 -1.6 1.2 -2.8 .89 -1.3 -0.5 -14.5 -1.5 0.89 -15.1 0
1963 21 WSA AL -23.7 -2.5 569 -1.4 8.3 -9.7 .98 -1.7 0.3 -9.9 -1.0 0.94 -15.7 0.24 2
1964 22 WSA AL -20.1 -2.1 493 -2.0 7.1 -9.1 1.02 -2.0 -0.0 -16.1 -1.7 0.91 -18.9 1.06 7
1965 23 WSA AL -31.5 -3.4 503 -2.3 5.9 -8.2 .91 -2.9 0.4 -24.9 -2.7 0.95 -29.3 1.59 3
1966 24 WSA AL -24.7 -2.7 650 -2.6 8.7 -11.3 .97 -2.0 -0.7 -21.7 -2.4 0.92 -24.1 0
1967 25 WSA AL -20.3 -2.3 363 -2.5 3.8 -6.3 .99 -2.5 0.0 -18.7 -2.1 0.94 -21.2 0
1968 26 WSA AL -12.8 -1.5 219 -1.8 1.6 -3.3 .86 -1.6 -0.5 -15.2 -1.8 0.92 -15.3 0.26 2
1969 27 WSA AL -7.9 -0.8 658 -0.8 10.8 -11.5 1.05 -1.2 0.4 -14.4 -1.5 0.95 -10.7 1.16 1
1970 28 WSA AL -15.3 -1.6 725 -2.4 10.5 -12.9 1.03 -1.4 -0.9 -18.3 -1.9 0.93 -15.5 0.43 1
1971 29 DET AL -28.6 -3.0 601 -2.8 7.3 -10.1 .95 -2.8 -0.1 -30.9 -3.2 0.96 -30.8 0
1972 30 DET AL -27.0 -3.0 575 -2.0 7.9 -9.9 1.00 -2.8 0.9 -17.2 -1.9 0.97 -23.1 0
1973 31 DET AL -24.6 -2.5 577 -1.7 9.4 -11.0 1.03 -2.1 0.5 -25.3 -2.5 0.97 -23.0 0
1974 32 DET AL -19.0 -2.0 551 -0.0 9.3 -9.3 .95 -1.1 1.1 -6.0 -0.6 0.93 -12.3 0
1975 33 TOT MLB -8.1 -0.8 156 -1.0 1.8 -2.9 1.02 -1.2 0.2 -14.4 -1.5 0.99 -11.5 0.89 4
1975 33 TOT AL -5.7 -0.6 70 -0.8 0.8 -1.5 1.06 -0.6 -0.1 -9.7 -1.0 0.97 -6.8 0
1975 33 STL NL -2.4 -0.2 86 -0.3 1.1 -1.3 .99 -0.6 0.3 -4.8 -0.5 1.00 -4.7 0.89 4
1975 33 TEX AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 2.49 -0.0 -0.0 -0.9 -0.1 1.63 -0.5 0
1975 33 NYY AL -5.2 -0.5 68 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 1.02 -0.6 -0.1 -8.8 -0.9 0.95 -6.2 0
15 Yrs -280.0 -29.8 6798 -25.0 93.6 -118.6 .99 -27.0 1.6 -248.7 -26.4 0.94 -268.2 0.88 21
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1961 19 WSA AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 20 WSA AL 3 0 24% 53 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 50% 9 6 3 0 0 0 5 1 4
1963 21 WSA AL 16 0 26% 204 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 13 50% 25 15 10 6 2 4 11 2 7
1964 22 WSA AL 3 0 38% 147 2 2 50% 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 8 63% 17 5 12 2 2 0 16 5 10
1965 23 WSA AL 8 0 26% 152 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 15 47% 14 8 6 5 4 1 11 4 7
1966 24 WSA AL 14 0 23% 236 7 9 44% 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 42% 17 10 6 4 3 1 12 4 7
1967 25 WSA AL 4 0 23% 99 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 68% 9 2 6 1 1 0 9 1 7
1968 26 WSA AL 2 0 22% 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 35% 9 7 2 0 0 0 8 3 4
1969 27 WSA AL 9 0 34% 279 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 16 65% 42 18 24 3 2 0 24 2 21
1970 28 WSA AL 9 0 27% 328 8 9 47% 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 22 48% 43 26 17 8 4 3 20 5 14
1971 29 DET AL 8 0 23% 251 1 4 20% 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 9 11 51% 18 12 5 7 2 5 14 2 10
1972 30 DET AL 8 0 26% 218 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 49% 17 11 6 0 0 0 28 11 16
1973 31 DET AL 10 0 32% 204 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 12 54% 20 13 7 6 3 2 22 3 17
1974 32 DET AL 7 0 32% 177 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 47% 24 17 7 3 2 1 18 5 13
1975 33 TOT MLB 3 0 18% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15% 10 9 1 0 0 0 3 2 1
1975 33 TOT AL 2 0 13% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1975 33 STL NL 1 0 20% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25% 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1975 33 TEX 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
1975 33 NYY AL 2 0 13% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
15 Yrs 104 0 28% 2469 30 35 46% 29 31 0 4 1 1 13 3 59 134 51% 274 159 112 45 25 17 201 50 138
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

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
1961 19 WSA AL 12 42% 1 1 0 0 0 0.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1962 20 WSA AL 145 19% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 6 23% 11 2 18% 79 5 6% 6 2 33% 2 1 50% 0
1963 21 WSA AL 555 26% 117 2 1 0 0 0.24 7 0 11 6 1 3 4 0 4 4 100% 100 6 6% 45 7 16% 295 39 13% 29 12 41% 14 6 43% 0
1964 22 WSA AL 482 27% 100 7 1 0 2 1.06 8 0 7 5 3 6 2 0 2 2 100% 72 6 8% 31 8 26% 245 26 11% 23 11 48% 10 4 40% 0
1965 23 WSA AL 492 36% 82 3 0 0 0 1.59 5 0 14 3 2 2 3 0 5 5 100% 91 11 12% 35 7 20% 286 31 11% 20 9 45% 6 2 33% 0
1966 24 WSA AL 625 27% 133 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 6 1 3 4 0 10 9 90% 95 17 18% 58 22 38% 295 44 15% 26 15 58% 16 10 63% 0
1967 25 WSA AL 354 31% 60 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 100% 57 4 7% 29 11 38% 182 17 9% 13 9 69% 8 4 50% 0
1968 26 WSA AL 215 29% 36 2 0 0 0 0.26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 38 6 16% 14 5 36% 125 6 5% 9 3 33% 7 4 57% 0
1969 27 WSA AL 639 33% 153 1 1 0 0 1.16 2 0 13 2 0 0 2 0 8 5 63% 123 23 19% 56 18 32% 369 44 12% 32 14 44% 22 12 55% 0
1970 28 WSA AL 696 41% 164 1 1 0 0 0.43 1 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 111 15 14% 45 17 38% 365 41 11% 23 15 65% 17 10 59% 0
1971 29 DET AL 589 33% 120 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1 0 1 0 0 8 6 75% 107 14 13% 51 16 31% 358 37 10% 36 18 50% 10 1 10% 0
1972 30 DET AL 571 28% 105 0 0 0 0 6 0 18 5 1 4 2 0 11 7 64% 100 14 14% 51 21 41% 339 45 13% 30 18 60% 14 7 50% 0
1973 31 DET AL 566 32% 122 0 0 0 0 7 0 17 4 3 3 4 0 17 14 82% 111 22 20% 47 19 40% 346 43 12% 24 13 54% 20 15 75% 0
1974 32 DET AL 546 35% 111 0 0 0 0 14 0 5 5 9 6 8 0 9 9 100% 102 12 12% 53 15 28% 291 42 14% 31 15 48% 16 9 56% 0
1975 33 TOT MLB 155 53% 29 4 1 0 0 0.89 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 50% 31 6 19% 20 6 30% 104 8 8% 10 5 50% 5 3 60% 0
1975 33 TOT AL 70 53% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 10 3 30% 7 2 29% 46 2 4% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1975 33 STL NL 85 53% 18 4 1 0 0 0.89 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 3 14% 13 4 31% 58 6 10% 8 4 50% 3 3 100% 0
1975 33 TEX AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1975 33 NYY AL 68 54% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 9 3 33% 7 2 29% 42 2 5% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
15 Yrs 6642 32% 1355 21 5 0 2 0.88 60 0 135 39 21 28 32 0 86 71 83% 1165 162 14% 548 175 32% 3683 428 12% 313 159 51% 168 89 53% 0
MLB Averages 53% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%
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

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
1961 19 4 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .167 .091 .258 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 20 58 157 144 8 23 7 1 0 4 1 0 12 29 .160 .223 .222 .445 21 32 6 0 0 1 0
1963 21 203 712 658 52 140 27 4 7 49 6 3 43 115 .213 .264 .298 .562 56 196 12 4 4 3 4
1964 22 335 1194 1105 106 240 47 7 15 83 8 5 69 214 .217 .267 .313 .580 61 346 18 8 6 6 5
1965 23 489 1686 1549 141 322 60 9 20 118 9 7 107 296 .208 .262 .297 .559 57 460 29 10 11 8 12
1966 24 647 2311 2131 183 455 78 18 27 166 16 16 136 401 .214 .262 .305 .567 60 650 46 10 20 13 16
1967 25 756 2665 2451 204 515 87 20 28 184 17 19 160 459 .210 .261 .296 .557 59 726 50 14 25 14 17
1968 26 833 2880 2644 216 551 90 20 28 190 17 19 179 490 .208 .261 .289 .550 58 765 56 14 28 14 22
1969 27 984 3519 3220 287 704 108 25 30 233 19 21 229 532 .219 .273 .296 .569 63 952 79 19 33 17 25
1970 28 1142 4215 3845 350 868 125 27 31 273 27 30 289 573 .226 .283 .296 .579 66 1140 94 24 34 21 25
1971 29 1301 4804 4372 390 988 143 29 32 310 28 34 333 627 .226 .284 .294 .578 65 1285 108 31 40 26 32
1972 30 1457 5375 4888 432 1093 162 30 38 359 28 34 371 678 .224 .281 .292 .574 65 1429 122 34 47 33 41
1973 31 1619 5941 5403 487 1215 178 34 45 399 28 35 405 757 .225 .282 .295 .577 65 1596 144 35 61 35 42
1974 32 1772 6487 5905 542 1326 193 37 59 453 30 35 434 828 .225 .280 .300 .580 66 1770 156 38 70 38 42
1975 33 1845 6642 6045 550 1355 201 38 60 461 30 35 444 845 .224 .280 .300 .580 65 1812 162 40 71 40 44

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
1961 19 4 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 4
1962 20 54 145 133 8 22 7 1 0 4 1 11 28 .165 .228 .233 .461 7 54
1963 21 145 561 519 47 122 21 3 7 49 5 32 86 .235 .284 .328 .611 48 145
1964 22 131 486 450 59 105 21 3 8 37 2 27 98 .233 .281 .347 .628 44 132
1965 23 154 500 450 39 88 14 2 5 39 1 41 82 .196 .265 .269 .534 32 154
1966 24 159 643 597 49 145 20 10 8 56 8 32 106 .243 .279 .350 .629 58 158
1967 25 109 366 328 26 68 10 2 1 22 1 27 58 .207 .277 .259 .536 23 109
1968 26 77 226 200 17 43 4 0 0 8 0 23 31 .215 .296 .235 .531 14 77
1969 27 151 658 590 82 167 20 5 2 50 2 55 42 .283 .348 .344 .692 70 151
1970 28 158 711 637 71 176 18 2 1 45 9 64 41 .276 .345 .316 .661 69 158
1971 29 160 600 536 43 126 19 2 1 40 1 46 54 .235 .301 .284 .585 45 159
1972 30 163 617 554 54 124 22 1 7 63 0 45 53 .224 .284 .305 .589 48 156
1973 31 162 569 517 57 124 16 4 7 41 0 35 79 .240 .288 .327 .615 49 162
1974 32 153 556 510 62 119 16 3 15 61 2 31 71 .233 .280 .365 .644 52 153
1975 33 73 158 142 9 31 9 1 1 9 0 11 17 .218 .280 .317 .597 12 73
15 Yrs 1853 6808 6174 623 1460 217 39 63 524 32 481 847 .236 .294 .315 .609 571 1845
162 Game Avg. 162 595 540 54 128 19 3 6 46 3 42 74 .236 .294 .315 .609 50 1845

* 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
1973 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 AL (20, 2%)
1972 AL (9, 18%)
0.20 Career Shares (738th)

Gold Gloves
1972 AL (SS)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1963 AL  1.3 (9th)
1966 AL  3.3 (1st)
1967 AL  1.7 (6th)
1969 AL  3.3 (1st)
1970 AL  3.1 (2nd)
1971 AL  1.7 (9th)
1972 AL  1.9 (6th)
1974 AL  1.9 (6th)
Career  20.2 (48th)

Games Played s c a p y
1966 AL  158 (10th)
1971 AL  159 (4th)
1972 AL  156 (1st)
1973 AL  162 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1970 AL  625 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1970 AL  696 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (3rd)
1969 AL  5 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1966 AL  105 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1969 AL  128 (7th)
1970 AL  144 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1971 AL  7 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (9th)
1973 AL  14 (2nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1972 AL  7 (3rd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1966 AL  17 (6th)
1969 AL  23 (4th)
1973 AL  22 (2nd)
Career  162 (215th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1969 AL  13.7 (6th)
1970 AL  15.2 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1966 AL  489 (6th)
1970 AL  490 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1961 AL  born 1941-12-08 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 7 (1627), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1350), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1203), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Mickey Doolin (915)
  2. Mark Belanger (912)
  3. Leo Durocher (901) *
  4. Everett Scott (897)
  5. Tim Foli (896)
  6. George McBride (895)
  7. Freddie Patek (892)
  8. Wally Gerber (886)
  9. Monte Cross (886)
  10. Rafael Ramirez (885)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jimmy Smith (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dick Schofield (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Roy McMillan (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Roy McMillan (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Everett Scott (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Everett Scott (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hal Lanier (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dick Schofield (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dick Schofield (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Roy McMillan (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Roy McMillan (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Roy McMillan (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Roy McMillan (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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