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Lew Burdette

Selva Lewis Burdette

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 22, 1926 in Nitro, WV
High School: Nitro HS (Nitro, WV)
School: University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1950
Teams (by GP): Braves/Angels/Cubs/Cardinals/Phillies/... 1950-1967

Final Game: July 16, 1967
Died: February 6, 2007 in Winter Garden, FL
Cremated
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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
1950 23 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 24 BSN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 25 BSN NL 45 45 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .114 .205 .114 .319 -8 4 2 1 6 1
1953 26 MLN NL 46 58 53 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .170 .170 .170 .340 -9 9 0 0 5 1
1954 27 MLN NL 39 89 79 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .089 .119 .101 .220 -40 8 0 2 5 2 1
1955 28 MLN NL 45 92 86 10 20 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 20 .233 .258 .291 .549 48 25 0 0 3 0 0 1
1956 29 MLN NL 45 102 86 9 16 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 16 .186 .209 .198 .406 13 17 1 1 11 2 0 1 MVP-22
1957 30 MLN NL 41 97 88 11 13 2 0 2 9 0 0 3 22 .148 .183 .239 .421 16 21 4 1 4 1 0 1 AS,MVP-24
1958 31 MLN NL 47 108 99 11 24 1 1 3 15 0 0 3 24 .242 .272 .364 .635 73 36 4 1 5 0 0 1 CYA-3,MVP-11
1959 32 MLN NL 52 113 104 14 21 7 1 0 8 0 0 3 36 .202 .231 .288 .520 43 30 0 1 5 0 0 1 AS,MVP-12
1960 33 MLN NL 46 102 91 11 16 3 0 2 4 0 0 7 22 .176 .240 .275 .515 46 25 2 1 2 1 0 1
1961 34 MLN NL 42 108 103 10 21 5 0 3 11 0 0 2 39 .204 .219 .340 .559 51 35 0 0 3 0 0 1
1962 35 MLN NL 39 55 51 6 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .176 .208 .176 .384 6 9 1 1 2 0 0 1
1963 36 TOT NL 38 67 57 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 17 .070 .117 .123 .239 -32 7 0 2 7 0 0 1
1963 36 MLN NL 17 33 26 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 .038 .138 .115 .253 -26 3 0 2 4 0 0 1
1963 36 STL NL 21 34 31 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 .097 .097 .129 .226 -38 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1964 37 TOT NL 36 51 44 6 12 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 12 .273 .333 .455 .788 116 20 0 1 3 0 0 1
1964 37 STL NL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 37 CHC NL 28 50 43 6 12 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 12 .279 .340 .465 .806 121 20 0 1 3 0 0 1
1965 38 TOT NL 27 28 26 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .308 .308 .346 .654 85 9 0 0 2 0 0 1
1965 38 CHC NL 8 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 130 3 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 38 PHI NL 19 22 20 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .300 .300 .300 .600 72 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1966 39 CAL AL 54 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 40 CAL AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Yrs 666 1123 1011 101 185 27 4 12 75 2 0 32 271 .183 .216 .253 .469 29 256 14 12 63 6 0
162 Game Avg. 162 273 246 25 45 7 1 3 18 0 0 8 66 .183 .216 .253 .469 29 62 3 3 15
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
MLN (13 yrs) 507 1003 902 92 161 25 3 10 69 0 0 29 242 .178 .212 .246 .458 26 222 14 11 55 6 0
STL (2 yrs) 29 35 32 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 .094 .094 .125 .219 -40 4 0 0 3 0 0
CAL (2 yrs) 73 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 36 56 49 6 14 1 1 2 4 1 0 3 13 .286 .340 .469 .809 122 23 0 1 3 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 19 22 20 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .300 .300 .300 .600 72 6 0 0 2 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (15 yrs) 591 1116 1003 101 184 27 4 12 74 2 0 32 268 .183 .217 .254 .471 29 255 14 12 63 6 0
AL (3 yrs) 75 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -27 1 0 0 0 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
1950 23 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1951 24 BSN NL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1952 25 BSN NL 45 45 -6 0 -0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1953 26 MLN NL 46 58 -8 -0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1954 27 MLN NL 39 89 -16 -0 1 0 10 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .487 .497 -0.5 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1955 28 MLN NL 45 92 -6 -1 0 0 9 2 0.2 3 6 0.2 .506 .502 0.2 -0.1 6 $ 1
1956 29 MLN NL 45 102 -10 -1 -0 0 11 -0 -0.1 4 3 -0.1 .499 .500 0.0 -0.1 3 $ 1 MVP-22
1957 30 MLN NL 41 97 -9 -0 -0 0 10 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 $ 1 AS,MVP-24
1958 31 MLN NL 47 108 -4 -0 0 0 12 8 0.8 4 12 0.8 .517 .505 0.8 -0.0 12 $35,000 1 CYA-3,MVP-11
1959 32 MLN NL 52 113 -7 0 0 0 13 7 0.7 4 11 0.7 .514 .504 0.7 0.0 11 $36,000 1 AS,MVP-12
1960 33 MLN NL 46 102 -7 -0 0 0 11 4 0.4 3 8 0.4 .510 .503 0.4 -0.0 8 $ 1
1961 34 MLN NL 42 108 -5 -0 0 0 12 8 0.8 4 11 0.8 .518 .505 0.8 0.0 11 $ 1
1962 35 MLN NL 39 55 -7 -0 0 0 7 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.0 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1963 36 MLN NL 17 33 -2 -0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1963 36 STL NL 21 34 -6 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1964 37 STL NL 8 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1964 37 CHC NL 28 50 1 -0 0 0 6 7 0.8 2 8 0.8 .526 .505 0.7 0.0 8 $ 1
1965 38 CHC NL 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .517 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1965 38 PHI NL 19 22 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .511 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1966 39 CAL AL 54 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ 1
1967 40 CAL AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $40,000 1
18 Seasons 666 1123 -93 -3 2 0 125 31 3.1 37 69 3.2 .505 .501 3.1 -0.2 69 $111,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
MLN (13 yrs) 507 1003 -86 -3 2 0 111 23 2.3 33 57 2.3 .505 .501 2.3 -0.2 57 $71,000
STL (2 yrs) 29 35 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $
CAL (2 yrs) 73 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 -0 $40,000
CHC (2 yrs) 36 56 1 0 0 0 7 8 0.9 2 10 0.9 .524 .503 0.8 0.0 10 $
PHI (1 yr) 19 22 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .511 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $
NYY (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1951 24 BSN NL 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .259 .000 .332 .000 .392 .000 .724 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1952 25 BSN NL 45 39 1 0.7 95 .148 .114 .258 .205 .330 .114 .384 .319 .714 -8 .036 -5.1 -0.5 .242 .086 .000
1953 26 MLN NL 58 49 2 1.1 105 .225 .170 .267 .170 .337 .170 .416 .340 .753 -9 .061 -8.3 -0.8 .205 .000 .000
1954 27 MLN NL 89 79 1 0.3 104 .104 .089 .267 .119 .337 .101 .413 .220 .750 -40 .008 -16.0 -1.6 .153 .025 .013
1955 28 MLN NL 92 69 7 2.7 102 .303 .233 .261 .258 .331 .291 .413 .549 .744 48 .269 -6.3 -0.6 .424 .093 .058
1956 29 MLN NL 102 84 4 1.3 98 .222 .186 .257 .209 .323 .198 .406 .406 .729 13 .091 -10.1 -1.0 .282 .035 .012
1957 30 MLN NL 97 84 3 1.0 97 .169 .148 .260 .183 .322 .239 .403 .421 .725 16 .054 -10.3 -1.0 .316 .125 .091 .0
1958 31 MLN NL 108 84 9 2.9 99 .292 .242 .260 .272 .327 .364 .406 .635 .733 73 .293 -4.2 -0.4 .506 .152 .121 .0
1959 32 MLN NL 113 88 7 2.1 97 .309 .202 .259 .231 .324 .288 .401 .520 .725 43 .195 -8.1 -0.8 .410 .115 .087
1960 33 MLN NL 102 80 6 2.0 92 .206 .176 .254 .240 .318 .275 .389 .515 .707 46 .196 -6.5 -0.7 .429 .176 .099 .0
1961 34 MLN NL 108 85 8 2.5 99 .295 .204 .260 .219 .326 .340 .405 .559 .731 51 .244 -7.2 -0.7 .451 .155 .136 .0
1962 35 MLN NL 55 45 2 1.2 101 .265 .176 .267 .208 .333 .176 .405 .384 .738 6 .079 -6.8 -0.7 .256 .020 .000
1963 36 TOT NL 67 60 2 0.9 93 .100 .070 .260 .117 .322 .123 .388 .239 .710 -32 .064 -10.1 -1.1 .208 .088 .053 .0
1963 36 MLN NL 33 29 1 0.9 89 .067 .038 .253 .138 .315 .115 .378 .253 .693 -26 .067 -4.4 -0.5 .240 .115 .077
1963 36 STL NL 34 31 1 0.9 97 .120 .097 .265 .097 .328 .129 .396 .226 .725 -38 .060 -5.7 -0.6 .179 .065 .032 .0
1964 37 TOT NL 51 35 7 5.4 97 .333 .273 .268 .333 .326 .455 .398 .788 .724 116 .622 0.7 0.1 .750 .250 .182 .0
1964 37 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .274 .000 .332 .000 .406 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1964 37 CHC NL 50 34 7 5.5 97 .345 .279 .268 .340 .326 .465 .398 .806 .724 121 .634 1.0 0.1 .774 .256 .186 .0
1965 38 TOT NL 28 20 3 4.0 93 .444 .308 .257 .308 .320 .346 .388 .654 .709 85 .490 -0.6 -0.1 .556 .077 .038 .0
1965 38 CHC NL 6 4 1 6.8 95 .400 .333 .260 .333 .324 .500 .394 .833 .718 130 .710 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .167 .0
1965 38 PHI NL 22 16 2 3.4 92 .462 .300 .256 .300 .319 .300 .387 .600 .706 72 .408 -0.8 -0.1 .429 .000 .000
1966 39 CAL AL 7 7 0 0.0 87 .200 .125 .245 .125 .311 .125 .378 .250 .689 -27 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .143 .000 .000
18 Yrs 1123 909 62 1.8 98 .236 .183 .260 .216 .326 .253 .402 .469 .729 29 .160 -100.5 -10.1 .360 .104 .070 3.4
162 Game Avg. 273 221 15 1.8 98 .236 .183 .260 .216 .326 .253 .402 .469 .729 29 .160 -100.5 -10.1 .360 .104 .070 1
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
MLN (13 yrs) 1003 816 51 1.7 98 .230 .178 .260 .212 .327 .246 .403 .458 .730 26 .137 -93.6 -9.4 .347 .100 .068 .0
STL (2 yrs) 35 32 1 0.8 97 .115 .094 .265 .094 .328 .125 .397 .219 .725 -40 .057 -6.0 -0.6 .172 .063 .031 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 56 38 8 5.7 97 .353 .286 .267 .340 .326 .469 .397 .809 .723 122 .643 1.2 0.1 .800 .265 .184 1.3
PHI (1 yr) 22 16 2 3.4 92 .462 .300 .256 .300 .319 .300 .387 .600 .706 72 .408 -0.8 -0.1 .429 .000 .000
CAL (2 yrs) 7 7 0 0.0 87 .200 .125 .245 .125 .311 .125 .378 .250 .689 -27 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .143 .000 .000
NL (15 yrs) 1116 902 62 1.8 98 .236 .183 .261 .217 .326 .254 .403 .471 .729 29 .162 -99.2 -10.0 .361 .105 .071 3.4
AL (3 yrs) 7 7 0 0.0 87 .200 .125 .245 .125 .311 .125 .378 .250 .689 -27 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .143 .000 .000

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
1957 30 MLN NL WS NYY W 3 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 2 0 0
1958 31 MLN NL WS NYY L 3 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 6 20 17 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .059 .111 .235 .346 4 0 0 2 0 0
2 WS 6 20 17 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .059 .111 .235 .346 4 0 0 2 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
1957 MLN NL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MLN NL 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MLN NL 32 DNP
2 Yrs (2 GP) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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
1951 24 BSN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1952 25 BSN NL 45 0.0% 17.8% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 2.67 4.4 1.33 60%
1953 26 MLN NL 58 0.0% 22.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.1 53.0 2.44 69%
1954 27 MLN NL 89 0.0% 15.7% 1.1% 1.1% 14% 14.00 5.6 19.8 1.52 75%
1955 28 MLN NL 92 0.0% 21.7% 3.3% 5.4% 25% 6.67 4.3 12.3 1.44 72%
1956 29 MLN NL 102 0.0% 15.7% 2.0% 1.0% 6% 8.00 5.4 10.8 1.22 71%
1957 30 MLN NL 97 2.1% 22.7% 3.1% 4.1% 31% 7.33 4.0 44.0 9.8 1.54 67%
1958 31 MLN NL 108 2.8% 22.2% 2.8% 4.6% 21% 8.00 4.1 33.0 6.6 2.47 67%
1959 32 MLN NL 113 0.0% 31.9% 2.7% 7.1% 38% 12.00 2.9 13.0 1.04 60%
1960 33 MLN NL 102 2.0% 21.6% 6.9% 4.9% 31% 3.14 4.1 45.5 22.8 1.32 67%
1961 34 MLN NL 108 2.8% 36.1% 1.9% 7.4% 38% 19.50 2.6 34.3 9.4 1.26 56%
1962 35 MLN NL 55 0.0% 30.9% 1.8% 0.0% 0% 17.00 3.0 51.0 1.55 62%
1963 36 TOT NL 67 0.0% 25.4% 1.5% 3.0% 50% 17.00 3.4 28.5 1.35 60%
1963 36 MLN NL 33 0.0% 33.3% 3.0% 3.0% 100% 11.00 2.4 26.0 1.80 45%
1963 36 STL NL 34 0.0% 17.7% 0.0% 2.9% 33% 5.2 31.0 1.17 74%
1964 37 TOT NL 51 3.9% 23.5% 5.9% 5.9% 25% 4.00 3.7 22.0 11.0 1.40 59%
1964 37 STL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1964 37 CHC NL 50 4.0% 24.0% 6.0% 6.0% 25% 4.00 3.6 21.5 10.8 1.56 58%
1965 38 TOT NL 28 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 3.6% 13% 3.3 0.71 64%
1965 38 CHC NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 50% 6.0 0.00 83%
1965 38 PHI NL 22 0.0% 31.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.9 1.25 59%
1966 39 CAL AL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 8.0 0.50 71%
18 Yrs 1123 1.1% 24.1% 2.9% 3.8% 23% 8.47 3.7 84.3 13.5 1.44 65%
MLB Averages 2.2% 13.2% 8.8% 6.5% 29% 1.51 6.7 40.2 8.5 1.03 74%
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
1950 23 NYY AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1951 24 BSN NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .38 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0
1952 25 BSN NL -5.1 -0.5 41 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 1.40 -0.6 -0.0 -8.2 -0.9 1.04 -6.0 0
1953 26 MLN NL -8.3 -0.8 55 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 .74 -0.6 0.1 -6.2 -0.6 0.93 -7.3 0
1954 27 MLN NL -16.0 -1.6 86 -1.4 0.5 -2.0 1.09 -1.4 0.1 -15.1 -1.5 1.03 -15.5 0
1955 28 MLN NL -6.3 -0.6 79 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 .81 -0.4 0.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.83 -4.6 0
1956 29 MLN NL -10.1 -1.0 90 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 .85 -1.0 -0.0 -7.9 -0.8 1.02 -10.0 0
1957 30 MLN NL -10.3 -1.0 97 -0.8 1.3 -2.0 1.09 -0.9 0.2 -9.4 -1.0 1.00 -9.5 0
1958 31 MLN NL -4.2 -0.4 109 -0.9 1.1 -2.0 .88 -0.6 -0.5 -7.0 -0.7 1.04 -5.7 0
1959 32 MLN NL -8.2 -0.8 114 -0.8 1.1 -2.0 .83 -0.7 -0.3 -7.4 -0.8 0.93 -7.0 0
1960 33 MLN NL -6.7 -0.7 103 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 .72 -0.7 -0.1 -10.3 -1.1 0.89 -8.3 0
1961 34 MLN NL -7.6 -0.8 109 -0.4 1.5 -1.9 .87 -0.3 -0.1 -3.9 -0.4 0.89 -3.2 0
1962 35 MLN NL -6.8 -0.7 53 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .77 -0.7 -0.1 -7.1 -0.7 0.91 -7.4 0
1963 36 TOT NL -10.1 -1.1 69 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 .87 -0.8 -0.0 -8.6 -0.9 0.97 -8.1 0
1963 36 MLN NL -4.4 -0.5 33 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .71 -0.3 -0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.92 -2.3 0
1963 36 STL NL -5.7 -0.6 36 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 1.01 -0.5 0.1 -5.8 -0.6 1.01 -5.8 0
1964 37 TOT NL 0.7 0.1 51 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .82 0.3 -0.6 -1.0 -0.1 0.99 2.1 0
1964 37 STL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.62 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.45 -0.2 0
1964 37 CHC NL 1.0 0.1 50 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 .80 0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -0.1 0.98 2.4 0
1965 38 TOT NL -0.6 -0.1 29 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 .92 -0.1 0.1 -1.5 -0.2 0.87 -1.3 0
1965 38 CHC NL 0.2 0.0 7 0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.30 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.00 0.0 0
1965 38 PHI NL -0.8 -0.1 22 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .80 -0.1 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.83 -1.3 0
1966 39 CAL AL -1.3 -0.1 7 0.1 0.1 -0.0 .51 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.0 0.93 -1.0 0
1967 40 CAL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
18 Yrs -101.1 -10.2 1093 -8.8 10.5 -19.3 .89 -8.8 -1.1 -96.5 -10.0 0.95 -92.9 0
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
1951 24 BSN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 25 BSN NL 1 0 13% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1953 26 MLN NL 2 0 44% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 43% 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 0
1954 27 MLN NL 2 0 30% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1955 28 MLN NL 1 0 44% 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 29 MLN NL 2 0 47% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 30% 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3
1957 30 MLN NL 3 0 60% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 31% 8 6 2 0 0 0 5 3 2
1958 31 MLN NL 1 0 32% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25% 10 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1959 32 MLN NL 3 0 56% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 46% 6 4 2 1 1 0 6 2 4
1960 33 MLN NL 0 0 41% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 46% 7 4 2 2 1 1 4 1 3
1961 34 MLN NL 4 0 35% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 38% 5 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1962 35 MLN NL 0 0 55% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17% 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1963 36 TOT NL 3 0 29% 22 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1963 36 MLN NL 3 0 50% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1963 36 STL NL 0 0 0% 6 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 37 TOT NL 0 0 29% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 67% 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1964 37 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 37 CHC NL 0 0 29% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 67% 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 38 TOT NL 0 0 38% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1965 38 CHC NL 0 0 0% 5 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 38 PHI NL 0 0 50% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1966 39 CAL 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 0
18 Yrs 22 0 41% 394 2 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 18 36% 62 46 14 7 3 3 32 13 19
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
1951 24 BSN NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 25 BSN NL 45 34% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 13 2 15% 13 1 8% 31 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1953 26 MLN NL 58 11% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 56% 10 0 0% 12 2 17% 32 2 6% 4 1 25% 4 3 75% 0
1954 27 MLN NL 89 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 21 0 0% 22 6 27% 64 5 8% 7 2 29% 4 2 50% 0
1955 28 MLN NL 92 9% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 7 0 0% 12 1 8% 37 5 14% 2 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1956 29 MLN NL 102 17% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 92% 22 1 5% 23 4 17% 72 9 13% 4 3 75% 2 1 50% 0
1957 30 MLN NL 97 24% 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 7 4 57% 22 4 18% 23 2 9% 70 7 10% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1958 31 MLN NL 108 30% 24 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 1 2 0 3 0 8 5 63% 27 4 15% 23 2 9% 87 12 14% 6 4 67% 0 0 0
1959 32 MLN NL 113 23% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 50% 22 0 0% 22 4 18% 76 9 12% 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 0
1960 33 MLN NL 102 20% 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 67% 13 2 15% 17 1 6% 54 2 4% 5 1 20% 3 0 0% 0
1961 34 MLN NL 108 37% 21 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 3 75% 16 0 0% 18 2 11% 66 8 12% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1962 35 MLN NL 55 26% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 10 1 10% 10 2 20% 29 1 3% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1963 36 TOT NL 67 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 14 0 0% 15 4 27% 45 2 4% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
1963 36 MLN NL 33 21% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 6 0 0% 5 1 20% 21 1 5% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1963 36 STL NL 34 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 0 0% 10 3 30% 24 1 4% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1964 37 TOT NL 51 47% 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 3 60% 13 0 0% 12 2 17% 35 2 6% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1964 37 STL NL 1 100% 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
1964 37 CHC NL 50 46% 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 3 60% 12 0 0% 11 2 18% 34 2 6% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1965 38 TOT NL 28 57% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 5 2 40% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1965 38 CHC NL 6 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1965 38 PHI NL 22 64% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 39 CAL AL 7 14% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 1 20% 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yrs 1123 26% 185 0 0 0 0 12 1 31 6 6 2 10 0 86 63 73% 216 14 6% 227 35 15% 715 65 9% 50 17 34% 34 18 53% 0
MLB Averages 51% 80% 11% 31% 14% 49% 53%
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
1951 24 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1952 25 50 46 36 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .111 .200 .111 .311 -11 4 2 1 6
1953 26 96 104 89 5 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 .146 .183 .146 .329 -9 13 2 1 11
1954 27 135 193 168 8 20 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 35 .119 .153 .125 .278 -24 21 2 3 16 2
1955 28 180 285 254 18 40 6 0 0 12 0 0 7 55 .157 .188 .181 .369 1 46 2 3 19 2 0
1956 29 225 387 340 27 56 7 0 0 20 0 0 9 71 .165 .193 .185 .379 4 63 3 4 30 4 0
1957 30 266 484 428 38 69 9 0 2 29 0 0 12 93 .161 .191 .196 .387 6 84 7 5 34 5 0
1958 31 313 592 527 49 93 10 1 5 44 0 0 15 117 .176 .206 .228 .434 19 120 11 6 39 5 0
1959 32 365 705 631 63 114 17 2 5 52 0 0 18 153 .181 .210 .238 .448 23 150 11 7 44 5 0
1960 33 411 807 722 74 130 20 2 7 56 0 0 25 175 .180 .214 .242 .457 26 175 13 8 46 6 0
1961 34 453 915 825 84 151 25 2 10 67 0 0 27 214 .183 .215 .255 .469 29 210 13 8 49 6 0
1962 35 492 970 876 90 160 25 2 10 68 0 0 28 231 .183 .214 .250 .464 27 219 14 9 51 6 0
1963 36 530 1037 933 92 164 26 3 10 70 1 0 29 248 .176 .208 .242 .451 24 226 14 11 58 6 0
1964 37 566 1088 977 98 176 26 4 12 74 1 0 32 260 .180 .214 .252 .466 28 246 14 12 61 6 0
1965 38 593 1116 1003 101 184 27 4 12 74 2 0 32 268 .183 .217 .254 .471 29 255 14 12 63 6 0
1966 39 647 1123 1011 101 185 27 4 12 75 2 0 32 271 .183 .216 .253 .469 29 256 14 12 63 6 0
1967 40 666 1123 1011 101 185 27 4 12 75 2 0 32 271 .183 .216 .253 .469 29 256 14 12 63 6 0

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
1951 24 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1952 25 47 48 37 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 .135 .238 .135 .373 1 45
1953 26 48 62 57 5 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 .193 .193 .193 .386 2 46
1954 27 41 94 84 4 8 1 0 0 5 0 1 15 .095 .124 .107 .231 1 39
1955 28 47 97 91 11 22 6 0 0 8 0 3 21 .242 .266 .308 .574 7 45
1956 29 47 107 91 11 18 1 0 0 10 0 2 17 .198 .219 .209 .428 4 45
1957 30 43 101 92 12 14 2 0 2 10 0 3 23 .152 .186 .239 .425 4 41
1958 31 49 114 105 12 26 1 1 3 17 0 3 25 .248 .275 .362 .637 11 47
1959 32 54 118 109 15 22 7 1 0 9 0 3 38 .202 .230 .284 .514 7 52
1960 33 48 108 96 14 18 3 0 2 5 0 8 23 .188 .255 .281 .536 7 46
1961 34 44 113 108 11 22 5 0 3 12 0 2 41 .204 .218 .333 .552 8 42
1962 35 39 56 52 7 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 .192 .222 .192 .415 2 39
1963 36 38 68 58 3 5 1 1 0 3 1 1 17 .086 .131 .138 .269 1 38
1964 37 36 52 45 6 13 0 1 2 4 0 3 12 .289 .347 .467 .814 7 36
1965 38 27 28 26 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 .308 .308 .346 .654 3 27
1966 39 54 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 54
16 Yrs 665 1175 1060 115 202 28 4 12 85 2 34 282 .191 .223 .258 .482 65 645
162 Game Avg. 162 286 258 28 49 7 1 3 21 0 8 69 .191 .223 .258 .482 16 645

* 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

Hall of Fame
1973 BBWAA ( 3.2%)
1974 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1975 BBWAA ( 3.0%)
1976 BBWAA ( 5.4%)
1977 BBWAA (22.2%)
1978 BBWAA (20.1%)
1979 BBWAA (12.3%)
1980 BBWAA (17.1%)
1981 BBWAA (12.0%)
1982 BBWAA (10.4%)
1983 BBWAA (11.5%)
1984 BBWAA (24.1%)
1985 BBWAA (20.8%)
1986 BBWAA (22.6%)
1987 BBWAA (23.2%)

All-Star Games
1957 *
1959-1 *
1959-2

Awards (yr lg award)
1957 NL Babe Ruth Award
1957 ML WS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1956 NL (22, 2%)
1957 NL (24, 1%)
1958 NL (11, 14%)
1959 NL (12, 4%)
0.21 Career Shares (727th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1958 ML (3, 19%)
0.19 Career Shares (157th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1956 NL  11 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1964 NL  born 1926-11-22 (8th)
1965 NL  born 1926-11-22 (5th)
1966 AL  born 1926-11-22 (2nd)
1967 AL  born 1926-11-22 (2nd)

             

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Claude Osteen (981)
  2. Charlie Root (978)
  3. Mudcat Grant (973)
  4. Fergie Jenkins (970) *
  5. Rube Walberg (967)
  6. Ray Sadecki (967)
  7. Jim Perry (967)
  8. Jack Quinn (966)
  9. Lee Meadows (966)
  10. Larry French (965)
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  1. Frank Lary (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Frank Lary (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frank Lary (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Charlie Root (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Claude Osteen (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Bunning (975) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Rube Walberg (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Charlie Root (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Charlie Root (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Charlie Root (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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