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Smoky Burgess

Forrest Harrill Burgess

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 6, 1927 in Caroleen, NC
High School: Tri HS (Corleen, NC)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Redlegs/Phillies/WhiteSox/Cubs 1949-1967

Final Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 40)
Died: September 15, 1991 in Asheville, NC
Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Spindale, NC
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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
1949 22 CHC NL 46 60 56 4 15 0 0 1 12 0 4 4 .268 .317 .321 .638 74 18 1 0 0 /2
1951 24 CHC NL 94 238 219 21 55 4 2 2 20 2 0 21 12 .251 .317 .315 .632 69 69 10 0 0 2
1952 25 PHI NL 110 424 371 49 110 27 2 6 56 3 1 49 21 .296 .380 .429 .809 125 159 4 1 3 *2
1953 26 PHI NL 102 351 312 31 91 17 5 4 36 3 2 37 17 .292 .370 .417 .787 105 130 11 2 0 2
1954 27 PHI NL 108 392 345 41 127 27 5 4 46 1 5 42 11 .368 .432 .510 .942 145 176 10 0 1 4 2 AS
1955 28 TOT NL 123 501 442 71 133 17 3 21 78 1 1 50 36 .301 .369 .495 .864 123 219 14 1 2 6 5 *2 AS
1955 28 PHI NL 7 24 21 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 .190 .292 .429 .720 90 9 3 0 0 0 1 /2
1955 28 CIN NL 116 477 421 67 129 15 3 20 77 1 1 47 35 .306 .373 .499 .871 125 210 11 1 2 6 4 *2
1956 29 CIN NL 90 258 229 28 63 10 0 12 39 0 1 26 18 .275 .346 .476 .822 114 109 5 0 1 2 4 2
1957 30 CIN NL 90 232 205 29 58 14 1 14 39 0 0 24 16 .283 .353 .566 .919 137 116 4 0 0 3 5 2
1958 31 CIN NL 99 274 251 28 71 12 1 6 31 0 0 22 20 .283 .343 .410 .753 94 103 8 1 0 0 3 2
1959 32 PIT NL 114 418 377 41 112 28 5 11 59 0 0 31 16 .297 .349 .485 .834 122 183 10 2 2 6 9 2 AS
1960 33 PIT NL 110 376 337 33 99 15 2 7 39 0 1 35 13 .294 .356 .412 .769 110 139 6 0 0 4 12 2 AS,MVP-20
1961 34 PIT NL 100 356 323 37 98 17 3 12 52 1 0 30 16 .303 .365 .486 .851 125 157 7 2 0 1 8 2 AS
1962 35 PIT NL 103 399 360 38 118 19 2 13 61 0 1 31 19 .328 .375 .500 .875 132 180 6 0 2 6 9 2
1963 36 PIT NL 91 293 264 20 74 10 1 6 37 0 1 24 14 .280 .338 .394 .732 111 104 12 1 0 4 8 2
1964 37 TOT MLB 75 195 176 10 43 3 1 3 18 2 1 15 14 .244 .307 .324 .631 79 57 9 1 2 0 5 2 AS
1964 37 PIT NL 68 188 171 9 42 3 1 2 17 2 1 13 14 .246 .303 .310 .613 74 53 9 1 2 0 3 2
1964 37 CHW AL 7 7 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .200 .429 .800 1.229 238 4 0 0 0 0 2
1965 38 CHW AL 80 89 77 2 22 4 0 2 24 0 0 11 7 .286 .371 .416 .786 131 32 2 0 0 1 4 /2
1966 39 CHW AL 79 80 67 0 21 5 0 0 15 0 0 11 8 .313 .413 .388 .801 140 26 0 1 0 1 2 /2
1967 40 CHW AL 77 76 60 2 8 1 0 2 11 0 0 14 8 .133 .303 .250 .553 70 15 2 1 0 1 6
18 Yrs 1691 5012 4471 485 1318 230 33 126 673 13 14 477 270 .295 .362 .446 .807 116 1992 121 13 13 39 80
162 Game Avg. 162 480 428 46 126 22 3 12 64 1 46 26 .295 .362 .446 .807 116 191 12 1 1
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
PIT (6 yrs) 586 2030 1832 178 543 92 14 51 265 3 4 164 92 .296 .352 .445 .798 116 816 50 6 6 21 49
PHI (4 yrs) 327 1191 1049 125 332 73 12 15 139 7 8 131 50 .316 .393 .452 .844 125 474 28 3 4 4 1
CIN (4 yrs) 395 1241 1106 152 321 51 5 52 186 1 2 119 89 .290 .357 .486 .843 118 538 28 2 3 11 16
CHW (4 yrs) 243 252 209 5 52 10 0 5 51 0 0 38 23 .249 .365 .368 .734 119 77 4 2 0 3 14
CHC (2 yrs) 140 298 275 25 70 4 2 3 32 2 0 25 16 .255 .317 .316 .633 70 87 11 0 0
NL (15 yrs) 1448 4760 4262 480 1266 220 33 121 622 13 14 439 247 .297 .361 .449 .811 116 1915 117 11 13 36 66
AL (4 yrs) 243 252 209 5 52 10 0 5 51 0 0 38 23 .249 .365 .368 .734 119 77 4 2 0 3 14

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1949 22 CHC NL 46 60 -2 -0 0 1 0 -0 -0.1 2 2 0.2 .499 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /2
1951 24 CHC NL 94 238 -9 0 -1 0 2 -7 -0.7 9 2 0.2 .492 .496 0.2 0.2 2 2
1952 25 PHI NL 110 424 14 -1 1 0 4 16 1.7 16 32 3.4 .516 .511 3.4 0.4 32 *2
1953 26 PHI NL 102 351 6 -0 -1 0 3 8 0.7 13 21 2.0 .507 .505 2.1 0.2 21 2
1954 27 PHI NL 108 392 24 -1 -1 -1 3 25 2.4 15 40 3.9 .523 .515 4.1 0.2 41 2 AS
1955 28 PHI NL 7 24 0 -0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.0 .488 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /2 AS
1955 28 CIN NL 116 477 14 -2 -0 -1 5 16 1.4 18 34 3.2 .514 .510 3.5 0.2 35 *2 AS
1956 29 CIN NL 90 258 5 -0 2 0 2 10 0.9 10 20 1.9 .512 .506 2.1 0.1 19 2
1957 30 CIN NL 90 232 11 -2 0 -2 2 10 1.0 9 19 1.8 .512 .506 2.1 -0.1 21 2
1958 31 CIN NL 99 274 -2 -2 -2 3 3 1 0.0 10 11 1.1 .501 .501 0.8 0.6 8 2
1959 32 PIT NL 114 418 8 -2 0 0 5 12 1.3 16 28 2.9 .511 .508 2.9 0.6 28 2 AS
1960 33 PIT NL 110 376 6 -1 -0 8 5 17 1.8 14 32 3.3 .517 .512 2.5 1.4 24 2 AS,MVP-20
1961 34 PIT NL 100 356 11 -1 -0 3 5 18 1.8 14 31 3.2 .518 .511 2.9 0.8 28 2 AS
1962 35 PIT NL 103 399 11 -2 -0 1 5 16 1.6 15 30 3.1 .515 .510 3.0 0.7 30 2
1963 36 PIT NL 91 293 5 -1 -1 1 4 7 0.8 11 18 2.0 .509 .505 1.9 0.6 17 2
1964 37 PIT NL 68 188 -6 -0 -1 -2 2 -7 -0.8 7 -0 -0.0 .488 .495 0.2 0.1 2 2 AS
1964 37 CHW AL 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $28,500 AS
1965 38 CHW AL 80 89 3 0 1 1 0 5 0.5 3 8 0.8 .507 .503 0.7 0.1 7 $28,500 /2
1966 39 CHW AL 79 80 3 -0 0 0 0 4 0.4 3 6 0.7 .505 .503 0.7 -0.1 6 /2
1967 40 CHW AL 77 76 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.5 2 -1 -0.2 .494 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -1
18 Seasons 1691 5012 101 -16 -4 12 52 145 14.3 188 332 33.3 .509 .505 32.9 6.1 320 $57,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
PIT (6 yrs) 586 2030 36 -8 -3 11 26 62 6.6 77 139 14.5 .511 .507 13.2 4.1 128
PHI (4 yrs) 327 1191 44 -3 -2 -1 10 48 4.7 45 93 9.2 .515 .508 9.6 0.9 94
CIN (4 yrs) 395 1241 29 -5 1 0 12 36 3.2 47 83 8.0 .510 .506 8.5 0.8 83
CHW (4 yrs) 243 252 3 0 1 1 0 5 0.5 8 14 1.3 .502 .501 1.3 -0.1 12 $57,000
CHC (2 yrs) 140 298 -10 0 -0 1 2 -7 -0.8 11 4 0.4 .495 .498 0.3 0.3 3

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
1949 22 CHC NL 60 42 6 3.8 100 .275 .268 .266 .317 .338 .321 .397 .638 .736 74 .418 -2.1 -0.2 .524 .125 .054 .0
1951 24 CHC NL 238 174 22 3.4 105 .259 .251 .270 .317 .344 .315 .409 .632 .753 69 .373 -9.8 -1.0 .529 .169 .064 2.0
1952 25 PHI NL 424 269 60 6.0 96 .302 .296 .260 .380 .333 .429 .388 .809 .721 125 .660 14.6 1.5 .793 .270 .132 4.0
1953 26 PHI NL 351 234 48 5.4 110 .299 .292 .274 .370 .345 .417 .427 .787 .773 105 .553 3.2 0.3 .726 .247 .125 3.4
1954 27 PHI NL 392 238 75 8.5 109 .368 .368 .274 .432 .345 .510 .424 .942 .769 145 .738 25.6 2.4 .918 .252 .142 1.6
1955 28 TOT NL 501 332 80 6.4 110 .286 .301 .271 .369 .343 .495 .429 .864 .772 123 .643 15.1 1.5 .833 .308 .195 1.9
1955 28 PHI NL 24 20 2 2.7 104 .158 .190 .263 .292 .334 .429 .417 .720 .751 90 .264 -0.3 -0.0 .600 .381 .238 .0
1955 28 CIN NL 477 312 78 6.7 110 .293 .306 .271 .373 .343 .499 .430 .871 .773 125 .658 15.4 1.5 .849 .304 .192 1.9
1956 29 CIN NL 258 175 37 5.6 107 .254 .275 .270 .346 .338 .476 .426 .822 .764 114 .606 4.8 0.5 .779 .310 .201 .0
1957 30 CIN NL 232 154 41 7.2 108 .247 .283 .276 .353 .340 .566 .427 .919 .766 137 .693 10.9 1.1 .927 .400 .283 .0
1958 31 CIN NL 274 188 34 4.9 111 .289 .283 .277 .343 .346 .410 .432 .753 .778 94 .519 -2.3 -0.2 .670 .215 .127 .0
1959 32 PIT NL 418 283 62 5.9 103 .284 .297 .268 .349 .334 .485 .415 .834 .748 122 .607 12.1 1.2 .785 .271 .188 .0
1960 33 PIT NL 376 249 50 5.4 100 .287 .294 .264 .356 .330 .412 .406 .769 .736 110 .596 5.2 0.5 .706 .220 .119 .0
1961 34 PIT NL 356 233 57 6.5 105 .291 .303 .269 .365 .335 .486 .419 .851 .754 125 .650 11.5 1.1 .819 .279 .183 1.8
1962 35 PIT NL 399 257 68 7.1 104 .314 .328 .271 .375 .339 .500 .412 .875 .750 132 .691 16.9 1.7 .843 .256 .172 .0
1963 36 PIT NL 293 207 32 4.2 89 .274 .280 .254 .338 .316 .394 .380 .732 .696 111 .528 4.2 0.4 .631 .201 .114 .0
1964 37 TOT MLB 195 145 16 3.0 93 .252 .244 .262 .307 .320 .324 .389 .631 .709 79 .356 -5.0 -0.5 .517 .170 .080 2.4
1964 37 PIT NL 188 141 14 2.7 93 .258 .246 .262 .303 .320 .310 .389 .613 .709 74 .313 -6.0 -0.6 .489 .146 .064 2.0
1964 37 CHW AL 7 4 2 13.5 94 .000 .200 .252 .429 .320 .800 .392 1.229 .712 238 .892 1.0 0.1 1.500 1.000 .600 .0
1965 38 CHW AL 89 58 12 5.6 86 .290 .286 .243 .371 .311 .416 .372 .786 .683 131 .644 3.6 0.4 .754 .273 .130 .0
1966 39 CHW AL 80 47 12 6.9 84 .350 .313 .240 .413 .306 .388 .371 .801 .676 140 .738 4.5 0.5 .826 .239 .075
1967 40 CHW AL 76 55 5 2.5 80 .118 .133 .237 .303 .305 .250 .355 .553 .660 70 .317 -1.5 -0.2 .556 .350 .117 .0
18 Yrs 5012 3340 717 5.8 103 .290 .295 .267 .362 .335 .446 .411 .807 .747 116 .612 111.5 10.9 .755 .257 .151 23.6
162 Game Avg. 480 320 69 5.8 103 .290 .295 .267 .362 .335 .446 .411 .807 .747 116 .612 11 1 .755 .257 .151 2
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PIT (6 yrs) 2030 1370 283 5.5 100 .288 .296 .266 .352 .330 .445 .406 .798 .736 116 .602 44.0 4.3 .733 .238 .149 5.7
PHI (4 yrs) 1191 761 185 6.5 105 .321 .316 .269 .393 .341 .452 .412 .844 .753 125 .655 43.1 4.2 .806 .259 .135 9.5
CIN (4 yrs) 1241 829 190 6.2 109 .276 .290 .273 .357 .342 .486 .429 .843 .771 118 .628 28.7 2.8 .807 .303 .196 2.0
CHW (4 yrs) 252 164 31 5.1 84 .255 .249 .240 .365 .308 .368 .367 .734 .675 119 .619 7.6 0.8 .727 .301 .120 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 298 216 28 3.5 104 .262 .255 .269 .317 .343 .316 .406 .633 .750 70 .382 -12.0 -1.2 .528 .160 .062 2.4
NL (15 yrs) 4760 3176 686 5.8 104 .291 .297 .269 .361 .337 .449 .413 .811 .750 116 .611 103.8 10.1 .756 .255 .152 23.5
AL (4 yrs) 252 164 31 5.1 84 .255 .249 .240 .365 .308 .368 .367 .734 .675 119 .619 7.6 0.8 .727 .301 .120 .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
1960 33 PIT NL WS NYY W 5 20 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .389 .789 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 20 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .389 .789 7 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
1954 PHI NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CIN NL 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 PIT NL 32 DNP
1959 PIT NL 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PIT NL 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PIT NL 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 PIT NL 34 as C 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1961 PIT NL 34 as C 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 PIT NL 37 DNP
6 Yrs (7 GP) 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 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
1949 22 CHC NL 60 1.7% 6.7% 6.7% 1.7% 7% 1.00 14.0 56.0 4.7 1.11 85%
1951 24 CHC NL 238 0.8% 5.0% 8.8% 3.4% 15% 0.57 18.3 109.5 11.0 1.03 86%
1952 25 PHI NL 424 1.4% 5.0% 11.6% 8.3% 32% 0.43 17.7 61.8 6.6 1.03 81%
1953 26 PHI NL 351 1.1% 4.8% 10.5% 7.4% 29% 0.46 18.4 78.0 8.7 0.98 83%
1954 27 PHI NL 392 1.0% 2.8% 10.7% 9.2% 28% 0.26 31.4 86.3 7.5 0.93 85%
1955 28 TOT NL 501 4.2% 7.2% 10.0% 8.2% 31% 0.72 12.3 21.0 5.7 1.04 78%
1955 28 PHI NL 24 4.2% 4.2% 12.5% 12.5% 75% 0.33 21.0 21.0 21.0 3.50 79%
1955 28 CIN NL 477 4.2% 7.3% 9.9% 8.0% 30% 0.74 12.0 21.1 5.5 0.96 78%
1956 29 CIN NL 258 4.7% 7.0% 10.1% 8.5% 35% 0.69 12.7 19.1 5.9 1.08 78%
1957 30 CIN NL 232 6.0% 6.9% 10.3% 12.5% 50% 0.67 12.8 14.6 5.3 0.82 77%
1958 31 CIN NL 274 2.2% 7.3% 8.0% 6.9% 27% 0.91 12.6 41.8 8.1 0.87 82%
1959 32 PIT NL 418 2.6% 3.8% 7.4% 10.5% 39% 0.52 23.6 34.3 6.4 0.99 85%
1960 33 PIT NL 376 1.9% 3.5% 9.3% 6.4% 24% 0.37 25.9 48.1 8.6 0.88 85%
1961 34 PIT NL 356 3.4% 4.5% 8.4% 9.0% 33% 0.53 20.2 26.9 6.2 1.15 83%
1962 35 PIT NL 399 3.3% 4.8% 7.8% 8.5% 29% 0.61 18.9 27.7 5.9 1.10 84%
1963 36 PIT NL 293 2.1% 4.8% 8.2% 5.8% 23% 0.58 18.9 44.0 7.1 0.96 85%
1964 37 TOT MLB 195 1.5% 7.2% 7.7% 3.6% 16% 0.93 12.6 58.7 9.8 1.37 82%
1964 37 PIT NL 188 1.1% 7.5% 6.9% 3.2% 14% 1.08 12.2 85.5 10.1 1.38 82%
1964 37 CHW AL 7 14.3% 0.0% 28.6% 14.3% 100% 0.00 5.0 5.0 1.00 57%
1965 38 CHW AL 89 2.3% 7.9% 12.4% 6.7% 27% 0.64 11.0 38.5 3.2 1.17 78%
1966 39 CHW AL 80 0.0% 10.0% 13.8% 6.3% 24% 0.73 8.4 4.5 0.95 75%
1967 40 CHW AL 76 2.6% 10.5% 18.4% 4.0% 38% 0.57 7.5 30.0 5.5 1.04 67%
18 Yrs 5012 2.5% 5.4% 9.5% 7.8% 30% 0.57 16.6 35.5 6.6 1.01 82%
MLB Averages 2.2% 13.0% 8.8% 6.5% 28% 1.47 6.8 40.5 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
1949 22 CHC NL -2.1 -0.2 31 0.3 1.0 -0.7 1.36 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.15 0.4 1.29 24
1951 24 CHC NL -9.8 -1.0 217 -1.3 4.0 -5.2 1.29 -0.9 -0.0 -10.9 -1.1 0.98 -11.6 2.26 29
1952 25 PHI NL 14.6 1.5 386 1.6 7.5 -6.0 1.03 1.7 -0.2 19.1 2.0 0.96 18.5 1.41 6
1953 26 PHI NL 3.2 0.3 305 1.0 6.1 -5.1 1.01 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.2 0.94 1.9 3.92 9
1954 27 PHI NL 25.6 2.4 361 0.7 7.7 -7.0 1.15 1.6 -1.0 12.2 1.2 0.97 14.7 1.75 13
1955 28 TOT NL 15.1 1.5 506 1.7 10.0 -8.3 1.02 2.6 -1.0 29.9 2.8 0.97 28.6 1.58 9
1955 28 PHI NL -0.3 -0.0 25 0.0 0.4 -0.4 .85 0.1 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.99 0.4 1.85 0
1955 28 CIN NL 15.4 1.5 481 1.6 9.6 -7.9 1.03 2.5 -0.9 31.0 2.9 0.97 28.3 1.58 9
1956 29 CIN NL 4.8 0.5 262 0.8 5.5 -4.7 1.18 0.8 -0.1 12.8 1.2 1.01 11.2 1.88 29
1957 30 CIN NL 10.9 1.1 233 2.0 6.9 -4.8 1.29 1.3 0.3 14.3 1.4 1.03 14.1 2.27 39
1958 31 CIN NL -2.3 -0.2 279 0.5 6.9 -6.4 1.32 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 1.00 1.2 2.46 40
1959 32 PIT NL 12.1 1.2 406 0.9 8.2 -7.3 1.11 1.1 -0.3 13.4 1.3 0.95 15.7 2.98 17
1960 33 PIT NL 5.2 0.5 379 0.8 6.7 -6.0 1.01 0.7 0.0 14.7 1.5 0.96 12.8 2.54 20
1961 34 PIT NL 11.5 1.1 361 0.6 6.9 -6.3 1.05 1.2 -0.6 12.9 1.3 0.97 12.2 2.74 14
1962 35 PIT NL 16.9 1.7 402 1.7 8.6 -6.9 1.07 1.2 0.4 24.8 2.4 0.95 16.5 2.75 5
1963 36 PIT NL 4.2 0.4 294 1.2 6.3 -5.1 1.18 0.9 0.1 10.2 1.1 0.95 10.9 1.87 18
1964 37 TOT MLB -5.0 -0.5 199 -0.8 3.4 -4.1 1.15 -0.9 0.2 -10.8 -1.1 1.01 -9.6 2.48 26
1964 37 PIT NL -6.0 -0.6 192 -0.7 3.1 -3.8 1.09 -0.9 0.3 -10.3 -1.1 1.00 -9.8 2.45 21
1964 37 CHW AL 1.0 0.1 7 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 2.60 0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 1.44 0.3 2.60 5
1965 38 CHW AL 3.6 0.4 89 1.1 4.0 -2.9 2.13 0.4 0.1 7.1 0.8 1.30 5.1 2.35 65
1966 39 CHW AL 4.5 0.5 80 2.2 3.9 -1.7 1.96 0.5 0.6 6.8 0.8 1.13 3.5 1.94 66
1967 40 CHW AL -1.5 -0.2 76 -0.3 2.2 -2.5 2.21 -0.2 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 1.22 -3.2 2.21 60
18 Yrs 111.5 10.9 4866 14.7 105.8 -91.1 1.16 12.8 -0.1 157.5 15.4 0.98 143.2 2.21 489
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 OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1949 22 CHC NL 0 0 17% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1951 24 CHC NL 4 0 26% 67 2 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 4 30% 15 10 5 1 1 0 4 2 1
1952 25 PHI NL 6 0 28% 162 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 2 5 2 5 48% 22 14 7 5 3 2 19 5 13
1953 26 PHI NL 8 0 21% 119 3 2 60% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 1 3 42% 14 9 5 1 1 0 9 4 5
1954 27 PHI NL 5 0 22% 154 1 5 17% 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 29% 22 18 4 3 3 0 9 3 6
1955 28 TOT NL 5 0 31% 180 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 2 3 7 36% 36 31 4 4 0 4 22 5 14
1955 28 PHI NL 1 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 40% 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1
1955 28 CIN NL 4 0 30% 177 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 4 2 2 6 35% 34 30 3 4 0 4 19 4 13
1956 29 CIN NL 4 0 21% 76 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 8 26% 15 11 3 4 2 2 4 3 1
1957 30 CIN NL 5 0 22% 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 3 14% 11 11 0 4 4 0 7 3 3
1958 31 CIN NL 4 0 25% 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 2 1 5 29% 12 8 3 1 1 0 11 4 4
1959 32 PIT NL 5 0 22% 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 6 36% 20 16 4 3 1 2 13 5 7
1960 33 PIT NL 10 0 21% 133 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 4 36% 15 10 5 6 5 1 7 2 4
1961 34 PIT NL 7 0 21% 145 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 1 1 3 40% 18 12 6 3 1 2 9 3 4
1962 35 PIT NL 2 0 18% 148 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 4 7 33% 21 17 4 6 4 1 13 3 8
1963 36 PIT NL 9 0 15% 106 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 28% 13 12 1 4 2 1 8 2 5
1964 37 TOT MLB 3 0 13% 57 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 31% 6 5 1 2 2 0 5 2 3
1964 37 PIT NL 3 0 13% 57 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 31% 6 5 1 2 2 0 5 2 3
1964 37 CHW 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 0 0 0 0
1965 38 CHW AL 2 0 0% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 39 CHW AL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1967 40 CHW 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 0 0 0 0
18 Yrs 80 0 21% 1676 13 14 48% 10 11 0 2 0 0 6 0 70 0 19 14 21 75 34% 243 187 52 47 30 15 143 48 79
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm 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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1949 22 CHC NL 60 94% 15 24 8 1 5 1.29 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 8% 4 2 50% 32 5 16% 2 1 50% 3 2 67% 0
1951 24 CHC NL 238 91% 55 29 4 0 3 2.26 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 52 10 19% 24 7 29% 153 16 10% 17 6 35% 11 4 36% 0
1952 25 PHI NL 424 88% 110 6 2 0 1 1.41 6 0 12 6 0 3 3 0 3 3 100% 57 4 7% 32 15 47% 226 51 23% 26 17 65% 12 8 67% 0
1953 26 PHI NL 351 80% 91 9 3 0 2 3.92 4 0 15 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 48 11 23% 26 8 31% 186 33 18% 18 13 72% 10 6 60% 0
1954 27 PHI NL 392 86% 127 13 5 1 3 1.75 4 0 8 4 0 3 1 0 2 1 50% 80 10 13% 30 8 27% 244 37 15% 26 10 38% 18 12 67% 0
1955 28 TOT NL 501 71% 133 9 3 0 3 1.58 21 2 15 18 3 16 5 0 2 2 100% 116 14 12% 53 17 32% 332 61 18% 29 16 55% 23 13 57% 0
1955 28 PHI NL 24 100% 4 0 0 0 0 1.85 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 50% 3 1 33% 16 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1955 28 CIN NL 477 69% 129 9 3 0 3 1.58 20 2 15 17 3 16 4 0 2 2 100% 110 11 10% 50 16 32% 316 61 19% 27 16 59% 22 12 55% 0
1956 29 CIN NL 258 72% 63 29 7 2 5 1.88 12 0 12 7 5 5 7 0 1 1 100% 71 5 7% 24 8 33% 190 28 15% 15 9 60% 7 6 86% 0
1957 30 CIN NL 232 78% 58 39 11 1 9 2.27 14 0 9 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 61 4 7% 28 10 36% 176 27 15% 14 9 64% 7 1 14% 0
1958 31 CIN NL 274 70% 71 40 11 3 10 2.46 6 0 8 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 49 8 16% 15 2 13% 189 26 14% 13 7 54% 4 2 50% 0
1959 32 PIT NL 418 78% 112 17 7 2 5 2.98 11 0 10 8 3 6 5 0 2 2 100% 95 10 11% 43 16 37% 264 49 19% 24 13 54% 15 12 80% 0
1960 33 PIT NL 376 87% 99 20 9 1 7 2.54 7 0 6 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 73 6 8% 31 13 42% 242 34 14% 15 6 40% 15 8 53% 0
1961 34 PIT NL 356 90% 98 14 4 0 4 2.74 12 0 12 12 0 3 9 0 0 0 73 7 10% 31 8 26% 240 44 18% 25 12 48% 16 9 56% 0
1962 35 PIT NL 399 85% 118 5 1 0 0 2.75 13 0 7 10 3 4 9 0 3 2 67% 82 6 7% 36 16 44% 259 49 19% 25 16 64% 21 14 67% 0
1963 36 PIT NL 293 85% 74 18 6 0 7 1.87 6 0 8 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 54 12 22% 18 8 44% 174 33 19% 20 13 65% 7 5 71% 0
1964 37 TOT MLB 195 91% 43 26 8 1 3 2.48 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 100% 34 9 26% 20 6 30% 127 15 12% 14 7 50% 11 9 82% 0
1964 37 PIT NL 188 91% 42 21 7 0 2 2.45 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 32 9 28% 19 6 32% 116 15 13% 13 7 54% 11 9 82% 0
1964 37 CHW AL 7 100% 1 5 1 1 1 2.60 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1965 38 CHW AL 89 88% 22 65 20 2 18 2.35 2 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 2 6% 13 3 23% 106 22 21% 24 13 54% 3 1 33% 0
1966 39 CHW AL 80 93% 21 66 21 0 11 1.94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0% 7 2 29% 71 16 23% 12 6 50% 2 1 50% 0
1967 40 CHW AL 76 83% 8 60 8 2 9 2.21 2 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 2 10% 4 2 50% 88 9 10% 9 4 44% 1 0 0% 0
18 Yrs 5012 82% 1318 489 138 16 105 2.21 126 2 155 104 22 67 59 0 15 13 87% 1033 121 12% 439 151 34% 3299 555 17% 328 178 54% 186 113 61% 0
MLB Averages 51% 81% 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 % DPopp DPs 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
1949 22 46 60 56 4 15 0 0 1 12 0 4 4 .268 .317 .321 .638 74 18 1 0 0
1950 23 46 60 56 4 15 0 0 1 12 0 4 4 .268 .317 .321 .638 74 18 1 0 0
1951 24 140 298 275 25 70 4 2 3 32 2 0 25 16 .255 .317 .316 .633 70 87 11 0 0
1952 25 250 722 646 74 180 31 4 9 88 5 1 74 37 .279 .354 .381 .734 101 246 15 1 3
1953 26 352 1073 958 105 271 48 9 13 124 8 3 111 54 .283 .359 .392 .752 102 376 26 3 3
1954 27 460 1465 1303 146 398 75 14 17 170 9 8 153 65 .305 .379 .424 .802 114 552 36 3 4 4
1955 28 583 1966 1745 217 531 92 17 38 248 10 9 203 101 .304 .376 .442 .818 116 771 50 4 6 10 5
1956 29 673 2224 1974 245 594 102 17 50 287 10 10 229 119 .301 .373 .446 .818 116 880 55 4 7 12 9
1957 30 763 2456 2179 274 652 116 18 64 326 10 10 253 135 .299 .371 .457 .828 118 996 59 4 7 15 14
1958 31 862 2730 2430 302 723 128 19 70 357 10 10 275 155 .298 .368 .452 .820 116 1099 67 5 7 15 17
1959 32 976 3148 2807 343 835 156 24 81 416 10 10 306 171 .297 .365 .457 .822 116 1282 77 7 9 21 26
1960 33 1086 3524 3144 376 934 171 26 88 455 10 11 341 184 .297 .365 .452 .816 116 1421 83 7 9 25 38
1961 34 1186 3880 3467 413 1032 188 29 100 507 11 11 371 200 .298 .365 .455 .820 117 1578 90 9 9 26 46
1962 35 1289 4279 3827 451 1150 207 31 113 568 11 12 402 219 .300 .366 .459 .825 118 1758 96 9 11 32 55
1963 36 1380 4572 4091 471 1224 217 32 119 605 11 13 426 233 .299 .364 .455 .819 118 1862 108 10 11 36 63
1964 37 1455 4767 4267 481 1267 220 33 122 623 13 14 441 247 .297 .362 .450 .811 116 1919 117 11 13 36 68
1965 38 1535 4856 4344 483 1289 224 33 124 647 13 14 452 254 .297 .362 .449 .811 116 1951 119 11 13 37 72
1966 39 1614 4936 4411 483 1310 229 33 124 662 13 14 463 262 .297 .363 .448 .811 117 1977 119 12 13 38 74
1967 40 1691 5012 4471 485 1318 230 33 126 673 13 14 477 270 .295 .362 .446 .807 116 1992 121 13 13 39 80

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
1949 22 48 63 59 4 16 0 0 1 13 0 4 4 .271 .317 .322 .639 6 46
1951 24 98 247 226 21 56 4 2 2 20 2 21 12 .248 .312 .310 .621 22 94
1952 25 115 449 392 54 119 29 2 6 62 3 53 22 .304 .388 .434 .822 67 110
1953 26 106 359 320 30 90 17 5 4 34 3 37 18 .281 .359 .403 .762 46 102
1954 27 114 407 359 42 130 28 5 4 47 1 43 12 .362 .426 .501 .928 78 108
1955 28 129 518 459 70 134 17 3 21 76 1 50 38 .292 .359 .479 .838 80 123
1956 29 94 269 239 29 66 10 0 13 41 0 27 19 .276 .347 .481 .828 40 90
1957 30 94 240 213 29 59 14 1 14 39 0 24 17 .277 .346 .549 .895 42 90
1958 31 104 284 261 28 72 12 1 6 31 0 22 21 .276 .335 .398 .733 35 99
1959 32 119 439 396 44 119 30 5 12 63 0 33 17 .301 .352 .492 .845 69 114
1960 33 115 396 355 36 106 16 2 7 42 0 37 14 .299 .361 .414 .775 54 110
1961 34 105 370 336 38 101 18 3 12 53 1 31 17 .301 .362 .479 .841 59 100
1962 35 103 396 358 37 116 19 2 13 60 0 30 19 .324 .371 .497 .868 67 103
1963 36 91 302 271 23 81 11 1 7 43 0 26 14 .299 .358 .424 .782 41 91
1964 37 75 199 180 11 47 3 1 3 21 2 16 14 .261 .325 .339 .664 20 75
1965 38 80 92 79 2 24 4 0 2 28 0 12 7 .304 .391 .430 .822 14 80
1966 39 79 85 70 0 24 6 0 0 18 0 13 8 .343 .447 .429 .876 13 79
1967 40 77 82 62 3 10 1 0 2 15 0 18 8 .161 .354 .274 .628 6 77
18 Yrs 1746 5197 4635 501 1370 239 33 129 706 13 497 281 .296 .363 .445 .808 759 1691
162 Game Avg. 162 482 430 46 127 22 3 12 66 1 46 26 .296 .363 .445 .808 70 1691
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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 ( 0.3%)
1974 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

All-Star Games
1954 *
1955 *
1959-1
1959-2 *
1960-1 *
1960-2 *
1961-1 (C)
1961-2 (C)
1964

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1960 NL (20, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1521st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1960 NL  1.4 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1954 NL  .368 (6th)**

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1954 NL  26 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1954 NL  2.4 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1959 NL  6 (8th)
1962 NL  6 (10th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1960 NL  12 (5th)
1962 NL  9 (9th)
Career  80 (178th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1955 NL  14 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Career  16.6 (220th)

Oldest s c a p y
1964 NL  born 1927-02-06 (9th)
1964 AL  born 1927-02-06 (9th)
1965 AL  born 1927-02-06 (6th)
1966 AL  born 1927-02-06 (3rd)
1967 AL  born 1927-02-06 (3rd)

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 46 (426), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 34 (233), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (27th), 33.3 career WAR/22.9 7yr-peak WAR/28.1 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Spud Davis (916)
  2. Walker Cooper (908)
  3. Mike Lieberthal (898)
  4. Bengie Molina (895)
  5. Sandy Alomar (892)
  6. Frankie Hayes (889)
  7. Terry Kennedy (881)
  8. Jack Clements (880)
  9. Thurman Munson (880)
  10. Ramon Hernandez (873)
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  1. Earl Grace (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Don Slaught (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Earl Smith (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Earl Smith (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Earl Smith (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Earl Smith (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Earl Smith (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Walker Cooper (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Walker Cooper (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Walker Cooper (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Walker Cooper (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Spud Davis (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Spud Davis (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Walker Cooper (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Spud Davis (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Spud Davis (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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