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Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella (Campy) Position: Catcher
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Born: November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Simon Gratz HS (Philadelphia, PA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946.
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Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 26)
Team: Dodgers 1948-1957
Final Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 35)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1969 (270/340 ballots).
View Roy Campanella Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: June 26, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA
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| All-Time Rank (among batters): #121. Vada Pinson… #122. Fred Clarke… #123. Graig Nettles… #124. ROY CAMPANELLA… #125. Ted Simmons… #126. Willie Stargell… #127. Joe Sewell… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1948 | 26 | BRO | NL | 83 | 320 | 279 | 32 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 36 | 45 | .258 | .345 | .416 | .761 | 102 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | MVP-21 | |||
| 1949 | 27 | BRO | NL | 130 | 507 | 436 | 65 | 125 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 82 | 3 | 67 | 36 | .287 | .385 | .498 | .883 | 131 | 217 | 11 | 3 | 1 | *2 | AS,MVP-15 | |||
| 1950 | 28 | BRO | NL | 126 | 494 | 437 | 70 | 123 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 89 | 1 | 55 | 51 | .281 | .364 | .551 | .916 | 134 | 241 | 17 | 2 | 0 | *2 | AS,MVP-13 | |||
| 1951 | 29 | BRO | NL | 143 | 562 | 505 | 90 | 164 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 51 | .325 | .393 | .590 | .983 | 159 | 298 | 19 | 4 | 0 | *2 | AS,MVP-1 | ||
| 1952 | 30 | BRO | NL | 128 | 533 | 468 | 73 | 126 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 97 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 59 | .269 | .352 | .453 | .805 | 120 | 212 | 22 | 3 | 5 | *2 | AS,MVP-10 | ||
| 1953 | 31 | BRO | NL | 144 | 590 | 519 | 103 | 162 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 142 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 58 | .312 | .395 | .611 | 1.006 | 154 | 317 | 13 | 4 | 0 | *2 | AS,MVP-1 | ||
| 1954 | 32 | BRO | NL | 111 | 446 | 397 | 43 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 49 | .207 | .285 | .401 | .686 | 74 | 159 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | *2 | AS | |
| 1955 | 33 | BRO | NL | 123 | 522 | 446 | 81 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 32 | 107 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 41 | .318 | .395 | .583 | .978 | 152 | 260 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | *2 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1956 | 34 | BRO | NL | 124 | 461 | 388 | 39 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 61 | .219 | .333 | .394 | .727 | 88 | 153 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | *2 | AS |
| 1957 | 35 | BRO | NL | 103 | 380 | 330 | 31 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 50 | .242 | .316 | .388 | .703 | 82 | 128 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 10 Yrs | 1215 | 4815 | 4205 | 627 | 1161 | 178 | 18 | 242 | 856 | 25 | 15 | 533 | 501 | .276 | .360 | .500 | .860 | 123 | 2101 | 143 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 642 | 561 | 84 | 155 | 24 | 2 | 32 | 114 | 3 | 71 | 67 | .276 | .360 | .500 | .860 | 123 | 280 | 19 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
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 | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1948 | 26 | BRO | NL | 83 | 320 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | 13 | 17 | 1.7 | .505 | .503 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 15 | $6,500 | 2 | MVP-21 |
| 1949 | 27 | BRO | NL | 130 | 507 | 20 | -0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2.3 | 20 | 44 | 4.4 | .518 | .515 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 43 | $12,500 | *2 | AS,MVP-15 |
| 1950 | 28 | BRO | NL | 126 | 494 | 21 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2.2 | 19 | 42 | 4.1 | .518 | .514 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 41 | $12,500 | *2 | AS,MVP-13 |
| 1951 | 29 | BRO | NL | 143 | 562 | 40 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 4.5 | 21 | 66 | 6.7 | .532 | .528 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 64 | $18,500 | *2 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1952 | 30 | BRO | NL | 128 | 533 | 13 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1.6 | 20 | 35 | 3.6 | .513 | .510 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 34 | $24,500 | *2 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1953 | 31 | BRO | NL | 144 | 590 | 40 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 4.9 | 22 | 74 | 7.1 | .535 | .531 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 67 | $28,500 | *2 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1954 | 32 | BRO | NL | 111 | 446 | -16 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | -14 | -1.5 | 17 | 3 | 0.1 | .487 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2 | $36,000 | *2 | AS |
| 1955 | 33 | BRO | NL | 123 | 522 | 30 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 3.3 | 20 | 54 | 5.2 | .529 | .522 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 52 | $42,000 | *2 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1956 | 34 | BRO | NL | 124 | 461 | -8 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 5 | -9 | -1.2 | 17 | 8 | 0.6 | .492 | .494 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11 | $42,000 | *2 | AS |
| 1957 | 35 | BRO | NL | 103 | 380 | -12 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | -0.8 | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | .494 | .496 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6 | $42,000 | 2 | |
| 10 Seasons | 1215 | 4815 | 128 | -3 | -18 | 17 | 45 | 168 | 15.6 | 183 | 351 | 34.2 | .514 | .510 | 33.7 | 5.7 | 334 | $265,000 | |||||
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1949 | 27 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .389 | .533 | .922 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | 30 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .214 | .241 | .214 | .456 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 31 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .273 | .360 | .409 | .769 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1955 | 33 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | W | 7 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .259 | .333 | .593 | .926 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 34 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .182 | .259 | .227 | .487 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 Yrs (5 Series) | 32 | 130 | 114 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | .237 | .310 | .386 | .696 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 WS | 32 | 130 | 114 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | .237 | .310 | .386 | .696 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Awards |
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| 1948 | BRO | NL | 26 | C | 78 | 74 | 71 | 467 | 413 | 45 | 9 | 12 | .981 | 5.87 | .980 | 5.15 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 69% | 40% | 1 | MVP-21 | |||||
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 27 | C | 127 | 122 | 115 | 750 | 684 | 55 | 11 | 5 | .985 | 5.82 | .982 | 4.98 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 57% | 43% | 6 | AS,MVP-15 | |||||
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 28 | C | 123 | 119 | 114 | 1064.1 | 748 | 683 | 54 | 11 | 14 | .985 | 6.23 | 5.99 | .982 | 5.38 | 5.33 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 63% | 38% | 1 | AS,MVP-13 | ||
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 29 | C | 140 | 133 | 127 | 1195.0 | 805 | 722 | 72 | 11 | 12 | .986 | 5.98 | 5.67 | .981 | 5.18 | 5.16 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 69% | 41% | 7 | AS,MVP-1 | ||
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 30 | C | 122 | 118 | 113 | 1057.2 | 721 | 662 | 55 | 4 | 7 | .994 | 6.10 | 5.88 | .984 | 5.52 | 5.47 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 65% | 44% | 1 | AS,MVP-10 | ||
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 31 | C | 140 | 131 | 127 | 1177.2 | 874 | 807 | 57 | 10 | 9 | .989 | 7 | 7 | 6.60 | 6.17 | .984 | 5.53 | 5.42 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 54% | 40% | 1 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 32 | C | 111 | 106 | 106 | 971.2 | 665 | 600 | 58 | 7 | 7 | .989 | 1 | 1 | 6.09 | 5.93 | .986 | 5.36 | 5.33 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 54% | 44% | 0 | AS |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 33 | C | 121 | 117 | 111 | 1042.0 | 732 | 672 | 54 | 6 | 8 | .992 | 2 | 2 | 6.27 | 6.00 | .987 | 5.65 | 5.60 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 52% | 46% | 0 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 34 | C | 121 | 113 | 106 | 1006.0 | 719 | 659 | 49 | 11 | 3 | .985 | -2 | -2 | 6.33 | 5.85 | .985 | 5.83 | 5.77 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 45% | 40% | 2 | AS |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 35 | C | 100 | 94 | 82 | 830.2 | 674 | 618 | 51 | 5 | 5 | .993 | 2 | 3 | 7.25 | 6.69 | .988 | 5.98 | 6.02 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 42% | 40% | 2 | |
| 10 Seasons | C | 1183 | 1127 | 1072 | 8345.0 | 7155 | 6520 | 550 | 85 | 82 | .988 | 10 | 1 | 6.33 | 5.98 | .984 | 5.54 | 5.42 | 56 | 219 | 187 | 252 | 57% | 42% | 21 | ||||
| 10 Seasons | TOT | 1183 | 1127 | 1072 | 8345.0 | 7155 | 6520 | 550 | 85 | 82 | .988 | 10 | 1 | 6.33 | 5.98 | .984 | 5.54 | 5.42 | 56 | 219 | 187 | 252 | 57% | 42% | 21 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 4 (426), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 65 (389), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 108 (142), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 39 (174), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Catcher (26th), 34.2 career WAR/32.8 7yr-peak WAR/33.5 JAWS Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS |
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- Before 1946 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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| 1948 | 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $6,500* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | Bill James Historical Abstract:6500.00, |
| 1949 | 27 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $12,500* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | Bill James Historical Abstract:9500.00, |
| 1950 | 28 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $12,500 | Bill James Historical Abstract | |
| 1951 | 29 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $18,500 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1952 | 30 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $24,500* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | Bill James Historical Abstract:23000.00, |
| 1953 | 31 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $28,500* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | 1/21/53 TSN:25000.00,BJHA says $30,000 |
| 1954 | 32 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $36,000* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | 2/1/56 TSN:38000.00,BJHA: $40K |
| 1955 | 33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $42,000* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | 2/1/56 TSN:38000.00, |
| 1956 | 34 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $42,000* | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | 2/1/56 TSN:42000.00,BJHA says $50K |
| 1957 | 35 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $42,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1958 | 36 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $50,000 | 4/9/66 TSN | Entire contract paid desp crippling auto accident |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $315,000 | ||||
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
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Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.
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