Phil Cavarretta
Philip Joseph Cavarretta (Philliabuck)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 19, 1916 in Chicago, IL
High School: Lane Technical (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1934. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1934
Final Game: May 8, 1955
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1934 CHC NL 17 1B 5 58 53 5 0 6 1.000 11.60 .991 9.74
1935 CHC NL 18 1B 145 1465 1347 98 20 129 .986 9.97 .989 6.90
1936 CHC NL 19 1B 115 1065 980 71 14 93 .987 9.14 .990 8.69
1937 CHC NL 20 OF 55 109 99 7 3 1 .972 1.93 .974 2.13 7-47-1
1937 CHC NL 20 1B 43 395 355 33 7 27 .982 9.02 .989 10.10
1938 CHC NL 21 OF 52 79 71 5 3 0 .962 1.46 .976 2.22 7-8-37
1938 CHC NL 21 1B 28 223 206 16 1 14 .996 7.93 .992 10.16
1939 CHC NL 22 1B 13 113 106 6 1 10 .991 8.62 .989 10.02
1939 CHC NL 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-0-1
1940 CHC NL 23 1B 52 559 524 30 5 57 .991 10.65 .990 10.08
1941 CHC NL 24 OF 66 132 128 3 1 2 .992 1.98 .974 2.15 8-53-6
1941 CHC NL 24 1B 33 351 335 12 4 18 .989 10.52 .989 9.73
1942 CHC NL 25 OF 70 184 177 5 2 1 .989 2.60 .981 2.15 4-67-0
1942 CHC NL 25 1B 61 616 567 44 5 48 .992 10.02 .989 9.66
1943 CHC NL 26 1B 134 1375 1290 67 18 103 .987 10.13 .992 7.46 MVP-28
1943 CHC NL 26 OF 7 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.14 .973 2.27 0-7-0 MVP-28
1944 CHC NL 27 1B 139 1425 1337 77 11 121 .992 10.17 .990 7.19 AS,MVP-14
1944 CHC NL 27 OF 13 29 26 1 2 0 .931 2.08 .979 2.31 0-13-0 AS,MVP-14
1945 CHC NL 28 1B 120 1235 1149 77 9 83 .993 10.22 .990 8.33 MVP-1
1945 CHC NL 28 OF 11 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 2.18 .979 2.33 11-0-0 MVP-1
1946 CHC NL 29 OF 86 210 196 7 7 2 .967 2.36 .977 2.16 7-13-78 AS,MVP-10
1946 CHC NL 29 1B 51 494 450 40 4 26 .992 9.61 .991 9.28 AS,MVP-10
1947 CHC NL 30 OF 100 219 203 11 5 3 .977 2.14 .977 2.19 69-26-8 AS,MVP-23
1947 CHC NL 30 1B 24 233 217 13 3 23 .987 9.58 .991 9.24 AS,MVP-23
1948 CHC NL 31 1B 41 403 374 28 1 46 .998 9.80 .990 8.94 MVP-24
1948 CHC NL 31 OF 40 78 72 4 2 0 .974 1.90 .978 2.20 30-0-10 MVP-24
1949 CHC NL 32 1B 70 741 673 63 5 58 .993 10.51 .991 8.98
1949 CHC NL 32 OF 25 43 39 4 0 1 1.000 1.72 .977 2.25 3-0-21
1950 CHC NL 33 1B 67 662 606 47 9 55 .986 9.75 .990 9.02
1950 CHC NL 33 OF 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .967 2.13 0-0-3
1951 CHC NL 34 1B 53 489 444 42 3 53 .994 9.17 .989 9.29 MVP-23
1952 CHC NL 35 1B 13 109 98 10 1 13 .991 8.31 .990 9.17
1954 CHW AL 37 1B 44 31 300.2 280 261 17 2 29 .993 -1.3 -5.2 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 8.32 6.32 .990 9.60 8.00
1954 CHW AL 37 OF 9 9 64.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -1.6 -30.0 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 0 1.12 0.89 .978 2.39 2.17
1954 CHW AL 37 RF 7 7 51.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -1.2 -28.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 0 1.24 1.00 .975 2.05 1.81
1954 CHW AL 37 LF 2 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -36.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.69 0.50 1.000 2.28 1.95
1955 CHW AL 38 1B 3 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 5.40 1.00 1.000 9.72 8.17
21 Seasons 1B 1254 31 305.2 12294 11375 796 123 1012 .990 -1.3 -5.1 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 358.36 9.71 .990 9.60 8.46
14 Seasons OF 538 9 64.0 1134 1060 48 26 10 .977 -1.6 -30.0 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 0 155.81 2.06 .977 2.39 2.18 148-234-172
1 Season (incomplete) RF 7 7 51.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -1.2 -28.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 0 1.24 1.00 .975 2.05 1.81
1 Season (incomplete) LF 2 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -36.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.69 0.50 1.000 2.28 1.95
22 Seasons TOT 1792 40 369.2 13428 12435 844 149 1022 .989 -2.9 -9.4 -2.9 -1.5 -1.4 0 0 323.29 7.41 .978 8.35 6.58 148-234-172
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1934 CHC NL 17 7 7 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1935 CHC NL 18 146 146 146 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936 CHC NL 19 124 124 124 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 CHC NL 20 106 106 106 0 0 43 0 0 0 7 47 1 55
1938 CHC NL 21 92 92 92 0 0 28 0 0 0 7 8 37 52
1939 CHC NL 22 22 22 22 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1940 CHC NL 23 65 65 65 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 CHC NL 24 107 107 107 0 0 33 0 0 0 8 53 6 66
1942 CHC NL 25 136 136 136 0 0 61 0 0 0 4 67 0 70
1943 CHC NL 26 143 143 143 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
1944 CHC NL 27 152 152 152 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
1945 CHC NL 28 132 132 132 0 0 120 0 0 0 11 0 0 11
1946 CHC NL 29 139 139 139 0 0 51 0 0 0 7 13 78 86
1947 CHC NL 30 127 127 127 0 0 24 0 0 0 69 26 8 100
1948 CHC NL 31 111 111 111 0 0 41 0 0 0 30 0 10 40
1949 CHC NL 32 105 105 105 0 0 70 0 0 0 3 0 21 25
1950 CHC NL 33 82 82 82 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
1951 CHC NL 34 89 89 89 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CHC NL 35 41 41 41 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CHC NL 36 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CHW AL 37 71 40 71 71 0 0 44 0 0 0 2 0 7 9 22 0
1955 CHW AL 38 6 0 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
22 Seasons 2030 40 2030 2030 0 0 1254 0 0 0 148 234 172 538 24 2
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 CHW AL 37 1271 66% 77% 23% 45 93% 1 262 10 249 4 19 17 12 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 29 0 0 2 24 1 4 1 3 7 100%
1955 CHW AL 38 21 76% 76% 10% 1 100% 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 1292 66% 77% 23% 46 93% 1 265 10 252 4 20 17 12 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 29 0 0 2 24 1 4 1 3 7 100%
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 CHW AL 37 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 225 62% 82% 22% 21 33%
1 Season 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 225 62% 82% 22% 21 33%
MLB Averages 45.1% 3.4% 63% 79% 30% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 CHW AL 37 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 0 54 98% 78% 22% 5 20%
1 Season 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 0 54 98% 78% 22% 5 20%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.1% 63% 79% 30% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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