Bruce Christensen
Bruce Ray Christensen
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: February 22, 1948 in Madison, WI
High School: Chatsworth (Chatsworth, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 17th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1971
Final Game: September 30, 1971
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Standard Batting

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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
1971 23 CAL AL 29 71 63 4 17 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 5 .270 .333 .286 .619 83 18 2 0 2 0 1 6
1 Season 29 71 63 4 17 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 5 .270 .333 .286 .619 83 18 2 0 2 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 397 352 22 95 6 0 0 17 0 6 34 28 .270 .333 .286 .619 83 101 11 0 11 0 6

Advanced Batting

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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
1971 23 CAL AL 71 51 6 3.2 86 .293 .270 .247 .333 .318 .286 .366 .619 .684 83 .392 -1.2 -0.1 .469 .095 .016
1 Season 71 51 6 3.2 86 .293 .270 .247 .333 .318 .286 .366 .619 .684 83 .392 -1.2 -0.1 .469 .095 .016
162 Game Avg. 397 285 34 3.2 86 .293 .270 .247 .333 .318 .286 .366 .619 .684 83 .392 -1.2 -0.1 .469 .095 .016

Ratio Batting*

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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
1971 23 CAL AL 71 0.0% 7.0% 8.5% 1.4% 6% 0.83 12.6 21.0 1.53 82%
1 Season 71 0.0% 7.0% 8.5% 1.4% 6% 0.83 12.6 21.0 1.53 82%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1971 23 CAL AL 2 0 17% 35 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 1
1 Season 2 0 17% 35 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1971 23 CAL AL 71 83% 17 7 2 0 0 1.04 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 15 2 13% 7 4 57% 38 3 8% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
1 Season 71 83% 17 7 2 0 0 1.04 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 15 2 13% 7 4 57% 38 3 8% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1971 23 29 71 63 4 17 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 5 .270 .333 .286 .619 83 18 2 0 2 0 1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1971 23 29 72 65 5 19 1 0 0 4 0 7 5 .292 .361 .308 .669 7 29
1 Season 29 72 65 5 19 1 0 0 4 0 7 5 .292 .361 .308 .669 7 29
162 Game Avg. 162 402 363 28 106 6 0 0 22 0 39 28 .292 .361 .308 .669 39 29

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