Bubba Church
Emory Nicholas Church
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 12, 1924 in Birmingham, AL
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1950
Final Game: May 1, 1955
Died: September 17, 2001
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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
1950 25 PHI NL 39 48 44 4 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 .182 .200 .227 .427 13 10 2 1 3 1 RoY-4
1951 26 PHI NL 39 94 86 8 22 3 0 1 7 0 0 1 16 .256 .264 .326 .590 58 28 2 0 7 1
1952 27 TOT NL 34 53 51 5 12 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .235 .250 .333 .583 60 17 0 0 1 1
1952 27 PHI NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 27 CIN NL 32 52 50 5 12 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .240 .255 .340 .595 64 17 0 0 1 1
1953 28 TOT NL 39 51 48 4 11 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 10 .229 .260 .333 .593 52 16 1 0 1 1
1953 28 CIN NL 12 16 15 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .267 .313 .400 .713 84 6 0 0 0 1
1953 28 CHC NL 27 35 33 1 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .212 .235 .303 .538 38 10 1 0 1 1
1954 29 CHC NL 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 30 CHC NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 162 252 235 21 53 9 0 3 13 0 0 4 42 .226 .242 .302 .544 45 71 5 1 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 252 235 21 53 9 0 3 13 0 4 42 .226 .242 .302 .544 45 71 5 1 12
PHI (3 yrs) 80 143 131 12 30 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 25 .229 .241 .290 .531 42 38 4 1 10
CHC (3 yrs) 38 41 39 1 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .179 .200 .256 .456 17 10 1 0 1 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 44 68 65 8 16 4 0 1 4 0 0 2 11 .246 .269 .354 .623 69 23 0 0 1

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
1950 25 PHI NL 48 41 2 1.3 106 .229 .182 .267 .200 .344 .227 .414 .427 .758 13 .086 -5.6 -0.5 .289 .045 .045
1951 26 PHI NL 94 73 7 2.6 102 .304 .256 .266 .264 .340 .326 .403 .590 .743 58 .264 -5.3 -0.5 .439 .081 .070 .0
1952 27 TOT NL 53 40 4 2.7 97 .256 .235 .261 .250 .334 .333 .389 .583 .724 60 .310 -3.0 -0.3 .462 .118 .098 .0
1952 27 PHI NL 1 1 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .260 .000 .333 .000 .387 .000 .720 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1952 27 CIN NL 52 39 4 2.7 97 .262 .240 .262 .255 .335 .340 .389 .595 .724 64 .319 -2.7 -0.3 .474 .120 .100 .0
1953 28 TOT NL 51 39 4 2.7 111 .270 .229 .276 .260 .347 .333 .430 .593 .777 52 .258 -3.5 -0.3 .474 .146 .104 .0
1953 28 CIN NL 16 11 2 4.8 110 .364 .267 .274 .313 .345 .400 .427 .713 .773 84 .498 -0.3 0.0 .636 .200 .133
1953 28 CHC NL 35 28 2 1.9 112 .231 .212 .277 .235 .348 .303 .431 .538 .779 38 .152 -3.2 -0.3 .407 .121 .091 .0
1954 29 CHC NL 5 5 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .275 .000 .347 .000 .426 .000 .772 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 30 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .265 .000 .336 .000 .420 .000 .756 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
6 Seasons 252 199 17 2.3 104 .263 .226 .268 .242 .341 .302 .408 .544 .749 45 .220 -19.1 -1.7 .406 .094 .077 .0
162 Game Avg. 252 199 17 2.3 104 .263 .226 .268 .242 .341 .302 .408 .544 .749 45 .220 -19.1 -1.7 .406 .094 .077
PHI (3 yrs) 143 115 9 2.1 104 .276 .229 .266 .241 .341 .290 .407 .531 .748 42 .193 -11.2 -1.0 .381 .069 .061 .0
CHC (3 yrs) 41 34 2 1.6 111 .188 .179 .276 .200 .348 .256 .430 .456 .778 17 .112 -5.0 -0.4 .333 .103 .077 .0
CIN (2 yrs) 68 50 6 3.2 100 .283 .246 .264 .269 .337 .354 .398 .623 .735 69 .367 -3.0 -0.3 .510 .138 .108 .0

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
1950 25 PHI NL 48 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% 4.2% 25% 4.9 44.0 73%
1951 26 PHI NL 94 1.1% 17.0% 1.1% 4.3% 18% 16.00 5.4 86.0 12.3 73%
1952 27 TOT NL 53 1.9% 13.2% 1.9% 5.7% 25% 7.00 7.3 51.0 25.5 81%
1952 27 PHI NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1952 27 CIN NL 52 1.9% 13.5% 1.9% 5.8% 25% 7.00 7.1 50.0 25.0 81%
1953 28 TOT NL 51 2.0% 19.6% 3.9% 5.9% 27% 5.00 4.8 48.0 16.0 73%
1953 28 CIN NL 16 0.0% 25.0% 6.3% 12.5% 50% 4.00 3.8 7.5 69%
1953 28 CHC NL 35 2.9% 17.1% 2.9% 2.9% 14% 6.00 5.5 33.0 33.0 74%
1954 29 CHC NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1955 30 CHC NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
6 Seasons 252 1.2% 16.7% 1.6% 4.8% 23% 10.50 5.6 78.3 18.1 1.00 75%
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
1954 29 CHC 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
6 Seasons 0 0 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
1954 29 CHC NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 4 50% 53 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 5 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1
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
1950 25 39 48 44 4 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 .182 .200 .227 .427 13 10 2 1 3
1951 26 78 142 130 12 30 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 25 .231 .242 .292 .535 43 38 4 1 10
1952 27 112 195 181 17 42 7 0 2 10 0 0 2 32 .232 .245 .304 .548 48 55 4 1 11
1953 28 151 246 229 21 53 9 0 3 13 0 0 4 42 .231 .248 .310 .558 49 71 5 1 12
1954 29 159 251 234 21 53 9 0 3 13 0 0 4 42 .226 .243 .303 .546 45 71 5 1 12 0
1955 30 162 252 235 21 53 9 0 3 13 0 0 4 42 .226 .242 .302 .544 45 71 5 1 12 0 0

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
1950 25 41 47 46 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 .000 .021 .000 .021 2 39
1951 26 40 89 88 8 22 3 0 1 7 0 1 17 .250 .258 .318 .577 7 39
1952 27 36 56 55 6 14 2 0 1 2 0 1 7 .255 .268 .345 .613 5 34
1953 28 40 51 49 4 11 2 0 1 3 0 2 10 .224 .255 .327 .581 4 39
1954 29 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1955 30 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
6 Seasons 168 249 244 23 47 7 0 3 13 0 4 43 .193 .209 .258 .467 18 162
162 Game Avg. 162 240 235 22 45 7 0 3 13 0 4 41 .193 .209 .258 .467 17 162

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