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Billy Cowan

Billy Rolland Cowan

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 28, 1938 in Calhoun City, MS
High School: East HS (Bakersfield, CA)
School: University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1963
Teams (by GP): Angels/Cubs/Mets/Phillies/Yankees/... 1963-1972

Final Game: April 24, 1972
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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
1961	22	CHC-min	C,B	125	479	479		139	21	8	19						.290	.290	.486	.777		233							SCL,WEN · NORL,NORW
1962	23	CHC-min	B,AA	133	565	518	102	159	27	13	35	122	27	2	35	137	.307	.351	.612	.963		317		3	3	6	1		WEN,SAN · NORW,TL
1963	24	CHC-min	AAA	158	631	613	100	193	40	5	25	120	31	9	18	148	.315	.334	.519	.853		318							SLC · PCL
1963	24	CHC	NL	14	36	36	1	9	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	11	.250	.250	.417	.667	84	15	0	0	0	0	0	/897
1964	25	CHC	NL	139	520	497	52	120	16	4	19	50	12	3	18	128	.241	.268	.404	.673	84	201	6	1	2	2	5	*8
1965	26	NYM-min	AAA	2	7	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.286	.429		2		0	0	0			BFL · IL
1965	26	TOT	NL	101	189	183	20	33	9	2	3	9	3	2	4	54	.180	.202	.301	.503	42	55	2	1	1	0	1	87/46
1965	26	NYM	NL	82	162	156	16	28	8	2	3	9	3	2	4	45	.179	.205	.314	.519	47	49	2	1	1	0	1	8/746
1965	26	MLN	NL	19	27	27	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.185	.185	.222	.407	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	/78

1966	27	CHC-PHI-ATL-min	AAA	125	505	476	67	126	24	5	14	69	12	2	19	108	.265	.291	.424	.715		202		1	3	6			TAC,SDG,RMD · PCL,IL
1967	28	PHI-min	AAA	63	254	244	36	65	10	2	13	36	4	4	9	43	.266	.291	.484	.775		118		0	0	1			SDG · PCL
1967	28	PHI	NL	34	66	59	11	9	0	0	3	6	1	0	4	14	.153	.203	.305	.508	43	18	1	0	2	1	0	7/945

1968	29	PHI-min	AAA	143	599	564	90	158	24	6	19	73	31	6	29	121	.280	.317	.445	.762		251		3	0	3			SDG · PCL
1969	30	TOT	AL	60	111	104	15	25	1	0	5	13	0	0	6	18	.240	.288	.394	.683	94	41	4	1	0	0	1	79/83
1969	30	NYY	AL	32	51	48	5	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	9	.167	.216	.229	.445	27	11	3	0	0	0	0	/789
1969	30	CAL	AL	28	60	56	10	17	1	0	4	10	0	0	3	9	.304	.350	.536	.886	152	30	1	1	0	0	1	/9387
1970	31	CAL	AL	68	146	134	20	37	9	1	5	25	0	1	11	29	.276	.336	.470	.806	124	63	2	1	0	0	2	93/758
1971	32	CAL	AL	74	182	174	12	48	8	0	4	20	1	1	7	41	.276	.304	.391	.695	103	68	2	0	1	0	1	7/39
1972	33	CAL	AL	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Yrs				493	1253	1190	131	281	44	8	40	125	17	8	50	297	.236	.269	.387	.656	84	461	17	4	6	3	10
162 Game Avg.				162	412	391	43	92	14	3	13	41	6	3	16	98	.236	.269	.387	.656	84	151	6	1	2	1	3

CAL (4 yrs)				173	391	367	42	102	18	1	13	55	1	2	21	81	.278	.321	.439	.759	117	161	5	2	1	0	4
CHC (2 yrs)				153	556	533	53	129	17	5	20	52	12	4	18	139	.242	.267	.405	.672	84	216	6	1	2	2	5
NYM (1 yr)				82	162	156	16	28	8	2	3	9	3	2	4	45	.179	.205	.314	.519	47	49	2	1	1	0	1
PHI (1 yr)				34	66	59	11	9	0	0	3	6	1	0	4	14	.153	.203	.305	.508	43	18	1	0	2	1	0
MLN (1 yr)				19	27	27	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.185	.185	.222	.407	14	6	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				32	51	48	5	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	9	.167	.216	.229	.445	27	11	3	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				205	442	415	47	110	18	1	14	58	1	2	24	90	.265	.308	.414	.723	107	172	8	2	1	0	4
NL (4 yrs)				288	811	775	84	171	26	7	26	67	16	6	26	207	.221	.247	.373	.620	71	289	9	2	5	3	6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1963	24	CHC	NL	14	36	-0	-0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.484	.499	0.0	-0.1	0	$	/897
1964	25	CHC	NL	139	520	-9	2	2	-4	-1	-11	-1.1	18	7	0.7	.491	.493	1.1	-0.5	12	$	*8
1965	26	NYM	NL	82	162	-9	0	-0	-3	-0	-12	-1.4	6	-6	-0.8	.484	.492	-0.5	-0.3	-4	$11,000	8/746
1965	26	MLN	NL	19	27	-3	-0	0	-2	-0	-5	-0.6	1	-4	-0.5	.469	.496	-0.3	-0.2	-3	$	/78

1967	28	PHI	NL	34	66	-2	0	0	-1	-1	-4	-0.4	2	-2	-0.2	.487	.497	-0.1	-0.2	-0	$	7/945

1969	30	NYY	AL	32	51	-4	-0	-0	-1	-1	-6	-0.7	1	-5	-0.6	.478	.496	-0.4	-0.2	-4	$16,000	/789
1969	30	CAL	AL	28	60	4	-0	0	0	-1	3	0.3	2	5	0.5	.513	.502	0.5	-0.1	5	$	/9387
1970	31	CAL	AL	68	146	3	0	-0	-1	-2	0	-0.0	5	5	0.4	.500	.500	0.6	-0.4	6	$16,000	93/758
1971	32	CAL	AL	74	182	2	-0	1	3	-2	3	0.4	6	9	0.9	.505	.502	0.6	0.1	6	$	7/39
1972	33	CAL	AL	3	3	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.470	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
8 Seasons				493	1253	-19	1	3	-10	-8	-34	-3.8	42	8	0.2	.492	.498	1.4	-2.0	18	$43,000

CAL (4 yrs)				173	391	9	-1	1	2	-5	6	0.6	12	18	1.7	.504	.501	1.6	-0.4	16	$16,000
CHC (2 yrs)				153	556	-10	1	2	-6	-1	-13	-1.3	19	6	0.6	.491	.496	1.1	-0.6	12	$
NYM (1 yr)				82	162	-9	0	-0	-3	-0	-12	-1.4	6	-6	-0.8	.484	.492	-0.5	-0.3	-4	$11,000
PHI (1 yr)				34	66	-2	0	0	-1	-1	-4	-0.4	2	-2	-0.2	.487	.497	-0.1	-0.2	-0	$
MLN (1 yr)				19	27	-3	-0	0	-2	-0	-5	-0.6	1	-4	-0.5	.469	.496	-0.3	-0.2	-3	$
NYY (1 yr)				32	51	-4	-0	-0	-1	-1	-6	-0.7	1	-5	-0.6	.478	.496	-0.4	-0.2	-4	$16,000

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
1963	24	CHC	NL	36	28	3	2.9	94	.333	.250	.261	.250	.324	.417	.390	.667	.713	84	.364	-1.0	-0.1	.500	.139	.167	.0
1964	25	CHC	NL	520	390	53	3.6	97	.287	.241	.268	.268	.326	.404	.398	.673	.724	84	.448	-13.3	-1.4	.593	.217	.163	14.7
1965	26	TOT	NL	189	155	10	1.7	90	.238	.180	.253	.202	.316	.301	.383	.503	.699	42	.170	-14.3	-1.5	.396	.148	.120	3.0
1965	26	NYM	NL	162	133	9	1.8	89	.231	.179	.252	.205	.315	.314	.382	.519	.697	47	.183	-11.2	-1.2	.417	.167	.135	3.0
1965	26	MLN	NL	27	22	1	1.2	94	.278	.185	.258	.185	.322	.222	.390	.407	.712	14	.098	-3.1	-0.3	.273	.037	.037

1967	28	PHI	NL	66	54	4	2.0	91	.140	.153	.259	.203	.322	.305	.381	.508	.702	43	.222	-4.7	-0.5	.451	.237	.153	1.5

1969	30	TOT	AL	111	83	12	3.9	91	.247	.240	.248	.288	.324	.394	.375	.683	.699	94	.464	-1.5	-0.2	.578	.212	.154	.0
1969	30	NYY	AL	51	43	2	1.2	91	.184	.167	.250	.216	.326	.229	.377	.445	.703	27	.099	-4.9	-0.5	.326	.125	.063	.0
1969	30	CAL	AL	60	40	10	6.8	90	.302	.304	.247	.350	.323	.536	.373	.886	.696	152	.703	3.3	0.3	.850	.286	.232	.0
1970	31	CAL	AL	146	100	21	5.6	94	.320	.276	.253	.336	.327	.470	.387	.806	.713	124	.622	4.0	0.4	.740	.269	.194	.0
1971	32	CAL	AL	182	130	20	4.1	86	.341	.276	.246	.304	.316	.391	.365	.695	.681	103	.512	0.0	0.0	.581	.155	.115	1.6
1972	33	CAL	AL	3	3	0	0.0	78	.000	.000	.240	.000	.307	.000	.346	.000	.654	-100	.000	-0.7	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
8 Yrs				1253	943	123	3.5	93	.282	.236	.258	.269	.323	.387	.386	.656	.709	84	.428	-31.6	-3.4	.561	.201	.151	23.9
162 Game Avg.				412	310	40	3.5	93	.282	.236	.258	.269	.323	.387	.386	.656	.709	84	.428	-31.6	-3.4	.561	.201	.151	8

CAL (4 yrs)				391	273	51	5.0	89	.326	.278	.249	.321	.321	.439	.374	.759	.695	117	.586	6.6	0.7	.673	.215	.161	1.9
CHC (2 yrs)				556	418	56	3.6	97	.290	.242	.267	.267	.326	.405	.397	.672	.723	84	.443	-14.4	-1.5	.587	.212	.163	15.0
NYM (1 yr)				162	133	9	1.8	89	.231	.179	.252	.205	.315	.314	.382	.519	.697	47	.183	-11.2	-1.2	.417	.167	.135	3.0
PHI (1 yr)				66	54	4	2.0	91	.140	.153	.259	.203	.322	.305	.381	.508	.702	43	.222	-4.7	-0.5	.451	.237	.153	1.5
MLN (1 yr)				27	22	1	1.2	94	.278	.185	.258	.185	.322	.222	.390	.407	.712	14	.098	-3.1	-0.3	.273	.037	.037
NYY (1 yr)				51	43	2	1.3	91	.184	.167	.250	.216	.326	.229	.377	.445	.703	27	.098	-4.9	-0.5	.326	.125	.063	.0

AL (4 yrs)				442	316	53	4.5	90	.309	.265	.249	.308	.322	.414	.374	.723	.696	107	.537	1.8	0.2	.625	.205	.149	1.9
NL (4 yrs)				811	627	70	3.0	95	.266	.221	.263	.247	.323	.373	.393	.620	.716	71	.363	-33.4	-3.5	.528	.199	.152	19.8

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1963	24	CHC	NL	36	2.8%	30.6%	0.0%	8.3%	33%		3.3	36.0	18.0	0.67	67%
1964	25	CHC	NL	520	3.7%	24.6%	3.5%	7.5%	33%	7.11	3.9	26.2	9.9	1.11	68%
1965	26	TOT	NL	189	1.6%	28.6%	2.1%	7.4%	42%	13.50	3.4	61.0	20.3	0.88	67%
1965	26	NYM	NL	162	1.9%	27.8%	2.5%	8.0%	46%	11.25	3.5	52.0	17.3	0.95	67%
1965	26	MLN	NL	27	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	3.7%	20%		3.0			0.50	67%

1967	28	PHI	NL	66	4.6%	21.2%	6.1%	4.6%	33%	3.50	4.2	19.7	9.8	1.18	65%

1969	30	TOT	AL	111	4.5%	16.2%	5.4%	5.4%	24%	3.00	5.8	20.8	8.0	1.14	73%
1969	30	NYY	AL	51	2.0%	17.7%	5.9%	2.0%	13%	3.00	5.3	48.0	16.0	1.36	75%
1969	30	CAL	AL	60	6.7%	15.0%	5.0%	8.3%	29%	3.00	6.2	14.0	5.6	0.93	72%
1970	31	CAL	AL	146	3.4%	19.9%	7.5%	10.3%	41%	2.64	4.6	26.8	5.4	0.57	68%
1971	32	CAL	AL	182	2.2%	22.5%	3.9%	6.6%	25%	5.86	4.2	43.5	8.7	0.65	71%
1972	33	CAL	AL	3	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%			1.5			0.00	33%
8 Yrs				1253	3.2%	23.7%	4.0%	7.3%	33%	5.94	4.0	29.8	9.5	0.92	68%
MLB Averages					2.1%	15.3%	8.3%	6.0%	27%	1.85	5.8	43.3	9.3	1.11	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1963	24	CHC	NL	-1.0	-0.1	38	0.5	1.1	-0.6	.95	0.1	0.5	-0.5	-0.1	0.78	0.1	0.13	4
1964	25	CHC	NL	-13.3	-1.4	538	-0.9	7.9	-8.8	.90	-0.4	-0.6	-13.3	-1.4	0.94	-7.7	0.81	4
1965	26	TOT	NL	-14.6	-1.5	193	-1.5	2.2	-3.7	.97	-1.5	-0.0	-11.8	-1.3	0.88	-16.1	1.26	20
1965	26	NYM	NL	-11.4	-1.2	169	-0.9	2.2	-3.0	.96	-1.0	0.1	-6.9	-0.7	0.88	-11.0	1.10	14
1965	26	MLN	NL	-3.1	-0.3	24	-0.6	0.0	-0.6	1.05	-0.5	-0.1	-4.9	-0.5	0.85	-5.1	1.62	6

1967	28	PHI	NL	-4.7	-0.5	69	-0.2	0.9	-1.1	.95	0.0	-0.3	-2.9	-0.3	0.94	-0.6	1.33	5

1969	30	TOT	AL	-1.5	-0.2	112	0.8	3.2	-2.4	1.33	0.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	1.00	-1.2	1.53	33
1969	30	NYY	AL	-4.9	-0.5	52	-0.3	1.0	-1.3	1.25	-0.4	0.2	-2.8	-0.3	0.87	-4.5	1.20	19
1969	30	CAL	AL	3.3	0.3	60	1.1	2.2	-1.1	1.40	0.4	0.4	3.2	0.3	1.12	3.3	1.98	14
1970	31	CAL	AL	4.0	0.4	148	1.3	5.3	-4.0	1.64	0.5	0.3	5.9	0.6	1.12	5.0	2.61	38
1971	32	CAL	AL	-0.2	-0.0	184	0.9	5.2	-4.3	1.45	0.2	0.4	2.5	0.3	1.04	1.5	2.48	34
1972	33	CAL	AL	-0.7	-0.1	3	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.57	-0.1	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	1.09	-0.8	1.57	3
8 Yrs				-32.1	-3.4	1285	0.8	25.8	-25.0	1.12	-1.2	1.9	-20.5	-2.2	0.97	-19.8	1.94	141

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1963	24	CHC	NL	1	0	0%	11	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1964	25	CHC	NL	10	0	28%	142	12	3	80%	10	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	5	8	51%	20	11	9	10	3	6	7	3	4
1965	26	TOT	NL	4	0	49%	61	3	2	60%	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	53%	8	5	2	1	0	1	6	1	5
1965	26	NYM	NL	4	0	43%	53	3	2	60%	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	57%	7	5	2	1	0	1	6	1	5
1965	26	MLN	NL	0	0	80%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1967	28	PHI	NL	3	0	80%	40	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50%	4	4	0	1	0	1	3	0	3

1969	30	TOT	AL	3	0	37%	36	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	31%	6	5	1	1	0	1	6	3	2
1969	30	NYY	AL	1	0	40%	17	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20%	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1969	30	CAL	AL	2	0	35%	19	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	38%	2	2	0	1	0	1	5	2	2
1970	31	CAL	AL	1	0	34%	44	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	60%	8	5	3	1	0	1	6	1	5
1971	32	CAL	AL	4	0	16%	69	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	47%	10	6	4	1	0	1	6	2	3
1972	33	CAL	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
8 Yrs				26	0	31%	403	17	8	68%	15	6	2	2	0	0	4	2	11	24	50%	56	36	19	15	3	11	34	10	22

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	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1963	24	CHC	NL	36	83%	9			4	1	0	0	0.13	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		4	0	0%	3	1	33%	10	1	10%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
1964	25	CHC	NL	520	38%	120			4	1	0	0	0.81	19	0	10	13	6	12	7	0	3	2	67%	93	6	6%	39	8	21%	295	31	11%	21	9	43%	15	4	27%	0
1965	26	TOT	NL	189	45%	33			20	2	0	2	1.26	3	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	2	1	50%	25	2	8%	10	0	0%	76	6	8%	3	0	0%	5	0	0%	0
1965	26	NYM	NL	162	45%	28			14	2	0	2	1.10	3	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	2	1	50%	24	2	8%	8	0	0%	67	6	9%	2	0	0%	3	0	0%	0
1965	26	MLN	NL	27	46%	5			6	0	0	0	1.62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	2	0	0%	9	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0

1967	28	PHI	NL	66	94%	9			5	0	0	1	1.33	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	2	2	100%	18	1	6%	12	5	42%	38	3	8%	3	1	33%	1	0	0%	0

1969	30	TOT	AL	111	76%	25			33	9	2	4	1.53	5	0	3	1	4	3	2	0	0	0		24	4	17%	6	0	0%	74	9	12%	7	2	29%	3	2	67%	0
1969	30	NYY	AL	51	80%	8			19	3	1	1	1.20	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		8	3	38%	1	0	0%	23	3	13%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1969	30	CAL	AL	60	72%	17			14	6	1	3	1.98	4	0	3	1	3	3	1	0	0	0		16	1	6%	5	0	0%	51	6	12%	6	2	33%	3	2	67%	0
1970	31	CAL	AL	146	81%	37			38	11	1	5	2.61	5	0	8	1	4	3	2	0	0	0		36	2	6%	13	2	15%	135	21	16%	12	4	33%	6	3	50%	0
1971	32	CAL	AL	182	85%	48			34	8	0	7	2.48	4	0	6	1	3	3	1	0	1	1	100%	44	2	5%	18	4	22%	128	17	13%	9	4	44%	3	2	67%	0
1972	33	CAL	AL	3	100%	0			3	0	0	0	1.57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
8 Yrs				1253	59%	281			141	32	3	19	1.94	40	0	28	17	23	24	16	0	8	6	75%	244	17	7%	101	20	20%	760	88	12%	55	20	36%	34	11	32%	0
MLB Averages					53%																			77%			11%			30%			13%			47%			52%

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
1963	24	14	36	36	1	9	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	11	.250	.250	.417	.667	84	15	0	0	0	0	0
1964	25	153	556	533	53	129	17	5	20	52	12	4	18	139	.242	.267	.405	.672	84	216	6	1	2	2	5
1965	26	254	745	716	73	162	26	7	23	61	15	6	22	193	.226	.251	.378	.629	74	271	8	2	3	2	6
1966	27	254	745	716	73	162	26	7	23	61	15	6	22	193	.226	.251	.378	.629	74	271	8	2	3	2	6
1967	28	288	811	775	84	171	26	7	26	67	16	6	26	207	.221	.247	.373	.620	71	289	9	2	5	3	6
1968	29	288	811	775	84	171	26	7	26	67	16	6	26	207	.221	.247	.373	.620	71	289	9	2	5	3	6
1969	30	348	922	879	99	196	27	7	31	80	16	6	32	225	.223	.252	.375	.627	74	330	13	3	5	3	7
1970	31	416	1068	1013	119	233	36	8	36	105	16	7	43	254	.230	.263	.388	.651	81	393	15	4	5	3	9
1971	32	490	1250	1187	131	281	44	8	40	125	17	8	50	295	.237	.269	.388	.658	84	461	17	4	6	3	10
1972	33	493	1253	1190	131	281	44	8	40	125	17	8	50	297	.236	.269	.387	.656	84	461	17	4	6	3	10

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1963	24	14	36	36	1	9	1	1	1	2	0	0	11	.250	.250	.417	.667	4	14
1964	25	139	525	501	55	124	17	4	20	53	12	19	128	.248	.275	.417	.693	57	139
1965	26	100	190	184	22	35	10	2	3	10	3	4	54	.190	.212	.315	.527	12	101

1967	28	34	66	59	12	9	0	0	3	6	1	4	14	.153	.203	.305	.508	4	34

1969	30	60	115	107	17	28	1	0	6	15	0	7	18	.262	.313	.439	.752	14	60
1970	31	68	149	136	22	39	9	1	5	28	0	12	29	.287	.349	.478	.827	23	68
1971	32	74	191	182	15	55	9	0	5	25	1	8	41	.302	.332	.434	.766	26	74
1972	33	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	3
8 Yrs		492	1275	1208	144	299	47	8	43	139	17	54	297	.248	.281	.406	.688	140	493
162 Game Avg.		162	420	398	47	98	15	3	14	46	6	18	98	.248	.281	.406	.688	46	493

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

Strikeouts s c a p y 1964 NL 128 (2nd)	Stolen Bases s c a p y 1964 NL 12 (9th)	Power-Speed # s c a p y 1964 NL 14.7 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1964 NL 128 (2nd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1964 NL 12 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1964 NL 14.7 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Similar Batters

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Brian Anderson (981) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Ernie Young (979) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Ernie Young (982) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Pete Whisenant (973) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Fred Valentine (959) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Mark Smith (957) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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