Bobby Cox
Robert Joseph Cox
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, OK
High School: Selma (Selma, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1968
Final Game: October 1, 1969
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 NYY AL 27 3B 132 129 1145.2 394 98 279 17 22 .957 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -1.5 1.1 0 2.96 2.86 .951 3.05 2.67
1969 NYY AL 28 3B 56 50 430.1 170 37 122 11 14 .935 -1.2 -3.3 -1.2 -2.5 1.3 0 3.33 2.84 .956 3.16 2.74
1969 NYY AL 28 2B 6 6 52.1 36 13 23 0 3 1.000 1.8 41.3 1.8 0.7 1.1 0 6.19 6.00 .975 5.21 4.58
2 Seasons 3B 188 179 1576.0 564 135 401 28 36 .950 -1.6 -1.2 -1.6 -4.0 2.4 0 3.06 2.85 .952 3.08 2.69
1 Season 2B 6 6 52.1 36 13 23 0 3 1.000 1.8 41.3 1.8 0.7 1.1 0 6.19 6.00 .975 5.21 4.58
2 Seasons TOT 194 185 1628.1 600 148 424 28 39 .953 0.2 0.1 0.2 -3.3 3.5 0 3.16 2.95 .907 3.15 2.75

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
1968 NYY AL 27 135 129 135 135 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1969 NYY AL 28 85 56 85 85 0 0 0 6 56 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2 Seasons 220 185 220 220 0 0 0 6 188 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
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 -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1968 NYY AL 27 4830 62% 79% 30% 395 90% 3 93 74 6 13 288 229 43 2 9 17 0 16 1 15 23 17 0 21 1 0 1 13 54%
1969 NYY AL 28 1851 65% 78% 29% 174 86% 1 35 28 2 5 124 90 27 3 4 11 0 8 3 11 13 11 0 12 1 1 0 8 63%
2 Seasons 6681 63% 79% 29% 569 89% 4 128 102 8 18 412 319 70 5 13 28 0 24 4 26 36 28 0 33 2 1 1 21 57%
MLB Averages 62% 76% 27% 89% 62%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1969 NYY AL 28 227 61% 85% 32% 22 100% 1 12 2 7 3 24 21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
1 Season 227 61% 85% 32% 22 100% 1 12 2 7 3 24 21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 76% 27% 93%

* 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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