Bruce Dal Canton
John Bruce Dal Canton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 15, 1942 in California, PA
High School: California (California, PA)
School: California University of Pennsylvania
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1967
Final Game: May 27, 1977
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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
1967 25 PIT NL 8 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 122 2 0 1 0 0 0 /1
1968 26 PIT NL 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 27 PIT NL 57 12 10 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 .300 .417 .500 .917 159 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 28 PIT NL 41 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .158 .000 .158 -53 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
1971 29 KCR AL 25 53 46 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .087 .106 .087 .193 -44 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1972 30 KCR AL 35 47 41 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .098 .119 .122 .241 -28 5 1 0 5 0 0 1
1973 31 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 33 ATL NL 26 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .105 .105 .105 .211 -42 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 34 ATL NL 42 11 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
12 Seasons 242 173 150 11 17 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 59 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 20 2 2 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 116 100 7 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 39 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 13 1 1 9 0 0
PIT (4 yrs) 113 43 35 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 16 .143 .268 .200 .468 33 7 1 2 2 0 0
KCR (5 yrs) 61 100 87 7 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .092 .112 .103 .216 -37 9 1 0 11 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 68 30 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .143 .172 .143 .315 -12 4 0 0 1 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 181 73 63 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 26 .143 .229 .175 .403 14 11 1 2 3 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 61 100 87 7 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .092 .112 .103 .216 -37 9 1 0 11 0 0

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
1967 25 PIT NL 7 4 1 6.8 90 .667 .333 .258 .429 .320 .333 .379 .762 .699 122 .725 0.2 0.0 .750 .000 .000
1968 26 PIT NL 4 4 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .250 .000 .308 .000 .352 .000 .660 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1969 27 PIT NL 12 7 2 7.7 93 .429 .300 .257 .417 .327 .500 .381 .917 .708 159 .753 0.8 0.1 1.000 .400 .200
1970 28 PIT NL 20 18 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .263 .158 .336 .000 .402 .158 .738 -53 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .176 .125 .000
1971 29 KCR AL 53 48 1 0.6 91 .148 .087 .254 .106 .326 .087 .377 .193 .703 -44 .026 -8.8 -1.0 .119 .022 .000
1972 30 KCR AL 47 43 1 0.6 82 .148 .098 .245 .119 .314 .122 .354 .241 .668 -28 .039 -6.5 -0.7 .158 .049 .024
1975 33 ATL NL 19 17 0 0.0 99 .182 .105 .269 .105 .340 .105 .388 .211 .729 -42 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .118 .000 .000
1976 34 ATL NL 11 8 1 3.4 97 .286 .222 .269 .300 .337 .222 .384 .522 .721 47 .412 -0.6 -0.1 .429 .111 .000
12 Seasons 173 149 6 1.1 91 .187 .113 .256 .164 .326 .133 .375 .297 .701 -14 .083 -23.0 -2.5 .215 .067 .020
162 Game Avg. 116 100 4 1.1 91 .187 .113 .256 .164 .326 .133 .375 .297 .701 -14 .083 -23.0 -2.5 .215 .067 .020
PIT (4 yrs) 43 33 3 2.4 95 .263 .143 .259 .268 .328 .200 .388 .468 .716 33 .262 -3.2 -0.3 .419 .171 .057
KCR (5 yrs) 100 91 2 0.6 87 .148 .092 .250 .112 .320 .103 .366 .216 .686 -37 .032 -15.3 -1.7 .138 .034 .011
ATL (2 yrs) 30 25 1 1.1 98 .222 .143 .269 .172 .339 .143 .387 .315 .726 -12 .076 -4.4 -0.5 .208 .036 .000
NL (6 yrs) 73 58 4 1.9 96 .243 .143 .264 .229 .333 .175 .387 .403 .720 14 .178 -7.6 -0.8 .327 .111 .032
AL (6 yrs) 100 91 2 0.6 87 .148 .092 .250 .112 .320 .103 .366 .216 .686 -37 .032 -15.3 -1.7 .138 .034 .011

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
1967 25 PIT NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 6.0 43%
1968 26 PIT NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 50%
1969 27 PIT NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 16.7% 8.3% 33% 1.50 3.3 5.0 0.50 58%
1970 28 PIT NL 20 0.0% 45.0% 10.0% 0.0% 4.50 1.8 3.50 35%
1971 29 KCR AL 53 0.0% 35.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 19.00 2.4 23.0 2.50 51%
1972 30 KCR AL 47 0.0% 29.8% 2.1% 2.1% 25% 14.00 2.9 1.31 57%
1975 33 ATL NL 19 0.0% 42.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 1.25 58%
1976 34 ATL NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 1.00 64%
11 Seasons 173 0.0% 34.1% 4.1% 1.2% 12% 8.43 2.5 30.0 1.78 53%
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
1967 25 PIT NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 26 PIT 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
1969 27 PIT NL 1 0 40% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 28 PIT NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 29 KCR AL 0 0 80% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
1972 30 KCR AL 1 0 60% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 33 ATL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1976 34 ATL NL 0 0 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 2 0 42% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8% 8 8 0 2 1 0 2 1 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
1967 25 PIT NL 7 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 26 PIT NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 PIT NL 12 8% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 13 2 15% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1970 28 PIT NL 20 35% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 29 KCR AL 53 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50% 15 0 0% 13 2 15% 45 2 4% 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 0
1972 30 KCR AL 47 26% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 7 1 14% 10 2 20% 35 1 3% 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 0
1975 33 ATL NL 19 21% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1976 34 ATL NL 11 18% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 173 28% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 64% 34 2 6% 34 6 18% 136 6 4% 11 2 18% 6 2 33% 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
1967 25 8 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 122 2 0 1 0 0 0
1968 26 15 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 55 2 0 1 1 0 0
1969 27 72 23 19 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 7 .263 .364 .368 .732 111 7 0 1 1 0 0
1970 28 113 43 35 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 16 .143 .268 .200 .468 33 7 1 2 2 0 0
1971 29 138 96 81 6 9 0 1 0 5 0 0 5 35 .111 .182 .136 .318 -9 11 1 2 8 0 0
1972 30 173 143 122 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 49 .107 .162 .131 .293 -15 16 2 2 13 0 0
1973 31 174 143 122 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 49 .107 .162 .131 .293 -15 16 2 2 13 0 0
1974 32 174 143 122 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 49 .107 .162 .131 .293 -15 16 2 2 13 0 0
1975 33 400 324 282 18 30 2 2 0 10 0 0 12 114 .106 .154 .128 .282 -18 36 4 4 26 0 0
1976 34 242 173 150 11 17 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 59 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 20 2 2 14 0 0
1977 35 242 173 150 11 17 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 59 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 20 2 2 14 0 0

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
1967 25 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 1 8
1968 26 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1969 27 57 14 11 3 4 0 1 0 3 0 3 3 .364 .500 .545 1.045 3 57
1970 28 41 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .158 .000 .158 0 41
1971 29 25 50 48 6 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 19 .125 .160 .125 .285 1 25
1972 30 37 47 45 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 .133 .170 .178 .348 1 35
1975 33 26 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 26
1976 34 42 12 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300 .417 .300 .717 1 42
8 Seasons 243 171 158 17 19 2 1 0 7 0 11 60 .120 .187 .146 .333 7 241
162 Game Avg. 162 114 105 11 13 1 1 0 5 0 7 40 .120 .187 .146 .333 5 241

* 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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