Willie Davis

William Henry Davis (3-Dog)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 15, 1940 in Mineral Springs, AR
High School: Roosevelt HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed
by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1960
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Expos/Padres/Cardinals/Angels/... 1960-1979

Final Game: September 30, 1979
Died: March 9, 2010 in Burbank, CA
Cremated
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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
1960 20 LAD NL 22 94 88 12 28 6 1 2 10 3 5 4 12 .318 .348 .477 .825 118 42 1 0 2 0 2 8
1961 21 LAD NL 128 380 339 56 86 19 6 12 45 12 5 27 46 .254 .316 .451 .767 95 153 5 5 6 3 4 *8
1962 22 LAD NL 157 666 600 103 171 18 10 21 85 32 7 42 72 .285 .334 .453 .787 115 272 14 6 10 8 10 *8
1963 23 LAD NL 156 555 515 60 126 19 8 9 60 25 11 25 61 .245 .281 .365 .646 92 188 9 3 6 6 6 *8
1964 24 LAD NL 157 652 613 91 180 23 7 12 77 42 13 22 59 .294 .316 .413 .729 110 253 4 1 10 6 1 *8
1965 25 LAD NL 142 595 558 52 133 24 3 10 57 25 9 14 81 .238 .263 .346 .609 76 193 7 7 9 7 3 *8
1966 26 LAD NL 153 653 624 74 177 31 6 11 61 21 10 15 68 .284 .302 .405 .708 102 253 4 4 5 5 2 *8 MVP-28
1967 27 LAD NL 143 610 569 65 146 27 9 6 41 20 6 29 65 .257 .295 .367 .662 97 209 8 3 6 3 5 *8
1968 28 LAD NL 160 686 643 86 161 24 10 7 31 36 10 31 88 .250 .284 .351 .636 97 226 3 1 7 4 4 *8
1969 29 LAD NL 129 540 498 66 155 23 8 11 59 24 10 33 39 .311 .356 .456 .811 133 227 11 4 0 5 5 *8 MVP-21
1970 30 LAD NL 146 637 593 92 181 23 16 8 93 38 14 29 54 .305 .335 .438 .774 111 260 6 1 8 6 2 *8/9
1971 31 LAD NL 158 672 641 84 198 33 10 10 74 20 8 23 47 .309 .330 .438 .769 122 281 17 0 3 5 3 *8 AS,MVP-16,GG
1972 32 LAD NL 149 654 615 81 178 22 7 19 79 20 3 27 61 .289 .317 .441 .758 116 271 9 1 4 7 4 *8 GG
1973 33 LAD NL 152 641 599 82 171 29 9 16 77 17 5 29 62 .285 .320 .444 .764 114 266 7 5 1 7 12 *8 AS,MVP-16,GG
1974 34 MON NL 153 654 611 86 180 27 9 12 89 25 7 27 69 .295 .322 .427 .749 105 261 8 3 2 11 9 *8
1975 35 TOT MLB 140 550 519 57 144 27 8 11 67 23 6 18 52 .277 .304 .424 .728 100 220 7 5 0 8 1 *987
1975 35 TEX AL 42 174 169 16 42 8 2 5 17 13 5 4 25 .249 .270 .408 .678 91 69 2 1 0 0 0 8
1975 35 STL NL 98 376 350 41 102 19 6 6 50 10 1 14 27 .291 .319 .431 .751 104 151 5 4 0 8 1 987
1976 36 SDP NL 141 522 493 61 132 18 10 5 46 14 2 19 34 .268 .295 .375 .670 97 185 6 2 3 5 2 *8
1979 39 CAL AL 43 61 56 9 14 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 7 .250 .300 .321 .621 71 18 2 0 1 0 0 /D97
18 Yrs 2429 9822 9174 1217 2561 395 138 182 1053 398 131 418 977 .279 .311 .412 .723 106 3778 128 51 83 96 75
162 Game Avg. 162 655 612 81 171 26 9 12 70 27 9 28 65 .279 .311 .412 .723 106 252 9 3 6 6 5
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
LAD (14 yrs) 1952 8035 7495 1004 2091 321 110 154 849 335 116 350 815 .279 .312 .413 .725 107 3094 105 41 77 72 63
STL (1 yr) 98 376 350 41 102 19 6 6 50 10 1 14 27 .291 .319 .431 .751 104 151 5 4 0 8 1
TEX (1 yr) 42 174 169 16 42 8 2 5 17 13 5 4 25 .249 .270 .408 .678 91 69 2 1 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 141 522 493 61 132 18 10 5 46 14 2 19 34 .268 .295 .375 .670 97 185 6 2 3 5 2
CAL (1 yr) 43 61 56 9 14 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 7 .250 .300 .321 .621 71 18 2 0 1 0 0
MON (1 yr) 153 654 611 86 180 27 9 12 89 25 7 27 69 .295 .322 .427 .749 105 261 8 3 2 11 9
NL (17 yrs) 2344 9587 8949 1192 2505 385 135 177 1034 384 126 410 945 .280 .312 .412 .724 106 3691 124 50 82 96 75
AL (2 yrs) 85 235 225 25 56 10 3 5 19 14 5 8 32 .249 .278 .387 .664 86 87 4 1 1 0 0

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 Awards
1960 20 LAD NL 22 94 5 -2 1 3 -0 6 0.7 3 9 1.0 .530 .504 0.7 0.3 7 $9,000 8
1961 21 LAD NL 128 380 -6 1 1 13 -1 9 0.9 13 21 2.1 .507 .506 0.8 1.2 9 $11,000 *8
1962 22 LAD NL 157 666 9 7 2 14 -1 31 3.3 22 53 5.5 .521 .520 3.9 1.4 40 $ *8
1963 23 LAD NL 156 555 -6 2 -0 9 -1 4 0.5 19 23 2.4 .503 .503 1.2 1.0 14 $ *8
1964 24 LAD NL 157 652 12 6 3 29 -1 50 5.8 22 72 7.9 .536 .535 4.5 3.4 43 $30,000 *8
1965 25 LAD NL 142 595 -18 3 2 16 -1 3 0.3 20 23 2.3 .502 .502 0.4 1.8 7 $40,000 *8
1966 26 LAD NL 153 653 1 3 2 -4 -1 2 0.3 22 24 2.5 .501 .501 2.7 -0.4 27 $30,000 *8 MVP-28
1967 27 LAD NL 143 610 -4 5 2 -6 -1 -4 -0.3 21 17 1.8 .497 .497 2.3 -0.7 23 $34,000 *8
1968 28 LAD NL 160 686 -3 6 2 -7 -1 -3 -0.0 24 21 2.3 .498 .498 2.9 -0.8 28 $ *8
1969 29 LAD NL 129 540 18 3 1 2 -1 24 2.8 18 43 4.6 .521 .517 4.2 0.3 40 $ *8 MVP-21
1970 30 LAD NL 146 637 6 5 4 12 -1 26 2.8 18 44 4.6 .518 .517 3.2 1.3 32 $65,000 *8/9
1971 31 LAD NL 158 672 16 2 1 6 -1 24 2.9 20 44 4.8 .518 .517 4.0 0.6 38 $ *8 AS,MVP-16,GG
1972 32 LAD NL 149 654 13 4 2 13 -1 30 3.6 19 49 5.4 .523 .521 3.8 1.5 36 $ *8 GG
1973 33 LAD NL 152 641 6 3 3 9 -1 20 2.2 19 39 4.0 .515 .514 3.0 0.9 30 $100,000 *8 AS,MVP-16,GG
1974 34 MON NL 153 654 -0 5 3 1 -1 8 0.9 19 27 2.7 .506 .505 2.5 0.1 25 $110,000 *8
1975 35 TEX AL 42 174 -1 1 2 -4 -0 -4 -0.3 6 2 0.2 .491 .498 0.7 -0.5 6 $ 8
1975 35 STL NL 98 376 0 3 1 2 -4 3 0.3 11 14 1.4 .503 .502 1.1 -0.1 11 $ 987
1976 36 SDP NL 141 522 -4 4 2 -2 -1 0 0.1 15 15 1.6 .500 .500 1.7 -0.2 17 $ *8
1979 39 CAL AL 43 61 -2 -0 -0 -2 -1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .487 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $ /D97
18 Seasons 2429 9822 44 62 34 104 -19 224 26.2 313 537 56.8 .510 .508 43.4 10.9 433 $429,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
LAD (14 yrs) 1952 8035 51 49 26 108 -12 222 25.8 260 482 51.2 .512 .511 37.6 11.8 374 $319,000
STL (1 yr) 98 376 0 3 1 2 -4 3 0.3 11 14 1.4 .503 .502 1.1 -0.1 11 $
TEX (1 yr) 42 174 -1 1 2 -4 -0 -4 -0.3 6 2 0.2 .491 .498 0.7 -0.5 6 $
SDP (1 yr) 141 522 -4 4 2 -2 -1 0 0.1 15 15 1.6 .500 .500 1.7 -0.2 17 $
CAL (1 yr) 43 61 -2 -0 -0 -2 -1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .487 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $
MON (1 yr) 153 654 -0 5 3 1 -1 8 0.9 19 27 2.7 .506 .505 2.5 0.1 25 $110,000

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
1960 20 LAD NL 94 68 12 4.8 104 .351 .318 .270 .348 .337 .477 .414 .825 .751 118 .539 2.0 0.2 .667 .182 .159 2.4
1961 21 LAD NL 380 272 49 4.8 112 .261 .254 .278 .316 .346 .451 .433 .767 .779 95 .514 -3.3 -0.3 .730 .298 .198 12.0
1962 22 LAD NL 666 468 92 5.3 98 .291 .285 .263 .334 .329 .453 .399 .787 .728 115 .565 11.4 1.1 .767 .280 .168 25.4
1963 23 LAD NL 555 421 51 3.3 83 .259 .245 .245 .281 .305 .365 .366 .646 .672 92 .418 -6.3 -0.7 .562 .196 .120 13.2
1964 24 LAD NL 652 466 82 4.7 88 .307 .294 .255 .316 .312 .413 .379 .729 .691 110 .565 6.8 0.7 .678 .202 .119 18.7
1965 25 LAD NL 595 457 51 3.0 88 .259 .238 .250 .263 .312 .346 .378 .609 .690 76 .358 -18.2 -1.9 .522 .161 .108 14.3
1966 26 LAD NL 653 471 76 4.4 89 .302 .284 .255 .302 .313 .405 .385 .708 .697 102 .513 0.9 0.1 .614 .163 .122 14.4
1967 27 LAD NL 610 446 62 3.8 83 .279 .257 .248 .295 .308 .367 .364 .662 .672 97 .474 -3.4 -0.4 .584 .186 .111 9.2
1968 28 LAD NL 686 506 68 3.6 75 .279 .250 .243 .284 .300 .351 .342 .636 .642 97 .508 -3.9 -0.4 .574 .190 .101 11.7
1969 29 LAD NL 540 369 79 5.7 89 .318 .311 .251 .356 .320 .456 .372 .811 .693 133 .642 21.0 2.2 .764 .239 .145 15.1
1970 30 LAD NL 637 446 88 5.3 99 .322 .305 .261 .335 .333 .438 .399 .774 .732 111 .560 6.4 0.6 .727 .223 .133 13.2
1971 31 LAD NL 672 476 88 5.0 87 .319 .309 .253 .330 .318 .438 .370 .769 .688 122 .591 15.8 1.6 .675 .184 .129 13.3
1972 32 LAD NL 654 460 87 5.1 90 .293 .289 .254 .317 .322 .441 .376 .758 .698 116 .604 9.3 1.0 .704 .223 .151 19.5
1973 33 LAD NL 641 448 86 5.2 93 .294 .285 .258 .320 .326 .444 .383 .764 .710 114 .585 8.9 0.9 .709 .227 .159 16.5
1974 34 MON NL 654 459 85 5.0 99 .311 .295 .268 .322 .341 .427 .388 .749 .728 105 .573 1.0 0.1 .693 .206 .133 16.2
1975 35 TOT MLB 550 396 68 4.6 97 .287 .277 .266 .304 .337 .424 .386 .728 .723 100 .532 -2.7 -0.3 .670 .214 .146 14.9
1975 35 TEX AL 174 134 18 3.6 92 .266 .249 .257 .270 .326 .408 .377 .678 .704 91 .420 -3.3 -0.3 .612 .231 .160 7.2
1975 35 STL NL 376 262 50 5.2 99 .295 .291 .270 .319 .342 .431 .390 .751 .732 104 .579 0.6 0.1 .701 .206 .140 7.5
1976 36 SDP NL 522 377 56 4.0 85 .277 .268 .253 .295 .318 .375 .361 .670 .679 97 .490 -4.4 -0.5 .591 .170 .108 7.4
1979 39 CAL AL 61 45 5 3.0 98 .286 .250 .265 .300 .329 .321 .401 .621 .730 71 .299 -2.3 -0.2 .523 .161 .071 .0
18 Yrs 9822 7051 1185 4.5 91 .293 .279 .256 .311 .321 .412 .379 .723 .700 106 .536 39.1 3.9 .657 .207 .133 249.8
162 Game Avg. 655 470 79 4.5 91 .293 .279 .256 .311 .321 .412 .379 .723 .700 106 .536 3 0 .657 .207 .133 17
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
LAD (14 yrs) 8035 5774 971 4.5 90 .294 .279 .254 .312 .318 .413 .379 .725 .697 107 .538 47.4 4.7 .658 .210 .134 211.0
STL (1 yr) 376 262 50 5.1 99 .295 .291 .270 .319 .342 .431 .390 .751 .732 104 .579 0.6 0.1 .701 .206 .140 7.5
TEX (1 yr) 174 134 18 3.6 92 .266 .249 .257 .270 .326 .408 .377 .678 .704 91 .420 -3.3 -0.3 .612 .231 .160 7.2
SDP (1 yr) 522 377 56 4.0 85 .277 .268 .253 .295 .318 .375 .361 .670 .679 97 .490 -4.4 -0.5 .591 .170 .108 7.4
CAL (1 yr) 61 45 5 3.0 98 .286 .250 .265 .300 .329 .321 .401 .621 .730 71 .300 -2.3 -0.2 .523 .161 .071 .0
MON (1 yr) 654 459 85 5.0 99 .311 .295 .268 .322 .341 .427 .388 .749 .728 105 .573 1.0 0.1 .693 .206 .133 16.2
NL (17 yrs) 9587 6872 1162 4.6 91 .294 .280 .256 .312 .321 .412 .379 .724 .700 106 .539 44.7 4.4 .659 .207 .133 242.3
AL (2 yrs) 235 179 23 3.4 93 .271 .249 .259 .278 .327 .387 .383 .664 .710 86 .389 -5.6 -0.6 .590 .213 .138 7.4

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 23 LAD NL WS NYY W 4 15 12 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .167 .154 .333 .487 4 0 0 2 1 0
1965 25 LAD NL WS MIN W 7 29 26 3 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 .231 .259 .231 .490 6 0 1 2 0 0
1966 26 LAD NL WS BAL L 4 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979 39 CAL AL ALCS BAL L 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (4 Series) 17 62 56 6 10 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 12 .179 .190 .232 .422 13 0 1 4 1 0
1 ALCS 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 15 60 54 5 9 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 12 .167 .179 .204 .382 11 0 1 4 1 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 LAD NL 31 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1973 LAD NL 33 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 GP) 3 3 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 6 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1960 20 LAD NL 94 2.1% 12.8% 4.3% 9.6% 32% 3.00 7.3 44.0 8.8 1.00 79%
1961 21 LAD NL 380 3.2% 12.1% 7.1% 9.7% 43% 1.70 7.4 28.3 7.5 0.92 75%
1962 22 LAD NL 666 3.2% 10.8% 6.3% 7.4% 29% 1.71 8.3 28.6 7.1 1.00 77%
1963 23 LAD NL 555 1.6% 11.0% 4.5% 6.5% 29% 2.44 8.4 57.2 8.6 0.79 81%
1964 24 LAD NL 652 1.8% 9.1% 3.4% 6.4% 23% 2.68 10.4 51.1 8.0 1.02 84%
1965 25 LAD NL 595 1.7% 13.6% 2.4% 6.2% 28% 5.79 6.9 55.8 9.8 0.85 80%
1966 26 LAD NL 653 1.7% 10.4% 2.3% 7.4% 27% 4.53 9.2 56.7 10.2 0.81 84%
1967 27 LAD NL 610 1.0% 10.7% 4.8% 6.9% 29% 2.24 8.8 94.8 13.9 0.85 82%
1968 28 LAD NL 686 1.0% 12.8% 4.5% 6.0% 26% 2.84 7.3 91.9 20.7 0.93 80%
1969 29 LAD NL 540 2.0% 7.2% 6.1% 7.8% 27% 1.18 12.8 45.3 8.4 1.29 84%
1970 30 LAD NL 637 1.3% 8.5% 4.6% 7.4% 26% 1.86 11.0 74.1 6.4 0.99 84%
1971 31 LAD NL 672 1.5% 7.0% 3.4% 7.9% 27% 2.04 13.6 64.1 8.7 1.01 88%
1972 32 LAD NL 654 2.9% 9.3% 4.1% 7.3% 27% 2.26 10.1 32.4 7.8 0.54 83%
1973 33 LAD NL 641 2.5% 9.7% 4.5% 8.4% 32% 2.14 9.7 37.4 7.8 0.80 82%
1974 34 MON NL 654 1.8% 10.6% 4.1% 7.3% 27% 2.56 8.9 50.9 6.9 0.75 83%
1975 35 TOT MLB 550 2.0% 9.5% 3.3% 8.4% 32% 2.89 10.0 47.2 7.7 0.76 84%
1975 35 TEX AL 174 2.9% 14.4% 2.3% 8.6% 36% 6.25 6.8 33.8 9.9 0.85 80%
1975 35 STL NL 376 1.6% 7.2% 3.7% 8.2% 30% 1.93 13.0 58.3 7.0 0.72 86%
1976 36 SDP NL 522 1.0% 6.5% 3.6% 6.3% 25% 1.79 14.5 98.6 10.7 0.81 88%
1979 39 CAL AL 61 0.0% 11.5% 6.6% 4.9% 21% 1.75 8.0 28.0 0.65 80%
18 Yrs 9822 1.9% 10.0% 4.3% 7.3% 28% 2.34 9.4 50.4 8.7 0.87 83%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.2% 8.5% 6.2% 28% 1.67 6.3 43.5 8.9 1.09 74%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1960 20 LAD NL 2.0 0.2 103 0.5 2.3 -1.8 1.13 0.6 -0.2 5.3 0.5 0.96 6.3 0
1961 21 LAD NL -3.7 -0.4 407 0.9 7.9 -7.0 1.03 0.1 0.8 3.3 0.3 0.96 -0.3 0.65 9
1962 22 LAD NL 12.4 1.2 713 0.1 11.0 -10.8 .93 0.8 -0.7 8.2 0.8 0.97 10.3 0
1963 23 LAD NL -7.0 -0.8 600 1.4 10.4 -9.0 .96 -0.3 1.8 6.4 0.7 0.97 -2.1 0.71 4
1964 24 LAD NL 6.8 0.7 718 1.9 12.8 -11.0 1.03 1.7 0.1 28.0 3.0 0.94 20.7 0.66 1
1965 25 LAD NL -18.2 -1.9 639 -2.8 9.7 -12.5 1.10 -2.1 -0.4 -14.5 -1.6 0.96 -17.3 1.36 2
1966 26 LAD NL 0.9 0.1 698 0.8 12.7 -11.8 1.05 -0.4 1.2 -4.2 -0.4 0.93 -4.6 1.29 0
1967 27 LAD NL -3.4 -0.4 643 -0.2 9.9 -10.1 1.00 -0.6 0.3 -3.0 -0.3 0.91 -4.0 1.76 7
1968 28 LAD NL -3.9 -0.4 725 0.3 11.4 -11.1 1.01 0.0 0.3 -5.5 -0.6 0.91 0.3 1.94 3
1969 29 LAD NL 21.0 2.2 581 2.1 11.1 -9.1 1.01 2.5 -0.4 19.8 2.1 0.93 23.7 2.63 3
1970 30 LAD NL 6.4 0.6 696 2.0 13.1 -11.1 1.02 0.9 1.0 25.1 2.5 0.96 13.2 1.09 4
1971 31 LAD NL 15.8 1.6 710 1.5 12.2 -10.7 .94 1.6 -0.0 20.1 2.2 0.95 19.2 3.13 3
1972 32 LAD NL 9.3 1.0 687 2.2 13.6 -11.4 1.03 2.5 -0.3 29.7 3.1 0.94 26.2 2.39 2
1973 33 LAD NL 8.2 0.8 671 1.5 13.3 -11.8 1.09 0.8 0.5 13.3 1.4 0.94 6.8 2.32 7
1974 34 MON NL 1.0 0.1 701 0.8 12.7 -11.8 1.04 1.3 -0.5 14.4 1.4 0.99 10.4 2.54 5
1975 35 TOT MLB -2.7 -0.3 584 0.8 10.9 -10.1 1.04 1.1 -0.3 10.6 1.0 0.95 9.1 1.45 12
1975 35 TEX AL -3.3 -0.3 192 0.2 3.8 -3.5 1.12 -0.1 0.4 -1.5 -0.2 0.93 -1.8 0
1975 35 STL NL 0.6 0.1 392 0.5 7.1 -6.6 1.00 1.2 -0.7 12.1 1.2 0.96 10.8 1.45 12
1976 36 SDP NL -4.4 -0.5 551 1.6 10.4 -8.8 1.07 -0.4 1.9 2.2 0.2 0.96 -4.3 2.07 12
1979 39 CAL AL -2.3 -0.2 64 -0.9 1.0 -1.9 1.28 -0.2 -0.4 -4.8 -0.5 1.01 -3.3 1.78 24
18 Yrs 38.1 3.8 10491 14.5 186.3 -171.9 1.02 9.8 4.4 154.5 15.9 0.95 110.1 1.74 98
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1960 20 LAD NL 5 0 33% 33 3 5 38% 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 67% 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 2
1961 21 LAD NL 2 0 42% 119 12 5 71% 12 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 11 63% 10 7 3 1 0 1 13 2 11
1962 22 LAD NL 8 0 41% 195 32 7 82% 29 6 3 1 0 0 3 0 9 15 75% 35 12 23 5 2 3 24 1 22
1963 23 LAD NL 9 0 35% 173 25 11 69% 20 10 4 0 1 1 4 1 11 14 54% 22 10 11 1 0 1 20 7 11
1964 24 LAD NL 15 0 41% 226 42 13 76% 41 10 0 1 1 2 7 1 6 14 79% 26 6 20 6 1 5 24 5 19
1965 25 LAD NL 7 0 29% 153 25 9 74% 22 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 14 69% 18 5 12 7 2 5 14 4 10
1966 26 LAD NL 7 0 34% 199 21 10 68% 18 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 18 53% 34 17 16 1 0 1 12 3 8
1967 27 LAD NL 5 0 34% 219 20 6 77% 20 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 18 57% 26 15 10 11 2 9 14 4 10
1968 28 LAD NL 7 0 43% 220 36 10 78% 28 9 6 1 0 0 5 3 5 15 60% 30 16 14 6 2 4 17 3 14
1969 29 LAD NL 5 0 30% 209 24 10 71% 21 7 3 3 0 0 3 2 4 9 73% 26 8 18 6 1 5 16 4 12
1970 30 LAD NL 6 0 41% 236 38 14 73% 34 14 4 0 0 0 6 3 6 15 66% 35 14 19 6 2 3 24 3 21
1971 31 LAD NL 8 0 35% 255 20 8 71% 16 7 5 1 0 0 3 2 9 18 65% 36 15 20 7 2 5 23 5 18
1972 32 LAD NL 12 0 33% 241 20 3 87% 17 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 8 17 53% 44 27 17 3 1 2 25 5 19
1973 33 LAD NL 6 0 35% 211 17 5 77% 17 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 8 10 65% 26 15 11 17 1 14 19 4 15
1974 34 MON NL 8 0 37% 230 25 7 78% 22 6 3 1 0 0 6 4 7 26 56% 30 20 9 6 1 5 23 3 19
1975 35 TOT MLB 8 0 30% 198 23 6 79% 19 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 11 56% 25 12 12 3 1 1 11 0 9
1975 35 TEX AL 4 0 26% 56 13 5 72% 10 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 57% 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 2
1975 35 STL NL 4 0 31% 142 10 1 91% 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 56% 22 11 10 2 1 1 8 0 7
1976 36 SDP NL 5 0 38% 165 14 2 88% 11 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 13 60% 23 10 12 9 3 6 15 4 10
1979 39 CAL AL 1 0 50% 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 25% 3 3 0 2 2 0 3 0 2
18 Yrs 124 0 36% 3312 398 131 75% 351 117 44 9 2 4 59 21 113 246 63% 451 212 229 97 23 70 301 59 232
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

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
1960 20 LAD NL 94 82% 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 50% 28 1 4% 13 5 38% 60 9 15% 7 2 29% 1 0 0% 0
1961 21 LAD NL 380 86% 86 9 1 0 0 0.65 12 0 8 11 1 3 9 0 8 6 75% 89 5 6% 47 14 30% 249 36 14% 21 11 52% 8 2 25% 0
1962 22 LAD NL 666 68% 171 0 0 0 0 21 1 17 17 4 4 17 2 20 10 50% 164 14 9% 79 32 41% 452 66 15% 44 22 50% 33 19 58% 0
1963 23 LAD NL 555 76% 126 4 2 0 0 0.71 9 0 10 7 2 3 6 0 8 6 75% 109 9 8% 39 17 44% 312 52 17% 30 16 53% 12 8 67% 0
1964 24 LAD NL 652 67% 180 1 0 0 0 0.66 12 1 9 8 4 5 7 1 19 10 53% 141 4 3% 53 23 43% 379 72 19% 35 18 51% 18 13 72% 0
1965 25 LAD NL 595 61% 133 2 1 0 1 1.36 10 0 12 9 1 5 5 0 12 9 75% 123 7 6% 62 24 39% 376 52 14% 39 21 54% 27 13 48% 0
1966 26 LAD NL 653 61% 177 0 0 0 0 1.29 11 0 11 10 1 5 6 0 12 5 42% 120 4 3% 59 16 27% 366 51 14% 34 18 53% 26 15 58% 0
1967 27 LAD NL 610 63% 146 7 1 0 0 1.76 6 0 6 3 3 2 4 0 9 6 67% 112 8 7% 51 21 41% 301 37 12% 25 13 52% 20 12 60% 0
1968 28 LAD NL 686 65% 161 3 1 0 0 1.94 7 0 9 5 2 4 3 0 10 7 70% 98 3 3% 56 17 30% 293 22 8% 23 10 43% 15 9 60% 0
1969 29 LAD NL 540 70% 155 3 0 0 0 2.63 11 0 8 10 1 0 11 1 1 0 0% 111 11 10% 50 19 38% 315 53 17% 35 20 57% 20 11 55% 0
1970 30 LAD NL 637 72% 181 4 0 0 0 1.09 8 1 18 5 3 4 4 1 10 8 80% 146 6 4% 68 30 44% 421 89 21% 46 28 61% 45 34 76% 0
1971 31 LAD NL 672 66% 198 3 1 0 1 3.13 10 0 14 9 1 3 7 0 4 3 75% 161 17 11% 62 14 23% 411 66 16% 37 21 57% 33 17 52% 0
1972 32 LAD NL 654 66% 178 2 1 0 1 2.39 19 0 7 16 3 7 12 1 6 4 67% 176 9 5% 69 24 35% 387 63 16% 39 21 54% 27 15 56% 0
1973 33 LAD NL 641 64% 171 7 3 0 3 2.32 16 0 10 15 1 11 5 0 1 1 100% 133 7 5% 63 22 35% 377 66 18% 45 23 51% 31 16 52% 0
1974 34 MON NL 654 69% 180 5 2 0 1 2.54 12 1 17 9 3 7 5 1 2 2 100% 138 8 6% 70 30 43% 465 84 18% 52 33 63% 32 15 47% 0
1975 35 TOT MLB 550 66% 144 12 3 0 0 1.45 11 0 7 11 0 4 7 0 1 0 0% 110 7 6% 63 20 32% 338 59 17% 41 21 51% 20 10 50% 0
1975 35 TEX AL 174 79% 42 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 38 2 5% 23 6 26% 87 13 15% 10 5 50% 6 1 17% 0
1975 35 STL NL 376 60% 102 12 3 0 0 1.45 6 0 6 6 0 3 3 0 1 0 0% 72 5 7% 40 14 35% 251 46 18% 31 16 52% 14 9 64% 0
1976 36 SDP NL 522 71% 132 12 2 0 2 2.07 5 0 8 5 0 2 3 0 4 3 75% 114 6 5% 48 19 40% 325 44 14% 27 13 48% 19 11 58% 0
1979 39 CAL AL 61 97% 14 24 5 0 1 1.78 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 2 14% 7 2 29% 42 2 5% 4 2 50% 2 2 100% 0
18 Yrs 9822 68% 2561 98 23 0 10 1.74 182 4 176 152 30 70 112 7 132 83 63% 2087 128 6% 959 349 36% 5869 923 16% 584 313 54% 389 222 57% 0
MLB Averages 54% 77% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%
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

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
1960 20 22 94 88 12 28 6 1 2 10 3 5 4 12 .318 .348 .477 .825 118 42 1 0 2 0 2
1961 21 150 474 427 68 114 25 7 14 55 15 10 31 58 .267 .322 .457 .779 100 195 6 5 8 3 6
1962 22 307 1140 1027 171 285 43 17 35 140 47 17 73 130 .278 .329 .455 .784 109 467 20 11 18 11 16
1963 23 463 1695 1542 231 411 62 25 44 200 72 28 98 191 .267 .313 .425 .738 103 655 29 14 24 17 22
1964 24 620 2347 2155 322 591 85 32 56 277 114 41 120 250 .274 .314 .421 .735 105 908 33 15 34 23 23
1965 25 762 2942 2713 374 724 109 35 66 334 139 50 134 331 .267 .304 .406 .709 99 1101 40 22 43 30 26
1966 26 915 3595 3337 448 901 140 41 77 395 160 60 149 399 .270 .303 .406 .709 100 1354 44 26 48 35 28
1967 27 1058 4205 3906 513 1047 167 50 83 436 180 66 178 464 .268 .302 .400 .702 99 1563 52 29 54 38 33
1968 28 1218 4891 4549 599 1208 191 60 90 467 216 76 209 552 .266 .300 .393 .693 99 1789 55 30 61 42 37
1969 29 1347 5431 5047 665 1363 214 68 101 526 240 86 242 591 .270 .305 .399 .705 103 2016 66 34 61 47 42
1970 30 1493 6068 5640 757 1544 237 84 109 619 278 100 271 645 .274 .308 .404 .712 103 2276 72 35 69 53 44
1971 31 1651 6740 6281 841 1742 270 94 119 693 298 108 294 692 .277 .311 .407 .718 105 2557 89 35 72 58 47
1972 32 1800 7394 6896 922 1920 292 101 138 772 318 111 321 753 .278 .311 .410 .721 106 2828 98 36 76 65 51
1973 33 1952 8035 7495 1004 2091 321 110 154 849 335 116 350 815 .279 .312 .413 .725 107 3094 105 41 77 72 63
1974 34 2105 8689 8106 1090 2271 348 119 166 938 360 123 377 884 .280 .313 .414 .727 107 3355 113 44 79 83 72
1975 35 2245 9239 8625 1147 2415 375 127 177 1005 383 129 395 936 .280 .312 .414 .727 106 3575 120 49 79 91 73
1976 36 2386 9761 9118 1208 2547 393 137 182 1051 397 131 414 970 .279 .311 .412 .724 106 3760 126 51 82 96 75
1977 37 2386 9761 9118 1208 2547 393 137 182 1051 397 131 414 970 .279 .311 .412 .724 106 3760 126 51 82 96 75
1978 38 2386 9761 9118 1208 2547 393 137 182 1051 397 131 414 970 .279 .311 .412 .724 106 3760 126 51 82 96 75
1979 39 2429 9822 9174 1217 2561 395 138 182 1053 398 131 418 977 .279 .311 .412 .723 106 3778 128 51 83 96 75

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1960 20 23 98 92 12 29 6 1 2 10 3 4 13 .315 .344 .467 .811 15 22
1961 21 134 390 349 53 85 19 6 12 43 12 27 48 .244 .305 .436 .740 45 128
1962 22 157 672 605 108 176 19 10 22 89 33 43 72 .291 .340 .464 .804 95 157
1963 23 156 577 533 75 144 22 9 10 75 29 29 61 .270 .308 .402 .710 66 156
1964 24 157 673 632 107 199 25 8 13 91 46 24 59 .315 .338 .441 .779 95 157
1965 25 141 606 567 60 145 26 3 11 66 27 15 81 .256 .281 .370 .652 58 142
1966 26 153 671 641 87 194 34 7 12 71 23 16 68 .303 .321 .434 .755 89 153
1967 27 143 635 590 82 167 31 10 7 52 23 33 65 .283 .323 .405 .728 77 143
1968 28 159 724 674 119 195 29 12 8 43 44 38 87 .289 .326 .404 .730 89 160
1969 29 129 559 514 77 171 25 9 12 69 26 36 39 .333 .377 .486 .864 94 129
1970 30 146 640 596 94 184 23 16 8 95 39 29 54 .309 .339 .441 .780 90 146
1971 31 158 698 664 101 221 37 11 11 89 22 26 47 .333 .355 .471 .827 112 158
1972 32 156 703 660 98 203 25 8 22 95 23 31 64 .308 .336 .470 .806 105 149
1973 33 152 654 610 91 182 31 10 17 85 18 31 62 .298 .334 .466 .799 94 152
1974 34 153 656 613 87 182 27 9 12 90 25 27 69 .297 .324 .429 .753 86 153
1975 35 140 557 525 60 149 28 8 11 71 24 19 52 .284 .311 .430 .741 70 140
1976 36 141 540 509 74 148 20 11 6 56 16 21 34 .291 .318 .409 .727 66 141
1979 39 43 62 57 10 15 2 1 0 2 1 4 7 .263 .311 .333 .645 6 43
18 Yrs 2441 10115 9431 1395 2789 429 149 196 1192 434 453 982 .296 .328 .435 .764 1352 2429
162 Game Avg. 162 671 626 93 185 28 10 13 79 29 30 65 .296 .328 .435 .764 90 2429
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1966 NL (28, 0%)
1969 NL (21, 2%)
1971 NL (16, 4%)
1973 NL (16, 4%)
0.10 Career Shares (916th)

Gold Gloves
1971 NL (OF)
1972 NL (OF)
1973 NL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacements c a p y
1964 NL  7.9 (4th)
Career  56.8 (174th)

WAR Position Playerss c a p y
1962 NL  5.5 (7th)
1964 NL  7.9 (4th)
1972 NL  5.4 (7th)
Career  56.8 (115th)

Offensive WARs c a p y
Career  43.4 (196th)

Defensive WARs c a p y
1962 NL  1.4 (8th)
1964 NL  3.4 (1st)
1965 NL  1.8 (5th)
1972 NL  1.5 (8th)
Career  10.9 (172nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1969 NL  .311 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1968 NL  160 (4th)
1971 NL  158 (7th)
Career  2,429 (74th)

At Bats s c a p y
1966 NL  624 (9th)
1968 NL  643 (4th)
1971 NL  641 (2nd)
1972 NL  615 (5th)
1974 NL  611 (9th)
Career  9,174 (59th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1968 NL  686 (7th)
1972 NL  654 (9th)
Career  9,822 (90th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1962 NL  103 (10th)
1968 NL  86 (7th)
Career  1,217 (161st)

Hits s c a p y
1966 NL  177 (9th)
1971 NL  198 (4th)
1972 NL  178 (7th)
Career  2,561 (87th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1972 NL  271 (9th)
Career  3,778 (109th)

Doubles s c a p y
1966 NL  31 (5th)
1971 NL  33 (5th)
Career  395 (178th)

Triples s c a p y
1962 NL  10 (1st)
1967 NL  9 (7th)
1968 NL  10 (3rd)
1969 NL  8 (7th)
1970 NL  16 (1st)
1971 NL  10 (3rd)
1972 NL  7 (6th)
1973 NL  9 (4th)
1974 NL  9 (6th)
1976 NL  10 (3rd)
Career  138 (66th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
Career  1,053 (237th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1961 NL  12 (7th)
1962 NL  32 (2nd)
1963 NL  25 (5th)
1964 NL  42 (3rd)
1965 NL  25 (5th)
1966 NL  21 (7th)
1967 NL  20 (8th)
1968 NL  36 (3rd)
1969 NL  24 (6th)
1970 NL  38 (5th)
1971 NL  20 (10th)
1972 NL  20 (10th)
Career  398 (72nd)

Singles s c a p y
1964 NL  138 (6th)
1970 NL  134 (8th)
1971 NL  145 (8th)
1972 NL  130 (6th)
Career  1,846 (73rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
Career  1,185 (196th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Career  715 (163rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
Career  3,030 (180th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 NL  5 (6th)
1965 NL  7 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1962 NL  10 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1962 NL  8 (3rd)
1963 NL  6 (9th)
1964 NL  6 (7th)
1965 NL  7 (6th)
1972 NL  7 (10th)
1974 NL  11 (2nd)
1975 NL  8 (6th)
Career  96 (37th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 NL  10 (7th)
Career  75 (205th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1961 NL  5 (10th)
1963 NL  11 (6th)
1964 NL  13 (3rd)
1965 NL  9 (4th)
1966 NL  10 (6th)
1968 NL  10 (7th)
1969 NL  10 (5th)
1970 NL  14 (4th)
1971 NL  8 (7th)
Career  131 (46th)

SB % s c a p y
1961 NL  70.59 (3rd)
1962 NL  82.05 (3rd)
1963 NL  69.44 (8th)
1964 NL  76.36 (5th)
1965 NL  73.53 (7th)
1966 NL  67.74 (8th)
1967 NL  76.92 (4th)
1968 NL  78.26 (4th)
1969 NL  70.59 (7th)
1972 NL  86.96 (3rd)
1973 NL  77.27 (7th)
1974 NL  78.13 (8th)
1976 NL  87.50 (1st)
Career  75.24 (152nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1961 NL  12.0 (10th)
1962 NL  25.4 (2nd)
1963 NL  13.2 (9th)
1964 NL  18.7 (5th)
1966 NL  14.4 (9th)
1968 NL  11.7 (6th)
1969 NL  15.1 (9th)
1971 NL  13.3 (8th)
1972 NL  19.5 (8th)
1973 NL  16.5 (6th)
1974 NL  16.2 (10th)
Career  249.8 (48th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1964 NL  10.4 (10th)
1969 NL  12.8 (9th)
1970 NL  11.0 (10th)
1976 NL  14.5 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1964 NL  466 (10th)
1968 NL  506 (3rd)
1971 NL  476 (7th)
1972 NL  460 (6th)
Career  7,051 (48th)

Oldest s c a p y
1979 AL  born 1940-04-15 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1960 NL  born 1940-04-15 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 64 (392), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 50 (392), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 28 (385), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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