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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 (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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 12:03AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #158. Darrell Evans… #159. Jake Beckley… #160. Sam Thompson… #161. WILLIE DAVIS… #162. Frank Howard… #163. Bob Johnson… #164. Bobby Doerr… 

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
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
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 *
1962 22 LAD NL 157 666 600 103 171 18 10 21 85 32 7 42 72 .285 .334 .453 .787 116 272 14 6 10 8 10 *
1963 23 LAD NL 156 555 515 60 126 19 8 9 60 25 11 25 61 .245 .281 .365 .646 91 188 9 3 6 6 6 *
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 *
1965 25 LAD NL 142 595 558 52 133 24 3 10 57 25 9 14 81 .238 .263 .346 .609 75 193 7 7 9 7 3 *
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 * 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 *
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 *
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 * 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 *
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 * 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 * GG
1973 33 LAD NL 152 641 599 82 171 29 9 16 77 17 5 29 62 .285 .320 .444 .764 113 266 7 5 1 7 12 * 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 *
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
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
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 *
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 /
18 Seasons 2429 9822 9174 1217 2561 395 138 182 1053 398 131 418 977 .279 .311 .412 .723 105 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 .723 105 252 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1960 20 LAD NL 94 2 -2 2 1 3 0 3 9 0.9 6 0.6 0.3 $9,000
1961 21 LAD NL 380 -3 1 -2 1 13 0 13 23 2.3 10 1.0 1.3 $11,000 *
1962 22 LAD NL 666 18 8 -2 2 14 0 22 62 6.3 48 4.9 1.4 $ *
1963 23 LAD NL 555 -6 1 1 0 9 0 19 24 2.3 15 1.6 0.7 $ *
1964 24 LAD NL 652 10 5 3 4 29 0 22 73 7.6 44 4.8 2.8 $30,000 *
1965 25 LAD NL 595 -15 2 -1 2 16 0 20 24 2.3 8 0.8 1.5 $40,000 *
1966 26 LAD NL 653 0 2 -2 2 -4 0 22 21 2.1 24 2.5 -0.4 $30,000 * MVP-28
1967 27 LAD NL 610 -7 6 -2 3 -6 0 20 14 1.4 20 2.2 -0.8 $34,000 *
1968 28 LAD NL 686 -3 6 -3 3 -7 0 23 19 1.9 26 3.0 -1.1 $ *
1969 29 LAD NL 540 24 4 -2 2 2 0 18 48 5.2 46 4.9 0.3 $ * MVP-21
1970 30 LAD NL 637 8 7 -3 5 12 -2 18 45 4.5 33 3.3 1.2 $65,000 *
1971 31 LAD NL 672 22 3 -3 1 6 -2 19 46 5.0 40 4.3 0.7 $ * AS,MVP-16,GG
1972 32 LAD NL 654 10 3 4 2 13 -2 18 48 5.1 35 3.8 1.3 $ * GG
1973 33 LAD NL 641 7 4 -2 4 9 -2 18 38 4.0 29 3.0 1.0 $100,000 * AS,MVP-16,GG
1974 34 MON NL 654 5 7 0 3 1 -2 19 33 3.4 32 3.4 0.0 $110,000 *
1975 35 TEX AL 174 -3 1 1 2 -4 -1 6 2 0.2 6 0.6 -0.4 $
1975 35 STL NL 376 1 4 0 2 2 -4 11 17 1.8 14 1.5 0.3 $
1976 36 SDP NL 522 -4 4 -1 2 -2 -2 16 13 1.3 15 1.6 -0.3 $ *
1979 39 CAL AL 61 -2 -1 0 0 -2 -1 2 -4 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ /
18 Seasons 9822 64 65 -12 41 104 -18 309 555 57.2 449 47.6 9.6 $429,000
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
LAD (14 yrs) 8035 67 50 -12 32 108 -8 255 494 50.9 384 40.7 10.2 $319,000
STL (1 yr) 376 1 4 0 2 2 -4 11 17 1.8 14 1.5 0.3 $
TEX (1 yr) 174 -3 1 1 2 -4 -1 6 2 0.2 6 0.6 -0.4 $
SDP (1 yr) 522 -4 4 -1 2 -2 -2 16 13 1.3 15 1.6 -0.3 $
CAL (1 yr) 61 -2 -1 0 0 -2 -1 2 -4 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $
MON (1 yr) 654 5 7 0 3 1 -2 19 33 3.4 32 3.4 0.0 $110,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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 Seasons (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

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 LAD NL 20 OF 22 54 52 1 1 0 .981 3 2.41 .978 2.20
1960 LAD NL 20 CF 22 21 20 193.0 54 52 1 1 0 .981 3 16 2.47 2.41 .981 2.58 2.58
1961 LAD NL 21 OF 114 232 224 4 4 1 .983 13 2.00 .977 2.14
1961 LAD NL 21 CF 114 84 73 787.1 231 223 4 4 1 .983 13 19 2.59 1.99 .981 2.63 2.60
1962 LAD NL 22 OF 156 407 379 13 15 0 .963 14 2.51 .974 2.05
1962 LAD NL 22 CF 156 152 146 1358.0 409 383 11 15 0 .963 14 12 2.61 2.53 .979 2.47 2.45
1963 LAD NL 23 OF 153 361 337 16 8 3 .978 9 2.31 .977 2.00
1963 LAD NL 23 CF 153 139 127 1248.0 359 336 15 8 3 .978 9 9 2.53 2.29 .982 2.37 2.36
1964 LAD NL 24 OF 155 423 400 16 7 2 .983 29 2.68 .973 1.98
1964 LAD NL 24 CF 155 152 149 1378.1 427 404 16 7 2 .984 29 25 2.74 2.71 .977 2.35 2.33
1965 LAD NL 25 OF 141 335 318 6 11 1 .967 16 2.30 .975 2.00
1965 LAD NL 25 CF 141 136 130 1244.1 335 318 6 11 1 .967 16 16 2.34 2.30 .981 2.29 2.30
1966 LAD NL 26 OF 152 367 347 9 11 0 .970 -4 2.34 .974 2.03 MVP-28
1966 LAD NL 26 CF 152 150 144 1333.0 367 348 8 11 0 .970 -4 -3 2.40 2.34 .980 2.38 2.37 MVP-28
1967 LAD NL 27 OF 138 315 300 6 9 2 .971 -6 2.22 .976 2.03
1967 LAD NL 27 CF 138 135 133 1218.0 318 302 7 9 2 .972 -6 -6 2.28 2.24 .981 2.30 2.30
1968 LAD NL 28 OF 158 364 345 9 10 2 .973 -7 2.24 .975 2.03
1968 LAD NL 28 CF 158 157 154 1392.1 364 345 9 10 2 .973 -7 -6 2.29 2.24 .978 2.39 2.40
1969 LAD NL 29 OF 125 285 271 8 6 1 .979 2 2.23 .973 2.01 MVP-21
1969 LAD NL 29 CF 125 122 115 1067.1 283 269 8 6 1 .979 2 3 2.34 2.22 .977 2.31 2.30 MVP-21
1970 LAD NL 30 OF 143 357 342 12 3 4 .992 12 2.48 .976 2.06
1970 LAD NL 30 CF 139 136 123 1213.2 348 335 10 3 4 .991 11 11 2.56 2.48 .978 2.34 2.33
1970 LAD NL 30 RF 4 3 3 30.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1 40 2.40 2.00 .976 1.98 1.98
1971 LAD NL 31 OF 157 419 404 7 8 0 .981 6 2.62 .979 2.19 AS,MVP-16,GG
1971 LAD NL 31 CF 157 153 146 1354.2 415 401 6 8 0 .981 6 5 2.70 2.59 .982 2.64 2.64 AS,MVP-16,GG
1972 LAD NL 32 OF 146 388 373 10 5 1 .987 13 2.62 .978 2.19 GG
1972 LAD NL 32 CF 146 146 141 1318.0 385 370 10 5 1 .987 13 11 2.59 2.60 .980 2.60 2.61 GG
1973 LAD NL 33 OF 146 357 344 6 7 0 .980 9 2.40 .977 2.23 AS,MVP-16,GG
1973 LAD NL 33 CF 146 145 132 1297.0 351 338 6 7 0 .980 9 9 2.39 2.36 .980 2.63 2.63 AS,MVP-16,GG
1974 MON NL 34 OF 151 389 369 8 12 1 .969 1 2.50 .979 2.27
1974 MON NL 34 CF 151 144 137 1276.0 393 372 9 12 1 .969 1 1 2.69 2.52 .985 2.77 2.77
1975 TOT MLB 35 OF 131 300 287 6 7 3 .977 -2 2.24 .978 2.31
1975 TOT MLB 35 CF 59 50 47 464.2 132 129 2 1 1 .992 -4 -10 2.54 2.22 .983 2.81 2.80
1975 STL NL 35 OF 89 198 187 5 6 2 .970 2 2.16 .978 2.28
1975 TEX AL 35 OF 42 102 100 1 1 1 .990 -4 2.40 .979 2.36
1975 TEX AL 35 CF 42 39 36 350.1 102 100 1 1 1 .990 -4 -15 2.59 2.40 .983 2.84 2.83
1975 STL NL 35 RF 69 62 51 549.0 147 138 3 6 1 .959 -0 -1 2.31 2.04 .974 2.03 2.03
1975 STL NL 35 CF 17 11 11 114.1 30 29 1 0 0 1.000 1 7 2.36 1.76 .984 2.72 2.72
1975 STL NL 35 LF 11 8 6 69.0 22 21 1 0 1 1.000 2 35 2.87 2.00 .973 2.10 2.10
1976 SDP NL 36 OF 128 358 349 6 3 2 .992 -2 2.77 .979 2.33
1976 SDP NL 36 CF 128 121 111 1044.1 362 353 6 3 2 .992 -2 -2 3.09 2.80 .984 2.85 2.84
1979 CAL AL 39 OF 7 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -2 1.14 .981 2.43
1979 CAL AL 39 RF 6 3 3 32.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -56 1.97 1.17 .980 2.25 2.22
1979 CAL AL 39 DH 5 5
1979 CAL AL 39 LF 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -80 0.00 0.00 2.10 2.20
18 Seasons OF 2323 5719 5449 143 127 23 .978 104 2.41 .976 2.11
17 Seasons CF 2240 2143 2028 19188.0 5533 5278 134 121 21 .978 103 6 2.54 2.42 .980 2.49 2.49
3 Seasons RF 79 68 57 611.0 162 152 4 6 1 .963 -1 -2 2.30 1.97 .974 2.04 2.04
2 Seasons LF 12 8 6 72.0 22 21 1 0 1 1.000 2 30 2.75 1.83 .973 2.10 2.11
18 Seasons TOT 2323 5719 5449 143 127 23 .978 104 2.41 .976 2.11
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1971 *
1973 *

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 Replacement† s c a p y
1962 NL  6.3 (8th)
1964 NL  7.6 (5th)
Career  57.2 (177th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1962 NL  6.3 (5th)
1964 NL  7.6 (4th)
Career  57.2 (127th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1962 NL  4.9 (8th)
Career  47.6 (174th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1961 NL  1.3 (9th)
1962 NL  1.4 (4th)
1964 NL  2.8 (1st)
1965 NL  1.5 (4th)
1970 NL  1.2 (3rd)
1972 NL  1.3 (2nd)
1973 NL  1.0 (9th)
Career  9.6 (78th)

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 (71st)

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 (89th)

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 (177th)

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 (236th)

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 (162nd)

Times On Base s c a p y
Career  3,030 (179th)

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 (203rd)

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)

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)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1962 NL  14 (5th)
1964 NL  29 (1st)
1965 NL  16 (4th)
1970 NL  12 (4th)
1972 NL  13 (2nd)
Career  104 (44th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  2,240 (3rd)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  5,278 (4th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  134 (12th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  121 (4th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1962 NL  156 (4th)
1968 NL  158 (2nd)
1971 NL  157 (4th)
1972 NL  146 (5th)
1974 NL  151 (4th)
Career  2,323 (18th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1962 NL  379 (3rd)
1963 NL  337 (4th)
1964 NL  400 (1st)
1965 NL  318 (5th)
1966 NL  347 (3rd)
1968 NL  345 (3rd)
1970 NL  342 (3rd)
1971 NL  404 (1st)
1972 NL  373 (2nd)
1973 NL  344 (5th)
1974 NL  369 (3rd)
1976 NL  349 (4th)
Career  5,449 (11th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1963 NL  16 (3rd)
1964 NL  16 (2nd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1962 NL  15 (1st)
1963 NL  8 (3rd)
1965 NL  11 (2nd)
1966 NL  11 (5th)
1968 NL  10 (3rd)
1974 NL  12 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  103 (7th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1962 NL  2.61 (5th)
1963 NL  2.53 (3rd)
1964 NL  2.74 (1st)
1965 NL  2.34 (5th)
1970 NL  2.56 (2nd)
1971 NL  2.70 (5th)
1976 NL  3.09 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1962 NL  2.53 (4th)
1963 NL  2.29 (3rd)
1964 NL  2.71 (1st)
1965 NL  2.30 (3rd)
1966 NL  2.34 (5th)
1967 NL  2.24 (5th)
1968 NL  2.24 (5th)
1970 NL  2.48 (2nd)
1971 NL  2.59 (3rd)
1972 NL  2.60 (3rd)
1976 NL  2.80 (4th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1961 NL  .983 (4th)
1964 NL  .984 (4th)
1969 NL  .979 (5th)
1970 NL  .991 (2nd)
1972 NL  .987 (4th)
1976 NL  .992 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1961 NL  13 (5th)
1962 NL  14 (5th)
1964 NL  29 (1st)
1965 NL  16 (2nd)
1970 NL  12 (3rd)
1972 NL  13 (1st)
Career  104 (16th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1962 NL  2.60 (3rd)
1963 NL  2.55 (4th)
1964 NL  2.72 (1st)
1970 NL  2.56 (2nd)
1971 NL  2.73 (3rd)
1976 NL  3.06 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1962 NL  2.51 (3rd)
1963 NL  2.31 (4th)
1964 NL  2.68 (1st)
1965 NL  2.30 (4th)
1966 NL  2.34 (5th)
1967 NL  2.22 (4th)
1970 NL  2.48 (2nd)
1971 NL  2.62 (2nd)
1972 NL  2.62 (3rd)
1976 NL  2.77 (4th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1970 NL  .992 (3rd)
1976 NL  .992 (5th)

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 (598), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 64 (391), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 50 (392), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 28 (385), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Buddy Bell (880)
  2. Marquis Grissom (879)
  3. Jose Cruz (875)
  4. Vada Pinson (857)
  5. Bill Buckner (850)
  6. B.J. Surhoff (847)
  7. Julio Franco (847)
  8. Amos Otis (845)
  9. Mickey Vernon (840)
  10. Tim Raines (838)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Gus Bell (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Gus Bell (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bobby Tolan (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Paul Blair (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Claudell Washington (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Claudell Washington (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jose Cardenal (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jose Cardenal (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jose Cardenal (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jose Cardenal (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jose Cardenal (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Buddy Bell (898)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Buddy Bell (894)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Buddy Bell (889)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Buddy Bell (880)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Jose Cruz (869)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196020Los Angeles Dodgers$9,0002/1/61 TSN
196121Los Angeles Dodgers$11,0002/1/61 TSN
196424Los Angeles Dodgers$30,0002/20/65 TSN
196525Los Angeles Dodgers$40,0002/20/65 TSN
196626Los Angeles Dodgers$30,0003/5/66 TSN
196727Los Angeles Dodgers$34,0003/4/67 TSN
197030Los Angeles Dodgers$65,0001/31/70 TSN
197333Los Angeles Dodgers$100,0003/31/73 TSN; actually $100,000.51
197434Montreal Expos$110,0004/6/74 TSN
Career to date (may be incomplete)$429,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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