Cot Deal
Ellis Fergason Deal
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 23, 1923 in Arapaho, OK
High School: Central (Oklahoma City, OK)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1947
Final Game: September 9, 1954
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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
1947 24 BOS AL 6 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 /1
1948 25 BOS AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1950 27 STL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 31 STL NL 33 22 20 4 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .100 .182 .300 .482 23 6 0 1 0 0 1
4 Seasons 46 26 24 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .167 .231 .333 .564 46 8 0 1 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 92 85 18 14 4 0 4 14 0 0 4 25 .167 .231 .333 .564 46 28 0 4 0
STL (2 yrs) 36 22 20 4 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .100 .182 .300 .482 23 6 0 1 0 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 10 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 36 22 20 4 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .100 .182 .300 .482 23 6 0 1 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 10 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 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
1947 24 BOS AL 4 2 1 13.3 102 .500 .500 .270 .500 .352 .500 .389 1.000 .741 171 .894 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1954 31 STL NL 22 18 1 1.5 109 .083 .100 .274 .182 .345 .300 .424 .482 .769 23 .105 -2.4 -0.2 .444 .250 .200 .0
4 Seasons 26 20 2 2.7 108 .188 .167 .274 .231 .346 .333 .418 .564 .764 46 .264 -2.1 -0.2 .500 .208 .167 .0
162 Game Avg. 92 70 7 2.7 108 .188 .167 .274 .231 .346 .333 .418 .564 .764 46 .264 -2.1 -0.2 .500 .208 .167
STL (2 yrs) 22 18 1 1.5 109 .083 .100 .274 .182 .345 .300 .424 .482 .769 23 .105 -2.4 -0.2 .444 .250 .200 .0
BOS (2 yrs) 4 2 1 13.3 102 .500 .500 .270 .500 .352 .500 .389 1.000 .741 171 .893 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000

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
1947 24 BOS AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 100%
1954 31 STL NL 22 4.6% 31.8% 4.6% 9.1% 100% 7.00 2.9 20.0 6.7 0.50 55%
4 Seasons 26 3.9% 26.9% 3.9% 7.7% 50% 7.00 3.4 24.0 6.0 0.50 62%
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
1954 31 STL NL 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
4 Seasons 2 0 80% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
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
1954 31 STL NL 16 100% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0% 5 0 0% 11 2 18% 0 0 1 0 0% 6
4 Seasons 16 100% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0% 5 0 0% 11 2 18% 0 0 1 0 0% 6
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
1947 24 6 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0
1948 25 10 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
1949 26 10 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
1950 27 13 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
1951 28 13 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
1952 29 13 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
1953 30 13 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
1954 31 46 26 24 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .167 .231 .333 .564 46 8 0 1 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1947 24 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 6
1954 31 35 23 21 5 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 7 .095 .174 .286 .460 1 33
2 Seasons 41 27 25 6 2 1 0 1 5 0 1 7 .080 .148 .240 .388 2 39
162 Game Avg. 162 107 99 24 8 4 0 4 20 0 4 28 .080 .148 .240 .388 8 39

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