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Larry Dierker

Lawrence Edward Dierker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: September 22, 1946 in Hollywood, CA
High School: Taft HS (Woodland Hills, CA)
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1964
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cardinals/Colt.45's 1964-1977

Final Game: October 1, 1977
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All-Star

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
1964	17	HOU-min	Rk	9	12	12		2	1	0	0						.167	.167	.250	.417		3							COC · CRKL
1964	17	HOU	NL	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1965	18	HOU	NL	26	55	50	3	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	15	.100	.118	.160	.278	-20	8	1	0	4	0	0	1
1966	19	HOU	NL	29	71	67	6	10	2	0	1	4	0	0	2	21	.149	.174	.224	.398	13	15	3	0	2	0	0	1
1967	20	HOU	NL	15	34	31	2	7	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	11	.226	.242	.323	.565	64	10	0	0	1	1	0	1
1968	21	HOU	NL	33	84	73	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	35	.068	.093	.082	.176	-46	6	2	0	9	0	0	1
1969	22	HOU	NL	39	127	118	7	17	2	0	1	7	0	0	2	38	.144	.158	.186	.345	-3	22	3	0	7	0	0	1	AS,MVP-23
1970	23	HOU	NL	37	103	92	7	16	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	37	.174	.181	.196	.377	3	18	2	0	9	1	0	1
1971	24	HOU	NL	24	58	54	4	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	16	.074	.091	.093	.184	-47	5	3	0	3	0	0	1	AS
1972	25	HOU	NL	31	86	78	2	13	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	24	.167	.188	.167	.354	3	13	0	1	6	0	0	1
1973	26	HOU	NL	14	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	27	HOU	NL	33	83	71	2	14	3	0	0	7	0	0	1	27	.197	.208	.239	.448	28	17	0	0	11	0	0	1
1975	28	HOU	NL	34	89	76	0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	21	.092	.092	.092	.184	-47	7	1	0	13	0	0	1
1976	29	HOU	NL	28	69	64	3	9	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	20	.141	.136	.188	.324	-5	12	1	0	3	2	0	1
1977	30	STL	NL	11	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
14 Yrs				357	876	789	38	107	14	0	4	46	0	0	12	272	.136	.149	.169	.317	-9	133	16	1	70	4	0
162 Game Avg.				162	398	358	17	49	6	0	2	21	0	0	5	123	.136	.149	.169	.317	-9	60	7	0	32	2	0

HOU (13 yrs)				346	866	781	38	107	14	0	4	46	0	0	12	268	.137	.150	.170	.321	-8	133	16	1	68	4	0
STL (1 yr)				11	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	2	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
1964	17	HOU	NL	3	3	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.485	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/1
1965	18	HOU	NL	26	55	-8	-0	-0	0	6	-2	-0.2	2	0	-0.2	.492	.499	-0.2	0.0	0	$	1
1966	19	HOU	NL	29	71	-8	-0	-0	0	8	-1	-0.1	2	1	-0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.0	1	$	1
1967	20	HOU	NL	15	34	-2	-0	0	0	4	2	0.2	1	3	0.2	.515	.501	0.2	0.0	3	$	1
1968	21	HOU	NL	33	84	-12	-0	-0	0	8	-4	-0.5	3	-1	-0.5	.484	.497	-0.5	0.1	-1	$	1
1969	22	HOU	NL	39	127	-16	-0	-0	0	15	-2	-0.2	4	2	-0.2	.494	.499	-0.2	0.0	2	$	1	AS,MVP-23
1970	23	HOU	NL	37	103	-14	-0	-0	0	12	-2	-0.2	3	1	-0.2	.493	.498	-0.2	0.0	1	$	1
1971	24	HOU	NL	24	58	-9	0	-0	0	6	-3	-0.3	2	-1	-0.3	.485	.498	-0.4	0.0	-1	$	1	AS
1972	25	HOU	NL	31	86	-10	-0	0	0	9	-1	-0.1	2	2	-0.1	.497	.499	-0.1	0.0	2	$	1
1973	26	HOU	NL	14	4	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.495	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	1
1974	27	HOU	NL	33	83	-8	-0	0	0	8	1	0.1	2	3	0.1	.503	.501	0.1	0.0	3	$	1
1975	28	HOU	NL	34	89	-16	-0	-0	0	10	-7	-0.8	3	-4	-0.8	.477	.495	-0.8	0.0	-4	$	1
1976	29	HOU	NL	28	69	-8	-0	0	0	8	-1	-0.1	2	1	-0.1	.497	.499	-0.1	0.0	1	$	1
1977	30	STL	NL	11	10	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.494	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1
14 Seasons				357	876	-114	-2	-1	0	96	-22	-2.4	27	5	-2.5	.493	.499	-2.6	0.2	5	$

HOU (13 yrs)				346	866	-113	-2	-1	0	95	-21	-2.3	27	6	-2.4	.493	.499	-2.5	0.2	6	$
STL (1 yr)				11	10	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.494	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$

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
1964	17	HOU	NL	3	3	0	0.0	89	.000	.000	.256	.000	.313	.000	.381	.000	.694	-100	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1965	18	HOU	NL	55	50	1	0.5	87	.118	.100	.249	.118	.311	.160	.376	.278	.687	-20	.024	-7.8	-0.8	.196	.080	.060	.0
1966	19	HOU	NL	71	62	2	0.9	90	.200	.149	.257	.174	.314	.224	.386	.398	.701	13	.052	-7.7	-0.8	.283	.104	.075	.0
1967	20	HOU	NL	34	26	3	3.1	87	.333	.226	.253	.242	.315	.323	.372	.565	.687	64	.392	-1.3	-0.1	.458	.129	.097
1968	21	HOU	NL	84	79	1	0.3	79	.132	.068	.249	.093	.307	.082	.351	.176	.657	-46	.013	-12.9	-1.5	.114	.041	.014
1969	22	HOU	NL	127	111	3	0.7	93	.203	.144	.257	.158	.327	.186	.381	.345	.708	-3	.039	-16.5	-1.8	.231	.059	.042	.0
1970	23	HOU	NL	103	88	3	0.9	100	.286	.174	.262	.181	.334	.196	.401	.377	.735	3	.049	-12.6	-1.3	.244	.033	.022
1971	24	HOU	NL	58	56	0	0.0	90	.105	.074	.256	.091	.322	.093	.375	.184	.697	-47	.000	-10.4	-1.1	.113	.037	.019
1972	25	HOU	NL	86	71	3	1.1	90	.241	.167	.254	.188	.322	.167	.376	.354	.698	3	.089	-10.1	-1.1	.231	.013	.000
1973	26	HOU	NL	4	4	0	0.0	96	.000	.000	.262	.000	.330	.000	.388	.000	.719	-100	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1974	27	HOU	NL	83	68	4	1.6	90	.318	.197	.256	.208	.328	.239	.371	.448	.698	28	.141	-6.8	-0.7	.316	.056	.042
1975	28	HOU	NL	89	83	1	0.3	89	.127	.092	.256	.092	.325	.092	.370	.184	.695	-47	.008	-14.7	-1.5	.100	.000	.000
1976	29	HOU	NL	69	61	2	0.9	84	.178	.141	.252	.136	.317	.188	.359	.324	.676	-5	.057	-8.6	-0.9	.214	.047	.047	.0
1977	30	STL	NL	10	10	0	0.0	102	.000	.000	.268	.000	.336	.000	.409	.000	.744	-100	.000	-2.3	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
14 Yrs				876	772	23	0.8	90	.199	.136	.255	.149	.322	.169	.376	.317	.697	-9	.046	-113.5	-12.1	.209	.048	.033	.0
162 Game Avg.				398	350	10	0.8	90	.199	.136	.255	.149	.322	.169	.376	.317	.697	-9	.046	-113.5	-12.1	.209	.048	.033

HOU (13 yrs)				866	762	23	0.8	90	.201	.137	.255	.150	.322	.170	.376	.321	.697	-8	.048	-111.2	-11.8	.212	.049	.033	.0
STL (1 yr)				10	10	0	0.0	102	.000	.000	.268	.000	.336	.000	.409	.000	.744	-100	.000	-2.3	-0.2	.000	.000	.000

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1969	HOU	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1971	HOU	NL	24	DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1964	17	HOU	NL	3	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%			1.5				33%
1965	18	HOU	NL	55	1.8%	27.3%	1.8%	1.8%	20%	15.00	3.3	50.0	25.0	3.00	62%
1966	19	HOU	NL	71	1.4%	29.6%	2.8%	4.2%	30%	10.50	3.2	67.0	16.8	2.50	63%
1967	20	HOU	NL	34	0.0%	32.4%	2.9%	8.8%	43%	11.00	2.8		7.8	1.14	62%
1968	21	HOU	NL	84	0.0%	41.7%	2.4%	1.2%	20%	17.50	2.1		24.3	3.00	45%
1969	22	HOU	NL	127	0.8%	29.9%	1.6%	2.4%	18%	19.00	3.1	118.0	16.9	4.29	62%
1970	23	HOU	NL	103	0.0%	35.9%	1.0%	1.9%	13%	37.00	2.5		23.0	3.33	54%
1971	24	HOU	NL	58	0.0%	27.6%	1.7%	1.7%	25%	16.00	3.4		27.0	1.85	66%
1972	25	HOU	NL	86	0.0%	27.9%	1.2%	0.0%	0%	24.00	3.3		19.5	3.50	63%
1973	26	HOU	NL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0				75%
1974	27	HOU	NL	83	0.0%	32.5%	1.2%	3.6%	21%	27.00	2.6		10.1	2.07	53%
1975	28	HOU	NL	89	0.0%	23.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		3.6		15.2	2.65	62%
1976	29	HOU	NL	69	1.5%	29.0%	0.0%	1.5%	11%		3.2	64.0	16.0	1.35	65%
1977	30	STL	NL	10	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%			2.0				40%
14 Yrs				876	0.5%	31.1%	1.4%	2.1%	17%	22.67	2.9	197.3	17.2	2.66	59%
MLB Averages					2.0%	14.5%	8.5%	6.1%	27%	1.71	6.2	44.8	9.0	1.11	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1964	17	HOU	NL	-0.8	-0.1	3	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.11	-0.0	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0	0.45	-0.7		0
1965	18	HOU	NL	-7.8	-0.8	56	-0.6	0.3	-0.9	.81	-0.7	-0.0	-7.2	-0.8	0.87	-7.3		0
1966	19	HOU	NL	-7.7	-0.8	71	-0.5	0.7	-1.2	.86	-0.7	0.1	-8.7	-0.9	0.96	-8.2		0
1967	20	HOU	NL	-1.3	-0.1	33	-0.2	0.3	-0.5	.82	-0.2	0.0	-1.0	-0.1	0.84	-2.3		0
1968	21	HOU	NL	-12.9	-1.5	72	-1.2	0.3	-1.4	.98	-1.0	-0.2	-9.9	-1.2	0.95	-9.9	3.37	1
1969	22	HOU	NL	-16.5	-1.8	128	-1.6	1.0	-2.6	.94	-1.7	0.0	-19.3	-2.1	1.04	-19.1		0
1970	23	HOU	NL	-12.6	-1.3	103	-1.3	0.7	-1.9	.89	-1.4	-0.1	-18.5	-1.9	0.96	-16.6		0
1971	24	HOU	NL	-10.5	-1.1	58	-0.9	0.2	-1.1	.77	-0.9	-0.3	-8.2	-0.9	0.93	-8.7		0
1972	25	HOU	NL	-10.1	-1.1	87	-1.0	0.4	-1.4	.81	-1.1	-0.2	-10.8	-1.2	0.98	-10.3		0
1973	26	HOU	NL	-1.1	-0.1	4	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.84	-0.1	-0.0	-0.7	-0.1	0.68	-1.1		0
1974	27	HOU	NL	-6.9	-0.7	84	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	.92	-0.6	0.2	-6.7	-0.7	0.99	-7.5		0
1975	28	HOU	NL	-14.8	-1.6	89	-1.4	0.3	-1.7	.91	-1.6	0.0	-14.9	-1.6	1.00	-16.2		0
1976	29	HOU	NL	-8.6	-0.9	69	-0.7	0.4	-1.2	.84	-0.7	-0.1	-10.1	-1.1	0.98	-8.1		0
1977	30	STL	NL	-2.3	-0.2	10	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	1.10	-0.2	-0.1	-2.8	-0.3	0.95	-2.4		0
14 Yrs				-113.8	-12.1	867	-10.1	5.5	-15.6	.88	-11.0	-0.6	-118.9	-12.9	0.97	-118.4	3.37	1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	PO	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1964	17	HOU	NL	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965	18	HOU	NL	0	40%	9	1	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1966	19	HOU	NL	0	46%	15	0	0	1	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
1967	20	HOU	NL	0	25%	12	0	0	0	50%	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
1968	21	HOU	NL	1	29%	16	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969	22	HOU	NL	1	33%	27	0	2	2	25%	3	3	0	1	0	1	4	2	1
1970	23	HOU	NL	0	41%	18	0	0	1	29%	3	3	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
1971	24	HOU	NL	2	80%	9	0	0	0	67%	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	2
1972	25	HOU	NL	1	13%	24	0	0	1	0%	6	6	0	1	1	0	2	2	0
1973	26	HOU	NL	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	27	HOU	NL	0	13%	26	0	0	1	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1975	28	HOU	NL	0	0%	11	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	29	HOU	NL	1	25%	17	0	0	0	33%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
1977	30	STL	NL	1		2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14 Yrs				7	29%	186	1	2	6	23%	20	19	1	4	3	1	19	10	8

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
1964	17	HOU	NL	3	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1965	18	HOU	NL	55	25%	5			0	0	0	0		1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	5	4	80%	8	1	13%	10	2	20%	21	1	5%	3	1	33%	2	0	0%	0
1966	19	HOU	NL	71	39%	10			0	0	0	0		1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	67%	8	3	38%	11	2	18%	50	3	6%	2	0	0%	3	2	67%	0
1967	20	HOU	NL	34	12%	7			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	3	2	67%	13	4	31%	2	2	100%	0	0		0
1968	21	HOU	NL	84	17%	5			1	0	0	0	3.37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9	90%	11	2	18%	15	5	33%	42	3	7%	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	0
1969	22	HOU	NL	127	30%	17			0	0	0	0		1	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	9	7	78%	26	3	12%	29	5	17%	98	7	7%	6	2	33%	4	2	50%	0
1970	23	HOU	NL	103	36%	16			0	0	0	0		0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	9	82%	21	2	10%	27	6	22%	70	4	6%	9	3	33%	3	1	33%	0
1971	24	HOU	NL	58	17%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	75%	11	3	27%	19	3	16%	32	2	6%	5	1	20%	6	2	33%	0
1972	25	HOU	NL	86	17%	13			0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	100%	13	0	0%	18	3	17%	56	4	7%	6	3	50%	4	1	25%	0
1973	26	HOU	NL	4	0%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1974	27	HOU	NL	83	22%	14			0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	11	92%	15	0	0%	21	10	48%	51	7	14%	5	3	60%	4	2	50%	0
1975	28	HOU	NL	89	22%	7			0	0	0	0		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	14	13	93%	14	1	7%	22	9	41%	60	5	8%	6	3	50%	4	3	75%	0
1976	29	HOU	NL	69	26%	9			0	0	0	0		1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	75%	10	1	10%	14	6	43%	47	3	6%	7	3	43%	1	1	100%	0
1977	30	STL	NL	10	10%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	4	1	25%	8	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0
14 Yrs				876	25%	107			1	0	0	0	3.37	4	0	29	4	0	1	3	0	81	70	86%	142	16	11%	193	54	28%	550	43	8%	54	22	41%	34	14	41%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			77%			11%			31%			14%			48%			52%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1964	17	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0
1965	18	29	58	53	3	5	0	1	2	1	17	.094	.111	.151	.262	-24	8	1	0	4	0
1966	19	58	129	120	9	15	2	2	6	3	38	.125	.146	.192	.338	-3	23	4	0	6	0
1967	20	73	163	151	11	22	5	2	10	4	49	.146	.167	.219	.385	11	33	4	0	7	1
1968	21	106	247	224	13	27	6	2	13	6	84	.121	.143	.174	.317	-7	39	6	0	16	1
1969	22	145	374	342	20	44	8	3	20	8	122	.129	.148	.178	.327	-6	61	9	0	23	1
1970	23	182	477	434	27	60	10	3	24	9	159	.138	.155	.182	.337	-4	79	11	0	32	2
1971	24	206	535	488	31	64	11	3	26	10	175	.131	.148	.172	.320	-8	84	14	0	35	2
1972	25	237	621	566	33	77	11	3	30	11	199	.136	.153	.171	.325	-7	97	14	1	41	2
1973	26	251	625	570	33	77	11	3	30	11	200	.135	.152	.170	.323	-8	97	14	1	41	2
1974	27	284	708	641	35	91	14	3	37	12	227	.142	.159	.178	.336	-4	114	14	1	52	2
1975	28	318	797	717	35	98	14	3	42	12	248	.137	.152	.169	.320	-8	121	15	1	65	2
1976	29	346	866	781	38	107	14	4	46	12	268	.137	.150	.170	.321	-8	133	16	1	68	4
1977	30	357	876	789	38	107	14	4	46	12	272	.136	.149	.169	.317	-9	133	16	1	70	4

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1964	17	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	3
1965	18	26	55	50	3	5	0	1	2	1	15	.100	.118	.160	.278	1	26
1966	19	29	72	68	7	11	2	1	5	2	21	.162	.186	.235	.421	3	29
1967	20	15	35	32	2	8	3	0	5	1	11	.250	.265	.344	.608	3	15
1968	21	33	87	75	4	7	1	0	5	3	35	.093	.128	.107	.235	1	33
1969	22	39	128	119	8	18	2	1	8	2	38	.151	.165	.193	.359	4	39
1970	23	37	102	91	6	15	2	0	4	1	37	.165	.172	.187	.359	3	37
1971	24	24	61	56	9	6	2	0	4	2	16	.107	.138	.143	.281	1	24
1972	25	32	92	84	3	16	0	0	5	1	25	.190	.209	.190	.400	3	31
1973	26	14	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	14
1974	27	33	84	72	2	15	3	0	8	1	27	.208	.219	.250	.469	4	33
1975	28	34	91	78	0	9	0	0	8	0	21	.115	.115	.115	.231	1	34
1976	29	28	70	65	4	10	0	1	5	0	20	.154	.149	.200	.349	2	28
1977	30	11	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11
14 Yrs		358	894	805	48	120	15	4	59	14	273	.149	.164	.183	.346	26	357
162 Game Avg.		162	405	364	22	54	7	2	27	6	124	.149	.164	.183	.346	12	357

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1983 BBWAA ()	All-Star Games 1969 * 1971	Awards (yr lg award) 1998 NL Mgr of the year	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1969 NL (23, 2%) 0.02 Career Shares (1361st)
Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1969 NL 8.3 (2nd)	Youngest s c a p y 1964 NL born 1946-09-22 (1st) 1965 NL born 1946-09-22 (2nd) 1966 NL born 1946-09-22 (3rd)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters

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Most Similar by Ages

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Lee Viau (982) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Lee Meadows (988) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Bob Friend (983) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Don Wilson (984) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Bob Friend (989) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Bob Friend (987) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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