Don Dillard
David Donald Dillard
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 8, 1937 in Greenville, SC
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1959
Final Game: September 27, 1965
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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
1959 22 CLE AL 10 10 10 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 124 4 0 0 0 0 0
1960 23 CLE AL 6 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1961 24 CLE AL 74 162 147 27 40 5 0 7 17 0 0 15 28 .272 .340 .449 .788 112 66 1 0 0 0 1 87/9
1962 25 CLE AL 95 185 174 22 40 5 1 5 14 0 1 11 25 .230 .276 .356 .632 71 62 3 0 0 0 1 78/9
1963 26 MLN NL 67 127 119 9 28 6 4 1 12 0 2 5 21 .235 .270 .378 .648 86 45 3 1 1 1 0 7/89
1965 28 MLN NL 20 19 19 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 .158 .158 .316 .474 29 6 2 0 0 0 0 /7
6 Seasons 272 511 476 59 116 16 5 14 47 0 3 32 85 .244 .292 .387 .679 86 184 10 1 1 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 304 284 35 69 10 3 8 28 0 2 19 51 .244 .292 .387 .679 86 110 6 1 1 1 1
CLE (4 yrs) 185 365 338 49 85 10 1 12 32 0 1 27 58 .251 .307 .393 .700 90 133 5 0 0 0 2
MLN (2 yrs) 87 146 138 10 31 6 4 2 15 0 2 5 27 .225 .255 .370 .625 78 51 5 1 1 1 0
AL (4 yrs) 185 365 338 49 85 10 1 12 32 0 1 27 58 .251 .307 .393 .700 90 133 5 0 0 0 2
NL (2 yrs) 87 146 138 10 31 6 4 2 15 0 2 5 27 .225 .255 .370 .625 78 51 5 1 1 1 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
1959 22 CLE AL 10 6 2 8.9 96 .500 .400 .257 .400 .328 .400 .392 .800 .720 124 .786 0.3 0.0 .667 .000 .000
1960 23 CLE AL 8 7 0 0.0 99 .250 .143 .260 .250 .333 .143 .398 .393 .730 11 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .286 .143 .000
1961 24 CLE AL 162 108 23 5.7 101 .295 .272 .260 .340 .335 .449 .405 .788 .740 112 .591 2.1 0.2 .750 .279 .177 .0
1962 25 CLE AL 185 138 16 3.1 100 .243 .230 .260 .276 .331 .356 .404 .632 .735 71 .333 -7.7 -0.8 .522 .184 .126 .0
1963 26 MLN NL 127 98 11 3.0 88 .276 .235 .253 .270 .315 .378 .378 .648 .693 86 .384 -2.7 -0.3 .510 .168 .143 .0
1965 28 MLN NL 19 18 0 0.0 94 .167 .158 .259 .158 .323 .316 .392 .474 .715 29 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .333 .158 .158 .0
6 Seasons 511 375 52 3.7 97 .270 .244 .258 .292 .328 .387 .397 .679 .725 86 .423 -10.8 -1.2 .574 .204 .143 .0
162 Game Avg. 304 223 31 3.7 97 .270 .244 .258 .292 .328 .387 .397 .679 .725 86 .423 -10.8 -1.2 .574 .204 .143
CLE (4 yrs) 365 259 41 4.2 100 .272 .251 .260 .307 .333 .393 .404 .700 .737 90 .464 -6.2 -0.7 .614 .219 .142 .0
MLN (2 yrs) 146 116 11 2.6 89 .264 .225 .254 .255 .316 .370 .380 .625 .696 78 .311 -4.6 -0.5 .482 .167 .145 .0
AL (4 yrs) 365 259 41 4.2 100 .272 .251 .260 .307 .333 .393 .404 .700 .737 90 .464 -6.2 -0.7 .614 .219 .142 .0
NL (2 yrs) 146 116 11 2.6 89 .264 .225 .254 .255 .316 .370 .380 .625 .696 78 .311 -4.6 -0.5 .482 .167 .145 .0

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
1959 22 CLE AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 10.0 0.33 80%
1960 23 CLE AL 8 0.0% 37.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.3 3.00 50%
1961 24 CLE AL 162 4.3% 17.3% 9.3% 7.4% 30% 1.87 5.3 21.0 8.6 1.22 69%
1962 25 CLE AL 185 2.7% 13.5% 6.0% 6.0% 28% 2.27 7.0 34.8 12.4 1.06 78%
1963 26 MLN NL 127 0.8% 16.5% 3.9% 8.7% 39% 4.20 5.7 119.0 9.9 1.59 77%
1965 28 MLN NL 19 5.3% 31.6% 0.0% 5.3% 33% 3.2 19.0 6.3 1.75 63%
6 Seasons 511 2.7% 16.6% 6.3% 6.9% 30% 2.66 5.6 34.0 10.1 1.24 74%
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
1959 22 CLE AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 23 CLE AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1961 24 CLE AL 0 0 42% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 46% 12 9 3 5 4 1 11 1 9
1962 25 CLE AL 3 0 37% 74 0 1 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 50% 9 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 4
1963 26 MLN NL 1 0 24% 34 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 38% 7 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1965 28 MLN NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 4 0 33% 195 0 3 0% 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 14 45% 29 20 9 8 6 2 19 4 14
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
1959 22 CLE AL 10 100% 4 10 4 0 1 1.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 5 1 20% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1960 23 CLE AL 8 100% 1 5 1 0 0 2.71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1961 24 CLE AL 162 96% 40 35 15 2 6 1.30 7 0 3 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 34 1 3% 14 3 21% 91 10 11% 6 2 33% 6 3 50% 0
1962 25 CLE AL 185 95% 40 45 11 0 2 1.55 5 1 3 4 1 5 0 0 1 0 0% 28 3 11% 11 3 27% 90 10 11% 7 5 71% 8 4 50% 0
1963 26 MLN NL 126 98% 28 34 6 1 5 1.68 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 29 3 10% 10 4 40% 80 11 14% 3 3 100% 4 3 75% 1
1965 28 MLN NL 18 100% 3 18 3 1 2 1.82 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 67% 1 1 100% 10 2 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 1
6 Seasons 509 96% 116 147 40 4 16 1.56 14 1 10 13 1 8 6 0 2 1 50% 100 10 10% 38 11 29% 283 34 12% 18 11 61% 19 10 53% 2
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
1959 22 10 10 10 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 124 4 0 0 0 0 0
1960 23 16 18 17 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .294 .333 .294 .627 76 5 1 0 0 0 0
1961 24 90 180 164 27 45 5 0 7 18 0 0 16 33 .274 .339 .433 .772 108 71 2 0 0 0 1
1962 25 185 365 338 49 85 10 1 12 32 0 1 27 58 .251 .307 .393 .700 90 133 5 0 0 0 2
1963 26 252 492 457 58 113 16 5 13 44 0 3 32 79 .247 .297 .389 .687 89 178 8 1 1 1 2
1964 27 252 492 457 58 113 16 5 13 44 0 3 32 79 .247 .297 .389 .687 89 178 8 1 1 1 2
1965 28 272 511 476 59 116 16 5 14 47 0 3 32 85 .244 .292 .387 .679 86 184 10 1 1 1 2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1959 22 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 10
1960 23 6 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 6
1961 24 74 163 148 27 41 5 0 7 17 0 15 28 .277 .344 .453 .796 23 74
1962 25 95 185 174 23 40 5 1 5 15 0 11 25 .230 .276 .356 .632 17 95
1963 26 67 127 120 11 29 6 4 1 14 0 5 21 .242 .276 .383 .659 13 67
1965 28 20 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
6 Seasons 272 512 478 61 110 16 5 13 47 0 32 85 .230 .279 .366 .645 55 272
162 Game Avg. 162 305 285 36 66 10 3 8 28 0 19 51 .230 .279 .366 .645 33 272

* 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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