Walt Dropo
Walter Dropo (Moose)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 30, 1923 in Moosup, CT
High School: Plainfield (Plainfield, CT)
School: University of Connecticut
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: May 17, 1961
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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
1949 26 BOS AL 11 44 41 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .146 .205 .195 .400 3 8 2 0 0 3
1950 27 BOS AL 136 609 559 101 180 28 8 34 144 0 0 45 75 .322 .378 .583 .961 134 326 16 5 0 *3 AS,MVP-6,RoY-1
1951 28 BOS AL 99 398 360 37 86 14 0 11 57 0 0 38 52 .239 .312 .369 .681 77 133 16 0 0 3
1952 29 TOT AL 152 633 591 69 163 24 4 29 97 2 2 37 85 .276 .323 .477 .800 118 282 26 4 1 *3 MVP-26
1952 29 BOS AL 37 145 132 13 35 7 1 6 27 0 0 11 22 .265 .331 .470 .801 114 62 9 2 0 3
1952 29 DET AL 115 488 459 56 128 17 3 23 70 2 2 26 63 .279 .320 .479 .800 120 220 17 2 1 *3
1953 30 DET AL 152 645 606 61 150 30 3 13 96 2 0 29 69 .248 .289 .371 .660 78 225 22 6 4 *3
1954 31 DET AL 107 354 320 27 90 14 2 4 44 0 1 24 41 .281 .328 .375 .703 94 120 13 0 6 4 3
1955 32 CHW AL 141 502 453 55 127 15 2 19 79 0 1 42 71 .280 .343 .448 .791 109 203 15 2 3 2 8 *3
1956 33 CHW AL 125 412 361 42 96 13 1 8 52 1 0 37 51 .266 .334 .374 .708 87 135 15 3 5 6 2 *3
1957 34 CHW AL 93 244 223 24 57 2 0 13 49 0 1 16 40 .256 .300 .439 .740 99 98 10 0 1 4 2 3
1958 35 TOT MLB 91 238 214 21 57 8 2 9 39 0 0 17 42 .266 .319 .449 .768 100 96 10 2 0 5 0 3
1958 35 CHW AL 28 59 52 3 10 1 0 2 8 0 0 5 11 .192 .271 .327 .598 65 17 3 1 0 1 0 3
1958 35 CIN NL 63 179 162 18 47 7 2 7 31 0 0 12 31 .290 .335 .488 .823 110 79 7 1 0 4 0 3
1959 36 TOT MLB 88 210 190 21 46 10 0 7 23 0 0 16 27 .242 .303 .405 .708 93 77 9 1 2 1 0 3/5
1959 36 CIN NL 26 44 39 4 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 .103 .205 .205 .410 8 8 3 1 0 0 0 3
1959 36 BAL AL 62 166 151 17 42 9 0 6 21 0 0 12 20 .278 .329 .457 .786 117 69 6 0 2 1 0 3/5
1960 37 BAL AL 79 201 179 16 48 8 0 4 21 0 1 20 19 .268 .343 .380 .723 97 68 9 1 0 1 0 3/5
1961 38 BAL AL 14 31 27 1 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3 .259 .355 .370 .725 98 10 3 0 0 0 0 3
13 Seasons 1288 4521 4124 478 1113 168 22 152 704 5 6 328 582 .270 .326 .432 .757 100 1781 166 24 22 23 12
162 Game Avg. 162 569 519 60 140 21 3 19 89 1 1 41 73 .270 .326 .432 .757 100 224 21 3 3
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
BOS (4 yrs) 283 1196 1092 154 307 51 9 51 229 0 0 97 156 .281 .344 .484 .828 108 529 43 7 0
CHW (4 yrs) 387 1217 1089 124 290 31 3 42 188 1 2 100 173 .266 .328 .416 .744 98 453 43 6 9 13 12
BAL (3 yrs) 155 398 357 34 97 17 0 11 44 0 1 36 42 .272 .338 .412 .750 105 147 18 1 2 2 0
DET (3 yrs) 374 1487 1385 144 368 61 8 40 210 4 3 79 173 .266 .308 .408 .716 95 565 52 8 11 4
CIN (2 yrs) 89 223 201 22 51 8 2 8 33 0 0 16 38 .254 .309 .433 .742 90 87 10 2 0 4 0
AL (13 yrs) 1199 4298 3923 456 1062 160 20 144 671 5 6 312 544 .271 .326 .432 .758 101 1694 156 22 22 19 12
NL (2 yrs) 89 223 201 22 51 8 2 8 33 0 0 16 38 .254 .309 .433 .742 90 87 10 2 0 4 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
1949 26 BOS AL 44 37 2 1.4 112 .176 .146 .279 .205 .372 .195 .405 .400 .778 3 .108 -6.1 -0.6 .297 .122 .049
1950 27 BOS AL 609 395 121 8.1 122 .324 .322 .290 .378 .379 .583 .435 .961 .814 134 .711 24.2 2.3 .952 .342 .261 .0
1951 28 BOS AL 398 290 41 3.8 109 .253 .239 .278 .312 .361 .369 .407 .681 .768 77 .422 -13.2 -1.3 .590 .236 .131 .0
1952 29 TOT AL 633 457 89 5.3 98 .281 .276 .263 .323 .343 .477 .384 .800 .727 118 .607 10.1 1.0 .708 .264 .201 3.7
1952 29 BOS AL 145 106 20 5.1 103 .279 .265 .269 .331 .350 .470 .393 .801 .743 114 .592 1.9 0.2 .708 .288 .205 .0
1952 29 DET AL 488 351 69 5.3 97 .282 .279 .261 .320 .341 .479 .381 .800 .723 120 .611 8.2 0.8 .709 .257 .200 3.7
1953 30 DET AL 645 482 64 3.6 102 .261 .248 .268 .289 .344 .371 .395 .660 .740 78 .398 -21.3 -2.2 .548 .175 .124 3.5
1954 31 DET AL 354 254 39 4.1 97 .308 .281 .263 .328 .338 .375 .384 .703 .723 94 .485 -2.8 -0.3 .586 .166 .094 .0
1955 32 CHW AL 502 347 66 5.1 105 .296 .280 .270 .343 .350 .448 .402 .791 .752 109 .548 3.9 0.4 .719 .258 .168 .0
1956 33 CHW AL 412 291 44 4.0 107 .286 .266 .268 .334 .351 .374 .410 .708 .760 87 .422 -6.9 -0.7 .629 .213 .108 1.8
1957 34 CHW AL 244 182 26 3.9 100 .253 .256 .264 .300 .337 .439 .399 .740 .735 99 .442 -1.5 -0.2 .638 .251 .184 .0
1958 35 TOT MLB 238 172 29 4.5 108 .286 .266 .273 .319 .341 .449 .423 .768 .765 100 .495 -0.4 -0.1 .689 .262 .182 .0
1958 35 CHW AL 59 46 4 2.3 97 .200 .192 .260 .271 .329 .327 .396 .598 .725 65 .245 -2.5 -0.3 .511 .231 .135 .0
1958 35 CIN NL 179 126 25 5.3 111 .313 .290 .277 .335 .345 .488 .432 .823 .778 110 .561 2.1 0.2 .754 .272 .198 .0
1959 36 TOT MLB 210 156 22 3.8 98 .248 .242 .261 .303 .331 .405 .399 .708 .730 93 .427 -2.2 -0.2 .614 .247 .163 .0
1959 36 CIN NL 44 38 1 0.7 108 .097 .103 .275 .205 .341 .205 .425 .410 .766 8 .031 -5.4 -0.5 .342 .205 .103 .0
1959 36 BAL AL 166 118 21 4.8 96 .286 .278 .257 .329 .328 .457 .393 .786 .720 117 .538 3.2 0.3 .704 .258 .179 .0
1960 37 BAL AL 201 142 22 4.2 100 .280 .268 .262 .343 .336 .380 .401 .723 .737 97 .466 -0.4 -0.0 .624 .218 .112 .0
1961 38 BAL AL 31 23 3 3.5 100 .261 .259 .259 .355 .334 .370 .403 .725 .737 98 .370 -0.0 0.0 .609 .259 .111 .0
13 Seasons 4521 3228 568 4.7 105 .282 .270 .271 .326 .350 .432 .403 .757 .753 100 .520 -16.5 -1.8 .670 .241 .162 9.7
162 Game Avg. 569 406 71 4.7 105 .282 .270 .271 .326 .350 .432 .403 .757 .753 100 .520 -16.5 -1.8 .670 .241 .162 1
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BOS (4 yrs) 1196 828 184 5.9 115 .289 .281 .283 .344 .369 .484 .420 .828 .789 108 .605 6.9 0.5 .764 .292 .203 .0
CHW (4 yrs) 1217 866 140 4.3 104 .280 .266 .268 .328 .346 .416 .404 .744 .750 98 .472 -7.0 -0.7 .661 .241 .150 2.0
BAL (3 yrs) 398 283 46 4.4 99 .281 .272 .260 .338 .332 .412 .398 .750 .730 105 .490 2.8 0.3 .656 .238 .140 .0
DET (3 yrs) 1487 1087 172 4.3 99 .279 .266 .265 .308 .342 .408 .388 .716 .730 95 .494 -15.9 -1.6 .609 .200 .142 7.3
CIN (2 yrs) 223 164 26 4.3 111 .270 .254 .276 .309 .345 .433 .431 .742 .775 90 .459 -3.3 -0.3 .656 .259 .179 .0
AL (13 yrs) 4298 3064 542 4.7 105 .282 .271 .270 .326 .350 .432 .402 .758 .752 101 .522 -13.2 -1.4 .671 .240 .161 9.7
NL (2 yrs) 223 164 26 4.3 111 .270 .254 .276 .309 .345 .433 .431 .742 .775 90 .459 -3.3 -0.3 .656 .259 .179 .0

All-Star Batting

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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
1950 BOS AL 27 as 1B 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 3 0 0 0 0 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
1949 26 BOS AL 44 0.0% 15.9% 6.8% 4.6% 33% 2.33 5.9 41.0 77%
1950 27 BOS AL 609 5.6% 12.3% 7.4% 11.5% 39% 1.67 7.5 16.4 3.9 74%
1951 28 BOS AL 398 2.8% 13.1% 9.6% 6.3% 29% 1.37 6.9 32.7 6.3 75%
1952 29 TOT AL 633 4.6% 13.4% 5.9% 9.0% 35% 2.30 7.0 20.4 6.1 75%
1952 29 BOS AL 145 4.1% 15.2% 7.6% 9.7% 40% 2.00 6.0 22.0 4.9 72%
1952 29 DET AL 488 4.7% 12.9% 5.3% 8.8% 34% 2.42 7.3 20.0 6.6 76%
1953 30 DET AL 645 2.0% 10.7% 4.5% 7.1% 31% 2.38 8.8 46.6 6.3 81%
1954 31 DET AL 354 1.1% 11.6% 6.8% 5.7% 22% 1.71 7.8 80.0 7.3 1.02 79%
1955 32 CHW AL 502 3.8% 14.1% 8.4% 7.2% 28% 1.69 6.4 23.8 5.7 1.08 73%
1956 33 CHW AL 412 1.9% 12.4% 9.0% 5.3% 23% 1.38 7.1 45.1 6.9 1.18 75%
1957 34 CHW AL 244 5.3% 16.4% 6.6% 6.2% 26% 2.50 5.6 17.2 4.6 1.06 71%
1958 35 TOT MLB 238 3.8% 17.7% 7.1% 8.0% 33% 2.47 5.1 23.8 5.5 1.06 71%
1958 35 CHW AL 59 3.4% 18.6% 8.5% 5.1% 30% 2.20 4.7 26.0 6.5 0.89 68%
1958 35 CIN NL 179 3.9% 17.3% 6.7% 8.9% 34% 2.58 5.2 23.1 5.2 1.13 72%
1959 36 TOT MLB 210 3.3% 12.9% 7.6% 8.1% 37% 1.69 7.0 27.1 8.3 1.39 75%
1959 36 CIN NL 44 2.3% 15.9% 9.1% 4.6% 50% 1.75 5.6 39.0 19.5 2.44 70%
1959 36 BAL AL 166 3.6% 12.1% 7.2% 9.0% 36% 1.67 7.6 25.2 7.2 1.18 76%
1960 37 BAL AL 201 2.0% 9.5% 10.0% 6.0% 25% 0.95 9.4 44.8 8.5 1.12 78%
1961 38 BAL AL 31 3.2% 9.7% 12.9% 3.2% 14% 0.75 9.0 27.0 13.5 1.38 74%
13 Seasons 4521 3.4% 12.9% 7.3% 7.6% 31% 1.77 7.1 27.1 5.9 1.12 75%
MLB Averages
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

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 DET AL 2 0 21% 133 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 30% 24 18 4 4 4 0 15 5 9
1955 32 CHW AL 9 0 24% 170 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 49% 20 12 6 8 5 3 15 2 12
1956 33 CHW AL 8 0 27% 147 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 34% 22 17 5 8 5 3 5 1 4
1957 34 CHW AL 3 0 18% 65 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 29% 13 9 4 1 1 0 3 2 1
1958 35 TOT MLB 4 0 18% 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 22% 9 7 1 3 2 1 6 3 2
1958 35 CHW AL 1 0 7% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 35 CIN NL 3 0 21% 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 22% 9 7 1 3 2 1 6 3 2
1959 36 TOT MLB 0 0 25% 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 43% 11 8 3 3 2 1 7 2 5
1959 36 CIN NL 0 0 38% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1959 36 BAL AL 0 0 23% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37% 10 8 2 3 2 1 6 2 4
1960 37 BAL AL 2 0 19% 72 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 29% 10 9 1 1 1 0 3 0 3
1961 38 BAL AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 28 0 25% 730 5 6 45% 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 25 24 36% 109 80 24 28 20 8 54 15 36
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 DET AL 355 32% 90 18 5 1 2 1.15 4 0 6 2 2 1 3 0 8 6 75% 91 13 14% 47 13 28% 249 41 16% 20 11 55% 21 9 43% 0
1955 32 CHW AL 502 27% 127 2 1 0 0 1.78 19 2 10 13 6 10 9 0 3 3 100% 88 15 17% 43 15 35% 318 60 19% 22 14 64% 35 11 31% 0
1956 33 CHW AL 412 42% 96 9 2 0 0 1.38 8 0 14 4 4 6 2 0 7 5 71% 91 15 16% 46 22 48% 307 50 16% 27 17 63% 18 7 39% 0
1957 34 CHW AL 244 48% 57 31 11 2 10 2.28 13 2 10 6 7 7 6 0 1 1 100% 55 10 18% 24 13 54% 204 37 18% 18 11 61% 14 9 64% 0
1958 35 TOT MLB 238 59% 57 31 7 1 1 2.14 9 0 12 5 4 6 3 0 0 0 36 10 28% 23 10 43% 167 31 19% 19 13 68% 16 1 6% 0
1958 35 CHW AL 59 75% 10 11 2 0 0 1.83 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 3 25% 6 1 17% 49 6 12% 4 2 50% 1 1 100% 0
1958 35 CIN NL 179 54% 47 20 5 1 1 2.31 7 0 10 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 24 7 29% 17 9 53% 118 25 21% 15 11 73% 15 0 0% 0
1959 36 TOT MLB 210 56% 46 11 1 0 1 1.53 7 0 11 1 6 5 2 0 2 2 100% 56 9 16% 21 6 29% 145 17 12% 12 6 50% 6 1 17% 0
1959 36 CIN NL 44 68% 4 3 0 0 0 1.70 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 3 21% 4 0 0% 38 1 3% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1959 36 BAL AL 166 52% 42 8 1 0 1 1.47 6 0 8 0 6 4 2 0 2 2 100% 42 6 14% 17 6 35% 107 16 15% 9 6 67% 5 1 20% 0
1960 37 BAL AL 201 98% 48 14 2 0 2 1.58 4 0 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 36 9 25% 11 2 18% 131 18 14% 11 5 45% 13 4 31% 0
1961 38 BAL AL 31 61% 7 2 1 0 0 0.76 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 50% 4 1 25% 15 1 7% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
13 Seasons 2193 46% 1113 118 30 4 16 1.81 152 4 67 31 34 36 29 0 21 22 105% 459 166 36% 219 82 37% 1536 255 17% 130 78 60% 124 42 34% 0
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
1949 26 11 44 41 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .146 .205 .195 .400 3 8 2 0 0
1950 27 147 653 600 104 186 30 8 34 145 0 0 48 82 .310 .366 .557 .923 125 334 18 5 0
1951 28 246 1051 960 141 272 44 8 45 202 0 0 86 134 .283 .345 .486 .832 108 467 34 5 0
1952 29 398 1684 1551 210 435 68 12 74 299 2 2 123 219 .280 .337 .483 .820 112 749 60 9 1
1953 30 550 2329 2157 271 585 98 15 87 395 4 2 152 288 .271 .324 .452 .775 102 974 82 15 5
1954 31 657 2683 2477 298 675 112 17 91 439 4 3 176 329 .273 .324 .442 .766 101 1094 95 15 11 4
1955 32 798 3185 2930 353 802 127 19 110 518 4 4 218 400 .274 .327 .443 .770 103 1297 110 17 14 6 8
1956 33 923 3597 3291 395 898 140 20 118 570 5 4 255 451 .273 .328 .435 .763 101 1432 125 20 19 12 10
1957 34 1016 3841 3514 419 955 142 20 131 619 5 5 271 491 .272 .326 .435 .761 101 1530 135 20 20 16 12
1958 35 1107 4079 3728 440 1012 150 22 140 658 5 5 288 533 .271 .326 .436 .762 101 1626 145 22 20 21 12
1959 36 1195 4289 3918 461 1058 160 22 147 681 5 5 304 560 .270 .325 .435 .759 100 1703 154 23 22 22 12
1960 37 1274 4490 4097 477 1106 168 22 151 702 5 6 324 579 .270 .325 .432 .758 100 1771 163 24 22 23 12
1961 38 1288 4521 4124 478 1113 168 22 152 704 5 6 328 582 .270 .326 .432 .757 100 1781 166 24 22 23 12

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 26 11 44 42 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 .119 .159 .167 .326 1 11
1950 27 142 606 560 84 164 26 7 31 120 0 41 78 .293 .347 .530 .877 101 136
1951 28 104 408 371 34 83 14 0 11 52 0 37 55 .224 .294 .350 .645 38 99
1952 29 159 663 620 74 173 25 4 31 105 2 39 89 .279 .326 .482 .808 96 152
1953 30 159 672 635 64 158 32 3 14 101 2 31 72 .249 .290 .375 .665 67 152
1954 31 112 367 337 30 97 15 2 4 49 0 26 43 .288 .335 .380 .715 44 107
1955 32 147 514 468 55 127 15 2 19 80 0 42 74 .271 .333 .434 .766 67 141
1956 33 131 419 373 42 96 13 1 8 51 1 37 53 .257 .325 .362 .687 44 125
1957 34 98 251 231 26 56 2 0 13 53 0 16 42 .242 .287 .420 .707 28 93
1958 35 96 247 223 22 58 8 2 9 41 0 17 44 .260 .312 .435 .747 30 91
1959 36 92 218 199 22 48 10 0 7 24 0 17 28 .241 .303 .397 .700 24 88
1960 37 83 209 187 17 49 8 0 4 22 0 20 20 .262 .335 .369 .704 23 79
1961 38 14 29 26 1 6 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 .231 .310 .346 .656 3 14
13 Seasons 1348 4647 4272 473 1120 170 21 152 701 5 328 608 .262 .317 .419 .735 566 1288
162 Game Avg. 162 558 513 57 135 20 3 18 84 1 39 73 .262 .317 .419 .735 68 1288

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1967 BBWAA ( 0.3%)

All-Star Games
1950 (1B)

Awards (yr lg award)
1950 AL Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1950 AL (6, 22%)
1952 AL (26, 1%)
0.23 Career Shares (680th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1950 AL  .322 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1950 AL  .583 (2nd)
1952 AL  .477 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1950 AL  .961 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1952 AL  152 (4th)
1953 AL  152 (8th)

At Bats s c a p y
1952 AL  591 (4th)
1953 AL  606 (6th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1953 AL  645 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1950 AL  180 (6th)
1952 AL  163 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1950 AL  326 (1st)
1952 AL  282 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1953 AL  30 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1950 AL  8 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  34 (2nd)
1952 AL  29 (4th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1950 AL  144 (1st)
1952 AL  97 (6th)
1953 AL  96 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1950 AL  75 (7th)
1952 AL  85 (6th)
1953 AL  69 (6th)
1955 AL  71 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1950 AL  134 (7th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1950 AL  121 (2nd)
1952 AL  89 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  24 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1950 AL  2.3 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1950 AL  70 (2nd)
1952 AL  57 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1950 AL  .711 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1950 AL  5 (9th)
1953 AL  6 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1956 AL  6 (8th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL  8 (5th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1951 AL  16 (6th)
1952 AL  26 (2nd)
1953 AL  22 (2nd)
Career  166 (179th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1950 AL  16.4 (3rd)
1952 AL  20.4 (7th)
1955 AL  23.8 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1952 AL  457 (6th)
1953 AL  482 (2nd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (411), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 43 (571), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (835), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1679), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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