Joe Durham
Joseph Vann Durham (Pop)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: July 31, 1931 in Newport News, VA
High School: Huntington (Newport News, VA)
School: Shaw University
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1954
Final Game: May 6, 1959
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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
1954 22 BAL AL 10 44 40 4 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 .225 .295 .300 .595 70 12 0 0 0 0 7/8
1957 25 BAL AL 77 177 157 19 29 2 0 4 17 1 1 16 42 .185 .259 .274 .533 51 43 4 0 3 1 1 79/8
1959 27 STL NL 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /8
3 Seasons 93 226 202 25 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 50 .188 .260 .272 .532 51 55 4 0 3 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 394 352 44 66 3 0 9 35 2 2 35 87 .188 .260 .272 .532 51 96 7 0 5 2
BAL (2 yrs) 87 221 197 23 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 49 .193 .266 .279 .545 55 55 4 0 3 1 1
STL (1 yr) 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 87 221 197 23 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 49 .193 .266 .279 .545 55 55 4 0 3 1 1
NL (1 yr) 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
1954 22 BAL AL 44 31 4 3.5 92 .250 .225 .256 .295 .330 .300 .374 .595 .704 70 .406 -1.7 -0.2 .516 .175 .075 .0
1957 25 BAL AL 177 137 11 2.2 93 .223 .185 .255 .259 .326 .274 .384 .533 .710 51 .215 -10.6 -1.1 .444 .191 .089 1.6
1959 27 STL NL 5 5 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .277 .000 .344 .000 .429 .000 .773 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
3 Seasons 226 173 15 2.3 93 .223 .188 .255 .260 .327 .272 .383 .532 .710 51 .241 -13.8 -1.4 .444 .183 .084 1.7
162 Game Avg. 394 301 26 2.3 93 .223 .188 .255 .260 .327 .272 .383 .532 .710 51 .241 -13.8 -1.4 .444 .183 .084 3
BAL (2 yrs) 221 168 15 2.4 93 .229 .193 .255 .266 .326 .279 .382 .545 .709 55 .252 -12.3 -1.3 .457 .188 .086 1.7
STL (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .277 .000 .344 .000 .429 .000 .773 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (2 yrs) 221 168 15 2.4 93 .229 .193 .255 .266 .326 .279 .382 .545 .709 55 .252 -12.3 -1.3 .457 .188 .086 1.7
NL (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .277 .000 .344 .000 .429 .000 .773 -100 .000 -1.5 -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
1954 22 BAL AL 44 2.3% 15.9% 9.1% 2.3% 11% 1.75 5.7 40.0 13.3 0.69 73%
1957 25 BAL AL 177 2.3% 23.7% 9.0% 3.4% 21% 2.63 3.7 39.3 9.2 1.00 63%
1959 27 STL NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 1.00 80%
3 Seasons 226 2.2% 22.1% 8.9% 3.1% 18% 2.50 4.0 40.4 10.1 0.94 65%
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 22 BAL AL 1 0 25% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1957 25 BAL AL 0 0 37% 53 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 47% 10 4 6 4 3 0 5 2 3
1959 27 STL NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 1 0 38% 69 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 39% 13 7 6 5 4 0 5 2 3
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 22 BAL AL 40 73% 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 2 0 0% 29 2 7% 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 4
1957 25 BAL AL 177 53% 29 15 1 0 1 1.75 4 0 6 0 4 3 1 0 3 3 100% 41 4 10% 20 7 35% 122 13 11% 11 4 36% 8 1 13% 0
1959 27 STL NL 5 60% 0 2 0 0 0 1.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 222 56% 38 17 1 0 1 1.68 5 0 7 0 5 4 1 0 4 3 75% 50 4 8% 23 7 30% 153 15 10% 17 6 35% 12 2 17% 4
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
1954 22 10 44 40 4 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 .225 .295 .300 .595 70 12 0 0 0 0
1955 23 10 44 40 4 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 .225 .295 .300 .595 70 12 0 0 0 0
1956 24 10 44 40 4 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 .225 .295 .300 .595 70 12 0 0 0 0
1957 25 87 221 197 23 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 49 .193 .266 .279 .545 55 55 4 0 3 1 1
1958 26 87 221 197 23 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 49 .193 .266 .279 .545 55 55 4 0 3 1 1
1959 27 93 226 202 25 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 50 .188 .260 .272 .532 51 55 4 0 3 1 1

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
1954 22 10 46 42 5 10 0 0 1 4 0 4 7 .238 .304 .310 .614 4 10
1957 25 81 187 168 23 33 2 0 5 21 1 18 44 .196 .273 .298 .570 14 77
1959 27 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
3 Seasons 97 238 215 30 43 2 0 6 25 1 22 52 .200 .273 .293 .566 18 93
162 Game Avg. 162 397 359 50 72 3 0 10 42 2 37 87 .200 .273 .293 .566 30 93

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