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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 BAL AL 22 LF 10 10 87.0 24 22 0 2 0 .917 -1.3 -17.9 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 0 2.28 2.20 .979 2.26 1.93
1954 BAL AL 22 OF 10 10 89.0 24 22 0 2 0 .917 -1.4 -18.9 -1.4 0.8 -2.2 0 2.22 2.20 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 BAL AL 22 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1957 BAL AL 25 OF 59 40 379.2 71 70 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 4.4 0.4 1.5 -1.2 1 1.68 1.20 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 BAL AL 25 LF 37 15 169.0 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 11.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 1 1.76 0.89 .979 2.10 1.70
1957 BAL AL 25 RF 25 22 175.2 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -7.5 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 0 1.59 1.24 .974 1.93 1.68
1957 BAL AL 25 CF 5 3 35.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 30.9 0.9 1.0 -0.1 0 3.09 2.40 .983 2.73 2.40
1959 STL NL 27 CF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.59 2.20
1959 STL NL 27 OF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
3 Seasons OF 70 51 476.2 97 94 1 2 0 .979 -0.4 -1.0 -1.4 1.9 -3.4 1 1.79 1.36 .980 2.27 2.00
2 Seasons LF 47 25 256.0 57 55 0 2 0 .965 0.3 1.4 -0.7 0.9 -1.7 1 1.93 1.17 .979 2.15 1.75
1 Season RF 25 22 175.2 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -7.5 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 0 1.59 1.24 .974 1.93 1.68
3 Seasons CF 7 4 45.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 10.7 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0 2.80 2.00 .986 2.70 2.40
3 Seasons TOT 70 51 476.2 97 94 1 2 0 .979 -0.4 -1.0 -1.4 1.9 -3.4 1 1.79 1.36 .960 2.27 2.00

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1954 BAL AL 22 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 10 0 0
1957 BAL AL 25 77 40 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 5 25 59 16 6
1959 STL NL 27 6 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
3 Seasons 93 51 93 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 7 25 70 18 9
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BAL AL 22 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 16 8 50.0% 8 0 0.0% 0 346 64% 76% 26% 46 41%
1957 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 20 13 65.0% 7 0 0.0% 0 701 63% 79% 30% 69 48%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 0 13 3 0 3 3 0 5 2 0 5 5 0 36 21 58.3% 15 0 0.0% 0 1047 63% 78% 29% 115 45%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.4% 62% 79% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 5 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 1 739 59% 80% 29% 65 48%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 5 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 1 739 59% 80% 29% 65 48%
MLB Averages 43.3% 3.2% 62% 79% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BAL AL 22 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 0 0 0 0 9 44% 100% 44% 1 0%
1957 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 140 74% 84% 34% 21 57%
1959 STL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 35 86% 86% 14% 5 40%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 184 75% 85% 31% 27 52%
MLB Averages 43.5% 2.2% 62% 79% 29% 58%

* 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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