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Bruce Edwards

Charles Bruce Edwards (Bull)

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 15, 1923 in Quincy, IL
High School: Sacramento HS (Sacramento, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1946
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Cubs/Senators/Redlegs 1946-1956

Final Game: September 13, 1956
Died: April 25, 1975 in Sacramento, CA
Buried: Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
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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
1941	17	LAD-min	C	53	185	185		48	10	1	1						.259	.259	.341	.600		63							SNB · CALL
1942	18	LAD-min	B,C	38	108	108		26	1	0	0						.241	.241	.250	.491		27							DHM,SNB · PIED,CALL
1946	22	LAD-min	AA	62	208	208		69	13	1	2						.332	.332	.433	.764		90							MOB · SOUA
1946	22	BRO	NL	92	337	292	24	78	13	5	1	25	1		34	20	.267	.348	.356	.704	99	104	9	2	10			2	MVP-14
1947	23	BRO	NL	130	528	471	53	139	15	8	9	80	2		49	55	.295	.364	.418	.782	105	197	10	2	6			*2	AS,MVP-4
1948	24	BRO	NL	96	319	286	36	79	17	2	8	54	4		26	28	.276	.341	.434	.774	105	124	10	2	4			27O5/3
1949	25	BRO	NL	64	174	148	24	31	3	0	8	25	0		25	15	.209	.324	.392	.716	88	58	6	0	0			2/7O5
1950	26	BRO	NL	50	156	142	16	26	4	1	8	16	1		13	22	.183	.256	.394	.651	66	56	6	1	0			2/3
1951	27	TOT	NL	68	195	177	25	42	11	2	4	25	1	2	17	17	.237	.308	.390	.698	85	69	5	1	0			2/3	AS
1951	27	BRO	NL	17	37	36	6	9	2	0	1	8	0	0	1	3	.250	.270	.389	.659	74	14	1	0	0			/2
1951	27	CHC	NL	51	158	141	19	33	9	2	3	17	1	2	16	14	.234	.316	.390	.707	87	55	4	1	0			2/3
1952	28	CHC	NL	50	103	94	7	23	2	2	1	12	0	0	8	12	.245	.304	.340	.644	78	32	4	0	1			2/4

1953	29	CHC-min	A,AAA	88	299	278	17	85	14	2	8	13	0		19	7	.306	.352	.457	.809		127		1	1				DMO,SPF · WL,IL
1954	30	CHC-min	Opn,A	122	491	444	44	135	30	1	10	64	0		35	41	.304	.353	.444	.797		197	7	1	7	4			LOS,DMO · PCL,WL
1954	30	CHC	NL	4	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.000	.400	.000	.400	15	0	0	0	0	0
1955	31	WSH	AL	30	73	57	5	10	2	0	0	3	0	1	16	6	.175	.356	.211	.567	59	12	3	0	0	0	0	2/5
1956	32	BAL-CHW-min	Opn,AA	55	152	123	17	31	4	1	3	14	0		28	13	.252	.391	.374	.765		46	3	0	1	0			VAN,MEM · PCL,SOUA
1956	32	CIN	NL	7	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	/245
1957	33	CIN-min	C	87	265	265		82	17	0	14						.309	.309	.532	.842		141							VIS · CALL
1958	34	CIN-min	C	18	26	26		10	2	0	2						.385	.385	.692	1.077		18							VIS · CALL
10 Yrs				591	1895	1675	191	429	67	20	39	241	9	3	190	179	.256	.335	.390	.725	93	653	53	8	21	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	519	459	52	118	18	5	11	66	2		52	49	.256	.335	.390	.725	93	179	15	2	6

BRO (6 yrs)				449	1551	1375	159	362	54	16	35	208	8	0	148	143	.263	.338	.402	.740	97	553	42	7	20
CHC (3 yrs)				105	266	238	27	56	11	4	4	30	1	2	26	28	.235	.313	.366	.679	83	87	8	1	1	0
WSH (1 yr)				30	73	57	5	10	2	0	0	3	0	1	16	6	.175	.356	.211	.567	59	12	3	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				7	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0

NL (9 yrs)				561	1822	1618	186	419	65	20	39	238	9	2	174	173	.259	.334	.396	.730	95	641	50	8	21	0	0
AL (1 yr)				30	73	57	5	10	2	0	0	3	0	1	16	6	.175	.356	.211	.567	59	12	3	0	0	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
1946	22	BRO	NL	92	337	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.3	12	15	1.5	.504	.502	1.5	0.3	15	$	2	MVP-14
1947	23	BRO	NL	130	528	3	0	0	1	4	8	0.9	18	27	2.7	.507	.505	2.6	0.6	26	$	*2	AS,MVP-4
1948	24	BRO	NL	96	319	2	-0	-1	-3	1	-2	-0.2	11	9	0.9	.498	.499	1.2	-0.2	12	$	27O5/3
1949	25	BRO	NL	64	174	-2	0	-0	0	1	-1	-0.1	6	5	0.5	.498	.499	0.5	0.1	5	$	2/7O5
1950	26	BRO	NL	50	156	-8	-1	-1	0	1	-8	-0.9	5	-3	-0.3	.484	.495	-0.3	0.1	-3	$	2/3
1951	27	BRO	NL	17	37	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	1	0.1	.496	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	/2	AS
1951	27	CHC	NL	51	158	-2	-1	-1	-2	0	-5	-0.6	5	-0	-0.1	.489	.497	0.2	-0.2	2	$	2/3	AS
1952	28	CHC	NL	50	103	-3	0	-1	0	1	-3	-0.3	4	1	0.1	.494	.498	0.1	0.1	1	$	2/4

1954	30	CHC	NL	4	5	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.492	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$
1955	31	WSH	AL	30	73	-2	-1	-1	0	1	-3	-0.3	2	-1	-0.1	.490	.498	-0.1	0.1	-1	$	2/5
1956	32	CIN	NL	7	5	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.494	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/245
10 Seasons				591	1895	-15	-2	-4	-4	13	-12	-1.3	65	53	5.3	.498	.499	5.7	0.9	57	$

BRO (6 yrs)				449	1551	-6	-0	-2	-2	10	0	-0.0	54	54	5.4	.500	.500	5.6	0.9	56	$
CHC (3 yrs)				105	266	-6	-1	-1	-2	1	-8	-0.9	9	1	0.0	.492	.498	0.3	-0.1	3	$
WSH (1 yr)				30	73	-2	-1	-1	0	1	-3	-0.3	2	-1	-0.1	.490	.498	-0.1	0.1	-1	$
CIN (1 yr)				7	5	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.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
1946	22	BRO	NL	337	233	36	4.1	94	.284	.267	.264	.348	.339	.356	.369	.704	.709	99	.511	-0.0	0.0	.632	.209	.089	1.0
1947	23	BRO	NL	528	348	71	5.4	108	.319	.295	.278	.364	.354	.418	.412	.782	.765	105	.571	2.5	0.2	.731	.231	.123	3.3
1948	24	BRO	NL	319	221	42	5.0	105	.284	.276	.274	.341	.349	.434	.405	.774	.754	105	.558	1.5	0.2	.719	.262	.157	5.3
1949	25	BRO	NL	174	123	19	4.1	107	.184	.209	.275	.324	.349	.392	.412	.716	.761	88	.453	-2.8	-0.3	.675	.351	.182	.0
1950	26	BRO	NL	156	122	14	3.1	111	.161	.183	.273	.256	.351	.394	.424	.651	.774	66	.312	-8.2	-0.8	.582	.310	.211	1.8
1951	27	TOT	NL	195	142	21	4.0	105	.244	.237	.270	.308	.344	.390	.409	.698	.753	85	.442	-4.1	-0.4	.606	.243	.153	1.6
1951	27	BRO	NL	37	28	4	3.8	105	.250	.250	.270	.270	.344	.389	.409	.659	.753	74	.426	-1.5	-0.2	.536	.167	.139	.0
1951	27	CHC	NL	158	114	17	4.0	105	.242	.234	.270	.316	.344	.390	.409	.707	.753	87	.445	-2.6	-0.3	.623	.262	.156	1.5
1952	28	CHC	NL	103	76	10	3.5	98	.272	.245	.263	.304	.336	.340	.391	.644	.727	78	.425	-3.2	-0.3	.533	.181	.096	.0

1954	30	CHC	NL	5	3	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.275	.400	.347	.000	.426	.400	.772	15	.000	-0.2	-0.0	.667	.667	.000
1955	31	WSH	AL	73	51	5	2.6	99	.196	.175	.262	.356	.340	.211	.390	.567	.730	59	.265	-2.3	-0.2	.529	.298	.035
1956	32	CIN	NL	5	4	0	0.0	107	.333	.200	.270	.200	.338	.200	.426	.400	.764	6	.000	-0.7	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
10 Yrs				1895	1323	218	4.4	104	.268	.256	.272	.335	.347	.390	.402	.725	.749	93	.493	-17.6	-1.8	.658	.251	.134	14.6
162 Game Avg.				519	363	60	4.4	104	.268	.256	.272	.335	.347	.390	.402	.725	.749	93	.493	-17.6	-1.8	.658	.251	.134	4

BRO (6 yrs)				1551	1075	186	4.6	105	.273	.263	.273	.338	.348	.402	.402	.740	.751	97	.514	-8.6	-0.8	.679	.252	.139	13.0
CHC (3 yrs)				266	193	27	3.8	102	.252	.235	.267	.313	.341	.366	.402	.679	.743	83	.430	-6.0	-0.6	.589	.235	.130	1.6
WSH (1 yr)				73	51	5	2.6	99	.196	.175	.262	.356	.340	.211	.390	.567	.730	59	.265	-2.3	-0.2	.529	.298	.035
CIN (1 yr)				5	4	0	0.0	107	.333	.200	.270	.200	.338	.200	.426	.400	.764	6	.000	-0.7	-0.1	.250	.000	.000

NL (9 yrs)				1822	1272	213	4.5	104	.270	.259	.272	.334	.347	.396	.402	.730	.750	95	.501	-15.3	-1.5	.663	.249	.137	14.6
AL (1 yr)				73	51	5	2.6	99	.196	.175	.262	.356	.340	.211	.390	.567	.730	59	.265	-2.3	-0.2	.529	.298	.035

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1947	23	BRO	NL	WS	NYY	L	7	29	27	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.222	.276	.259	.535	7	1	0	0	0	0

1949	25	BRO	NL	WS	NYY	L	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs (2 Series)							9	31	29	3	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	.241	.290	.276	.566	8	1	0	0	0	0
2 WS							9	31	29	3	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	.241	.290	.276	.566	8	1	0	0	0	0

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1947	BRO	NL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1951	CHC	NL	27	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%
1946	22	BRO	NL	337	0.3%	5.9%	10.1%	5.6%	24%	0.59	14.6	292.0	11.7		80%
1947	23	BRO	NL	528	1.7%	10.4%	9.3%	6.1%	23%	1.12	8.6	52.3	5.9		77%
1948	24	BRO	NL	319	2.5%	8.8%	8.2%	8.5%	34%	1.08	10.2	35.8	5.3	0.74	78%
1949	25	BRO	NL	174	4.6%	8.6%	14.4%	6.3%	36%	0.60	9.9	18.5	5.9	0.58	72%
1950	26	BRO	NL	156	5.1%	14.1%	8.3%	8.3%	50%	1.69	6.5	17.8	8.9	0.94	72%
1951	27	TOT	NL	195	2.1%	8.7%	8.7%	8.7%	41%	1.00	10.4	44.3	7.1	0.92	80%
1951	27	BRO	NL	37	2.7%	8.1%	2.7%	8.1%	33%	3.00	12.0	36.0	4.5	1.00	86%
1951	27	CHC	NL	158	1.9%	8.9%	10.1%	8.9%	42%	0.88	10.1	47.0	8.3	0.89	78%
1952	28	CHC	NL	103	1.0%	11.7%	7.8%	4.9%	22%	1.50	7.8	94.0	7.8	1.50	79%

1954	30	CHC	NL	5	0.0%	40.0%	40.0%	0.0%		1.00	1.5		3.0	0.00	20%
1955	31	WSH	AL	73	0.0%	8.2%	21.9%	2.7%	20%	0.38	9.5		19.0	1.15	70%
1956	32	CIN	NL	5	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.5			0.00	60%
10 Yrs				1895	2.1%	9.5%	10.0%	6.7%	29%	0.94	9.4	42.9	7.0	0.83	77%
MLB Averages					1.9%	10.4%	9.7%	6.4%	28%	1.07	8.5	45.9	8.2	0.97	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1946	22	BRO	NL	-0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1947	23	BRO	NL	1.9	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1948	24	BRO	NL	1.5	0.2	323	0.2	7.0	-6.8	1.23	0.4	-0.2	8.0	0.8	1.05	6.6	2.38	15
1949	25	BRO	NL	-3.0	-0.3	174	-0.1	3.0	-3.2	1.09	-0.2	0.1	-3.5	-0.3	1.02	-3.5	2.06	17
1950	26	BRO	NL	-8.2	-0.8	160	-0.8	2.2	-3.0	.97	-0.7	-0.1	-11.3	-1.1	0.99	-8.6	1.34	8
1951	27	TOT	NL	-4.1	-0.4	150	-0.1	3.0	-3.1	1.12	-0.1	-0.0	2.1	0.2	0.95	0.1	1.67	19
1951	27	BRO	NL	-1.5	-0.2	37	-0.1	0.8	-0.9	1.18	-0.1	-0.0	0.6	0.1	0.94	-0.1	1.45	9
1951	27	CHC	NL	-2.6	-0.3	113	-0.0	2.2	-2.3	1.11	-0.0	0.0	1.5	0.2	0.95	0.2	1.88	10
1952	28	CHC	NL	-3.2	-0.3	84	-0.0	1.9	-1.9	1.24	-0.5	0.4	-5.1	-0.5	0.98	-5.1	2.66	19

1954	30	CHC	NL	-0.2	-0.0	5	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.28	-0.1	-0.0	0.1	0.0	1.44	-0.4	1.60	3
1955	31	WSH	AL	-2.4	-0.2	75	-0.9	0.8	-1.6	.98	-0.4	-0.5	-5.1	-0.5	0.92	-4.8	2.44	1
1956	32	CIN	NL	-0.7	-0.1	5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.84	-0.1	-0.0	-0.7	-0.1	0.81	-0.7	0.84	5
10 Yrs				-18.5	-1.8	976	-1.9	17.9	-19.8	1.13	-1.5	-0.1	-15.5	-1.6	1.00	-16.3	2.01	87

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	24	BRO	NL	5	0	28%	113	4			2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	2	45%	18	8	9	3	2	1	8	5	3
1949	25	BRO	NL	3	0	33%	67	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33%	17	14	3	2	1	1	5	0	4
1950	26	BRO	NL	2	0	25%	30	1			1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0%	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1951	27	TOT	NL	1	0	38%	60	1	2	33%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	41%	9	7	2	0	0	0	8	3	5
1951	27	BRO	NL	1	0	56%	14	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67%	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1951	27	CHC	NL	0	0	34%	46	1	2	33%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	36%	7	7	0	0	0	0	7	2	5
1952	28	CHC	NL	1	0	20%	24	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25%	4	3	0	2	0	2	2	2	0

1954	30	CHC	NL	0	0	50%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1955	31	WSH	AL	1	0	19%	36	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	33%	4	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1956	32	CIN	NL	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
10 Yrs				13	0	26%	331	9	3	225%	3	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	12	6	36%	58	40	14	8	3	5	26	11	14

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
1948	24	BRO	NL	319	46%	79			15	2	0	1	2.38	8	0	16	2	6	4	4	0	5	4	80%	68	10	15%	42	17	40%	245	49	20%	26	14	54%	16	8	50%	0
1949	25	BRO	NL	174	47%	31			17	3	0	3	2.06	8	1	12	5	3	5	3	0	0	0		45	6	13%	21	5	24%	132	18	14%	15	7	47%	9	5	56%	0
1950	26	BRO	NL	156	33%	26			8	1	0	0	1.34	8	0	5	4	4	4	4	0	0	0		32	6	19%	19	4	21%	106	10	9%	8	1	13%	6	3	50%	0
1951	27	TOT	NL	195	28%	42			19	7	1	1	1.67	4	0	2	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	0%	31	5	16%	12	4	33%	87	17	20%	9	6	67%	5	2	40%	0
1951	27	BRO	NL	37	41%	9			9	3	1	1	1.45	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0%	5	1	20%	4	2	50%	23	7	30%	3	2	67%	3	1	33%	0
1951	27	CHC	NL	158	24%	33			10	4	0	0	1.88	3	0	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	0		26	4	15%	8	2	25%	64	10	16%	6	4	67%	2	1	50%	0
1952	28	CHC	NL	103	55%	23			19	6	0	5	2.66	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	17	4	24%	7	3	43%	55	10	18%	6	6	100%	5	2	40%	0

1954	30	CHC	NL	5	40%	0			3	0	0	0	1.60	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		9	1	11%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1955	31	WSH	AL	73	48%	10			1	0	0	0	2.44	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	3	50%	5	0	0%	38	3	8%	4	0	0%	0	0		0
1956	32	CIN	NL	5	100%	1			5	1	0	0	0.84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
10 Yrs				1030	42%	429			87	20	1	10	2.01	39	1	42	14	14	15	14	0	7	21	300%	199	53	27%	106	33	31%	675	108	16%	69	34	49%	41	20	49%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			117%			15%			32%			14%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1946	22	92	337	292	24	78	13	5	1	25	1		34	20	.267	.348	.356	.704	99	104	9	2	10
1947	23	222	865	763	77	217	28	13	10	105	3		83	75	.284	.358	.394	.752	103	301	19	4	16
1948	24	318	1184	1049	113	296	45	15	18	159	7		109	103	.282	.353	.405	.758	103	425	29	6	20
1949	25	382	1358	1197	137	327	48	15	26	184	7		134	118	.273	.349	.404	.753	101	483	35	6	20
1950	26	432	1514	1339	153	353	52	16	34	200	8		147	140	.264	.340	.403	.742	97	539	41	7	20
1951	27	500	1709	1516	178	395	63	18	38	225	9	2	164	157	.261	.336	.401	.737	96	608	46	8	20
1952	28	550	1812	1610	185	418	65	20	39	237	9	2	172	169	.260	.334	.398	.732	95	640	50	8	21
1953	29	550	1812	1610	185	418	65	20	39	237	9	2	172	169	.260	.334	.398	.732	95	640	50	8	21
1954	30	554	1817	1613	186	418	65	20	39	238	9	2	174	171	.259	.334	.397	.731	95	640	50	8	21	0
1955	31	584	1890	1670	191	428	67	20	39	241	9	3	190	177	.256	.335	.390	.726	94	652	53	8	21	0	0
1956	32	591	1895	1675	191	429	67	20	39	241	9	3	190	179	.256	.335	.390	.725	93	653	53	8	21	0	0

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1946	22	96	361	311	28	87	14	6	1	29	1	38	21	.280	.362	.373	.735	42	92
1947	23	136	544	487	52	140	15	8	9	79	2	49	57	.287	.355	.407	.762	70	130
1948	24	100	328	296	36	80	17	2	8	54	4	26	29	.270	.333	.422	.756	42	96
1949	25	66	177	152	24	31	3	0	8	25	0	25	16	.204	.316	.382	.698	19	64
1950	26	52	161	147	15	26	4	1	8	15	1	13	23	.177	.248	.381	.629	14	50
1951	27	71	200	182	25	42	11	2	4	25	1	17	18	.231	.300	.379	.679	21	68
1952	28	52	107	98	8	24	2	2	1	13	0	8	13	.245	.302	.337	.639	10	50

1954	30	4	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	.000	.400	.000	.400	0	4
1955	31	31	75	59	5	10	2	0	0	3	0	16	6	.169	.347	.203	.550	4	30
1956	32	7	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	7
10 Yrs		615	1963	1740	194	440	68	21	39	244	9	194	187	.253	.331	.383	.714	222	591
162 Game Avg.		162	517	458	51	116	18	6	10	64	2	51	49	.253	.331	.383	.714	58	591

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 1947 * 1951	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1946 NL (14, 6%) 1947 NL (4, 42%) 0.48 Career Shares (461st)	Defensive WAR† s c a p y 1947 NL 0.6 (9th)	Triples s c a p y 1947 NL 8 (6th)

All-Star Games
1947 *
1951

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1946 NL (14, 6%)
1947 NL (4, 42%)
0.48 Career Shares (461st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1947 NL 0.6 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1947 NL 8 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 11 (1111), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 6 (2065), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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