Sammy Esposito
Samuel Esposito
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: December 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL
High School: Fenger Academy (Chicago, IL)
School: Indiana University
Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1952
Final Game: August 23, 1963
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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
1952 20 CHW AL 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0 /6
1955 23 CHW AL 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1956 24 CHW AL 81 234 184 30 42 8 2 3 25 1 2 41 19 .228 .371 .342 .714 89 63 4 2 5 2 0 56/4
1957 25 CHW AL 94 223 176 26 36 3 0 2 15 5 1 38 27 .205 .344 .256 .600 66 45 6 0 8 1 0 56/48
1958 26 CHW AL 98 97 81 16 20 3 0 0 3 1 1 12 6 .247 .358 .284 .642 81 23 1 2 2 0 1 56/47
1959 27 CHW AL 69 81 66 12 11 1 0 1 5 0 1 11 16 .167 .282 .227 .509 43 15 1 0 3 1 1 56/4
1960 28 CHW AL 57 88 77 14 14 5 0 1 11 0 0 10 20 .182 .273 .286 .558 52 22 3 0 0 1 1 56/4
1961 29 CHW AL 63 109 94 12 16 5 0 1 8 0 0 12 21 .170 .259 .255 .515 39 24 3 0 1 2 0 564
1962 30 CHW AL 75 100 81 14 19 1 0 0 4 0 1 17 13 .235 .367 .247 .614 70 20 3 0 2 0 1 56/4
1963 31 TOT AL 19 29 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 43 6 2 0 0 1 0 /465
1963 31 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 31 KCA AL 18 29 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 43 6 2 0 0 1 0 /465
10 Seasons 560 970 792 130 164 27 2 8 73 7 7 145 127 .207 .330 .277 .606 66 219 23 4 21 8 4
162 Game Avg. 162 281 229 38 47 8 1 2 21 2 2 42 37 .207 .330 .277 .606 66 63 7 1 6
CHW (10 yrs) 542 941 767 127 159 26 2 8 71 7 7 142 124 .207 .332 .278 .609 67 213 21 4 21 7 4
KCA (1 yr) 18 29 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 43 6 2 0 0 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
1952 20 CHW AL 4 4 0 0.0 97 .500 .250 .261 .250 .341 .250 .382 .500 .723 39 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .000 -0.250 .000
1955 23 CHW AL 5 4 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .270 .200 .350 .000 .402 .200 .752 -43 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
1956 24 CHW AL 234 155 26 4.5 107 .238 .228 .268 .371 .351 .342 .410 .714 .760 89 .468 -1.0 -0.1 .709 .332 .114 1.5
1957 25 CHW AL 223 156 19 3.3 100 .230 .205 .264 .344 .337 .256 .399 .600 .735 66 .371 -6.7 -0.7 .592 .290 .051 2.9
1958 26 CHW AL 97 65 9 3.7 97 .267 .247 .260 .358 .329 .284 .396 .642 .725 81 .433 -1.5 -0.2 .587 .185 .037 .0
1959 27 CHW AL 81 61 5 2.2 98 .200 .167 .259 .282 .330 .227 .396 .509 .726 43 .220 -5.0 -0.5 .439 .212 .061 .0
1960 28 CHW AL 88 67 6 2.4 101 .228 .182 .263 .273 .337 .286 .403 .558 .740 52 .243 -5.0 -0.5 .485 .234 .104 .0
1961 29 CHW AL 109 84 7 2.2 103 .203 .170 .263 .259 .338 .255 .409 .515 .747 39 .205 -7.9 -0.8 .444 .213 .085 .0
1962 30 CHW AL 100 68 8 3.2 103 .279 .235 .263 .367 .335 .247 .410 .614 .745 70 .340 -2.6 -0.3 .545 .210 .012
1963 31 TOT AL 29 23 2 2.4 99 .217 .200 .262 .276 .329 .240 .404 .516 .734 43 .257 -1.8 -0.2 .409 .160 .040
1963 31 KCA AL 29 23 2 2.4 99 .217 .200 .262 .276 .329 .240 .404 .516 .734 43 .257 -1.8 -0.2 .409 .160 .040
10 Seasons 970 687 82 3.2 102 .235 .207 .264 .330 .339 .277 .404 .606 .742 66 .347 -32.7 -3.3 .559 .253 .069 7.5
162 Game Avg. 281 199 24 3.2 102 .235 .207 .264 .330 .339 .277 .404 .606 .742 66 .347 -32.7 -3.3 .559 .253 .069 2
CHW (10 yrs) 941 664 80 3.2 102 .235 .207 .264 .332 .339 .278 .404 .609 .742 67 .350 -30.9 -3.1 .564 .256 .070 7.5
KCA (1 yr) 29 23 2 2.3 99 .217 .200 .262 .276 .329 .240 .404 .516 .734 43 .257 -1.8 -0.2 .409 .160 .040

Postseason Batting

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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
1959 27 CHW AL WS LAD L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
1952 20 CHW AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1955 23 CHW AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.00 1.00 80%
1956 24 CHW AL 234 1.3% 8.1% 17.5% 5.6% 31% 0.46 9.7 61.3 7.4 0.84 70%
1957 25 CHW AL 223 0.9% 12.1% 17.0% 2.2% 14% 0.71 6.5 88.0 11.7 1.36 66%
1958 26 CHW AL 97 0.0% 6.2% 12.4% 3.1% 15% 0.50 13.5 27.0 0.70 77%
1959 27 CHW AL 81 1.2% 19.8% 13.6% 2.5% 18% 1.45 4.1 66.0 13.2 1.00 62%
1960 28 CHW AL 88 1.1% 22.7% 11.4% 6.8% 43% 2.00 3.9 77.0 7.0 0.74 65%
1961 29 CHW AL 109 0.9% 19.3% 11.0% 5.5% 38% 1.75 4.5 94.0 11.8 0.56 68%
1962 30 CHW AL 100 0.0% 13.0% 17.0% 1.0% 5% 0.76 6.2 20.3 1.79 68%
1963 31 TOT AL 29 0.0% 10.3% 10.3% 3.5% 20% 1.00 8.3 12.5 0.91 79%
1963 31 KCA AL 29 0.0% 10.3% 10.3% 3.5% 20% 1.00 8.3 12.5 0.91 79%
10 Seasons 970 0.8% 13.1% 15.0% 3.8% 23% 0.88 6.2 99.0 10.8 0.96 69%
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
1955 23 CHW AL 0 0 300% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 24 CHW AL 5 0 33% 121 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 38% 24 18 6 4 1 3 4 1 3
1957 25 CHW AL 3 0 33% 112 5 1 83% 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 50% 19 12 7 4 2 2 9 1 7
1958 26 CHW AL 2 0 47% 90 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 54% 11 8 3 1 0 1 12 3 9
1959 27 CHW AL 0 0 52% 43 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 75% 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 2
1960 28 CHW AL 1 0 57% 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55% 5 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 4
1961 29 CHW AL 2 0 41% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 47% 9 5 4 1 1 0 5 1 3
1962 30 CHW AL 2 0 39% 45 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 41% 10 6 4 0 0 0 7 4 3
1963 31 TOT AL 0 0 38% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1963 31 KCA AL 0 0 38% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 15 0 40% 535 7 7 50% 6 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 20 48% 88 56 32 12 6 6 44 11 31
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
1955 23 CHW AL 5 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 24 CHW AL 234 55% 42 8 1 0 3 2.65 3 0 11 2 1 2 1 0 5 5 100% 45 4 9% 20 8 40% 138 24 17% 12 7 58% 7 1 14% 0
1957 25 CHW AL 223 51% 36 11 3 0 0 1.18 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 9 8 89% 47 6 13% 24 12 50% 138 14 10% 13 6 46% 13 4 31% 0
1958 26 CHW AL 97 32% 20 8 1 0 0 0.73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 17 1 6% 10 2 20% 57 4 7% 6 1 17% 1 0 0% 0
1959 27 CHW AL 81 41% 11 5 1 0 1 1.21 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 100% 17 1 6% 7 4 57% 44 4 9% 4 3 75% 5 0 0% 0
1960 28 CHW AL 88 27% 14 5 2 0 0 0.57 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 3 17% 9 3 33% 62 10 16% 8 4 50% 6 4 67% 0
1961 29 CHW AL 109 33% 16 2 0 0 0 0.16 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 50% 22 3 14% 8 4 50% 63 10 16% 8 5 63% 1 0 0% 0
1962 30 CHW AL 100 22% 19 4 1 0 0 0.98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 17 3 18% 12 3 25% 69 5 7% 6 0 0% 11 2 18% 0
1963 31 TOT AL 29 55% 5 1 1 0 0 0.47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 2 29% 4 1 25% 20 2 10% 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 0
1963 31 KCA AL 29 55% 5 1 1 0 0 0.47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 2 29% 4 1 25% 20 2 10% 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 0
10 Seasons 966 42% 164 44 10 0 4 1.22 8 0 29 4 4 4 4 0 24 21 88% 192 23 12% 95 37 39% 597 73 12% 61 27 44% 45 11 24% 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
1952 20 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0
1953 21 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0
1954 22 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0
1955 23 4 9 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -4 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 24 85 243 192 33 43 8 2 3 25 1 3 42 21 .224 .366 .333 .699 86 64 4 2 5 2 0
1957 25 179 466 368 59 79 11 2 5 40 6 4 80 48 .215 .355 .296 .652 77 109 10 2 13 3 0
1958 26 277 563 449 75 99 14 2 5 43 7 5 92 54 .220 .356 .294 .650 77 132 11 4 15 3 1
1959 27 346 644 515 87 110 15 2 6 48 7 6 103 70 .214 .347 .285 .632 73 147 12 4 18 4 2
1960 28 403 732 592 101 124 20 2 7 59 7 6 113 90 .209 .338 .285 .623 70 169 15 4 18 5 3
1961 29 466 841 686 113 140 25 2 8 67 7 6 125 111 .204 .327 .281 .609 66 193 18 4 19 7 3
1962 30 541 941 767 127 159 26 2 8 71 7 7 142 124 .207 .332 .278 .609 67 213 21 4 21 7 4
1963 31 560 970 792 130 164 27 2 8 73 7 7 145 127 .207 .330 .277 .606 66 219 23 4 21 8 4

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
1952 20 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1955 23 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 3
1956 24 85 243 194 30 46 9 2 3 25 1 45 20 .237 .383 .351 .733 26 81
1957 25 99 236 190 28 43 4 0 2 16 6 45 28 .226 .373 .279 .652 20 94
1958 26 102 104 88 18 24 4 0 0 3 1 14 6 .273 .385 .318 .703 10 98
1959 27 72 84 70 13 13 1 0 1 5 0 13 17 .186 .310 .243 .552 5 69
1960 28 60 93 81 15 15 5 0 1 12 0 11 21 .185 .280 .284 .564 6 57
1961 29 63 108 94 11 16 5 0 1 7 0 12 21 .170 .259 .255 .515 6 63
1962 30 75 100 82 14 20 1 0 0 4 0 18 13 .244 .380 .256 .636 8 75
1963 31 19 29 25 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 2 19
10 Seasons 579 1006 832 133 182 30 2 8 75 8 162 131 .219 .346 .288 .634 83 560
162 Game Avg. 162 281 233 37 51 8 1 2 21 2 45 37 .219 .346 .288 .634 23 560

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Youngest s c a p y
1952 AL  born 1931-12-15 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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