John Felske
John Frederick Felske
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 30, 1942 in Chicago, IL
High School: Lane Technical (Chicago, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 26, 1968
Final Game: September 8, 1973
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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
1968 26 CHC NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1972 30 MIL AL 37 89 80 6 11 3 0 1 5 0 0 8 23 .138 .216 .213 .428 30 17 2 0 1 0 0 2/3
1973 31 MIL AL 13 24 22 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 11 .136 .167 .227 .394 12 5 0 0 0 1 0 /23
3 Seasons 54 115 104 7 14 3 1 1 9 0 0 9 35 .135 .202 .212 .413 24 22 2 0 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 345 312 21 42 9 3 3 27 0 0 27 105 .135 .202 .212 .413 24 66 6 0 3 3 0
MIL (2 yrs) 50 113 102 7 14 3 1 1 9 0 0 9 34 .137 .205 .216 .421 26 22 2 0 1 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 50 113 102 7 14 3 1 1 9 0 0 9 34 .137 .205 .216 .421 26 22 2 0 1 1 0
NL (1 yr) 4 2 2 0 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
1968 26 CHC NL 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .260 .000 .319 .000 .366 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1972 30 MIL AL 89 72 4 1.5 81 .179 .138 .243 .216 .311 .213 .351 .428 .662 30 .164 -6.9 -0.8 .352 .175 .075 .0
1973 31 MIL AL 24 20 1 1.3 91 .250 .136 .256 .167 .324 .227 .376 .394 .701 12 .104 -2.7 -0.3 .316 .136 .091
3 Seasons 115 94 5 1.4 83 .188 .135 .246 .202 .314 .212 .357 .413 .671 24 .144 -10.1 -1.2 .337 .163 .077 .0
162 Game Avg. 345 282 15 1.4 83 .188 .135 .246 .202 .314 .212 .357 .413 .671 24 .144 -10.1 -1.2 .337 .163 .077
MIL (2 yrs) 113 92 5 1.5 83 .191 .137 .246 .205 .314 .216 .356 .421 .671 26 .149 -9.6 -1.1 .344 .167 .078 .0
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .260 .000 .319 .000 .366 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (2 yrs) 113 92 5 1.5 83 .191 .137 .246 .205 .314 .216 .356 .421 .671 26 .149 -9.6 -1.1 .344 .167 .078 .0
NL (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .260 .000 .319 .000 .366 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.5 -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
1968 26 CHC NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 50%
1972 30 MIL AL 89 1.1% 25.8% 9.0% 4.5% 36% 2.88 3.5 80.0 16.0 1.25 63%
1973 31 MIL AL 24 0.0% 45.8% 4.2% 4.2% 33% 11.00 2.0 5.5 0.50 50%
3 Seasons 115 0.9% 30.4% 7.8% 4.4% 36% 3.89 3.0 104.0 11.6 1.04 60%
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
1968 26 CHC 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
1972 30 MIL AL 4 0 28% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22% 4 3 1 0 0 0 5 3 1
1973 31 MIL AL 0 0 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 4 0 27% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18% 4 3 1 2 2 0 5 3 1
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
1968 26 CHC NL 2 100% 0 1 0 0 0 3.34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1972 30 MIL AL 89 49% 11 8 2 0 0 1.93 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 14 2 14% 8 1 13% 47 7 15% 2 0 0% 6 2 33% 0
1973 31 MIL AL 24 50% 3 1 0 0 0 2.31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 13 4 31% 3 3 100% 2 1 50% 0
3 Seasons 115 50% 14 10 2 0 0 2.11 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 15 2 13% 11 2 18% 61 11 18% 5 3 60% 9 3 33% 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
1968 26 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 29 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 30 41 91 82 6 11 3 0 1 5 0 0 8 24 .134 .211 .207 .418 27 17 2 0 1 0 0
1973 31 54 115 104 7 14 3 1 1 9 0 0 9 35 .135 .202 .212 .413 24 22 2 0 1 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1968 26 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1972 30 39 96 86 8 14 4 0 1 7 0 10 24 .163 .250 .244 .494 5 37
1973 31 13 24 22 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 11 .136 .167 .227 .394 1 13
3 Seasons 56 122 110 9 17 4 1 1 11 0 11 36 .155 .230 .236 .466 6 54
162 Game Avg. 162 353 318 26 49 12 3 3 32 0 32 104 .155 .230 .236 .466 17 54

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