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Chico Fernandez

Humberto (Perez) Fernandez

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 2, 1932 in La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Signed
by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 14, 1956
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Phillies/Mets/Dodgers 1956-1963

Final Game: September 29, 1963
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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
1956 24 BRO NL 34 73 66 11 15 2 0 1 9 2 3 3 10 .227 .261 .303 .564 46 20 2 0 4 0 1 6
1957 25 PHI NL 149 543 500 42 131 14 4 5 51 18 5 31 64 .262 .302 .336 .638 74 168 21 1 4 7 5 *6
1958 26 PHI NL 148 578 522 38 120 18 5 6 51 12 6 37 48 .230 .280 .318 .598 59 166 15 2 10 7 3 *6
1959 27 PHI NL 45 138 123 15 26 5 1 0 3 2 1 10 11 .211 .269 .268 .537 43 33 4 0 5 1 0 6/4
1960 28 DET AL 133 497 435 44 105 13 3 4 35 13 4 39 50 .241 .303 .313 .616 65 136 16 1 19 3 4 *6
1961 29 DET AL 133 476 435 41 108 15 4 3 40 8 5 36 45 .248 .305 .322 .627 66 140 14 0 4 1 4 *6/5
1962 30 DET AL 141 560 503 64 125 17 2 20 59 10 3 42 69 .249 .305 .410 .714 88 206 12 0 12 3 2 *6/53
1963 31 TOT MLB 73 213 194 15 36 7 0 1 11 3 1 15 41 .186 .242 .237 .479 37 46 4 0 2 2 2 6/54
1963 31 DET AL 15 56 49 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 11 .143 .236 .163 .400 13 8 4 0 1 0 0 6
1963 31 NYM NL 58 157 145 12 29 6 0 1 9 3 0 9 30 .200 .244 .262 .506 46 38 0 0 1 2 2 6/54
8 Yrs 856 3078 2778 270 666 91 19 40 259 68 28 213 338 .240 .292 .329 .622 67 915 88 4 60 24 21
162 Game Avg. 162 583 526 51 126 17 4 8 49 13 5 40 64 .240 .292 .329 .622 67 173 17 1 11 5 4
DET (4 yrs) 422 1589 1422 152 345 46 9 27 136 31 13 123 175 .243 .302 .345 .647 72 490 46 1 36 7 10
PHI (3 yrs) 342 1259 1145 95 277 37 10 11 105 32 12 78 123 .242 .288 .321 .609 64 367 40 3 19 15 8
NYM (1 yr) 58 157 145 12 29 6 0 1 9 3 0 9 30 .200 .244 .262 .506 46 38 0 0 1 2 2
BRO (1 yr) 34 73 66 11 15 2 0 1 9 2 3 3 10 .227 .261 .303 .564 46 20 2 0 4 0 1
NL (5 yrs) 434 1489 1356 118 321 45 10 13 123 37 15 90 163 .237 .282 .313 .596 61 425 42 3 24 17 11
AL (4 yrs) 422 1589 1422 152 345 46 9 27 136 31 13 123 175 .243 .302 .345 .647 72 490 46 1 36 7 10

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
1956 24 BRO NL 34 73 -4 -0 1 0 1 -2 -0.3 2 0 -0.1 .493 .498 0.0 0.1 -0 $ 6
1957 25 PHI NL 149 543 -19 1 -2 -6 8 -18 -2.1 18 0 -0.3 .487 .488 0.6 0.1 7 $ *6
1958 26 PHI NL 148 578 -31 -2 -1 -4 8 -29 -3.2 20 -10 -1.3 .479 .481 -0.8 0.4 -6 $ *6
1959 27 PHI NL 45 138 -10 0 -1 -4 2 -13 -1.3 5 -8 -0.9 .470 .492 -0.5 -0.2 -4 $ 6/4
1960 28 DET AL 133 497 -24 1 -1 6 7 -11 -1.4 14 2 -0.1 .491 .492 -0.5 1.3 -4 $ *6
1961 29 DET AL 133 476 -20 -0 -1 3 7 -10 -1.2 13 3 0.0 .492 .493 -0.1 0.9 -0 $ *6/5
1962 30 DET AL 141 560 -8 1 -0 -5 8 -4 -0.6 15 11 0.9 .497 .497 1.6 0.2 16 $ *6/53
1963 31 DET AL 15 56 -6 -0 -1 1 1 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.5 .457 .496 -0.6 0.2 -5 $ 6
1963 31 NYM NL 58 157 -9 0 1 -12 2 -17 -2.0 5 -12 -1.4 .465 .488 -0.1 -1.0 -0 $ 6/54
8 Seasons 856 3078 -131 1 -5 -21 46 -111 -12.8 94 -17 -3.7 .486 .492 -0.4 2.0 4 $
DET (4 yrs) 422 1589 -57 1 -3 5 23 -31 -3.9 44 12 0.3 .492 .495 0.4 2.6 7 $
PHI (3 yrs) 342 1259 -61 -1 -3 -14 19 -60 -6.6 42 -18 -2.5 .481 .487 -0.7 0.4 -3 $
NYM (1 yr) 58 157 -9 0 1 -12 2 -17 -2.0 5 -12 -1.4 .465 .488 -0.1 -1.0 -0 $
BRO (1 yr) 34 73 -4 -0 1 0 1 -2 -0.3 2 0 -0.1 .493 .498 0.0 0.1 -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
1956 24 BRO NL 73 60 4 1.8 111 .255 .227 .274 .261 .342 .303 .433 .564 .776 46 .156 -5.4 -0.5 .393 .106 .076 1.3
1957 25 PHI NL 543 406 48 3.2 100 .288 .262 .265 .302 .328 .336 .410 .638 .738 74 .338 -18.0 -1.8 .539 .162 .074 7.8
1958 26 PHI NL 578 440 45 2.8 105 .240 .230 .269 .280 .336 .318 .420 .598 .756 59 .276 -31.2 -3.1 .499 .170 .088 8.0
1959 27 PHI NL 138 108 9 2.2 106 .230 .211 .271 .269 .338 .268 .420 .537 .758 43 .209 -10.1 -1.0 .431 .146 .057 .0
1960 28 DET AL 497 372 41 3.0 105 .263 .241 .268 .303 .342 .313 .410 .616 .752 65 .319 -22.5 -2.3 .529 .182 .071 6.1
1961 29 DET AL 476 351 41 3.1 106 .271 .248 .267 .305 .343 .322 .416 .627 .759 66 .325 -22.1 -2.2 .517 .163 .074 4.4
1962 30 DET AL 560 408 62 4.1 106 .252 .249 .268 .305 .341 .410 .417 .714 .758 88 .450 -10.9 -1.1 .649 .258 .161 13.3
1963 31 TOT MLB 213 167 11 1.8 91 .227 .186 .255 .242 .318 .237 .385 .479 .703 37 .185 -15.7 -1.7 .387 .139 .052 1.5
1963 31 DET AL 56 48 1 0.6 97 .184 .143 .259 .236 .325 .163 .400 .400 .725 13 .024 -5.7 -0.6 .277 .122 .020
1963 31 NYM NL 157 119 10 2.3 89 .241 .200 .254 .244 .316 .262 .380 .506 .696 46 .268 -10.0 -1.1 .431 .145 .062 1.5
8 Yrs 3078 2312 261 3.0 104 .258 .240 .267 .292 .337 .329 .413 .622 .750 67 .323 -135.8 -13.6 .526 .181 .090 50.4
162 Game Avg. 583 438 49 3.0 104 .258 .240 .267 .292 .337 .329 .413 .622 .750 67 .323 -135.8 -13.6 .526 .181 .090 10
DET (4 yrs) 1589 1179 145 3.3 105 .259 .243 .267 .302 .341 .345 .414 .647 .755 72 .357 -61.2 -6.2 .556 .201 .102 28.9
PHI (3 yrs) 1259 954 102 2.9 103 .259 .242 .267 .288 .333 .321 .416 .609 .748 64 .295 -59.2 -5.9 .509 .164 .079 16.4
NYM (1 yr) 157 119 10 2.3 89 .241 .200 .254 .244 .316 .262 .380 .506 .696 46 .269 -10.0 -1.1 .431 .145 .062 1.5
BRO (1 yr) 73 60 4 1.8 111 .255 .227 .274 .261 .342 .303 .433 .564 .776 46 .157 -5.4 -0.5 .393 .106 .076 1.3
NL (5 yrs) 1489 1133 116 2.8 102 .257 .237 .266 .282 .331 .313 .413 .596 .744 61 .285 -74.6 -7.5 .495 .159 .077 19.2
AL (4 yrs) 1589 1179 145 3.3 105 .259 .243 .267 .302 .341 .345 .414 .647 .755 72 .357 -61.2 -6.2 .556 .201 .102 28.9

Ratio Batting*

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
1956 24 BRO NL 73 1.4% 13.7% 4.1% 4.1% 20% 3.33 6.6 66.0 7.3 2.21 75%
1957 25 PHI NL 543 0.9% 11.8% 5.7% 4.2% 18% 2.06 7.8 100.0 9.8 1.18 81%
1958 26 PHI NL 578 1.0% 8.3% 6.4% 5.0% 24% 1.30 10.9 87.0 10.2 1.18 82%
1959 27 PHI NL 138 0.0% 8.0% 7.3% 4.4% 23% 1.10 11.2 41.0 1.34 82%
1960 28 DET AL 497 0.8% 10.1% 7.9% 4.0% 19% 1.28 8.7 108.8 12.4 1.24 77%
1961 29 DET AL 476 0.6% 9.5% 7.6% 4.6% 20% 1.25 9.7 145.0 10.9 1.14 82%
1962 30 DET AL 560 3.6% 12.3% 7.5% 7.0% 31% 1.64 7.3 25.2 8.5 1.11 74%
1963 31 TOT MLB 213 0.5% 19.3% 7.0% 3.8% 22% 2.73 4.7 194.0 17.6 0.98 72%
1963 31 DET AL 56 0.0% 19.6% 10.7% 1.8% 14% 1.83 4.5 24.5 0.89 68%
1963 31 NYM NL 157 0.6% 19.1% 5.7% 4.5% 24% 3.33 4.8 145.0 16.1 1.02 74%
8 Yrs 3078 1.3% 11.0% 6.9% 4.9% 23% 1.59 8.2 69.5 10.7 1.18 79%
MLB Averages 2.4% 13.5% 8.7% 6.6% 29% 1.55 6.6 37.8 8.4 1.03 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1956 24 BRO NL -5.4 -0.5 79 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 1.02 -0.5 -0.1 -5.1 -0.5 1.07 -4.5 2.76 1
1957 25 PHI NL -18.0 -1.8 575 -1.3 9.0 -10.2 1.02 -1.7 0.4 -20.6 -2.1 0.98 -21.2 0
1958 26 PHI NL -31.2 -3.1 603 -3.7 7.8 -11.5 1.02 -2.9 -0.8 -32.7 -3.3 0.97 -32.4 0
1959 27 PHI NL -10.1 -1.0 144 -1.5 1.3 -2.7 .99 -1.2 -0.3 -14.8 -1.5 0.95 -13.0 0
1960 28 DET AL -21.9 -2.2 519 -2.6 7.0 -9.5 1.07 -2.1 -0.3 -20.0 -2.0 0.96 -23.1 2.37 2
1961 29 DET AL -22.1 -2.2 497 -2.3 6.1 -8.4 .92 -2.2 -0.3 -17.6 -1.7 0.96 -23.1 1.85 4
1962 30 DET AL -10.3 -1.0 586 -2.5 8.9 -11.4 1.02 -0.6 -1.8 -18.9 -1.9 0.96 -9.0 2.51 1
1963 31 TOT MLB -15.7 -1.7 219 -1.3 2.5 -3.8 .94 -1.1 -0.3 -13.5 -1.4 0.89 -12.7 1.07 15
1963 31 DET AL -5.7 -0.6 58 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .96 -0.7 -0.1 -8.3 -0.9 0.93 -7.5 0.37 1
1963 31 NYM NL -10.0 -1.1 161 -0.5 2.1 -2.6 .94 -0.4 -0.1 -5.3 -0.6 0.87 -5.2 1.12 14
8 Yrs -134.6 -13.5 3222 -15.8 43.2 -59.0 1.01 -12.2 -3.5 -143.3 -14.3 0.96 -139.0 1.46 23

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1956 24 BRO NL 2 0 59% 39 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50% 7 4 3 0 0 0 3 1 2
1957 25 PHI NL 5 0 23% 185 18 5 78% 10 4 7 1 1 0 3 0 12 15 46% 33 20 12 1 0 1 16 5 10
1958 26 PHI NL 7 0 21% 165 12 6 67% 11 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 8 55% 12 7 5 9 4 3 8 0 8
1959 27 PHI NL 1 0 42% 47 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 59% 9 5 4 2 1 1 6 1 5
1960 28 DET AL 4 0 28% 146 13 4 76% 8 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 11 7 65% 14 7 7 6 2 3 11 1 10
1961 29 DET AL 9 0 27% 185 8 5 62% 6 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 11 49% 23 14 9 6 4 2 16 3 11
1962 30 DET AL 9 0 30% 190 10 3 77% 8 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 8 11 56% 20 11 8 6 3 3 19 4 14
1963 31 TOT MLB 4 0 28% 70 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 57% 4 3 1 3 2 1 7 0 6
1963 31 DET AL 0 0 23% 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 3
1963 31 NYM NL 4 0 30% 58 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 63% 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 0 3
8 Yrs 41 0 27% 1027 68 28 71% 49 27 16 4 3 2 12 0 56 61 54% 122 71 49 33 16 14 86 15 66

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
1956 24 BRO NL 73 14% 15 1 0 0 0 2.76 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 4 57% 24 2 8% 12 4 33% 61 8 13% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1957 25 PHI NL 543 20% 131 0 0 0 0 5 0 21 4 1 4 1 0 9 4 44% 114 21 18% 57 19 33% 357 49 14% 42 24 57% 12 5 42% 0
1958 26 PHI NL 578 33% 120 0 0 0 0 6 0 18 5 1 4 2 0 13 10 77% 117 15 13% 66 24 36% 378 47 12% 37 16 43% 21 11 52% 0
1959 27 PHI NL 138 28% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 33 4 12% 19 4 21% 83 3 4% 5 1 20% 5 1 20% 0
1960 28 DET AL 497 20% 105 2 0 0 0 2.37 4 0 10 3 1 1 3 0 19 19 100% 105 16 15% 55 25 45% 298 32 11% 21 12 57% 19 9 47% 0
1961 29 DET AL 476 30% 108 4 2 0 0 1.85 3 0 14 2 1 3 0 0 5 4 80% 86 14 16% 36 10 28% 293 42 14% 30 13 43% 14 8 57% 0
1962 30 DET AL 560 23% 125 1 0 0 0 2.51 20 0 14 15 5 13 7 0 14 12 86% 105 12 11% 57 23 40% 322 41 13% 28 8 29% 23 13 57% 0
1963 31 TOT MLB 213 22% 36 15 1 0 0 1.07 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 100% 28 4 14% 14 6 43% 114 11 10% 13 5 38% 4 3 75% 0
1963 31 DET AL 56 14% 7 1 0 0 0 0.37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 4 44% 4 1 25% 35 1 3% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1963 31 NYM NL 157 25% 29 14 1 0 0 1.12 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 19 0 0% 10 5 50% 79 10 13% 10 5 50% 3 2 67% 0
8 Yrs 3078 25% 666 23 3 0 0 1.46 40 1 87 29 11 26 14 0 75 60 80% 612 88 14% 316 115 36% 1906 233 12% 179 81 45% 98 50 51% 0
MLB Averages 50% 75% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1956 24 34 73 66 11 15 2 0 1 9 2 3 3 10 .227 .261 .303 .564 46 20 2 0 4 0 1
1957 25 183 616 566 53 146 16 4 6 60 20 8 34 74 .258 .298 .332 .630 71 188 23 1 8 7 6
1958 26 331 1194 1088 91 266 34 9 12 111 32 14 71 122 .244 .289 .325 .614 65 354 38 3 18 14 9
1959 27 376 1332 1211 106 292 39 10 12 114 34 15 81 133 .241 .287 .320 .607 63 387 42 3 23 15 9
1960 28 509 1829 1646 150 397 52 13 16 149 47 19 120 183 .241 .291 .318 .609 63 523 58 4 42 18 13
1961 29 642 2305 2081 191 505 67 17 19 189 55 24 156 228 .243 .294 .319 .613 64 663 72 4 46 19 17
1962 30 783 2865 2584 255 630 84 19 39 248 65 27 198 297 .244 .296 .336 .633 69 869 84 4 58 22 19
1963 31 856 3078 2778 270 666 91 19 40 259 68 28 213 338 .240 .292 .329 .622 67 915 88 4 60 24 21

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1956 24 36 75 68 11 15 2 0 1 9 2 3 10 .221 .254 .294 .548 5 34
1957 25 156 571 526 45 140 15 4 5 55 19 33 67 .266 .307 .338 .645 55 149
1958 26 156 609 550 40 127 19 5 6 54 13 39 50 .231 .281 .316 .597 49 148
1959 27 47 144 128 16 27 5 1 0 3 2 10 11 .211 .266 .266 .532 9 45
1960 28 140 519 455 45 108 13 3 4 36 13 40 53 .237 .299 .305 .604 42 133
1961 29 133 472 432 39 105 15 4 3 38 8 35 45 .243 .299 .317 .616 41 133
1962 30 141 555 499 61 121 16 2 19 56 10 41 69 .242 .298 .397 .695 60 141
1963 31 73 217 197 17 39 8 0 1 13 3 16 41 .198 .256 .254 .510 13 73
8 Yrs 882 3162 2855 274 682 93 19 39 264 70 217 346 .239 .291 .326 .617 274 856
162 Game Avg. 162 581 524 50 125 17 3 7 48 13 40 64 .239 .291 .326 .617 50 856

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1957 NL  18 (5th)
1958 NL  12 (9th)
1960 AL  13 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1958 NL  10 (4th)
1960 AL  19 (2nd)
1962 AL  12 (4th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1957 NL  7 (5th)
1958 NL  7 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1957 NL  21 (3rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1957 NL  5 (10th)
1958 NL  6 (8th)

SB % s c a p y
1957 NL  78.26 (2nd)
1958 NL  66.67 (7th)
1960 AL  76.47 (6th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1962 AL  13.3 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1958 NL  440 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1702), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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