Marv Foley
Marvis Edwin Foley
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 29, 1953 in Stanford, KY
School: University of Kentucky
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1978
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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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
1978 24 CHW AL 11 38 34 3 12 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 6 .353 .421 .353 .774 120 12 1 0 0 0 0 2
1979 25 CHW AL 34 110 97 6 24 3 0 2 10 0 0 7 5 .247 .292 .340 .633 71 33 4 0 4 2 1 2
1980 26 CHW AL 68 153 137 14 29 5 0 4 15 0 0 9 22 .212 .263 .336 .599 64 46 0 2 1 4 3 2/3
1982 28 CHW AL 27 42 36 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 .111 .238 .111 .349 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2/53D
1984 30 TEX AL 63 134 115 13 25 2 0 6 19 0 0 15 24 .217 .306 .391 .697 90 45 1 1 0 3 1 2/D35
5 Seasons 203 477 419 37 94 10 0 12 51 0 1 41 61 .224 .292 .334 .627 72 140 6 3 5 9 6
162 Game Avg. 162 381 334 30 75 8 0 10 41 0 1 33 49 .224 .292 .334 .627 72 112 5 2 4 7 5
CHW (4 yrs) 140 343 304 24 69 8 0 6 32 0 1 26 37 .227 .287 .313 .599 65 95 5 2 5 6 5
TEX (1 yr) 63 134 115 13 25 2 0 6 19 0 0 15 24 .217 .306 .391 .697 90 45 1 1 0 3 1

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
1978 24 CHW AL 38 24 5 5.6 94 .429 .353 .262 .421 .328 .353 .386 .774 .714 120 .614 1.0 0.1 .625 .088 .000
1979 25 CHW AL 110 83 9 2.9 102 .239 .247 .270 .292 .334 .340 .408 .633 .743 71 .290 -4.0 -0.4 .519 .165 .093 .0
1980 26 CHW AL 153 113 13 3.1 99 .217 .212 .269 .263 .331 .336 .399 .599 .731 64 .327 -6.9 -0.7 .528 .190 .124 .0
1982 28 CHW AL 42 32 1 0.8 98 .125 .111 .264 .238 .328 .111 .402 .349 .730 0 .043 -4.9 -0.5 .313 .167 .000
1984 30 TEX AL 134 94 15 4.3 99 .216 .217 .267 .306 .330 .391 .403 .697 .733 90 .475 -1.6 -0.2 .670 .304 .174 .0
5 Seasons 477 346 43 3.3 99 .231 .224 .268 .292 .331 .334 .402 .627 .733 72 .358 -16.4 -1.6 .551 .205 .110 .0
162 Game Avg. 381 276 34 3.3 99 .231 .224 .268 .292 .331 .334 .402 .627 .733 72 .358 -16.4 -1.6 .551 .205 .110
CHW (4 yrs) 343 252 28 3.0 99 .236 .227 .268 .287 .331 .313 .401 .599 .732 65 .311 -14.8 -1.5 .506 .168 .086 .0
TEX (1 yr) 134 94 15 4.3 99 .216 .217 .267 .306 .330 .391 .403 .697 .733 90 .475 -1.6 -0.2 .670 .304 .174 .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
1978 24 CHW AL 38 0.0% 15.8% 10.5% 0.0% 0% 1.50 5.7 5.7 0.70 74%
1979 25 CHW AL 110 1.8% 4.6% 6.4% 4.6% 21% 0.71 19.4 48.5 9.7 0.88 84%
1980 26 CHW AL 153 2.6% 14.4% 5.9% 5.9% 31% 2.44 6.2 34.3 9.1 0.86 75%
1982 28 CHW AL 42 0.0% 9.5% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 0.67 9.0 36.0 0.56 76%
1984 30 TEX AL 134 4.5% 17.9% 11.2% 6.0% 32% 1.60 4.8 19.2 6.1 0.71 66%
5 Seasons 477 2.5% 12.8% 8.6% 4.6% 23% 1.49 6.9 34.9 8.2 0.78 74%
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
1978 24 CHW AL 0 0 19% 30 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1979 25 CHW AL 1 0 14% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
1980 26 CHW AL 1 0 28% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 43% 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 2
1982 28 CHW AL 0 0 10% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1984 30 TEX AL 0 0 20% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 36% 9 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
5 Seasons 2 0 20% 152 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 20% 24 21 3 2 2 0 9 4 4
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
1978 24 CHW AL 38 95% 12 2 0 0 0 1.19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 5 2 40% 24 6 25% 3 3 100% 2 0 0% 0
1979 25 CHW AL 110 89% 24 2 1 0 0 1.38 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 5 4 80% 28 4 14% 15 7 47% 87 8 9% 7 3 43% 15 8 53% 0
1980 26 CHW AL 153 88% 29 8 3 1 1 2.53 4 0 4 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 100% 22 0 0% 12 7 58% 84 11 13% 6 6 100% 9 1 11% 0
1982 28 CHW AL 42 88% 4 10 1 0 1 1.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 5 1 20% 27 2 7% 2 0 0% 7 2 29% 0
1984 30 TEX AL 134 89% 25 27 6 0 5 2.39 6 0 8 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 27 1 4% 11 6 55% 98 14 14% 10 6 60% 9 3 33% 0
5 Seasons 477 89% 94 49 11 1 7 2.12 12 0 16 11 1 6 6 0 6 5 83% 90 6 7% 48 23 48% 320 41 13% 28 18 64% 42 14 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
1978 24 11 38 34 3 12 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 6 .353 .421 .353 .774 120 12 1 0 0 0 0
1979 25 45 148 131 9 36 3 0 2 16 0 1 11 11 .275 .326 .344 .670 83 45 5 0 4 2 1
1980 26 113 301 268 23 65 8 0 6 31 0 1 20 33 .243 .294 .340 .633 73 91 5 2 5 6 4
1981 27 113 301 268 23 65 8 0 6 31 0 1 20 33 .243 .294 .340 .633 73 91 5 2 5 6 4
1982 28 140 343 304 24 69 8 0 6 32 0 1 26 37 .227 .287 .313 .599 65 95 5 2 5 6 5
1983 29 140 343 304 24 69 8 0 6 32 0 1 26 37 .227 .287 .313 .599 65 95 5 2 5 6 5
1984 30 203 477 419 37 94 10 0 12 51 0 1 41 61 .224 .292 .334 .627 72 140 6 3 5 9 6

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
1978 24 11 38 34 3 12 0 0 0 6 0 4 6 .353 .421 .353 .774 5 11
1979 25 34 105 96 6 23 3 0 2 10 0 7 5 .240 .286 .333 .619 9 34
1980 26 68 156 140 15 32 6 0 4 16 0 10 22 .229 .282 .357 .639 14 68
1982 28 27 42 36 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 .111 .238 .111 .349 1 27
1984 30 63 137 117 14 27 2 0 6 20 0 16 24 .231 .321 .402 .723 16 63
5 Seasons 203 478 423 39 98 11 0 12 53 0 43 61 .232 .301 .343 .644 45 203
162 Game Avg. 162 381 338 31 78 9 0 10 42 0 34 49 .232 .301 .343 .644 36 203

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