Dee Fondy
Dee Virgil Fondy
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 196 lb.

Born: October 31, 1924 in Slaton, TX
High School: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1958
Died: August 19, 1999 in Redlands, CA
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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
1951 26 CHC NL 49 184 170 23 46 7 2 3 20 5 6 11 20 .271 .319 .388 .707 88 66 2 1 2 3
1952 27 CHC NL 145 587 554 69 166 21 9 10 67 13 11 28 60 .300 .334 .424 .759 108 235 14 1 4 *3
1953 28 CHC NL 150 641 595 79 184 24 11 18 78 10 7 44 106 .309 .358 .477 .835 114 284 6 1 1 *3
1954 29 CHC NL 141 610 568 77 162 30 4 9 49 20 5 35 84 .285 .326 .400 .725 88 227 9 1 2 4 *3
1955 30 CHC NL 150 618 574 69 152 23 8 17 65 8 9 35 87 .265 .307 .422 .729 92 242 9 2 3 4 6 *3
1956 31 CHC NL 137 580 543 52 146 22 9 9 46 9 7 20 74 .269 .290 .392 .682 82 213 4 0 7 10 5 *3
1957 32 TOT NL 106 408 374 45 117 16 3 2 37 12 7 25 68 .313 .354 .388 .742 102 145 7 1 4 4 0 3
1957 32 CHC NL 11 51 51 3 16 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 9 .314 .314 .412 .725 94 21 2 0 0 0 0 3
1957 32 PIT NL 95 357 323 42 101 13 2 2 35 11 5 25 59 .313 .360 .384 .744 103 124 5 1 4 4 0 3
1958 33 CIN NL 89 131 124 23 27 1 1 1 11 7 1 5 27 .218 .246 .266 .512 33 33 1 0 1 1 0 39/7
8 Seasons 967 3759 3502 437 1000 144 47 69 373 84 53 203 526 .286 .324 .413 .737 95 1445 52 7 24 23 11
162 Game Avg. 162 630 587 73 168 24 8 12 62 14 9 34 88 .286 .324 .413 .737 95 242 9 1 4
CHC (7 yrs) 783 3271 3055 372 872 130 44 66 327 66 47 173 440 .285 .323 .422 .745 96 1288 46 6 19 18 11
PIT (1 yr) 95 357 323 42 101 13 2 2 35 11 5 25 59 .313 .360 .384 .744 103 124 5 1 4 4 0
CIN (1 yr) 89 131 124 23 27 1 1 1 11 7 1 5 27 .218 .246 .266 .512 33 33 1 0 1 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
1951 26 CHC NL 184 134 19 3.8 105 .293 .271 .270 .319 .344 .388 .409 .707 .753 88 .422 -3.5 -0.4 .583 .176 .118 3.8
1952 27 CHC NL 587 417 76 4.9 98 .322 .300 .263 .334 .336 .424 .391 .759 .727 108 .574 3.6 0.4 .644 .179 .125 11.3
1953 28 CHC NL 641 425 100 6.2 112 .352 .309 .277 .358 .348 .477 .431 .835 .779 114 .614 10.1 1.0 .783 .247 .168 12.9
1954 29 CHC NL 610 426 76 4.8 110 .319 .285 .275 .326 .347 .400 .426 .725 .772 88 .499 -11.2 -1.1 .662 .202 .114 12.4
1955 30 CHC NL 618 447 71 4.2 105 .285 .265 .265 .307 .336 .422 .420 .729 .757 92 .456 -9.0 -0.9 .632 .216 .157 10.9
1956 31 CHC NL 580 425 62 3.9 102 .291 .269 .263 .290 .330 .392 .415 .682 .745 82 .438 -14.5 -1.5 .576 .164 .123 9.0
1957 32 TOT NL 408 279 51 5.0 101 .373 .313 .265 .354 .328 .388 .411 .742 .739 102 .531 1.9 0.2 .649 .155 .075 3.4
1957 32 CHC NL 51 39 5 3.5 102 .381 .314 .267 .314 .331 .412 .414 .725 .745 94 .371 -0.6 -0.1 .513 .078 .098 .0
1957 32 PIT NL 357 240 46 5.2 100 .372 .313 .265 .360 .328 .384 .410 .744 .738 103 .553 2.5 0.2 .672 .167 .071 3.4
1958 33 CIN NL 131 101 9 2.4 111 .268 .218 .277 .246 .346 .266 .432 .512 .778 33 .228 -12.8 -1.3 .444 .137 .048 1.8
8 Seasons 3759 2654 464 4.7 105 .318 .286 .269 .324 .339 .413 .416 .737 .755 95 .508 -35.4 -3.5 .647 .194 .127 75.8
162 Game Avg. 630 445 78 4.7 105 .318 .286 .269 .324 .339 .413 .416 .737 .755 95 .508 -35.4 -3.5 .647 .194 .127 13
CHC (7 yrs) 3271 2313 409 4.7 105 .314 .285 .269 .323 .340 .422 .416 .745 .756 96 .513 -25.2 -2.5 .653 .199 .136 66.0
PIT (1 yr) 357 240 46 5.2 100 .372 .313 .265 .360 .328 .384 .410 .744 .738 103 .553 2.5 0.2 .672 .167 .071 3.4
CIN (1 yr) 131 101 9 2.4 111 .268 .218 .277 .246 .346 .266 .432 .512 .778 33 .228 -12.8 -1.3 .444 .137 .048 1.8

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
1951 26 CHC NL 184 1.6% 10.9% 6.0% 6.5% 26% 1.82 8.5 56.7 8.5 80%
1952 27 CHC NL 587 1.7% 10.2% 4.8% 6.8% 24% 2.14 9.2 55.4 8.3 82%
1953 28 CHC NL 641 2.8% 16.5% 6.9% 8.3% 29% 2.41 5.6 33.1 7.6 73%
1954 29 CHC NL 610 1.5% 13.8% 5.7% 7.1% 27% 2.40 6.8 63.1 11.6 1.00 79%
1955 30 CHC NL 618 2.8% 14.1% 5.7% 7.8% 32% 2.49 6.6 33.8 8.8 1.09 77%
1956 31 CHC NL 580 1.6% 12.8% 3.5% 6.9% 27% 3.70 7.3 60.3 11.8 1.02 81%
1957 32 TOT NL 408 0.5% 16.7% 6.1% 5.2% 18% 2.72 5.5 187.0 10.1 1.26 75%
1957 32 CHC NL 51 0.0% 17.7% 0.0% 7.8% 25% 5.7 25.5 1.25 82%
1957 32 PIT NL 357 0.6% 16.5% 7.0% 4.8% 17% 2.36 5.5 161.5 9.2 1.26 75%
1958 33 CIN NL 131 0.8% 20.6% 3.8% 2.3% 11% 5.40 4.6 124.0 11.3 0.95 74%
8 Seasons 3759 1.8% 14.0% 5.4% 6.9% 26% 2.59 6.7 50.8 9.4 1.06 78%
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
1954 29 CHC NL 5 0 36% 144 20 5 80% 8 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 11 52% 15 7 7 9 4 5 9 4 5
1955 30 CHC NL 6 0 30% 139 8 9 47% 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 42% 17 13 4 1 0 1 8 2 6
1956 31 CHC NL 4 0 27% 124 9 7 56% 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 39% 16 11 5 7 5 2 10 4 6
1957 32 TOT NL 2 0 31% 152 12 7 63% 7 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 7 5 61% 19 9 10 7 2 5 12 4 8
1957 32 CHC NL 0 0 19% 19 1 2 33% 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
1957 32 PIT NL 2 0 32% 133 11 5 69% 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 63% 18 9 9 7 2 5 10 2 8
1958 33 CIN NL 2 0 71% 99 7 1 88% 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 46% 14 10 4 2 1 1 8 2 6
8 Seasons 19 0 32% 658 84 53 61% 28 19 7 4 0 0 5 0 19 34 49% 81 50 30 26 12 14 47 16 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
1954 29 CHC NL 426 85% 162 3 1 0 1 0.94 9 0 6 6 1 3 4 0 3 2 67% 87 9 10% 44 13 30% 233 29 12% 17 7 41% 24 9 38% 184
1955 30 CHC NL 392 86% 152 0 0 0 0 17 0 5 9 2 7 4 0 3 3 100% 64 9 14% 28 9 32% 202 28 14% 20 9 45% 24 9 38% 226
1956 31 CHC NL 401 84% 146 4 1 0 1 1.58 9 0 8 6 0 3 3 0 9 7 78% 76 4 5% 42 17 40% 219 24 11% 25 14 56% 31 12 39% 179
1957 32 TOT NL 344 78% 117 20 6 1 4 1.33 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 100% 64 7 11% 31 9 29% 207 27 13% 19 9 47% 25 12 48% 64
1957 32 CHC NL 51 88% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 2 0 0% 22 2 9% 1 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1957 32 PIT NL 293 76% 101 20 6 1 4 1.33 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 100% 58 5 9% 29 9 31% 185 25 14% 18 9 50% 21 9 43% 64
1958 33 CIN NL 131 91% 27 24 4 0 1 1.57 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 33% 36 1 3% 20 6 30% 78 10 13% 8 5 63% 4 1 25% 0
8 Seasons 1694 84% 1000 51 12 1 7 1.44 69 0 33 23 4 15 12 0 22 24 109% 327 52 16% 165 54 33% 939 118 13% 89 44 49% 108 43 40% 653
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
1951 26 49 184 170 23 46 7 2 3 20 5 6 11 20 .271 .319 .388 .707 88 66 2 1 2
1952 27 194 771 724 92 212 28 11 13 87 18 17 39 80 .293 .331 .416 .746 103 301 16 2 6
1953 28 344 1412 1319 171 396 52 22 31 165 28 24 83 186 .300 .343 .444 .787 108 585 22 3 7
1954 29 485 2022 1887 248 558 82 26 40 214 48 29 118 270 .296 .338 .430 .768 102 812 31 4 9 4
1955 30 635 2640 2461 317 710 105 34 57 279 56 38 153 357 .289 .331 .428 .759 99 1054 40 6 12 8 6
1956 31 772 3220 3004 369 856 127 43 66 325 65 45 173 431 .285 .323 .422 .745 96 1267 44 6 19 18 11
1957 32 878 3628 3378 414 973 143 46 68 362 77 52 198 499 .288 .327 .418 .745 97 1412 51 7 23 22 11
1958 33 967 3759 3502 437 1000 144 47 69 373 84 53 203 526 .286 .324 .413 .737 95 1445 52 7 24 23 11

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
1951 26 51 186 174 23 45 7 2 3 20 5 11 21 .259 .306 .374 .680 20 49
1952 27 152 613 582 76 176 22 10 11 74 14 30 63 .302 .338 .431 .769 84 145
1953 28 156 650 606 75 179 23 11 18 74 10 43 110 .295 .343 .459 .802 95 150
1954 29 148 638 596 78 169 31 4 9 50 21 37 88 .284 .324 .394 .719 77 141
1955 30 158 639 598 71 154 23 8 17 67 8 35 92 .258 .299 .408 .707 74 150
1956 31 143 602 571 57 156 24 10 10 51 10 21 77 .273 .294 .403 .697 68 137
1957 32 111 424 393 49 124 17 3 2 40 13 26 71 .316 .356 .389 .745 55 106
1958 33 94 136 130 22 28 1 1 1 10 7 5 28 .215 .243 .262 .504 8 89
8 Seasons 1013 3888 3650 451 1031 148 49 71 386 88 208 550 .282 .320 .408 .729 481 967
162 Game Avg. 162 622 584 72 165 24 8 11 62 14 33 88 .282 .320 .408 .729 77 967

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1952 NL--.300--9th

Hits s c a p y
1952 NL--166--8th
1953 NL--184--6th

Triples s c a p y
1952 NL--9--5th
1953 NL--11--3rd
1955 NL--8--8th
1956 NL--9--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 NL--106--2nd
1954 NL--84--3rd
1955 NL--87--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1952 NL--13--5th
1953 NL--10--9th
1954 NL--20--3rd
1956 NL--9--9th
1957 NL--12--7th

Singles s c a p y
1952 NL--126--6th
1953 NL--131--7th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1956 NL--10--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1952 NL--11--2nd
1953 NL--7--4th
1955 NL--9--6th
1956 NL--7--7th
1957 NL--7--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1952 NL--11.3--5th
1953 NL--12.9--4th
1954 NL--12.4--4th
1955 NL--10.9--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1955 NL--447--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 24 (896), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1286), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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