George Freese
George Walter Freese (Bud)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 12, 1926 in Wheeling, WV
High School: Wheeling (Wheeling, WV)
School: West Virginia University
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1953
Final Game: May 31, 1961
Relatives: Brother of Gene Freese
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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
1953 26 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1955 28 PIT NL 51 202 179 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .257 .327 .374 .701 88 67 7 2 3 1 2 5
1961 34 CHC NL 9 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 .375 .286 .661 79 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 61 211 187 17 48 8 2 3 23 1 1 18 22 .257 .327 .369 .696 86 69 7 2 3 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 560 497 45 127 21 5 8 61 3 3 48 58 .257 .327 .369 .696 86 183 19 5 8
PIT (1 yr) 51 202 179 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .257 .327 .374 .701 88 67 7 2 3 1 2
CHC (1 yr) 9 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 .375 .286 .661 79 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 60 210 186 17 48 8 2 3 23 1 1 18 22 .258 .329 .371 .699 87 69 7 2 3 1 2
AL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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
1953 26 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .344 .000 .395 .000 .739 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1955 28 PIT NL 202 145 21 3.9 104 .270 .257 .263 .327 .334 .374 .417 .701 .750 88 .414 -3.0 -0.3 .610 .212 .117 1.5
1961 34 CHC NL 8 5 1 5.3 106 .667 .286 .271 .375 .338 .286 .422 .661 .760 79 .562 -0.2 0.0 .600 .143 .000
3 Seasons 211 151 22 3.9 104 .276 .257 .263 .327 .334 .369 .417 .696 .751 86 .417 -3.5 -0.3 .605 .209 .112 1.5
162 Game Avg. 560 401 58 3.9 104 .276 .257 .263 .327 .334 .369 .417 .696 .751 86 .417 -3.5 -0.3 .605 .209 .112 4
PIT (1 yr) 202 145 21 3.9 104 .270 .257 .263 .327 .334 .374 .417 .701 .750 88 .414 -3.0 -0.3 .610 .212 .117 1.5
CHC (1 yr) 8 5 1 5.3 106 .667 .286 .271 .375 .338 .286 .422 .661 .760 79 .562 -0.2 0.0 .600 .143 .000
DET (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .344 .000 .395 .000 .739 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (2 yrs) 210 150 22 3.9 104 .278 .258 .263 .329 .334 .371 .417 .699 .751 87 .420 -3.2 -0.3 .610 .210 .113 1.5
AL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .344 .000 .395 .000 .739 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .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
1953 26 DET AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1955 28 PIT NL 202 1.5% 8.9% 8.4% 6.4% 28% 1.06 9.9 59.7 8.1 0.69 79%
1961 34 CHC NL 8 0.0% 50.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 4.00 1.8 7.0 0.00 38%
3 Seasons 211 1.4% 10.4% 8.5% 6.2% 27% 1.22 8.5 62.3 8.1 0.67 77%
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 28 PIT NL 3 0 23% 40 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 34 CHC NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 3 0 22% 40 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14% 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
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 28 PIT NL 114 34% 46 1 0 0 0 1.96 3 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 300% 23 7 30% 15 2 13% 79 9 11% 8 2 25% 2 1 50% 88
1961 34 CHC NL 8 88% 2 7 2 0 1 1.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 122 38% 48 8 2 0 1 1.34 3 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 300% 25 7 28% 16 2 13% 88 10 11% 10 3 30% 3 1 33% 88
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
1953 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1954 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1955 28 52 203 180 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .256 .325 .372 .697 87 67 7 2 3 1 2
1956 29 52 203 180 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .256 .325 .372 .697 87 67 7 2 3 1 2
1957 30 52 203 180 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .256 .325 .372 .697 87 67 7 2 3 1 2
1958 31 52 203 180 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .256 .325 .372 .697 87 67 7 2 3 1 2
1959 32 52 203 180 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .256 .325 .372 .697 87 67 7 2 3 1 2
1960 33 52 203 180 17 46 8 2 3 22 1 1 17 18 .256 .325 .372 .697 87 67 7 2 3 1 2
1961 34 61 211 187 17 48 8 2 3 23 1 1 18 22 .257 .327 .369 .696 86 69 7 2 3 1 2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1953 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1955 28 54 209 188 18 48 8 2 3 23 1 18 19 .255 .325 .367 .692 22 51
1961 34 9 10 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 .375 .500 .375 .875 1 9
3 Seasons 64 220 197 18 51 8 2 3 24 1 20 23 .259 .332 .365 .697 23 61
162 Game Avg. 162 557 499 46 129 20 5 8 61 3 51 58 .259 .332 .365 .697 58 61

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