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Bob Friend

Robert Bartmess Friend (Warrior)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 24, 1930 in Lafayette, IN
High School: West Lafayette HS (West Lafayette, IN)
School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1951
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Mets/Yankees 1951-1966

Final Game: September 24, 1966
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All-Star

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
1951 20 PIT NL 34 47 44 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .091 .130 .136 .267 -29 6 1 0 1 1
1952 21 PIT NL 35 62 52 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .058 .093 .058 .150 -58 3 1 0 7 1
1953 22 PIT NL 32 57 52 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .135 .151 .154 .305 -20 8 1 0 3 1
1954 23 PIT NL 35 57 51 6 14 1 1 1 7 0 0 5 8 .275 .339 .392 .731 92 20 2 0 1 0 1
1955 24 PIT NL 44 70 61 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 15 .164 .203 .180 .383 4 11 0 0 6 0 0 1 MVP-16
1956 25 PIT NL 49 109 97 7 16 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .165 .173 .216 .390 6 21 1 0 11 0 0 1 AS,MVP-12
1957 26 PIT NL 40 100 87 5 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 22 .184 .234 .207 .441 22 18 0 0 6 1 0 1
1958 27 PIT NL 38 109 94 3 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 28 .106 .141 .128 .269 -27 12 1 0 10 1 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 28 PIT NL 35 87 73 4 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 25 .164 .187 .192 .378 2 14 0 0 12 0 0 1
1960 29 PIT NL 38 105 88 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 31 .068 .128 .080 .207 -42 7 3 0 11 0 0 1 AS
1961 30 PIT NL 41 89 79 6 11 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 36 .139 .150 .165 .315 -16 13 0 0 9 0 0 1
1962 31 PIT NL 39 99 91 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 .121 .121 .143 .264 -30 13 1 0 8 0 0 1
1963 32 PIT NL 39 97 86 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 31 .105 .115 .105 .220 -36 9 0 0 10 0 0 1
1964 33 PIT NL 35 85 71 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 26 .070 .108 .070 .179 -48 5 1 0 11 0 0 1
1965 34 PIT NL 34 78 71 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 26 .042 .056 .042 .098 -72 3 1 0 6 0 0 1
1966 35 TOT MLB 34 48 40 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 .025 .025 .025 .050 -86 1 1 0 8 0 0 1
1966 35 NYY AL 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 0 0 1
1966 35 NYM NL 22 34 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .034 .034 .034 .069 -80 1 0 0 5 0 0 1
16 Yrs 602 1299 1137 56 138 16 2 2 60 0 0 38 375 .121 .150 .144 .294 -19 164 14 0 120 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 350 306 15 37 4 1 1 16 0 0 10 101 .121 .150 .144 .294 -19 44 4 0 32
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
PIT (15 yrs) 568 1251 1097 55 137 16 2 2 59 0 0 38 353 .125 .154 .149 .303 -17 163 13 0 112 2 0
NYM (1 yr) 22 34 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .034 .034 .034 .069 -80 1 0 0 5 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 0 0
NL (16 yrs) 590 1285 1126 56 138 16 2 2 60 0 0 38 370 .123 .151 .146 .297 -19 164 13 0 117 2 0
AL (1 yr) 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 0 0

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
1951 20 PIT NL 34 47 -8 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1952 21 PIT NL 35 62 -12 0 -0 0 7 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.6 .482 .496 -0.6 0.0 -4 $ 1
1953 22 PIT NL 32 57 -10 0 -0 0 6 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .487 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1954 23 PIT NL 35 57 0 -1 -0 0 6 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .516 .504 0.6 -0.0 8 $ 1
1955 24 PIT NL 44 70 -8 -0 0 0 7 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.1 2 $ 1 MVP-16
1956 25 PIT NL 49 109 -14 -1 0 0 12 -3 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 -0.1 1 $ 1 AS,MVP-12
1957 26 PIT NL 40 100 -10 -1 1 0 11 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 $ 1
1958 27 PIT NL 38 109 -19 -0 0 0 12 -7 -0.8 4 -4 -0.8 .479 .495 -0.8 -0.0 -4 $ 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 28 PIT NL 35 87 -12 -0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ 1
1960 29 PIT NL 38 105 -18 -0 0 0 12 -6 -0.7 4 -2 -0.7 .483 .496 -0.7 0.0 -2 $ 1 AS
1961 30 PIT NL 41 89 -13 -0 0 0 10 -3 -0.3 3 0 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.3 0.0 0 $ 1
1962 31 PIT NL 39 99 -16 0 -0 0 12 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .489 .497 -0.4 0.0 -1 $ 1
1963 32 PIT NL 39 97 -15 0 0 0 11 -4 -0.5 3 -1 -0.5 .487 .497 -0.5 0.0 -1 $ 1
1964 33 PIT NL 35 85 -15 0 -0 0 10 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.6 0.0 -2 $ 1
1965 34 PIT NL 34 78 -15 -0 0 0 9 -6 -0.7 3 -4 -0.7 .479 .496 -0.7 0.0 -4 $37,500 1
1966 35 NYY AL 12 14 -3 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .481 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1966 35 NYM NL 22 34 -8 -0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .481 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $47,000 1
16 Seasons 602 1299 -195 -4 3 0 144 -52 -6.0 44 -9 -5.8 .490 .498 -5.9 -0.1 -9 $84,500
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
PIT (15 yrs) 568 1251 -184 -4 2 0 139 -47 -5.3 42 -5 -5.2 .491 .498 -5.3 -0.1 -5 $37,500
NYM (1 yr) 22 34 -8 -0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .481 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $47,000
NYY (1 yr) 12 14 -3 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .481 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $

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
1951 20 PIT NL 47 42 1 0.6 105 .160 .091 .270 .130 .344 .136 .409 .267 .753 -29 .027 -8.2 -0.8 .195 .091 .045
1952 21 PIT NL 62 57 0 0.0 99 .094 .058 .264 .093 .337 .058 .393 .150 .730 -58 .000 -11.4 -1.2 .100 .038 .000
1953 22 PIT NL 57 49 1 0.5 109 .194 .135 .273 .151 .344 .154 .426 .305 .770 -20 .018 -9.2 -0.9 .196 .038 .019
1954 23 PIT NL 57 40 7 4.7 107 .310 .275 .272 .339 .343 .392 .420 .731 .763 92 .490 -0.7 -0.1 .641 .216 .118 .0
1955 24 PIT NL 70 57 3 1.4 104 .217 .164 .263 .203 .334 .180 .417 .383 .751 4 .100 -8.5 -0.8 .275 .066 .016
1956 25 PIT NL 109 93 4 1.2 100 .195 .165 .260 .173 .327 .216 .411 .390 .738 6 .077 -13.0 -1.3 .268 .062 .052 .0
1957 26 PIT NL 100 78 5 1.7 100 .242 .184 .265 .234 .328 .207 .410 .441 .738 22 .142 -9.4 -1.0 .338 .092 .023
1958 27 PIT NL 109 96 2 0.6 104 .149 .106 .267 .141 .335 .128 .418 .269 .753 -27 .020 -17.3 -1.7 .188 .064 .021
1959 28 PIT NL 87 73 3 1.1 103 .250 .164 .268 .187 .334 .192 .415 .378 .748 2 .068 -10.2 -1.0 .262 .055 .027
1960 29 PIT NL 105 96 1 0.3 100 .105 .068 .264 .128 .330 .080 .406 .207 .736 -42 .006 -17.6 -1.8 .153 .080 .011
1961 30 PIT NL 89 77 2 0.7 105 .256 .139 .269 .150 .335 .165 .419 .315 .754 -16 .029 -13.4 -1.3 .206 .038 .025
1962 31 PIT NL 99 89 2 0.6 104 .183 .121 .271 .121 .339 .143 .412 .264 .750 -30 .024 -16.9 -1.7 .160 .022 .022
1963 32 PIT NL 97 87 1 0.3 89 .164 .105 .254 .115 .316 .105 .380 .220 .696 -36 .010 -15.2 -1.7 .130 .012 .000
1964 33 PIT NL 85 78 1 0.3 93 .111 .070 .262 .108 .320 .070 .389 .179 .709 -48 .010 -14.0 -1.5 .119 .042 .000
1965 34 PIT NL 78 75 0 0.0 94 .067 .042 .258 .056 .322 .042 .390 .098 .712 -72 .000 -16.3 -1.8 .058 .014 .000
1966 35 TOT MLB 48 48 0 0.0 92 .056 .025 .256 .025 .316 .025 .388 .050 .705 -86 .000 -9.7 -1.0 .025 .000 .000
1966 35 NYY AL 14 15 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .243 .000 .308 .000 .374 .000 .682 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1966 35 NYM NL 34 33 0 0.0 94 .083 .034 .261 .034 .320 .034 .394 .069 .713 -80 .000 -7.0 -0.7 .036 .000 .000
16 Yrs 1299 1135 33 0.8 100 .178 .121 .265 .150 .331 .144 .407 .294 .738 -19 .040 -191.0 -19.7 .199 .056 .023 .0
162 Game Avg. 350 305 9 0.8 100 .178 .121 .265 .150 .331 .144 .407 .294 .738 -19 .040 -191.0 -19.7 .199 .056 .023
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PIT (15 yrs) 1251 1087 33 0.8 101 .181 .125 .265 .154 .331 .149 .407 .303 .739 -17 .043 -181.3 -18.6 .207 .058 .024 .0
NYM (1 yr) 34 33 0 0.0 94 .083 .034 .261 .034 .320 .034 .394 .069 .713 -80 .000 -7.0 -0.7 .036 .000 .000
NYY (1 yr) 14 15 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .243 .000 .308 .000 .374 .000 .682 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
NL (16 yrs) 1285 1120 33 0.8 101 .180 .123 .265 .151 .331 .146 .407 .297 .738 -19 .041 -188.3 -19.4 .202 .057 .023 .0
AL (1 yr) 14 15 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .243 .000 .308 .000 .374 .000 .682 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 29 PIT NL WS NYY W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1956 PIT NL 25 as P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1958 PIT NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PIT NL 29 as P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PIT NL 29 DNP
3 Yrs (3 GP) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

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
1951 20 PIT NL 47 0.0% 40.4% 4.3% 4.3% 50% 9.50 2.3 22.0 1.13 53%
1952 21 PIT NL 62 0.0% 32.3% 3.2% 0.0% 0% 10.00 2.6 1.18 52%
1953 22 PIT NL 57 0.0% 28.1% 1.8% 1.8% 14% 16.00 3.3 52.0 1.09 63%
1954 23 PIT NL 57 1.8% 14.0% 8.8% 5.3% 21% 1.60 6.4 51.0 7.3 1.78 74%
1955 24 PIT NL 70 0.0% 21.4% 4.3% 1.4% 10% 5.00 4.1 15.3 1.33 66%
1956 25 PIT NL 109 0.9% 17.4% 0.9% 2.8% 19% 19.00 5.1 97.0 12.1 1.90 71%
1957 26 PIT NL 100 0.0% 22.0% 6.0% 2.0% 13% 3.67 4.0 21.8 1.50 66%
1958 27 PIT NL 109 0.0% 25.7% 3.7% 1.8% 20% 7.00 3.4 15.7 0.83 61%
1959 28 PIT NL 87 0.0% 28.7% 2.3% 2.3% 17% 12.50 2.9 10.4 1.19 55%
1960 29 PIT NL 105 0.0% 29.5% 5.7% 1.0% 17% 5.17 2.8 29.3 2.15 54%
1961 30 PIT NL 89 0.0% 40.5% 1.1% 1.1% 9% 36.00 2.2 11.3 2.00 48%
1962 31 PIT NL 99 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 2.0% 18% 2.9 18.2 1.89 61%
1963 32 PIT NL 97 0.0% 32.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0% 31.00 2.8 43.0 1.67 57%
1964 33 PIT NL 85 0.0% 30.6% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 8.67 2.7 35.5 1.13 53%
1965 34 PIT NL 78 0.0% 33.3% 1.3% 0.0% 0% 26.00 2.7 71.0 2.08 58%
1966 35 TOT MLB 48 0.0% 45.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 40.0 1.50 38%
1966 35 NYY AL 14 0.0% 35.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2 1.25 43%
1966 35 NYM NL 34 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.7 29.0 1.67 35%
16 Yrs 1299 0.2% 28.9% 2.9% 1.5% 15% 9.87 3.0 568.5 19.0 1.48 59%
MLB Averages 2.2% 13.2% 8.7% 6.5% 29% 1.51 6.8 39.7 8.5 1.03 74%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1951 20 PIT NL -8.2 -0.8 33 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 .90 -0.6 0.2 -4.9 -0.5 0.90 -6.2 0
1952 21 PIT NL -11.4 -1.2 36 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 .83 -0.8 -0.0 -7.2 -0.7 0.83 -8.2 0
1953 22 PIT NL -9.2 -0.9 41 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.00 -0.7 0.1 -6.9 -0.7 1.01 -7.4 0
1954 23 PIT NL -0.7 -0.1 49 0.2 0.9 -0.7 .94 0.0 0.2 3.8 0.4 0.99 0.5 0
1955 24 PIT NL -8.5 -0.8 56 -0.8 0.4 -1.3 1.00 -0.8 -0.0 -8.2 -0.8 0.99 -8.4 0
1956 25 PIT NL -13.0 -1.3 85 -1.0 0.7 -1.8 1.03 -1.1 0.1 -11.5 -1.2 0.90 -12.3 0
1957 26 PIT NL -9.4 -1.0 84 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 .91 -0.7 -0.4 -9.1 -0.9 0.94 -7.4 0
1958 27 PIT NL -17.1 -1.7 105 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 .88 -1.6 0.2 -16.6 -1.7 1.04 -17.4 0
1959 28 PIT NL -10.4 -1.0 84 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 1.10 -1.1 0.0 -9.8 -1.0 1.02 -11.6 0
1960 29 PIT NL -17.6 -1.8 106 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 .82 -1.9 -0.1 -18.5 -1.9 0.97 -19.4 0
1961 30 PIT NL -13.7 -1.4 89 -0.9 0.8 -1.7 .95 -1.2 0.3 -9.2 -0.9 0.99 -12.4 0
1962 31 PIT NL -16.9 -1.7 101 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 .82 -1.5 0.2 -13.0 -1.3 0.91 -16.5 0
1963 32 PIT NL -15.3 -1.7 98 -1.6 0.5 -2.1 1.04 -1.6 -0.0 -15.0 -1.6 0.99 -15.9 0
1964 33 PIT NL -14.1 -1.5 83 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 1.03 -1.5 0.0 -16.4 -1.8 1.02 -15.1 0
1965 34 PIT NL -16.4 -1.8 77 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 .96 -1.3 0.2 -10.8 -1.2 0.91 -13.1 0
1966 35 TOT MLB -9.7 -1.0 48 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 .99 -1.0 0.0 -11.4 -1.2 1.10 -10.2 0
1966 35 NYY AL -2.8 -0.3 14 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .84 -0.3 0.0 -2.3 -0.3 0.90 -2.7 0
1966 35 NYM NL -7.0 -0.7 34 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 1.04 -0.7 0.0 -9.1 -1.0 1.18 -7.5 0
16 Yrs -191.5 -19.7 1175 -15.5 7.7 -23.1 .95 -17.1 0.8 -164.9 -17.1 0.97 -180.9 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1951 20 PIT NL 0 0 17% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 21 PIT NL 0 1 40% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 22 PIT NL 0 1 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 23 PIT NL 2 0 28% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 29% 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 2
1955 24 PIT NL 2 0 23% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1956 25 PIT NL 0 0 38% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 3 3 0 2 2 0
1957 26 PIT NL 1 0 23% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17% 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1958 27 PIT NL 0 0 21% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1959 28 PIT NL 0 0 29% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 2
1960 29 PIT NL 2 0 42% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 71% 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 3
1961 30 PIT NL 2 0 50% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1962 31 PIT NL 3 0 27% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 32 PIT NL 1 0 20% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1964 33 PIT NL 1 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1965 34 PIT NL 2 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1966 35 TOT MLB 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1966 35 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 35 NYM NL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
16 Yrs 16 2 31% 214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 27% 39 31 7 12 10 1 19 7 11
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

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
1951 20 PIT NL 47 12% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 5 1 20% 19 2 11% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 21 PIT NL 62 6% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 140% 9 1 11% 11 0 0% 17 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1953 22 PIT NL 57 24% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 7 1 14% 10 0 0% 29 1 3% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1954 23 PIT NL 57 38% 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 33% 10 2 20% 7 1 14% 29 7 24% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1955 24 PIT NL 70 29% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 120% 9 0 0% 12 2 17% 39 4 10% 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 0
1956 25 PIT NL 109 31% 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 11 138% 13 1 8% 13 4 31% 44 4 9% 5 2 40% 0 0 0
1957 26 PIT NL 100 33% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 15 0 0% 14 2 14% 57 5 9% 6 4 67% 2 1 50% 0
1958 27 PIT NL 109 28% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 63% 23 1 4% 21 6 29% 83 6 7% 9 3 33% 3 2 67% 0
1959 28 PIT NL 87 38% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 86% 22 0 0% 25 7 28% 67 7 10% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0
1960 29 PIT NL 105 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 85% 26 3 12% 23 3 13% 75 3 4% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1961 30 PIT NL 89 30% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 20 0 0% 20 3 15% 59 7 12% 2 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1962 31 PIT NL 99 24% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 14 1 7% 22 3 14% 60 5 8% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 0
1963 32 PIT NL 97 37% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 100% 19 0 0% 21 3 14% 65 4 6% 7 1 14% 0 0 0
1964 33 PIT NL 85 35% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 85% 20 1 5% 25 5 20% 62 2 3% 6 2 33% 4 1 25% 0
1965 34 PIT NL 78 30% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 60% 14 1 7% 15 3 20% 45 1 2% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1966 35 TOT MLB 48 42% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 16 1 6% 17 6 35% 42 1 2% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
1966 35 NYY AL 14 36% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 35 NYM NL 34 44% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 12 0 0% 14 5 36% 35 1 3% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
16 Yrs 1299 31% 138 0 0 0 0 2 0 36 1 0 0 2 0 139 120 86% 243 14 6% 261 49 19% 792 59 7% 71 19 27% 24 10 42% 0
MLB Averages 50% 79% 11% 31% 14% 49% 53%
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

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
1951 20 34 47 44 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .091 .130 .136 .267 -29 6 1 0 1
1952 21 69 109 96 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 39 .073 .110 .094 .204 -44 9 2 0 8
1953 22 101 166 148 7 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 55 .095 .124 .115 .239 -36 17 3 0 11
1954 23 136 223 199 13 28 4 1 1 10 0 0 10 63 .141 .182 .186 .368 -2 37 5 0 12 0
1955 24 180 293 260 16 38 5 1 1 14 0 0 13 78 .146 .187 .185 .371 -0 48 5 0 18 0 0
1956 25 229 402 357 23 54 7 1 2 22 0 0 14 97 .151 .183 .193 .377 1 69 6 0 29 0 0
1957 26 269 502 444 28 70 9 1 2 26 0 0 20 119 .158 .194 .196 .389 5 87 6 0 35 1 0
1958 27 307 611 538 31 80 11 1 2 32 0 0 24 147 .149 .184 .184 .368 -0 99 7 0 45 2 0
1959 28 342 698 611 35 92 13 1 2 39 0 0 26 172 .151 .185 .185 .370 -0 113 7 0 57 2 0
1960 29 380 803 699 40 98 14 1 2 42 0 0 32 203 .140 .177 .172 .349 -5 120 10 0 68 2 0
1961 30 421 892 778 46 109 14 2 2 49 0 0 33 239 .140 .175 .171 .346 -6 133 10 0 77 2 0
1962 31 460 991 869 49 120 16 2 2 54 0 0 33 270 .138 .169 .168 .337 -9 146 11 0 85 2 0
1963 32 499 1088 955 51 129 16 2 2 56 0 0 34 301 .135 .164 .162 .327 -11 155 11 0 95 2 0
1964 33 534 1173 1026 53 134 16 2 2 58 0 0 37 327 .131 .161 .156 .317 -13 160 12 0 106 2 0
1965 34 568 1251 1097 55 137 16 2 2 59 0 0 38 353 .125 .154 .149 .303 -17 163 13 0 112 2 0
1966 35 602 1299 1137 56 138 16 2 2 60 0 0 38 375 .121 .150 .144 .294 -19 164 14 0 120 2 0

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
1951 20 35 50 47 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 2 20 .106 .143 .149 .292 1 34
1952 21 37 63 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 .000 .036 .000 .036 0 35
1953 22 33 58 54 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 17 .130 .145 .148 .294 1 32
1954 23 37 60 54 7 15 1 1 1 8 0 5 8 .278 .339 .389 .728 7 35
1955 24 46 73 64 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 3 16 .156 .194 .172 .366 2 44
1956 25 51 115 103 8 18 2 0 1 9 0 1 20 .175 .183 .223 .406 4 49
1957 26 42 103 90 5 16 2 0 0 4 0 6 23 .178 .227 .200 .427 4 40
1958 27 40 115 99 4 11 2 0 0 7 0 4 29 .111 .144 .131 .276 2 38
1959 28 37 93 78 5 14 2 0 0 8 0 2 26 .179 .200 .205 .405 3 35
1960 29 40 111 93 6 7 1 0 0 4 0 7 32 .075 .140 .086 .226 1 38
1961 30 43 93 83 6 12 0 1 0 8 0 1 38 .145 .155 .169 .323 2 41
1962 31 39 101 93 4 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 31 .140 .140 .161 .301 2 39
1963 32 39 97 86 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 31 .105 .115 .105 .220 1 39
1964 33 35 88 73 4 7 0 0 0 4 0 4 26 .096 .143 .096 .239 1 35
1965 34 34 78 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .000 .014 .000 .014 0 34
1966 35 34 48 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
16 Yrs 622 1346 1182 58 144 16 2 2 68 0 40 386 .122 .150 .144 .294 31 602
162 Game Avg. 162 351 308 15 38 4 1 1 18 0 10 101 .122 .150 .144 .294 8 602

* 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

All-Star Games
1956 (P)
1958 *
1960-1 (P)
1960-2

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 NL (16, 3%)
1956 NL (12, 11%)
1958 NL (6, 28%)
0.43 Career Shares (489th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1958 ML (3, 19%)
0.19 Career Shares (157th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1955 NL  5.7 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1956 NL  11 (8th)
1958 NL  10 (4th)
1959 NL  12 (2nd)
1960 NL  11 (4th)
1961 NL  9 (10th)
1963 NL  10 (9th)
1964 NL  11 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1951 NL  born 1930-11-24 (9th)

                           

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Jerry Koosman (985)
  2. Randy Johnson (972)
  3. Burt Hooton (969)
  4. Bill Doak (968)
  5. Billy O'Dell (968)
  6. Chris Short (966)
  7. Gerry Staley (966)
  8. Ed Whitson (965)
  9. Si Johnson (965)
  10. Tully Sparks (965)
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  1. Sam McDowell (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ed Reulbach (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Larry Dierker (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Larry Dierker (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Red Ames (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Red Ames (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Gaylord Perry (980) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Billy O'Dell (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jerry Koosman (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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