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Joe Garagiola

Joseph Henry Garagiola

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

Born: February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, MO
High School: St. Mary's HS (St. Louis, MO)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 26, 1946
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Pirates/Cubs/Giants 1946-1954

Final Game: September 26, 1954
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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
1946 20 STL NL 74 235 211 21 50 4 1 3 22 0 23 25 .237 .312 .308 .620 73 65 4 0 1 2
1947 21 STL NL 77 228 183 20 47 10 2 5 25 0 40 14 .257 .398 .415 .814 113 76 5 3 2 2
1948 22 STL NL 24 69 56 9 6 1 0 2 7 0 12 9 .107 .275 .232 .508 35 13 0 1 0 2
1949 23 STL NL 81 276 241 25 63 14 0 3 26 0 31 19 .261 .348 .357 .705 86 86 6 1 2 2
1950 24 STL NL 34 98 88 8 28 6 1 2 20 0 10 7 .318 .388 .477 .865 122 42 5 0 0 2
1951 25 TOT NL 99 331 284 33 68 11 4 11 44 4 1 41 27 .239 .339 .423 .762 102 120 7 2 4 2
1951 25 STL NL 27 82 72 9 14 3 2 2 9 0 0 9 7 .194 .284 .375 .659 76 27 3 0 1 2
1951 25 PIT NL 72 249 212 24 54 8 2 9 35 4 1 32 20 .255 .358 .439 .796 111 93 4 2 3 2
1952 26 PIT NL 118 396 344 35 94 15 4 8 54 0 1 50 24 .273 .369 .410 .779 114 141 7 2 0 *2
1953 27 TOT NL 101 337 301 30 79 14 4 3 35 1 0 31 34 .262 .337 .365 .703 82 110 10 3 2 2
1953 27 PIT NL 27 86 73 9 17 5 0 2 14 1 0 10 11 .233 .341 .384 .725 89 28 2 2 1 2
1953 27 CHC NL 74 251 228 21 62 9 4 1 21 0 0 21 23 .272 .336 .360 .696 80 82 8 1 1 2
1954 28 TOT NL 68 200 164 17 46 7 0 5 22 0 0 29 14 .280 .397 .415 .812 112 68 4 4 1 2 2
1954 28 CHC NL 63 187 153 16 43 5 0 5 21 0 0 28 12 .281 .403 .412 .815 113 63 4 4 1 1 2
1954 28 NYG NL 5 13 11 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .308 .455 .762 96 5 0 0 0 1 /2
9 Yrs 676 2170 1872 198 481 82 16 42 255 5 2 267 173 .257 .354 .385 .739 97 721 48 16 12 2
162 Game Avg. 162 520 449 47 115 20 4 10 61 1 64 41 .257 .354 .385 .739 97 173 12 4 3
STL (6 yrs) 317 988 851 92 208 38 6 17 109 0 0 125 81 .244 .345 .363 .708 89 309 23 5 6
PIT (3 yrs) 217 731 629 68 165 28 6 19 103 5 2 92 55 .262 .362 .417 .778 110 262 13 6 4
CHC (2 yrs) 137 438 381 37 105 14 4 6 42 0 0 49 35 .276 .365 .381 .745 94 145 12 5 2 1
NYG (1 yr) 5 13 11 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .308 .455 .762 96 5 0 0 0 1

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
1946 20 STL NL 74 235 -7 0 0 1 2 -4 -0.4 8 4 0.4 .494 .497 0.2 0.3 4 $ 2
1947 21 STL NL 77 228 5 0 0 1 2 8 0.9 8 16 1.7 .511 .505 1.6 0.3 15 $ 2
1948 22 STL NL 24 69 -5 -0 0 0 1 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.2 .481 .497 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ 2
1949 23 STL NL 81 276 -4 -1 -1 -1 2 -4 -0.5 10 5 0.5 .495 .497 0.6 0.1 6 $ 2
1950 24 STL NL 34 98 3 0 -0 1 1 5 0.4 3 8 0.8 .514 .503 0.7 0.2 7 $ 2
1951 25 STL NL 27 82 -2 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .493 .499 0.1 0.1 1 $14,000 2
1951 25 PIT NL 72 249 4 1 0 -1 2 7 0.6 8 15 1.5 .510 .504 1.6 0.1 16 $ 2
1952 26 PIT NL 118 396 8 -2 -1 1 3 10 1.0 13 23 2.4 .509 .506 2.3 0.5 22 $ *2
1953 27 PIT NL 27 86 -1 1 -0 0 1 0 0.0 3 3 0.3 .501 .500 0.3 0.1 3 $ 2
1953 27 CHC NL 74 251 -7 -1 -1 -4 2 -11 -1.1 8 -2 -0.3 .486 .493 0.2 -0.2 2 $ 2
1954 28 CHC NL 63 187 4 2 0 -2 2 5 0.5 6 11 1.1 .508 .503 1.4 -0.0 13 $ 2
1954 28 NYG NL 5 13 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /2
9 Seasons 676 2170 -3 0 -2 -4 18 10 0.8 74 84 8.3 .502 .501 8.8 1.5 88 $14,000
STL (6 yrs) 317 988 -10 -0 -1 2 8 -1 -0.3 34 33 3.3 .499 .500 3.0 1.1 31 $14,000
PIT (3 yrs) 217 731 11 0 -1 0 6 17 1.7 25 41 4.2 .508 .504 4.2 0.6 41 $
CHC (2 yrs) 137 438 -3 0 -1 -6 4 -6 -0.6 15 9 0.8 .496 .498 1.6 -0.3 15 $
NYG (1 yr) 5 13 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 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
1946 20 STL NL 235 166 20 3.2 96 .257 .237 .267 .312 .343 .308 .374 .620 .717 73 .399 -7.8 -0.8 .533 .180 .071 .0
1947 21 STL NL 228 143 30 5.6 109 .256 .257 .279 .398 .355 .415 .413 .814 .768 113 .584 5.3 0.5 .844 .377 .158 .0
1948 22 STL NL 69 50 3 1.6 107 .089 .107 .276 .275 .351 .232 .408 .508 .760 35 .132 -5.2 -0.5 .520 .339 .125 .0
1949 23 STL NL 276 186 30 4.3 107 .274 .261 .275 .348 .349 .357 .412 .705 .761 86 .473 -3.8 -0.4 .641 .224 .095 .0
1950 24 STL NL 98 65 16 6.6 111 .329 .318 .274 .388 .352 .477 .425 .865 .777 122 .647 3.1 0.3 .800 .273 .159 .0
1951 25 TOT NL 331 228 41 4.8 105 .232 .239 .269 .339 .344 .423 .408 .762 .751 102 .531 0.9 0.1 .741 .338 .183 5.9
1951 25 STL NL 82 62 8 3.5 103 .190 .194 .268 .284 .342 .375 .405 .659 .747 76 .381 -2.8 -0.3 .590 .306 .181 .0
1951 25 PIT NL 249 166 33 5.4 105 .246 .255 .270 .358 .344 .439 .409 .796 .753 111 .576 3.7 0.4 .798 .349 .184 5.5
1952 26 PIT NL 396 258 51 5.3 99 .276 .273 .264 .369 .337 .410 .393 .779 .730 114 .609 7.8 0.8 .744 .279 .137 .0
1953 27 TOT NL 337 234 36 4.1 111 .288 .262 .276 .337 .347 .365 .430 .703 .777 82 .422 -7.5 -0.7 .625 .209 .103 1.5
1953 27 PIT NL 86 59 9 4.0 109 .250 .233 .273 .341 .344 .384 .426 .725 .770 89 .419 -0.7 -0.1 .707 .301 .151 1.3
1953 27 CHC NL 251 175 27 4.1 112 .299 .272 .277 .336 .348 .360 .431 .696 .779 80 .423 -6.8 -0.6 .598 .180 .088 .0
1954 28 TOT NL 200 125 27 5.8 110 .279 .280 .275 .397 .347 .415 .426 .812 .773 112 .586 4.6 0.4 .828 .311 .134 .0
1954 28 CHC NL 187 116 25 5.8 110 .277 .281 .275 .403 .347 .412 .426 .815 .773 113 .584 4.4 0.4 .833 .314 .131 .0
1954 28 NYG NL 13 9 2 6.0 110 .300 .273 .275 .308 .347 .455 .426 .762 .772 96 .598 0.1 0.0 .750 .273 .182
9 Yrs 2170 1455 254 4.7 105 .265 .257 .272 .354 .346 .385 .408 .739 .754 97 .516 -2.7 -0.3 .699 .272 .128 8.9
162 Game Avg. 520 349 61 4.7 105 .265 .257 .272 .354 .346 .385 .408 .739 .754 97 .516 -2.7 -0.3 .699 .272 .128 2
STL (6 yrs) 988 672 107 4.3 105 .254 .244 .273 .345 .349 .363 .403 .708 .752 89 .478 -11.2 -1.2 .659 .266 .119 .0
PIT (3 yrs) 731 483 93 5.2 102 .263 .262 .267 .362 .340 .417 .402 .778 .742 110 .577 10.7 1.1 .758 .305 .154 7.9
CHC (2 yrs) 438 291 52 4.8 111 .290 .276 .276 .365 .348 .381 .429 .745 .777 94 .494 -2.3 -0.2 .691 .234 .105 .0
NYG (1 yr) 13 9 2 6.0 110 .300 .273 .275 .308 .347 .455 .426 .762 .772 96 .598 0.1 0.0 .750 .273 .182

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
1946 20 STL NL WS BOS W 5 19 19 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .421 .737 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 19 19 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .421 .737 8 0 0 0 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
1946 20 STL NL 235 1.3% 10.6% 9.8% 3.4% 16% 1.09 8.4 70.3 9.6 78%
1947 21 STL NL 228 2.2% 6.1% 17.5% 7.5% 36% 0.35 13.1 36.6 7.3 72%
1948 22 STL NL 69 2.9% 13.0% 17.4% 4.4% 50% 0.75 6.2 28.0 8.0 4.00 65%
1949 23 STL NL 276 1.1% 6.9% 11.2% 6.2% 27% 0.61 12.7 80.3 9.3 0.91 79%
1950 24 STL NL 98 2.0% 7.1% 10.2% 9.2% 32% 0.70 12.6 44.0 4.4 1.65 81%
1951 25 TOT NL 331 3.3% 8.2% 12.4% 7.9% 38% 0.66 10.5 25.8 6.5 0.77 74%
1951 25 STL NL 82 2.4% 8.5% 11.0% 8.5% 50% 0.78 10.3 36.0 8.0 0.92 77%
1951 25 PIT NL 249 3.6% 8.0% 12.9% 7.6% 35% 0.63 10.6 23.6 6.1 0.71 73%
1952 26 PIT NL 396 2.0% 6.1% 12.6% 6.8% 29% 0.48 14.3 43.0 6.4 0.92 79%
1953 27 TOT NL 337 0.9% 10.1% 9.2% 6.2% 27% 1.10 8.9 100.3 8.6 1.00 78%
1953 27 PIT NL 86 2.3% 12.8% 11.6% 8.1% 41% 1.10 6.6 36.5 5.2 1.53 70%
1953 27 CHC NL 251 0.4% 9.2% 8.4% 5.6% 23% 1.10 9.9 228.0 10.9 0.88 81%
1954 28 TOT NL 200 2.5% 7.0% 14.5% 6.0% 26% 0.48 11.7 32.8 7.5 0.83 74%
1954 28 CHC NL 187 2.7% 6.4% 15.0% 5.4% 23% 0.43 12.8 30.6 7.3 0.86 73%
1954 28 NYG NL 13 0.0% 15.4% 7.7% 15.4% 67% 2.00 5.5 11.0 0.60 77%
9 Yrs 2170 1.9% 8.0% 12.3% 6.5% 29% 0.65 10.8 44.6 7.3 0.94 76%
MLB Averages 1.8% 10.1% 9.7% 6.4% 28% 1.04 8.8 48.5 8.2 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1946 20 STL NL -7.8 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 21 STL NL 5.3 0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 22 STL NL -5.2 -0.5 18 0.0 0.4 -0.3 1.20 -0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.05 -0.8 0.39 1
1949 23 STL NL -3.8 -0.4 161 -0.5 2.3 -2.9 1.00 -0.4 -0.2 -4.9 -0.5 0.95 -4.6 3.46 1
1950 24 STL NL 3.1 0.3 72 0.6 2.1 -1.5 1.24 -0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.06 -0.5 0.08 1
1951 25 TOT NL 0.9 0.1 261 -0.9 4.7 -5.7 1.19 0.1 -0.8 2.6 0.2 1.03 3.6 1.89 9
1951 25 STL NL -2.8 -0.3 70 -0.8 1.0 -1.7 1.16 -0.3 -0.4 -4.3 -0.4 1.02 -2.4 2.17 3
1951 25 PIT NL 3.7 0.4 191 -0.2 3.8 -3.9 1.20 0.4 -0.5 6.9 0.7 1.03 6.0 1.74 6
1952 26 PIT NL 7.8 0.8 281 0.1 4.7 -4.6 1.06 0.1 0.0 6.0 0.6 0.99 2.3 2.01 11
1953 27 TOT NL -7.5 -0.7 287 -0.1 5.2 -5.3 1.06 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 -0.1 1.02 -5.6 1.98 15
1953 27 PIT NL -0.7 -0.1 66 0.4 1.5 -1.1 1.11 0.0 0.4 3.8 0.4 1.07 0.2 1.78 8
1953 27 CHC NL -6.8 -0.6 221 -0.5 3.7 -4.2 1.04 -0.4 -0.1 -4.4 -0.4 1.00 -5.8 2.21 7
1954 28 TOT NL 4.6 0.4 180 -1.1 2.4 -3.5 1.14 0.1 -1.1 0.6 0.1 0.98 2.1 2.03 13
1954 28 CHC NL 4.4 0.4 167 -0.9 2.2 -3.1 1.10 0.2 -1.0 2.3 0.2 0.98 2.9 1.90 11
1954 28 NYG NL 0.1 0.0 13 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 1.59 -0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.95 -0.8 2.77 2
9 Yrs -2.7 -0.3 1260 -1.8 21.9 -23.7 1.10 -0.6 -1.0 4.7 0.5 1.00 -3.5 1.94 51

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
1948 22 STL NL 0 0 41% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1949 23 STL NL 2 0 24% 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7% 10 8 1 2 2 0 2 1 0
1950 24 STL NL 2 0 17% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 25 TOT NL 2 0 22% 80 4 1 80% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 46% 4 3 1 3 2 1 4 1 3
1951 25 STL NL 1 0 33% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1951 25 PIT NL 1 0 19% 65 4 1 80% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 33% 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1
1952 26 PIT NL 2 0 20% 114 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 41% 13 12 1 5 2 3 9 1 7
1953 27 TOT NL 4 0 25% 99 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 32% 17 13 4 4 3 0 10 2 6
1953 27 PIT NL 1 0 26% 19 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
1953 27 CHC NL 3 0 24% 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 19% 12 10 2 3 2 0 6 2 2
1954 28 TOT NL 1 0 16% 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 46% 6 3 3 1 0 1 4 3 1
1954 28 CHC NL 1 0 16% 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 40% 6 3 3 1 0 1 3 3 0
1954 28 NYG NL 0 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 Yrs 13 0 22% 456 5 2 71% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 19 33% 54 43 10 15 9 5 30 8 18

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
1948 22 STL NL 69 100% 6 1 0 0 0 0.39 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0% 5 0 0% 14 3 21% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1949 23 STL NL 276 87% 63 1 1 0 1 3.46 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 67% 32 6 19% 19 8 42% 108 11 10% 10 5 50% 10 6 60% 0
1950 24 STL NL 98 86% 28 1 1 0 0 0.08 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0% 18 5 28% 9 2 22% 58 13 22% 5 2 40% 2 1 50% 0
1951 25 TOT NL 331 88% 68 9 0 0 0 1.89 11 0 9 10 0 5 6 0 5 4 80% 63 7 11% 30 11 37% 198 31 16% 18 9 50% 14 9 64% 0
1951 25 STL NL 82 88% 14 3 0 0 0 2.17 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 17 3 18% 9 5 56% 55 7 13% 6 3 50% 3 2 67% 0
1951 25 PIT NL 249 88% 54 6 0 0 0 1.74 9 0 8 9 0 4 5 0 4 3 75% 46 4 9% 21 6 29% 143 24 17% 12 6 50% 11 7 64% 0
1952 26 PIT NL 396 94% 94 11 2 0 1 2.01 8 0 10 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 57 7 12% 28 8 29% 190 31 16% 15 7 47% 12 9 75% 0
1953 27 TOT NL 337 92% 79 15 3 0 3 1.98 3 0 12 2 0 0 3 0 3 2 67% 73 10 14% 33 14 42% 223 29 13% 14 8 57% 19 14 74% 0
1953 27 PIT NL 86 98% 17 8 1 0 1 1.78 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 50% 18 2 11% 6 3 50% 61 9 15% 3 2 67% 4 4 100% 0
1953 27 CHC NL 251 90% 62 7 2 0 2 2.21 1 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 55 8 15% 27 11 41% 162 20 12% 11 6 55% 15 10 67% 0
1954 28 TOT NL 200 98% 46 13 2 1 3 2.03 5 0 5 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 100% 35 4 11% 20 8 40% 126 16 13% 16 7 44% 8 4 50% 0
1954 28 CHC NL 187 98% 43 11 2 1 2 1.90 5 0 5 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 100% 30 4 13% 16 7 44% 118 15 13% 15 6 40% 8 4 50% 0
1954 28 NYG NL 13 100% 3 2 0 0 1 2.77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1707 92% 481 51 9 1 8 1.94 42 2 43 22 0 14 20 0 13 12 92% 284 48 17% 144 51 35% 917 134 15% 80 39 49% 67 43 64% 0
MLB Averages 50% 128% 16% 33% 15% 51% 55%

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
1946 20 74 235 211 21 50 4 1 3 22 0 23 25 .237 .312 .308 .620 73 65 4 0 1
1947 21 151 463 394 41 97 14 3 8 47 0 63 39 .246 .354 .358 .712 93 141 9 3 3
1948 22 175 532 450 50 103 15 3 10 54 0 75 48 .229 .344 .342 .686 85 154 9 4 3
1949 23 256 808 691 75 166 29 3 13 80 0 106 67 .240 .345 .347 .693 86 240 15 5 5
1950 24 290 906 779 83 194 35 4 15 100 0 116 74 .249 .350 .362 .712 90 282 20 5 5
1951 25 389 1237 1063 116 262 46 8 26 144 4 1 157 101 .246 .347 .378 .725 93 402 27 7 9
1952 26 507 1633 1407 151 356 61 12 34 198 4 2 207 125 .253 .352 .386 .738 98 543 34 9 9
1953 27 608 1970 1708 181 435 75 16 37 233 5 2 238 159 .255 .350 .382 .732 95 653 44 12 11
1954 28 676 2170 1872 198 481 82 16 42 255 5 2 267 173 .257 .354 .385 .739 97 721 48 16 12 2

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
1946 20 77 249 223 24 55 4 1 3 25 0 25 26 .247 .323 .314 .636 23 74
1947 21 80 234 189 20 47 10 2 5 25 0 40 15 .249 .388 .402 .790 29 77
1948 22 25 71 58 8 6 1 0 2 6 0 12 9 .103 .268 .224 .492 3 24
1949 23 84 282 248 24 63 14 0 3 25 0 31 20 .254 .339 .347 .686 29 81
1950 24 36 101 91 8 28 6 1 2 19 0 10 7 .308 .376 .462 .838 16 34
1951 25 103 341 293 33 69 11 4 11 44 4 42 28 .235 .335 .413 .748 40 99
1952 26 123 418 362 38 101 16 4 9 59 0 54 25 .279 .376 .420 .795 56 118
1953 27 105 343 308 28 77 14 4 3 33 1 30 35 .250 .323 .351 .673 34 101
1954 28 72 208 171 17 47 7 0 5 22 0 30 15 .275 .391 .404 .795 26 68
9 Yrs 705 2247 1943 200 493 83 16 43 258 5 274 180 .254 .350 .379 .730 256 676
162 Game Avg. 162 516 446 46 113 19 4 10 59 1 63 41 .254 .350 .379 .730 59 676

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1946 NL  born 1926-02-12 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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