Kirk Gibson
Kirk Harold Gibson
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: May 28, 1957 in Pontiac, MI
High School: Kettering (Waterford, MI)
School: Michigan State University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1979
Final Game: August 10, 1995
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Dave Rozema
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 DET AL 22 OF 10 8 83.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -10.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.63 1.50 .980 2.46 2.13
1979 DET AL 22 LF 7 7 63.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 1.86 1.86 .977 2.21 1.80
1979 DET AL 22 RF 2 1 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -24.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 0.60 0.50 1.000 2.28 1.90
1979 DET AL 22 CF 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.88 2.60
1980 DET AL 23 CF 49 41 383.1 124 122 1 1 0 .992 -5.6 -17.5 -3.6 -2.1 -1.5 -2 2.89 2.51 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 DET AL 23 OF 49 41 383.1 124 122 1 1 0 .992 -5.6 -17.5 -3.6 -2.1 -1.5 -2 2.89 2.51 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 23 DH 1
1981 DET AL 24 OF 67 63 550.2 147 142 1 4 0 .973 1.4 3.1 4.4 3.7 0.7 -3 2.34 2.13 .983 2.48 2.16 MVP-12
1981 DET AL 24 RF 38 32 277.2 69 65 0 4 0 .942 -1.4 -6.1 1.6 2.0 -0.4 -3 2.11 1.71 .981 2.16 1.75 MVP-12
1981 DET AL 24 CF 26 24 209.0 69 68 1 0 0 1.000 3.7 21.2 3.7 1.9 1.8 0 2.97 2.65 .988 2.90 2.61 MVP-12
1981 DET AL 24 DH 9 MVP-12
1981 DET AL 24 LF 8 7 64.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -16.9 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 0 1.27 1.13 .978 2.38 1.99 MVP-12
1982 DET AL 25 CF 64 64 566.1 174 169 4 1 3 .994 4.5 9.5 4.5 1.2 3.3 0 2.75 2.70 .985 2.84 2.49
1982 DET AL 25 OF 64 64 566.1 172 167 4 1 3 .994 4.5 9.5 4.5 1.2 3.3 0 2.72 2.67 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 DET AL 25 DH 4
1983 DET AL 26 DH 66
1983 DET AL 26 OF 54 48 417.0 121 116 2 3 0 .975 -0.2 -0.6 1.8 1.5 0.3 -2 2.55 2.19 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 DET AL 26 LF 29 27 234.0 61 59 2 0 0 1.000 3.0 15.4 2.0 0.6 1.4 1 2.35 2.10 .977 2.32 1.90
1983 DET AL 26 CF 22 18 158.0 53 51 0 2 0 .962 -2.5 -19.0 0.5 0.9 -0.4 -3 2.91 2.32 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 DET AL 26 RF 4 3 25.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -0.7 -33.6 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 2.16 1.50 .986 2.23 1.85
1984 DET AL 27 RF 140 128 1172.0 256 240 4 12 2 .953 -0.1 -0.1 -1.1 -2.4 1.3 1 1.87 1.74 .980 2.23 1.88 MVP-6
1984 DET AL 27 OF 139 128 1178.0 261 245 4 12 2 .954 0.1 0.1 -0.9 -2.2 1.3 1 1.90 1.79 .984 2.51 2.17 MVP-6
1984 DET AL 27 DH 6 MVP-6
1984 DET AL 27 CF 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 40.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 2.00 1.000 3.00 2.60 MVP-6
1985 DET AL 28 OF 144 143 1255.0 298 286 1 11 0 .963 2.0 1.9 2.0 -2.2 4.3 0 2.06 1.99 .982 2.44 2.10 MVP-18
1985 DET AL 28 RF 127 125 1085.1 244 233 4 7 0 .971 1.0 1.1 2.0 -2.8 4.8 -1 1.97 1.87 .980 2.17 1.82 MVP-18
1985 DET AL 28 CF 20 18 169.2 56 52 0 4 0 .929 1.0 7.1 0.0 0.6 -0.5 1 2.76 2.60 .989 2.91 2.56 MVP-18
1985 DET AL 28 DH 8 MVP-18
1986 DET AL 29 OF 114 113 986.2 194 190 2 2 1 .990 -4.4 -5.4 -1.4 -4.0 2.7 -3 1.75 1.68 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 DET AL 29 RF 114 113 984.2 196 192 2 2 1 .990 -4.4 -5.4 -1.4 -4.0 2.7 -3 1.77 1.70 .974 2.11 1.79
1986 DET AL 29 DH 4
1986 DET AL 29 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1987 DET AL 30 OF 121 119 1044.1 266 253 6 7 0 .974 4.8 5.5 6.8 -1.8 8.6 -2 2.23 2.14 .980 2.31 2.00
1987 DET AL 30 LF 119 117 1026.1 263 250 6 7 0 .973 5.1 6.0 7.1 -1.5 8.6 -2 2.24 2.15 .974 2.11 1.73
1987 DET AL 30 DH 4
1987 DET AL 30 CF 2 2 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -20.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .983 2.70 2.35
1988 LAD NL 31 LF 148 147 1278.2 333 314 7 12 3 .964 6.3 5.9 7.3 5.6 1.8 -1 2.26 2.17 .980 2.13 1.75 MVP-1,SS
1988 LAD NL 31 OF 148 147 1281.2 329 311 6 12 3 .964 5.9 5.5 6.9 5.2 1.8 -1 2.23 2.14 .982 2.28 1.98 MVP-1,SS
1988 LAD NL 31 CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -160.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30 MVP-1,SS
1989 LAD NL 32 OF 70 66 578.2 152 146 3 3 2 .980 0.4 0.8 3.4 -2.2 5.6 -3 2.32 2.13 .981 2.32 1.96
1989 LAD NL 32 LF 62 51 464.2 124 117 4 3 3 .976 -0.2 -0.5 2.8 -2.6 5.4 -3 2.34 1.95 .981 2.15 1.72
1989 LAD NL 32 CF 15 15 114.0 31 30 0 1 0 .968 0.6 6.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 2.37 2.00 .984 2.69 2.33
1990 LAD NL 33 OF 81 80 668.1 196 191 4 1 1 .995 3.3 5.9 3.3 -0.9 4.2 0 2.63 2.41 .981 2.39 2.01
1990 LAD NL 33 CF 70 69 577.1 165 162 3 0 1 1.000 2.0 4.2 2.0 -0.2 2.2 0 2.57 2.36 .984 2.74 2.35
1990 LAD NL 33 LF 11 11 91.0 31 29 1 1 0 .968 1.3 17.1 1.3 -0.7 2.0 0 2.97 2.73 .981 2.19 1.71
1991 KCR AL 34 OF 94 91 780.1 169 162 3 4 0 .976 -9.6 -14.8 -7.6 -0.3 -7.3 -2 1.90 1.76 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 KCR AL 34 LF 91 89 759.1 164 157 3 4 0 .976 -9.6 -15.2 -7.6 0.0 -7.6 -2 1.90 1.76 .978 2.17 1.72
1991 KCR AL 34 DH 30
1991 KCR AL 34 RF 3 2 21.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0 2.14 1.67 .980 2.19 1.77
1992 PIT NL 35 OF 13 13 112.0 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 2.1 22.5 3.1 3.0 0.1 -1 2.09 2.00 .985 2.34 1.96
1992 PIT NL 35 RF 13 13 112.0 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 2.1 22.5 3.1 3.0 0.1 -1 2.09 2.00 .977 2.08 1.66
1993 DET AL 36 DH 76
1993 DET AL 36 OF 32 27 238.0 77 76 0 1 0 .987 -3.8 -19.2 -4.8 -0.8 -4.0 1 2.87 2.38 .983 2.41 2.09
1993 DET AL 36 CF 30 27 234.0 75 74 0 1 0 .987 -3.2 -16.4 -4.2 -0.8 -3.4 1 2.85 2.47 .985 2.76 2.45
1993 DET AL 36 LF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -180.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
1994 DET AL 37 DH 56
1994 DET AL 37 OF 38 32 284.0 80 76 3 1 0 .988 -5.8 -24.5 -5.8 -2.0 -3.8 0 2.50 2.08 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 DET AL 37 CF 23 20 180.0 50 48 1 1 0 .980 -2.8 -18.7 -3.8 -3.0 -0.8 1 2.45 2.13 .988 2.76 2.44
1994 DET AL 37 RF 15 12 104.0 30 28 2 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -34.6 -2.0 1.0 -3.0 -1 2.60 2.00 .980 2.20 1.88
1995 DET AL 38 DH 63
1995 DET AL 38 OF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.00
1995 DET AL 38 RF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.60
17 Seasons OF 1239 1183 10409.0 2627 2523 41 63 12 .976 -5.6 -0.6 11.4 -4.0 15.7 -17 2.22 2.07 .982 2.40 2.07
9 Seasons LF 477 456 3985.0 999 949 23 27 6 .973 4.2 1.3 11.2 1.3 10.0 -7 2.20 2.04 .978 2.15 1.75
10 Seasons RF 457 429 3798.1 834 795 13 26 3 .969 -6.8 -2.1 1.2 -3.5 4.8 -8 1.91 1.77 .979 2.17 1.82
12 Seasons DH 327
14 Seasons CF 325 298 2625.2 806 785 10 11 4 .986 -3.0 -1.4 -1.0 -1.8 0.9 -2 2.73 2.45 .985 2.82 2.49
17 Seasons TOT 1239 1183 10409.0 2627 2523 41 63 12 .976 -5.6 -0.6 11.4 -4.0 15.7 -17 2.22 2.07 .958 2.40 2.07
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1979 DET AL 22 12 8 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 10 0 2 1
1980 DET AL 23 51 41 51 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 49 0 7 3
1981 DET AL 24 83 70 83 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 26 38 68 7 9 3
1982 DET AL 25 69 67 69 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 64 3 1 1
1983 DET AL 26 128 104 128 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 22 4 54 56 22 2
1984 DET AL 27 149 134 149 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 140 140 6 13 0
1985 DET AL 28 154 151 154 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 127 144 8 3 0
1986 DET AL 29 119 117 119 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 114 114 4 2 0
1987 DET AL 30 128 123 128 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 2 0 121 4 5 0
1988 LAD NL 31 150 147 150 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 1 0 148 0 3 0
1989 LAD NL 32 71 66 71 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 15 0 70 0 3 0
1990 LAD NL 33 89 80 89 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 70 0 81 0 8 0
1991 KCR AL 34 132 120 132 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 3 94 29 11 1
1992 PIT NL 35 16 13 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 0 3 0
1993 DET AL 36 116 102 116 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 0 32 75 13 1
1994 DET AL 37 98 86 98 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 15 38 54 12 0
1995 DET AL 38 70 63 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 63 7 0
17 Seasons 1635 1492 1635 1241 0 0 0 0 0 0 477 325 457 1241 309 124 12
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 11 8 72.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 276 64% 75% 24% 37 35%
1981 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 8 72.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 267 56% 75% 20% 25 36%
1983 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 14 14 0 4 0 0 8 4 0 3 1 0 5 5 0 34 24 70.6% 10 0 0.0% 2 1021 52% 77% 25% 117 52%
1987 DET AL 30 7 0 6 1 2 6 0 2 1 3 45 34 1 31 6 1 17 11 1 13 1 0 18 18 0 124 70 56.5% 51 3 2.4% 3 4634 52% 75% 32% 486 52%
1988 LAD NL 31 12 0 8 4 1 7 0 3 0 3 55 45 0 41 9 1 17 9 0 17 4 1 20 18 2 150 85 56.7% 61 4 2.7% 3 5506 52% 76% 35% 631 50%
1989 LAD NL 32 3 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 25 18 0 14 1 0 8 4 0 6 1 0 12 10 1 65 34 52.3% 30 1 1.5% 3 2010 51% 76% 38% 230 51%
1990 LAD NL 33 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 12 8 66.7% 3 1 8.3% 0 414 43% 77% 40% 53 57%
1991 KCR AL 34 4 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 18 16 0 18 2 0 10 6 0 7 2 0 19 17 0 72 43 59.7% 29 0 0.0% 3 3357 49% 77% 39% 276 58%
1993 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 63% 58% 37% 3 33%
9 Seasons 27 0 21 6 7 23 0 6 6 7 170 138 2 112 19 2 66 39 1 51 11 1 80 73 3 479 280 58.5% 190 9 1.9% 14 17504 51% 76% 34% 1858 52%
MLB Averages 59.2% 2.6% 56% 77% 32% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 49% 70% 19% 4 25%
1981 DET AL 24 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 3 0 29 7 24.1% 22 0 0.0% 0 1204 53% 78% 28% 118 55%
1983 DET AL 26 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 127 50% 70% 22% 18 33%
1984 DET AL 27 12 0 11 1 4 4 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 1 14 10 0 31 15 48.4% 15 1 3.2% 3 5027 47% 77% 27% 256 94%
1985 DET AL 28 7 0 7 0 3 4 0 1 1 1 7 3 0 6 1 0 4 2 0 10 3 0 15 8 0 42 17 40.5% 25 0 0.0% 4 4689 50% 77% 27% 275 85%
1986 DET AL 29 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 20 0 23 6 0 18 12 0 9 1 0 11 6 0 106 45 42.5% 61 0 0.0% 2 4317 55% 77% 34% 390 49%
1991 KCR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 92 34% 68% 43% 6 83%
1992 PIT NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 1 472 63% 81% 36% 33 76%
1994 DET AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 8 0 0 4 4 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 22 8 36.4% 14 0 0.0% 2 538 49% 76% 39% 66 45%
1995 DET AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 82% 64% 27% 0
10 Seasons 26 0 25 1 9 13 0 4 1 4 74 30 0 48 9 0 28 18 0 39 9 1 51 28 0 240 94 39.2% 145 1 0.4% 12 16540 51% 77% 30% 1166 69%
MLB Averages 43.7% 2.8% 56% 77% 32% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 23 57% 96% 30% 3 33%
1980 DET AL 23 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 6 0 20 1 0 6 3 0 8 0 0 13 9 0 60 19 31.7% 41 0 0.0% 1 1731 52% 80% 27% 213 58%
1981 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 6 0 23 11 47.8% 12 0 0.0% 1 890 47% 81% 29% 115 60%
1982 DET AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 8 7 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 17 10 2 44 18 40.9% 24 2 4.5% 2 2475 51% 80% 25% 261 65%
1983 DET AL 26 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 19 5 26.3% 14 0 0.0% 0 725 51% 76% 25% 81 63%
1984 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 52% 91% 30% 2 100%
1985 DET AL 28 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 6 6 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 767 47% 73% 24% 54 96%
1986 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83% 67% 50% 0
1987 DET AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 80 69% 80% 43% 13 46%
1988 LAD NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 15 27% 60% 20% 3 0%
1989 LAD NL 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 15 8 53.3% 7 0 0.0% 0 504 46% 74% 36% 55 55%
1990 LAD NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 23 13 1 19 3 0 5 2 0 11 2 1 7 3 0 65 23 35.4% 40 2 3.1% 1 2521 51% 75% 40% 300 55%
1993 DET AL 36 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 0 9 4 0 2 0 0 5 2 0 4 3 0 33 17 51.5% 16 0 0.0% 0 1066 56% 78% 40% 132 56%
1994 DET AL 37 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 8 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 22 12 54.5% 10 0 0.0% 1 835 55% 77% 42% 89 55%
14 Seasons 11 0 11 0 2 10 0 4 2 2 90 56 1 83 13 0 18 7 0 41 6 1 60 40 2 292 122 41.8% 166 4 1.4% 6 11661 51% 78% 32% 1321 60%
MLB Averages 41.9% 1.9% 56% 77% 32% 60%

* 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.

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