Johnny Goryl
John Albert Goryl
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 21, 1933 in Cumberland, RI
High School: Cumberland (Cumberland, RI)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1957
Final Game: October 2, 1964
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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
1957 23 CHC NL 9 44 38 7 8 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 .211 .318 .263 .581 60 10 0 1 0 0 0 /5
1958 24 CHC NL 83 250 219 27 53 9 3 4 14 0 1 27 34 .242 .331 .365 .696 86 80 14 2 2 0 2 54
1959 25 CHC NL 25 53 48 1 9 3 1 1 6 1 1 5 3 .188 .264 .354 .618 64 17 3 0 0 0 0 4/5
1962 28 MIN AL 37 29 26 6 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 6 .192 .250 .500 .750 93 13 1 0 1 0 0 /46
1963 29 MIN AL 64 174 150 29 43 5 3 9 24 0 0 15 29 .287 .353 .540 .893 145 81 4 1 7 1 4 45/6
1964 30 MIN AL 58 128 114 9 16 0 2 0 1 1 0 10 25 .140 .216 .175 .391 10 20 3 1 3 0 2 45
6 Seasons 276 678 595 79 134 19 10 16 48 2 3 64 106 .225 .305 .371 .677 83 221 25 5 13 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 398 349 46 79 11 6 9 28 1 2 38 62 .225 .305 .371 .677 83 130 15 3 8 1 5
MIN (3 yrs) 159 331 290 44 64 5 6 11 27 1 0 27 60 .221 .291 .393 .684 87 114 8 2 11 1 6
CHC (3 yrs) 117 347 305 35 70 14 4 5 21 1 3 37 46 .230 .319 .351 .670 80 107 17 3 2 0 2
AL (3 yrs) 159 331 290 44 64 5 6 11 27 1 0 27 60 .221 .291 .393 .684 87 114 8 2 11 1 6
NL (3 yrs) 117 347 305 35 70 14 4 5 21 1 3 37 46 .230 .319 .351 .670 80 107 17 3 2 0 2

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
1957 23 CHC NL 44 31 3 2.6 102 .276 .211 .267 .318 .331 .263 .414 .581 .744 60 .261 -1.9 -0.2 .484 .158 .053
1958 24 CHC NL 250 183 24 3.5 104 .271 .242 .267 .331 .335 .365 .417 .696 .752 86 .374 -4.1 -0.4 .597 .242 .123 .0
1959 25 CHC NL 53 43 4 2.5 104 .182 .188 .269 .264 .335 .354 .416 .618 .751 64 .244 -2.6 -0.3 .512 .271 .167 1.0
1962 28 MIN AL 29 23 3 3.5 106 .167 .192 .268 .250 .341 .500 .417 .750 .758 93 .383 -0.7 -0.1 .682 .385 .308 .0
1963 29 MIN AL 174 119 28 6.4 96 .301 .287 .258 .353 .324 .540 .398 .893 .722 145 .681 8.5 0.9 .874 .353 .253 .0
1964 30 MIN AL 128 104 5 1.3 97 .180 .140 .257 .216 .325 .175 .399 .391 .724 10 .102 -14.3 -1.5 .317 .132 .035 .0
6 Seasons 678 503 67 3.6 101 .249 .225 .263 .305 .330 .371 .409 .677 .739 83 .402 -15.2 -1.6 .591 .252 .146 3.6
162 Game Avg. 398 295 39 3.6 101 .249 .225 .263 .305 .330 .371 .409 .677 .739 83 .402 -15.2 -1.6 .591 .252 .146 2
MIN (3 yrs) 331 246 36 3.9 97 .241 .221 .258 .291 .326 .393 .400 .684 .726 87 .466 -6.5 -0.7 .615 .269 .172 1.8
CHC (3 yrs) 347 257 31 3.2 104 .256 .230 .268 .319 .334 .351 .417 .670 .751 80 .340 -8.7 -0.9 .569 .236 .121 1.7
AL (3 yrs) 331 246 36 3.9 97 .241 .221 .258 .291 .326 .393 .400 .684 .726 87 .466 -6.5 -0.7 .615 .269 .172 1.8
NL (3 yrs) 347 257 31 3.2 104 .256 .230 .268 .319 .334 .351 .417 .670 .751 80 .340 -8.7 -0.9 .569 .236 .121 1.7

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
1957 23 CHC NL 44 0.0% 20.5% 11.4% 4.6% 25% 1.80 4.2 38.0 1.50 66%
1958 24 CHC NL 250 1.6% 13.6% 10.8% 6.4% 30% 1.26 6.4 54.8 15.6 1.62 72%
1959 25 CHC NL 53 1.9% 5.7% 9.4% 9.4% 56% 0.60 16.0 48.0 8.0 1.29 83%
1962 28 MIN AL 29 6.9% 20.7% 6.9% 10.3% 60% 3.00 4.3 13.0 13.0 2.40 62%
1963 29 MIN AL 174 5.2% 16.7% 8.6% 9.8% 40% 1.93 5.2 16.7 6.3 1.15 65%
1964 30 MIN AL 128 0.0% 19.5% 7.8% 1.6% 13% 2.50 4.6 114.0 1.55 70%
6 Seasons 678 2.4% 15.6% 9.4% 6.6% 34% 1.66 5.6 37.2 12.4 1.46 70%
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
1957 23 CHC NL 1 0 50% 22 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1958 24 CHC NL 2 0 30% 101 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 29% 11 10 1 3 2 1 7 3 4
1959 25 CHC NL 0 0 0% 20 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 28 MIN AL 0 0 80% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1963 29 MIN AL 3 0 40% 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 47% 8 6 2 1 0 1 8 3 5
1964 30 MIN AL 0 0 33% 25 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 75% 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1
6 Seasons 6 0 34% 258 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 19 38% 30 25 5 7 2 5 18 7 11
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
1957 23 CHC NL 44 30% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 24 2 8% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1958 24 CHC NL 242 30% 53 9 3 0 1 1.39 4 0 5 3 1 3 1 0 2 2 100% 58 14 24% 26 5 19% 152 9 6% 10 3 30% 10 3 30% 8
1959 25 CHC NL 53 25% 9 8 1 1 1 1.11 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 75% 1 1 100% 20 5 25% 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 0
1962 28 MIN AL 29 17% 5 19 3 0 0 1.31 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 10 1 10% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1963 29 MIN AL 174 30% 43 12 2 0 0 1.80 9 0 7 8 1 2 7 0 7 7 100% 34 4 12% 14 6 43% 118 20 17% 4 2 50% 11 4 36% 0
1964 30 MIN AL 128 30% 16 22 4 0 0 2.02 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 21 3 14% 11 3 27% 73 1 1% 5 1 20% 4 0 0% 0
6 Seasons 670 29% 134 70 13 1 2 1.60 16 0 17 14 2 5 11 0 13 13 100% 129 25 19% 56 17 30% 397 38 10% 23 9 39% 29 7 24% 8
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
1957 23 9 44 38 7 8 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 .211 .318 .263 .581 60 10 0 1 0 0 0
1958 24 92 294 257 34 61 11 3 4 15 0 2 32 43 .237 .329 .350 .679 82 90 14 3 2 0 2
1959 25 117 347 305 35 70 14 4 5 21 1 3 37 46 .230 .319 .351 .670 80 107 17 3 2 0 2
1960 26 117 347 305 35 70 14 4 5 21 1 3 37 46 .230 .319 .351 .670 80 107 17 3 2 0 2
1961 27 117 347 305 35 70 14 4 5 21 1 3 37 46 .230 .319 .351 .670 80 107 17 3 2 0 2
1962 28 154 376 331 41 75 14 5 7 23 1 3 39 52 .227 .314 .363 .676 81 120 18 3 3 0 2
1963 29 218 550 481 70 118 19 8 16 47 1 3 54 81 .245 .326 .418 .744 100 201 22 4 10 1 6
1964 30 276 678 595 79 134 19 10 16 48 2 3 64 106 .225 .305 .371 .677 83 221 25 5 13 1 8

Neutralized Batting

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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
1957 23 9 45 39 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 5 9 .205 .311 .256 .568 3 9
1958 24 87 257 228 29 53 9 3 4 15 0 27 36 .232 .319 .351 .670 25 83
1959 25 26 55 50 1 9 3 1 1 7 1 5 3 .180 .255 .340 .595 4 25
1962 28 37 28 26 6 5 0 1 2 2 0 2 6 .192 .250 .500 .750 3 37
1963 29 64 168 151 31 44 5 3 9 26 0 15 29 .291 .357 .543 .900 30 64
1964 30 58 127 115 10 18 0 2 0 1 1 11 25 .157 .236 .191 .428 5 58
6 Seasons 281 680 609 83 137 19 10 16 52 2 65 108 .225 .304 .368 .672 70 276
162 Game Avg. 162 392 351 48 79 11 6 9 30 1 37 62 .225 .304 .368 .672 40 276

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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