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Alex Grammas

Alexander Peter Grammas

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 3, 1926 in Birmingham, AL
School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Redlegs/Cubs 1954-1963

Final Game: September 29, 1963
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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
1954 28 STL NL 142 455 401 57 106 17 4 2 29 6 1 40 29 .264 .335 .342 .676 78 137 12 5 4 5 *6/5
1955 29 STL NL 128 409 366 32 88 19 2 3 25 4 1 33 36 .240 .308 .328 .636 70 120 9 3 5 1 9 *6
1956 30 TOT NL 83 183 152 18 37 11 0 0 17 0 1 17 20 .243 .322 .316 .637 70 48 0 1 10 1 1 56/4
1956 30 STL NL 6 13 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .308 .250 .558 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1956 30 CIN NL 77 170 140 17 34 11 0 0 16 0 1 16 18 .243 .323 .321 .644 71 45 0 1 10 1 1 56/4
1957 31 CIN NL 73 111 99 14 30 4 0 0 8 1 3 10 6 .303 .364 .343 .707 88 34 4 0 1 1 0 64/5
1958 32 CIN NL 105 259 216 25 47 8 0 0 12 2 2 34 24 .218 .329 .255 .584 54 55 6 2 7 0 1 654
1959 33 STL NL 131 416 368 43 99 14 2 3 30 3 3 38 26 .269 .337 .342 .679 78 126 9 1 5 3 6 *6
1960 34 STL NL 102 213 196 20 48 4 1 4 17 0 1 12 15 .245 .290 .337 .627 66 66 8 1 3 1 1 645
1961 35 STL NL 89 197 170 23 36 10 1 0 21 0 1 19 21 .212 .293 .282 .576 49 48 4 1 6 1 3 64/5
1962 36 TOT NL 44 82 78 3 16 3 0 0 4 1 1 3 13 .205 .244 .244 .487 29 19 4 1 0 0 1 6/45
1962 36 STL NL 21 19 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .111 .158 .111 .269 -29 2 1 0 0 0 1 6/4
1962 36 CHC NL 23 63 60 3 14 3 0 0 3 1 1 2 7 .233 .270 .283 .553 47 17 3 1 0 0 0 6/45
1963 37 CHC NL 16 27 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .185 .185 .185 .370 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 6
10 Yrs 913 2352 2073 236 512 90 10 12 163 17 14 206 193 .247 .318 .317 .635 68 658 56 15 41 13 22
162 Game Avg. 162 417 368 42 91 16 2 2 29 3 2 37 34 .247 .318 .317 .635 68 117 10 3 7 2
STL (7 yrs) 619 1722 1531 176 382 64 10 12 124 13 7 144 135 .250 .316 .328 .644 70 502 43 11 23 11 20
CIN (3 yrs) 255 540 455 56 111 23 0 0 36 3 6 60 48 .244 .335 .295 .629 67 134 10 3 18 2 2
CHC (2 yrs) 39 90 87 4 19 3 0 0 3 1 1 2 10 .218 .244 .253 .497 34 22 3 1 0 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
1954 28 STL NL 142 455 -14 2 -1 10 7 5 0.4 15 20 1.9 .503 .503 0.9 1.8 9 $ *6/5
1955 29 STL NL 128 409 -14 2 -0 4 7 -1 -0.3 14 13 1.1 .499 .499 0.8 1.0 8 $ *6
1956 30 STL NL 6 13 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $ /6
1956 30 CIN NL 77 170 -5 0 2 5 1 4 0.3 6 10 0.9 .506 .503 0.4 0.6 4 $ 56/4
1957 31 CIN NL 73 111 -2 -2 -1 -3 3 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.3 .491 .496 0.1 -0.1 1 $ 64/5
1958 32 CIN NL 105 259 -12 0 0 3 5 -4 -0.4 9 5 0.4 .496 .498 0.2 0.8 2 $ 654
1959 33 STL NL 131 416 -12 -1 0 6 7 -0 0.0 14 14 1.4 .500 .500 0.8 1.4 8 $ *6
1960 34 STL NL 102 213 -9 -1 -0 4 4 -1 -0.2 7 6 0.6 .499 .499 0.1 0.9 2 $ 645
1961 35 STL NL 89 197 -11 -0 1 7 4 0 0.0 7 7 0.7 .500 .500 0.0 1.1 -0 $ 64/5
1962 36 STL NL 21 19 -4 -0 -0 1 0 -3 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .483 .498 -0.3 0.1 -3 $ 6/4
1962 36 CHC NL 23 63 -3 -0 -0 2 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.3 -1 $ 6/45
1963 37 CHC NL 16 27 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .473 .497 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ 6
10 Seasons 913 2352 -88 -2 1 39 39 -11 -1.7 79 68 6.3 .499 .499 2.7 7.8 29 $
STL (7 yrs) 619 1722 -63 0 -0 33 29 -1 -0.4 58 57 5.5 .500 .500 2.3 6.3 24 $
CIN (3 yrs) 255 540 -18 -2 2 5 8 -6 -0.8 18 12 1.0 .498 .499 0.7 1.2 8 $
CHC (2 yrs) 39 90 -6 -0 -0 1 1 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.2 .486 .498 -0.3 0.2 -3 $

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
1954 28 STL NL 455 317 46 3.9 109 .277 .264 .274 .335 .345 .342 .424 .676 .769 78 .405 -12.4 -1.2 .607 .190 .077 3.0
1955 29 STL NL 409 294 37 3.4 105 .259 .240 .264 .308 .335 .328 .419 .636 .754 70 .354 -15.3 -1.5 .552 .186 .087 3.4
1956 30 TOT NL 183 127 17 3.6 107 .278 .243 .269 .322 .337 .316 .425 .637 .762 70 .400 -5.9 -0.6 .560 .178 .072
1956 30 STL NL 13 9 1 3.0 102 .300 .250 .263 .308 .330 .250 .415 .558 .745 54 .321 -0.8 -0.1 .444 .083 .000
1956 30 CIN NL 170 118 16 3.6 107 .276 .243 .270 .323 .338 .321 .426 .644 .764 71 .405 -5.2 -0.5 .570 .186 .079
1957 31 CIN NL 111 78 11 3.8 108 .319 .303 .276 .364 .340 .343 .427 .707 .766 88 .413 -1.4 -0.1 .553 .121 .040 .0
1958 32 CIN NL 259 184 20 2.9 111 .245 .218 .277 .329 .346 .255 .432 .584 .778 54 .298 -13.7 -1.4 .514 .194 .037 .0
1959 33 STL NL 416 289 43 4.0 110 .281 .269 .277 .337 .344 .342 .429 .679 .773 78 .432 -11.5 -1.1 .587 .177 .073 3.0
1960 34 STL NL 213 161 17 2.8 106 .247 .245 .272 .290 .339 .337 .418 .627 .757 66 .314 -10.0 -1.0 .497 .148 .092 .0
1961 35 STL NL 197 146 15 2.8 113 .240 .212 .280 .293 .348 .282 .437 .576 .785 49 .276 -12.8 -1.3 .482 .176 .071
1962 36 TOT NL 82 67 4 1.6 108 .246 .205 .277 .244 .345 .244 .420 .487 .764 29 .128 -8.1 -0.8 .343 .077 .038 .0
1962 36 STL NL 19 17 0 0.0 112 .167 .111 .283 .158 .351 .111 .429 .269 .780 -29 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .176 .056 .000
1962 36 CHC NL 63 50 4 2.1 107 .264 .233 .275 .270 .343 .283 .417 .553 .760 47 .200 -4.6 -0.5 .400 .083 .050 .0
1963 37 CHC NL 27 22 1 1.2 94 .208 .185 .261 .185 .323 .185 .390 .370 .713 5 .106 -3.5 -0.4 .227 .000 .000
10 Yrs 2352 1685 211 3.4 108 .266 .247 .273 .318 .342 .317 .425 .635 .767 68 .357 -94.6 -9.4 .541 .171 .070 14.1
162 Game Avg. 417 299 37 3.4 108 .266 .247 .273 .318 .342 .317 .425 .635 .767 68 .357 -94.6 -9.4 .541 .171 .070 3
STL (7 yrs) 1722 1233 159 3.5 108 .265 .250 .273 .316 .342 .328 .425 .644 .767 70 .367 -66.3 -6.6 .553 .176 .078 12.5
CIN (3 yrs) 540 380 47 3.3 109 .271 .244 .274 .335 .342 .295 .429 .629 .771 67 .356 -20.2 -2.0 .539 .176 .051 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 90 72 5 1.9 103 .247 .218 .270 .244 .337 .253 .409 .497 .745 34 .174 -8.1 -0.8 .347 .057 .034 .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
1954 28 STL NL 455 0.4% 6.4% 8.8% 5.1% 22% 0.73 13.8 200.5 13.8 1.00 82%
1955 29 STL NL 409 0.7% 8.8% 8.1% 5.9% 27% 1.09 10.2 122.0 14.6 0.98 80%
1956 30 TOT NL 183 0.0% 10.9% 9.3% 6.0% 30% 1.18 7.6 8.9 0.91 73%
1956 30 STL NL 13 0.0% 15.4% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 2.00 6.0 12.0 0.75 77%
1956 30 CIN NL 170 0.0% 10.6% 9.4% 6.5% 32% 1.13 7.8 8.8 0.92 72%
1957 31 CIN NL 111 0.0% 5.4% 9.0% 3.6% 13% 0.60 16.5 12.4 1.00 85%
1958 32 CIN NL 259 0.0% 9.3% 13.1% 3.1% 17% 0.71 9.0 18.0 1.48 74%
1959 33 STL NL 416 0.7% 6.3% 9.1% 4.6% 19% 0.68 14.2 122.7 12.3 1.19 82%
1960 34 STL NL 213 1.9% 7.0% 5.6% 4.2% 19% 1.25 13.1 49.0 11.5 1.14 84%
1961 35 STL NL 197 0.0% 10.7% 9.6% 5.6% 31% 1.11 8.1 8.1 1.05 76%
1962 36 TOT NL 82 0.0% 15.9% 3.7% 3.7% 19% 4.33 6.0 19.5 1.38 79%
1962 36 STL NL 19 0.0% 31.6% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.0 18.0 4.50 63%
1962 36 CHC NL 63 0.0% 11.1% 3.2% 4.8% 21% 3.50 8.6 20.0 1.05 84%
1963 37 CHC NL 27 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 9.0 1.11 89%
10 Yrs 2352 0.5% 8.2% 8.8% 4.8% 22% 0.94 10.7 172.8 12.7 1.10 80%
MLB Averages 2.3% 13.1% 8.9% 6.6% 29% 1.48 6.8 38.2 8.3 1.02 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1954 28 STL NL -12.4 -1.2 399 -0.2 5.7 -6.0 .91 -0.1 -0.2 -2.7 -0.3 0.95 -1.5 0
1955 29 STL NL -15.3 -1.5 347 -0.9 5.1 -6.1 1.01 -1.1 0.1 -9.5 -0.9 0.92 -12.9 2.55 1
1956 30 TOT NL -6.1 -0.6 188 -0.2 2.5 -2.7 .93 -0.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.96 -4.4 3.56 2
1956 30 STL NL -0.8 -0.1 14 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.07 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.97 -1.0 5.33 1
1956 30 CIN NL -5.3 -0.5 174 -0.1 2.3 -2.4 .91 -0.4 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.96 -3.4 1.78 1
1957 31 CIN NL -1.4 -0.1 116 -0.5 1.8 -2.3 1.05 -0.3 -0.2 -5.9 -0.6 0.94 -3.3 0.44 2
1958 32 CIN NL -13.7 -1.4 269 -0.8 3.5 -4.2 .94 -0.9 0.1 -7.3 -0.7 0.92 -11.7 2.55 1
1959 33 STL NL -11.5 -1.1 421 0.1 6.6 -6.5 .98 -0.6 0.7 -6.3 -0.6 0.90 -8.3 2.46 1
1960 34 STL NL -10.0 -1.0 218 -1.1 3.0 -4.1 1.04 -0.8 -0.3 -8.7 -0.9 0.94 -9.9 2.16 7
1961 35 STL NL -13.0 -1.3 201 -0.7 2.8 -3.5 1.03 -0.8 0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.99 -7.8 2.67 5
1962 36 TOT NL -8.1 -0.8 85 -1.2 0.8 -2.0 1.15 -0.5 -0.6 -7.4 -0.7 0.99 -6.4 1.35 5
1962 36 STL NL -3.5 -0.4 19 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 1.31 -0.3 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2 0.94 -3.2 2.66 1
1962 36 CHC NL -4.6 -0.5 66 -0.7 0.8 -1.4 1.10 -0.2 -0.4 -5.2 -0.5 1.01 -3.2 1.02 4
1963 37 CHC NL -3.5 -0.4 27 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 1.05 -0.4 -0.0 -3.2 -0.3 0.80 -3.8 2.19 3
10 Yrs -95.0 -9.4 2271 -6.0 32.0 -38.0 .98 -6.0 -0.1 -53.0 -5.2 0.94 -70.0 2.12 27

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
1954 28 STL NL 4 0 37% 173 6 1 86% 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 13 39% 21 19 1 4 1 2 16 3 13
1955 29 STL NL 9 0 24% 119 4 1 80% 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 40% 16 11 5 1 0 1 8 4 4
1956 30 TOT NL 3 0 33% 82 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 46% 14 11 3 2 0 2 6 1 5
1956 30 STL NL 0 0 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1956 30 CIN NL 3 0 33% 79 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 47% 12 9 3 2 0 2 5 1 4
1957 31 CIN NL 0 0 35% 72 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 38% 8 7 0 3 1 1 5 0 5
1958 32 CIN NL 5 0 30% 114 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 44% 16 10 4 9 5 4 7 1 6
1959 33 STL NL 6 0 30% 197 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 33% 16 14 2 7 5 1 13 2 9
1960 34 STL NL 3 0 28% 83 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 44% 11 6 5 2 1 1 5 1 2
1961 35 STL NL 6 0 41% 78 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 41% 7 3 4 6 4 2 4 3 1
1962 36 TOT NL 3 0 15% 36 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 20% 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 0
1962 36 STL NL 0 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1962 36 CHC NL 3 0 18% 27 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 50% 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1963 37 CHC NL 0 0 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 39 0 31% 961 17 14 55% 16 11 0 0 0 1 7 3 38 48 40% 113 84 25 35 17 15 66 17 45

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
1954 28 STL NL 455 43% 106 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 80% 75 12 16% 31 12 39% 226 25 11% 13 7 54% 14 9 64% 0
1955 29 STL NL 412 51% 88 1 0 0 0 2.55 3 0 5 0 2 1 2 0 6 5 83% 51 9 18% 27 10 37% 191 21 11% 16 5 31% 20 10 50% -3
1956 30 TOT NL 183 38% 37 2 1 0 1 3.56 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 83% 46 0 0% 22 11 50% 111 17 15% 10 6 60% 8 4 50% 0
1956 30 STL NL 13 77% 3 1 1 0 1 5.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1956 30 CIN NL 170 35% 34 1 0 0 0 1.78 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 44 0 0% 20 11 55% 103 16 16% 9 5 56% 6 4 67% 0
1957 31 CIN NL 111 27% 30 2 0 0 0 0.44 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 15 4 27% 9 3 33% 63 8 13% 8 2 25% 3 0 0% 0
1958 32 CIN NL 259 34% 47 1 0 0 0 2.55 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 51 6 12% 25 13 52% 142 15 11% 9 5 56% 11 9 82% 0
1959 33 STL NL 416 37% 99 1 1 0 1 2.46 3 0 5 0 3 1 2 0 7 5 71% 67 9 13% 33 15 45% 216 28 13% 20 12 60% 10 5 50% 0
1960 34 STL NL 213 42% 48 7 2 1 1 2.16 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 3 3 100% 47 8 17% 25 10 40% 130 14 11% 12 7 58% 8 7 88% 0
1961 35 STL NL 197 36% 36 5 1 0 1 2.67 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 46 4 9% 16 10 63% 141 23 16% 15 10 67% 12 9 75% 0
1962 36 TOT NL 82 23% 16 5 0 0 0 1.35 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 22% 7 3 43% 55 4 7% 1 1 100% 4 3 75% 0
1962 36 STL NL 19 16% 2 1 0 0 0 2.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 10 1 10% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 36 CHC NL 63 25% 14 4 0 0 0 1.02 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 21% 6 3 50% 45 3 7% 1 1 100% 3 3 100% 0
1963 37 CHC NL 27 37% 5 3 0 0 0 2.19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 2355 39% 512 27 5 1 4 2.12 12 0 41 1 8 6 6 0 48 41 85% 419 56 13% 197 87 44% 1286 155 12% 104 55 53% 90 56 62% -3
MLB Averages 49% 77% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1954 28 142 455 401 57 106 17 4 2 29 6 1 40 29 .264 .335 .342 .676 78 137 12 5 4 5
1955 29 270 864 767 89 194 36 6 5 54 10 2 73 65 .253 .322 .335 .657 74 257 21 8 9 6 9
1956 30 353 1047 919 107 231 47 6 5 71 10 3 90 85 .251 .322 .332 .654 73 305 21 9 19 7 10
1957 31 426 1158 1018 121 261 51 6 5 79 11 6 100 91 .256 .326 .333 .659 75 339 25 9 20 8 10
1958 32 531 1417 1234 146 308 59 6 5 91 13 8 134 115 .250 .327 .319 .646 71 394 31 11 27 8 11
1959 33 662 1833 1602 189 407 73 8 8 121 16 11 172 141 .254 .329 .325 .653 73 520 40 12 32 11 17
1960 34 764 2046 1798 209 455 77 9 12 138 16 12 184 156 .253 .325 .326 .651 72 586 48 13 35 12 18
1961 35 853 2243 1968 232 491 87 10 12 159 16 13 203 177 .249 .322 .322 .644 70 634 52 14 41 13 21
1962 36 897 2325 2046 235 507 90 10 12 163 17 14 206 190 .248 .319 .319 .638 68 653 56 15 41 13 22
1963 37 913 2352 2073 236 512 90 10 12 163 17 14 206 193 .247 .318 .317 .635 68 658 56 15 41 13 22

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
1954 28 149 474 419 58 109 17 4 2 30 6 41 31 .260 .330 .334 .664 46 142
1955 29 135 427 384 33 92 20 2 3 26 4 34 38 .240 .306 .326 .631 38 128
1956 30 87 187 158 18 38 11 0 0 17 0 17 21 .241 .316 .310 .627 16 83
1957 31 76 115 103 14 31 4 0 0 8 1 10 6 .301 .360 .340 .699 13 73
1958 32 110 270 226 25 48 8 0 0 12 2 35 25 .212 .323 .248 .571 18 105
1959 33 137 428 381 42 100 14 2 3 29 3 38 27 .262 .329 .333 .662 42 131
1960 34 107 221 204 20 49 4 1 4 17 0 12 16 .240 .284 .328 .613 19 102
1961 35 93 203 176 22 36 10 1 0 20 0 19 22 .205 .284 .273 .557 14 89
1962 36 44 81 77 3 15 3 0 0 3 1 3 13 .195 .235 .234 .468 4 44
1963 37 16 27 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .185 .185 .185 .370 1 16
10 Yrs 954 2433 2155 236 523 91 10 12 162 17 209 202 .243 .312 .311 .623 211 913
162 Game Avg. 162 413 366 40 89 15 2 2 28 3 35 34 .243 .312 .311 .623 36 913

* 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

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1954 NL  1.8 (2nd)
1959 NL  1.4 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 NL  5 (6th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 NL  9 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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