Garry Hancock
Ronald Garry Hancock
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 23, 1954 in Tampa, FL
High School: Brandon (Brandon, FL)
School: University of South Carolina
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1978
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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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
1978 24 BOS AL 38 86 80 10 18 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 12 .225 .232 .263 .494 33 21 1 0 4 1 0 D9/87
1980 26 BOS AL 46 120 115 9 33 6 0 4 19 0 3 3 11 .287 .300 .443 .743 97 51 1 0 0 2 0 8D/79
1981 27 BOS AL 26 47 45 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .156 .191 .222 .414 16 10 2 0 0 0 1 /8D9
1982 28 BOS AL 11 15 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1983 29 OAK AL 101 266 256 29 70 7 3 8 30 2 0 5 13 .273 .289 .418 .707 99 107 3 1 3 1 4 973/D8
1984 30 OAK AL 51 61 60 2 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 .217 .217 .250 .467 33 15 4 0 1 0 0 /79D381
6 Seasons 273 595 570 57 141 21 3 12 64 2 3 12 42 .247 .262 .358 .620 71 204 11 1 8 4 5
162 Game Avg. 162 353 338 34 84 12 2 7 38 1 2 7 25 .247 .262 .358 .620 71 121 7 1 5 2 3
BOS (4 yrs) 121 268 254 26 58 12 0 4 26 0 3 7 28 .228 .246 .323 .569 53 82 4 0 4 3 1
OAK (2 yrs) 152 327 316 31 83 9 3 8 38 2 0 5 14 .263 .276 .386 .662 86 122 7 1 4 1 4

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
1978 24 BOS AL 86 68 5 2.0 103 .261 .225 .274 .232 .341 .263 .404 .494 .746 33 .192 -7.7 -0.8 .349 .050 .038
1980 26 BOS AL 120 88 14 4.3 104 .284 .287 .276 .300 .339 .443 .409 .743 .749 97 .468 -1.0 -0.1 .593 .157 .157 .0
1981 27 BOS AL 47 40 2 1.4 94 .171 .156 .264 .191 .330 .222 .384 .414 .714 16 .116 -5.0 -0.5 .300 .111 .067
1982 28 BOS AL 15 14 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .272 .067 .337 .000 .414 .067 .751 -80 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .071 .071 .000
1983 29 OAK AL 266 193 30 4.2 92 .263 .273 .257 .289 .318 .418 .388 .707 .706 99 .460 -1.9 -0.2 .608 .172 .145 3.2
1984 30 OAK AL 61 52 2 1.0 91 .220 .217 .255 .217 .317 .250 .385 .467 .702 33 .063 -5.4 -0.5 .294 .033 .033
6 Seasons 595 455 53 3.1 96 .248 .247 .264 .262 .327 .358 .395 .620 .722 71 .341 -24.6 -2.5 .488 .130 .111 3.4
162 Game Avg. 353 270 31 3.1 96 .248 .247 .264 .262 .327 .358 .395 .620 .722 71 .341 -24.6 -2.5 .488 .130 .111 2
BOS (4 yrs) 268 210 21 2.7 102 .240 .228 .273 .246 .338 .323 .404 .569 .742 53 .287 -17.3 -1.8 .424 .110 .094 .0
OAK (2 yrs) 327 245 32 3.5 92 .254 .263 .257 .276 .318 .386 .388 .662 .705 86 .383 -7.3 -0.7 .542 .146 .123 3.2

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
1978 24 BOS AL 86 0.0% 14.0% 1.2% 3.5% 17% 12.00 6.7 20.0 1.57 80%
1980 26 BOS AL 120 3.3% 9.2% 2.5% 8.3% 30% 3.67 10.5 28.8 6.1 0.55 85%
1981 27 BOS AL 47 0.0% 8.5% 4.3% 6.4% 43% 2.00 11.3 15.0 0.89 87%
1982 28 BOS AL 15 0.0% 6.7% 6.7% 0.0% 1.00 14.0 0.44 87%
1983 29 OAK AL 266 3.0% 4.9% 1.9% 6.8% 26% 2.60 19.7 32.0 8.5 0.73 89%
1984 30 OAK AL 61 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% 3.3% 15% 60.0 7.5 1.88 97%
6 Seasons 595 2.0% 7.1% 2.0% 6.1% 26% 3.50 13.6 47.5 8.9 0.87 87%
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
1978 24 BOS AL 2 0 53% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 40% 3 3 0 1 1 0 6 1 4
1980 26 BOS AL 1 0 16% 54 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30% 5 5 0 1 1 0 4 1 3
1981 27 BOS AL 2 0 44% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1982 28 BOS AL 0 0 300% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 29 OAK AL 4 0 31% 93 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 32% 15 12 3 4 3 1 9 4 5
1984 30 OAK AL 0 0 15% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20% 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 9 0 32% 230 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 32% 31 27 4 7 5 1 22 7 14
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
1978 24 BOS AL 86 97% 18 4 3 0 0 2.64 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 17 1 6% 8 4 50% 59 5 8% 1 1 100% 8 6 75% 0
1980 26 BOS AL 120 90% 33 9 1 0 1 2.24 4 0 5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 22 1 5% 6 3 50% 69 16 23% 7 7 100% 5 3 60% 0
1981 27 BOS AL 47 98% 7 11 1 0 1 2.26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 25% 9 4 44% 30 3 10% 5 1 20% 6 4 67% 0
1982 28 BOS AL 15 60% 0 4 0 0 0 1.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 10 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1983 29 OAK AL 266 90% 70 12 6 0 2 2.19 8 0 5 8 0 3 5 0 3 3 100% 39 3 8% 19 6 32% 154 22 14% 9 6 67% 13 5 38% 0
1984 30 OAK AL 61 98% 13 31 5 0 4 1.83 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 4 29% 5 2 40% 47 8 17% 5 4 80% 6 3 50% 0
6 Seasons 595 92% 141 71 16 0 8 2.01 12 0 21 12 0 7 5 0 9 8 89% 102 11 11% 48 20 42% 369 54 15% 27 19 70% 40 22 55% 0
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
1978 24 38 86 80 10 18 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 12 .225 .232 .263 .494 33 21 1 0 4 1 0
1979 25 38 86 80 10 18 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 12 .225 .232 .263 .494 33 21 1 0 4 1 0
1980 26 84 206 195 19 51 9 0 4 23 0 3 4 23 .262 .272 .369 .642 71 72 2 0 4 3 0
1981 27 110 253 240 23 58 12 0 4 26 0 3 6 27 .242 .257 .342 .599 61 82 4 0 4 3 1
1982 28 121 268 254 26 58 12 0 4 26 0 3 7 28 .228 .246 .323 .569 53 82 4 0 4 3 1
1983 29 222 534 510 55 128 19 3 12 56 2 3 12 41 .251 .268 .371 .638 75 189 7 1 7 4 5
1984 30 273 595 570 57 141 21 3 12 64 2 3 12 42 .247 .262 .358 .620 71 204 11 1 8 4 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1978 24 38 82 80 10 18 3 0 0 4 0 1 12 .225 .232 .263 .494 5 38
1980 26 46 118 113 9 31 6 0 4 19 0 3 11 .274 .288 .434 .722 14 46
1981 27 39 72 69 8 11 5 0 0 6 0 3 6 .159 .194 .232 .426 3 26
1982 28 11 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 11
1983 29 101 267 260 32 74 7 3 8 34 2 5 13 .285 .300 .427 .727 34 101
1984 30 51 60 60 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 51
6 Seasons 286 614 596 62 134 21 3 12 73 2 13 44 .225 .241 .331 .572 59 273
162 Game Avg. 162 348 338 35 76 12 2 7 41 1 7 25 .225 .241 .331 .572 33 273

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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