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Bud Harrelson

Derrel McKinley Harrelson

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 6, 1944 in Niles, CA
High School: Sunset HS (Hayward, CA)
School: San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1965
Teams (by GP): Mets/Phillies/Rangers 1965-1980
Agents: Dick Moss [*]
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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Fine Details  · Last updated Dec 13, 2012 2:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #902. Ruppert Jones… #903. Bill Virdon… #904. Nick Etten… #905. BUD HARRELSON… #906. Tony Clark… #907. Joe Ferguson… #908. Eddie Miller… 

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
1965 21 NYM NL 19 39 37 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 .108 .154 .189 .343 -2 7 0 0 0 0 0 6
1966 22 NYM NL 33 113 99 20 22 2 4 0 4 7 3 13 23 .222 .313 .323 .636 80 32 1 0 1 0 1 6
1967 23 NYM NL 151 603 540 59 137 16 4 1 28 12 13 48 64 .254 .317 .304 .621 81 164 5 4 7 4 0 *6
1968 24 NYM NL 111 437 402 38 88 7 3 0 14 4 5 29 68 .219 .273 .251 .524 59 101 3 1 4 1 2 6
1969 25 NYM NL 123 457 395 42 98 11 6 0 24 1 3 54 54 .248 .341 .306 .647 81 121 5 2 5 1 7 *6
1970 26 NYM NL 157 682 564 72 137 18 8 1 42 23 4 95 74 .243 .351 .309 .659 79 174 9 3 12 8 4 *6 AS,MVP-20
1971 27 NYM NL 142 618 547 55 138 16 6 0 32 28 7 53 59 .252 .319 .303 .622 79 166 6 2 13 3 0 *6 AS,MVP-22,GG
1972 28 NYM NL 115 490 418 54 90 10 4 1 24 12 4 58 57 .215 .313 .266 .578 68 111 6 3 7 4 4 *6
1973 29 NYM NL 106 408 356 35 92 12 3 0 20 5 1 48 49 .258 .348 .309 .657 86 110 4 1 3 0 4 6 MVP-29
1974 30 NYM NL 106 412 331 48 75 10 0 1 13 9 4 71 39 .227 .366 .266 .632 80 88 5 2 8 0 1 6
1975 31 NYM NL 34 87 73 5 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 12 13 .219 .329 .247 .576 66 18 1 0 2 0 2 6
1976 32 NYM NL 118 432 359 34 84 12 4 1 26 9 3 63 56 .234 .351 .298 .649 92 107 1 2 8 0 5 *6
1977 33 NYM NL 107 305 269 25 48 6 2 1 12 5 4 27 28 .178 .255 .227 .482 34 61 3 1 7 1 1 6
1978 34 PHI NL 71 127 103 16 22 1 0 0 9 5 2 18 21 .214 .331 .223 .554 57 23 0 0 6 0 0 46
1979 35 PHI NL 53 87 71 7 20 6 0 0 7 3 3 13 14 .282 .395 .366 .762 107 26 1 1 1 1 0 46/57
1980 36 TEX AL 87 219 180 26 49 6 0 1 9 4 4 29 23 .272 .373 .322 .695 97 58 3 0 10 0 0 6/4
16 Yrs 1533 5516 4744 539 1120 136 45 7 267 127 60 633 653 .236 .327 .288 .616 76 1367 53 22 94 23 31
162 Game Avg. 162 583 501 57 118 14 5 1 28 13 6 67 69 .236 .327 .288 .616 76 144 6 2 10 2 3
NYM (13 yrs) 1322 5083 4390 490 1029 123 45 6 242 115 51 573 595 .234 .324 .287 .611 75 1260 49 21 77 22 31
PHI (2 yrs) 124 214 174 23 42 7 0 0 16 8 5 31 35 .241 .357 .282 .639 78 49 1 1 7 1 0
TEX (1 yr) 87 219 180 26 49 6 0 1 9 4 4 29 23 .272 .373 .322 .695 97 58 3 0 10 0 0
NL (15 yrs) 1446 5297 4564 513 1071 130 45 6 258 123 56 604 630 .235 .326 .287 .612 75 1309 50 22 84 23 31
AL (1 yr) 87 219 180 26 49 6 0 1 9 4 4 29 23 .272 .373 .322 .695 97 58 3 0 10 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
1965 21 NYM NL 19 39 -5 0 0 -2 1 -6 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .466 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $ 6
1966 22 NYM NL 33 113 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.0 4 3 0.3 .498 .500 0.3 0.2 3 $ 6
1967 23 NYM NL 151 603 -12 -2 1 3 8 -2 -0.0 21 19 2.0 .498 .499 1.5 1.4 16 $ *6
1968 24 NYM NL 111 437 -19 -1 0 4 6 -10 -1.0 15 5 0.5 .489 .492 -0.2 1.4 1 $ 6
1969 25 NYM NL 123 457 -10 -1 -0 10 7 5 0.6 16 20 2.1 .504 .503 0.9 2.0 10 $ *6
1970 26 NYM NL 157 682 -14 5 1 1 9 2 0.3 20 21 2.2 .501 .501 2.0 1.1 21 $ *6 AS,MVP-20
1971 27 NYM NL 142 618 -12 4 2 17 8 21 2.5 18 39 4.3 .517 .515 2.1 3.0 22 $ *6 AS,MVP-22,GG
1972 28 NYM NL 115 490 -14 3 1 -7 7 -10 -1.0 14 5 0.4 .491 .493 1.1 0.1 12 $ *6
1973 29 NYM NL 106 408 -5 -0 1 8 6 10 1.1 12 22 2.3 .511 .507 1.4 1.6 14 $ 6 MVP-29
1974 30 NYM NL 106 412 -2 0 0 5 6 9 1.0 12 21 2.2 .509 .506 1.6 1.2 16 $75,000 6
1975 31 NYM NL 34 87 -4 -0 0 -4 1 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.5 .477 .495 -0.1 -0.3 -0 $ 6
1976 32 NYM NL 118 432 -2 0 2 -2 7 5 0.7 13 18 1.9 .505 .504 2.1 0.6 20 $ *6
1977 33 NYM NL 107 305 -21 -3 2 8 5 -10 -1.0 9 -1 -0.1 .490 .494 -1.0 1.3 -8 $80,000 6
1978 34 PHI NL 71 127 -4 0 1 3 2 1 0.1 4 5 0.5 .501 .501 0.2 0.5 2 $ 46
1979 35 PHI NL 53 87 2 -1 0 -1 2 1 0.2 2 4 0.4 .502 .501 0.5 0.1 4 $ 46/57
1980 36 TEX AL 87 219 3 -1 0 -7 4 -1 -0.0 7 6 0.6 .499 .499 1.3 -0.2 12 $ 6/4
16 Seasons 1533 5516 -122 3 13 35 79 8 2.0 169 177 18.6 .501 .500 13.4 14.0 142 $155,000
NYM (13 yrs) 1322 5083 -122 5 12 40 72 8 1.7 156 163 17.1 .501 .500 11.4 13.6 123 $155,000
PHI (2 yrs) 124 214 -3 -1 1 2 4 2 0.3 6 8 0.9 .502 .501 0.7 0.7 6 $
TEX (1 yr) 87 219 3 -1 0 -7 4 -1 -0.0 7 6 0.6 .499 .499 1.3 -0.2 12 $

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
1969 25 NYM NL NLCS ATL W 3 13 11 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 .182 .250 .455 .705 5 0 0 1 0 1
1969 25 NYM NL WS BAL W 5 20 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .176 .300 .176 .476 3 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 5 19 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 NYM NL WS OAK L 7 29 24 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 .250 .379 .292 .671 7 0 0 0 0 3
2 Yrs (4 Series) 20 81 70 6 14 2 1 0 6 0 0 10 10 .200 .300 .257 .557 18 0 0 1 0 4
2 NLCS 8 32 29 3 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 3 .172 .226 .276 .502 8 0 0 1 0 1
2 WS 12 49 41 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 7 .220 .347 .244 .591 10 0 0 0 0 3

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 NYM NL 21 SS 18 10 5 110.2 67 28 36 3 6 .955 -2 -18 5.20 3.56 .964 4.92 4.93
1966 NYM NL 22 SS 29 25 22 230.2 144 52 91 1 26 .993 0 3 5.58 4.93 .964 4.96 4.96
1967 NYM NL 23 SS 149 144 119 1228.2 753 254 467 32 88 .958 3 3 5.28 4.84 .963 4.99 4.99
1968 NYM NL 24 SS 106 100 98 921.0 531 199 317 15 58 .972 4 5 5.04 4.87 .962 4.98 5.00
1969 NYM NL 25 SS 119 115 104 1033.0 609 243 347 19 70 .969 10 11 5.14 4.96 .963 4.93 4.90
1970 NYM NL 26 SS 156 155 145 1371.2 727 305 401 21 84 .971 1 1 4.63 4.53 .965 5.05 5.04 AS,MVP-20
1971 NYM NL 27 SS 140 138 129 1226.0 714 257 441 16 86 .978 17 17 5.12 4.99 .968 5.14 5.13 AS,MVP-22,GG
1972 NYM NL 28 SS 115 113 104 1000.1 541 191 334 16 51 .970 -7 -9 4.72 4.57 .967 5.04 5.06
1973 NYM NL 29 SS 103 102 95 925.1 478 153 315 10 49 .979 8 11 4.55 4.54 .961 4.93 4.93 MVP-29
1974 NYM NL 30 SS 97 92 81 819.2 538 196 325 17 65 .968 5 7 5.72 5.37 .961 4.97 4.97
1975 NYM NL 31 SS 34 23 17 210.1 118 44 67 7 18 .941 -4 -25 4.75 3.26 .963 4.99 4.99
1976 NYM NL 32 SS 117 113 99 999.0 533 183 330 20 44 .962 -2 -3 4.62 4.38 .964 5.05 5.04
1977 NYM NL 33 SS 98 84 60 710.1 386 141 239 6 41 .984 8 13 4.81 3.88 .963 5.02 5.03
1978 PHI NL 34 2B 43 16 14 198.1 141 58 79 4 24 .972 2 12 6.22 3.19 .977 5.30 5.25
1978 PHI NL 34 SS 15 6 5 75.2 44 14 30 0 7 1.000 1 10 5.23 2.93 .966 4.88 4.84
1979 PHI NL 35 2B 25 17 10 148.2 102 54 47 1 11 .990 -0 -4 6.11 4.04 .979 5.42 5.40
1979 PHI NL 35 SS 17 4 2 54.0 27 9 15 3 1 .889 -0 -9 4.00 1.41 .965 5.00 4.98
1979 PHI NL 35 3B 9 0 0 16.1 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 0 29 4.96 1.00 .951 2.87 2.88
1979 PHI NL 35 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1979 PHI NL 35 OF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1980 TEX AL 36 SS 87 77 34 593.1 355 118 220 17 57 .952 -7 -14 5.13 3.89 .963 4.99 4.98
1980 TEX AL 36 2B 2 0 0 6.0 6 3 2 1 1 .833 -0 -40 7.50 2.50 .982 5.55 5.60
16 Seasons SS 1400 1301 1119 11509.2 6565 2387 3975 203 751 .969 34 4 4.97 4.54 .964 5.01 5.01
3 Seasons 2B 70 33 24 353.0 249 115 128 6 36 .976 1 4 6.20 3.47 .978 5.36 5.31
1 Season 3B 9 0 0 16.1 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 0 29 4.96 1.00 .951 2.87 2.88
1 Season LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1 Season OF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
16 Seasons TOT 1480 1334 1143 11880.0 6823 2502 4112 209 788 .969 35 4 5.01 4.47 .964 5.02 5.01
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1986 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

All-Star Games
1970 *
1971 (SS)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (20, 3%)
1971 NL (22, 1%)
1973 NL (29, 1%)
0.05 Career Shares (1130th)

Gold Gloves
1971 NL (SS)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1968 NL  1.4 (10th)
1969 NL  2.0 (5th)
1971 NL  3.0 (1st)
1973 NL  1.6 (8th)
Career  14.0 (114th)

Games Played s c a p y
1970 NL  157 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1970 NL  95 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1971 NL  28 (4th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1970 NL  12 (2nd)
1971 NL  13 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1970 NL  8 (3rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1967 NL  13 (2nd)

SB % s c a p y
1970 NL  85.19 (2nd)
1971 NL  80.00 (6th)
1972 NL  75.00 (7th)

Assists† s c a p y
1967 NL  467 (5th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1967 NL  32 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1971 NL  17 (2nd)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
1967 NL  149 (1st)
1970 NL  156 (2nd)
Career  1,400 (69th)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
1967 NL  254 (2nd)
1969 NL  243 (3rd)
1970 NL  305 (1st)
1971 NL  257 (5th)
Career  2,387 (75th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
1967 NL  467 (3rd)
1970 NL  401 (5th)
Career  3,975 (80th)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1967 NL  32 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as SS s c a p y
1968 NL  4 (4th)
1969 NL  10 (2nd)
1971 NL  17 (1st)
1973 NL  8 (3rd)
1974 NL  5 (5th)
1977 NL  8 (4th)
Career  34 (49th)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
1967 NL  5.28 (1st)
1974 NL  5.72 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
1967 NL  4.84 (2nd)
1969 NL  4.96 (4th)
1971 NL  4.99 (3rd)
1974 NL  5.37 (1st)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
1968 NL  .972 (3rd)
1972 NL  .970 (5th)
1973 NL  .979 (2nd)
1974 NL  .968 (5th)
1977 NL  .984 (2nd)
Career  .969 (95th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1778), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (838), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (881), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Shortstop (108th), 18.6 career WAR/17.0 7yr-peak WAR/17.8 JAWS
Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 63.1 career WAR/41.1 7yr-peak WAR/52.1 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  6. Roger Metzger (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Roger Metzger (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Roger Metzger (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Roger Metzger (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Roger Metzger (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197430New York Mets$75,0003/2/74 TSN
197733New York Mets$80,0001977 TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
Career to date (may be incomplete)$155,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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