Joe Hicks
William Joseph Hicks
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 7, 1933 in Ivy, VA
School: University of Virginia
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1959
Final Game: September 29, 1963
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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
1959 26 CHW AL 6 8 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .429 .500 .429 .929 160 3 0 0 0 0 0 /879
1960 27 CHW AL 36 58 47 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 3 .191 .291 .213 .504 39 10 1 1 3 1 0 8/7
1961 28 WSA AL 12 29 29 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 .172 .172 .276 .448 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1962 29 WSA AL 102 191 174 20 39 4 2 6 14 3 1 15 34 .224 .286 .374 .659 76 65 3 0 2 0 0 89/7
1963 30 NYM NL 56 169 159 16 36 6 1 5 22 0 2 7 31 .226 .272 .371 .643 84 59 1 3 0 0 0 8/79
5 Seasons 212 455 416 41 92 11 3 12 39 3 6 29 73 .221 .278 .349 .626 73 145 5 4 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 348 318 31 70 8 2 9 30 2 5 22 56 .221 .278 .349 .626 73 111 4 3 4 1 0
WSA (2 yrs) 114 220 203 22 44 4 2 7 15 3 2 15 38 .217 .271 .360 .630 69 73 3 0 2 0 0
CHW (2 yrs) 42 66 54 3 12 1 0 0 2 0 2 7 4 .222 .317 .241 .558 54 13 1 1 3 1 0
NYM (1 yr) 56 169 159 16 36 6 1 5 22 0 2 7 31 .226 .272 .371 .643 84 59 1 3 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 156 286 257 25 56 5 2 7 17 3 4 22 42 .218 .281 .335 .616 66 86 4 1 5 1 0
NL (1 yr) 56 169 159 16 36 6 1 5 22 0 2 7 31 .226 .272 .371 .643 84 59 1 3 0 0 0

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
1959 26 CHW AL 8 5 1 5.4 98 .500 .429 .259 .500 .330 .429 .396 .929 .726 160 .590 0.6 0.1 .600 .000 .000
1960 27 CHW AL 58 44 3 1.8 101 .200 .191 .263 .291 .337 .213 .403 .504 .740 39 .164 -3.8 -0.4 .400 .128 .021
1961 28 WSA AL 29 25 1 1.1 100 .167 .172 .258 .172 .332 .276 .401 .448 .734 21 .064 -3.4 -0.3 .280 .069 .103 .0
1962 29 WSA AL 191 141 19 3.6 103 .246 .224 .263 .286 .335 .374 .410 .659 .745 76 .397 -6.8 -0.7 .590 .247 .149 4.0
1963 30 NYM NL 169 126 16 3.4 89 .252 .226 .254 .272 .316 .371 .380 .643 .696 84 .439 -3.9 -0.4 .532 .176 .145 .0
5 Seasons 455 341 40 3.2 97 .241 .221 .259 .278 .328 .349 .397 .626 .725 73 .362 -17.2 -1.7 .522 .190 .127 4.8
162 Game Avg. 348 261 31 3.2 97 .241 .221 .259 .278 .328 .349 .397 .626 .725 73 .362 -17.2 -1.7 .522 .190 .127 4
WSA (2 yrs) 220 166 20 3.2 102 .234 .217 .262 .271 .335 .360 .409 .630 .743 69 .347 -10.2 -1.0 .543 .222 .143 4.2
CHW (2 yrs) 66 49 4 2.2 101 .235 .222 .263 .317 .336 .241 .402 .558 .738 54 .214 -3.1 -0.3 .422 .111 .019
NYM (1 yr) 169 126 16 3.4 89 .252 .226 .254 .272 .316 .371 .380 .643 .696 84 .439 -3.9 -0.4 .532 .176 .145 .0
AL (4 yrs) 286 215 24 3.0 102 .234 .218 .262 .281 .335 .335 .407 .616 .742 66 .318 -13.3 -1.3 .517 .198 .117 4.2
NL (1 yr) 169 126 16 3.4 89 .252 .226 .254 .272 .316 .371 .380 .643 .696 84 .439 -3.9 -0.4 .532 .176 .145 .0

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
1959 26 CHW AL 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 1.00 7.0 0.50 75%
1960 27 CHW AL 58 0.0% 5.2% 10.3% 1.7% 11% 0.50 15.7 23.5 2.08 78%
1961 28 WSA AL 29 3.5% 13.8% 0.0% 3.5% 20% 7.3 29.0 29.0 1.43 83%
1962 29 WSA AL 191 3.1% 17.8% 7.9% 6.3% 31% 2.27 5.1 29.0 12.4 0.91 70%
1963 30 NYM NL 169 3.0% 18.3% 4.1% 7.1% 33% 4.43 5.1 31.8 7.2 1.09 73%
5 Seasons 455 2.6% 16.0% 6.4% 5.7% 28% 2.52 5.7 34.7 10.7 1.12 73%
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
1959 26 CHW AL 0 0 0% 8 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 27 CHW AL 0 0 19% 27 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 28 WSA AL 3 0 25% 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
1962 29 WSA AL 3 0 29% 78 3 1 75% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 47% 11 7 4 1 1 0 3 0 3
1963 30 NYM NL 0 0 27% 58 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 70% 7 2 5 1 1 0 2 0 2
5 Seasons 6 0 26% 183 3 6 33% 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 56% 23 11 12 3 2 1 6 1 5
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
1959 26 CHW AL 8 75% 3 2 2 0 0 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 27 CHW AL 58 93% 9 17 4 0 0 1.51 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 1 11% 6 4 67% 35 2 6% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
1961 28 WSA AL 29 83% 5 6 2 0 0 1.15 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 3 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1962 29 WSA AL 191 92% 39 61 9 0 1 1.41 6 0 2 6 0 4 2 0 2 2 100% 30 3 10% 18 4 22% 90 9 10% 4 1 25% 9 7 78% 0
1963 30 NYM NL 169 88% 36 16 3 1 3 1.32 5 0 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 29 1 3% 12 1 8% 87 18 21% 7 3 43% 11 7 64% 0
5 Seasons 455 90% 92 102 20 1 4 1.38 12 0 6 11 1 10 2 0 5 5 100% 74 5 7% 39 9 23% 222 29 13% 14 5 36% 25 15 60% 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
1959 26 6 8 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .429 .500 .429 .929 160 3 0 0 0 0 0
1960 27 42 66 54 3 12 1 0 0 2 0 2 7 4 .222 .317 .241 .558 54 13 1 1 3 1 0
1961 28 54 95 83 5 17 1 0 1 3 0 3 7 8 .205 .272 .253 .525 44 21 1 1 3 1 0
1962 29 156 286 257 25 56 5 2 7 17 3 4 22 42 .218 .281 .335 .616 66 86 4 1 5 1 0
1963 30 212 455 416 41 92 11 3 12 39 3 6 29 73 .221 .278 .349 .626 73 145 5 4 5 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1959 26 6 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 1 6
1960 27 38 59 50 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 7 3 .200 .305 .220 .525 3 36
1961 28 12 29 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 12
1962 29 102 190 175 20 40 4 2 6 14 3 15 34 .229 .289 .377 .667 19 102
1963 30 56 174 163 18 40 7 1 6 25 0 8 31 .245 .293 .411 .704 18 56
5 Seasons 214 459 423 43 92 12 3 12 42 3 31 73 .217 .277 .345 .622 42 212
162 Game Avg. 162 347 320 33 70 9 2 9 32 2 23 55 .217 .277 .345 .622 32 212

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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