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Don Hoak

Donald Albert Hoak (Tiger)

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 5, 1928 in Roulette, PA
High School: Roullette (Roullette, PA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1954
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Redlegs/Dodgers/Phillies/Cubs 1954-1964

Final Game: May 12, 1964
Died: October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Fishing Creek Cemetery, Roulette, PA
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All-Star

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 26 BRO NL 88 296 261 41 64 9 5 7 26 8 3 25 39 .245 .318 .398 .717 83 104 7 4 4 2 5
1955 27 BRO NL 94 332 279 50 67 13 3 5 19 9 5 46 50 .240 .350 .362 .712 87 101 9 1 6 0 0 5
1956 28 CHC NL 121 478 424 51 91 18 4 5 37 8 3 41 46 .215 .283 .311 .594 61 132 4 1 8 4 0 *5
1957 29 CIN NL 149 616 529 78 155 39 2 19 89 8 15 74 54 .293 .381 .482 .863 125 255 13 4 5 4 5 *5/4 AS,MVP-11
1958 30 CIN NL 114 466 417 51 109 30 0 6 50 6 8 43 36 .261 .333 .376 .709 83 157 11 2 3 1 4 *5/6
1959 31 PIT NL 155 651 564 60 166 29 3 8 65 9 2 71 75 .294 .374 .399 .773 107 225 18 4 6 6 4 *5 MVP-17
1960 32 PIT NL 155 636 553 97 156 24 9 16 79 3 2 74 74 .282 .366 .445 .810 120 246 17 1 4 4 9 *5 MVP-2
1961 33 PIT NL 145 586 503 72 150 27 7 12 61 4 2 73 53 .298 .388 .451 .839 122 227 14 3 3 4 8 *5
1962 34 PIT NL 121 467 411 63 99 14 8 5 48 4 2 49 49 .241 .320 .350 .670 80 144 18 1 1 5 5 *5
1963 35 PHI NL 115 411 377 35 87 11 3 6 24 5 5 27 52 .231 .282 .324 .605 75 122 11 1 3 3 1 5
1964 36 PHI NL 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 Seasons 1263 4945 4322 598 1144 214 44 89 498 64 47 523 530 .265 .345 .396 .741 98 1713 122 22 45 33 36
162 Game Avg. 162 634 554 77 147 27 6 11 64 8 6 67 68 .265 .345 .396 .741 98 220 16 3 6 4
PIT (4 yrs) 576 2340 2031 292 571 94 27 41 253 20 8 267 251 .281 .364 .415 .779 109 842 67 9 14 19 26
PHI (2 yrs) 121 417 381 35 87 11 3 6 24 5 5 27 54 .228 .279 .320 .599 73 122 11 1 5 3 1
BRO (2 yrs) 182 628 540 91 131 22 8 12 45 17 8 71 89 .243 .335 .380 .715 85 205 16 5 10 2 0
CIN (2 yrs) 263 1082 946 129 264 69 2 25 139 14 23 117 90 .279 .360 .436 .796 107 412 24 6 8 5 9
CHC (1 yr) 121 478 424 51 91 18 4 5 37 8 3 41 46 .215 .283 .311 .594 61 132 4 1 8 4 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1954 26 BRO NL 296 -8 2 0 0 -4 0 10 0 0.0 4 0.4 -0.4 $ 5
1955 27 BRO NL 332 -3 -1 1 0 15 0 11 23 2.3 8 0.8 1.5 $ 5
1956 28 CHC NL 479 -21 0 -2 1 -4 1 16 -9 -1.0 -5 -0.5 -0.5 $ *5
1957 29 CIN NL 616 19 -4 -2 0 -0 2 21 35 3.6 36 3.7 -0.1 $ *5/4 AS,MVP-11
1958 30 CIN NL 466 -6 -2 0 1 1 1 16 11 1.1 10 1.0 0.1 $ *5/6
1959 31 PIT NL 651 11 0 -1 -2 -1 2 22 31 3.1 32 3.3 -0.2 $20,000 *5 MVP-17
1960 32 PIT NL 636 17 -1 5 -2 7 4 22 52 5.3 45 4.7 0.6 $27,500 *5 MVP-2
1961 33 PIT NL 586 18 3 0 -1 -10 4 20 34 3.5 44 4.4 -0.9 $ *5
1962 34 PIT NL 467 -12 1 1 -2 2 3 16 9 0.9 7 0.7 0.2 $ *5
1963 35 PHI NL 411 -11 -2 2 -1 6 3 14 11 0.9 5 0.5 0.4 $ 5
1964 36 PHI NL 6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
11 Seasons 4946 3 -4 4 -6 12 20 168 196 19.6 185 18.9 0.7 $47,500
PIT (4 yrs) 2340 34 3 5 -7 -2 13 80 126 12.8 128 13.1 -0.3 $47,500
PHI (2 yrs) 417 -12 -2 2 -1 6 3 14 10 0.8 4 0.4 0.4 $
BRO (2 yrs) 628 -11 1 1 0 11 0 21 23 2.3 12 1.2 1.1 $
CIN (2 yrs) 1082 13 -6 -2 1 1 3 37 46 4.7 46 4.7 -0.0 $
CHC (1 yr) 479 -21 0 -2 1 -4 1 16 -9 -1.0 -5 -0.5 -0.5 $

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 26 BRO NL 296 213 33 4.2 113 .263 .245 .279 .318 .351 .398 .431 .717 .782 83 .435 -7.6 -0.7 .667 .268 .153 7.5
1955 27 BRO NL 332 232 36 4.2 109 .277 .240 .270 .350 .342 .362 .428 .712 .770 87 .445 -4.5 -0.4 .673 .301 .122 6.4
1956 28 CHC NL 478 352 40 3.0 102 .228 .215 .263 .283 .330 .311 .415 .594 .745 61 .331 -23.2 -2.3 .526 .205 .097 6.2
1957 29 CIN NL 616 411 94 6.2 108 .296 .293 .276 .381 .340 .482 .427 .863 .766 125 .631 22.2 2.2 .811 .316 .189 11.3
1958 30 CIN NL 466 331 50 4.1 111 .274 .261 .277 .333 .346 .376 .432 .709 .778 83 .437 -9.3 -0.9 .612 .213 .115 6.0
1959 31 PIT NL 651 430 86 5.4 104 .324 .294 .269 .374 .335 .399 .416 .773 .751 107 .567 9.4 0.9 .734 .243 .105 8.5
1960 32 PIT NL 636 424 90 5.7 100 .300 .282 .264 .366 .330 .445 .406 .810 .736 120 .621 16.7 1.7 .774 .298 .163 5.1
1961 33 PIT NL 586 376 90 6.4 107 .312 .298 .271 .388 .338 .451 .422 .839 .760 122 .641 18.4 1.8 .827 .302 .153 6.0
1962 34 PIT NL 467 338 44 3.5 104 .260 .241 .271 .320 .339 .350 .412 .670 .750 80 .379 -11.7 -1.2 .590 .234 .109 4.4
1963 35 PHI NL 411 312 32 2.8 89 .252 .231 .253 .282 .315 .324 .378 .605 .693 75 .346 -12.4 -1.3 .490 .164 .093 5.5
1964 36 PHI NL 6 6 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .262 .000 .320 .000 .390 .000 .709 -100 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
11 Seasons 4945 3425 595 4.7 104 .282 .265 .269 .345 .336 .396 .416 .741 .752 98 .513 -3.1 -0.5 .680 .257 .132 74.5
162 Game Avg. 634 439 76 4.7 104 .282 .265 .269 .345 .336 .396 .416 .741 .752 98 .513 -3.1 -0.5 .680 .257 .132 10
PIT (4 yrs) 2340 1568 310 5.3 104 .301 .281 .269 .364 .335 .415 .414 .779 .749 109 .569 32.7 3.2 .736 .271 .133 26.9
PHI (2 yrs) 417 318 32 2.7 89 .250 .228 .253 .279 .315 .320 .378 .599 .693 73 .338 -13.5 -1.4 .484 .163 .092 5.5
BRO (2 yrs) 628 445 69 4.2 111 .270 .243 .274 .335 .346 .380 .429 .715 .776 85 .440 -12.0 -1.2 .670 .285 .137 14.1
CIN (2 yrs) 1082 742 144 5.2 109 .286 .279 .276 .360 .342 .436 .429 .796 .771 107 .555 12.9 1.2 .722 .271 .156 17.9
CHC (1 yr) 478 352 40 3.0 102 .228 .215 .263 .283 .330 .311 .415 .594 .745 61 .330 -23.2 -2.3 .526 .205 .097 6.2

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
1955 27 BRO NL WS NYY W 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 1 0 0 0 0 0
1960 32 PIT NL WS NYY W 7 27 23 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 .217 .333 .304 .638 7 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 10 32 26 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 1 .231 .375 .308 .683 8 1 0 0 0 0
2 WS 10 32 26 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 1 .231 .375 .308 .683 8 1 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1957 CIN NL 29 as 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 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 26 BRO NL 296 2.4% 13.2% 8.5% 7.1% 33% 1.56 6.7 37.3 10.0 1.19 73%
1955 27 BRO NL 332 1.5% 15.1% 13.9% 6.3% 31% 1.09 5.6 55.8 14.7 1.34 67%
1956 28 CHC NL 478 1.1% 9.6% 8.6% 5.7% 30% 1.12 9.2 84.8 11.5 1.03 79%
1957 29 CIN NL 616 3.1% 8.8% 12.0% 9.7% 39% 0.73 9.8 27.8 5.9 0.80 75%
1958 30 CIN NL 466 1.3% 7.7% 9.2% 7.7% 33% 0.84 11.6 69.5 8.3 0.82 81%
1959 31 PIT NL 651 1.2% 11.5% 10.9% 6.1% 24% 1.06 7.5 70.5 8.7 1.32 75%
1960 32 PIT NL 636 2.5% 11.6% 11.6% 7.7% 31% 1.00 7.5 34.6 7.0 1.36 73%
1961 33 PIT NL 586 2.1% 9.0% 12.5% 7.9% 31% 0.73 9.5 41.9 8.2 1.31 75%
1962 34 PIT NL 467 1.1% 10.5% 10.5% 5.8% 27% 1.00 8.4 82.2 8.6 1.09 78%
1963 35 PHI NL 411 1.5% 12.7% 6.6% 4.9% 23% 1.93 7.3 62.8 15.7 1.11 78%
1964 36 PHI NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33%
11 Seasons 4945 1.8% 10.7% 10.6% 7.0% 30% 1.01 8.2 48.6 8.7 1.11 76%
MLB Averages 2.3% 13.3% 8.7% 6.5% 29% 1.53 6.7 38.4 8.4 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 26 BRO NL -7.6 -0.7 309 -0.4 4.3 -4.8 .88 -0.1 -0.4 -4.5 -0.4 0.92 -1.7 1.68 11
1955 27 BRO NL -4.5 -0.4 352 -0.4 5.2 -5.6 .92 0.2 -0.6 -4.6 -0.4 0.93 -1.4 2.15 4
1956 28 CHC NL -23.2 -2.3 425 -0.9 6.8 -7.6 1.08 -1.5 0.7 -6.3 -0.6 0.90 -15.8 0.94 3
1957 29 CIN NL 22.2 2.2 646 1.4 13.0 -11.6 1.05 1.4 -0.1 18.1 1.7 0.98 16.7 0
1958 30 CIN NL -9.3 -0.9 489 -0.8 8.9 -9.7 1.14 -0.7 0.0 -1.8 -0.2 0.98 -7.6 2.70 1
1959 31 PIT NL 9.4 0.9 652 0.5 12.1 -11.6 1.08 0.3 0.2 6.9 0.7 0.96 6.3 0
1960 32 PIT NL 16.7 1.7 649 2.9 13.3 -10.3 .99 2.4 0.6 26.2 2.6 0.98 22.1 0
1961 33 PIT NL 18.4 1.8 601 0.7 10.1 -9.4 .95 2.3 -1.5 24.5 2.4 0.95 23.8 0.70 2
1962 34 PIT NL -11.7 -1.2 482 0.2 8.6 -8.3 1.01 -0.5 0.7 -12.1 -1.2 0.98 -8.9 2.49 3
1963 35 PHI NL -12.4 -1.3 424 -1.5 5.6 -7.0 .96 -1.2 -0.4 -11.3 -1.2 0.91 -9.8 1.90 9
1964 36 PHI NL -1.0 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.74 -0.1 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 1.02 -1.2 1.74 4
11 Seasons -3.1 -0.5 5035 1.7 87.7 -86.1 1.01 2.5 -0.8 34.1 3.2 0.95 22.5 1.77 37

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 26 BRO NL 5 0 40% 112 8 3 73% 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 64% 13 5 8 3 0 3 6 2 3
1955 27 BRO NL 6 0 41% 158 9 5 64% 9 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 11 8 63% 18 9 9 6 0 5 14 3 10
1956 28 CHC NL 5 0 36% 140 8 3 73% 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 11 58% 19 9 9 5 1 4 12 4 8
1957 29 CIN NL 4 0 28% 241 8 15 35% 8 13 0 1 0 1 5 1 7 9 42% 36 24 11 12 5 7 19 8 10
1958 30 CIN NL 6 0 30% 180 6 8 43% 5 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 12 13 60% 21 10 10 8 3 5 13 1 10
1959 31 PIT NL 7 0 22% 296 9 2 82% 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 14 51% 38 23 15 6 4 2 21 4 16
1960 32 PIT NL 16 0 38% 278 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 11 40% 48 34 13 15 9 6 28 11 17
1961 33 PIT NL 9 0 28% 254 4 2 67% 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 20 57% 39 22 17 8 3 4 15 1 14
1962 34 PIT NL 9 0 40% 189 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 43% 35 26 9 9 5 4 14 2 12
1963 35 PHI NL 10 0 27% 145 5 5 50% 4 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 7 43% 14 8 6 7 4 3 9 4 4
1964 36 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 77 0 32% 1993 64 47 58% 57 40 4 4 2 2 19 1 74 113 50% 281 170 107 79 34 43 151 40 104

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 26 BRO NL 296 20% 64 11 2 0 0 1.68 7 1 7 6 1 6 1 0 6 4 67% 51 7 14% 26 11 42% 156 19 12% 10 6 60% 8 4 50% 0
1955 27 BRO NL 332 8% 67 4 1 0 0 2.15 5 0 6 4 1 1 4 0 10 6 60% 60 9 15% 22 4 18% 174 15 9% 9 3 33% 6 5 83% 0
1956 28 CHC NL 406 20% 91 3 0 0 0 0.94 5 0 9 4 1 4 1 0 7 8 114% 65 4 6% 38 17 45% 203 31 15% 15 10 67% 18 12 67% 73
1957 29 CIN NL 616 31% 155 0 0 0 0 19 1 13 12 7 11 8 0 8 5 63% 136 13 10% 60 20 33% 409 73 18% 35 21 60% 24 10 42% 0
1958 30 CIN NL 466 32% 109 1 0 0 0 2.70 6 0 18 4 2 4 2 0 3 3 100% 93 11 12% 36 7 19% 310 46 15% 26 10 38% 10 5 50% 0
1959 31 PIT NL 630 23% 166 0 0 0 0 8 0 17 4 4 2 6 0 6 6 100% 118 18 15% 60 19 32% 394 57 14% 49 22 45% 18 10 56% 21
1960 32 PIT NL 629 27% 156 0 0 0 0 16 0 14 11 5 6 10 0 5 4 80% 120 17 14% 40 13 33% 396 71 18% 36 17 47% 18 15 83% 7
1961 33 PIT NL 580 32% 150 2 2 0 1 0.70 12 0 14 5 7 4 8 1 3 3 100% 114 14 12% 47 14 30% 366 52 14% 34 12 35% 19 7 37% 6
1962 34 PIT NL 459 24% 99 3 1 0 1 2.49 5 0 8 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 33% 99 18 18% 52 16 31% 303 48 16% 38 16 42% 19 13 68% 8
1963 35 PHI NL 411 41% 87 9 2 0 0 1.90 6 0 9 5 1 4 2 0 4 3 75% 72 11 15% 32 9 28% 218 20 9% 10 4 40% 11 3 27% 0
1964 36 PHI NL 6 33% 0 4 0 0 0 1.74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 4831 27% 1144 37 8 0 2 1.77 89 2 115 57 32 45 44 1 57 45 79% 931 122 13% 415 132 32% 2932 432 15% 262 121 46% 151 84 56% 115
MLB Averages 50% 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 26 88 296 261 41 64 9 5 7 26 8 3 25 39 .245 .318 .398 .717 83 104 7 4 4 2
1955 27 182 628 540 91 131 22 8 12 45 17 8 71 89 .243 .335 .380 .715 85 205 16 5 10 2 0
1956 28 303 1106 964 142 222 40 12 17 82 25 11 112 135 .230 .313 .350 .662 75 337 20 6 18 6 0
1957 29 452 1722 1493 220 377 79 14 36 171 33 26 186 189 .253 .337 .397 .734 93 592 33 10 23 10 5
1958 30 566 2188 1910 271 486 109 14 42 221 39 34 229 225 .254 .336 .392 .728 91 749 44 12 26 11 9
1959 31 721 2839 2474 331 652 138 17 50 286 48 36 300 300 .264 .345 .394 .739 95 974 62 16 32 17 13
1960 32 876 3475 3027 428 808 162 26 66 365 51 38 374 374 .267 .349 .403 .752 99 1220 79 17 36 21 22
1961 33 1021 4061 3530 500 958 189 33 78 426 55 40 447 427 .271 .354 .410 .764 102 1447 93 20 39 25 30
1962 34 1142 4528 3941 563 1057 203 41 83 474 59 42 496 476 .268 .351 .404 .754 100 1591 111 21 40 30 35
1963 35 1257 4939 4318 598 1144 214 44 89 498 64 47 523 528 .265 .345 .397 .742 98 1713 122 22 43 33 36
1964 36 1263 4945 4322 598 1144 214 44 89 498 64 47 523 530 .265 .345 .396 .741 98 1713 122 22 45 33 36

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 26 93 302 271 40 64 9 5 7 25 8 25 41 .236 .308 .384 .692 32 88
1955 27 99 339 291 49 68 13 3 5 19 9 47 53 .234 .342 .351 .693 35 94
1956 28 126 494 445 55 97 19 4 5 40 9 44 48 .218 .287 .312 .600 41 121
1957 29 156 631 548 77 157 40 2 19 88 8 75 56 .286 .374 .471 .845 96 149
1958 30 120 482 435 51 111 31 0 6 50 6 44 38 .255 .326 .368 .694 52 114
1959 31 162 676 591 63 175 31 3 8 69 9 75 78 .296 .376 .399 .775 89 155
1960 32 162 665 581 104 166 26 10 17 85 3 79 77 .286 .370 .453 .823 97 155
1961 33 152 605 523 73 154 28 7 12 62 4 75 55 .294 .383 .444 .827 89 145
1962 34 121 463 409 61 97 14 8 5 47 4 48 49 .237 .315 .347 .663 45 121
1963 35 115 418 385 41 95 12 3 7 28 5 29 52 .247 .299 .348 .647 40 115
1964 36 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
11 Seasons 1312 5079 4483 614 1184 223 45 91 513 65 541 549 .264 .344 .395 .739 616 1263
162 Game Avg. 162 627 554 76 146 28 6 11 63 8 67 68 .264 .344 .395 .739 76 1263

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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

All-Star Games
1957 (3B)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1957 NL (11, 9%)
1959 NL (17, 2%)
1960 NL (2, 48%)
0.59 Career Shares (391st)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1960 NL  5.3 (8th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1957 NL  3.7 (10th)
1960 NL  4.7 (8th)
1961 NL  4.4 (10th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1955 NL  1.5 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1957 NL  .381 (7th)
1960 NL  .366 (9th)
1961 NL  .388 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1959 NL  155 (1st)
1960 NL  155 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1960 NL  97 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1957 NL  39 (1st)
1958 NL  30 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1960 NL  9 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1957 NL  89 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1957 NL  74 (7th)
1959 NL  71 (7th)
1960 NL  74 (6th)
1961 NL  73 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 NL  8 (8th)
1955 NL  9 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1959 NL  126 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1960 NL  90 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1960 NL  17 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1957 NL  2.2 (10th)
1960 NL  1.7 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1957 NL  60 (9th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1960 NL  231 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1959 NL  6 (8th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1960 NL  9 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1959 NL  18 (6th)
1960 NL  17 (5th)
1962 NL  18 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1957 NL  15 (2nd)
1958 NL  8 (5th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1957 NL  11.3 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1960 NL  424 (10th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1960 NL  26.19 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1960 NL  2.9 (8th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1960 NL  2.4 (10th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1960 NL  2.6 (10th)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (523), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 26 (872), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1276), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1089), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Name and misspellings: Donald Albert dave Don donald Tiger Hoak

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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