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Frank Howard

Frank Oliver Howard (Hondo and Capital Punishment)

All-Star Player

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 255 lb.

Born: August 8, 1936 in Columbus, OH
High School: South (Columbus, OH)
School: Ohio State University
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1958
Teams (by GP): Senators/Dodgers/Tigers/Rangers 1958-1973
Final Game: September 30, 1973
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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
1958 21 LAD NL 8 30 29 3 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 11 .241 .267 .379 .646 66 11 1 0 0 0 0 /97
1959 22 LAD NL 9 23 21 2 3 0 1 1 6 0 0 2 9 .143 .217 .381 .598 51 8 0 0 0 0 0 /79
1960 23 LAD NL 117 487 448 54 120 15 2 23 77 0 1 32 108 .268 .320 .464 .784 107 208 8 3 2 2 1 *97/3 RoY-1
1961 24 LAD NL 92 292 267 36 79 10 2 15 45 0 1 21 50 .296 .347 .517 .864 119 138 12 1 1 2 3 97/3
1962 25 LAD NL 141 538 493 80 146 25 6 31 119 1 0 39 108 .296 .346 .560 .906 147 276 18 1 1 4 10 *9/7 MVP-9
1963 26 LAD NL 123 459 417 58 114 16 1 28 64 1 2 33 116 .273 .330 .518 .848 149 216 7 4 2 3 4 *9/7
1964 27 LAD NL 134 492 433 60 98 13 2 24 69 1 0 51 113 .226 .303 .432 .735 111 187 14 0 1 7 10 *9
1965 28 WSA AL 149 575 516 53 149 22 6 21 84 0 0 55 112 .289 .358 .477 .835 138 246 9 2 0 2 2 *7/9 MVP-29
1966 29 WSA AL 146 549 493 52 137 19 4 18 71 1 1 53 104 .278 .348 .442 .790 127 218 14 1 0 2 6 *7
1967 30 WSA AL 149 585 519 71 133 20 2 36 89 0 1 60 155 .256 .338 .511 .849 153 265 14 5 0 1 7 *7/39
1968 31 WSA AL 158 663 598 79 164 28 3 44 106 0 0 54 141 .274 .338 .552 .890 170 330 13 6 0 5 12 73 AS,MVP-8
1969 32 WSA AL 161 702 592 111 175 17 2 48 111 1 0 102 96 .296 .402 .574 .976 178 340 29 5 0 3 19 *73/9 AS,MVP-4
1970 33 WSA AL 161 706 566 90 160 15 1 44 126 1 2 132 125 .283 .416 .546 .962 170 309 23 2 0 6 29 *73/9 AS,MVP-5
1971 34 WSA AL 153 633 549 60 153 25 2 26 83 1 0 77 121 .279 .367 .474 .840 144 260 29 2 0 5 20 73/9 AS
1972 35 TOT AL 109 368 320 29 78 10 0 10 38 1 0 46 63 .244 .340 .369 .708 114 118 16 1 0 1 8 37/9
1972 35 TEX AL 95 331 287 28 70 9 0 9 31 1 0 42 55 .244 .341 .369 .711 116 106 16 1 0 1 8 37/9
1972 35 DET AL 14 37 33 1 8 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 8 .242 .324 .364 .688 103 12 0 0 0 0 0 3/7
1973 36 DET AL 85 251 227 26 58 9 1 12 29 0 1 24 28 .256 .327 .463 .789 115 105 12 0 0 0 4 D/37
16 Seasons 1895 7353 6488 864 1774 245 35 382 1119 8 9 782 1460 .273 .352 .499 .851 142 3235 219 33 7 43 135
162 Game Avg. 162 629 555 74 152 21 3 33 96 1 1 67 125 .273 .352 .499 .851 142 277 19 3 1 4 12
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
TEX (8 yrs) 1172 4744 4120 544 1141 155 20 246 701 5 4 575 909 .277 .367 .503 .870 153 2074 147 24 0 25 103
LAD (7 yrs) 624 2321 2108 293 567 80 14 123 382 3 4 179 515 .269 .326 .495 .822 125 1044 60 9 7 18 28
DET (2 yrs) 99 288 260 27 66 10 1 13 36 0 1 28 36 .254 .326 .450 .776 114 117 12 0 0 0 4
AL (9 yrs) 1271 5032 4380 571 1207 165 21 259 737 5 5 603 945 .276 .364 .500 .865 150 2191 159 24 0 25 107
NL (7 yrs) 624 2321 2108 293 567 80 14 123 382 3 4 179 515 .269 .326 .495 .822 125 1044 60 9 7 18 28

Postseason Batting

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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
1963 26 LAD NL WS NYY W 3 10 10 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .700 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 10 10 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .700 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1958 LAD NL 21 OF 8 8 55.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 2.13 1.63 .977 2.26 1.95 3-0-5
1958 LAD NL 21 RF 5 5 33.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 25.5 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.18 1.60 .975 2.02 1.72
1958 LAD NL 21 LF 3 3 22.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -38.2 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 0 2.05 1.67 .980 2.00 1.53
1959 LAD NL 22 OF 6 5 42.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 54.3 1.9 0.0 1.9 0 2.14 1.67 .980 2.21 1.90 4-0-2
1959 LAD NL 22 LF 4 3 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 73.8 1.6 0.0 1.6 0 2.42 1.75 .971 2.04 1.60
1959 LAD NL 22 RF 2 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 22.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 1.69 1.50 .967 1.97 1.65
1960 LAD NL 23 OF 115 112 999.1 188 177 8 3 1 .984 3.8 4.6 -0.2 1.5 -1.8 4 1.67 1.61 .978 2.20 1.92 22-0-94 RoY-1
1960 LAD NL 23 RF 94 91 821.1 165 157 7 1 1 .994 5.0 7.3 3.0 1.9 1.1 2 1.80 1.74 .979 1.99 1.76 RoY-1
1960 LAD NL 23 LF 22 21 178.0 25 22 1 2 0 .920 -1.2 -8.1 -3.2 -0.4 -2.9 2 1.16 1.05 .976 1.98 1.54 RoY-1
1960 LAD NL 23 1B 4 1 16.0 23 19 3 1 2 .957 1.0 75.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0 12.38 5.50 .991 9.56 8.20 RoY-1
1961 LAD NL 24 OF 65 61 487.0 91 79 6 6 0 .934 -10.1 -24.9 -7.1 -2.2 -5.0 -3 1.57 1.31 .978 2.16 1.86 20-0-46
1961 LAD NL 24 RF 47 45 353.0 70 61 3 6 0 .914 -9.3 -31.6 -6.3 -2.1 -4.2 -3 1.63 1.36 .976 1.93 1.60
1961 LAD NL 24 LF 19 16 134.0 21 19 2 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -7.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.8 0 1.41 1.11 .971 1.88 1.50
1961 LAD NL 24 1B 7 5 41.0 49 43 4 2 2 .959 -0.8 -23.4 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 0 10.32 6.71 .990 9.81 8.57
1962 LAD NL 25 OF 131 127 1108.1 212 187 19 6 4 .972 -3.3 -3.6 -10.3 -6.8 -3.5 7 1.67 1.57 .974 2.07 1.79 9-0-128 MVP-9
1962 LAD NL 25 RF 128 122 1062.2 204 182 16 6 4 .971 -2.7 -3.0 -9.7 -6.2 -3.5 7 1.68 1.55 .975 1.90 1.65 MVP-9
1962 LAD NL 25 LF 9 5 45.2 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -15.8 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.18 0.67 .967 1.81 1.37 MVP-9
1963 LAD NL 26 OF 111 107 947.1 202 190 4 8 0 .960 -1.4 -1.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -1 1.84 1.75 .977 2.01 1.75 6-0-107
1963 LAD NL 26 RF 107 104 915.0 193 181 4 8 0 .959 -2.8 -3.7 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 -2 1.82 1.73 .977 1.83 1.61
1963 LAD NL 26 LF 6 3 32.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 52.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 1 2.23 1.33 .975 1.81 1.38
1964 LAD NL 27 OF 122 121 996.1 189 183 2 4 0 .979 -8.2 -9.9 -5.2 0.6 -5.8 -3 1.67 1.52 .973 1.99 1.72 0-0-122
1964 LAD NL 27 RF 122 121 996.1 186 179 3 4 0 .978 -8.2 -9.9 -5.2 0.6 -5.8 -3 1.64 1.49 .974 1.90 1.62
1965 WSA AL 28 LF 138 138 1089.0 213 204 5 4 0 .981 -13.0 -14.3 -6.0 -0.8 -5.1 -7 1.73 1.51 .979 1.87 1.49 MVP-29
1965 WSA AL 28 OF 138 138 1099.0 213 204 5 4 0 .981 -13.2 -14.4 -6.2 -0.8 -5.3 -7 1.71 1.51 .978 2.04 1.78 138-0-5 MVP-29
1965 WSA AL 28 RF 7 0 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -24.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.90 0.14 1.000 1.89 1.57 MVP-29
1966 WSA AL 29 LF 135 134 1039.0 225 215 6 4 1 .982 -3.7 -4.3 1.3 -1.7 3.0 -5 1.91 1.64 .980 1.83 1.45
1966 WSA AL 29 OF 135 134 1039.0 225 216 5 4 1 .982 -3.7 -4.3 1.3 -1.7 3.0 -5 1.91 1.64 .982 2.10 1.82 135-0-0
1967 WSA AL 30 LF 141 140 1082.1 214 206 5 3 1 .986 -6.8 -7.5 -4.8 0.4 -5.2 -2 1.75 1.50 .976 1.87 1.40
1967 WSA AL 30 OF 141 140 1086.0 218 210 5 3 1 .986 -6.9 -7.6 -4.9 0.3 -5.2 -2 1.78 1.52 .980 2.06 1.76 141-0-3
1967 WSA AL 30 1B 4 2 17.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 8.47 4.00 .994 9.53 8.32
1967 WSA AL 30 RF 3 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -32.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.72 1.57
1968 WSA AL 31 LF 107 105 899.1 187 168 11 8 1 .957 -11.4 -15.2 -8.4 -6.7 -1.7 -3 1.79 1.67 .979 1.85 1.45 AS,MVP-8
1968 WSA AL 31 OF 107 105 899.1 179 160 11 8 1 .955 -11.4 -15.2 -8.4 -6.7 -1.7 -3 1.71 1.60 .982 2.08 1.80 107-0-0 AS,MVP-8
1968 WSA AL 31 1B 55 51 438.1 468 416 41 11 38 .976 -5.1 -14.0 -5.1 -3.3 -1.9 0 9.38 8.31 .989 9.59 8.32 AS,MVP-8
1969 WSA AL 32 OF 114 112 898.1 154 147 3 4 0 .974 -14.8 -19.8 -7.8 -6.2 -1.6 -7 1.50 1.32 .978 2.13 1.84 108-0-6 AS,MVP-4
1969 WSA AL 32 LF 108 106 854.2 144 137 3 4 0 .972 -13.8 -19.4 -6.8 -5.2 -1.6 -7 1.47 1.30 .978 1.99 1.60 AS,MVP-4
1969 WSA AL 32 1B 70 47 441.1 496 455 31 10 38 .980 -3.2 -8.7 -3.2 -1.4 -1.8 0 9.91 6.94 .992 9.63 8.33 AS,MVP-4
1969 WSA AL 32 RF 6 6 43.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -27.5 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 1.24 1.00 .967 1.92 1.60 AS,MVP-4
1970 WSA AL 33 OF 120 118 979.1 183 172 6 5 4 .973 -12.0 -14.7 -7.0 -3.6 -3.3 -5 1.64 1.48 .980 2.14 1.85 114-0-6 AS,MVP-5
1970 WSA AL 33 LF 114 112 932.1 179 169 5 5 4 .972 -10.6 -13.6 -5.6 -2.2 -3.3 -5 1.68 1.53 .978 1.81 1.48 AS,MVP-5
1970 WSA AL 33 1B 48 42 395.1 460 429 25 6 37 .987 -4.8 -14.6 -3.8 -1.0 -2.8 -1 10.34 9.46 .991 9.59 8.14 AS,MVP-5
1970 WSA AL 33 RF 6 6 47.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -35.7 -1.4 -1.4 0.0 0 0.77 0.67 .975 1.97 1.58 AS,MVP-5
1971 WSA AL 34 OF 100 100 810.2 149 141 7 1 0 .993 -12.4 -18.4 -8.4 -3.7 -4.7 -4 1.64 1.48 .982 2.24 1.96 95-0-5 AS
1971 WSA AL 34 LF 95 95 771.2 145 137 7 1 0 .993 -10.3 -16.0 -7.3 -2.6 -4.7 -3 1.68 1.52 .981 1.93 1.60 AS
1971 WSA AL 34 1B 68 48 426.2 476 414 58 4 40 .992 5.2 14.6 5.2 1.1 4.2 0 9.96 6.94 .992 9.59 8.10 AS
1971 WSA AL 34 RF 5 5 39.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -64.6 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 -1 1.15 1.00 .980 2.05 1.70 AS
1972 TOT AL 35 1B 76 64 538.1 539 495 32 12 44 .978 -6.8 -15.2 -6.8 -3.8 -3.1 0 8.81 6.93 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 TOT AL 35 OF 22 21 167.2 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -3.3 -23.6 -2.3 -0.9 -1.4 -1 1.40 1.18 .985 2.22 1.91 21-0-1
1972 TOT AL 35 LF 21 20 160.2 25 24 0 1 0 .960 -3.2 -23.9 -2.2 -0.8 -1.4 -1 1.34 1.14 .980 1.89 1.53
1972 TEX AL 35 1B 66 55 473.1 476 440 27 9 39 .981 -5.1 -12.9 -5.1 -3.0 -2.2 0 8.88 7.08 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 TEX AL 35 OF 21 21 166.2 26 25 0 1 0 .962 -3.5 -25.2 -2.5 -1.1 -1.4 -1 1.35 1.19 .985 2.22 1.91 20-0-1
1972 TEX AL 35 LF 20 20 159.2 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -3.4 -25.6 -2.4 -1.0 -1.4 -1 1.30 1.15 .979 1.89 1.53
1972 TEX AL 35 RF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -17.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.06 1.80
1972 DET AL 35 1B 10 9 65.0 63 55 5 3 5 .952 -1.7 -31.4 -1.7 -0.8 -0.9 0 8.31 6.00 .992 9.75 8.04
1972 DET AL 35 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.50
1972 DET AL 35 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.90 1-0-0
1973 DET AL 36 DH 76
1973 DET AL 36 1B 2 1 9.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 -0.7 -93.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 12.00 6.00 .992 9.90 8.25
1973 DET AL 36 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
15 Seasons OF 1435 1409 11614.2 2253 2114 82 57 12 .975 -95.0 -9.8 -65.0 -30.5 -34.5 -30 1.70 1.53 .978 2.10 1.82 1846-0-1063
15 Seasons (incomplete) LF 923 901 7268.0 1404 1325 47 32 7 .977 -73.1 -12.1 -43.1 -21.1 -22.0 -30 1.70 1.49 .978 1.88 1.49
13 Seasons (incomplete) RF 533 508 4347.2 847 788 34 25 5 .970 -21.9 -6.0 -21.9 -9.4 -12.5 0 1.70 1.54 .976 1.91 1.65
9 Seasons 1B 334 261 2323.0 2540 2298 195 47 201 .981 -15.1 -7.8 -14.1 -8.6 -5.7 -1 9.66 7.46 .991 9.64 8.19
1 Season DH 76
16 Seasons TOT 1769 1670 13937.2 4793 4412 277 104 213 .978 -110.1 -9.5 -79.1 -39.1 -40.2 -30 -1 3.03 2.65 .963 3.36 3.02 1846-0-1063
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1979 BBWAA ( 1.4%)

All-Star Games
1968 (RF)
1969 (LF)
1970 (LF)
1971 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1960 NL Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1962 NL (9, 11%)
1965 AL (29, 1%)
1968 AL (8, 22%)
1969 AL (4, 34%)
1970 AL (5, 27%)
0.95 Career Shares (252nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1965 AL  .289 (6th)
1966 AL  .278 (9th)
1968 AL  .274 (10th)
1969 AL  .296 (8th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1965 AL  .358 (9th)
1969 AL  .402 (6th)
1970 AL  .416 (2nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1962 NL  .560 (4th)
1965 AL  .477 (7th)
1967 AL  .511 (5th)
1968 AL  .552 (1st)
1969 AL  .574 (4th)
1970 AL  .546 (4th)
1971 AL  .474 (10th)
Career  .499 (110th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1962 NL  .906 (6th)
1965 AL  .835 (8th)
1967 AL  .849 (6th)
1968 AL  .890 (3rd)
1969 AL  .976 (4th)
1970 AL  .962 (2nd)
Career  .851 (162nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1968 AL  158 (6th)
1969 AL  161 (4th)
1970 AL  161 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1968 AL  598 (8th)
1969 AL  592 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1968 AL  663 (9th)
1969 AL  702 (4th)
1970 AL  706 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1968 AL  79 (8th)
1969 AL  111 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1968 AL  164 (3rd)
1969 AL  175 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1965 AL  246 (10th)
1967 AL  265 (4th)
1968 AL  330 (1st)
1969 AL  340 (1st)
1970 AL  309 (4th)
1971 AL  260 (6th)
Career  3235 (203rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1968 AL  28 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1965 AL  6 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1960 NL  23 (9th)
1962 NL  31 (7th)
1963 NL  28 (5th)
1964 NL  24 (9th)
1967 AL  36 (3rd)
1968 AL  44 (1st)
1969 AL  48 (2nd)
1970 AL  44 (1st)
1971 AL  26 (9th)
Career  382 (56th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1962 NL  119 (5th)
1965 AL  84 (7th)
1967 AL  89 (4th)
1968 AL  106 (2nd)
1969 AL  111 (5th)
1970 AL  126 (1st)
Career  1119 (180th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 AL  102 (4th)
1970 AL  132 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1960 NL  108 (3rd)
1962 NL  108 (2nd)
1963 NL  116 (7th)
1964 NL  113 (4th)
1965 AL  112 (6th)
1966 AL  104 (10th)
1967 AL  155 (1st)
1968 AL  141 (3rd)
1970 AL  125 (4th)
1971 AL  121 (2nd)
Career  1460 (52nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1962 NL  147 (5th)
1965 AL  138 (7th)
1967 AL  153 (6th)
1968 AL  170 (2nd)
1969 AL  178 (2nd)
1970 AL  170 (2nd)
1971 AL  144 (9th)
Career  142 (62nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1965 AL  90 (9th)
1967 AL  88 (9th)
1968 AL  110 (2nd)
1969 AL  132 (3rd)
1970 AL  130 (2nd)
Career  1112 (245th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1962 NL  30 (7th)
1965 AL  25 (9th)
1967 AL  33 (8th)
1968 AL  48 (2nd)
1969 AL  62 (3rd)
1970 AL  59 (2nd)
1971 AL  32 (7th)
Career  354 (91st)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1962 NL  2.9 (7th)
1965 AL  2.6 (9th)
1967 AL  3.5 (8th)
1968 AL  5.3 (2nd)
1969 AL  6.3 (3rd)
1970 AL  6.0 (2nd)
1971 AL  3.4 (6th)
Career  36.7 (81st)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1962 NL  62 (6th)
1967 AL  58 (4th)
1968 AL  75 (1st)
1969 AL  67 (5th)
1970 AL  60 (8th)
1971 AL  53 (6th)
Career  662 (200th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1968 AL  224 (7th)
1969 AL  282 (3rd)
1970 AL  294 (2nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1965 AL  .700 (7th)
1968 AL  .758 (2nd)
1969 AL  .760 (5th)
1970 AL  .757 (3rd)
Career  .670 (137th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1968 AL  6 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1964 NL  7 (2nd)
1968 AL  5 (10th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 NL  10 (7th)
1968 AL  12 (4th)
1969 AL  19 (3rd)
1970 AL  29 (1st)
1971 AL  20 (1st)
Career  135 (57th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1962 NL  18 (4th)
1969 AL  29 (1st)
1970 AL  23 (4th)
1971 AL  29 (1st)
1972 AL  16 (9th)
Career  219 (58th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1960 NL  19.5 (7th)
1962 NL  15.9 (4th)
1967 AL  14.4 (3rd)
1968 AL  13.6 (1st)
1969 AL  12.3 (3rd)
1970 AL  12.9 (2nd)
Career  17.0 (47th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 17 (131), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 121 (156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 61 (310), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (422), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1964: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with a player to be named later, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega and Pete Richert to the Washington Senators for John Kennedy, Claude Osteen and $100,000. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Dick Nen (December 15, 1964) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

August 31, 1972: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Texas Rangers.

October 25, 1973: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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