Spook Jacobs
Robert Forrest Vandergrift Jacobs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: November 4, 1925 in Cheswold, DE
High School: Salem (Pennsville, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Final Game: July 3, 1956
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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
1954 28 PHA AL 132 575 508 63 131 11 1 0 26 17 3 60 22 .258 .336 .283 .619 72 144 5 0 6 1 *4
1955 29 KCA AL 13 28 23 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 .261 .370 .261 .631 73 6 1 1 1 0 0 /4
1956 30 TOT MLB 43 156 134 17 27 5 0 0 6 4 3 17 10 .201 .296 .239 .535 45 32 4 1 4 0 1 4
1956 30 KCA AL 32 115 97 13 21 3 0 0 5 4 1 15 5 .216 .321 .247 .569 53 24 4 0 3 0 1 4
1956 30 PIT NL 11 41 37 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .162 .225 .216 .441 21 8 0 1 1 0 0 4
3 Seasons 188 759 665 87 164 16 1 0 33 22 8 80 32 .247 .329 .274 .603 66 182 10 2 11 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 654 573 75 141 14 1 0 28 19 7 69 28 .247 .329 .274 .603 66 157 9 2 9 1
KCA (3 yrs) 177 718 628 83 158 14 1 0 32 22 6 78 27 .252 .335 .277 .612 69 174 10 1 10 1 1
PIT (1 yr) 11 41 37 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .162 .225 .216 .441 21 8 0 1 1 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 177 718 628 83 158 14 1 0 32 22 6 78 27 .252 .335 .277 .612 69 174 10 1 10 1 1
NL (1 yr) 11 41 37 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 .162 .225 .216 .441 21 8 0 1 1 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
1954 28 PHA AL 575 392 51 3.5 99 .269 .258 .265 .336 .341 .283 .388 .619 .729 72 .410 -18.7 -1.9 .566 .171 .026 .0
1955 29 KCA AL 28 21 2 2.6 102 .261 .261 .266 .370 .346 .261 .397 .631 .743 73 .255 -0.7 -0.1 .450 .087 .000 .0
1956 30 TOT MLB 156 118 10 2.3 105 .218 .201 .265 .296 .343 .239 .409 .535 .752 45 .208 -10.3 -1.0 .447 .172 .037 .0
1956 30 KCA AL 115 84 8 2.6 106 .228 .216 .267 .321 .349 .247 .408 .569 .757 53 .238 -6.3 -0.6 .519 .216 .031 .0
1956 30 PIT NL 41 34 2 1.6 100 .188 .162 .260 .225 .327 .216 .411 .441 .738 21 .128 -4.0 -0.4 .273 .054 .054
3 Seasons 759 531 63 3.2 100 .259 .247 .265 .329 .342 .274 .392 .603 .734 66 .358 -29.8 -3.0 .536 .168 .027 .0
162 Game Avg. 654 458 54 3.2 100 .259 .247 .265 .329 .342 .274 .392 .603 .734 66 .358 -29.8 -3.0 .536 .168 .027
KCA (3 yrs) 718 497 61 3.3 100 .262 .252 .266 .335 .342 .277 .391 .612 .734 69 .374 -25.7 -2.6 .553 .175 .025 .0
PIT (1 yr) 41 34 2 1.6 100 .188 .162 .260 .225 .327 .216 .411 .441 .738 21 .129 -4.0 -0.4 .273 .054 .054
AL (3 yrs) 718 497 61 3.3 100 .262 .252 .266 .335 .342 .277 .391 .612 .734 69 .374 -25.7 -2.6 .553 .175 .025 .0
NL (1 yr) 41 34 2 1.6 100 .188 .162 .260 .225 .327 .216 .411 .441 .738 21 .129 -4.0 -0.4 .273 .054 .054

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
1954 28 PHA AL 575 0.0% 3.8% 10.4% 2.1% 9% 0.37 23.1 19.5 1.49 85%
1955 29 KCA AL 28 0.0% 0.0% 10.7% 0.0% 0% 0.00 23.0 0.73 82%
1956 30 TOT MLB 156 0.0% 6.4% 10.9% 3.2% 19% 0.59 13.4 22.3 1.84 79%
1956 30 KCA AL 115 0.0% 4.4% 13.0% 2.6% 14% 0.33 19.4 19.4 2.04 80%
1956 30 PIT NL 41 0.0% 12.2% 4.9% 4.9% 33% 2.50 7.4 37.0 1.00 78%
3 Seasons 759 0.0% 4.2% 10.5% 2.2% 10% 0.40 20.8 20.2 1.51 84%
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
1954 28 PHA AL 6 0 33% 266 17 3 85% 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 56% 33 18 15 10 6 4 11 0 11
1955 29 KCA AL 0 0 70% 21 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0
1956 30 TOT MLB 4 0 38% 55 4 3 57% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 67% 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 1 3
1956 30 KCA AL 3 0 36% 49 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 63% 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 2
1956 30 PIT NL 1 0 44% 6 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 10 0 35% 342 22 8 73% 21 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 16 55% 40 21 19 13 8 5 16 2 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
1954 28 PHA AL 553 21% 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 55% 71 5 7% 33 11 33% 241 29 12% 18 13 72% 26 10 38% 21
1955 29 KCA AL 28 21% 6 1 0 0 0 0.47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 11 1 9% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 30 TOT MLB 133 26% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 30 4 13% 6 3 50% 63 6 10% 3 2 67% 1 1 100% 22
1956 30 KCA AL 114 24% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 27 4 15% 5 2 40% 58 6 10% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1956 30 PIT NL 19 37% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 22
3 Seasons 714 22% 164 1 0 0 0 0.47 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 69% 107 10 9% 42 15 36% 315 36 11% 21 15 71% 27 11 41% 43
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
1954 28 132 575 508 63 131 11 1 0 26 17 3 60 22 .258 .336 .283 .619 72 144 5 0 6 1
1955 29 145 603 531 70 137 11 1 0 27 18 5 63 22 .258 .337 .282 .620 72 150 6 1 7 1 0
1956 30 188 759 665 87 164 16 1 0 33 22 8 80 32 .247 .329 .274 .603 66 182 10 2 11 1 1

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
1954 28 138 608 540 70 146 12 1 0 29 19 67 23 .270 .350 .296 .647 56 132
1955 29 14 28 24 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 .250 .357 .250 .607 2 13
1956 30 45 160 141 18 29 5 0 0 6 4 18 10 .206 .300 .241 .541 10 43
3 Seasons 197 796 705 95 181 17 1 0 36 24 88 33 .257 .340 .284 .624 68 188
162 Game Avg. 162 655 580 78 149 14 1 0 30 20 72 27 .257 .340 .284 .624 56 188

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 AL  17 (4th)

Singles s c a p y
1954 AL  119 (6th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1954 AL  23.1 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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