Spider Jorgensen
John Donald Jorgensen
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: November 3, 1919 in Folsom, CA
High School: Folsom (Sacramento, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1947
Final Game: June 30, 1951
Died: November 6, 2003 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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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
1947 27 BRO NL 129 506 441 57 121 29 8 5 67 4 58 45 .274 .360 .410 .770 101 181 5 1 6 *5
1948 28 BRO NL 31 108 90 15 27 6 2 1 13 1 16 13 .300 .411 .444 .856 129 40 1 1 1 5
1949 29 BRO NL 53 160 134 15 36 5 1 1 14 0 23 13 .269 .376 .343 .719 91 46 1 0 3 5
1950 30 TOT NL 26 45 39 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 6 2 .128 .244 .128 .373 1 5 0 0 0 /5
1950 30 BRO NL 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0 /5
1950 30 NYG NL 24 42 37 5 5 0 0 0 4 0 5 2 .135 .238 .135 .373 1 5 0 0 0 /5
1951 31 NYG NL 28 56 51 5 12 0 0 2 8 0 0 3 2 .235 .291 .353 .644 72 18 0 1 1 O/5
5 Seasons 267 875 755 97 201 40 11 9 107 5 0 106 75 .266 .359 .384 .743 95 290 7 3 11
162 Game Avg. 162 531 458 59 122 24 7 5 65 3 64 46 .266 .359 .384 .743 95 176 4 2 7
BRO (4 yrs) 215 777 667 87 184 40 11 7 95 5 98 71 .276 .370 .400 .771 102 267 7 2 10
NYG (2 yrs) 52 98 88 10 17 0 0 2 12 0 0 8 4 .193 .268 .261 .529 41 23 0 1 1

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
1947 27 BRO NL 506 331 65 5.2 109 .297 .274 .279 .360 .355 .410 .413 .770 .768 101 .554 1.3 0.1 .751 .277 .136 4.4
1948 28 BRO NL 108 65 16 6.5 104 .342 .300 .272 .411 .347 .444 .403 .856 .750 129 .669 4.5 0.4 .906 .333 .144 1.0
1949 29 BRO NL 160 102 17 4.5 107 .292 .269 .275 .376 .349 .343 .412 .719 .761 91 .488 -0.8 -0.1 .697 .246 .075 .0
1950 30 TOT NL 45 34 1 0.8 109 .135 .128 .271 .244 .348 .128 .420 .373 .768 1 .036 -5.7 -0.6 .324 .154 .000
1950 30 BRO NL 3 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .272 .333 .349 .000 .422 .333 .771 -5 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1950 30 NYG NL 42 32 1 0.8 109 .143 .135 .271 .238 .348 .135 .420 .373 .768 1 .040 -5.4 -0.5 .313 .135 .000
1951 31 NYG NL 56 40 5 3.4 104 .213 .235 .269 .291 .343 .353 .407 .644 .750 72 .368 -2.3 -0.2 .564 .176 .118 .0
5 Seasons 875 572 104 4.8 108 .286 .266 .276 .359 .352 .384 .412 .743 .763 95 .523 -3.1 -0.3 .720 .265 .118 6.4
162 Game Avg. 531 347 63 4.8 108 .286 .266 .276 .359 .352 .384 .412 .743 .763 95 .523 -3.1 -0.3 .720 .265 .118 4
BRO (4 yrs) 777 500 98 5.2 108 .301 .276 .277 .370 .352 .400 .412 .771 .764 102 .557 4.7 0.5 .759 .279 .124 5.8
NYG (2 yrs) 98 72 6 2.2 106 .183 .193 .269 .268 .345 .261 .412 .529 .757 41 .210 -7.7 -0.8 .451 .159 .068 .0

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
1947 27 BRO NL WS NYY L 7 22 20 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .200 .273 .300 .573 6 0 0 0 0 0
1949 29 BRO NL WS NYY L 4 13 11 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 .308 .364 .671 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 11 35 31 2 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 .194 .286 .323 .608 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 11 35 31 2 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 .194 .286 .323 .608 10 0 0 0 0 0

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
1947 27 129 506 441 57 121 29 8 5 67 4 58 45 .274 .360 .410 .770 101 181 5 1 6
1948 28 160 614 531 72 148 35 10 6 80 5 74 58 .279 .369 .416 .785 106 221 6 2 7
1949 29 213 774 665 87 184 40 11 7 94 5 97 71 .277 .370 .402 .772 103 267 7 2 10
1950 30 239 819 704 92 189 40 11 7 99 5 103 73 .268 .363 .386 .750 97 272 7 2 10
1951 31 267 875 755 97 201 40 11 9 107 5 0 106 75 .266 .359 .384 .743 95 290 7 3 11

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
1947 27 135 514 455 55 121 29 8 5 65 4 58 47 .266 .350 .398 .748 63 129
1948 28 32 112 94 15 28 6 2 1 13 1 17 14 .298 .411 .436 .847 17 31
1949 29 55 161 138 14 36 5 1 1 13 0 23 14 .261 .366 .333 .700 17 53
1950 30 27 47 41 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 6 2 .122 .234 .122 .356 1 26
1951 31 29 56 52 5 12 0 0 2 8 0 3 2 .231 .286 .346 .632 5 28
5 Seasons 278 890 780 93 202 40 11 9 103 5 107 79 .259 .351 .373 .724 103 267
162 Game Avg. 162 519 455 54 118 23 6 5 60 3 62 46 .259 .351 .373 .724 60 267

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1947 NL  8 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2170), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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