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Von Joshua

Von Everett Joshua

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 1, 1948 in Oakland, CA
High School: Castlemont HS (Oakland, CA)
School: Chabot College (Hayward, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1969 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Brewers/Giants/Padres 1969-1980

Final Game: August 9, 1980 (Age 32)
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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
1967	19	LAD-min	A-,A	74	303	301	9	110	17	9	3	1	2	1	2	6	.365	.370	.512	.881		154		0	0	0			TRI,SNB · NORW,CALL
1968	20	LAD-min	AA	74	312	295	47	88	12	6	5	32	11	8	17	48	.298	.337	.431	.767		127							ABQ · TL
1969	21	LAD-min	AAA	107	425	386	55	107	21	10	2	30	34	12	34	53	.277	.338	.399	.737		154		2	2	1			SPO · PCL
1969	21	LAD	NL	14	8	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	45	2	0	0	0	0	0	/798
1970	22	LAD-min	AAA	16	56	53	7	19	4	1	1	9	2	6	3	8	.358	.393	.528	.921		28		0	0	0			SPO · PCL
1970	22	LAD	NL	72	116	109	23	29	1	3	1	8	2	2	6	24	.266	.302	.358	.660	80	39	0	0	0	1	2	798
1971	23	LAD-min	AAA	56	179	165	19	44	7	4	2	21	6	3	11	27	.267	.309	.394	.703		65		0	1	2			SPO · PCL
1971	23	LAD	NL	11	7	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/78

1972	24	LAD-min	AAA	125	529	484	93	163	29	9	9	76	17	7	38	61	.337	.384	.490	.874		237		1	3	3			ABQ · PCL
1973	25	LAD	NL	75	171	159	19	40	4	1	2	17	7	2	8	29	.252	.288	.327	.615	74	52	2	1	1	2	2	7/89
1974	26	LAD	NL	81	134	124	11	29	5	1	1	16	3	2	7	17	.234	.276	.315	.591	68	39	3	1	0	2	5	87/9
1975	27	SFG	NL	129	545	507	75	161	25	10	7	43	20	10	32	75	.318	.359	.448	.806	120	227	6	1	4	1	0	*8
1976	28	TOT	MLB	149	611	579	57	154	18	7	5	30	9	13	22	78	.266	.291	.347	.638	86	201	8	0	6	4	5	*87/D
1976	28	SFG	NL	42	162	156	13	41	5	2	0	2	1	3	4	20	.263	.280	.321	.600	69	50	3	0	1	1	2	8/7
1976	28	MIL	AL	107	449	423	44	113	13	5	5	28	8	10	18	58	.267	.295	.357	.652	93	151	5	0	5	3	3	87/D
1977	29	MIL	AL	144	566	536	58	140	25	7	9	49	12	9	21	74	.261	.286	.384	.671	82	206	17	0	4	5	4	*8

1978	30	TAB	AAA																										TAB · MEX
1979	31	LAD	NL	94	149	142	22	40	7	1	3	14	1	1	7	23	.282	.315	.408	.724	97	58	5	0	0	0	1	978
1980	32	SDP	NL	53	68	63	8	15	2	1	2	7	0	1	5	15	.238	.294	.397	.691	97	25	2	0	0	0	1	/8739
1981	33	YUC,MCT	AAA																										YUC,MCT · MEX
1982	34	YUC	AAA																										YUC · MEX
10 Yrs				822	2375	2234	277	610	87	31	30	184	55	40	108	338	.273	.306	.380	.686	91	849	43	3	15	15	20
162 Game Avg.				162	468	440	55	120	17	6	6	36	11	8	21	67	.273	.306	.380	.686	91	167	8	1	3	3	4

LAD (6 yrs)				347	585	549	79	140	17	6	7	55	14	7	28	96	.255	.291	.346	.637	78	190	10	2	1	5	10
SFG (2 yrs)				171	707	663	88	202	30	12	7	45	21	13	36	95	.305	.340	.418	.758	108	277	9	1	5	2	2
MIL (2 yrs)				251	1015	959	102	253	38	12	14	77	20	19	39	132	.264	.290	.372	.663	86	357	22	0	9	8	7
SDP (1 yr)				53	68	63	8	15	2	1	2	7	0	1	5	15	.238	.294	.397	.691	97	25	2	0	0	0	1

NL (9 yrs)				571	1360	1275	175	357	49	19	16	107	35	21	69	206	.280	.317	.386	.703	95	492	21	3	6	7	13
AL (2 yrs)				251	1015	959	102	253	38	12	14	77	20	19	39	132	.264	.290	.372	.663	86	357	22	0	9	8	7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1969	21	LAD	NL	14	8	0	1	0	-0	-0	0	0.0	0	0	0.1	.502	.500	0.1	-0.0	1		/798
1970	22	LAD	NL	72	116	-3	-0	0	3	-2	-2	-0.2	4	2	0.2	.497	.499	-0.2	0.2	-1		798
1971	23	LAD	NL	11	7	-1	0	0	1	-0	0	0.0	0	0	0.1	.503	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1		/78

1973	25	LAD	NL	75	171	-4	-0	1	-1	-1	-5	-0.6	6	0	-0.1	.492	.496	0.0	-0.3	1		7/89
1974	26	LAD	NL	81	134	-6	-1	0	-3	-1	-10	-1.1	4	-6	-0.7	.486	.493	-0.4	-0.4	-3		87/9
1975	27	SFG	NL	129	545	10	1	1	-7	-0	5	0.5	18	23	2.2	.504	.503	2.9	-0.8	30		*8
1976	28	SFG	NL	42	162	-8	0	0	-10	-0	-17	-1.9	5	-12	-1.4	.454	.488	-0.3	-1.1	-2	$50,000	8/7
1976	28	MIL	AL	107	449	-5	-2	2	-9	-1	-15	-1.6	16	1	-0.1	.484	.489	1.0	-1.1	10		87/D
1977	29	MIL	AL	144	566	-17	-3	-2	-22	-0	-43	-4.3	20	-23	-2.4	.469	.472	-0.2	-2.1	-2	$60,000	*8

1979	31	LAD	NL	94	149	-0	-1	-0	-2	-1	-5	-0.6	5	-0	-0.1	.494	.496	0.1	-0.4	2		978
1980	32	SDP	NL	53	68	-1	-0	0	2	-0	1	0.1	2	3	0.3	.501	.500	0.1	0.2	1		/8739
10 Seasons				822	2375	-34	-6	3	-47	-7	-92	-9.8	81	-11	-1.9	.488	.494	3.0	-5.8	37	$110,000

LAD (6 yrs)				347	585	-14	-2	1	-2	-5	-22	-2.4	19	-3	-0.5	.493	.498	-0.4	-0.8	-1
SFG (2 yrs)				171	707	2	1	2	-17	-0	-12	-1.4	23	11	0.8	.492	.496	2.6	-1.9	28	$50,000
MIL (2 yrs)				251	1015	-21	-5	-0	-30	-1	-59	-6.0	36	-22	-2.5	.475	.481	0.7	-3.3	8	$60,000
SDP (1 yr)				53	68	-1	-0	0	2	-0	1	0.1	2	3	0.3	.501	.500	0.1	0.2	1

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
1969	21	LAD	NL	8	6	1	4.5	89	.333	.250	.251	.250	.320	.250	.372	.500	.692	45	.532	-0.6	-0.1	.500	.125	.000	.0
1970	22	LAD	NL	116	83	12	3.9	99	.329	.266	.261	.302	.333	.358	.399	.660	.732	80	.419	-3.5	-0.4	.549	.147	.092	1.3
1971	23	LAD	NL	7	7	0	0.0	87	.000	.000	.253	.000	.318	.000	.370	.000	.688	-100	.000	-1.8	-0.2	.000	.000	.000

1973	25	LAD	NL	171	126	16	3.4	93	.292	.252	.258	.288	.326	.327	.383	.615	.710	74	.399	-5.9	-0.6	.537	.157	.075	3.1
1974	26	LAD	NL	134	102	10	2.6	91	.259	.234	.258	.276	.329	.315	.372	.591	.701	68	.296	-5.4	-0.6	.480	.145	.081	1.5
1975	27	SFG	NL	545	367	81	6.0	99	.362	.318	.270	.359	.342	.448	.390	.806	.732	120	.642	11.2	1.1	.746	.213	.130	10.4
1976	28	TOT	MLB	611	456	55	3.3	87	.298	.266	.257	.291	.321	.347	.363	.638	.684	86	.405	-13.0	-1.4	.491	.112	.081	6.4
1976	28	SFG	NL	162	123	13	2.8	93	.299	.263	.265	.280	.332	.321	.378	.600	.709	69	.340	-7.1	-0.8	.430	.071	.058	.0
1976	28	MIL	AL	449	333	42	3.4	84	.298	.267	.254	.295	.318	.357	.358	.652	.675	93	.429	-5.9	-0.6	.514	.128	.090	6.2
1977	29	MIL	AL	566	431	53	3.3	100	.286	.261	.266	.286	.330	.384	.405	.671	.735	82	.349	-15.5	-1.5	.545	.168	.123	10.3

1979	31	LAD	NL	149	108	17	4.2	99	.319	.282	.268	.315	.333	.408	.397	.724	.731	97	.482	-1.1	-0.1	.602	.176	.127	1.5
1980	32	SDP	NL	68	51	7	3.7	90	.283	.238	.260	.294	.321	.397	.377	.691	.698	97	.439	-0.6	-0.1	.569	.222	.159	.0
10 Yrs				2375	1737	252	3.9	95	.308	.273	.263	.306	.330	.380	.386	.686	.716	91	.454	-36.1	-3.7	.571	.162	.107	38.8
162 Game Avg.				468	342	50	3.9	95	.308	.273	.263	.306	.330	.380	.386	.686	.716	91	.454	-36.1	-3.7	.571	.162	.107	8

LAD (6 yrs)				585	432	56	3.5	95	.295	.255	.261	.291	.330	.346	.387	.637	.717	78	.398	-18.3	-1.9	.533	.155	.091	9.3
SFG (2 yrs)				707	490	94	5.2	98	.346	.305	.269	.340	.339	.418	.387	.758	.726	108	.587	4.1	0.4	.667	.179	.113	10.5
MIL (2 yrs)				1015	764	95	3.4	93	.291	.264	.261	.290	.325	.372	.384	.663	.709	86	.382	-21.4	-2.2	.531	.150	.108	16.5
SDP (1 yr)				68	51	7	3.7	90	.283	.238	.260	.294	.321	.397	.377	.691	.698	97	.439	-0.6	-0.1	.569	.222	.159	.0

NL (9 yrs)				1360	973	157	4.4	96	.322	.280	.265	.317	.334	.386	.387	.703	.721	95	.504	-14.7	-1.5	.602	.171	.106	22.0
AL (2 yrs)				1015	764	95	3.4	93	.291	.264	.261	.290	.325	.372	.384	.663	.709	86	.382	-21.4	-2.2	.531	.150	.108	16.5

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
1974	26	LAD	NL	NLCS	PIT	W	1	1	0	1		1.000			0
1974	26	LAD	NL	WS	OAK	L	4	4	4	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
1 Yr (2 Series)							5	5	4	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	1
1 NLCS							1	1	0	1		1.000			0
1 WS							4	4	4	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1969	21	LAD	NL	8	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		4.0			2.00	75%
1970	22	LAD	NL	116	0.9%	20.7%	5.2%	4.3%	17%	4.00	4.5	109.0	13.6	1.80	73%
1971	23	LAD	NL	7	0.0%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%			7.0			4.00	86%

1973	25	LAD	NL	171	1.2%	17.0%	4.7%	4.1%	18%	3.63	5.5	79.5	9.4	1.00	76%
1974	26	LAD	NL	134	0.8%	12.7%	5.2%	5.2%	24%	2.43	7.3	124.0	7.8	1.25	81%
1975	27	SFG	NL	545	1.3%	13.8%	5.9%	7.7%	26%	2.34	6.8	72.4	11.8	1.58	78%
1976	28	TOT	MLB	611	0.8%	12.8%	3.6%	4.9%	20%	3.55	7.4	115.8	19.3	1.51	82%
1976	28	SFG	NL	162	0.0%	12.4%	2.5%	4.3%	17%	5.00	7.8		78.0	1.68	85%
1976	28	MIL	AL	449	1.1%	12.9%	4.0%	5.1%	20%	3.22	7.3	84.6	15.1	1.45	81%
1977	29	MIL	AL	566	1.6%	13.1%	3.7%	7.2%	29%	3.52	7.2	59.6	10.9	1.64	81%

1979	31	LAD	NL	149	2.0%	15.4%	4.7%	7.4%	28%	3.29	6.2	47.3	10.1	1.02	78%
1980	32	SDP	NL	68	2.9%	22.1%	7.4%	7.4%	33%	3.00	4.2	31.5	9.0	0.94	68%
10 Yrs				2375	1.3%	14.2%	4.6%	6.2%	24%	3.13	6.6	74.5	12.1	1.45	79%
MLB Averages					2.0%	13.5%	8.7%	6.2%	27%	1.57	6.6	45.3	8.7	1.10	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1969	21	LAD	NL	-0.6	-0.1	10	-0.0	0.1	-0.1	1.13	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.89	-0.1	0.14	1
1970	22	LAD	NL	-3.5	-0.4	126	0.1	2.0	-1.9	.91	-0.1	0.2	-2.4	-0.2	0.94	-2.3	0.69	21
1971	23	LAD	NL	-1.8	-0.2	7	-0.0	0.1	-0.1	.56	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.93	-0.5	0.79	5

1973	25	LAD	NL	-5.9	-0.6	183	0.8	3.7	-2.9	1.14	-0.0	0.8	-2.0	-0.2	1.02	-2.6	1.62	26
1974	26	LAD	NL	-5.4	-0.6	140	-0.6	2.5	-3.1	1.28	-0.3	-0.2	-3.9	-0.4	1.06	-4.3	1.97	46
1975	27	SFG	NL	11.2	1.1	590	1.1	11.2	-10.1	1.05	1.4	-0.4	11.1	1.1	0.95	14.3	1.88	11
1976	28	TOT	MLB	-13.0	-1.4	652	-1.6	10.3	-11.9	1.08	-1.4	-0.1	-15.7	-1.7	0.94	-12.6	2.30	10
1976	28	SFG	NL	-7.1	-0.8	173	-1.3	2.0	-3.3	1.04	-0.8	-0.4	-9.8	-1.0	0.93	-8.8	1.82	8
1976	28	MIL	AL	-5.9	-0.6	479	-0.3	8.3	-8.6	1.10	-0.6	0.3	-6.0	-0.6	0.95	-3.8	4.21	2
1977	29	MIL	AL	-15.5	-1.5	591	-1.6	8.5	-10.2	.96	-1.6	-0.1	-12.2	-1.2	0.91	-17.7	1.73	12

1979	31	LAD	NL	-1.1	-0.1	153	-0.3	2.8	-3.0	1.12	-0.2	-0.0	0.2	0.0	0.94	-3.0	1.41	48
1980	32	SDP	NL	-0.6	-0.1	71	0.6	2.1	-1.5	1.36	0.1	0.3	-1.1	-0.1	1.03	0.3	1.61	39
10 Yrs				-36.1	-3.7	2523	-1.5	43.2	-44.7	1.06	-2.1	0.7	-26.5	-2.8	0.95	-28.4	1.58	219

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	OOB1	OOB2	OOB3	OOBHm	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1969	21	LAD	NL	1	0	100%	19	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	22	LAD	NL	2	0	65%	59	2	2	50%	2	1	0	0	0	1	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	7	43%	14	10	4	1	1	0	6	1	5
1971	23	LAD	NL	1	0		3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1973	25	LAD	NL	5	0	36%	73	7	2	78%	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	38%	18	13	5	1	1	0	5	1	4
1974	26	LAD	NL	2	0	28%	48	3	2	60%	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	33%	5	4	1	2	2	0	5	2	3
1975	27	SFG	NL	2	0	36%	208	20	10	67%	17	10	3	0	0	0	7	2	6	0	1	2	1	23	52%	31	15	16	4	2	2	23	10	12
1976	28	TOT	MLB	7	0	30%	232	9	13	41%	8	12	1	1	0	0	9	1	3	0	0	1	0	17	50%	32	19	12	4	2	2	16	4	12
1976	28	SFG	NL	1	0	29%	54	1	3	25%	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	55%	8	3	5	0	0	0	3	2	1
1976	28	MIL	AL	6	0	31%	178	8	10	44%	7	9	1	1	0	0	6	1	3	0	0	1	0	13	49%	24	16	7	4	2	2	13	2	11
1977	29	MIL	AL	6	0	32%	192	12	9	57%	12	9	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	0	0	3	3	9	49%	22	14	8	5	3	2	18	6	12

1979	31	LAD	NL	2	0	43%	66	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	3	39%	10	7	2	3	2	1	10	3	6
1980	32	SDP	NL	0	0	33%	22	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	33%	4	4	0	0	0	0	5	2	3
10 Yrs				28	0	36%	922	55	40	58%	51	37	4	1	0	2	23	5	25	0	2	10	6	68	46%	137	86	49	20	13	7	89	29	58

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	%	DPopp	DPs	DP%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1969	21	LAD	NL	8	100%	2			1	0	0	0	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1970	22	LAD	NL	116	92%	29			21	5	0	1	0.69	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		21	0	0%	9	3	33%	61	8	13%	5	2	40%	3	2	67%	0
1971	23	LAD	NL	7	100%	0			5	0	0	0	0.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1973	25	LAD	NL	171	94%	40			26	9	0	5	1.62	2	0	5	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	100%	43	2	5%	18	6	33%	116	15	13%	13	6	46%	7	3	43%	0
1974	26	LAD	NL	134	93%	29			46	9	0	5	1.97	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		32	3	9%	16	7	44%	101	15	15%	15	7	47%	5	2	40%	0
1975	27	SFG	NL	545	63%	161			11	4	0	1	1.88	7	0	10	6	1	3	4	0	4	4	100%	72	6	8%	23	8	35%	248	38	15%	14	8	57%	8	6	75%	0
1976	28	TOT	MLB	611	75%	154			10	2	0	1	2.30	5	0	12	4	1	3	2	0	7	6	86%	98	8	8%	38	16	42%	296	27	9%	18	7	39%	12	8	67%	0
1976	28	SFG	NL	162	64%	41			8	2	0	0	1.82	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	23	3	13%	10	4	40%	74	3	4%	4	2	50%	5	4	80%	0
1976	28	MIL	AL	449	79%	113			2	0	0	1	4.21	5	0	10	4	1	3	2	0	6	5	83%	75	5	7%	28	12	43%	222	24	11%	14	5	36%	7	4	57%	0
1977	29	MIL	AL	566	91%	140			12	1	0	1	1.73	9	0	12	8	1	3	6	0	5	4	80%	86	17	20%	46	20	43%	285	43	15%	29	16	55%	17	13	76%	0

1979	31	LAD	NL	149	89%	40			48	9	0	2	1.41	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0		30	5	17%	12	3	25%	85	12	14%	5	3	60%	5	2	40%	0
1980	32	SDP	NL	68	90%	15			39	9	1	3	1.61	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0		14	2	14%	6	1	17%	50	5	10%	4	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
10 Yrs				2375	81%	610			219	48	1	19	1.58	30	0	47	26	4	13	17	0	17	15	88%	399	43	11%	169	65	38%	1249	163	13%	103	49	48%	58	37	64%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			77%			11%			33%			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
1969	21	14	8	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	45	2	0	0	0	0	0
1970	22	86	124	117	25	31	1	3	1	8	3	2	6	26	.265	.298	.350	.649	78	41	0	0	0	1	2
1971	23	97	131	124	27	31	1	3	1	8	3	2	6	27	.250	.282	.331	.613	69	41	0	0	0	1	2
1972	24	97	131	124	27	31	1	3	1	8	3	2	6	27	.250	.282	.331	.613	69	41	0	0	0	1	2
1973	25	172	302	283	46	71	5	4	3	25	10	4	14	56	.251	.286	.329	.614	72	93	2	1	1	3	4
1974	26	253	436	407	57	100	10	5	4	41	13	6	21	73	.246	.283	.324	.607	71	132	5	2	1	5	9
1975	27	382	981	914	132	261	35	15	11	84	33	16	53	148	.286	.325	.393	.718	98	359	11	3	5	6	9
1976	28	531	1592	1493	189	415	53	22	16	114	42	29	75	226	.278	.312	.375	.687	94	560	19	3	11	10	14
1977	29	675	2158	2029	247	555	78	29	25	163	54	38	96	300	.274	.305	.378	.683	90	766	36	3	15	15	18
1978	30	675	2158	2029	247	555	78	29	25	163	54	38	96	300	.274	.305	.378	.683	90	766	36	3	15	15	18
1979	31	769	2307	2171	269	595	85	30	28	177	55	39	103	323	.274	.306	.380	.685	91	824	41	3	15	15	19
1980	32	822	2375	2234	277	610	87	31	30	184	55	40	108	338	.273	.306	.380	.686	91	849	43	3	15	15	20

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
1969	21	14	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	14
1970	22	72	116	109	23	29	1	3	1	8	2	6	24	.266	.302	.358	.660	12	72
1971	23	11	7	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11

1973	25	75	175	162	22	43	4	1	2	19	8	9	29	.265	.305	.340	.644	17	75
1974	26	81	136	126	12	31	5	1	1	18	3	7	17	.246	.287	.325	.612	12	81
1975	27	129	549	510	78	164	25	10	7	44	20	33	75	.322	.363	.451	.814	84	129
1976	28	150	631	597	67	170	20	8	6	35	10	24	78	.285	.310	.375	.686	69	149
1977	29	144	569	539	60	143	26	7	9	51	12	21	74	.265	.290	.390	.680	62	144

1979	31	94	150	143	23	41	7	1	3	15	1	7	23	.287	.320	.413	.733	19	94
1980	32	53	71	65	10	17	2	1	2	9	0	6	15	.262	.324	.415	.739	9	53
10 Yrs		823	2413	2267	301	641	90	32	31	199	58	113	338	.283	.316	.392	.707	285	822
162 Game Avg.		162	475	446	59	126	18	6	6	39	11	22	67	.283	.316	.392	.707	56	822

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y 1975 NL .318 (7th)	Triples s c a p y 1975 NL 10 (2nd)	Caught Stealing s c a p y 1975 NL 10 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1975 NL .318 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1975 NL 10 (2nd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1975 NL 10 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 5 (1811), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 2 (1936), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 3 (2559), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS	Center Field (492nd), -1.9 career WAR/2.7 7yr-peak WAR/0.4 JAWS Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 70.5 career WAR/44.1 7yr-peak WAR/57.3 JAWS

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