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Bob Kennedy

Robert Daniel Kennedy

Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: August 18, 1920 in Chicago, IL
High School: Morgan Park HS (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1939
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians/Orioles/Tigers/Dodgers 1939-1957

Final Game: September 29, 1957
Died: April 7, 2005 in Mesa, AZ
Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, AZ
Relatives: Father of Terry Kennedy
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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
1939 18 CHW AL 3 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 27 2 1 0 1 /5
1940 19 CHW AL 154 655 606 74 153 23 3 3 52 3 7 42 58 .252 .301 .315 .616 59 191 17 0 7 *5 MVP-23
1941 20 CHW AL 76 282 257 16 53 9 3 1 29 5 3 17 23 .206 .255 .276 .532 41 71 4 0 8 5
1942 21 CHW AL 113 442 412 37 95 18 5 0 38 11 7 22 41 .231 .270 .299 .568 62 123 13 0 8 5O7/9
1946 25 CHW AL 113 436 411 43 106 13 5 5 34 6 8 24 42 .258 .300 .350 .651 84 144 11 1 0 O758/9
1947 26 CHW AL 115 447 428 47 112 19 3 6 48 3 4 18 38 .262 .291 .362 .654 85 155 12 0 2 *O97/58
1948 27 TOT AL 96 198 186 14 50 11 3 0 19 0 2 8 23 .269 .299 .360 .659 77 67 6 0 4 97/43
1948 27 CHW AL 30 118 113 4 28 8 1 0 14 0 2 4 17 .248 .274 .336 .610 64 38 5 0 1 O7/9
1948 27 CLE AL 66 80 73 10 22 3 2 0 5 0 0 4 6 .301 .338 .397 .735 97 29 1 0 3 O9/473
1949 28 CLE AL 121 470 424 49 117 23 5 9 57 5 5 37 40 .276 .334 .417 .752 100 177 14 0 8 O95/7
1950 29 CLE AL 146 609 540 79 157 27 5 9 54 3 4 53 31 .291 .355 .409 .764 99 221 15 1 15 *O98/7
1951 30 CLE AL 108 359 321 30 79 15 4 7 29 4 2 34 33 .246 .320 .383 .703 94 123 13 1 3 *O9/7
1952 31 CLE AL 22 49 40 6 12 3 1 0 12 1 0 9 5 .300 .429 .425 .854 145 17 0 0 0 O/985
1953 32 CLE AL 100 180 161 22 38 5 0 3 22 0 2 19 11 .236 .320 .323 .643 76 52 7 1 0 O97/8
1954 33 TOT AL 107 359 323 37 81 13 2 6 45 2 1 28 43 .251 .306 .359 .665 89 116 16 0 3 5 57/9
1954 33 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1954 33 BAL AL 106 359 323 37 81 13 2 6 45 2 1 28 43 .251 .306 .359 .665 89 116 16 0 3 5 57/9
1955 34 TOT AL 109 313 284 38 75 11 2 9 48 0 3 26 26 .264 .326 .412 .738 98 117 10 0 2 0 0 59/37
1955 34 BAL AL 26 80 70 10 10 1 0 0 5 0 1 10 10 .143 .250 .157 .407 16 11 3 0 0 0 0 9/35
1955 34 CHW AL 83 233 214 28 65 10 2 9 43 0 2 16 16 .304 .352 .495 .848 125 106 7 0 2 0 0 59/73
1956 35 TOT AL 78 222 190 17 42 5 0 4 22 2 2 26 23 .221 .320 .311 .630 67 59 10 2 3 1 2 57/9
1956 35 CHW AL 8 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .077 .200 .077 .277 -24 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1956 35 DET AL 70 207 177 17 41 5 0 4 22 2 2 24 19 .232 .328 .328 .656 74 58 10 2 3 1 2 57/9
1957 36 TOT MLB 23 35 33 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 6 .121 .147 .242 .389 -1 8 2 0 1 0 0 /759
1957 36 CHW AL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1957 36 BRO NL 19 33 31 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .129 .156 .258 .414 5 8 1 0 1 0 0 /759
16 Yrs 1484 5065 4624 514 1176 196 41 63 514 45 50 364 443 .254 .309 .355 .665 80 1643 151 6 65 6 2
162 Game Avg. 162 553 505 56 128 21 4 7 56 5 5 40 48 .254 .309 .355 .665 80 179 16 1 7
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
CHW (10 yrs) 699 2639 2464 249 615 100 22 24 259 28 33 145 240 .250 .292 .337 .629 71 831 71 1 29 0 0
CLE (7 yrs) 564 1747 1559 196 425 76 17 28 179 13 13 156 126 .273 .340 .397 .737 97 619 50 3 29 0
BAL (2 yrs) 132 439 393 47 91 14 2 6 50 2 2 38 53 .232 .296 .323 .619 76 127 19 0 3 5 0
BRO (1 yr) 19 33 31 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .129 .156 .258 .414 5 8 1 0 1 0 0
DET (1 yr) 70 207 177 17 41 5 0 4 22 2 2 24 19 .232 .328 .328 .656 74 58 10 2 3 1 2
AL (16 yrs) 1465 5032 4593 509 1172 195 41 62 510 45 50 363 438 .255 .310 .356 .666 81 1635 150 6 64 6 2
NL (1 yr) 19 33 31 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .129 .156 .258 .414 5 8 1 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 Awards
1939 18 CHW AL 3 9 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .468 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /5
1940 19 CHW AL 154 655 -36 -2 0 5 2 -31 -3.0 16 -15 -1.4 .480 .481 -1.9 0.7 -20 $ *5 MVP-23
1941 20 CHW AL 76 282 -22 0 0 1 0 -20 -2.1 7 -14 -1.4 .472 .487 -1.5 0.2 -14 $ 5
1942 21 CHW AL 113 442 -21 -0 0 6 -0 -15 -1.7 9 -6 -0.7 .485 .490 -1.4 0.6 -12 $ 5O7/9
1946 25 CHW AL 113 436 -8 -1 0 2 -3 -10 -1.2 11 1 -0.1 .490 .493 -0.3 -0.1 -1 $ O758/9
1947 26 CHW AL 115 447 -9 -0 0 -3 -5 -17 -2.0 11 -6 -0.8 .483 .488 -0.5 -0.9 -3 $ *O97/58
1948 27 CHW AL 30 118 -6 -1 -1 0 -1 -9 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .468 .494 -0.7 -0.1 -6 $ O7/9
1948 27 CLE AL 66 80 -0 1 -0 -5 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .491 .496 0.1 -0.6 1 $ O9/473
1949 28 CLE AL 121 470 -2 -1 -1 10 -5 1 0.1 12 13 1.3 .501 .501 0.3 0.5 3 $ O95/7
1950 29 CLE AL 146 609 -0 -2 -0 8 -6 -1 -0.0 16 16 1.6 .500 .500 0.8 0.2 8 $ *O98/7
1951 30 CLE AL 108 359 -2 -2 -1 2 -4 -7 -0.7 10 2 0.3 .493 .496 0.0 -0.2 0 $ *O9/7
1952 31 CLE AL 22 49 3 1 0 1 -0 4 0.4 1 5 0.6 .520 .503 0.5 0.1 4 $ O/985
1953 32 CLE AL 100 180 -4 -1 -1 -3 -4 -12 -1.3 5 -8 -0.8 .487 .492 -0.5 -0.8 -5 $ O97/8
1954 33 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /7
1954 33 BAL AL 106 359 -7 2 -3 -4 -1 -13 -1.5 10 -4 -0.5 .486 .491 0.0 -0.6 1 $ 57/9
1955 34 BAL AL 26 80 -4 -0 -0 -1 -1 -7 -0.7 2 -5 -0.5 .472 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $ 9/35
1955 34 CHW AL 83 233 6 -1 0 -4 -1 0 0.1 6 7 0.7 .501 .500 1.1 -0.5 11 $ 59/73
1956 35 CHW AL 8 15 -2 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 0 -3 -0.3 .453 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /5
1956 35 DET AL 70 207 -6 -2 -1 -2 -1 -12 -1.2 6 -6 -0.6 .483 .493 -0.4 -0.3 -4 $ 57/9
1957 36 CHW AL 4 2 -0 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .481 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
1957 36 BRO NL 19 33 -4 0 0 -2 -0 -6 -0.7 1 -5 -0.6 .466 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $ /759
16 Seasons 1484 5065 -127 -9 -8 9 -33 -168 -17.5 130 -38 -4.4 .488 .495 -5.6 -2.3 -47 $
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
CHW (10 yrs) 699 2639 -100 -6 -1 6 -9 -109 -11.4 65 -44 -4.8 .484 .493 -5.6 -0.2 -49 $
CLE (7 yrs) 564 1747 -6 -3 -4 13 -21 -21 -2.0 46 25 2.6 .496 .498 1.2 -0.7 12 $
BAL (2 yrs) 132 439 -11 1 -3 -6 -2 -20 -2.2 12 -8 -1.0 .483 .493 -0.4 -0.8 -2 $
BRO (1 yr) 19 33 -4 0 0 -2 -0 -6 -0.7 1 -5 -0.6 .466 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $
DET (1 yr) 70 207 -6 -2 -1 -2 -1 -12 -1.2 6 -6 -0.6 .483 .493 -0.4 -0.3 -4 $

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
1939 18 CHW AL 9 8 1 3.3 116 .250 .250 .290 .250 .366 .250 .429 .500 .795 27 .315 -0.9 -0.1 .286 .000 .000
1940 19 CHW AL 655 484 56 3.1 112 .275 .252 .280 .301 .354 .315 .425 .616 .779 59 .294 -37.6 -3.6 .480 .125 .063 3.0
1941 20 CHW AL 282 219 18 2.2 106 .223 .206 .274 .255 .351 .276 .404 .532 .755 41 .198 -22.7 -2.2 .427 .144 .070 1.7
1942 21 CHW AL 442 345 33 2.6 92 .256 .231 .262 .270 .336 .299 .367 .568 .703 62 .297 -22.2 -2.3 .442 .131 .068 .0
1946 25 CHW AL 436 324 41 3.4 92 .277 .258 .259 .300 .333 .350 .373 .651 .705 84 .406 -10.1 -1.0 .515 .146 .092 5.5
1947 26 CHW AL 447 334 44 3.5 92 .276 .262 .257 .291 .336 .362 .369 .654 .705 85 .422 -10.7 -1.1 .518 .140 .100 4.0
1948 27 TOT AL 198 148 20 3.6 102 .307 .269 .269 .299 .353 .360 .388 .659 .741 77 .389 -6.8 -0.7 .507 .124 .091
1948 27 CHW AL 118 93 10 2.9 102 .292 .248 .268 .274 .353 .336 .388 .610 .740 64 .294 -6.2 -0.6 .435 .106 .088
1948 27 CLE AL 80 55 10 4.8 103 .328 .301 .269 .338 .354 .397 .389 .735 .743 97 .522 -0.7 -0.1 .635 .151 .096
1949 28 CLE AL 470 334 58 4.6 105 .288 .276 .268 .334 .360 .417 .390 .752 .750 100 .504 -2.4 -0.2 .656 .229 .142 6.4
1950 29 CLE AL 609 417 77 4.9 110 .296 .291 .274 .355 .360 .409 .410 .764 .770 99 .494 -1.4 -0.1 .682 .215 .119 4.5
1951 30 CLE AL 359 260 39 4.0 97 .256 .246 .260 .320 .340 .383 .382 .703 .722 94 .449 -3.0 -0.3 .623 .249 .137 5.1
1952 31 CLE AL 49 28 8 7.7 90 .343 .300 .252 .429 .330 .425 .368 .854 .698 145 .756 3.1 0.3 .964 .375 .125 .0
1953 32 CLE AL 180 132 16 3.2 100 .238 .236 .266 .320 .342 .323 .392 .643 .733 76 .359 -5.1 -0.5 .530 .193 .087 .0
1954 33 TOT AL 359 267 36 3.6 92 .269 .251 .256 .306 .330 .359 .374 .665 .704 89 .426 -4.9 -0.5 .560 .198 .108 3.0
1954 33 BAL AL 359 267 36 3.6 92 .269 .251 .256 .306 .330 .359 .374 .665 .704 89 .426 -4.9 -0.5 .560 .198 .108 3.0
1955 34 TOT AL 313 224 38 4.5 102 .265 .264 .266 .326 .345 .412 .396 .738 .741 98 .496 -1.9 -0.2 .631 .229 .148 .0
1955 34 BAL AL 80 64 3 1.2 96 .167 .143 .257 .250 .335 .157 .382 .407 .717 16 .085 -7.9 -0.8 .313 .143 .014
1955 34 CHW AL 233 160 35 5.8 104 .296 .304 .269 .352 .349 .495 .400 .848 .749 125 .610 6.0 0.6 .759 .257 .192 .0
1956 35 TOT AL 222 164 18 2.9 107 .232 .221 .268 .320 .351 .311 .410 .630 .760 67 .289 -9.0 -0.9 .544 .226 .089 2.7
1956 35 CHW AL 15 12 0 0.0 107 .111 .077 .269 .200 .351 .077 .410 .277 .760 -24 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .250 .154 .000
1956 35 DET AL 207 152 18 3.2 107 .239 .232 .268 .328 .351 .328 .410 .656 .761 74 .318 -6.6 -0.6 .568 .232 .096 2.7
1957 36 TOT MLB 35 32 1 0.8 110 .115 .121 .278 .147 .343 .242 .430 .389 .773 -1 .043 -5.0 -0.5 .290 .152 .121 .0
1957 36 CHW AL 2 3 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .264 .000 .336 .000 .399 .000 .736 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1957 36 BRO NL 33 29 1 0.9 110 .120 .129 .279 .156 .344 .258 .432 .414 .775 5 .051 -4.4 -0.4 .321 .161 .129 .0
16 Yrs 5065 3720 504 3.6 101 .270 .254 .267 .309 .346 .355 .392 .665 .738 80 .397 -140.8 -14.1 .550 .179 .101 52.5
162 Game Avg. 553 406 55 3.6 101 .270 .254 .267 .309 .346 .355 .392 .665 .738 80 .397 -140.8 -14.1 .550 .179 .101 6
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHW (10 yrs) 2639 1982 238 3.2 100 .269 .250 .267 .292 .343 .337 .391 .629 .734 71 .352 -107.5 -10.7 .498 .144 .088 25.8
CLE (7 yrs) 1747 1226 208 4.5 104 .283 .273 .268 .340 .353 .397 .395 .737 .747 97 .485 -9.5 -0.9 .650 .225 .124 17.8
BAL (2 yrs) 439 331 39 3.2 93 .251 .232 .256 .296 .331 .323 .375 .619 .706 76 .361 -12.8 -1.3 .511 .188 .092 3.0
BRO (1 yr) 33 29 1 0.9 110 .120 .129 .279 .156 .344 .258 .432 .414 .775 5 .051 -4.4 -0.4 .321 .161 .129 .0
DET (1 yr) 207 152 18 3.2 107 .239 .232 .268 .328 .351 .328 .410 .656 .761 74 .318 -6.6 -0.6 .568 .232 .096 2.7
AL (16 yrs) 5032 3691 503 3.6 101 .271 .255 .267 .310 .346 .356 .392 .666 .737 81 .399 -136.4 -13.6 .552 .179 .101 52.2
NL (1 yr) 33 29 1 0.9 110 .120 .129 .279 .156 .344 .258 .432 .414 .775 5 .051 -4.4 -0.4 .321 .161 .129 .0

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
1948 27 CLE AL WS BSN W 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 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
1939 18 CHW AL 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 89%
1940 19 CHW AL 655 0.5% 8.9% 6.4% 4.4% 19% 1.38 10.4 202.0 11.7 83%
1941 20 CHW AL 282 0.4% 8.2% 6.0% 4.6% 25% 1.35 11.2 257.0 8.9 83%
1942 21 CHW AL 442 0.0% 9.3% 5.0% 5.2% 24% 1.86 10.0 10.8 84%
1946 25 CHW AL 436 1.2% 9.6% 5.5% 5.3% 22% 1.75 9.8 82.2 12.1 83%
1947 26 CHW AL 447 1.3% 8.5% 4.0% 6.3% 25% 2.11 11.3 71.3 8.9 86%
1948 27 TOT AL 198 0.0% 11.6% 4.0% 7.1% 28% 2.88 8.1 9.8 0.96 82%
1948 27 CHW AL 118 0.0% 14.4% 3.4% 7.6% 32% 4.25 6.6 8.1 1.32 81%
1948 27 CLE AL 80 0.0% 7.5% 5.0% 6.3% 23% 1.50 12.2 14.6 0.71 84%
1949 28 CLE AL 470 1.9% 8.5% 7.9% 7.9% 32% 1.08 10.6 47.1 7.4 0.88 80%
1950 29 CLE AL 609 1.5% 5.1% 8.7% 6.7% 26% 0.58 17.4 60.0 10.0 0.80 82%
1951 30 CLE AL 359 2.0% 9.2% 9.5% 7.2% 33% 0.97 9.7 45.9 11.1 0.85 78%
1952 31 CLE AL 49 0.0% 10.2% 18.4% 8.2% 33% 0.56 8.0 3.3 0.33 71%
1953 32 CLE AL 180 1.7% 6.1% 10.6% 4.4% 21% 0.58 14.6 53.7 7.3 0.86 82%
1954 33 TOT AL 359 1.7% 12.0% 7.8% 5.9% 26% 1.54 7.5 53.8 7.2 1.19 78%
1954 33 BAL AL 359 1.7% 12.0% 7.8% 5.9% 26% 1.54 7.5 53.8 7.2 1.19 78%
1955 34 TOT AL 313 2.9% 8.3% 8.3% 7.0% 29% 1.00 10.9 31.6 5.9 0.94 80%
1955 34 BAL AL 80 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 1.3% 10% 1.00 7.0 14.0 0.71 75%
1955 34 CHW AL 233 3.9% 6.9% 6.9% 9.0% 32% 1.00 13.4 23.8 5.0 1.03 81%
1956 35 TOT AL 222 1.8% 10.4% 11.7% 4.1% 21% 0.88 8.3 47.5 8.6 1.36 74%
1956 35 CHW AL 15 0.0% 26.7% 13.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.3 0.33 60%
1956 35 DET AL 207 1.9% 9.2% 11.6% 4.4% 22% 0.79 9.3 44.3 8.0 1.48 75%
1957 36 TOT MLB 35 2.9% 17.1% 2.9% 5.7% 50% 6.00 5.5 33.0 8.3 1.60 74%
1957 36 CHW AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1957 36 BRO NL 33 3.0% 15.2% 3.0% 6.1% 50% 5.00 6.2 31.0 7.8 1.40 76%
16 Yrs 5065 1.2% 8.8% 7.2% 5.9% 26% 1.22 10.4 73.4 9.0 0.93 81%
MLB Averages 1.7% 9.9% 9.3% 6.3% 27% 1.07 8.9 52.3 8.3 0.97 77%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1939 18 CHW AL -0.9 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 19 CHW AL -38.4 -3.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 20 CHW AL -22.7 -2.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 21 CHW AL -22.2 -2.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 25 CHW AL -10.1 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 26 CHW AL -11.3 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 27 TOT AL -6.8 -0.7 141 -0.2 2.9 -3.0 1.15 -1.0 0.8 -7.2 -0.7 0.99 -10.0 1.57 16
1948 27 CHW AL -6.2 -0.6 60 -0.3 1.5 -1.8 1.32 -0.8 0.5 -4.3 -0.4 1.02 -8.1 0
1948 27 CLE AL -0.7 -0.1 81 0.1 1.4 -1.3 1.02 -0.2 0.3 -2.8 -0.3 0.97 -2.0 1.57 16
1949 28 CLE AL -2.4 -0.2 483 -0.9 8.5 -9.3 1.07 -0.5 -0.3 -13.8 -1.4 0.99 -8.7 1.61 5
1950 29 CLE AL -2.2 -0.2 620 -0.7 10.0 -10.7 .97 -1.0 0.3 -7.9 -0.8 0.95 -11.0 1.62 2
1951 30 CLE AL -3.4 -0.3 371 -1.0 5.6 -6.6 .98 -0.7 -0.4 -19.6 -2.0 1.00 -9.0 0.69 5
1952 31 CLE AL 3.0 0.3 50 0.1 0.8 -0.7 1.05 0.4 -0.3 7.9 0.8 1.10 7.3 1.70 5
1953 32 CLE AL -5.3 -0.5 187 -1.2 1.8 -3.1 .87 -0.6 -0.8 -3.3 -0.3 1.00 -6.5 1.20 7
1954 33 TOT AL -4.9 -0.5 368 -1.6 6.4 -8.0 1.14 -0.4 -1.0 -3.3 -0.4 1.04 -2.1 1.44 17
1954 33 CLE AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1954 33 BAL AL -4.9 -0.5 368 -1.6 6.4 -8.0 1.14 -0.4 -1.0 -3.3 -0.4 1.04 -2.1 1.44 17
1955 34 TOT AL -2.2 -0.2 319 0.8 7.0 -6.1 1.11 0.1 0.7 8.7 0.8 0.99 5.9 2.42 23
1955 34 BAL AL -7.9 -0.8 81 -0.6 1.3 -1.9 1.22 -0.4 -0.0 -4.7 -0.5 0.99 -4.7 2.60 7
1955 34 CHW AL 5.7 0.6 238 1.4 5.6 -4.2 1.07 0.5 0.8 13.4 1.3 1.00 10.6 2.34 16
1956 35 TOT AL -9.0 -0.9 227 -1.1 3.3 -4.4 1.09 -1.0 0.0 -8.1 -0.8 1.01 -6.2 1.85 20
1956 35 CHW AL -2.4 -0.2 15 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 1.37 -0.2 0.1 -2.6 -0.3 1.05 -2.2 2.14 3
1956 35 DET AL -6.6 -0.6 212 -0.9 3.1 -4.0 1.07 -0.8 -0.0 -5.5 -0.5 1.01 -4.0 1.80 17
1957 36 TOT MLB -5.0 -0.5 35 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 .80 -0.5 -0.3 -4.9 -0.5 0.94 -5.5 1.47 7
1957 36 CHW AL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .91 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.87 -0.7 0.91 2
1957 36 BRO NL -4.4 -0.4 33 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 .79 -0.4 -0.3 -4.3 -0.4 0.95 -4.8 1.70 5
16 Yrs -144.0 -14.4 2801 -6.2 46.4 -52.6 1.04 -5.0 -1.0 -51.5 -5.2 0.99 -45.8 1.72 107
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1948 27 TOT AL 1 0 24% 28 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 70% 7 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 3
1948 27 CHW AL 0 0 13% 3 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1948 27 CLE AL 1 0 39% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 71% 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2
1949 28 CLE AL 7 0 28% 148 5 5 50% 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 8 1 42% 26 15 10 4 2 2 15 7 7
1950 29 CLE AL 4 0 35% 239 3 4 43% 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 8 3 47% 30 16 14 9 9 0 18 4 13
1951 30 CLE AL 3 0 22% 133 4 2 67% 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 0 44% 17 11 6 2 1 1 8 3 5
1952 31 CLE AL 2 0 29% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 75% 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1953 32 CLE AL 4 0 35% 88 0 2 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 46% 18 13 5 0 0 0 8 1 7
1954 33 TOT AL 2 0 30% 140 2 1 67% 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 51% 25 17 8 5 1 4 13 2 10
1954 33 BAL AL 2 0 30% 140 2 1 67% 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 51% 25 17 8 5 1 4 13 2 10
1955 34 TOT AL 7 0 32% 134 0 3 0% 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 36% 21 15 5 3 2 1 9 3 6
1955 34 BAL AL 5 0 50% 29 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 8 5 3 2 1 1 4 1 3
1955 34 CHW AL 2 0 26% 105 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 26% 13 10 2 1 1 0 5 2 3
1956 35 TOT AL 4 0 20% 83 2 2 50% 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 32% 12 10 2 3 2 1 7 3 4
1956 35 CHW AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 35 DET AL 4 0 21% 79 2 2 50% 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 32% 12 10 2 3 2 1 7 3 4
1957 36 TOT MLB 0 0 100% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1957 36 CHW AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 36 BRO NL 0 0 100% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
16 Yrs 34 0 30% 1020 45 50 47% 11 16 6 6 0 0 13 0 39 25 45% 158 101 55 27 17 10 84 24 57
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

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
1948 27 TOT AL 198 43% 50 16 8 0 2 1.57 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 36 6 17% 16 8 50% 102 14 14% 6 3 50% 9 7 78% 0
1948 27 CHW AL 118 12% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 16 5 31% 7 4 57% 48 9 19% 3 1 33% 4 3 75% 0
1948 27 CLE AL 80 66% 22 16 8 0 2 1.57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 20 1 5% 9 4 44% 54 5 9% 3 2 67% 5 4 80% 0
1949 28 CLE AL 470 42% 117 5 1 0 0 1.61 9 0 13 3 6 4 5 0 8 8 100% 106 14 13% 46 13 28% 345 48 14% 23 14 61% 26 12 46% 0
1950 29 CLE AL 609 48% 157 2 0 0 0 1.62 9 0 15 2 7 5 4 0 15 15 100% 147 15 10% 78 23 29% 383 48 13% 30 12 40% 23 11 48% 0
1951 30 CLE AL 359 59% 79 5 0 0 0 0.69 7 0 15 0 7 4 3 0 3 3 100% 82 13 16% 38 13 34% 260 25 10% 23 9 39% 19 7 37% 0
1952 31 CLE AL 49 61% 12 5 0 0 1 1.70 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0% 4 2 50% 44 12 27% 5 3 60% 2 2 100% 0
1953 32 CLE AL 180 65% 38 7 2 0 1 1.20 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 42 7 17% 12 4 33% 124 19 15% 18 8 44% 7 5 71% 0
1954 33 TOT AL 359 38% 81 17 4 0 3 1.44 6 1 13 4 2 2 4 0 3 3 100% 70 16 23% 30 11 37% 277 42 15% 26 14 54% 13 7 54% 0
1954 33 BAL AL 359 38% 81 17 4 0 3 1.44 6 1 13 4 2 2 4 0 3 3 100% 70 16 23% 30 11 37% 277 42 15% 26 14 54% 13 7 54% 0
1955 34 TOT AL 313 36% 75 23 4 0 4 2.42 9 1 11 8 1 5 4 0 2 2 100% 71 10 14% 27 6 22% 221 41 19% 17 9 53% 8 5 63% 0
1955 34 BAL AL 80 60% 10 7 0 0 1 2.60 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3 14% 8 2 25% 59 6 10% 6 3 50% 2 0 0% 0
1955 34 CHW AL 233 27% 65 16 4 0 3 2.34 9 1 5 8 1 5 4 0 2 2 100% 49 7 14% 19 4 21% 162 35 22% 11 6 55% 6 5 83% 0
1956 35 TOT AL 222 50% 42 20 3 0 1 1.85 4 1 13 2 2 2 2 0 4 3 75% 54 10 19% 22 5 23% 166 19 11% 16 6 38% 7 4 57% 0
1956 35 CHW AL 15 47% 1 3 0 0 0 2.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 35 DET AL 207 50% 41 17 3 0 1 1.80 4 1 13 2 2 2 2 0 4 3 75% 51 10 20% 21 5 24% 155 19 12% 16 6 38% 7 4 57% 0
1957 36 TOT MLB 35 43% 4 7 1 0 1 1.47 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 7 2 29% 6 2 33% 23 3 13% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1957 36 CHW AL 2 100% 0 2 0 0 0 0.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 36 BRO NL 33 39% 4 5 1 0 1 1.70 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 6 2 33% 22 3 14% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
16 Yrs 2794 47% 1176 107 23 0 13 1.72 63 3 91 21 27 24 24 0 40 65 163% 626 151 24% 279 87 31% 1945 271 14% 166 79 48% 116 61 53% 0
MLB Averages 50% 194% 22% 32% 14% 50% 55%
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

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
1939 18 3 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 27 2 1 0 1
1940 19 157 664 614 74 155 23 3 3 53 3 7 42 58 .252 .300 .314 .615 59 193 18 0 8
1941 20 233 946 871 90 208 32 6 4 82 8 10 59 81 .239 .287 .303 .590 54 264 22 0 16
1942 21 346 1388 1283 127 303 50 11 4 120 19 17 81 122 .236 .282 .302 .583 56 387 35 0 24
1943 22 346 1388 1283 127 303 50 11 4 120 19 17 81 122 .236 .282 .302 .583 56 387 35 0 24
1944 23 346 1388 1283 127 303 50 11 4 120 19 17 81 122 .236 .282 .302 .583 56 387 35 0 24
1945 24 346 1388 1283 127 303 50 11 4 120 19 17 81 122 .236 .282 .302 .583 56 387 35 0 24
1946 25 459 1824 1694 170 409 63 16 9 154 25 25 105 164 .241 .286 .313 .600 63 531 46 1 24
1947 26 574 2271 2122 217 521 82 19 15 202 28 29 123 202 .246 .287 .323 .610 67 686 58 1 26
1948 27 670 2469 2308 231 571 93 22 15 221 28 31 131 225 .247 .288 .326 .614 68 753 64 1 30
1949 28 791 2939 2732 280 688 116 27 24 278 33 36 168 265 .252 .295 .340 .636 73 930 78 1 38
1950 29 937 3548 3272 359 845 143 32 33 332 36 40 221 296 .258 .306 .352 .657 77 1151 93 2 53
1951 30 1045 3907 3593 389 924 158 36 40 361 40 42 255 329 .257 .307 .355 .662 79 1274 106 3 56
1952 31 1067 3956 3633 395 936 161 37 40 373 41 42 264 334 .258 .308 .355 .664 80 1291 106 3 56
1953 32 1167 4136 3794 417 974 166 37 43 395 41 44 283 345 .257 .309 .354 .663 79 1343 113 4 56
1954 33 1274 4495 4117 454 1055 179 39 49 440 43 45 311 388 .256 .309 .354 .663 80 1459 129 4 59 5
1955 34 1383 4808 4401 492 1130 190 41 58 488 43 48 337 414 .257 .310 .358 .668 81 1576 139 4 61 5 0
1956 35 1461 5030 4591 509 1172 195 41 62 510 45 50 363 437 .255 .310 .356 .666 81 1635 149 6 64 6 2
1957 36 1484 5065 4624 514 1176 196 41 63 514 45 50 364 443 .254 .309 .355 .665 80 1643 151 6 65 6 2

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
1939 18 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1940 19 161 670 622 69 149 22 3 3 48 3 41 61 .240 .287 .299 .586 53 154
1941 20 79 290 265 16 53 9 3 1 28 5 17 24 .200 .248 .268 .516 18 76
1942 21 120 472 440 41 104 20 5 0 42 12 24 43 .236 .276 .305 .580 37 113
1946 25 118 467 439 51 120 15 6 6 40 7 27 44 .273 .317 .376 .693 51 113
1947 26 119 475 453 55 125 21 3 7 56 3 20 39 .276 .307 .382 .688 53 115
1948 27 100 206 194 14 52 11 3 0 20 0 8 24 .268 .297 .356 .653 21 96
1949 28 126 487 441 49 120 24 5 9 57 5 38 42 .272 .330 .410 .740 60 121
1950 29 153 624 555 75 155 27 5 9 51 3 52 32 .279 .342 .395 .737 74 146
1951 30 114 379 339 32 84 16 4 7 31 4 36 35 .248 .322 .381 .702 42 108
1952 31 23 52 42 7 13 3 1 0 14 1 10 5 .310 .442 .429 .871 8 22
1953 32 105 190 169 24 40 5 0 3 24 0 20 11 .237 .321 .320 .641 18 100
1954 33 112 383 344 44 91 15 2 7 54 2 31 45 .265 .321 .381 .702 43 107
1955 34 114 329 299 40 81 12 2 10 50 0 28 27 .271 .333 .425 .758 42 109
1956 35 82 231 198 17 43 5 0 4 22 2 27 24 .217 .316 .303 .619 19 78
1957 36 24 36 34 4 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 6 .118 .143 .235 .378 1 23
16 Yrs 1553 5300 4842 538 1234 206 42 67 540 47 380 462 .255 .310 .356 .666 540 1484
162 Game Avg. 162 553 505 56 129 21 4 7 56 5 40 48 .255 .310 .356 .666 56 1484

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1940 AL (23, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1940 AL  0.7 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1940 AL  154 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1940 AL  606 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1940 AL  124 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1950 AL  15 (4th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1940 AL  17 (7th)
1954 AL  16 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1946 AL  8 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1950 AL  17.4 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1940 AL  484 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1939 AL  born 1920-08-18 (2nd)
1940 AL  born 1920-08-18 (4th)
1941 AL  born 1920-08-18 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2062), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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