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Billy Klaus

William Joseph Klaus

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: December 9, 1928 in Spring Grove, IL
High School: Grant HS (Fox Lake, IL)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1952
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Orioles/Phillies/Senators/Braves 1952-1963

Final Game: May 17, 1963
Died: December 3, 2006 in Sarasota, FL
Cremated
Relatives: Brother of Bobby Klaus
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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
1952 23 BSN NL 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 0 0 0 0 /6
1953 24 MLN NL 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1955 26 BOS AL 135 610 541 83 153 26 2 7 60 6 0 60 44 .283 .351 .377 .729 90 204 4 0 4 5 0 *6/5 MVP-13,RoY-2
1956 27 BOS AL 135 620 520 91 141 29 5 7 59 1 0 90 43 .271 .378 .387 .764 94 201 7 1 6 3 0 *56
1957 28 BOS AL 127 537 477 76 120 18 4 10 42 2 0 55 53 .252 .326 .369 .695 86 176 12 0 1 4 0 *6
1958 29 BOS AL 61 93 88 5 14 4 0 1 7 0 0 5 16 .159 .204 .239 .443 19 21 2 0 0 0 0 6
1959 30 BAL AL 104 377 321 33 80 11 0 3 25 2 4 51 38 .249 .350 .312 .662 86 100 6 0 3 2 1 65/4
1960 31 BAL AL 46 53 43 8 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 9 9 .209 .346 .326 .672 84 14 1 0 1 0 0 46/5
1961 32 WSA AL 91 287 251 26 57 8 2 7 30 2 2 30 34 .227 .311 .359 .670 84 90 1 2 1 3 3 56/47
1962 33 PHI NL 102 283 248 30 51 8 2 4 20 1 1 29 43 .206 .290 .302 .593 62 75 4 1 4 1 3 564
1963 34 PHI NL 11 20 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .056 .105 .056 .161 -52 1 0 0 1 0 0 /65
11 Yrs 821 2887 2513 357 626 106 15 40 250 14 7 331 285 .249 .335 .351 .686 83 882 37 4 21 18 7
162 Game Avg. 162 570 496 70 124 21 3 8 49 3 1 65 56 .249 .335 .351 .686 83 174 7 1 4
BOS (4 yrs) 458 1860 1626 255 428 77 11 25 168 9 0 210 156 .263 .346 .370 .716 86 602 25 1 11 12 0
PHI (2 yrs) 113 303 266 31 52 8 2 4 20 1 1 30 47 .195 .279 .286 .564 55 76 4 1 5 1 3
MLN (2 yrs) 9 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 150 430 364 41 89 13 0 4 31 2 4 60 47 .245 .350 .313 .663 86 114 7 0 4 2 1
WSA (1 yr) 91 287 251 26 57 8 2 7 30 2 2 30 34 .227 .311 .359 .670 84 90 1 2 1 3 3
AL (7 yrs) 699 2577 2241 322 574 98 13 36 229 13 6 300 237 .256 .342 .360 .702 86 806 33 3 16 17 4
NL (4 yrs) 122 310 272 35 52 8 2 4 21 1 1 31 48 .191 .275 .279 .555 52 76 4 1 5 1 3

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
1952 23 BSN NL 7 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .491 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /6
1953 24 MLN NL 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
1955 26 BOS AL 135 610 -7 6 4 -7 8 2 0.3 16 19 1.9 .502 .502 2.6 0.1 26 $ *6/5 MVP-13,RoY-2
1956 27 BOS AL 135 620 -4 1 2 6 2 7 0.8 17 24 2.4 .506 .505 1.7 0.9 18 $ *56
1957 28 BOS AL 127 537 -12 3 -0 13 7 11 1.1 14 25 2.5 .509 .507 1.1 2.1 12 $ *6
1958 29 BOS AL 61 93 -10 1 0 -5 1 -14 -1.6 3 -11 -1.3 .475 .491 -0.7 -0.5 -6 $ 6
1959 30 BAL AL 104 377 -5 -2 0 4 4 2 0.1 10 12 1.1 .502 .501 0.7 0.9 8 $ 65/4
1960 31 BAL AL 46 53 -1 -1 -0 2 1 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .504 .501 0.1 0.4 1 $ 46/5
1961 32 WSA AL 91 287 -5 -1 2 3 2 0 -0.1 8 8 0.7 .501 .500 0.5 0.4 6 $ 56/47
1962 33 PHI NL 102 283 -13 0 2 -3 3 -12 -1.2 10 -2 -0.2 .488 .493 0.1 0.1 1 $ 564
1963 34 PHI NL 11 20 -4 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .468 .498 -0.3 0.1 -2 $ /65
11 Seasons 821 2887 -63 7 9 12 29 -5 -0.8 80 75 7.0 .499 .500 5.7 4.4 62 $
BOS (4 yrs) 458 1860 -33 11 5 6 18 6 0.6 50 56 5.5 .501 .501 4.7 2.6 50 $
PHI (2 yrs) 113 303 -17 0 2 -3 4 -15 -1.5 10 -4 -0.5 .486 .495 -0.2 0.1 -1 $
MLN (2 yrs) 9 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .488 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
BAL (2 yrs) 150 430 -6 -3 0 7 6 3 0.2 12 15 1.4 .502 .501 0.8 1.2 8 $
WSA (1 yr) 91 287 -5 -1 2 3 2 0 -0.1 8 8 0.7 .501 .500 0.5 0.4 6 $

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
1952 23 BSN NL 5 4 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .258 .200 .330 .000 .384 .200 .714 -39 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
1953 24 MLN NL 2 2 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .267 .000 .337 .000 .416 .000 .753 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 26 BOS AL 610 401 78 5.2 110 .295 .283 .277 .351 .358 .377 .412 .729 .770 90 .559 -7.6 -0.8 .689 .216 .094 6.5
1956 27 BOS AL 620 395 83 5.6 116 .283 .271 .281 .378 .365 .387 .429 .764 .794 94 .572 -2.7 -0.3 .759 .290 .115 1.8
1957 28 BOS AL 537 374 59 4.3 104 .263 .252 .270 .326 .343 .369 .408 .695 .751 86 .486 -9.9 -1.0 .631 .237 .117 3.3
1958 29 BOS AL 93 76 4 1.4 103 .183 .159 .268 .204 .338 .239 .408 .443 .746 19 .116 -10.2 -1.0 .342 .136 .080 .0
1959 30 BAL AL 377 256 37 3.9 96 .273 .249 .257 .350 .328 .312 .393 .662 .720 86 .444 -3.7 -0.4 .594 .215 .062 2.4
1960 31 BAL AL 53 36 5 3.7 101 .242 .209 .262 .346 .336 .326 .401 .672 .737 84 .417 -0.6 -0.1 .657 .326 .116 .0
1961 32 WSA AL 287 201 30 4.0 99 .235 .227 .257 .311 .331 .359 .399 .670 .730 84 .429 -5.3 -0.5 .619 .251 .131 3.1
1962 33 PHI NL 283 207 23 3.0 101 .233 .206 .266 .290 .333 .302 .404 .593 .738 62 .313 -13.1 -1.3 .520 .214 .097 1.6
1963 34 PHI NL 20 18 0 0.0 89 .071 .056 .253 .105 .315 .056 .378 .161 .693 -52 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
11 Yrs 2887 1970 319 4.3 106 .266 .249 .270 .335 .346 .351 .410 .686 .756 83 .477 -58.1 -5.9 .634 .236 .102 20.7
162 Game Avg. 570 389 63 4.3 106 .266 .249 .270 .335 .346 .351 .410 .686 .756 83 .477 -58.1 -5.9 .634 .236 .102 4
BOS (4 yrs) 1860 1246 224 4.8 110 .277 .263 .276 .346 .355 .370 .416 .716 .771 86 .523 -30.4 -3.1 .672 .242 .107 13.2
PHI (2 yrs) 303 225 23 2.7 100 .222 .195 .266 .279 .332 .286 .403 .564 .735 55 .286 -16.7 -1.7 .489 .203 .090 1.6
MLN (2 yrs) 7 6 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .261 .143 .332 .000 .395 .143 .727 -57 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
BAL (2 yrs) 430 292 42 3.9 96 .270 .245 .258 .350 .329 .313 .394 .663 .722 86 .440 -4.3 -0.4 .601 .228 .069 2.7
WSA (1 yr) 287 201 30 4.0 99 .235 .227 .257 .311 .331 .359 .399 .670 .730 84 .430 -5.3 -0.5 .619 .251 .131 3.1
AL (7 yrs) 2577 1739 296 4.6 106 .271 .256 .271 .342 .348 .360 .411 .702 .758 86 .500 -40.1 -4.0 .654 .241 .104 19.1
NL (4 yrs) 310 231 23 2.7 100 .217 .191 .265 .275 .332 .279 .403 .555 .735 52 .276 -18.0 -1.8 .480 .202 .088 1.6

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
1952 23 BSN NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1.00 4.0 0.50 60%
1953 24 MLN NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 100%
1955 26 BOS AL 610 1.2% 7.2% 9.8% 5.7% 23% 0.73 12.3 77.3 9.0 0.85 81%
1956 27 BOS AL 620 1.1% 6.9% 14.5% 6.6% 29% 0.48 12.1 74.3 8.8 0.63 76%
1957 28 BOS AL 537 1.9% 9.9% 10.2% 6.0% 27% 0.96 9.0 47.7 11.4 0.89 78%
1958 29 BOS AL 93 1.1% 17.2% 5.4% 5.4% 36% 3.20 5.5 88.0 12.6 0.76 76%
1959 30 BAL AL 377 0.8% 10.1% 13.5% 3.7% 18% 0.75 8.4 107.0 12.8 0.76 75%
1960 31 BAL AL 53 1.9% 17.0% 17.0% 5.7% 33% 1.00 4.8 43.0 7.2 1.55 62%
1961 32 WSA AL 287 2.4% 11.9% 10.5% 5.9% 30% 1.13 7.4 35.9 8.4 0.78 74%
1962 33 PHI NL 283 1.4% 15.2% 10.3% 5.0% 28% 1.48 5.8 62.0 12.4 0.88 71%
1963 34 PHI NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 4.00 4.5 1.00 70%
11 Yrs 2887 1.4% 9.9% 11.5% 5.6% 26% 0.86 8.8 62.8 10.1 0.80 76%
MLB Averages 2.3% 12.7% 8.9% 6.5% 29% 1.43 7.0 39.1 8.3 1.01 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1952 23 BSN NL -0.7 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .67 -0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.0 0.82 -0.6 0.84 3
1953 24 MLN NL -0.6 -0.1 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 2.07 -0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.63 0.1 2.07 1
1955 26 BOS AL -8.2 -0.8 630 1.2 11.2 -9.9 1.01 0.9 0.3 9.6 0.9 1.01 6.6 3.87 1
1956 27 BOS AL -3.3 -0.3 616 1.0 11.1 -10.2 1.06 0.4 0.6 9.9 0.9 0.95 6.0 0.59 5
1957 28 BOS AL -9.9 -1.0 534 -0.9 7.7 -8.6 .92 0.2 -1.3 0.6 0.1 0.91 3.6 1.40 8
1958 29 BOS AL -10.2 -1.0 92 -0.7 1.3 -2.0 1.16 -0.8 0.2 -6.6 -0.7 0.93 -9.2 1.29 38
1959 30 BAL AL -3.7 -0.4 387 -0.4 6.1 -6.6 1.01 -0.7 0.2 -6.1 -0.6 0.91 -8.2 1.71 4
1960 31 BAL AL -0.6 -0.1 53 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 1.13 -0.2 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 1.06 -1.0 1.16 3
1961 32 WSA AL -5.7 -0.6 297 0.1 4.9 -4.8 1.08 -0.6 0.7 3.5 0.4 0.93 -2.9 1.58 17
1962 33 PHI NL -13.1 -1.3 286 -0.0 4.9 -4.9 1.01 -0.4 0.4 -10.2 -1.0 0.96 -7.9 1.25 27
1963 34 PHI NL -3.5 -0.4 21 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .99 -0.3 0.0 -2.4 -0.3 0.89 -3.2 1.44 8
11 Yrs -59.7 -6.0 2922 -0.5 48.1 -48.5 1.02 -1.5 1.0 -3.4 -0.5 0.95 -16.7 1.34 115

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
1952 23 BSN NL 0 0 300% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1953 24 MLN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 26 BOS AL 7 0 37% 271 6 0 100% 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 52% 33 23 10 13 8 5 22 2 20
1956 27 BOS AL 6 0 37% 282 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 17 41% 48 31 16 7 4 3 25 11 14
1957 28 BOS AL 1 0 40% 218 2 0 100% 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 20 57% 25 15 10 3 3 0 16 1 15
1958 29 BOS AL 0 0 22% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1959 30 BAL AL 3 0 23% 172 2 4 33% 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 30% 27 21 6 4 4 0 6 1 5
1960 31 BAL AL 0 0 41% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29% 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1961 32 WSA AL 5 0 23% 117 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 43% 12 10 2 3 1 2 6 1 5
1962 33 PHI NL 4 0 34% 101 1 1 50% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 42% 20 13 7 3 2 1 8 3 5
1963 34 PHI NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 26 0 34% 1226 14 7 67% 10 8 3 1 1 1 6 0 20 77 45% 173 118 53 34 23 11 87 20 67

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
1952 23 BSN NL 5 80% 0 3 0 0 0 0.84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1953 24 MLN NL 2 100% 0 1 0 0 1 2.07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1955 26 BOS AL 610 77% 153 1 0 0 1 3.87 7 0 20 6 1 4 3 0 4 4 100% 143 4 3% 79 21 27% 430 55 13% 19 11 58% 30 12 40% 0
1956 27 BOS AL 620 72% 141 5 1 0 0 0.59 7 0 10 6 1 4 3 0 6 6 100% 134 7 5% 72 21 29% 375 52 14% 27 16 59% 23 16 70% 0
1957 28 BOS AL 537 80% 120 8 2 0 0 1.40 10 0 7 8 2 8 2 0 1 1 100% 88 12 14% 54 15 28% 263 32 12% 17 10 59% 25 11 44% 0
1958 29 BOS AL 93 96% 14 38 6 0 5 1.29 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 2 13% 9 1 11% 45 6 13% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
1959 30 BAL AL 377 94% 80 4 0 0 0 1.71 3 0 10 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 100% 62 6 10% 26 6 23% 185 22 12% 19 9 47% 15 8 53% 0
1960 31 BAL AL 53 91% 9 3 0 0 0 1.16 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 9 1 11% 6 1 17% 38 5 13% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1961 32 WSA AL 287 89% 57 17 3 0 2 1.58 7 1 6 7 0 2 5 0 1 1 100% 49 1 2% 22 9 41% 162 23 14% 14 8 57% 9 5 56% 0
1962 33 PHI NL 283 93% 51 27 5 0 2 1.25 4 0 4 3 1 1 3 0 7 4 57% 61 4 7% 37 13 35% 181 17 9% 16 4 25% 7 4 57% 0
1963 34 PHI NL 20 95% 1 8 1 0 0 1.44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 2887 82% 626 115 18 0 11 1.34 40 2 61 35 5 20 20 0 24 21 88% 568 37 7% 308 89 29% 1691 213 13% 117 62 53% 113 57 50% 0
MLB Averages 50% 78% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

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
1952 23 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 0 0 0 0
1953 24 9 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 0 0 0
1954 25 9 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 0 0 0
1955 26 144 617 547 87 153 26 2 7 61 6 0 61 45 .280 .349 .373 .722 88 204 4 0 4 5 0
1956 27 279 1237 1067 178 294 55 7 14 120 7 0 151 88 .276 .363 .380 .743 91 405 11 1 10 8 0
1957 28 406 1774 1544 254 414 73 11 24 162 9 0 206 141 .268 .352 .376 .729 89 581 23 1 11 12 0
1958 29 467 1867 1632 259 428 77 11 25 169 9 0 211 157 .262 .345 .369 .714 86 602 25 1 11 12 0
1959 30 571 2244 1953 292 508 88 11 28 194 11 4 262 195 .260 .346 .359 .705 86 702 31 1 14 14 1
1960 31 617 2297 1996 300 517 90 11 29 200 11 4 271 204 .259 .346 .359 .704 86 716 32 1 15 14 1
1961 32 708 2584 2247 326 574 98 13 36 230 13 6 301 238 .255 .342 .359 .701 86 806 33 3 16 17 4
1962 33 810 2867 2495 356 625 106 15 40 250 14 7 330 281 .251 .337 .353 .690 83 881 37 4 20 18 7
1963 34 821 2887 2513 357 626 106 15 40 250 14 7 331 285 .249 .335 .351 .686 83 882 37 4 21 18 7

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
1952 23 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 7
1953 24 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1955 26 141 625 557 79 151 26 2 7 57 6 59 46 .271 .338 .363 .701 69 135
1956 27 141 626 530 81 134 28 5 7 53 1 86 45 .253 .356 .364 .721 68 135
1957 28 134 563 501 79 125 19 4 10 43 2 57 56 .250 .324 .363 .687 60 127
1958 29 64 96 91 5 14 4 0 1 7 0 5 17 .154 .198 .231 .429 4 61
1959 30 109 398 338 36 86 12 0 3 27 2 55 40 .254 .357 .317 .674 39 104
1960 31 48 57 46 9 10 2 0 1 7 0 10 9 .217 .357 .326 .683 5 46
1961 32 91 289 252 27 58 8 2 7 31 2 31 34 .230 .316 .361 .677 29 91
1962 33 102 283 248 30 51 8 2 4 20 1 29 43 .206 .290 .302 .593 22 102
1963 34 11 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 11
11 Yrs 850 2964 2587 350 629 107 15 40 246 14 334 295 .243 .329 .342 .671 296 821
162 Game Avg. 162 565 493 67 120 20 3 8 47 3 64 56 .243 .329 .342 .671 56 821

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 AL (13, 8%)
0.08 Career Shares (972nd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1956 AL  0.9 (10th)
1957 AL  2.1 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1955 AL  26 (9th)
1956 AL  29 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1956 AL  90 (6th)

Singles s c a p y
1955 AL  118 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1955 AL  12.3 (8th)
1956 AL  12.1 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1702), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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