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Lou Klein

Louis Frank Klein

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 167 lb.

Born: October 22, 1918 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Peters HS (New Orleans, LA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1943
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Athletics/Indians 1943-1951

Final Game: September 30, 1951
Died: June 20, 1976 in Metairie, LA
Buried: St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, LA
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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	Pos	Awards
1940	21	STL-min	D	142	537	537		187	23	18	9						.348	.348	.508	.857		273						DYB · FLOR
1941	22	STL-min	AA	112	428	362	67	133	22	11	5	54	10		53	23	.367	.453	.530	.984		192		4	9			CLB · AA
1942	23	STL-min	AA	138	518	465	68	116	24	0	14	63	18		43	48	.249	.318	.391	.710		182	5	4	6			CLB · AA
1943	24	STL	NL	154	696	627	91	180	28	14	7	62	9		50	70	.287	.342	.410	.752	111	257	4	2	15		*46	MVP-23

1945	26	STL	NL	19	72	57	12	13	4	1	1	6	0		14	9	.228	.389	.386	.775	113	22	0	1	0		/O65794
1946	27	STL	NL	23	105	93	12	18	3	0	1	4	1		9	7	.194	.265	.258	.523	46	24	0	0	3		4

1949	30	STL	NL	58	142	114	25	25	6	0	2	12	0		22	20	.219	.355	.325	.680	80	37	2	2	4		6/45

1950	31	CHC-min	AAA	97	369	331	50	110	24	0	14	76	3		32	22	.332	.396	.532	.928		176		3	3			LOS · PCL
1951	32	TOT	AL	51	158	146	22	33	7	0	5	17	0	0	10	13	.226	.276	.377	.652	74	55	4	0	2		4
1951	32	CLE	AL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1951	32	PHA	AL	49	156	144	22	33	7	0	5	17	0	0	10	12	.229	.279	.382	.661	77	55	4	0	2		4
1952	33	SDG	Opn	122	473	418	55	117	23	2	4	44	5		41	33	.280	.346	.373	.719		156		1	13			SDG · PCL
1953	34	PIT-min	AA	143	517	517		161	33	2	14						.311	.311	.464	.776		240						NOR · SOUA
1955	36	CHC-min	C	112	357	357		122	24	3	23						.342	.342	.619	.961		221						LFY · EVAN
1956	37	CHC-min	A	104	306	306		102	22	3	17						.333	.333	.592	.925		181						DMO · WL
1957	38	CHC-min	AA	61	99	99		32	7	0	2						.323	.323	.455	.778		45						MEM · SOUA
1958	39	CHC-min	AA	38	54	46	4	10	2	0	0	3	0	1	7	7	.217	.333	.261	.594		12		1	0	0		FTW · TL
1959	40	CHC-min	AAA	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0						FTW · AA
5 Yrs				305	1173	1037	162	269	48	15	16	101	10	0	105	119	.259	.330	.381	.711	97	395	10	5	24
162 Game Avg.				162	623	551	86	143	25	8	8	54	5		56	63	.259	.330	.381	.711	97	210	5	3	13

STL (4 yrs)				254	1015	891	140	236	41	15	11	84	10		95	106	.265	.339	.382	.721	101	340	6	5	22
PHA (1 yr)				49	156	144	22	33	7	0	5	17	0	0	10	12	.229	.279	.382	.661	77	55	4	0	2
CLE (1 yr)				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				254	1015	891	140	236	41	15	11	84	10		95	106	.265	.339	.382	.721	101	340	6	5	22
AL (1 yr)				51	158	146	22	33	7	0	5	17	0	0	10	13	.226	.276	.377	.652	74	55	4	0	2

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
1943	24	STL	NL	154	696	7	-0	0	17	9	32	3.7	21	53	5.8	.524	.523	3.8	2.9	36	$	*46	MVP-23

1945	26	STL	NL	19	72	1	0	0	-1	0	1	0.1	2	3	0.3	.503	.500	0.4	-0.1	4	$	/O65794
1946	27	STL	NL	23	105	-6	-0	0	1	1	-4	-0.5	4	-1	-0.1	.478	.497	-0.3	0.2	-2	$	4

1949	30	STL	NL	58	142	-3	1	0	1	2	2	0.1	5	6	0.6	.503	.501	0.6	0.3	6	$9,000	6/45

1951	32	CLE	AL	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.469	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
1951	32	PHA	AL	49	156	-5	0	0	2	2	-1	-0.1	4	3	0.3	.498	.499	0.1	0.4	1	$	4
5 Seasons				305	1173	-6	1	1	20	13	29	3.2	36	65	6.8	.511	.503	4.5	3.8	45	$9,000

STL (4 yrs)				254	1015	-0	1	0	18	12	30	3.4	32	62	6.6	.514	.505	4.5	3.4	44	$9,000
PHA (1 yr)				49	156	-5	0	0	2	2	-1	-0.1	4	3	0.3	.498	.499	0.1	0.4	1	$
CLE (1 yr)				2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.469	.500	-0.1	0.0	-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
1943	24	STL	NL	696	466	87	5.0	94	.315	.287	.272	.342	.341	.410	.369	.752	.710	111	.610	7.0	0.8	.705	.217	.123	7.9

1945	26	STL	NL	72	44	8	4.9	99	.255	.228	.277	.389	.347	.386	.382	.775	.729	113	.559	1.8	0.2	.841	.404	.158	.0
1946	27	STL	NL	105	78	6	2.1	96	.200	.194	.267	.265	.343	.258	.374	.523	.717	46	.226	-6.8	-0.7	.453	.172	.065	1.0

1949	30	STL	NL	142	95	13	3.7	107	.250	.219	.275	.355	.349	.325	.412	.680	.761	80	.399	-2.3	-0.2	.670	.298	.105	.0

1951	32	TOT	AL	158	119	15	3.4	103	.219	.226	.268	.276	.350	.377	.394	.652	.744	74	.372	-6.2	-0.6	.556	.219	.151	.0
1951	32	CLE	AL	2	2	0	0.0	97	.000	.000	.260	.000	.340	.000	.382	.000	.722	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1951	32	PHA	AL	156	117	15	3.4	103	.220	.229	.269	.279	.350	.382	.394	.661	.744	77	.380	-5.6	-0.6	.565	.222	.153	.0
5 Yrs				1173	802	129	4.3	97	.280	.259	.271	.330	.344	.381	.378	.711	.722	97	.522	-6.4	-0.6	.662	.232	.122	12.3
162 Game Avg.				623	426	69	4.3	97	.280	.259	.271	.330	.344	.381	.378	.711	.722	97	.522	-6.4	-0.6	.662	.232	.122	7

STL (4 yrs)				1015	683	114	4.5	96	.291	.265	.272	.339	.343	.382	.375	.721	.718	101	.545	-0.2	-0.0	.681	.235	.117	10.5
PHA (1 yr)				156	117	15	3.4	103	.220	.229	.269	.279	.350	.382	.394	.661	.744	77	.379	-5.6	-0.6	.565	.222	.153	.0
CLE (1 yr)				2	2	0	0.0	97	.000	.000	.260	.000	.340	.000	.382	.000	.722	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000

NL (4 yrs)				1015	683	114	4.5	96	.291	.265	.272	.339	.343	.382	.375	.721	.718	101	.545	-0.2	-0.0	.681	.235	.117	10.5
AL (1 yr)				158	119	15	3.4	103	.219	.226	.268	.276	.350	.377	.394	.652	.744	74	.372	-6.2	-0.6	.556	.219	.151	.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
1943	24	STL	NL	WS	NYY	L	5	23	22	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.136	.174	.136	.310	3	0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							5	23	22	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.136	.174	.136	.310	3	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	GO/AO	IP%
1943	24	STL	NL	696	1.0%	10.1%	7.2%	7.0%	27%	1.40	9.0	89.6	10.1		79%

1945	26	STL	NL	72	1.4%	12.5%	19.4%	8.3%	46%	0.64	6.3	57.0	9.5		65%
1946	27	STL	NL	105	1.0%	6.7%	8.6%	3.8%	22%	0.78	13.3	93.0	23.3		81%

1949	30	STL	NL	142	1.4%	14.1%	15.5%	5.6%	32%	0.91	5.7	57.0	9.5	1.33	65%

1951	32	TOT	AL	158	3.2%	8.2%	6.3%	7.6%	36%	1.30	11.2	29.2	8.6	1.05	81%
1951	32	CLE	AL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			2.0				50%
1951	32	PHA	AL	156	3.2%	7.7%	6.4%	7.7%	36%	1.20	12.0	28.8	8.5	1.03	81%
5 Yrs				1173	1.4%	10.1%	9.0%	6.7%	29%	1.13	8.7	64.8	10.3	1.12	77%
MLB Averages					1.5%	9.4%	9.5%	6.1%	26%	0.99	9.5	59.0	8.4	0.97	78%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1943	24	STL	NL	7.0	0.8	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1945	26	STL	NL	1.8	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1946	27	STL	NL	-6.8	-0.7	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1949	30	STL	NL	-2.3	-0.2	58	0.4	1.2	-0.9	1.16	0.1	0.2	4.5	0.4	1.02	2.4	1.48	9

1951	32	TOT	AL	-6.2	-0.6	122	0.3	2.2	-1.9	.97	0.3	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.92	1.9	1.10	8
1951	32	CLE	AL	-0.6	-0.1	2	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.57	-0.1	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0	0.86	-0.5	0.57	2
1951	32	PHA	AL	-5.6	-0.6	120	0.3	2.2	-1.9	.98	0.3	0.0	1.6	0.2	0.92	2.4	1.28	6
5 Yrs				-6.4	-0.6	180	0.7	3.5	-2.8	1.03	0.4	0.2	5.6	0.5	0.95	4.3	1.30	17

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1949	30	STL	NL	2	0	49%	25	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	67%	9	4	5	2	1	1	4	0	4

1951	32	TOT	AL	5	0	45%	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	64%	5	2	3	1	0	1	5	1	3
1951	32	CLE	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951	32	PHA	AL	5	0	45%	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	64%	5	2	3	1	0	1	5	1	3
5 Yrs				7	0	40%	72	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	65%	14	6	8	3	1	2	9	1	7

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
1949	30	STL	NL	142	60%	25			9	2	0	1	1.48	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	400%	16	2	13%	7	3	43%	45	6	13%	4	1	25%	1	1	100%	0

1951	32	TOT	AL	158	27%	33			8	0	0	0	1.10	5	0	3	5	0	3	2	0	1	2	200%	26	4	15%	14	6	43%	70	12	17%	9	7	78%	6	4	67%	0
1951	32	CLE	AL	2	100%	0			2	0	0	0	0.57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1951	32	PHA	AL	156	25%	33			6	0	0	0	1.28	5	0	3	5	0	3	2	0	1	2	200%	26	4	15%	14	6	43%	70	12	17%	9	7	78%	6	4	67%	0
5 Yrs				300	37%	269			17	2	0	1	1.30	16	0	3	5	0	5	2	0	2	24	1200%	42	10	24%	21	9	43%	115	18	16%	13	8	62%	7	5	71%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			269%			29%			33%			15%			51%			55%

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
1943	24	154	696	627	91	180	28	14	7	62	9		50	70	.287	.342	.410	.752	111	257	4	2	15
1944	25	154	696	627	91	180	28	14	7	62	9		50	70	.287	.342	.410	.752	111	257	4	2	15
1945	26	173	768	684	103	193	32	15	8	68	9		64	79	.282	.346	.408	.754	112	279	4	3	15
1946	27	196	873	777	115	211	35	15	9	72	10		73	86	.272	.336	.390	.726	104	303	4	3	18
1947	28	196	873	777	115	211	35	15	9	72	10		73	86	.272	.336	.390	.726	104	303	4	3	18
1948	29	196	873	777	115	211	35	15	9	72	10		73	86	.272	.336	.390	.726	104	303	4	3	18
1949	30	254	1015	891	140	236	41	15	11	84	10		95	106	.265	.339	.382	.721	101	340	6	5	22
1950	31	254	1015	891	140	236	41	15	11	84	10		95	106	.265	.339	.382	.721	101	340	6	5	22
1951	32	305	1173	1037	162	269	48	15	16	101	10	0	105	119	.259	.330	.381	.711	97	395	10	5	24

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
1943	24	161	733	661	100	194	30	15	8	68	10	54	73	.293	.349	.421	.769	96	154

1945	26	20	74	59	12	13	4	1	1	6	0	14	9	.220	.378	.373	.751	8	19
1946	27	24	111	98	14	20	3	0	1	5	1	10	7	.204	.278	.265	.543	7	23

1949	30	60	145	117	24	25	6	0	2	12	0	22	21	.214	.348	.316	.664	12	58

1951	32	54	167	154	23	35	7	0	5	17	0	11	14	.227	.279	.370	.649	16	51
5 Yrs		319	1230	1089	173	287	50	16	17	108	11	111	124	.264	.334	.386	.720	139	305
162 Game Avg.		162	625	553	88	146	25	8	9	55	6	56	63	.264	.334	.386	.720	71	305

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1943 NL (23, 2%) 0.02 Career Shares (1361st)	Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1943 NL 5.8 (3rd)	WAR Position Players† s c a p y 1943 NL 5.8 (3rd)	Offensive WAR† s c a p y 1943 NL 3.8 (8th)
Defensive WAR† s c a p y 1943 NL 2.9 (3rd)	Games Played s c a p y 1943 NL 154 (4th)	At Bats s c a p y 1943 NL 627 (2nd)	Plate Appearances s c a p y 1943 NL 696 (3rd)
Runs Scored s c a p y 1943 NL 91 (6th)	Hits s c a p y 1943 NL 180 (7th)	Total Bases s c a p y 1943 NL 257 (4th)	Triples s c a p y 1943 NL 14 (2nd)
Strikeouts s c a p y 1943 NL 70 (6th)	Stolen Bases s c a p y 1943 NL 9 (7th)	Singles s c a p y 1943 NL 131 (6th)	Runs Created s c a p y 1943 NL 87 (6th)
Extra Base Hits s c a p y 1943 NL 49 (6th)	Times On Base s c a p y 1943 NL 232 (10th)	Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1943 NL 15 (5th)	Power-Speed # s c a p y 1943 NL 7.9 (6th)
Outs Made s c a p y 1943 NL 466 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 11 (1346), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 6 (2065), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Lou Merloni (957) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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