Dick Kokos
Richard Jerome Kokos
born Richard Jerome Kokoszka
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 28, 1928 in Chicago, IL
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1948
Final Game: May 10, 1954
Died: April 9, 1986 in Chicago, IL
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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
1948 20 SLB AL 71 291 258 40 77 15 3 4 40 4 3 28 32 .298 .374 .426 .800 111 110 1 3 2 O
1949 21 SLB AL 143 572 501 80 131 28 1 23 77 3 5 66 91 .261 .351 .459 .810 110 230 4 3 2 *O
1950 22 SLB AL 143 582 490 77 128 27 5 18 67 8 8 88 73 .261 .375 .447 .822 106 219 10 1 3 *O
1953 25 SLB AL 107 357 299 41 72 12 0 13 38 0 5 56 53 .241 .361 .411 .772 106 123 4 0 2 O
1954 26 BAL AL 11 14 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 .200 .429 .500 .929 164 5 1 0 0 0 /7
5 Seasons 475 1816 1558 239 410 82 9 59 223 15 21 242 252 .263 .365 .441 .806 108 687 20 7 9 0
162 Game Avg. 162 619 531 82 140 28 3 20 76 5 7 83 86 .263 .365 .441 .806 108 234 7 2 3

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
1948 20 SLB AL 291 187 40 5.7 107 .329 .298 .275 .374 .361 .426 .398 .800 .759 111 .596 4.0 0.4 .768 .240 .128 4.0
1949 21 SLB AL 572 381 78 5.4 110 .279 .261 .276 .351 .368 .459 .400 .810 .768 110 .579 5.1 0.5 .784 .325 .198 5.3
1950 22 SLB AL 582 383 80 5.5 117 .276 .261 .283 .375 .371 .447 .424 .822 .796 106 .550 5.2 0.5 .811 .365 .186 11.1
1953 25 SLB AL 357 238 43 4.8 104 .253 .241 .272 .361 .348 .411 .400 .772 .749 106 .538 3.8 0.4 .737 .341 .171 .0
1954 26 BAL AL 14 9 2 6.0 92 .167 .200 .256 .429 .330 .500 .374 .929 .704 164 .649 1.1 0.1 1.000 .700 .300 .0
5 Seasons 1816 1198 243 5.4 110 .281 .263 .277 .365 .364 .441 .407 .806 .771 108 .565 19.2 1.9 .782 .329 .178 23.9
162 Game Avg. 619 409 83 5.4 110 .281 .263 .277 .365 .364 .441 .407 .806 .771 108 .565 7 1 .782 .329 .178 8

Ratio Batting*

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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
1948 20 SLB AL 291 1.4% 11.0% 9.6% 7.6% 29% 1.14 8.1 64.5 6.5 76%
1949 21 SLB AL 572 4.0% 15.9% 11.5% 9.1% 40% 1.38 5.5 21.8 6.5 68%
1950 22 SLB AL 582 3.1% 12.5% 15.1% 8.6% 39% 0.83 6.7 27.2 7.3 69%
1953 25 SLB AL 357 3.6% 14.9% 15.7% 7.0% 35% 0.95 5.6 23.0 7.9 65%
1954 26 BAL AL 14 7.1% 21.4% 28.6% 7.1% 50% 0.75 3.3 10.0 10.0 1.00 43%
5 Seasons 1816 3.3% 13.9% 13.3% 8.3% 37% 1.04 6.2 26.4 7.0 1.00 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1954 26 BAL AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 0 0 30% 5 15 21 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 26 BAL AL 14 100% 2 8 2 1 1 1.83 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 14 100% 410 8 2 1 1 1.83 59 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 20 667% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

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
1948 20 71 291 258 40 77 15 3 4 40 4 3 28 32 .298 .374 .426 .800 111 110 1 3 2
1949 21 214 863 759 120 208 43 4 27 117 7 8 94 123 .274 .359 .448 .807 110 340 5 6 4
1950 22 357 1445 1249 197 336 70 9 45 184 15 16 182 196 .269 .365 .448 .813 109 559 15 7 7
1951 23 357 1445 1249 197 336 70 9 45 184 15 16 182 196 .269 .365 .448 .813 109 559 15 7 7
1952 24 357 1445 1249 197 336 70 9 45 184 15 16 182 196 .269 .365 .448 .813 109 559 15 7 7
1953 25 464 1802 1548 238 408 82 9 58 222 15 21 238 249 .264 .364 .441 .805 108 682 19 7 9
1954 26 475 1816 1558 239 410 82 9 59 223 15 21 242 252 .263 .365 .441 .806 108 687 20 7 9 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1948 20 74 296 265 39 76 15 3 4 39 4 28 33 .287 .361 .411 .773 39 71
1949 21 149 582 515 76 128 27 1 22 73 3 64 95 .249 .335 .433 .768 74 143
1950 22 149 580 497 68 119 25 5 17 59 7 82 76 .239 .348 .412 .761 71 143
1953 25 112 365 309 41 72 12 0 13 38 0 56 55 .233 .351 .398 .749 43 107
1954 26 11 14 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 .200 .429 .500 .929 2 11
5 Seasons 495 1837 1596 225 397 79 9 57 210 14 234 262 .249 .347 .417 .764 229 475
162 Game Avg. 162 601 522 74 130 26 3 19 69 5 77 86 .249 .347 .417 .764 75 475

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Doubles s c a p y
1949 AL  28 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 AL  23 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1949 AL  91 (1st)
1950 AL  73 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1950 AL  8 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1949 AL  52 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1950 AL  8 (2nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1950 AL  11.1 (2nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1949 AL  21.8 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1948 AL  born 1928-02-28 (4th)
1949 AL  born 1928-02-28 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1307), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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