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Gary Kolb

Gary Alan Kolb

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 194 lb.

Born: March 13, 1940 in Rock Falls, IL
High School: Rock Falls HS (Rock Falls, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1960 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals/Braves/Mets 1960-1969

Final Game: September 1, 1969 (Age 29)
Relatives: Cousin of Danny Kolb
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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
1960 20 STL NL 9 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /879
1962 22 STL NL 6 15 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .357 .400 .357 .757 97 5 1 0 0 0 0 /97
1963 23 STL NL 75 119 96 23 26 1 5 3 10 2 1 22 26 .271 .403 .479 .883 144 46 1 0 0 1 0 97/52
1964 24 MLN NL 36 71 64 7 12 1 0 0 2 3 2 6 10 .188 .257 .203 .460 31 13 0 0 1 0 1 /954782
1965 25 TOT NL 64 122 117 11 22 2 0 1 8 3 0 4 34 .188 .213 .231 .444 27 27 4 0 0 1 0 789/35
1965 25 MLN NL 24 28 27 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .259 .286 .259 .545 55 7 2 0 0 0 0 /789
1965 25 NYM NL 40 94 90 8 15 2 0 1 7 3 0 3 28 .167 .191 .222 .414 19 20 2 0 0 1 0 87/935
1968 28 PIT NL 74 132 119 16 26 4 1 2 6 2 1 11 17 .218 .285 .319 .604 83 38 2 0 2 0 2 92/7548
1969 29 PIT NL 29 39 37 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .081 .128 .108 .236 -32 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Yrs 293 501 450 63 94 9 6 6 29 10 4 46 104 .209 .281 .296 .577 65 133 8 0 3 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 277 249 35 52 5 3 3 16 6 2 25 58 .209 .281 .296 .577 65 74 4 0 2 1 2
STL (3 yrs) 90 137 113 25 31 1 5 3 10 2 1 23 29 .274 .394 .451 .845 132 51 2 0 0 1 0
PIT (2 yrs) 103 171 156 20 29 5 1 2 9 2 1 13 31 .186 .249 .269 .518 55 42 2 0 2 0 2
MLN (2 yrs) 60 99 91 10 19 1 0 0 3 3 2 7 16 .209 .265 .220 .485 38 20 2 0 1 0 1
NYM (1 yr) 40 94 90 8 15 2 0 1 7 3 0 3 28 .167 .191 .222 .414 19 20 2 0 0 1 0

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 Awards
1960 20 STL NL 9 3 -1 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 /879
1962 22 STL NL 6 15 -0 0 -0 -0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .488 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 /97
1963 23 STL NL 75 119 6 0 1 -0 -3 4 0.4 4 8 0.9 .506 .503 0.9 -0.3 8 97/52
1964 24 MLN NL 36 71 -5 -1 0 -3 -0 -8 -0.9 3 -6 -0.7 .474 .494 -0.4 -0.3 -3 /954782
1965 25 MLN NL 24 28 -1 -0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .491 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /789
1965 25 NYM NL 40 94 -9 1 -0 -1 -1 -10 -1.2 4 -7 -0.9 .470 .493 -0.8 -0.2 -6 87/935
1968 28 PIT NL 74 132 -2 0 -0 1 -0 -2 -0.1 5 3 0.3 .497 .499 0.1 0.2 2 92/7548
1969 29 PIT NL 29 39 -4 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .481 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -2 /2
7 Seasons 293 501 -17 1 0 -5 -5 -25 -2.7 18 -7 -0.8 .490 .498 -0.5 -0.9 -2
STL (3 yrs) 90 137 5 0 0 -0 -3 2 0.3 5 7 0.8 .503 .501 0.8 -0.3 8
PIT (2 yrs) 103 171 -6 0 -0 0 -0 -6 -0.7 6 -1 -0.1 .493 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1
MLN (2 yrs) 60 99 -6 -1 1 -4 -1 -10 -1.1 4 -7 -0.8 .481 .496 -0.4 -0.4 -3
NYM (1 yr) 40 94 -9 1 -0 -1 -1 -10 -1.2 4 -7 -0.9 .470 .493 -0.8 -0.2 -6

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1960 STL NL 20 OF 2 1 0 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 13 4.00 2.00 .978 2.20 2.20
1960 STL NL 20 CF 1 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 80 9.00 3.00 .980 2.70 2.60
1960 STL NL 20 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1960 STL NL 20 RF 1 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -24 1.80 1.00 .980 1.98 2.00
1962 STL NL 22 OF 6 4 4 36.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -7 2.25 1.50 .974 2.08 2.05
1962 STL NL 22 RF 5 4 4 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -17 2.31 1.80 .976 1.90 1.88
1962 STL NL 22 LF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .970 1.80 1.80
1963 STL NL 23 OF 58 20 19 282.0 52 50 1 1 1 .981 0 0 1.63 0.88 .977 2.01 2.00
1963 STL NL 23 RF 35 19 18 204.0 35 33 1 1 1 .971 -1 -4 1.50 0.97 .976 1.83 1.82
1963 STL NL 23 LF 25 1 1 78.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1 11 2.08 0.72 .971 1.80 1.79
1963 STL NL 23 3B 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.90
1963 STL NL 23 C 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 18.00 2.00 .985 7.20 7.00 0 0 1 0 0% 42% 0
1964 MLN NL 24 OF 14 5 1 61.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 1 16 1.77 0.86 .973 1.99 1.98
1964 MLN NL 24 RF 8 3 1 35.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 48 2.57 1.25 .973 1.90 1.88
1964 MLN NL 24 3B 7 4 2 40.0 13 3 8 2 1 .846 -2 -69 2.48 1.57 .941 2.92 2.91
1964 MLN NL 24 2B 6 6 1 41.0 16 5 9 2 1 .875 -1 -35 3.07 2.33 .973 5.22 5.18
1964 MLN NL 24 LF 5 0 0 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -28 1.38 0.40 .965 1.73 1.68
1964 MLN NL 24 CF 3 2 0 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -28 1.38 0.67 .975 2.35 2.33
1964 MLN NL 24 C 2 0 0 5.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 10.80 3.00 .988 6.84 6.75 0 1 0 0 0
1965 TOT NL 25 OF 42 26 19 235.2 53 48 4 1 0 .981 -2 -8 1.99 1.24 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 TOT NL 25 LF 19 7 5 68.1 15 13 1 1 0 .933 -1 -12 1.84 0.74 .966 1.71 1.71
1965 TOT NL 25 CF 13 12 8 99.1 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -10 1.81 1.54 .981 2.29 2.30
1965 TOT NL 25 RF 11 7 6 68.0 15 12 3 0 0 1.000 -0 -2 1.99 1.36 .975 1.95 1.95
1965 MLN NL 25 OF 13 3 2 44.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -24 2.22 0.85 .975 1.99 2.00
1965 MLN NL 25 LF 9 1 1 19.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.29 0.56 .966 1.69 1.71
1965 MLN NL 25 CF 3 2 1 20.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -36 1.80 1.33 .980 2.30 2.30
1965 MLN NL 25 RF 2 0 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -72 1.80 0.50 .980 1.98 1.95
1965 NYM NL 25 OF 29 23 17 191.0 42 37 4 1 0 .976 -1 -4 1.93 1.41 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 NYM NL 25 CF 10 10 7 79.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 1.82 1.60 .981 2.29 2.30
1965 NYM NL 25 LF 10 6 4 48.2 10 8 1 1 0 .900 -1 -17 1.66 0.90 .966 1.72 1.71
1965 NYM NL 25 RF 9 7 6 63.0 14 11 3 0 0 1.000 0 4 2.00 1.56 .975 1.94 1.96
1965 NYM NL 25 1B 1 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 9.00 3.00 .990 9.90 10.00
1965 NYM NL 25 3B 1 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0 1.80 1.00 .950 2.88 2.80
1968 PIT NL 28 OF 25 16 10 159.0 40 34 2 4 1 .900 2 11 2.04 1.44 .975 2.02 2.03
1968 PIT NL 28 RF 18 13 8 120.0 33 29 2 2 1 .939 3 32 2.33 1.72 .981 2.01 2.01
1968 PIT NL 28 C 10 2 2 33.2 20 17 3 0 1 1.000 0 0 5.35 2.00 .990 6.87 6.90 0 0 1 1 50% 40% 0
1968 PIT NL 28 LF 6 3 2 37.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1 -45 0.49 0.33 .963 1.63 1.65
1968 PIT NL 28 3B 4 3 3 27.0 9 3 5 1 1 .889 -0 -22 2.67 2.00 .954 2.93 2.95
1968 PIT NL 28 2B 1 1 0 5.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 3.00 .977 5.22 5.20
1968 PIT NL 28 CF 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0 -180 0.00 0.00 .980 2.25 2.40
1969 PIT NL 29 C 7 5 3 43.0 33 29 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -28 6.91 4.71 .989 7.05 7.01 3 3 2 0 0% 40% 0
6 Seasons OF 147 72 53 782.2 170 157 7 6 2 .965 1 1 1.89 1.12 .975 2.01 2.01
6 Seasons RF 78 47 37 467.0 103 94 6 3 2 .971 3 8 1.93 1.28 .977 1.91 1.89
6 Seasons LF 57 11 8 198.1 39 36 1 2 0 .949 -1 -8 1.68 0.65 .968 1.73 1.74
4 Seasons C 20 7 5 82.2 61 54 7 0 1 1.000 -1 -15 6.64 3.05 .989 6.97 6.93 3 4 4 1 20% 40% 0
4 Seasons CF 18 14 8 117.1 26 25 0 1 0 .962 -1 -12 1.92 1.39 .980 2.31 2.33
4 Seasons 3B 13 7 5 74.0 24 6 14 4 3 .833 -3 -47 2.43 1.54 .947 2.93 2.92
2 Seasons 2B 7 7 1 46.0 19 7 10 2 1 .895 -1 -31 3.33 2.43 .974 5.22 5.19
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 9.00 3.00 .990 9.90 10.00
7 Seasons TOT 188 93 64 988.1 277 227 38 12 8 .957 -5 -5 2.41 1.41 .976 2.67 2.75 3 4 4 1 20% 40% 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1963 NL  1 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1960 NL  born 1940-03-13 (9th)

                           

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