Cal Koonce
Calvin Lee Koonce
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 18, 1940 in Fayetteville, NC
High School: Hope Mills (Hope Mills, NC)
School: Campbell University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Final Game: August 8, 1971
Died: October 28, 1993 in Winston-Salem, NC
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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
1962 21 CHC NL 35 68 64 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .094 .108 .109 .217 -42 7 3 0 3 0 0 1
1963 22 CHC NL 21 24 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .105 .190 .105 .296 -14 2 0 1 3 0 0 1
1964 23 CHC NL 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 24 CHC NL 38 58 49 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 .102 .200 .122 .322 -7 6 0 1 3 0 0 1
1966 25 CHC NL 45 29 23 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .130 .231 .174 .405 15 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1967 26 TOT NL 47 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1967 26 CHC NL 34 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 26 NYM NL 13 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 -11 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 27 NYM NL 55 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .125 .000 .125 -60 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1969 28 NYM NL 40 17 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .235 .235 .235 .471 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 29 TOT MLB 36 28 22 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 .091 .222 .091 .313 -13 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
1970 29 NYM NL 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 29 BOS AL 23 27 21 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 .095 .231 .095 .326 -9 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
1971 30 BOS AL 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 336 273 239 20 24 3 0 0 8 0 0 17 99 .100 .166 .113 .279 -21 27 4 2 14 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 132 115 10 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 48 .100 .166 .113 .279 -21 13 2 1 7 0 0
CHC (6 yrs) 179 196 172 12 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 70 .093 .152 .110 .263 -27 19 3 2 12 0 0
NYM (4 yrs) 121 48 45 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .133 .170 .133 .304 -11 6 1 0 1 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 36 29 22 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 .091 .250 .091 .341 -5 2 0 0 1 1 0
NL (9 yrs) 300 244 217 14 22 3 0 0 5 0 0 12 90 .101 .156 .115 .271 -24 25 4 2 13 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 36 29 22 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 .091 .250 .091 .341 -5 2 0 0 1 1 0

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
1962 21 CHC NL 68 64 1 0.4 106 .154 .094 .275 .108 .342 .109 .417 .217 .759 -42 .013 -13.2 -1.3 .131 .031 .016
1963 22 CHC NL 24 20 1 1.4 94 .182 .105 .261 .190 .323 .105 .390 .296 .713 -14 .125 -2.9 -0.3 .235 .053 .000
1964 23 CHC NL 10 10 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .268 .000 .326 .000 .398 .000 .724 -100 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1965 24 CHC NL 58 47 2 1.2 95 .179 .102 .260 .200 .324 .122 .394 .322 .718 -7 .088 -7.1 -0.8 .273 .122 .020
1966 25 CHC NL 29 23 1 1.2 97 .214 .130 .266 .231 .324 .174 .400 .405 .725 15 .087 -2.6 -0.3 .350 .174 .043
1967 26 TOT NL 21 19 0 0.0 91 .154 .100 .258 .100 .321 .100 .379 .200 .700 -42 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .111 .000 .000
1967 26 CHC NL 7 7 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .264 .000 .327 .000 .387 .000 .714 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1967 26 NYM NL 14 12 0 0.0 89 .222 .154 .256 .154 .318 .154 .375 .308 .693 -11 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .182 .000 .000
1968 27 NYM NL 16 15 0 0.0 81 .000 .000 .252 .125 .310 .000 .355 .125 .666 -60 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .133 .143 .000
1969 28 NYM NL 17 13 1 2.1 96 .400 .235 .262 .235 .332 .235 .388 .471 .720 31 .216 -1.6 -0.2 .308 .000 .000
1970 29 TOT MLB 28 22 1 1.2 104 .143 .091 .267 .222 .342 .091 .407 .313 .750 -13 .090 -3.5 -0.4 .300 .182 .000
1970 29 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .267 .000 .340 .000 .408 .000 .748 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1970 29 BOS AL 27 21 1 1.3 104 .143 .095 .267 .231 .342 .095 .407 .326 .750 -9 .098 -3.2 -0.3 .316 .190 .000
1971 30 BOS AL 2 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .264 .500 .337 .000 .392 .500 .729 48 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
10 Seasons 273 234 7 0.8 98 .170 .100 .265 .166 .330 .113 .398 .279 .728 -21 .046 -40.1 -4.2 .210 .084 .013
162 Game Avg. 132 113 3 0.8 98 .170 .100 .265 .166 .330 .113 .398 .279 .728 -21 .046 -40.1 -4.2 .210 .084 .013
CHC (6 yrs) 196 171 5 0.8 99 .157 .093 .267 .152 .331 .110 .403 .263 .733 -27 .043 -30.4 -3.2 .195 .076 .017
NYM (4 yrs) 48 41 1 0.7 89 .240 .133 .257 .170 .321 .133 .374 .304 .695 -11 .037 -6.6 -0.7 .200 .044 .000
BOS (2 yrs) 29 22 1 1.2 104 .143 .091 .267 .250 .342 .091 .407 .341 .749 -5 .092 -3.1 -0.3 .350 .227 .000
NL (9 yrs) 244 212 6 0.8 97 .173 .101 .265 .156 .329 .115 .397 .271 .726 -24 .042 -36.9 -3.9 .196 .069 .014
AL (2 yrs) 29 22 1 1.2 104 .143 .091 .267 .250 .342 .091 .407 .341 .749 -5 .092 -3.1 -0.3 .350 .227 .000

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
1962 21 CHC NL 68 0.0% 36.8% 1.5% 1.5% 17% 25.00 2.6 32.0 6.20 57%
1963 22 CHC NL 24 0.0% 33.3% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.4 1.40 46%
1964 23 CHC NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 0.50 60%
1965 24 CHC NL 58 0.0% 36.2% 8.6% 1.7% 20% 4.20 2.3 49.0 1.23 48%
1966 25 CHC NL 29 0.0% 31.0% 10.3% 3.5% 33% 3.00 2.6 23.0 3.67 48%
1967 26 TOT NL 21 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.9 2.25 62%
1967 26 CHC NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3 3.00 57%
1967 26 NYM NL 14 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 2.00 64%
1968 27 NYM NL 16 0.0% 50.0% 12.5% 0.0% 4.00 1.8 0.75 38%
1969 28 NYM NL 17 0.0% 41.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 17.0 1.00 59%
1970 29 TOT MLB 28 0.0% 32.1% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.25 2.4 7.3 1.33 50%
1970 29 NYM NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1970 29 BOS AL 27 0.0% 29.6% 14.8% 0.0% 0% 2.00 2.6 7.0 1.33 52%
1971 30 BOS AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 1.00 1.0 0%
10 Seasons 273 0.0% 36.3% 6.2% 1.1% 13% 5.82 2.4 29.9 1.91 52%
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
1962 21 CHC NL 3 0 100% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1963 22 CHC NL 0 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 23 CHC 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
1965 24 CHC NL 1 0 18% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1966 25 CHC NL 0 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
1967 26 TOT NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1967 26 CHC 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
1967 26 NYM NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1968 27 NYM NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 28 NYM NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 TOT MLB 0 0 83% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
1970 29 NYM 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
1970 29 BOS AL 0 0 83% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
1971 30 BOS AL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 4 0 47% 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 23% 14 11 3 3 2 1 5 3 1
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
1962 21 CHC NL 68 15% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 18 3 17% 14 1 7% 39 2 5% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 0
1963 22 CHC NL 24 29% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 0 0% 6 3 50% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1964 23 CHC NL 10 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 24 CHC NL 58 43% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% 12 0 0% 13 2 15% 42 2 5% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1966 25 CHC NL 29 14% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 9 1 11% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1967 26 TOT NL 21 43% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1967 26 CHC NL 7 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1967 26 NYM NL 14 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1968 27 NYM NL 16 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 12 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1969 28 NYM NL 17 18% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 TOT MLB 28 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 6 1 17% 17 3 18% 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 0
1970 29 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 BOS AL 27 22% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 6 1 17% 17 3 18% 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 0
1971 30 BOS AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 273 25% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 58% 49 4 8% 50 10 20% 150 9 6% 12 4 33% 13 6 46% 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
1962 21 35 68 64 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .094 .108 .109 .217 -42 7 3 0 3 0 0
1963 22 56 92 83 8 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .096 .128 .108 .236 -36 9 3 1 6 0 0
1964 23 62 102 93 8 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 37 .086 .115 .097 .211 -42 9 3 1 6 0 0
1965 24 100 160 142 10 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 7 58 .092 .146 .106 .251 -30 15 3 2 9 0 0
1966 25 145 189 165 12 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 67 .097 .158 .115 .273 -24 19 3 2 12 0 0
1967 26 192 210 185 13 18 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 74 .097 .152 .114 .266 -26 21 3 2 13 0 0
1968 27 247 226 199 13 18 3 0 0 4 0 0 12 82 .090 .150 .106 .256 -28 21 4 2 13 0 0
1969 28 287 243 216 14 22 3 0 0 5 0 0 12 89 .102 .157 .116 .272 -23 25 4 2 13 0 0
1970 29 323 271 238 19 24 3 0 0 8 0 0 16 98 .101 .163 .113 .277 -22 27 4 2 14 1 0
1971 30 336 273 239 20 24 3 0 0 8 0 0 17 99 .100 .166 .113 .279 -21 27 4 2 14 1 0

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
1962 21 35 65 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .000 .015 .000 .015 0 35
1963 22 21 25 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .190 .320 .190 .510 1 21
1964 23 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1965 24 38 59 51 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 7 21 .137 .254 .157 .411 2 38
1966 25 45 26 23 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 .130 .231 .174 .405 1 45
1967 26 47 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
1968 27 55 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 55
1969 28 40 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 40
1970 29 36 30 23 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 9 .130 .300 .130 .430 1 36
1971 30 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 13
10 Seasons 336 270 244 12 17 2 0 0 6 0 22 99 .070 .156 .078 .233 6 336
162 Game Avg. 162 130 118 6 8 1 0 0 3 0 11 48 .070 .156 .078 .233 3 336

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