Howie Koplitz
Howard Dean Koplitz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 4, 1938 in Oshkosh, WI
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1961
Final Game: April 24, 1966
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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
1961 23 DET AL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 24 DET AL 12 15 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .231 .333 .231 .564 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 26 WSA AL 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 27 WSA AL 33 32 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .100 .129 .100 .229 -33 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1966 28 WSA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 56 56 51 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 .118 .182 .118 .299 -14 6 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 162 148 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 78 .118 .182 .118 .299 -14 17 0 0 3 0 0
WSA (3 yrs) 40 37 34 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 .088 .139 .088 .227 -33 3 0 0 1 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 16 19 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .176 .263 .176 .440 20 3 0 0 0 0 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
1961 23 DET AL 4 4 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .267 .000 .343 .000 .416 .000 .759 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1962 24 DET AL 15 10 1 2.7 105 .500 .231 .266 .333 .339 .231 .415 .564 .755 54 .276 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .154 .000
1964 26 WSA AL 5 4 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .256 .200 .324 .000 .397 .200 .721 -38 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
1965 27 WSA AL 32 28 0 0.0 90 .231 .100 .248 .129 .318 .100 .381 .229 .699 -33 .000 -5.3 -0.6 .148 .033 .000
5 Seasons 56 46 1 0.6 96 .250 .118 .255 .182 .326 .118 .394 .299 .720 -14 .026 -8.0 -0.8 .222 .078 .000
162 Game Avg. 162 133 3 0.6 96 .250 .118 .255 .182 .326 .118 .394 .299 .720 -14 .026 -8.0 -0.8 .222 .078 .000
WSA (3 yrs) 37 32 0 0.0 91 .200 .088 .249 .139 .319 .088 .383 .227 .701 -33 .000 -6.0 -0.6 .161 .059 .000
DET (2 yrs) 19 14 1 1.9 105 .333 .176 .267 .263 .340 .176 .415 .440 .756 20 .169 -2.0 -0.2 .357 .118 .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
1961 23 DET AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 2.00 75%
1962 24 DET AL 15 0.0% 46.7% 13.3% 0.0% 0% 3.50 1.9 0.50 40%
1964 26 WSA AL 5 0.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 2.00 2.0 1.00 40%
1965 27 WSA AL 32 0.0% 53.1% 3.1% 0.0% 0% 17.00 1.8 2.67 41%
5 Seasons 56 0.0% 48.2% 7.1% 0.0% 0% 6.75 1.9 1.71 43%
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
1961 23 DET 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
1962 24 DET AL 0 0 60% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1964 26 WSA AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 27 WSA AL 0 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 0 0 30% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
1961 23 DET AL 4 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 24 DET AL 15 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 13 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1964 26 WSA AL 5 20% 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 27 WSA AL 32 38% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 17 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 56 34% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 5 0 0% 36 0 0% 2 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
1961 23 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 24 16 19 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .176 .263 .176 .440 20 3 0 0 0 0 0
1963 25 16 19 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .176 .263 .176 .440 20 3 0 0 0 0 0
1964 26 22 24 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 .143 .250 .143 .393 9 3 0 0 0 0 0
1965 27 55 56 51 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 .118 .182 .118 .299 -14 6 0 0 1 0 0
1966 28 56 56 51 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 .118 .182 .118 .299 -14 6 0 0 1 0 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
1961 23 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1962 24 12 15 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .231 .333 .231 .564 1 12
1964 26 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 6
1965 27 33 34 32 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .156 .206 .156 .362 1 33
4 Seasons 55 58 53 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 .151 .224 .151 .375 2 55
162 Game Avg. 162 171 156 9 24 0 0 0 0 0 15 80 .151 .224 .151 .375 6 55

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