Steve Korcheck
Stephen Joseph Korcheck (Hoss)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 11, 1932 in McClellandtown, PA
School: George Washington University
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1954
Final Game: September 27, 1959
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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
1954 21 WSH AL 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1955 22 WSH AL 13 38 36 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .278 .297 .333 .631 72 12 0 1 1 0 0 2
1958 25 WSH AL 21 52 51 6 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 16 .078 .096 .157 .253 -31 8 0 0 0 0 1 2
1959 26 WSH AL 22 58 51 3 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 13 .157 .228 .196 .424 18 10 0 0 1 1 0 2
4 Seasons 58 155 145 12 23 6 1 0 7 0 0 6 36 .159 .196 .214 .410 13 31 0 1 2 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 433 405 34 64 17 3 0 20 0 0 17 101 .159 .196 .214 .410 13 87 0 3 6 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
1954 21 WSH AL 7 6 0 0.0 94 .200 .143 .258 .143 .333 .143 .377 .286 .710 -19 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1955 22 WSH AL 38 27 4 4.0 100 .323 .278 .263 .297 .342 .333 .391 .631 .733 72 .434 -1.5 -0.2 .500 .056 .056
1958 25 WSH AL 52 47 1 0.6 96 .114 .078 .259 .096 .328 .157 .394 .253 .722 -31 .024 -9.3 -1.0 .191 .098 .078
1959 26 WSH AL 58 45 3 1.8 98 .205 .157 .260 .228 .332 .196 .398 .424 .729 18 .162 -5.7 -0.6 .349 .137 .039
4 Seasons 155 125 8 1.7 98 .209 .159 .260 .196 .333 .214 .394 .410 .727 13 .151 -17.6 -1.8 .311 .097 .055
162 Game Avg. 433 349 22 1.7 98 .209 .159 .260 .196 .333 .214 .394 .410 .727 13 .151 -17.6 -1.8 .311 .097 .055

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
1954 21 WSH AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 0.33 71%
1955 22 WSH AL 38 0.0% 13.2% 0.0% 5.3% 20% 7.2 18.0 0.75 82%
1958 25 WSH AL 52 0.0% 30.8% 1.9% 5.8% 75% 16.00 3.2 51.0 0.88 67%
1959 26 WSH AL 58 0.0% 22.4% 8.6% 3.5% 25% 2.60 3.9 12.8 0.82 67%
4 Seasons 155 0.0% 23.2% 3.9% 4.5% 30% 6.00 4.0 20.7 0.79 71%
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 21 WSH 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
1955 22 WSH AL 1 0 27% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1958 25 WSH AL 1 0 120% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
1959 26 WSH AL 1 0 23% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 3 0 40% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46% 7 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
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 21 WSH AL 7 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1955 22 WSH AL 38 18% 10 2 1 0 0 2.08 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 3 2 67% 26 2 8% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1958 25 WSH AL 52 54% 4 1 0 0 0 0.07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 17 1 6% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 0
1959 26 WSH AL 57 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 12 0 0% 4 1 25% 36 4 11% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 1
4 Seasons 154 33% 23 3 1 0 0 1.41 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 25 0 0% 12 3 25% 82 7 9% 7 2 29% 9 1 11% 1
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
1954 21 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 1 0 0 0 0
1955 22 15 45 43 3 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .256 .273 .302 .575 58 13 0 1 1 0 0
1956 23 15 45 43 3 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .256 .273 .302 .575 58 13 0 1 1 0 0
1957 24 15 45 43 3 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .256 .273 .302 .575 58 13 0 1 1 0 0
1958 25 36 97 94 9 15 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 23 .160 .177 .223 .400 10 21 0 1 1 0 1
1959 26 58 155 145 12 23 6 1 0 7 0 0 6 36 .159 .196 .214 .410 13 31 0 1 2 1 1

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
1954 21 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1955 22 14 39 38 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .000 .026 .000 .026 4 13
1958 25 22 55 54 8 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 17 .093 .109 .167 .276 1 21
1959 26 23 62 55 3 10 2 0 0 5 0 6 14 .182 .258 .218 .476 3 22
4 Seasons 61 163 154 14 15 4 1 0 8 0 7 38 .097 .141 .136 .277 8 58
162 Game Avg. 162 433 409 37 40 11 3 0 21 0 19 101 .097 .141 .136 .277 21 58

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