Don Lock
Don Wilson Lock
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 202 lb.

Born: July 27, 1936 in Wichita, KS
High School: Kingman (Kingman, KS)
School: Wichita State University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1962
Final Game: October 1, 1969
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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 25 WSA AL 71 259 225 30 57 6 2 12 37 4 5 30 63 .253 .336 .458 .794 112 103 7 0 0 4 0 7/89
1963 26 WSA AL 149 611 531 71 134 20 1 27 82 7 3 70 151 .252 .338 .446 .784 118 237 11 2 1 7 3 *879
1964 27 WSA AL 152 598 512 73 127 17 4 28 80 4 2 79 137 .248 .346 .461 .807 123 236 12 1 0 6 3 *89 MVP-33
1965 28 WSA AL 143 482 418 52 90 15 1 16 39 1 3 57 115 .215 .315 .371 .686 97 155 13 5 0 2 4 *8
1966 29 WSA AL 138 447 386 52 90 13 1 16 48 2 6 57 126 .233 .333 .396 .730 110 153 9 2 0 2 5 *8/9
1967 30 PHI NL 112 366 313 46 79 13 1 14 51 9 5 43 98 .252 .349 .435 .783 123 136 4 5 2 3 4 8/97
1968 31 PHI NL 99 279 248 27 52 7 2 8 34 3 4 26 64 .210 .283 .351 .633 90 87 6 0 3 2 0 897
1969 32 TOT MLB 57 74 62 8 13 1 0 1 2 0 1 11 22 .210 .329 .274 .603 66 17 1 0 1 0 0 78/39
1969 32 PHI NL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1969 32 BOS AL 53 70 58 8 13 1 0 1 2 0 1 11 21 .224 .348 .293 .641 76 17 1 0 1 0 0 78/39
8 Seasons 921 3116 2695 359 642 92 12 122 373 30 29 373 776 .238 .331 .417 .748 111 1124 63 15 7 26 19
162 Game Avg. 162 548 474 63 113 16 2 21 66 5 5 66 136 .238 .331 .417 .748 111 198 11 3 1 5 3
WSA (5 yrs) 653 2397 2072 278 498 71 9 99 286 18 19 293 592 .240 .334 .427 .761 113 884 52 10 1 21 15
PHI (3 yrs) 215 649 565 73 131 20 3 22 85 12 9 69 163 .232 .318 .395 .713 107 223 10 5 5 5 4
BOS (1 yr) 53 70 58 8 13 1 0 1 2 0 1 11 21 .224 .348 .293 .641 76 17 1 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 706 2467 2130 286 511 72 9 100 288 18 20 304 613 .240 .335 .423 .758 112 901 53 10 2 21 15
NL (3 yrs) 215 649 565 73 131 20 3 22 85 12 9 69 163 .232 .318 .395 .713 107 223 10 5 5 5 4

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 25 WSA AL 259 184 33 4.8 103 .292 .253 .263 .336 .335 .458 .410 .794 .745 112 .526 3.6 0.4 .733 .333 .204 6.0
1963 26 WSA AL 611 419 83 5.4 95 .297 .252 .255 .338 .322 .446 .394 .784 .716 118 .609 14.0 1.4 .762 .333 .194 11.1
1964 27 WSA AL 598 405 84 5.6 96 .280 .248 .256 .346 .324 .461 .397 .807 .721 123 .623 16.9 1.7 .797 .371 .213 7.0
1965 28 WSA AL 482 346 48 3.7 90 .256 .215 .248 .315 .318 .371 .381 .686 .699 97 .465 -1.1 -0.1 .625 .287 .156 1.9
1966 29 WSA AL 447 313 51 4.4 89 .301 .233 .247 .333 .314 .396 .381 .730 .695 110 .553 6.3 0.7 .669 .301 .163 3.6
1967 30 PHI NL 366 248 50 5.4 91 .319 .252 .259 .349 .322 .435 .380 .783 .702 123 .640 10.4 1.1 .774 .332 .182 11.0
1968 31 PHI NL 279 211 24 3.1 81 .247 .210 .252 .283 .310 .351 .355 .633 .666 90 .432 -3.4 -0.4 .544 .242 .141 4.4
1969 32 TOT MLB 74 52 6 3.1 100 .308 .210 .262 .329 .339 .274 .394 .603 .734 66 .364 -2.7 -0.3 .529 .226 .065 .0
1969 32 PHI NL 4 4 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .257 .000 .327 .000 .381 .000 .708 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1969 32 BOS AL 70 48 6 3.4 100 .333 .224 .262 .348 .340 .293 .395 .641 .735 76 .398 -1.6 -0.2 .574 .241 .069 .0
8 Seasons 3116 2178 379 4.7 93 .285 .238 .254 .331 .321 .417 .387 .748 .708 111 .562 44.2 4.6 .705 .318 .179 48.2
162 Game Avg. 548 383 67 4.7 93 .285 .238 .254 .331 .321 .417 .387 .748 .708 111 .562 8 1 .705 .318 .179 8
WSA (5 yrs) 2397 1667 299 4.8 94 .285 .240 .253 .334 .321 .427 .391 .761 .713 113 .568 39.8 4.1 .721 .327 .186 30.5
PHI (3 yrs) 649 463 74 4.3 87 .283 .232 .256 .318 .317 .395 .369 .713 .686 107 .558 6.0 0.6 .662 .290 .163 15.5
BOS (1 yr) 70 48 6 3.4 100 .333 .224 .262 .348 .340 .293 .395 .641 .735 76 .399 -1.6 -0.2 .574 .241 .069 .0
AL (6 yrs) 2467 1715 305 4.8 94 .286 .240 .254 .335 .322 .423 .392 .758 .714 112 .564 38.2 3.9 .717 .325 .183 30.5
NL (3 yrs) 649 463 74 4.3 87 .283 .232 .256 .318 .317 .395 .369 .713 .686 107 .558 6.0 0.6 .662 .290 .163 15.5

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 25 WSA AL 259 4.6% 24.3% 11.6% 7.7% 35% 2.10 3.6 18.8 6.1 0.80 59%
1963 26 WSA AL 611 4.4% 24.7% 11.5% 7.9% 36% 2.16 3.5 19.7 6.5 1.11 59%
1964 27 WSA AL 598 4.7% 22.9% 13.2% 8.2% 39% 1.73 3.7 18.3 6.4 0.93 59%
1965 28 WSA AL 482 3.3% 23.9% 11.8% 6.6% 36% 2.02 3.6 26.1 10.7 1.21 60%
1966 29 WSA AL 447 3.6% 28.2% 12.8% 6.7% 33% 2.21 3.1 24.1 8.0 0.97 55%
1967 30 PHI NL 366 3.8% 26.8% 11.8% 7.7% 35% 2.28 3.2 22.4 6.1 0.87 56%
1968 31 PHI NL 279 2.9% 22.9% 9.3% 6.1% 33% 2.46 3.9 31.0 7.3 0.88 64%
1969 32 TOT MLB 74 1.4% 29.7% 14.9% 2.7% 15% 2.00 2.8 62.0 31.0 1.42 53%
1969 32 PHI NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 75%
1969 32 BOS AL 70 1.4% 30.0% 15.7% 2.9% 15% 1.91 2.8 58.0 29.0 1.17 51%
8 Seasons 3116 3.9% 24.9% 12.0% 7.3% 35% 2.08 3.5 22.1 7.2 0.99 59%
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 25 WSA AL 1 0 24% 89 4 5 44% 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 32% 14 12 2 3 2 1 5 1 4
1963 26 WSA AL 6 0 25% 223 7 3 70% 7 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 10 57% 27 15 12 6 2 4 11 2 9
1964 27 WSA AL 5 0 25% 227 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 14 59% 39 18 20 5 2 3 9 1 8
1965 28 WSA AL 14 0 27% 183 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 12 50% 29 16 11 2 1 1 15 3 11
1966 29 WSA AL 9 0 27% 171 2 6 25% 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 12 49% 21 12 9 3 2 1 13 4 8
1967 30 PHI NL 5 0 28% 142 9 5 64% 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 12 41% 21 15 5 4 1 3 12 5 7
1968 31 PHI NL 4 0 27% 109 3 4 43% 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 66% 22 10 12 2 0 2 5 0 5
1969 32 TOT MLB 1 0 30% 41 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 42% 6 4 2 2 1 1 4 2 2
1969 32 PHI 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
1969 32 BOS AL 1 0 30% 41 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 42% 6 4 2 2 1 1 4 2 2
8 Seasons 45 0 26% 1185 30 29 51% 30 26 0 1 0 2 15 2 29 68 51% 179 102 73 27 11 16 74 18 54
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 25 WSA AL 259 24% 57 3 1 0 0 1.62 12 0 8 10 2 5 7 0 0 0 57 7 12% 29 4 14% 158 26 16% 20 10 50% 11 5 45% 0
1963 26 WSA AL 611 27% 134 5 2 0 2 1.34 27 1 13 18 9 12 15 0 2 1 50% 101 11 11% 54 17 31% 392 59 15% 39 18 46% 45 10 22% 0
1964 27 WSA AL 598 25% 127 6 1 1 1 1.95 28 0 10 17 11 14 14 0 1 0 0% 104 12 12% 41 13 32% 361 53 15% 33 18 55% 33 9 27% 0
1965 28 WSA AL 482 39% 90 8 3 1 2 1.64 16 1 13 13 3 11 5 0 0 0 87 13 15% 44 7 16% 285 27 9% 24 6 25% 19 2 11% 0
1966 29 WSA AL 447 34% 90 13 5 3 4 2.10 16 0 12 13 3 9 7 0 0 0 79 9 11% 33 6 18% 288 35 12% 24 8 33% 15 3 20% 0
1967 30 PHI NL 366 57% 79 25 2 0 2 2.25 14 0 8 1 13 7 7 0 2 2 100% 87 4 5% 27 8 30% 262 40 15% 24 11 46% 17 2 12% 0
1968 31 PHI NL 279 60% 52 25 3 0 1 1.70 8 1 4 1 7 5 3 0 4 3 75% 64 6 9% 36 8 22% 181 28 15% 16 5 31% 10 5 50% 0
1969 32 TOT MLB 74 54% 13 22 2 0 0 1.24 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 15 1 7% 5 1 20% 41 1 2% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1969 32 PHI NL 4 50% 0 3 0 0 0 0.64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 32 BOS AL 70 54% 13 19 2 0 0 1.33 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 15 1 7% 5 1 20% 39 1 3% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
8 Seasons 3116 37% 642 107 19 5 12 1.77 122 3 68 73 49 64 58 0 10 7 70% 594 63 11% 269 64 24% 1968 269 14% 182 76 42% 154 37 24% 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 25 71 259 225 30 57 6 2 12 37 4 5 30 63 .253 .336 .458 .794 112 103 7 0 0 4 0
1963 26 220 870 756 101 191 26 3 39 119 11 8 100 214 .253 .337 .450 .787 116 340 18 2 1 11 3
1964 27 372 1468 1268 174 318 43 7 67 199 15 10 179 351 .251 .341 .454 .795 119 576 30 3 1 17 6
1965 28 515 1950 1686 226 408 58 8 83 238 16 13 236 466 .242 .335 .434 .768 114 731 43 8 1 19 10
1966 29 653 2397 2072 278 498 71 9 99 286 18 19 293 592 .240 .334 .427 .761 113 884 52 10 1 21 15
1967 30 765 2763 2385 324 577 84 10 113 337 27 24 336 690 .242 .336 .428 .764 114 1020 56 15 3 24 19
1968 31 864 3042 2633 351 629 91 12 121 371 30 28 362 754 .239 .331 .420 .752 112 1107 62 15 6 26 19
1969 32 921 3116 2695 359 642 92 12 122 373 30 29 373 776 .238 .331 .417 .748 111 1124 63 15 7 26 19

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 25 71 256 223 30 55 6 2 12 37 4 29 63 .247 .328 .453 .781 33 71
1963 26 149 622 539 77 142 21 1 29 88 7 74 151 .263 .350 .468 .818 89 149
1964 27 151 609 518 79 135 18 4 30 87 4 84 136 .261 .361 .485 .846 91 152
1965 28 143 495 426 59 98 16 1 17 44 1 62 115 .230 .333 .392 .725 55 143
1966 29 139 462 396 60 98 14 1 17 55 2 62 127 .247 .351 .417 .767 58 138
1967 30 112 380 323 53 89 15 1 16 58 10 48 98 .276 .376 .477 .853 57 112
1968 31 98 286 254 35 59 8 2 9 44 3 30 64 .232 .311 .386 .697 31 99
1969 32 57 77 64 9 15 1 0 1 2 0 13 22 .234 .364 .297 .661 7 57
8 Seasons 920 3187 2743 402 691 99 12 131 415 31 402 776 .252 .348 .440 .788 421 921
162 Game Avg. 162 561 483 71 122 17 2 23 73 5 71 137 .252 .348 .440 .788 74 921

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 AL (33, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1684th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1963 AL  27 (6th)
1964 AL  28 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1964 AL  79 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1963 AL  151 (2nd)
1964 AL  137 (2nd)
1965 AL  115 (4th)
1966 AL  126 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1965 AL  5 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1963 AL  7 (6th)
1964 AL  6 (10th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1963 AL  11.1 (7th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1963 AL  19.7 (10th)
1964 AL  18.3 (8th)
Career  22.1 (176th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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