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Dale Long

Richard Dale Long

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 6, 1926 in Springfield, MO
High School: Adams (Adams, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1951
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Pirates/Senators/Yankees/Giants/... 1951-1963

Final Game: July 18, 1963
Died: January 27, 1991 in Palm Coast, FL
Buried: Cheshire Cemetery, Cheshire, MA
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1951 25 TOT MLB 44 128 117 12 27 5 1 3 12 0 0 10 25 .231 .297 .368 .664 77 43 1 1 0 3/7
1951 25 PIT NL 10 12 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .417 .583 50 5 0 0 0 /3
1951 25 SLB AL 34 116 105 11 25 5 1 2 11 0 0 10 22 .238 .310 .362 .672 79 38 1 1 0 3/7O
1955 29 PIT NL 131 478 419 59 122 19 13 16 79 0 1 48 72 .291 .362 .513 .875 132 215 14 1 6 4 6 *3 MVP-19
1956 30 PIT NL 148 582 517 64 136 20 7 27 91 1 0 54 85 .263 .326 .485 .812 118 251 10 0 0 11 11 *3 AS,MVP-26
1957 31 TOT NL 130 482 419 55 125 20 0 21 67 1 1 56 73 .298 .378 .496 .875 134 208 10 1 1 5 4 *3
1957 31 PIT NL 7 27 22 0 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 10 .182 .296 .227 .524 46 5 1 0 0 1 0 /3
1957 31 CHC NL 123 455 397 55 121 19 0 21 62 1 1 52 63 .305 .383 .511 .895 139 203 9 1 1 4 4 *3
1958 32 CHC NL 142 554 480 68 130 26 4 20 75 2 0 66 64 .271 .357 .467 .824 118 224 15 2 0 6 9 *3/2
1959 33 CHC NL 110 330 296 34 70 10 3 14 37 0 0 31 53 .236 .306 .432 .738 95 128 6 0 0 3 2 3
1960 34 TOT MLB 63 107 95 10 24 3 1 6 16 0 0 12 13 .253 .336 .495 .831 129 47 5 0 0 0 2 3
1960 34 SFG NL 37 61 54 4 9 0 0 3 6 0 0 7 7 .167 .262 .333 .596 66 18 3 0 0 0 1 3
1960 34 NYY AL 26 46 41 6 15 3 1 3 10 0 0 5 6 .366 .435 .707 1.142 213 29 2 0 0 0 1 3
1961 35 WSA AL 123 423 377 52 94 20 4 17 49 0 0 39 41 .249 .317 .459 .776 110 173 7 1 0 6 5 3
1962 36 TOT AL 108 326 285 29 74 12 0 8 41 6 1 36 31 .260 .340 .386 .726 97 110 8 1 0 4 0 3
1962 36 WSA AL 67 212 191 17 46 8 0 4 24 5 1 18 22 .241 .307 .346 .652 76 66 6 1 0 2 0 3
1962 36 NYY AL 41 114 94 12 28 4 0 4 17 1 0 18 9 .298 .404 .468 .872 138 44 2 0 0 2 0 3
1963 37 NYY AL 14 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 /3
10 Seasons 1013 3426 3020 384 805 135 33 132 467 10 3 353 460 .267 .341 .464 .805 115 1402 76 7 7 39 39
162 Game Avg. 162 548 483 61 129 22 5 21 75 2 0 56 74 .267 .341 .464 .805 115 224 12 1 1
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
PIT (4 yrs) 296 1099 970 124 264 40 20 44 176 1 1 106 170 .272 .339 .491 .830 121 476 25 1 6 16 17
CHC (3 yrs) 375 1339 1173 157 321 55 7 55 174 3 1 149 180 .274 .354 .473 .827 120 555 30 3 1 13 15
NYY (3 yrs) 81 176 150 19 46 7 1 7 27 1 0 24 18 .307 .398 .507 .904 147 76 4 0 0 2 1
WSA (2 yrs) 190 635 568 69 140 28 4 21 73 5 1 57 63 .246 .313 .421 .734 98 239 13 2 0 8 5
SFG (1 yr) 37 61 54 4 9 0 0 3 6 0 0 7 7 .167 .262 .333 .596 66 18 3 0 0 0 1
SLB (1 yr) 34 116 105 11 25 5 1 2 11 0 0 10 22 .238 .310 .362 .672 79 38 1 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 708 2499 2197 285 594 95 27 102 356 4 2 262 357 .270 .345 .477 .823 119 1049 58 4 7 29 33
AL (5 yrs) 305 927 823 99 211 40 6 30 111 6 1 91 103 .256 .329 .429 .758 105 353 18 3 0 10 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1951 25 PIT NL 12 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /3
1951 25 SLB AL 116 -3 0 0 0 -1 -1 3 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 3/7O
1955 29 PIT NL 479 18 -1 -2 -1 2 -5 16 27 2.8 25 2.6 0.2 $ *3 MVP-19
1956 30 PIT NL 582 12 1 3 -1 -4 -9 20 22 2.3 26 2.7 -0.4 $ *3 AS,MVP-26
1957 31 PIT NL 27 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /3
1957 31 CHC NL 456 24 0 -1 1 -3 -7 16 30 3.1 33 3.5 -0.4 $ *3
1958 32 CHC NL 556 13 1 -3 -1 -6 -9 19 14 1.5 20 2.1 -0.6 $ *3/2
1959 33 CHC NL 330 -3 1 0 0 -1 -5 12 4 0.3 5 0.5 -0.2 $ 3
1960 34 SFG NL 61 -3 0 -1 0 0 -1 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 3
1960 34 NYY AL 46 6 0 0 0 -0 -1 1 5 0.6 6 0.6 0.0 $ 3
1961 35 WSA AL 423 3 1 -1 0 0 -6 12 9 0.9 9 0.9 0.0 $ 3
1962 36 WSA AL 213 -8 0 -1 0 1 -3 6 -5 -0.5 -6 -0.6 0.1 $ 3
1962 36 NYY AL 113 7 -1 0 -1 1 -2 3 7 0.8 6 0.6 0.2 $ 3
1963 37 NYY AL 16 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /3
10 Seasons 3430 62 2 -6 -3 -12 -49 111 104 10.9 117 12.2 -1.3 $
PIT (4 yrs) 1100 27 0 1 -2 -2 -14 37 47 4.9 49 5.1 -0.2 $
CHC (3 yrs) 1342 34 2 -4 0 -10 -21 47 48 4.9 58 6.1 -1.2 $
NYY (3 yrs) 175 12 -1 0 -1 -0 -3 4 10 1.2 11 1.1 0.1 $
WSA (2 yrs) 636 -5 1 -2 0 1 -9 18 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $
SFG (1 yr) 61 -3 0 -1 0 0 -1 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $
SLB (1 yr) 116 -3 0 0 0 -1 -1 3 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1951 25 TOT MLB 128 91 13 3.8 105 .270 .231 .271 .297 .352 .368 .399 .664 .751 77 .427 -4.4 -0.4 .593 .222 .137 .0
1951 25 PIT NL 12 10 1 2.7 105 .125 .167 .270 .167 .344 .417 .409 .583 .753 50 .279 -1.0 -0.1 .500 .250 .250 .0
1951 25 SLB AL 116 81 12 4.0 105 .284 .238 .271 .310 .353 .362 .398 .672 .750 79 .443 -3.4 -0.3 .605 .219 .124 .0
1955 29 PIT NL 478 322 76 6.3 104 .316 .291 .263 .362 .334 .513 .417 .875 .751 132 .633 18.3 1.8 .843 .334 .222 .0
1956 30 PIT NL 582 402 83 5.5 100 .262 .263 .260 .326 .327 .485 .411 .812 .738 118 .595 12.8 1.3 .783 .329 .222 1.9
1957 31 TOT NL 482 311 81 7.1 102 .315 .298 .267 .378 .330 .496 .414 .875 .744 134 .684 22.2 2.2 .869 .332 .198 1.9
1957 31 PIT NL 27 20 2 2.7 100 .308 .182 .265 .296 .328 .227 .410 .524 .738 46 .273 -1.4 -0.1 .474 .227 .045
1957 31 CHC NL 455 291 79 7.4 102 .315 .305 .267 .383 .331 .511 .414 .895 .745 139 .700 23.6 2.3 .895 .338 .207 1.9
1958 32 CHC NL 554 371 80 5.8 104 .274 .271 .267 .357 .335 .467 .418 .824 .753 118 .598 14.3 1.4 .805 .338 .196 3.6
1959 33 CHC NL 330 235 39 4.4 104 .241 .236 .269 .306 .335 .432 .416 .738 .751 95 .482 -2.9 -0.3 .685 .301 .196 .0
1960 34 TOT MLB 107 76 16 5.7 95 .237 .253 .257 .336 .325 .495 .394 .831 .719 129 .612 3.5 0.3 .776 .368 .242 .0
1960 34 SFG NL 61 48 4 2.2 95 .136 .167 .257 .262 .322 .333 .395 .596 .717 66 .229 -2.7 -0.3 .521 .296 .167 .0
1960 34 NYY AL 46 28 12 11.6 96 .375 .366 .256 .435 .329 .707 .392 1.142 .721 213 .849 6.2 0.6 1.214 .463 .341 .0
1961 35 WSA AL 423 296 56 5.0 100 .237 .249 .258 .317 .332 .459 .401 .776 .734 110 .538 4.6 0.4 .734 .313 .210 .0
1962 36 TOT AL 326 224 39 4.7 102 .264 .260 .262 .340 .334 .386 .408 .726 .742 97 .513 -0.4 -0.0 .691 .270 .126 6.9
1962 36 WSA AL 212 154 20 3.5 103 .251 .241 .263 .307 .335 .346 .410 .652 .745 76 .381 -6.4 -0.6 .586 .220 .105 4.4
1962 36 NYY AL 114 70 19 7.3 100 .289 .298 .260 .404 .331 .468 .404 .872 .736 138 .703 6.1 0.6 .926 .372 .170 1.6
1963 37 NYY AL 16 12 1 2.2 95 .250 .200 .255 .250 .322 .200 .394 .450 .716 28 .242 -1.5 -0.2 .333 .067 .000
10 Seasons 3426 2340 484 5.6 102 .273 .267 .264 .341 .333 .464 .411 .805 .744 115 .585 66.6 6.5 .771 .317 .198 18.6
162 Game Avg. 548 374 77 5.6 102 .273 .267 .264 .341 .333 .464 .411 .805 .744 115 .585 11 1 .771 .317 .198 3
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PIT (4 yrs) 1099 754 162 5.7 102 .285 .272 .262 .339 .330 .491 .414 .830 .744 121 .604 28.7 2.8 .796 .328 .219 2.0
CHC (3 yrs) 1339 897 198 5.9 104 .280 .274 .268 .354 .334 .473 .416 .827 .750 120 .611 35.0 3.4 .803 .328 .199 5.7
NYY (3 yrs) 176 110 32 7.8 98 .307 .307 .258 .398 .330 .507 .400 .904 .730 147 .733 10.8 1.1 .935 .367 .200 1.8
WSA (2 yrs) 635 450 76 4.5 101 .242 .246 .260 .313 .333 .421 .404 .734 .737 98 .490 -1.8 -0.2 .683 .282 .174 8.1
SFG (1 yr) 61 48 4 2.2 95 .136 .167 .257 .262 .322 .333 .395 .596 .717 66 .228 -2.7 -0.3 .521 .296 .167 .0
SLB (1 yr) 116 81 12 4.0 105 .284 .238 .271 .310 .353 .362 .398 .672 .750 79 .443 -3.4 -0.3 .605 .219 .124 .0
NL (7 yrs) 2499 1699 364 5.8 103 .278 .270 .265 .345 .332 .477 .415 .823 .746 119 .601 61.0 5.9 .792 .327 .207 7.7
AL (5 yrs) 927 641 120 5.0 101 .259 .256 .261 .329 .335 .429 .403 .758 .738 105 .541 5.6 0.5 .716 .289 .173 10.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 34 NYY AL WS PIT L 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 36 NYY AL WS SFG W 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 5 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 2 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1956 PIT NL 30 as 1B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1951 25 TOT MLB 128 2.3% 19.5% 7.8% 7.0% 33% 2.50 4.7 39.0 9.8 0.73 70%
1951 25 PIT NL 12 8.3% 25.0% 0.0% 8.3% 50% 4.0 12.0 12.0 1.00 67%
1951 25 SLB AL 116 1.7% 19.0% 8.6% 6.9% 32% 2.20 4.8 52.5 9.5 0.71 70%
1955 29 PIT NL 478 3.4% 15.1% 10.0% 10.0% 39% 1.50 5.8 26.2 5.3 0.87 70%
1956 30 PIT NL 582 4.6% 14.6% 9.3% 9.3% 40% 1.57 6.1 19.1 5.7 0.79 71%
1957 31 TOT NL 482 4.4% 15.2% 11.6% 8.5% 33% 1.30 5.7 20.0 6.3 0.84 68%
1957 31 PIT NL 27 0.0% 37.0% 14.8% 3.7% 25% 2.50 2.2 4.4 1.00 48%
1957 31 CHC NL 455 4.6% 13.9% 11.4% 8.8% 33% 1.21 6.3 18.9 6.4 0.84 70%
1958 32 CHC NL 554 3.6% 11.6% 11.9% 9.0% 39% 0.97 7.5 24.0 6.4 1.07 73%
1959 33 CHC NL 330 4.2% 16.1% 9.4% 8.2% 39% 1.71 5.6 21.1 8.0 1.07 70%
1960 34 TOT MLB 107 5.6% 12.2% 11.2% 9.4% 42% 1.08 7.3 15.8 5.9 0.71 71%
1960 34 SFG NL 61 4.9% 11.5% 11.5% 4.9% 33% 1.00 7.7 18.0 9.0 0.91 72%
1960 34 NYY AL 46 6.5% 13.0% 10.9% 15.2% 47% 1.20 6.8 13.7 4.1 0.44 70%
1961 35 WSA AL 423 4.0% 9.7% 9.2% 9.7% 44% 1.05 9.2 22.2 7.7 0.78 77%
1962 36 TOT AL 326 2.5% 9.5% 11.0% 6.1% 27% 0.86 9.2 35.6 7.0 0.90 77%
1962 36 WSA AL 212 1.9% 10.4% 8.5% 5.7% 26% 1.22 8.7 47.8 8.0 1.03 79%
1962 36 NYY AL 114 3.5% 7.9% 15.8% 7.0% 29% 0.50 10.4 23.5 5.5 0.67 73%
1963 37 NYY AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 3.00 5.0 1.50 75%
10 Seasons 3426 3.9% 13.4% 10.3% 8.8% 37% 1.30 6.6 22.9 6.5 0.89 72%
MLB Averages 2.2% 12.5% 9.0% 6.5% 29% 1.40 7.1 39.5 8.3 1.00 75%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1951 25 TOT MLB -4.4 -0.4 80 0.1 1.7 -1.6 1.11 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.0 0.92 -1.8 0.83 9
1951 25 PIT NL -1.0 -0.1 6 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .38 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.58 -1.1 0.38 6
1951 25 SLB AL -3.4 -0.3 74 0.1 1.6 -1.5 1.16 -0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.95 -0.7 1.73 3
1955 29 PIT NL 18.3 1.8 363 1.2 8.1 -6.9 1.12 1.2 -0.2 10.2 1.0 0.97 11.3 1.48 9
1956 30 PIT NL 12.8 1.3 451 2.7 11.0 -8.2 1.11 3.1 -0.7 17.5 1.8 0.91 30.0 1.63 10
1957 31 TOT NL 22.2 2.2 446 0.2 9.1 -8.9 1.15 1.8 -1.6 21.0 2.1 0.95 20.9 2.27 15
1957 31 PIT NL -1.4 -0.1 27 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 1.22 -0.1 -0.3 -1.2 -0.1 1.13 -1.9 0.43 1
1957 31 CHC NL 23.6 2.3 419 0.7 8.9 -8.2 1.14 2.0 -1.3 22.2 2.2 0.94 22.8 2.40 14
1958 32 CHC NL 14.3 1.4 553 2.9 11.7 -8.8 1.01 2.3 0.5 21.9 2.1 0.97 24.1 1.13 5
1959 33 CHC NL -2.9 -0.3 324 -0.3 6.0 -6.2 1.07 0.6 -0.9 2.7 0.3 0.92 5.2 1.93 27
1960 34 TOT MLB 3.5 0.3 108 0.7 3.0 -2.4 1.29 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.97 2.0 1.52 39
1960 34 SFG NL -2.7 -0.3 61 -0.1 1.3 -1.4 1.27 -0.1 -0.0 -3.8 -0.4 0.95 -1.7 1.57 25
1960 34 NYY AL 6.2 0.6 47 0.8 1.8 -1.0 1.32 0.5 0.1 4.1 0.4 1.00 3.8 1.44 14
1961 35 WSA AL 4.6 0.4 431 -1.2 7.2 -8.4 1.09 0.1 -1.2 -4.3 -0.4 0.95 3.8 1.85 24
1962 36 TOT AL -0.4 -0.0 334 -0.6 6.2 -6.8 1.14 0.4 -0.9 2.9 0.3 0.94 -0.2 1.92 28
1962 36 WSA AL -6.4 -0.6 220 -1.2 3.4 -4.6 1.11 -0.3 -0.8 -4.2 -0.4 0.93 -4.1 1.78 16
1962 36 NYY AL 6.1 0.6 114 0.6 2.8 -2.2 1.19 0.7 -0.2 7.1 0.7 0.96 4.0 2.10 12
1963 37 NYY AL -1.5 -0.2 16 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 1.11 -0.2 -0.2 -2.5 -0.3 0.85 -1.8 1.14 11
10 Seasons 66.5 6.5 3106 5.4 64.0 -58.6 1.10 9.8 -4.9 69.7 6.9 0.95 93.7 1.69 177
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1951 25 TOT MLB 2 0 26% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1951 25 PIT 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 0
1951 25 SLB AL 2 0 27% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1955 29 PIT NL 0 0 28% 124 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 39% 17 14 3 6 3 1 16 5 11
1956 30 PIT NL 10 0 23% 151 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 46% 23 18 5 2 0 2 14 3 11
1957 31 TOT NL 3 0 21% 162 1 1 50% 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 50% 25 12 11 6 3 3 9 2 6
1957 31 PIT NL 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
1957 31 CHC NL 3 0 22% 153 1 1 50% 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 51% 24 11 11 6 3 3 9 2 6
1958 32 CHC NL 2 1 27% 197 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 43% 25 15 8 12 7 4 14 4 10
1959 33 CHC NL 4 0 23% 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 57% 12 7 5 4 1 2 5 0 5
1960 34 TOT MLB 0 0 13% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 40% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1960 34 SFG NL 0 0 8% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 34 NYY AL 0 0 18% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1961 35 WSA AL 4 0 30% 124 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 57% 17 7 10 5 3 1 13 3 9
1962 36 TOT AL 2 0 20% 121 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 50% 21 10 9 0 0 0 7 1 5
1962 36 WSA AL 1 0 21% 78 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 53% 12 5 6 0 0 0 5 1 3
1962 36 NYY AL 1 0 19% 43 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 46% 9 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 2
1963 37 NYY AL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 27 1 24% 1028 10 3 77% 9 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 39 50 48% 147 87 54 37 18 14 79 18 58
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

Situational Hitting*

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
1951 25 TOT MLB 80 79% 27 9 1 0 0 0.83 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 8% 7 2 29% 50 8 16% 6 2 33% 3 2 67% 48
1951 25 PIT NL 6 100% 2 6 1 0 0 0.38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 6
1951 25 SLB AL 74 77% 25 3 0 0 0 1.73 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 8% 7 2 29% 48 8 17% 6 2 33% 3 2 67% 42
1955 29 PIT NL 342 63% 122 9 3 1 3 1.48 16 0 11 11 2 4 9 0 5 6 120% 78 14 18% 39 10 26% 227 40 18% 21 7 33% 7 3 43% 137
1956 30 PIT NL 444 72% 136 10 1 0 0 1.63 27 0 9 12 8 7 13 0 0 0 75 10 13% 40 15 38% 259 43 17% 27 17 63% 16 8 50% 138
1957 31 TOT NL 435 71% 125 15 5 0 3 2.27 21 0 11 16 2 10 8 1 2 1 50% 93 10 11% 37 8 22% 283 47 17% 25 11 44% 19 8 42% 48
1957 31 PIT NL 27 44% 4 1 1 0 1 0.43 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 5 1 20% 27 5 19% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
1957 31 CHC NL 408 73% 121 14 4 0 2 2.40 21 0 7 16 2 10 8 1 2 1 50% 83 9 11% 32 7 22% 256 42 16% 21 9 43% 17 7 41% 48
1958 32 CHC NL 538 75% 130 5 2 2 2 1.13 20 0 11 15 5 9 11 0 0 0 112 15 13% 46 16 35% 346 57 16% 35 19 54% 17 9 53% 18
1959 33 CHC NL 321 83% 70 27 7 2 5 1.93 14 0 5 13 1 10 4 0 0 0 60 6 10% 24 8 33% 182 26 14% 18 6 33% 6 3 50% 9
1960 34 TOT MLB 107 96% 24 39 11 3 4 1.52 6 0 2 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 23 5 22% 4 1 25% 69 10 14% 2 2 100% 2 1 50% 0
1960 34 SFG NL 61 100% 9 25 7 3 3 1.57 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 3 21% 1 0 0% 40 3 8% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1960 34 NYY AL 46 91% 15 14 4 0 1 1.44 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 2 22% 3 1 33% 29 7 24% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
1961 35 WSA AL 423 76% 94 24 3 0 2 1.85 17 0 7 15 2 4 13 0 0 0 76 7 9% 38 15 39% 264 32 12% 22 14 64% 16 9 56% 0
1962 36 TOT AL 326 86% 74 28 3 0 0 1.92 8 0 3 8 0 6 2 0 1 0 0% 64 8 13% 31 9 29% 200 33 17% 17 6 35% 8 5 63% 0
1962 36 WSA AL 213 84% 46 16 2 0 0 1.78 4 0 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 39 6 15% 21 5 24% 123 20 16% 8 4 50% 5 2 40% 0
1962 36 NYY AL 113 90% 28 12 1 0 0 2.10 4 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 0% 25 2 8% 10 4 40% 77 13 17% 9 2 22% 3 3 100% 0
1963 37 NYY AL 16 94% 3 11 2 0 0 1.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 3032 76% 805 177 38 8 19 1.69 132 0 62 96 21 52 65 1 8 7 88% 595 76 13% 266 84 32% 1886 296 16% 173 84 49% 94 48 51% 398
MLB Averages 50% 80% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%
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

Cumulative Batting

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
1951 25 44 128 117 12 27 5 1 3 12 0 0 10 25 .231 .297 .368 .664 77 43 1 1 0
1952 26 44 128 117 12 27 5 1 3 12 0 0 10 25 .231 .297 .368 .664 77 43 1 1 0
1953 27 44 128 117 12 27 5 1 3 12 0 0 10 25 .231 .297 .368 .664 77 43 1 1 0
1954 28 44 128 117 12 27 5 1 3 12 0 0 10 25 .231 .297 .368 .664 77 43 1 1 0
1955 29 175 606 536 71 149 24 14 19 91 0 1 58 97 .278 .348 .481 .830 120 258 15 2 6 4 6
1956 30 323 1188 1053 135 285 44 21 46 182 1 1 112 182 .271 .338 .483 .821 119 509 25 2 6 15 17
1957 31 453 1670 1472 190 410 64 21 67 249 2 2 168 255 .279 .349 .487 .836 123 717 35 3 7 20 21
1958 32 595 2224 1952 258 540 90 25 87 324 4 2 234 319 .277 .351 .482 .833 122 941 50 5 7 26 30
1959 33 705 2554 2248 292 610 100 28 101 361 4 2 265 372 .271 .346 .476 .821 119 1069 56 5 7 29 32
1960 34 768 2661 2343 302 634 103 29 107 377 4 2 277 385 .271 .345 .476 .821 119 1116 61 5 7 29 34
1961 35 891 3084 2720 354 728 123 33 124 426 4 2 316 426 .268 .341 .474 .815 118 1289 68 6 7 35 39
1962 36 999 3410 3005 383 802 135 33 132 467 10 3 352 457 .267 .341 .466 .807 116 1399 76 7 7 39 39
1963 37 1013 3426 3020 384 805 135 33 132 467 10 3 353 460 .267 .341 .464 .805 115 1402 76 7 7 39 39

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
1951 25 46 134 123 12 28 5 1 3 12 0 10 26 .228 .291 .358 .649 13 44
1955 29 138 495 440 62 128 20 14 17 83 0 50 76 .291 .362 .516 .878 82 131
1956 30 155 617 547 72 149 22 8 30 102 1 59 89 .272 .337 .506 .844 94 148
1957 31 136 504 439 58 132 21 0 22 71 1 59 76 .301 .381 .499 .880 85 130
1958 32 149 584 506 73 138 28 4 21 80 2 70 67 .273 .360 .468 .828 86 142
1959 33 115 346 310 36 74 11 3 15 39 0 33 55 .239 .309 .439 .748 42 110
1960 34 66 116 102 11 28 4 1 7 18 0 14 14 .275 .362 .539 .901 20 63
1961 35 123 426 379 54 96 20 4 17 50 0 40 41 .253 .322 .462 .783 57 123
1962 36 108 329 287 30 76 12 0 8 42 6 37 31 .265 .347 .390 .737 39 108
1963 37 14 17 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .294 .250 .544 1 14
10 Seasons 1050 3568 3149 409 853 143 35 140 497 10 373 478 .271 .346 .472 .817 519 1013
162 Game Avg. 162 550 486 63 132 22 5 22 77 2 58 74 .271 .346 .472 .817 80 1013

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1956 (1B)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 NL (19, 1%)
1956 NL (26, 1%)
0.02 Career Shares (1362nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1957 NL  .298 (8th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1957 NL  .378 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1957 NL  .875 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1955 NL  13 (1st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1956 NL  91 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1958 NL  66 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1955 NL  72 (7th)
1956 NL  85 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1957 NL  134 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1957 NL  22 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1957 NL  2.2 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1957 NL  .684 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1956 NL  11 (1st)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1958 NL  9 (9th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1955 NL  14 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1956 NL  19.1 (10th)
1957 NL  20.0 (8th)
Career  22.9 (217th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1956 NL  3.1 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1963 AL  born 1926-02-06 (9th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (733), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1335), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1672), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. John Jaha (943)
  2. Greg Walker (943)
  3. Rico Brogna (942)
  4. Lee Stevens (936)
  5. Wes Covington (935)
  6. Jerry Lynch (927)
  7. Greg Colbrunn (925)
  8. Willie Aikens (923)
  9. Sid Bream (923)
  10. Josh Willingham (922)
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  1. Ryan Shealy (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Joe Collins (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Geronimo Berroa (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Brian Daubach (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Brian Daubach (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Geronimo Berroa (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Jaha (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ron Northey (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Charlie Maxwell (912)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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