Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris
born Roger Eugene Maras
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, MN
High School: Bishop Shanley (Fargo, ND)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Final Game: September 29, 1968
Died: December 14, 1985 in Houston, TX
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 CLE AL 22 OF 112 99 910.0 283 266 10 7 2 .975 -0.1 -0.1 -5.1 -1.2 -3.9 5 2.73 2.46 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 CLE AL 22 CF 87 74 679.1 218 206 7 5 1 .977 -6.7 -11.8 -9.7 -4.2 -5.5 3 2.82 2.45 .983 2.72 2.40
1957 CLE AL 22 LF 27 19 177.2 55 49 4 2 1 .964 4.7 31.7 2.7 2.4 0.3 2 2.68 1.96 .980 2.10 1.70
1957 CLE AL 22 RF 7 6 53.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 43.0 1.9 0.6 1.3 0 2.38 2.00 .979 1.94 1.69
1958 TOT AL 23 OF 146 142 1268.1 327 303 15 9 4 .972 3.3 3.1 2.3 3.8 -1.3 1 2.26 2.18 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 TOT AL 23 RF 113 100 918.1 194 177 11 6 3 .969 -3.4 -4.4 -3.4 1.4 -4.8 0 1.84 1.66 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 TOT AL 23 CF 48 42 350.0 129 123 3 3 1 .977 6.7 23.0 5.7 2.4 3.5 1 3.24 2.63 .985 2.68 2.29
1958 CLE AL 23 OF 47 44 390.0 123 113 6 4 1 .967 2.4 7.4 3.4 2.4 1.1 -1 2.75 2.53 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 CLE AL 23 CF 27 23 200.0 76 72 2 2 1 .974 3.6 21.6 3.6 1.9 1.8 0 3.33 2.74 .986 2.68 2.29
1958 CLE AL 23 RF 23 21 190.0 46 41 3 2 0 .957 -1.2 -7.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 -1 2.08 1.91 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 KCA AL 23 OF 99 98 878.1 204 190 9 5 3 .975 0.9 1.2 -1.1 1.4 -2.4 2 2.04 2.01 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 KCA AL 23 RF 90 79 728.1 148 136 8 4 3 .973 -2.2 -3.6 -3.2 0.9 -4.1 1 1.78 1.60 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 KCA AL 23 CF 21 19 150.0 53 51 1 1 0 .981 3.1 24.8 2.1 0.5 1.7 1 3.12 2.48 .985 2.68 2.29
1959 KCA AL 24 OF 117 110 994.2 244 231 7 6 4 .975 4.2 5.1 1.2 -0.1 1.2 3 2.15 2.03 .980 2.22 1.96 AS
1959 KCA AL 24 RF 114 106 960.2 235 223 6 6 4 .974 4.8 6.0 2.8 1.3 1.4 2 2.15 2.01 .976 1.89 1.64 AS
1959 KCA AL 24 CF 5 4 34.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -21.2 -1.6 -1.4 -0.2 1 2.38 1.80 .978 2.73 2.44 AS
1960 NYY AL 25 OF 131 131 1153.1 273 263 6 4 1 .985 19.4 20.2 15.4 9.1 6.1 4 2.10 2.05 .982 2.25 1.95 AS,MVP-1,GG
1960 NYY AL 25 RF 127 127 1102.1 262 253 6 3 0 .989 17.6 19.2 14.6 8.7 5.8 3 2.11 2.04 .974 1.95 1.68 AS,MVP-1,GG
1960 NYY AL 25 CF 8 4 51.0 17 16 0 1 0 .941 1.8 42.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 1 2.82 2.00 .988 2.66 2.30 AS,MVP-1,GG
1961 NYY AL 26 OF 160 160 1402.0 284 266 9 9 1 .968 1.2 1.0 -1.8 -4.3 2.5 3 1.77 1.72 .977 2.25 1.98 AS,MVP-1
1961 NYY AL 26 RF 150 148 1282.0 259 242 9 8 1 .969 0.3 0.3 -2.7 -3.1 0.4 3 1.76 1.67 .976 2.06 1.75 AS,MVP-1
1961 NYY AL 26 CF 17 12 120.0 31 30 0 1 0 .968 0.9 9.0 0.9 -1.2 2.1 0 2.25 1.76 .984 2.59 2.24 AS,MVP-1
1962 NYY AL 27 OF 154 151 1346.1 323 316 4 3 0 .991 -1.1 -1.0 0.9 -3.1 4.0 -2 2.14 2.08 .980 2.19 1.92 AS
1962 NYY AL 27 RF 102 89 780.0 160 157 2 1 0 .994 -3.8 -5.8 -0.8 -4.6 3.8 -3 1.83 1.56 .979 2.00 1.71 AS
1962 NYY AL 27 CF 65 62 566.1 162 158 2 2 0 .988 2.7 5.7 1.7 1.5 0.2 1 2.54 2.46 .986 2.57 2.18 AS
1963 NYY AL 28 OF 86 85 708.1 170 162 6 2 1 .988 6.2 10.5 5.2 0.8 4.4 1 2.13 1.95 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 NYY AL 28 RF 86 85 706.1 168 161 5 2 1 .988 6.6 11.2 5.6 1.2 4.4 1 2.12 1.93 .980 2.01 1.72
1963 NYY AL 28 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -240.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1964 NYY AL 29 OF 137 132 1197.0 257 250 6 1 0 .996 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.2 0.8 1 1.92 1.87 .980 2.04 1.79 MVP-25
1964 NYY AL 29 RF 114 109 987.0 212 206 5 1 0 .995 9.3 11.3 7.3 4.1 3.2 2 1.92 1.85 .984 1.88 1.61 MVP-25
1964 NYY AL 29 CF 23 23 210.0 42 42 0 0 0 1.000 -3.3 -18.9 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 -1 1.80 1.83 .981 2.45 2.13 MVP-25
1965 NYY AL 30 OF 43 42 367.0 69 66 1 2 0 .971 -1.1 -3.6 -1.1 -2.4 1.3 0 1.64 1.56 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 NYY AL 30 RF 43 42 367.0 67 64 1 2 0 .970 -1.1 -3.6 -1.1 -2.4 1.3 0 1.59 1.51 .978 1.85 1.57
1966 NYY AL 31 OF 95 93 778.1 137 133 3 1 0 .993 -8.0 -12.3 -9.0 -5.4 -3.6 1 1.57 1.43 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 NYY AL 31 RF 94 92 776.1 133 129 3 1 0 .992 -7.9 -12.2 -8.9 -5.3 -3.6 1 1.53 1.40 .979 1.94 1.69
1966 NYY AL 31 CF 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1967 STL NL 32 OF 118 100 942.1 231 224 5 2 1 .991 9.4 12.0 7.4 2.3 5.1 2 2.19 1.94 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 STL NL 32 RF 118 100 933.1 228 221 5 2 1 .991 9.6 12.3 7.6 2.3 5.3 2 2.18 1.92 .975 2.04 1.76
1967 STL NL 32 CF 2 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.30 2.05
1968 STL NL 33 OF 84 71 667.2 176 169 4 3 1 .983 5.3 9.5 6.3 5.5 0.7 -1 2.33 2.06 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 STL NL 33 RF 84 71 667.2 176 170 3 3 1 .983 5.3 9.5 6.3 5.5 0.7 -1 2.33 2.06 .981 2.02 1.77
12 Seasons OF 1383 1316 11735.1 2774 2649 76 49 15 .982 44.7 4.6 26.7 9.2 17.3 18 2.09 1.97 .980 2.17 1.90
12 Seasons RF 1152 1075 9534.0 2108 2017 56 35 11 .983 39.2 4.9 29.2 9.7 19.2 10 1.96 1.80 .978 1.97 1.70
10 Seasons CF 257 222 2023.2 609 584 13 12 2 .980 0.8 0.5 -5.2 -2.9 -2.2 6 2.66 2.32 .984 2.63 2.28
1 Season LF 27 19 177.2 55 49 4 2 1 .964 4.7 31.7 2.7 2.4 0.3 2 2.68 1.96 .980 2.10 1.70
12 Seasons TOT 1383 1316 11735.1 2774 2649 76 49 15 .982 44.7 4.6 26.7 9.2 17.3 18 2.09 1.97 .962 2.17 1.90
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1957 CLE AL 22 116 99 116 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 87 7 112 6 3
1958 KCA AL 23 99 98 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 90 99 1 0
1958 CLE AL 23 51 44 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 23 47 6 0
1959 KCA AL 24 122 110 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 114 117 8 0
1960 NYY AL 25 136 131 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 127 131 5 0
1961 NYY AL 26 161 160 161 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 150 160 1 0
1962 NYY AL 27 157 151 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 102 154 4 0
1963 NYY AL 28 90 85 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 86 86 5 0
1964 NYY AL 29 141 132 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 114 137 6 0
1965 NYY AL 30 46 42 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 43 4 0
1966 NYY AL 31 119 93 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 94 95 26 0
1967 STL NL 32 125 100 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 118 118 22 0
1968 STL NL 33 100 71 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 84 27 0
12 Seasons 1463 1316 1463 1463 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 257 1152 1383 121 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CLE AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 231 69% 67% 23% 20 70%
1958 KCA AL 23 4 0 3 1 1 7 0 1 0 5 34 17 0 24 5 1 15 9 1 11 7 2 5 3 0 89 41 46.1% 44 4 4.5% 3 3062 62% 80% 28% 296 48%
1958 CLE AL 23 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 15 2 1 6 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 0 6 5 0 33 12 36.4% 18 3 9.1% 0 840 73% 76% 31% 79 56%
1959 KCA AL 24 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 0 2 1 41 17 2 29 5 1 8 7 0 20 7 1 16 13 0 114 49 43.0% 61 4 3.5% 2 4298 68% 79% 27% 387 58%
1960 NYY AL 25 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 56 26 1 26 5 1 13 9 0 9 2 0 20 15 0 124 57 46.0% 65 2 1.6% 4 4767 66% 78% 29% 438 59%
1961 NYY AL 26 8 0 6 2 3 9 0 2 1 4 58 29 1 21 5 1 15 9 2 9 2 1 18 15 0 121 60 49.6% 56 5 4.1% 4 5498 68% 77% 28% 462 54%
1962 NYY AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 34 12 0 12 2 0 4 2 0 8 3 0 11 7 0 69 26 37.7% 43 0 0.0% 2 3372 62% 79% 27% 276 57%
1963 NYY AL 28 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 20 9 0 14 4 1 6 5 0 8 2 0 10 7 1 58 27 46.6% 29 2 3.4% 3 2982 62% 76% 27% 263 62%
1964 NYY AL 29 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 1 2 40 16 1 24 7 2 9 7 1 7 1 0 8 7 0 88 38 43.2% 46 4 4.5% 1 4201 65% 77% 26% 384 55%
1965 NYY AL 30 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 4 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 6 0 28 12 42.9% 15 1 3.6% 0 1560 68% 75% 23% 124 52%
1966 NYY AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 26 13 2 20 3 1 8 5 0 8 3 0 15 11 0 77 35 45.5% 39 3 3.9% 0 3335 67% 78% 25% 240 55%
1967 STL NL 32 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 26 19 0 21 4 1 11 7 0 10 5 0 14 8 0 82 43 52.4% 38 1 1.2% 4 3932 68% 77% 27% 349 64%
1968 STL NL 33 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 36 16 1 16 2 0 13 8 0 10 3 0 16 11 0 91 40 44.0% 50 1 1.1% 2 2748 70% 78% 27% 310 55%
12 Seasons 35 0 31 4 8 55 0 10 12 21 398 180 9 222 46 11 106 69 5 104 37 4 146 109 1 976 441 45.2% 505 30 3.1% 25 40826 66% 78% 27% 3628 57%
MLB Averages 41.7% 3.1% 62% 77% 27% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CLE AL 22 4 0 4 0 1 7 0 1 2 4 42 26 2 33 4 3 11 4 0 14 2 1 10 8 0 110 44 40.0% 60 6 5.5% 1 2991 66% 77% 28% 387 52%
1958 CLE AL 23 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 11 6 1 6 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 4 3 0 26 13 50.0% 12 1 3.8% 1 900 59% 77% 29% 113 65%
1958 KCA AL 23 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 12 7 58.3% 5 0 0.0% 1 663 63% 81% 30% 88 59%
1959 KCA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 1 161 79% 80% 23% 10 90%
1960 NYY AL 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 5 71.4% 2 0 0.0% 0 216 56% 74% 28% 27 59%
1961 NYY AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 4 40.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 484 67% 72% 27% 54 56%
1962 NYY AL 27 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 24 16 1 18 3 0 5 1 0 11 0 0 8 6 0 66 26 39.4% 39 1 1.5% 1 2404 59% 77% 28% 267 60%
1963 NYY AL 28 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 0 0 0 0 11 45% 82% 9% 0
1964 NYY AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 13 3 23.1% 10 0 0.0% 0 866 60% 74% 24% 82 51%
1966 NYY AL 31 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 0 0 0 0 9 44% 56% 0% 0
1967 STL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 38 76% 82% 32% 5 20%
10 Seasons 11 0 10 1 2 13 0 3 3 5 90 57 4 72 9 3 20 5 0 32 6 1 34 27 0 248 104 41.9% 136 8 3.2% 5 8743 63% 77% 27% 1033 56%
MLB Averages 40.6% 2.1% 62% 77% 27% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CLE AL 22 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 10 9 0 15 3 1 2 1 0 5 3 0 4 4 0 36 20 55.6% 15 1 2.8% 3 799 67% 79% 28% 119 44%
1 Season 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 10 9 0 15 3 1 2 1 0 5 3 0 4 4 0 36 20 55.6% 15 1 2.8% 3 799 67% 79% 28% 119 44%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.4% 62% 77% 27% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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