Dave May
David La France May
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 186 lb.

Born: December 23, 1943 in New Castle, DE
High School: New Castle (New Castle, DE)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 1967
Final Game: October 1, 1978
Relatives: Father of Derrick May
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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
1967 23 BAL AL 36 91 85 12 20 1 1 1 7 0 0 6 13 .235 .286 .306 .592 75 26 0 0 0 0 2 9/7
1968 24 BAL AL 84 172 152 15 29 6 3 0 7 3 3 19 27 .191 .285 .270 .555 69 41 4 1 0 0 3 98/7
1969 25 BAL AL 78 131 120 8 29 6 0 3 10 2 1 9 23 .242 .305 .367 .672 87 44 5 2 0 0 0 9
1970 26 TOT AL 125 428 373 42 88 8 2 8 37 8 6 48 60 .236 .325 .332 .658 82 124 12 2 4 1 6 89
1970 26 BAL AL 25 35 31 6 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 4 4 .194 .286 .355 .641 75 11 3 0 0 0 0 /9
1970 26 MIL AL 100 393 342 36 82 8 1 7 31 8 6 44 56 .240 .329 .330 .659 83 113 9 2 4 1 6 8/9
1971 27 MIL AL 144 562 501 74 139 20 3 16 65 15 9 50 59 .277 .343 .425 .769 119 213 18 3 3 5 4 *89/7
1972 28 MIL AL 143 556 500 49 119 20 2 9 45 11 13 47 56 .238 .306 .340 .646 95 170 12 3 4 2 8 *8
1973 29 MIL AL 156 680 624 96 189 23 4 25 93 6 7 44 78 .303 .352 .473 .824 134 295 13 5 3 4 6 *8/D AS,MVP-8
1974 30 MIL AL 135 515 477 56 108 15 1 10 42 4 3 28 73 .226 .273 .325 .598 73 155 10 3 6 1 4 *98/D7
1975 31 ATL NL 82 230 203 28 56 8 0 12 40 1 1 25 27 .276 .361 .493 .853 133 100 4 2 0 0 3 987
1976 32 ATL NL 105 243 214 27 46 5 3 3 23 5 1 26 31 .215 .300 .308 .609 70 66 4 1 0 2 3 79
1977 33 TEX AL 120 381 340 46 82 14 1 7 42 4 3 32 43 .241 .311 .350 .661 80 119 6 4 2 3 1 *97/D8
1978 34 TOT MLB 44 96 81 9 15 4 0 2 11 1 0 10 11 .185 .290 .309 .599 69 25 3 2 3 0 1 /D897
1978 34 MIL AL 39 91 77 9 15 4 0 2 11 0 0 9 10 .195 .295 .325 .620 75 25 3 2 3 0 1 /D897
1978 34 PIT NL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 1252 4085 3670 462 920 130 20 96 422 60 47 344 501 .251 .318 .375 .694 98 1378 91 28 25 18 41
162 Game Avg. 162 529 475 60 119 17 3 12 55 8 6 45 65 .251 .318 .375 .694 98 178 12 4 3 2 5
MIL (6 yrs) 717 2797 2521 320 652 90 11 69 287 44 38 222 332 .259 .322 .385 .707 103 971 65 18 23 13 29
BAL (4 yrs) 223 429 388 41 84 13 5 5 30 5 4 38 67 .216 .291 .314 .606 77 122 12 3 0 0 5
ATL (2 yrs) 187 473 417 55 102 13 3 15 63 6 2 51 58 .245 .330 .398 .728 101 166 8 3 0 2 6
PIT (1 yr) 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 120 381 340 46 82 14 1 7 42 4 3 32 43 .241 .311 .350 .661 80 119 6 4 2 3 1
AL (10 yrs) 1060 3607 3249 407 818 117 17 81 359 53 45 292 442 .252 .317 .373 .690 97 1212 83 25 25 16 35
NL (3 yrs) 192 478 421 55 102 13 3 15 63 7 2 52 59 .242 .328 .394 .723 99 166 8 3 0 2 6

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
1967 23 BAL AL 91 65 8 3.3 84 .268 .235 .243 .286 .312 .306 .365 .592 .677 75 .447 -2.9 -0.3 .492 .141 .071 .0
1968 24 BAL AL 172 130 11 2.3 81 .232 .191 .239 .285 .308 .270 .354 .555 .662 69 .310 -5.6 -0.6 .469 .204 .079 .0
1969 25 BAL AL 131 97 12 3.3 96 .277 .242 .255 .305 .332 .367 .385 .672 .718 87 .395 -2.3 -0.2 .577 .208 .125 2.4
1970 26 TOT AL 428 308 39 3.4 98 .261 .236 .258 .325 .332 .332 .394 .658 .726 82 .394 -8.8 -0.9 .581 .231 .097 8.0
1970 26 BAL AL 35 28 2 1.9 98 .192 .194 .259 .286 .334 .355 .395 .641 .729 75 .186 -1.3 -0.1 .536 .290 .161 .0
1970 26 MIL AL 393 280 37 3.6 98 .268 .240 .258 .329 .332 .330 .394 .659 .726 83 .413 -7.5 -0.8 .585 .225 .091 7.5
1971 27 MIL AL 562 397 70 4.7 91 .285 .277 .253 .343 .324 .425 .375 .769 .700 119 .574 12.4 1.3 .699 .259 .148 15.5
1972 28 MIL AL 556 412 49 3.2 81 .252 .238 .243 .306 .311 .340 .351 .646 .662 95 .443 -2.9 -0.3 .537 .192 .102 9.9
1973 29 MIL AL 680 462 100 5.8 91 .312 .303 .256 .352 .324 .473 .376 .824 .701 134 .630 25.8 2.6 .754 .239 .170 9.7
1974 30 MIL AL 515 389 41 2.8 88 .248 .226 .257 .273 .322 .325 .370 .598 .691 73 .334 -18.2 -1.9 .490 .159 .099 5.7
1975 31 ATL NL 230 152 36 6.4 99 .268 .276 .269 .361 .340 .493 .388 .853 .729 133 .671 8.5 0.9 .836 .340 .217 1.8
1976 32 ATL NL 243 175 21 3.2 97 .236 .215 .269 .300 .337 .308 .384 .609 .721 70 .394 -9.0 -0.9 .561 .234 .093 3.8
1977 33 TEX AL 381 272 38 3.8 101 .256 .241 .267 .311 .332 .350 .407 .661 .738 80 .404 -9.3 -0.9 .584 .206 .109 5.1
1978 34 TOT MLB 96 72 7 2.6 94 .191 .185 .261 .290 .327 .309 .385 .599 .712 69 .284 -3.2 -0.3 .551 .259 .123 1.3
1978 34 MIL AL 91 68 7 2.8 94 .200 .195 .261 .295 .326 .325 .385 .620 .711 75 .304 -2.5 -0.2 .554 .247 .130 .0
1978 34 PIT NL 5 4 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .268 .200 .336 .000 .394 .200 .730 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .500 .000 .0
12 Seasons 4085 2931 432 4.0 91 .267 .251 .256 .318 .325 .375 .377 .694 .702 98 .481 -15.4 -1.8 .610 .222 .125 73.8
162 Game Avg. 529 379 56 4.0 91 .267 .251 .256 .318 .325 .375 .377 .694 .702 98 .481 -15.4 -1.8 .610 .222 .125 10
MIL (6 yrs) 2797 2008 304 4.1 89 .273 .259 .253 .322 .322 .385 .372 .707 .695 103 .497 7.2 0.7 .617 .217 .127 53.7
BAL (4 yrs) 429 320 33 2.8 87 .250 .216 .247 .291 .319 .314 .369 .606 .688 77 .356 -12.1 -1.3 .513 .198 .098 5.0
ATL (2 yrs) 473 327 57 4.7 98 .251 .245 .269 .330 .338 .398 .386 .728 .725 101 .551 -0.4 -0.1 .689 .285 .153 8.6
PIT (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .268 .200 .336 .000 .394 .200 .730 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .500 .000 .0
TEX (1 yr) 381 272 38 3.7 101 .256 .241 .267 .311 .332 .350 .407 .661 .738 80 .403 -9.3 -0.9 .584 .206 .109 5.1
AL (10 yrs) 3607 2600 375 3.9 90 .269 .252 .254 .317 .323 .373 .376 .690 .699 97 .472 -14.2 -1.6 .601 .214 .121 64.1
NL (3 yrs) 478 331 57 4.6 98 .249 .242 .269 .328 .338 .394 .386 .723 .725 99 .545 -1.2 -0.1 .687 .287 .152 9.5

Postseason Batting

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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
1969 25 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 BAL AL WS NYM L 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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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
1973 MIL AL 29 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1967 23 BAL AL 91 1.1% 14.3% 6.6% 3.3% 15% 2.17 6.5 85.0 12.1 1.17 78%
1968 24 BAL AL 172 0.0% 15.7% 11.1% 5.2% 31% 1.42 5.6 21.7 1.22 73%
1969 25 BAL AL 131 2.3% 17.6% 6.9% 6.9% 31% 2.56 5.2 40.0 12.0 1.38 72%
1970 26 TOT AL 428 1.9% 14.0% 11.2% 4.2% 21% 1.25 6.2 46.6 10.1 1.80 72%
1970 26 BAL AL 35 2.9% 11.4% 11.4% 5.7% 33% 1.00 7.8 31.0 5.2 3.00 74%
1970 26 MIL AL 393 1.8% 14.3% 11.2% 4.1% 20% 1.27 6.1 48.9 11.0 1.71 71%
1971 27 MIL AL 562 2.9% 10.5% 8.9% 6.9% 28% 1.18 8.5 31.3 7.7 1.67 77%
1972 28 MIL AL 556 1.6% 10.1% 8.5% 5.6% 26% 1.19 8.9 55.6 11.1 1.43 79%
1973 29 MIL AL 680 3.7% 11.5% 6.5% 7.7% 28% 1.77 8.0 25.0 6.7 1.12 77%
1974 30 MIL AL 515 1.9% 14.2% 5.4% 5.1% 24% 2.61 6.5 47.7 11.4 1.30 77%
1975 31 ATL NL 230 5.2% 11.7% 10.9% 8.7% 36% 1.08 7.5 16.9 5.1 1.16 71%
1976 32 ATL NL 243 1.2% 12.8% 10.7% 4.5% 24% 1.19 6.9 71.3 9.3 1.19 75%
1977 33 TEX AL 381 1.8% 11.3% 8.4% 5.8% 27% 1.34 7.9 48.6 8.1 1.37 77%
1978 34 TOT MLB 96 2.1% 11.5% 10.4% 6.3% 40% 1.10 7.4 40.5 7.4 1.73 71%
1978 34 MIL AL 91 2.2% 11.0% 9.9% 6.6% 40% 1.11 7.7 38.5 7.0 1.59 71%
1978 34 PIT NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1.00 4.0 60%
12 Seasons 4085 2.4% 12.3% 8.4% 6.0% 27% 1.46 7.3 38.2 8.7 1.37 76%
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
1967 23 BAL AL 0 0 44% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 55% 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 0 3
1968 24 BAL AL 0 0 31% 65 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 33% 6 4 2 0 0 0 9 5 3
1969 25 BAL AL 0 0 14% 52 2 1 67% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 33% 10 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
1970 26 TOT AL 7 0 26% 166 8 6 57% 7 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 11 57% 16 8 7 6 2 4 13 3 9
1970 26 BAL AL 0 0 56% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1970 26 MIL AL 7 0 24% 151 8 6 57% 7 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 11 55% 15 8 6 6 2 4 12 3 8
1971 27 MIL AL 9 0 33% 213 15 9 63% 13 7 0 2 2 0 2 0 6 17 60% 30 16 14 4 2 2 24 3 19
1972 28 MIL AL 9 0 25% 219 11 13 46% 11 11 0 1 0 1 3 1 7 15 55% 30 17 12 2 0 2 15 3 12
1973 29 MIL AL 6 0 33% 269 6 7 46% 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 48% 47 30 17 15 10 4 18 0 17
1974 30 MIL AL 7 0 36% 178 4 3 57% 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 9 41% 34 24 9 4 3 1 13 2 11
1975 31 ATL NL 2 0 23% 79 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 23% 19 15 4 2 2 0 5 3 2
1976 32 ATL NL 3 0 34% 89 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 41% 16 11 4 5 1 3 6 2 4
1977 33 TEX AL 7 0 35% 147 4 3 57% 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 44% 19 15 4 6 2 4 14 4 9
1978 34 TOT MLB 1 0 28% 40 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40% 4 2 1 2 2 0 4 1 3
1978 34 MIL AL 1 0 29% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40% 4 2 1 2 2 0 4 1 3
1978 34 PIT NL 0 0 0% 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 51 0 31% 1553 60 47 56% 54 40 2 4 4 3 10 1 48 98 47% 238 153 80 49 26 21 124 26 92
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
1967 23 BAL AL 91 87% 20 16 3 0 1 1.47 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 0% 9 1 11% 50 6 12% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 0
1968 24 BAL AL 173 88% 29 25 3 0 0 1.58 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 26 4 15% 16 9 56% 101 9 9% 10 4 40% 10 5 50% 0
1969 25 BAL AL 131 90% 29 34 8 1 4 1.87 3 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0% 31 5 16% 15 5 33% 88 8 9% 3 3 100% 6 1 17% 0
1970 26 TOT AL 428 77% 88 16 1 0 0 1.97 8 0 10 7 1 6 2 0 4 4 100% 87 12 14% 41 15 37% 268 31 12% 24 7 29% 30 13 43% 1
1970 26 BAL AL 35 100% 6 11 1 0 0 1.66 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 3 0 0% 19 5 26% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1970 26 MIL AL 393 75% 82 5 0 0 0 2.64 7 0 9 6 1 5 2 0 4 4 100% 82 9 11% 38 15 39% 249 26 10% 22 7 32% 28 11 39% 1
1971 27 MIL AL 562 74% 139 3 0 0 0 1.67 16 0 14 15 1 5 11 0 7 3 43% 122 18 15% 49 24 49% 354 53 15% 30 19 63% 42 17 40% 0
1972 28 MIL AL 556 69% 119 7 3 0 1 1.84 9 0 13 7 2 3 6 0 10 4 40% 115 12 10% 46 18 39% 324 40 12% 19 11 58% 27 19 70% 0
1973 29 MIL AL 680 63% 189 3 3 0 2 2.90 25 2 13 16 9 13 12 0 3 3 100% 131 13 10% 55 18 33% 391 69 18% 28 15 54% 48 18 38% 0
1974 30 MIL AL 514 76% 108 9 2 0 0 1.76 10 0 4 8 2 2 8 0 9 6 67% 97 10 10% 54 20 37% 281 33 12% 19 8 42% 35 18 51% 1
1975 31 ATL NL 230 85% 56 25 7 2 4 2.35 12 1 7 10 2 7 5 0 0 0 64 4 6% 28 6 21% 187 28 15% 16 10 63% 10 2 20% 0
1976 32 ATL NL 243 93% 46 44 8 0 2 1.86 3 0 8 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0% 50 4 8% 29 10 34% 152 21 14% 13 7 54% 13 4 31% 0
1977 33 TEX AL 381 93% 82 11 2 0 2 1.87 7 0 7 7 0 2 5 0 3 2 67% 66 6 9% 34 15 44% 225 37 16% 20 10 50% 30 16 53% 0
1978 34 TOT MLB 96 100% 15 14 4 0 2 1.96 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 100% 17 3 18% 11 5 45% 66 10 15% 8 2 25% 9 5 56% 0
1978 34 MIL AL 91 100% 15 10 4 0 2 2.09 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 100% 17 3 18% 11 5 45% 64 10 16% 8 2 25% 9 5 56% 0
1978 34 PIT NL 5 100% 0 4 0 0 0 1.65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 4085 78% 920 207 44 3 18 1.88 96 3 85 79 17 40 56 0 45 25 56% 821 91 11% 387 146 38% 2487 345 14% 191 96 50% 267 119 45% 2
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
1967 23 36 91 85 12 20 1 1 1 7 0 0 6 13 .235 .286 .306 .592 75 26 0 0 0 0 2
1968 24 120 263 237 27 49 7 4 1 14 3 3 25 40 .207 .285 .283 .568 71 67 4 1 0 0 5
1969 25 198 394 357 35 78 13 4 4 24 5 4 34 63 .218 .292 .311 .603 77 111 9 3 0 0 5
1970 26 323 822 730 77 166 21 6 12 61 13 10 82 123 .227 .309 .322 .631 80 235 21 5 4 1 11
1971 27 467 1384 1231 151 305 41 9 28 126 28 19 132 182 .248 .323 .364 .687 96 448 39 8 7 6 15
1972 28 610 1940 1731 200 424 61 11 37 171 39 32 179 238 .245 .318 .357 .675 96 618 51 11 11 8 23
1973 29 766 2620 2355 296 613 84 15 62 264 45 39 223 316 .260 .327 .388 .715 106 913 64 16 14 12 29
1974 30 901 3135 2832 352 721 99 16 72 306 49 42 251 389 .255 .318 .377 .695 100 1068 74 19 20 13 33
1975 31 983 3365 3035 380 777 107 16 84 346 50 43 276 416 .256 .321 .385 .706 103 1168 78 21 20 13 36
1976 32 1088 3608 3249 407 823 112 19 87 369 55 44 302 447 .253 .320 .380 .699 100 1234 82 22 20 15 39
1977 33 1208 3989 3589 453 905 126 20 94 411 59 47 334 490 .252 .319 .377 .696 98 1353 88 26 22 18 40
1978 34 1252 4085 3670 462 920 130 20 96 422 60 47 344 501 .251 .318 .375 .694 98 1378 91 28 25 18 41

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
1967 23 36 94 87 14 22 1 1 1 8 0 7 13 .253 .309 .322 .630 9 36
1968 24 84 180 157 20 34 7 4 0 9 4 22 27 .217 .317 .312 .629 15 84
1969 25 78 131 120 8 29 6 0 3 10 2 9 23 .242 .305 .367 .672 13 78
1970 26 125 429 376 44 91 8 2 8 39 8 50 60 .242 .333 .338 .671 42 125
1971 27 145 575 513 86 149 21 3 17 76 16 54 59 .290 .358 .442 .801 82 144
1972 28 149 603 541 68 143 24 2 11 62 13 56 59 .264 .337 .377 .714 68 143
1973 29 156 692 636 109 201 24 4 27 106 6 47 78 .316 .366 .494 .859 114 156
1974 30 135 520 486 65 117 16 1 11 49 4 30 73 .241 .288 .346 .634 48 135
1975 31 82 233 205 29 58 8 0 12 42 1 26 27 .283 .369 .498 .867 38 82
1976 32 105 248 217 28 49 5 3 3 24 5 28 31 .226 .315 .318 .632 22 105
1977 33 120 383 343 47 85 15 1 7 43 4 33 43 .248 .319 .359 .677 39 120
1978 34 44 95 82 10 16 4 0 2 12 1 11 11 .195 .305 .317 .622 8 44
12 Seasons 1259 4183 3763 528 994 139 21 102 480 64 373 504 .264 .334 .394 .727 498 1252
162 Game Avg. 162 538 484 68 128 18 3 13 62 8 48 65 .264 .334 .394 .727 64 1252

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1973 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1973 AL (8, 19%)
0.19 Career Shares (745th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1973 AL  .303 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1973 AL  .473 (10th)

At Bats s c a p y
1973 AL  624 (3rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1973 AL  680 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1973 AL  96 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1973 AL  189 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1973 AL  295 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1973 AL  25 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1973 AL  93 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1973 AL  137 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1973 AL  100 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1973 AL  52 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1971 AL  18 (8th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1971 AL  9 (7th)
1972 AL  13 (4th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1971 AL  15.5 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1973 AL  462 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 22 (935), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1803), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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