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Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (Say Hey)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL
High School: Fairfield Industrial (Fairfield, AL)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1951
Final Game: September 9, 1973
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1979 (409/432 ballots).
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1951 NYG NL 20 OF 121 374 353 12 9 2 .976 3.02 .981 2.23 0-121-0 RoY-1
1952 NYG NL 21 OF 34 116 109 6 1 2 .991 3.38 .981 2.10 0-34-0
1954 NYG NL 23 CF 151 151 1346.1 469 449 13 7 9 .985 21.0 18.7 16.0 0.8 15.3 5 3.09 3.06 .983 2.83 2.67 AS,MVP-1
1954 NYG NL 23 OF 151 151 1346.1 468 448 13 7 9 .985 21.0 18.7 16.0 0.8 15.3 5 3.08 3.05 .975 2.36 2.18 AS,MVP-1
1955 NYG NL 24 CF 152 152 1361.1 441 411 22 8 8 .982 6.8 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.3 5 2.86 2.85 .982 2.70 2.50 AS,MVP-4
1955 NYG NL 24 OF 152 152 1361.1 438 407 23 8 8 .982 6.8 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.3 5 2.84 2.83 .977 2.30 2.10 AS,MVP-4
1956 NYG NL 25 CF 152 150 1343.0 439 416 14 9 6 .979 12.7 11.3 10.7 5.9 4.8 2 2.88 2.83 .982 2.77 2.55 AS,MVP-17
1956 NYG NL 25 OF 152 150 1343.0 438 415 14 9 6 .979 12.7 11.3 10.7 5.9 4.8 2 2.87 2.82 .977 2.28 2.05 AS,MVP-17
1957 NYG NL 26 CF 150 149 1353.2 442 419 14 9 4 .980 4.0 3.5 2.0 -2.1 4.0 2 2.88 2.89 .985 2.82 2.62 AS,MVP-4,GG
1957 NYG NL 26 OF 150 149 1353.2 445 422 14 9 5 .980 4.0 3.5 2.0 -2.1 4.0 2 2.90 2.91 .980 2.29 2.07 AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 SFG NL 27 CF 151 150 1352.0 451 427 15 9 2 .980 15.1 13.4 6.1 6.7 -0.6 9 2.94 2.93 .986 2.72 2.50 AS,MVP-2,GG
1958 SFG NL 27 OF 151 150 1352.0 455 429 17 9 2 .980 15.1 13.4 6.1 6.7 -0.6 9 2.97 2.95 .980 2.26 1.95 AS,MVP-2,GG
1959 SFG NL 28 CF 147 143 1281.1 362 351 6 5 2 .986 4.4 4.1 -1.6 -0.2 -1.3 6 2.51 2.43 .980 2.63 2.24 AS,MVP-6,GG
1959 SFG NL 28 OF 147 143 1281.1 365 353 6 6 2 .984 4.4 4.1 -1.6 -0.2 -1.3 6 2.52 2.44 .977 2.21 1.90 AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 SFG NL 29 CF 152 152 1348.0 410 391 11 8 2 .980 14.1 12.6 8.1 5.2 2.9 6 2.68 2.64 .981 2.59 2.32 AS,MVP-3,GG
1960 SFG NL 29 OF 152 152 1348.0 412 392 12 8 2 .981 14.1 12.6 8.1 5.2 2.9 6 2.70 2.66 .978 2.20 1.92 AS,MVP-3,GG
1961 SFG NL 30 CF 153 151 1335.0 400 385 7 8 3 .980 14.4 12.9 7.4 5.2 2.2 7 2.64 2.56 .981 2.63 2.28 AS,MVP-6,GG
1961 SFG NL 30 OF 153 151 1335.0 400 385 7 8 3 .980 14.4 12.9 7.4 5.2 2.2 7 2.64 2.56 .977 2.16 1.86 AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 SFG NL 31 CF 162 159 1393.2 435 425 6 4 1 .991 19.9 17.1 19.9 11.4 8.5 0 2.78 2.66 .979 2.47 2.27 AS,MVP-2,GG
1962 SFG NL 31 OF 161 159 1393.2 439 429 6 4 1 .991 19.9 17.1 19.9 11.4 8.5 0 2.81 2.70 .974 2.07 1.79 AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 SFG NL 32 CF 157 155 1387.0 414 398 8 8 1 .981 11.9 10.3 10.9 3.3 7.5 1 2.63 2.59 .982 2.37 2.09 AS,MVP-5,GG
1963 SFG NL 32 OF 157 155 1387.0 412 397 7 8 1 .981 11.9 10.3 10.9 3.3 7.5 1 2.62 2.57 .977 2.01 1.75 AS,MVP-5,GG
1963 SFG NL 32 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.20 AS,MVP-5,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 CF 155 151 1346.1 378 364 9 5 4 .987 17.8 15.9 12.8 6.5 6.3 5 2.49 2.41 .977 2.35 2.10 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 OF 155 151 1346.1 386 370 10 6 4 .984 17.8 15.9 12.8 6.5 6.3 5 2.54 2.45 .973 1.99 1.72 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 1B 1 0 7.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 9.00 7.00 .986 10.03 8.80 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 3B 1 0 5.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -42.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.59 1.00 .900 3.02 2.60 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -120.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.10 4.30 AS,MVP-6,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 OF 151 148 1275.1 356 337 13 6 4 .983 15.3 14.4 12.3 7.8 4.6 3 2.47 2.32 .975 2.00 1.75 AS,MVP-1,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 CF 148 144 1242.0 338 323 10 5 4 .985 13.4 12.9 11.4 6.9 4.6 2 2.41 2.25 .981 2.30 2.00 AS,MVP-1,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 RF 4 3 24.1 8 5 2 1 0 .875 0.6 29.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 1 2.59 1.75 .975 1.96 1.72 AS,MVP-1,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 173.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0 6.00 6.00 .967 1.70 1.40 AS,MVP-1,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 OF 150 147 1286.0 385 370 8 7 2 .982 18.1 16.9 16.1 4.8 11.3 2 2.65 2.52 .974 2.03 1.78 AS,MVP-3,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 CF 145 142 1247.0 373 358 8 7 2 .981 17.7 17.0 15.7 4.2 11.5 2 2.64 2.52 .980 2.38 2.11 AS,MVP-3,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 RF 5 5 38.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 15.8 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 2.13 1.80 .978 1.97 1.68 AS,MVP-3,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40 AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 SFG NL 36 CF 134 123 1075.1 288 278 3 7 0 .976 2.2 2.5 4.2 0.3 3.9 -2 2.35 2.10 .981 2.30 2.04 AS,GG
1967 SFG NL 36 OF 134 123 1075.1 287 277 3 7 0 .976 2.2 2.5 4.2 0.3 3.9 -2 2.34 2.09 .976 2.03 1.81 AS,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 OF 142 129 1143.2 315 301 7 7 2 .978 2.3 2.4 -0.7 -2.3 1.6 3 2.42 2.17 .975 2.02 1.82 AS,MVP-13,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 CF 141 128 1134.2 316 302 7 7 2 .978 2.9 3.1 -0.1 -2.3 2.2 3 2.45 2.19 .978 2.39 2.18 AS,MVP-13,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 1B 1 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 9.00 .989 10.10 8.90 AS,MVP-13,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -80.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.00 1.80 AS,MVP-13,GG
1969 SFG NL 38 OF 108 96 867.0 208 199 4 5 0 .976 -2.4 -3.3 -2.4 -2.3 0.0 0 2.11 1.88 .973 2.02 1.75 AS
1969 SFG NL 38 CF 106 94 853.0 211 202 4 5 0 .976 -3.0 -4.2 -3.0 -3.0 0.0 0 2.17 1.94 .977 2.30 2.07 AS
1969 SFG NL 38 RF 2 2 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 51.4 0.6 0.7 0.0 0 3.21 2.50 .980 1.86 1.60 AS
1969 SFG NL 38 1B 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 6.00 6.00 1.000 9.80 8.80 AS
1970 SFG NL 39 OF 129 117 1040.0 282 269 6 7 3 .975 -2.1 -2.4 -4.1 -7.9 3.8 2 2.38 2.13 .976 2.07 1.78 AS
1970 SFG NL 39 CF 128 117 1040.0 285 272 6 7 3 .975 -2.1 -2.4 -4.1 -7.9 3.8 2 2.41 2.17 .978 2.34 2.07 AS
1970 SFG NL 39 1B 5 4 35.0 37 34 3 0 3 1.000 0.2 6.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.51 7.40 .992 9.67 8.36 AS
1971 SFG NL 40 CF 84 77 654.1 202 193 3 6 1 .970 2.8 5.1 5.8 5.6 0.2 -3 2.70 2.33 .982 2.64 2.30 AS,MVP-19
1971 SFG NL 40 OF 84 77 654.1 200 192 2 6 1 .970 2.8 5.1 5.8 5.6 0.2 -3 2.67 2.31 .979 2.19 1.92 AS,MVP-19
1971 SFG NL 40 1B 48 39 371.2 422 384 27 11 43 .974 -1.9 -6.1 -1.9 -2.5 0.6 0 9.95 8.56 .992 9.88 8.58 AS,MVP-19
1972 TOT NL 41 CF 64 57 495.0 143 137 3 3 1 .979 -1.9 -4.6 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 -1 2.55 2.19 .980 2.60 2.35 AS
1972 TOT NL 41 OF 63 57 495.0 144 138 3 3 1 .979 -1.9 -4.6 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 -1 2.56 2.24 .978 2.18 1.96 AS
1972 SFG NL 41 CF 14 13 113.1 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -8.5 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.38 2.14 .980 2.60 2.35
1972 SFG NL 41 OF 14 13 113.1 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -8.5 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.30 2.07 .976 2.18 1.96
1972 NYM NL 41 CF 50 44 381.2 113 107 3 3 1 .973 -1.1 -3.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 -1 2.59 2.20 .981 2.60 2.35
1972 NYM NL 41 OF 49 44 381.2 115 109 3 3 1 .974 -1.1 -3.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 -1 2.64 2.29 .978 2.18 1.96
1972 NYM NL 41 1B 11 9 84.0 78 75 2 1 3 .987 -2.0 -28.6 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 8.25 7.00 .992 9.73 8.42 AS
1973 NYM NL 42 CF 45 41 338.2 105 103 1 1 0 .990 2.0 7.1 4.0 2.9 1.1 -2 2.76 2.31 .980 2.63 2.27 AS
1973 NYM NL 42 OF 45 41 338.2 106 103 2 1 0 .991 2.0 7.1 4.0 2.9 1.1 -2 2.79 2.33 .976 2.23 1.96 AS
1973 NYM NL 42 1B 17 14 121.1 150 143 4 3 9 .980 -0.9 -8.9 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 10.90 8.65 .992 9.83 8.40 AS
22 Seasons OF 2842 2598 23023.0 7431 7095 195 141 60 .981 178.4 9.3 128.4 53.2 75.4 50 2.85 2.57 .977 2.14 1.91 2-2832-12
20 Seasons (incomplete) CF 2677 2586 22927.2 6902 6604 170 128 55 .981 176.1 9.2 127.1 51.0 76.2 49 2.66 2.53 .981 2.54 2.28
7 Seasons 1B 84 68 637.0 709 657 37 15 61 .979 -5.3 -10.0 -5.3 -4.9 -0.4 0 9.81 8.26 .992 9.84 8.52
4 Seasons RF 12 11 85.1 24 21 2 1 0 .958 1.1 15.5 0.1 1.0 -0.8 1 2.43 1.92 .979 1.95 1.69
2 Seasons LF 2 1 10.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 144.0 1.2 1.2 0.0 0 6.30 3.50 .971 1.71 1.40
2 Seasons SS 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -120.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.25
1 Season 3B 1 0 5.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -42.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.59 1.00 .900 3.02 2.60
22 Seasons TOT 2929 2666 23669.2 8141 7752 233 156 121 .981 172.5 8.7 122.5 47.7 75.0 50 0 3.04 2.73 .959 2.35 2.10 2-2832-12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF 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
1951 NYG NL 20 121 121 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 121
1952 NYG NL 21 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 34
1954 NYG NL 23 151 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 151 0 0
1955 NYG NL 24 152 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 152 0 0
1956 NYG NL 25 152 150 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 152 0 0
1957 NYG NL 26 152 149 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150 3 0
1958 SFG NL 27 152 150 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 151 2 0
1959 SFG NL 28 151 143 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 147 7 0
1960 SFG NL 29 153 152 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 152 1 0
1961 SFG NL 30 154 151 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 153 1 0
1962 SFG NL 31 162 159 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 161 3 0
1963 SFG NL 32 157 155 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 157 0 157 2 0
1964 SFG NL 33 157 151 157 157 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 155 0 155 3 0
1965 SFG NL 34 157 148 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 148 4 151 9 0
1966 SFG NL 35 152 147 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 145 5 150 4 0
1967 SFG NL 36 141 123 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 134 14 0
1968 SFG NL 37 148 130 148 148 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 141 1 142 9 0
1969 SFG NL 38 117 97 117 117 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 106 2 108 15 0
1970 SFG NL 39 139 121 139 139 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 128 0 129 13 0
1971 SFG NL 40 136 116 136 136 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 84 0 84 17 0
1972 NYM NL 41 69 53 69 69 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 50 0 49 12 1
1972 SFG NL 41 19 13 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 5 0
1973 NYM NL 42 66 55 66 66 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 45 0 45 9 0
22 Seasons 2992 2666 2992 2992 0 0 84 0 1 2 2 2832 12 2842 129 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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 -- 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%
1954 NYG NL 23 7 0 6 1 1 12 0 1 4 3 43 26 0 44 17 0 2 0 0 34 10 3 29 26 0 152 79 52.0% 70 3 2.0% 9 5436 66% 78% 28% 655 64%
1955 NYG NL 24 7 0 7 0 1 16 2 3 4 6 24 18 1 28 4 2 4 1 0 21 3 2 19 15 1 96 41 42.7% 49 6 6.3% 10 4372 63% 79% 30% 454 69%
1956 NYG NL 25 6 0 6 0 0 12 0 2 1 5 38 21 0 36 11 2 1 0 0 17 3 2 21 20 0 113 55 48.7% 54 4 3.5% 8 4523 63% 77% 28% 513 63%
1957 NYG NL 26 8 0 6 2 0 11 0 2 0 6 49 27 0 32 3 1 5 2 0 24 5 2 20 20 0 130 57 43.8% 70 3 2.3% 8 4989 62% 80% 27% 563 64%
1958 SFG NL 27 9 1 7 1 1 15 0 2 2 6 72 59 1 73 9 5 12 3 2 27 9 0 26 23 0 210 103 49.0% 99 8 3.8% 7 5898 63% 79% 27% 792 55%
1959 SFG NL 28 5 0 5 0 1 6 1 1 1 1 60 38 1 41 13 1 12 5 0 19 4 0 28 24 0 160 84 52.5% 74 2 1.3% 4 5560 59% 76% 27% 629 56%
1960 SFG NL 29 8 0 6 2 1 11 0 3 3 4 75 42 2 46 8 3 14 8 0 28 10 0 23 19 1 186 87 46.8% 93 6 3.2% 5 5910 61% 76% 27% 747 53%
1961 SFG NL 30 8 0 5 3 0 7 0 1 1 4 36 26 1 37 12 2 8 2 0 25 4 2 23 22 0 129 66 51.2% 58 5 3.9% 2 5824 59% 76% 29% 602 65%
1962 SFG NL 31 4 0 4 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 69 42 0 59 5 0 7 1 0 16 2 0 33 27 0 184 77 41.8% 107 0 0.0% 6 6039 61% 78% 29% 783 54%
1963 SFG NL 32 8 0 6 2 1 8 0 2 2 3 63 37 0 61 6 3 17 7 1 16 8 0 28 20 1 185 78 42.2% 102 5 2.7% 3 6031 58% 77% 28% 764 53%
1964 SFG NL 33 5 0 4 1 1 9 0 2 4 1 75 54 3 45 5 0 12 4 0 20 3 1 30 24 1 182 90 49.5% 87 5 2.7% 4 5803 59% 76% 34% 719 51%
1965 SFG NL 34 5 0 5 0 0 10 0 2 3 3 64 31 2 40 8 0 18 11 1 14 1 1 21 14 2 157 65 41.4% 86 6 3.8% 4 5298 55% 76% 24% 631 52%
1966 SFG NL 35 7 0 5 2 2 8 0 0 3 3 56 31 2 39 4 1 9 4 1 16 3 0 27 22 0 147 64 43.5% 79 4 2.7% 4 5289 58% 78% 25% 646 56%
1967 SFG NL 36 7 0 7 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 38 16 1 42 5 0 9 3 0 9 1 0 15 11 0 113 36 31.9% 76 1 0.9% 2 4586 64% 77% 24% 521 54%
1968 SFG NL 37 7 1 6 0 3 7 1 2 0 3 47 29 0 49 2 2 10 6 0 16 5 1 19 13 0 141 55 39.0% 83 3 2.1% 4 4798 62% 79% 24% 590 52%
1969 SFG NL 38 5 0 3 2 3 4 0 0 1 3 38 23 0 33 4 1 8 4 0 8 2 0 13 10 0 100 43 43.0% 56 1 1.0% 3 3600 63% 78% 23% 420 49%
1970 SFG NL 39 7 0 6 1 1 6 0 3 0 1 37 27 0 44 6 0 14 4 0 18 3 0 24 20 1 137 60 43.8% 76 1 0.7% 5 4740 59% 77% 24% 505 54%
1971 SFG NL 40 6 0 6 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 29 18 0 22 1 0 5 1 0 12 2 0 8 4 0 76 26 34.2% 50 0 0.0% 3 2780 57% 79% 26% 357 55%
1972 NYM NL 41 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 15 8 1 13 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 12 9 0 47 19 40.4% 26 2 4.3% 1 1640 65% 74% 28% 188 58%
1972 SFG NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 18 10 55.6% 8 0 0.0% 0 501 70% 78% 24% 63 48%
1973 NYM NL 42 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 6 0 8 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 7 5 0 32 12 37.5% 20 0 0.0% 1 1445 65% 76% 29% 162 64%
20 Seasons 123 2 104 17 21 158 4 30 33 54 945 585 15 797 126 23 174 67 6 350 79 14 429 350 7 2695 1207 44.8% 1423 65 2.4% 93 95062 61% 77% 27% 11304 57%
MLB Averages 41.7% 2.1% 62% 77% 27% 56%
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%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1964 SFG NL 33 39 49% 72% 23% 0 0 6 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1968 SFG NL 37 32 88% 81% 28% 1 100% 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1969 SFG NL 38 37 76% 78% 16% 1 100% 0 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 SFG NL 39 177 57% 75% 22% 13 100% 0 34 5 29 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1971 SFG NL 40 1619 56% 79% 28% 106 90% 0 383 21 356 7 47 28 19 5 0 1 11 3 7 1 6 43 1 0 0 42 1 1 1 0 7 100%
1972 NYM NL 41 367 66% 77% 24% 12 75% 0 74 6 68 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 100%
1973 NYM NL 42 513 73% 76% 28% 20 90% 0 134 9 123 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 9 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 2784 61% 78% 27% 153 90% 0 646 42 594 9 64 34 22 8 0 1 15 4 10 1 9 61 1 0 0 58 3 2 1 1 8 100%
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 94% 87%

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%
1965 SFG NL 34 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 2 1 25.0% 1 110 70% 79% 21% 14 50%
1966 SFG NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 169 54% 81% 21% 12 75%
1968 SFG NL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 45 64% 93% 24% 4 50%
1969 SFG NL 38 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 64 73% 81% 23% 6 83%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 7 3 42.9% 3 1 14.3% 1 388 63% 82% 22% 36 64%
MLB Averages 42.3% 3.2% 62% 77% 27% 53%

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%
1965 SFG NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 38 39% 82% 37% 7 86%
1966 SFG NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 4 50% 100% 25% 1 100%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 42 40% 83% 36% 8 88%
MLB Averages 57.1% 2.5% 62% 77% 27% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1963 SFG NL 32 5 40% 80% 20% 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
1964 SFG NL 33 11 82% 73% 18% 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
2 Seasons 16 69% 75% 19% 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
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1964 SFG NL 33 26 77% 81% 38% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 26 77% 81% 38% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 89% 63%

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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