Catfish Metkovich
George Michael Metkovich
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 8, 1920 in Angels Camp, CA
High School: Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1943
Final Game: September 26, 1954
Died: May 17, 1995 in Costa Mesa, CA
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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
1943 22 BOS AL 78 352 321 34 79 14 4 5 27 1 3 19 38 .246 .294 .361 .656 90 116 6 3 9 O/3
1944 23 BOS AL 134 587 549 94 152 28 8 9 59 13 4 31 57 .277 .319 .406 .725 107 223 7 3 4 O3
1945 24 BOS AL 138 598 539 65 140 26 3 5 62 19 6 51 70 .260 .331 .347 .677 95 187 6 6 2 3O
1946 25 BOS AL 86 320 281 42 69 15 2 4 25 8 3 36 39 .246 .333 .356 .689 88 100 2 1 2 O
1947 26 CLE AL 126 515 473 68 120 22 7 5 40 5 3 32 51 .254 .302 .362 .664 86 171 9 1 9 *O/3
1949 28 CHW AL 93 381 338 50 80 9 4 5 45 5 4 41 24 .237 .321 .331 .652 75 112 18 1 1 O
1951 30 PIT NL 120 455 423 51 124 21 3 3 40 3 2 28 23 .293 .338 .378 .717 90 160 11 1 3 O3
1952 31 PIT NL 125 414 373 41 101 18 3 7 41 5 2 32 29 .271 .335 .391 .726 99 146 9 4 5 3O MVP-38
1953 32 TOT NL 87 191 165 24 35 9 1 3 19 2 1 22 13 .212 .309 .333 .642 66 55 6 1 3 O3
1953 32 PIT NL 26 47 41 5 6 0 1 1 7 0 0 6 3 .146 .255 .268 .524 37 11 0 0 0 /3O
1953 32 CHC NL 61 144 124 19 29 9 0 2 12 2 1 16 10 .234 .326 .355 .681 76 44 6 1 3 O/3
1954 33 MLN NL 68 142 123 7 34 5 1 1 15 0 0 15 15 .276 .352 .358 .710 91 44 6 1 0 3 39
10 Seasons 1055 3955 3585 476 934 167 36 47 373 61 28 307 359 .261 .322 .367 .689 91 1314 80 22 38 3
162 Game Avg. 162 607 550 73 143 26 6 7 57 9 4 47 55 .261 .322 .367 .689 91 202 12 3 6
BOS (4 yrs) 436 1857 1690 235 440 83 17 23 173 41 16 137 204 .260 .321 .370 .691 97 626 21 13 17
PIT (3 yrs) 271 916 837 97 231 39 7 11 88 8 4 66 55 .276 .333 .379 .711 91 317 20 5 8
MLN (1 yr) 68 142 123 7 34 5 1 1 15 0 0 15 15 .276 .352 .358 .710 91 44 6 1 0 3
CHC (1 yr) 61 144 124 19 29 9 0 2 12 2 1 16 10 .234 .326 .355 .681 76 44 6 1 3
CLE (1 yr) 126 515 473 68 120 22 7 5 40 5 3 32 51 .254 .302 .362 .664 86 171 9 1 9
CHW (1 yr) 93 381 338 50 80 9 4 5 45 5 4 41 24 .237 .321 .331 .652 75 112 18 1 1
NL (4 yrs) 400 1202 1084 123 294 53 8 14 115 10 5 97 80 .271 .334 .374 .708 89 405 32 7 11 3
AL (6 yrs) 655 2753 2501 353 640 114 28 33 258 51 23 210 279 .256 .317 .363 .681 92 909 48 15 27

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
1943 22 BOS AL 352 260 33 3.5 89 .266 .246 .258 .294 .333 .361 .356 .656 .689 90 .457 -5.8 -0.6 .542 .168 .115 1.7
1944 23 BOS AL 587 412 71 4.7 91 .296 .277 .267 .319 .334 .406 .364 .725 .698 107 .565 2.7 0.3 .652 .202 .129 10.6
1945 24 BOS AL 598 413 62 4.0 90 .291 .260 .264 .331 .336 .347 .359 .677 .695 95 .519 -3.1 -0.3 .625 .206 .087 7.9
1946 25 BOS AL 320 219 34 4.2 101 .273 .246 .271 .333 .346 .356 .389 .689 .735 88 .499 -4.2 -0.4 .654 .256 .110 5.3
1947 26 CLE AL 515 374 51 3.6 94 .276 .254 .259 .302 .338 .362 .372 .664 .711 86 .438 -10.4 -1.1 .564 .180 .108 5.0
1949 28 CHW AL 381 281 35 3.3 104 .243 .237 .267 .321 .358 .331 .388 .652 .747 75 .357 -13.0 -1.3 .554 .219 .095 5.0
1951 30 PIT NL 455 315 54 4.6 106 .305 .293 .271 .338 .345 .378 .410 .717 .756 90 .509 -6.1 -0.6 .609 .154 .085 3.0
1952 31 PIT NL 414 288 48 4.5 99 .279 .271 .264 .335 .337 .391 .393 .726 .730 99 .533 -0.6 -0.1 .654 .214 .121 5.8
1953 32 TOT NL 191 140 17 3.2 111 .215 .212 .276 .309 .347 .333 .430 .642 .777 66 .321 -7.9 -0.8 .577 .261 .121 2.4
1953 32 PIT NL 47 35 3 2.3 109 .135 .146 .273 .255 .344 .268 .425 .524 .769 37 .201 -4.0 -0.4 .486 .268 .122 .0
1953 32 CHC NL 144 105 14 3.5 112 .241 .234 .276 .326 .348 .355 .431 .681 .779 76 .360 -3.9 -0.4 .608 .258 .121 2.0
1954 33 MLN NL 142 98 16 4.4 104 .300 .276 .267 .352 .337 .358 .412 .710 .749 91 .458 -0.6 -0.1 .632 .203 .081 .0
10 Seasons 3955 2800 421 4.0 97 .279 .261 .265 .322 .340 .367 .381 .689 .722 91 .481 -49.1 -5.0 .607 .201 .106 53.1
162 Game Avg. 607 430 65 4.0 97 .279 .261 .265 .322 .340 .367 .381 .689 .722 91 .481 -49.1 -5.0 .607 .201 .106 8
BOS (4 yrs) 1857 1304 200 4.1 92 .285 .260 .265 .321 .336 .370 .365 .691 .702 97 .520 -10.4 -1.0 .622 .206 .110 29.5
PIT (3 yrs) 916 638 105 4.4 103 .285 .276 .268 .333 .342 .379 .403 .711 .745 91 .505 -10.7 -1.1 .622 .186 .103 9.3
MLN (1 yr) 142 98 16 4.4 104 .300 .276 .267 .352 .337 .358 .412 .710 .749 91 .458 -0.6 -0.1 .632 .203 .081 .0
CHC (1 yr) 144 105 14 3.5 112 .241 .234 .276 .326 .348 .355 .431 .681 .779 76 .360 -3.9 -0.4 .608 .258 .121 2.0
CLE (1 yr) 515 374 51 3.6 94 .276 .254 .259 .302 .338 .362 .372 .664 .711 86 .438 -10.4 -1.1 .564 .180 .108 5.0
CHW (1 yr) 381 281 35 3.3 104 .243 .237 .267 .321 .358 .331 .388 .652 .747 75 .356 -13.0 -1.3 .554 .219 .095 5.0
NL (4 yrs) 1202 841 135 4.3 104 .282 .271 .269 .334 .342 .374 .407 .708 .749 89 .481 -15.3 -1.6 .622 .196 .102 11.7
AL (6 yrs) 2753 1959 286 3.9 94 .277 .256 .264 .317 .340 .363 .370 .681 .709 92 .481 -33.8 -3.4 .601 .203 .108 40.1

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
1946 25 BOS AL WS STL L 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 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
1943 22 BOS AL 352 1.4% 10.8% 5.4% 6.5% 29% 2.00 8.4 64.2 11.9 79%
1944 23 BOS AL 587 1.5% 9.7% 5.3% 7.7% 30% 1.84 9.6 61.0 9.3 82%
1945 24 BOS AL 598 0.8% 11.7% 8.5% 5.7% 24% 1.37 7.7 107.8 8.7 78%
1946 25 BOS AL 320 1.3% 12.2% 11.3% 6.6% 30% 1.08 7.2 70.3 11.2 74%
1947 26 CLE AL 515 1.0% 9.9% 6.2% 6.6% 28% 1.59 9.3 94.6 11.8 81%
1949 28 CHW AL 381 1.3% 6.3% 10.8% 4.7% 23% 0.59 14.1 67.6 7.5 81%
1951 30 PIT NL 455 0.7% 5.1% 6.2% 5.9% 22% 0.82 18.4 141.0 10.6 87%
1952 31 PIT NL 414 1.7% 7.0% 7.7% 6.8% 28% 0.91 12.9 53.3 9.1 81%
1953 32 TOT NL 191 1.6% 6.8% 11.5% 6.8% 37% 0.59 12.7 55.0 8.7 78%
1953 32 PIT NL 47 2.1% 6.4% 12.8% 4.3% 33% 0.50 13.7 41.0 5.9 79%
1953 32 CHC NL 144 1.4% 6.9% 11.1% 7.6% 38% 0.63 12.4 62.0 10.3 78%
1954 33 MLN NL 142 0.7% 10.6% 10.6% 4.9% 21% 1.00 8.2 123.0 8.2 0.69 77%
10 Seasons 3955 1.2% 9.1% 7.8% 6.3% 27% 1.17 10.0 76.3 9.6 0.69 80%
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
1954 33 MLN NL 0 0 12% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
10 Seasons 0 0 35% 49 61 28 69% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 13% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
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
1954 33 MLN NL 117 85% 34 24 7 0 3 1.87 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0% 27 6 22% 12 4 33% 92 12 13% 8 3 38% 5 0 0% 25
10 Seasons 117 85% 934 24 7 0 3 1.87 47 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 38 3800% 27 80 296% 12 4 33% 92 12 13% 8 3 38% 5 0 0% 25
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
1943 22 78 352 321 34 79 14 4 5 27 1 3 19 38 .246 .294 .361 .656 90 116 6 3 9
1944 23 212 939 870 128 231 42 12 14 86 14 7 50 95 .266 .310 .390 .700 101 339 13 6 13
1945 24 350 1537 1409 193 371 68 15 19 148 33 13 101 165 .263 .318 .373 .691 99 526 19 12 15
1946 25 436 1857 1690 235 440 83 17 23 173 41 16 137 204 .260 .321 .370 .691 97 626 21 13 17
1947 26 562 2372 2163 303 560 105 24 28 213 46 19 169 255 .259 .317 .368 .685 94 797 30 14 26
1948 27 562 2372 2163 303 560 105 24 28 213 46 19 169 255 .259 .317 .368 .685 94 797 30 14 26
1949 28 655 2753 2501 353 640 114 28 33 258 51 23 210 279 .256 .317 .363 .681 92 909 48 15 27
1950 29 655 2753 2501 353 640 114 28 33 258 51 23 210 279 .256 .317 .363 .681 92 909 48 15 27
1951 30 775 3208 2924 404 764 135 31 36 298 54 25 238 302 .261 .320 .366 .686 91 1069 59 16 30
1952 31 900 3622 3297 445 865 153 34 43 339 59 27 270 331 .262 .322 .369 .691 92 1215 68 20 35
1953 32 987 3813 3462 469 900 162 35 46 358 61 28 292 344 .260 .321 .367 .688 91 1270 74 21 38
1954 33 1055 3955 3585 476 934 167 36 47 373 61 28 307 359 .261 .322 .367 .689 91 1314 80 22 38 3

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
1943 22 82 366 342 40 87 15 4 6 31 1 21 40 .254 .303 .374 .678 38 78
1944 23 140 621 584 108 169 31 9 10 68 14 34 60 .289 .332 .425 .756 82 134
1945 24 146 647 582 77 160 30 3 6 73 22 58 74 .275 .348 .368 .715 73 138
1946 25 90 337 297 46 75 16 2 4 27 9 39 41 .253 .341 .360 .702 37 86
1947 26 131 534 498 77 131 24 8 5 45 5 35 53 .263 .313 .373 .686 58 126
1949 28 97 397 353 52 83 9 4 5 46 5 43 25 .235 .320 .326 .646 37 93
1951 30 125 465 436 51 126 21 3 3 40 3 28 24 .289 .333 .372 .705 54 120
1952 31 131 430 392 45 108 19 3 7 45 5 34 30 .276 .340 .393 .732 52 125
1953 32 90 193 170 23 35 9 1 3 19 2 22 14 .206 .301 .324 .624 17 87
1954 33 72 150 130 8 36 5 1 1 16 0 16 16 .277 .353 .354 .707 17 68
10 Seasons 1104 4140 3784 527 1010 179 38 50 410 66 330 377 .267 .329 .374 .703 465 1055
162 Game Avg. 162 608 555 77 148 26 6 7 60 10 48 55 .267 .329 .374 .703 68 1055

* 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

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1952-NL-38-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1944 AL--94--5th

Triples s c a p y
1944 AL--8--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1945 AL--62--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1944 AL--57--10th
1945 AL--70--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1944 AL--13--6th
1945 AL--19--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1945 AL--6--2nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1944 AL--10.6--2nd
1945 AL--7.9--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1951 NL--18.391--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 12 (1142), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2346), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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