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 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
1943 BOS AL 22 OF 76 198 183 6 9 3 .955 2.49 .978 2.39 0-54-25
1943 BOS AL 22 1B 2 26 23 3 0 2 1.000 13.00 .992 9.85
1944 BOS AL 23 OF 82 260 242 8 10 2 .962 3.05 .974 2.35 0-81-3
1944 BOS AL 23 1B 50 509 469 33 7 38 .986 10.04 .990 9.80
1945 BOS AL 24 1B 97 1026 935 76 15 96 .985 10.42 .989 9.81
1945 BOS AL 24 OF 42 90 87 2 1 0 .989 2.12 .978 2.27 0-29-14
1946 BOS AL 25 OF 81 135 125 3 7 0 .948 1.58 .978 2.24 6-2-73
1947 CLE AL 26 OF 119 355 349 2 4 2 .989 2.95 .979 2.35 0-119-2
1947 CLE AL 26 1B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 9.30
1949 CHW AL 28 OF 87 220 212 1 7 0 .968 2.45 .980 2.27 9-79-1
1951 PIT NL 30 OF 69 176 171 4 1 0 .994 2.54 .981 2.23 3-66-0
1951 PIT NL 30 1B 37 336 306 27 3 32 .991 9.00 .989 9.29
1952 PIT NL 31 1B 72 570 530 33 7 59 .988 7.82 .990 9.17 MVP-38
1952 PIT NL 31 OF 33 73 72 1 0 0 1.000 2.21 .981 2.10 5-21-8 MVP-38
1953 TOT NL 32 OF 42 76 74 2 0 0 1.000 1.81 .979 2.11 10-14-19
1953 TOT NL 32 1B 12 87 84 1 2 4 .977 7.08 .990 9.17
1953 PIT NL 32 1B 5 47 47 0 0 2 1.000 9.40 .989 9.16
1953 PIT NL 32 OF 4 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.10 0-3-1
1953 CHC NL 32 OF 38 68 67 1 0 0 1.000 1.79 .979 2.11 10-11-18
1953 CHC NL 32 1B 7 40 37 1 2 2 .950 5.43 .990 9.17
1954 MLN NL 33 1B 18 13 135.0 158 143 15 0 15 1.000 0.4 3.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 10.53 8.78 .991 9.81 9.26
1954 MLN NL 33 OF 13 12 101.0 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -27.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 -1 1.69 1.46 .974 2.36 2.18
1954 MLN NL 33 RF 13 12 101.0 20 18 2 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -27.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 -1 1.78 1.54 .970 1.99 1.80
10 Seasons OF 644 12 101.0 1602 1532 31 39 7 .976 -2.3 -27.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 -1 139.28 2.43 .978 2.36 2.28 33-465-158
8 Seasons 1B 289 13 135.0 2714 2491 189 34 246 .987 0.4 3.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 178.67 9.27 .990 9.81 9.52
1 Season (incomplete) RF 13 12 101.0 20 18 2 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -27.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 -1 1.78 1.54 .970 1.99 1.80
10 Seasons TOT 933 25 236.0 4316 4023 220 73 253 .983 -1.9 -9.7 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 -1 0 161.81 4.55 .968 6.62 4.52 33-465-158
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
1943 BOS AL 22 78 78 78 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 54 25 76
1944 BOS AL 23 134 134 134 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 81 3 82
1945 BOS AL 24 138 138 138 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 29 14 42
1946 BOS AL 25 86 86 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 73 81
1947 CLE AL 26 126 126 126 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 119 2 119
1949 CHW AL 28 93 93 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 79 1 87
1951 PIT NL 30 120 120 120 0 0 37 0 0 0 3 66 0 69
1952 PIT NL 31 125 125 125 0 0 72 0 0 0 5 21 8 33
1953 CHC NL 32 61 61 61 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 11 18 38
1953 PIT NL 32 26 26 26 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 4
1954 MLN NL 33 68 25 68 68 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 38 2
10 Seasons 1055 25 1055 1055 0 0 289 0 0 0 33 465 158 644 38 2
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 -- 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%
1954 MLN NL 33 495 66% 79% 27% 26 96% 0 119 7 111 1 10 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 4 75%
1 Season 495 66% 79% 27% 26 96% 0 119 7 111 1 10 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 4 75%
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 94% 86%

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%
1954 MLN NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 349 60% 82% 30% 18 78%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 349 60% 82% 30% 18 78%
MLB Averages 45.6% 3.1% 63% 80% 30% 55%

* 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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