Alex Metzler
Alexander Metzler
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 167 lb.

Born: January 4, 1903 in Fresno, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1925
Final Game: September 28, 1930
Died: November 30, 1973 in Fresno, 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
1925 22 CHC NL 9 42 38 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .184 .244 .237 .481 22 9 0 1 /O
1926 23 PHA AL 20 75 67 8 16 3 0 0 12 1 0 7 5 .239 .311 .284 .594 52 19 0 1 O
1927 24 CHW AL 134 624 543 87 173 29 11 3 61 15 11 61 39 .319 .396 .429 .826 116 233 9 11 *O MVP-17
1928 25 CHW AL 139 567 464 71 141 18 14 3 55 16 8 77 30 .304 .410 .422 .832 120 196 6 20 *O MVP-25
1929 26 CHW AL 146 658 568 80 156 23 13 2 49 9 5 80 45 .275 .367 .371 .739 91 211 3 7 *O
1930 27 TOT AL 112 332 288 42 68 10 3 1 28 5 3 32 18 .236 .313 .302 .615 56 87 0 12 O
1930 27 CHW AL 56 93 79 12 14 4 0 0 5 0 2 11 6 .177 .278 .228 .506 31 18 0 3 O
1930 27 SLB AL 56 239 209 30 54 6 3 1 23 5 1 21 12 .258 .326 .330 .656 65 69 0 9 O
6 Seasons 560 2298 1968 290 561 85 41 9 207 46 27 260 144 .285 .374 .384 .757 97 755 18 52
162 Game Avg. 162 665 569 84 162 25 12 3 60 13 8 75 42 .285 .374 .384 .757 97 218 5 15
CHW (4 yrs) 475 1942 1654 250 484 74 38 8 170 40 26 229 120 .293 .385 .398 .782 104 658 18 41
PHA (1 yr) 20 75 67 8 16 3 0 0 12 1 0 7 5 .239 .311 .284 .594 52 19 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 9 42 38 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .184 .244 .237 .481 22 9 0 1
SLB (1 yr) 56 239 209 30 54 6 3 1 23 5 1 21 12 .258 .326 .330 .656 65 69 0 9
AL (5 yrs) 551 2256 1930 288 554 83 41 9 205 46 27 257 137 .287 .376 .387 .762 98 746 18 51
NL (1 yr) 9 42 38 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .184 .244 .237 .481 22 9 0 1

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
1925 22 CHC NL 42 32 2 1.7 116 .226 .184 .303 .244 .361 .237 .432 .481 .793 22 .114 -4.5 -0.4 .387 .132 .053
1926 23 PHA AL 75 52 6 3.1 115 .258 .239 .297 .311 .370 .284 .417 .594 .787 52 .315 -4.8 -0.5 .529 .164 .045 .0
1927 24 CHW AL 624 392 89 6.0 109 .339 .319 .291 .396 .358 .429 .408 .826 .766 116 .600 14.8 1.4 .806 .230 .110 5.0
1928 25 CHW AL 567 351 79 6.0 107 .320 .304 .287 .410 .352 .422 .408 .832 .761 120 .607 16.7 1.6 .867 .302 .119 5.1
1929 26 CHW AL 658 424 77 4.8 111 .296 .275 .290 .367 .357 .371 .420 .739 .777 91 .490 -5.4 -0.5 .715 .245 .097 3.3
1930 27 TOT AL 332 235 28 3.2 117 .249 .236 .297 .313 .361 .302 .436 .615 .797 56 .284 -19.6 -1.8 .543 .184 .066 1.7
1930 27 CHW AL 93 70 5 1.9 113 .192 .177 .291 .278 .355 .228 .428 .506 .783 31 .135 -7.9 -0.7 .403 .165 .051
1930 27 SLB AL 239 165 23 3.7 118 .270 .258 .299 .326 .363 .330 .439 .656 .803 65 .345 -11.6 -1.1 .603 .191 .072 1.7
6 Seasons 2298 1486 281 5.0 111 .304 .285 .291 .374 .357 .384 .416 .757 .774 97 .512 -2.8 -0.2 .734 .240 .099 15.1
162 Game Avg. 665 430 81 5.0 111 .304 .285 .291 .374 .357 .384 .416 .757 .774 97 .512 -2.8 -0.2 .734 .240 .099 4
CHW (4 yrs) 1942 1237 250 5.4 109 .312 .293 .290 .385 .356 .398 .413 .782 .769 104 .546 18.1 1.8 .768 .252 .105 13.3
PHA (1 yr) 75 52 6 3.1 115 .258 .239 .297 .311 .370 .284 .417 .594 .787 52 .316 -4.8 -0.5 .529 .164 .045 .0
CHC (1 yr) 42 32 2 1.7 116 .226 .184 .303 .244 .361 .237 .432 .481 .793 22 .114 -4.5 -0.4 .387 .132 .053
SLB (1 yr) 239 165 23 3.7 118 .270 .258 .299 .326 .363 .330 .439 .656 .803 65 .346 -11.6 -1.1 .603 .191 .072 1.7
AL (5 yrs) 2256 1454 279 5.1 111 .305 .287 .291 .376 .357 .387 .416 .762 .773 98 .519 1.7 0.2 .741 .242 .099 15.1
NL (1 yr) 42 32 2 1.7 116 .226 .184 .303 .244 .361 .237 .432 .481 .793 22 .114 -4.5 -0.4 .387 .132 .053

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
1925 22 9 42 38 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .184 .244 .237 .481 22 9 0 1
1926 23 29 117 105 10 23 5 0 0 14 1 0 10 12 .219 .287 .267 .554 41 28 0 2
1927 24 163 741 648 97 196 34 11 3 75 16 11 71 51 .302 .379 .403 .782 104 261 9 13
1928 25 302 1308 1112 168 337 52 25 6 130 32 19 148 81 .303 .392 .411 .803 110 457 15 33
1929 26 448 1966 1680 248 493 75 38 8 179 41 24 228 126 .293 .384 .398 .781 104 668 18 40
1930 27 560 2298 1968 290 561 85 41 9 207 46 27 260 144 .285 .374 .384 .757 97 755 18 52

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1925 22 10 43 40 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 .175 .233 .225 .458 2 9
1926 23 21 76 69 7 15 3 0 0 10 1 7 5 .217 .289 .261 .550 5 20
1927 24 140 626 557 84 170 28 11 3 59 15 60 41 .305 .382 .411 .793 86 134
1928 25 146 569 484 70 144 18 14 3 55 16 79 32 .298 .402 .411 .814 79 139
1929 26 155 673 591 76 155 23 13 2 47 9 79 48 .262 .352 .355 .707 73 146
1930 27 118 324 294 35 63 9 3 1 23 5 30 19 .214 .287 .276 .563 23 112
6 Seasons 590 2311 2035 274 554 83 41 9 196 46 258 152 .272 .359 .367 .726 268 560
162 Game Avg. 162 635 559 75 152 23 11 2 54 13 71 42 .272 .359 .367 .726 74 560

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1927 AL (17, 6%)
1928 AL (25, 2%)
0.08 Career Shares (957th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1928 AL  .410 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1927 AL  11 (7th)
1928 AL  14 (7th)
1929 AL  13 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 AL  77 (6th)
1929 AL  80 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1928 AL  16 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1927 AL  130 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1927 AL  243 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1927 AL  9 (2nd)
1928 AL  6 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1927 AL  11 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 9 (1431), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1438), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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