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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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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1925 CHC NL 22 OF 9 27 24 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 2.33 0-9-0
1926 PHA AL 23 OF 17 37 34 3 0 1 1.000 2.18 .965 2.23 15-1-1
1927 CHW AL 24 OF 134 428 397 16 15 6 .965 3.08 .964 2.22 0-133-4 MVP-17
1928 CHW AL 25 OF 134 309 288 11 10 3 .968 2.23 .973 2.22 50-43-46 MVP-25
1929 CHW AL 26 OF 142 346 316 16 14 3 .960 2.34 .966 2.28 132-10-0
1930 TOT AL 27 OF 83 154 144 3 7 0 .955 1.77 .966 2.16 22-37-24
1930 CHW AL 27 OF 27 32 30 1 1 0 .969 1.15 .966 2.16 21-1-5
1930 SLB AL 27 OF 56 122 114 2 6 0 .951 2.07 .966 2.16 1-36-19
6 Seasons OF 519 1301 1203 52 46 13 .965 2.42 .967 2.23 219-233-75
6 Seasons TOT 519 1301 1203 52 46 13 .965 2.42 .932 2.23 219-233-75

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 (949th)

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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Transactions

July 21, 1930: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Chicago White Sox.

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