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Eddie Miksis

Edward Thomas Miksis

Positions: Second Baseman, Outfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 11, 1926 in Burlington, NJ
High School: Burlington HS (Burlington, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1944 (Age 17)
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Dodgers/Redlegs/Cardinals/Orioles 1944-1958

Final Game: September 26, 1958 (Age 32)
Died: April 8, 2005 in Huntingdon Valley, PA
Buried: St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont, PA
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Standard Batting

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
1944 17 BRO NL 26 98 91 12 20 2 0 0 11 4 6 11 .220 .268 .242 .510 45 22 1 0 1 56
1946 19 BRO NL 23 53 48 3 7 0 0 0 5 0 3 3 .146 .212 .146 .357 2 7 2 1 1 5/4
1947 20 BRO NL 45 96 86 18 23 1 0 4 10 0 9 8 .267 .337 .419 .755 97 36 2 0 0 47O/56
1948 21 BRO NL 86 243 221 28 47 7 1 2 16 5 19 27 .213 .278 .281 .559 49 62 1 1 3 45/6
1949 22 BRO NL 50 127 113 17 25 5 0 1 6 3 7 8 .221 .267 .292 .559 47 33 4 0 7 5/643
1950 23 BRO NL 51 87 76 13 19 2 1 2 10 3 5 10 .250 .296 .382 .678 75 29 2 0 6 46/5
1951 24 TOT NL 121 473 431 54 114 14 3 4 35 11 5 34 38 .265 .320 .339 .658 76 146 10 1 7 *4/5
1951 24 BRO NL 19 12 10 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .300 .633 70 3 0 1 0 /54
1951 24 CHC NL 102 461 421 48 112 13 3 4 35 11 5 33 36 .266 .319 .340 .659 76 143 10 0 7 4
1952 25 CHC NL 93 407 383 44 89 20 1 2 19 4 4 20 32 .232 .272 .305 .578 59 117 7 1 3 46
1953 26 CHC NL 142 625 577 61 145 17 6 8 39 13 4 33 59 .251 .293 .343 .636 64 198 18 1 13 46
1954 27 CHC NL 38 104 99 9 20 3 0 2 3 1 0 3 9 .202 .225 .293 .518 34 29 2 0 2 0 4/57
1955 28 CHC NL 131 524 481 52 113 14 2 9 41 3 6 32 55 .235 .282 .328 .611 62 158 11 0 10 1 3 *895
1956 29 CHC NL 114 395 356 54 85 10 3 9 27 4 2 32 40 .239 .303 .360 .662 78 128 10 1 5 1 2 584/796
1957 30 TOT MLB 50 45 39 3 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 7 .205 .326 .282 .608 65 11 2 0 0 0 1 97/8
1957 30 STL NL 49 44 38 3 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 7 .211 .333 .289 .623 69 11 2 0 0 0 1 97/8
1957 30 BAL AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 TOT MLB 72 61 52 15 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 5 6 .135 .211 .135 .345 -8 7 2 0 4 0 0 95/47683
1958 31 BAL AL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1958 31 CIN NL 69 59 50 15 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 5 5 .140 .218 .140 .358 -4 7 2 0 4 0 0 95/47683
14 Yrs 1042 3338 3053 383 722 95 17 44 228 52 22 215 313 .236 .288 .322 .610 62 983 74 6 62 2 6
162 Game Avg. 162 519 475 60 112 15 3 7 35 8 33 49 .236 .288 .322 .610 62 153 12 1 10
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
BRO (7 yrs) 300 716 645 97 143 18 2 9 58 15 0 50 69 .222 .281 .298 .578 55 192 12 3 18
CHC (6 yrs) 620 2516 2317 268 564 77 15 34 164 36 21 153 231 .243 .291 .334 .625 66 773 58 3 40 2 5
BAL (2 yrs) 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 49 44 38 3 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 7 .211 .333 .289 .623 69 11 2 0 0 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 69 59 50 15 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 5 5 .140 .218 .140 .358 -4 7 2 0 4 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 1038 3335 3050 383 722 95 17 44 228 52 22 215 312 .237 .288 .322 .610 62 983 74 6 62 2 6
AL (2 yrs) 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1944 17 BRO NL 26 98 -6 0 0 -6 1 -11 -1.2 3 -8 -0.9 .454 .493 -0.3 -0.6 -2 56
1946 19 BRO NL 23 53 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .472 .496 -0.4 0.0 -4 5/4
1947 20 BRO NL 45 96 -0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 4 5 0.5 .502 .501 0.4 0.2 4 47O/56
1948 21 BRO NL 86 243 -16 1 0 1 3 -10 -1.1 10 -0 -0.1 .488 .493 -0.2 0.4 -2 45/6
1949 22 BRO NL 50 127 -9 -0 -1 2 0 -8 -0.8 5 -2 -0.3 .484 .495 -0.5 0.2 -4 5/643
1950 23 BRO NL 51 87 -3 2 0 -2 2 -2 -0.2 3 2 0.2 .497 .499 0.4 -0.1 4 46/5
1951 24 BRO NL 19 12 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.0 0 /54
1951 24 CHC NL 102 461 -14 0 -1 -4 5 -14 -1.5 17 3 0.2 .486 .491 0.7 0.0 7 4
1952 25 CHC NL 93 407 -20 1 -0 -5 5 -19 -2.1 15 -4 -0.6 .478 .487 0.0 -0.0 1 46
1953 26 CHC NL 142 625 -31 3 -2 -10 7 -33 -3.5 23 -10 -1.2 .477 .480 -0.1 -0.3 -1 46
1954 27 CHC NL 38 104 -8 -0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .479 .495 -0.3 -0.1 -3 4/57
1955 28 CHC NL 131 524 -25 -1 -0 12 -2 -16 -1.9 20 4 0.1 .487 .490 -1.0 0.9 -8 *895
1956 29 CHC NL 114 395 -6 1 -2 0 1 -6 -0.9 15 9 0.7 .495 .496 0.9 -0.1 9 584/796
1957 30 STL NL 49 44 -2 -1 -0 -0 -1 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .491 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 97/8
1957 30 BAL AL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .471 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
1958 31 BAL AL 3 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .481 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 /6
1958 31 CIN NL 69 59 -8 -1 -0 2 -1 -8 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .488 .495 -0.8 0.1 -7 95/47683
14 Seasons 1042 3338 -155 6 -6 -9 21 -143 -15.9 124 -19 -3.3 .486 .495 -1.4 0.6 -10
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
BRO (7 yrs) 300 716 -40 3 0 -4 6 -35 -3.8 27 -8 -1.0 .487 .497 -0.6 0.2 -4
CHC (6 yrs) 620 2516 -104 4 -5 -7 16 -95 -10.7 93 -2 -1.3 .484 .490 0.2 0.5 4
BAL (2 yrs) 4 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1
STL (1 yr) 49 44 -2 -1 -0 -0 -1 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .491 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2
CIN (1 yr) 69 59 -8 -1 -0 2 -1 -8 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .488 .495 -0.8 0.1 -7

Advanced Batting

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
1944 17 BRO NL 98 73 6 2.2 93 .250 .220 .266 .268 .333 .242 .373 .510 .706 45 .236 -6.6 -0.7 .444 .132 .022 .0
1946 19 BRO NL 53 44 1 0.6 94 .156 .146 .264 .212 .339 .146 .369 .357 .709 2 .030 -6.3 -0.7 .256 .063 .000
1947 20 BRO NL 96 65 12 4.9 108 .257 .267 .278 .337 .353 .419 .412 .755 .765 97 .526 -0.7 -0.1 .692 .256 .151 .0
1948 21 BRO NL 243 178 17 2.5 105 .234 .213 .274 .278 .349 .281 .405 .559 .754 49 .264 -16.4 -1.7 .497 .176 .068 2.9
1949 22 BRO NL 127 99 9 2.4 107 .231 .221 .275 .267 .349 .292 .412 .559 .761 47 .239 -8.8 -0.9 .467 .159 .071 1.5
1950 23 BRO NL 87 65 9 3.7 111 .266 .250 .273 .296 .351 .382 .424 .678 .774 75 .390 -3.3 -0.3 .627 .237 .132 2.4
1951 24 TOT NL 473 339 47 3.7 105 .283 .265 .270 .320 .344 .339 .409 .658 .753 76 .413 -15.2 -1.5 .563 .167 .074 5.9
1951 24 BRO NL 12 8 1 3.4 105 .250 .200 .270 .333 .344 .300 .409 .633 .753 70 .368 -0.3 -0.0 .625 .200 .100
1951 24 CHC NL 461 331 46 3.7 105 .283 .266 .270 .319 .344 .340 .409 .659 .753 76 .414 -14.9 -1.5 .562 .166 .074 5.9
1952 25 CHC NL 407 308 31 2.7 98 .249 .232 .263 .272 .336 .305 .391 .578 .727 59 .311 -21.7 -2.3 .452 .125 .073 2.7
1953 26 CHC NL 625 467 59 3.3 112 .269 .251 .277 .293 .348 .343 .431 .636 .779 64 .337 -32.7 -3.2 .531 .165 .092 9.9
1954 27 CHC NL 104 83 7 2.3 110 .205 .202 .275 .225 .347 .293 .426 .518 .773 34 .201 -10.2 -1.0 .407 .131 .091 1.3
1955 28 CHC NL 524 396 42 2.8 106 .249 .235 .266 .282 .337 .328 .420 .611 .757 62 .286 -27.7 -2.7 .486 .154 .094 4.5
1956 29 CHC NL 395 289 38 3.5 102 .247 .239 .263 .303 .330 .360 .415 .662 .745 78 .391 -11.4 -1.2 .576 .216 .121 5.5
1957 30 TOT MLB 45 33 4 3.3 104 .226 .205 .270 .326 .334 .282 .419 .608 .753 65 .348 -1.9 -0.2 .545 .256 .077 .0
1957 30 STL NL 44 32 4 3.4 105 .233 .211 .271 .333 .335 .289 .420 .623 .754 69 .362 -1.6 -0.2 .563 .263 .079 .0
1957 30 BAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .255 .000 .326 .000 .385 .000 .711 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1958 31 TOT MLB 61 52 2 1.0 111 .152 .135 .276 .211 .345 .135 .431 .345 .775 -8 .060 -8.4 -0.8 .250 .096 .000 .0
1958 31 BAL AL 2 2 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .254 .000 .322 .000 .387 .000 .710 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1958 31 CIN NL 59 50 2 1.1 111 .156 .140 .277 .218 .346 .140 .432 .358 .778 -4 .063 -7.9 -0.8 .261 .100 .000 .0
14 Yrs 3338 2491 284 3.0 105 .251 .236 .270 .288 .341 .322 .413 .610 .754 62 .325 -171.5 -17.2 .508 .166 .085 47.7
162 Game Avg. 519 387 44 3.0 105 .251 .236 .270 .288 .341 .322 .413 .610 .754 62 .325 -171.5 -17.2 .508 .166 .085 7
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BRO (7 yrs) 716 532 55 2.8 104 .236 .222 .272 .281 .347 .298 .402 .578 .749 55 .292 -42.5 -4.3 .506 .177 .076 11.3
CHC (6 yrs) 2516 1874 223 3.2 105 .258 .243 .269 .291 .340 .334 .416 .625 .756 66 .339 -118.7 -11.8 .515 .163 .090 35.0
BAL (2 yrs) 3 3 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .255 .000 .324 .000 .386 .000 .710 -100 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 44 32 4 3.4 105 .233 .211 .271 .333 .335 .289 .420 .623 .754 69 .361 -1.6 -0.2 .563 .263 .079 .0
CIN (1 yr) 59 50 2 1.1 111 .156 .140 .277 .218 .346 .140 .432 .358 .778 -4 .064 -7.9 -0.8 .261 .100 .000 .0
NL (14 yrs) 3335 2488 284 3.0 105 .251 .237 .270 .288 .341 .322 .413 .610 .754 62 .324 -170.7 -17.1 .509 .166 .086 47.7
AL (2 yrs) 3 3 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .255 .000 .324 .000 .386 .000 .710 -100 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1947 20 BRO NL WS NYY L 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1949 22 BRO NL WS NYY L 3 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .429 .714 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 8 11 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .364 .636 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 8 11 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .364 .636 4 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1944 17 BRO NL 98 0.0% 11.2% 6.1% 2.0% 10% 1.83 8.3 8.3 82%
1946 19 BRO NL 53 0.0% 5.7% 5.7% 0.0% 0% 1.00 16.0 9.6 0.95 85%
1947 20 BRO NL 96 4.2% 8.3% 9.4% 5.2% 22% 0.89 10.8 21.5 8.6 1.15 77%
1948 21 BRO NL 243 0.8% 11.1% 7.8% 4.1% 21% 1.42 8.2 110.5 13.8 0.69 79%
1949 22 BRO NL 127 0.8% 6.3% 5.5% 4.7% 24% 1.14 14.1 113.0 18.8 1.07 82%
1950 23 BRO NL 87 2.3% 11.5% 5.8% 5.8% 26% 2.00 7.6 38.0 7.6 1.70 74%
1951 24 TOT NL 473 0.9% 8.0% 7.2% 4.4% 18% 1.12 11.3 107.8 12.3 1.11 82%
1951 24 BRO NL 12 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 8.3% 50% 2.00 5.0 1.50 67%
1951 24 CHC NL 461 0.9% 7.8% 7.2% 4.3% 18% 1.09 11.7 105.3 12.0 1.11 83%
1952 25 CHC NL 407 0.5% 7.9% 4.9% 5.7% 26% 1.60 12.0 191.5 20.2 1.15 86%
1953 26 CHC NL 625 1.3% 9.4% 5.3% 5.0% 21% 1.79 9.8 72.1 14.8 1.05 82%
1954 27 CHC NL 104 1.9% 8.7% 2.9% 4.8% 25% 3.00 11.0 49.5 33.0 1.54 85%
1955 28 CHC NL 524 1.7% 10.5% 6.1% 4.8% 22% 1.72 8.7 53.4 11.7 0.96 80%
1956 29 CHC NL 395 2.3% 10.1% 8.1% 5.6% 26% 1.25 8.9 39.6 13.2 1.13 78%
1957 30 TOT MLB 45 2.2% 15.6% 15.6% 2.2% 13% 1.00 5.6 39.0 19.5 1.00 69%
1957 30 STL NL 44 2.3% 15.9% 15.9% 2.3% 13% 1.00 5.4 38.0 19.0 0.92 68%
1957 30 BAL AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1958 31 TOT MLB 61 0.0% 9.8% 8.2% 0.0% 0% 1.20 8.7 13.0 2.14 75%
1958 31 BAL AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1958 31 CIN NL 59 0.0% 8.5% 8.5% 0.0% 0% 1.00 10.0 12.5 2.07 76%
14 Yrs 3338 1.3% 9.4% 6.4% 4.7% 22% 1.46 9.8 69.4 13.4 1.08 81%
MLB Averages 1.9% 10.4% 9.4% 6.3% 28% 1.11 8.5 47.5 8.3 0.97 76%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1944 17 BRO NL -6.6 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 19 BRO NL -6.3 -0.7 54 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 1.08 -0.5 0.2 -4.2 -0.4 0.99 -5.4 0.21 3
1947 20 BRO NL -0.7 -0.1 99 -0.1 1.6 -1.7 1.10 -0.2 0.1 -2.8 -0.3 0.96 -0.3 1.84 16
1948 21 BRO NL -16.4 -1.7 256 -1.3 3.1 -4.4 .98 -1.0 -0.3 -8.5 -0.8 0.94 -11.1 2.58 3
1949 22 BRO NL -8.8 -0.9 134 -0.6 1.6 -2.2 .90 -0.5 -0.2 -8.2 -0.8 0.98 -7.4 0.74 10
1950 23 BRO NL -3.3 -0.3 92 0.1 1.5 -1.5 .99 -0.4 0.5 -0.7 -0.1 1.03 -2.8 3.11 5
1951 24 TOT NL -15.2 -1.5 393 -1.3 6.1 -7.4 1.08 -0.5 -0.7 -4.4 -0.4 0.92 -6.6 2.85 5
1951 24 BRO NL -0.3 -0.0 12 0.1 0.4 -0.2 1.88 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.99 0.1 2.85 5
1951 24 CHC NL -14.9 -1.5 381 -1.4 5.7 -7.2 1.05 -0.5 -0.9 -5.1 -0.5 0.92 -6.7 0
1952 25 CHC NL -21.7 -2.3 343 -1.9 4.3 -6.3 1.00 -1.5 -0.4 -18.9 -2.0 0.95 -15.7 4.61 1
1953 26 CHC NL -32.7 -3.2 539 -2.2 7.5 -9.7 .95 -2.3 0.0 -30.6 -2.9 0.92 -29.8 1.91 0
1954 27 CHC NL -10.2 -1.0 95 -0.4 1.5 -1.9 1.05 -0.6 0.2 -7.4 -0.7 0.95 -7.0 1.06 10
1955 28 CHC NL -27.7 -2.7 445 -2.5 5.5 -8.0 .97 -2.2 -0.4 -23.0 -2.3 0.90 -25.3 2.46 2
1956 29 CHC NL -11.4 -1.2 333 0.0 6.2 -6.2 1.03 0.1 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.88 0.4 1.45 12
1957 30 TOT MLB -1.9 -0.2 45 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 1.12 -0.4 -0.0 -4.0 -0.4 0.98 -3.1 1.02 17
1957 30 STL NL -1.6 -0.2 44 -0.5 0.5 -0.9 1.12 -0.4 -0.0 -3.9 -0.4 0.99 -2.9 1.02 16
1957 30 BAL AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.12 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.60 -0.2 1.12 1
1958 31 TOT MLB -8.4 -0.8 66 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 1.14 -0.6 0.1 -5.1 -0.5 0.97 -7.6 1.89 5
1958 31 BAL AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.88 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.62 -0.5 1.88 2
1958 31 CIN NL -7.9 -0.8 64 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 1.12 -0.5 0.2 -4.8 -0.5 0.98 -7.2 1.89 3
14 Yrs -171.5 -17.2 2894 -11.5 40.8 -52.3 1.01 -10.5 -0.9 -119.5 -11.8 0.93 -121.7 1.57 89
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1946 19 BRO NL 0 0 27% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1947 20 BRO NL 1 0 50% 39 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91% 4 1 3 3 0 3 4 0 4
1948 21 BRO NL 7 0 40% 86 5 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 59% 11 7 4 5 0 5 6 1 4
1949 22 BRO NL 6 0 52% 44 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 35% 8 5 3 1 1 0 8 4 3
1950 23 BRO NL 3 0 50% 53 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 3 75% 8 1 7 2 2 0 2 0 2
1951 24 TOT NL 7 0 35% 157 11 5 69% 11 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 2 0 3 43% 22 14 7 6 4 2 12 4 8
1951 24 BRO NL 1 0 150% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1951 24 CHC NL 6 0 31% 145 11 5 69% 11 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 2 0 3 39% 20 13 6 6 4 2 10 4 6
1952 25 CHC NL 4 0 39% 117 4 4 50% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 1 0 3 70% 16 6 9 3 1 2 11 0 10
1953 26 CHC NL 9 0 31% 154 13 4 76% 7 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 2 2 0 5 53% 36 19 15 1 0 1 12 1 10
1954 27 CHC NL 4 0 33% 36 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 28 CHC NL 7 0 32% 153 3 6 33% 1 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 1 4 49% 23 17 5 1 1 0 17 2 15
1956 29 CHC NL 9 0 41% 140 4 2 67% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 5 49% 17 13 4 4 3 1 14 2 12
1957 30 TOT MLB 0 0 14% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 29% 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1957 30 STL NL 0 0 14% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 29% 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1957 30 BAL AL 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
1958 31 TOT MLB 0 0 125% 42 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 73% 4 0 3 4 0 4 3 1 1
1958 31 BAL AL 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
1958 31 CIN NL 0 0 125% 42 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 73% 4 0 3 4 0 4 3 1 1
14 Yrs 57 0 38% 1065 52 22 88% 33 23 8 2 1 1 15 0 42 2 14 8 4 32 55% 160 88 65 31 12 19 91 15 71
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH

Situational Hitting*

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1946 19 BRO NL 53 47% 7 3 0 0 0 0.21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 9 2 22% 6 2 33% 33 5 15% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 0
1947 20 BRO NL 96 66% 23 16 1 0 1 1.84 4 0 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0% 12 2 17% 9 5 56% 61 8 13% 6 4 67% 4 3 75% 0
1948 21 BRO NL 243 42% 47 3 1 0 1 2.58 2 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 7 3 43% 35 1 3% 19 7 37% 133 16 12% 8 4 50% 5 2 40% 0
1949 22 BRO NL 127 63% 25 10 1 0 0 0.74 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 12 7 58% 32 4 13% 15 8 53% 82 6 7% 2 2 100% 4 3 75% 0
1950 23 BRO NL 87 32% 19 5 1 0 0 3.11 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 12 6 50% 20 2 10% 12 5 42% 63 9 14% 6 2 33% 4 4 100% 0
1951 24 TOT NL 473 25% 114 5 1 0 0 2.85 4 0 7 2 2 2 2 0 9 7 78% 56 10 18% 31 11 35% 172 28 16% 16 10 63% 8 4 50% 0
1951 24 BRO NL 12 67% 2 5 1 0 0 2.85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1951 24 CHC NL 461 23% 112 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 2 2 2 2 0 8 7 88% 53 10 19% 30 11 37% 163 28 17% 16 10 63% 7 3 43% 0
1952 25 CHC NL 407 27% 89 1 0 0 0 4.61 2 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 6 3 50% 48 7 15% 24 8 33% 172 17 10% 15 6 40% 9 5 56% 0
1953 26 CHC NL 625 25% 145 0 0 0 0 1.91 8 0 13 6 0 5 3 0 17 13 76% 101 18 18% 54 17 31% 301 30 10% 22 11 50% 21 13 62% 0
1954 27 CHC NL 104 26% 20 10 0 0 0 1.06 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 17 2 12% 9 4 44% 54 2 4% 3 1 33% 7 4 57% 0
1955 28 CHC NL 524 16% 113 2 0 0 0 2.46 9 0 8 4 2 6 3 0 13 10 77% 79 11 14% 32 15 47% 217 25 12% 18 8 44% 8 5 63% 0
1956 29 CHC NL 395 29% 85 12 6 0 0 1.45 9 0 3 6 2 4 5 0 6 5 83% 45 10 22% 18 4 22% 137 16 12% 13 4 31% 7 4 57% 0
1957 30 TOT MLB 45 67% 8 17 3 0 0 1.02 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 33% 2 0 0% 29 1 3% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 0
1957 30 STL NL 44 66% 8 16 3 0 0 1.02 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 33% 2 0 0% 29 1 3% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 0
1957 30 BAL AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 TOT MLB 61 31% 7 5 0 0 0 1.89 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 14 2 14% 8 4 50% 37 5 14% 1 1 100% 3 3 100% 0
1958 31 BAL AL 2 100% 0 2 0 0 0 1.88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 CIN NL 59 29% 7 3 0 0 0 1.89 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 14 2 14% 8 4 50% 37 5 14% 1 1 100% 3 3 100% 0
14 Yrs 3240 30% 722 89 14 0 2 1.57 44 0 62 25 13 26 18 0 92 62 67% 474 74 16% 239 90 38% 1491 168 11% 116 55 47% 84 52 62% 0
MLB Averages 49% 109% 14% 32% 14% 50% 55%
PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu

Cumulative Batting

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
1944 17 26 98 91 12 20 2 0 0 11 4 6 11 .220 .268 .242 .510 45 22 1 0 1
1945 18 26 98 91 12 20 2 0 0 11 4 6 11 .220 .268 .242 .510 45 22 1 0 1
1946 19 49 151 139 15 27 2 0 0 16 4 9 14 .194 .248 .209 .457 30 29 3 1 2
1947 20 94 247 225 33 50 3 0 4 26 4 18 22 .222 .283 .289 .572 57 65 5 1 2
1948 21 180 490 446 61 97 10 1 6 42 9 37 49 .217 .280 .285 .565 53 127 6 2 5
1949 22 230 617 559 78 122 15 1 7 48 12 44 57 .218 .278 .286 .564 52 160 10 2 12
1950 23 281 704 635 91 141 17 2 9 58 15 49 67 .222 .280 .298 .578 55 189 12 2 18
1951 24 402 1177 1066 145 255 31 5 13 93 26 5 83 105 .239 .296 .314 .610 63 335 22 3 25
1952 25 495 1584 1449 189 344 51 6 15 112 30 9 103 137 .237 .290 .312 .602 62 452 29 4 28
1953 26 637 2209 2026 250 489 68 12 23 151 43 13 136 196 .241 .291 .321 .612 63 650 47 5 41
1954 27 675 2313 2125 259 509 71 12 25 154 44 13 139 205 .240 .288 .320 .607 61 679 49 5 43 0
1955 28 806 2837 2606 311 622 85 14 34 195 47 19 171 260 .239 .287 .321 .608 61 837 60 5 53 1 3
1956 29 920 3232 2962 365 707 95 17 43 222 51 21 203 300 .239 .289 .326 .614 63 965 70 6 58 2 5
1957 30 970 3277 3001 368 715 95 17 44 224 51 21 210 307 .238 .289 .325 .614 64 976 72 6 58 2 6
1958 31 1042 3338 3053 383 722 95 17 44 228 52 22 215 313 .236 .288 .322 .610 62 983 74 6 62 2 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1944 17 27 102 95 13 21 2 0 0 12 4 6 11 .221 .267 .242 .509 6 26
1946 19 24 58 52 5 9 0 0 0 8 0 4 3 .173 .246 .173 .419 2 23
1947 20 47 98 89 17 23 1 0 4 9 0 9 8 .258 .327 .404 .731 11 45
1948 21 90 252 229 27 47 7 1 2 16 5 19 28 .205 .269 .271 .540 17 86
1949 22 52 130 116 16 25 5 0 1 6 3 7 8 .216 .260 .284 .545 8 50
1950 23 53 90 79 13 19 2 1 2 10 3 5 10 .241 .286 .367 .653 8 51
1951 24 126 488 445 54 116 14 3 4 35 11 35 39 .261 .316 .333 .649 47 121
1952 25 97 427 402 48 95 21 1 2 21 4 21 33 .236 .276 .308 .584 34 93
1953 26 147 640 592 58 143 17 6 8 37 13 33 61 .242 .283 .331 .614 55 142
1954 27 40 108 103 9 20 3 0 2 3 1 3 9 .194 .217 .282 .499 6 38
1955 28 138 550 505 54 118 15 2 9 42 3 33 58 .234 .280 .325 .605 46 131
1956 29 119 417 375 60 92 11 3 10 30 4 35 42 .245 .311 .371 .681 43 114
1957 30 52 49 41 3 9 0 0 1 2 0 8 7 .220 .347 .293 .640 4 50
1958 31 76 61 53 10 6 0 0 0 3 1 4 6 .113 .175 .113 .289 1 72
14 Yrs 1088 3470 3176 387 743 98 17 45 234 52 222 323 .234 .285 .318 .603 288 1042
162 Game Avg. 162 517 473 58 111 15 3 7 35 8 33 48 .234 .285 .318 .603 43 1042

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1964 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1951 NL  11 (10th)
1953 NL  13 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1953 NL  13 (3rd)
1955 NL  10 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1953 NL  18 (6th)

SB % s c a p y
1951 NL  68.75 (5th)
1953 NL  76.47 (3rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1953 NL  9.9 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1953 NL  467 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1944 NL  born 1926-09-11 (7th)
1946 NL  born 1926-09-11 (3rd)
1947 NL  born 1926-09-11 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1811), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Second Base (1016th), -3.3 career WAR/1.6 7yr-peak WAR/-0.9 JAWS
Average HOF 2B (out of 19) = 69.5 career WAR/44.5 7yr-peak WAR/57.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Sibby Sisti (949)
  2. Wayne Garrett (931)
  3. Dalton Jones (929)
  4. Denny Hocking (928)
  5. Mike Gallego (927)
  6. Gary Sutherland (926)
  7. Bill McKechnie (925) *
  8. Nick Punto (923)
  9. Mark Lemke (922)
  10. Dave Nelson (921)
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  1. Will Foley (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Rabbit Robinson (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jack Brohamer (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jerry Royster (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Otto Knabe (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Chuck Schilling (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sibby Sisti (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Paul Schaal (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Sibby Sisti (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Sibby Sisti (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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