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Vinegar Bend Mizell

Wilmer David Mizell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 13, 1930 in Leakesville, MS
High School: Leaksville HS (Leaksville, MS)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1952
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Pirates/Mets 1952-1962

Final Game: July 25, 1962
Died: February 21, 1999 in Kerrville, TX
Buried: Faith Missionary Alliance Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
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All-Star

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
1952 21 STL NL 30 72 68 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 .044 .044 .088 .132 -64 6 2 0 4 1
1953 22 STL NL 33 89 83 4 7 1 1 1 8 0 0 3 42 .084 .116 .157 .273 -30 13 0 0 3 1
1954 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1956 25 STL NL 33 85 75 5 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 16 .107 .163 .120 .283 -22 9 4 1 5 0 0 1
1957 26 STL NL 33 49 45 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .089 .146 .133 .279 -25 6 1 0 1 0 0 1
1958 27 STL NL 30 67 61 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .115 .129 .131 .260 -32 8 1 0 5 0 0 1
1959 28 STL NL 31 82 75 7 14 1 1 0 7 0 1 3 29 .187 .218 .227 .445 16 17 0 0 5 0 0 1 AS
1960 29 TOT NL 32 79 69 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 24 .130 .189 .145 .334 -8 10 2 2 5 0 0 1
1960 29 STL NL 9 20 18 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .111 .158 .167 .325 -14 3 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1960 29 PIT NL 23 59 51 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 .137 .200 .137 .337 -6 7 2 2 4 0 0 1
1961 30 PIT NL 25 31 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .130 .192 .130 .323 -12 3 0 0 5 1 0 1
1962 31 TOT NL 21 15 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .200 .143 .343 -6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 31 PIT NL 4 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 31 NYM NL 17 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 268 569 513 28 57 8 3 1 30 0 1 20 196 .111 .149 .144 .293 -21 74 10 3 33 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 344 310 17 34 5 2 1 18 0 1 12 118 .111 .149 .144 .293 -21 45 6 2 20
STL (7 yrs) 199 464 425 23 45 8 3 1 26 0 1 15 170 .106 .138 .146 .284 -24 62 8 1 24 0 0
PIT (3 yrs) 52 97 80 4 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 24 .125 .193 .125 .318 -11 10 2 2 9 1 0
NYM (1 yr) 17 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 2 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1952 21 STL NL 30 72 -16 0 -0 0 8 -8 -0.9 2 -6 -0.9 .471 .495 -0.9 0.0 -6 $ 1
1953 22 STL NL 33 89 -17 0 1 0 10 -6 -0.7 3 -4 -0.7 .480 .496 -0.6 -0.0 -4 $ 1
1956 25 STL NL 33 85 -12 -1 -1 0 9 -4 -0.5 3 -1 -0.5 .486 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -1 $ 1
1957 26 STL NL 33 49 -7 -0 -0 0 5 -2 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1958 27 STL NL 30 67 -10 0 0 0 7 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1959 28 STL NL 31 82 -8 -1 0 0 9 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 4 $ 1 AS
1960 29 STL NL 9 20 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .488 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1960 29 PIT NL 23 59 -7 -0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1961 30 PIT NL 25 31 -5 0 -0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1962 31 PIT NL 4 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .489 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1962 31 NYM NL 17 8 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
9 Seasons 268 569 -87 -2 0 0 63 -26 -2.9 19 -7 -2.8 .490 .498 -2.6 -0.1 -7 $
STL (7 yrs) 199 464 -73 -2 -0 0 51 -24 -2.6 16 -8 -2.7 .487 .498 -2.5 -0.1 -8 $
PIT (3 yrs) 52 97 -13 -0 0 0 11 -3 -0.3 3 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $
NYM (1 yr) 17 8 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $

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
1952 21 STL NL 72 71 0 0.0 97 .081 .044 .262 .044 .334 .088 .389 .132 .724 -64 .000 -15.4 -1.6 .090 .044 .044
1953 22 STL NL 89 79 2 0.7 110 .150 .084 .274 .116 .345 .157 .427 .273 .773 -30 .026 -16.3 -1.6 .211 .108 .072 .0
1956 25 STL NL 85 76 1 0.4 102 .136 .107 .263 .163 .330 .120 .415 .283 .745 -22 .009 -13.0 -1.3 .197 .067 .013
1957 26 STL NL 49 43 1 0.6 105 .143 .089 .271 .146 .335 .133 .419 .279 .754 -25 .025 -8.1 -0.8 .214 .111 .044
1958 27 STL NL 67 60 1 0.4 110 .194 .115 .276 .129 .344 .131 .430 .260 .775 -32 .014 -12.0 -1.2 .164 .033 .016
1959 28 STL NL 82 67 4 1.6 110 .304 .187 .277 .218 .344 .227 .429 .445 .773 16 .126 -9.6 -1.0 .306 .067 .040
1960 29 TOT NL 79 67 3 1.2 102 .200 .130 .266 .189 .333 .145 .409 .334 .742 -8 .087 -10.6 -1.1 .242 .058 .014
1960 29 STL NL 20 17 1 1.6 106 .250 .111 .272 .158 .339 .167 .418 .325 .757 -14 .136 -2.9 -0.3 .250 .111 .056
1960 29 PIT NL 59 50 2 1.1 100 .189 .137 .264 .200 .330 .137 .406 .337 .736 -6 .072 -7.6 -0.8 .239 .039 .000
1961 30 PIT NL 31 26 1 1.0 105 .200 .130 .269 .192 .335 .130 .419 .323 .754 -12 .059 -3.6 -0.4 .250 .087 .000
1962 31 TOT NL 15 12 1 2.2 104 .182 .143 .271 .200 .339 .143 .412 .343 .750 -6 .213 -2.2 -0.2 .250 .071 .000
1962 31 PIT NL 7 6 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .271 .143 .339 .000 .412 .143 .750 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1962 31 NYM NL 8 6 1 4.5 104 .333 .250 .271 .250 .339 .250 .412 .500 .750 35 .490 -0.8 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
9 Yrs 569 501 14 0.8 105 .177 .111 .270 .149 .338 .144 .417 .293 .755 -21 .036 -90.8 -9.2 .206 .070 .033 .0
162 Game Avg. 344 303 8 0.8 105 .177 .111 .270 .149 .338 .144 .417 .293 .755 -21 .036 -90.8 -9.2 .206 .070 .033
STL (7 yrs) 464 413 10 0.6 106 .173 .106 .270 .138 .339 .146 .419 .284 .758 -24 .027 -77.4 -7.8 .198 .073 .040 .0
PIT (3 yrs) 97 82 3 1.0 102 .175 .125 .266 .193 .332 .125 .410 .318 .742 -11 .059 -12.6 -1.3 .236 .063 .000
NYM (1 yr) 8 6 1 4.5 104 .333 .250 .271 .250 .339 .250 .412 .500 .750 35 .490 -0.8 -0.1 .333 .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
1960 29 PIT NL WS NYY W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 STL NL 28 DNP
1959 STL NL 28 DNP

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
1952 21 STL NL 72 0.0% 43.1% 0.0% 2.8% 67% 2.2 68.0 2.38 51%
1953 22 STL NL 89 1.1% 47.2% 3.4% 3.4% 43% 14.00 2.0 83.0 10.4 2.86 45%
1956 25 STL NL 85 0.0% 18.8% 4.7% 1.2% 13% 4.00 4.7 18.8 2.28 69%
1957 26 STL NL 49 0.0% 34.7% 6.1% 4.1% 50% 5.67 2.6 15.0 1.27 57%
1958 27 STL NL 67 0.0% 37.3% 1.5% 1.5% 14% 25.00 2.4 61.0 2.09 54%
1959 28 STL NL 82 0.0% 35.4% 3.7% 2.4% 14% 9.67 2.6 10.7 2.00 56%
1960 29 TOT NL 79 0.0% 30.4% 3.8% 1.3% 11% 8.00 2.9 13.8 1.63 57%
1960 29 STL NL 20 0.0% 50.0% 5.0% 5.0% 50% 10.00 1.8 9.0 2.50 40%
1960 29 PIT NL 59 0.0% 23.7% 3.4% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.6 17.0 1.50 63%
1961 30 PIT NL 31 0.0% 29.0% 6.5% 0.0% 0% 4.50 2.6 23.0 2.60 48%
1962 31 TOT NL 15 0.0% 20.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 4.7 3.50 73%
1962 31 PIT NL 7 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 0.0% 1.00 6.0 4.00 71%
1962 31 NYM NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 3.00 75%
9 Yrs 569 0.2% 34.5% 3.5% 2.1% 21% 9.80 2.6 513.0 17.1 2.08 56%
MLB Averages 2.3% 12.4% 9.0% 6.6% 29% 1.38 7.1 39.0 8.3 1.00 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1952 21 STL NL -15.4 -1.6 44 -0.8 0.2 -0.9 .86 -0.9 0.0 -10.3 -1.1 0.94 -9.6 0
1953 22 STL NL -16.3 -1.6 65 -0.6 0.7 -1.2 .98 -1.2 0.6 -10.6 -1.0 1.01 -13.4 0
1956 25 STL NL -13.1 -1.3 86 -0.9 0.8 -1.7 .90 -1.0 0.0 -12.2 -1.2 0.98 -11.8 0
1957 26 STL NL -8.1 -0.8 50 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 .86 -0.7 -0.3 -6.6 -0.6 0.97 -7.1 0
1958 27 STL NL -12.0 -1.2 67 -0.8 0.6 -1.4 1.00 -0.8 0.0 -8.7 -0.8 0.90 -9.2 0
1959 28 STL NL -9.6 -1.0 84 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 .79 -0.8 0.1 -8.8 -0.8 0.93 -9.4 0
1960 29 TOT NL -10.6 -1.1 79 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 .94 -0.9 0.1 -10.1 -1.0 0.99 -10.3 0
1960 29 STL NL -2.9 -0.3 20 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 .96 -0.3 0.1 -1.9 -0.2 0.88 -2.6 0
1960 29 PIT NL -7.6 -0.8 59 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 .93 -0.7 -0.0 -8.2 -0.8 1.03 -7.7 0
1961 30 PIT NL -3.7 -0.4 31 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 .91 -0.5 -0.2 -7.2 -0.7 0.90 -6.1 0
1962 31 TOT NL -2.1 -0.2 16 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 .83 -0.1 0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.87 -1.7 0
1962 31 PIT NL -1.4 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .46 -0.1 -0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.74 -1.3 0
1962 31 NYM NL -0.8 -0.1 9 0.0 0.2 -0.1 1.12 -0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.97 -0.4 0
9 Yrs -90.9 -9.2 522 -6.0 4.2 -10.2 .90 -7.1 0.4 -75.4 -7.6 0.96 -78.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1952 21 STL NL 0 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 22 STL NL 1 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 STL NL 2 0 39% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0% 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1957 26 STL NL 1 0 14% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 STL NL 3 0 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1959 28 STL NL 2 0 41% 30 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 4 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 0
1960 29 TOT NL 1 0 21% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1960 29 STL NL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 29 PIT NL 1 0 18% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 30 PIT NL 0 0 20% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 31 TOT NL 0 0 67% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1962 31 PIT NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1962 31 NYM NL 0 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 10 0 34% 131 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 18% 22 20 2 5 2 3 7 6 1

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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1952 21 STL NL 72 45% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 7 2 29% 10 1 10% 27 1 4% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1953 22 STL NL 89 31% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 75% 10 0 0% 16 1 6% 50 4 8% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0
1956 25 STL NL 85 45% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 18 4 22% 24 3 13% 56 6 11% 7 3 43% 4 3 75% 0
1957 26 STL NL 49 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 9 2 22% 29 3 10% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1958 27 STL NL 67 27% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 13 1 8% 12 2 17% 36 2 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1959 28 STL NL 82 22% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 16 0 0% 19 5 26% 48 7 15% 6 3 50% 3 0 0% 0
1960 29 TOT NL 79 34% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 16 2 13% 19 2 11% 63 6 10% 7 1 14% 4 2 50% 0
1960 29 STL NL 20 30% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 12 2 17% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1960 29 PIT NL 59 36% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 14 2 14% 17 2 12% 51 4 8% 6 1 17% 4 2 50% 0
1961 30 PIT NL 31 39% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 7 0 0% 10 4 40% 19 1 5% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1962 31 TOT NL 15 20% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 31 PIT NL 7 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 31 NYM NL 8 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 569 33% 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 42 33 79% 95 10 11% 122 20 16% 333 30 9% 29 8 28% 23 8 35% 0
MLB Averages 49% 78% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

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
1952 21 30 72 68 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 .044 .044 .088 .132 -64 6 2 0 4
1953 22 63 161 151 6 10 2 2 1 9 0 0 3 73 .066 .084 .126 .210 -45 19 2 0 7
1954 23 63 161 151 6 10 2 2 1 9 0 0 3 73 .066 .084 .126 .210 -45 19 2 0 7
1955 24 63 161 151 6 10 2 2 1 9 0 0 3 73 .066 .084 .126 .210 -45 19 2 0 7
1956 25 96 246 226 11 18 3 2 1 13 0 0 7 89 .080 .111 .124 .235 -37 28 6 1 12 0 0
1957 26 129 295 271 12 22 5 2 1 16 0 0 10 106 .081 .117 .125 .242 -35 34 7 1 13 0 0
1958 27 159 362 332 15 29 6 2 1 17 0 0 11 131 .087 .119 .127 .246 -34 42 8 1 18 0 0
1959 28 190 444 407 22 43 7 3 1 24 0 1 14 160 .106 .137 .145 .282 -25 59 8 1 23 0 0
1960 29 222 523 476 25 52 8 3 1 29 0 1 17 184 .109 .145 .145 .290 -22 69 10 3 28 0 0
1961 30 247 554 499 26 55 8 3 1 30 0 1 19 193 .110 .148 .144 .292 -22 72 10 3 33 1 0
1962 31 268 569 513 28 57 8 3 1 30 0 1 20 196 .111 .149 .144 .293 -21 74 10 3 33 1 0

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
1952 21 31 75 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 30
1953 22 34 91 85 3 6 1 1 1 5 0 3 44 .071 .102 .141 .243 1 33
1956 25 34 87 77 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 4 17 .091 .146 .104 .250 1 33
1957 26 34 51 47 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 3 18 .085 .140 .128 .268 1 33
1958 27 32 70 64 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 26 .109 .123 .125 .248 1 30
1959 28 32 87 79 8 15 1 1 0 8 0 3 30 .190 .220 .228 .447 4 31
1960 29 33 83 73 4 10 1 0 0 6 0 3 25 .137 .192 .151 .343 2 32
1961 30 26 34 25 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 .160 .241 .160 .401 1 25
1962 31 21 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 21
9 Yrs 277 593 535 25 53 7 2 1 29 0 21 204 .099 .138 .125 .263 11 268
162 Game Avg. 162 347 313 15 31 4 1 1 17 0 12 119 .099 .138 .125 .263 6 268

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

All-Star Games
1959-1
1959-2

                                         

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