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Ray Mueller

Ray Coleman Mueller (Iron Man)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 8, 1912 in Pittsburg, KS
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1932. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1935
Teams (by GP): Reds/Bees/Pirates/Braves/Giants 1935-1951

Final Game: September 9, 1951
Died: June 29, 1994 in Lower Paxton Township, PA
Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA
Relatives: Cousin of Don Gutteridge
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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
1935 23 BSN NL 42 100 97 10 22 5 0 3 11 0 3 11 .227 .250 .371 .621 71 36 1 0 1 2
1936 24 BSN NL 24 77 71 5 14 4 0 0 5 0 5 17 .197 .250 .254 .504 40 18 0 0 1 2
1937 25 BSN NL 64 210 187 21 47 9 2 2 26 1 18 36 .251 .317 .353 .670 90 66 7 0 5 2
1938 26 BSN NL 83 296 274 23 65 8 6 4 35 3 16 28 .237 .282 .354 .636 82 97 6 1 5 2
1939 27 PIT NL 86 204 180 14 42 8 1 2 18 0 14 22 .233 .289 .322 .611 65 58 2 0 10 2
1940 28 PIT NL 4 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 165 1 0 0 0 /2
1943 31 CIN NL 141 496 427 50 111 19 4 8 52 1 56 42 .260 .347 .379 .726 111 162 9 1 12 *2 MVP-17
1944 32 CIN NL 155 618 555 54 159 24 4 10 73 4 53 47 .286 .353 .398 .751 115 221 12 4 6 *2 AS,MVP-7
1946 34 CIN NL 114 419 378 35 96 18 4 8 48 0 27 37 .254 .309 .386 .695 99 146 9 3 11 2 MVP-30
1947 35 CIN NL 71 211 192 17 48 11 0 6 33 1 16 25 .250 .311 .401 .712 88 77 8 1 2 2
1948 36 CIN NL 14 38 34 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 4 3 .206 .289 .235 .525 45 8 1 0 0 2
1949 37 TOT NL 88 303 276 24 67 6 2 6 36 2 18 27 .243 .294 .344 .638 70 95 9 2 7 2
1949 37 CIN NL 32 117 106 7 29 4 0 1 13 1 5 13 .274 .319 .340 .658 76 36 1 2 4 2
1949 37 NYG NL 56 186 170 17 38 2 2 5 23 1 13 14 .224 .279 .347 .626 67 59 8 0 3 2
1950 38 TOT NL 71 182 167 17 43 8 0 6 24 2 11 16 .257 .307 .413 .720 85 69 10 1 2 2
1950 38 NYG NL 4 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .182 .273 -31 2 1 0 0 /2
1950 38 PIT NL 67 171 156 17 42 7 0 6 24 2 11 14 .269 .321 .429 .751 93 67 9 1 2 2
1951 39 BSN NL 28 79 70 8 11 2 0 1 9 0 0 7 11 .157 .234 .229 .462 29 16 3 0 2 2
14 Yrs 985 3238 2911 281 733 123 23 56 373 14 0 250 322 .252 .314 .368 .681 90 1070 77 13 64
162 Game Avg. 162 533 479 46 121 20 4 9 61 2 41 53 .252 .314 .368 .681 90 176 13 2 11
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
CIN (6 yrs) 527 1899 1692 165 450 77 12 33 221 7 161 167 .266 .334 .384 .718 103 650 40 11 35
BSN (5 yrs) 241 762 699 67 159 28 8 10 86 4 0 49 103 .227 .279 .333 .612 73 233 17 1 14
PIT (3 yrs) 157 380 339 32 85 15 1 8 43 2 27 36 .251 .308 .372 .680 80 126 11 1 12
NYG (2 yrs) 60 197 181 17 39 3 2 5 23 1 13 16 .215 .268 .337 .605 61 61 9 0 3

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
1935 23 BSN NL 42 100 -4 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .495 .499 0.0 0.2 0 $ 2
1936 24 BSN NL 24 77 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.3 .477 .497 -0.3 0.1 -3 $ 2
1937 25 BSN NL 64 210 -2 0 0 2 2 1 0.1 6 7 0.7 .502 .501 0.5 0.4 5 $ 2
1938 26 BSN NL 83 296 -6 -0 0 1 2 -3 -0.4 9 6 0.5 .496 .498 0.4 0.3 5 $ 2
1939 27 PIT NL 86 204 -9 0 0 0 2 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .491 .495 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2
1940 28 PIT NL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /2
1943 31 CIN NL 141 496 6 0 0 3 4 14 1.5 15 29 3.1 .511 .510 2.8 0.8 26 $ *2 MVP-17
1944 32 CIN NL 155 618 12 -0 0 1 5 17 1.8 18 36 3.6 .512 .511 3.6 0.7 35 $ *2 AS,MVP-7
1946 34 CIN NL 114 419 -1 0 0 4 3 7 0.7 15 21 2.2 .507 .505 1.7 0.8 17 $ 2 MVP-30
1947 35 CIN NL 71 211 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.6 .497 .499 0.6 0.2 5 $ 2
1948 36 CIN NL 14 38 -2 -0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 2
1949 37 CIN NL 32 117 -4 -0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.1 0.2 2 $ 2
1949 37 NYG NL 56 186 -8 0 -1 0 2 -6 -0.7 6 0 -0.1 .488 .496 -0.1 0.2 0 $ 2
1950 38 NYG NL 4 11 -2 -0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .448 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /2
1950 38 PIT NL 67 171 -2 -0 -2 1 1 -1 -0.2 6 5 0.4 .498 .499 0.4 0.2 4 $ 2
1951 39 BSN NL 28 79 -7 -0 -0 1 1 -5 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .479 .496 -0.4 0.2 -4 $ 2
14 Seasons 985 3238 -38 -0 -1 15 27 2 0.1 102 104 10.3 .500 .500 9.0 4.4 89 $
CIN (6 yrs) 527 1899 7 -0 1 9 16 32 3.5 61 93 9.6 .507 .504 8.7 2.7 84 $
BSN (5 yrs) 241 762 -26 -0 -0 5 6 -14 -1.6 22 8 0.7 .494 .498 0.2 1.1 3 $
PIT (3 yrs) 157 380 -10 -0 -2 1 3 -8 -0.9 12 4 0.3 .495 .498 0.4 0.3 3 $
NYG (2 yrs) 60 197 -10 0 -0 0 2 -8 -0.9 7 -2 -0.3 .485 .497 -0.3 0.2 -2 $

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
1935 23 BSN NL 100 77 9 3.1 96 .229 .227 .274 .250 .328 .371 .391 .621 .719 71 .323 -4.0 -0.4 .513 .175 .144 .0
1936 24 BSN NL 77 58 5 2.3 97 .259 .197 .277 .250 .335 .254 .388 .504 .723 40 .216 -5.7 -0.6 .404 .127 .056
1937 25 BSN NL 210 152 21 3.7 93 .302 .251 .267 .317 .328 .353 .379 .670 .707 90 .409 -1.9 -0.2 .578 .203 .102 1.3
1938 26 BSN NL 296 220 27 3.3 90 .252 .237 .262 .282 .325 .354 .373 .636 .698 82 .370 -7.5 -0.8 .544 .186 .117 3.4
1939 27 PIT NL 204 150 17 3.0 102 .256 .233 .278 .289 .343 .322 .397 .611 .740 65 .320 -9.0 -0.9 .514 .167 .089 .0
1940 28 PIT NL 5 2 1 13.5 97 .333 .333 .271 .600 .335 .333 .389 .933 .725 165 .887 0.6 0.1 1.500 .667 .000
1943 31 CIN NL 496 337 56 4.5 89 .273 .260 .264 .347 .332 .379 .358 .726 .690 111 .558 6.8 0.7 .677 .253 .119 1.8
1944 32 CIN NL 618 414 77 5.0 91 .299 .286 .263 .353 .330 .398 .370 .751 .699 115 .579 11.3 1.2 .691 .214 .112 5.7
1946 34 CIN NL 419 302 44 3.9 90 .264 .254 .259 .309 .334 .386 .363 .695 .697 99 .484 -2.0 -0.2 .605 .204 .132 .0
1947 35 CIN NL 211 154 24 4.1 106 .261 .250 .274 .311 .349 .401 .406 .712 .756 88 .449 -3.8 -0.4 .625 .240 .151 1.7
1948 36 CIN NL 38 28 2 1.9 99 .226 .206 .265 .289 .339 .235 .393 .525 .732 45 .174 -2.5 -0.2 .429 .147 .029
1949 37 TOT NL 303 225 27 3.2 104 .251 .243 .271 .294 .345 .344 .405 .638 .750 70 .343 -12.8 -1.3 .537 .174 .101 3.0
1949 37 CIN NL 117 82 11 3.6 105 .304 .274 .272 .319 .345 .340 .406 .658 .752 76 .390 -3.7 -0.4 .564 .123 .066 1.0
1949 37 NYG NL 186 143 16 3.0 104 .219 .224 .270 .279 .344 .347 .405 .626 .749 67 .314 -9.0 -0.9 .521 .206 .124 1.7
1950 38 TOT NL 182 136 21 4.1 110 .255 .257 .273 .307 .350 .413 .423 .720 .774 85 .438 -4.2 -0.4 .619 .234 .156 3.0
1950 38 NYG NL 11 11 0 0.0 109 .111 .091 .271 .091 .348 .182 .420 .273 .768 -31 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .182 .091 .091
1950 38 PIT NL 171 125 21 4.5 111 .265 .269 .273 .321 .351 .429 .424 .751 .774 93 .476 -2.1 -0.2 .659 .244 .160 3.0
1951 39 BSN NL 79 64 4 1.7 97 .172 .157 .259 .234 .332 .229 .392 .462 .724 29 .140 -6.9 -0.7 .371 .171 .071 .0
14 Yrs 3238 2319 335 3.9 95 .267 .252 .266 .314 .335 .368 .381 .681 .715 90 .449 -41.6 -4.1 .597 .206 .116 22.4
162 Game Avg. 533 381 55 3.9 95 .267 .252 .266 .314 .335 .368 .381 .681 .715 90 .449 -41.6 -4.1 .597 .206 .116 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CIN (6 yrs) 1899 1317 214 4.4 93 .279 .266 .264 .334 .335 .384 .372 .718 .707 103 .520 6.0 0.7 .647 .217 .118 11.6
BSN (5 yrs) 762 571 66 3.1 93 .254 .227 .267 .279 .328 .333 .381 .612 .708 73 .335 -26.0 -2.6 .515 .182 .106 5.7
PIT (3 yrs) 380 277 39 3.8 106 .261 .251 .276 .308 .346 .372 .409 .680 .756 80 .405 -10.5 -1.0 .589 .206 .121 3.2
NYG (2 yrs) 197 154 16 2.8 104 .213 .215 .270 .268 .344 .337 .406 .605 .750 61 .286 -11.1 -1.1 .497 .199 .122 1.7

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
1944 CIN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1935 23 BSN NL 100 3.0% 11.0% 3.0% 8.0% 36% 3.67 8.8 32.3 8.8 83%
1936 24 BSN NL 77 0.0% 22.1% 6.5% 5.2% 29% 3.40 4.2 14.2 70%
1937 25 BSN NL 210 1.0% 17.1% 8.6% 6.2% 28% 2.00 5.2 93.5 7.2 71%
1938 26 BSN NL 296 1.4% 9.5% 5.4% 6.1% 28% 1.75 9.8 68.5 7.8 82%
1939 27 PIT NL 204 1.0% 10.8% 6.9% 5.4% 26% 1.57 8.2 90.0 10.0 76%
1940 28 PIT NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 3.0 60%
1943 31 CIN NL 496 1.6% 8.5% 11.3% 6.3% 28% 0.75 10.2 53.4 8.2 76%
1944 32 CIN NL 618 1.6% 7.6% 8.6% 6.2% 24% 0.89 11.8 55.5 7.6 81%
1946 34 CIN NL 419 1.9% 8.8% 6.4% 7.2% 31% 1.37 10.2 47.3 7.9 79%
1947 35 CIN NL 211 2.8% 11.9% 7.6% 8.1% 35% 1.56 7.7 32.0 5.8 76%
1948 36 CIN NL 38 0.0% 7.9% 10.5% 2.6% 14% 0.75 11.3 17.0 1.40 82%
1949 37 TOT NL 303 2.0% 8.9% 5.9% 4.6% 21% 1.50 10.2 46.0 7.7 1.12 80%
1949 37 CIN NL 117 0.9% 11.1% 4.3% 4.3% 17% 2.60 8.2 106.0 8.2 0.89 79%
1949 37 NYG NL 186 2.7% 7.5% 7.0% 4.8% 24% 1.08 12.1 34.0 7.4 1.24 81%
1950 38 TOT NL 182 3.3% 8.8% 6.0% 7.7% 33% 1.45 10.4 27.8 7.0 1.72 80%
1950 38 NYG NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 9.1% 100% 5.5 1.50 82%
1950 38 PIT NL 171 3.5% 8.2% 6.4% 7.6% 31% 1.27 11.1 26.0 6.5 1.73 80%
1951 39 BSN NL 79 1.3% 13.9% 8.9% 3.8% 27% 1.57 6.4 70.0 7.8 1.68 73%
14 Yrs 3238 1.7% 9.9% 7.7% 6.2% 28% 1.29 9.0 52.0 7.8 1.41 78%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.1% 9.1% 6.3% 27% 1.00 9.7 60.5 8.2 0.97 78%
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
1935 23 BSN NL -4.1 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1936 24 BSN NL -5.7 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 25 BSN NL -2.2 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 26 BSN NL -7.0 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 27 PIT NL -9.0 -0.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 28 PIT NL 0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 31 CIN NL 6.8 0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 32 CIN NL 11.3 1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 34 CIN NL -2.0 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 35 CIN NL -3.8 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 36 CIN NL -2.5 -0.2 19 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 1.13 -0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.01 -0.4 1.82 1
1949 37 TOT NL -13.0 -1.3 173 -0.2 2.6 -2.8 .94 -0.4 0.2 -3.6 -0.4 1.00 -5.7 0.21 1
1949 37 CIN NL -3.7 -0.4 63 0.1 1.0 -1.0 .98 -0.3 0.4 -1.1 -0.1 0.89 -3.7 0.21 1
1949 37 NYG NL -9.2 -0.9 110 -0.3 1.6 -1.9 .91 -0.1 -0.2 -2.5 -0.2 1.05 -2.0 0
1950 38 TOT NL -4.2 -0.4 137 -0.7 2.4 -3.1 1.00 -0.4 -0.3 -2.0 -0.2 0.95 -4.6 2.54 4
1950 38 NYG NL -2.1 -0.2 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .63 -0.1 -0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.91 -0.9 0
1950 38 PIT NL -2.1 -0.2 130 -0.7 2.3 -3.0 1.02 -0.3 -0.3 -1.1 -0.1 0.96 -3.6 2.54 4
1951 39 BSN NL -6.9 -0.7 79 -0.7 1.1 -1.8 1.17 -0.6 0.1 -7.9 -0.8 1.02 -7.4 1.86 4
14 Yrs -41.8 -4.1 408 -1.6 6.4 -8.0 1.01 -1.5 -0.1 -14.2 -1.5 0.99 -18.1 1.96 10
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 BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 36 CIN NL 0 0 18% 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1949 37 TOT NL 5 0 22% 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 37 CIN NL 0 0 17% 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 37 NYG NL 5 0 26% 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 38 TOT NL 1 0 22% 44 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36% 4 4 0 3 3 0 4 0 4
1950 38 NYG NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1950 38 PIT NL 1 0 23% 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 4 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 4
1951 39 BSN NL 2 0 41% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 2
14 Yrs 8 0 24% 129 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 36% 13 10 2 5 4 1 7 1 6

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
1948 36 CIN NL 38 28% 7 1 1 0 0 1.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 3 2 67% 10 1 10% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1949 37 TOT NL 303 30% 67 1 0 0 0 0.21 6 0 5 2 3 5 1 0 3 7 233% 34 9 26% 23 8 35% 117 20 17% 9 5 56% 7 3 43% 0
1949 37 CIN NL 117 30% 29 1 0 0 0 0.21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1 13% 6 1 17% 33 6 18% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1949 37 NYG NL 186 30% 38 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 3 4 1 0 3 3 100% 26 8 31% 17 7 41% 84 14 17% 8 5 63% 4 2 50% 0
1950 38 TOT NL 182 17% 43 4 1 0 1 2.54 6 0 2 5 0 2 4 0 1 2 200% 28 10 36% 13 3 23% 86 16 19% 8 3 38% 3 3 100% 0
1950 38 NYG NL 11 43% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1950 38 PIT NL 171 16% 42 4 1 0 1 2.54 6 0 2 5 0 2 4 0 1 2 200% 25 9 36% 11 3 27% 83 16 19% 8 3 38% 3 3 100% 0
1951 39 BSN NL 79 56% 11 4 1 0 0 1.86 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 100% 19 3 16% 13 4 31% 61 8 13% 9 5 56% 10 2 20% 0
14 Yrs 602 31% 733 10 3 0 1 1.96 56 0 9 7 4 8 5 0 6 64 1067% 87 77 89% 52 17 33% 274 45 16% 27 14 52% 20 8 40% 0
MLB Averages 51% 513% 47% 33% 15% 51% 55%

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
1935 23 42 100 97 10 22 5 0 3 11 0 3 11 .227 .250 .371 .621 71 36 1 0 1
1936 24 66 177 168 15 36 9 0 3 16 0 8 28 .214 .250 .321 .571 58 54 1 0 2
1937 25 130 387 355 36 83 18 2 5 42 1 26 64 .234 .286 .338 .624 75 120 8 0 7
1938 26 213 683 629 59 148 26 8 9 77 4 42 92 .235 .284 .345 .629 78 217 14 1 12
1939 27 299 887 809 73 190 34 9 11 95 4 56 114 .235 .285 .340 .625 75 275 16 1 22
1940 28 303 892 812 74 191 34 9 11 96 4 58 114 .235 .287 .340 .627 75 276 16 1 22
1941 29 303 892 812 74 191 34 9 11 96 4 58 114 .235 .287 .340 .627 75 276 16 1 22
1942 30 303 892 812 74 191 34 9 11 96 4 58 114 .235 .287 .340 .627 75 276 16 1 22
1943 31 444 1388 1239 124 302 53 13 19 148 5 114 156 .244 .308 .354 .662 88 438 25 2 34
1944 32 599 2006 1794 178 461 77 17 29 221 9 167 203 .257 .322 .367 .690 96 659 37 6 40
1945 33 599 2006 1794 178 461 77 17 29 221 9 167 203 .257 .322 .367 .690 96 659 37 6 40
1946 34 713 2425 2172 213 557 95 21 37 269 9 194 240 .256 .320 .371 .691 96 805 46 9 51
1947 35 784 2636 2364 230 605 106 21 43 302 10 210 265 .256 .319 .373 .692 96 882 54 10 53
1948 36 798 2674 2398 232 612 107 21 43 304 10 214 268 .255 .319 .371 .690 95 890 55 10 53
1949 37 886 2977 2674 256 679 113 23 49 340 12 232 295 .254 .316 .368 .685 92 985 64 12 60
1950 38 957 3159 2841 273 722 121 23 55 364 14 243 311 .254 .316 .371 .687 92 1054 74 13 62
1951 39 985 3238 2911 281 733 123 23 56 373 14 0 250 322 .252 .314 .368 .681 90 1070 77 13 64

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
1935 23 44 106 102 11 23 5 0 3 12 0 3 12 .225 .248 .363 .610 9 42
1936 24 25 83 76 6 16 5 0 0 6 0 6 18 .211 .268 .276 .545 5 24
1937 25 67 224 199 24 52 10 2 2 30 1 20 38 .261 .329 .362 .691 24 64
1938 26 88 318 294 27 73 9 7 4 41 3 18 30 .248 .294 .367 .661 32 83
1939 27 90 216 190 15 45 9 1 2 19 0 15 23 .237 .293 .326 .619 18 86
1940 28 4 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 1 4
1943 31 147 532 455 59 125 21 5 9 61 1 63 44 .275 .364 .402 .766 66 141
1944 32 161 652 584 60 173 26 4 11 82 4 58 49 .296 .364 .411 .775 86 155
1946 34 119 449 404 42 109 20 5 9 58 0 31 39 .270 .326 .411 .737 53 114
1947 35 74 219 200 17 49 11 0 6 33 1 16 26 .245 .304 .390 .694 24 71
1948 36 15 39 35 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 4 3 .200 .282 .229 .511 2 14
1949 37 91 314 286 24 69 6 2 6 37 2 19 28 .241 .293 .339 .632 28 88
1950 38 74 188 174 17 44 8 0 6 23 2 11 17 .253 .301 .402 .703 21 71
1951 39 29 83 73 9 12 2 0 1 10 0 8 11 .164 .247 .233 .480 4 28
14 Yrs 1028 3431 3076 315 799 133 26 59 416 14 276 338 .260 .323 .377 .701 373 985
162 Game Avg. 162 541 485 50 126 21 4 9 66 2 43 53 .260 .323 .377 .701 59 985

* 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
1944 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1943 NL (17, 4%)
1944 NL (7, 25%)
1946 NL (30, 1%)
0.30 Career Shares (608th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1943 NL  0.8 (6th)
1944 NL  0.7 (9th)
1946 NL  0.8 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1944 NL  155 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1944 NL  4 (10th)
1946 NL  3 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1943 NL  12 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1949 NL  born 1912-03-08 (8th)
1950 NL  born 1912-03-08 (4th)
1951 NL  born 1912-03-08 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  2. Bob Kearney (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Gregg Zaun (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Paul Bako (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jake Early (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Charlie Berry (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Clyde McCullough (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Clyde McCullough (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Clyde McCullough (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Clyde McCullough (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Clyde McCullough (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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