Stan Musial

Stanley Frank Musial (Stan the Man)

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 21, 1920 in Donora, PA
High School: Donora HS (Donora, PA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1941
Team: Cardinals 1941-1963

Final Game: September 29, 1963
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1969 (317/340 ballots).
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	Awards
1938	17	WLM	D	6	6	.500	4.66	20						110.0	114	75	57		80						1.764	9.3	6.5	WLM · MTNS
1939	18	STL-min	D	9	2	.818	4.30	13	12					92.0	71	53	44		85						1.696	6.9	8.3	WLM · MTNS
1940	19	STL-min	D	18	5	.783	2.62	28						223.0	179	108	65		145						1.453	7.2	5.9	DYB · FLOR
1945		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952	31	STL	NL	0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				AS,MVP-5
1 Yr				0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				0	0			68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1952	31	STL	NL	0.0	1	0	0					98.0				1.5	0.0					$80,000	AS,MVP-5
1 Season				0.0	1	0	0										0.0					$80,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1952	31	STL	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1
1 Yr				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	68	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	68
MLB Averages																.258	.329	.365	.694	.276

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1952	31	STL	NL	0.2	0.0	1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.47	-0.1	0.0	-1.0	-0.1	1.47	-0.7	0	1	0
1 Yr				0.2	0.0	1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.47	-0.1	0.0	-1.0	-0.1	1.47	-0.7	0	1	0

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1952	31	STL	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%	1	1.470	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0
1 Yr				1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%		1.470	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1952	31	STL	NL	1	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%			100%	1	0	0%
1 Yr				1	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%			100%	1	0	0%
MLB Averages					50%	2.0%	11.9%	9.7%	5.5%	23%	0.99	81%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1952	31	STL	NL	1	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				1	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		52%							58%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1952	31	0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1969 BBWAA (93.2%) Selected to HOF in 1969 by BBWAA	All-Star Games 1943 (LF) 1944 (CF) 1946 (LF) 1947 * 1948 (LF) 1949 (CF) 1950 (1B) 1951 (LF) 1952 (CF) 1953 (LF) 1954 (RF) 1955 * 1956 (RF) 1957 (1B) 1958 (1B) 1959-1 * 1959-2 (1B) 1960-1 * 1960-2 * 1961-1 * 1961-2 * 1962-1 * 1962-2 * 1963 *	Awards (yr lg award) 1943 NL MVP 1946 ML Major League Player of the Year 1946 NL MVP 1948 NL MVP 1951 ML Major League Player of the Year 1957 ML Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1942 NL (12, 8%) 1943 NL (1, 79%) 1944 NL (4, 40%) 1946 NL (1, 95%) 1947 NL (20, 4%) 1948 NL (1, 90%) 1949 NL (2, 67%) 1950 NL (2, 47%) 1951 NL (2, 56%) 1952 NL (5, 38%) 1953 NL (8, 18%) 1954 NL (6, 28%) 1955 NL (8, 14%) 1956 NL (9, 18%) 1957 NL (2, 68%) 1958 NL (12, 12%) 1960 NL (16, 5%) 1962 NL (10, 7%) 3 MVPs 6.96 Career Shares (2nd)
Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1942 NL 5.1 (7th) 1943 NL 9.3 (1st) 1944 NL 8.8 (1st) 1946 NL 8.4 (1st) 1948 NL 10.8 (1st) 1949 NL 8.9 (2nd) 1950 NL 6.9 (3rd) 1951 NL 8.7 (2nd) 1952 NL 7.8 (3rd) 1953 NL 7.5 (5th) 1954 NL 6.8 (8th) 1955 NL 5.8 (7th) 1957 NL 5.8 (6th) Career 123.4 (12th)	Oldest s c a p y 1958 NL born 1920-11-21 (9th) 1959 NL born 1920-11-21 (10th) 1960 NL born 1920-11-21 (6th) 1961 NL born 1920-11-21 (2nd) 1962 NL born 1920-11-21 (2nd) 1963 NL born 1920-11-21 (2nd)	Youngest s c a p y 1941 NL born 1920-11-21 (5th)

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