Cal Neeman
Calvin Amandus Neeman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: February 18, 1929 in Valmeyer, IL
School: Illinois Wesleyan University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Final Game: September 29, 1963
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Standard Batting

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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
1957 28 CHC NL 122 445 415 37 107 17 1 10 39 0 0 22 87 .258 .298 .376 .674 81 156 8 3 2 3 5 *2
1958 29 CHC NL 76 226 201 30 52 7 0 12 29 0 0 21 41 .259 .336 .473 .809 114 95 5 3 0 1 2 2
1959 30 CHC NL 44 117 105 7 17 2 0 3 9 0 0 11 23 .162 .241 .267 .508 36 28 1 0 1 0 2 2
1960 31 TOT NL 68 193 173 13 31 7 2 4 13 0 0 16 47 .179 .257 .312 .569 55 54 5 2 2 0 2 2
1960 31 CHC NL 9 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .231 .385 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1960 31 PHI NL 59 180 160 13 29 6 2 4 13 0 0 16 42 .181 .264 .319 .583 59 51 5 2 2 0 2 2
1961 32 PHI NL 19 36 31 0 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 .226 .306 .258 .564 53 8 2 0 0 1 1 2
1962 33 PIT NL 24 53 50 5 9 1 1 1 5 0 0 3 10 .180 .226 .300 .526 40 15 2 0 0 0 0 2
1963 34 TOT AL 23 30 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .037 .103 .037 .140 -58 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
1963 34 CLE AL 9 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 1 0 0 /2
1963 34 WSA AL 14 19 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 .105 .056 .161 -53 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Seasons 376 1100 1002 93 224 35 4 30 97 1 0 79 221 .224 .284 .356 .641 72 357 23 8 6 5 12
162 Game Avg. 162 474 432 40 97 15 2 13 42 0 0 34 95 .224 .284 .356 .641 72 154 10 3 3 2 5
CHC (4 yrs) 251 801 734 74 178 27 1 25 77 0 0 54 156 .243 .298 .384 .682 82 282 14 6 3 4 9
PHI (2 yrs) 78 216 191 13 36 7 2 4 15 1 0 20 50 .188 .271 .309 .580 58 59 7 2 2 1 3
PIT (1 yr) 24 53 50 5 9 1 1 1 5 0 0 3 10 .180 .226 .300 .526 40 15 2 0 0 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 14 19 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 .105 .056 .161 -53 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 9 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 353 1070 975 92 223 35 4 30 97 1 0 77 216 .229 .289 .365 .654 75 356 23 8 5 5 12
AL (1 yr) 23 30 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .037 .103 .037 .140 -58 1 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1957 28 CHC NL 445 321 46 3.9 102 .302 .258 .267 .298 .331 .376 .414 .674 .744 81 .420 -11.7 -1.2 .573 .171 .118 .0
1958 29 CHC NL 226 155 32 5.5 104 .268 .259 .267 .336 .335 .473 .417 .809 .752 114 .578 3.6 0.4 .773 .318 .214 .0
1959 30 CHC NL 117 90 7 2.1 104 .177 .162 .269 .241 .335 .267 .416 .508 .751 36 .188 -9.9 -1.0 .438 .210 .105 .0
1960 31 TOT NL 193 149 13 2.4 99 .221 .179 .263 .257 .329 .312 .404 .569 .733 55 .243 -11.2 -1.1 .490 .225 .133 .0
1960 31 CHC NL 13 11 0 0.0 98 .250 .154 .262 .154 .328 .231 .402 .385 .730 4 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .273 .077 .077
1960 31 PHI NL 180 138 13 2.5 99 .219 .181 .263 .264 .329 .319 .404 .583 .733 59 .270 -9.5 -1.0 .507 .238 .138 .0
1961 32 PHI NL 36 27 2 2.0 104 .292 .226 .268 .306 .334 .258 .417 .564 .751 53 .173 -1.8 -0.2 .500 .194 .032 .0
1962 33 PIT NL 53 43 3 1.9 104 .205 .180 .271 .226 .338 .300 .412 .526 .750 40 .164 -4.6 -0.5 .419 .180 .120 .0
1963 34 TOT AL 30 27 0 0.0 95 .045 .037 .255 .103 .321 .037 .394 .140 .716 -58 .000 -5.8 -0.6 .115 .074 .000
1963 34 CLE AL 11 10 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .255 .100 .322 .000 .394 .100 .716 -69 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .111 .111 .000
1963 34 WSA AL 19 17 0 0.0 95 .056 .056 .255 .105 .321 .056 .394 .161 .716 -53 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
7 Seasons 1100 812 103 3.4 102 .257 .224 .267 .284 .332 .356 .412 .641 .744 72 .370 -41.4 -4.2 .556 .213 .133 1.9
162 Game Avg. 474 350 44 3.4 102 .257 .224 .267 .284 .332 .356 .412 .641 .744 72 .370 -41.4 -4.2 .556 .213 .133 1
CHC (4 yrs) 801 577 85 4.0 103 .275 .243 .267 .298 .332 .384 .415 .682 .747 82 .430 -19.7 -2.0 .600 .215 .142 .0
PHI (2 yrs) 216 165 15 2.4 100 .232 .188 .264 .271 .330 .309 .406 .580 .736 58 .253 -11.3 -1.2 .506 .230 .120 1.6
PIT (1 yr) 53 43 3 1.9 104 .205 .180 .271 .226 .338 .300 .412 .526 .750 40 .163 -4.6 -0.5 .419 .180 .120 .0
WSA (1 yr) 19 17 0 0.0 95 .056 .056 .255 .105 .321 .056 .394 .161 .716 -53 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
CLE (1 yr) 11 10 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .255 .100 .322 .000 .394 .100 .716 -69 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .111 .111 .000
NL (6 yrs) 1070 785 103 3.5 102 .263 .229 .267 .289 .332 .365 .413 .654 .745 75 .383 -35.6 -3.6 .570 .216 .136 1.9
AL (1 yr) 30 27 0 0.0 95 .045 .037 .255 .103 .321 .037 .394 .140 .716 -58 .000 -5.8 -0.6 .115 .074 .000

Ratio Batting*

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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
1957 28 CHC NL 445 2.3% 19.6% 4.9% 6.3% 26% 3.95 4.8 41.5 10.6 0.70 72%
1958 29 CHC NL 226 5.3% 18.1% 9.3% 8.4% 37% 1.95 4.9 16.8 6.9 0.62 66%
1959 30 CHC NL 117 2.6% 19.7% 9.4% 4.3% 29% 2.09 4.6 35.0 11.7 0.91 68%
1960 31 TOT NL 193 2.1% 24.4% 8.3% 6.7% 42% 2.94 3.7 43.3 13.3 0.94 63%
1960 31 CHC NL 13 0.0% 38.5% 0.0% 7.7% 50% 2.6 1.00 62%
1960 31 PHI NL 180 2.2% 23.3% 8.9% 6.7% 41% 2.63 3.8 40.0 12.3 0.94 63%
1961 32 PHI NL 36 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 2.8% 14% 2.00 3.9 15.5 1.00 67%
1962 33 PIT NL 53 1.9% 18.9% 5.7% 5.7% 33% 3.33 5.0 50.0 10.0 2.00 74%
1963 34 TOT AL 30 0.0% 16.7% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 2.50 5.4 1.20 73%
1963 34 CLE AL 11 0.0% 45.5% 9.1% 0.0% 5.00 1.8 4.00 36%
1963 34 WSA AL 19 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 0.00 0.89 95%
7 Seasons 1100 2.7% 20.1% 7.2% 6.3% 31% 2.80 4.5 33.4 10.3 0.82 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1957 28 CHC NL 3 0 22% 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 46% 8 6 2 3 2 1 11 4 7
1958 29 CHC NL 4 0 28% 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 20% 11 11 0 3 2 1 6 3 3
1959 30 CHC NL 2 0 16% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1960 31 TOT NL 3 0 20% 52 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 29% 8 6 1 3 1 2 3 2 1
1960 31 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 31 PHI NL 3 0 21% 51 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 31% 7 5 1 3 1 2 3 2 1
1961 32 PHI NL 1 0 0% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 33 PIT NL 1 0 36% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1963 34 TOT AL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1963 34 CLE AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 34 WSA AL 0 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
7 Seasons 14 0 22% 352 1 0 100% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 18 30% 38 33 4 9 5 4 24 11 13
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1957 28 CHC NL 375 30% 107 3 0 0 0 0.22 10 0 7 5 4 5 4 0 1 2 200% 62 8 13% 34 10 29% 224 26 12% 20 9 45% 19 5 26% 70
1958 29 CHC NL 209 53% 52 7 0 0 0 2.24 12 0 6 2 10 6 6 0 1 0 0% 37 5 14% 18 5 28% 131 18 14% 10 4 40% 14 7 50% 17
1959 30 CHC NL 114 66% 17 5 0 0 0 2.37 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 100% 25 1 4% 13 4 31% 59 6 10% 5 1 20% 7 1 14% 3
1960 31 TOT NL 193 44% 31 4 0 0 0 0.87 4 0 5 3 1 3 1 0 2 2 100% 38 5 13% 15 2 13% 116 10 9% 4 0 0% 13 3 23% 0
1960 31 CHC NL 13 15% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 31 PHI NL 180 46% 29 4 0 0 0 0.87 4 0 5 3 1 3 1 0 2 2 100% 36 5 14% 15 2 13% 110 10 9% 4 0 0% 13 3 23% 0
1961 32 PHI NL 36 86% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 20 2 10% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1962 33 PIT NL 50 48% 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 2 15% 1 1 100% 38 4 11% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 3
1963 34 TOT AL 30 63% 1 2 0 0 0 0.53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 5 1 20% 30 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1963 34 CLE AL 11 64% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1963 34 WSA AL 19 63% 1 2 0 0 0 0.53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 20 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
7 Seasons 1007 46% 224 21 0 0 0 1.56 30 0 24 13 16 17 12 1 6 6 100% 189 23 12% 89 24 27% 618 66 11% 43 15 35% 57 18 32% 93
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1957 28 122 445 415 37 107 17 1 10 39 0 0 22 87 .258 .298 .376 .674 81 156 8 3 2 3 5
1958 29 198 671 616 67 159 24 1 22 68 0 0 43 128 .258 .311 .407 .718 92 251 13 6 2 4 7
1959 30 242 788 721 74 176 26 1 25 77 0 0 54 151 .244 .301 .387 .688 84 279 14 6 3 4 9
1960 31 310 981 894 87 207 33 3 29 90 0 0 70 198 .232 .292 .372 .664 78 333 19 8 5 4 11
1961 32 329 1017 925 87 214 34 3 29 92 1 0 74 206 .231 .292 .369 .661 77 341 21 8 5 5 12
1962 33 353 1070 975 92 223 35 4 30 97 1 0 77 216 .229 .289 .365 .654 75 356 23 8 5 5 12
1963 34 376 1100 1002 93 224 35 4 30 97 1 0 79 221 .224 .284 .356 .641 72 357 23 8 6 5 12

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1957 28 128 463 434 39 112 18 1 10 41 0 23 91 .258 .298 .373 .671 48 122
1958 29 80 241 214 33 57 8 0 13 32 0 23 43 .266 .344 .486 .830 35 76
1959 30 46 122 110 7 18 2 0 3 9 0 12 24 .164 .246 .264 .510 7 44
1960 31 71 200 181 14 33 7 2 4 14 0 17 49 .182 .260 .309 .569 15 68
1961 32 20 35 31 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 3 8 .194 .257 .226 .483 2 19
1962 33 24 52 49 5 8 1 1 1 5 0 3 10 .163 .212 .286 .497 3 24
1963 34 23 29 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .069 .000 .069 0 23
7 Seasons 392 1142 1046 98 234 37 4 31 103 1 83 230 .224 .285 .356 .640 110 376
162 Game Avg. 162 472 432 41 97 15 2 13 43 0 34 95 .224 .285 .356 .640 45 376

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Strikeouts s c a p y
1957 NL  87 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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