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Bobo Newsom

Louis Norman Newsom (Buck)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 11, 1907 in Hartsville, SC
High School: Hartsville HS (Hartsville, SC)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1929
Teams (by GP): Senators/Browns/Tigers/Athletics/RedSox/... 1929-1953

Final Game: September 17, 1953
Died: December 7, 1962 in Orlando, FL
Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, SC
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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
1929 21 BRO NL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1930 22 BRO NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1932 24 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1934 26 SLB AL 50 98 93 6 17 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 10 .183 .200 .204 .404 2 19 0 3 1
1935 27 TOT AL 35 93 84 6 23 2 1 0 10 1 0 3 9 .274 .299 .321 .620 62 27 0 6 1
1935 27 SLB AL 7 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 2 /1
1935 27 WSH AL 28 79 73 6 22 2 1 0 10 1 0 3 9 .301 .329 .356 .685 79 26 0 4 1
1936 28 WSH AL 44 115 108 11 23 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 23 .213 .234 .231 .466 18 25 0 4 1
1937 29 TOT AL 44 107 100 11 22 4 1 1 5 0 0 3 18 .220 .243 .310 .553 37 31 0 4 1
1937 29 WSH AL 13 26 25 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .120 .154 .240 .394 -1 6 0 0 1
1937 29 BOS AL 31 81 75 9 19 4 1 0 4 0 0 2 14 .253 .273 .333 .606 49 25 0 4 1
1938 30 SLB AL 46 139 124 9 31 4 0 0 16 0 0 1 21 .250 .256 .282 .538 35 35 0 14 1 AS,MVP-5
1939 31 TOT AL 41 120 115 6 22 1 1 0 8 0 0 1 18 .191 .198 .217 .416 4 25 6 0 4 1 AS,MVP-19
1939 31 SLB AL 6 18 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .278 .500 26 5 0 0 0 /1
1939 31 DET AL 35 102 97 6 18 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 16 .186 .194 .206 .400 -0 20 6 0 4 1
1940 32 DET AL 36 112 107 9 23 5 0 0 16 0 0 1 17 .215 .222 .262 .484 21 28 4 0 4 1 AS,MVP-4
1941 33 DET AL 43 96 88 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .102 .132 .102 .234 -40 9 3 1 5 1
1942 34 TOT MLB 36 91 86 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 .140 .140 .163 .302 -15 14 6 0 5 1
1942 34 WSH AL 30 79 75 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 .160 .160 .187 .347 -2 14 5 0 4 1
1942 34 BRO NL 6 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 /1
1943 35 TOT MLB 38 78 74 4 18 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 12 .243 .243 .243 .486 41 18 2 0 4 1
1943 35 TOT AL 16 31 30 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .233 .233 .233 .467 37 7 1 0 1 1
1943 35 BRO NL 22 47 44 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 .250 .250 .250 .500 44 11 1 0 3 1
1943 35 SLB AL 10 16 15 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 5 0 0 1 1
1943 35 WSH AL 6 15 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .133 .133 .133 .267 -21 2 1 0 0 /1
1944 36 PHA AL 37 97 88 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 .114 .114 .136 .250 -28 12 3 0 9 1 AS
1945 37 PHA AL 36 94 86 3 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 .163 .172 .174 .347 2 15 0 0 7 1
1946 38 TOT AL 34 92 81 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 .148 .148 .160 .309 -12 13 2 0 11 1 MVP-19
1946 38 PHA AL 10 23 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .105 .105 .158 .263 -27 3 0 0 4 1
1946 38 WSH AL 24 69 62 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .161 .161 .161 .323 -7 10 2 0 7 1
1947 39 TOT AL 31 74 71 1 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 17 .155 .155 .183 .338 -6 13 2 0 3 1
1947 39 WSH AL 14 31 29 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .241 .241 .310 .552 55 9 1 0 2 1
1947 39 NYY AL 17 43 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .095 .095 .095 .190 -47 4 1 0 1 1
1948 40 NYG NL 11 8 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 132 3 0 0 1 1
1952 44 TOT AL 24 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .118 .118 .118 .235 -36 2 2 0 1 1
1952 44 WSH AL 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1952 44 PHA AL 14 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .133 .133 .133 .267 -27 2 2 0 1 1
1953 45 PHA AL 17 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 1 1
20 Yrs 609 1441 1337 86 253 28 3 1 102 1 1 17 266 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 290 30 1 86
162 Game Avg. 162 383 356 23 67 7 1 0 27 0 5 71 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 77 0 23
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
WSH (8 yrs) 169 416 389 30 79 8 1 1 31 1 0 7 85 .203 .217 .237 .454 22 92 9 0 21
PHA (5 yrs) 114 237 214 8 29 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 52 .136 .140 .154 .294 -16 33 5 0 22
SLB (5 yrs) 119 285 261 15 58 7 0 0 27 0 1 3 33 .222 .231 .249 .480 22 65 0 0 20
BRO (4 yrs) 33 61 57 4 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 17 .193 .193 .193 .386 11 11 2 0 4
DET (3 yrs) 114 310 292 18 50 5 1 0 26 0 0 4 53 .171 .185 .195 .380 -5 57 13 1 13
NYG (1 yr) 11 8 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 132 3 0 0 1
BOS (1 yr) 31 81 75 9 19 4 1 0 4 0 0 2 14 .253 .273 .333 .606 49 25 0 4
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 17 43 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .095 .095 .095 .190 -47 4 1 0 1
AL (16 yrs) 564 1372 1273 80 239 28 3 1 96 1 1 17 248 .188 .199 .217 .416 9 276 28 1 81
NL (6 yrs) 45 69 64 6 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 18 .219 .219 .219 .438 25 14 2 0 5

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
1929 21 BRO NL 3 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .485 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1930 22 BRO NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1932 24 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1934 26 SLB AL 50 98 -14 -0 0 0 11 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .493 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1935 27 SLB AL 7 14 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .477 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /1
1935 27 WSH AL 28 79 -2 0 0 0 8 6 0.5 2 8 0.5 .520 .503 0.5 -0.0 8 $ 1
1936 28 WSH AL 44 115 -15 0 0 0 13 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1937 29 WSH AL 13 26 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $11,000 1
1937 29 BOS AL 31 81 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 2 5 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $ 1
1938 30 SLB AL 46 139 -14 0 0 0 16 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .503 .501 0.2 0.0 6 $ 1 AS,MVP-5
1939 31 SLB AL 6 18 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1 AS,MVP-19
1939 31 DET AL 35 102 -16 0 0 0 11 -5 -0.4 3 -2 -0.4 .487 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1 AS,MVP-19
1940 32 DET AL 36 112 -14 0 0 0 12 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1 AS,MVP-4
1941 33 DET AL 43 96 -19 0 0 0 10 -9 -0.9 2 -6 -0.9 .479 .495 -0.9 0.0 -6 $35,000 1
1942 34 WSH AL 30 79 -11 0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1942 34 BRO NL 6 12 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .466 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /1
1943 35 BRO NL 22 47 -3 0 0 0 4 0 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1943 35 SLB AL 10 16 -0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .514 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1943 35 WSH AL 6 15 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1944 36 PHA AL 37 97 -15 0 0 0 9 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.7 .481 .496 -0.7 0.0 -4 $ 1 AS
1945 37 PHA AL 36 94 -11 0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1946 38 PHA AL 10 23 -4 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1 MVP-19
1946 38 WSH AL 24 69 -9 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $ 1 MVP-19
1947 39 WSH AL 14 31 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .511 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ 1
1947 39 NYY AL 17 43 -8 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .477 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1948 40 NYG NL 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1952 44 WSH AL 10 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1952 44 PHA AL 14 16 -3 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1953 45 PHA AL 17 7 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
20 Seasons 609 1441 -184 1 -0 0 151 -33 -3.6 40 7 -3.6 .494 .499 -3.5 0.0 7 $46,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
WSH (8 yrs) 169 416 -46 1 0 0 44 -2 -0.2 12 10 -0.3 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.0 10 $11,000
PHA (5 yrs) 114 237 -34 -0 -0 0 22 -12 -1.4 5 -7 -1.3 .488 .498 -1.3 -0.0 -7 $
SLB (5 yrs) 119 285 -34 -0 0 0 32 -3 -0.2 9 6 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.3 0.0 6 $
BRO (4 yrs) 33 61 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .500 -0.2 0.0 0 $
DET (3 yrs) 114 310 -49 0 0 0 34 -15 -1.4 8 -6 -1.4 .487 .497 -1.4 0.0 -6 $35,000
NYG (1 yr) 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $
BOS (1 yr) 31 81 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 2 5 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
NYY (1 yr) 17 43 -8 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .477 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -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
1929 21 BRO NL 2 2 0 0.0 119 .000 .000 .302 .000 .366 .000 .440 .000 .805 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1934 26 SLB AL 98 80 4 1.3 118 .205 .183 .297 .200 .372 .204 .427 .404 .799 2 .081 -14.5 -1.4 .260 .032 .022
1935 27 TOT AL 93 67 9 3.6 109 .307 .274 .285 .299 .357 .321 .411 .620 .768 62 .352 -5.0 -0.5 .508 .095 .048 .0
1935 27 SLB AL 14 12 0 0.0 114 .091 .091 .291 .091 .364 .091 .421 .182 .785 -53 .000 -2.6 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
1935 27 WSH AL 79 55 9 4.4 109 .344 .301 .284 .329 .356 .356 .410 .685 .766 79 .437 -2.4 -0.2 .588 .110 .055 .0
1936 28 WSH AL 115 89 6 1.8 116 .271 .213 .291 .234 .365 .231 .427 .466 .792 18 .113 -13.9 -1.3 .329 .046 .019
1937 29 TOT AL 107 82 8 2.6 119 .259 .220 .293 .243 .369 .310 .437 .553 .806 37 .214 -10.5 -1.0 .436 .120 .090 .0
1937 29 WSH AL 26 22 1 1.2 113 .100 .120 .285 .154 .359 .240 .424 .394 .784 -1 .063 -4.1 -0.4 .318 .160 .120 .0
1937 29 BOS AL 81 60 7 3.1 121 .311 .253 .296 .273 .372 .333 .441 .606 .813 49 .274 -6.4 -0.6 .482 .107 .080
1938 30 SLB AL 139 107 9 2.2 117 .301 .250 .289 .256 .368 .282 .430 .538 .798 35 .169 -12.8 -1.2 .387 .040 .032
1939 31 TOT AL 120 103 5 1.3 119 .227 .191 .294 .198 .370 .217 .435 .416 .805 4 .076 -17.8 -1.7 .263 .035 .026
1939 31 SLB AL 18 14 1 1.9 116 .250 .222 .289 .222 .364 .278 .427 .500 .791 26 .141 -2.1 -0.2 .357 .056 .056
1939 31 DET AL 102 89 4 1.2 120 .222 .186 .295 .194 .371 .206 .436 .400 .807 -0 .066 -15.8 -1.5 .247 .031 .021
1940 32 DET AL 112 92 6 1.7 119 .256 .215 .290 .222 .364 .262 .440 .484 .804 21 .127 -13.3 -1.3 .330 .056 .047
1941 33 DET AL 96 87 1 0.3 115 .132 .102 .287 .132 .365 .102 .423 .234 .789 -40 .007 -18.9 -1.9 .146 .023 .000
1942 34 TOT MLB 91 85 2 0.6 93 .214 .140 .264 .140 .338 .163 .369 .302 .706 -15 .032 -13.2 -1.4 .175 .023 .023
1942 34 WSH AL 79 72 2 0.8 94 .240 .160 .265 .160 .339 .187 .370 .347 .709 -2 .042 -10.4 -1.1 .206 .027 .027
1942 34 BRO NL 12 13 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .258 .000 .331 .000 .359 .000 .689 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1943 35 TOT MLB 78 62 5 2.2 89 .290 .243 .262 .243 .333 .243 .357 .486 .690 41 .259 -6.0 -0.7 .310 .000 .000
1943 35 TOT AL 31 25 2 2.2 87 .241 .233 .256 .233 .330 .233 .353 .467 .682 37 .266 -2.6 -0.3 .292 .000 .000
1943 35 BRO NL 47 37 3 2.2 90 .333 .250 .266 .250 .335 .250 .361 .500 .695 44 .254 -3.4 -0.4 .324 .000 .000
1943 35 SLB AL 16 11 2 5.0 89 .333 .333 .260 .333 .334 .333 .358 .667 .693 93 .620 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1943 35 WSH AL 15 14 0 0.0 84 .143 .133 .252 .133 .325 .133 .347 .267 .672 -21 .000 -2.3 -0.3 .143 .000 .000
1944 36 PHA AL 97 90 1 0.3 89 .147 .114 .264 .114 .331 .136 .361 .250 .692 -28 .008 -14.7 -1.6 .148 .023 .023
1945 37 PHA AL 94 79 3 1.0 87 .215 .163 .259 .172 .331 .174 .352 .347 .684 2 .080 -11.0 -1.2 .222 .023 .012
1946 38 TOT AL 92 82 2 0.6 91 .197 .148 .258 .148 .331 .160 .371 .309 .702 -12 .032 -12.1 -1.3 .183 .012 .012
1946 38 PHA AL 23 21 0 0.0 94 .143 .105 .261 .105 .335 .158 .376 .263 .711 -27 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .176 .053 .053
1946 38 WSH AL 69 61 2 0.9 91 .213 .161 .257 .161 .330 .161 .369 .323 .699 -7 .055 -8.9 -0.9 .185 .000 .000
1947 39 TOT AL 74 65 2 0.8 95 .204 .155 .261 .155 .340 .183 .375 .338 .715 -6 .048 -10.3 -1.1 .210 .028 .028
1947 39 WSH AL 31 25 2 2.1 94 .304 .241 .259 .241 .339 .310 .373 .552 .711 55 .226 -1.8 -0.2 .391 .069 .069
1947 39 NYY AL 43 40 0 0.0 96 .129 .095 .262 .095 .341 .095 .376 .190 .717 -47 .000 -8.5 -0.9 .103 .000 .000
1948 40 NYG NL 8 5 1 5.3 103 .500 .429 .270 .429 .345 .429 .400 .857 .744 132 .580 0.3 0.0 .750 .000 .000
1952 44 TOT AL 18 18 0 0.0 100 .200 .118 .266 .118 .346 .118 .388 .235 .734 -36 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .118 .000 .000
1952 44 WSH AL 2 2 0 0.0 94 .000 .256 .000 .336 .000 .374 .000 .710 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1952 44 PHA AL 16 16 0 0.0 101 .200 .133 .267 .133 .348 .133 .390 .267 .737 -27 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .133 .000 .000
1953 45 PHA AL 7 6 0 0.0 105 .200 .167 .273 .167 .350 .167 .402 .333 .752 -11 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
20 Yrs 1441 1201 64 1.4 107 .236 .189 .280 .200 .354 .217 .405 .417 .759 10 .100 -178.6 -17.8 .276 .040 .028 1.0
162 Game Avg. 383 319 17 1.4 107 .236 .189 .280 .200 .354 .217 .405 .417 .759 10 .100 -178.6 -17.8 .276 .040 .028
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
WSH (8 yrs) 416 340 22 1.7 103 .257 .203 .274 .217 .349 .237 .396 .454 .745 22 .136 -44.4 -4.4 .313 .054 .033 1.0
PHA (5 yrs) 237 212 4 0.5 90 .179 .136 .263 .140 .333 .154 .362 .294 .695 -16 .022 -32.6 -3.5 .179 .023 .019
SLB (5 yrs) 285 224 16 1.9 116 .254 .222 .290 .231 .367 .249 .425 .480 .791 22 .141 -32.2 -3.0 .328 .034 .027
BRO (4 yrs) 61 52 3 1.6 91 .275 .193 .266 .193 .335 .193 .363 .386 .698 11 .152 -6.8 -0.7 .229 .000 .000
DET (3 yrs) 310 268 11 1.1 118 .209 .171 .291 .185 .367 .195 .434 .380 .800 -5 .060 -48.0 -4.7 .243 .038 .024
NYG (1 yr) 8 5 1 5.3 103 .500 .429 .270 .429 .345 .429 .400 .857 .744 132 .580 0.3 0.0 .750 .000 .000
BOS (1 yr) 81 60 7 3.1 121 .311 .253 .296 .273 .372 .333 .441 .606 .813 49 .274 -6.4 -0.6 .482 .107 .080
NYY (1 yr) 43 40 0 0.0 96 .129 .095 .262 .095 .341 .095 .376 .190 .717 -47 .000 -8.5 -0.9 .103 .000 .000
AL (16 yrs) 1372 1144 60 1.4 108 .232 .188 .280 .199 .355 .217 .407 .416 .762 9 .097 -172.1 -17.1 .277 .042 .029 1.0
NL (6 yrs) 69 57 4 1.9 92 .304 .219 .266 .219 .336 .219 .367 .438 .703 25 .200 -6.6 -0.7 .269 .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
1940 32 DET AL WS CIN L 3 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 2 0 0
1947 39 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 5 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 2 0 0
2 WS 5 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 2 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
1938 SLB AL 30 DNP
1939 DET AL 31 DNP
1940 DET AL 32 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 PHA AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (2 GP) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 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
1929 21 BRO NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1934 26 SLB AL 98 0.0% 10.2% 2.0% 2.0% 12% 5.00 9.3 11.6 85%
1935 27 TOT AL 93 0.0% 9.7% 3.2% 3.2% 13% 3.00 9.3 8.4 81%
1935 27 SLB AL 14 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 79%
1935 27 WSH AL 79 0.0% 11.4% 3.8% 3.8% 14% 3.00 8.1 7.3 81%
1936 28 WSH AL 115 0.0% 20.0% 2.6% 1.7% 9% 7.67 4.7 9.8 74%
1937 29 TOT AL 107 0.9% 16.8% 2.8% 5.6% 27% 6.00 5.6 100.0 20.0 76%
1937 29 WSH AL 26 3.9% 15.4% 3.9% 3.9% 33% 4.00 6.3 25.0 25.0 77%
1937 29 BOS AL 81 0.0% 17.3% 2.5% 6.2% 26% 7.00 5.4 18.8 75%
1938 30 SLB AL 139 0.0% 15.1% 0.7% 2.9% 13% 21.00 5.9 7.8 74%
1939 31 TOT AL 120 0.0% 15.0% 0.8% 1.7% 9% 18.00 6.4 14.4 81%
1939 31 SLB AL 18 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 5.6% 25% 9.0 18.0 89%
1939 31 DET AL 102 0.0% 15.7% 1.0% 1.0% 6% 16.00 6.1 13.9 79%
1940 32 DET AL 112 0.0% 15.2% 0.9% 4.5% 22% 17.00 6.3 6.7 80%
1941 33 DET AL 96 0.0% 20.8% 2.1% 0.0% 0% 10.00 4.4 29.3 71%
1942 34 TOT MLB 91 0.0% 33.0% 0.0% 2.2% 17% 2.9 28.7 62%
1942 34 WSH AL 79 0.0% 31.7% 0.0% 2.5% 17% 3.0 25.0 63%
1942 34 BRO NL 12 0.0% 41.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2 50%
1943 35 TOT MLB 78 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.2 8.2 79%
1943 35 TOT AL 31 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 30.0 10.0 94%
1943 35 BRO NL 47 0.0% 23.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 7.3 70%
1943 35 SLB AL 16 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.5 94%
1943 35 WSH AL 15 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 15.0 15.0 93%
1944 36 PHA AL 97 0.0% 20.6% 0.0% 2.1% 20% 4.4 44.0 70%
1945 37 PHA AL 94 0.0% 22.3% 1.1% 1.1% 7% 21.00 4.1 43.0 69%
1946 38 TOT AL 92 0.0% 21.7% 0.0% 1.1% 8% 4.1 20.3 66%
1946 38 PHA AL 23 0.0% 21.7% 0.0% 4.4% 50% 3.8 9.5 61%
1946 38 WSH AL 69 0.0% 21.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.1 31.0 68%
1947 39 TOT AL 74 0.0% 23.0% 0.0% 2.7% 18% 4.2 17.8 73%
1947 39 WSH AL 31 0.0% 19.4% 0.0% 6.5% 29% 4.8 9.7 74%
1947 39 NYY AL 43 0.0% 25.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.8 42.0 72%
1948 40 NYG NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 75%
1952 44 TOT AL 18 0.0% 38.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 17.0 4.00 56%
1952 44 WSH AL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1952 44 PHA AL 16 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 15.0 4.00 63%
1953 45 PHA AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 4.00 71%
20 Yrs 1441 0.1% 18.5% 1.2% 2.2% 13% 15.65 5.0 1337.0 13.1 4.33 74%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.0% 8.9% 6.5% 27% 1.02 9.9 60.2 8.0 0.97 79%
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
1929 21 BRO NL -0.6 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1930 22 BRO NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1932 24 CHC NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1934 26 SLB AL -14.5 -1.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1935 27 TOT AL -5.0 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1935 27 SLB AL -2.6 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1935 27 WSH AL -2.4 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1936 28 WSH AL -13.9 -1.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 29 TOT AL -10.3 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 29 WSH AL -4.0 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 29 BOS AL -6.3 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 30 SLB AL -12.8 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 31 TOT AL -17.8 -1.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 31 SLB AL -2.1 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 31 DET AL -15.8 -1.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 32 DET AL -13.3 -1.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 33 DET AL -18.9 -1.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 34 TOT MLB -13.3 -1.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 34 WSH AL -10.4 -1.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 34 BRO NL -2.8 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 35 TOT MLB -6.0 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 35 TOT AL -2.6 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 35 BRO NL -3.4 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 35 SLB AL -0.3 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 35 WSH AL -2.3 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 36 PHA AL -14.7 -1.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 37 PHA AL -11.0 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 38 TOT AL -12.1 -1.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 38 PHA AL -3.2 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 38 WSH AL -8.9 -0.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 39 TOT AL -10.3 -1.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 39 WSH AL -1.8 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 39 NYY AL -8.5 -0.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 40 NYG NL 0.3 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.49 0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.0 0.96 0.1 0
1952 44 TOT AL -3.2 -0.3 17 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.04 -0.2 -0.1 -3.0 -0.3 0.92 -2.5 0
1952 44 WSH AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 2.21 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.04 -0.5 0
1952 44 PHA AL -2.7 -0.3 15 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .88 -0.1 -0.1 -2.5 -0.3 0.90 -2.0 0
1953 45 PHA AL -1.0 -0.1 7 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .58 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.81 -1.0 0
20 Yrs -178.5 -17.8 26 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .95 -0.3 -0.1 -3.7 -0.4 0.89 -3.4 0
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 40 NYG NL 0 0 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 44 TOT AL 1 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1952 44 WSH 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
1952 44 PHA AL 1 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1953 45 PHA AL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
20 Yrs 1 0 32% 11 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0

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 40 NYG NL 8 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 44 TOT AL 18 41% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 4 0 0% 10 1 10% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 44 WSH AL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 44 PHA AL 16 40% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 4 0 0% 8 1 13% 0 0 0 0 0
1953 45 PHA AL 7 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
20 Yrs 33 35% 253 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 86 2867% 6 30 500% 6 0 0% 14 1 7% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 51% 497% 36% 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
1929 21 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1930 22 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1931 23 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1932 24 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1933 25 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1934 26 56 100 95 6 17 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 11 .179 .196 .200 .396 -1 19 0 3
1935 27 91 193 179 12 40 4 1 0 18 1 1 5 20 .223 .245 .257 .502 28 46 0 9
1936 28 135 308 287 23 63 6 1 0 29 1 1 8 43 .220 .241 .247 .488 24 71 0 13
1937 29 179 415 387 34 85 10 2 1 34 1 1 11 61 .220 .241 .264 .505 28 102 0 17
1938 30 225 554 511 43 116 14 2 1 50 1 1 12 82 .227 .245 .268 .513 30 137 0 31
1939 31 266 674 626 49 138 15 3 1 58 1 1 13 100 .220 .236 .259 .495 25 162 6 0 35
1940 32 302 786 733 58 161 20 3 1 74 1 1 14 117 .220 .234 .259 .493 24 190 10 0 39
1941 33 345 882 821 61 170 20 3 1 77 1 1 16 137 .207 .223 .242 .466 17 199 13 1 44
1942 34 381 973 907 66 182 22 3 1 80 1 1 16 167 .201 .215 .235 .450 15 213 19 1 49
1943 35 419 1051 981 70 200 22 3 1 89 1 1 16 179 .204 .217 .235 .453 16 231 21 1 53
1944 36 456 1148 1069 74 210 24 3 1 91 1 1 16 199 .196 .209 .227 .436 13 243 24 1 62
1945 37 492 1242 1155 77 224 25 3 1 93 1 1 17 220 .194 .206 .223 .430 12 258 24 1 69
1946 38 526 1334 1236 82 236 26 3 1 97 1 1 17 240 .191 .203 .219 .422 11 271 26 1 80
1947 39 557 1408 1307 83 247 28 3 1 101 1 1 17 257 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 284 28 1 83
1948 40 568 1416 1314 85 250 28 3 1 101 1 1 17 258 .190 .201 .218 .420 11 287 28 1 84
1949 41 568 1416 1314 85 250 28 3 1 101 1 1 17 258 .190 .201 .218 .420 11 287 28 1 84
1950 42 568 1416 1314 85 250 28 3 1 101 1 1 17 258 .190 .201 .218 .420 11 287 28 1 84
1951 43 568 1416 1314 85 250 28 3 1 101 1 1 17 258 .190 .201 .218 .420 11 287 28 1 84
1952 44 592 1434 1331 85 252 28 3 1 102 1 1 17 265 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 289 30 1 85
1953 45 609 1441 1337 86 253 28 3 1 102 1 1 17 266 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 290 30 1 86

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
1929 21 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1934 26 53 101 96 5 16 2 0 0 7 0 2 11 .167 .184 .188 .371 3 50
1935 27 37 98 89 6 24 2 1 0 10 1 3 10 .270 .293 .315 .608 8 35
1936 28 46 118 111 10 22 2 0 0 10 0 3 24 .198 .219 .216 .436 5 44
1937 29 46 108 101 9 20 4 1 1 4 0 3 19 .198 .221 .287 .508 6 44
1938 30 49 143 127 7 29 4 0 0 13 0 1 22 .228 .234 .260 .494 7 46
1939 31 43 124 119 5 21 1 1 0 7 0 1 19 .176 .183 .202 .385 4 41
1940 32 38 114 109 8 21 5 0 0 13 0 1 18 .193 .200 .239 .439 5 36
1941 33 45 99 91 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 2 21 .099 .128 .099 .227 1 43
1942 34 38 96 91 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 32 .143 .143 .165 .308 2 36
1943 35 40 83 79 4 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 13 .253 .253 .253 .506 5 38
1944 36 39 104 95 6 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 21 .137 .137 .168 .305 2 37
1945 37 38 100 92 4 16 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 .174 .183 .185 .368 3 36
1946 38 36 96 85 5 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 21 .153 .153 .165 .318 2 34
1947 39 32 79 76 1 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 18 .184 .184 .224 .408 3 31
1948 40 11 8 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 1 11
1952 44 25 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
1953 45 18 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
18 Yrs 637 1499 1394 80 254 30 3 1 94 1 17 281 .182 .193 .210 .403 57 606
162 Game Avg. 162 381 355 20 65 8 1 0 24 0 4 71 .182 .193 .210 .403 14 606
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* 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

Hall of Fame
1960 BBWAA ( 2.2%)
1962 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1964 BBWAA ( 8.5%)
1964 Run Off ( 0.5%)
1966 BBWAA ( 8.3%)
1967 BBWAA ( 6.5%)
1967 Run Off ( 2.0%)
1968 BBWAA ( 7.8%)
1969 BBWAA ( 9.4%)
1970 BBWAA ( 4.0%)
1971 BBWAA ( 4.7%)
1972 BBWAA ( 7.8%)
1973 BBWAA ( 8.7%)

All-Star Games
1938
1939
1940 *
1944 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1938 AL (5, 33%)
1939 AL (19, 3%)
1940 AL (4, 36%)
1946 AL (19, 2%)
0.74 Career Shares (329th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1939 AL  7.5 (3rd)
1940 AL  6.8 (2nd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1938 AL  14 (3rd)
1946 AL  11 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1947 AL  born 1907-08-11 (8th)
1948 NL  born 1907-08-11 (4th)
1952 AL  born 1907-08-11 (2nd)
1953 AL  born 1907-08-11 (2nd)

                           

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Carl Hubbell (984) *
  2. Jesse Haines (981) *
  3. Tom Glavine (981)
  4. Larry French (980)
  5. Eppa Rixey (979) *
  6. Herb Pennock (976) *
  7. Bump Hadley (975)
  8. Joe McGinnity (973) *
  9. Paul Derringer (973)
  10. Eddie Cicotte (972)
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Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Eddie Plank (989) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Van Mungo (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Van Mungo (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Carl Hubbell (982) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Carl Hubbell (991) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Carl Hubbell (986) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Carl Hubbell (990) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Carl Hubbell (989) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Carl Hubbell (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Eppa Rixey (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Carl Hubbell (988) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jack Quinn (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jack Quinn (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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