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Lou Novikoff

Louis Alexander Novikoff (The Mad Russian)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 12, 1915 in Glendale, AZ
High School: Roosevelt HS (Los Angeles, CA)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1941
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Phillies 1941-1946

Final Game: June 10, 1946
Died: September 30, 1970 in South Gate, CA
Buried: Russian Molokan Cemetery, Commerce, CA
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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
1941 25 CHC NL 62 216 203 22 49 8 0 5 24 0 11 15 .241 .284 .355 .638 82 72 7 1 1 O7/9
1942 26 CHC NL 128 513 483 48 145 25 5 7 64 3 24 28 .300 .337 .416 .753 124 201 15 3 4 *7O
1943 27 CHC NL 78 254 233 22 65 7 3 0 28 0 18 15 .279 .333 .335 .668 95 78 10 1 2 O7/8
1944 28 CHC NL 71 151 139 15 39 4 2 3 19 1 10 11 .281 .329 .403 .732 106 56 2 0 2 7O
1946 30 PHI NL 17 24 23 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 .304 .333 .348 .681 97 8 1 0 0 /7O
5 Yrs 356 1158 1081 107 305 45 10 15 138 4 64 71 .282 .325 .384 .709 107 415 35 5 9
162 Game Avg. 162 527 492 49 139 20 5 7 63 2 29 32 .282 .325 .384 .709 107 189 16 2 4
CHC (4 yrs) 339 1134 1058 107 298 44 10 15 135 4 63 69 .282 .325 .385 .710 107 407 34 5 9
PHI (1 yr) 17 24 23 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 .304 .333 .348 .681 97 8 1 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
1941 25 CHC NL 62 216 -4 0 0 -2 -2 -9 -1.0 8 -1 -0.2 .485 .494 0.0 -0.5 1 $ O7/9
1942 26 CHC NL 128 513 13 -0 0 -6 -6 1 0.0 16 17 1.6 .501 .501 2.3 -1.4 23 $ *7O
1943 27 CHC NL 78 254 -1 0 0 -4 -3 -8 -0.9 8 -0 -0.1 .488 .494 0.3 -0.8 4 $ O7/8
1944 28 CHC NL 71 151 1 -0 0 -3 -1 -4 -0.4 4 1 0.1 .495 .498 0.4 -0.5 4 $ 7O
1946 30 PHI NL 17 24 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /7O
5 Seasons 356 1158 8 0 0 -15 -12 -19 -2.3 36 17 1.5 .494 .497 3.1 -3.2 32 $
CHC (4 yrs) 339 1134 8 0 0 -15 -12 -19 -2.3 35 16 1.4 .494 .497 3.0 -3.2 31 $
PHI (1 yr) 17 24 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .499 .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
1941 25 CHC NL 216 162 20 3.3 91 .240 .241 .261 .284 .331 .355 .368 .638 .699 82 .398 -5.5 -0.6 .522 .167 .113 .0
1942 26 CHC NL 513 357 67 5.1 84 .308 .300 .251 .337 .323 .416 .349 .753 .672 124 .627 12.2 1.3 .654 .172 .116 4.2
1943 27 CHC NL 254 180 26 3.9 88 .298 .279 .262 .333 .331 .335 .356 .668 .687 95 .494 -1.7 -0.2 .545 .133 .056
1944 28 CHC NL 151 104 18 4.6 93 .288 .281 .267 .329 .334 .403 .375 .732 .709 106 .546 0.5 0.0 .657 .201 .122 1.5
1946 30 PHI NL 24 17 3 4.7 90 .333 .304 .258 .333 .332 .348 .361 .681 .694 97 .571 -0.1 -0.0 .529 .087 .043
5 Yrs 1158 820 134 4.4 87 .291 .282 .258 .325 .328 .384 .358 .709 .685 107 .548 5.3 0.6 .602 .165 .102 6.3
162 Game Avg. 527 373 61 4.4 87 .291 .282 .258 .325 .328 .384 .358 .709 .685 107 .548 2 0 .602 .165 .102 3
CHC (4 yrs) 1134 803 131 4.4 87 .291 .282 .258 .325 .327 .385 .358 .710 .685 107 .547 5.5 0.6 .603 .166 .103 6.3
PHI (1 yr) 24 17 3 4.7 90 .333 .304 .258 .333 .332 .348 .361 .681 .694 97 .571 -0.1 -0.0 .529 .087 .043

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
1941 25 CHC NL 216 2.3% 6.9% 5.1% 6.0% 27% 1.36 13.5 40.6 8.5 85%
1942 26 CHC NL 513 1.4% 5.5% 4.7% 7.2% 26% 1.17 17.3 69.0 7.5 87%
1943 27 CHC NL 254 0.0% 5.9% 7.1% 3.9% 15% 0.83 15.5 8.3 86%
1944 28 CHC NL 151 2.0% 7.3% 6.6% 6.0% 23% 1.10 12.6 46.3 7.3 83%
1946 30 PHI NL 24 0.0% 8.3% 4.2% 4.2% 14% 2.00 11.5 7.7 88%
5 Yrs 1158 1.3% 6.1% 5.5% 6.0% 23% 1.11 15.2 72.1 7.8 86%
MLB Averages 1.2% 9.0% 8.9% 5.8% 25% 1.02 9.9 77.5 9.0 79%

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
1941 25 62 216 203 22 49 8 0 5 24 0 11 15 .241 .284 .355 .638 82 72 7 1 1
1942 26 190 729 686 70 194 33 5 12 88 3 35 43 .283 .321 .398 .719 111 273 22 4 5
1943 27 268 983 919 92 259 40 8 12 116 3 53 58 .282 .324 .382 .706 107 351 32 5 7
1944 28 339 1134 1058 107 298 44 10 15 135 4 63 69 .282 .325 .385 .710 107 407 34 5 9
1945 29 339 1134 1058 107 298 44 10 15 135 4 63 69 .282 .325 .385 .710 107 407 34 5 9
1946 30 356 1158 1081 107 305 45 10 15 138 4 64 71 .282 .325 .384 .709 107 415 35 5 9

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
1941 25 64 228 214 25 54 9 0 6 27 0 12 16 .252 .295 .379 .674 23 62
1942 26 136 564 528 60 170 29 6 8 80 4 28 30 .322 .361 .445 .806 84 128
1943 27 82 272 249 26 73 8 3 0 33 0 20 16 .293 .348 .349 .698 30 78
1944 28 74 158 145 16 41 4 2 3 20 1 11 11 .283 .333 .400 .733 20 71
1946 30 18 26 25 0 8 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 .320 .346 .360 .706 3 17
5 Yrs 374 1248 1161 127 346 51 11 17 164 5 72 75 .298 .342 .405 .747 160 356
162 Game Avg. 162 541 503 55 150 22 5 7 71 2 31 32 .298 .342 .405 .747 69 356

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1942 NL  .300 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1942 NL  15 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2065), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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