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Danny O'Connell

Daniel Francis O'Connell

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: January 21, 1927 in Paterson, NJ
High School: St. Bonaventure HS (Paterson, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 14, 1950
Teams (by GP): Braves/Giants/Pirates/Senators 1950-1962

Final Game: September 26, 1962
Died: October 2, 1969 in Clifton, NJ
Buried: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, NJ
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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
1950 23 PIT NL 79 345 315 39 92 16 1 8 32 7 24 33 .292 .342 .425 .768 98 134 8 0 5 65 RoY-3
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 26 PIT NL 149 654 588 88 173 26 8 7 55 3 4 57 42 .294 .361 .401 .762 99 236 13 4 5 *54 MVP-16
1954 27 MLN NL 146 604 541 61 151 28 4 2 37 2 2 38 46 .279 .326 .357 .683 83 193 11 2 19 4 *45/36
1955 28 MLN NL 124 491 453 47 102 15 4 6 40 2 2 28 43 .225 .276 .316 .592 60 143 7 5 2 3 2 *4/56
1956 29 MLN NL 139 598 498 71 119 17 9 2 42 3 3 76 42 .239 .342 .321 .663 85 160 6 4 16 4 0 *4/56
1957 30 TOT NL 143 612 547 86 140 27 4 8 36 9 3 52 50 .256 .324 .364 .688 87 199 11 4 7 2 0 *45
1957 30 MLN NL 48 207 183 29 43 9 1 1 8 1 0 19 20 .235 .312 .311 .624 74 57 1 2 2 1 0 4
1957 30 NYG NL 95 405 364 57 97 18 3 7 28 8 3 33 30 .266 .330 .390 .720 93 142 10 2 5 1 0 45
1958 31 SFG NL 107 368 306 44 71 12 2 3 23 2 1 51 35 .232 .340 .314 .654 77 96 7 0 9 2 0 *4/5
1959 32 SFG NL 34 66 58 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 .190 .254 .241 .495 35 14 0 0 3 0 0 5/4
1961 34 WSA AL 138 591 493 61 128 30 1 1 37 15 5 77 62 .260 .361 .331 .692 92 163 6 3 15 3 0 54
1962 35 WSA AL 84 268 236 24 62 7 2 2 18 5 1 23 28 .263 .327 .335 .662 79 79 6 0 8 1 1 54
10 Yrs 1143 4597 4035 527 1049 181 35 39 320 48 22 431 396 .260 .333 .351 .684 85 1417 75 22 89 19 3
162 Game Avg. 162 652 572 75 149 26 5 6 45 7 61 56 .260 .333 .351 .684 85 201 11 3 13
MLN (4 yrs) 457 1900 1675 208 415 69 18 11 127 8 7 161 151 .248 .316 .330 .647 77 553 25 13 39 12 2
SFG (3 yrs) 236 839 728 107 179 33 5 10 51 10 5 89 80 .246 .328 .346 .675 82 252 17 2 17 3 0
PIT (2 yrs) 228 999 903 127 265 42 9 15 87 10 4 81 75 .293 .354 .410 .764 99 370 21 4 10
WSA (2 yrs) 222 859 729 85 190 37 3 3 55 20 6 100 90 .261 .350 .332 .682 88 242 12 3 23 4 1
NL (8 yrs) 921 3738 3306 442 859 144 32 36 265 28 16 331 306 .260 .329 .355 .685 84 1175 63 19 66 15 2
AL (2 yrs) 222 859 729 85 190 37 3 3 55 20 6 100 90 .261 .350 .332 .682 88 242 12 3 23 4 1

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
1950 23 PIT NL 79 345 -1 1 0 0 4 4 0.4 12 16 1.5 .506 .503 1.6 0.4 16 $ 65 RoY-3
1953 26 PIT NL 149 654 -2 -0 -0 -2 2 -2 -0.3 22 20 1.8 .499 .499 2.2 -0.0 22 $ *54 MVP-16
1954 27 MLN NL 146 604 -9 1 1 12 4 8 0.7 20 28 2.7 .506 .505 1.6 1.6 16 $ *45/36
1955 28 MLN NL 124 491 -20 -0 0 7 4 -8 -1.1 17 8 0.5 .493 .495 0.0 1.0 1 $ *4/56
1956 29 MLN NL 139 598 -8 0 0 2 5 0 -0.3 20 20 1.6 .500 .500 1.7 0.6 18 $ *4/56
1957 30 MLN NL 48 207 -6 1 0 8 2 5 0.5 7 12 1.2 .512 .504 0.5 0.9 5 $ 4
1957 30 NYG NL 95 405 -3 1 -1 5 3 5 0.4 14 19 1.7 .506 .503 1.4 0.7 14 $ 45
1958 31 SFG NL 107 368 -8 0 -1 2 3 -3 -0.3 12 10 0.9 .497 .498 0.7 0.5 7 $ *4/5
1959 32 SFG NL 34 66 -4 -1 0 -0 1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .488 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ 5/4
1961 34 WSA AL 138 591 -0 -0 1 8 3 12 1.0 16 28 2.6 .509 .507 2.0 1.0 20 $ 54
1962 35 WSA AL 84 268 -7 1 -1 4 1 -1 -0.2 7 6 0.5 .498 .499 0.2 0.5 2 $ 54
10 Seasons 1143 4597 -66 4 1 46 32 17 0.3 149 166 14.8 .502 .501 11.7 7.3 120 $
MLN (4 yrs) 457 1900 -42 2 2 29 15 5 -0.2 64 69 6.0 .501 .501 3.8 4.1 40 $
SFG (3 yrs) 236 839 -14 1 -2 7 6 -1 -0.3 28 27 2.4 .499 .500 1.9 1.3 20 $
PIT (2 yrs) 228 999 -3 0 0 -2 7 2 0.0 33 36 3.3 .501 .501 3.8 0.4 38 $
WSA (2 yrs) 222 859 -8 1 1 12 4 10 0.7 24 34 3.1 .505 .503 2.2 1.5 22 $

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
1950 23 PIT NL 345 236 46 5.2 111 .307 .292 .273 .342 .351 .425 .423 .768 .774 98 .544 -1.4 -0.1 .714 .232 .133 7.5
1953 26 PIT NL 654 437 83 5.0 109 .308 .294 .273 .361 .344 .401 .426 .762 .770 99 .519 0.4 0.0 .685 .202 .107 4.2
1954 27 MLN NL 604 426 63 4.0 104 .300 .279 .267 .326 .337 .357 .412 .683 .749 83 .414 -12.0 -1.2 .578 .148 .078 2.0
1955 28 MLN NL 491 365 40 2.9 102 .236 .225 .261 .276 .331 .316 .413 .592 .744 60 .298 -26.4 -2.6 .489 .152 .091 3.0
1956 29 MLN NL 598 408 61 4.0 98 .255 .239 .257 .342 .323 .321 .406 .663 .729 85 .449 -6.9 -0.7 .619 .235 .082 2.4
1957 30 TOT NL 612 430 67 4.2 101 .269 .256 .266 .324 .329 .364 .412 .688 .740 87 .459 -9.0 -0.9 .620 .214 .108 8.5
1957 30 MLN NL 207 144 20 3.8 97 .258 .235 .260 .312 .322 .311 .403 .624 .725 74 .407 -5.7 -0.6 .560 .186 .077 1.0
1957 30 NYG NL 405 286 47 4.5 103 .274 .266 .269 .330 .332 .390 .416 .720 .748 93 .483 -3.4 -0.3 .650 .228 .124 7.5
1958 31 SFG NL 368 254 36 3.8 104 .252 .232 .267 .340 .335 .314 .418 .654 .753 77 .409 -8.4 -0.8 .609 .252 .082 2.4
1959 32 SFG NL 66 51 4 2.1 102 .256 .190 .267 .254 .332 .241 .413 .495 .745 35 .191 -5.3 -0.5 .375 .121 .052
1961 34 WSA AL 591 394 67 4.5 99 .293 .260 .257 .361 .331 .331 .400 .692 .730 92 .489 -0.5 -0.1 .673 .247 .071 1.9
1962 35 WSA AL 268 190 27 3.8 103 .290 .263 .263 .327 .335 .335 .410 .662 .745 79 .420 -6.9 -0.7 .586 .186 .072 2.9
10 Yrs 4597 3191 494 4.2 103 .279 .260 .265 .333 .334 .351 .413 .684 .747 85 .446 -76.6 -7.6 .615 .204 .091 43.0
162 Game Avg. 652 452 70 4.2 103 .279 .260 .265 .333 .334 .351 .413 .684 .747 85 .446 -76.6 -7.6 .615 .204 .091 6
MLN (4 yrs) 1900 1343 184 3.7 101 .265 .248 .262 .316 .329 .330 .410 .647 .739 77 .394 -51.0 -5.0 .563 .179 .082 9.3
SFG (3 yrs) 839 591 87 4.0 104 .264 .246 .268 .328 .333 .346 .416 .675 .750 82 .429 -17.1 -1.7 .609 .229 .100 10.0
PIT (2 yrs) 999 673 129 5.1 110 .308 .293 .273 .354 .346 .410 .425 .764 .771 99 .527 -1.0 -0.1 .695 .213 .116 12.0
WSA (2 yrs) 859 584 94 4.3 100 .292 .261 .259 .350 .332 .332 .403 .682 .735 88 .468 -7.4 -0.7 .645 .228 .071 5.2
NL (8 yrs) 3738 2607 400 4.1 104 .276 .260 .266 .329 .335 .355 .415 .685 .750 84 .440 -69.2 -6.8 .608 .199 .096 31.5
AL (2 yrs) 859 584 94 4.3 100 .292 .261 .259 .350 .332 .332 .403 .682 .735 88 .468 -7.4 -0.7 .645 .228 .071 5.2

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
1950 23 PIT NL 345 2.3% 9.6% 7.0% 7.3% 27% 1.38 9.5 39.4 9.8 1.27 79%
1953 26 PIT NL 654 1.1% 6.4% 8.7% 6.3% 24% 0.74 14.0 84.0 10.7 1.38 82%
1954 27 MLN NL 604 0.3% 7.6% 6.3% 5.6% 23% 1.21 11.8 270.5 14.6 1.25 82%
1955 28 MLN NL 491 1.2% 8.8% 5.7% 5.1% 25% 1.54 10.5 75.5 11.3 1.52 83%
1956 29 MLN NL 598 0.3% 7.0% 12.7% 4.7% 24% 0.55 11.9 249.0 11.9 1.39 77%
1957 30 TOT NL 612 1.3% 8.2% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 0.96 10.9 68.4 15.2 1.23 80%
1957 30 MLN NL 207 0.5% 9.7% 9.2% 5.3% 26% 1.05 9.2 183.0 22.9 0.74 79%
1957 30 NYG NL 405 1.7% 7.4% 8.2% 6.9% 29% 0.91 12.1 52.0 13.0 1.65 81%
1958 31 SFG NL 368 0.8% 9.5% 13.9% 4.6% 24% 0.69 8.7 102.0 13.3 1.21 73%
1959 32 SFG NL 66 0.0% 22.7% 7.6% 4.6% 27% 3.00 3.9 1.54 65%
1961 34 WSA AL 591 0.2% 10.5% 13.0% 5.4% 25% 0.81 8.0 493.0 13.3 1.15 73%
1962 35 WSA AL 268 0.8% 10.5% 8.6% 4.1% 18% 1.22 8.4 118.0 13.1 1.37 77%
10 Yrs 4597 0.9% 8.6% 9.4% 5.6% 24% 0.92 10.2 103.5 12.6 1.30 79%
MLB Averages 2.2% 12.0% 9.2% 6.6% 29% 1.31 7.4 39.5 8.2 1.00 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1950 23 PIT NL -1.4 -0.1 234 0.1 4.3 -4.2 1.06 0.5 -0.3 2.7 0.3 0.96 2.5 0.28 2
1953 26 PIT NL 0.4 0.0 456 1.0 8.9 -7.9 1.04 0.6 0.3 -1.5 -0.1 0.94 3.9 0
1954 27 MLN NL -12.0 -1.2 564 -0.2 8.9 -9.1 1.02 -0.2 -0.0 3.3 0.3 0.90 -2.6 1.16 4
1955 28 MLN NL -26.4 -2.6 442 -1.3 6.2 -7.5 .93 -1.7 0.2 -20.6 -2.1 0.93 -20.8 0.81 5
1956 29 MLN NL -6.9 -0.7 554 -1.6 6.9 -8.5 .88 -1.0 -0.9 -5.5 -0.6 0.91 -11.2 0.38 0
1957 30 TOT NL -9.0 -0.9 583 -2.4 7.8 -10.2 .96 -0.9 -1.6 -13.2 -1.3 0.88 -11.4 0.80 1
1957 30 MLN NL -5.7 -0.6 211 -0.9 2.7 -3.6 .93 -0.6 -0.4 -8.1 -0.8 0.90 -7.7 0
1957 30 NYG NL -3.4 -0.3 372 -1.5 5.1 -6.6 .97 -0.3 -1.3 -5.1 -0.5 0.88 -3.7 0.80 1
1958 31 SFG NL -8.4 -0.8 380 -0.6 4.9 -5.5 .86 -0.2 -0.5 -3.7 -0.4 0.91 -5.4 0
1959 32 SFG NL -5.4 -0.5 67 -0.5 0.5 -1.1 .85 -0.4 -0.2 -4.4 -0.4 0.84 -4.2 0
1961 34 WSA AL -1.3 -0.1 625 0.5 10.1 -9.6 1.00 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.92 0.3 2.98 5
1962 35 WSA AL -6.9 -0.7 278 -0.3 4.7 -4.9 1.07 -0.4 0.2 -5.4 -0.5 0.92 -5.3 1.85 20
10 Yrs -77.5 -7.6 4183 -5.4 63.2 -68.6 .97 -3.4 -2.1 -46.6 -4.7 0.91 -54.1 1.67 37

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
1950 23 PIT NL 6 0 29% 87 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 42% 11 8 3 1 0 1 7 3 4
1953 26 PIT NL 5 0 36% 206 3 4 43% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 55% 29 19 10 8 1 6 16 2 13
1954 27 MLN NL 11 0 31% 249 2 2 50% 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 51% 32 19 13 8 3 5 17 6 11
1955 28 MLN NL 12 0 32% 140 2 2 50% 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 6 42% 15 9 5 6 3 3 10 3 5
1956 29 MLN NL 4 0 35% 242 3 3 50% 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 14 44% 30 21 8 6 2 4 18 6 12
1957 30 TOT NL 6 0 42% 225 9 3 75% 4 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 4 11 53% 37 21 15 5 1 4 15 4 11
1957 30 MLN NL 2 0 44% 81 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 71% 10 5 5 2 0 2 5 0 5
1957 30 NYG NL 4 0 40% 144 8 3 73% 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 8 45% 27 16 10 3 1 2 10 4 6
1958 31 SFG NL 5 0 35% 165 2 1 67% 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 12 49% 20 10 9 5 1 4 8 3 3
1959 32 SFG NL 3 0 38% 30 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 34 WSA AL 9 0 29% 276 15 5 75% 11 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 13 14 50% 29 19 9 4 1 3 21 5 15
1962 35 WSA AL 2 0 27% 94 5 1 83% 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 47% 9 6 3 2 1 1 6 1 4
10 Yrs 63 0 33% 1714 48 22 76% 28 21 13 5 2 0 13 1 57 82 49% 217 135 77 45 13 31 119 34 78

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
1950 23 PIT NL 345 17% 92 2 0 0 0 0.28 8 0 7 4 2 6 2 0 5 5 100% 49 8 16% 25 9 36% 141 17 12% 13 3 23% 10 7 70% 0
1953 26 PIT NL 654 34% 173 0 0 0 0 7 0 11 3 3 4 3 0 4 5 125% 94 13 14% 52 15 29% 282 35 12% 28 12 43% 16 7 44% 0
1954 27 MLN NL 604 23% 151 4 3 0 0 1.16 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 21 19 90% 108 11 10% 56 33 59% 272 34 13% 15 11 73% 20 15 75% 0
1955 28 MLN NL 491 16% 102 5 1 0 0 0.81 6 0 14 3 3 0 6 0 2 2 100% 69 7 10% 36 12 33% 246 30 12% 14 7 50% 19 7 37% 0
1956 29 MLN NL 598 16% 119 0 0 0 0 0.38 2 0 7 0 1 0 2 0 16 16 100% 61 6 10% 30 18 60% 230 35 15% 13 9 69% 6 4 67% 0
1957 30 TOT NL 612 19% 140 1 0 0 0 0.80 8 0 3 6 1 5 3 0 8 7 88% 71 11 15% 36 14 39% 239 26 11% 12 6 50% 8 5 63% 0
1957 30 MLN NL 207 11% 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 67% 23 1 4% 10 3 30% 88 7 8% 4 2 50% 3 1 33% 0
1957 30 NYG NL 405 23% 97 1 0 0 0 0.80 7 0 2 5 1 5 2 0 5 5 100% 48 10 21% 26 11 42% 151 19 13% 8 4 50% 5 4 80% 0
1958 31 SFG NL 368 24% 71 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 11 9 82% 54 7 13% 32 14 44% 159 22 14% 15 10 67% 9 4 44% 0
1959 32 SFG NL 66 45% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 6 0 0% 4 2 50% 18 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1961 34 WSA AL 591 31% 128 5 4 0 2 2.98 1 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 17 15 88% 91 6 7% 51 24 47% 294 37 13% 24 11 46% 16 8 50% 0
1962 35 WSA AL 268 25% 62 20 8 0 5 1.85 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 10 8 80% 40 6 15% 22 7 32% 130 18 14% 14 8 57% 10 6 60% 0
10 Yrs 4597 23% 1049 37 16 0 7 1.67 39 0 65 23 11 16 23 0 97 89 92% 643 75 12% 344 148 43% 2011 254 13% 149 77 52% 115 63 55% 0
MLB Averages 49% 81% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

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
1950 23 79 345 315 39 92 16 1 8 32 7 24 33 .292 .342 .425 .768 98 134 8 0 5
1951 24 79 345 315 39 92 16 1 8 32 7 24 33 .292 .342 .425 .768 98 134 8 0 5
1952 25 79 345 315 39 92 16 1 8 32 7 24 33 .292 .342 .425 .768 98 134 8 0 5
1953 26 228 999 903 127 265 42 9 15 87 10 4 81 75 .293 .354 .410 .764 99 370 21 4 10
1954 27 374 1603 1444 188 416 70 13 17 124 12 6 119 121 .288 .344 .390 .734 93 563 32 6 29 4
1955 28 498 2094 1897 235 518 85 17 23 164 14 8 147 164 .273 .328 .372 .700 85 706 39 11 31 7 2
1956 29 637 2692 2395 306 637 102 26 25 206 17 11 223 206 .266 .331 .362 .693 85 866 45 15 47 11 2
1957 30 780 3304 2942 392 777 129 30 33 242 26 14 275 256 .264 .330 .362 .692 86 1065 56 19 54 13 2
1958 31 887 3672 3248 436 848 141 32 36 265 28 15 326 291 .261 .331 .357 .688 85 1161 63 19 63 15 2
1959 32 921 3738 3306 442 859 144 32 36 265 28 16 331 306 .260 .329 .355 .685 84 1175 63 19 66 15 2
1960 33 921 3738 3306 442 859 144 32 36 265 28 16 331 306 .260 .329 .355 .685 84 1175 63 19 66 15 2
1961 34 1059 4329 3799 503 987 174 33 37 302 43 21 408 368 .260 .334 .352 .686 85 1338 69 22 81 18 2
1962 35 1143 4597 4035 527 1049 181 35 39 320 48 22 431 396 .260 .333 .351 .684 85 1417 75 22 89 19 3

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
1950 23 83 353 324 37 91 16 1 8 31 7 24 34 .281 .330 .410 .741 44 79
1953 26 155 670 604 86 173 26 8 7 54 3 57 44 .286 .352 .391 .743 82 149
1954 27 154 639 572 66 162 30 4 2 40 2 41 48 .283 .331 .360 .691 68 146
1955 28 130 517 477 50 108 16 4 6 42 2 30 45 .226 .278 .314 .592 41 124
1956 29 145 637 528 82 132 19 10 2 48 3 84 44 .250 .355 .335 .690 63 139
1957 30 149 642 574 93 149 29 4 9 39 10 55 52 .260 .328 .371 .699 69 143
1958 31 113 389 323 48 76 13 2 3 25 2 55 37 .235 .345 .316 .661 36 107
1959 32 36 69 61 7 12 3 0 0 0 0 5 16 .197 .258 .246 .503 4 34
1961 34 138 596 496 63 131 31 1 1 39 15 79 62 .264 .367 .337 .703 61 138
1962 35 84 268 236 24 62 7 2 2 18 5 23 28 .263 .327 .335 .662 26 84
10 Yrs 1187 4780 4195 556 1096 190 36 40 336 49 453 410 .261 .335 .352 .687 494 1143
162 Game Avg. 162 652 573 76 150 26 5 5 46 7 62 56 .261 .335 .352 .687 67 1143

* 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

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1953 NL (16, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1251st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1954 NL  1.6 (5th)
1957 NL  1.7 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1961 AL  30 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1953 NL  8 (8th)
1956 NL  9 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1956 NL  76 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1961 AL  15 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1953 NL  132 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 NL  5 (8th)
1956 NL  4 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1954 NL  19 (2nd)
1956 NL  16 (5th)
1958 NL  9 (6th)
1961 AL  15 (1st)

SB % s c a p y
1961 AL  75.00 (8th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1957 NL  8.5 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1957 NL  10.9 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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