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Billy O'Dell

William Oliver O'Dell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 10, 1933 in Whitmire, SC
High School: Whitmire HS (Whitmire, SC)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1954
Teams (by GP): Giants/Orioles/Braves/Pirates 1954-1967

Final Game: September 12, 1967
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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
1954 21 BAL AL 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1956 23 BAL AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 24 BAL AL 37 40 34 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .147 .171 .147 .318 -9 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1958 25 BAL AL 42 82 72 5 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 27 .111 .179 .181 .360 2 13 2 0 4 0 0 1 AS
1959 26 BAL AL 43 67 60 5 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 18 .083 .141 .133 .274 -23 8 1 0 2 0 0 1 AS
1960 27 SFG NL 49 70 56 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 19 .107 .254 .107 .361 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1961 28 SFG NL 49 45 39 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .103 .122 .103 .225 -38 4 0 0 4 1 0 1
1962 29 SFG NL 49 106 90 7 12 0 0 0 6 1 1 6 29 .133 .188 .133 .321 -12 12 1 0 10 0 0 1
1963 30 SFG NL 47 87 78 6 16 3 0 0 3 0 2 4 23 .205 .244 .244 .487 42 19 1 0 5 0 0 1
1964 31 SFG NL 50 23 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .043 .000 .043 -87 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 32 MLN NL 62 26 23 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .174 .208 .217 .426 20 5 0 0 2 0 0 1/3
1966 33 TOT NL 63 25 24 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .125 .160 .125 .285 -20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 33 ATL NL 26 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 33 PIT NL 37 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .063 .118 .063 .180 -48 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 34 PIT NL 28 29 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .115 .179 .115 .294 -14 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
13 Yrs 530 604 528 43 66 6 0 2 19 5 5 38 171 .125 .183 .148 .331 -6 78 5 0 36 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 185 161 13 20 2 0 1 6 2 2 12 52 .125 .183 .148 .331 -6 24 2 0 11 0
SFG (5 yrs) 244 331 285 26 38 3 0 0 11 2 4 23 88 .133 .197 .144 .341 -3 41 2 0 22 1 0
BAL (5 yrs) 133 193 170 13 18 2 0 2 4 3 1 11 56 .106 .160 .153 .313 -11 26 3 0 11 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 65 46 42 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .095 .156 .095 .251 -27 4 0 0 1 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 88 34 31 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .194 .219 .226 .445 25 7 0 0 2 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 397 411 358 30 48 4 0 0 15 2 4 27 115 .134 .194 .145 .340 -3 52 2 0 25 1 0
AL (5 yrs) 133 193 170 13 18 2 0 2 4 3 1 11 56 .106 .160 .153 .313 -11 26 3 0 11 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
1954 21 BAL AL 7 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .492 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1956 23 BAL AL 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1957 24 BAL AL 37 40 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 0 $ 1
1958 25 BAL AL 42 82 -9 1 0 0 9 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1 AS
1959 26 BAL AL 43 67 -10 -1 -0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $ 1 AS
1960 27 SFG NL 49 70 -6 -0 0 0 8 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 -0.0 4 $ 1
1961 28 SFG NL 49 45 -8 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1962 29 SFG NL 49 106 -13 -1 -0 0 13 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1963 30 SFG NL 47 87 -5 -1 0 0 10 4 0.4 3 6 0.4 .509 .503 0.4 0.0 6 $ 1
1964 31 SFG NL 50 23 -5 -0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1965 32 MLN NL 62 26 -2 -0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1/3
1966 33 ATL NL 26 8 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1966 33 PIT NL 37 17 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1967 34 PIT NL 28 29 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
13 Seasons 530 604 -71 -4 1 0 68 -5 -0.6 19 14 -0.5 .499 .500 -0.5 0.1 14 $
SFG (5 yrs) 244 331 -37 -3 0 0 38 -2 -0.2 11 9 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 9 $
BAL (5 yrs) 133 193 -25 -0 0 0 21 -4 -0.4 5 2 -0.4 .497 .500 -0.4 -0.0 2 $
PIT (2 yrs) 65 46 -6 -0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.1 1 $
ATL (2 yrs) 88 34 -3 -0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 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
1954 21 BAL AL 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .256 .000 .330 .000 .374 .000 .704 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1956 23 BAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 98 .000 .256 .000 .336 .000 .391 .000 .727 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1957 24 BAL AL 40 34 1 0.8 93 .192 .147 .255 .171 .326 .147 .385 .318 .710 -9 .042 -5.0 -0.5 .207 .029 .000
1958 25 BAL AL 82 70 3 1.1 93 .159 .111 .254 .179 .322 .181 .387 .360 .709 2 .081 -9.5 -1.0 .318 .181 .069 1.3
1959 26 BAL AL 67 59 1 0.4 96 .098 .083 .257 .141 .328 .133 .393 .274 .720 -23 .015 -10.3 -1.1 .211 .117 .050 1.0
1960 27 SFG NL 70 54 3 1.5 94 .162 .107 .256 .254 .321 .107 .393 .361 .714 6 .124 -6.8 -0.7 .333 .196 .000 .0
1961 28 SFG NL 45 40 1 0.7 102 .133 .103 .265 .122 .331 .103 .413 .225 .744 -38 .028 -7.6 -0.8 .143 .026 .000
1962 29 SFG NL 106 90 3 0.9 102 .197 .133 .269 .188 .336 .133 .408 .321 .744 -12 .048 -14.4 -1.4 .225 .067 .000 .0
1963 30 SFG NL 87 70 4 1.5 89 .291 .205 .253 .244 .315 .244 .378 .487 .693 42 .154 -5.8 -0.6 .323 .064 .038
1964 31 SFG NL 23 22 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .266 .043 .324 .000 .394 .043 .718 -87 .000 -5.5 -0.6 .045 .045 .000
1965 32 MLN NL 26 21 1 1.3 94 .333 .174 .258 .208 .322 .217 .390 .426 .712 20 .106 -2.4 -0.3 .316 .087 .043
1966 33 TOT NL 25 21 1 1.3 97 .188 .125 .266 .160 .325 .125 .401 .285 .725 -20 .101 -4.0 -0.4 .190 .042 .000
1966 33 ATL NL 8 6 1 4.5 99 .400 .250 .268 .250 .327 .250 .404 .500 .731 38 .528 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1966 33 PIT NL 17 15 0 0.0 96 .091 .063 .265 .118 .324 .063 .399 .180 .722 -48 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .133 .063 .000
1967 34 PIT NL 29 24 1 1.1 90 .167 .115 .258 .179 .320 .115 .379 .294 .700 -14 .091 -3.9 -0.4 .217 .077 .000
13 Yrs 604 509 19 1.0 95 .180 .125 .259 .183 .325 .148 .393 .331 .718 -6 .065 -76.5 -7.9 .246 .095 .023 2.9
162 Game Avg. 185 156 6 1.0 95 .180 .125 .259 .183 .325 .148 .393 .331 .718 -6 .065 -76.5 -7.9 .246 .095 .023 1
SFG (5 yrs) 331 276 11 1.1 96 .192 .133 .261 .197 .326 .144 .397 .341 .722 -3 .072 -40.2 -4.1 .245 .084 .011 .0
BAL (5 yrs) 193 167 5 0.8 94 .143 .106 .255 .160 .325 .153 .388 .313 .713 -11 .043 -26.0 -2.7 .250 .124 .047 2.4
PIT (2 yrs) 46 39 1 0.7 93 .138 .095 .261 .156 .322 .095 .387 .251 .708 -27 .038 -7.1 -0.8 .184 .071 .000
ATL (2 yrs) 34 27 2 2.0 95 .353 .194 .261 .219 .323 .226 .394 .445 .717 25 .208 -3.2 -0.3 .320 .065 .032
NL (8 yrs) 411 342 14 1.1 96 .197 .134 .261 .194 .325 .145 .395 .340 .720 -3 .077 -50.6 -5.2 .244 .081 .011 .0
AL (5 yrs) 193 167 5 0.8 94 .143 .106 .255 .160 .325 .153 .388 .313 .713 -11 .043 -26.0 -2.7 .250 .124 .047 2.4

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
1962 29 SFG NL WS NYY L 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 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
1958 BAL AL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1959 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 GP) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
1954 21 BAL AL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 33%
1956 23 BAL AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1957 24 BAL AL 40 0.0% 20.0% 2.5% 0.0% 0% 8.00 4.3 34.0 2.00 65%
1958 25 BAL AL 82 1.2% 32.9% 7.3% 3.7% 38% 4.50 2.7 72.0 72.0 2.31 54%
1959 26 BAL AL 67 1.5% 26.9% 6.0% 1.5% 20% 4.50 3.3 60.0 30.0 1.50 61%
1960 27 SFG NL 70 0.0% 27.1% 15.7% 0.0% 0% 1.73 2.9 1.43 53%
1961 28 SFG NL 45 0.0% 22.2% 2.2% 0.0% 0% 10.00 3.9 19.5 3.29 67%
1962 29 SFG NL 106 0.0% 27.4% 5.7% 0.0% 0% 4.83 3.1 15.0 1.21 58%
1963 30 SFG NL 87 0.0% 26.4% 4.6% 3.5% 19% 5.75 3.4 26.0 1.81 63%
1964 31 SFG NL 23 0.0% 30.4% 4.4% 0.0% 7.00 3.1 0.78 65%
1965 32 MLN NL 26 0.0% 42.3% 3.9% 3.9% 25% 11.00 2.1 11.5 1.50 46%
1966 33 TOT NL 25 0.0% 32.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0% 8.00 3.0 12.0 1.60 64%
1966 33 ATL NL 8 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 8.0 2.00 63%
1966 33 PIT NL 17 0.0% 29.4% 5.9% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.2 16.0 1.50 65%
1967 34 PIT NL 29 0.0% 27.6% 6.9% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.3 2.00 62%
13 Yrs 604 0.3% 28.3% 6.3% 1.3% 12% 4.50 3.1 264.0 27.8 1.66 59%
MLB Averages 2.3% 13.9% 8.5% 6.4% 29% 1.63 6.4 39.3 8.6 1.04 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1954 21 BAL AL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .56 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.61 -0.7 0
1956 23 BAL AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .99 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0
1957 24 BAL AL -5.0 -0.5 40 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 1.10 -0.5 0.2 -2.6 -0.3 0.93 -4.5 0
1958 25 BAL AL -9.5 -1.0 84 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 1.00 -0.9 -0.4 -12.6 -1.3 0.93 -8.8 0
1959 26 BAL AL -10.3 -1.1 71 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 .89 -0.7 -0.1 -8.0 -0.8 0.85 -8.3 0
1960 27 SFG NL -6.9 -0.7 72 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 .78 -0.6 -0.5 -8.0 -0.9 0.82 -6.8 0
1961 28 SFG NL -7.7 -0.8 45 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 .64 -0.7 -0.2 -7.1 -0.7 0.91 -8.4 0
1962 29 SFG NL -14.4 -1.4 111 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 .90 -1.4 -0.3 -15.1 -1.5 0.96 -15.2 0
1963 30 SFG NL -5.8 -0.6 89 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 .87 -0.7 -0.2 -7.5 -0.8 0.93 -6.5 2.46 2
1964 31 SFG NL -5.5 -0.6 25 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .96 -0.5 0.0 -4.7 -0.5 0.87 -4.9 0
1965 32 MLN NL -2.5 -0.3 25 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .71 -0.3 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 1.02 -2.1 0
1966 33 TOT NL -4.0 -0.4 25 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .68 -0.3 -0.1 -3.2 -0.3 1.06 -3.4 0
1966 33 ATL NL -0.7 -0.1 8 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .28 -0.0 0.1 -1.4 -0.1 1.40 -0.8 0
1966 33 PIT NL -3.2 -0.3 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .87 -0.2 -0.0 -1.8 -0.2 0.91 -2.6 0
1967 34 PIT NL -3.9 -0.4 27 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .81 -0.3 0.0 -5.6 -0.6 1.18 -4.1 0
13 Yrs -76.7 -7.9 618 -7.2 3.9 -11.1 .87 -6.8 -1.5 -76.1 -8.0 0.93 -74.0 2.46 2

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
1954 21 BAL 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
1956 23 BAL 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
1957 24 BAL AL 1 0 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38% 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
1958 25 BAL AL 1 0 31% 24 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 40% 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1959 26 BAL AL 1 1 50% 13 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 33% 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1
1960 27 SFG NL 2 0 47% 33 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1961 28 SFG NL 1 0 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 SFG NL 3 0 39% 35 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 40% 9 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 30 SFG NL 2 0 30% 41 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25% 3 2 1 4 3 0 1 0 1
1964 31 SFG NL 0 0 400% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 2
1965 32 MLN NL 1 0 20% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 33 TOT NL 1 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 33 ATL NL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 33 PIT NL 1 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 34 PIT NL 0 0 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
13 Yrs 13 1 40% 194 5 5 50% 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 8 33% 36 22 10 6 4 1 15 5 8

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
1954 21 BAL AL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 23 BAL AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 24 BAL AL 40 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 11 0 0% 8 3 38% 21 1 5% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1958 25 BAL AL 82 100% 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 4 57% 14 2 14% 16 3 19% 46 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1959 26 BAL AL 67 100% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 67% 11 1 9% 13 2 15% 31 2 6% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1960 27 SFG NL 70 100% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 10 0 0% 16 2 13% 29 1 3% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 0
1961 28 SFG NL 45 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 8 0 0% 8 2 25% 27 2 7% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1962 29 SFG NL 106 100% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 63% 20 1 5% 20 4 20% 69 6 9% 10 3 30% 3 3 100% 0
1963 30 SFG NL 87 100% 16 2 0 0 0 2.46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 14 1 7% 17 6 35% 50 3 6% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 0
1964 31 SFG NL 23 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 32 MLN NL 26 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 18 2 11% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1966 33 TOT NL 25 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 6 0 0% 22 2 9% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1966 33 ATL NL 8 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 11 1 9% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1966 33 PIT NL 17 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 11 1 9% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1967 34 PIT NL 29 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 6 2 33% 28 0 0% 5 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
13 Yrs 604 100% 66 2 0 0 0 2.46 2 0 17 1 1 1 1 0 53 36 68% 102 5 5% 117 25 21% 350 19 5% 31 8 26% 16 9 56% 0
MLB Averages 51% 77% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1954 21 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
1955 22 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
1956 23 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 24 48 44 38 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .132 .154 .132 .285 -19 5 0 0 5 0 0
1958 25 90 126 110 8 13 2 0 1 2 2 0 7 38 .118 .171 .164 .335 -5 18 2 0 9 0 0
1959 26 133 193 170 13 18 2 0 2 4 3 1 11 56 .106 .160 .153 .313 -11 26 3 0 11 0 0
1960 27 182 263 226 21 24 2 0 2 4 4 2 22 75 .106 .185 .142 .327 -6 32 3 0 14 0 0
1961 28 231 308 265 22 28 2 0 2 6 4 2 23 85 .106 .176 .136 .312 -11 36 3 0 18 1 0
1962 29 280 414 355 29 40 2 0 2 12 5 3 29 114 .113 .179 .135 .314 -11 48 4 0 28 1 0
1963 30 327 501 433 35 56 5 0 2 15 5 5 33 137 .129 .191 .155 .345 -2 67 5 0 33 1 0
1964 31 377 524 455 39 56 5 0 2 15 5 5 34 144 .123 .184 .147 .331 -6 67 5 0 33 1 0
1965 32 439 550 478 40 60 6 0 2 17 5 5 35 155 .126 .185 .151 .335 -5 72 5 0 35 1 0
1966 33 502 575 502 42 63 6 0 2 19 5 5 36 163 .125 .184 .149 .333 -6 75 5 0 35 1 0
1967 34 530 604 528 43 66 6 0 2 19 5 5 38 171 .125 .183 .148 .331 -6 78 5 0 36 1 0

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
1954 21 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1956 23 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1957 24 39 43 37 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .162 .184 .162 .346 1 37
1958 25 44 89 77 7 10 2 0 1 1 2 8 28 .130 .212 .195 .407 3 42
1959 26 45 68 62 5 5 0 0 1 2 1 4 19 .081 .136 .129 .265 1 43
1960 27 51 75 59 11 7 0 0 0 0 1 13 20 .119 .278 .119 .396 2 49
1961 28 51 50 43 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 10 .140 .174 .140 .313 1 49
1962 29 49 105 89 6 11 0 0 0 5 1 6 29 .124 .179 .124 .303 2 49
1963 30 47 88 79 6 17 3 0 0 3 0 4 23 .215 .253 .253 .506 5 47
1964 31 50 23 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 50
1965 32 62 26 23 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 11 .174 .208 .217 .426 1 62
1966 33 63 26 25 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 8 .160 .192 .160 .352 1 63
1967 34 28 31 27 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .148 .233 .148 .381 1 28
13 Yrs 540 628 547 51 74 6 0 2 21 5 44 174 .135 .199 .157 .357 18 530
162 Game Avg. 162 188 164 15 22 2 0 1 6 2 13 52 .135 .199 .157 .357 5 530

* 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

All-Star Games
1958 *
1959-2 *

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1962 NL  10 (5th)

                           

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Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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