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Johnny Oates

Johnny Lane Oates

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: January 21, 1946 in Sylva, NC
High School: Prince George HS (Prince George, VA)
School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1970
Teams (by GP): Braves/Phillies/Dodgers/Orioles/Yankees 1970-1981
Agents: Jerry Kapstein [*]
Final Game: May 24, 1981
Died: December 24, 2004 in Richmond, VA
Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA
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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
1970 24 BAL AL 5 21 18 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 .278 .333 .389 .722 98 7 0 0 0 1 0 /2
1972 26 BAL AL 85 288 253 20 66 12 1 4 21 5 7 28 31 .261 .332 .364 .696 105 92 5 0 5 2 8 2
1973 27 ATL NL 93 351 322 27 80 6 0 4 27 1 4 22 31 .248 .299 .304 .603 63 98 8 1 6 0 4 2
1974 28 ATL NL 100 327 291 22 65 10 0 1 21 2 3 23 24 .223 .278 .268 .547 51 78 4 0 11 2 10 2
1975 29 TOT NL 98 329 287 28 81 15 0 1 25 1 0 34 33 .282 .354 .345 .699 92 99 6 0 4 4 10 2
1975 29 ATL NL 8 19 18 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .263 .278 .541 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1975 29 PHI NL 90 310 269 28 77 14 0 1 25 1 0 33 29 .286 .359 .349 .709 95 94 6 0 4 4 10 2
1976 30 PHI NL 37 107 99 10 25 2 0 0 8 0 1 8 12 .253 .308 .273 .581 65 27 5 0 0 0 0 2
1977 31 LAD NL 60 171 156 18 42 4 0 3 11 1 0 11 11 .269 .314 .353 .666 80 55 3 0 2 2 4 2
1978 32 LAD NL 40 80 75 5 23 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 3 .307 .350 .320 .670 90 24 0 0 0 0 1 2
1979 33 LAD NL 26 51 46 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 .130 .200 .174 .374 4 8 0 0 1 0 1 2
1980 34 NYY AL 39 67 64 6 12 3 0 1 3 1 2 2 3 .188 .224 .281 .505 39 18 1 1 0 0 0 2
1981 35 NYY AL 10 28 26 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 .250 .231 .481 41 6 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Yrs 593 1820 1637 146 410 56 2 14 126 11 19 141 149 .250 .309 .313 .622 73 512 32 2 29 11 38
162 Game Avg. 162 497 447 40 112 15 1 4 34 3 5 39 41 .250 .309 .313 .622 73 140 9 1 8 3 10
ATL (3 yrs) 201 697 631 49 149 17 0 5 48 3 7 46 59 .236 .288 .287 .575 57 181 12 1 17 2 14
LAD (3 yrs) 126 302 277 27 71 7 0 3 19 1 2 20 15 .256 .304 .314 .618 70 87 3 0 3 2 6
PHI (2 yrs) 127 417 368 38 102 16 0 1 33 1 1 41 41 .277 .346 .329 .675 87 121 11 0 4 4 10
NYY (2 yrs) 49 95 90 10 17 4 0 1 3 1 2 4 3 .189 .232 .267 .498 40 24 1 1 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 90 309 271 22 71 12 2 4 23 5 7 30 31 .262 .332 .365 .698 104 99 5 0 5 3 8
NL (7 yrs) 454 1416 1276 114 322 40 0 9 100 5 10 107 115 .252 .309 .305 .614 69 389 26 1 24 8 30
AL (4 yrs) 139 404 361 32 88 16 2 5 26 6 9 34 34 .244 .308 .341 .649 88 123 6 1 5 3 8

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
1970 24 BAL AL 5 21 -0 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /2
1972 26 BAL AL 85 288 -1 -2 1 2 4 4 0.4 10 13 1.3 .505 .503 1.1 0.7 11 $13,500 2
1973 27 ATL NL 93 351 -16 -2 1 4 5 -9 -1.0 10 2 0.0 .490 .494 -0.4 1.0 -2 $ 2
1974 28 ATL NL 100 327 -21 -1 2 4 5 -11 -1.2 9 -2 -0.3 .487 .492 -0.8 1.0 -6 $ 2
1975 29 ATL NL 8 19 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .487 .499 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /2
1975 29 PHI NL 90 310 -3 -1 -0 5 4 6 0.6 9 14 1.5 .507 .504 0.9 1.1 9 $ 2
1976 30 PHI NL 37 107 -4 -1 -0 1 2 -2 -0.3 3 1 0.1 .493 .498 -0.1 0.3 -0 $ 2
1977 31 LAD NL 60 171 -5 0 -0 -1 3 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.2 .495 .498 0.3 0.2 3 $ 2
1978 32 LAD NL 40 80 -0 -1 1 -1 1 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.2 .499 .500 0.3 0.0 3 $80,000 2
1979 33 LAD NL 26 51 -6 -0 0 0 1 -5 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .478 .497 -0.4 0.1 -4 $ 2
1980 34 NYY AL 39 67 -5 -1 1 3 1 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 0.5 -2 $ 2
1981 35 NYY AL 10 28 -1 -0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .476 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $ 2
11 Seasons 593 1820 -62 -9 4 15 26 -25 -2.7 54 29 2.6 .495 .499 0.8 4.8 14 $93,500
ATL (3 yrs) 201 697 -39 -3 3 8 10 -21 -2.3 20 -1 -0.3 .488 .495 -1.2 2.0 -9 $
LAD (3 yrs) 126 302 -11 -1 1 -2 4 -8 -0.9 9 1 0.0 .493 .498 0.2 0.3 3 $80,000
PHI (2 yrs) 127 417 -6 -2 -1 6 6 3 0.4 12 15 1.6 .503 .501 0.8 1.4 9 $
NYY (2 yrs) 49 95 -6 -1 1 1 2 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .494 .499 -0.1 0.3 -1 $
BAL (2 yrs) 90 309 -1 -3 1 2 4 3 0.4 10 14 1.3 .505 .501 1.1 0.7 12 $13,500

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
1970 24 BAL AL 21 14 3 5.8 98 .263 .278 .259 .333 .334 .389 .395 .722 .729 98 .631 -0.0 0.0 .692 .222 .111
1972 26 BAL AL 288 206 29 3.8 85 .282 .261 .250 .332 .319 .364 .361 .696 .680 105 .520 2.0 0.2 .593 .206 .103 4.4
1973 27 ATL NL 351 260 28 2.9 103 .265 .248 .272 .299 .342 .304 .404 .603 .746 63 .330 -17.7 -1.8 .465 .115 .056 1.6
1974 28 ATL NL 327 246 22 2.4 98 .239 .223 .267 .278 .340 .268 .386 .547 .726 51 .261 -19.5 -2.0 .429 .120 .045 1.3
1975 29 TOT NL 329 220 36 4.4 99 .311 .282 .270 .354 .342 .345 .390 .699 .732 92 .509 -1.7 -0.2 .632 .185 .063 1.0
1975 29 ATL NL 19 14 1 1.9 99 .286 .222 .269 .263 .340 .278 .388 .541 .729 49 .186 -1.3 -0.1 .429 .111 .056
1975 29 PHI NL 310 206 35 4.6 99 .313 .286 .270 .359 .342 .349 .390 .709 .732 95 .527 -0.4 -0.1 .646 .190 .063 1.0
1976 30 PHI NL 107 80 7 2.4 94 .287 .253 .266 .308 .333 .273 .379 .581 .712 65 .268 -4.7 -0.5 .425 .091 .020
1977 31 LAD NL 171 121 17 3.8 102 .271 .269 .268 .314 .336 .353 .409 .666 .744 80 .411 -4.6 -0.4 .573 .160 .083 1.5
1978 32 LAD NL 80 53 8 4.0 94 .319 .307 .261 .350 .329 .320 .384 .670 .712 90 .484 -1.1 -0.1 .528 .067 .013
1979 33 LAD NL 51 42 2 1.3 99 .133 .130 .268 .200 .333 .174 .397 .374 .730 4 .094 -6.2 -0.6 .268 .109 .043
1980 34 NYY AL 67 55 3 1.5 97 .183 .188 .267 .224 .329 .281 .396 .505 .724 39 .110 -5.5 -0.6 .364 .109 .094 1.0
1981 35 NYY AL 28 21 2 2.6 87 .192 .192 .254 .250 .318 .231 .369 .481 .687 41 .297 -2.0 -0.2 .381 .115 .038
11 Yrs 1820 1318 157 3.2 97 .267 .250 .265 .309 .335 .313 .388 .622 .723 73 .378 -61.0 -6.3 .506 .144 .062 12.3
162 Game Avg. 497 360 43 3.2 97 .267 .250 .265 .309 .335 .313 .388 .622 .723 73 .378 -61.0 -6.3 .506 .144 .062 3
ATL (3 yrs) 697 520 51 2.6 101 .253 .236 .269 .288 .341 .287 .395 .575 .736 57 .294 -38.5 -4.0 .447 .117 .051 3.8
LAD (3 yrs) 302 216 27 3.4 100 .261 .256 .266 .304 .333 .314 .400 .618 .733 70 .373 -11.8 -1.2 .502 .126 .058 1.5
PHI (2 yrs) 417 286 42 4.0 98 .306 .277 .269 .346 .339 .329 .387 .675 .727 87 .466 -5.2 -0.6 .583 .163 .052 1.0
NYY (2 yrs) 95 76 5 1.8 94 .186 .189 .263 .232 .326 .267 .388 .498 .714 40 .156 -7.4 -0.8 .368 .111 .078 1.0
BAL (2 yrs) 309 220 32 3.9 86 .280 .262 .251 .332 .320 .365 .363 .698 .683 104 .528 2.0 0.2 .599 .207 .103 4.4
NL (7 yrs) 1416 1022 120 3.2 100 .270 .252 .269 .309 .339 .305 .394 .614 .733 69 .362 -55.5 -5.7 .497 .132 .053 6.4
AL (4 yrs) 404 296 37 3.4 88 .255 .244 .254 .308 .321 .341 .369 .649 .691 88 .437 -5.5 -0.5 .538 .183 .097 5.5

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
1976 30 PHI NL NLCS CIN L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 31 LAD NL WS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 32 LAD NL WS NYY L 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 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
1970 24 BAL AL 21 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 4.8% 20% 0.00 9.0 0.56 90%
1972 26 BAL AL 288 1.4% 10.8% 9.7% 5.9% 26% 1.11 8.2 63.3 12.0 0.87 76%
1973 27 ATL NL 351 1.1% 8.8% 6.3% 2.9% 13% 1.41 10.4 80.5 11.9 1.48 82%
1974 28 ATL NL 327 0.3% 7.3% 7.0% 3.4% 17% 1.04 12.1 291.0 13.9 1.18 82%
1975 29 TOT NL 329 0.3% 10.0% 10.3% 4.9% 20% 0.97 8.7 287.0 11.5 1.30 78%
1975 29 ATL NL 19 0.0% 21.1% 5.3% 5.3% 25% 4.00 4.5 1.50 74%
1975 29 PHI NL 310 0.3% 9.4% 10.7% 4.8% 20% 0.88 9.3 269.0 10.8 1.29 78%
1976 30 PHI NL 107 0.0% 11.2% 7.5% 1.9% 8% 1.50 8.3 12.4 1.43 81%
1977 31 LAD NL 171 1.8% 6.4% 6.4% 4.1% 17% 1.00 14.2 52.0 14.2 1.06 84%
1978 32 LAD NL 80 0.0% 3.8% 6.3% 1.3% 4% 0.60 25.0 12.5 0.78 90%
1979 33 LAD NL 51 0.0% 2.0% 7.8% 3.9% 33% 0.25 46.0 23.0 1.79 88%
1980 34 NYY AL 67 1.5% 4.5% 3.0% 6.0% 33% 1.50 21.3 64.0 21.3 1.45 90%
1981 35 NYY AL 28 0.0% 0.0% 7.1% 3.6% 20% 0.00 1.71 93%
11 Yrs 1820 0.8% 8.2% 7.8% 4.0% 18% 1.06 11.0 116.9 13.0 1.20 82%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.3% 8.6% 6.2% 27% 1.55 6.7 46.0 8.7 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1970 24 BAL AL -0.0 0.0 22 0.2 0.5 -0.3 1.16 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.90 0.2 1.38 1
1972 26 BAL AL 2.0 0.2 302 -0.4 4.7 -5.1 1.11 -0.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.95 1.0 1.72 10
1973 27 ATL NL -17.7 -1.8 357 -1.8 5.0 -6.7 1.11 -1.5 -0.1 -16.9 -1.7 0.95 -15.2 1.81 6
1974 28 ATL NL -19.5 -2.0 335 -2.1 4.0 -6.1 1.04 -1.7 -0.3 -18.0 -1.8 0.96 -18.0 1.97 15
1975 29 TOT NL -1.7 -0.2 334 -0.3 5.6 -5.9 1.11 0.1 -0.4 -5.8 -0.6 0.98 -2.5 2.08 12
1975 29 ATL NL -1.3 -0.1 19 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 1.22 -0.1 -0.2 -3.1 -0.3 1.02 -1.7 3.86 2
1975 29 PHI NL -0.4 -0.1 315 0.1 5.5 -5.3 1.11 0.3 -0.2 -2.7 -0.3 0.98 -0.8 1.72 10
1976 30 PHI NL -4.8 -0.5 108 -0.8 1.4 -2.1 1.01 -0.4 -0.3 -7.4 -0.8 1.09 -5.6 1.27 7
1977 31 LAD NL -4.8 -0.5 174 -1.0 1.9 -2.9 .95 -0.6 -0.5 -4.5 -0.4 0.98 -6.5 1.33 6
1978 32 LAD NL -1.2 -0.1 82 0.0 1.6 -1.6 1.19 -0.1 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.00 -1.4 1.16 14
1979 33 LAD NL -6.2 -0.6 52 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .79 -0.5 -0.2 -5.3 -0.5 0.92 -5.9 1.05 6
1980 34 NYY AL -5.5 -0.6 71 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 .82 -0.3 -0.2 -6.3 -0.6 0.97 -5.3 0
1981 35 NYY AL -2.0 -0.2 28 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .59 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.79 -0.9 0
11 Yrs -61.4 -6.3 1865 -7.2 25.8 -33.0 1.05 -5.4 -1.5 -64.4 -6.5 0.97 -60.1 1.60 77

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
1970 24 BAL AL 0 0 29% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 BAL AL 2 0 18% 121 5 7 42% 4 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 41% 18 11 5 2 1 1 7 2 5
1973 27 ATL NL 4 0 23% 135 1 4 20% 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 43% 23 16 6 4 1 3 10 2 7
1974 28 ATL NL 5 0 24% 122 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 35% 18 12 6 2 1 1 6 3 2
1975 29 TOT NL 5 0 24% 147 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 36% 16 9 6 4 1 3 8 7 1
1975 29 ATL NL 0 0 0% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1975 29 PHI NL 5 0 25% 137 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 37% 16 9 6 3 0 3 8 7 1
1976 30 PHI NL 2 0 30% 46 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 56% 7 5 2 1 0 1 8 1 6
1977 31 LAD NL 3 0 30% 70 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 38% 12 10 2 0 0 0 12 3 7
1978 32 LAD NL 2 0 18% 42 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1979 33 LAD NL 1 0 40% 18 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1980 34 NYY AL 1 0 36% 26 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 60% 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
1981 35 NYY AL 2 0 57% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
11 Yrs 27 0 25% 751 11 19 37% 10 18 0 0 1 1 3 1 25 25 40% 107 73 30 15 5 10 59 22 32

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
1970 24 BAL AL 21 100% 5 1 1 0 0 1.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 10 2 20% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1972 26 BAL AL 288 93% 66 10 1 0 0 1.72 4 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 6 5 83% 52 5 10% 26 9 35% 165 17 10% 7 3 43% 11 3 27% 0
1973 27 ATL NL 351 66% 80 6 2 0 0 1.81 4 0 6 1 3 2 2 0 7 6 86% 76 8 11% 33 12 36% 212 24 11% 14 9 64% 14 9 64% 0
1974 28 ATL NL 327 76% 65 15 4 0 1 1.97 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 12 11 92% 72 4 6% 37 18 49% 200 20 10% 16 9 56% 16 11 69% 0
1975 29 TOT NL 329 92% 81 12 2 0 0 2.08 1 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 8 4 50% 59 6 10% 45 20 44% 216 28 13% 30 14 47% 16 11 69% 0
1975 29 ATL NL 19 95% 4 2 0 0 0 3.86 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 12 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1975 29 PHI NL 310 92% 77 10 2 0 0 1.72 1 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 8 4 50% 55 6 11% 41 19 46% 204 28 14% 28 14 50% 15 10 67% 0
1976 30 PHI NL 107 79% 25 7 2 0 0 1.27 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 28 5 18% 16 3 19% 90 8 9% 8 3 38% 6 5 83% 0
1977 31 LAD NL 171 89% 42 6 0 0 0 1.33 3 0 7 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 67% 38 3 8% 14 5 36% 110 8 7% 9 4 44% 6 3 50% 0
1978 32 LAD NL 80 98% 23 14 3 0 0 1.16 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 21 0 0% 6 1 17% 51 7 14% 4 3 75% 4 0 0% 0
1979 33 LAD NL 51 94% 6 6 1 0 0 1.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 6 1 17% 24 3 13% 6 2 33% 2 1 50% 0
1980 34 NYY AL 67 82% 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 1 7% 3 2 67% 44 3 7% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 0
1981 35 NYY AL 28 86% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 1820 83% 410 77 16 0 1 1.60 14 0 37 10 4 9 5 0 40 29 73% 373 32 9% 189 73 39% 1132 120 11% 97 50 52% 77 45 58% 0
MLB Averages 55% 77% 11% 34% 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
1970 24 5 21 18 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 .278 .333 .389 .722 98 7 0 0 0 1 0
1971 25 5 21 18 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 .278 .333 .389 .722 98 7 0 0 0 1 0
1972 26 90 309 271 22 71 12 2 4 23 5 7 30 31 .262 .332 .365 .698 104 99 5 0 5 3 8
1973 27 183 660 593 49 151 18 2 8 50 6 11 52 62 .255 .314 .332 .647 81 197 13 1 11 3 12
1974 28 283 987 884 71 216 28 2 9 71 8 14 75 86 .244 .303 .311 .614 71 275 17 1 22 5 22
1975 29 381 1316 1171 99 297 43 2 10 96 9 14 109 119 .254 .316 .319 .635 76 374 23 1 26 9 32
1976 30 418 1423 1270 109 322 45 2 10 104 9 15 117 131 .254 .315 .316 .631 76 401 28 1 26 9 32
1977 31 478 1594 1426 127 364 49 2 13 115 10 15 128 142 .255 .315 .320 .635 76 456 31 1 28 11 36
1978 32 518 1674 1501 132 387 50 2 13 121 10 16 133 145 .258 .317 .320 .636 77 480 31 1 28 11 37
1979 33 544 1725 1547 136 393 52 2 13 123 10 17 137 146 .254 .313 .315 .629 75 488 31 1 29 11 38
1980 34 583 1792 1611 142 405 55 2 14 126 11 19 139 149 .251 .310 .314 .624 73 506 32 2 29 11 38
1981 35 593 1820 1637 146 410 56 2 14 126 11 19 141 149 .250 .309 .313 .622 73 512 32 2 29 11 38

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
1970 24 5 22 19 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 .316 .364 .421 .785 3 5
1972 26 89 313 273 26 78 14 1 5 27 6 33 32 .286 .360 .399 .760 40 85
1973 27 93 351 322 27 80 6 0 4 27 1 22 31 .248 .299 .304 .603 29 93
1974 28 100 327 291 22 65 10 0 1 21 2 23 24 .223 .278 .268 .547 22 100
1975 29 98 332 289 29 83 15 0 1 26 1 35 33 .287 .360 .349 .709 37 98
1976 30 37 108 100 11 26 2 0 0 9 0 8 12 .260 .315 .280 .595 9 37
1977 31 60 172 157 19 43 4 0 3 11 1 11 11 .274 .318 .357 .674 18 60
1978 32 40 81 76 5 24 1 0 0 6 0 5 3 .316 .358 .329 .687 9 40
1979 33 26 53 47 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 .149 .231 .191 .422 2 26
1980 34 39 67 64 6 12 3 0 1 3 1 2 3 .188 .224 .281 .505 4 39
1981 35 15 45 41 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 .220 .289 .268 .557 3 10
11 Yrs 602 1871 1679 160 433 59 2 15 134 12 150 150 .258 .318 .322 .640 176 593
162 Game Avg. 162 503 452 43 117 16 1 4 36 3 40 40 .258 .318 .322 .640 47 593

* 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

Awards (yr lg award)
1996 AL Mgr of the year

                                         

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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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