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Tony Oliva    \aw-LEE-vah\

Tony Pedro Oliva
also known as Pedro Oliva

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1962 (Age 24)
Team: Twins 1962-1976

Final Game: September 29, 1976 (Age 38)
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #102. John Olerud… #103. Joe Torre… #104. Minnie Minoso… #105. TONY OLIVA… #106. Reggie Smith… #107. Alan Trammell… #108. Ryne Sandberg… 

Standard Batting

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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
1962 23 MIN AL 9 12 9 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 .444 .583 .556 1.139 205 5 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1963 24 MIN AL 7 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .429 .857 140 3 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 MIN AL 161 719 672 109 217 43 9 32 94 12 6 34 68 .323 .359 .557 .916 150 374 9 6 3 3 8 *9/87 AS,MVP-4,RoY-1
1965 26 MIN AL 149 647 576 107 185 40 5 16 98 19 9 55 64 .321 .378 .491 .870 141 283 8 4 2 10 12 *98 AS,MVP-2
1966 27 MIN AL 159 677 622 99 191 32 7 25 87 13 7 42 72 .307 .353 .502 .854 136 312 16 5 2 6 10 *98 AS,MVP-6,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 146 615 557 76 161 34 6 17 83 11 3 44 61 .289 .347 .463 .810 129 258 9 8 1 5 12 *9 AS,MVP-19
1968 29 MIN AL 128 528 470 54 136 24 5 18 68 10 9 45 61 .289 .357 .477 .833 145 224 10 7 1 5 16 *9 AS,MVP-19
1969 30 MIN AL 153 692 637 97 197 39 4 24 101 10 13 45 66 .309 .355 .496 .851 133 316 10 3 2 5 12 *9 AS,MVP-15
1970 31 MIN AL 157 674 628 96 204 36 7 23 107 5 4 38 67 .325 .364 .514 .878 137 323 16 3 1 4 12 *9/8 AS,MVP-2
1971 32 MIN AL 126 518 487 73 164 30 3 22 81 4 1 25 44 .337 .369 .546 .915 154 266 21 2 0 4 8 *9 AS,MVP-10
1972 33 MIN AL 10 30 28 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .321 .367 .357 .724 112 10 1 0 0 0 0 /79
1973 34 MIN AL 146 624 571 63 166 20 0 16 92 2 1 45 44 .291 .345 .410 .754 109 234 13 4 0 4 14 *D
1974 35 MIN AL 127 494 459 43 131 16 2 13 57 0 1 27 31 .285 .325 .414 .739 109 190 14 2 2 4 11 *D
1975 36 MIN AL 131 515 455 46 123 10 0 13 58 0 1 41 45 .270 .344 .378 .722 103 172 10 13 0 6 15 *D
1976 37 MIN AL 67 128 123 3 26 3 0 1 16 0 0 2 13 .211 .234 .260 .495 43 32 2 2 0 1 1 D
15 Yrs 1676 6880 6301 870 1917 329 48 220 947 86 55 448 645 .304 .353 .476 .830 131 3002 139 59 14 57 131
162 Game Avg. 162 665 609 84 185 32 5 21 92 8 5 43 62 .304 .353 .476 .830 131 290 13 6 1 6 13

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1962 23 MIN AL 9 12 2 -1 0 0 -0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .524 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /9
1963 24 MIN AL 7 7 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 -0.0 1
1964 25 MIN AL 161 719 42 3 2 6 -7 46 4.7 21 67 6.8 .531 .531 6.4 -0.3 61 $7,500 *9/87 AS,MVP-4,RoY-1
1965 26 MIN AL 149 647 28 3 1 6 -7 32 3.5 19 51 5.4 .524 .522 4.8 -0.1 44 $20,000 *98 AS,MVP-2
1966 27 MIN AL 159 677 27 4 0 15 -6 39 4.1 22 60 6.4 .528 .528 4.9 0.8 45 $32,000 *98 AS,MVP-6,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 146 615 20 1 0 5 -6 20 2.1 20 40 4.2 .517 .515 3.8 -0.3 35 $40,000 *9 AS,MVP-19
1968 29 MIN AL 128 528 21 -1 -0 2 -6 17 1.9 18 35 3.8 .517 .513 3.8 -0.6 33 $50,000 *9 AS,MVP-19
1969 30 MIN AL 153 692 22 -3 2 11 -7 26 2.8 22 49 5.0 .519 .518 4.0 0.4 38 $55,000 *9 AS,MVP-15
1970 31 MIN AL 157 674 31 -1 -1 21 -7 44 4.6 23 66 7.0 .530 .530 4.8 1.5 45 $70,000 *9/8 AS,MVP-2
1971 32 MIN AL 126 518 31 3 -2 -9 -5 17 1.9 18 35 3.7 .515 .512 4.8 -1.7 44 $98,000 *9 AS,MVP-10
1972 33 MIN AL 10 30 0 0 -0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .476 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 $105,000 /79
1973 34 MIN AL 146 624 -1 -0 -0 0 -13 -15 -1.4 22 7 0.7 .489 .490 0.6 -1.3 7 $91,000 *D
1974 35 MIN AL 127 494 0 -2 -1 0 -11 -13 -1.4 18 5 0.4 .488 .491 0.4 -1.1 5 $88,000 *D
1975 36 MIN AL 131 515 -0 -2 1 0 -11 -13 -1.3 18 6 0.5 .489 .491 0.5 -1.2 6 $87,500 *D
1976 37 MIN AL 67 128 -9 -1 0 0 -3 -12 -1.4 5 -8 -0.9 .479 .491 -0.9 -0.3 -8 $42,000 D
15 Seasons 1676 6880 215 5 2 56 -90 188 20.2 227 415 43.1 .513 .509 38.2 -4.6 359 $786,000

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
1965 26 MIN AL WS LAD L 7 27 26 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 .192 .222 .346 .568 9 1 0 0 0 0
1969 30 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 3 14 13 3 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 .385 .429 .769 1.198 10 0 0 0 0 0
1970 31 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 3 12 12 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .917 1.417 11 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 13 53 51 7 16 5 0 3 5 1 0 2 10 .314 .340 .588 .928 30 1 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 6 26 25 5 11 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 4 .440 .462 .840 1.302 21 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 27 26 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 .192 .222 .346 .568 9 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 MIN AL 23 OF 2 2 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 60 2.70 1.50 .980 2.16 2.20
1962 MIN AL 23 RF 2 2 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 60 2.70 1.50 .980 1.98 2.00
1964 MIN AL 25 OF 159 159 151 1435.2 324 313 5 6 0 .981 6 5 1.99 2.00 .980 2.04 2.03 AS,MVP-4,RoY-1
1964 MIN AL 25 RF 154 150 146 1355.2 300 290 4 6 0 .980 4 4 1.95 1.91 .984 1.88 1.87 AS,MVP-4,RoY-1
1964 MIN AL 25 CF 9 9 5 77.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 2 25 2.78 2.67 .981 2.46 2.44 AS,MVP-4,RoY-1
1964 MIN AL 25 LF 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -103 0.00 0.00 1.93 1.80 AS,MVP-4,RoY-1
1965 MIN AL 26 OF 147 145 130 1280.1 305 284 10 11 3 .964 6 6 2.07 2.00 .978 2.04 2.03 AS,MVP-2
1965 MIN AL 26 RF 141 139 127 1232.2 295 274 10 11 4 .963 7 7 2.07 2.01 .978 1.85 1.84 AS,MVP-2
1965 MIN AL 26 CF 10 6 3 47.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -23 1.89 1.00 .979 2.40 2.40 AS,MVP-2
1966 MIN AL 27 OF 159 157 156 1398.2 354 335 9 10 3 .972 15 13 2.21 2.16 .982 2.10 2.10 AS,MVP-6,GG
1966 MIN AL 27 RF 140 138 137 1229.2 316 299 9 8 3 .975 18 17 2.25 2.20 .979 1.94 1.94 AS,MVP-6,GG
1966 MIN AL 27 CF 19 19 19 169.0 41 38 1 2 0 .951 -3 -20 2.08 2.05 .986 2.52 2.52 AS,MVP-6,GG
1967 MIN AL 28 OF 146 145 138 1281.2 298 286 8 4 2 .987 5 5 2.06 2.01 .980 2.05 2.06 AS,MVP-19
1967 MIN AL 28 RF 146 145 138 1281.2 299 287 8 4 2 .987 5 5 2.07 2.02 .981 1.82 1.82 AS,MVP-19
1968 MIN AL 29 OF 126 126 120 1099.1 238 227 7 4 1 .983 2 2 1.92 1.86 .981 2.08 2.07 AS,MVP-19
1968 MIN AL 29 RF 126 126 120 1099.1 240 229 7 4 1 .983 2 2 1.93 1.87 .977 1.88 1.87 AS,MVP-19
1969 MIN AL 30 OF 152 151 144 1370.0 331 311 14 6 3 .982 11 10 2.14 2.14 .978 2.13 2.13 AS,MVP-15
1969 MIN AL 30 RF 152 151 144 1370.0 335 315 14 6 3 .982 11 10 2.16 2.16 .974 1.91 1.91 AS,MVP-15
1970 MIN AL 31 OF 157 156 149 1375.2 375 351 12 12 4 .968 21 18 2.37 2.31 .980 2.14 2.13 AS,MVP-2
1970 MIN AL 31 RF 154 152 146 1344.2 370 346 12 12 4 .968 21 19 2.40 2.32 .975 1.98 1.97 AS,MVP-2
1970 MIN AL 31 CF 4 4 3 31.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -8 3.19 2.75 .985 2.61 2.60 AS,MVP-2
1971 MIN AL 32 OF 121 120 98 1018.0 229 216 6 7 3 .969 -9 -11 1.96 1.83 .982 2.24 2.22 AS,MVP-10
1971 MIN AL 32 RF 121 120 98 1018.0 229 216 6 7 3 .969 -9 -11 1.96 1.83 .980 2.05 2.04 AS,MVP-10
1972 MIN AL 33 OF 9 9 1 54.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -2 -38 1.00 0.67 .983 2.22 2.21
1972 MIN AL 33 LF 8 8 0 46.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -31 0.98 0.63 .980 1.90 1.89
1972 MIN AL 33 RF 1 1 1 8.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0 -75 1.12 1.00 .980 2.14 2.10
1973 MIN AL 34 DH 142 138
1974 MIN AL 35 DH 112 110
1975 MIN AL 36 DH 120 118
1976 MIN AL 37 DH 32 28
10 Seasons OF 1178 1170 1088 10323.1 2464 2332 71 61 19 .975 56 6 2.09 2.04 .980 2.10 2.09
10 Seasons RF 1137 1124 1058 9949.2 2389 2260 70 59 20 .975 59 7 2.11 2.05 .978 1.91 1.91
4 Seasons CF 42 38 30 325.1 86 83 1 2 0 .977 -2 -8 2.32 2.00 .984 2.50 2.48
2 Seasons LF 10 8 0 48.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -35 0.93 0.50 .980 1.90 1.87
15 Seasons TOT 1178 1170 1088 10323.1 2464 2332 71 61 19 .975 56 6 2.09 2.04 .980 2.10 2.09
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1982 BBWAA (15.2%)
1983 BBWAA (20.1%)
1984 BBWAA (30.8%)
1985 BBWAA (28.9%)
1986 BBWAA (36.2%)
1987 BBWAA (38.7%)
1988 BBWAA (47.3%)
1989 BBWAA (30.2%)
1990 BBWAA (32.0%)
1991 BBWAA (36.1%)
1992 BBWAA (40.7%)
1993 BBWAA (37.1%)
1994 BBWAA (34.6%)
1995 BBWAA (32.4%)
1996 BBWAA (36.2%)

All-Star Games
1964 (RF)
1965 *
1966 (RF)
1967 (CF)
1968 *
1969
1970 *
1971

Awards (yr lg award)
1964 AL batting_title
1964 AL Rookie of the Year
1965 AL batting_title
1971 AL batting_title

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 AL (4, 35%)
1965 AL (2, 62%)
1966 AL (6, 25%)
1967 AL (19, 2%)
1968 AL (19, 2%)
1969 AL (15, 6%)
1970 AL (2, 47%)
1971 AL (10, 11%)
1.90 Career Shares (104th)

Gold Gloves
1966 AL (OF)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1964 AL  6.8 (6th)
1965 AL  5.4 (5th)
1966 AL  6.4 (4th)
1970 AL  7.0 (5th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1964 AL  6.8 (4th)
1965 AL  5.4 (3rd)
1966 AL  6.4 (3rd)
1970 AL  7.0 (4th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1964 AL  6.4 (2nd)
1965 AL  4.8 (3rd)
1966 AL  4.9 (5th)
1971 AL  4.8 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1964 AL  .323 (1st)
1965 AL  .321 (1st)
1966 AL  .307 (2nd)
1967 AL  .289 (8th)
1968 AL  .289 (3rd)
1969 AL  .309 (3rd)
1970 AL  .325 (3rd)
1971 AL  .337 (1st)
Career  .304 (154th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1965 AL  .378 (4th)
1966 AL  .353 (9th)
1968 AL  .357 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1964 AL  .557 (3rd)
1965 AL  .491 (5th)
1966 AL  .502 (6th)
1967 AL  .463 (9th)
1968 AL  .477 (5th)
1970 AL  .514 (7th)
1971 AL  .546 (1st)
Career  .476 (206th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1964 AL  .916 (5th)
1965 AL  .870 (3rd)
1966 AL  .854 (6th)
1968 AL  .833 (6th)
1970 AL  .878 (7th)
1971 AL  .915 (2nd)
Career  .830 (250th)

Games Played s c a p y
1964 AL  161 (6th)
1966 AL  159 (9th)

At Bats s c a p y
1964 AL  672 (2nd)
1966 AL  622 (3rd)
1969 AL  637 (2nd)
1970 AL  628 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1964 AL  719 (3rd)
1966 AL  677 (10th)
1969 AL  692 (6th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1964 AL  109 (1st)
1965 AL  107 (2nd)
1966 AL  99 (2nd)
1969 AL  97 (9th)
1970 AL  96 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1964 AL  217 (1st)
1965 AL  185 (1st)
1966 AL  191 (1st)
1967 AL  161 (8th)
1969 AL  197 (1st)
1970 AL  204 (1st)
1971 AL  164 (7th)
1973 AL  166 (10th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1964 AL  374 (1st)
1965 AL  283 (3rd)
1966 AL  312 (2nd)
1967 AL  258 (7th)
1969 AL  316 (4th)
1970 AL  323 (2nd)
1971 AL  266 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1964 AL  43 (1st)
1965 AL  40 (3rd)
1966 AL  32 (4th)
1967 AL  34 (1st)
1969 AL  39 (1st)
1970 AL  36 (1st)
1971 AL  30 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1964 AL  9 (3rd)
1966 AL  7 (9th)
1967 AL  6 (10th)
1970 AL  7 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 AL  32 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1964 AL  94 (9th)
1965 AL  98 (3rd)
1966 AL  87 (10th)
1967 AL  83 (5th)
1969 AL  101 (7th)
1970 AL  107 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1965 AL  19 (6th)

Singles s c a p y
1964 AL  133 (2nd)
1965 AL  124 (5th)
1966 AL  127 (2nd)
1969 AL  130 (5th)
1970 AL  138 (5th)
1973 AL  130 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1964 AL  150 (5th)
1965 AL  141 (4th)
1966 AL  136 (7th)
1968 AL  145 (6th)
1970 AL  137 (8th)
1971 AL  154 (2nd)
Career  131 (161st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1964 AL  132 (1st)
1965 AL  109 (2nd)
1966 AL  106 (3rd)
1967 AL  91 (8th)
1969 AL  107 (9th)
1970 AL  112 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1964 AL  43 (4th)
1965 AL  33 (3rd)
1966 AL  29 (6th)
1968 AL  26 (9th)
1970 AL  30 (9th)
1971 AL  32 (7th)
Career  246 (193rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1964 AL  4.3 (4th)
1965 AL  3.5 (3rd)
1966 AL  3.1 (6th)
1968 AL  3.0 (9th)
1970 AL  3.0 (9th)
1971 AL  3.4 (7th)
Career  25.6 (166th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1964 AL  84 (1st)
1965 AL  61 (3rd)
1966 AL  64 (3rd)
1967 AL  57 (5th)
1969 AL  67 (5th)
1970 AL  66 (3rd)
1971 AL  55 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1964 AL  257 (2nd)
1965 AL  244 (2nd)
1966 AL  238 (4th)
1969 AL  245 (9th)
1970 AL  245 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1964 AL  .738 (4th)
1965 AL  .733 (3rd)
1966 AL  .699 (7th)
1967 AL  .700 (10th)
1968 AL  .713 (7th)
1970 AL  .693 (9th)
1971 AL  .730 (5th)
Career  .671 (131st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 AL  6 (9th)
1966 AL  5 (10th)
1967 AL  8 (6th)
1968 AL  7 (8th)
1975 AL  13 (1st)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1965 AL  10 (1st)
1966 AL  6 (8th)
1968 AL  5 (10th)
Career  57 (238th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1965 AL  12 (3rd)
1966 AL  10 (6th)
1967 AL  12 (5th)
1968 AL  16 (1st)
1969 AL  12 (6th)
1970 AL  12 (5th)
1973 AL  14 (2nd)
1974 AL  11 (7th)
1975 AL  15 (3rd)
Career  131 (64th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1971 AL  21 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1964 AL  6 (8th)
1965 AL  9 (3rd)
1968 AL  9 (9th)
1969 AL  13 (5th)

SB % s c a p y
1964 AL  66.67 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1964 AL  17.5 (2nd)
1965 AL  17.4 (3rd)
1966 AL  17.1 (4th)
1967 AL  13.4 (5th)
1968 AL  12.9 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1966 AL  8.6 (10th)
1967 AL  9.1 (10th)
1971 AL  11.1 (8th)
1973 AL  13.0 (4th)
1974 AL  14.8 (7th)**

Outs Made s c a p y
1964 AL  476 (7th)
1969 AL  470 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1964 AL  49.24 (3rd)
1965 AL  51.35 (1st)
1966 AL  36.54 (5th)
1967 AL  32.67 (8th)
1970 AL  49.25 (5th)
1971 AL  38.95 (7th)
Career  315.93 (107th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1964 AL  3.9 (7th)
1965 AL  4.8 (2nd)
1966 AL  3.9 (7th)
1968 AL  3.5 (10th)
1970 AL  4.5 (7th)
Career  27.5 (117th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1964 AL  5.1 (4th)
1965 AL  4.8 (1st)
1966 AL  3.8 (5th)
1971 AL  3.9 (5th)
Career  28.6 (106th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1964 AL  5.0 (3rd)
1965 AL  5.2 (1st)
1966 AL  3.7 (6th)
1967 AL  3.4 (8th)
1970 AL  4.9 (5th)
1971 AL  4.0 (7th)
Career  32.0 (96th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1970 AL  21 (4th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1964 AL  154 (2nd)
1965 AL  141 (3rd)
1966 AL  140 (3rd)
1967 AL  146 (1st)
1968 AL  126 (3rd)
1969 AL  152 (1st)
1970 AL  154 (1st)
1971 AL  121 (3rd)
Career  1,137 (56th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1964 AL  290 (1st)
1965 AL  274 (1st)
1966 AL  299 (1st)
1967 AL  287 (1st)
1968 AL  229 (3rd)
1969 AL  315 (1st)
1970 AL  346 (1st)
1971 AL  216 (2nd)
Career  2,260 (47th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1965 AL  10 (2nd)
1966 AL  9 (2nd)
1967 AL  8 (4th)
1968 AL  7 (4th)
1969 AL  14 (1st)
1970 AL  12 (1st)
1971 AL  6 (4th)
Career  70 (82nd)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1964 AL  6 (3rd)
1965 AL  11 (1st)
1966 AL  8 (1st)
1967 AL  4 (3rd)
1968 AL  4 (4th)
1969 AL  6 (3rd)
1970 AL  12 (1st)
1971 AL  7 (1st)
Career  59 (37th)

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1965 AL  4 (2nd)
1966 AL  3 (1st)
1967 AL  2 (3rd)
1968 AL  1 (5th)
1969 AL  3 (4th)
1970 AL  4 (1st)
1971 AL  3 (1st)
Career  20 (62nd)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1964 AL  159 (2nd)
1965 AL  147 (5th)
1966 AL  159 (1st)
1967 AL  146 (3rd)
1969 AL  152 (1st)
1970 AL  157 (3rd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1965 AL  284 (4th)
1966 AL  335 (3rd)
1967 AL  286 (5th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1969 AL  14 (2nd)
1970 AL  12 (5th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1965 AL  11 (1st)
1966 AL  10 (1st)
1970 AL  12 (1st)
1971 AL  7 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
1965 AL  3 (3rd)
1966 AL  3 (3rd)
1970 AL  4 (2nd)
1971 AL  3 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1964 AL  4 (5th)
1965 AL  7 (2nd)
1966 AL  18 (1st)
1967 AL  5 (5th)
1969 AL  11 (1st)
1970 AL  21 (1st)
Career  60 (15th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1964 AL  1.95 (3rd)
1965 AL  2.07 (1st)
1966 AL  2.25 (2nd)
1967 AL  2.07 (1st)
1968 AL  1.93 (5th)
1969 AL  2.16 (1st)
1970 AL  2.40 (1st)
1971 AL  1.96 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1964 AL  1.91 (3rd)
1965 AL  2.01 (2nd)
1966 AL  2.20 (1st)
1967 AL  2.02 (1st)
1968 AL  1.87 (3rd)
1969 AL  2.16 (1st)
1970 AL  2.32 (1st)
1971 AL  1.83 (3rd)
Career  2.05 (46th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1965 AL  .963 (5th)
1966 AL  .975 (4th)
1967 AL  .987 (2nd)
1968 AL  .983 (2nd)
1969 AL  .982 (3rd)
1970 AL  .968 (5th)
1971 AL  .969 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1965 AL  6 (5th)
1966 AL  15 (3rd)
1969 AL  11 (3rd)
1970 AL  21 (2nd)
Career  56 (60th)

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 41 (37), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 146 (97), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 114 (129), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (338), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Right Field (30th), 43.1 career WAR/38.5 7yr-peak WAR/40.8 JAWS
Average HOF RF (out of 23) = 70.9 career WAR/42.0 7yr-peak WAR/56.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  1. Carl Furillo (933)
  2. Gus Bell (920)
  3. Andy Pafko (906)
  4. Pedro Guerrero (904)
  5. Mike Sweeney (901)
  6. Aubrey Huff (901)
  7. Bob Watson (900)
  8. George Bell (897)
  9. Vernon Wells (895)
  10. Dante Bichette (894)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Rico Carty (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Rico Carty (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Hack Wilson (946) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Enos Slaughter (951) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rondell White (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rondell White (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dave Parker (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dave Parker (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Pedro Guerrero (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Pedro Guerrero (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Pedro Guerrero (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Carl Furillo (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Carl Furillo (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • Before 1961 Season: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.
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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
196425Minnesota Twins$7,500BJHA and 10/31/64 TSN
196526Minnesota Twins$20,00010/31/64 TSNBJHA says $19,000
196627Minnesota Twins$32,0004/2/66 TSN
196728Minnesota Twins$40,0002/18/67 TSNBJHA says $43,000
196829Minnesota Twins$50,0003/23/68 TSNBJHA says $52,000
196930Minnesota Twins$55,0003/15/69 TSNBJHA: $62,000
197031Minnesota Twins$70,0002/21/70 TSNBJHA: $78,000
197132Minnesota Twins$98,000BJHA; 1/22/72 TSN (duration)4/3/71 TSN: $90,000
197233Minnesota Twins$105,0004/8/72 TSN, BJHA; 1/22/72 TSN (duration)4/3/71 TSN: $100,000
197334Minnesota Twins$91,000Lords of the Realm, p. 165 & 3/30/74 TSN
197435Minnesota Twins$88,0003/30/74 TSN
197536Minnesota Twins$87,5001/3/76 TSN
197637Minnesota Twins$42,0003/27/76 TSNPlayer-coach
Career to date (may be incomplete)$786,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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