Bobo Osborne
Lawrence Sidney Osborne
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 12, 1935 in Chattahoochee, GA
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1957
Final Game: September 24, 1963
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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
1957 21 DET AL 11 30 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .148 .233 .185 .419 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 /93
1958 22 DET AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 23 DET AL 86 228 209 27 40 7 1 3 21 1 0 16 41 .191 .254 .278 .532 43 58 3 2 0 1 0 3/9
1961 25 DET AL 71 114 93 8 20 7 0 2 13 1 0 20 15 .215 .354 .355 .709 88 33 1 0 1 0 0 3/5
1962 26 DET AL 64 92 74 12 17 1 0 0 7 0 0 16 25 .230 .374 .243 .617 69 18 0 1 1 0 0 5/32
1963 27 WSA AL 125 416 358 42 76 14 1 12 44 0 0 49 83 .212 .308 .358 .666 87 128 5 3 1 5 7 35
6 Seasons 359 882 763 93 157 30 2 17 86 2 0 104 171 .206 .304 .317 .621 70 242 9 6 3 6 7
162 Game Avg. 162 398 344 42 71 14 1 8 39 1 0 47 77 .206 .304 .317 .621 70 109 4 3 1 3 3
DET (5 yrs) 234 466 405 51 81 16 1 5 42 2 0 55 88 .200 .300 .281 .581 57 114 4 3 2 1 0
WSA (1 yr) 125 416 358 42 76 14 1 12 44 0 0 49 83 .212 .308 .358 .666 87 128 5 3 1 5 7

Advanced Batting

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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
1957 21 DET AL 30 23 1 1.2 102 .200 .148 .267 .233 .339 .185 .402 .419 .741 15 .082 -3.2 -0.3 .348 .148 .037
1958 22 DET AL 2 2 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .410 .000 .749 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1959 23 DET AL 228 173 15 2.3 103 .223 .191 .267 .254 .339 .278 .408 .532 .748 43 .239 -17.4 -1.8 .448 .167 .086 1.5
1961 25 DET AL 114 75 13 4.6 106 .237 .215 .267 .354 .343 .355 .416 .709 .759 88 .497 -0.8 -0.1 .730 .366 .140 1.3
1962 26 DET AL 92 58 8 3.7 105 .347 .230 .266 .374 .339 .243 .415 .617 .754 69 .407 -2.5 -0.2 .614 .230 .014
1963 27 WSA AL 416 293 42 3.9 95 .239 .212 .255 .308 .321 .358 .394 .666 .716 87 .463 -5.4 -0.6 .627 .282 .145 .0
6 Seasons 882 624 79 3.4 100 .241 .206 .262 .304 .331 .317 .403 .621 .734 70 .390 -29.8 -3.0 .576 .250 .111 3.6
162 Game Avg. 398 282 36 3.4 100 .241 .206 .262 .304 .331 .317 .403 .621 .734 70 .390 -29.8 -3.0 .576 .250 .111 2
DET (5 yrs) 466 331 37 3.0 104 .243 .200 .267 .300 .340 .281 .411 .581 .751 57 .323 -24.5 -2.5 .530 .222 .081 2.9
WSA (1 yr) 416 293 42 3.9 95 .239 .212 .255 .308 .321 .358 .394 .666 .716 87 .463 -5.4 -0.6 .627 .282 .145 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1957 21 DET AL 30 0.0% 23.3% 10.0% 3.3% 25% 2.33 3.9 27.0 2.75 67%
1958 22 DET AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1959 23 DET AL 228 1.3% 18.0% 7.0% 4.8% 28% 2.56 5.1 69.7 10.0 0.92 73%
1961 25 DET AL 114 1.8% 13.2% 17.5% 7.9% 45% 0.75 6.2 46.5 7.2 1.71 67%
1962 26 DET AL 92 0.0% 27.2% 17.4% 1.1% 6% 1.56 3.0 10.6 0.67 53%
1963 27 WSA AL 416 2.9% 20.0% 11.8% 6.5% 36% 1.69 4.3 29.8 8.1 1.06 64%
6 Seasons 882 1.9% 19.4% 11.8% 5.6% 31% 1.64 4.5 44.9 8.9 1.07 66%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1957 21 DET AL 1 0 57% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 2
1958 22 DET 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
1959 23 DET AL 6 0 44% 81 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 61% 12 6 6 6 2 4 5 1 4
1961 25 DET AL 4 0 16% 38 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 57% 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 1
1962 26 DET AL 3 0 35% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 28% 12 9 2 2 2 0 4 0 3
1963 27 WSA AL 5 0 26% 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 58% 23 13 10 6 2 3 9 0 9
6 Seasons 19 0 30% 323 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 16 52% 57 33 23 15 7 7 22 2 19
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1957 21 DET AL 30 93% 4 2 0 0 0 1.78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 4 1 25% 15 1 7% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1958 22 DET AL 2 100% 0 2 0 0 0 0.94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 23 DET AL 227 86% 40 23 0 0 0 1.52 3 0 7 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 57 3 5% 26 5 19% 149 19 13% 8 5 63% 8 2 25% 1
1961 25 DET AL 113 87% 20 41 10 0 6 1.83 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 25 1 4% 13 3 23% 92 13 14% 9 3 33% 6 3 50% 1
1962 26 DET AL 92 92% 17 29 6 0 6 1.78 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 16 0 0% 6 2 33% 58 7 12% 3 3 100% 7 2 29% 0
1963 27 WSA AL 416 81% 76 22 5 0 0 1.41 12 0 9 10 2 5 7 0 1 1 100% 70 5 7% 40 10 25% 264 33 13% 29 12 41% 29 9 31% 0
6 Seasons 880 84% 157 119 21 0 12 1.66 17 0 25 14 3 8 9 0 3 3 100% 176 9 5% 89 21 24% 578 73 13% 49 23 47% 51 17 33% 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1957 21 11 30 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .148 .233 .185 .419 15 5 0 0 0 0 0
1958 22 13 32 29 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .138 .219 .172 .391 7 5 0 0 0 0 0
1959 23 99 260 238 31 44 8 1 3 22 1 0 19 48 .185 .250 .265 .515 39 63 3 2 0 1 0
1960 24 99 260 238 31 44 8 1 3 22 1 0 19 48 .185 .250 .265 .515 39 63 3 2 0 1 0
1961 25 170 374 331 39 64 15 1 5 35 2 0 39 63 .193 .282 .290 .572 53 96 4 2 1 1 0
1962 26 234 466 405 51 81 16 1 5 42 2 0 55 88 .200 .300 .281 .581 57 114 4 3 2 1 0
1963 27 359 882 763 93 157 30 2 17 86 2 0 104 171 .206 .304 .317 .621 70 242 9 6 3 6 7

Neutralized Batting

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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
1957 21 12 31 28 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 .143 .226 .179 .404 1 11
1958 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1959 23 90 240 220 28 43 8 1 3 21 1 17 43 .195 .258 .282 .540 16 86
1961 25 71 115 94 8 21 7 0 2 13 1 21 15 .223 .365 .362 .727 13 71
1962 26 64 95 76 11 19 1 0 0 7 0 18 25 .250 .400 .263 .663 8 64
1963 27 125 427 365 46 83 15 1 13 48 0 54 83 .227 .328 .381 .709 46 125
6 Seasons 364 910 785 96 170 32 2 18 90 2 113 173 .217 .318 .331 .649 84 359
162 Game Avg. 162 405 349 43 76 14 1 8 40 1 50 77 .217 .318 .331 .649 37 359

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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