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Dennis Paepke

Dennis Ray Paepke

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 202 lb.

Born: April 17, 1945 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Rancho Alamitos HS (Garden Grove, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1969
Team: Royals 1969-1974

Final Game: October 2, 1974
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Standard Fielding

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 PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1969 KCR AL 24 C 8 7 5 64.0 58 56 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 8.16 7.25 .987 6.65 6.65 1 1 5 2 29% 36% 0
1971 KCR AL 26 C 32 25 22 231.2 155 139 15 1 1 .994 -1 -5 5.98 4.81 .988 6.37 6.34 0 9 13 6 32% 39% 0
1971 KCR AL 26 OF 17 13 7 108.1 23 21 0 2 0 .913 -5 -51 1.74 1.24 .982 2.24 2.22
1971 KCR AL 26 RF 16 12 6 100.1 19 17 0 2 0 .895 -4 -47 1.52 1.06 .980 2.05 2.04
1971 KCR AL 26 LF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -105 1.12 1.00 .980 1.91 1.90
1972 KCR AL 27 C 2 1 0 18.0 19 14 2 3 0 .842 -1 -67 8.00 8.00 .985 6.50 6.45 0 0 3 1 25% 39% 0
1974 KCR AL 29 C 4 2 1 20.0 11 9 2 0 1 1.000 0 0 4.95 2.75 .983 5.90 5.88 2 0 3 3 50% 38% 0
1974 KCR AL 29 OF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -15 1.12 1.00 .980 2.36 2.40
1974 KCR AL 29 RF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -15 1.12 1.00 .980 2.14 2.20
4 Seasons C 46 35 28 333.2 243 218 21 4 2 .984 -2 -7 6.45 5.20 .987 6.40 6.36 3 10 24 12 33% 38% 0
2 Seasons OF 18 14 8 116.1 24 22 0 2 0 .917 -5 -48 1.70 1.22 .982 2.25 2.23
2 Seasons RF 17 13 7 108.1 20 18 0 2 0 .900 -4 -44 1.50 1.06 .980 2.05 2.05
1 Season LF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -105 1.12 1.00 .980 1.91 1.90
4 Seasons TOT 64 49 36 450.0 267 240 21 6 2 .978 -7 -18 5.22 4.08 .987 5.33 5.20 3 10 24 12 33% 38% 0
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-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) 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 1948 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

Sabermetric Fielding

Year Tm Lg Age Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP
1969 KCR AL 24 C 0 0 0
1971 KCR AL 26 C -1 -5 -1
1971 KCR AL 26 RF -4 -47 -3 -1 -2 -1
1971 KCR AL 26 LF -1 -105 -1 0 -1 0
1972 KCR AL 27 C -1 -67 -1
1974 KCR AL 29 C 0 0 0
1974 KCR AL 29 RF -0 -15 -0 0 -0 0
4 Seasons C -2 -7 -2
2 Seasons RF -4 -44 -3 -1 -2 -1
1 Season LF -1 -105 -1 0 -1 0
4 Seasons TOT -7 -18 -4 -1 -3 -1 -2

Appearances

Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1969 KCR AL 24 12 7 12 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1971 KCR AL 26 60 38 60 49 0 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 17 0 19 0
1972 KCR AL 27 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 KCR AL 29 6 3 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
4 Seasons 80 49 80 64 0 46 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 18 0 24 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1969 KCR AL 24 263 3.23 3.66 2 100% 0 0 55 2 0 0 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 KCR AL 26 955 2.84 3.15 19 95% 0 0 140 12 0 2 126 14 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 100%
1972 KCR AL 27 75 2.00 2.50 0 2 0 14 0 1 0 13 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 KCR AL 29 93 3.60 5.85 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1386 2.91 3.37 21 95% 2 0 218 14 2 2 200 20 4 2 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 5 100%
MLB Averages 3.61 4.08 95% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1969 KCR AL 24 1 1 79 5 2 1 29% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 1.53 0.69
1971 KCR AL 26 0 9 353 13 6 4 32% 12 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 7 1.24 0.87
1972 KCR AL 27 0 0 25 3 1 1 25% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2.13 0.36
1974 KCR AL 29 2 0 41 3 3 2 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.34 0.45
4 Seasons 3 10 498 24 12 8 33% 22 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 48 14 1.30 0.69
MLB Averages 37% 1.27 1.23

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 KCR AL 26 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 14.3% 12 0 0.0% 0 427 62% 80% 25% 35 49%
1974 KCR AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 32 22% 78% 25% 4 25%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 7 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4 23.5% 13 0 0.0% 0 459 59% 80% 25% 39 46%
MLB Averages 41.6% 3.3% 64% 80% 27% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 KCR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 39 64% 82% 18% 3 33%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 39 64% 82% 18% 3 33%
MLB Averages 59.4% 2.8% 64% 80% 27% 47%

* 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.

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