Rance Pless
Rance Pless
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 6, 1925 in Greeneville, TN
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1956
Final Game: September 30, 1956
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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
1956 30 KCA AL 48 96 85 4 23 3 1 0 9 0 1 10 13 .271 .354 .329 .684 82 28 5 1 0 0 0 3/5
1 Season 48 96 85 4 23 3 1 0 9 0 1 10 13 .271 .354 .329 .684 82 28 5 1 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 324 287 14 78 10 3 0 30 0 3 34 44 .271 .354 .329 .684 82 95 17 3 0 0 0

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
1956 30 KCA AL 96 68 9 3.5 106 .319 .271 .267 .354 .349 .329 .408 .684 .757 82 .363 -2.0 -0.2 .559 .165 .059
1 Season 96 68 9 3.5 106 .319 .271 .267 .354 .349 .329 .408 .684 .757 82 .363 -2.0 -0.2 .559 .165 .059
162 Game Avg. 324 230 30 3.5 106 .319 .271 .267 .354 .349 .329 .408 .684 .757 82 .363 -2.0 -0.2 .559 .165 .059

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
1956 30 KCA AL 96 0.0% 13.5% 10.4% 4.2% 17% 1.30 6.5 9.4 1.35 75%
1 Season 96 0.0% 13.5% 10.4% 4.2% 17% 1.30 6.5 9.4 1.35 75%
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
1956 30 KCA AL 1 0 12% 30 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 50% 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 Season 1 0 12% 30 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 50% 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
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
1956 30 KCA AL 96 43% 23 26 7 0 4 1.33 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5 20% 6 1 17% 64 9 14% 4 3 75% 4 0 0% 0
1 Season 96 43% 23 26 7 0 4 1.33 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5 20% 6 1 17% 64 9 14% 4 3 75% 4 0 0% 0
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
1956 30 48 96 85 4 23 3 1 0 9 0 1 10 13 .271 .354 .329 .684 82 28 5 1 0 0 0

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
1956 30 50 99 88 4 23 3 1 0 9 0 10 14 .261 .343 .318 .662 9 48
1 Season 50 99 88 4 23 3 1 0 9 0 10 14 .261 .343 .318 .662 9 48
162 Game Avg. 162 321 285 13 75 10 3 0 29 0 32 45 .261 .343 .318 .662 29 48

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