Herb Plews
Herbert Eugene Plews
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 14, 1928 in Helena, MT
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1956
Final Game: July 26, 1959
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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 28 WSH AL 91 285 256 24 69 10 7 1 25 1 2 26 40 .270 .337 .375 .712 92 96 6 1 0 2 3 4/65
1957 29 WSH AL 104 366 329 51 89 19 4 1 26 0 3 28 39 .271 .326 .362 .688 90 119 10 2 1 6 1 45/6
1958 30 WSH AL 111 401 380 46 98 12 6 2 29 2 3 17 45 .258 .291 .337 .628 74 128 7 1 3 0 1 45
1959 31 TOT AL 40 55 52 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 9 .192 .236 .212 .448 24 11 3 0 0 0 0 /4
1959 31 WSH AL 27 43 40 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 5 .225 .279 .225 .504 41 9 2 0 0 0 0 /4
1959 31 BOS AL 13 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .167 .250 -34 2 1 0 0 0 0 /4
4 Seasons 346 1107 1017 125 266 42 17 4 82 3 9 74 133 .262 .312 .348 .660 81 354 26 4 4 8 5
162 Game Avg. 162 518 476 59 125 20 8 2 38 1 4 35 62 .262 .312 .348 .660 81 166 12 2 2 4 2
WSH (4 yrs) 333 1095 1005 125 265 41 17 4 82 3 9 74 129 .264 .314 .350 .665 83 352 25 4 4 8 5
BOS (1 yr) 13 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .167 .250 -34 2 1 0 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 28 WSH AL 285 197 32 4.4 103 .313 .270 .262 .337 .344 .375 .401 .712 .744 92 .454 -3.3 -0.3 .626 .203 .105 1.0
1957 29 WSH AL 366 260 38 4.0 98 .298 .271 .261 .326 .333 .362 .393 .688 .726 90 .452 -3.7 -0.4 .577 .167 .091 .0
1958 30 WSH AL 401 295 36 3.3 96 .288 .258 .259 .291 .328 .337 .394 .628 .722 74 .377 -14.7 -1.5 .497 .121 .079 2.0
1959 31 TOT AL 55 46 2 1.2 99 .233 .192 .261 .236 .333 .212 .400 .448 .732 24 .082 -5.6 -0.6 .283 .058 .019
1959 31 WSH AL 43 34 2 1.6 98 .257 .225 .260 .279 .332 .225 .398 .504 .730 41 .134 -3.3 -0.3 .324 .050 .000
1959 31 BOS AL 12 12 0 0.0 102 .125 .083 .265 .083 .337 .167 .405 .250 .742 -34 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .167 .083 .083
4 Seasons 1107 798 108 3.6 99 .295 .262 .261 .312 .334 .348 .396 .660 .729 81 .407 -27.3 -2.8 .542 .153 .087 3.4
162 Game Avg. 518 374 51 3.6 99 .295 .262 .261 .312 .334 .348 .396 .660 .729 81 .407 -27.3 -2.8 .542 .153 .087 2
WSH (4 yrs) 1095 786 108 3.7 98 .297 .264 .261 .314 .334 .350 .396 .665 .729 83 .414 -25.1 -2.6 .548 .154 .087 3.4
BOS (1 yr) 12 12 0 0.0 102 .125 .083 .265 .083 .337 .167 .405 .250 .742 -34 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .167 .083 .083

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 28 WSH AL 285 0.4% 14.0% 9.1% 6.3% 26% 1.54 6.4 256.0 10.2 1.11 76%
1957 29 WSH AL 366 0.3% 10.7% 7.7% 6.6% 27% 1.39 8.4 329.0 12.7 0.88 81%
1958 30 WSH AL 401 0.5% 11.2% 4.2% 5.0% 20% 2.65 8.4 190.0 13.1 0.98 83%
1959 31 TOT AL 55 0.0% 16.4% 5.5% 1.8% 10% 3.00 5.8 26.0 1.77 78%
1959 31 WSH AL 43 0.0% 11.6% 7.0% 0.0% 0% 1.67 8.0 20.0 1.55 81%
1959 31 BOS AL 12 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 8.3% 100% 3.0 3.00 67%
4 Seasons 1107 0.4% 12.0% 6.7% 5.7% 24% 1.80 7.6 254.3 12.4 1.01 80%
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 28 WSH AL 6 0 24% 126 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 48% 13 10 3 4 2 2 10 2 8
1957 29 WSH AL 8 0 42% 169 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 11 44% 25 18 7 7 3 4 11 2 8
1958 30 WSH AL 7 0 39% 135 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 53% 25 14 10 6 1 5 9 3 6
1959 31 TOT AL 0 0 31% 20 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 31 WSH AL 0 0 33% 18 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 31 BOS AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 21 0 36% 450 3 9 25% 3 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 19 23 47% 67 45 21 17 6 11 30 7 22
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 28 WSH AL 285 80% 69 24 4 0 1 1.02 1 0 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 6 11% 26 8 31% 187 24 13% 14 6 43% 13 6 46% 0
1957 29 WSH AL 366 87% 89 25 5 0 2 1.59 1 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 81 10 12% 38 12 32% 204 27 13% 14 9 64% 16 2 13% 0
1958 30 WSH AL 401 86% 98 22 4 0 3 1.41 2 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 100% 77 7 9% 29 9 31% 220 28 13% 13 9 69% 11 2 18% 0
1959 31 TOT AL 55 95% 10 32 7 0 1 1.64 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 19% 14 3 21% 38 2 5% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 0
1959 31 WSH AL 43 95% 9 21 6 0 1 1.36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 18% 11 2 18% 27 2 7% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 0
1959 31 BOS AL 12 92% 1 11 1 0 0 2.16 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1107 85% 266 103 20 0 7 1.43 4 0 37 4 0 1 3 0 4 4 100% 228 26 11% 107 32 30% 649 81 12% 45 25 56% 44 10 23% 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 28 91 285 256 24 69 10 7 1 25 1 2 26 40 .270 .337 .375 .712 92 96 6 1 0 2 3
1957 29 195 651 585 75 158 29 11 2 51 1 5 54 79 .270 .331 .368 .698 91 215 16 3 1 8 4
1958 30 306 1052 965 121 256 41 17 4 80 3 8 71 124 .265 .316 .355 .671 85 343 23 4 4 8 5
1959 31 346 1107 1017 125 266 42 17 4 82 3 9 74 133 .262 .312 .348 .660 81 354 26 4 4 8 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1956 28 95 297 267 25 72 10 7 1 26 1 27 42 .270 .337 .371 .707 33 91
1957 29 109 385 347 57 95 20 4 1 29 0 30 41 .274 .330 .363 .693 42 104
1958 30 116 420 401 53 106 13 6 2 33 2 18 47 .264 .298 .342 .639 41 111
1959 31 42 56 53 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 .170 .214 .189 .403 2 40
4 Seasons 362 1158 1068 139 282 44 17 4 90 3 78 139 .264 .314 .348 .663 118 346
162 Game Avg. 162 518 478 62 126 20 8 2 40 1 35 62 .264 .314 .348 .663 53 346

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1956 AL--7--9th
1958 AL--6--10th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1957 AL--6--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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