Jay Porter
J W Porter (Jay)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 17, 1933 in Shawnee, OK
High School: Oakland Technical (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1952
Final Game: September 27, 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
1952 19 SLB AL 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1 O/5
1955 22 DET AL 24 63 55 6 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 15 .236 .333 .273 .606 67 15 1 0 0 0 0 /327
1956 23 DET AL 14 22 21 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .095 .091 .095 .186 -51 2 1 0 0 1 0 /27
1957 24 DET AL 58 156 140 14 35 8 0 2 18 0 0 14 20 .250 .323 .350 .673 82 49 1 1 1 0 1 92/73
1958 25 CLE AL 40 96 85 13 17 1 0 4 19 0 0 9 23 .200 .284 .353 .637 76 30 3 1 1 0 0 2/35
1959 26 TOT MLB 60 156 139 13 31 7 0 2 12 0 0 12 20 .223 .290 .317 .607 65 44 3 2 1 2 1 2/3
1959 26 WSH AL 37 121 106 8 24 4 0 1 10 0 0 11 16 .226 .300 .292 .592 64 31 3 1 1 2 1 2/3
1959 26 STL NL 23 35 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .212 .257 .394 .651 67 13 0 1 0 0 0 2/3
6 Seasons 229 608 544 58 124 22 1 8 62 4 0 53 96 .228 .300 .316 .616 68 172 13 4 4 3 2
162 Game Avg. 162 430 385 41 88 16 1 6 44 3 0 37 68 .228 .300 .316 .616 68 122 9 3 3
DET (3 yrs) 96 241 216 20 50 10 0 2 24 0 0 22 43 .231 .304 .306 .610 65 66 3 1 1 1 1
WSH (1 yr) 37 121 106 8 24 4 0 1 10 0 0 11 16 .226 .300 .292 .592 64 31 3 1 1 2 1
STL (1 yr) 23 35 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .212 .257 .394 .651 67 13 0 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 40 96 85 13 17 1 0 4 19 0 0 9 23 .200 .284 .353 .637 76 30 3 1 1 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1
AL (6 yrs) 206 573 511 53 117 19 1 7 60 4 0 52 92 .229 .302 .311 .613 68 159 13 3 4 3 2
NL (1 yr) 23 35 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .212 .257 .394 .651 67 13 0 1 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
1952 19 SLB AL 115 83 11 3.6 99 .277 .250 .264 .316 .344 .308 .385 .623 .729 72 .433 -4.0 -0.4 .561 .192 .058 .0
1955 22 DET AL 63 43 5 3.1 101 .325 .236 .264 .333 .343 .273 .393 .606 .736 67 .330 -2.3 -0.2 .535 .182 .036
1956 23 DET AL 22 21 0 0.0 107 .143 .095 .269 .091 .351 .095 .410 .186 .760 -51 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .100 .000 .000
1957 24 DET AL 156 107 17 4.3 102 .280 .250 .266 .323 .339 .350 .402 .673 .741 82 .489 -3.4 -0.3 .604 .200 .100 .0
1958 25 CLE AL 96 72 8 3.0 97 .224 .200 .260 .284 .329 .353 .396 .637 .725 76 .338 -3.2 -0.3 .563 .259 .153 .0
1959 26 TOT MLB 156 114 13 3.1 101 .244 .223 .264 .290 .334 .317 .405 .607 .740 65 .336 -6.6 -0.7 .523 .180 .094 .0
1959 26 WSH AL 121 88 10 3.0 98 .253 .226 .260 .300 .332 .292 .398 .592 .729 64 .339 -4.9 -0.5 .506 .170 .066 .0
1959 26 STL NL 35 26 3 3.1 110 .214 .212 .277 .257 .344 .394 .429 .651 .773 67 .323 -1.7 -0.2 .577 .212 .182 .0
6 Seasons 608 440 54 3.3 100 .262 .228 .264 .300 .338 .316 .398 .616 .736 68 .373 -24.2 -2.4 .538 .193 .088 5.3
162 Game Avg. 430 311 38 3.3 100 .262 .228 .264 .300 .338 .316 .398 .616 .736 68 .373 -24.2 -2.4 .538 .193 .088 4
DET (3 yrs) 241 171 22 3.5 102 .279 .231 .266 .304 .341 .306 .401 .610 .742 65 .385 -10.4 -1.0 .527 .176 .074 .0
WSH (1 yr) 121 88 10 3.0 98 .253 .226 .260 .300 .332 .292 .398 .592 .729 64 .339 -4.9 -0.5 .506 .170 .066 .0
STL (1 yr) 35 26 3 3.1 110 .214 .212 .277 .257 .344 .394 .429 .651 .773 67 .323 -1.7 -0.2 .577 .212 .182 .0
CLE (1 yr) 96 72 8 3.0 97 .224 .200 .260 .284 .329 .353 .396 .637 .725 76 .338 -3.2 -0.3 .563 .259 .153 .0
SLB (1 yr) 115 83 11 3.6 99 .277 .250 .264 .316 .344 .308 .385 .623 .729 72 .433 -4.0 -0.4 .561 .192 .058 .0
AL (6 yrs) 573 414 51 3.3 100 .265 .229 .263 .302 .338 .311 .396 .613 .734 68 .377 -22.5 -2.2 .536 .192 .082 5.1
NL (1 yr) 35 26 3 3.1 110 .214 .212 .277 .257 .344 .394 .429 .651 .773 67 .323 -1.7 -0.2 .577 .212 .182 .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
1952 19 SLB AL 115 0.0% 8.7% 8.7% 4.4% 19% 1.00 10.4 14.9 82%
1955 22 DET AL 63 0.0% 23.8% 12.7% 3.2% 15% 1.88 3.7 18.3 1.15 63%
1956 23 DET AL 22 0.0% 36.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.6 7.0 0.86 64%
1957 24 DET AL 156 1.3% 12.8% 9.0% 6.4% 29% 1.43 7.0 70.0 7.8 0.85 76%
1958 25 CLE AL 96 4.2% 24.0% 9.4% 5.2% 29% 2.56 3.7 21.3 4.5 1.53 60%
1959 26 TOT MLB 156 1.3% 12.8% 7.7% 5.8% 29% 1.67 7.0 69.5 11.6 0.80 76%
1959 26 WSH AL 121 0.8% 13.2% 9.1% 4.1% 21% 1.45 6.6 106.0 10.6 0.86 75%
1959 26 STL NL 35 2.9% 11.4% 2.9% 11.4% 57% 4.00 8.3 33.0 16.5 0.62 80%
6 Seasons 608 1.3% 15.8% 8.7% 5.1% 25% 1.81 5.7 68.0 8.8 0.96 73%
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
1955 22 DET AL 0 0 29% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 29% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1956 23 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 0
1957 24 DET AL 2 0 25% 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 41% 12 8 4 3 2 1 2 0 2
1958 25 CLE AL 1 0 39% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 33% 1 1 0 3 2 1 2 1 1
1959 26 TOT MLB 3 0 26% 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20% 7 6 0 3 3 0 5 2 3
1959 26 WSH AL 2 0 20% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20% 6 6 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
1959 26 STL NL 1 0 50% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20% 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1
6 Seasons 6 0 29% 201 4 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 31% 24 18 5 10 8 2 11 4 7
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
1955 22 DET AL 63 54% 13 8 2 0 1 0.85 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 8% 2 1 50% 37 4 11% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1956 23 DET AL 22 91% 2 10 0 0 1 1.31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 6 2 33% 16 3 19% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
1957 24 DET AL 156 32% 35 17 4 0 3 1.95 2 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 50% 30 1 3% 19 5 26% 119 16 13% 14 5 36% 8 3 38% 0
1958 25 CLE AL 96 38% 17 17 3 2 4 2.42 4 0 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 100% 20 3 15% 11 2 18% 67 15 22% 6 3 50% 8 2 25% 0
1959 26 TOT MLB 156 29% 31 6 2 0 1 1.95 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 50% 42 3 7% 21 6 29% 112 11 10% 12 7 58% 6 1 17% 0
1959 26 WSH AL 121 30% 24 3 1 0 1 2.49 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 31 3 10% 15 4 27% 88 10 11% 11 6 55% 6 1 17% 0
1959 26 STL NL 35 26% 7 3 1 0 0 1.41 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0% 6 2 33% 24 1 4% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 493 38% 124 58 11 2 10 1.83 8 0 18 4 4 7 1 0 5 4 80% 110 13 12% 59 16 27% 351 49 14% 37 19 51% 23 7 30% 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
1952 19 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1
1953 20 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1
1954 21 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1
1955 22 57 178 159 18 39 6 1 0 10 4 0 18 25 .245 .322 .296 .618 70 47 5 0 1 0 0
1956 23 71 200 180 18 41 6 1 0 13 4 0 18 33 .228 .296 .272 .569 56 49 6 0 1 1 0
1957 24 129 356 320 32 76 14 1 2 31 4 0 32 53 .238 .308 .306 .614 67 98 7 1 2 1 1
1958 25 169 452 405 45 93 15 1 6 50 4 0 41 76 .230 .303 .316 .619 69 128 10 2 3 1 1
1959 26 229 608 544 58 124 22 1 8 62 4 0 53 96 .228 .300 .316 .616 68 172 13 4 4 3 2

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
1952 19 34 122 111 13 29 4 1 0 7 4 11 10 .261 .328 .315 .643 11 33
1955 22 25 68 59 7 15 2 0 0 3 0 9 16 .254 .353 .288 .641 6 24
1956 23 15 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
1957 24 61 166 149 15 39 9 0 2 19 0 16 21 .262 .337 .362 .700 18 58
1958 25 42 101 90 15 19 1 0 4 22 0 10 24 .211 .297 .356 .653 9 40
1959 26 63 163 146 13 33 7 0 2 12 0 13 21 .226 .294 .315 .610 14 60
6 Seasons 240 643 577 63 135 23 1 8 63 4 59 100 .234 .308 .319 .627 58 229
162 Game Avg. 162 434 389 43 91 16 1 5 43 3 40 68 .234 .308 .319 .627 39 229

* 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

Youngest s c a p y
1952 AL--born 1933-01-17--2nd

                                         

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