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Boog Powell
John Wesley Powell
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 240 lb.

Born: August 17, 1941 in Lakeland, FL
High School: Key West (Key West, FL)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1961
Final Game: August 24, 1977
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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
1961 19 BAL AL 4 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .077 .077 .077 .154 -58 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1962 20 BAL AL 124 441 400 44 97 13 2 15 53 1 1 38 79 .243 .311 .398 .708 95 159 14 2 0 1 5 *7/3
1963 21 BAL AL 140 548 491 67 130 22 2 25 82 1 2 49 87 .265 .328 .470 .799 125 231 12 0 3 5 8 *73/9
1964 22 BAL AL 134 506 424 74 123 17 0 39 99 0 0 76 91 .290 .399 .606 1.005 176 257 9 2 2 2 6 *7/3 MVP-11
1965 23 BAL AL 144 556 472 54 117 20 2 17 72 1 1 71 93 .248 .347 .407 .754 112 192 7 4 3 6 13 37
1966 24 BAL AL 140 565 491 78 141 18 0 34 109 0 4 67 125 .287 .372 .532 .903 158 261 8 1 3 3 9 *3 MVP-3
1967 25 BAL AL 125 477 415 53 97 14 1 13 55 1 3 55 94 .234 .324 .366 .690 104 152 6 2 1 4 5 *3
1968 26 BAL AL 154 634 550 60 137 21 1 22 85 7 1 73 97 .249 .338 .411 .748 126 226 12 3 3 5 12 *3 AS,MVP-21
1969 27 BAL AL 152 615 533 83 162 25 0 37 121 1 1 72 76 .304 .383 .559 .942 160 298 18 1 1 8 10 *3 AS,MVP-2
1970 28 BAL AL 154 643 526 82 156 28 0 35 114 1 1 104 80 .297 .412 .549 .962 163 289 14 5 0 8 18 *3 AS,MVP-1
1971 29 BAL AL 128 509 418 59 107 19 0 22 92 1 0 82 64 .256 .379 .459 .839 138 192 10 4 0 5 11 *3 AS
1972 30 BAL AL 140 539 465 53 117 20 1 21 81 4 0 65 92 .252 .346 .434 .780 129 202 13 4 1 4 14 *3
1973 31 BAL AL 114 464 370 52 98 13 1 11 54 0 2 85 64 .265 .398 .395 .792 126 146 11 0 4 5 10 *3
1974 32 BAL AL 110 402 344 37 91 13 1 12 45 0 1 52 58 .265 .358 .413 .771 125 142 15 0 3 3 10 3/D
1975 33 CLE AL 134 502 435 64 129 18 0 27 86 1 3 59 72 .297 .377 .524 .901 154 228 5 1 1 6 5 *3/D MVP-20
1976 34 CLE AL 95 343 293 29 63 9 0 9 33 1 1 41 43 .215 .305 .338 .643 90 99 10 0 2 7 3 3
1977 35 LAD NL 50 53 41 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 9 .244 .415 .244 .659 83 10 0 0 0 0 1 /3
17 Seasons 2042 7810 6681 889 1776 270 11 339 1187 20 21 1001 1226 .266 .361 .462 .822 134 3085 164 29 27 72 140
162 Game Avg. 162 620 530 71 141 21 1 27 94 2 2 79 97 .266 .361 .462 .822 134 245 13 2 2 6 11
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
BAL (14 yrs) 1763 6912 5912 796 1574 243 11 303 1063 18 17 889 1102 .266 .362 .465 .826 135 2748 149 28 24 59 131
CLE (2 yrs) 229 845 728 93 192 27 0 36 119 2 4 100 115 .264 .348 .449 .797 129 327 15 1 3 13 8
LAD (1 yr) 50 53 41 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 9 .244 .415 .244 .659 83 10 0 0 0 0 1
AL (16 yrs) 1992 7757 6640 889 1766 270 11 339 1182 20 21 989 1217 .266 .360 .463 .823 134 3075 164 29 27 72 139
NL (1 yr) 50 53 41 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 9 .244 .415 .244 .659 83 10 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1966 24 BAL AL WS LAD W 4 15 14 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 .357 .429 .786 6 1 0 1 0 0
1969 27 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 3 15 13 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .385 .467 .615 1.082 8 1 0 0 0 0
1969 27 BAL AL WS NYM L 5 20 19 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 .300 .263 .563 5 0 0 0 0 0
1970 28 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 3 14 14 2 6 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 3 .429 .429 .786 1.214 11 1 0 0 0 0
1970 28 BAL AL WS CIN W 5 22 17 6 5 1 0 2 5 0 0 5 2 .294 .455 .706 1.160 12 2 0 0 0 0
1971 29 BAL AL ALCS OAK W 3 13 10 4 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 3 .300 .462 .900 1.362 9 0 0 0 0 0
1971 29 BAL AL WS PIT L 7 29 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .138 .111 .249 3 0 0 0 1 0
1973 31 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 32 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (9 Series) 33 140 126 17 33 4 0 6 18 0 0 12 17 .262 .324 .437 .760 55 6 0 1 1 0
5 ALCS 12 54 49 9 15 2 0 4 11 0 0 5 7 .306 .370 .592 .962 29 3 0 0 0 0
4 WS 21 86 77 8 18 2 0 2 7 0 0 7 10 .234 .294 .338 .632 26 3 0 1 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 BAL AL 19 LF 3 3 26.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -23.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 0 1.04 1.00 .967 2.01 1.63
1961 BAL AL 19 OF 3 3 26.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -23.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 0 1.04 1.00 .967 2.25 1.97
1962 BAL AL 20 LF 112 112 883.1 192 185 1 6 0 .969 0.7 1.0 1.7 -0.9 2.6 -1 1.90 1.66 .976 2.01 1.61
1962 BAL AL 20 OF 112 112 883.1 191 184 1 6 0 .969 0.7 1.0 1.7 -0.9 2.6 -1 1.88 1.65 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 BAL AL 20 1B 1 1 8.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 11.25 10.00 .990 9.45 8.80
1963 BAL AL 21 LF 121 121 984.1 199 187 6 6 1 .970 -2.9 -3.5 -3.9 -0.7 -3.3 1 1.76 1.60 .976 1.90 1.57
1963 BAL AL 21 OF 121 121 984.2 193 181 6 6 1 .969 -2.9 -3.5 -3.9 -0.7 -3.3 1 1.71 1.55 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 BAL AL 21 1B 23 14 137.2 150 135 12 3 10 .980 -0.4 -3.5 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 9.61 6.39 .990 9.48 8.59
1963 BAL AL 21 RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.70
1964 BAL AL 22 LF 124 115 961.0 205 188 12 5 1 .976 0.6 0.7 -2.4 1.1 -3.5 3 1.87 1.61 .975 1.81 1.46 MVP-11
1964 BAL AL 22 OF 124 115 961.0 196 178 13 5 1 .974 0.6 0.7 -2.4 1.1 -3.5 3 1.79 1.54 .980 2.04 1.79 MVP-11
1964 BAL AL 22 1B 5 4 40.0 51 45 6 0 5 1.000 0.9 27.0 0.9 1.0 -0.1 0 11.48 10.20 .990 9.43 8.12 MVP-11
1965 BAL AL 23 1B 78 58 561.0 595 538 52 5 50 .992 1.8 3.9 2.8 4.4 -1.6 -1 9.47 7.56 .991 9.56 7.88
1965 BAL AL 23 LF 71 70 574.2 122 121 1 0 0 1.000 1.8 3.8 1.8 -1.9 3.6 0 1.91 1.72 .979 1.87 1.49
1965 BAL AL 23 OF 71 70 574.2 121 120 1 0 0 1.000 1.8 3.8 1.8 -1.9 3.6 0 1.90 1.70 .978 2.04 1.78
1966 BAL AL 24 1B 136 132 1154.1 1175 1094 68 13 96 .989 -2.6 -2.7 -2.6 -5.7 3.1 0 9.06 8.54 .991 7.80 7.35 MVP-3
1967 BAL AL 25 1B 114 109 975.1 981 903 64 14 82 .986 -7.4 -9.1 -6.4 -1.0 -5.4 -1 8.92 8.48 .991 9.23 8.32
1968 BAL AL 26 1B 149 149 1319.0 1386 1293 79 14 102 .990 -3.8 -3.5 -3.8 -1.2 -2.6 0 9.36 9.21 .989 6.82 6.71 AS,MVP-21
1969 BAL AL 27 1B 144 141 1233.1 1283 1192 84 7 105 .995 8.1 7.9 7.1 -0.4 7.4 1 9.31 8.86 .992 7.30 6.94 AS,MVP-2
1970 BAL AL 28 1B 145 143 1269.2 1308 1209 89 10 107 .992 -2.3 -2.2 -2.3 -0.3 -2.1 0 9.20 8.95 .991 7.09 6.90 AS,MVP-1
1971 BAL AL 29 1B 124 114 1027.1 1103 1031 67 5 97 .995 4.6 5.4 4.6 2.0 2.6 0 9.62 8.85 .992 8.76 8.06 AS
1972 BAL AL 30 1B 133 128 1112.2 1201 1116 70 15 111 .988 -4.1 -4.4 -4.1 1.9 -6.1 0 9.59 8.92 .991 8.09 7.52
1973 BAL AL 31 1B 111 104 916.2 1077 988 77 12 95 .989 -1.5 -2.0 -1.5 -0.4 -1.1 0 10.46 9.59 .992 9.82 8.27
1974 BAL AL 32 1B 102 94 832.0 931 866 61 4 102 .996 0.2 0.3 0.2 -1.1 1.3 0 10.03 9.09 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 BAL AL 32 DH 1
1975 CLE AL 33 1B 121 111 994.1 1069 997 69 3 92 .997 -0.5 -0.6 0.5 -0.6 1.1 -1 9.65 8.81 .990 9.05 8.26 MVP-20
1975 CLE AL 33 DH 5 MVP-20
1976 CLE AL 34 1B 89 83 736.0 769 698 61 10 76 .987 -3.0 -4.9 -3.0 -3.2 0.2 0 9.28 8.53 .992 9.85 8.88
1977 LAD NL 35 1B 4 1 15.0 16 15 0 1 1 .938 -0.7 -56.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 9.00 3.75 .994 9.90 8.30
16 Seasons 1B 1479 1386 12332.1 13105 12130 859 116 1131 .991 -11.2 -1.1 -9.2 -5.0 -4.5 -2 9.48 8.78 .991 8.40 7.69
5 Seasons LF 431 421 3429.1 721 684 20 17 2 .976 -0.3 -0.1 -3.3 -2.2 -1.3 3 1.85 1.63 .976 1.90 1.54
5 Seasons OF 431 421 3429.2 704 666 21 17 2 .976 -0.3 -0.1 -3.3 -2.2 -1.3 3 1.80 1.59 .980 2.11 1.86
2 Seasons DH 6
1 Season RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.70
17 Seasons TOT 1910 1807 15762.0 13809 12796 880 133 1133 .990 -11.5 -0.9 -12.5 -7.2 -5.8 3 -2 7.81 7.16 .981 7.03 6.37
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1968 *
1969 (1B)
1970 (1B)
1971

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1970-AL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1964-AL-11-10%
1966-AL-3-44%
1968-AL-21-1%
1969-AL-2-68%
1970-AL-1-70%
1975-AL-20-2%
1 MVP
1.95 Career Shares (90th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1964 AL--.290--9th
1966 AL--.287--4th
1969 AL--.304--5th

On-Base% s c a p y
1964 AL--.399--3rd
1966 AL--.372--5th
1970 AL--.412--3rd
1975 AL--.377--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1964 AL--.606--1st
1966 AL--.532--4th
1969 AL--.559--5th
1970 AL--.549--2nd
1975 AL--.524--3rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1964 AL--1.005--2nd
1966 AL--.903--4th
1969 AL--.942--7th
1970 AL--.962--3rd
1975 AL--.901--4th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--2042--188th

Total Bases s c a p y
1966 AL--261--9th
1969 AL--298--7th
1970 AL--289--5th
Career--3085--243rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--39--2nd
1966 AL--34--3rd
1968 AL--22--8th
1969 AL--37--6th
1970 AL--35--5th
1972 AL--21--10th
1975 AL--27--7th
Career--339--83rd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1964 AL--99--8th
1966 AL--109--3rd
1968 AL--85--4th
1969 AL--121--2nd
1970 AL--114--3rd
1971 AL--92--6th
1972 AL--81--5th
Career--1187--139th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1964 AL--76--10th
1968 AL--73--8th
1970 AL--104--6th
1971 AL--82--10th
1973 AL--85--6th
Career--1001--109th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1966 AL--125--5th
1972 AL--92--10th
Career--1226--131st

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1964 AL--176--2nd
1966 AL--158--3rd
1969 AL--160--6th
1970 AL--163--3rd
1971 AL--138--10th
1975 AL--154--4th
Career--134--119th

Runs Created s c a p y
1964 AL--105--7th
1966 AL--97--6th
1969 AL--112--8th
1970 AL--123--3rd
Career--1143--222nd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--45--3rd
1966 AL--38--4th
1969 AL--44--8th
1970 AL--50--3rd
1975 AL--32--8th
Career--320--109th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1964 AL--4.5--3rd
1966 AL--4.0--4th
1969 AL--4.4--8th
1970 AL--5.0--3rd
1975 AL--3.2--8th
Career--33.0--100th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1964 AL--56--10th
1969 AL--62--8th
1970 AL--63--4th
Career--620--250th

Times On Base s c a p y
1970 AL--265--5th
Career--2806--247th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1964 AL--.799--2nd
1966 AL--.749--4th
1969 AL--.744--6th
1970 AL--.774--2nd
1971 AL--.697--9th
1975 AL--.732--4th
Career--.666--151st

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1965 AL--6--8th
1968 AL--5--10th
1969 AL--8--6th
1970 AL--8--4th
Career--72--119th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1963 AL--8--6th
1965 AL--13--2nd
1966 AL--9--8th
1968 AL--12--4th
1970 AL--18--3rd
1971 AL--11--8th
1972 AL--14--5th
1973 AL--10--7th
1974 AL--10--9th
Career--140--54th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1969 AL--18--9th
Career--164--192nd

AB per HR s c a p y
1963 AL--19.640--9th
1964 AL--10.872--1st
1966 AL--14.441--2nd
1968 AL--25.000--10th
1969 AL--14.405--6th
1970 AL--15.029--4th
1971 AL--19.000--6th
1972 AL--22.143--10th
1975 AL--16.111--1st
Career--19.708--106th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 66 (278), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 44 (409), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (437), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Jeff Burroughs (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  9. Rocky Colavito (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  12. Greg Luzinski (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

February 25, 1975: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Don Hood to the Cleveland Indians for Al McGrew (minors) and Dave Duncan.

March 30, 1977: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 5, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

August 31, 1977: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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