Tom Saffell
Thomas Judson Saffell
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 26, 1921 in Etowah, TN
School: Maryville College (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1949
Final Game: September 25, 1955
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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
1949 27 PIT NL 73 233 205 36 66 7 1 2 25 5 21 27 .322 .385 .395 .780 108 81 3 0 7 O
1950 28 PIT NL 67 202 182 18 37 7 0 2 6 1 14 34 .203 .264 .275 .539 40 50 1 1 5 O
1951 29 PIT NL 49 71 65 11 13 0 0 1 5 1 1 5 18 .200 .257 .246 .503 34 16 1 0 1 O
1955 33 TOT MLB 82 173 150 26 27 1 0 1 4 2 0 19 29 .180 .272 .207 .479 31 31 2 0 4 0 3 8/79
1955 33 PIT NL 73 132 113 21 19 1 0 1 3 1 0 15 22 .168 .266 .204 .469 28 23 1 0 4 0 3 8/79
1955 33 KCA AL 9 41 37 5 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 7 .216 .293 .216 .509 39 8 1 0 0 0 0 /8
4 Seasons 271 679 602 91 143 15 1 6 40 9 1 59 108 .238 .307 .296 .602 60 178 7 1 17 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 406 360 54 85 9 1 4 24 5 35 65 .238 .307 .296 .602 60 106 4 1 10
PIT (4 yrs) 262 638 565 86 135 15 1 6 39 8 1 55 101 .239 .308 .301 .608 62 170 6 1 17 0 3
KCA (1 yr) 9 41 37 5 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 7 .216 .293 .216 .509 39 8 1 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 262 638 565 86 135 15 1 6 39 8 1 55 101 .239 .308 .301 .608 62 170 6 1 17 0 3
AL (1 yr) 9 41 37 5 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 7 .216 .293 .216 .509 39 8 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
1949 27 PIT NL 233 149 31 5.6 106 .364 .322 .273 .385 .347 .395 .408 .780 .755 108 .589 2.8 0.3 .754 .200 .073 2.9
1950 28 PIT NL 202 151 13 2.3 111 .240 .203 .273 .264 .350 .275 .424 .539 .774 40 .211 -16.4 -1.6 .452 .154 .071 1.3
1951 29 PIT NL 71 55 4 2.0 106 .261 .200 .271 .257 .345 .246 .410 .503 .756 34 .178 -6.3 -0.6 .389 .123 .046 1.0
1955 33 TOT MLB 173 129 10 2.1 103 .217 .180 .264 .272 .337 .207 .412 .479 .748 31 .185 -14.8 -1.5 .416 .167 .027 1.3
1955 33 PIT NL 132 99 7 1.9 104 .200 .168 .263 .266 .334 .204 .417 .469 .750 28 .160 -11.6 -1.1 .411 .177 .035 1.0
1955 33 KCA AL 41 30 3 2.7 102 .267 .216 .266 .293 .346 .216 .397 .509 .743 39 .273 -3.2 -0.3 .433 .135 .000 .0
4 Seasons 679 484 58 3.2 106 .281 .238 .270 .307 .345 .296 .414 .602 .759 60 .338 -34.7 -3.4 .527 .169 .058 7.2
162 Game Avg. 406 289 35 3.2 106 .281 .238 .270 .307 .345 .296 .414 .602 .759 60 .338 -34.7 -3.4 .527 .169 .058 4
PIT (4 yrs) 638 454 55 3.2 107 .282 .239 .271 .308 .345 .301 .415 .608 .760 62 .341 -31.5 -3.1 .533 .172 .062 6.9
KCA (1 yr) 41 30 3 2.7 102 .267 .216 .266 .293 .346 .216 .397 .509 .743 39 .272 -3.2 -0.3 .433 .135 .000 .0
NL (4 yrs) 638 454 55 3.2 107 .282 .239 .271 .308 .345 .301 .415 .608 .760 62 .341 -31.5 -3.1 .533 .172 .062 6.9
AL (1 yr) 41 30 3 2.7 102 .267 .216 .266 .293 .346 .216 .397 .509 .743 39 .272 -3.2 -0.3 .433 .135 .000 .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
1949 27 PIT NL 233 0.9% 11.6% 9.0% 4.3% 15% 1.29 7.6 102.5 8.2 76%
1950 28 PIT NL 202 1.0% 16.8% 6.9% 4.5% 24% 2.43 5.4 91.0 30.3 72%
1951 29 PIT NL 71 1.4% 25.4% 7.0% 1.4% 8% 3.60 3.6 65.0 13.0 65%
1955 33 TOT MLB 173 0.6% 16.8% 11.0% 1.2% 7% 1.53 5.2 150.0 37.5 1.52 69%
1955 33 PIT NL 132 0.8% 16.7% 11.4% 1.5% 11% 1.47 5.1 113.0 37.7 1.55 68%
1955 33 KCA AL 41 0.0% 17.1% 9.8% 0.0% 0% 1.75 5.3 37.0 1.44 73%
4 Seasons 679 0.9% 15.9% 8.7% 3.2% 15% 1.83 5.6 100.3 15.1 1.52 72%
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 33 TOT MLB 2 0 56% 69 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 40% 14 11 3 0 0 0 6 1 5
1955 33 PIT NL 1 0 61% 45 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 9 6 3 0 0 0 5 1 4
1955 33 KCA AL 1 0 42% 24 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17% 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 Seasons 2 0 43% 69 9 1 225% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 40% 14 11 3 0 0 0 6 1 5
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 33 TOT MLB 128 90% 27 8 2 0 0 1.30 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 133% 25 2 8% 12 1 8% 70 2 3% 2 1 50% 9 3 33% 45
1955 33 PIT NL 87 93% 19 8 2 0 0 1.30 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 133% 16 1 6% 6 1 17% 46 1 2% 1 0 0% 8 2 25% 45
1955 33 KCA AL 41 83% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 6 0 0% 24 1 4% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
4 Seasons 128 90% 143 8 2 0 0 1.30 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 17 567% 25 7 28% 12 1 8% 70 2 3% 2 1 50% 9 3 33% 45
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
1949 27 73 233 205 36 66 7 1 2 25 5 21 27 .322 .385 .395 .780 108 81 3 0 7
1950 28 140 435 387 54 103 14 1 4 31 6 35 61 .266 .329 .339 .667 76 131 4 1 12
1951 29 189 506 452 65 116 14 1 5 36 7 1 40 79 .257 .318 .325 .644 70 147 5 1 13
1952 30 189 506 452 65 116 14 1 5 36 7 1 40 79 .257 .318 .325 .644 70 147 5 1 13
1953 31 189 506 452 65 116 14 1 5 36 7 1 40 79 .257 .318 .325 .644 70 147 5 1 13
1954 32 189 506 452 65 116 14 1 5 36 7 1 40 79 .257 .318 .325 .644 70 147 5 1 13
1955 33 271 679 602 91 143 15 1 6 40 9 1 59 108 .238 .307 .296 .602 60 178 7 1 17 0 3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1949 27 76 232 211 36 67 7 1 2 25 5 21 28 .318 .379 .389 .768 31 73
1950 28 70 204 189 17 37 7 0 2 6 1 14 36 .196 .255 .265 .519 13 67
1951 29 51 72 67 11 13 0 0 1 5 1 5 19 .194 .250 .239 .489 4 49
1955 33 86 182 160 28 31 1 0 1 4 2 22 30 .194 .291 .219 .510 11 82
4 Seasons 283 690 627 92 148 15 1 6 40 9 62 113 .236 .306 .292 .598 59 271
162 Game Avg. 162 395 359 53 85 9 1 3 23 5 35 65 .236 .306 .292 .598 34 271

* 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.

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