Ron Samford
Ronald Edward Samford
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 156 lb.

Born: February 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX
High School: Adamson (Dallas, TX)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1954
Final Game: September 23, 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
1954 24 NYG NL 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 /4
1955 25 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1957 27 DET AL 54 99 91 6 20 1 2 0 5 1 0 6 15 .220 .276 .275 .550 50 25 1 1 1 0 0 64/5
1959 29 WSH AL 91 255 237 23 53 13 0 5 22 1 0 11 29 .224 .262 .342 .604 65 81 10 2 3 2 0 64
4 Seasons 158 360 334 31 73 14 2 5 27 2 1 17 46 .219 .261 .317 .579 58 106 12 3 4 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 369 342 32 75 14 2 5 28 2 1 17 47 .219 .261 .317 .579 58 109 12 3 4 2
DET (2 yrs) 55 100 92 6 20 1 2 0 5 1 0 6 16 .217 .273 .272 .544 48 25 1 1 1 0 0
WSH (1 yr) 91 255 237 23 53 13 0 5 22 1 0 11 29 .224 .262 .342 .604 65 81 10 2 3 2 0
NYG (1 yr) 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 146 355 329 29 73 14 2 5 27 2 0 17 45 .222 .265 .322 .587 60 106 11 3 4 2 0
NL (1 yr) 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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
1954 24 NYG NL 5 7 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .275 .000 .347 .000 .426 .000 .772 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 -0.143 -0.200 .000
1955 25 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .264 .000 .343 .000 .393 .000 .736 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1957 27 DET AL 99 73 7 2.6 102 .263 .220 .267 .276 .339 .275 .402 .550 .741 50 .276 -6.9 -0.7 .458 .132 .055 .0
1959 29 WSH AL 255 199 19 2.6 98 .234 .224 .260 .262 .332 .342 .398 .604 .729 65 .272 -11.9 -1.2 .490 .169 .118 1.7
4 Seasons 360 280 26 2.5 100 .239 .219 .262 .261 .334 .317 .399 .579 .733 58 .262 -20.6 -2.0 .464 .153 .099 2.9
162 Game Avg. 369 287 27 2.5 100 .239 .219 .262 .261 .334 .317 .399 .579 .733 58 .262 -20.6 -2.0 .464 .153 .099 3
DET (2 yrs) 100 74 7 2.6 102 .263 .217 .266 .273 .339 .272 .402 .544 .741 48 .271 -7.2 -0.7 .452 .130 .054 .0
WSH (1 yr) 255 199 19 2.6 98 .234 .224 .260 .262 .332 .342 .398 .604 .729 65 .272 -11.9 -1.2 .490 .169 .118 1.7
NYG (1 yr) 5 7 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .275 .000 .347 .000 .426 .000 .772 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 -0.143 -0.200 .000
AL (3 yrs) 355 273 26 2.6 99 .242 .222 .262 .265 .334 .322 .399 .587 .733 60 .271 -19.1 -1.9 .479 .158 .100 2.9
NL (1 yr) 5 7 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .275 .000 .347 .000 .426 .000 .772 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 -0.143 -0.200 .000

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
1954 24 NYG NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 80%
1955 25 DET AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1957 27 DET AL 99 0.0% 15.2% 6.1% 3.0% 15% 2.50 6.1 18.2 1.07 77%
1959 29 WSH AL 255 2.0% 11.4% 4.3% 7.1% 34% 2.64 8.2 47.4 10.8 1.26 80%
4 Seasons 360 1.4% 12.8% 4.7% 5.8% 29% 2.71 7.3 66.8 12.4 1.24 79%
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
1954 24 NYG NL 0 0 6 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 25 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
1957 27 DET AL 2 0 22% 44 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 80% 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1959 29 WSH AL 4 0 30% 71 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 38% 10 7 3 5 4 1 6 2 4
4 Seasons 6 0 30% 121 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 50% 15 8 7 5 4 1 8 2 6
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
1954 24 NYG NL 2 50% 0 1 0 0 0 2.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 3
1955 25 DET AL 1 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 0 0
1957 27 DET AL 99 18% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 21 1 5% 8 2 25% 65 6 9% 4 2 50% 4 1 25% 0
1959 29 WSH AL 255 15% 53 3 0 0 0 2.76 5 0 4 4 1 0 5 0 3 3 100% 51 10 20% 20 6 30% 146 18 12% 10 5 50% 6 3 50% 0
4 Seasons 357 16% 73 4 0 0 0 2.65 5 0 5 4 1 0 5 0 5 4 80% 73 12 16% 29 8 28% 213 24 11% 14 7 50% 10 4 40% 3
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
1954 24 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0
1955 25 13 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1956 26 13 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1957 27 67 105 97 8 20 1 2 0 5 1 1 6 17 .206 .260 .258 .517 40 25 2 1 1 0 0
1958 28 67 105 97 8 20 1 2 0 5 1 1 6 17 .206 .260 .258 .517 40 25 2 1 1 0 0
1959 29 158 360 334 31 73 14 2 5 27 2 1 17 46 .219 .261 .317 .579 58 106 12 3 4 2 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
1954 24 13 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
1955 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1957 27 57 105 97 6 22 1 2 0 5 1 7 16 .227 .286 .278 .564 7 54
1959 29 95 259 244 24 52 13 0 5 23 1 11 30 .213 .251 .328 .579 20 91
4 Seasons 166 370 347 32 74 14 2 5 28 2 18 48 .213 .257 .308 .565 27 158
162 Game Avg. 162 361 339 31 72 14 2 5 27 2 18 47 .213 .257 .308 .565 26 158

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