Hank Sauer
Henry John Sauer (The Honker)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 199 lb.

Born: March 17, 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1941
Final Game: August 17, 1959
Died: August 24, 2001 in Burlingame, CA
Relatives: Brother of Ed Sauer
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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
1941 24 CIN NL 9 34 33 4 10 4 0 0 5 0 1 4 .303 .324 .424 .748 109 14 1 0 0 /O
1942 25 CIN NL 7 22 20 4 5 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 .250 .318 .550 .868 152 11 0 0 0 /3
1945 28 CIN NL 31 122 116 18 34 1 0 5 20 2 6 16 .293 .328 .431 .759 112 50 0 0 0 O/3
1948 31 CIN NL 145 598 530 78 138 22 1 35 97 2 60 85 .260 .340 .504 .844 129 267 10 4 4 *O3 MVP-30
1949 32 TOT NL 138 568 509 81 140 23 1 31 99 0 55 66 .275 .349 .507 .856 129 258 13 3 1 *O/3 MVP-19
1949 32 CIN NL 42 170 152 22 36 6 0 4 16 0 18 19 .237 .318 .355 .673 79 54 8 0 0 O/3
1949 32 CHC NL 96 398 357 59 104 17 1 27 83 0 37 47 .291 .363 .571 .934 150 204 5 3 1 O
1950 33 CHC NL 145 603 540 85 148 32 2 32 103 1 60 67 .274 .350 .519 .868 126 280 15 3 0 *O3 AS,MVP-29
1951 34 CHC NL 141 574 525 77 138 19 4 30 89 2 1 45 77 .263 .325 .486 .810 113 255 10 3 1 *O MVP-23
1952 35 CHC NL 151 649 567 89 153 31 3 37 121 1 2 77 92 .270 .361 .531 .892 143 301 14 4 1 *O AS,MVP-1
1953 36 CHC NL 108 447 395 61 104 16 5 19 60 0 0 50 56 .263 .349 .473 .822 110 187 12 2 0 *O
1954 37 CHC NL 142 605 520 98 150 18 1 41 103 2 1 70 68 .288 .375 .563 .938 140 293 8 6 2 7 *97 MVP-26
1955 38 CHC NL 79 290 261 29 55 8 1 12 28 0 0 26 47 .211 .286 .387 .673 77 101 8 2 0 1 0 7
1956 39 STL NL 75 181 151 11 45 4 0 5 24 0 0 25 31 .298 .403 .424 .827 124 64 5 3 0 2 3 7/9
1957 40 NYG NL 127 429 378 46 98 14 1 26 76 1 0 49 59 .259 .343 .508 .851 125 192 7 0 0 2 2 7
1958 41 SFG NL 88 277 236 27 59 8 0 12 46 0 0 35 37 .250 .354 .436 .790 110 103 4 4 0 2 2 7
1959 42 SFG NL 13 15 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .067 .067 .267 .333 -16 4 0 0 0 0 0 /7
15 Seasons 1399 5414 4796 709 1278 200 19 288 876 11 4 561 714 .266 .347 .496 .843 123 2380 107 34 9 14 7
162 Game Avg. 162 627 555 82 148 23 2 33 101 1 65 83 .266 .347 .496 .843 123 276 12 4 1
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
CHC (7 yrs) 862 3566 3165 498 852 141 17 198 587 6 4 365 454 .269 .348 .512 .860 126 1621 72 23 5 8 0
CIN (5 yrs) 234 946 851 126 223 33 1 46 142 4 87 126 .262 .333 .465 .799 117 396 19 4 4
SFG (3 yrs) 228 721 629 74 158 22 1 39 123 1 0 84 103 .251 .341 .475 .817 117 299 11 4 0 4 4
STL (1 yr) 75 181 151 11 45 4 0 5 24 0 0 25 31 .298 .403 .424 .827 124 64 5 3 0 2 3

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
1941 24 CIN NL 34 24 5 5.6 95 .345 .303 .267 .324 .338 .424 .376 .748 .714 109 .632 0.4 0.0 .625 .152 .121
1942 25 CIN NL 22 15 4 7.2 87 .188 .250 .256 .318 .328 .550 .356 .868 .684 152 .762 1.1 0.1 .867 .400 .300 .0
1945 28 CIN NL 122 82 16 5.2 95 .305 .293 .271 .328 .340 .431 .374 .759 .714 112 .591 0.9 0.1 .707 .207 .138 2.9
1948 31 CIN NL 598 406 90 5.9 99 .251 .260 .265 .340 .339 .504 .393 .844 .732 129 .625 19.0 1.9 .828 .360 .243 3.8
1949 32 TOT NL 568 383 90 6.3 102 .265 .275 .268 .349 .342 .507 .401 .856 .743 129 .641 19.0 1.8 .827 .340 .232 .0
1949 32 CIN NL 170 124 17 3.7 105 .248 .237 .272 .318 .345 .355 .406 .673 .752 79 .400 -4.5 -0.4 .581 .237 .118 .0
1949 32 CHC NL 398 259 73 7.5 101 .272 .291 .267 .363 .340 .571 .399 .934 .739 150 .714 23.5 2.3 .946 .384 .280 .0
1950 33 CHC NL 603 407 97 6.4 107 .263 .274 .268 .350 .345 .519 .416 .868 .761 126 .633 19.2 1.8 .845 .357 .244 1.9
1951 34 CHC NL 574 399 82 5.5 105 .258 .263 .270 .325 .344 .486 .409 .810 .753 113 .591 6.9 0.7 .764 .310 .223 3.8
1952 35 CHC NL 649 431 107 6.6 98 .265 .270 .263 .361 .336 .531 .391 .892 .727 143 .703 33.1 3.4 .886 .395 .261 1.9
1953 36 CHC NL 447 303 65 5.7 112 .266 .263 .277 .349 .348 .473 .431 .822 .779 110 .573 5.4 0.5 .789 .337 .210 .0
1954 37 CHC NL 605 388 109 7.5 110 .261 .288 .275 .375 .347 .563 .426 .938 .772 140 .696 30.6 2.9 .976 .412 .275 3.8
1955 38 CHC NL 290 215 28 3.5 105 .212 .211 .265 .286 .336 .387 .420 .673 .757 77 .368 -9.5 -0.9 .603 .276 .176 .0
1956 39 STL NL 181 113 27 6.4 103 .342 .298 .264 .403 .331 .424 .417 .827 .748 124 .657 6.6 0.7 .829 .291 .126 .0
1957 40 NYG NL 429 289 67 6.3 103 .244 .259 .268 .343 .332 .508 .416 .851 .748 125 .636 13.1 1.3 .843 .381 .249 1.9
1958 41 SFG NL 277 183 39 5.7 104 .249 .250 .267 .354 .335 .436 .417 .790 .752 110 .593 4.3 0.4 .785 .335 .186 .0
1959 42 SFG NL 15 14 0 0.0 103 .000 .067 .268 .067 .333 .267 .414 .333 .748 -16 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .286 .200 .200 .0
15 Seasons 5414 3652 826 6.0 104 .260 .266 .269 .347 .341 .496 .409 .843 .750 123 .626 147.4 14.5 .822 .348 .230 21.2
162 Game Avg. 627 423 96 6.0 104 .260 .266 .269 .347 .341 .496 .409 .843 .750 123 .626 17 2 .822 .348 .230 2
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHC (7 yrs) 3566 2402 561 6.2 105 .259 .269 .269 .348 .343 .512 .412 .860 .755 126 .637 109.1 10.7 .842 .359 .243 11.6
CIN (5 yrs) 946 651 132 5.4 99 .261 .262 .267 .333 .340 .465 .391 .799 .731 117 .590 16.9 1.7 .759 .310 .203 7.4
SFG (3 yrs) 721 486 106 5.9 104 .242 .251 .268 .341 .333 .475 .416 .817 .749 117 .607 14.8 1.4 .805 .359 .224 2.0
STL (1 yr) 181 113 27 6.4 103 .342 .298 .264 .403 .331 .424 .417 .827 .748 124 .658 6.6 0.7 .829 .291 .126 .0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1950 CHC NL 33 as RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CHC NL 35 as LF 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Appearances) 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 4 0 0 0 0 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
1941 24 CIN NL 34 0.0% 11.8% 2.9% 11.8% 40% 4.00 8.3 6.6 85%
1942 25 CIN NL 22 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 40% 1.00 10.0 10.0 5.0 73%
1945 28 CIN NL 122 4.1% 13.1% 4.9% 4.9% 18% 2.67 7.3 23.2 5.8 78%
1948 31 CIN NL 598 5.9% 14.2% 10.0% 9.7% 42% 1.42 6.2 15.1 5.5 69%
1949 32 TOT NL 568 5.5% 11.6% 9.7% 9.7% 39% 1.20 7.7 16.4 5.1 73%
1949 32 CIN NL 170 2.4% 11.2% 10.6% 5.9% 28% 1.06 8.0 38.0 9.5 76%
1949 32 CHC NL 398 6.8% 11.8% 9.3% 11.3% 43% 1.27 7.6 13.2 4.3 71%
1950 33 CHC NL 603 5.3% 11.1% 10.0% 11.0% 45% 1.12 8.1 16.9 5.2 73%
1951 34 CHC NL 574 5.2% 13.4% 7.8% 9.2% 38% 1.71 6.8 17.5 5.9 73%
1952 35 CHC NL 649 5.7% 14.2% 11.9% 10.9% 46% 1.19 6.2 15.3 4.7 67%
1953 36 CHC NL 447 4.3% 12.5% 11.2% 9.0% 39% 1.12 7.1 20.8 6.6 72%
1954 37 CHC NL 605 6.8% 11.2% 11.6% 9.9% 40% 0.97 7.6 12.7 5.0 0.59 69%
1955 38 CHC NL 290 4.1% 16.2% 9.0% 7.2% 38% 1.81 5.6 21.8 9.3 0.38 70%
1956 39 STL NL 181 2.8% 17.1% 13.8% 5.0% 20% 1.24 4.9 30.2 6.3 0.52 65%
1957 40 NYG NL 429 6.1% 13.8% 11.4% 9.6% 42% 1.20 6.4 14.5 5.0 0.62 69%
1958 41 SFG NL 277 4.3% 13.4% 12.6% 7.2% 34% 1.06 6.4 19.7 5.1 0.64 68%
1959 42 SFG NL 15 6.7% 46.7% 0.0% 6.7% 100% 2.1 15.0 15.0 0.75 47%
15 Seasons 5414 5.3% 13.2% 10.4% 9.4% 40% 1.27 6.7 16.7 5.5 0.57 70%
MLB Averages
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

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 37 CHC NL 4 0 31% 140 2 1 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 29% 23 17 6 5 4 1 7 4 3
1955 38 CHC NL 2 0 24% 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 5 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
1956 39 STL NL 0 0 9% 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 33% 9 6 2 0 0 0 6 1 3
1957 40 NYG NL 3 0 17% 107 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 38% 10 8 2 3 3 0 8 1 6
1958 41 SFG NL 7 0 17% 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 27% 9 8 1 3 2 1 3 1 2
1959 42 SFG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 16 0 27% 464 11 4 110% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 15 33% 56 43 12 11 9 2 27 7 17
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 37 CHC NL 442 21% 150 1 0 0 0 2.80 41 0 8 25 4 14 15 0 1 2 200% 77 8 10% 29 9 31% 284 40 14% 26 9 35% 28 5 18% 164
1955 38 CHC NL 183 30% 55 8 0 0 0 1.01 12 0 3 2 7 5 4 0 0 0 25 8 32% 13 2 15% 89 8 9% 4 2 50% 8 1 13% 107
1956 39 STL NL 181 48% 45 30 6 1 3 1.42 5 0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 33 5 15% 15 3 20% 125 21 17% 20 7 35% 11 2 18% 0
1957 40 NYG NL 378 28% 98 18 4 1 3 2.22 26 0 7 20 4 14 10 0 1 0 0% 71 7 10% 34 7 21% 234 48 21% 20 12 60% 20 5 25% 50
1958 41 SFG NL 274 39% 59 18 2 1 4 1.89 12 0 8 5 7 6 6 0 0 0 47 4 9% 28 8 29% 185 35 19% 27 16 59% 21 12 57% 0
1959 42 SFG NL 15 47% 1 12 1 1 1 1.69 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 14 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
15 Seasons 1473 31% 1278 87 13 4 11 1.70 288 0 32 54 26 44 36 0 2 9 450% 256 107 42% 121 30 25% 931 152 16% 98 46 47% 88 25 28% 321
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
1941 24 9 34 33 4 10 4 0 0 5 0 1 4 .303 .324 .424 .748 109 14 1 0 0
1942 25 16 56 53 8 15 4 0 2 9 0 3 6 .283 .321 .472 .793 124 25 1 0 0
1943 26 16 56 53 8 15 4 0 2 9 0 3 6 .283 .321 .472 .793 124 25 1 0 0
1944 27 16 56 53 8 15 4 0 2 9 0 3 6 .283 .321 .472 .793 124 25 1 0 0
1945 28 47 178 169 26 49 5 0 7 29 2 9 22 .290 .326 .444 .770 116 75 1 0 0
1946 29 47 178 169 26 49 5 0 7 29 2 9 22 .290 .326 .444 .770 116 75 1 0 0
1947 30 47 178 169 26 49 5 0 7 29 2 9 22 .290 .326 .444 .770 116 75 1 0 0
1948 31 192 776 699 104 187 27 1 42 126 4 69 107 .268 .337 .489 .826 126 342 11 4 4
1949 32 330 1344 1208 185 327 50 2 73 225 4 124 173 .271 .342 .497 .839 127 600 24 7 5
1950 33 475 1947 1748 270 475 82 4 105 328 5 184 240 .272 .344 .503 .848 127 880 39 10 5
1951 34 616 2521 2273 347 613 101 8 135 417 7 1 229 317 .270 .340 .499 .839 123 1135 49 13 6
1952 35 767 3170 2840 436 766 132 11 172 538 8 3 306 409 .270 .344 .506 .850 127 1436 63 17 7
1953 36 875 3617 3235 497 870 148 16 191 598 8 3 356 465 .269 .345 .502 .847 125 1623 75 19 7
1954 37 1017 4222 3755 595 1020 166 17 232 701 10 4 426 533 .272 .349 .510 .859 127 1916 83 25 9 7
1955 38 1096 4512 4016 624 1075 174 18 244 729 10 4 452 580 .268 .345 .502 .847 124 2017 91 27 9 8 0
1956 39 1171 4693 4167 635 1120 178 18 249 753 10 4 477 611 .269 .347 .499 .847 124 2081 96 30 9 10 3
1957 40 1298 5122 4545 681 1218 192 19 275 829 11 4 526 670 .268 .347 .500 .847 124 2273 103 30 9 12 5
1958 41 1386 5399 4781 708 1277 200 19 287 875 11 4 561 707 .267 .347 .497 .844 123 2376 107 34 9 14 7
1959 42 1399 5414 4796 709 1278 200 19 288 876 11 4 561 714 .266 .347 .496 .843 123 2380 107 34 9 14 7

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
1941 24 9 36 35 5 11 4 0 0 6 0 1 4 .314 .333 .429 .762 5 9
1942 25 7 24 22 5 6 0 0 2 5 0 2 2 .273 .333 .545 .879 4 7
1945 28 32 128 122 20 36 1 0 5 22 2 6 17 .295 .328 .426 .754 18 31
1948 31 152 625 557 84 147 23 1 37 104 2 64 89 .264 .344 .508 .852 96 145
1949 32 143 588 528 83 145 24 1 32 101 0 57 69 .275 .349 .506 .854 92 138
1950 33 152 625 561 85 151 33 2 33 103 1 61 70 .269 .344 .512 .856 97 145
1951 34 146 591 542 77 140 19 4 30 89 2 46 80 .258 .320 .474 .794 82 141
1952 35 158 684 597 98 164 33 3 40 133 1 83 96 .275 .367 .541 .908 117 151
1953 36 112 455 404 58 102 16 5 19 57 0 49 58 .252 .336 .458 .794 61 108
1954 37 149 628 543 99 154 18 1 42 104 2 72 72 .284 .369 .552 .922 110 142
1955 38 83 302 273 29 56 8 1 12 28 0 26 49 .205 .278 .374 .652 28 79
1956 39 78 194 161 12 50 4 0 6 26 0 28 32 .311 .418 .447 .865 29 75
1957 40 133 451 397 49 104 15 1 28 80 1 52 62 .262 .346 .516 .862 71 127
1958 41 93 297 252 29 66 9 0 13 50 0 39 39 .262 .367 .452 .819 42 88
1959 42 14 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
15 Seasons 1461 5644 5010 733 1332 207 19 299 908 11 586 746 .266 .346 .494 .840 852 1399
162 Game Avg. 162 626 556 81 148 23 2 33 101 1 65 83 .266 .346 .494 .840 94 1399

* 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

All-Star Games
1950 (RF)
1952 (LF)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1952-NL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1948-NL-30-0%
1949-NL-19-2%
1950-NL-29-1%
1951-NL-23-0%
1952-NL-1-67%
1954-NL-26-0%
1 MVP
0.70 Career Shares (326th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1948 NL--.504--7th
1949 NL--.507--7th
1950 NL--.519--8th
1951 NL--.486--10th
1952 NL--.531--2nd
1954 NL--.563--7th
Career--.496--118th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1948 NL--.844--10th
1952 NL--.892--4th
1954 NL--.938--7th
Career--.843--191st

Games Played s c a p y
1952 NL--151--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1948 NL--267--7th
1950 NL--280--8th
1952 NL--301--2nd
1954 NL--293--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1950 NL--32--9th
1952 NL--31--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1948 NL--35--4th
1949 NL--31--3rd
1950 NL--32--3rd
1951 NL--30--6th
1952 NL--37--1st
1954 NL--41--3rd
1957 NL--26--10th
Career--288--135th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1948 NL--97--7th
1949 NL--99--9th
1950 NL--103--9th
1952 NL--121--1st
1954 NL--103--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1952 NL--77--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1948 NL--85--1st
1949 NL--66--6th
1951 NL--77--6th
1952 NL--92--3rd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1948 NL--129--10th
1949 NL--129--10th
1952 NL--143--4th
1954 NL--140--7th

Runs Created s c a p y
1952 NL--107--2nd
1954 NL--109--7th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1952 NL--33--4th
1954 NL--31--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1952 NL--3.4--4th
1954 NL--2.9--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1948 NL--58--6th
1949 NL--55--8th
1950 NL--66--6th
1952 NL--71--1st

Times On Base s c a p y
1952 NL--234--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1952 NL--.703--4th
1954 NL--.696--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 NL--4--7th
1954 NL--6--4th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1950 NL--15--9th

AB per HR s c a p y
1948 NL--15.1--3rd
1949 NL--16.4--2nd
1950 NL--16.9--4th
1951 NL--17.5--6th
1952 NL--15.3--2nd
1954 NL--12.7--3rd
Career--16.7--41st

Oldest s c a p y
1954 NL--born 1917-03-17--9th
1955 NL--born 1917-03-17--6th
1956 NL--born 1917-03-17--6th
1957 NL--born 1917-03-17--3rd
1958 NL--born 1917-03-17--1st
1959 NL--born 1917-03-17--2nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 73 (327), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 45 (412), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (609), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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