Rodney Scott
Rodney Darrell Scott
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: October 16, 1953 in Indianapolis, IN
High School: Arlington (Indianapolis, IN)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
Signed June 25, 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1975
Final Game: August 21, 1982
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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
1975 21 KCR AL 48 18 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 .067 .125 .067 .192 -45 1 0 0 2 0 0 D/46
1976 22 MON NL 7 11 10 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .400 .455 .400 .855 140 4 0 0 0 0 0 /46
1977 23 OAK AL 133 417 364 56 95 4 4 0 20 33 18 43 50 .261 .342 .294 .636 78 107 1 3 5 2 0 46/5D9
1978 24 CHC NL 78 280 227 41 64 5 1 0 15 27 10 43 41 .282 .403 .313 .716 94 71 4 3 7 0 0 58/46
1979 25 MON NL 151 645 562 69 134 12 5 3 42 39 12 66 82 .238 .319 .294 .613 70 165 4 2 12 3 2 *46
1980 26 MON NL 154 655 567 84 127 13 13 0 46 63 13 70 75 .224 .307 .293 .600 69 166 10 1 11 6 0 *46 MVP-22
1981 27 MON NL 95 402 336 43 69 9 3 0 26 30 7 50 35 .205 .308 .250 .558 60 84 7 1 13 2 0 *4
1982 28 TOT MLB 24 59 51 7 10 0 0 0 1 7 0 7 4 .196 .293 .196 .489 39 10 1 0 1 0 0 4/6
1982 28 MON NL 14 28 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 .200 .286 .200 .486 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 4
1982 28 NYY AL 10 31 26 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 .192 .300 .192 .492 40 5 1 0 1 0 0 /64
8 Seasons 690 2487 2132 316 504 43 26 3 150 205 62 281 291 .236 .326 .285 .612 71 608 27 10 51 13 2
162 Game Avg. 162 584 501 74 118 10 6 1 35 48 15 66 68 .236 .326 .285 .612 71 143 6 2 12 3 0
MON (5 yrs) 421 1741 1500 201 339 34 21 3 115 139 32 190 195 .226 .313 .283 .595 67 424 21 4 36 11 2
KCR (1 yr) 48 18 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 .067 .125 .067 .192 -45 1 0 0 2 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 133 417 364 56 95 4 4 0 20 33 18 43 50 .261 .342 .294 .636 78 107 1 3 5 2 0
CHC (1 yr) 78 280 227 41 64 5 1 0 15 27 10 43 41 .282 .403 .313 .716 94 71 4 3 7 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 10 31 26 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 .192 .300 .192 .492 40 5 1 0 1 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 499 2021 1727 242 403 39 22 3 130 166 42 233 236 .233 .325 .287 .612 71 495 25 7 43 11 2
AL (3 yrs) 191 466 405 74 101 4 4 0 20 39 20 48 55 .249 .332 .279 .611 72 113 2 3 8 2 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
1975 21 KCR AL 18 18 0 0.0 95 .083 .067 .261 .125 .332 .067 .384 .192 .716 -45 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .250 .200 .000 .0
1976 22 MON NL 11 6 2 9.0 96 .444 .400 .268 .455 .335 .400 .382 .855 .718 140 .808 0.6 0.1 1.167 .300 .000 .0
1977 23 OAK AL 417 295 41 3.7 97 .301 .261 .263 .342 .326 .294 .400 .636 .726 78 .401 -9.5 -0.9 .583 .192 .033 .0
1978 24 CHC NL 280 184 35 5.1 104 .344 .282 .275 .403 .345 .313 .405 .716 .750 94 .589 0.4 0.0 .757 .295 .031 .0
1979 25 MON NL 645 459 61 3.6 99 .273 .238 .268 .319 .333 .294 .397 .613 .730 70 .406 -22.7 -2.3 .586 .221 .055 5.6
1980 26 MON NL 655 480 60 3.4 95 .255 .224 .267 .307 .329 .293 .387 .600 .716 69 .398 -23.2 -2.4 .620 .280 .069 .0
1981 27 MON NL 402 296 32 2.9 93 .228 .205 .264 .308 .329 .250 .378 .558 .707 60 .349 -16.6 -1.8 .562 .262 .045 .0
1982 28 TOT MLB 59 43 4 2.5 96 .213 .196 .265 .293 .328 .196 .394 .489 .722 39 .262 -4.1 -0.4 .571 .275 .000 .0
1982 28 MON NL 28 20 2 2.7 96 .217 .200 .268 .286 .331 .200 .389 .486 .720 38 .307 -2.1 -0.2 .650 .320 .000 .0
1982 28 NYY AL 31 23 2 2.3 97 .208 .192 .262 .300 .325 .192 .399 .492 .724 40 .226 -2.0 -0.2 .500 .231 .000 .0
8 Seasons 2487 1781 235 3.6 97 .271 .236 .267 .326 .331 .285 .393 .612 .724 71 .410 -78.2 -8.0 .607 .248 .049 5.9
162 Game Avg. 584 418 55 3.6 97 .271 .236 .267 .326 .331 .285 .393 .612 .724 71 .410 -78.2 -8.0 .607 .248 .049 1
MON (5 yrs) 1741 1261 157 3.4 96 .256 .226 .266 .313 .331 .283 .389 .595 .720 67 .392 -64.0 -6.6 .597 .255 .057 5.9
KCR (1 yr) 18 18 0 0.0 95 .083 .067 .261 .125 .332 .067 .384 .192 .716 -45 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .250 .200 .000 .0
OAK (1 yr) 417 295 41 3.7 97 .301 .261 .263 .342 .326 .294 .400 .636 .726 78 .401 -9.5 -0.9 .583 .192 .033 .0
CHC (1 yr) 280 184 35 5.1 104 .344 .282 .275 .403 .345 .313 .405 .716 .750 94 .589 0.4 0.0 .757 .295 .031 .0
NYY (1 yr) 31 23 2 2.3 97 .208 .192 .262 .300 .325 .192 .399 .492 .724 40 .225 -2.0 -0.2 .500 .231 .000 .0
NL (6 yrs) 2021 1445 192 3.6 97 .267 .233 .268 .325 .333 .287 .391 .612 .724 71 .421 -63.6 -6.6 .618 .260 .053 5.9
AL (3 yrs) 466 336 43 3.4 97 .287 .249 .263 .332 .326 .279 .399 .611 .725 72 .367 -14.5 -1.4 .561 .195 .030 .0

Postseason Batting

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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
1981 27 MON NL NLCS LAD L 5 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 5 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 0 0 1 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
1975 21 KCR AL 18 0.0% 16.7% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 3.00 5.0 2.67 67%
1976 22 MON NL 11 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 10.0 0.67 82%
1977 23 OAK AL 417 0.0% 12.0% 10.3% 1.9% 8% 1.16 7.3 18.2 1.08 76%
1978 24 CHC NL 280 0.0% 14.6% 15.4% 2.1% 9% 0.95 5.5 15.1 2.00 66%
1979 25 MON NL 645 0.5% 12.7% 10.2% 3.1% 15% 1.24 6.9 187.3 13.4 1.29 74%
1980 26 MON NL 655 0.0% 11.5% 10.7% 4.0% 21% 1.07 7.6 12.3 1.51 76%
1981 27 MON NL 402 0.0% 8.7% 12.4% 3.0% 17% 0.70 9.6 12.9 1.57 75%
1982 28 TOT MLB 59 0.0% 6.8% 11.9% 0.0% 0% 0.57 12.8 51.0 2.36 80%
1982 28 MON NL 28 0.0% 7.1% 10.7% 0.0% 0% 0.67 12.5 25.0 1.67 82%
1982 28 NYY AL 31 0.0% 6.5% 12.9% 0.0% 0% 0.50 13.0 3.20 77%
8 Seasons 2487 0.1% 11.7% 11.3% 2.9% 14% 1.04 7.3 710.7 14.2 1.44 74%
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
1975 21 KCR AL 2 0 650% 41 4 2 67% 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 50% 7 5 2 3 1 2 4 1 3
1976 22 MON NL 0 0 60% 6 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1977 23 OAK AL 5 0 40% 142 33 18 65% 29 17 4 1 0 0 11 3 8 18 65% 22 5 14 6 1 5 15 5 9
1978 24 CHC NL 1 0 37% 112 27 10 73% 19 8 7 2 1 0 7 4 3 12 67% 19 9 10 3 1 2 11 1 10
1979 25 MON NL 8 0 33% 229 39 12 76% 33 10 6 1 0 1 3 1 9 16 49% 33 23 7 17 6 11 22 4 17
1980 26 MON NL 13 0 42% 191 63 13 83% 38 8 24 4 1 1 11 3 15 27 55% 20 12 8 10 3 7 21 8 13
1981 27 MON NL 7 0 36% 121 30 7 81% 26 3 4 4 0 0 3 2 11 25 48% 15 8 7 6 3 1 8 2 6
1982 28 TOT MLB 2 0 41% 24 7 0 100% 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 44% 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1
1982 28 MON NL 2 0 25% 10 5 0 100% 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 67% 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
1982 28 NYY AL 0 0 56% 14 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1
8 Seasons 38 0 40% 866 205 62 77% 154 48 49 12 2 2 37 13 50 105 55% 122 65 51 47 16 29 85 23 60
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
1975 21 KCR AL 18 100% 1 1 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 11 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1976 22 MON NL 11 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0.11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 23 OAK AL 417 100% 95 8 3 0 0 1.18 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 53 1 2% 30 14 47% 170 22 13% 10 8 80% 22 9 41% 0
1978 24 CHC NL 280 100% 64 5 0 0 0 1.48 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 42 4 10% 24 6 25% 163 16 10% 9 1 11% 18 8 44% 0
1979 25 MON NL 645 100% 134 1 1 0 1 3.16 3 0 13 0 3 1 2 0 17 12 71% 86 4 5% 66 27 41% 338 43 13% 30 14 47% 56 26 46% 0
1980 26 MON NL 655 100% 127 3 2 0 0 1.62 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 69% 74 10 14% 81 27 33% 343 47 14% 48 14 29% 75 33 44% 0
1981 27 MON NL 402 100% 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 87% 51 7 14% 45 22 49% 230 28 12% 23 13 57% 48 23 48% 0
1982 28 TOT MLB 59 100% 10 2 0 0 0 0.73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 1 13% 7 4 57% 41 2 5% 3 0 0% 7 3 43% 0
1982 28 MON NL 28 100% 5 1 0 0 0 1.41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 1 100% 18 2 11% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1982 28 NYY AL 31 100% 5 1 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 6 3 50% 23 0 0% 3 0 0% 5 2 40% 0
8 Seasons 2487 100% 504 20 6 0 1 1.32 3 0 45 0 3 1 2 0 69 51 74% 319 27 8% 256 102 40% 1300 158 12% 123 50 41% 227 103 45% 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
1975 21 48 18 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 .067 .125 .067 .192 -45 1 0 0 2 0 0
1976 22 55 29 25 16 5 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 4 .200 .259 .200 .459 30 5 0 0 2 0 0
1977 23 188 446 389 72 100 4 4 0 20 39 20 45 54 .257 .337 .288 .625 75 112 1 3 7 2 0
1978 24 266 726 616 113 164 9 5 0 35 66 30 88 95 .266 .362 .297 .659 83 183 5 6 14 2 0
1979 25 417 1371 1178 182 298 21 10 3 77 105 42 154 177 .253 .342 .295 .637 77 348 9 8 26 5 2
1980 26 571 2026 1745 266 425 34 23 3 123 168 55 224 252 .244 .331 .295 .625 74 514 19 9 37 11 2
1981 27 666 2428 2081 309 494 43 26 3 149 198 62 274 287 .237 .327 .287 .615 72 598 26 10 50 13 2
1982 28 690 2487 2132 316 504 43 26 3 150 205 62 281 291 .236 .326 .285 .612 71 608 27 10 51 13 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
1975 21 48 16 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 48
1976 22 7 14 12 4 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 .500 .571 .500 1.071 3 7
1977 23 133 429 376 60 107 5 5 0 22 37 48 50 .285 .368 .324 .693 44 133
1978 24 78 286 235 40 72 6 1 0 15 30 48 41 .306 .430 .340 .770 34 78
1979 25 151 658 579 73 151 14 6 3 44 44 74 82 .261 .345 .321 .666 64 151
1980 26 154 677 588 92 148 15 15 0 50 73 82 75 .252 .341 .328 .669 66 154
1981 27 144 628 531 74 127 17 6 0 45 55 92 53 .239 .352 .294 .646 55 95
1982 28 24 65 55 8 14 0 0 0 1 10 10 4 .255 .369 .255 .624 5 24
8 Seasons 739 2773 2391 364 625 57 33 3 177 256 357 309 .261 .358 .317 .675 271 690
162 Game Avg. 162 608 524 80 137 12 7 1 39 56 78 68 .261 .358 .317 .675 59 690

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1980-NL-22-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Triples s c a p y
1980 NL--13--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 NL--50--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1977 AL--33--6th
1979 NL--39--5th
1980 NL--63--4th
1981 NL--30--3rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1979 NL--12--8th
1980 NL--11--10th
1981 NL--13--3rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1977 AL--18--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1980 NL--480--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1201), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2159), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Tom Downey (956)
  7. Gene Desautels (955)
  8. Woody Woodward (951)
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  4. Mark Belanger (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mark Belanger (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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