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Carey Selph

Carey Isom Selph

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 5, 1901 in Donaldson, AR
School: Ouachita Baptist University (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1929
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Cardinals 1929-1932

Final Game: September 18, 1932
Died: February 24, 1976 in Houston, TX
Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Donaldson, AR
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:39AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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
1929 27 STL NL 25 59 51 8 12 1 1 0 7 1 6 4 .235 .316 .294 .610 50 15 0 2 4
1932 30 CHW AL 116 435 396 50 112 19 8 0 51 7 6 31 9 .283 .341 .371 .712 90 147 4 4 54
2 Seasons 141 494 447 58 124 20 9 0 58 8 6 37 13 .277 .338 .362 .701 85 162 4 6
162 Game Avg. 162 568 514 67 142 23 10 0 67 9 43 15 .277 .338 .362 .701 85 186 5 7
STL (1 yr) 25 59 51 8 12 1 1 0 7 1 6 4 .235 .316 .294 .610 50 15 0 2
CHW (1 yr) 116 435 396 50 112 19 8 0 51 7 6 31 9 .283 .341 .371 .712 90 147 4 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1929 27 STL NL 59 -4 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 4
1932 30 CHW AL 435 -6 -1 0 0 -5 2 14 4 0.5 9 0.9 -0.4 $ 54
2 Seasons 494 -10 -1 0 0 -5 3 16 3 0.4 8 0.8 -0.4 $
STL (1 yr) 59 -4 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
CHW (1 yr) 435 -6 -1 0 0 -5 2 14 4 0.5 9 0.9 -0.4 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1929 STL NL 27 2B 16 12 9 53 23 29 1 3 .981 3.25 .968 5.82
1932 CHW AL 30 3B 71 69 68 223 83 120 20 14 .910 2.86 .950 2.96
1932 CHW AL 30 2B 26 24 24 148 45 95 8 14 .946 5.38 .968 5.92
1 Season 3B 71 69 68 223 83 120 20 14 .910 2.86 .950 2.96
2 Seasons 2B 42 36 33 201 68 124 9 17 .955 4.57 .968 5.88
2 Seasons TOT 113 105 101 424 151 244 29 31 .932 3.50 .959 4.05
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1932 AL  4 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1932 AL  44.0 (3rd)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1932 AL  20 (2nd)

             

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