Rich Severson
Richard Allen Severson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 174 lb.

Born: January 18, 1945 in Artesia, CA
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1970
Final Game: September 29, 1971
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 KCR AL 25 SS 50 46 399.2 239 83 147 9 34 .962 6.7 20.1 4.7 3.1 1.5 2 5.18 4.60 .967 4.94 4.39
1970 KCR AL 25 2B 25 20 182.1 102 44 55 3 11 .971 -0.9 -5.9 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 4.89 3.96 .979 5.35 4.64
1971 KCR AL 26 2B 6 5 41.0 27 7 20 0 7 1.000 3.1 90.7 2.1 2.2 -0.1 1 5.93 4.50 .978 5.31 4.77
1971 KCR AL 26 SS 6 3 36.0 25 8 15 2 4 .920 -0.5 -16.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 5.75 3.83 .968 4.90 4.32
1971 KCR AL 26 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.00 2.70
2 Seasons SS 56 49 435.2 264 91 162 11 38 .958 6.2 17.1 4.2 3.1 1.0 2 5.23 4.52 .967 4.94 4.38
2 Seasons 2B 31 25 223.1 129 51 75 3 18 .977 2.2 11.8 1.2 1.2 0.0 1 5.08 4.06 .979 5.34 4.66
1 Season 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.00 2.70
2 Seasons TOT 88 74 662.0 393 142 237 14 56 .964 8.3 15.0 5.3 4.2 1.0 3 5.15 4.31 .936 5.07 4.46

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1970 KCR AL 25 77 66 77 77 0 0 0 25 0 50 0 0 0 0 6 1
1971 KCR AL 26 16 8 16 16 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 1
2 Seasons 93 74 93 93 0 0 0 31 1 56 0 0 0 0 9 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1970 KCR AL 25 1757 60% 77% 25% 184 92% 2 78 40 32 6 146 119 23 2 0 9 1 8 0 6 34 14 1 12 2 1 30 15 15 1 1 0
1971 KCR AL 26 148 57% 84% 29% 18 78% 1 8 2 5 2 15 11 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 0 0 0
2 Seasons 1905 60% 77% 25% 202 91% 3 86 42 37 8 161 130 27 2 0 11 2 9 0 7 38 15 1 12 4 2 34 16 18 1 1 0
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 92%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1970 KCR AL 25 825 59% 75% 23% 65 92% 0 43 15 24 4 56 47 6 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 11 3 4 2 0 9 2 7 1 1 0
1971 KCR AL 26 166 67% 78% 31% 19 89% 0 8 0 7 1 20 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 1 3 0 7 3 4 0 0 0
2 Seasons 991 60% 76% 24% 84 92% 0 51 15 31 5 76 64 9 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 18 6 5 5 0 16 5 11 1 1 0
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1971 KCR AL 26 13 31% 100% 31% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 13 31% 100% 31% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 89% 65%

* 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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