Art Shamsky
Arthur Louis Shamsky
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 14, 1941 in St. Louis, MO
High School: University City (University City, MO)
School: University of Missouri
Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1965
Final Game: July 18, 1972
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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
1965 23 CIN NL 64 106 96 13 25 4 3 2 10 1 0 10 29 .260 .330 .427 .757 106 41 0 0 0 0 0 9/73
1966 24 CIN NL 96 271 234 41 54 5 0 21 47 0 2 32 45 .231 .321 .521 .842 121 122 5 0 3 2 1 79
1967 25 CIN NL 76 164 147 6 29 3 1 3 13 0 1 15 34 .197 .274 .293 .567 55 43 1 1 0 1 5 97
1968 26 NYM NL 116 381 345 30 82 14 4 12 48 1 0 21 58 .238 .292 .406 .698 108 140 6 7 4 4 6 739
1969 27 NYM NL 100 349 303 42 91 9 3 14 47 1 2 36 32 .300 .375 .488 .863 139 148 5 3 2 5 2 97/3
1970 28 NYM NL 122 458 403 48 118 19 2 11 49 1 1 49 33 .293 .371 .432 .803 115 174 11 3 0 3 13 39/7
1971 29 NYM NL 68 157 135 13 25 6 2 5 18 1 1 21 18 .185 .299 .370 .670 91 50 6 1 0 0 2 97/3
1972 30 TOT MLB 23 27 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .087 .222 .087 .309 -10 2 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1972 30 CHC NL 15 19 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .125 .263 .125 .388 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1972 30 OAK AL 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -60 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 665 1913 1686 194 426 60 15 68 233 5 7 188 254 .253 .330 .427 .757 110 720 34 15 9 15 29
162 Game Avg. 162 466 411 47 104 15 4 17 57 1 2 46 62 .253 .330 .427 .757 110 175 8 4 2 4 7
NYM (4 yrs) 406 1345 1186 133 316 48 11 42 162 4 4 127 141 .266 .341 .432 .773 117 512 28 14 6 12 23
CIN (3 yrs) 236 541 477 60 108 12 4 26 70 1 3 57 108 .226 .309 .432 .740 98 206 6 1 3 3 6
OAK (1 yr) 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -60 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 15 19 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .125 .263 .125 .388 10 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 657 1905 1679 194 426 60 15 68 233 5 7 187 252 .254 .331 .429 .760 110 720 34 15 9 15 29
AL (1 yr) 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -60 0 0 0 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
1965 23 CIN NL 106 71 15 5.7 99 .354 .260 .266 .330 .331 .427 .402 .757 .732 106 .643 0.5 0.1 .732 .281 .167 1.3
1966 24 CIN NL 271 192 39 5.5 104 .194 .231 .276 .321 .336 .521 .416 .842 .751 121 .616 6.1 0.6 .813 .419 .291 .0
1967 25 CIN NL 164 121 12 2.7 100 .234 .197 .271 .274 .335 .293 .398 .567 .733 55 .328 -9.1 -1.0 .483 .190 .095 .0
1968 26 NYM NL 381 277 41 4.0 81 .251 .238 .252 .292 .310 .406 .355 .698 .666 108 .552 2.6 0.3 .628 .232 .168 1.8
1969 27 NYM NL 349 226 57 6.8 96 .294 .300 .262 .375 .332 .488 .388 .863 .720 139 .708 16.1 1.7 .849 .304 .188 1.9
1970 28 NYM NL 458 300 64 5.7 103 .296 .293 .267 .371 .340 .432 .408 .803 .748 115 .595 9.8 1.0 .761 .261 .139 1.8
1971 29 NYM NL 157 117 14 3.2 91 .179 .185 .257 .299 .323 .370 .377 .670 .700 91 .395 -1.6 -0.2 .615 .341 .185 1.7
1972 30 TOT MLB 27 21 1 1.3 93 .111 .087 .259 .222 .329 .087 .381 .309 .710 -10 .115 -3.3 -0.4 .286 .174 .000
1972 30 CHC NL 19 14 1 1.9 100 .154 .125 .268 .263 .337 .125 .395 .388 .733 10 .203 -1.9 -0.2 .357 .188 .000
1972 30 OAK AL 8 7 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .241 .125 .309 .000 .348 .125 .657 -60 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
8 Seasons 1913 1325 243 4.9 96 .260 .253 .264 .330 .330 .427 .390 .757 .720 110 .579 21.1 2.1 .708 .285 .174 9.3
162 Game Avg. 466 323 59 4.9 96 .260 .253 .264 .330 .330 .427 .390 .757 .720 110 .579 5 1 .708 .285 .174 2
NYM (4 yrs) 1345 920 176 5.2 94 .270 .266 .260 .341 .328 .432 .384 .773 .711 117 .597 26.9 2.8 .724 .272 .165 7.3
CIN (3 yrs) 541 384 66 4.6 102 .237 .226 .272 .309 .335 .432 .407 .740 .742 98 .553 -2.5 -0.3 .693 .321 .205 1.9
OAK (1 yr) 8 7 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .241 .125 .309 .000 .348 .125 .657 -60 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
CHC (1 yr) 19 14 1 1.9 100 .154 .125 .268 .263 .337 .125 .395 .388 .733 10 .204 -1.9 -0.2 .357 .188 .000
NL (8 yrs) 1905 1318 243 5.0 96 .261 .254 .264 .331 .330 .429 .391 .760 .720 110 .582 22.5 2.3 .711 .285 .175 9.3
AL (1 yr) 8 7 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .241 .125 .309 .000 .348 .125 .657 -60 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .143 .143 .000

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
1969 27 NYM NL NLCS ATL W 3 13 13 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .538 .538 .538 1.077 7 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 NYM NL WS BAL W 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 6 19 19 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .368 .368 .368 .737 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 13 13 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .538 .538 .538 1.077 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
1965 23 CIN NL 106 1.9% 27.4% 9.4% 8.5% 36% 2.90 3.3 48.0 9.6 0.62 61%
1966 24 CIN NL 271 7.8% 16.6% 11.8% 9.6% 48% 1.41 5.2 11.1 5.0 0.79 63%
1967 25 CIN NL 164 1.8% 20.7% 9.2% 4.3% 24% 2.27 4.3 49.0 11.3 0.95 68%
1968 26 NYM NL 381 3.2% 15.2% 5.5% 7.9% 37% 2.76 5.9 28.8 7.2 0.79 73%
1969 27 NYM NL 349 4.0% 9.2% 10.3% 7.5% 29% 0.89 9.5 21.6 6.4 1.02 75%
1970 28 NYM NL 458 2.4% 7.2% 10.7% 7.0% 27% 0.67 12.2 36.6 8.2 0.96 79%
1971 29 NYM NL 157 3.2% 11.5% 13.4% 8.3% 52% 0.86 7.5 27.0 7.5 0.98 71%
1972 30 TOT MLB 27 0.0% 18.5% 14.8% 0.0% 0% 1.25 4.6 23.0 0.50 67%
1972 30 CHC NL 19 0.0% 15.8% 15.8% 0.0% 0% 1.00 5.3 16.0 0.67 68%
1972 30 OAK AL 8 0.0% 25.0% 12.5% 0.0% 2.00 3.5 0.25 63%
8 Seasons 1913 3.6% 13.3% 9.8% 7.5% 34% 1.35 6.6 24.8 7.2 0.89 72%
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
1965 23 CIN NL 0 0 33% 24 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 38% 6 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1966 24 CIN NL 1 0 31% 61 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 39% 12 7 5 6 5 1 5 2 3
1967 25 CIN NL 0 0 7% 40 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1968 26 NYM NL 3 0 18% 96 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 42% 11 7 4 3 2 1 5 1 3
1969 27 NYM NL 4 0 24% 114 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 36% 30 20 9 1 1 0 11 3 6
1970 28 NYM NL 5 0 23% 191 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 8 48% 26 13 12 7 3 4 9 4 4
1971 29 NYM NL 2 0 19% 36 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 36% 6 4 1 1 0 1 4 1 2
1972 30 TOT MLB 1 0 17% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 30 CHC NL 1 0 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 30 OAK AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 16 0 23% 568 5 7 42% 4 7 0 0 1 0 3 0 23 32 41% 95 58 34 20 12 8 37 12 20
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
1965 23 CIN NL 106 92% 25 45 13 2 6 1.50 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 0 0% 11 0 0% 65 8 12% 7 2 29% 6 1 17% 0
1966 24 CIN NL 271 93% 54 24 5 2 3 1.73 21 0 3 19 2 15 6 0 4 3 75% 58 5 9% 26 8 31% 160 26 16% 16 6 38% 15 7 47% 0
1967 25 CIN NL 164 91% 29 34 10 1 6 1.81 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 29 1 3% 16 3 19% 100 10 10% 9 2 22% 6 4 67% 0
1968 26 NYM NL 381 90% 82 23 1 1 2 2.08 12 1 10 12 0 7 5 0 5 4 80% 74 6 8% 33 14 42% 226 36 16% 22 16 73% 26 10 38% 0
1969 27 NYM NL 349 93% 91 13 5 0 4 2.94 14 0 6 13 1 7 7 0 2 2 100% 78 5 6% 28 12 43% 225 33 15% 20 11 55% 24 10 42% 0
1970 28 NYM NL 458 95% 118 11 2 0 1 1.77 11 0 8 11 0 6 5 0 0 0 88 11 13% 37 11 30% 324 40 12% 40 17 43% 35 11 31% 0
1971 29 NYM NL 157 96% 25 24 3 0 2 1.55 5 0 1 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 21 6 29% 11 3 27% 97 14 14% 6 4 67% 10 5 50% 0
1972 30 TOT MLB 27 96% 2 15 2 0 1 1.53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 19 1 5% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 0
1972 30 CHC NL 19 95% 2 8 2 0 1 2.03 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 13 1 8% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 0
1972 30 OAK AL 8 100% 0 7 0 0 0 0.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1913 93% 426 189 41 6 25 1.78 68 1 33 65 3 39 29 0 11 9 82% 371 34 9% 165 52 32% 1216 168 14% 121 59 49% 126 50 40% 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
1965 23 64 106 96 13 25 4 3 2 10 1 0 10 29 .260 .330 .427 .757 106 41 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 160 377 330 54 79 9 3 23 57 1 2 42 74 .239 .324 .494 .817 117 163 5 0 3 2 1
1967 25 236 541 477 60 108 12 4 26 70 1 3 57 108 .226 .309 .432 .740 98 206 6 1 3 3 6
1968 26 352 922 822 90 190 26 8 38 118 2 3 78 166 .231 .302 .421 .723 102 346 12 8 7 7 12
1969 27 452 1271 1125 132 281 35 11 52 165 3 5 114 198 .250 .322 .439 .761 112 494 17 11 9 12 14
1970 28 574 1729 1528 180 399 54 13 63 214 4 6 163 231 .261 .335 .437 .772 113 668 28 14 9 15 27
1971 29 642 1886 1663 193 424 60 15 68 232 5 7 184 249 .255 .332 .432 .764 111 718 34 15 9 15 29
1972 30 665 1913 1686 194 426 60 15 68 233 5 7 188 254 .253 .330 .427 .757 110 720 34 15 9 15 29

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
1965 23 64 107 97 13 26 4 3 2 10 1 10 29 .268 .336 .433 .769 15 64
1966 24 96 266 233 40 53 5 0 21 46 0 31 45 .227 .316 .519 .835 38 96
1967 25 76 167 149 6 31 3 1 3 14 0 16 34 .208 .287 .302 .589 13 76
1968 26 115 395 358 38 97 17 5 14 62 1 25 58 .271 .329 .464 .793 53 116
1969 27 100 355 309 45 97 10 3 15 50 1 38 32 .314 .389 .511 .900 61 100
1970 28 122 457 402 47 117 19 2 11 48 1 49 33 .291 .370 .430 .800 63 122
1971 29 68 159 136 15 26 6 2 5 20 1 22 18 .191 .308 .375 .683 16 68
1972 30 24 31 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 .120 .290 .120 .410 1 23
8 Seasons 665 1937 1709 205 450 64 16 71 251 5 197 254 .263 .342 .444 .786 260 665
162 Game Avg. 162 472 416 50 110 16 4 17 61 1 48 62 .263 .342 .444 .786 63 665

* 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

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1968 NL--7--3rd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1970 NL--13--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1849), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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