Dick Sharon
Richard Louis Sharon
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 15, 1950 in San Mateo, CA
High School: Sequoia (Redwood City, CA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1973
Final Game: September 28, 1975
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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
1973 23 DET AL 91 190 178 20 43 9 0 7 16 2 0 10 31 .242 .280 .410 .691 88 73 5 0 1 1 0 97/8
1974 24 DET AL 60 145 129 12 28 4 0 2 10 4 4 14 29 .217 .292 .295 .586 68 38 3 0 1 1 0 798
1975 25 SDP NL 91 191 160 14 31 7 0 4 20 0 2 26 35 .194 .306 .313 .619 77 50 6 0 5 0 0 78/9
3 Seasons 242 526 467 46 102 20 0 13 46 6 6 50 95 .218 .293 .345 .638 79 161 14 0 7 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 352 313 31 68 13 0 9 31 4 4 33 64 .218 .293 .345 .638 79 108 9 0 5 1 0
DET (2 yrs) 151 335 307 32 71 13 0 9 26 6 4 24 60 .231 .285 .362 .647 80 111 8 0 2 2 0
SDP (1 yr) 91 191 160 14 31 7 0 4 20 0 2 26 35 .194 .306 .313 .619 77 50 6 0 5 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 151 335 307 32 71 13 0 9 26 6 4 24 60 .231 .285 .362 .647 80 111 8 0 2 2 0
NL (1 yr) 91 191 160 14 31 7 0 4 20 0 2 26 35 .194 .306 .313 .619 77 50 6 0 5 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
1973 23 DET AL 190 142 20 3.8 98 .255 .242 .266 .280 .336 .410 .391 .691 .727 88 .437 -3.7 -0.4 .607 .236 .169 3.1
1974 24 DET AL 145 110 11 2.7 91 .263 .217 .261 .292 .325 .295 .375 .586 .700 68 .313 -5.2 -0.6 .481 .186 .078 2.7
1975 25 SDP NL 191 142 15 2.8 91 .223 .194 .258 .306 .328 .313 .373 .619 .701 77 .318 -4.3 -0.4 .540 .269 .119 .0
3 Seasons 526 394 46 3.1 94 .247 .218 .262 .293 .330 .345 .380 .638 .711 79 .363 -13.2 -1.4 .548 .233 .126 8.2
162 Game Avg. 352 264 31 3.1 94 .247 .218 .262 .293 .330 .345 .380 .638 .711 79 .363 -13.2 -1.4 .548 .233 .126 5
DET (2 yrs) 335 252 31 3.3 95 .258 .231 .264 .285 .331 .362 .384 .647 .716 80 .387 -9.0 -0.9 .552 .215 .130 7.2
SDP (1 yr) 191 142 15 2.8 91 .223 .194 .258 .306 .328 .313 .373 .619 .701 77 .318 -4.3 -0.4 .540 .269 .119 .0
AL (2 yrs) 335 252 31 3.3 95 .258 .231 .264 .285 .331 .362 .384 .647 .716 80 .387 -9.0 -0.9 .552 .215 .130 7.2
NL (1 yr) 191 142 15 2.8 91 .223 .194 .258 .306 .328 .313 .373 .619 .701 77 .318 -4.3 -0.4 .540 .269 .119 .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
1973 23 DET AL 190 3.7% 16.3% 5.3% 8.4% 37% 3.10 5.7 25.4 11.1 0.75 74%
1974 24 DET AL 145 1.4% 20.0% 9.7% 4.1% 21% 2.07 4.4 64.5 12.9 0.97 68%
1975 25 SDP NL 191 2.1% 18.3% 13.6% 5.8% 36% 1.35 4.6 40.0 8.0 1.12 63%
3 Seasons 526 2.5% 18.1% 9.5% 6.3% 32% 1.90 4.9 35.9 10.2 0.93 69%
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
1973 23 DET AL 6 0 28% 70 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4 48% 15 9 5 2 1 1 4 0 4
1974 24 DET AL 1 0 25% 57 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 75% 5 0 5 2 1 0 5 1 4
1975 25 SDP NL 3 0 19% 67 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 25% 10 9 1 4 2 1 6 2 3
3 Seasons 10 0 24% 194 6 6 50% 6 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 19 14 45% 30 18 11 8 4 2 15 3 11
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
1973 23 DET AL 190 63% 43 3 1 0 0 1.69 7 0 8 1 6 3 4 0 1 1 100% 36 5 14% 18 4 22% 115 11 10% 7 3 43% 10 4 40% 0
1974 24 DET AL 144 74% 28 5 0 0 1 2.15 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 28 3 11% 16 6 38% 83 9 11% 9 5 56% 10 3 30% 1
1975 25 SDP NL 191 63% 31 33 8 0 4 1.43 4 0 5 1 3 2 2 0 5 5 100% 40 6 15% 26 9 35% 142 16 11% 10 4 40% 13 3 23% 0
3 Seasons 525 66% 102 41 9 0 5 1.54 13 0 17 3 10 6 7 0 7 7 100% 104 14 13% 60 19 32% 340 36 11% 26 12 46% 33 10 30% 1
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
1973 23 91 190 178 20 43 9 0 7 16 2 0 10 31 .242 .280 .410 .691 88 73 5 0 1 1 0
1974 24 151 335 307 32 71 13 0 9 26 6 4 24 60 .231 .285 .362 .647 80 111 8 0 2 2 0
1975 25 242 526 467 46 102 20 0 13 46 6 6 50 95 .218 .293 .345 .638 79 161 14 0 7 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1973 23 91 188 177 20 42 9 0 7 16 2 10 31 .237 .277 .407 .683 20 91
1974 24 60 145 130 13 29 4 0 2 11 4 14 29 .223 .297 .300 .597 12 60
1975 25 91 190 162 16 33 7 0 4 22 0 28 35 .204 .321 .321 .642 17 91
3 Seasons 242 523 469 49 104 20 0 13 49 6 52 95 .222 .298 .348 .646 49 242
162 Game Avg. 162 350 314 33 70 13 0 9 33 4 35 64 .222 .298 .348 .646 33 242

* 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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