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 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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 DET AL 23 OF 91 43 486.2 133 124 5 4 1 .970 6.3 15.5 5.3 5.2 0.0 1 2.39 1.42 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 DET AL 23 RF 71 37 393.0 110 103 4 3 1 .973 7.7 23.5 5.7 4.3 1.4 2 2.45 1.51 .976 2.09 1.73
1973 DET AL 23 LF 20 4 66.2 14 13 0 1 0 .929 -1.4 -25.2 -0.4 0.8 -1.3 -1 1.76 0.65 .979 2.00 1.68
1973 DET AL 23 CF 7 2 27.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 3.33 1.43 .980 2.77 2.54
1974 DET AL 24 OF 56 33 327.1 88 84 3 1 1 .989 1.6 5.9 3.6 3.9 -0.2 -2 2.39 1.55 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 DET AL 24 LF 23 5 78.2 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 4.6 1.3 1.5 -0.2 -1 2.40 0.91 .971 2.12 1.75
1974 DET AL 24 RF 19 19 157.2 44 41 2 1 1 .977 0.7 5.3 1.7 1.5 0.2 -1 2.45 2.26 .975 2.18 1.86
1974 DET AL 24 CF 14 9 91.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 7.9 0.6 0.9 -0.2 0 2.27 1.64 .987 2.93 2.63
1975 SDP NL 25 OF 57 35 359.1 97 91 1 5 0 .948 1.4 4.7 -0.6 1.5 -2.1 2 2.30 1.61 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 SDP NL 25 LF 39 21 219.2 56 52 1 3 0 .946 1.3 7.1 1.3 2.4 -1.1 0 2.17 1.36 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 SDP NL 25 CF 12 9 83.2 30 28 0 2 0 .933 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 1 3.01 2.33 .983 2.72 2.44
1975 SDP NL 25 RF 8 5 56.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 2.1 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 1 1.77 1.38 .973 2.06 1.74
3 Seasons OF 204 111 1173.1 318 299 9 10 2 .969 9.3 9.5 8.3 10.6 -2.3 1 2.36 1.51 .979 2.32 2.04
3 Seasons RF 98 61 606.2 165 155 6 4 2 .976 8.5 16.8 6.5 4.8 1.7 2 2.39 1.64 .976 2.11 1.76
3 Seasons LF 82 30 365.0 91 85 2 4 0 .956 0.2 0.7 2.2 4.7 -2.6 -2 2.15 1.06 .974 2.09 1.71
3 Seasons CF 33 20 201.2 63 60 1 2 0 .968 0.6 3.6 -0.4 1.1 -1.4 1 2.72 1.85 .984 2.82 2.54
3 Seasons TOT 204 111 1173.1 318 299 9 10 2 .969 9.3 9.5 8.3 10.6 -2.3 1 2.36 1.51 .947 2.32 2.04

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
1973 DET AL 23 91 43 91 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 71 91 0 3 8
1974 DET AL 24 60 33 60 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 19 56 0 7 9
1975 SDP NL 25 91 35 91 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 12 8 57 0 38 1
3 Seasons 242 111 242 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 33 98 204 0 48 18
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 -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 DET AL 23 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 22 11 1 6 1 1 5 4 1 3 2 0 7 5 0 43 23 53.5% 17 3 7.0% 1 1687 65% 76% 26% 175 61%
1974 DET AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 15 5 33.3% 9 1 6.7% 1 710 64% 76% 25% 68 60%
1975 SDP NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 247 55% 83% 26% 31 35%
3 Seasons 4 0 4 0 0 6 0 1 1 3 31 17 1 12 3 1 10 5 1 5 2 0 10 6 1 68 33 48.5% 31 4 5.9% 2 2644 64% 77% 26% 274 58%
MLB Averages 42.8% 3.2% 60% 78% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 DET AL 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 297 72% 77% 25% 30 43%
1974 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 2 20.0% 7 1 10.0% 0 329 78% 77% 33% 40 53%
1975 SDP NL 25 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 6 0 5 2 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 24 16 66.7% 8 0 0.0% 1 946 59% 79% 31% 101 52%
3 Seasons 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12 9 0 14 3 1 5 3 0 4 0 0 7 7 0 42 22 52.4% 19 1 2.4% 1 1572 66% 78% 30% 171 51%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.8% 60% 78% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 DET AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 1 128 57% 73% 23% 15 67%
1974 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 384 60% 75% 26% 33 70%
1975 SDP NL 25 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 384 67% 82% 33% 49 57%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 0 19 9 47.4% 10 0 0.0% 1 896 63% 78% 28% 97 63%
MLB Averages 44.3% 2.3% 60% 78% 26% 58%

* 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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