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Norm Sherry

Norman Burt Sherry

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 16, 1931 in New York, NY
High School: Fairfax HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1959 (Age 27)
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Mets 1959-1963

Final Game: September 26, 1963 (Age 32)
Relatives: Brother of Larry Sherry
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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
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1959 27 LAD NL 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 122 1 1 1 0 0 0 /2
1960 28 LAD NL 47 154 138 22 39 4 1 8 19 0 0 12 29 .283 .353 .500 .853 125 69 2 3 1 0 3 2
1961 29 LAD NL 47 130 121 10 31 2 0 5 21 0 0 9 30 .256 .308 .397 .704 81 48 7 0 0 0 2 2
1962 30 LAD NL 35 97 88 7 16 2 0 3 16 0 0 6 17 .182 .240 .307 .546 50 27 2 1 1 1 0 2
1963 31 NYM NL 63 161 147 6 20 1 0 2 11 1 0 10 26 .136 .205 .184 .389 13 27 6 3 0 1 1 2
5 Yrs 194 546 497 45 107 9 1 18 69 1 0 37 102 .215 .279 .346 .625 69 172 18 8 2 2 6
162 Game Avg. 162 456 415 38 89 8 1 15 58 1 0 31 85 .215 .279 .346 .625 69 144 15 7 2 2 5
LAD (4 yrs) 131 385 350 39 87 8 1 16 58 0 0 27 76 .249 .311 .414 .725 91 145 12 5 2 1 5
NYM (1 yr) 63 161 147 6 20 1 0 2 11 1 0 10 26 .136 .205 .184 .389 13 27 6 3 0 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1959 27 LAD NL 2 4 0 -0 -0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .509 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $6,600 /2
1960 28 LAD NL 47 154 5 1 -0 -2 2 6 0.6 6 12 1.2 .513 .504 1.4 0.0 14 $8,000 2
1961 29 LAD NL 47 130 -5 0 -1 -3 2 -7 -0.7 5 -2 -0.2 .485 .496 0.1 -0.1 1 $13,500 2
1962 30 LAD NL 35 97 -5 0 0 0 2 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .489 .498 -0.0 0.2 0 $15,000 2
1963 31 NYM NL 63 161 -15 0 -1 3 3 -10 -1.1 6 -4 -0.5 .482 .493 -0.9 0.7 -7 $15,000 2
5 Seasons 194 546 -20 1 -2 -2 9 -14 -1.6 21 7 0.6 .492 .498 0.7 0.8 9 $58,100
LAD (4 yrs) 131 385 -5 1 -1 -5 6 -4 -0.4 15 10 1.0 .497 .499 1.6 0.1 15 $43,100
NYM (1 yr) 63 161 -15 0 -1 3 3 -10 -1.1 6 -4 -0.5 .482 .493 -0.9 0.7 -7 $15,000

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1959 LAD NL 27 C 2 1 1 10.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.60 2.00 .990 6.30 6.30 0 0 0 0 0
1960 LAD NL 28 C 44 39 35 356.0 299 282 15 2 3 .993 -2 -7 7.51 6.75 .986 6.58 6.57 3 12 10 5 33% 40% 0
1961 LAD NL 29 C 45 31 24 295.2 271 253 16 2 3 .993 -3 -12 8.19 5.98 .985 6.39 6.32 3 14 19 5 21% 38% 0
1962 LAD NL 30 C 34 25 18 239.1 236 221 13 2 2 .992 0 0 8.80 6.88 .987 6.72 6.66 4 11 9 6 40% 34% 0
1963 NYM NL 31 C 61 52 31 416.1 297 265 26 6 6 .980 3 9 6.29 4.77 .986 7.07 7.05 3 10 17 18 51% 42% 1
5 Seasons C 186 148 109 1317.1 1107 1025 70 12 14 .989 -2 -2 7.48 5.89 .986 6.72 6.68 13 47 55 34 38% 39% 1
5 Seasons TOT 186 148 109 1317.1 1107 1025 70 12 14 .989 -2 -2 7.48 5.89 .986 6.72 6.68 13 47 55 34 38% 39% 1
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1963 NL  51.4 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1963 NL  3 (4th)

                           

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
195927Los Angeles Dodgers$6,600Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
196028Los Angeles Dodgers$8,000*Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts2/1/61 TSN:9000.00,
196129Los Angeles Dodgers$13,500*Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts2/1/61 TSN:11000.00,
196230Los Angeles Dodgers$15,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
196331New York Mets$15,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$58,100
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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