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Jim Spencer

James Lloyd Spencer (Spence)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1946 in Hanover, PA
High School: Andover HS (Glen Burnie, MD)
Drafted
by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1968
Teams (by GP): Angels/Rangers/Yankees/WhiteSox/Athletics 1968-1982

Final Game: June 20, 1982
Died: February 10, 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cremated
Relatives: Grandson of Ben Spencer
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Standard Batting

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
1968 21 CAL AL 19 73 68 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 10 .191 .233 .206 .439 37 14 2 1 0 1 0 3
1969 22 CAL AL 113 422 386 39 98 14 3 10 31 1 0 26 53 .254 .304 .383 .688 97 148 6 2 8 0 6 3
1970 23 CAL AL 146 550 511 61 140 20 4 12 68 0 2 28 61 .274 .309 .399 .708 98 204 9 0 6 5 6 *3 GG
1971 24 CAL AL 148 572 510 50 121 21 2 18 59 0 1 48 63 .237 .304 .392 .696 104 200 16 3 6 5 7 *3
1972 25 CAL AL 82 225 212 13 47 5 0 1 14 0 1 12 25 .222 .262 .259 .522 60 55 8 0 0 1 1 37
1973 26 TOT AL 131 489 439 45 115 16 5 6 54 0 3 43 50 .262 .329 .362 .691 100 159 11 2 2 3 7 *3/D AS
1973 26 CAL AL 29 99 87 10 21 4 2 2 11 0 0 9 9 .241 .316 .402 .719 110 35 3 1 1 1 1 3/D
1973 26 TEX AL 102 390 352 35 94 12 3 4 43 0 3 34 41 .267 .332 .352 .684 98 124 8 1 1 2 6 3/D
1974 27 TEX AL 118 384 352 36 98 11 4 7 44 1 2 22 27 .278 .323 .392 .715 108 138 8 3 3 4 3 3D
1975 28 TEX AL 132 443 403 50 107 18 1 11 47 0 1 35 43 .266 .327 .397 .724 105 160 9 2 2 1 6 3D
1976 29 CHW AL 150 578 518 53 131 13 2 14 70 6 4 49 52 .253 .315 .367 .682 99 190 10 1 4 7 19 *3/D
1977 30 CHW AL 128 515 470 56 116 16 1 18 69 1 2 36 50 .247 .300 .400 .700 90 188 11 2 2 5 11 *3 GG
1978 31 NYY AL 71 166 150 12 34 9 1 7 24 0 1 15 32 .227 .295 .440 .735 107 66 4 0 0 1 3 D3
1979 32 NYY AL 106 336 295 60 85 15 3 23 53 0 2 38 25 .288 .367 .593 .960 157 175 12 0 1 2 11 D3
1980 33 NYY AL 97 295 259 38 61 9 0 13 43 1 0 30 44 .236 .313 .421 .734 102 109 7 1 1 4 2 3D/7
1981 34 TOT AL 79 255 234 20 44 8 0 4 13 1 0 19 27 .188 .247 .274 .521 54 64 8 0 0 2 3 *3
1981 34 NYY AL 25 72 63 6 9 2 0 2 4 0 0 9 7 .143 .250 .270 .520 52 17 3 0 0 0 2 3
1981 34 OAK AL 54 183 171 14 35 6 0 2 9 1 0 10 20 .205 .246 .275 .521 54 47 5 0 0 2 1 3
1982 35 OAK AL 33 105 101 6 17 3 1 2 5 0 0 3 20 .168 .190 .277 .468 30 28 3 0 0 1 1 3
15 Yrs 1553 5408 4908 541 1227 179 27 146 599 11 19 407 582 .250 .307 .387 .694 98 1898 124 17 35 42 86
162 Game Avg. 162 564 512 56 128 19 3 15 62 1 2 42 61 .250 .307 .387 .694 98 198 13 2 4 4 9
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
CAL (6 yrs) 537 1941 1774 175 440 65 11 43 188 1 4 126 221 .248 .298 .370 .668 94 656 44 7 21 13 21
NYY (4 yrs) 299 869 767 116 189 35 4 45 124 1 3 92 108 .246 .325 .478 .804 121 367 26 1 2 7 18
TEX (3 yrs) 352 1217 1107 121 299 41 8 22 134 1 6 91 111 .270 .327 .381 .708 104 422 25 6 6 7 15
OAK (2 yrs) 87 288 272 20 52 9 1 4 14 1 0 13 40 .191 .226 .276 .501 45 75 8 0 0 3 2
CHW (2 yrs) 278 1093 988 109 247 29 3 32 139 7 6 85 102 .250 .308 .383 .690 94 378 21 3 6 12 30

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1968 21 CAL AL 19 73 -4 -0 0 3 -1 -2 -0.3 2 0 -0.1 .487 .499 -0.5 0.3 -3 $ 3
1969 22 CAL AL 113 422 -2 -1 0 -2 -6 -10 -1.2 12 1 -0.1 .490 .493 0.2 -0.9 3 $ 3
1970 23 CAL AL 146 550 -4 1 0 2 -8 -9 -1.1 18 9 0.6 .493 .494 0.5 -0.7 7 $ *3 GG
1971 24 CAL AL 148 572 0 -2 -1 2 -8 -8 -1.0 19 11 0.9 .494 .494 0.6 -0.7 8 $ *3
1972 25 CAL AL 82 225 -9 -0 -0 -3 -3 -16 -2.1 7 -8 -1.3 .475 .488 -0.9 -0.8 -6 $ 37
1973 26 CAL AL 29 99 0 0 0 -1 -2 -3 -0.2 3 0 0.0 .490 .498 0.2 -0.3 2 $ 3/D AS
1973 26 TEX AL 102 390 -2 -4 0 2 -6 -9 -0.8 12 4 0.4 .491 .494 0.1 -0.2 2 $27,000 3/D AS
1974 27 TEX AL 118 384 2 -2 1 -1 -9 -9 -0.8 12 4 0.3 .492 .494 0.4 -1.0 5 $35,000 3D
1975 28 TEX AL 132 443 0 -1 1 1 -8 -8 -0.7 14 6 0.6 .493 .495 0.6 -0.7 6 $47,000 3D
1976 29 CHW AL 150 578 -6 -2 0 -2 -8 -19 -2.0 19 -0 -0.3 .486 .487 0.0 -1.1 2 $ *3/D
1977 30 CHW AL 128 515 -11 -1 -0 -1 -8 -21 -2.0 16 -5 -0.5 .483 .486 -0.4 -0.8 -3 $70,000 *3 GG
1978 31 NYY AL 71 166 -0 -0 -1 0 -4 -6 -0.6 5 -0 -0.1 .491 .496 -0.1 -0.4 -0 $ D3
1979 32 NYY AL 106 336 20 -1 -2 0 -9 9 1.0 11 20 2.0 .508 .505 2.0 -0.8 20 $ D3
1980 33 NYY AL 97 295 -2 1 0 -6 -6 -12 -1.2 9 -4 -0.3 .487 .492 0.2 -1.1 2 $ 3D/7
1981 34 NYY AL 25 72 -5 -0 -0 1 -1 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.4 .476 .496 -0.5 0.0 -4 $ 3
1981 34 OAK AL 54 183 -10 0 -0 2 -3 -11 -1.2 6 -6 -0.7 .476 .492 -0.9 -0.1 -8 $ 3
1982 35 OAK AL 33 105 -10 -1 -0 1 -2 -12 -1.2 3 -8 -0.9 .462 .492 -1.0 -0.0 -9 $ 3
15 Seasons 1553 5408 -42 -13 -2 -0 -92 -150 -16.0 172 21 0.1 .489 .494 0.5 -9.4 22 $179,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
CAL (6 yrs) 537 1941 -19 -2 -1 2 -28 -48 -5.9 61 13 0.0 .490 .494 0.1 -3.2 11 $
NYY (4 yrs) 299 869 13 -0 -3 -4 -21 -14 -1.3 27 13 1.2 .495 .497 1.6 -2.3 17 $
TEX (3 yrs) 352 1217 1 -6 2 2 -23 -25 -2.3 39 14 1.3 .492 .494 1.1 -1.9 12 $109,000
OAK (2 yrs) 87 288 -20 -1 -1 3 -4 -23 -2.5 9 -14 -1.6 .471 .492 -1.9 -0.1 -17 $
CHW (2 yrs) 278 1093 -17 -4 0 -3 -16 -40 -4.0 35 -5 -0.8 .484 .486 -0.4 -1.9 -1 $70,000

Advanced Batting

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
1968 21 CAL AL 73 58 3 1.4 76 .220 .191 .232 .233 .301 .206 .344 .439 .645 37 .155 -5.0 -0.6 .316 .059 .015
1969 22 CAL AL 422 302 45 4.0 90 .272 .254 .247 .304 .323 .383 .373 .688 .696 97 .478 -3.0 -0.3 .602 .199 .130 1.8
1970 23 CAL AL 550 393 61 4.2 94 .289 .274 .253 .309 .327 .399 .387 .708 .713 98 .486 -3.2 -0.3 .602 .176 .125 .0
1971 24 CAL AL 572 417 59 3.8 86 .237 .237 .246 .304 .316 .392 .365 .696 .681 104 .474 2.0 0.2 .616 .247 .155 .0
1972 25 CAL AL 225 175 13 2.0 78 .246 .222 .240 .262 .308 .259 .346 .522 .654 60 .252 -10.5 -1.2 .379 .090 .038 .0
1973 26 TOT AL 489 343 51 4.0 89 .282 .262 .253 .329 .320 .362 .371 .691 .692 100 .462 0.5 0.1 .595 .191 .100 .0
1973 26 CAL AL 99 71 11 4.2 86 .247 .241 .249 .316 .316 .402 .366 .719 .682 110 .481 1.2 0.1 .652 .264 .161 .0
1973 26 TEX AL 390 272 40 4.0 89 .291 .267 .254 .332 .322 .352 .373 .684 .694 98 .457 -0.7 -0.1 .580 .173 .085 .0
1974 27 TEX AL 384 271 44 4.4 87 .283 .278 .255 .323 .319 .392 .366 .715 .685 108 .526 2.9 0.3 .614 .173 .114 1.8
1975 28 TEX AL 443 309 51 4.4 92 .274 .266 .257 .327 .326 .397 .377 .724 .704 105 .514 2.1 0.2 .641 .216 .132 .0
1976 29 CHW AL 578 412 60 4.0 87 .255 .253 .257 .315 .322 .367 .362 .682 .684 99 .494 -1.2 -0.1 .603 .212 .114 8.4
1977 30 CHW AL 515 374 55 3.9 100 .241 .247 .266 .300 .330 .400 .405 .700 .735 90 .426 -7.8 -0.8 .613 .228 .153 1.9
1978 31 NYY AL 166 122 18 4.0 91 .241 .227 .258 .295 .322 .440 .380 .735 .702 107 .459 1.1 0.1 .661 .307 .213 .0
1979 32 NYY AL 336 227 60 7.0 100 .249 .288 .267 .367 .332 .593 .405 .960 .736 157 .677 22.8 2.2 .942 .427 .305 .0
1980 33 NYY AL 295 210 34 4.4 97 .233 .236 .267 .313 .329 .421 .396 .734 .724 102 .476 0.5 0.0 .688 .305 .185 1.9
1981 34 TOT AL 255 200 15 2.0 85 .195 .188 .250 .247 .314 .274 .364 .521 .679 54 .215 -13.8 -1.5 .424 .171 .085 1.6
1981 34 NYY AL 72 57 4 1.9 87 .130 .143 .254 .250 .318 .270 .369 .520 .687 52 .195 -3.9 -0.4 .456 .270 .127 .0
1981 34 OAK AL 183 143 11 2.1 84 .219 .205 .249 .246 .313 .275 .363 .521 .675 54 .223 -9.9 -1.0 .411 .135 .070 1.3
1982 35 OAK AL 105 88 5 1.5 93 .188 .168 .257 .190 .320 .277 .392 .468 .712 30 .118 -9.8 -1.0 .356 .139 .109 .0
15 Yrs 5408 3901 574 4.0 90 .256 .250 .255 .307 .322 .387 .377 .694 .699 98 .467 -22.5 -2.6 .605 .218 .137 20.5
162 Game Avg. 564 407 60 4.0 90 .256 .250 .255 .307 .322 .387 .377 .694 .699 98 .467 -22.5 -2.6 .605 .218 .137 2
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CAL (6 yrs) 1941 1416 192 3.6 88 .261 .248 .247 .298 .319 .370 .370 .668 .689 94 .447 -18.6 -2.1 .569 .191 .122 2.0
NYY (4 yrs) 869 616 116 5.0 96 .232 .246 .264 .325 .328 .478 .394 .804 .722 121 .547 20.4 1.9 .755 .349 .232 2.0
TEX (3 yrs) 1217 852 135 4.3 89 .282 .270 .255 .327 .323 .381 .373 .708 .695 104 .500 4.3 0.4 .613 .189 .111 1.9
OAK (2 yrs) 288 231 16 1.9 87 .208 .191 .252 .226 .315 .276 .373 .501 .689 45 .179 -19.6 -2.0 .390 .136 .085 1.6
CHW (2 yrs) 1093 786 115 3.9 93 .248 .250 .261 .308 .326 .383 .383 .690 .708 94 .461 -9.0 -0.9 .608 .220 .133 11.5

Postseason Batting

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
1978 31 NYY AL WS LAD W 4 14 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 2 0 0 0 0 0
1980 33 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 34 OAK AL ALDS KCR W 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1981 34 OAK AL ALCS NYY L 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 8 22 20 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .150 .227 .200 .427 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .286 .167 .452 2 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 TEX AL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1968 21 CAL AL 73 0.0% 13.7% 4.1% 1.4% 8% 3.33 6.8 13.6 0.88 81%
1969 22 CAL AL 422 2.4% 12.6% 6.2% 6.4% 28% 2.04 7.3 38.6 12.5 0.98 77%
1970 23 CAL AL 550 2.2% 11.1% 5.1% 6.6% 26% 2.18 8.4 42.6 7.5 0.90 81%
1971 24 CAL AL 572 3.2% 11.0% 8.4% 7.2% 34% 1.31 8.1 28.3 8.6 0.83 76%
1972 25 CAL AL 225 0.4% 11.1% 5.3% 2.7% 13% 2.08 8.5 212.0 15.1 0.86 83%
1973 26 TOT AL 489 1.2% 10.2% 8.8% 5.5% 24% 1.16 8.8 73.2 8.1 0.76 79%
1973 26 CAL AL 99 2.0% 9.1% 9.1% 8.1% 38% 1.00 9.7 43.5 7.9 1.14 78%
1973 26 TEX AL 390 1.0% 10.5% 8.7% 4.9% 20% 1.21 8.6 88.0 8.2 0.68 79%
1974 27 TEX AL 384 1.8% 7.0% 5.7% 5.7% 22% 1.23 13.0 50.3 8.0 0.77 84%
1975 28 TEX AL 443 2.5% 9.7% 7.9% 6.8% 28% 1.23 9.4 36.6 8.6 0.72 79%
1976 29 CHW AL 578 2.4% 9.0% 8.5% 5.0% 22% 1.06 10.0 37.0 7.4 0.85 79%
1977 30 CHW AL 515 3.5% 9.7% 7.0% 6.8% 30% 1.39 9.4 26.1 6.8 0.81 79%
1978 31 NYY AL 166 4.2% 19.3% 9.0% 10.2% 50% 2.13 4.7 21.4 6.3 0.82 67%
1979 32 NYY AL 336 6.9% 7.4% 11.3% 12.2% 48% 0.66 11.8 12.8 5.6 1.01 74%
1980 33 NYY AL 295 4.4% 14.9% 10.2% 7.5% 36% 1.47 5.9 19.9 6.0 0.81 70%
1981 34 TOT AL 255 1.6% 10.6% 7.5% 4.7% 27% 1.42 8.7 58.5 18.0 0.91 80%
1981 34 NYY AL 72 2.8% 9.7% 12.5% 5.6% 44% 0.78 9.0 31.5 15.8 1.00 75%
1981 34 OAK AL 183 1.1% 10.9% 5.5% 4.4% 23% 2.00 8.6 85.5 19.0 0.88 83%
1982 35 OAK AL 105 1.9% 19.1% 2.9% 5.7% 35% 6.67 5.1 50.5 20.2 1.16 76%
15 Yrs 5408 2.7% 10.8% 7.5% 6.5% 29% 1.43 8.4 33.6 8.2 0.85 78%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.6% 8.6% 6.2% 27% 1.59 6.6 45.8 8.8 1.10 74%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1968 21 CAL AL -5.0 -0.6 74 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 1.04 -0.4 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.88 -3.4 0
1969 22 CAL AL -3.0 -0.3 425 0.9 8.0 -7.1 1.01 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.95 0.0 1.26 8
1970 23 CAL AL -3.2 -0.3 560 0.6 10.6 -10.1 1.08 -0.3 0.8 -3.4 -0.4 1.00 -2.9 2.48 5
1971 24 CAL AL 1.2 0.1 579 -1.8 10.0 -11.8 1.12 0.8 -2.4 -0.6 -0.1 0.95 6.7 1.30 7
1972 25 CAL AL -10.5 -1.2 226 -1.8 3.0 -4.7 1.05 -1.1 -0.5 -13.0 -1.5 0.95 -10.9 1.81 21
1973 26 TOT AL 0.4 0.0 496 -0.4 7.6 -8.0 1.00 -0.1 -0.4 1.1 0.1 0.94 -1.1 1.34 9
1973 26 CAL AL 1.1 0.1 100 -0.3 1.3 -1.5 .93 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.0 0.93 -0.9 0.18 2
1973 26 TEX AL -0.7 -0.1 396 -0.2 6.3 -6.5 1.02 0.0 -0.2 1.2 0.1 0.94 -0.1 1.67 7
1974 27 TEX AL 2.9 0.3 393 1.5 7.7 -6.2 .99 0.4 1.2 5.9 0.6 1.02 4.1 1.19 9
1975 28 TEX AL 2.1 0.2 448 -0.5 7.8 -8.3 1.07 0.0 -0.5 7.9 0.8 0.99 2.6 2.34 11
1976 29 CHW AL -1.2 -0.1 593 -0.5 10.9 -11.4 1.14 -0.8 0.4 4.9 0.5 0.99 -3.3 2.31 6
1977 30 CHW AL -7.8 -0.8 520 -0.2 9.1 -9.3 1.01 -0.5 0.3 -4.2 -0.4 0.96 -7.7 2.28 3
1978 31 NYY AL 1.1 0.1 168 0.9 3.8 -2.9 1.05 0.2 0.6 3.6 0.4 0.95 2.2 2.04 24
1979 32 NYY AL 22.8 2.2 340 1.3 6.9 -5.6 .98 2.3 -1.0 13.6 1.3 0.94 26.2 2.07 17
1980 33 NYY AL 0.5 0.0 300 0.1 4.9 -4.8 .94 0.0 0.1 2.5 0.2 0.96 1.7 0.97 22
1981 34 TOT AL -14.0 -1.5 256 -1.4 3.2 -4.6 .95 -1.6 0.1 -16.8 -1.8 0.89 -16.0 1.49 13
1981 34 NYY AL -3.9 -0.4 72 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 .90 -0.5 0.0 -5.6 -0.6 0.90 -4.9 2.31 3
1981 34 OAK AL -10.1 -1.1 184 -1.0 2.3 -3.3 .97 -1.2 0.1 -11.2 -1.2 0.88 -11.1 1.24 10
1982 35 OAK AL -9.8 -1.0 106 -0.9 1.1 -2.0 .94 -0.9 -0.1 -9.6 -1.0 0.92 -9.5 1.78 3
15 Yrs -23.6 -2.7 5484 -2.6 95.5 -98.1 1.04 -1.8 -0.7 -9.2 -1.3 0.97 -11.2 1.70 158
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1968 21 CAL AL 2 0 12% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 29% 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1969 22 CAL AL 6 0 25% 170 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 42% 16 9 6 2 1 1 18 8 8
1970 23 CAL AL 6 0 31% 185 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 50% 26 15 10 12 7 5 14 3 11
1971 24 CAL AL 4 0 21% 226 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 35% 26 22 4 4 1 3 13 4 8
1972 25 CAL AL 3 0 21% 89 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43% 12 10 2 3 1 2 6 1 5
1973 26 TOT AL 5 0 25% 206 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 35% 24 20 3 6 3 3 13 4 9
1973 26 CAL AL 0 0 28% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 43% 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
1973 26 TEX AL 5 0 25% 173 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 6 33% 20 18 1 4 1 3 12 4 8
1974 27 TEX AL 4 0 25% 163 1 2 33% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 11 30% 28 22 6 0 0 0 12 4 6
1975 28 TEX AL 4 0 29% 189 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 30% 34 28 5 5 4 1 17 5 11
1976 29 CHW AL 6 0 23% 198 6 4 60% 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 10 39% 28 21 6 4 0 4 20 7 10
1977 30 CHW AL 6 0 28% 165 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 26% 22 16 6 6 6 0 11 5 4
1978 31 NYY AL 1 0 12% 41 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 20% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1979 32 NYY AL 3 0 37% 121 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 41% 13 11 2 4 3 1 17 6 11
1980 33 NYY AL 1 0 32% 104 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 33% 18 14 4 4 3 1 8 3 5
1981 34 TOT AL 1 0 27% 77 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 33% 10 8 2 1 1 0 4 1 3
1981 34 NYY AL 0 0 25% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1981 34 OAK AL 1 0 28% 59 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 33% 8 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
1982 35 OAK AL 1 0 22% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
15 Yrs 53 0 26% 1975 11 19 37% 8 16 3 1 0 2 9 0 53 100 36% 268 205 58 52 31 21 157 54 92
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

Situational Hitting*

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
1968 21 CAL AL 73 62% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 17% 6 2 33% 38 5 13% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1969 22 CAL AL 422 72% 98 8 2 0 0 1.26 10 0 4 5 5 7 3 0 8 8 100% 72 6 8% 36 17 47% 229 29 13% 14 6 43% 14 10 71% 0
1970 23 CAL AL 550 66% 140 5 2 0 0 2.48 12 0 19 8 4 5 7 0 6 6 100% 110 9 8% 61 23 38% 372 57 15% 44 26 59% 20 11 55% 0
1971 24 CAL AL 572 71% 121 7 1 0 0 1.30 18 0 9 13 5 8 10 0 7 6 86% 117 16 14% 56 16 29% 338 42 12% 27 13 48% 18 7 39% 0
1972 25 CAL AL 225 90% 47 21 3 0 2 1.81 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 40 8 20% 23 2 9% 138 14 10% 15 5 33% 3 0 0% 0
1973 26 TOT AL 489 84% 115 9 1 0 1 1.34 6 0 10 6 0 4 2 0 2 2 100% 105 11 10% 42 13 31% 313 51 16% 30 20 67% 19 12 63% 0
1973 26 CAL AL 99 87% 21 2 0 0 1 0.18 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 100% 26 3 12% 12 4 33% 61 9 15% 5 4 80% 4 3 75% 0
1973 26 TEX AL 390 83% 94 7 1 0 0 1.67 4 0 8 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 100% 79 8 10% 30 9 30% 252 42 17% 25 16 64% 15 9 60% 0
1974 27 TEX AL 384 93% 98 9 3 0 0 1.19 7 0 13 7 0 3 4 0 3 3 100% 88 8 9% 33 11 33% 279 38 14% 22 11 50% 16 6 38% 0
1975 28 TEX AL 443 95% 107 11 3 0 1 2.34 11 0 4 11 0 4 7 0 2 2 100% 121 9 7% 44 12 27% 298 37 12% 20 8 40% 19 11 58% 0
1976 29 CHW AL 578 73% 131 6 0 0 0 2.31 14 0 13 11 3 5 9 0 3 4 133% 115 10 9% 47 19 40% 385 59 15% 33 18 55% 16 10 63% 0
1977 30 CHW AL 515 72% 116 3 1 0 0 2.28 18 2 14 10 8 8 10 0 2 2 100% 90 11 12% 46 13 28% 348 53 15% 32 15 47% 14 8 57% 0
1978 31 NYY AL 166 86% 34 24 7 1 5 2.04 7 1 3 7 0 4 3 0 0 0 33 4 12% 7 2 29% 108 17 16% 7 4 57% 3 2 67% 0
1979 32 NYY AL 336 86% 85 17 3 0 1 2.07 23 0 5 19 4 16 7 0 1 1 100% 59 12 20% 24 11 46% 204 31 15% 16 8 50% 10 7 70% 0
1980 33 NYY AL 295 86% 61 22 8 1 5 0.97 13 1 8 12 1 8 5 0 2 1 50% 57 7 12% 32 13 41% 205 31 15% 14 10 71% 18 10 56% 0
1981 34 TOT AL 255 95% 44 13 4 0 1 1.49 4 0 6 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 43 8 19% 17 6 35% 138 10 7% 7 4 57% 4 1 25% 0
1981 34 NYY AL 72 99% 9 3 0 0 0 2.31 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 3 23% 4 1 25% 41 2 5% 0 0 3 1 33% 0
1981 34 OAK AL 183 93% 35 10 4 0 1 1.24 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 5 17% 13 5 38% 97 8 8% 7 4 57% 1 0 0% 0
1982 35 OAK AL 105 92% 17 3 2 0 0 1.78 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 3 14% 7 1 14% 58 3 5% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
15 Yrs 5408 80% 1227 158 40 2 16 1.70 146 4 112 115 31 73 73 0 36 35 97% 1083 124 11% 481 161 33% 3451 477 14% 286 151 53% 176 96 55% 0
MLB Averages 55% 77% 11% 33% 14% 49% 53%
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

Cumulative Batting

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
1968 21 19 73 68 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 10 .191 .233 .206 .439 37 14 2 1 0 1 0
1969 22 132 495 454 41 111 15 3 10 36 1 0 29 63 .244 .294 .357 .650 89 162 8 3 8 1 6
1970 23 278 1045 965 102 251 35 7 22 104 1 2 57 124 .260 .302 .379 .681 94 366 17 3 14 6 12
1971 24 426 1617 1475 152 372 56 9 40 163 1 3 105 187 .252 .302 .384 .686 97 566 33 6 20 11 19
1972 25 508 1842 1687 165 419 61 9 41 177 1 4 117 212 .248 .297 .368 .666 93 621 41 6 20 12 20
1973 26 639 2331 2126 210 534 77 14 47 231 1 7 160 262 .251 .304 .367 .671 94 780 52 8 22 15 27
1974 27 757 2715 2478 246 632 88 18 54 275 2 9 182 289 .255 .307 .370 .677 96 918 60 11 25 19 30
1975 28 889 3158 2881 296 739 106 19 65 322 2 10 217 332 .257 .309 .374 .684 97 1078 69 13 27 20 36
1976 29 1039 3736 3399 349 870 119 21 79 392 8 14 266 384 .256 .310 .373 .683 98 1268 79 14 31 27 55
1977 30 1167 4251 3869 405 986 135 22 97 461 9 16 302 434 .255 .309 .376 .685 97 1456 90 16 33 32 66
1978 31 1238 4417 4019 417 1020 144 23 104 485 9 17 317 466 .254 .309 .379 .687 97 1522 94 16 33 33 69
1979 32 1344 4753 4314 477 1105 159 26 127 538 9 19 355 491 .256 .313 .393 .706 102 1697 106 16 34 35 80
1980 33 1441 5048 4573 515 1166 168 26 140 581 10 19 385 535 .255 .313 .395 .708 102 1806 113 17 35 39 82
1981 34 1520 5303 4807 535 1210 176 26 144 594 11 19 404 562 .252 .310 .389 .699 99 1870 121 17 35 41 85
1982 35 1553 5408 4908 541 1227 179 27 146 599 11 19 407 582 .250 .307 .387 .694 98 1898 124 17 35 42 86

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1968 21 19 75 70 3 15 1 0 0 6 0 3 10 .214 .253 .229 .482 4 19
1969 22 113 432 394 45 106 15 3 11 35 1 28 53 .269 .321 .406 .727 51 113
1970 23 146 560 519 67 148 21 4 13 75 0 30 61 .285 .321 .416 .737 70 146
1971 24 149 598 529 62 138 24 2 21 74 0 55 63 .261 .331 .433 .764 75 148
1972 25 86 247 231 19 59 6 0 1 20 0 15 26 .255 .300 .294 .594 21 82
1973 26 131 504 450 53 126 18 5 7 63 0 47 50 .280 .349 .389 .737 61 131
1974 27 118 397 363 43 109 12 4 8 53 1 24 27 .300 .345 .421 .767 53 118
1975 28 133 454 412 55 114 19 1 12 52 0 37 43 .277 .338 .415 .754 57 132
1976 29 151 599 533 62 144 14 2 15 82 7 54 52 .270 .334 .388 .723 70 150
1977 30 128 519 473 59 119 16 1 18 72 1 37 50 .252 .306 .404 .709 59 128
1978 31 71 170 153 14 37 10 1 8 28 0 16 32 .242 .312 .477 .789 23 71
1979 32 107 340 298 63 87 15 3 24 55 0 39 25 .292 .372 .604 .976 67 106
1980 33 97 299 262 41 64 9 0 14 46 1 31 44 .244 .322 .439 .761 37 97
1981 34 120 397 362 36 74 13 0 7 23 2 32 41 .204 .267 .298 .565 29 79
1982 35 33 106 102 7 18 3 1 2 6 0 3 20 .176 .198 .284 .482 6 33
15 Yrs 1602 5697 5151 629 1358 196 27 161 690 13 451 597 .264 .323 .406 .728 683 1553
162 Game Avg. 162 576 521 64 137 20 3 16 70 1 46 60 .264 .323 .406 .728 69 1553

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1988 BBWAA ()

Gold Gloves
1970 AL (1B)
1977 AL (1B)
All multiple winners

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 AL  19 (1st)
1977 AL  11 (3rd)
1979 AL  11 (5th)
Career  86 (154th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2358), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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