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Roy Spencer

Roy Hampton Spencer

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: February 22, 1900 in Scranton, NC(All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1925
Teams (by GP): Senators/Pirates/Indians/Dodgers/Giants 1925-1938

Final Game: May 9, 1938
Died: February 8, 1973 in Port Charlotte, FL
Buried: Gulf Pines Memorial Park, Englewood, FL
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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
1925 25 PIT NL 14 29 28 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 .214 .241 .250 .491 23 7 0 0 2
1926 26 PIT NL 28 47 43 5 17 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .395 .409 .465 .874 131 20 0 2 2
1927 27 PIT NL 38 97 92 9 26 3 1 0 13 0 3 3 .283 .305 .337 .642 66 31 0 2 2
1929 29 WSH AL 50 130 116 18 18 4 0 1 9 0 0 8 15 .155 .222 .216 .438 13 25 2 4 2
1930 30 WSH AL 93 350 321 32 82 11 4 0 36 3 0 18 27 .255 .303 .315 .618 56 101 4 7 2
1931 31 WSH AL 145 526 483 48 133 16 3 1 60 0 0 35 21 .275 .327 .327 .654 72 158 2 8 *2
1932 32 WSH AL 102 347 317 28 78 9 0 1 41 0 1 24 17 .246 .301 .284 .585 54 90 1 5 2
1933 33 CLE AL 75 258 227 26 46 5 2 0 23 0 0 23 17 .203 .282 .242 .524 37 55 2 6 2
1934 34 CLE AL 5 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .286 .429 8 2 0 0 /2
1936 36 NYG NL 19 21 18 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .278 .350 .333 .683 85 6 0 0 1 2
1937 37 BRO NL 51 132 117 5 24 2 2 0 4 0 8 17 .205 .256 .256 .512 39 30 3 0 7 2
1938 38 BRO NL 16 50 45 2 12 1 1 0 6 0 5 6 .267 .340 .333 .673 83 15 1 0 0 2
12 Yrs 636 1994 1814 177 448 57 13 3 203 4 1 128 130 .247 .301 .298 .598 56 540 4 11 42
162 Game Avg. 162 508 462 45 114 15 3 1 52 1 33 33 .247 .301 .298 .598 56 138 3 11
WSH (4 yrs) 390 1353 1237 126 311 40 7 3 146 3 1 85 80 .251 .304 .302 .607 57 374 9 24
PIT (3 yrs) 80 173 163 15 49 7 1 0 19 1 0 5 6 .301 .321 .356 .677 75 58 0 4
BRO (2 yrs) 67 182 162 7 36 3 3 0 10 0 13 23 .222 .280 .278 .558 51 45 4 0 7
CLE (2 yrs) 80 265 234 26 47 6 2 0 25 0 0 23 18 .201 .278 .244 .522 36 57 2 6
NYG (1 yr) 19 21 18 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .278 .350 .333 .683 85 6 0 0 1
AL (6 yrs) 470 1618 1471 152 358 46 9 3 171 3 1 108 98 .243 .300 .293 .593 54 431 11 30
NL (6 yrs) 166 376 343 25 90 11 4 0 32 1 0 20 32 .262 .303 .318 .621 65 109 4 0 12

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
1925 25 PIT NL 14 29 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .480 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ 2
1926 26 PIT NL 28 47 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 1 4 0.4 .509 .502 0.4 0.0 4 $ 2
1927 27 PIT NL 38 97 -4 0 0 -1 1 -4 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .488 .497 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ 2
1929 29 WSH AL 50 130 -16 0 0 -1 1 -16 -1.5 4 -11 -1.1 .470 .491 -1.0 0.0 -10 $ 2
1930 30 WSH AL 93 350 -22 1 0 0 3 -17 -1.6 11 -6 -0.5 .483 .490 -0.5 0.3 -6 $ 2
1931 31 WSH AL 145 526 -18 1 0 0 4 -13 -1.2 16 4 0.5 .492 .492 0.4 0.5 4 $ *2
1932 32 WSH AL 102 347 -20 0 0 0 3 -17 -1.7 11 -7 -0.6 .484 .490 -0.5 0.3 -7 $ 2
1933 33 CLE AL 75 258 -21 0 0 0 2 -18 -1.8 8 -10 -1.0 .476 .489 -1.0 0.2 -10 $ 2
1934 34 CLE AL 5 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
1936 36 NYG NL 19 21 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $ 2
1937 37 BRO NL 51 132 -10 0 0 1 1 -8 -0.9 4 -4 -0.5 .484 .495 -0.6 0.2 -5 $ 2
1938 38 BRO NL 16 50 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 2
12 Seasons 636 1994 -115 3 0 -1 17 -96 -9.3 61 -34 -3.1 .485 .495 -3.0 1.5 -33 $
WSH (4 yrs) 390 1353 -76 2 0 -1 11 -63 -6.0 42 -21 -1.7 .485 .491 -1.6 1.0 -20 $
PIT (3 yrs) 80 173 -6 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 5 0 0.0 .494 .499 0.1 0.0 1 $
BRO (2 yrs) 67 182 -11 0 0 1 2 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.4 .487 .497 -0.5 0.2 -4 $
CLE (2 yrs) 80 265 -22 0 0 0 2 -19 -1.9 8 -11 -1.1 .477 .494 -1.1 0.2 -11 $
NYG (1 yr) 19 21 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $

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
1925 25 PIT NL 29 22 2 2.4 119 .240 .214 .308 .241 .366 .250 .440 .491 .806 23 .204 -3.4 -0.3 .409 .107 .036 .0
1926 26 PIT NL 47 28 8 7.6 106 .395 .395 .292 .409 .352 .465 .405 .874 .757 131 .722 1.9 0.2 .808 .093 .070
1927 27 PIT NL 97 68 9 3.5 111 .292 .283 .300 .305 .359 .337 .414 .642 .773 66 .384 -4.8 -0.5 .515 .087 .054
1929 29 WSH AL 130 102 5 1.3 113 .170 .155 .293 .222 .360 .216 .424 .438 .784 13 .081 -15.6 -1.5 .357 .129 .060 .0
1930 30 WSH AL 350 246 30 3.2 117 .279 .255 .296 .303 .361 .315 .436 .618 .797 56 .292 -22.1 -2.0 .527 .125 .059 .0
1931 31 WSH AL 526 358 51 3.8 109 .286 .275 .288 .327 .355 .327 .411 .654 .766 72 .385 -20.3 -2.0 .557 .124 .052 .0
1932 32 WSH AL 347 245 27 3.0 109 .258 .246 .283 .301 .353 .284 .415 .585 .769 54 .276 -21.6 -2.1 .475 .110 .038 .0
1933 33 CLE AL 258 187 15 2.2 110 .219 .203 .287 .282 .359 .242 .413 .524 .772 37 .191 -21.3 -2.1 .442 .141 .040
1934 34 CLE AL 7 6 0 0.0 113 .167 .143 .289 .143 .363 .286 .417 .429 .780 8 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .333 .143 .143
1936 36 NYG NL 21 14 2 3.8 103 .333 .278 .286 .350 .345 .333 .400 .683 .745 85 .410 -0.3 -0.0 .615 .167 .056
1937 37 BRO NL 132 103 8 2.1 102 .240 .205 .281 .256 .343 .256 .399 .512 .742 39 .194 -10.4 -1.0 .396 .120 .051
1938 38 BRO NL 50 34 5 4.0 101 .308 .267 .278 .340 .343 .333 .396 .673 .739 83 .451 -1.0 -0.1 .588 .178 .067
12 Yrs 1994 1413 162 3.1 110 .265 .247 .289 .301 .356 .298 .417 .598 .772 56 .298 -120.0 -11.5 .497 .123 .051 3.4
162 Game Avg. 508 360 41 3.1 110 .265 .247 .289 .301 .356 .298 .417 .598 .772 56 .298 -120.0 -11.5 .497 .123 .051 1
WSH (4 yrs) 1353 951 113 3.2 111 .267 .251 .289 .304 .356 .302 .420 .607 .776 57 .301 -79.7 -7.6 .507 .121 .051 3.0
PIT (3 yrs) 173 118 19 4.3 111 .312 .301 .299 .321 .359 .356 .416 .677 .774 75 .464 -6.3 -0.6 .561 .092 .055 .0
BRO (2 yrs) 182 137 13 2.5 102 .259 .222 .280 .280 .343 .278 .398 .558 .741 51 .261 -11.4 -1.1 .446 .136 .056
CLE (2 yrs) 265 193 15 2.1 111 .218 .201 .287 .278 .359 .244 .413 .522 .772 36 .181 -22.3 -2.2 .439 .141 .043
NYG (1 yr) 21 14 2 3.8 103 .333 .278 .286 .350 .345 .333 .400 .683 .745 85 .410 -0.3 -0.0 .615 .167 .056
AL (6 yrs) 1618 1144 128 3.0 111 .259 .243 .289 .300 .357 .293 .419 .593 .776 54 .282 -102.0 -9.8 .496 .124 .050 3.0
NL (6 yrs) 376 269 34 3.4 106 .289 .262 .290 .303 .350 .318 .407 .621 .757 65 .365 -18.0 -1.8 .506 .117 .055 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1927 27 PIT NL WS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 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
1925 25 PIT NL 29 0.0% 10.3% 3.5% 3.5% 17% 3.00 9.3 14.0 86%
1926 26 PIT NL 47 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 6.4% 18% 0.00 10.8 91%
1927 27 PIT NL 97 0.0% 3.1% 3.1% 4.1% 15% 1.00 30.7 7.1 92%
1929 29 WSH AL 130 0.8% 11.5% 6.2% 3.9% 28% 1.88 7.7 116.0 12.9 77%
1930 30 WSH AL 350 0.0% 7.7% 5.1% 4.3% 18% 1.50 11.9 8.9 84%
1931 31 WSH AL 526 0.2% 4.0% 6.7% 3.8% 15% 0.60 23.0 483.0 8.1 88%
1932 32 WSH AL 347 0.3% 4.9% 6.9% 2.9% 13% 0.71 18.6 317.0 7.7 86%
1933 33 CLE AL 258 0.0% 6.6% 8.9% 2.7% 15% 0.74 13.4 9.9 81%
1934 34 CLE AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 7.0 3.5 86%
1936 36 NYG NL 21 0.0% 14.3% 9.5% 4.8% 20% 1.50 6.0 6.0 71%
1937 37 BRO NL 132 0.0% 12.9% 6.1% 3.0% 17% 2.13 6.9 29.3 76%
1938 38 BRO NL 50 0.0% 12.0% 10.0% 4.0% 17% 1.20 7.5 7.5 78%
12 Yrs 1994 0.2% 6.5% 6.4% 3.7% 16% 1.02 14.0 604.7 8.9 84%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.0% 8.2% 6.9% 28% 0.98 11.2 69.0 7.6 80%

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
1925 25 14 29 28 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 .214 .241 .250 .491 23 7 0 0
1926 26 42 76 71 6 23 4 0 0 6 1 0 2 3 .324 .342 .380 .723 87 27 0 2
1927 27 80 173 163 15 49 7 1 0 19 1 0 5 6 .301 .321 .356 .677 75 58 0 4
1928 28 80 173 163 15 49 7 1 0 19 1 0 5 6 .301 .321 .356 .677 75 58 0 4
1929 29 130 303 279 33 67 11 1 1 28 1 0 13 21 .240 .279 .297 .576 49 83 2 8
1930 30 223 653 600 65 149 22 5 1 64 4 0 31 48 .248 .292 .307 .599 53 184 6 15
1931 31 368 1179 1083 113 282 38 8 2 124 4 0 66 69 .260 .308 .316 .623 61 342 8 23
1932 32 470 1526 1400 141 360 47 8 3 165 4 1 90 86 .257 .306 .309 .615 59 432 9 28
1933 33 545 1784 1627 167 406 52 10 3 188 4 1 113 103 .250 .303 .299 .602 56 487 11 34
1934 34 550 1791 1634 167 407 53 10 3 190 4 1 113 104 .249 .302 .299 .601 56 489 11 34
1935 35 550 1791 1634 167 407 53 10 3 190 4 1 113 104 .249 .302 .299 .601 56 489 11 34
1936 36 569 1812 1652 170 412 54 10 3 193 4 1 115 107 .249 .303 .300 .602 56 495 0 11 35
1937 37 620 1944 1769 175 436 56 12 3 197 4 1 123 124 .246 .300 .297 .596 55 525 3 11 42
1938 38 636 1994 1814 177 448 57 13 3 203 4 1 128 130 .247 .301 .298 .598 56 540 4 11 42

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
1925 25 15 29 28 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .179 .207 .214 .421 1 14
1926 26 29 48 45 5 18 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .400 .413 .467 .880 8 28
1927 27 40 99 94 8 25 3 1 0 12 0 3 3 .266 .289 .319 .608 8 38
1929 29 53 137 123 18 19 4 0 1 9 0 8 16 .154 .218 .211 .429 5 50
1930 30 98 355 327 27 76 10 4 0 31 3 17 28 .232 .279 .287 .566 25 93
1931 31 152 536 493 43 127 15 3 1 54 0 33 22 .258 .307 .306 .613 46 145
1932 32 107 355 326 25 75 9 0 1 37 0 23 18 .230 .283 .267 .550 24 102
1933 33 80 268 238 24 45 5 2 0 21 0 22 18 .189 .263 .227 .490 14 75
1934 34 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1936 36 20 22 19 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .263 .333 .316 .649 2 19
1937 37 54 137 122 5 24 2 2 0 4 0 8 18 .197 .246 .246 .492 7 51
1938 38 17 53 48 2 13 1 1 0 6 0 5 6 .271 .340 .333 .673 5 16
12 Yrs 670 2046 1870 161 432 54 13 3 182 4 123 136 .231 .282 .279 .561 145 636
162 Game Avg. 162 495 452 39 104 13 3 1 44 1 30 33 .231 .282 .279 .561 35 636

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

AB per SO s c a p y
1931 AL  23.0 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1938 NL  born 1900-02-22 (5th)

                           

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