Ebba St. Claire
Edward Joseph St. Claire
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 219 lb.

Born: August 5, 1921 in Whitehall, NY
School: Colgate University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1951
Final Game: May 18, 1954
Died: August 22, 1982 in Whitehall, NY
Relatives: Father of Randy St. Claire
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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
1951 29 BSN NL 72 233 220 22 62 17 2 1 25 2 0 12 24 .282 .322 .391 .713 97 86 2 1 0 2
1952 30 BSN NL 39 117 108 5 23 2 0 2 4 0 1 8 12 .213 .267 .287 .554 56 31 3 0 1 2
1953 31 MLN NL 33 83 80 7 16 3 0 2 5 0 0 3 9 .200 .229 .313 .541 43 25 0 0 0 2
1954 32 NYG NL 20 55 42 5 11 1 0 2 6 0 0 12 7 .262 .436 .429 .865 127 18 1 1 0 0 2
4 Seasons 164 488 450 39 112 23 2 7 40 2 1 35 52 .249 .306 .356 .662 81 160 6 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 482 445 39 111 23 2 7 40 2 1 35 51 .249 .306 .356 .662 81 158 6 2 1
MLN (3 yrs) 144 433 408 34 101 22 2 5 34 2 1 23 45 .248 .289 .348 .637 75 142 5 1 1
NYG (1 yr) 20 55 42 5 11 1 0 2 6 0 0 12 7 .262 .436 .429 .865 127 18 1 1 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
1951 29 BSN NL 233 160 28 4.7 97 .313 .282 .259 .322 .332 .391 .392 .713 .724 97 .519 -0.8 -0.1 .631 .173 .109 1.3
1952 30 BSN NL 117 90 8 2.4 95 .223 .213 .258 .267 .330 .287 .384 .554 .714 56 .266 -6.7 -0.7 .427 .139 .074 .0
1953 31 MLN NL 83 64 6 2.5 105 .203 .200 .267 .229 .337 .313 .416 .541 .753 43 .228 -6.7 -0.6 .438 .150 .113 .0
1954 32 NYG NL 55 32 8 6.7 110 .273 .262 .275 .436 .347 .429 .426 .865 .772 127 .649 2.4 0.2 .969 .452 .167 .0
4 Seasons 488 346 50 3.9 99 .269 .249 .262 .306 .334 .356 .398 .662 .732 81 .429 -11.8 -1.2 .574 .187 .107 3.1
162 Game Avg. 482 342 49 3.9 99 .269 .249 .262 .306 .334 .356 .398 .662 .732 81 .429 -11.8 -1.2 .574 .187 .107 3
MLN (3 yrs) 433 314 42 3.6 98 .268 .248 .260 .289 .332 .348 .395 .637 .727 75 .399 -14.2 -1.4 .534 .159 .100 2.9
NYG (1 yr) 55 32 8 6.7 110 .273 .262 .275 .436 .347 .429 .426 .865 .772 127 .648 2.4 0.2 .969 .452 .167 .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
1951 29 BSN NL 233 0.4% 10.3% 5.2% 8.6% 32% 2.00 9.2 220.0 8.8 84%
1952 30 BSN NL 117 1.7% 10.3% 6.8% 3.4% 17% 1.50 9.0 54.0 27.0 80%
1953 31 MLN NL 83 2.4% 10.8% 3.6% 6.0% 31% 3.00 8.9 40.0 16.0 83%
1954 32 NYG NL 55 3.6% 12.7% 21.8% 5.5% 27% 0.58 6.0 21.0 7.0 0.36 60%
4 Seasons 488 1.4% 10.7% 7.2% 6.6% 29% 1.49 8.7 64.3 11.3 0.36 80%
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
1954 32 NYG NL 3 0 14% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 Seasons 3 0 23% 17 2 1 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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
1954 32 NYG NL 44 100% 11 2 1 0 0 3.76 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 5 1 20% 26 3 12% 0 0 4 1 25% 11
4 Seasons 44 100% 112 2 1 0 0 3.76 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 6 60% 5 1 20% 26 3 12% 0 0 4 1 25% 11
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
1951 29 72 233 220 22 62 17 2 1 25 2 0 12 24 .282 .322 .391 .713 97 86 2 1 0
1952 30 111 350 328 27 85 19 2 3 29 2 1 20 36 .259 .304 .357 .660 83 117 5 1 1
1953 31 144 433 408 34 101 22 2 5 34 2 1 23 45 .248 .289 .348 .637 75 142 5 1 1
1954 32 164 488 450 39 112 23 2 7 40 2 1 35 52 .249 .306 .356 .662 81 160 6 2 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 29 75 246 232 25 68 19 2 1 28 2 13 25 .293 .333 .405 .739 31 72
1952 30 41 123 114 6 25 2 0 2 5 0 9 13 .219 .276 .289 .566 9 39
1953 31 34 86 83 8 17 3 0 2 5 0 3 9 .205 .233 .313 .546 6 33
1954 32 21 57 44 5 11 1 0 2 6 0 12 7 .250 .421 .409 .830 7 20
4 Seasons 171 512 473 44 121 25 2 7 44 2 37 54 .256 .313 .362 .674 53 164
162 Game Avg. 162 485 448 42 115 24 2 7 42 2 35 51 .256 .313 .362 .674 50 164

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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