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Tom Sturdivant

Thomas Virgil Sturdivant (Smoke or Snake)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS
High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Pirates/Athletics/RedSox/Tigers/... 1955-1964

Final Game: June 21, 1964
Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK
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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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 25 NYY AL 33 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 26 NYY AL 32 68 64 5 20 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 7 .313 .308 .359 .667 78 23 0 0 3 1 0 1
1957 27 NYY AL 28 81 71 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 .183 .247 .183 .430 20 13 1 0 4 0 0 1
1958 28 NYY AL 15 24 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 .261 .190 .451 29 4 2 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 TOT AL 44 24 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .043 .043 .043 .087 -76 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 NYY AL 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 29 KCA AL 37 18 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .059 .059 .059 .118 -68 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 30 BOS AL 40 24 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .174 .182 .356 -4 4 1 0 1 1 0 1
1961 31 TOT MLB 28 65 58 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13 .172 .200 .172 .372 2 10 1 0 5 0 0 1
1961 31 WSA AL 15 32 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 .143 .077 .220 -38 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1961 31 PIT NL 13 33 32 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 8 1 0 1 0 0 1
1962 32 PIT NL 49 38 33 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .182 .176 .212 .389 4 7 0 0 4 1 0 1
1963 33 TOT MLB 48 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .043 .000 .043 -87 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 33 TOT AL 45 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .048 .000 .048 -85 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 33 PIT NL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 33 DET AL 28 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 33 KCA AL 17 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1964 34 TOT MLB 19 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 182 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 34 KCA AL 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 451 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 34 NYM NL 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Yrs 336 364 328 17 60 2 1 0 10 0 1 11 54 .183 .208 .195 .403 10 64 5 0 22 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 176 158 8 29 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 26 .183 .208 .195 .403 10 31 2 0 11 1 0
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
NYY (5 yrs) 115 192 174 11 38 1 1 0 5 0 0 8 23 .218 .251 .236 .487 34 41 3 0 9 1 0
PIT (3 yrs) 65 73 67 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 .209 .206 .224 .430 15 15 1 0 5 1 0
KCA (3 yrs) 57 33 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .069 .100 .069 .169 -53 2 0 0 3 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 40 24 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .174 .182 .356 -4 4 1 0 1 1 0
WSA (1 yr) 15 32 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 .143 .077 .220 -38 2 0 0 4 0 0
DET (1 yr) 28 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 255 290 260 13 46 1 1 0 6 0 0 11 43 .177 .209 .188 .397 9 49 4 0 17 2 0
NL (4 yrs) 81 74 68 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 .206 .203 .221 .423 14 15 1 0 5 1 0

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
1955 25 NYY AL 33 13 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1956 26 NYY AL 32 68 -2 -0 1 0 7 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .518 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $ 1
1957 27 NYY AL 28 81 -8 -0 0 0 9 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $12,000 1
1958 28 NYY AL 15 24 -1 0 -0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $18,000 1
1959 29 NYY AL 7 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /1
1959 29 KCA AL 37 18 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1960 30 BOS AL 40 24 -4 0 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1961 31 WSA AL 15 32 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1961 31 PIT NL 13 33 -2 -0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1962 32 PIT NL 49 38 -5 0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1963 33 PIT NL 3 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1963 33 DET AL 28 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1963 33 KCA AL 17 14 -2 -1 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1964 34 KCA AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .518 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $ /1
1964 34 NYM NL 16 1 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
10 Seasons 336 364 -40 -2 2 0 40 1 0.0 10 12 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 11 $30,000
NYY (5 yrs) 115 192 -15 -0 1 0 21 6 0.6 5 11 0.6 .505 .501 0.6 0.0 11 $30,000
PIT (3 yrs) 65 73 -8 -0 1 0 9 0 0.0 2 3 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $
KCA (3 yrs) 57 33 -6 -1 0 0 4 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $
NYM (1 yr) 16 1 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
BOS (1 yr) 40 24 -4 0 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $
WSA (1 yr) 15 32 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $
DET (1 yr) 28 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .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
1955 25 NYY AL 13 12 0 0.0 102 .111 .083 .265 .083 .345 .083 .395 .167 .740 -55 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
1956 26 NYY AL 68 48 7 3.9 104 .345 .313 .264 .308 .345 .359 .402 .667 .748 78 .405 -2.3 -0.2 .523 .047 .047
1957 27 NYY AL 81 63 4 1.7 99 .213 .183 .262 .247 .334 .183 .395 .430 .729 20 .152 -7.9 -0.8 .322 .085 .000
1958 28 NYY AL 24 20 1 1.3 95 .190 .190 .257 .261 .325 .190 .390 .451 .715 29 .106 -2.0 -0.2 .316 .095 .000
1959 29 TOT AL 24 23 0 0.0 99 .077 .043 .261 .043 .332 .043 .399 .087 .731 -76 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .045 .000 .000
1959 29 NYY AL 6 6 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .256 .000 .326 .000 .391 .000 .717 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1959 29 KCA AL 18 17 0 0.0 100 .100 .059 .263 .059 .334 .059 .401 .118 .736 -68 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .063 .000 .000
1960 30 BOS AL 24 21 1 1.3 104 .222 .182 .267 .174 .341 .182 .408 .356 .749 -4 .091 -3.3 -0.3 .211 .000 .000
1961 31 TOT MLB 65 55 3 1.5 102 .222 .172 .263 .200 .333 .172 .410 .372 .743 2 .107 -8.2 -0.8 .220 .017 .000
1961 31 WSA AL 32 28 1 1.0 99 .095 .077 .257 .143 .331 .077 .400 .220 .730 -38 .052 -5.0 -0.5 .167 .077 .000
1961 31 PIT NL 33 27 2 2.0 105 .333 .250 .269 .250 .335 .250 .419 .500 .754 34 .173 -3.1 -0.3 .269 -.031 .000
1962 32 PIT NL 38 32 2 1.7 104 .194 .182 .271 .176 .339 .212 .412 .389 .750 4 .137 -4.5 -0.4 .259 .030 .030
1963 33 TOT MLB 25 24 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .260 .043 .327 .000 .400 .043 .727 -87 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .045 .045 .000
1963 33 TOT AL 23 22 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .260 .048 .328 .000 .402 .048 .730 -85 .000 -5.1 -0.5 .050 .050 .000
1963 33 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .254 .000 .316 .000 .380 .000 .696 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1963 33 DET AL 9 9 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .259 .000 .326 .000 .400 .000 .725 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1963 33 KCA AL 14 13 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .262 .083 .329 .000 .405 .083 .734 -75 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .091 .091 .000
1964 34 TOT MLB 2 1 1 26.9 95 .500 .500 .260 .500 .322 .500 .394 1.000 .716 182 .968 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1964 34 KCA AL 1 0 1 99 1.000 1.000 .260 1.000 .329 1.000 .404 2.000 .733 451 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1964 34 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .259 .000 .316 .000 .384 .000 .700 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
10 Yrs 364 299 19 1.7 101 .217 .183 .263 .208 .336 .195 .402 .403 .738 10 .144 -41.9 -4.2 .270 .043 .012
162 Game Avg. 176 144 9 1.7 101 .217 .183 .263 .208 .336 .195 .402 .403 .738 10 .144 -41.9 -4.2 .270 .043 .012
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
NYY (5 yrs) 192 149 12 2.2 100 .250 .218 .262 .251 .337 .236 .397 .487 .734 34 .205 -16.5 -1.7 .353 .063 .017
PIT (3 yrs) 73 61 4 1.8 104 .246 .209 .270 .206 .336 .224 .414 .430 .751 15 .147 -8.1 -0.8 .255 .000 .015
KCA (3 yrs) 33 30 1 0.9 100 .095 .069 .262 .100 .332 .069 .403 .169 .735 -53 .054 -6.2 -0.6 .111 .034 .000
NYM (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .259 .000 .316 .000 .384 .000 .700 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
BOS (1 yr) 24 21 1 1.3 104 .222 .182 .267 .174 .341 .182 .408 .356 .749 -4 .092 -3.3 -0.3 .211 .000 .000
WSA (1 yr) 32 28 1 1.0 99 .095 .077 .257 .143 .331 .077 .400 .220 .730 -38 .052 -5.0 -0.5 .167 .077 .000
DET (1 yr) 9 9 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .259 .000 .326 .000 .400 .000 .725 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
AL (9 yrs) 290 237 15 1.7 100 .210 .177 .262 .209 .336 .188 .399 .397 .735 9 .144 -33.5 -3.4 .275 .054 .012
NL (4 yrs) 74 62 4 1.7 104 .241 .206 .269 .203 .336 .221 .414 .423 .750 14 .144 -8.4 -0.8 .250 .000 .015

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
1955 25 NYY AL WS BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1957 27 NYY AL WS MLN L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 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
1955 25 NYY AL 13 0.0% 23.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 69%
1956 26 NYY AL 68 0.0% 10.3% 0.0% 2.9% 10% 9.1 12.8 1.80 85%
1957 27 NYY AL 81 0.0% 12.4% 7.4% 0.0% 0% 1.67 7.1 1.48 75%
1958 28 NYY AL 24 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 0.00 2.17 88%
1959 29 TOT AL 24 0.0% 41.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 1.67 54%
1959 29 NYY AL 6 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 3.00 50%
1959 29 KCA AL 18 0.0% 38.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 1.40 56%
1960 30 BOS AL 24 0.0% 20.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.4 22.0 1.29 75%
1961 31 TOT MLB 65 0.0% 20.0% 3.1% 0.0% 0% 6.50 4.5 58.0 3.88 69%
1961 31 WSA AL 32 0.0% 15.6% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 2.50 5.2 3.60 66%
1961 31 PIT NL 33 0.0% 24.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 32.0 4.33 73%
1962 32 PIT NL 38 0.0% 7.9% 0.0% 2.6% 17% 11.0 11.0 1.64 82%
1963 33 TOT MLB 25 0.0% 12.0% 4.0% 0.0% 3.00 7.3 0.73 76%
1963 33 TOT AL 23 0.0% 13.0% 4.4% 0.0% 3.00 6.7 0.55 74%
1963 33 PIT NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1963 33 DET AL 9 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 4.5 0.20 78%
1963 33 KCA AL 14 0.0% 7.1% 7.1% 0.0% 1.00 11.0 0.83 71%
1964 34 TOT MLB 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1964 34 KCA AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1964 34 NYM NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
10 Yrs 364 0.0% 14.8% 3.0% 0.8% 5% 4.91 6.1 32.8 1.85 76%
MLB Averages 2.3% 13.6% 8.7% 6.6% 29% 1.57 6.5 38.0 8.4 1.03 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
1955 25 NYY AL -2.6 -0.3 13 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .77 -0.3 0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.85 -2.7 0
1956 26 NYY AL -2.3 -0.2 69 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 .82 -0.2 -0.5 -4.0 -0.4 1.02 -3.0 0
1957 27 NYY AL -7.9 -0.8 81 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 .77 -0.7 -0.2 -9.6 -1.0 0.89 -7.8 0
1958 28 NYY AL -2.0 -0.2 24 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .88 -0.2 0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.93 -1.7 0
1959 29 TOT AL -5.6 -0.6 24 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 1.16 -0.6 0.0 -5.6 -0.6 0.90 -5.9 0
1959 29 NYY AL -1.6 -0.2 6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.31 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.92 -1.6 0
1959 29 KCA AL -4.0 -0.4 18 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 1.11 -0.4 0.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.89 -4.2 0
1960 30 BOS AL -3.3 -0.3 24 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .62 -0.3 -0.0 -3.1 -0.3 0.71 -3.8 0
1961 31 TOT MLB -8.3 -0.8 66 -0.9 0.4 -1.4 .99 -0.7 -0.2 -8.1 -0.8 0.95 -8.5 0
1961 31 WSA AL -5.1 -0.5 32 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .98 -0.5 0.0 -4.0 -0.4 0.87 -5.2 0
1961 31 PIT NL -3.2 -0.3 34 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 1.00 -0.2 -0.2 -4.0 -0.4 1.04 -3.3 0
1962 32 PIT NL -4.5 -0.4 38 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 .88 -0.5 0.2 -5.1 -0.5 0.97 -5.7 0
1963 33 TOT MLB -5.6 -0.6 25 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .85 -0.4 -0.1 -4.4 -0.4 0.90 -4.3 0
1963 33 TOT AL -5.1 -0.5 23 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .88 -0.3 -0.1 -3.9 -0.4 0.89 -3.8 0
1963 33 PIT NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .57 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.99 -0.5 0
1963 33 DET AL -2.4 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .60 -0.2 -0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.79 -1.8 0
1963 33 KCA AL -2.7 -0.3 14 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.05 -0.2 -0.0 -2.3 -0.2 0.95 -2.0 0
1964 34 TOT MLB 0.2 0.0 2 0.1 0.1 -0.0 2.90 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.47 0.2 0
1964 34 KCA AL 0.5 0.0 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 3.75 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.82 0.5 0
1964 34 NYM NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 2.05 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.12 -0.2 0
10 Yrs -42.0 -4.2 366 -3.9 2.4 -6.3 .87 -3.8 -0.6 -42.9 -4.3 0.93 -43.1 0
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
1955 25 NYY AL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1956 26 NYY AL 1 0 25% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18% 8 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1957 27 NYY AL 1 0 21% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1958 28 NYY AL 1 0 17% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 TOT AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 KCA AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 BOS AL 0 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 TOT MLB 2 0 25% 19 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1961 31 WSA AL 1 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 PIT NL 1 0 25% 14 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20% 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1962 32 PIT NL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1963 33 TOT MLB 2 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1963 33 TOT AL 2 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1963 33 PIT NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 DET AL 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 KCA AL 1 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1964 34 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1964 34 KCA AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 34 NYM NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 7 0 24% 125 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 31% 25 19 5 4 4 0 7 1 6
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
1955 25 NYY AL 13 69% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 NYY AL 68 69% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 13 0 0% 13 2 15% 50 5 10% 5 1 20% 3 0 0% 0
1957 27 NYY AL 81 73% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 11 1 9% 13 3 23% 39 1 3% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1958 28 NYY AL 24 79% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 5 1 20% 12 1 8% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1959 29 TOT AL 24 54% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 NYY AL 6 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 KCA AL 18 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 BOS AL 24 79% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 3 2 67% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1961 31 TOT MLB 65 63% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 10 1 10% 15 4 27% 38 2 5% 3 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1961 31 WSA AL 32 72% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 4 0 0% 6 2 33% 14 1 7% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1961 31 PIT NL 33 55% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 9 2 22% 24 1 4% 2 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1962 32 PIT NL 38 74% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 7 0 0% 9 4 44% 26 3 12% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1963 33 TOT MLB 25 68% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 7 1 14% 14 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1963 33 TOT AL 23 65% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 6 1 17% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1963 33 PIT NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 DET AL 9 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1963 33 KCA AL 14 79% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1964 34 TOT MLB 2 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1964 34 KCA AL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1964 34 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 364 70% 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 31 22 71% 61 5 8% 73 17 23% 206 13 6% 15 3 20% 14 7 50% 0
MLB Averages 50% 76% 10% 31% 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
1955 25 33 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 1 0 0
1956 26 65 81 76 6 21 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 10 .276 .273 .316 .589 58 24 0 0 4 1 0
1957 27 93 162 147 10 34 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 20 .231 .260 .252 .511 40 37 1 0 8 1 0
1958 28 108 186 168 11 38 1 1 0 5 0 0 8 20 .226 .260 .244 .504 38 41 3 0 9 1 0
1959 29 152 210 191 11 39 1 1 0 5 0 0 8 30 .204 .235 .220 .455 25 42 3 0 10 1 0
1960 30 192 234 213 12 43 1 1 0 6 0 0 8 35 .202 .229 .216 .445 22 46 4 0 11 2 0
1961 31 220 299 271 15 53 1 1 0 7 0 1 10 48 .196 .223 .207 .429 18 56 5 0 16 2 0
1962 32 269 337 304 17 59 2 1 0 10 0 1 10 51 .194 .218 .207 .425 16 63 5 0 20 3 0
1963 33 317 362 326 17 59 2 1 0 10 0 1 11 54 .181 .206 .193 .399 9 63 5 0 22 3 0
1964 34 336 364 328 17 60 2 1 0 10 0 1 11 54 .183 .208 .195 .403 10 64 5 0 22 3 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
1955 25 34 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
1956 26 33 71 67 5 21 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 .313 .309 .358 .667 7 32
1957 27 29 84 74 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 .176 .238 .176 .413 3 28
1958 28 16 25 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 1 15
1959 29 46 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 44
1960 30 42 26 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .208 .200 .208 .408 1 40
1961 31 29 66 59 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 .169 .197 .169 .366 2 28
1962 32 49 37 32 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .156 .152 .188 .339 1 49
1963 33 48 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 48
1964 34 19 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 19
10 Yrs 345 376 340 16 60 2 1 0 9 0 11 55 .176 .201 .188 .389 16 336
162 Game Avg. 162 177 160 8 28 1 0 0 4 0 5 26 .176 .201 .188 .389 8 336

* 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.

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