Champ Summers
John Junior Summers
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 15, 1946 in Bremerton, WA
High School: Madison (Madison, IL)
School: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1974
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1974 OAK AL 28 OF 12 1 33.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -28.5 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 0 1.60 0.50 .983 2.41 2.12
1974 OAK AL 28 LF 8 1 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -24.0 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.80 0.63 .980 2.12 1.75
1974 OAK AL 28 RF 4 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -41.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 1.04 0.25 1.000 2.18 1.85
1974 OAK AL 28 DH 2
1975 CHC NL 29 OF 18 9 89.1 18 16 0 2 0 .889 -2.8 -37.6 -1.8 -0.7 -1.2 -1 1.61 0.89 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 CHC NL 29 LF 16 7 70.1 18 16 0 2 0 .889 -2.4 -40.9 -1.4 -0.1 -1.4 -1 2.05 1.00 .978 2.10 1.71
1975 CHC NL 29 RF 3 2 19.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -25.3 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 0.95 0.67 .950 2.04 1.73
1976 CHC NL 30 OF 26 12 129.0 28 26 1 1 0 .964 -2.4 -22.3 -1.4 -0.8 -0.7 -1 1.88 1.04 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 CHC NL 30 LF 20 7 83.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -21.7 -1.5 -1.3 -0.3 0 1.73 0.80 .975 2.02 1.59
1976 CHC NL 30 1B 10 7 65.0 73 69 4 0 10 1.000 -0.9 -16.6 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 10.11 7.30 .990 9.96 8.61
1976 CHC NL 30 RF 6 5 46.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.9 -23.5 0.1 0.5 -0.4 -1 1.96 1.67 .973 2.15 1.83
1976 CHC NL 30 C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
1977 CIN NL 31 OF 16 9 93.0 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 18.1 1.4 0.7 0.7 0 2.32 1.50 .979 2.26 1.93
1977 CIN NL 31 RF 14 7 73.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 16.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 0 2.22 1.29 .972 2.11 1.78
1977 CIN NL 31 LF 3 2 20.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 24.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.70 2.00 .967 1.93 1.50
1977 CIN NL 31 3B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 6.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.50
1978 CIN NL 32 OF 12 11 97.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -1.0 -12.4 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 1.30 1.17 .980 2.31 1.94
1978 CIN NL 32 RF 12 11 97.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -1.0 -12.4 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 1.30 1.17 .980 2.13 1.78
1979 TOT MLB 33 OF 82 71 591.2 108 102 4 2 0 .981 -8.9 -18.1 -8.9 -2.4 -6.5 0 1.61 1.29 .981 2.44 2.11
1979 TOT MLB 33 RF 77 68 566.2 109 105 3 1 0 .991 -6.9 -14.6 -6.9 -1.3 -5.6 0 1.72 1.40 .980 2.24 1.88
1979 TOT MLB 33 1B 10 8 70.1 71 64 6 1 5 .986 -0.7 -11.9 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 0 8.96 7.00 .992 9.94 8.69
1979 TOT MLB 33 LF 5 3 25.0 5 3 1 1 0 .800 -2.0 -96.0 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 1.44 0.80 .980 2.02 1.62
1979 CIN NL 33 OF 13 11 88.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -1.2 -16.4 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 1.64 1.23 .982 2.33 2.00
1979 CIN NL 33 RF 9 8 64.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 15.0 0.8 -0.1 0.9 0 2.25 1.78 .981 2.19 1.87
1979 CIN NL 33 1B 6 6 48.1 47 41 5 1 4 .979 -1.2 -29.8 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 8.57 7.67 .991 9.89 8.58
1979 CIN NL 33 LF 4 3 24.0 5 3 1 1 0 .800 -2.0 -100.0 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 1.50 1.00 .980 2.03 1.58
1979 DET AL 33 OF 69 60 503.2 91 87 3 1 0 .989 -7.7 -18.3 -7.7 -1.2 -6.5 0 1.61 1.30 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 DET AL 33 RF 68 60 502.2 93 89 3 1 0 .989 -7.7 -18.4 -7.7 -1.2 -6.5 0 1.65 1.35 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 DET AL 33 DH 10
1979 DET AL 33 1B 4 2 22.0 24 23 1 0 1 1.000 0.5 27.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 9.82 6.00 .992 10.06 8.85
1979 DET AL 33 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1980 DET AL 34 DH 64
1980 DET AL 34 OF 47 33 309.2 64 60 1 3 0 .953 -4.4 -17.1 -4.4 -3.7 -0.7 0 1.77 1.30 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 34 RF 26 19 172.0 30 28 0 2 0 .933 -4.6 -32.1 -4.6 -3.9 -0.7 0 1.47 1.08 .977 2.13 1.77
1980 DET AL 34 LF 21 14 137.2 35 33 1 1 0 .971 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.22 1.62 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 DET AL 34 1B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.40
1981 DET AL 35 DH 37
1981 DET AL 35 OF 18 15 119.1 28 26 1 1 0 .964 -0.3 -3.0 0.7 -0.2 0.9 -1 2.04 1.50 .982 2.48 2.16
1981 DET AL 35 RF 18 15 119.1 28 26 1 1 0 .964 -0.3 -3.0 0.7 -0.2 0.9 -1 2.04 1.50 .979 2.16 1.75
1982 SFG NL 36 OF 31 27 235.0 46 40 2 4 0 .913 -4.4 -22.5 -5.4 -2.9 -2.6 1 1.61 1.35 .980 2.25 1.91
1982 SFG NL 36 LF 30 27 231.0 44 38 2 4 0 .909 -4.3 -22.3 -5.3 -2.9 -2.5 1 1.56 1.33 .975 2.08 1.60
1982 SFG NL 36 1B 3 2 10.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 6.30 2.33 .986 10.26 8.90
1982 SFG NL 36 RF 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.50 2.00 1.000 2.02 1.60
1983 SFG NL 37 LF 1 1 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 1.98 1.60
1983 SFG NL 37 OF 1 1 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 2.34 1.90
1984 SDP NL 38 1B 8 1 47.0 54 53 1 0 8 1.000 -0.5 -12.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0 10.34 6.75 .993 9.86 8.15
10 Seasons OF 263 189 1702.2 339 315 10 14 0 .959 -23.6 -16.6 -21.6 -11.4 -10.5 -2 1.72 1.24 .981 2.39 2.06
9 Seasons RF 161 127 1105.2 216 206 4 6 0 .972 -13.5 -14.7 -11.5 -5.9 -5.6 -2 1.71 1.30 .978 2.19 1.82
4 Seasons DH 113
8 Seasons LF 104 62 597.0 131 117 6 8 0 .939 -10.1 -20.3 -10.1 -5.5 -4.9 0 1.85 1.18 .977 2.13 1.69
5 Seasons 1B 32 18 194.1 205 192 12 1 23 .995 -2.1 -13.0 -2.1 -1.2 -0.9 0 9.45 6.38 .991 9.94 8.54
1 Season 3B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 6.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.50
1 Season C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons TOT 297 207 1901.0 546 508 23 15 24 .973 -25.5 -16.1 -23.5 -12.6 -11.2 -2 0 0 2.51 1.79 .957 3.16 2.77 0 0 0 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1974 OAK AL 28 20 1 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 12 0 10 0
1975 CHC NL 29 76 9 76 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 3 19 0 64 0
1976 CHC NL 30 83 19 83 36 0 1 10 0 0 0 20 0 6 26 0 56 0
1977 CIN NL 31 59 9 59 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14 17 0 43 1
1978 CIN NL 32 13 11 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 1 0
1979 DET AL 33 90 71 90 71 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 68 69 9 17 1
1979 CIN NL 33 27 17 27 19 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 9 13 0 10 0
1980 DET AL 34 120 86 120 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 0 26 47 53 33 0
1981 DET AL 35 64 47 64 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 32 17 0
1982 SFG NL 36 70 29 70 33 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 0 1 31 0 38 0
1983 SFG NL 37 29 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 28 0
1984 SDP NL 38 47 1 47 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
11 Seasons 698 301 698 295 0 1 33 0 1 0 104 0 161 265 94 357 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1974 OAK AL 28 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 0 0 0 0 0 35 74% 83% 34% 1 100%
1975 CHC NL 29 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 0 0 0 0 0 86 51% 79% 37% 5 40%
1976 CHC NL 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 206 59% 81% 26% 22 45%
1977 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 309 61% 81% 24% 33 55%
1978 CIN NL 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 422 66% 76% 25% 35 40%
1979 DET AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 17 11 0 11 4 1 6 2 0 8 1 0 7 2 0 49 20 40.8% 28 1 2.0% 2 2208 59% 77% 24% 194 47%
1979 CIN NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 267 54% 81% 31% 29 55%
1980 DET AL 34 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 0 6 1 0 6 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 15 51.7% 14 0 0.0% 0 790 52% 81% 25% 86 33%
1981 DET AL 35 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 16 5 31.3% 11 0 0.0% 1 513 49% 77% 28% 54 50%
1982 SFG NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 22 59% 73% 27% 4 50%
9 Seasons 6 0 6 0 1 4 0 2 1 1 53 28 0 29 8 1 16 10 0 13 1 0 18 8 0 129 55 42.6% 73 1 0.8% 3 4858 57% 78% 26% 463 45%
MLB Averages 43.1% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1974 OAK AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 106 87% 83% 39% 13 38%
1975 CHC NL 29 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 14 7 50.0% 7 0 0.0% 0 331 56% 79% 30% 41 39%
1976 CHC NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 14 8 57.1% 6 0 0.0% 1 389 53% 76% 33% 37 41%
1977 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 95 63% 69% 19% 12 50%
1979 CIN NL 33 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 122 51% 80% 32% 15 27%
1979 DET AL 33 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 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 50% 0% 0
1980 DET AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 12 8 66.7% 4 0 0.0% 1 590 58% 79% 27% 71 48%
1982 SFG NL 36 4 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 13 12 0 12 3 1 8 6 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 40 25 62.5% 14 1 2.5% 1 1089 67% 80% 21% 123 33%
1983 SFG NL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 25 40% 68% 20% 4 50%
8 Seasons 8 0 8 0 2 6 0 3 1 1 27 23 0 22 7 1 19 11 0 13 2 0 11 11 0 92 54 58.7% 37 1 1.1% 5 2751 61% 78% 26% 316 39%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.8% 58% 79% 26% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1975 CHC NL 29 3 67% 100% 0% 2 100% 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CHC NL 30 319 62% 83% 29% 17 94% 0 68 9 57 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 1 100%
1979 CIN NL 33 213 54% 82% 26% 12 92% 0 43 2 41 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1979 DET AL 33 96 58% 73% 24% 5 100% 0 23 2 21 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1980 DET AL 34 7 71% 71% 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 0 0 0
1982 SFG NL 36 41 41% 90% 20% 1 100% 0 6 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 SDP NL 38 193 72% 81% 26% 5 100% 0 51 3 48 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0
6 Seasons 872 61% 81% 26% 42 95% 0 193 17 174 2 12 12 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 23 1 0 0 20 1 3 2 1 5 100%
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 94% 89%

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1976 CHC NL 30 4 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 4 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 4.25 96% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1976 CHC NL 30 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 34% 1.30 1.28

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1977 CIN NL 31 12 58% 58% 17% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season 12 58% 58% 17% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 89% 70%

* 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.

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