Chuck Tanner
Charles William Tanner
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 4, 1929 in New Castle, PA
High School: Shenango (Shenango, PA)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1955
Final Game: May 8, 1962
Relatives: Father of Bruce Tanner
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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
1955 25 MLN NL 97 275 243 27 60 9 3 6 27 0 0 27 32 .247 .319 .383 .701 89 93 11 0 2 3 3 79
1956 26 MLN NL 60 73 63 6 15 2 0 1 4 0 0 10 10 .238 .342 .317 .660 84 20 3 0 0 0 2 /79
1957 27 TOT NL 117 424 387 47 108 19 2 9 48 0 2 28 24 .279 .329 .408 .738 99 158 7 2 5 2 2 78
1957 27 MLN NL 22 74 69 5 17 3 0 2 6 0 0 5 4 .246 .297 .377 .674 86 26 1 0 0 0 0 7
1957 27 CHC NL 95 350 318 42 91 16 2 7 42 0 2 23 20 .286 .336 .415 .751 102 132 6 2 5 2 2 78
1958 28 CHC NL 73 112 103 10 27 6 0 4 17 1 0 9 10 .262 .321 .437 .758 101 45 2 0 0 0 2 9/87
1959 29 CLE AL 14 50 48 6 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 9 .250 .280 .354 .634 76 17 2 0 0 0 0 /87
1960 30 CLE AL 21 30 25 2 7 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 6 .280 .367 .320 .687 91 8 1 0 0 1 0 /7
1961 31 LAA AL 7 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 .300 .125 .425 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1962 32 LAA AL 7 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 1 0 0 0 0 /79
8 Seasons 396 982 885 98 231 39 5 21 105 2 2 82 93 .261 .323 .388 .711 92 343 27 2 7 6 9
162 Game Avg. 162 402 362 40 95 16 2 9 43 1 1 34 38 .261 .323 .388 .711 92 140 11 1 3 2 4
MLN (3 yrs) 179 422 375 38 92 14 3 9 37 0 0 42 46 .245 .319 .371 .690 88 139 15 0 2 3 5
LAA (2 yrs) 14 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -5 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 35 80 73 8 19 3 0 1 9 1 0 6 15 .260 .313 .342 .655 82 25 3 0 0 1 0
CHC (2 yrs) 168 462 421 52 118 22 2 11 59 1 2 32 30 .280 .333 .420 .753 102 177 8 2 5 2 4
NL (4 yrs) 347 884 796 90 210 36 5 20 96 1 2 74 76 .264 .326 .397 .723 95 316 23 2 7 5 9
AL (4 yrs) 49 98 89 8 21 3 0 1 9 1 0 8 17 .236 .296 .303 .599 65 27 4 0 0 1 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
1955 25 MLN NL 275 199 28 3.8 102 .260 .247 .261 .319 .331 .383 .413 .701 .744 89 .401 -3.6 -0.3 .619 .247 .136 .0
1956 26 MLN NL 73 51 7 3.7 98 .269 .238 .257 .342 .323 .317 .406 .660 .728 84 .411 -1.0 -0.1 .588 .238 .079 .0
1957 27 TOT NL 424 295 52 4.8 101 .278 .279 .266 .329 .329 .408 .412 .738 .741 99 .515 -0.5 0.0 .646 .196 .129 .0
1957 27 MLN NL 74 53 8 4.1 97 .238 .246 .260 .297 .322 .377 .403 .674 .725 86 .444 -1.4 -0.1 .585 .203 .130 .0
1957 27 CHC NL 350 242 44 4.9 102 .287 .286 .267 .336 .331 .415 .414 .751 .744 102 .529 0.9 0.1 .660 .195 .129 .0
1958 28 CHC NL 112 78 14 4.8 104 .258 .262 .267 .321 .335 .437 .417 .758 .752 101 .515 -0.1 0.0 .705 .272 .175 1.6
1959 29 CLE AL 50 38 4 2.8 96 .289 .250 .257 .280 .328 .354 .392 .634 .720 76 .308 -1.8 -0.2 .500 .146 .104 .0
1960 30 CLE AL 30 20 3 4.0 99 .350 .280 .260 .367 .333 .320 .398 .687 .730 91 .452 0.0 0.0 .684 .240 .040 .0
1961 31 LAA AL 10 7 0 0.0 113 .167 .125 .276 .300 .353 .125 .430 .425 .783 14 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .429 .250 .000
1962 32 LAA AL 8 8 0 0.0 100 .125 .125 .260 .125 .331 .125 .404 .250 .736 -31 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .125 .000 .000
8 Seasons 982 696 108 4.2 101 .270 .261 .263 .323 .330 .388 .411 .711 .741 92 .454 -9.2 -0.8 .625 .219 .127 3.7
162 Game Avg. 402 285 44 4.2 101 .270 .261 .263 .323 .330 .388 .411 .711 .741 92 .454 -9.2 -0.8 .625 .219 .127 2
MLN (3 yrs) 422 303 43 3.8 100 .257 .245 .260 .319 .328 .371 .410 .690 .738 88 .411 -5.9 -0.5 .607 .237 .125 .0
LAA (2 yrs) 18 15 0 0.0 107 .143 .125 .268 .222 .344 .125 .417 .347 .761 -5 .000 -2.5 -0.2 .267 .125 .000
CLE (2 yrs) 80 58 7 3.2 97 .310 .260 .258 .313 .330 .342 .394 .655 .724 82 .361 -1.7 -0.2 .561 .178 .082 1.0
CHC (2 yrs) 462 320 58 4.9 103 .280 .280 .267 .333 .332 .420 .415 .753 .746 102 .526 0.9 0.1 .671 .214 .140 1.8
NL (4 yrs) 884 623 101 4.4 102 .270 .264 .264 .326 .330 .397 .412 .723 .742 95 .473 -5.0 -0.4 .640 .225 .133 1.9
AL (4 yrs) 98 73 7 2.6 99 .278 .236 .260 .296 .332 .303 .398 .599 .731 65 .268 -4.2 -0.4 .500 .169 .067 1.0

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
1955 25 MLN NL 275 2.2% 11.6% 9.8% 6.6% 30% 1.19 7.6 40.5 9.0 1.26 76%
1956 26 MLN NL 73 1.4% 13.7% 13.7% 4.1% 20% 1.00 6.3 63.0 15.8 1.33 71%
1957 27 TOT NL 424 2.1% 5.7% 6.6% 7.1% 28% 0.86 16.1 43.0 8.1 0.86 84%
1957 27 MLN NL 74 2.7% 5.4% 6.8% 6.8% 29% 0.80 17.3 34.5 11.5 0.75 85%
1957 27 CHC NL 350 2.0% 5.7% 6.6% 7.1% 28% 0.87 15.9 45.4 7.6 0.89 84%
1958 28 CHC NL 112 3.6% 8.9% 8.0% 8.9% 37% 1.11 10.3 25.8 6.1 1.65 79%
1959 29 CLE AL 50 2.0% 18.0% 4.0% 6.0% 25% 4.50 5.3 48.0 9.6 1.14 76%
1960 30 CLE AL 30 0.0% 20.0% 13.3% 3.3% 14% 1.50 4.2 6.3 1.50 67%
1961 31 LAA AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 4.0 0.67 60%
1962 32 LAA AL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.67 100%
8 Seasons 982 2.1% 9.5% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.13 9.5 42.1 8.4 1.08 79%
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
1955 25 MLN NL 6 0 26% 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 37% 12 9 3 1 0 1 6 1 3
1956 26 MLN NL 0 0 21% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1957 27 TOT NL 4 0 30% 123 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 48% 17 11 5 4 2 2 10 1 8
1957 27 MLN NL 0 0 15% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1957 27 CHC NL 4 0 32% 98 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 50% 15 9 5 3 2 1 10 1 8
1958 28 CHC NL 0 0 19% 30 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18% 8 7 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
1959 29 CLE AL 0 0 39% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
1960 30 CLE AL 0 0 18% 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 31 LAA AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 32 LAA AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 10 0 26% 269 2 2 50% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 36% 46 35 9 8 3 5 22 6 13
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
1955 25 MLN NL 168 96% 60 27 6 1 2 1.73 6 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 39 11 28% 17 4 24% 111 11 10% 10 4 40% 12 4 33% 107
1956 26 MLN NL 43 95% 15 30 6 0 1 1.75 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 3 27% 6 0 0% 29 3 10% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 30
1957 27 TOT NL 364 91% 108 14 4 0 1 1.79 9 0 4 7 1 4 4 0 6 5 83% 57 7 12% 34 14 41% 197 34 17% 14 9 64% 29 12 41% 60
1957 27 MLN NL 74 99% 17 4 1 0 0 1.69 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0% 10 1 10% 9 3 33% 36 4 11% 2 1 50% 8 5 63% 0
1957 27 CHC NL 290 90% 91 10 3 0 1 1.83 7 0 4 5 1 3 3 0 5 5 100% 47 6 13% 25 11 44% 161 30 19% 12 8 67% 21 7 33% 60
1958 28 CHC NL 102 97% 27 48 11 2 7 1.65 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 19 2 11% 9 5 56% 59 10 17% 6 3 50% 7 3 43% 10
1959 29 CLE AL 50 98% 12 4 0 0 1 1.91 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 2 17% 9 5 56% 30 5 17% 4 3 75% 6 3 50% 0
1960 30 CLE AL 30 97% 7 15 3 0 1 1.58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 4 1 25% 21 4 19% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1961 31 LAA AL 10 100% 1 4 1 0 0 1.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1962 32 LAA AL 8 88% 1 6 1 0 0 1.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 775 94% 231 148 32 3 13 1.67 21 0 16 13 2 8 7 0 6 7 117% 151 27 18% 82 29 35% 459 67 15% 41 20 49% 59 23 39% 207
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
1955 25 97 275 243 27 60 9 3 6 27 0 0 27 32 .247 .319 .383 .701 89 93 11 0 2 3 3
1956 26 157 348 306 33 75 11 3 7 31 0 0 37 42 .245 .324 .369 .693 88 113 14 0 2 3 5
1957 27 274 772 693 80 183 30 5 16 79 0 2 65 66 .264 .327 .391 .718 94 271 21 2 7 5 7
1958 28 347 884 796 90 210 36 5 20 96 1 2 74 76 .264 .326 .397 .723 95 316 23 2 7 5 9
1959 29 361 934 844 96 222 38 5 21 101 1 2 76 85 .263 .324 .395 .718 94 333 25 2 7 5 9
1960 30 382 964 869 98 229 39 5 21 105 2 2 80 91 .264 .325 .392 .717 94 341 26 2 7 6 9
1961 31 389 974 877 98 230 39 5 21 105 2 2 82 93 .262 .325 .390 .715 93 342 26 2 7 6 9
1962 32 396 982 885 98 231 39 5 21 105 2 2 82 93 .261 .323 .388 .711 92 343 27 2 7 6 9

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 25 102 286 255 29 62 9 3 6 29 0 28 34 .243 .315 .373 .687 31 97
1956 26 63 77 66 7 16 2 0 1 4 0 11 10 .242 .351 .318 .669 7 60
1957 27 122 440 406 51 114 20 2 10 52 0 30 25 .281 .332 .414 .746 55 117
1958 28 77 119 109 11 29 6 0 4 19 1 10 11 .266 .328 .431 .759 16 73
1959 29 15 51 49 6 11 2 0 1 5 0 2 9 .224 .255 .327 .581 4 14
1960 30 22 31 26 2 7 1 0 0 4 1 4 6 .269 .355 .308 .663 3 21
1961 31 7 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 7
1962 32 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
8 Seasons 415 1022 927 106 239 40 5 22 113 2 87 97 .258 .321 .383 .704 116 396
162 Game Avg. 162 399 362 41 93 16 2 9 44 1 34 38 .258 .321 .383 .704 45 396

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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