Faye Throneberry
Maynard Faye Throneberry
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 22, 1931 in Fisherville, TN
High School: Collierville (Collierville, TN)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1952
Final Game: July 19, 1961
Died: April 26, 1999 in Memphis, TN
Relatives: Brother of Marv Throneberry
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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
1952 21 BOS AL 98 344 310 38 80 11 3 5 23 16 7 33 67 .258 .331 .361 .693 87 112 1 1 0 O
1955 24 BOS AL 60 161 144 20 37 7 3 6 27 0 0 14 31 .257 .323 .472 .795 104 68 2 1 0 2 1 7/9
1956 25 BOS AL 24 54 50 6 11 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 16 .220 .264 .320 .584 46 16 1 0 1 0 0 /798
1957 26 TOT AL 69 216 196 21 36 8 2 2 12 0 1 17 38 .184 .251 .276 .527 46 54 3 1 1 1 0 87/9
1957 26 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 WSH AL 68 215 195 21 36 8 2 2 12 0 1 17 37 .185 .252 .277 .529 46 54 3 1 1 1 0 87/9
1958 27 WSH AL 44 94 87 12 16 1 1 4 7 0 1 4 28 .184 .245 .356 .601 65 31 0 3 0 0 0 8/97
1959 28 WSH AL 117 367 327 36 82 11 2 10 42 6 4 33 61 .251 .322 .388 .710 95 127 4 3 0 4 3 97/8
1960 29 WSH AL 85 180 157 18 39 7 1 1 23 1 1 18 33 .248 .326 .325 .651 77 51 3 1 2 2 3 97/8
1961 30 LAA AL 24 37 31 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 .194 .306 .226 .531 39 7 1 0 1 0 0 /79
8 Seasons 521 1453 1302 152 307 48 12 29 137 23 14 127 284 .236 .307 .358 .665 79 466 15 10 5 9 7
162 Game Avg. 162 452 405 47 95 15 4 9 43 7 4 39 88 .236 .307 .358 .665 79 145 5 3 2
WSH (4 yrs) 314 856 766 87 173 27 6 17 84 7 7 72 159 .226 .297 .343 .640 75 263 10 8 3 7 6
BOS (4 yrs) 183 560 505 64 128 20 6 12 53 16 7 50 115 .253 .322 .388 .710 87 196 4 2 1 2 1
LAA (1 yr) 24 37 31 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 .194 .306 .226 .531 39 7 1 0 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
1952 21 BOS AL 344 238 37 4.2 103 .315 .258 .269 .331 .350 .361 .393 .693 .743 87 .505 -6.2 -0.6 .651 .239 .103 7.6
1955 24 BOS AL 161 111 23 5.5 111 .284 .257 .278 .323 .359 .472 .414 .795 .773 104 .586 -0.1 -0.0 .761 .313 .215 .0
1956 25 BOS AL 54 41 4 2.6 117 .303 .220 .282 .264 .366 .320 .430 .584 .797 46 .246 -4.4 -0.4 .475 .160 .100 .0
1957 26 TOT AL 216 166 14 2.3 98 .217 .184 .261 .251 .333 .276 .393 .527 .726 46 .231 -15.1 -1.6 .433 .173 .092 .0
1957 26 BOS AL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .270 .000 .343 .000 .407 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1957 26 WSH AL 215 165 14 2.3 98 .217 .185 .261 .252 .332 .277 .393 .529 .726 46 .234 -14.8 -1.5 .436 .174 .092 .0
1958 27 WSH AL 94 72 8 3.0 96 .218 .184 .259 .245 .328 .356 .394 .601 .722 65 .338 -4.8 -0.5 .514 .207 .172 .0
1959 28 WSH AL 367 257 42 4.4 98 .277 .251 .260 .322 .332 .388 .398 .710 .729 95 .499 -2.6 -0.3 .652 .245 .138 7.5
1960 29 WSH AL 180 126 17 3.6 102 .304 .248 .265 .326 .338 .325 .405 .651 .743 77 .404 -4.7 -0.5 .574 .191 .076 1.0
1961 30 LAA AL 37 27 2 2.0 113 .286 .194 .276 .306 .353 .226 .430 .531 .783 39 .173 -2.8 -0.3 .462 .194 .032
8 Seasons 1453 1038 147 3.8 102 .279 .236 .266 .307 .342 .358 .400 .665 .742 79 .437 -40.5 -4.1 .598 .227 .122 25.7
162 Game Avg. 452 323 46 3.8 102 .279 .236 .266 .307 .342 .358 .400 .665 .742 79 .437 -40.5 -4.1 .598 .227 .122 8
WSH (4 yrs) 856 620 81 3.5 99 .261 .226 .261 .297 .333 .343 .398 .640 .731 75 .398 -26.9 -2.7 .562 .211 .117 9.9
BOS (4 yrs) 560 391 64 4.4 106 .305 .253 .273 .322 .354 .388 .403 .710 .757 87 .507 -10.9 -1.1 .662 .251 .135 13.7
LAA (1 yr) 37 27 2 2.0 113 .286 .194 .276 .306 .353 .226 .430 .531 .783 39 .173 -2.8 -0.3 .462 .194 .032

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
1952 21 BOS AL 344 1.5% 19.5% 9.6% 5.5% 24% 2.03 4.6 62.0 13.5 69%
1955 24 BOS AL 161 3.7% 19.3% 8.7% 9.9% 43% 2.21 4.6 24.0 5.3 1.00 68%
1956 25 BOS AL 54 1.9% 29.6% 5.6% 5.6% 27% 5.33 3.1 50.0 16.7 2.57 61%
1957 26 TOT AL 216 0.9% 17.6% 7.9% 5.6% 33% 2.24 5.2 98.0 16.3 1.10 73%
1957 26 BOS AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1957 26 WSH AL 215 0.9% 17.2% 7.9% 5.6% 33% 2.18 5.3 97.5 16.3 1.10 73%
1958 27 WSH AL 94 4.3% 29.8% 4.3% 6.4% 38% 7.00 3.1 21.8 12.4 0.83 59%
1959 28 WSH AL 367 2.7% 16.6% 9.0% 6.3% 28% 1.85 5.4 32.7 7.8 1.30 71%
1960 29 WSH AL 180 0.6% 18.3% 10.0% 5.0% 23% 1.83 4.8 157.0 6.8 1.57 69%
1961 30 LAA AL 37 0.0% 27.0% 13.5% 2.7% 17% 2.00 3.1 4.67 57%
8 Seasons 1453 2.0% 19.6% 8.7% 6.1% 29% 2.24 4.6 44.9 9.5 1.28 69%
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 24 BOS AL 1 0 30% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21% 8 8 0 1 1 0 5 2 3
1956 25 BOS AL 0 0 39% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
1957 26 TOT AL 3 0 37% 70 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 35% 10 8 2 6 2 2 4 0 3
1957 26 BOS 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
1957 26 WSH AL 3 0 37% 70 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 35% 10 8 2 6 2 2 4 0 3
1958 27 WSH AL 1 0 42% 28 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 43% 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1959 28 WSH AL 5 0 24% 151 6 4 60% 6 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 43% 16 10 6 6 3 3 6 1 3
1960 29 WSH AL 2 0 30% 69 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 45% 10 7 3 3 3 0 7 1 6
1961 30 LAA AL 0 0 9% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
8 Seasons 12 0 30% 392 23 14 62% 7 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 15 38% 55 42 13 16 9 5 28 5 20
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 24 BOS AL 161 83% 37 24 5 0 4 1.61 6 0 1 5 1 4 2 0 2 0 0% 34 2 6% 14 8 57% 114 21 18% 11 9 82% 13 5 38% 0
1956 25 BOS AL 54 87% 11 11 2 0 0 1.42 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 16 1 6% 8 4 50% 39 2 5% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1957 26 TOT AL 216 93% 36 7 0 0 0 1.29 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 42 3 7% 23 6 26% 134 11 8% 9 3 33% 12 3 25% 0
1957 26 BOS AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 WSH AL 215 93% 36 6 0 0 0 1.30 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 42 3 7% 23 6 26% 134 11 8% 9 3 33% 12 3 25% 0
1958 27 WSH AL 94 87% 16 17 5 0 1 1.24 4 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 0 0% 4 1 25% 41 3 7% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1959 28 WSH AL 367 89% 82 28 3 0 1 1.48 10 1 9 8 2 4 6 0 0 0 56 4 7% 32 7 22% 193 34 18% 20 12 60% 21 6 29% 0
1960 29 WSH AL 180 98% 39 40 12 0 5 1.82 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 36 3 8% 13 6 46% 115 22 19% 12 9 75% 6 2 33% 0
1961 30 LAA AL 37 84% 6 16 3 0 0 1.80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 2 2 100% 26 1 4% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 1109 90% 307 143 30 0 11 1.59 29 1 28 21 3 10 14 0 7 5 71% 206 15 7% 96 34 35% 662 94 14% 58 34 59% 58 19 33% 0
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
1952 21 98 344 310 38 80 11 3 5 23 16 7 33 67 .258 .331 .361 .693 87 112 1 1 0
1953 22 98 344 310 38 80 11 3 5 23 16 7 33 67 .258 .331 .361 .693 87 112 1 1 0
1954 23 98 344 310 38 80 11 3 5 23 16 7 33 67 .258 .331 .361 .693 87 112 1 1 0
1955 24 158 505 454 58 117 18 6 11 50 16 7 47 98 .258 .329 .396 .725 92 180 3 2 0 2 1
1956 25 182 559 504 64 128 20 6 12 53 16 7 50 114 .254 .323 .389 .711 88 196 4 2 1 2 1
1957 26 251 775 700 85 164 28 8 14 65 16 8 67 152 .234 .303 .357 .660 76 250 7 3 2 3 1
1958 27 295 869 787 97 180 29 9 18 72 16 9 71 180 .229 .296 .357 .653 75 281 7 6 2 3 1
1959 28 412 1236 1114 133 262 40 11 28 114 22 13 104 241 .235 .304 .366 .670 81 408 11 9 2 7 4
1960 29 497 1416 1271 151 301 47 12 29 137 23 14 122 274 .237 .307 .361 .668 80 459 14 10 4 9 7
1961 30 521 1453 1302 152 307 48 12 29 137 23 14 127 284 .236 .307 .358 .665 79 466 15 10 5 9 7

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
1952 21 102 360 324 39 84 12 3 5 24 17 35 70 .259 .333 .361 .694 39 98
1955 24 63 166 149 19 37 7 3 6 25 0 14 32 .248 .313 .456 .770 21 60
1956 25 25 52 50 5 9 2 0 1 2 0 2 17 .180 .212 .280 .492 3 24
1957 26 73 229 208 24 40 9 2 2 14 0 19 40 .192 .262 .284 .546 16 69
1958 27 46 99 92 13 18 1 1 4 8 0 4 29 .196 .253 .359 .611 8 44
1959 28 122 388 345 38 89 12 2 11 45 7 36 64 .258 .330 .400 .730 45 117
1960 29 89 188 166 19 42 8 1 1 24 1 19 35 .253 .330 .331 .661 18 85
1961 30 24 36 31 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 .194 .306 .226 .531 2 24
8 Seasons 544 1518 1365 158 325 52 12 30 142 25 134 297 .238 .309 .360 .669 152 521
162 Game Avg. 162 452 406 47 97 15 4 9 42 7 40 88 .238 .309 .360 .669 45 521

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1952 AL  16 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1952 AL  born 1931-06-22 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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