Marv Throneberry
Marvin Eugene Throneberry (Marvelous Marv)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 197 lb.

Born: September 2, 1933 in Collierville, TN
High School: Collierville (Collierville, TN)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1955
Final Game: May 5, 1963
Died: June 23, 1994 in Fisherville, TN
Relatives: Brother of Faye 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
1955 21 NYY AL 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .667 1.500 2.167 473 3 0 0 0 1 0 /3
1958 24 NYY AL 60 172 150 30 34 5 2 7 19 1 1 19 40 .227 .316 .427 .742 106 64 2 1 1 1 0 3/9
1959 25 NYY AL 80 214 192 27 46 5 0 8 22 0 0 18 51 .240 .302 .391 .693 93 75 2 0 2 2 1 39/7
1960 26 KCA AL 104 260 236 29 59 9 2 11 41 0 0 23 60 .250 .315 .445 .760 104 105 7 0 0 1 1 3
1961 27 TOT AL 96 258 226 26 51 5 1 11 35 0 0 31 50 .226 .319 .403 .722 93 91 6 0 1 0 1 39
1961 27 KCA AL 40 150 130 17 31 2 1 6 24 0 0 19 30 .238 .336 .408 .743 97 53 4 0 1 0 1 39
1961 27 BAL AL 56 108 96 9 20 3 0 5 11 0 0 12 20 .208 .296 .396 .692 87 38 2 0 0 0 0 93
1962 28 TOT MLB 125 409 366 30 87 11 3 16 49 1 3 38 89 .238 .306 .415 .722 92 152 7 0 1 4 4 3/9
1962 28 BAL AL 9 13 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 .000 .308 .000 .308 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1962 28 NYM NL 116 396 357 29 87 11 3 16 49 1 3 34 83 .244 .306 .426 .732 95 152 7 0 1 4 4 3
1963 29 NYM NL 14 15 14 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .143 .200 .214 .414 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 /3
7 Seasons 480 1331 1186 143 281 37 8 53 170 3 4 130 295 .237 .311 .416 .726 97 493 24 1 5 9 7
162 Game Avg. 162 449 400 48 95 12 3 18 57 1 1 44 100 .237 .311 .416 .726 97 166 8 0 2 3 2
NYY (3 yrs) 141 389 344 58 82 11 2 15 44 2 1 37 91 .238 .311 .413 .724 101 142 4 1 3 4 1
NYM (2 yrs) 130 411 371 29 89 12 3 16 50 1 3 35 88 .240 .302 .418 .720 92 155 7 0 1 4 4
KCA (2 yrs) 144 410 366 46 90 11 3 17 65 0 0 42 90 .246 .323 .432 .754 102 158 11 0 1 1 2
BAL (2 yrs) 65 121 105 10 20 3 0 5 11 0 0 16 26 .190 .298 .362 .659 79 38 2 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 350 920 815 114 192 25 5 37 120 2 1 95 207 .236 .314 .415 .729 99 338 17 1 4 5 3
NL (2 yrs) 130 411 371 29 89 12 3 16 50 1 3 35 88 .240 .302 .418 .720 92 155 7 0 1 4 4

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 21 NYY AL 3 1 3 80.3 102 .667 1.000 .265 .667 .344 1.500 .395 2.167 .739 473 .995 1.3 0.1 1.000 .500 .0
1958 24 NYY AL 172 121 21 4.6 95 .260 .227 .257 .316 .325 .427 .390 .742 .715 106 .536 1.1 0.1 .706 .327 .200 1.8
1959 25 NYY AL 214 152 24 4.2 95 .281 .240 .256 .302 .326 .391 .391 .693 .717 93 .484 -2.3 -0.2 .628 .245 .151 .0
1960 26 KCA AL 260 185 32 4.7 101 .289 .250 .263 .315 .337 .445 .403 .760 .740 104 .517 0.2 0.0 .696 .292 .195 .0
1961 27 TOT AL 258 182 29 4.2 103 .242 .226 .262 .319 .338 .403 .408 .722 .746 93 .459 -2.9 -0.3 .674 .314 .177 .0
1961 27 KCA AL 150 104 18 4.6 105 .266 .238 .265 .336 .340 .408 .412 .743 .753 97 .497 -0.8 -0.1 .699 .315 .169 .0
1961 27 BAL AL 108 78 11 3.8 100 .211 .208 .259 .296 .334 .396 .403 .692 .737 87 .404 -2.1 -0.2 .641 .313 .188 .0
1962 28 TOT MLB 409 294 46 4.2 103 .268 .238 .270 .306 .337 .415 .409 .722 .746 92 .461 -4.9 -0.5 .651 .276 .178 1.9
1962 28 BAL AL 13 9 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .256 .308 .327 .000 .399 .308 .726 -6 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .444 .444 .000
1962 28 NYM NL 396 285 46 4.3 103 .271 .244 .270 .306 .337 .426 .410 .732 .747 95 .475 -3.8 -0.4 .657 .272 .182 1.9
1963 29 NYM NL 15 12 1 2.2 89 .222 .143 .254 .200 .316 .214 .380 .414 .696 20 .265 -1.4 -0.2 .333 .143 .071
7 Seasons 1331 947 156 4.4 100 .269 .237 .263 .311 .334 .416 .402 .726 .736 97 .492 -8.9 -1.0 .668 .288 .179 5.7
162 Game Avg. 449 320 53 4.4 100 .269 .237 .263 .311 .334 .416 .402 .726 .736 97 .492 -8.9 -1.0 .668 .288 .179 2
NYY (3 yrs) 389 274 48 4.7 95 .277 .238 .256 .311 .326 .413 .391 .724 .716 101 .535 0.1 0.0 .678 .285 .174 3.5
NYM (2 yrs) 411 297 47 4.2 103 .269 .240 .269 .302 .336 .418 .409 .720 .745 92 .469 -5.2 -0.6 .644 .267 .178 1.9
KCA (2 yrs) 410 289 50 4.6 103 .281 .246 .264 .323 .338 .432 .406 .754 .745 102 .510 -0.6 -0.1 .697 .301 .186 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 121 87 11 3.4 100 .203 .190 .259 .298 .333 .362 .403 .659 .736 79 .359 -3.2 -0.3 .621 .324 .171 .0
AL (6 yrs) 920 650 109 4.5 99 .269 .236 .260 .314 .332 .415 .399 .729 .732 99 .502 -3.7 -0.4 .679 .297 .179 3.8
NL (2 yrs) 411 297 47 4.2 103 .269 .240 .269 .302 .336 .418 .409 .720 .745 92 .469 -5.2 -0.6 .644 .267 .178 1.9

Postseason Batting

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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
1958 24 NYY AL WS MLN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 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 21 NYY AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 50% .7 0.00 100%
1958 24 NYY AL 172 4.1% 23.3% 11.1% 8.1% 41% 2.11 3.8 21.4 7.9 1.03 60%
1959 25 NYY AL 214 3.7% 23.8% 8.4% 6.1% 28% 2.83 3.8 24.0 8.7 0.65 63%
1960 26 KCA AL 260 4.2% 23.1% 8.9% 8.5% 37% 2.61 3.9 21.5 5.8 0.86 64%
1961 27 TOT AL 258 4.3% 19.4% 12.0% 6.6% 33% 1.61 4.5 20.5 6.5 1.22 64%
1961 27 KCA AL 150 4.0% 20.0% 12.7% 6.0% 29% 1.58 4.3 21.7 5.4 1.42 63%
1961 27 BAL AL 108 4.6% 18.5% 11.1% 7.4% 40% 1.67 4.8 19.2 8.7 1.00 66%
1962 28 TOT MLB 409 3.9% 21.8% 9.3% 7.3% 35% 2.34 4.1 22.9 7.5 0.77 65%
1962 28 BAL AL 13 0.0% 46.2% 30.8% 0.0% 1.50 1.5 0.50 23%
1962 28 NYM NL 396 4.0% 21.0% 8.6% 7.6% 35% 2.44 4.3 22.3 7.3 0.78 66%
1963 29 NYM NL 15 0.0% 33.3% 6.7% 6.7% 50% 5.00 2.8 14.0 0.40 60%
7 Seasons 1331 4.0% 22.2% 9.8% 7.4% 35% 2.27 4.0 22.4 7.0 0.87 64%
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 21 NYY AL 0 0 50% 2 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1958 24 NYY AL 2 0 49% 64 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 36% 14 11 3 3 2 1 5 1 4
1959 25 NYY AL 2 0 34% 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 36% 15 11 2 1 0 1 9 3 6
1960 26 KCA AL 3 0 25% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 40% 11 7 4 2 2 0 7 3 4
1961 27 TOT AL 1 0 21% 73 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 52% 11 7 4 3 1 2 7 2 5
1961 27 KCA AL 1 0 25% 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 59% 8 5 3 3 1 2 6 1 5
1961 27 BAL AL 0 0 15% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1962 28 TOT MLB 8 0 13% 134 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 41% 20 15 5 0 0 0 9 0 7
1962 28 BAL AL 0 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 28 NYM NL 8 0 12% 128 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 39% 20 15 5 0 0 0 8 0 6
1963 29 NYM NL 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
7 Seasons 16 0 25% 417 3 4 43% 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 19 40% 72 52 18 9 5 4 38 10 26
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 21 NYY AL 3 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 5 3 60% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1958 24 NYY AL 172 83% 34 12 0 0 0 1.00 7 0 3 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 100% 30 2 7% 17 6 35% 98 12 12% 11 5 45% 11 6 55% 0
1959 25 NYY AL 213 84% 46 15 1 0 1 0.99 8 0 4 8 0 5 3 0 3 2 67% 39 2 5% 19 8 42% 129 14 11% 12 6 50% 11 3 27% 1
1960 26 KCA AL 256 88% 59 33 8 1 7 1.70 11 2 8 10 1 6 5 0 1 0 0% 59 7 12% 29 7 24% 175 31 18% 18 9 50% 15 6 40% 4
1961 27 TOT AL 257 83% 51 26 7 1 2 1.68 11 1 10 8 3 5 6 0 1 1 100% 50 6 12% 18 5 28% 183 26 14% 13 5 38% 14 4 29% 1
1961 27 KCA AL 149 72% 31 3 0 0 0 0.48 6 1 6 3 3 4 2 0 1 1 100% 34 4 12% 12 4 33% 111 19 17% 9 3 33% 8 3 38% 1
1961 27 BAL AL 108 98% 20 23 7 1 2 1.84 5 0 4 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 16 2 13% 6 1 17% 72 7 10% 4 2 50% 6 1 17% 0
1962 28 TOT MLB 409 89% 87 26 5 2 3 1.78 16 0 9 16 0 12 4 0 1 1 100% 80 7 9% 37 9 24% 267 34 13% 24 9 38% 21 6 29% 0
1962 28 BAL AL 13 92% 0 5 0 0 0 1.87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 28 NYM NL 396 89% 87 21 5 2 3 1.75 16 0 9 16 0 12 4 0 1 1 100% 78 7 9% 36 9 25% 257 34 13% 24 9 38% 21 6 29% 0
1963 29 NYM NL 15 80% 2 10 2 0 1 1.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 8 1 13% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
7 Seasons 1325 86% 281 122 23 4 14 1.52 53 3 35 47 6 31 22 0 7 5 71% 262 24 9% 121 36 30% 865 121 14% 80 36 45% 73 25 34% 6
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 21 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .667 1.500 2.167 473 3 0 0 0 1 0
1956 22 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .667 1.500 2.167 473 3 0 0 0 1 0
1957 23 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .667 1.500 2.167 473 3 0 0 0 1 0
1958 24 61 175 152 31 36 6 2 7 22 2 1 19 40 .237 .322 .441 .763 112 67 2 1 1 2 0
1959 25 141 389 344 58 82 11 2 15 44 2 1 37 91 .238 .311 .413 .724 101 142 4 1 3 4 1
1960 26 245 649 580 87 141 20 4 26 85 2 1 60 151 .243 .313 .426 .739 102 247 11 1 3 5 2
1961 27 341 907 806 113 192 25 5 37 120 2 1 91 201 .238 .315 .419 .734 100 338 17 1 4 5 3
1962 28 466 1316 1172 143 279 36 8 53 169 3 4 129 290 .238 .312 .418 .730 97 490 24 1 5 9 7
1963 29 480 1331 1186 143 281 37 8 53 170 3 4 130 295 .237 .311 .416 .726 97 493 24 1 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
1955 21 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 1
1958 24 63 184 160 34 39 6 2 8 22 1 22 42 .244 .337 .456 .793 24 60
1959 25 84 226 204 30 51 6 0 9 24 0 20 53 .250 .314 .412 .726 26 80
1960 26 109 272 247 30 61 9 2 11 43 0 24 63 .247 .313 .433 .746 34 104
1961 27 96 257 226 26 51 5 1 11 35 0 31 50 .226 .319 .403 .722 29 96
1962 28 125 405 364 29 85 11 3 16 48 1 37 89 .234 .301 .412 .713 45 125
1963 29 14 17 15 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 5 .200 .294 .333 .627 1 14
7 Seasons 492 1364 1218 150 290 39 8 55 177 3 136 302 .238 .313 .419 .732 162 480
162 Game Avg. 162 449 401 49 95 13 3 18 58 1 45 99 .238 .313 .419 .732 53 480

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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