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Bob Turley

Robert Lee Turley (Bullet Bob)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: September 19, 1930 in Troy, IL
High School: Central HS (East St. Louis, IL)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1951 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Orioles/Angels/RedSox/Browns 1951-1963

Final Game: September 21, 1963 (Age 33)
Died: March 30, 2013 in Atlanta, GA
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All-Star

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 20 SLB AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1953 22 SLB AL 10 21 18 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .278 .316 .444 .760 102 8 0 0 2 1
1954 23 BAL AL 35 90 81 8 11 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 23 .136 .157 .160 .317 -10 13 0 0 6 0 1 AS,MVP-23
1955 24 NYY AL 36 98 82 7 11 4 0 0 7 0 0 6 21 .134 .200 .183 .383 4 15 3 1 8 1 0 1 AS
1956 25 NYY AL 27 53 46 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 16 .174 .224 .217 .442 19 10 0 0 3 0 0 1
1957 26 NYY AL 32 68 57 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 .088 .212 .088 .300 -14 5 0 1 2 0 0 1
1958 27 NYY AL 33 99 88 8 12 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 35 .136 .174 .205 .378 6 18 2 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1959 28 NYY AL 33 54 46 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 18 .087 .192 .087 .279 -19 4 1 1 2 0 0 1
1960 29 NYY AL 34 59 55 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 18 .073 .105 .091 .196 -45 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1961 30 NYY AL 15 25 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .095 .091 .095 .186 -49 2 1 0 3 1 0 1
1962 31 NYY AL 24 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1963 32 TOT AL 30 39 39 2 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 9 .179 .179 .282 .462 29 11 1 0 0 0 0 1
1963 32 LAA AL 19 25 25 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .160 .160 .320 .480 34 8 1 0 0 0 0 1
1963 32 BOS AL 11 14 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Yrs 310 623 547 44 69 10 0 4 32 1 1 31 191 .126 .177 .166 .343 -4 91 8 3 37 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 326 286 23 36 5 0 2 17 1 1 16 100 .126 .177 .166 .343 -4 48 4 2 19
NYY (8 yrs) 234 471 407 32 46 7 0 2 21 0 1 28 152 .113 .175 .145 .320 -11 59 7 3 29 2 0
BAL (3 yrs) 46 113 101 10 16 2 0 1 6 1 0 3 30 .158 .183 .208 .391 10 21 0 0 8 0
BOS (1 yr) 11 14 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 19 3 0 0 0 0 0
LAA (1 yr) 19 25 25 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .160 .160 .320 .480 34 8 1 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1951 20 SLB AL 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .461 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1953 22 SLB AL 10 21 -0 -0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .522 .501 0.2 0.0 3 1
1954 23 BAL AL 35 90 -11 0 1 0 10 0 -0.0 3 3 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 -0.0 3 1 AS,MVP-23
1955 24 NYY AL 36 98 -9 -0 -0 0 10 -0 0.0 3 3 0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 3 1 AS
1956 25 NYY AL 27 53 -4 -0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 4 1
1957 26 NYY AL 32 68 -9 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $15,000 1
1958 27 NYY AL 33 99 -11 -0 -0 0 11 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 2 $17,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1959 28 NYY AL 33 54 -7 0 -0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 1 $30,000 1
1960 29 NYY AL 34 59 -10 -0 1 0 7 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $23,000 1
1961 30 NYY AL 15 25 -4 -0 -0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $28,000 1
1962 31 NYY AL 24 15 -4 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 1
1963 32 LAA AL 19 25 -2 -0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 1
1963 32 BOS AL 11 14 -2 -1 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .496 .500 -0.0 -0.0 0 1
12 Seasons 310 623 -75 -1 2 0 68 -7 -0.9 19 12 -0.9 .498 .500 -0.8 -0.1 12 $113,000
NYY (8 yrs) 234 471 -60 -1 0 0 51 -9 -1.1 14 5 -1.1 .496 .499 -1.0 -0.1 5 $113,000
BAL (3 yrs) 46 113 -12 0 1 0 13 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .504 .500 0.2 -0.0 5
BOS (1 yr) 11 14 -2 -1 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .496 .500 -0.0 -0.0 0
LAA (1 yr) 19 25 -2 -0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 -0.0 2

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
1951 20 SLB AL 2 2 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .271 .000 .353 .000 .398 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1953 22 SLB AL 21 15 3 5.4 104 .364 .278 .272 .316 .349 .444 .400 .760 .749 102 .584 -0.1 -0.0 .692 .222 .167 .0
1954 23 BAL AL 90 76 2 0.7 92 .190 .136 .256 .157 .330 .160 .374 .317 .704 -10 .036 -12.0 -1.3 .229 .062 .025 .0
1955 24 NYY AL 98 83 3 1.0 102 .177 .134 .265 .200 .345 .183 .395 .383 .740 4 .055 -11.2 -1.1 .297 .122 .049
1956 25 NYY AL 53 42 2 1.3 104 .267 .174 .264 .224 .345 .217 .402 .442 .748 19 .082 -5.4 -0.5 .308 .087 .043
1957 26 NYY AL 68 54 2 1.0 99 .167 .088 .262 .212 .334 .088 .396 .300 .729 -14 .062 -9.1 -0.9 .269 .140 .000
1958 27 NYY AL 99 84 3 1.0 95 .196 .136 .257 .174 .325 .205 .390 .378 .715 6 .060 -11.6 -1.2 .282 .114 .068 .0
1959 28 NYY AL 54 45 1 0.6 95 .143 .087 .256 .192 .326 .087 .391 .279 .717 -19 .026 -7.5 -0.8 .233 .109 .000
1960 29 NYY AL 59 53 1 0.5 97 .108 .073 .257 .105 .330 .091 .394 .196 .724 -45 .018 -11.1 -1.1 .137 .055 .018
1961 30 NYY AL 25 24 0 0.0 100 .182 .095 .258 .091 .332 .095 .401 .186 .734 -49 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .100 .000 .000
1962 31 NYY AL 15 15 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .261 .000 .333 .000 .406 .000 .739 -100 .000 -3.4 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1963 32 TOT AL 39 33 2 1.6 92 .207 .179 .252 .179 .318 .282 .389 .462 .707 29 .152 -3.8 -0.4 .333 .103 .103 .0
1963 32 LAA AL 25 22 1 1.2 90 .176 .160 .248 .160 .314 .320 .384 .480 .697 34 .096 -2.2 -0.2 .364 .160 .160 .0
1963 32 BOS AL 14 11 1 2.5 97 .250 .214 .259 .214 .326 .214 .400 .429 .725 19 .273 -1.6 -0.2 .273 .000 .000
12 Yrs 623 526 19 1.0 97 .184 .126 .259 .177 .333 .166 .392 .343 .725 -4 .058 -80.0 -8.2 .257 .097 .040 1.6
162 Game Avg. 326 275 10 1.0 97 .184 .126 .259 .177 .333 .166 .392 .343 .725 -4 .058 -80.0 -8.2 .257 .097 .040 1
NYY (8 yrs) 471 400 12 0.8 98 .173 .113 .260 .175 .334 .145 .395 .320 .729 -11 .041 -63.4 -6.4 .241 .098 .032 .0
BAL (3 yrs) 113 93 5 1.4 94 .214 .158 .259 .183 .334 .208 .379 .391 .713 10 .119 -12.7 -1.3 .294 .089 .050 1.0
BOS (1 yr) 14 11 1 2.5 97 .250 .214 .259 .214 .326 .214 .400 .429 .725 19 .272 -1.6 -0.2 .273 .000 .000
LAA (1 yr) 25 22 1 1.2 90 .176 .160 .248 .160 .314 .320 .384 .480 .697 34 .095 -2.2 -0.2 .364 .160 .160 .0

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 24 NYY AL WS BRO L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 NYY AL WS BRO W 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 NYY AL WS MLN L 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 NYY AL WS MLN W 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 1 0 0
1960 29 NYY AL WS PIT L 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 Yrs (5 Series) 15 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 2 0 0 2 0 0
5 WS 15 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 2 0 0 2 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 BAL AL 23 DNP
1955 NYY AL 24 DNP
1958 NYY AL 27 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1951 20 SLB AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1953 22 SLB AL 21 4.8% 28.6% 4.8% 4.8% 20% 6.00 3.0 18.0 18.0 2.33 52%
1954 23 BAL AL 90 0.0% 25.6% 2.2% 2.2% 18% 11.50 3.5 16.2 1.83 64%
1955 24 NYY AL 98 0.0% 21.4% 6.1% 4.1% 36% 3.50 3.9 11.7 2.00 63%
1956 25 NYY AL 53 0.0% 30.2% 5.7% 3.8% 25% 5.33 2.9 15.3 1.75 57%
1957 26 NYY AL 68 0.0% 39.7% 11.8% 0.0% 0% 3.38 2.1 2.86 44%
1958 27 NYY AL 99 2.0% 35.4% 4.0% 2.0% 17% 8.75 2.5 44.0 14.7 2.06 52%
1959 28 NYY AL 54 0.0% 33.3% 9.3% 0.0% 0% 3.60 2.6 46.0 1.31 52%
1960 29 NYY AL 59 0.0% 30.5% 3.4% 1.7% 25% 9.00 3.1 55.0 1.62 63%
1961 30 NYY AL 25 0.0% 44.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.9 7.0 2.00 44%
1962 31 NYY AL 15 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 1.50 40%
1963 32 TOT AL 39 2.6% 23.1% 0.0% 5.1% 29% 4.3 39.0 7.8 0.86 74%
1963 32 LAA AL 25 4.0% 28.0% 0.0% 8.0% 50% 3.6 25.0 8.3 0.70 68%
1963 32 BOS AL 14 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 7.0 1.25 86%
12 Yrs 623 0.6% 30.7% 5.0% 2.3% 20% 6.16 2.9 136.8 17.1 1.76 57%
MLB Averages 2.2% 12.5% 9.0% 6.5% 29% 1.40 7.1 39.5 8.3 1.01 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1951 20 SLB AL -0.6 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1953 22 SLB AL -0.1 -0.0 21 0.0 0.5 -0.5 1.27 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.80 1.1 0
1954 23 BAL AL -12.0 -1.3 92 -0.5 1.1 -1.6 .96 -1.0 0.5 -7.6 -0.8 0.96 -10.3 0
1955 24 NYY AL -11.2 -1.1 100 -0.8 0.7 -1.4 .69 -0.9 -0.3 -13.0 -1.3 0.99 -10.1 0
1956 25 NYY AL -5.4 -0.5 54 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .79 -0.3 -0.1 -3.8 -0.4 1.03 -3.1 0
1957 26 NYY AL -9.1 -0.9 68 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 .72 -0.8 0.1 -8.4 -0.9 0.89 -9.1 0
1958 27 NYY AL -11.6 -1.2 99 -0.7 0.9 -1.6 .75 -1.0 0.0 -14.9 -1.6 1.00 -11.7 0
1959 28 NYY AL -7.5 -0.8 54 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 1.02 -0.7 0.1 -5.0 -0.5 0.92 -6.8 0
1960 29 NYY AL -11.1 -1.1 59 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .70 -1.0 0.1 -9.4 -1.0 0.86 -10.3 0
1961 30 NYY AL -4.3 -0.4 25 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 1.08 -0.4 0.1 -3.6 -0.4 1.06 -4.6 0
1962 31 NYY AL -3.4 -0.3 15 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .84 -0.3 0.0 -2.9 -0.3 0.80 -3.8 0
1963 32 TOT AL -3.8 -0.4 42 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 1.02 -0.4 0.1 -3.3 -0.3 1.00 -4.3 0
1963 32 LAA AL -2.2 -0.2 27 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 1.03 -0.3 0.0 -2.3 -0.2 0.97 -2.7 0
1963 32 BOS AL -1.6 -0.2 15 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.02 -0.2 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.05 -1.6 0
12 Yrs -80.0 -8.2 629 -4.9 5.5 -10.4 .84 -6.6 0.8 -72.6 -7.5 0.95 -73.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1951 20 SLB AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 22 SLB AL 0 0 20% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1954 23 BAL AL 2 0 62% 27 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38% 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 2 3
1955 24 NYY AL 4 0 39% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 33% 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
1956 25 NYY AL 3 0 46% 16 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
1957 26 NYY AL 0 0 29% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1958 27 NYY AL 1 0 43% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 NYY AL 1 0 30% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1960 29 NYY AL 1 0 67% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0
1961 30 NYY AL 1 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1962 31 NYY AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 32 TOT AL 0 0 17% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 3 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1963 32 LAA AL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1963 32 BOS AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 Yrs 13 0 40% 184 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 1 2 7 31% 22 18 4 7 6 1 16 6 9

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1951 20 SLB AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 22 SLB AL 21 5% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 4 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1954 23 BAL AL 90 29% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 19 0 0% 21 4 19% 60 5 8% 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 0
1955 24 NYY AL 98 24% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 22 3 14% 26 8 31% 72 9 13% 7 4 57% 9 3 33% 0
1956 25 NYY AL 53 34% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 9 0 0% 10 2 20% 35 4 11% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1957 26 NYY AL 68 18% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 8 0 0% 8 3 38% 38 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1958 27 NYY AL 99 27% 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 10 6 60% 18 2 11% 24 5 21% 69 5 7% 10 2 20% 3 1 33% 0
1959 28 NYY AL 54 17% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 9 1 11% 7 1 14% 32 3 9% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
1960 29 NYY AL 59 31% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 6 0 0% 6 2 33% 26 1 4% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1961 30 NYY AL 25 8% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 9 1 11% 8 1 13% 20 3 15% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1962 31 NYY AL 15 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1963 32 TOT AL 39 46% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0% 10 1 10% 12 0 0% 25 4 16% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1963 32 LAA AL 25 52% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0% 7 1 14% 9 0 0% 15 2 13% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1963 32 BOS AL 14 36% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 2 20% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
12 Yrs 623 25% 69 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 3 1 2 2 0 61 37 61% 119 8 7% 131 27 21% 393 34 9% 31 9 29% 24 10 42% 0
MLB Averages 50% 79% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

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
1951 20 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1952 21 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1953 22 11 23 20 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 .250 .286 .400 .686 82 8 0 0 2
1954 23 46 113 101 10 16 2 0 1 6 1 0 3 30 .158 .183 .208 .391 10 21 0 0 8 0
1955 24 82 211 183 17 27 6 0 1 13 1 0 9 51 .148 .191 .197 .387 7 36 3 1 16 1 0
1956 25 109 264 229 22 35 8 0 1 16 1 1 12 67 .153 .198 .201 .398 10 46 3 1 19 1 0
1957 26 141 332 286 26 40 8 0 1 16 1 1 20 94 .140 .201 .178 .379 5 51 3 2 21 1 0
1958 27 174 431 374 34 52 8 0 3 22 1 1 24 129 .139 .195 .184 .379 5 69 5 2 27 1 0
1959 28 207 485 420 37 56 8 0 3 23 1 1 29 147 .133 .194 .174 .368 3 73 6 3 29 1 0
1960 29 241 544 475 41 60 9 0 3 24 1 1 31 165 .126 .184 .164 .349 -3 78 6 3 31 1 0
1961 30 256 569 496 42 62 9 0 3 27 1 1 31 176 .125 .180 .161 .342 -5 80 7 3 34 2 0
1962 31 280 584 508 42 62 9 0 3 27 1 1 31 182 .122 .176 .157 .334 -7 80 7 3 37 2 0
1963 32 310 623 547 44 69 10 0 4 32 1 1 31 191 .126 .177 .166 .343 -4 91 8 3 37 2 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 20 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1953 22 10 22 19 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .263 .300 .421 .721 2 10
1954 23 37 92 84 8 11 2 0 0 5 1 2 24 .131 .151 .155 .306 2 35
1955 24 38 103 86 8 12 4 0 0 8 0 7 22 .140 .211 .186 .397 3 36
1956 25 28 54 48 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 3 17 .167 .216 .208 .424 2 27
1957 26 34 71 60 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 .083 .203 .083 .286 1 32
1958 27 34 101 91 8 12 0 0 2 6 0 4 37 .132 .168 .198 .366 3 33
1959 28 34 58 49 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 19 .102 .214 .102 .316 1 33
1960 29 36 65 60 8 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 19 .100 .143 .133 .276 1 34
1961 30 15 25 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 15
1962 31 24 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
1963 32 30 39 39 2 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 9 .179 .179 .282 .462 2 30
12 Yrs 321 647 571 49 71 11 0 4 31 1 34 199 .124 .177 .165 .342 17 310
162 Game Avg. 162 327 288 25 36 6 0 2 16 1 17 100 .124 .177 .165 .342 9 310

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1954
1955
1958 (P)

Awards (yr lg award)
1958 ML Cy Young
1958 ML Major League Player of the Year
1958 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1958 ML WS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1954 AL (23, 1%)
1958 AL (2, 56%)
0.58 Career Shares (400th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1958 ML (1, 31%)
1 Cy Young
0.31 Career Shares (139th)

Youngest s c a p y
1951 AL  born 1930-09-19 (3rd)

                                         

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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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