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Max Venable

William McKinley Venable

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 6, 1957 in Phoenix, AZ
High School: Cordova HS (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1979
Teams (by GP): Giants/Angels/Reds/Expos 1979-1991

Final Game: October 6, 1991
Relatives: Father of Will Venable
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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 SFG NL 22 OF 25 17 13 170.0 35 30 2 3 0 .914 -4 -28 1.69 1.28 .979 2.33 2.32
1979 SFG NL 22 RF 21 16 13 150.0 31 27 1 3 0 .903 -4 -34 1.68 1.33 .979 2.18 2.18
1979 SFG NL 22 LF 6 1 0 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.59 0.50 .970 2.01 2.00
1979 SFG NL 22 CF 2 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 80 3.00 0.50 .990 2.70 2.80
1980 SFG NL 23 OF 40 29 22 265.2 61 61 0 0 0 1.000 -6 -28 2.07 1.53 .980 2.31 2.31
1980 SFG NL 23 LF 16 7 5 75.2 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 1.90 1.00 .976 2.06 2.06
1980 SFG NL 23 RF 16 13 11 114.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -34 1.58 1.25 .977 2.06 2.06
1980 SFG NL 23 CF 10 9 6 76.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -41 2.13 1.80 .984 2.83 2.83
1981 SFG NL 24 OF 5 5 4 47.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.30 2.40 .980 2.34 2.34
1981 SFG NL 24 RF 3 3 3 31.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -27 1.16 1.33 .978 2.09 2.07
1981 SFG NL 24 CF 2 2 1 16.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1 52 3.94 3.50 .987 2.81 2.80
1982 SFG NL 25 OF 53 22 17 265.0 73 66 6 1 2 .986 1 5 2.45 1.36 .978 2.25 2.26
1982 SFG NL 25 LF 33 14 11 170.1 40 33 6 1 2 .975 1 6 2.06 1.18 .973 2.08 2.08
1982 SFG NL 25 CF 11 6 4 67.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -18 2.82 1.91 .983 2.66 2.67
1982 SFG NL 25 RF 8 2 2 27.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1 52 4.23 1.63 .978 2.02 2.02
1983 SFG NL 26 OF 66 50 40 482.1 147 141 5 1 0 .993 2 5 2.72 2.21 .980 2.27 2.26
1983 SFG NL 26 LF 33 22 19 227.1 55 54 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -10 2.18 1.67 .977 2.03 2.02
1983 SFG NL 26 CF 25 22 15 187.2 71 69 1 1 0 .986 3 19 3.36 2.80 .983 2.78 2.77
1983 SFG NL 26 RF 14 6 6 67.1 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1 14 2.54 1.36 .979 2.00 2.00
1984 MON NL 27 OF 27 11 8 134.0 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 2 18 2.22 1.22 .979 2.27 2.26
1984 MON NL 27 LF 23 8 6 104.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 1.73 0.87 .971 2.03 2.02
1984 MON NL 27 CF 3 1 0 10.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 36 3.60 1.33 .988 2.70 2.70
1984 MON NL 27 RF 3 2 2 20.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1 84 4.95 3.67 .979 2.07 2.07
1985 CIN NL 28 OF 39 26 15 238.0 63 60 3 0 0 1.000 1 6 2.38 1.62 .979 2.20 2.20
1985 CIN NL 28 LF 31 24 14 211.0 56 53 3 0 0 1.000 2 11 2.39 1.81 .977 1.92 1.92
1985 CIN NL 28 CF 7 2 1 22.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.86 1.00 .981 2.66 2.66
1985 CIN NL 28 RF 3 0 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -192 1.80 0.33 .980 1.98 2.00
1986 CIN NL 29 OF 57 19 17 249.0 65 63 0 2 0 .969 2 10 2.28 1.11 .979 2.19 2.19
1986 CIN NL 29 LF 49 17 16 214.2 54 52 0 2 0 .963 1 5 2.18 1.06 .975 1.97 1.97
1986 CIN NL 29 CF 8 2 1 27.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 31 2.96 1.13 .984 2.60 2.59
1986 CIN NL 29 RF 3 0 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 69 3.86 1.00 .977 1.93 2.00
1987 CIN NL 30 CF 4 1 1 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -32 1.80 0.75 .983 2.52 2.52
1987 CIN NL 30 OF 4 1 1 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -32 1.80 0.75 .980 2.16 2.17
1989 CAL AL 32 OF 13 11 8 97.1 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 2 22 1.94 1.62 .980 2.42 2.39
1989 CAL AL 32 RF 7 7 5 57.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1 17 2.37 2.14 .979 2.34 2.30
1989 CAL AL 32 CF 4 1 0 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 43 2.57 1.00 .985 2.76 2.75
1989 CAL AL 32 LF 4 3 3 26.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 23 0.68 0.50 .975 2.15 2.15
1990 CAL AL 33 OF 77 40 29 440.0 118 112 3 3 1 .975 1 2 2.35 1.49 .981 2.39 2.36
1990 CAL AL 33 LF 40 11 11 157.0 42 39 2 1 0 .976 4 29 2.35 1.03 .978 2.19 2.16
1990 CAL AL 33 CF 33 22 14 222.0 64 61 1 2 1 .969 -2 -10 2.51 1.88 .985 2.74 2.71
1990 CAL AL 33 RF 10 7 4 61.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -28 1.48 1.00 .978 2.23 2.21
1990 CAL AL 33 DH 1 0
1991 CAL AL 34 OF 65 44 34 437.2 92 86 3 3 0 .967 -5 -15 1.83 1.37 .983 2.37 2.37
1991 CAL AL 34 RF 30 16 13 171.2 36 34 0 2 0 .944 2 15 1.78 1.13 .980 2.19 2.19
1991 CAL AL 34 CF 27 23 16 211.0 37 34 3 0 0 1.000 -6 -35 1.58 1.37 .989 2.76 2.76
1991 CAL AL 34 LF 13 5 5 55.0 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -1 -26 2.78 1.31 .978 2.18 2.16
1991 CAL AL 34 DH 3 0
12 Seasons OF 471 275 208 2841.0 723 688 22 13 3 .982 -5 -2 2.25 1.51 .980 2.30 2.29
10 Seasons LF 248 112 90 1258.1 306 289 12 5 2 .984 5 5 2.15 1.21 .976 2.04 2.04
12 Seasons CF 136 91 59 871.0 246 238 5 3 1 .988 -7 -9 2.51 1.79 .985 2.75 2.72
11 Seasons RF 118 72 59 711.2 163 156 2 5 0 .969 -4 -6 2.00 1.34 .979 2.15 2.13
12 Seasons TOT 471 275 208 2841.0 723 688 22 13 3 .982 -5 -2 2.25 1.51 .980 2.30 2.29
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Sabermetric Fielding

Year Tm Lg Age Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP
1979 SFG NL 22 RF -4 -34 -3 -2 -1 -1
1979 SFG NL 22 LF 0 0 0 -0 0 0
1979 SFG NL 22 CF 0 80 0 -0 0 0
1980 SFG NL 23 LF -0 -5 -0 -1 1 0
1980 SFG NL 23 RF -3 -34 -2 -0 -2 -1
1980 SFG NL 23 CF -3 -41 -3 -3 0 0
1981 SFG NL 24 RF -1 -27 -1 -1 0 0
1981 SFG NL 24 CF 1 52 1 0 1 0
1982 SFG NL 25 LF 1 6 -1 -2 1 2
1982 SFG NL 25 CF -1 -18 0 -1 1 -1
1982 SFG NL 25 RF 1 52 1 0 1 0
1983 SFG NL 26 LF -2 -10 -1 -0 -0 -1
1983 SFG NL 26 CF 3 19 3 -0 3 0
1983 SFG NL 26 RF 1 14 1 0 0 0
1984 MON NL 27 LF 0 3 0 0 0 0
1984 MON NL 27 CF 0 36 0 0 0 0
1984 MON NL 27 RF 1 84 1 0 1 0
1985 CIN NL 28 LF 2 11 1 0 0 1
1985 CIN NL 28 CF 0 0 0 0 -0 0
1985 CIN NL 28 RF -1 -192 -1 0 -1 0
1986 CIN NL 29 LF 1 5 1 1 0 0
1986 CIN NL 29 CF 1 31 1 1 0 0
1986 CIN NL 29 RF 0 69 0 0 0 0
1987 CIN NL 30 CF -0 -32 -0 -0 0 0
1989 CAL AL 32 RF 1 17 1 -1 2 0
1989 CAL AL 32 CF 0 43 0 1 -0 0
1989 CAL AL 32 LF 0 23 0 0 0 0
1990 CAL AL 33 LF 4 29 3 2 0 1
1990 CAL AL 33 CF -2 -10 0 1 -1 -2
1990 CAL AL 33 RF -1 -28 -1 -2 1 0
1991 CAL AL 34 RF 2 15 3 0 3 -1
1991 CAL AL 34 CF -6 -35 -6 -5 -1 0
1991 CAL AL 34 LF -1 -26 -0 -0 0 -1
10 Seasons LF 5 5 3 0 3 2
12 Seasons CF -7 -9 -4 -7 3 -3
11 Seasons RF -4 -6 -1 -6 5 -3
12 Seasons TOT -5 -2 -1 -13 11 -4
Lg Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP

Appearances

Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1979 SFG NL 22 55 17 55 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 21 29 0 18 14
1980 SFG NL 23 64 29 64 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 16 42 0 33 0
1981 SFG NL 24 18 5 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 13 0
1982 SFG NL 25 71 22 71 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 11 8 52 0 17 12
1983 SFG NL 26 94 50 94 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 25 14 72 0 27 5
1984 MON NL 27 38 11 38 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3 3 29 0 16 0
1985 CIN NL 28 77 26 77 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 7 3 41 0 39 6
1986 CIN NL 29 108 19 108 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 8 3 60 0 61 6
1987 CIN NL 30 7 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 2
1989 CAL AL 32 20 11 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 15 0 6 2
1990 CAL AL 33 93 40 93 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 33 10 83 1 18 8
1991 CAL AL 34 82 44 82 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 27 30 70 3 19 8
12 Seasons 727 275 727 470 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 136 118 502 4 269 63
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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%
1979 SFG NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 70 76% 73% 29% 7 43%
1980 SFG NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 16 10 62.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 325 59% 85% 24% 36 44%
1982 SFG NL 25 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 2 7 6 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 18 10 55.6% 5 3 16.7% 3 702 60% 84% 25% 76 49%
1983 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 8 0 6 1 0 6 3 0 6 1 0 10 10 0 39 23 59.0% 16 0 0.0% 1 980 60% 83% 25% 109 50%
1984 MON NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 425 66% 80% 30% 23 87%
1985 CIN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 8 4 50.0% 3 1 12.5% 2 898 61% 80% 29% 55 100%
1986 CIN NL 29 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 6 1 0 5 1 0 5 3 0 3 3 0 31 20 64.5% 11 0 0.0% 0 910 68% 78% 31% 92 57%
1989 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 123 72% 80% 37% 8 25%
1990 CAL AL 33 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 5 0 6 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 22 13 59.1% 9 0 0.0% 2 669 63% 76% 37% 74 55%
1991 CAL AL 34 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 5 62.5% 3 0 0.0% 0 241 69% 78% 38% 29 59%
10 Seasons 5 0 2 3 0 12 0 7 1 3 48 42 0 30 8 3 19 9 0 24 7 0 29 26 1 150 92 61.3% 54 4 2.7% 8 5343 63% 80% 29% 509 59%
MLB Averages 60.2% 2.8% 59% 81% 32% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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%
1979 SFG NL 22 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 11 55% 91% 36% 1 100%
1980 SFG NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 0 331 67% 83% 20% 40 45%
1981 SFG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 65 65% 86% 31% 11 64%
1982 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 2 25.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 287 61% 85% 27% 39 54%
1983 SFG NL 26 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 9 0 31 16 51.6% 15 0 0.0% 1 820 61% 81% 25% 113 62%
1984 MON NL 27 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 42 48% 83% 17% 4 100%
1985 CIN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 92 82% 72% 24% 7 100%
1986 CIN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 120 60% 78% 27% 19 47%
1987 CIN NL 30 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 63 89% 83% 29% 4 75%
1989 CAL AL 32 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 56 55% 75% 38% 8 50%
1990 CAL AL 33 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 9 0 11 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 4 0 39 14 35.9% 25 0 0.0% 1 961 67% 78% 37% 129 47%
1991 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 6 4 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 3 891 72% 74% 35% 60 58%
12 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 5 1 2 1 1 50 31 0 25 0 0 8 4 0 13 0 0 25 17 0 121 52 43.0% 69 0 0.0% 5 3739 66% 79% 31% 435 55%
MLB Averages 43.4% 2.2% 59% 81% 32% 61%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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%
1979 SFG NL 22 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 2 1 7 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22 6 27.3% 14 2 9.1% -1 649 68% 81% 37% 63 48%
1980 SFG NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 12 5 41.7% 7 0 0.0% 0 499 63% 83% 25% 42 48%
1981 SFG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 134 57% 81% 17% 11 36%
1982 SFG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 131 63% 88% 18% 26 50%
1983 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 12 4 33.3% 8 0 0.0% 1 302 43% 89% 25% 39 49%
1984 MON NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 87 75% 86% 43% 11 100%
1985 CIN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 24 67% 88% 13% 1 100%
1986 CIN 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 29 48% 83% 24% 4 75%
1989 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 0 249 55% 83% 43% 32 47%
1990 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 261 77% 82% 39% 25 40%
1991 CAL AL 34 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 13 3 23.1% 10 0 0.0% 0 735 73% 73% 35% 47 72%
11 Seasons 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 35 13 1 22 4 1 10 3 0 8 3 0 15 12 0 90 35 38.9% 53 2 2.2% 0 3100 65% 81% 32% 301 53%
MLB Averages 42.3% 2.9% 59% 81% 32% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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.

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