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George Vukovich

George Stephen Vukovich

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 198 lb.

Born: June 24, 1956 in Chicago, IL
School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1980
Teams (by GP): Indians/Phillies 1980-1985

Final Game: October 6, 1985
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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
1980 24 PHI NL 78 64 58 6 13 1 1 0 8 0 0 6 9 .224 .297 .276 .573 58 16 1 0 0 0 0 97
1981 25 PHI NL 20 27 26 5 10 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 .385 .407 .500 .907 152 13 0 0 0 0 0 /978
1982 26 PHI NL 123 369 335 41 91 18 2 6 42 2 9 32 47 .272 .334 .391 .725 101 131 4 0 1 1 14 97
1983 27 CLE AL 124 345 312 31 77 13 2 3 44 3 4 24 37 .247 .301 .330 .631 72 103 8 2 3 4 4 *97/8
1984 28 CLE AL 134 474 437 38 133 22 5 9 60 1 4 34 61 .304 .354 .439 .794 117 192 10 1 0 2 3 *97
1985 29 CLE AL 149 470 434 43 106 22 0 8 45 2 2 30 75 .244 .292 .350 .642 76 152 9 1 1 4 6 *97
6 Yrs 628 1749 1602 164 430 76 10 27 203 9 19 127 229 .268 .322 .379 .701 92 607 32 4 5 11 27
162 Game Avg. 162 451 413 42 111 20 3 7 52 2 5 33 59 .268 .322 .379 .701 92 157 8 1 1 3 7
PHI (3 yrs) 221 460 419 52 114 19 3 7 54 3 9 39 56 .272 .333 .382 .715 98 160 5 0 1 1 14
CLE (3 yrs) 407 1289 1183 112 316 57 7 20 149 6 10 88 173 .267 .318 .378 .695 90 447 27 4 4 10 13
AL (3 yrs) 407 1289 1183 112 316 57 7 20 149 6 10 88 173 .267 .318 .378 .695 90 447 27 4 4 10 13
NL (3 yrs) 221 460 419 52 114 19 3 7 54 3 9 39 56 .272 .333 .382 .715 98 160 5 0 1 1 14

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1980 24 PHI NL 78 64 -3 0 0 -0 -1 -3 -0.4 2 -1 -0.2 .495 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 97
1981 25 PHI NL 20 27 2 0 0 -1 -0 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .507 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 $ /978
1982 26 PHI NL 123 369 -2 -4 0 0 -5 -10 -1.1 11 1 0.0 .490 .493 -0.1 -0.4 0 $ 97
1983 27 CLE AL 124 345 -16 -1 1 1 -5 -20 -2.0 11 -10 -1.0 .483 .487 -1.1 -0.3 -10 $ *97/8
1984 28 CLE AL 134 474 11 -1 0 20 -6 23 2.6 14 38 3.9 .518 .515 1.9 1.5 18 $ *97
1985 29 CLE AL 149 470 -18 -1 0 -5 -6 -30 -2.9 14 -15 -1.6 .479 .481 -1.0 -1.0 -10 $375,000 *97
6 Seasons 628 1749 -27 -7 2 15 -22 -39 -3.6 54 14 1.3 .493 .496 -0.1 -0.3 -0 $375,000
PHI (3 yrs) 221 460 -3 -4 1 -1 -5 -12 -1.3 14 2 0.0 .494 .497 0.1 -0.5 2 $
CLE (3 yrs) 407 1289 -24 -3 1 15 -17 -27 -2.3 40 13 1.3 .493 .494 -0.2 0.2 -3 $375,000

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
1980 24 PHI NL 64 46 5 2.9 99 .265 .224 .272 .297 .336 .276 .396 .573 .731 58 .338 -3.4 -0.4 .478 .155 .052
1981 25 PHI NL 27 16 6 10.2 96 .360 .385 .268 .407 .334 .500 .384 .907 .719 152 .839 1.6 0.2 .938 .192 .115 1.0
1982 26 PHI NL 369 259 41 4.3 97 .300 .272 .269 .334 .332 .391 .391 .725 .724 101 .506 0.1 0.0 .607 .194 .119 3.0
1983 27 CLE AL 345 254 30 3.2 101 .268 .247 .270 .301 .333 .330 .408 .631 .740 72 .340 -12.4 -1.2 .518 .157 .083 3.0
1984 28 CLE AL 474 320 66 5.5 99 .336 .304 .266 .354 .329 .439 .401 .794 .730 117 .591 9.7 1.0 .704 .206 .135 1.8
1985 29 CLE AL 470 344 43 3.3 98 .276 .244 .260 .292 .326 .350 .404 .642 .730 76 .358 -14.1 -1.4 .540 .175 .106 3.2
6 Yrs 1749 1239 191 4.1 99 .297 .268 .266 .322 .330 .379 .401 .701 .730 92 .465 -18.5 -1.8 .595 .184 .110 13.5
162 Game Avg. 451 320 49 4.1 99 .297 .268 .266 .322 .330 .379 .401 .701 .730 92 .465 -18.5 -1.8 .595 .184 .110 3
PHI (3 yrs) 460 321 52 4.4 97 .300 .272 .270 .333 .333 .382 .391 .715 .724 98 .517 -1.7 -0.2 .605 .189 .110 4.2
CLE (3 yrs) 1289 918 139 4.1 99 .296 .267 .265 .318 .329 .378 .404 .695 .733 90 .447 -16.8 -1.7 .592 .182 .111 9.2
AL (3 yrs) 1289 918 139 4.1 99 .296 .267 .265 .318 .329 .378 .404 .695 .733 90 .447 -16.8 -1.7 .592 .182 .111 9.2
NL (3 yrs) 460 321 52 4.4 97 .300 .272 .270 .333 .333 .382 .391 .715 .724 98 .517 -1.7 -0.2 .605 .189 .110 4.2

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
1980 24 PHI NL NLCS HOU W 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 PHI NL NLDS MON L 5 9 9 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .778 1.222 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 9 12 12 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .583 .917 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 5 9 9 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .778 1.222 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 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
1980 24 PHI NL 64 0.0% 14.1% 9.4% 3.1% 15% 1.50 6.4 7.3 2.00 77%
1981 25 PHI NL 27 3.7% 0.0% 3.7% 3.7% 10% 0.00 26.0 6.5 0.45 93%
1982 26 PHI NL 369 1.6% 12.7% 8.7% 7.1% 29% 1.47 7.1 55.8 8.0 1.07 77%
1983 27 CLE AL 345 0.9% 10.7% 7.0% 5.2% 23% 1.54 8.4 104.0 7.1 1.37 80%
1984 28 CLE AL 474 1.9% 12.9% 7.2% 7.6% 27% 1.79 7.2 48.6 7.3 0.83 78%
1985 29 CLE AL 470 1.7% 16.0% 6.4% 6.4% 28% 2.50 5.8 54.3 9.6 1.02 76%
6 Yrs 1749 1.5% 13.1% 7.3% 6.5% 26% 1.80 7.0 59.3 7.9 1.05 78%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.3% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.60 6.7 44.2 8.5 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1980 24 PHI NL -3.4 -0.4 64 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 1.09 -0.1 -0.3 -1.5 -0.1 0.93 -0.7 1.14 45
1981 25 PHI NL 1.6 0.2 29 0.8 1.1 -0.3 1.15 0.3 0.4 2.9 0.3 0.92 1.9 1.16 11
1982 26 PHI NL 0.1 0.0 383 -0.7 6.1 -6.8 1.04 -0.2 -0.4 7.7 0.8 0.94 1.8 1.77 24
1983 27 CLE AL -12.4 -1.2 356 -1.4 5.2 -6.6 1.06 -1.4 0.0 -12.4 -1.2 1.02 -14.4 0.78 13
1984 28 CLE AL 9.7 1.0 485 -0.1 8.9 -9.0 1.05 0.3 -0.4 4.6 0.4 0.94 5.8 1.56 13
1985 29 CLE AL -14.1 -1.4 475 -2.9 6.3 -9.2 1.00 -2.4 -0.5 -20.3 -2.0 0.94 -26.0 1.30 22
6 Yrs -18.5 -1.8 1792 -4.8 28.4 -33.2 1.04 -3.5 -1.1 -19.0 -1.9 0.95 -31.5 1.29 128

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1980 24 PHI NL 1 0 32% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38% 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 2
1981 25 PHI NL 0 0 40% 11 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
1982 26 PHI NL 5 0 30% 150 2 9 18% 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 5 35% 27 19 7 5 4 1 11 4 7
1983 27 CLE AL 1 0 28% 146 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 35% 24 19 5 1 0 1 9 3 6
1984 28 CLE AL 7 0 18% 199 1 4 20% 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 26% 22 17 5 5 4 1 12 5 4
1985 29 CLE AL 2 0 27% 146 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 33% 20 14 6 8 5 3 12 8 4
6 Yrs 16 0 26% 686 9 19 32% 9 17 0 1 0 1 3 1 17 36 33% 97 72 24 22 14 8 48 21 23

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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1980 24 PHI NL 64 94% 13 45 11 0 4 1.14 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 9 4 44% 42 8 19% 7 3 43% 1 1 100% 0
1981 25 PHI NL 27 96% 10 11 5 1 2 1.16 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 3 30% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 PHI NL 369 96% 91 24 6 1 6 1.77 6 0 9 6 0 3 3 0 1 1 100% 57 4 7% 31 9 29% 214 38 18% 17 11 65% 15 7 47% 0
1983 27 CLE AL 345 81% 77 13 3 0 0 0.78 3 1 9 2 1 3 0 0 3 3 100% 79 8 10% 39 15 38% 258 41 16% 27 13 48% 13 9 69% 0
1984 28 CLE AL 474 87% 133 13 2 0 0 1.56 9 0 15 9 0 4 5 0 0 0 91 10 11% 40 12 30% 304 54 18% 26 16 62% 15 8 53% 0
1985 29 CLE AL 470 90% 106 22 5 0 2 1.30 8 1 10 8 0 4 4 0 1 1 100% 89 9 10% 34 11 32% 302 37 12% 22 11 50% 14 6 43% 0
6 Yrs 1749 89% 430 128 32 2 14 1.29 27 2 46 26 1 14 13 0 5 5 100% 329 32 10% 154 51 33% 1130 181 16% 99 54 55% 58 31 53% 0
MLB Averages 58% 84% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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
1980 24 78 64 58 6 13 1 1 0 8 0 0 6 9 .224 .297 .276 .573 58 16 1 0 0 0 0
1981 25 98 91 84 11 23 1 1 1 12 1 0 7 9 .274 .330 .345 .675 86 29 1 0 0 0 0
1982 26 221 460 419 52 114 19 3 7 54 3 9 39 56 .272 .333 .382 .715 98 160 5 0 1 1 14
1983 27 345 805 731 83 191 32 5 10 98 6 13 63 93 .261 .320 .360 .679 86 263 13 2 4 5 18
1984 28 479 1279 1168 121 324 54 10 19 158 7 17 97 154 .277 .333 .390 .722 98 455 23 3 4 7 21
1985 29 628 1749 1602 164 430 76 10 27 203 9 19 127 229 .268 .322 .379 .701 92 607 32 4 5 11 27

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
1980 24 78 64 58 6 13 1 1 0 8 0 6 9 .224 .297 .276 .573 5 78
1981 25 30 42 40 9 16 0 0 2 7 2 2 0 .400 .429 .550 .979 9 20
1982 26 123 373 338 43 94 19 2 6 44 2 33 47 .278 .341 .399 .741 46 123
1983 27 124 345 312 31 77 13 2 3 44 3 24 37 .247 .301 .330 .631 31 124
1984 28 134 478 440 40 136 22 5 9 63 1 35 61 .309 .360 .443 .803 71 134
1985 29 149 474 437 45 109 23 0 8 47 2 31 75 .249 .298 .357 .655 47 149
6 Yrs 638 1776 1625 174 445 78 10 28 213 10 131 229 .274 .327 .386 .713 209 628
162 Game Avg. 162 451 413 44 113 20 3 7 54 3 33 58 .274 .327 .386 .713 53 628

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1982 NL  14 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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