Ben Wade
Benjamin Styron Wade
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 25, 1922 in Morehead City, NC
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1948
Final Game: June 9, 1955
Died: December 2, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA
Relatives: Brother of Jake Wade
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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
1948 25 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 29 BRO NL 37 63 60 7 7 3 0 3 6 0 0 1 22 .117 .131 .317 .448 20 19 3 0 2 1
1953 30 BRO NL 32 27 24 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 .292 .458 15 7 1 0 3 1
1954 31 TOT NL 36 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1 1
1954 31 BRO NL 23 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1 1
1954 31 STL NL 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 32 PIT NL 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 118 107 98 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 2 37 .112 .129 .265 .394 3 26 4 0 6 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 147 135 11 15 4 0 5 12 0 3 51 .112 .129 .265 .394 3 36 5 0 8
BRO (3 yrs) 92 97 89 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 1 31 .124 .132 .292 .424 11 26 4 0 6 1
PIT (1 yr) 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 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
1948 25 CHC NL 2 2 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .264 .000 .338 .000 .391 .000 .728 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1952 29 BRO NL 63 58 2 0.9 98 .114 .117 .263 .131 .336 .317 .391 .448 .727 20 .060 -6.9 -0.7 .357 .217 .200 .0
1953 30 BRO NL 27 24 1 1.1 113 .200 .167 .278 .167 .349 .292 .433 .458 .782 15 .063 -3.2 -0.3 .333 .125 .125 .0
1954 31 TOT NL 10 10 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .277 .000 .349 .000 .428 .000 .777 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1954 31 BRO NL 7 7 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .279 .000 .351 .000 .431 .000 .782 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1954 31 STL NL 3 3 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .345 .000 .424 .000 .769 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 32 PIT NL 5 4 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .263 .200 .334 .000 .416 .200 .750 -40 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
5 Seasons 107 98 3 0.8 103 .121 .112 .268 .129 .340 .265 .405 .394 .745 3 .044 -13.9 -1.4 .308 .173 .153 .0
162 Game Avg. 147 135 4 0.8 103 .121 .112 .268 .129 .340 .265 .405 .394 .745 3 .044 -13.9 -1.4 .308 .173 .153
BRO (3 yrs) 97 89 3 0.9 103 .127 .124 .268 .132 .340 .292 .404 .424 .745 11 .052 -11.6 -1.1 .329 .180 .169 .0
PIT (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .263 .200 .334 .000 .416 .200 .750 -40 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
STL (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .345 .000 .424 .000 .769 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .264 .000 .338 .000 .391 .000 .728 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

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
1953 30 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1948 25 CHC NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1952 29 BRO NL 63 4.8% 34.9% 1.6% 9.5% 86% 22.00 2.7 20.0 10.0 56%
1953 30 BRO NL 27 3.7% 29.6% 0.0% 3.7% 25% 3.0 24.0 12.0 56%
1954 31 TOT NL 10 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7 8.0 0.50 60%
1954 31 BRO NL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 5.0 0.50 71%
1954 31 STL NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 33%
1955 32 PIT NL 5 0.0% 60.0% 20.0% 0.0% 3.00 1.3 20%
5 Seasons 107 3.7% 34.6% 1.9% 6.5% 64% 18.50 2.7 24.5 10.9 0.75 54%
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
1954 31 TOT 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
1954 31 BRO 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
1954 31 STL 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
1955 32 PIT NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 0 0 44% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
1954 31 TOT NL 9 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 8 1 13% 2 1 50% 0 0 1
1954 31 BRO NL 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 8 1 13% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1954 31 STL NL 2 100% 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 1
1955 32 PIT NL 5 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 14 43% 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 600% 4 4 100% 4 1 25% 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 0 0 1
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
1948 25 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1949 26 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1950 27 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1951 28 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1952 29 39 65 62 7 7 3 0 3 6 0 0 1 23 .113 .127 .306 .433 16 19 3 0 2
1953 30 71 92 86 8 11 3 0 4 8 0 0 1 31 .128 .138 .302 .440 16 26 4 0 5
1954 31 107 102 94 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 1 34 .117 .125 .277 .402 5 26 4 0 6 1
1955 32 118 107 98 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 2 37 .112 .129 .265 .394 3 26 4 0 6 1 0

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
1948 25 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1952 29 39 64 63 9 8 3 0 3 8 0 1 23 .127 .141 .317 .458 3 37
1953 30 33 25 25 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 32
1954 31 38 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
1955 32 12 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 11
5 Seasons 124 105 102 10 8 3 0 3 11 0 2 38 .078 .095 .196 .291 4 118
162 Game Avg. 162 137 133 13 10 4 0 4 14 0 3 50 .078 .095 .196 .291 5 118

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