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Preston Ward

Preston Meyer Ward

Positions: First Baseman, Outfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 24, 1927 in Columbia, MO
High School: Springfield (Springfield, MO)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1948
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Indians/Athletics/Cubs/Dodgers 1948-1959

Final Game: August 18, 1959
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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
1948 20 BRO NL 42 162 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 0 15 23 .260 .329 .370 .699 86 54 0 0 1 3
1950 22 CHC NL 80 319 285 31 72 11 2 6 33 3 27 42 .253 .317 .368 .686 80 105 6 0 7 3
1953 25 TOT NL 121 450 381 45 82 12 1 12 39 4 4 62 60 .215 .327 .346 .673 76 132 9 1 6 38
1953 25 CHC NL 33 119 100 10 23 5 0 4 12 3 1 18 21 .230 .347 .400 .747 93 40 3 0 1 8O/3
1953 25 PIT NL 88 331 281 35 59 7 1 8 27 1 3 44 39 .210 .319 .327 .646 70 92 6 1 5 3
1954 26 PIT NL 117 406 360 37 97 16 2 7 48 0 0 39 61 .269 .337 .383 .721 90 138 5 0 3 4 395
1955 27 PIT NL 84 208 179 16 38 7 4 5 25 0 0 22 28 .212 .296 .380 .675 80 68 3 0 5 2 4 3/9
1956 28 TOT MLB 103 207 180 21 48 10 1 7 32 0 0 22 24 .267 .345 .450 .795 108 81 0 0 4 1 0 37/95
1956 28 PIT NL 16 37 30 3 10 0 1 1 11 0 0 6 4 .333 .432 .500 .932 154 15 0 0 0 1 0 /59
1956 28 CLE AL 87 170 150 18 38 10 0 6 21 0 0 16 20 .253 .325 .440 .765 98 66 0 0 4 0 0 37/9
1957 29 CLE AL 10 11 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .273 .455 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1958 30 TOT AL 129 464 416 50 118 13 2 10 45 0 2 37 63 .284 .340 .397 .737 102 165 4 1 5 5 3 35/7
1958 30 CLE AL 48 162 148 22 50 3 1 4 21 0 1 10 27 .338 .379 .453 .832 130 67 1 1 1 2 1 53
1958 30 KCA AL 81 302 268 28 68 10 1 6 24 0 1 27 36 .254 .319 .366 .684 87 98 3 0 4 3 2 35/7
1959 31 KCA AL 58 119 109 8 27 4 1 2 19 0 0 7 12 .248 .286 .358 .644 75 39 3 0 0 3 1 3/7
9 Seasons 744 2346 2067 219 522 83 15 50 262 7 6 231 315 .253 .326 .380 .706 87 785 30 2 31 15 8
162 Game Avg. 162 511 450 48 114 18 3 11 57 2 50 69 .253 .326 .380 .706 87 171 7 0 7
PIT (4 yrs) 305 982 850 91 204 30 8 21 111 1 3 111 132 .240 .326 .368 .694 83 313 14 1 13 7 4
CLE (3 yrs) 145 343 309 42 90 14 1 10 42 0 1 26 49 .291 .346 .440 .786 110 136 1 1 5 2 1
KCA (2 yrs) 139 421 377 36 95 14 2 8 43 0 1 34 48 .252 .309 .363 .673 83 137 6 0 4 6 3
CHC (2 yrs) 113 438 385 41 95 16 2 10 45 6 1 45 63 .247 .326 .377 .702 84 145 9 0 8
BRO (1 yr) 42 162 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 0 15 23 .260 .329 .370 .699 86 54 0 0 1
NL (6 yrs) 460 1582 1381 141 337 55 12 32 177 7 4 171 218 .244 .326 .371 .697 84 512 23 1 22 7 4
AL (4 yrs) 284 764 686 78 185 28 3 18 85 0 2 60 97 .270 .326 .398 .724 96 273 7 1 9 8 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1948 20 BRO NL 162 -2 -1 0 0 0 -2 6 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 3
1950 22 CHC NL 319 -9 0 0 0 5 -3 11 4 0.4 -1 -0.1 0.5 $ 3
1953 25 CHC NL 120 -2 0 -1 -1 -4 0 4 -4 -0.4 0 0.0 -0.4 $ 8O/3
1953 25 PIT NL 332 -10 0 -1 0 2 -4 11 -2 -0.2 -4 -0.4 0.2 $ 3
1954 26 PIT NL 407 -6 -2 0 2 -5 -4 14 -2 -0.2 4 0.4 -0.6 $ 395
1955 27 PIT NL 207 -6 0 0 0 1 -2 7 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 3/9
1956 28 PIT NL 37 3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ /59
1956 28 CLE AL 170 1 0 -1 1 6 -2 5 10 1.0 4 0.4 0.6 $ 37/9
1957 29 CLE AL 11 -1 0 1 0 -0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /3
1958 30 CLE AL 162 8 0 0 1 -2 -1 5 11 1.2 13 1.4 -0.2 $ 53
1958 30 KCA AL 302 -2 1 -1 1 -11 -2 9 -6 -0.6 6 0.6 -1.2 $ 35/7
1959 31 KCA AL 119 -4 0 -1 0 0 -1 3 -2 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 3/7
9 Seasons 2348 -30 -2 -4 4 -10 -21 76 12 1.4 23 2.4 -1.0 $
PIT (4 yrs) 983 -19 -2 -1 2 -4 -10 33 -2 -0.1 3 0.3 -0.4 $
CLE (3 yrs) 343 8 0 0 2 4 -3 10 21 2.2 17 1.8 0.4 $
KCA (2 yrs) 421 -6 1 -2 1 -10 -3 12 -8 -0.8 3 0.3 -1.1 $
CHC (2 yrs) 439 -11 0 -1 -1 1 -3 15 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $
BRO (1 yr) 162 -2 -1 0 0 0 -2 6 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

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
1948 20 BRO NL 162 109 18 4.4 105 .303 .260 .274 .329 .349 .370 .405 .699 .754 86 .493 -3.0 -0.3 .639 .212 .110 .0
1950 22 CHC NL 319 226 33 3.9 107 .278 .253 .268 .317 .345 .368 .416 .686 .761 80 .413 -8.4 -0.8 .616 .221 .116 4.0
1953 25 TOT NL 450 318 42 3.5 110 .227 .215 .274 .327 .345 .346 .427 .673 .772 76 .356 -12.7 -1.2 .625 .294 .131 6.0
1953 25 CHC NL 119 82 14 4.5 112 .253 .230 .277 .347 .348 .400 .431 .747 .779 93 .470 -0.7 -0.1 .741 .370 .170 3.4
1953 25 PIT NL 331 236 28 3.1 109 .218 .210 .273 .319 .344 .327 .426 .646 .770 70 .313 -12.0 -1.2 .584 .267 .117 1.8
1954 26 PIT NL 406 275 47 4.6 107 .304 .269 .272 .337 .343 .383 .420 .721 .763 90 .480 -4.9 -0.5 .660 .222 .114 .0
1955 27 PIT NL 208 151 21 3.7 104 .223 .212 .263 .296 .334 .380 .417 .675 .751 80 .396 -5.5 -0.5 .625 .291 .168 .0
1956 28 TOT MLB 207 137 30 5.9 107 .273 .267 .269 .345 .349 .450 .413 .795 .762 108 .595 1.8 0.2 .780 .306 .183 .0
1956 28 PIT NL 37 21 7 8.9 100 .346 .333 .260 .432 .327 .500 .411 .932 .738 154 .779 2.6 0.3 1.050 .367 .167 .0
1956 28 CLE AL 170 116 23 5.3 109 .258 .253 .271 .325 .353 .440 .413 .765 .767 98 .545 -0.9 -0.1 .732 .293 .187 .0
1957 29 CLE AL 11 9 1 3.0 99 .222 .182 .263 .182 .335 .273 .397 .455 .733 23 .333 -1.2 -0.1 .333 .091 .091
1958 30 TOT AL 464 314 59 5.0 99 .310 .284 .263 .340 .332 .397 .399 .737 .731 102 .571 1.1 0.1 .661 .197 .113 .0
1958 30 CLE AL 162 103 26 6.7 97 .387 .338 .260 .379 .329 .453 .396 .832 .725 130 .696 5.8 0.6 .770 .176 .115 .0
1958 30 KCA AL 302 211 33 4.2 100 .271 .254 .264 .319 .333 .366 .401 .684 .734 87 .488 -4.8 -0.5 .608 .209 .112 .0
1959 31 KCA AL 119 88 11 3.4 100 .255 .248 .263 .286 .334 .358 .401 .644 .736 75 .379 -4.0 -0.4 .541 .174 .110 .0
9 Seasons 2346 1627 262 4.3 105 .275 .253 .268 .326 .341 .380 .414 .706 .755 87 .466 -36.8 -3.6 .645 .239 .127 12.3
162 Game Avg. 511 354 57 4.3 105 .275 .253 .268 .326 .341 .380 .414 .706 .755 87 .466 -36.8 -3.6 .645 .239 .127 3
PIT (4 yrs) 982 683 103 4.0 107 .260 .240 .270 .326 .341 .368 .421 .694 .762 83 .423 -19.7 -1.9 .638 .256 .128 1.9
CLE (3 yrs) 343 228 50 5.9 103 .317 .291 .266 .346 .341 .440 .404 .786 .746 110 .614 3.8 0.4 .733 .230 .149 .0
KCA (2 yrs) 421 299 44 3.9 100 .266 .252 .264 .309 .333 .363 .401 .673 .734 83 .458 -8.7 -0.9 .588 .199 .111 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 438 308 47 4.1 108 .272 .247 .271 .326 .346 .377 .420 .702 .766 84 .429 -9.1 -0.9 .650 .260 .130 7.5
BRO (1 yr) 162 109 18 4.4 105 .303 .260 .274 .329 .349 .370 .405 .699 .754 86 .493 -3.0 -0.3 .639 .212 .110 .0
NL (6 yrs) 1582 1100 168 4.1 107 .268 .244 .271 .326 .343 .371 .419 .697 .762 84 .431 -31.8 -3.1 .641 .253 .127 11.5
AL (4 yrs) 764 527 94 4.8 101 .288 .270 .264 .326 .337 .398 .403 .724 .739 96 .535 -5.0 -0.5 .651 .213 .128 .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
1948 20 BRO NL 162 0.6% 14.2% 9.3% 7.4% 32% 1.53 6.3 146.0 7.0 75%
1950 22 CHC NL 319 1.9% 13.2% 8.5% 6.0% 26% 1.56 6.8 47.5 8.6 0.72 74%
1953 25 TOT NL 450 2.7% 13.3% 13.8% 5.6% 31% 0.97 6.4 31.8 9.8 1.17 69%
1953 25 CHC NL 119 3.4% 17.7% 15.1% 7.6% 39% 1.17 4.8 25.0 8.3 1.19 63%
1953 25 PIT NL 331 2.4% 11.8% 13.3% 4.8% 27% 0.89 7.2 35.1 10.4 1.16 71%
1954 26 PIT NL 406 1.7% 15.0% 9.6% 6.2% 26% 1.56 5.9 51.4 7.5 0.84 73%
1955 27 PIT NL 208 2.4% 13.5% 10.6% 7.7% 42% 1.27 6.4 35.8 7.2 0.93 71%
1956 28 TOT MLB 207 3.4% 11.6% 10.6% 8.7% 38% 1.09 7.5 25.7 5.6 0.66 72%
1956 28 PIT NL 37 2.7% 10.8% 16.2% 5.4% 20% 0.67 7.5 30.0 2.7 0.50 70%
1956 28 CLE AL 170 3.5% 11.8% 9.4% 9.4% 42% 1.25 7.5 25.0 7.1 0.68 73%
1957 29 CLE AL 11 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 9.1% 50% 5.5 0.50 82%
1958 30 TOT AL 464 2.2% 13.6% 8.0% 5.4% 21% 1.70 6.6 41.6 9.2 0.80 75%
1958 30 CLE AL 162 2.5% 16.7% 6.2% 4.9% 16% 2.70 5.5 37.0 7.0 0.87 73%
1958 30 KCA AL 302 2.0% 11.9% 8.9% 5.6% 25% 1.33 7.4 44.7 11.2 0.78 76%
1959 31 KCA AL 119 1.7% 10.1% 5.9% 5.9% 26% 1.71 9.1 54.5 5.7 0.70 82%
9 Seasons 2346 2.1% 13.4% 9.9% 6.3% 28% 1.36 6.6 41.3 7.9 0.83 73%
MLB Averages 2.1% 11.1% 9.4% 6.5% 28% 1.18 8.0 42.0 8.1 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1948 20 BRO NL -3.0 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 22 CHC NL -8.4 -0.8 252 1.6 5.9 -4.4 1.07 0.3 1.1 4.5 0.4 0.90 0.9 4.28 2
1953 25 TOT NL -12.7 -1.2 284 -2.0 3.9 -5.9 1.10 -0.9 -0.9 -15.4 -1.5 0.96 -12.3 1.91 5
1953 25 CHC NL -0.7 -0.1 93 -0.8 1.2 -2.0 1.08 -0.1 -0.6 -6.5 -0.6 0.94 -2.0 3.07 1
1953 25 PIT NL -12.0 -1.2 191 -1.2 2.7 -3.9 1.11 -0.8 -0.3 -8.9 -0.9 0.96 -10.3 1.62 4
1954 26 PIT NL -4.9 -0.5 305 -0.1 4.7 -4.8 .97 0.0 -0.1 10.1 1.0 0.94 0.9 2.38 12
1955 27 PIT NL -5.5 -0.5 148 -0.9 2.0 -3.0 1.10 -0.8 -0.0 -7.2 -0.7 1.01 -6.2 1.68 19
1956 28 TOT MLB 1.8 0.2 207 0.9 4.4 -3.5 1.05 0.2 0.6 8.4 0.8 1.00 5.7 2.06 25
1956 28 PIT NL 2.6 0.3 35 1.3 1.7 -0.4 1.40 0.3 0.6 7.0 0.7 1.05 3.8 2.79 6
1956 28 CLE AL -0.9 -0.1 172 -0.4 2.7 -3.1 .98 -0.1 -0.3 1.4 0.1 0.99 1.9 1.83 19
1957 29 CLE AL -1.2 -0.1 11 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 2.22 -0.1 0.0 -3.0 -0.3 1.42 -1.3 2.06 9
1958 30 TOT AL 1.1 0.1 458 1.1 8.3 -7.2 1.00 0.9 0.1 11.4 1.1 0.93 8.9 1.41 18
1958 30 CLE AL 5.8 0.6 163 1.1 3.4 -2.2 .97 1.0 0.2 8.9 0.9 0.96 10.0 1.39 11
1958 30 KCA AL -4.8 -0.5 295 -0.1 4.9 -4.9 1.02 -0.0 -0.0 2.4 0.2 0.91 -1.1 1.43 7
1959 31 KCA AL -4.0 -0.4 118 -1.3 1.3 -2.6 1.21 -0.7 -0.4 -2.4 -0.2 1.04 -5.5 1.82 32
9 Seasons -36.8 -3.6 1783 -1.0 30.8 -31.8 1.06 -1.0 0.1 6.4 0.6 0.96 -8.9 1.90 122

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
1950 22 CHC NL 5 0 27% 84 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 41% 9 6 3 4 3 1 4 1 3
1953 25 TOT NL 1 0 25% 106 4 4 50% 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 15 10 5 1 0 1 6 1 5
1953 25 CHC NL 0 0 16% 42 3 1 75% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
1953 25 PIT NL 1 0 28% 64 1 3 25% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 44% 13 10 3 1 0 1 4 0 4
1954 26 PIT NL 3 0 23% 143 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 18% 24 21 2 1 1 0 9 5 4
1955 27 PIT NL 2 0 20% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30% 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3
1956 28 TOT MLB 1 0 22% 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 37% 12 9 3 3 1 2 4 2 2
1956 28 PIT NL 0 0 13% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 28 CLE AL 1 0 25% 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 35% 10 8 2 3 1 2 4 2 2
1957 29 CLE AL 1 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1958 30 TOT AL 5 0 27% 187 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 52% 25 14 11 9 5 4 12 3 9
1958 30 CLE AL 3 0 32% 70 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 7 5 2 5 2 3 4 1 3
1958 30 KCA AL 2 0 25% 117 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 53% 18 9 9 4 3 1 8 2 6
1959 31 KCA AL 0 0 19% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 80% 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
9 Seasons 18 0 24% 652 7 6 70% 6 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 17 29 41% 95 68 26 18 10 8 44 14 30

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
1950 22 CHC NL 236 66% 72 2 1 0 1 4.28 6 0 2 3 2 2 3 0 7 7 100% 47 6 13% 18 9 50% 130 26 20% 14 8 57% 7 4 57% 83
1953 25 TOT NL 274 73% 82 5 1 0 0 1.91 12 1 9 6 2 3 5 0 4 6 150% 62 9 15% 23 10 43% 180 12 7% 15 4 27% 12 9 75% 178
1953 25 CHC NL 90 84% 23 1 0 0 0 3.07 4 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 100% 19 3 16% 6 2 33% 60 3 5% 5 1 20% 3 3 100% 30
1953 25 PIT NL 184 68% 59 4 1 0 0 1.62 8 1 7 3 2 1 4 0 3 5 167% 43 6 14% 17 8 47% 120 9 8% 10 3 30% 9 6 67% 148
1954 26 PIT NL 296 79% 97 12 3 1 3 2.38 7 0 13 4 0 3 1 0 3 3 100% 65 5 8% 28 9 32% 181 33 18% 20 10 50% 15 12 80% 111
1955 27 PIT NL 140 72% 38 19 3 1 5 1.68 5 0 4 3 2 5 0 0 4 5 125% 37 3 8% 22 9 41% 102 13 13% 11 5 45% 8 3 38% 67
1956 28 TOT MLB 204 81% 48 25 8 1 6 2.06 7 0 6 7 0 5 2 0 4 4 100% 39 0 0% 16 8 50% 154 27 18% 11 8 73% 7 3 43% 3
1956 28 PIT NL 34 97% 10 6 3 0 3 2.79 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 1 1 100% 27 10 37% 5 4 80% 1 1 100% 3
1956 28 CLE AL 170 78% 38 19 5 1 3 1.83 6 0 5 6 0 4 2 0 4 4 100% 33 0 0% 15 7 47% 127 17 13% 6 4 67% 6 2 33% 0
1957 29 CLE AL 11 100% 2 9 1 0 0 2.06 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 16 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1958 30 TOT AL 452 85% 118 18 4 0 2 1.41 10 0 10 9 1 6 4 0 6 5 83% 91 4 4% 39 18 46% 255 36 14% 19 10 53% 17 12 71% 12
1958 30 CLE AL 162 75% 50 11 4 0 2 1.39 4 0 6 3 1 0 4 0 1 1 100% 26 1 4% 13 7 54% 103 17 17% 9 5 56% 6 4 67% 0
1958 30 KCA AL 290 90% 68 7 0 0 0 1.43 6 0 4 6 0 6 0 0 5 4 80% 65 3 5% 26 11 42% 152 19 13% 10 5 50% 11 8 73% 12
1959 31 KCA AL 116 98% 27 32 8 0 5 1.82 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0% 36 3 8% 14 5 36% 97 16 16% 3 3 100% 4 3 75% 3
9 Seasons 1729 79% 522 122 29 3 22 1.90 50 2 50 34 7 25 16 0 29 31 107% 380 30 8% 161 68 42% 1115 163 15% 95 48 51% 70 46 66% 457
MLB Averages 49% 103% 14% 32% 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
1948 20 42 162 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 0 15 23 .260 .329 .370 .699 86 54 0 0 1
1949 21 42 162 146 9 38 9 2 1 21 0 15 23 .260 .329 .370 .699 86 54 0 0 1
1950 22 122 481 431 40 110 20 4 7 54 3 42 65 .255 .321 .369 .690 82 159 6 0 8
1951 23 122 481 431 40 110 20 4 7 54 3 42 65 .255 .321 .369 .690 82 159 6 0 8
1952 24 122 481 431 40 110 20 4 7 54 3 42 65 .255 .321 .369 .690 82 159 6 0 8
1953 25 243 931 812 85 192 32 5 19 93 7 4 104 125 .236 .324 .358 .682 79 291 15 1 14
1954 26 360 1337 1172 122 289 48 7 26 141 7 4 143 186 .247 .328 .366 .694 82 429 20 1 17 4
1955 27 444 1545 1351 138 327 55 11 31 166 7 4 165 214 .242 .324 .368 .692 82 497 23 1 22 6 4
1956 28 547 1752 1531 159 375 65 12 38 198 7 4 187 238 .245 .326 .378 .704 85 578 23 1 26 7 4
1957 29 557 1763 1542 161 377 66 12 38 198 7 4 187 240 .244 .325 .377 .702 85 581 23 1 26 7 4
1958 30 686 2227 1958 211 495 79 14 48 243 7 6 224 303 .253 .328 .381 .709 88 746 27 2 31 12 7
1959 31 744 2346 2067 219 522 83 15 50 262 7 6 231 315 .253 .326 .380 .706 87 785 30 2 31 15 8

Neutralized Batting

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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
1948 20 44 167 152 9 39 9 2 1 21 0 15 24 .257 .323 .362 .685 18 42
1950 22 84 323 296 31 73 11 2 6 33 3 27 44 .247 .310 .358 .668 33 80
1953 25 126 455 392 43 82 12 1 12 38 4 62 62 .209 .319 .337 .655 42 121
1954 26 123 423 378 38 101 17 2 7 49 0 41 64 .267 .336 .378 .714 48 117
1955 27 88 213 188 17 40 7 4 5 26 0 23 29 .213 .296 .372 .668 21 84
1956 28 108 210 187 21 49 10 1 7 32 0 22 25 .262 .338 .439 .777 28 103
1957 29 11 12 12 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .417 .667 1 10
1958 30 135 485 439 55 128 14 2 11 50 0 40 66 .292 .348 .408 .756 63 129
1959 31 61 124 114 8 28 4 1 2 19 0 7 13 .246 .282 .351 .633 11 58
9 Seasons 780 2412 2158 226 543 86 15 51 268 7 237 329 .252 .324 .376 .700 265 744
162 Game Avg. 162 501 448 47 113 18 3 11 56 1 49 68 .252 .324 .376 .700 55 744

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