Pete Whisenant

Thomas Peter Whisenant

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 14, 1929 in Asheville, NC
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1952
Teams (by GP): Redlegs/Cubs/Senators/Cardinals/Reds/... 1952-1961

Final Game: August 9, 1961
Died: March 22, 1996 in Port Charlotte, FL
Cremated
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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
1947	17	ATL-min	C,AAA	53	176	176	2	30	7	3	3	1	0				.170	.170	.295	.466		52							EAU,FTL,MLW · NORL,FLIN,AA
1948	18	ATL-min	B	107	435	435		114	15	12	8						.262	.262	.407	.669		177							EVN,PAW · IIIL,NENL
1949	19	ATL-min	B	118	461	461		120	22	11	11						.260	.260	.427	.688		197							EVN · IIIL
1950	20	ATL-min	A,AAA	135	532	529	8	165	38	12	25	10	0		2	15	.312	.315	.571	.885		302	2	0	1				DEN,MLW · WL,AA
1951		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952	22	ATL-min	AAA	68	209	180	30	46	8	3	2	25	5		28	38	.256	.356	.367	.722		66	3	0	1				MLW · AA
1952	22	BSN	NL	24	56	52	3	10	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	13	.192	.250	.231	.481	36	12	2	0	0			O7/8

1953	23	ATL-min	AA	145	497	497		132	36	10	18						.266	.266	.487	.753		242							ATA · SOUA
1954	24	ATL-min	AA,AAA	134	522	512	4	143	30	4	21	5	1		9	6	.279	.291	.477	.768		244	2	0	0	1			ATA,TOL · SOUA,AA
1955	25	ATL-min	AAA	49	211	177	37	59	11	1	13	43	5		31	26	.333	.429	.627	1.056		111	1	0	1	2			TOL · AA
1955	25	STL	NL	58	122	115	10	22	5	1	2	9	2	0	5	29	.191	.223	.304	.527	39	35	2	0	1	1	0	978
1956	26	CHC	NL	103	346	314	37	75	16	3	11	46	8	2	24	53	.239	.292	.414	.706	88	130	6	1	5	3	1	8/79
1957	27	CIN	NL	67	98	90	18	19	3	2	5	11	0	1	5	24	.211	.250	.456	.706	80	41	1	0	2	1	0	79/8
1958	28	CIN	NL	85	229	203	33	48	9	2	11	40	3	0	18	37	.236	.292	.463	.755	92	94	4	0	3	5	0	97/84
1959	29	CIN	NL	36	79	71	13	17	2	0	5	11	0	0	8	18	.239	.316	.479	.795	106	34	1	0	0	0	0	9/7
1960	30	TOT	MLB	66	141	122	19	27	9	0	3	9	2	1	19	16	.221	.326	.369	.695	87	45	3	0	0	0	0	87/9
1960	30	TOT	AL	65	140	121	19	27	9	0	3	9	2	1	19	16	.223	.329	.372	.700	88	45	3	0	0	0	0	87/9
1960	30	CIN	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	30	CLE	AL	7	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	/7
1960	30	WSH	AL	58	134	115	19	26	9	0	3	9	2	1	19	14	.226	.336	.383	.718	93	44	3	0	0	0	0	87/9
1961	31	TOT	MLB	36	23	21	7	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	6	.143	.250	.143	.393	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	7/952
1961	31	MIN	AL	10	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-59	0	0	0	0	0	0	/7
1961	31	CIN	NL	26	17	15	6	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	.200	.294	.200	.494	34	3	1	0	0	0	0	7/952
8 Yrs				475	1094	988	140	221	46	8	37	134	17	5	86	196	.224	.284	.399	.683	80	394	20	1	11	10	1
162 Game Avg.				162	373	337	48	75	16	3	13	46	6	2	29	67	.224	.284	.399	.683	80	134	7	0	4

CIN (5 yrs)				215	424	380	70	87	14	4	21	63	4	1	33	83	.229	.286	.453	.739	89	172	7	0	5	6	0
MIN (2 yrs)				68	140	121	20	26	9	0	3	9	2	1	20	16	.215	.326	.364	.690	85	44	3	0	0	0	0
BSN (1 yr)				24	56	52	3	10	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	13	.192	.250	.231	.481	36	12	2	0	0
STL (1 yr)				58	122	115	10	22	5	1	2	9	2	0	5	29	.191	.223	.304	.527	39	35	2	0	1	1	0
CLE (1 yr)				7	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	-8	1	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				103	346	314	37	75	16	3	11	46	8	2	24	53	.239	.292	.414	.706	88	130	6	1	5	3	1

NL (8 yrs)				400	948	861	120	194	37	8	34	125	15	4	66	178	.225	.278	.405	.684	79	349	17	1	11	10	1
AL (2 yrs)				75	146	127	20	27	9	0	3	9	2	1	20	18	.213	.320	.354	.674	81	45	3	0	0	0	0

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
1952	22	BSN	NL	24	56	-4	0	-0	0	-0	-5	-0.6	2	-3	-0.4	.476	.496	-0.4	-0.1	-3	$	O7/8

1955	25	STL	NL	58	122	-11	-0	0	1	-2	-11	-1.2	4	-7	-0.8	.480	.493	-0.9	-0.1	-8	$	978
1956	26	CHC	NL	103	346	-5	0	-0	5	-1	-1	-0.4	12	10	0.8	.498	.499	0.5	0.3	5	$	8/79
1957	27	CIN	NL	67	98	-3	-1	-0	4	-2	-2	-0.2	3	1	0.1	.497	.499	-0.3	0.2	-3	$	79/8
1958	28	CIN	NL	85	229	0	2	0	10	-3	8	0.9	8	16	1.6	.510	.505	0.6	0.7	6	$	97/84
1959	29	CIN	NL	36	79	1	-0	-0	-2	-1	-2	-0.2	3	0	0.1	.494	.499	0.2	-0.2	2	$	9/7
1960	30	CIN	NL	1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.467	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$
1960	30	CLE	AL	7	6	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.486	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$	/7
1960	30	WSH	AL	58	134	-0	-1	-0	-1	-2	-4	-0.4	4	-0	-0.1	.493	.498	0.1	-0.3	1	$	87/9
1961	31	MIN	AL	10	6	-1	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/7
1961	31	CIN	NL	26	17	-2	0	-0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	7/952
8 Seasons				475	1094	-27	-0	-1	18	-11	-20	-2.5	36	16	1.0	.495	.499	-0.5	0.5	-3	$

CIN (5 yrs)				215	424	-4	1	-1	12	-6	3	0.3	14	17	1.7	.501	.500	0.4	0.7	5	$
MIN (2 yrs)				68	140	-2	-1	-0	-0	-2	-5	-0.5	4	-1	-0.2	.493	.498	0.0	-0.3	-1	$
BSN (1 yr)				24	56	-4	0	-0	0	-0	-5	-0.6	2	-3	-0.4	.476	.496	-0.4	-0.1	-3	$
STL (1 yr)				58	122	-11	-0	0	1	-2	-11	-1.2	4	-7	-0.8	.480	.493	-0.9	-0.1	-8	$
CLE (1 yr)				7	6	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.486	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$
CHC (1 yr)				103	346	-5	0	-0	5	-1	-1	-0.4	12	10	0.8	.498	.499	0.5	0.3	5	$

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
1952	22	BSN	NL	56	45	3	1.8	95	.256	.192	.258	.250	.330	.231	.384	.481	.714	36	.175	-4.5	-0.5	.356	.115	.038	.0

1955	25	STL	NL	122	97	8	2.2	105	.235	.191	.264	.223	.335	.304	.419	.527	.754	39	.202	-10.4	-1.0	.442	.174	.113	2.0
1956	26	CHC	NL	346	255	38	4.0	102	.253	.239	.263	.292	.330	.414	.415	.706	.745	88	.447	-5.7	-0.6	.652	.271	.175	9.3
1957	27	CIN	NL	98	76	10	3.6	108	.226	.211	.276	.250	.340	.456	.427	.706	.766	80	.384	-3.3	-0.3	.616	.289	.244	.0
1958	28	CIN	NL	229	167	28	4.5	111	.231	.236	.277	.292	.346	.463	.432	.755	.778	92	.484	-3.2	-0.3	.723	.330	.227	4.7
1959	29	CIN	NL	79	55	11	5.4	108	.250	.239	.274	.316	.340	.479	.424	.795	.764	106	.567	0.2	0.0	.764	.352	.239	.0
1960	30	TOT	MLB	141	99	15	4.1	103	.233	.221	.266	.326	.339	.369	.406	.695	.746	87	.456	-1.9	-0.2	.657	.311	.148	2.4
1960	30	TOT	AL	140	98	15	4.1	103	.235	.223	.266	.329	.339	.372	.406	.700	.746	88	.461	-1.6	-0.2	.663	.314	.149	2.4
1960	30	CIN	NL	1	1	0	0.0	101	.000	.000	.266	.000	.332	.000	.408	.000	.740	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1960	30	CLE	AL	6	5	0	0.0	99	.250	.167	.260	.167	.333	.167	.398	.333	.731	-8	.000	-0.9	-0.1	.200	.000	.000
1960	30	WSH	AL	134	93	15	4.4	103	.235	.226	.266	.336	.340	.383	.407	.718	.746	93	.486	-0.7	-0.1	.688	.330	.157	2.4
1961	31	TOT	MLB	23	19	1	1.4	107	.200	.143	.271	.250	.340	.143	.422	.393	.762	7	.101	-2.8	-0.3	.368	.190	.000	.0
1961	31	MIN	AL	6	6	0	0.0	108	.000	.000	.270	.143	.346	.000	.420	.143	.765	-59	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.167	.167	.000
1961	31	CIN	NL	17	13	1	2.1	107	.273	.200	.271	.294	.338	.200	.422	.494	.760	34	.183	-1.4	-0.1	.462	.200	.000	.0
8 Yrs				1094	813	114	3.8	105	.241	.224	.268	.284	.337	.399	.418	.683	.755	80	.414	-31.5	-3.1	.622	.274	.175	23.3
162 Game Avg.				373	277	39	3.8	105	.241	.224	.268	.284	.337	.399	.418	.683	.755	80	.414	-31.5	-3.1	.622	.274	.175	8

CIN (5 yrs)				424	312	50	4.3	110	.234	.229	.276	.286	.343	.453	.429	.739	.772	89	.466	-7.9	-0.8	.691	.318	.224	6.7
MIN (2 yrs)				140	99	15	4.1	103	.225	.215	.266	.326	.340	.364	.407	.690	.747	85	.456	-2.1	-0.2	.657	.322	.149	2.4
BSN (1 yr)				56	45	3	1.8	95	.256	.192	.258	.250	.330	.231	.384	.481	.714	36	.176	-4.5	-0.5	.356	.115	.038	.0
STL (1 yr)				122	97	8	2.2	105	.235	.191	.264	.223	.335	.304	.419	.527	.754	39	.202	-10.4	-1.0	.442	.174	.113	2.0
CLE (1 yr)				6	5	0	0.0	99	.250	.167	.260	.167	.333	.167	.398	.333	.731	-8	.000	-0.9	-0.1	.200	.000	.000
CHC (1 yr)				346	255	38	4.0	102	.253	.239	.263	.292	.330	.414	.415	.706	.745	88	.447	-5.7	-0.6	.652	.271	.175	9.3

NL (8 yrs)				948	709	99	3.7	105	.243	.225	.268	.278	.336	.405	.420	.684	.756	79	.411	-28.4	-2.8	.621	.269	.180	20.8
AL (2 yrs)				146	104	15	3.9	103	.226	.213	.266	.320	.340	.354	.407	.674	.747	81	.433	-3.1	-0.3	.635	.307	.142	2.4

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1952	22	BSN	NL	56	0.0%	23.2%	7.1%	3.6%	20%	3.25	4.0		7.4	1.38	70%

1955	25	STL	NL	122	1.6%	23.8%	4.1%	6.6%	36%	5.80	4.0	57.5	12.8	0.68	70%
1956	26	CHC	NL	346	3.2%	15.3%	6.9%	8.7%	40%	2.21	5.9	28.5	6.8	0.93	73%
1957	27	CIN	NL	98	5.1%	24.5%	5.1%	10.2%	53%	4.80	3.8	18.0	8.2	0.52	63%
1958	28	CIN	NL	229	4.8%	16.2%	7.9%	9.6%	46%	2.06	5.5	18.5	5.1	0.59	70%
1959	29	CIN	NL	79	6.3%	22.8%	10.1%	8.9%	41%	2.25	3.9	14.2	6.5	0.36	61%
1960	30	TOT	MLB	141	2.1%	11.4%	13.5%	8.5%	44%	0.84	7.6	40.7	13.6	0.82	73%
1960	30	TOT	AL	140	2.1%	11.4%	13.6%	8.6%	44%	0.84	7.6	40.3	13.4	0.80	73%
1960	30	CIN	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1960	30	CLE	AL	6	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		3.0			0.00	67%
1960	30	WSH	AL	134	2.2%	10.5%	14.2%	9.0%	46%	0.74	8.2	38.3	12.8	0.88	73%
1961	31	TOT	MLB	23	0.0%	26.1%	13.0%	0.0%	0%	2.00	3.5		21.0	1.00	65%
1961	31	MIN	AL	6	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%		2.00	3.0			3.00	67%
1961	31	CIN	NL	17	0.0%	23.5%	11.8%	0.0%	0%	2.00	3.8		15.0	0.60	65%
8 Yrs				1094	3.4%	17.9%	7.9%	8.3%	41%	2.28	5.0	26.7	7.4	0.74	70%
MLB Averages					2.3%	12.2%	9.1%	6.6%	29%	1.35	7.3	39.2	8.3	1.00	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1952	22	BSN	NL	-4.5	-0.5	52	-0.3	0.8	-1.0	1.02	-0.5	0.3	-3.3	-0.3	1.00	-5.6	0.66	9

1955	25	STL	NL	-10.4	-1.0	110	-0.4	1.7	-2.2	1.07	-0.7	0.3	-6.8	-0.7	0.96	-6.9	1.37	19
1956	26	CHC	NL	-5.7	-0.6	312	-0.8	5.5	-6.3	1.08	-0.4	-0.4	-8.3	-0.8	0.96	-5.4	1.69	6
1957	27	CIN	NL	-3.3	-0.3	99	0.3	1.9	-1.6	.92	-0.1	0.4	-2.0	-0.2	0.93	-3.0	1.25	20
1958	28	CIN	NL	-3.2	-0.3	237	0.2	5.1	-4.9	1.15	0.3	-0.2	2.4	0.2	1.03	2.2	1.90	26
1959	29	CIN	NL	0.2	0.0	80	-0.3	1.2	-1.5	1.02	-0.0	-0.3	-0.1	-0.0	1.01	1.8	1.43	14
1960	30	TOT	MLB	-1.8	-0.2	147	-0.1	2.9	-3.0	1.16	-0.2	0.1	-6.1	-0.6	0.95	-2.3	1.96	15
1960	30	TOT	AL	-1.5	-0.2	146	-0.1	2.9	-3.0	1.16	-0.1	0.1	-6.0	-0.6	0.95	-2.1	2.08	14
1960	30	CIN	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.28	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0	0.38	-0.2	0.28	1
1960	30	CLE	AL	-0.9	-0.1	6	-0.2	0.1	-0.2	1.38	-0.1	-0.0	-1.5	-0.2	1.01	-1.1	1.48	5
1960	30	WSH	AL	-0.6	-0.1	140	0.1	2.8	-2.7	1.15	-0.0	0.1	-4.5	-0.4	0.95	-0.9	2.41	9
1961	31	TOT	MLB	-2.9	-0.3	24	-0.4	0.2	-0.5	1.06	-0.2	-0.2	-2.3	-0.2	0.97	-2.5	1.57	14
1961	31	MIN	AL	-1.4	-0.1	6	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	2.14	-0.1	-0.0	-2.0	-0.2	1.09	-1.8	2.14	6
1961	31	CIN	NL	-1.4	-0.1	18	-0.0	0.2	-0.2	.70	-0.0	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0	0.92	-0.7	1.15	8
8 Yrs				-31.4	-3.1	1061	-1.9	19.1	-21.0	1.08	-1.7	-0.0	-26.4	-2.6	0.98	-21.7	1.53	123

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1952	22	BSN	NL	0	0	21%	11	1	1	50%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

1955	25	STL	NL	0	0	32%	28	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2
1956	26	CHC	NL	3	0	29%	89	8	2	80%	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	5	1	50%	3	2	1	1	0	0	10	4	6
1957	27	CIN	NL	1	0	68%	45	0	1	0%	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	75%	2	1	1	4	1	3	2	0	2
1958	28	CIN	NL	7	0	40%	57	3	0	100%	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	68%	9	3	5	3	2	1	7	0	7
1959	29	CIN	NL	1	0	40%	23	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	43%	3	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	3
1960	30	TOT	MLB	2	0	37%	62	2	1	67%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	67%	7	4	3	0	0	0	5	0	5
1960	30	TOT	AL	2	0	37%	62	2	1	67%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	67%	7	4	3	0	0	0	5	0	5
1960	30	CIN	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
1960	30	CLE	AL	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
1960	30	WSH	AL	2	0	38%	62	2	1	67%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	67%	7	4	3	0	0	0	5	0	5
1961	31	TOT	MLB	0	0	117%	18	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	46%	6	5	1	2	1	1	5	0	4
1961	31	MIN	AL	0	0	100%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
1961	31	CIN	NL	0	0	120%	14	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	56%	4	3	1	1	1	0	4	0	4
8 Yrs				14	0	38%	333	17	5	77%	10	5	4	1	0	1	5	1	17	16	56%	33	21	11	12	5	5	35	4	29

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
1952	22	BSN	NL	56	43%	10			9	1	0	1	0.66	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	2	20%	4	0	0%	36	6	17%	1	1	100%	3	1	33%	0

1955	25	STL	NL	122	70%	22			19	4	1	1	1.37	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	100%	26	2	8%	9	3	33%	65	6	9%	5	1	20%	2	1	50%	0
1956	26	CHC	NL	346	27%	75			6	1	0	0	1.69	11	0	10	8	3	10	1	0	6	5	83%	57	6	11%	32	9	28%	191	30	16%	19	8	42%	10	3	30%	0
1957	27	CIN	NL	98	63%	19			20	8	1	2	1.25	5	0	3	0	5	2	3	0	2	2	100%	21	1	5%	11	3	27%	53	6	11%	3	2	67%	6	3	50%	0
1958	28	CIN	NL	229	72%	48			26	6	1	5	1.90	11	1	7	2	9	3	8	0	5	3	60%	54	4	7%	34	9	26%	173	30	17%	22	11	50%	8	4	50%	0
1959	29	CIN	NL	79	87%	17			14	1	0	0	1.43	5	0	1	0	5	3	2	0	0	0		20	1	5%	7	1	14%	57	7	12%	3	0	0%	5	3	60%	0
1960	30	TOT	MLB	141	51%	27			15	2	1	1	1.96	3	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	0		23	3	13%	10	2	20%	72	7	10%	5	1	20%	4	2	50%	0
1960	30	TOT	AL	140	51%	27			14	2	1	1	2.08	3	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	0		23	3	13%	10	2	20%	72	7	10%	5	1	20%	4	2	50%	0
1960	30	CIN	NL	1	100%	0			1	0	0	0	0.28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1960	30	CLE	AL	6	83%	1			5	1	0	0	1.48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		5	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1960	30	WSH	AL	134	49%	26			9	1	1	1	2.41	3	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	0		21	3	14%	10	2	20%	67	7	10%	5	1	20%	4	2	50%	0
1961	31	TOT	MLB	23	65%	3			14	1	0	0	1.57	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	1	20%	2	1	50%	16	1	6%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
1961	31	MIN	AL	6	67%	0			6	0	0	0	2.14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1961	31	CIN	NL	17	65%	3			8	1	0	0	1.15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	1	20%	2	1	50%	12	1	8%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
8 Yrs				1094	55%	221			123	24	4	10	1.53	37	1	31	11	26	21	16	0	14	11	79%	216	20	9%	109	28	26%	663	93	14%	59	25	42%	39	18	46%	0
MLB Averages					49%																			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
1952	22	24	56	52	3	10	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	13	.192	.250	.231	.481	36	12	2	0	0
1953	23	24	56	52	3	10	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	13	.192	.250	.231	.481	36	12	2	0	0
1954	24	24	56	52	3	10	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	13	.192	.250	.231	.481	36	12	2	0	0
1955	25	82	178	167	13	32	7	1	2	16	3	1	9	42	.192	.232	.281	.513	38	47	4	0	1	1	0
1956	26	185	524	481	50	107	23	4	13	62	11	3	33	95	.222	.272	.368	.640	71	177	10	1	6	4	1
1957	27	252	622	571	68	126	26	6	18	73	11	4	38	119	.221	.268	.382	.650	73	218	11	1	8	5	1
1958	28	337	851	774	101	174	35	8	29	113	14	4	56	156	.225	.275	.403	.678	78	312	15	1	11	10	1
1959	29	373	930	845	114	191	37	8	34	124	14	4	64	174	.226	.278	.409	.688	80	346	16	1	11	10	1
1960	30	439	1071	967	133	218	46	8	37	133	16	5	83	190	.225	.285	.404	.689	81	391	19	1	11	10	1
1961	31	475	1094	988	140	221	46	8	37	134	17	5	86	196	.224	.284	.399	.683	80	394	20	1	11	10	1

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
1952	22	25	58	54	3	10	2	0	0	7	1	4	14	.185	.241	.222	.464	3	24

1955	25	61	128	121	11	23	5	1	2	10	2	5	31	.190	.220	.298	.518	8	58
1956	26	108	366	331	41	81	17	3	12	51	9	26	55	.245	.299	.423	.722	42	103
1957	27	70	101	93	18	19	3	2	5	11	0	5	25	.204	.242	.441	.683	10	67
1958	28	89	238	212	33	49	9	2	11	40	3	18	39	.231	.285	.448	.733	28	85
1959	29	38	81	73	13	17	2	0	5	11	0	8	19	.233	.309	.466	.774	10	36
1960	30	69	149	129	20	29	10	0	3	10	2	20	17	.225	.329	.372	.701	16	66
1961	31	37	27	23	8	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	.174	.296	.174	.470	1	36
8 Yrs		497	1148	1036	147	232	48	8	38	141	18	90	206	.224	.284	.396	.680	118	475
162 Game Avg.		162	374	338	48	76	16	3	12	46	6	29	67	.224	.284	.396	.680	38	475

* 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.

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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