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George Yankowski

George Edward Yankowski

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 19, 1922 in Cambridge, MA
School: Northeastern University (Boston, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1942
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Athletics 1942-1949

Final Game: June 28, 1949
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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
1942 19 PHA AL 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0 /2
1949 26 CHW AL 12 18 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .222 .389 4 4 2 0 0 /2
2 Yrs 18 31 31 0 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .161 .161 .226 .387 6 7 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 279 279 0 45 18 0 0 36 0 0 0 36 .161 .161 .226 .387 6 63 27 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 12 18 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .222 .389 4 4 2 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 Awards
1942 19 PHA AL 6 13 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
1949 26 CHW AL 12 18 -2 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .480 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /2
2 Seasons 18 31 -4 0 -0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .478 .499 -0.3 0.0 -3 $
PHA (1 yr) 6 13 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
CHW (1 yr) 12 18 -2 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .480 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $

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
1942 19 PHA AL 13 12 0 0.0 94 .182 .154 .265 .154 .339 .231 .370 .385 .709 8 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .250 .077 .077
1949 26 CHW AL 18 17 1 1.6 103 .188 .167 .266 .167 .357 .222 .386 .389 .743 4 .123 -2.6 -0.2 .235 .056 .056
2 Yrs 31 29 1 0.9 99 .185 .161 .265 .161 .349 .226 .380 .387 .729 6 .054 -4.2 -0.4 .241 .065 .065
162 Game Avg. 279 261 9 0.9 99 .185 .161 .265 .161 .349 .226 .380 .387 .729 6 .054 -4.2 -0.4 .241 .065 .065
PHA (1 yr) 13 12 0 0.0 94 .182 .154 .265 .154 .339 .231 .370 .385 .709 8 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .250 .077 .077
CHW (1 yr) 18 17 1 1.6 103 .188 .167 .266 .167 .357 .222 .386 .389 .743 4 .123 -2.6 -0.2 .235 .056 .056

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
1942 19 PHA AL 13 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 7.7% 50% 6.5 6.5 85%
1949 26 CHW AL 18 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 5.6% 33% 9.0 9.0 0.50 89%
2 Yrs 31 0.0% 12.9% 0.0% 6.5% 40% 7.8 7.8 0.50 87%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 9.3% 5.9% 26% 0.99 9.7 67.2 8.7 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1942 19 PHA AL -1.6 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949 26 CHW AL -2.6 -0.2 11 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.65 -0.1 0.0 -2.6 -0.3 1.30 -1.8 1.98 4
2 Yrs -4.2 -0.4 11 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.65 -0.1 0.0 -2.6 -0.3 1.30 -1.8 1.98 4

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
1949 26 CHW AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1949 26 CHW AL 18 27% 3 4 0 0 0 1.98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 13 2 15% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 18 27% 5 4 0 0 0 1.98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 3 1 33% 13 2 15% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 52% 533% 56% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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
1942 19 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1943 20 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1944 21 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1945 22 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1946 23 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1947 24 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1948 25 6 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 8 3 1 0 0
1949 26 18 31 31 0 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .161 .161 .226 .387 6 7 3 0 0

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
1942 19 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1949 26 13 20 20 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 .200 .200 .250 .450 1 12
2 Yrs 19 34 34 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 .118 .118 .147 .265 1 18
162 Game Avg. 162 290 290 0 34 9 0 0 26 0 0 34 .118 .118 .147 .265 9 18

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1942 AL  born 1922-11-19 (3rd)

                                         

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