You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Encyclopedia of Players > Y Listing > Rudy York Statistics and History

Rudy York
Preston Rudolph York
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 209 lb.

Born: August 17, 1913 in Ragland, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1934
Final Game: September 20, 1948
Died: February 5, 1970 in Rome, GA
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1934 20 DET AL 3 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 19 1 0 0 /2
1937 23 DET AL 104 417 375 72 115 18 3 35 103 3 2 41 52 .307 .375 .651 1.026 151 244 0 1 25/3 MVP-23
1938 24 DET AL 135 557 463 85 138 27 2 33 127 1 2 92 74 .298 .417 .579 .995 140 268 2 0 *2O/3 AS
1939 25 DET AL 102 376 329 66 101 16 1 20 68 5 0 41 50 .307 .387 .544 .931 129 179 8 2 4 23 MVP-33
1940 26 DET AL 155 685 588 105 186 46 6 33 134 3 2 89 88 .316 .410 .583 .993 145 343 12 4 4 *3 MVP-8
1941 27 DET AL 155 687 590 91 153 29 3 27 111 3 1 92 88 .259 .360 .456 .816 106 269 16 1 4 *3 AS,MVP-23
1942 28 DET AL 153 653 577 81 150 26 4 21 90 3 3 73 71 .260 .343 .428 .771 109 247 16 0 3 *3 AS,MVP-27
1943 29 DET AL 155 661 571 90 155 22 11 34 118 5 5 84 88 .271 .366 .527 .893 152 301 22 1 5 *3 AS,MVP-3
1944 30 DET AL 151 652 583 77 161 27 7 18 98 5 3 68 73 .276 .353 .439 .792 120 256 18 1 0 *3 AS,MVP-23
1945 31 DET AL 155 655 595 71 157 25 5 18 87 6 6 60 85 .264 .331 .413 .745 110 246 23 0 0 *3 MVP-32
1946 32 BOS AL 154 669 579 78 160 30 6 17 119 3 2 86 93 .276 .371 .437 .808 120 253 16 1 3 *3 AS,MVP-11
1947 33 TOT AL 150 643 584 56 136 25 4 21 91 1 0 58 87 .233 .302 .397 .699 94 232 22 0 1 *3 AS
1947 33 BOS AL 48 206 184 16 39 7 0 6 27 0 0 22 32 .212 .296 .348 .644 74 64 10 0 0 3
1947 33 CHW AL 102 437 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 1 0 36 55 .243 .305 .420 .725 104 168 12 0 1 3
1948 34 PHA AL 31 58 51 4 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 15 .157 .259 .157 .415 12 8 2 0 0 3
13 Seasons 1603 6720 5891 876 1621 291 52 277 1152 38 26 792 867 .275 .362 .483 .845 123 2847 155 12 25
162 Game Avg. 162 679 595 89 164 29 5 28 116 4 3 80 88 .275 .362 .483 .845 123 288 1 3
DET (10 yrs) 1268 5350 4677 738 1317 236 42 239 936 34 24 641 672 .282 .369 .503 .873 128 2354 115 11 21
BOS (2 yrs) 202 875 763 94 199 37 6 23 146 3 2 108 125 .261 .353 .415 .769 109 317 26 1 3
PHA (1 yr) 31 58 51 4 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 15 .157 .259 .157 .415 12 8 2 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 102 437 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 1 0 36 55 .243 .305 .420 .725 104 168 12 0 1

Postseason Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · 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
1940 26 DET AL WS CIN L 7 30 26 3 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 7 .231 .333 .423 .756 11 1 0 0 0 0
1945 31 DET AL WS CHC W 7 31 28 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .179 .258 .214 .472 6 0 0 0 0 1
1946 32 BOS AL WS STL L 7 30 23 6 6 1 1 2 5 0 0 6 4 .261 .433 .652 1.086 15 2 1 0 0 3
3 Seasons (3 Series) 21 91 77 10 17 2 2 3 10 0 0 13 15 .221 .341 .416 .756 32 3 1 0 0 4
3 WS 21 91 77 10 17 2 2 3 10 0 0 13 15 .221 .341 .416 .756 32 3 1 0 0 4

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1934 DET AL 20 C 2 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .983 4.35 2
1937 DET AL 23 C 54 226 190 27 9 6 .960 4.02 .981 4.62 12 MVP-23
1937 DET AL 23 3B 41 120 45 66 9 5 .925 2.71 .948 3.07 MVP-23
1937 DET AL 23 1B 2 13 11 2 0 0 1.000 6.50 .992 9.60 MVP-23
1938 DET AL 24 C 116 481 406 70 5 10 .990 4.10 .983 4.37 10 AS
1938 DET AL 24 OF 14 27 21 1 5 0 .815 1.57 .978 2.28 14-0-0 AS
1938 DET AL 24 1B 1 4 4 0 0 1 1.000 4.00 1.000 9.60 AS
1939 DET AL 25 C 67 326 283 38 5 5 .985 4.79 .981 4.44 6 MVP-33
1939 DET AL 25 1B 19 152 151 1 0 17 1.000 8.00 .990 9.43 MVP-33
1940 DET AL 26 1B 155 1512 1390 107 15 101 .990 9.66 .989 6.45 MVP-8
1941 DET AL 27 1B 155 1524 1393 110 21 111 .986 9.70 .990 6.45 AS,MVP-23
1942 DET AL 28 1B 152 1578 1413 146 19 117 .988 10.26 .989 6.58 AS,MVP-27
1943 DET AL 29 1B 155 1513 1349 149 15 105 .990 9.66 .991 6.45 AS,MVP-3
1944 DET AL 30 1B 151 1577 1453 107 17 163 .989 10.33 .990 6.62 AS,MVP-23
1945 DET AL 31 1B 155 1596 1464 113 19 142 .988 10.17 .989 6.45 MVP-32
1946 BOS AL 32 1B 154 1451 1327 116 8 154 .994 9.37 .989 6.49 AS,MVP-11
1947 TOT AL 33 1B 150 1441 1327 107 7 151 .995 9.56 .990 9.34 AS
1947 BOS AL 33 1B 48 433 395 36 2 45 .995 8.98 .990 9.34
1947 CHW AL 33 1B 102 1008 932 71 5 106 .995 9.83 .990 9.34
1948 PHA AL 34 1B 14 83 77 5 1 10 .988 5.86 .992 9.17
12 Seasons 1B 1263 12444 11359 963 122 1072 .990 9.76 .990 6.92
4 Seasons C 239 1039 883 137 19 21 .982 4.27 .982 4.45 30
1 Season 3B 41 120 45 66 9 5 .925 2.71 .948 3.07
1 Season OF 14 27 21 1 5 0 .815 1.57 .978 2.28 14-0-0
13 Seasons TOT 1557 13630 12308 1167 155 1098 .989 8.65 .977 6.40 14-0-0 30
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1962 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1964 BBWAA ( 5.0%)

All-Star Games
1938 *
1941 (1B)
1942 (1B)
1943 *
1944
1946 *
1947

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1937 AL (23, 1%)
1939 AL (33, 0%)
1940 AL (8, 18%)
1941 AL (23, 1%)
1942 AL (27, 1%)
1943 AL (3, 45%)
1944 AL (23, 1%)
1945 AL (32, 0%)
1946 AL (11, 8%)
0.75 Career Shares (312th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1938 AL  .417 (9th)
1940 AL  .410 (9th)
1943 AL  .366 (8th)
1946 AL  .371 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1937 AL  .651 (3rd)
1938 AL  .579 (5th)
1939 AL  .544 (8th)
1940 AL  .583 (4th)
1943 AL  .527 (1st)
1945 AL  .413 (9th)
Career  .483 (160th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1937 AL  1.026 (4th)
1938 AL  .995 (3rd)
1939 AL  .931 (10th)
1940 AL  .993 (4th)
1943 AL  .893 (2nd)
Career  .845 (186th)

Games Played s c a p y
1940 AL  155 (1st)
1941 AL  155 (2nd)
1942 AL  153 (4th)
1943 AL  155 (1st)
1944 AL  151 (8th)
1945 AL  155 (1st)
1946 AL  154 (2nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1941 AL  590 (6th)
1944 AL  583 (9th)
1945 AL  595 (3rd)
1946 AL  579 (8th)
1947 AL  584 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1940 AL  685 (5th)
1941 AL  687 (5th)
1943 AL  661 (8th)
1944 AL  652 (10th)
1945 AL  655 (5th)
1946 AL  669 (5th)
1947 AL  643 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1940 AL  105 (9th)
1943 AL  90 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1940 AL  186 (10th)
1943 AL  155 (9th)
1945 AL  157 (6th)
1946 AL  160 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1940 AL  343 (2nd)
1941 AL  269 (10th)
1943 AL  301 (1st)
1944 AL  256 (8th)
1945 AL  246 (4th)
1946 AL  253 (9th)
1947 AL  232 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1940 AL  46 (2nd)
1946 AL  30 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1943 AL  11 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  35 (5th)
1938 AL  33 (4th)
1939 AL  20 (10th)
1940 AL  33 (3rd)
1941 AL  27 (5th)
1942 AL  21 (4th)
1943 AL  34 (1st)
1944 AL  18 (3rd)
1945 AL  18 (2nd)
1946 AL  17 (9th)
1947 AL  21 (5th)
Career  277 (153rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1938 AL  127 (4th)
1940 AL  134 (2nd)
1941 AL  111 (5th)
1942 AL  90 (8th)
1943 AL  118 (1st)
1944 AL  98 (5th)
1945 AL  87 (4th)
1946 AL  119 (3rd)
1947 AL  91 (9th)
Career  1152 (162nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1938 AL  92 (9th)
1940 AL  89 (7th)
1941 AL  92 (9th)
1943 AL  84 (6th)
1944 AL  68 (9th)
1946 AL  86 (6th)
Career  792 (246th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1938 AL  74 (8th)
1940 AL  88 (2nd)
1941 AL  88 (3rd)
1942 AL  71 (4th)
1943 AL  88 (3rd)
1944 AL  73 (4th)
1945 AL  85 (2nd)
1946 AL  93 (3rd)
1947 AL  87 (2nd)

Singles s c a p y
1946 AL  107 (10th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1937 AL  151 (4th)
1938 AL  140 (8th)
1940 AL  145 (5th)
1943 AL  152 (3rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1940 AL  139 (3rd)
1943 AL  109 (1st)
1945 AL  80 (7th)
1946 AL  93 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  26 (10th)
1940 AL  42 (4th)
1943 AL  36 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1937 AL  2.4 (10th)
1940 AL  3.9 (4th)
1943 AL  3.9 (3rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1940 AL  85 (2nd)
1942 AL  51 (9th)
1943 AL  67 (1st)
1944 AL  52 (10th)
1945 AL  48 (5th)
1946 AL  53 (9th)
1947 AL  50 (7th)
Career  620 (250th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1940 AL  279 (3rd)
1943 AL  240 (6th)
1944 AL  230 (9th)
1945 AL  217 (9th)
1946 AL  247 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1937 AL  .734 (7th)
1938 AL  .720 (6th)
1940 AL  .740 (4th)
1943 AL  .735 (3rd)
Career  .647 (216th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL  4 (5th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1941 AL  16 (9th)
1942 AL  16 (6th)
1943 AL  22 (4th)
1944 AL  18 (5th)
1945 AL  23 (1st)
1946 AL  16 (7th)
1947 AL  22 (2nd)
Career  155 (237th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1943 AL  8.7 (6th)
1944 AL  7.8 (3rd)
1945 AL  9.0 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1937 AL  10.7 (1st)
1938 AL  14.0 (3rd)
1939 AL  16.5 (4th)
1940 AL  17.8 (5th)
1941 AL  21.9 (5th)
1942 AL  27.5 (5th)
1943 AL  16.8 (2nd)
1944 AL  32.4 (6th)
1945 AL  33.1 (5th)
1947 AL  27.8 (7th)
Career  21.3 (154th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1941 AL  458 (5th)
1944 AL  443 (7th)
1945 AL  467 (3rd)
1946 AL  440 (6th)
1947 AL  471 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1934 AL  born 1913-08-17 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 14 (166), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 145 (99), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 68 (275), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 28 (358), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Vic Wertz (938)
  2. Raul Mondesi (923)
  3. David Justice (922)
  4. Bobby Thomson (921)
  5. Ryan Klesko (920)
  6. Larry Doby (915) *
  7. George Bell (913)
  8. Bill Nicholson (912)
  9. Roy Sievers (910)
  10. Greg Luzinski (909)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Yogi Berra (885) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ernie Banks (883) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ernie Banks (883) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Chipper Jones (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Danny Tartabull (918)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bob Horner (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Danny Tartabull (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tony Perez (930) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tony Perez (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tony Perez (941) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Tony Perez (943) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 3, 1946: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Lake.

June 14, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Jake Jones.

February 2, 1948: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

October 4, 1948: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     DeadBallEra Obituary     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Rudy York    

Viewed 83,393 times through January 7, 2010.
Name and misspellings: Preston Rudolph Rudy York

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.