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Dusty Rhodes
James Lamar Rhodes

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 15, 1952
Final Game September 27, 1959
Born May 13, 1927 in Mathews, AL

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 25 NYG NL  67  176   34   44   8  1  10   36   1  0  23  33  .250  .340  .477  123   84   0           1   5
 1953 26 NYG NL  76  163   18   38   7  0  11   30   0  1  10  28  .233  .277  .479   91   78   0           0   3
 1954 27 NYG NL  82  164   31   56   7  3  15   50   1  0  18  25  .341  .410  .695  182  114   3   0       1   2 MVP-26
 1955 28 NYG NL  94  187   22   57   5  2   6   32   1  1  27  26  .305  .389  .449  122   84   1   2   2   0   0
 1956 29 NYG NL 111  244   20   53  10  3   8   33   0  0  30  41  .217  .301  .381   83   93   0   2   2   0   9
 1957 30 NYG NL  92  190   20   39   5  1   4   19   0  0  18  34  .205  .276  .305   57   58   0   1   3   1   7
 1959 32 SFG NL  54   48    1    9   2  0   0    7   0  0   5   9  .188  .259  .229   33   11   0   1   3   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      576 1172  146  296  44 10  54  207   3  2 131 196  .253  .328  .445  104  522   4   6  10   3  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        330   41   83  12  3  15   58   1  1  37  55  .253  .328  .445  104  147   1   2   3   1   8
 Career High    111  244   34   57  10  3  15   50   1  1  30  41  .217  .301  .381   83  114   3   2   3   1   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 25 NYG NL  200  137   28   5.5    98| .250  .263| .340  .336| .477  .391| .817  .727| 123  .624   5.4   0.6 100%
 1953 26 NYG NL  173  129   21   4.3   112| .233  .277| .277  .348| .479  .431| .756  .779|  91  .448  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1954 27 NYG NL  186  113   47  11.2   110| .341  .275| .410  .347| .695  .426|1.105  .772| 182  .824  18.6   1.8 100%
 1955 28 NYG NL  217  134   35   7.0   106| .305  .267| .389  .338| .449  .422| .838  .760| 122  .675   6.5   0.6  50%
 1956 29 NYG NL  276  202   27   3.6   102| .217  .263| .301  .330| .381  .415| .682  .745|  83  .399  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1957 30 NYG NL  210  159   15   2.6   102| .205  .267| .276  .331| .305  .414| .581  .744|  57  .252 -11.7  -1.2   0%
 1959 32 SFG NL   54   41    3   2.0   103| .188  .268| .259  .333| .229  .414| .488  .748|  33  .172  -4.4  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1316  915  176   5.2   105| .253  .268| .328  .337| .445  .416| .773  .753| 104  .553   5.1   0.5  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1952 25 NYG NL OF 56 97 3 9 0 .917 .981 1.79 2.10 55 2 0 1953 26 NYG NL OF 47 76 6 3 4 .965 .980 1.74 2.11 25 0 22 1954 27 NYG NL OF 37 62 1 1 0 .984 .975 1.70 2.18 33 2 1 1955 28 NYG NL OF 45 68 2 1 0 .986 .978 1.56 2.10 45 0 0 1956 29 NYG NL OF 68 85 6 4 1 .958 .977 1.34 2.05 1.73 2.28 61 472.7 LF 64 78 5 4 0 .954 .972 1.30 1.70 1.66 2.07 59 450.7 RF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.80 2.05 2.00 2 22.0 1957 30 NYG NL OF 44 63 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 2.07 1.64 2.29 37 345.7 RF 23 34 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.48 1.72 1.58 1.98 22 193.3 LF 22 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.23 1.71 1.60 2.03 15 152.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 29 NYG NL LF 64 78 5 4 0 .954 .972 1.30 1.70 1.66 2.07 59 450.7 1957 30 NYG NL LF 22 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.23 1.71 1.60 2.03 15 152.3 1952 25 NYG NL OF 56 97 3 9 0 .917 .981 1.79 2.10 55 2 0 1953 26 NYG NL OF 47 76 6 3 4 .965 .980 1.74 2.11 25 0 22 1954 27 NYG NL OF 37 62 1 1 0 .984 .975 1.70 2.18 33 2 1 1955 28 NYG NL OF 45 68 2 1 0 .986 .978 1.56 2.10 45 0 0 1956 29 NYG NL OF 68 85 6 4 1 .958 .977 1.34 2.05 1.73 2.28 61 472.7 1957 30 NYG NL OF 44 63 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 2.07 1.64 2.29 37 345.7 1956 29 NYG NL RF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.80 2.05 2.00 2 22.0 1957 30 NYG NL RF 23 34 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.48 1.72 1.58 1.98 22 193.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 297 451 18 18 5 .963 .979 1.58 2.10 98 818.3 244 4 51# LF* 86 105 5 4 0 .965 .973 1.28 1.70 74 603.0 RF* 28 39 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.39 1.74 24 215.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 297 451 18 18 5 .963 .979 1.58 2.10
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    NYG CLE     W   3   6   2   4  0  0  2   7   1   2  .667  .714 1.667   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1954-NL-Babe Ruth Award

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1954-NL-26-0.00

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1920) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

Before 1952 Season: Returned to the Nashville (Southern Association) by the Chicago Cubs after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1952 Season: Obtained by the New York Giants from the Nashville (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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