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Don Wert
Donald Ralph Wert

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
School Franklin & Marshall College

Debut May 11, 1963
  vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 11, 1971
Born July 29, 1938 in Strasburg, PA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1958. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 24 DET AL  78  251   31   65   6  2   7   25   3  3  24  51  .259  .326  .382   96   96   4   2   2   2   6
 1964 25 DET AL 148  525   63  135  18  5   9   55   3  4  50  74  .257  .325  .362   90  190   6   7   5   6  11
 1965 26 DET AL 162  609   81  159  22  2  12   54   5  6  73  71  .261  .341  .363   99  221   8   4   4   3  15 MVP-10
 1966 27 DET AL 150  559   56  150  20  2  11   70   6  3  64  69  .268  .342  .370  103  207  11   6   3   2  20
 1967 28 DET AL 142  534   60  137  23  2   6   40   1  1  44  59  .257  .320  .341   93  182  10   3   2   7  16
 1968 29 DET AL 150  536   44  107  15  1  12   37   0  3  37  79  .200  .258  .299   67  160  11   0   7   5  12 AS
 1969 30 DET AL 132  423   46   95  11  1  14   50   3  1  49  60  .225  .303  .355   80  150   0   5   6   1  14
 1970 31 DET AL 128  363   34   79  13  0   6   33   1  3  44  56  .218  .307  .303   69  110   5   3   7   4  13
 1971 32 WSA AL  20   40    2    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   4  10  .050  .156  .075  -31    3   1   0   1   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons     1110 3840  417  929 129 15  77  366  22 24 389 529  .242  .314  .343   87 1319  56  30  37  31 109
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        560   61  136  19  2  11   53   3  4  57  77  .242  .314  .343   87  193   8   4   5   5  16
 Career High    162  609   81  159  23  5  14   70   6  6  73  79  .268  .342  .382  103  221  11   7   7   7  20
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 24 DET AL  283  201   31   4.2    97| .259  .259| .326  .325| .382  .399| .708  .725|  96  .497  -1.6  -0.2  50%
 1964 25 DET AL  594  418   63   4.1    98| .257  .258| .325  .327| .362  .401| .687  .727|  90  .480  -6.7  -0.7  42%
 1965 26 DET AL  697  483   76   4.2    93| .261  .253| .341  .323| .363  .388| .704  .711|  99  .523   0.8   0.1  45%
 1966 27 DET AL  642  449   71   4.3    92| .268  .251| .342  .319| .370  .388| .712  .707| 103  .539   3.8   0.4  66%
 1967 28 DET AL  598  427   58   3.7    87| .257  .246| .320  .316| .341  .369| .661  .686|  93  .491  -3.9  -0.4  50%
 1968 29 DET AL  589  455   40   2.4    82| .200  .241| .258  .311| .299  .357| .557  .668|  67  .326 -23.3  -2.7   0%
 1969 30 DET AL  478  348   45   3.5    99| .225  .260| .303  .337| .355  .392| .658  .730|  80  .414 -12.0  -1.2  75%
 1970 31 DET AL  419  308   33   2.9    98| .218  .259| .307  .333| .303  .395| .610  .729|  69  .324 -14.9  -1.5  25%
 1971 32 WSA AL   46   41    0   0.0    87| .050  .248| .156  .319| .075  .368| .231  .687| -31  .000  -6.8  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      4346 3130  417   3.6    93| .242  .252| .314  .323| .343  .384| .657  .707|  87  .452 -64.5  -6.9  47%

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 24 DET AL 3B 47 33 99 6 6 .957 .947 2.81 2.85 3.05 3.02 45 390.0 2B 21 36 54 3 10 .968 .980 4.29 4.68 5.52 5.08 15 146.7 SS 8 16 20 1 4 .973 .965 4.50 4.56 4.96 4.78 6 65.3 1964 25 DET AL 3B 142 126 283 15 30 .965 .955 2.88 2.76 3.00 3.03 138 1227.0 SS 4 8 10 1 3 .947 .968 4.50 4.55 4.05 4.77 4 40.0 1965 26 DET AL 3B 161 163 331 12 33 .976 .960 3.07 2.87 3.11 3.13 161 1427.7 SS 3 0 6 0 1 1.000 .968 2.00 4.37 3.53 4.76 1 15.3 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.40 1.50 5.10 0 6.0 1966 27 DET AL 3B 150 128 253 11 20 .972 .954 2.54 2.80 2.59 3.03 148 1326.3 1967 28 DET AL 3B 140 112 280 9 21 .978 .955 2.80 2.72 2.96 3.13 135 1193.3 SS 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.10 13.50 4.50 0 2.0 1968 29 DET AL 3B 150 142 284 15 22 .966 .951 2.84 2.67 2.86 3.05 147 1340.7 AS SS 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.05 4.50 4.73 0 4.0 AS 1969 30 DET AL 3B 129 114 259 13 20 .966 .955 2.89 2.74 3.07 3.16 122 1092.7 1970 31 DET AL 3B 117 94 191 14 20 .953 .949 2.44 2.67 2.80 3.07 100 915.7 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.65 5.40 5.40 0 5.0 1971 32 WSA AL SS 7 5 15 0 1 1.000 .966 2.86 4.31 3.83 4.90 5 47.0 3B 7 2 7 2 1 .818 .957 1.29 2.74 3.03 3.03 2 26.7 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.80 2.25 5.33 0 12.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 24 DET AL 2B 21 36 54 3 10 .968 .980 4.29 4.68 5.52 5.08 15 146.7 1965 26 DET AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.40 1.50 5.10 0 6.0 1970 31 DET AL 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.65 5.40 5.40 0 5.0 1971 32 WSA AL 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.80 2.25 5.33 0 12.0 1963 24 DET AL 3B 47 33 99 6 6 .957 .947 2.81 2.85 3.05 3.02 45 390.0 1964 25 DET AL 3B 142 126 283 15 30 .965 .955 2.88 2.76 3.00 3.03 138 1227.0 1965 26 DET AL 3B 161 163 331 12 33 .976 .960 3.07 2.87 3.11 3.13 161 1427.7 1966 27 DET AL 3B 150 128 253 11 20 .972 .954 2.54 2.80 2.59 3.03 148 1326.3 1967 28 DET AL 3B 140 112 280 9 21 .978 .955 2.80 2.72 2.96 3.13 135 1193.3 1968 29 DET AL 3B 150 142 284 15 22 .966 .951 2.84 2.67 2.86 3.05 147 1340.7 1969 30 DET AL 3B 129 114 259 13 20 .966 .955 2.89 2.74 3.07 3.16 122 1092.7 1970 31 DET AL 3B 117 94 191 14 20 .953 .949 2.44 2.67 2.80 3.07 100 915.7 1971 32 WSA AL 3B 7 2 7 2 1 .818 .957 1.29 2.74 3.03 3.03 2 26.7 1963 24 DET AL SS 8 16 20 1 4 .973 .965 4.50 4.56 4.96 4.78 6 65.3 1964 25 DET AL SS 4 8 10 1 3 .947 .968 4.50 4.55 4.05 4.77 4 40.0 1965 26 DET AL SS 3 0 6 0 1 1.000 .968 2.00 4.37 3.53 4.76 1 15.3 1967 28 DET AL SS 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.10 13.50 4.50 0 2.0 1968 29 DET AL SS 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.05 4.50 4.73 0 4.0 1971 32 WSA AL SS 7 5 15 0 1 1.000 .966 2.86 4.31 3.83 4.90 5 47.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B*1043 914 1987 97 173 .968 .954 2.78 2.76 2.92 3.08 998 8940.0 2B* 25 40 57 3 10 .970 .980 3.88 4.67 5.14 5.11 15 169.7 SS* 25 32 53 2 10 .977 .966 3.40 4.41 4.40 4.80 16 173.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1093 986 2097 102 193 .968 .955 2.82 2.84 2.99 3.15 1029 9283
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   6  17   1   2  0  0  0   2   6   5  .118  .375  .118   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1968   DET AL       1   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1968 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1965-AL-10-0.08
Car-939-0.08 shares

Games
1965 AL-162-1

At Bats
1965 AL-609-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1965 AL-697-3

Runs
1965 AL-81-9

Hits
1965 AL-159-9

Bases on Balls
1965 AL-73-6

Singles
1965 AL-123-6
1966 AL-117-5

Times on Base
1965 AL-235-4

Hit By Pitch
1964 AL-6-9
1967 AL-7-9

Sac. Hits
1966 AL-11-3
1967 AL-10-7
1968 AL-11-3

Sac. Flies
1964 AL-7-3
1966 AL-6-8

Grounded into Double Plays
1966 AL-20-4
1967 AL-16-3

Outs
1965 AL-483-4

     

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 10 (1366) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.3 (1758) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1327) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

October 9, 1970: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Elliott Maddox, Denny McLain, and Norm McRae to the Washington Senators for Ed Brinkman, Aurelio Rodriguez, Joe Coleman, and Jim Hannan.

June 24, 1971: Released by the Washington Senators.


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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