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Batting

Batting
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age Tm
1Buddy Armour101933194743.7191771706109199351031012952.282.336.373.70924SL3
2Bill Beckmann41939194200.29016414311322001200621.224.255.238.493May 2, 193931PHA
3Fern Bell21939194000.989313265447558235244319.283.383.385.768Apr 17, 193926PIT
4Johnny Berardino11193919520-2.49123357302833475516723363872729284268.249.316.355.672Apr 22, 193922SLB
5Emil Bildilli5193719410-0.24248454800030019.178.196.178.373Aug 24, 193726SLB
6Jimmy Bloodworth111937195100.710023789351934787416020624511929202407.248.292.358.650Sep 14, 193721WSH
7Jack Bolling21939194401.812536934248107251438632514.313.361.427.788Jun 10, 193922PHI
8Nino Bongiovanni21938193900.1681791661743700160198.259.297.301.598Apr 23, 193827CIN
9Lou Boudreau HOF1519381952763.0164670256029861177938566687895150796309.295.380.415.795Sep 9, 193821CLE
10Bob Bowman4193919420-0.8109122101571014001061.069.153.109.262Apr 21, 193928STL
11Bill Bradford7193819450-2.013950145144941251301140.208.280.264.54425SL3
12Joe Brown5193719420-0.567223207164890023110.232.277.275.55322NE
13T.J. Brown91939194810.7171616559641362850491334.243.293.311.60423MRS
14Tommy Butts1019381948510.8484207818333194995827420338165.272.339.340.67919TOT
15Roy Campanella HOF18193719571141.914595751505478814282353226010153920609501.283.363.496.859Apr 20, 194817BEG
16Alex Carrasquel81939194900.0258274229153350112012775.144.240.179.419Apr 23, 193926WSH
17Hugh Casey9193519490-0.1344295244234070014001556.164.212.193.405Apr 29, 193525BRO
18Bus Clarkson61938195216.118874865213420245925145130913.310.395.521.917Apr 30, 195224TOT
19Duke Cleveland81938194712.21656876131161702062721963.277.349.339.68922CBR
20Bill Cooper71938194601.7184648577102159253676961.276.347.360.70724TOT
21Mort Cooper111938194930.7297725654501271606680023118.194.223.246.469Sep 14, 193826STL
22Pete Coscarart91938194614.58643362299239972812922282693435295361.243.314.329.644Apr 26, 193826BRO
23Frank Croucher4193919420-3.32961016935942353757864256128.251.296.324.620Apr 18, 193924DET
24Roy Cullenbine1019381947232.21181478738796271072209321105992624853399.276.408.432.840Apr 19, 193825DET
25Spencer Davis4193819420-0.157199174253850017220.218.303.247.55031IAB
26Robert Dean4193719400-0.112282513000102.120.185.120.30523SL3
27Joe Dobson14193919541-1.441482269746106712351054244.152.220.174.394Apr 26, 193922CLE
28Atley Donald8193819450-1.2153381356275761123011190.160.185.191.376Apr 21, 193828NYY
29Tom Earley61938194500.3941241141523500810426.202.229.246.474Sep 27, 193822BSN
30Bob Elliott1519391953650.8197882077141106420613829417011956053967604.289.375.440.815Sep 2, 193922PIT
31Bobby Estalella919351949013.26802569219627962010633443081317350246.282.383.421.804Sep 7, 193528WSH
32Nick Etten919381947015.89373841332042692116725895262225480199.277.371.423.794Sep 8, 193825PHA
33Albert Frazier31938194000.665248219305480025218.247.321.283.60424CBR
34Joe Gallagher2193919400-0.1165526487731332651673412676.273.314.446.760Apr 20, 193925TOT
35Lee Gamble4193519400-0.81653653425191123021611021.266.287.319.606Sep 15, 193529CIN
36Joe Gantenbein21939194000.018659754568148206859254343.272.328.374.703Apr 20, 193923PHA
37Bob Garbark7193419450-0.6145363327318190028012617.248.307.275.582Sep 3, 193429CHC
38Joe Grace61938194702.348417691561225442761820172917179135.283.362.393.755Sep 24, 193825SLB
39Leslie Green41939194613.09539633074901734312859.273.389.379.76825SL3
40Oscar Grimes91938194606.2602219418322354697324182003012297303.256.363.352.715Sep 28, 193824CLE
41Red Hadley21938193900.32899931025410733.269.299.333.63230IAB
42Tom Hafey2193919440-0.3782832703867121628111148.248.278.367.644Jul 21, 193925NYG
43Red Hale21937193900.63212111220292731937.259.308.482.79026CAG
44Bob Harris51938194200.0128240202153942012001443.193.245.233.478Sep 19, 193824TOT
45Sam Harshaney4193719400-0.661202181174330015011610.238.303.254.557Sep 28, 193729SLB
46Joe Haynes141939195211.538055752148111161139212181.213.245.253.498Apr 24, 193921WSH
47Ken Heintzelman13193719520-2.43215054402556500330022113.127.169.139.307Oct 3, 193723PIT
48Kirby Higbe12193719502-1.8418714660351011423470115135.153.172.194.366Oct 3, 193724TOT
49Jimmy Hill81938194510.2113252235255641116114.238.281.277.55821NE
50Philly Holmes31938194500.251221203245035126917.246.305.325.63026TOT
51Billy Horne9193819463-0.4190759679851561672731358.230.291.283.57423CAG
52Willie Hubert5193919460-0.541928278000309.098.187.098.28426TOT
53Fred Hutchinson111939195315.335473565071171233483616630.263.334.326.660May 2, 193919DET
54Monte Irvin HOF1819381956732.7105641183571593109115946140693549484220.306.392.493.885Jul 8, 194920NE
55Jimmy Johnson21939194010.0215654513200522.241.268.278.54620TOT
56Mint Jones41938194100.650201183195460027213.295.348.328.67628CBR
57Eddie Joost1719361955231.715746791560687413392383513460161481043827.239.361.366.727Sep 11, 193623CIN
58Bob Joyce2193919460-0.34457544620120019.111.127.204.331May 4, 193924PHA
59Charlie Keller1319391952543.51170460437907251085166721897604523784499.286.410.518.928Apr 22, 193922NYY
60Bill Kerksieck11939193900.02514121100000016.083.214.083.298Jun 21, 193925PHI
61Harry Kimberlin41936193900.03419160400000012.250.294.250.544Jul 11, 193630SLB
62Jack Kramer121939195120.332262050143721205390176162.144.258.198.455Apr 25, 193921SLB
63Max Lanier14193819532-0.1328599535469941027002345.185.219.196.415Apr 20, 193823STL
64Gene Lillard31936194000.044534498100200911.182.321.205.525May 8, 193625CHC
65John Lyles71932194310.6132511452731101341442241.243.319.296.61527CBR
66Red Lynn3193919440-0.28542414610020015.146.167.171.337Apr 25, 193925TOT
67Ray Mack91938194714.67913017270727362911324342783518261365.232.301.330.631Sep 9, 193822CLE
68Hank Majeski1319391955012.810693792342140495618127575011015299260.279.342.398.740May 17, 193922BSN
69Phil Masi1419391952314.512293949346842091716431474174528410311.264.344.370.714Apr 23, 193923BSN
70Walt Masterson14193919562-1.54025564863768920261134221.140.196.167.363May 8, 193919WSH
71Bobby Mattick51938194200.220673469054161311064763360.233.269.281.550May 5, 193823CHC
72Merrill May519391943111.3665254822152106101021142151323261121.275.354.337.691Apr 21, 193928PHI
73Frank McAllister71937194300.06916215517271441534.174.195.310.50521SL3
74Barney McCosky1119391953021.6117047614172664130121471243975831497261.312.386.414.801Apr 18, 193922DET
75Benny McCoy41938194105.53371426121418232752181615685190122.269.369.381.750Sep 14, 193823DET
76Eddie Miller1419361950722.2151058185337539127026328976406445351465.238.290.352.643Sep 9, 193622BSN
77Henry Miller101938194820.190195171223020013016.175.246.187.43321PS
78Lefty Moses3193819400-0.117242403000010.125.125.125.25025KCM
79Bill Nagel3193919450-1.91896756176214030815725243141.227.281.374.655Apr 20, 193923PHA
80Bill Nicholson1619361953441.91677642055468371484272602359482725800828.268.365.465.830Jun 13, 193624CHC
81Smoky Owens41938194210.2295754313200400.241.241.278.51927CBR
82Art Parks21937193900.4782902552970152119213016.275.351.361.712Sep 25, 193727BRO
83Ike Pearson6193919480-0.5165176159820201800534.126.152.157.310Jun 6, 193922PHI
84Cotton Pippen3193619400-0.43861541610020047.111.172.130.302Aug 28, 193628TOT
85Johnny Ray81937194500.317772161710213575041981.219.322.246.56827CBR
86Woody Rich4193919440-0.13342393800010015.205.225.205.430Apr 22, 193923BOS
87Marshall Riddle71937194321.4126487438451171391471539.267.328.345.67321SL3
88Buddy Rosar1319391951514.09883573319833583614715183671718315161.261.330.334.663Apr 29, 193924NYY
89Rip Russell6193919470-2.242515221402133344528291924783142.245.289.356.644May 5, 193924CHC
90Marius Russo61939194610.8122268235235081025101753.213.266.255.521Jun 6, 193924NYY
91Manny Salvo5193919430-0.4135256232103041116021788.129.192.168.360Apr 22, 193927NYG
92LeGrant Scott11939193900.2762602323165151126562214.280.343.366.709Apr 19, 193928PHI
93Jim Shilling11939193900.34214113111378501610813.282.324.420.744Apr 21, 193925TOT
94Sibby Sisti131939195402.410163371299940173212119272603025283440.244.313.324.637Jul 21, 193918BSN
95Ernie Smith51936194200.5873092873176730331114.265.308.310.61831CAG
96Hal Spindel3193919460-0.685225209205361020021414.254.300.292.592Apr 23, 193926SLB
97Tom Sunkel61937194400.0636966814200100122.212.224.242.466Aug 26, 193726STL
98George Susce8192919440-1.11463082682361111222102521.228.301.299.599Apr 23, 192931PIT
99Jim Tabor91938194709.01005413637884731021191291045986959286377.270.322.418.739Aug 2, 193822BOS
100Gene Thompson61939194700.918522620013458101800652.225.248.275.523Apr 26, 193922CIN
101Eric Tipton71939194507.7501189016262124398019221512022223127.270.360.383.744Jun 9, 193924PHA
102Mike Tresh121938194902.1102736403169326788751422971921402263.249.335.283.619Sep 4, 193825CHW
103Dizzy Trout151939195724.7535104896199205287201107259226.213.260.319.579Apr 25, 193924DET
104Henry Turner61938194301.51023873494892159155337.264.336.367.70325CBR
105Maurice Van Robays61939194601.952920101844232493942720303214139155.267.321.380.702Sep 7, 193924PIT
106Mickey Vernon2019391960735.224099839873111962495490120172131113790955869.286.359.428.787Jul 8, 193921WSH
107Charlie Wagner6193819460-1.41031981701420100800547.118.143.124.266Apr 19, 193826BOS
108Hal Wagner121937194922.567221421849179458901215228106253152.248.343.334.677Oct 3, 193723PHA
109George Walker51937194300.16010195919200603.200.224.221.44624KCM
110Skeeter Webb12193219480-4.469924562274215498731531663326132215.219.263.268.531Jul 20, 193229CLE
111Johnny Welaj4193919430-0.629386279311519840347436155373.250.298.323.621May 2, 193925WSH
112Ted Williams HOF191939196019121.72292979277061798265452571521183924172021709.344.482.6341.116Apr 20, 193920BOS
113Fred Wilson41939194511.473265232387383333426.315.395.414.80930NE
114Johnnie Wittig5193819490-0.7849791510100500228.110.129.121.250Aug 4, 193825NYG
115Bill Zuber11193619470-0.9224259229103145011001066.135.172.197.368Sep 16, 193626CLE
Totals87119291960132687.84772816850314728119977391166831136629901987714829491783814551.266.348.391.739

Pitching

Pitching
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP Debut Age Tm
1Buddy Armour101933194740.0005.87100007.21165101001321.43524SL3
2Bill Beckmann41939194203.02125.4574.799044321742440.049926523438119210840519101.405May 2, 193931PHA
3Emil Bildilli51937194100.448.3335.84411710701148.01841069616752552036791.750Aug 24, 193726SLB
4Bob Bowman41939194204.22617.6053.8210938351329365.0360175155271391514661915671.367Apr 21, 193928STL
5Roy Campanella HOF181937195711-0.2101.0005.2822010015.1131291616100671.239Apr 20, 194817BEG
6Alex Carrasquel81939194906.15039.5623.732586412630416861.08874263574234716252631337611.433Apr 23, 193926WSH
7Hugh Casey919351949012.57542.6413.453435618924354939.293541436058321543492741540131.337Apr 29, 193525BRO
8Mort Cooper1119381949331.912875.6312.972952393912833151840.2166670360784571809132872876481.215Sep 14, 193826STL
9Robert Dean41937194000.554.5564.34128330064.1624331123355022821.32123SL3
10Joe Dobson1419391954127.7137103.5713.624142738411222152170.020489818741378515999210105591591.336Apr 26, 193922CLE
11Atley Donald81938194504.46533.6633.52153115285461932.19074333656636917369842140091.369Apr 21, 193828NYY
12Tom Earley61938194500.71824.4293.789137261525359.2349183151271431010491815461.368Sep 27, 193822BSN
13Leslie Green41939194610.1006.231100004.1433041000221.84625SL3
14Bob Harris51938194204.53052.3664.9612789232642646.07703973565829414205502629361.647Sep 19, 193824TOT
15Joe Haynes141939195219.07682.4814.01379147159535221581.0167282370495620404752643568901.450Apr 24, 193921WSH
16Ken Heintzelman1319371952016.87798.4403.93319183726618101501.21540746656100630445641443364971.445Oct 3, 193723PIT
17Kirby Higbe1219371950219.5118101.5393.694182381049811241952.11763909800116979729713546184721.404Oct 3, 193724TOT
18Jimmy Hill81938194514.32927.5184.438557222834467.14402752302128231072821261.54521NE
19Willie Hubert51939194602.8157.6824.464024101012210.022212710412941013309421.50526TOT
20Fred Hutchinson1119391953120.79571.5723.7324216948811371464.01487681606127388255911421661421.281May 2, 193919DET
21Jimmy Johnson21939194011.235.3753.41109170068.2583426027472022991.23820TOT
22Bob Joyce2193919460-1.769.4006.20441313300168.123513411616572491047921.735May 4, 193924PHA
23Bill Kerksieck1193919390-0.902.0007.182321610062.281525013321130042901.803Jun 21, 193925PHI
24Harry Kimberlin41936193900.314.2004.703461620084.1107644412470212024071.826Jul 11, 193630SLB
25Jack Kramer1219391951210.995103.4804.2432221559881471637.1176189577292682436131063571931.492Apr 25, 193921SLB
26Max Lanier1419381953230.410882.5683.01327204629121171619.1149063054165611568211881367721.297Apr 20, 193823STL
27Gene Lillard3193619400-1.536.3337.09228420059.27655473408334022911.944May 8, 193625CHC
28Red Lynn31939194401.3108.5563.9585740415184.2175918112855855138021.408Apr 25, 193925TOT
29Walt Masterson1419391956210.978100.4384.153991841157015211649.21613888760101886388152813372811.515May 8, 193919WSH
30Frank McAllister71937194300.31418.4384.244936102123276.026518113010116190100812051.38021SL3
31Henry Miller101938194824.73525.5834.488959233042474.04872802362419928070520921.44721PS
32Lefty Moses31938194000.143.5714.95159210056.1523531034404132481.52725KCM
33Bill Nagel3193919450-0.10012.001010003.07541100000182.667Apr 20, 193923PHA
34Smoky Owens41938194213.0116.6472.58261771212139.11225540543477015731.18427CBR
35Ike Pearson61939194800.21350.2064.8316454751028559.061133830049268161492301225301.572Jun 6, 193922PHI
36Cotton Pippen3193619400-1.1516.2386.3838254501175.025314412422644554068421.811Aug 28, 193628TOT
37Woody Rich41939194400.664.6005.0633169501117.112773668500428005261.509Apr 22, 193923BOS
38Marius Russo61939194618.04534.5703.1312084194866680.2618278237412531131160628381.280Jun 6, 193924NYY
39Manny Salvo51939194303.33350.3983.6913593214091721.172335229642284342471631331271.396Apr 22, 193927NYG
40Tom Sunkel61937194400.3915.3754.53632919622220.1218126111111338112201010011.593Aug 26, 193726STL
41Gene Thompson61939194706.44735.5733.2618568662767686.260230524935328353151121229361.354Apr 26, 193922CIN
42Dizzy Trout1519391957245.2170161.5143.2352132213415828382725.226411166979112104669125634750116151.353Apr 25, 193924DET
43Charlie Wagner61938194604.83223.5823.9110067173050527.2532261229382452015771323041.473Apr 19, 193826BOS
44George Walker51937194305.81811.6212.675423221254245.22129273105415511129911.08324KCM
45Ted Williams HOF1919391960190.0004.501010002.0311000100091.500Apr 20, 193920BOS
46Fred Wilson41939194510.841.8003.4076140053.0512420117262012201.28330NE
47Johnnie Wittig5193819490-0.91025.2864.89843925714307.1344181167231631812121913881.650Aug 4, 193825NYG
48Bill Zuber111936194702.04342.5064.2822465902336786.07674183743546816383412834761.571Sep 16, 193626CLE
Totals3561933196058303.217731646.5193.81659534611882147325632430261.130050148661280718081248883412942438826061307661.435