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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
1Buster Adams61939194708.8576229320032825329612502491212234281.266.346.400.747Apr 27, 193928TOT
2Ted Alexander8193819480-0.240625406000204.111.172.111.28430KCM
3Nate Andrews8193719461-0.612828624083550016012366.146.221.167.387May 1, 193729BSN
4Orie Arntzen1194319430-0.132545038100100216.160.192.180.372Apr 20, 194333PHA
5Rufus Baker6194319480-1.9151520459549195026947.198.277.240.51724NBY
6Rex Barney6194319500-0.81552152011233300700778.164.192.179.371Aug 18, 194318BRO
7Herb Barnhill81938194600.2105332307317671031420.248.296.277.57329KCM
8Red Barrett11193719490-2.7253458398175411002900583.136.149.163.312Sep 15, 193728BSN
9John Bissant81937194701.213751247173130169244934.276.325.361.68629CAG
10Don Black6194319480-0.315427425611474001911652.184.202.199.402Apr 24, 194326PHA
11Bill Brandt3194119430-0.13416151200000002.133.133.133.267Sep 20, 194128PIT
12Al Brazle10194319540-1.344646645337805103100240.177.180.192.372Jul 25, 194329STL
13Harry Brecheen121940195320.9321746673481291352440145121.192.247.235.481Apr 22, 194028STL
14Charlie Brewster3194319460-1.069236213174740014111628.221.281.239.521May 2, 194326TOT
15John Britton71942194801.1136596559781581961701022.283.313.343.65724CC
16Joe Burns3194319450-1.3111325300246961216251650.230.274.277.550Apr 24, 194327BSN
17Milt Byrnes31943194507.239015201278174350771516154314199183.274.373.395.768Apr 21, 194326SLB
18Jim Canada6193719450-1.187324290315980023325.203.267.231.49831MRS
19Milo Candini81943195100.91741651441635601800628.243.278.306.584May 1, 194325WSH
20Bill Cash61943194823.72791057930137254361781314103.273.347.374.72224PS
21Vince Castino3194319450-0.488242215244970223012531.228.311.288.600Jun 24, 194325CHW
22Pete Center4194219460-0.477333122000000112.065.094.065.158Sep 11, 194231CLE
23Bill Charter3194319460-0.14015014419325121615.222.253.313.566TOT
24Dain Clay41943194603.3433169915402033976363983920115130.258.314.312.626Jun 12, 194323CIN
25Frank Colman61942194700.52716245716613025815106014966.228.291.378.669Sep 12, 194225PIT
26Dick Conger4194019430-0.22021190100000024.053.143.053.195Apr 22, 194022PHI
27Bobby Coombs21933194300.1301071200020030.286.500.286.786Jun 8, 193335NYG
28Leon Culberson61943194803.1371134812171483245918141312810107126.266.327.379.706May 16, 194324BOS
29Dick Culler81936194903.347217291527195372396299191916687.244.320.281.601Sep 19, 193628CHW
30Guy Curtright41943194604.733112281065147294451691082020142124.276.363.374.737Apr 21, 194330CHW
31Piper Davis71942194865.415062656210517431138801553.310.374.454.82825BBB
32Larry Doby HOF1719421959956.81674692058831080169727672273109964369451011.288.389.499.888Jul 5, 194719NE
33Hugh East31941194300.12327244410130038.167.259.333.593Sep 13, 194123NYG
34Specs Ellis51940194400.013211813000102.167.250.167.417CC
35Hal Epps41938194400.01254353915899139121543743.253.319.340.660Sep 9, 193829SLB
36Kerby Farrell2194319450-1.0188729676551772540555124033.262.303.311.614Apr 24, 194329BSN
37Rube Fischer51941194600.310812311411223121300526.193.227.289.516Sep 12, 194126NYG
38Jesse Flores71942195000.6176351304185572022001946.181.234.217.451Apr 16, 194228PHA
39Percy Forrest61938194600.24285788184001304.231.277.282.55926NBY
40Charlie Fuchs3194219440-0.547504313000210112.070.091.070.161Apr 17, 194229TOT
41Ford Garrison41943194600.7185747687801802236561153767.262.302.329.631Apr 22, 194327BOS
42Huck Geary2194219430-1.15520918820304011532209.160.240.197.437Jul 17, 194226PIT
43Johnny Gee6193919460-0.144575148010400317.157.204.196.400Sep 17, 193927PIT
44Al Gerheauser51943194800.5152221211124410312200755.209.237.299.536Apr 24, 194326PHI
45Sid Gordon1319411955238.21475581449927351415220432028051926731356.283.377.466.843Sep 11, 194125NYG
46Jimmy Grant31942194401.01463983543887166536533867.246.322.367.690Sep 8, 194224TOT
47Mickey Haefner81943195001.7262541448288491024005080.188.269.212.481Apr 22, 194330WSH
48Irv Hall41943194601.45082052190417849658190168162397148.261.302.311.613Apr 20, 194324PHA
49Ray Hamrick2194319440-1.01184914523492132132113162.204.258.248.506Aug 14, 194321PHI
50Ed Hanyzewski5194219460-0.758716524000400421.062.116.062.177May 12, 194222CHC
51Buster Haywood81940194810.11293953462878740415037.225.304.269.57333CC
52Ralph Hodgin61939194805.753018231689198481792441887109763.285.330.367.697Apr 19, 193928CHW
53Joe Hoover31943194501.2338138412381773014515584191792202.243.300.316.616Apr 21, 194328DET
54Johnny Hundley21943194600.4321099612262101009.271.340.313.65228CBE
55Billy Johnson919431953114.49643660325341988214133614871311347290.271.346.391.737Apr 22, 194324NYY
56Andy Karl51943194700.0197105951016100600822.168.233.179.412Apr 24, 194329TOT
57Buddy Kerr919431951112.210674058363137890314525313333823324280.249.312.328.640Sep 8, 194320NYG
58Robert Keyes5194119450-0.120454237100202.167.205.190.395TOT
59Lou Klein51943195108.130511731037162269481516101106105119.259.330.381.711Apr 21, 194324STL
60Jack Kraus3194319460-0.8711038857200200431.080.120.102.222Apr 25, 194325PHI
61Al Lakeman9194219540-2.52396896464013117515660336137.203.248.314.562Apr 19, 194224CIN
62Johnny Lazor41943194600.322364359657157304662884253.263.312.357.669Apr 22, 194330BOS
63Bill LeFebvre41938194401.2751038782452111001511.276.382.414.796Jun 10, 193827WSH
64Leonard Lindsay4193519470-0.247182167144351017012.257.307.299.60734TOT
65Lou Louden81941194851.51877216591001792663911246.272.324.343.66723NYC
66Peanuts Lowrey1319421955113.5140148324317564117718645374794827403226.273.336.362.698Apr 14, 194225CHC
67Lou Lucier31943194500.03327253500020014.200.231.200.431Apr 23, 194325BOS
68Gordon Maltzberger41943194700.01357760471004001231.117.264.133.397Apr 27, 194330CHW
69Tom McBride61943194800.440812991186140326391621411369363.275.328.340.668Apr 23, 194328BOS
70Felix McLaurin51942194602.91416005448216116115521348.296.357.393.75121BBB
71Charlie Mead3194319450-0.487286261186481327332024.245.299.318.617Aug 28, 194322NYG
72Jim Mertz11943194300.133433837010300213.184.225.237.462May 1, 194326WSH
73Bud Metheny41943194601.037615841390187344525311561210149122.247.323.359.682Apr 27, 194328NYY
74George Metkovich101943195405.810553956358547693416736473736128307359.261.322.367.689Jul 16, 194322BOS
75Dee Moore4193619460-0.298266228295392122113424.232.335.303.637Sep 12, 193629TOT
76Sy Morton4194019470-0.553190169213162026118.183.270.243.51221PS
77Red Munger10194319563-0.427344140225701211300020100.174.217.216.433May 1, 194324STL
78Mike Naymick4193919440-0.152292614000000110.154.185.154.339Sep 24, 193925CLE
79Butch Nieman31943194505.1332118310501472694614371672015129119.256.339.432.771May 2, 194325BSN
80Tommy O'Brien5194319500-0.52937987141101983014878267066.277.344.392.736Apr 24, 194324PIT
81Emmett O'Neill41943194600.466135122142250111001236.180.254.246.500Aug 3, 194325BOS
82Dave Odom1194319430-0.22212120000000003.000.000.000.000May 31, 194325BSN
83Luis Olmo61943195101.746217331629208458652529272331888128.281.319.405.724Jul 23, 194323BRO
84Stubby Overmire101943195200.6266403335195474027024141.161.253.206.459Apr 25, 194324DET
85Roy Partee5194319480-0.83671247109089273415211423132120.250.334.303.636Apr 23, 194325BOS
86Luis Pillot3194119460-0.113171531000202.067.176.067.24325CC
87Ray Poat6194219490-0.61161361229143111400756.115.163.180.343Apr 15, 194225CLE
88Hugh Poland5194319480-1.78321821183910101900616.185.207.242.449Apr 22, 194333TOT
89Ewald Pyle5193919450-0.2679384412100500714.143.209.155.364Apr 23, 193932WSH
90Xavier Rescigno3194319450-0.11298572691101001026.125.232.167.398Apr 22, 194330PIT
91Nap Reyes41943195002.0279100693190264351113110574462.284.326.387.713May 19, 194323NYG
92Allie Reynolds13194219545-0.3475982857561401941791061186.163.223.198.422Sep 17, 194226CLE
93Charlie Rivera3193919440-0.154216200315041117316.250.306.295.60130NYC
94Sherry Robertson101940195201.0597172815072003465518261513216202238.230.323.342.664Sep 8, 194024WSH
95Mickey Rocco41943194606.244019351721219444731730186615174146.258.327.372.700Jun 5, 194327CLE
96Frank Russell41943194800.6155623568801552880761130.273.317.350.66822BEG
97Jim Russell1019421951018.210354147359555495917551674285951503427.267.360.400.760Sep 12, 194224PIT
98Connie Ryan1219421954117.711844597398253598818142563816942518514.248.337.357.694Apr 14, 194223BSN
99Bill Sayles21939194300.13022222610000009.273.273.318.591Jul 17, 193925TOT
100Alfred Saylor41941194500.25716114915372001109.248.291.262.55331BBB
101Howie Schultz6194319480-2.2470169915881633838572420815682218.241.281.349.630Aug 16, 194320BRO
102Joe Schultz9193919480-0.32403683281885131146013721.259.334.314.648Sep 27, 193924SLB
103Ken Sears21943194600.667219202235770223131418.282.338.347.684May 2, 194325NYY
104Charlie Shields31941194300.1236057713240611.228.241.404.64520TOT
105Henry Smith4194219450-0.7773092822460920246017.213.258.259.516TOT
106Johnny Smith81940194801.7150612577741791710273432.310.346.385.73126CAG
107Sylvester Snead41938194600.6722822483358193125525.234.314.347.66128CC
108Joe Spencer8194119480-1.596307281285861026321.206.262.235.49623TOT
109Eddie Stanky1119431953341.5125954394301811115418535293644839996374.268.410.348.758Apr 21, 194327CHC
110Glen Stewart3194019440-1.924382574256158226253126183.213.275.267.541Jun 26, 194030PHI
111Snuffy Stirnweiss1019431952127.4102842933695604989157682928113455541447.268.362.371.733Apr 22, 194324NYY
112Goose Tatum71941194810.5112436396531081673586031.273.327.371.69825CC
113Hank Thompson1219431956030.7108742173572625983133491445685724557337.275.376.461.837Jul 17, 194717KCM
114Ken Trinkle5194319490-0.22169080611000400819.138.216.138.353Apr 25, 194323NYG
115Thurman Tucker91942195118.070125422231325570792491797747291237.255.342.325.667Apr 14, 194225CHW
116Jim Tyack11943194300.15417115511408102311149.258.320.323.642Apr 20, 194332PHA
117Al Unser41942194500.41203773384185154430023243.251.322.355.677Sep 14, 194230DET
118Dick Wakefield919411952112.96382506213233462510229563151017360270.293.396.447.843Jun 26, 194122DET
119Murray Watkins81941194830.124210769631452262041722489.235.302.267.56927NE
120Charles Wensloff31943194800.14110798719200500532.194.233.214.447May 2, 194327NYY
121Ollie West41942194500.5234844413001504.295.354.364.71829TOT
122Woody Williams41938194504.4338136912551333144051791498852.250.301.292.594Sep 5, 193830CIN
123Joe Wood11943194300.46017416422534411722613.323.347.415.762May 2, 194323DET
124Pinky Woods31943194500.085134126424500601316.190.209.230.439Jun 20, 194323BOS
125Chuck Workman61938194602.952619581749213423577502302418161202.242.311.368.679Sep 18, 193828BSN
126Johnny Wyrostek1119421954212.1122147864240525114920945584813343482437.271.349.383.731Sep 10, 194223PIT
127Hank Wyse8194219510-2.025347743533717103214781.163.178.184.362Sep 7, 194225CHC
128Al Zarilla101943195316.911204034353550797518643614563333415382.276.357.405.761Jun 30, 194324SLB
Totals7341933195953384.93711312672411177814723287984518113816501262713178531228311351.258.334.363.697

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
1Ted Alexander81938194802.0115.6883.35401710903166.115689622630854017221.31730KCM
2Nate Andrews81937194619.14154.4323.4612797135052773.17983502974023638216911733071.337May 1, 193729BSN
3Orie Arntzen11943194300.3413.2354.2232207900164.117285775690665027081.467Apr 20, 194333PHA
4Rufus Baker61943194800.1000.001010001.0000000100030.00024NBY
5Rex Barney61943195001.73531.5304.3115581302061597.247432828648410173361542125931.479Aug 18, 194318BRO
6Red Barrett1119371949012.76969.5003.5325314962671171263.1129257949678312383331211253171.270Sep 15, 193728BSN
7Don Black6194319480-1.53455.3824.35154113213741797.080342538545400132931301335191.509Apr 24, 194326PHA
8Bill Brandt31941194300.453.6253.573471310080.28538324271211123551.388Sep 20, 194128PIT
9Al Brazle1019431954021.49764.6023.31442117180477591377.0138758950683492705542532258541.365Jul 25, 194329STL
10Harry Brecheen1219401953241.313392.5912.923182405312525181907.21731701618116536599013751878211.188Apr 22, 194028STL
11Milo Candini81943195104.22621.5533.9217437661358537.2530258234182502318333823341.451May 1, 194325WSH
12Pete Center4194219460-0.377.5004.1077940203160.115482737704503046891.397Sep 11, 194231CLE
13Dick Conger4194019430-1.237.3005.141912220070.08650403350245033241.729Apr 22, 194022PHI
14Bobby Coombs2193319430-2.002.0009.323001700247.18056495280130012482.282Jun 8, 193335NYG
15Hugh East3194119430-1.726.2505.40198310063.18555385414270023151.989Sep 13, 194123NYG
16Specs Ellis5194019440-0.615.1675.09137030053.06741301150152011181.547CC
17Kerby Farrell21943194500.001.0004.3050400023.02411111904002971.435Apr 24, 194329BSN
18Rube Fischer5194119460-2.41634.3205.101084129714382.2416242217192222413690617541.667Sep 12, 194126NYG
19Jesse Flores719421950013.74459.4273.181761133946116973.09043943444930613352152540561.244Apr 16, 194228PHA
20Percy Forrest6193819460-3.8318.1437.7236255900173.223918214911830502057851.85426NBY
21Charlie Fuchs3194219440-1.3610.3754.89471313521165.21861059015736416547501.563Apr 17, 194229TOT
22Johnny Gee6193919460-1.8712.3684.41442113401175.1209110868646652067951.557Sep 17, 193927PIT
23Al Gerheauser51943194802.42550.3334.1314979432741643.07263472952522417255611728471.477Apr 24, 194326PHI
24Mickey Haefner819431950015.77891.4623.50261179489113131466.2141466657176577365083931963221.358Apr 22, 194330WSH
25Ed Hanyzewski51942194601.41213.4803.30582514600218.02131038011798814149431.339May 12, 194222CHC
26Andy Karl51943194705.01823.4393.5119141071026422.2451200165161301810752418001.375Apr 24, 194329TOT
27Robert Keyes51941194500.458.3854.4216131910110.012175543432382014491.491TOT
28Jack Kraus31943194602.41525.3754.007039171012306.13181551361313388350913541.472Apr 25, 194325PHI
29Al Lakeman91942195400.00013.501010000.2111100000031.500Apr 19, 194224CIN
30Bill LeFebvre4193819440-1.255.5005.03361022303132.1162897410514362015931.610Jun 10, 193827WSH
31Lou Louden8194119485-0.201.00010.381100004.15650205000201.61523NYC
32Lou Lucier31943194500.435.3753.8133916301101.211850432470312004541.623Apr 23, 194325BOS
33Gordon Maltzberger41943194706.92013.6062.7013501060033293.1258938817741013650211931.132Apr 27, 194330CHW
34Jim Mertz1194319430-1.157.4174.63331012203116.210965607584530124991.431May 1, 194326WSH
35Dee Moore41936194600.3000.002110007.03100203000270.714Sep 12, 193629TOT
36Red Munger1019431956315.67756.5793.83273161525313111228.2124357452385500485641111752871.419May 1, 194324STL
37Mike Naymick41939194400.257.4173.9352926102112.18957495801646025041.504Sep 24, 193925CLE
38Emmett O'Neill4194319460-2.61526.3664.76664991920355.23482081881426013144821616291.709Aug 3, 194325BOS
39Dave Odom1194319430-0.503.0005.272231310254.25432323302174012381.537May 31, 194325BSN
40Stubby Overmire101943195208.15867.4643.96266137685011101130.2125956949856325223011111249061.401Apr 25, 194324DET
41Luis Pillot3194119460-0.413.2505.47125320149.16036303191110002271.60125CC
42Ray Poat61942194900.12230.4234.5511647281541400.042523120249162617844417611.468Apr 15, 194225CLE
43Ewald Pyle5193919450-2.51121.3445.03673613511270.127717315116150912271512381.580Apr 23, 193932WSH
44Xavier Rescigno31943194500.61922.4634.1312921607116335.1366178154211132011540314561.428Apr 22, 194330PIT
45Allie Reynolds1319421954525.7182107.6303.304343099713736482492.121931026915133126145142357659106601.386Sep 17, 194226CLE
46Bill Sayles2193919430-0.713.2505.612831210078.28756492462520053651.691Jul 17, 193925TOT
47Alfred Saylor41941194500.7910.4743.23301951400189.120591686330716017931.25731BBB
48Charlie Shields3194119430-0.253.6254.371610250094.210561461560562022781.70120TOT
49Henry Smith41942194500.2000.00100002.21000040090.375TOT
50Johnny Smith81940194800.822.5003.5773320040.13419163120154001651.14026CAG
51Sylvester Snead41938194600.311.5004.5031010010.010550403000431.40028CC
52Ken Trinkle51943194904.22129.4203.74216191033021435.14422121812420827130101819071.493Apr 25, 194323NYG
53Charles Wensloff31943194803.01613.5522.60413251911276.2222998011951212511211281.146May 2, 194327NYY
54Ollie West4194219450-0.548.3334.8922114600112.111676613440447033061.42429TOT
55Pinky Woods31943194500.01321.3823.978544251013378.238819016713206712481916751.569Jun 20, 194323BOS
56Hank Wyse819421951012.57970.5303.5225115952671181257.2133858149266373403622421053531.360Sep 7, 194225CHC
Totals2971933195616187.312711311.4923.74542725751589102717732323081.22303911095959912589138678902741253373988960.714