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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
1Bobby Adams1419461959015.8128145344019591108218849373036743414447.269.340.368.708Apr 16, 194624CIN
2Ed Albosta2194119460-0.11912120100000007.083.083.083.167Sep 3, 194127PIT
3Hosea Allen41941194700.318312838200602.286.333.357.69027CBE
4Ferrell Anderson2194619530-0.2972632342061120215101825.261.324.338.662Apr 16, 194628BRO
5Ed Bahr2194619470-0.5507268210010500018.147.147.176.324May 1, 194626PIT
6Hank Behrman4194619490-0.8174133115414100400550.122.158.130.289Apr 17, 194625BRO
7Frank Biscan31942194800.07440354520020049.143.250.200.450May 3, 194226SLB
8Joe Black12194319572-0.1248260234164430017101038.188.231.201.432May 1, 195222BEG
9Ewell Blackwell10194219556-0.52374834433177121122001273.174.196.212.408Apr 21, 194223CIN
10Buddy Blattner51942194904.4272832713112176348168418910296.247.347.384.731Apr 18, 194226NYG
11Allen Bryant3194019460-0.115262514100000.160.160.200.36028TOT
12Mike Budnick21946194700.34226243710130123.292.346.458.804Apr 18, 194626NYG
13Jake Caulfield1194619460-0.244989413268001000411.277.306.362.668Apr 24, 194628PHA
14Cleveland Clark41945194801.5131492425661131810252753.266.350.369.71926NYC
15Gil Coan111946195602.1918316728773847319844392788338232384.254.316.359.675Apr 27, 194624WSH
16Jack Conway4194119480-0.91283963593580103127232854.223.279.276.555Sep 9, 194127CLE
17Claude Corbitt41945194901.521570163060153221137864730.243.297.286.583Sep 23, 194530CIN
18Billy Cox1119411955010.210584081371247097417432663514238298218.262.318.380.698Sep 20, 194126PIT
19Joe Craig21945194600.857191157344522126030.287.401.344.74528PS
20Peanuts Davis2194319460-0.112373314000103.121.194.121.31628IC
21Bob Dillinger61946195115.675332022904401888123471021310650251203.306.363.391.754Apr 16, 194627SLB
22Reinaldo Drake41945194801.4963963515596123234936.274.349.342.69123IC
23Erv Dusak91941195201.741311921035168251326241061212142188.243.334.355.688Sep 18, 194125STL
24Bruce Edwards101946195624.759118961675191429672039241910190179.256.335.390.725Jun 23, 194622BRO
25Del Ennis1419461959329.819037944725498520633586928812844536597719.284.340.472.812Apr 28, 194621PHI
26Hoot Evers1219411956213.0114243103801555105518741985654536415420.278.353.426.778Sep 16, 194125DET
27Everett Fagan21943194600.13825214400000049.190.320.190.510Apr 24, 194328PHA
28Cliff Fannin8194519520-0.2195267237304130014001736.173.231.186.417Sep 2, 194522SLB
29Enrique Figueroa11946194600.022373759100400.243.243.270.51419BEG
30Carl Furillo1519461960234.618067022637889519103245619210584850514436.299.355.458.813Apr 16, 194624BRO
31Joe Garagiola91946195408.06762170187219848182164225555267173.257.354.385.739May 26, 194620STL
32Angel GarcĂ­a31945194800.29282334100105.174.321.217.53923IC
33Alphonso Gerard4194519480-0.950193170244391016118.253.324.318.64229NBY
34Jack Graham21946194900.123987377510517928538126128499.231.310.427.737Apr 16, 194629TOT
35Félix Guilbe21946194700.1843202864072133021627.252.321.318.63922BEG
36Harold Hairston2194619470-0.215232312000110.087.087.087.17424HG
37Sam Hairston61944195123.11194734217513325456670440.316.385.430.815Jul 21, 195126IC
38Ralph Hamner4194619490-0.1616661210201700123.164.177.246.423Apr 28, 194629CHW
39Gene Handley2194619470-0.31253803414186106029933227.252.316.317.633Apr 16, 194631PHA
40Walter Hardy5194419480-2.5117440409388183131424.198.244.240.48420NBY
41Joe Hatten7194619520-1.424438935726576002421999.160.183.176.359Apr 21, 194629BRO
42Grady Hatton1219461960118.6131249134206562106816633915334221646430.254.354.374.728Apr 16, 194623CIN
43Hank Helf3193819460-0.8782091961836110622011041.184.227.332.559May 5, 193832SLB
44Gene Hermanski919431953011.1739229619602765338518462594318289212.272.372.404.776Aug 14, 194326BRO
45Johnny Hetki81945195400.721413111582722060077.235.279.287.566Sep 14, 194524CIN
46Archie Hinton21945194600.127413597000405.200.317.200.51720BEG
47Eddie Jefferson2194519460-0.115191702000002.118.211.118.32823PS
48Jake Jones5194119480-1.522486879080181315231178469130.229.294.368.663Sep 20, 194125CHW
49Tom Jordan3194419480-0.6391019652342161142.240.270.354.624Sep 4, 194426TOT
50Bill Kennedy3194219470-0.13115140100010003.071.071.071.143May 1, 194227WSH
51Monty Kennedy8194619530-0.7255330301254660126001177.153.188.183.371Apr 18, 194624NYG
52Larry Kimbrough5194219480-0.227434089200423.225.279.275.55422PS
53Ellis Kinder12194619570-2.04844994443463711330123123.142.184.169.353Apr 30, 194631SLB
54Ralph Kiner HOF1019461955648.1147262565205971145121639369101522181011749.279.398.548.946Apr 16, 194623PIT
55Bruce Konopka3194219460-0.245111105925410100059.238.273.295.568Jun 7, 194226PHA
56Emil Kush61941194900.41508582818400300312.220.247.268.515Sep 21, 194129CHC
57Clayton Lambert2194619470-0.12614140200000006.143.143.143.286Apr 22, 194629CIN
58Bob Lemon HOF1519411958710.761513301183148274549371472193241.232.288.386.674Sep 9, 194125CLE
59Rufus Lewis31946194820.4431121001618312909.180.248.290.53826NE
60Al Lyons41944194800.6606258517301700316.293.339.397.735Apr 19, 194427NYY
61Bob Malloy51943194900.14831313720020009.226.226.290.516May 4, 194328CIN
62Luis Márquez51946195444.02437666841221943369714846424.284.354.389.742Apr 18, 195120TOT
63Cuddles Marshall4194619500-0.173544949000100314.184.231.184.414Apr 24, 194621NYY
64Ox Miller41943194700.22630275710140018.259.286.407.693Aug 7, 194331SLB
65Minnie Miñoso HOF20194619801353.319488233705912282113365951951089216130848584.299.387.461.848Apr 19, 194922NYC
66Anse Moore1194619460-0.7511481341628401811129.209.279.261.540Apr 17, 194628DET
67Dick Mulligan3194119470-0.12523180000011049.000.182.000.182Sep 24, 194128TOT
68Ray Neil31946194811.0803513194792193230427.288.346.386.73125IC
69Alex Newkirk31946194800.4447669620110504.290.329.333.66229NBY
70John O'Neil1194619460-0.346101941225300904512.266.303.298.601Apr 16, 194626PHI
71Johnny Ostrowski7194319500-0.32166375617313120914747668125.234.321.376.697Sep 24, 194328CHC
72Clyde Parris2194619470-0.770284260396282227619.238.298.308.60623TOT
73Frank Pearson4194519480-0.218373525000201.143.167.143.31026MRS
74Whitey Platt5194219490-2.33331094100211725641171314721281122.255.314.369.684Sep 16, 194225CHW
75Bob Ramazzotti7194619530-1.73469138518619622945315745107.230.271.291.562Apr 20, 194629BRO
76Don Richmond4194119510-0.55616215211326222213617.211.241.316.556Sep 16, 194126PHA
77Marv Rickert6194219500-0.940212481149139284459191454788161.247.302.352.653Sep 10, 194225CHC
78Bill Rigney81946195317.8654221719662815107814412122524208206.259.334.376.710Apr 16, 194628NYG
79Bob Savage5194219490-0.4129127104690000001851.087.221.087.308Jun 24, 194224PHA
80Harry Simpson111946195915.310123594324141487011945764342318312429.268.334.403.737Apr 21, 195120PS
81Elmer Singleton8194519590-0.4152736839110400027.132.132.176.309Aug 20, 194528BSN
82Dick Sisler81946195317.1799288126063027201182855360613226253.276.336.406.743Apr 16, 194625STL
83Ford Smith4194119481-0.163172157233791129011.236.290.325.61527KCM
84Gene Smith3194119461-0.42810193717100715.183.232.194.42634IC
85Warren Spahn HOF2119421965177.678320561872141363576351894294487.194.234.287.520Apr 19, 194225BSN
86Chuck Stevens3194119480-1.221184573289184298455688889.251.333.329.663Sep 16, 194127SLB
87Frank Thompson41945194800.4357465615010206.231.296.262.55727HG
88Bob Thurman81946195904.44481126102516528337184316911485112.276.336.473.809Apr 14, 195529HG
89Bob Usher6194619570-4.1428121911011332594141810291390136.235.295.329.623Apr 16, 194621CIN
90Eddie Waitkus1119411955214.5114046814254528121421544243732821372204.285.344.374.718Apr 15, 194126CHC
91Leo Wells2194219460-0.380209189193661215441639.190.254.265.518Apr 16, 194228CHW
92Willie Wells5194419480-1.474226202253691019214.178.242.233.47523MRS
93Dick Whitman61946195100.52857026389316537326710115146.259.316.335.652Apr 16, 194625BRO
94Jimmy Wilkes41945194820.61717276301111471785581085.233.326.310.63620NE
95Frank Williams31942194600.435145124243462015120.274.375.355.73027TOT
96Gene Woodling1719431962133.31796661855878301585257631478302947921477.284.386.431.817Sep 23, 194323CLE
97Benny Zientara41941194800.7278985906106230295249585048.254.293.304.596Sep 11, 194128CIN
Totals5691938198081340.13227010792295683130902549441139482202122201138755100829937.266.340.398.738

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
1Ed Albosta2194119460-1.208.0006.15198300052.25243364431241012501.804Sep 3, 194127PIT
2Hosea Allen4194119470-0.817.1257.13167630164.1845951322317013121.64827CBE
3Ed Bahr21946194702.71111.5003.37462511800219.02101028213957698079371.393May 1, 194626PIT
4Hank Behrman4194619490-1.12417.5854.4017427625219429.24272502103122829189721319091.524Apr 17, 194625BRO
5Frank Biscan31942194800.279.4385.2874433104148.1170998741049649077101.847May 3, 194226SLB
6Joe Black121943195729.04936.5763.722415911529230806.0760399333642811645493434261.292May 1, 195222BEG
7Ewell Blackwell1019421955627.18278.5133.30236169496915111321.0115056248467562378394422855761.296Apr 21, 194223CIN
8Allen Bryant3194019460-0.522.5004.98149321059.2664233118452012681.40828TOT
9Mike Budnick21946194700.123.4004.0442810113100.191564513586420024421.485Apr 18, 194626NYG
10Peanuts Davis21943194601.015.1674.14108270076.0823835318331003221.31628IC
11Erv Dusak91941195200.003.0005.332331600154.05135324442262012521.759Sep 18, 194125STL
12Everett Fagan2194319460-1.227.2225.473821900382.18855506382215203741.530Apr 24, 194328PHA
13Cliff Fannin81945195204.43451.4004.8516498392866733.07634453957339333352321232821.577Sep 2, 194522SLB
14Enrique Figueroa11946194600.942.6673.79137431059.1553025340292022711.60119BEG
15Angel GarcĂ­a31945194801.432.6003.2895440060.1552922024441022561.30923IC
16Harold Hairston2194619470-0.834.4296.42155530154.2554439620252012501.37224HG
17Ralph Hamner4194619490-0.9820.2864.58612816801220.023613311216132799111610181.673Apr 28, 194629CHW
18Joe Hatten71946195209.66549.5703.872331494051841087.0112452246870492453811902647231.487Apr 21, 194629BRO
19Johnny Hetki81945195403.91826.4094.39214231228012525.1557289256421851917564822881.412Sep 14, 194524CIN
20Archie Hinton21945194600.842.6673.92149530164.1483528142353132761.39920BEG
21Eddie Jefferson2194519460-0.622.5005.72157410056.2724436024151002621.69423PS
22Bill Kennedy3194219470-2.013.2506.793141710563.27155483442230012991.806May 1, 194227WSH
23Monty Kennedy81946195307.64255.4333.84249127544874961.092848441067495344112032342401.481Apr 18, 194624NYG
24Larry Kimbrough5194219480-0.425.2865.81145610052.2614334227170012331.67122PS
25Ellis Kinder1219461957030.910271.5903.4348412225556101041479.2142162756411653952749921163021.325Apr 30, 194631SLB
26Emil Kush61941194905.32112.6363.481508782112346.13241461342115822150103814811.392Sep 21, 194129CHC
27Clayton Lambert2194619470-0.622.5005.40264820158.16037356261211002471.474Apr 22, 194629CIN
28Bob Lemon HOF1519411958737.5207128.6183.234603507318831222850.0255911851024180125155127757263120991.337Sep 9, 194125CLE
29Rufus Lewis31946194825.32014.5882.99433562362279.224812593128219050511591.18026NE
30Al Lyons4194419480-1.633.5006.3039119000100.012573709594464284771.840Apr 19, 194427NYY
31Bob Malloy51943194900.847.3643.2648326102116.011652424525352014741.448May 4, 194328CIN
32Cuddles Marshall4194619500-2.077.5005.98731530104185.021613212381586693178982.022Apr 24, 194621NYY
33Ox Miller4194319470-1.046.4006.382410540191.2123666512334272044271.702Aug 7, 194331SLB
34Dick Mulligan31941194700.533.5004.442561220181.08243401392234123561.494Sep 24, 194128TOT
35Alex Newkirk31946194801.0712.3685.382915101000152.118710291756552016891.59529NBY
36Frank Pearson41945194801.137.3004.071710250090.21015441218432003881.31326MRS
37Bob Savage51942194900.81627.3724.3212931591029423.043322720321215517121718821.532Jun 24, 194224PHA
38Harry Simpson11194619591-0.10027.001000000.121100000036.000Apr 21, 195120PS
39Elmer Singleton81945195900.91117.3934.831451965204327.23221921763414628160511914311.428Aug 20, 194528BSN
40Ford Smith41941194815.9146.7002.372818101332182.015062483531097037371.11527KCM
41Warren Spahn HOF21194219651792.6363245.5973.097506656738263285243.24830201617984341434112258342581215471.195Apr 19, 194225BSN
42Frank Thompson41945194802.11210.5453.51352481315194.218610776261986018431.26927HG
43Bob Thurman8194619590-1.459.3575.4324157710109.11158366453547004981.537Apr 14, 195529HG
Totals2341940196536237.21171993.5413.68449521471385100516130319662.2188569223804113727862545930333338371841141.804