Wayne Causey

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 26, 1936 in Ruston, LA us

High School: Neville HS (Monroe, LA)

School: University of Louisiana at Monroe (Monroe, LA)

Debut: June 5, 1955 (Age 18-161d, 11,263rd in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1968 (Age 31-269d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: James Wayne Causey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

3244

819

.252

357

RBI

285

OBP

.333

SLG

.341

OPS

.674

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1955	18	BAL	AL	68	196	175	14	34	2	1	1	9	0	1	17	25	.194	.269	.234	.504	42	41	1	1	3	0	1	5H/46
1956	19	BAL	AL	53	97	88	7	15	0	1	1	4	0	0	8	23	.170	.237	.227	.464	29	20	2	0	0	1	0	5H/4
1957	20	BAL-min	AA	79	316	267	25	66	9	4	1	22	5	2	37	28	.247	.333	.322	.655		86		0	7	5			SAN · TL
1957	20	BAL	AL	14	17	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2	.200	.471	.200	.671	97	2	0	1	0	1	2	/45H

1958	21	BAL-min	AAA	127	503	448	51	109	20	6	4	35	1		47	56	.243	.315	.342	.656		153		1	4	3	2		LOU · AA
1959	22	BAL-min	AAA	91	266	231	21	56	6	2	1	18	1	2	30	29	.242	.327	.299	.626		69		0	3	2			VAN · PCL
1960	23	BAL-min	AAA	143	573	490	62	130	24	10	5	38	2	0	69	48	.265	.360	.386	.746		189		4	9	1			VAN · PCL
1961	24	KCA	AL	104	361	312	37	86	14	1	8	49	0	0	37	28	.276	.348	.404	.752	101	126	5	0	8	4	0	56/4H
1962	25	KCA	AL	117	354	305	40	77	14	1	4	38	2	0	41	30	.252	.340	.344	.684	82	105	8	2	1	5	5	6H5/4
1963	26	KCA	AL	139	619	554	72	155	32	4	8	44	4	2	56	54	.280	.345	.395	.740	102	219	9	0	7	2	3	*6/5H	MVP-21
1964	27	KCA	AL	157	705	604	82	170	31	4	8	49	0	1	88	65	.281	.377	.386	.763	110	233	19	7	2	4	3	*64/5H	MVP-25
1965	28	KCA	AL	144	587	513	48	134	17	8	3	34	1	3	61	48	.261	.341	.343	.684	96	176	7	2	9	2	4	645/H
1966	29	TOT	AL	106	285	243	24	58	8	2	0	18	3	0	31	19	.239	.318	.288	.606	81	70	5	0	4	6	1	4H56
1966	29	KCA	AL	28	89	79	1	18	0	0	0	5	1	0	7	6	.228	.284	.228	.512	52	18	3	0	0	2	1	56/H
1966	29	CHW	AL	78	196	164	23	40	8	2	0	13	2	0	24	13	.244	.333	.317	.650	95	52	2	0	4	4	0	4H/56
1967	30	CHW	AL	124	333	292	21	66	10	3	1	28	2	5	32	35	.226	.302	.291	.593	81	85	2	1	5	3	4	4H/6
1968	31	TOT	MLB	79	168	148	10	22	2	1	1	11	0	0	14	12	.149	.223	.196	.419	26	29	1	1	2	3	2	4H/56
1968	31	TOT	AL	63	129	111	8	18	2	0	0	7	0	0	14	8	.162	.260	.180	.440	33	20	1	1	2	1	2	4H
1968	31	CHW	AL	59	118	100	8	18	2	0	0	7	0	0	14	7	.180	.284	.200	.484	46	20	0	1	2	1	2	4H
1968	31	CAL	AL	4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	/4
1968	31	ATL	NL	16	39	37	2	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	4	.108	.103	.243	.346	1	9	0	0	0	2	0	/H456
11 Yrs				1105	3722	3244	357	819	130	26	35	285	12	12	390	341	.252	.333	.341	.674	89	1106	59	15	41	31	25
162 Game Avg.				162	546	476	52	120	19	4	5	42	2	2	57	50	.252	.333	.341	.674	89	162	9	2	6	5	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
KCA (6 yrs)				689	2715	2367	280	640	108	18	31	219	8	6	290	231	.270	.350	.371	.721	99	877	51	11	27	19	16
BAL (3 yrs)				135	310	273	23	51	2	2	2	14	0	1	30	50	.187	.270	.231	.501	41	63	3	2	3	2	3
CHW (3 yrs)				261	647	556	52	124	20	5	1	48	4	5	70	55	.223	.308	.282	.591	79	157	4	2	11	8	6
CAL (1 yr)				4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				16	39	37	2	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	4	.108	.103	.243	.346	1	9	0	0	0	2	0

AL (11 yrs)				1089	3683	3207	355	815	130	25	34	281	12	12	390	337	.254	.335	.342	.677	90	1097	59	15	41	29	25
NL (1 yr)				16	39	37	2	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	4	.108	.103	.243	.346	1	9	0	0	0	2	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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