Danny Goodwin

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: September 2, 1953 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Peoria Central HS (Peoria, IL) and the California Angels in the 1st round (1st) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Peoria Central HS (Peoria, IL)

School: Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: September 3, 1975 (Age 22-001d, 11,293rd in MLB history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 7, 1982 (Age 28-308d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Danny Kay Goodwin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

AB

636

H

150

HR

BA

.236

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.301

SLG

.373

OPS

.674

OPS+

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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
1975	21	CAL-min	AA	46	163	138	10	38	6	0	2	18	0	1	21	23	.275	.369	.362	.731		50	5	0	3	1	4		ELP · TL
1975	21	CAL	AL	4	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200	-41	1	2	0	0	0	0	/D

1976	22	CAL-min	AA,A	101	426	359	67	110	24	2	8	69	6	2	63	80	.306	.411	.451	.862		162		2	0	2			ELP,SLS · TL,CALL
1977	23	CAL-min	AAA	77	331	279	56	85	24	3	10	66	9	6	48	52	.305	.403	.520	.923		145		0	1	3			SLC · PCL
1977	23	CAL	AL	35	96	91	5	19	6	1	1	8	0	0	5	19	.209	.250	.330	.580	60	30	2	0	0	0	1	D
1978	24	CAL-min	AA	101	449	361	90	130	17	4	25	89	4	0	75	68	.360	.469	.637	1.106		230		5	1	7			ELP · TL
1978	24	CAL	AL	24	69	58	9	16	5	0	2	10	0	0	10	13	.276	.377	.466	.842	141	27	1	0	0	1	0	D
1979	25	OAK-min	AAA	100	435	370	66	129	22	7	20	94	0	4	59	62	.349	.434	.608	1.042		225		0	2	4			OGD · PCL
1979	25	MIN	AL	58	172	159	22	46	8	5	5	27	0	0	11	23	.289	.335	.497	.832	118	79	5	0	2	0	1	D/3
1980	26	MIN	AL	55	134	115	12	23	5	0	1	11	0	0	17	32	.200	.301	.270	.570	54	31	4	0	1	1	0	D3
1981	27	MIN	AL	59	169	151	18	34	6	1	2	17	3	1	16	32	.225	.298	.318	.615	74	48	3	0	1	1	2	3/D7
1982	28	OAK-min	AAA	89	371	306	41	92	20	9	11	58	9	6	58	63	.301	.415	.533	.948		163		4	0	3	7		TAC · PCL
1982	28	OAK	AL	17	57	52	6	11	2	1	2	8	0	0	2	13	.212	.236	.404	.640	77	21	3	0	2	1	0	D
1983	29	OAK-min	AAA	140	559	469	71	143	20	4	21	96	10	5	80	93	.305	.400	.499	.899		234		0	2	8	9		TAC · PCL
1984	30	OAK-min	AAA	119	495	429	59	127	20	2	20	82	5	7	54	99	.296	.374	.492	.866		211		4	0	8	5		TAC · PCL
1985	31	OAK-min	AAA	87	371	316	44	92	18	0	12	65	1	1	45	52	.291	.377	.462	.839		146		3	0	7	3		TAC · PCL
7 Yrs				252	707	636	72	150	32	8	13	81	3	1	61	137	.236	.301	.373	.674	84	237	20	0	6	4	4
162 Game Avg.				162	455	409	46	96	21	5	8	52	2	1	39	88	.236	.301	.373	.674	84	152	13	0	4	3	3

MIN (3 yrs)				172	475	425	52	103	19	6	8	55	3	1	44	87	.242	.312	.372	.684	85	158	12	0	4	2	3
CAL (3 yrs)				63	175	159	14	36	11	1	3	18	0	0	15	37	.226	.291	.365	.656	84	58	5	0	0	1	1
OAK (1 yr)				17	57	52	6	11	2	1	2	8	0	0	2	13	.212	.236	.404	.640	77	21	3	0	2	1	0

Player Value--Batting

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

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You knew about the two-time No. 1 pick thing, but! 8% of Goodwin's hits, 10% of his RBIs, 11% of his Rs, 13% of his 2Bs & 3Bs, and 15% of his HRs came over the course of just 3 double-headers. And I was at one of them.

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