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Elliott Maddox

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 21, 1947 in East Orange, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Union HS (Union, NJ) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (20th) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Union HS (Union, NJ)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: April 7, 1970 (Age 22-107d, 12,967th in major league history)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1980 (Age 32-285d)
vs. PIT 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Elliott Maddox

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.9

2843

742

.261

360

RBI

234

OBP

.358

SLG

.334

OPS

.692

OPS+

100

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
1968	20	DET-min	A	74	279	229	34	70	7	7	1	39	8	1	36	35	.306	.396	.410	.806		94		2	6	6			LAK,RKM · FLOR,CARL
1969	21	DET-min	A,WRk	156	632	540	82	158	22	10	4	66	25	6	72	67	.293	.382	.393	.774		212		9	6	5			RKM,TGR · CARL,FLIN
1970	22	DET	AL	109	293	258	30	64	13	4	3	24	2	3	30	42	.248	.332	.364	.697	92	94	6	3	1	1	1	5H76/948
1971	23	WSA	AL	128	312	258	38	56	8	2	1	18	10	4	51	42	.217	.344	.275	.619	83	71	6	0	1	2	3	8H579
1972	24	TEX	AL	98	349	294	40	74	7	2	0	10	20	10	49	53	.252	.361	.289	.650	99	85	7	2	3	1	4	897H
1973	25	TEX	AL	100	210	172	24	41	1	0	1	17	5	4	29	28	.238	.356	.262	.618	81	45	3	3	5	1	2	87H9/5D
1974	26	NYY	AL	137	550	466	75	141	26	2	3	45	6	5	69	48	.303	.395	.386	.781	127	180	11	4	8	3	4	*89/H45	MVP-8
1975	27	NYY	AL	55	251	218	36	67	10	3	1	23	9	3	21	24	.307	.382	.394	.776	121	86	9	7	2	3	0	8/4
1976	28	NYY	AL	18	51	46	4	10	2	0	0	3	0	1	4	3	.217	.275	.261	.535	59	12	2	0	0	1	1	/98HD
1977	29	BAL	AL	49	128	107	14	28	7	0	2	9	2	2	13	9	.262	.357	.383	.740	108	41	5	4	2	2	0	8/H5
1978	30	NYM	NL	119	469	389	43	100	18	2	2	39	2	11	71	38	.257	.370	.329	.699	101	128	8	2	2	5	1	958H/3
1979	31	NYM	NL	86	249	224	21	60	13	0	1	12	3	2	20	27	.268	.335	.339	.674	89	76	3	3	1	1	0	98H5/7
1980	32	NYM	NL	130	478	411	35	101	16	1	4	34	1	9	52	44	.246	.336	.319	.655	87	131	9	6	5	4	5	*5H/839
1981	33	PHI-min	AAA	58	187	158	21	41	10	0	1	13	0	3	26	22	.259	.368	.342	.709		54		1	2	0	2		OKC · AA
11 Yrs				1029	3340	2843	360	742	121	16	18	234	60	54	409	358	.261	.358	.334	.692	100	949	69	34	30	24	21
162 Game Avg.				162	526	448	57	117	19	3	3	37	9	9	64	56	.261	.358	.334	.692	100	149	11	5	5	4	3

NYM (3 yrs)				335	1196	1024	99	261	47	3	7	85	6	22	143	109	.255	.349	.327	.676	93	335	20	11	8	10	6
TEX (3 yrs)				326	871	724	102	171	16	4	2	45	35	18	129	123	.236	.354	.278	.631	89	201	16	5	9	4	9
NYY (3 yrs)				210	852	730	115	218	38	5	4	71	15	9	94	75	.299	.384	.381	.764	121	278	22	11	10	7	5
BAL (1 yr)				49	128	107	14	28	7	0	2	9	2	2	13	9	.262	.357	.383	.740	108	41	5	4	2	2	0
DET (1 yr)				109	293	258	30	64	13	4	3	24	2	3	30	42	.248	.332	.364	.697	92	94	6	3	1	1	1

AL (8 yrs)				694	2144	1819	261	481	74	13	11	149	54	32	266	249	.264	.363	.338	.700	104	614	49	23	22	14	15
NL (3 yrs)				335	1196	1024	99	261	47	3	7	85	6	22	143	109	.255	.349	.327	.676	93	335	20	11	8	10	6