Andy Pafko

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, WI us

Died: October 8, 2013 in Bridgman, MI

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Boyceville HS (Boyceville, WI)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 22-211d, 7,533rd in MLB history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1959 (Age 38-216d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Andrew Pafko

Nicknames: Handy Andy or Pruschka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.7

AB

6292

R

844

H

1796

BA

.285

HR

213

RBI

976

SB

OBP

.350

SLG

.449

OPS

.799

OPS+

117

Standard Batting

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
1940	19	EAU	D	20	67	67		14	3	1	0						.209	.209	.284	.493		19							EAU · NORL
1941	20	GBY	D	87	360	318	74	111	19	3	12	66	8		33	34	.349	.412	.541	.953		172		1	8				GBY · WISL
1942	21	CHC-min	B	126	484	484		145	20	18	7						.300	.300	.459	.758		222							MAC · SALL
1943	22	CHC-min	AA	157	664	604	109	215	31	13	18	118	13		43	38	.356	.402	.540	.941		326		3	14				LOS · PCL
1943	22	CHC	NL	13	61	58	7	22	3	0	0	10	1		2	5	.379	.400	.431	.831	142	25	2	0	0			8
1944	23	CHC	NL	128	512	469	47	126	16	2	6	62	2		28	23	.269	.315	.350	.665	88	164	14	4	11			*8/9
1945	24	CHC	NL	144	608	534	64	159	24	12	12	110	5		45	36	.298	.361	.455	.816	128	243	4	8	21			*8	MVP-4
1946	25	CHC	NL	65	273	234	18	66	6	4	3	39	4		27	15	.282	.366	.380	.746	114	89	9	4	8			8
1947	26	CHC	NL	129	550	513	68	155	25	7	13	66	4		31	39	.302	.346	.454	.800	114	233	19	3	3			*8	AS,MVP-26
1948	27	CHC	NL	142	606	548	82	171	30	2	26	101	3		50	50	.312	.375	.516	.891	144	283	13	5	3			*5	AS,MVP-16
1949	28	CHC	NL	144	592	519	79	146	29	2	18	69	4		63	33	.281	.369	.449	.818	122	233	17	9	1			859/7	AS
1950	29	CHC	NL	146	595	514	95	156	24	8	36	92	4		69	32	.304	.397	.591	.989	157	304	9	11	1			*89	AS,MVP-12
1951	30	TOT	NL	133	519	455	68	116	16	3	30	93	2	5	52	37	.255	.347	.501	.848	123	228	14	12	0			*78
1951	30	CHC	NL	49	199	178	26	47	5	3	12	35	1	1	17	10	.264	.342	.528	.870	128	94	6	4	0			8
1951	30	BRO	NL	84	320	277	42	69	11	0	18	58	1	4	35	27	.249	.350	.484	.834	120	134	8	8	0			7/8
1952	31	BRO	NL	150	624	551	76	158	17	5	19	85	4	3	64	48	.287	.366	.439	.805	120	242	14	5	4			*7958
1953	32	MLN	NL	140	568	516	70	153	23	4	17	72	2	1	37	33	.297	.347	.455	.803	112	235	14	3	12			*9
1954	33	MLN	NL	138	570	510	61	146	22	4	14	69	1	2	37	36	.286	.335	.427	.763	103	218	14	4	12	7		*9/8
1955	34	MLN	NL	86	266	252	29	67	3	5	5	34	1	2	7	23	.266	.293	.377	.670	80	95	8	4	1	3	1	95/87
1956	35	MLN	NL	45	105	93	15	24	5	0	2	9	0	0	10	13	.258	.330	.376	.706	95	35	0	0	1	0	0	7/9
1957	36	MLN	NL	83	235	220	31	61	6	1	8	27	1	0	10	22	.277	.308	.423	.730	100	93	6	1	1	3	2	97/8
1958	37	MLN	NL	95	185	164	17	39	7	1	3	23	0	0	15	17	.238	.306	.348	.654	79	57	3	2	2	2	3	79/8
1959	38	MLN	NL	71	158	142	17	31	8	2	1	15	0	0	14	15	.218	.293	.324	.617	71	46	4	1	1	0	1	78/9
1964	43	MLN-min	A	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	3.000	4.000		3		0	0	0			BNG · NYPL
17 Yrs				1852	7027	6292	844	1796	264	62	213	976	38	13	561	477	.285	.350	.449	.799	117	2823	164	76	82	15	7
162 Game Avg.				162	615	550	74	157	23	5	19	85	3		49	42	.285	.350	.449	.799	117	247	14	7	7
				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
CHC (9 yrs)				960	3996	3567	486	1048	162	40	126	584	28	1	332	243	.294	.362	.468	.829	126	1668	93	48	48
MLN (7 yrs)				658	2087	1897	240	521	74	17	50	249	5	5	130	159	.275	.324	.411	.734	98	779	49	15	30	15	7
BRO (2 yrs)				234	944	828	118	227	28	5	37	143	5	7	99	75	.274	.361	.454	.815	120	376	22	13	4

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Advanced Batting

Postseason Batting

All-Star Batting

Ratio Batting *

Win Probability *

Baserunning & Misc. Stats *

Situational Batting *

Cumulative Batting

Neutralized Batting

* - Disclaimer & Completeness Note

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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