Cap Peterson

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: August 15, 1942 in Tacoma, WA us

Died: May 16, 1980 in Tacoma, WA

Buried: Mountain View Memorial Park, Tacoma, WA

High School: Clover Park HS (Lakewood, WA)

Debut: September 12, 1962 (Age 20-028d, 9,637th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1969 (Age 27-044d)
vs. WSA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Charles Andrew Peterson

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

AB

1170

H

269

HR

BA

.230

R

106

RBI

122

SB

OBP

.292

SLG

.325

OPS

.617

OPS+

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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
1960	17	SFG-min	C	74	352	308	52	89	12	6	4	33	3	1	37	67	.289	.371	.406	.777		125		4	2	1			FRE · CALL
1961	18	SFG-min	B	24	90	79	11	21	4	1	0	5	0	0	10	16	.266	.344	.342	.686		27		0	0	1			EUG · NORW
1962	19	SFG-min	AA	136	609	526	128	176	34	9	29	130	13		71	82	.335	.414	.599	1.013		315		5	1	6	7		ELP · TL
1962	19	SFG	NL	4	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.167	.286	.167	.452	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	/6
1963	20	SFG-min	AAA	85	350	309	40	81	18	3	6	38	0	1	31	59	.262	.328	.398	.726		123		2	2	6			TAC · PCL
1963	20	SFG	NL	22	57	54	7	14	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	13	.259	.286	.352	.638	84	19	0	0	1	0	0	/45796
1964	21	SFG-min	WRk	30	132	108	15	34	8	2	1	16	0	0	23	16	.315	.432	.454	.886		49		0	0	1			GIA · AZIL
1964	21	SFG	NL	66	77	74	8	15	1	1	1	8	0	0	3	20	.203	.234	.284	.518	44	21	0	0	0	0	1	7/345
1965	22	SFG	NL	63	117	105	14	26	7	0	3	15	0	0	10	16	.248	.310	.400	.710	97	42	4	0	1	1	2	7/9
1966	23	SFG	NL	89	204	190	13	45	6	1	2	19	2	0	11	32	.237	.279	.311	.590	62	59	9	1	0	2	1	7/39
1967	24	WSA	AL	122	442	405	35	97	17	2	8	46	0	3	32	61	.240	.299	.351	.649	95	142	10	3	0	2	1	97
1968	25	WSA	AL	94	248	226	20	46	8	1	3	18	2	1	18	31	.204	.262	.288	.550	70	65	3	1	0	3	3	97
1969	26	CLE	AL	76	137	110	8	25	3	0	1	14	0	0	24	18	.227	.365	.282	.647	81	31	5	1	0	2	3	7/95
1970	27	CLE-min	AAA	101	333	288	52	84	12	1	5	44	2	2	38	29	.292	.369	.392	.762		113		1	0	6			WCH · AA
1971	28	CLE-min	AAA	91	305	277	41	73	11	4	8	46	1	0	23	42	.264	.325	.419	.743		116		3	0	2			WCH · AA
1972	29	MIN-min	AAA	86	176	147	18	38	7	1	4	31	0	0	27	29	.259	.375	.401	.776		59		1	0	1			TAC · PCL
8 Yrs				536	1289	1170	106	269	44	5	19	122	4	4	101	195	.230	.292	.325	.617	80	380	31	6	2	10	11
162 Game Avg.				162	390	354	32	81	13	2	6	37	1	1	31	59	.230	.292	.325	.617	80	115	9	2	1	3	3

SFG (5 yrs)				244	462	429	43	101	16	2	7	44	2	0	27	85	.235	.280	.331	.611	69	142	13	1	2	3	4
WSA (2 yrs)				216	690	631	55	143	25	3	11	64	2	4	50	92	.227	.286	.328	.614	86	207	13	4	0	5	4
CLE (1 yr)				76	137	110	8	25	3	0	1	14	0	0	24	18	.227	.365	.282	.647	81	31	5	1	0	2	3

NL (5 yrs)				244	462	429	43	101	16	2	7	44	2	0	27	85	.235	.280	.331	.611	69	142	13	1	2	3	4
AL (3 yrs)				292	827	741	63	168	28	3	12	78	2	4	74	110	.227	.299	.321	.620	86	238	18	5	0	7	7

Player Value--Batting

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

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