Gene Woodling

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 195lb (175cm, 88kg)

Born: August 16, 1922 in Akron, OH us

Died: June 2, 2001 in Barberton, OH

Buried: Granger Fairview Cemetery, Granger, OH

High School: Akron East HS (Akron, OH)

Debut: September 23, 1943 (Age 21-038d, 7,523rd in MLB history)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1962 (Age 40-031d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Eugene Richard Woodling

Nicknames: Rock

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.3

AB

5587

R

830

H

1585

BA

.284

HR

147

RBI

830

SB

OBP

.386

SLG

.431

OPS

.817

OPS+

123

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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	17	CLE-min	D	85	332	332		132	29	6	4						.398	.398	.557	.955		185							MFL · OHSL
1941	18	CLE-min	C	105	432	432		162	32	6	7						.375	.375	.525	.900		227							FLI,CHL · MICH,MATL
1942	19	CLE-min	A	39	120	120		23	4	2	1						.192	.192	.283	.475		34							WKB · EL
1943	20	CLE-min	A	128	453	453		156	30	8	5						.344	.344	.479	.823		217							WKB · EL
1943	20	CLE	AL	8	27	25	5	8	2	1	1	5	0	0	1	3	.320	.346	.600	.946	183	15	0	0	1		0	/98
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	23	CLE	AL	61	155	133	8	25	1	4	0	9	1	2	16	13	.188	.280	.256	.536	55	34	1	1	5		0	8/79
1947	24	NYY-min	AAA	128	571	477	81	138	19	8	8	54	5		84	27	.289	.398	.413	.811		197		2	8				NWK · IL
1947	24	PIT	NL	22	87	79	7	21	2	2	0	10	0	2	7	5	.266	.326	.342	.667	75	27	1	0	1		0	8/7

1949	26	NYY	AL	112	357	296	60	80	13	7	5	44	2	2	52	21	.270	.381	.412	.793	110	122	6	1	7		0	78/9
1950	27	NYY	AL	122	523	449	81	127	20	10	6	60	5	3	70	31	.283	.381	.412	.793	105	185	10	1	3		1	*7/89
1951	28	NYY	AL	120	485	420	65	118	15	8	15	71	0	4	62	37	.281	.373	.462	.835	129	194	8	0	3		3	*78/9	MVP-26
1952	29	NYY	AL	122	471	408	58	126	19	6	12	63	1	4	59	31	.309	.397	.473	.870	148	193	5	1	3		5	*7/8	MVP-21
1953	30	NYY	AL	125	483	395	64	121	26	4	10	58	2	7	82	29	.306	.429	.468	.898	146	185	14	3	2		7	*7	MVP-23
1954	31	NYY	AL	97	360	304	33	76	12	5	3	40	3	4	53	35	.250	.358	.352	.710	98	107	3	0	0	3	3	7
1955	32	TOT	AL	126	476	404	55	104	21	3	8	53	3	5	60	33	.257	.354	.384	.737	99	155	10	4	1	7	6	*79/8
1955	32	BAL	AL	47	173	145	22	32	6	2	3	18	1	1	24	18	.221	.329	.352	.681	90	51	2	1	0	3	4	79/8
1955	32	CLE	AL	79	303	259	33	72	15	1	5	35	2	4	36	15	.278	.368	.402	.769	104	104	8	3	1	4	2	79
1956	33	CLE	AL	100	399	317	56	83	17	0	8	38	2	6	69	29	.262	.395	.391	.787	107	124	6	3	7	3	2	7/9
1957	34	CLE	AL	133	505	430	74	138	25	2	19	78	0	5	64	35	.321	.408	.521	.929	153	224	6	3	4	5	2	*7	MVP-15
1958	35	BAL	AL	133	487	413	57	114	16	1	15	65	4	2	66	49	.276	.378	.429	.806	128	177	14	2	3	1	3	*97
1959	36	BAL	AL	140	523	440	63	132	22	2	14	77	1	1	78	35	.300	.402	.455	.856	138	200	5	0	1	5	4	*79	AS,MVP-16
1960	37	BAL	AL	140	528	435	68	123	18	3	11	62	3	0	84	40	.283	.401	.414	.815	123	180	5	4	3	3	7	*7/9	MVP-24
1961	38	WSA	AL	110	396	342	39	107	16	4	10	57	1	0	50	24	.313	.403	.471	.873	140	161	10	2	1	1	3	97
1962	39	TOT	MLB	125	353	297	37	82	12	1	10	40	1	0	48	27	.276	.379	.424	.803	116	126	6	3	1	3	7	97
1962	39	WSA	AL	44	135	107	19	30	4	0	5	16	1	0	24	5	.280	.421	.458	.879	137	49	1	2	1	0	4	9/7
1962	39	NYM	NL	81	218	190	18	52	8	1	5	24	0	0	24	22	.274	.353	.405	.758	103	77	5	1	0	3	3	79
17 Yrs				1796	6615	5587	830	1585	257	63	147	830	29	47	921	477	.284	.386	.431	.817	123	2409	110	28	46	31	53
162 Game Avg.				162	597	504	75	143	23	6	13	75	3	4	83	43	.284	.386	.431	.817	123	217	10	3	4		5
				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
NYY (6 yrs)				698	2679	2272	361	648	105	40	51	336	13	24	378	184	.285	.388	.434	.822	124	986	46	6	18	3	19
CLE (5 yrs)				381	1389	1164	176	326	60	8	33	165	5	17	186	95	.280	.380	.430	.811	119	501	21	10	18	12	6
BAL (4 yrs)				460	1711	1433	210	401	62	8	43	222	9	4	252	142	.280	.387	.424	.812	126	608	26	7	7	12	18
WSA (2 yrs)				154	531	449	58	137	20	4	15	73	2	0	74	29	.305	.407	.468	.875	139	210	11	4	2	1	7
NYM (1 yr)				81	218	190	18	52	8	1	5	24	0	0	24	22	.274	.353	.405	.758	103	77	5	1	0	3	3
PIT (1 yr)				22	87	79	7	21	2	2	0	10	0	2	7	5	.266	.326	.342	.667	75	27	1	0	1		0

AL (16 yrs)				1693	6310	5318	805	1512	247	60	142	796	29	45	890	450	.284	.388	.433	.821	124	2305	104	27	45	28	50
NL (2 yrs)				103	305	269	25	73	10	3	5	34	0	2	31	27	.271	.345	.387	.732	95	104	6	1	1	3	3

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

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Gene Woodling

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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Standard Fielding

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