Roy Campanella

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 190lb (175cm, 86kg)

Born: November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: June 26, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Simon Gratz HS (Philadelphia, PA)

AL/NL Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 26-153d)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 35-314d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1969. (Voted by BBWAA on 270/340 ballots)
View Roy Campanella's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Roy Campanella

Nicknames: Campy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.7

5054

1428

260

.283

788

RBI

1015

OBP

.363

SLG

.496

OPS

.859

OPS+

125

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1937	15	-14.0	WEG	NN2	Maj	WEG	8	24	22	3	4	1	0	0	1	0		1		.182	.217	.227	.445	5		0	1
1938	16	-13.2	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	10	33	32	4	6	0	0	0	2	0		1		.188	.212	.188	.400	6		0	0
1939	17	-12.6	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	20	58	48	7	11	1	0	0	5	0		3		.229	.288	.250	.538	12		1
1940	18	-10.9	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	35	126	119	18	31	5	1	6	25	1		6		.261	.302	.471	.772	56		1	0
1941	19	-10.2	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	37	143	128	26	41	11	3	4	22	3		12		.320	.392	.547	.938	70		3	0
1942	20	-8.6	Monterrey	MEX	Ind		20	90	81	15	24	6	2	2	15	2		9	8	.296	.367	.494	.860	40		0	0
1942	20	-10.4	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	42	167	150	22	42	8	3	1	26	2		14		.280	.345	.393	.739	59		1	2
1943	21	-7.4	Monterrey	MEX	Ind		90	389	342	74	99	24	5	12	54	4		46	28	.289	.375	.494	.869	169		1	0
1944	22		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	BEG-PS	35	151	143	30	55	13	2	2	30	5		8		.385	.417	.545	.963	78		0	0
1944	22	-9.0	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	34	146	138	28	54	13	2	2	30	4		8		.391	.425	.558	.983	77		0	0
1944	22	-9.0	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	1	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	1		0	0
1945	23	-8.7	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	57	239	207	51	77	18	5	5	48	3		31		.372	.456	.580	1.036	120		1	0
1946	24	-1.0	Nashua	NENL	B	BRO	113	468	396	75	115	19	8	13	96	16		64	28	.290	.393	.477	.870	189		3	5
1947	25	-2.9	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	135	513	440	64	120	25	3	13	75	7		66	41	.273	.371	.432	.803	190		3	4
1948	26	-1.9	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	35	146	123	31	40	5	2	13	39	0		23	23	.325	.432	.715	1.147	88		0	0
1948	26	-2.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	83	321	279	32	72	11	3	9	45	3	1	36	45	.258	.345	.416	.761	116	3	1	5		6
1949	27	-1.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	130	507	436	65	125	22	2	22	82	3	3	67	36	.287	.385	.498	.883	217	11	3	1		17
1950	28	0.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	126	494	437	70	123	19	3	31	89	1	1	55	51	.281	.364	.551	.916	241	17	2	0		15
1951	29	0.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	143	562	505	90	164	33	1	33	108	1	2	53	51	.325	.393	.590	.983	298	19	4	0		14
1952	30	1.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	128	533	468	73	126	18	1	22	97	8	4	57	59	.269	.352	.453	.805	212	22	3	5		12
1953	31	2.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	144	590	519	103	162	26	3	41	142	4	2	67	58	.312	.395	.611	1.006	317	13	4	0		13
1954	32	4.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	111	446	397	43	82	14	3	19	51	1	4	42	49	.207	.285	.401	.686	159	13	2	4	1	6
1955	33	4.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	123	522	446	81	142	20	1	32	107	2	3	56	41	.318	.395	.583	.978	260	14	6	5	9	9
1956	34	5.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	124	461	388	39	85	6	1	20	73	1	0	66	61	.219	.333	.394	.727	153	20	1	4	2	15
1957	35	6.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	103	380	330	31	80	9	0	13	62	1	0	34	50	.242	.316	.388	.703	128	11	4	6	6	6
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		1459	5757	5054	788	1428	235	32	260	1015	39	20	609	501	.283	.363	.496	.859	2507		37	33	18	113
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		283	1127	959	170	275	49	13	39	210	23		153	92	.287	.388	.487	.875	467		6	9
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		110	479	423	89	123	30	7	14	69	6		55	36	.291	.374	.494	.868	209		1	0
All Levels (21 Seasons)							1852	7363	6436	1047	1826	314	52	313	1294	68	20	817	629	.284	.367	.495	.862	3183		44	42	18	113

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		170	659	563	95	160	30	5	26	114	7		89	64	.284	.385	.494	.879	278		3	4
B (1 season)					Minors		113	468	396	75	115	19	8	13	96	16		64	28	.290	.393	.477	.870	189		3	5