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Don Padgett

Positions: Catcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: December 5, 1911 in Caroleen, NC us

Died: December 2, 1980 in High Point, NC

Buried: Oakwood Memorial Park, High Point, NC

School: Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)

Last Game: September 12, 1948 (Age 36-282d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Don Wilson Padgett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

1991

573

.288

247

RBI

338

OBP

.336

SLG

.415

OPS

.752

OPS+

102

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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
1935	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	STL	139	516	516		139	22	9	5						.269		.376		194
1935	23	-5.4	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	46		176		48	5	2	3						.273		.375		66
1935	23	-4.2	Houston	TL	A	STL	93		340		91	17	7	2						.268		.377		128
1936	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A1	STL	130	578	551	103	166	26	12	6	73	6	1	21	41	.301	.329	.425	.754	234		2	4
1936	24	-3.5	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	81	375	362	74	119	20	5	6	37	5	1	10	31	.329	.347	.461	.808	167			3
1936	24	-3.7	Houston	TL	A1	STL	49	203	189	29	47	6	7	0	36	1		11	10	.249	.297	.355	.652	67		2	1
1937	25	-3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	123	477	446	62	140	22	6	10	74	4	2	30	43	.314	.357	.457	.815	204	5	0	1		5
1938	26	-2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	110	407	388	59	105	26	5	8	65	0	2	18	28	.271	.303	.425	.728	165	12	0	1		0
1939	27	-1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	92	257	233	38	93	15	3	5	53	1	0	18	11	.399	.444	.554	.998	129	11	1	5		5
1940	28	0.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	93	268	240	24	58	15	1	6	41	1	2	26	14	.242	.321	.388	.708	93	6	2	0		5
1941	29	1.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	107	346	324	39	80	18	0	5	44	0	0	21	16	.247	.293	.349	.642	113	8	0	1		1

1946	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-BRO	63	138	128	8	30	4	0	3	30	0	0	9	11	.234	.285	.336	.621	43	1	0	1		6
1946	34	5.3	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	19	34	30	2	5	1	0	1	9	0	0	4	4	.167	.265	.300	.565	9	1	0	0		4
1946	34	5.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	44	104	98	6	25	3	0	2	21	0	0	5	7	.255	.291	.347	.638	34	0	0	1		2
1947	35	6.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	75	175	158	14	50	8	1	0	24	0	0	16	5	.317	.383	.380	.763	60	6	1	0		6
1948	36	8.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	36	78	74	3	17	3	0	0	7	0	0	3	2	.230	.260	.270	.530	20	1	0	1		0
1949	37	7.9	Oakland	PCL	AAA		129	461	424	48	124	23	0	12	79	3		36	19	.293	.348	.432	.779	183		0	1
1950	38	7.6	Oakland	PCL	AAA		94	239	221	32	77	12	1	10	55	0		17	11	.348	.398	.548	.945	121		1	0
1951	39	9.0	Oakland	PCL	AAA		96	261	241	27	73	12	0	6	25	1		17	13	.303	.351	.427	.779	103		1	2
1952	40	16.5	Salisbury	NCSL	D		48	147	119	20	39	9	0	5	22	1		26	8	.328	.456	.529	.985	63		2	0
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 (8 seasons)					Majors		699	2146	1991	247	573	111	16	37	338	6	6	141	130	.288	.336	.415	.752	827	50	4	10		28
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		636	2202	2072	230	618	104	22	44	254	11	1	117	92	.298		.433		898		6	7
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1335	4348	4063	477	1191	215	38	81	592	17	7	258	222	.293		.425		1725		10	17		28

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		319	961	886	107	274	47	1	28	159	4		70	43	.309	.361	.459	.821	407		2	3
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		127	551	538	74	167	25	7	9	37	5	1	10	31	.310		.433		233			3
A (1 season)					Minors		93	340	340		91	17	7	2						.268		.377		128
A1 (1 season)					Minors		49	203	189	29	47	6	7	0	36	1		11	10	.249	.297	.355	.652	67		2	1
D (1 season)					Minors		48	147	119	20	39	9	0	5	22	1		26	8	.328	.456	.529	.985	63		2	0