Vic Wertz

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 186lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: February 9, 1925 in York, PA us

Died: July 7, 1983 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: Reading HS (Reading, PA)

Last Game: September 19, 1963 (Age 38-222d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Victor Woodrow Wertz

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

6099

1692

266

.277

867

RBI

1178

OBP

.364

SLG

.469

OPS

.833

OPS+

122

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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
1942	17	-6.2	Winston-Salem	PIED	B	DET	63		222		53	7	4	0						.239		.306		68
1943	18	-8.9	Buffalo	IL	AA	DET	18	20	18	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.222	.300	.278	.578	5		0	0

1946	21	-5.6	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	139	530	478	75	144	27	9	19	91	2	4	48	40	.301	.367	.515	.882	246	11	2	2
1947	22	-7.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	102	382	333	60	96	22	4	6	44	2	0	47	66	.288	.376	.432	.809	144	11	0	2		5
1948	23	-6.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	119	448	391	49	97	19	9	7	67	0	0	48	70	.248	.335	.396	.731	155	5	3	6		6
1949	24	-4.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	155	695	608	96	185	26	6	20	133	2	3	80	61	.304	.385	.466	.851	283	19	0	7		4
1950	25	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	149	657	559	99	172	37	4	27	123	0	1	91	55	.308	.408	.533	.941	298	13	4	3		8
1951	26	-3.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	138	581	501	86	143	24	4	27	94	0	3	78	61	.285	.383	.511	.894	256	13	1	1		3
1952	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-DET	122	486	415	68	115	20	3	23	70	1	0	69	64	.277	.381	.506	.887	210	8	1	1		6
1952	27	-1.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	85	332	285	46	70	15	3	17	51	1	0	46	44	.246	.352	.498	.851	142	6	1	0		4
1952	27	-1.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	37	154	130	22	45	5	0	6	19	0	0	23	20	.346	.444	.523	.968	68	2	0	1		2
1953	28	-0.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	128	518	440	61	118	18	6	19	70	1	4	72	44	.268	.376	.466	.842	205	13	4	2		4
1954	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CLE	123	441	389	38	100	15	2	15	61	0	2	45	57	.257	.330	.422	.751	164	5	0	1	6	5
1954	29	0.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	29	106	94	5	19	1	0	1	13	0	0	11	17	.202	.283	.245	.528	23	1	0	0	1	2
1954	29	0.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	94	335	295	33	81	14	2	14	48	0	2	34	40	.275	.344	.478	.822	141	4	0	1	5	3
1955	30	1.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	74	295	257	30	65	11	2	14	55	1	1	32	33	.253	.332	.475	.807	122	6	1	0	5	3
1956	31	2.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	136	568	481	65	127	22	0	32	106	0	0	75	87	.264	.364	.509	.874	245	8	5	0	7	10
1957	32	3.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	144	606	515	84	145	21	0	28	105	2	3	78	88	.282	.371	.485	.857	250	9	2	0	11	6
1958	33	4.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	25	48	43	5	12	1	0	3	12	0	0	5	7	.279	.354	.512	.866	22	2	0	0	0	0
1959	34	5.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	94	273	247	38	68	13	0	7	49	0	0	22	32	.275	.337	.413	.750	102	5	2	0	2	5
1960	35	6.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	131	487	443	45	125	22	0	19	103	0	2	37	54	.282	.335	.461	.796	204	13	1	1	5	4
1961	36		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-DET	107	369	323	33	84	16	2	11	61	0	0	38	44	.260	.336	.424	.760	137	11	2	0	6	3
1961	36	7.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	99	363	317	33	83	16	2	11	60	0	0	38	43	.262	.339	.429	.768	136	11	2	0	6	3
1961	36	7.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
1962	37	9.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	74	112	105	7	34	2	0	5	18	0	0	5	13	.324	.357	.486	.843	51	1	1	0	1	0
1963	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-MIN	41	55	49	3	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	6	6	.122	.218	.306	.524	15	1	0	0	0	2
1963	38	10.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963	38	10.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	35	50	44	3	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	6	5	.136	.240	.341	.581	15	1	0	0	0	2
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 (17 seasons)					Majors		1862	7021	6099	867	1692	289	42	266	1178	9	19	828	842	.277	.364	.469	.833	2863	143	27	24	43	74
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		220	772	718	78	201	35	13	19	92	2	4	50	42	.280		.444		319		2	2
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2082	7793	6817	945	1893	324	55	285	1270	11	23	878	884	.278		.467		3182	154	29	26	43	74