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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
11 3217 .260 .327 .396 94 14.2
Birth Date10-18-1931
Height6' 1"
Weight195 lbs
Age92 years, 6 months, 8 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1952 NYA 20 16 45 6 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 .150 .209 .150 65 -1.6 0.2 1.1 0.1
1953 NYA 21 51 91 26 5 0 4 9 12 0 2 1 .321 .389 .531 112 1.8 0.1 4.6 1.0
1954 NYA 22 122 471 124 14 6 8 43 38 7 5 5 .302 .373 .423 117 12.6 -0.9 16.3 4.4
1955 NYA 23 135 570 131 19 11 7 44 51 1 3 3 .257 .313 .378 89 -5.0 1.4 15.1 3.0
1956 NYA 24 132 480 100 18 2 7 45 53 2 9 6 .237 .310 .339 80 -9.4 -0.5 7.9 1.4
1957 NYA 25 85 273 63 6 5 6 15 42 5 2 2 .255 .309 .393 88 -2.4 -1.2 2.7 0.8
1958 NYA 26 102 365 90 19 4 12 34 43 6 1 2 .286 .363 .486 117 9.4 -0.1 3.9 2.6
1959 NYA 27 41 109 26 1 0 3 7 17 0 1 1 .257 .306 .356 87 -0.6 -0.1 -1.1 0.2
1960 KC1 28 102 376 80 14 4 12 26 52 1 0 0 .233 .287 .402 86 -3.5 -2.8 -0.3 0.5
1960 NYA 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 88 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
1961 CHA 29 56 162 38 12 3 0 11 24 2 0 1 .266 .323 .392 84 -2.1 -0.7 -2.5 0.0
1961 KC1 29 39 142 30 6 2 3 15 23 2 0 0 .244 .336 .398 84 -1.9 -2.1 -0.4 0.0
1962 LAN 30 53 130 26 5 1 2 16 23 1 0 0 .234 .333 .351 91 -0.3 -1.4 -0.7 0.2
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Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1952 NYA MLB AL 16 45 .252 .329 .369 .000 103 -4.2 1.1 0.2 65 15 1.1 0.2 -1.6 0.1
1953 NYA MLB AL 51 91 .261 .334 .379 .000 95 6.8 2.6 0.3 112 17 4.6 0.1 1.8 1.0
1954 NYA MLB AL 122 471 .255 .326 .372 .314 84 22.3 12.7 1.7 117 14 16.3 -0.9 12.6 4.4
1955 NYA MLB AL 135 570 .262 .331 .385 .270 98 -5.1 15.9 2.2 89 10 15.1 1.4 -5.0 3.0
1956 NYA MLB AL 132 480 .264 .339 .401 .253 117 -18.8 13.4 1.8 80 11 7.9 -0.5 -9.4 1.4
1957 NYA MLB AL 85 273 .258 .324 .388 .284 95 -1.1 7.3 1 88 12 2.7 -1.2 -2.4 0.8
1958 NYA MLB AL 102 365 .258 .321 .392 .297 88 20.6 9.9 1.3 117 11 3.9 -0.1 9.4 2.6
1959 NYA MLB AL 41 109 .263 .322 .397 .284 94 -2 3.0 0.4 87 17 -1.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.2
1960 KC1 MLB AL 102 376 .252 .323 .381 .241 114 -9.9 10.2 1.3 86 10 -0.3 -2.8 -3.5 0.5
1960 NYA MLB AL 4 3 .317 .374 .516 .500 107 0 0.1 0 88 9 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
1961 CHA MLB AL 56 162 .255 .319 .400 .314 99 0.4 4.6 0.6 84 11 -2.5 -0.7 -2.1 0.0
1961 KC1 MLB AL 39 142 .264 .337 .408 .278 101 1.2 4.1 0.6 84 11 -0.4 -2.1 -1.9 0.0
1962 LAN MLB NL 53 130 .272 .331 .408 .276 95 -1.4 3.6 0.4 91 14 -0.7 -1.4 -0.3 0.2

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1952 NYA MLB AL 45 40 6 6 0 0 0 6 1 3 10 0 0 .150 .209 .150 .000 2
1953 NYA MLB AL 91 81 14 26 5 0 4 43 8 9 12 2 1 .321 .389 .531 .210 1
1954 NYA MLB AL 471 411 60 124 14 6 8 174 65 43 38 5 5 .302 .373 .423 .122 5 5
1955 NYA MLB AL 570 510 73 131 19 11 7 193 47 44 51 3 3 .257 .313 .378 .122 7 8
1956 NYA MLB AL 480 422 54 100 18 2 7 143 50 45 53 9 6 .237 .310 .339 .102 5 6
1957 NYA MLB AL 273 247 30 63 6 5 6 97 33 15 42 2 2 .255 .309 .393 .138 2 4
1958 NYA MLB AL 365 315 39 90 19 4 12 153 45 34 43 1 2 .286 .363 .486 .200 3 7
1959 NYA MLB AL 109 101 11 26 1 0 3 36 9 7 17 1 1 .257 .306 .356 .099 0 1
1960 KC1 MLB AL 376 343 30 80 14 4 12 138 53 26 52 0 0 .233 .287 .402 .169 3 3
1960 NYA MLB AL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .000 0 0
1961 CHA MLB AL 162 143 21 38 12 3 0 56 14 11 24 0 1 .266 .323 .392 .126 2 4
1961 KC1 MLB AL 142 123 20 30 6 2 3 49 11 15 23 0 0 .244 .336 .398 .154 0 2
1962 LAN MLB NL 130 111 12 26 5 1 2 39 13 16 23 0 0 .234 .333 .351 .117 1 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1959-06-03 1959-08-15 73 72 - General Medical Illness Mononucleosis - -

Compensation

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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DateQuestionAnswer
2008-09-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)I'm sure you remember that Bill James writes that the Yankees were able to lead the league in double plays so many times in the 50s, despite a constantly shifting middle infield, because "Gid McDougald could do anything." Of course, if most teams had a player like gil McDougald, he'd be starting somwhere in the infield, if they were smart. Then again, some teams and players think that 60 innings of good pitching is worth more than 175...
(Matt from Mt. Albert, ON)		Well, Gil did start. The thing was, he was good enough that if, say, Phil Rizzuto's bat died of old age and they needed a shortstop, he started at shortstop. If it turned out that Rizzuto could hit a little bit and Billy Martin had been drafted and Jerry Coleman was hurt, he could play second. If the Yankees couldn't come up with a better third baseman than Andy Carey, and they never could, then McDougald could pick it at third. It wasn't that he wasn't starting, it's that he was starting everywhere, depending on need. It's a very smart way of doing things if you have that kind of flexibility -- kind of like what Tony LaRussa did with Tony Phillips, except you have to imagine Phillips as a gold glover instead of a butcher. (Steven Goldman)


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