Biographical
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Career Summary
| Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | WARP |
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| 11 | 5903 | .292 | .346 | .410 | 114 | 43.1 |
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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 |
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| 1969 | NYA | 22 | 26 | 97 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .330 | .349 | 82 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1970 | NYA | 23 | 132 | 526 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 7 | .302 | .386 | .415 | 118 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 5.2 |
| 1971 | NYA | 24 | 125 | 517 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 5 | .251 | .335 | .368 | 108 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 1972 | NYA | 25 | 140 | 567 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .280 | .343 | .364 | 107 | 7.3 | -2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 1973 | NYA | 26 | 147 | 576 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .301 | .362 | .487 | 138 | 28.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| 1974 | NYA | 27 | 144 | 571 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .316 | .381 | 107 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 |
| 1975 | NYA | 28 | 157 | 661 | 190 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .318 | .366 | .429 | 124 | 21.5 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | NYA | 29 | 152 | 665 | 186 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 11 | .302 | .337 | .432 | 128 | 23.1 | -0.4 | -3.6 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | NYA | 30 | 149 | 638 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .308 | .351 | .462 | 124 | 20.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
| 1978 | NYA | 31 | 154 | 666 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .297 | .332 | .373 | 96 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -1.3 | 2.4 |
| 1979 | NYA | 32 | 97 | 419 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .288 | .340 | .374 | 90 | -3.8 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Career | 1423 | 5903 | 1558 | 229 | 32 | 113 | 438 | 571 | 42 | 48 | 50 | .292 | .346 | .410 | 114 | 127.5 | 6.5 | 29.6 | 43.1 | ||
Statistics for All Levels
'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
| YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | PA | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | DRC+ | DRC+ SD | FRAA | BRR | DRAA | BWARP |
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| 1969 | NYA | MLB | AL | 26 | 97 | .250 | .326 | .377 | .276 | 92 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 82 | 20 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| 1970 | NYA | MLB | AL | 132 | 526 | .249 | .321 | .379 | .332 | 94 | 22.8 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 118 | 10 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 15.9 | 5.2 |
| 1971 | NYA | MLB | AL | 125 | 517 | .247 | .315 | .363 | .272 | 98 | 4.4 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 108 | 11 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 4.0 |
| 1972 | NYA | MLB | AL | 140 | 567 | .241 | .306 | .348 | .304 | 97 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 8 | 107 | 9 | 2.4 | -2.6 | 7.3 | 3.4 |
| 1973 | NYA | MLB | AL | 147 | 576 | .259 | .324 | .385 | .310 | 99 | 28.5 | 15.2 | 9.1 | 138 | 10 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 28.6 | 6.6 |
| 1974 | NYA | MLB | AL | 144 | 571 | .259 | .320 | .377 | .274 | 99 | 2.6 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 107 | 12 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 |
| 1975 | NYA | MLB | AL | 157 | 661 | .259 | .324 | .382 | .328 | 98 | 25.8 | 17.4 | 7 | 124 | 9 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 21.5 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | NYA | MLB | AL | 152 | 665 | .257 | .318 | .364 | .296 | 96 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 6.3 | 128 | 10 | -3.6 | -0.4 | 23.1 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | NYA | MLB | AL | 149 | 638 | .269 | .330 | .406 | .315 | 98 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 9.1 | 124 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 20.7 | 5.3 |
| 1978 | NYA | MLB | AL | 154 | 666 | .264 | .324 | .390 | .321 | 96 | 2 | 17.3 | 6.9 | 96 | 8 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| 1979 | NYA | MLB | AL | 97 | 419 | .271 | .333 | .410 | .309 | 95 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 5.9 | 90 | 9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | -3.8 | 1.3 |
Statistics For All Levels
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.| Year | Team | lvl | LG | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | SF | SH |
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| 1969 | NYA | MLB | AL | 97 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .330 | .349 | .093 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | NYA | MLB | AL | 526 | 453 | 59 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 188 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 5 | 7 | .302 | .386 | .415 | .113 | 4 | 5 |
| 1971 | NYA | MLB | AL | 517 | 451 | 71 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 166 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 6 | 5 | .251 | .335 | .368 | .118 | 3 | 4 |
| 1972 | NYA | MLB | AL | 567 | 511 | 54 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 186 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 6 | 7 | .280 | .343 | .364 | .084 | 2 | 4 |
| 1973 | NYA | MLB | AL | 576 | 519 | 80 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 253 | 74 | 48 | 64 | 4 | 6 | .301 | .362 | .487 | .187 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | NYA | MLB | AL | 571 | 517 | 64 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 197 | 60 | 44 | 66 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .316 | .381 | .120 | 8 | 1 |
| 1975 | NYA | MLB | AL | 661 | 597 | 83 | 190 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 256 | 102 | 45 | 52 | 3 | 2 | .318 | .366 | .429 | .111 | 10 | 3 |
| 1976 | NYA | MLB | AL | 665 | 616 | 79 | 186 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 266 | 105 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 11 | .302 | .337 | .432 | .130 | 10 | 1 |
| 1977 | NYA | MLB | AL | 638 | 595 | 85 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 275 | 100 | 39 | 55 | 5 | 6 | .308 | .351 | .462 | .155 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYA | MLB | AL | 666 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 230 | 71 | 35 | 70 | 2 | 3 | .297 | .332 | .373 | .076 | 10 | 1 |
| 1979 | NYA | MLB | AL | 419 | 382 | 42 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .288 | .340 | .374 | .086 | 4 | 1 |
Plate Discipline
| YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% | CSAA |
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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 |
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Compensation
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2019 Preseason Forecast | Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET |
| PCT | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| Weighted Mean | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ? | 0.0 |
BP Articles
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat) | What are your thoughts on the Hall of Fame? (Mitch from Austin) | What are my thoughts? I've probably put 100,000 words into the BP archives on that topic since I first started writing here in 2003.
The Hall of Fame is an often frustrating institution whose guardians have done a very mixed job of identifying the all-time greats thanks to a complete lack of perspective when it comes to identifying the varying levels of offense over the course of the game's history. The writers are too exclusive and stuck in the past when it comes to identifying worthy candidates, and that's without even touching the current and upcoming steroid debates. The Veterans Committee used to be far too liberal at admitting just about anyone from the 1930s, but as it's currently constructed it's snubbing the best candidates, while preventing some other very good ones from even getting on the ballot, all for another round of referenda on whether the likes of Roger Maris and Thurman Munson deserve enshrinement. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-05-12 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Because his untimely demise tends to obliterate any objectivity on the part of most Yankee fans, what is your assessment of Thurman Munson's career. Over-rated? Under-rated? To what present-day player would you compare the former captain/catcher? (rich from nj) | He was obviously a very good player, and his numbers are clipped a bit--not because of his untimely demise, but because of the era in which he played. His home run numbers were also held down by Yankee Stadium, which hadn't had its left field liposuction done yet. He homered once every 60.5 ABs at home, once every 39.5 on the road. As long as he hit .300 he wasn't overrated. His defense was also very good... up to a point, and that point was roughly when he died. Munson played a lot because the Yankees could never conjure up a decent backup, and he was wearing down physically. When the .300 averages went away and the defense slipped, you were left with a singles hitter who didn't walk. Barring an unlikely rejuvenation, had Munson lived he probably would have finished with a .282 average, 2000 hits, and a slugging percentage under .400, and his HOF case would have faded with time. There wouldn't have been anymore pennants coming to help his case, either. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Couldn't agree more about Wolfman Jack. Can't stand Chickenman either. At least we now have the Underground Garage if we want to hear '60s-style music without all the non-music interludes.... Matty Alou -- brings back memories of the 1973 Yankees. (clete6 from work) | Do you WANT to have memories of the 1973 Yankees? It sounds like a John Updike novel. Crazy good year for Lindy McDaniel and Thurman Munson, I guess. (Steven Goldman) |
BP Roundtables
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
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| 2009-10-16 13:00:00 | NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One | I wonder if there are people out there that think that Thurman Munson was a better hitter than Jorge Posada. (Steven Goldman) |
Advanced Catching Metrics
| Year | lvl | CSAA | Framing Runs | Blocking Chances | EPAA | Blocking Runs | SB Attempts | SRAA | TRAA | Throwing Runs | FRAA Adj. | FRAA |
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| 1969 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 872 | .000 | -0.1 | 10 | -.005 | .002 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| 1970 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 4512 | .000 | 0.3 | 58 | -.116 | -.004 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 10.0 |
| 1971 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 4415 | .002 | -1.6 | 51 | -.132 | .002 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 1972 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 4861 | .000 | -0.6 | 54 | -.019 | -.003 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 1973 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 5318 | .000 | 0.4 | 86 | -.045 | -.005 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| 1974 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 5318 | .000 | -0.3 | 99 | .011 | -.006 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 6.0 |
| 1975 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 4941 | .000 | -0.6 | 106 | -.052 | .000 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.5 |
| 1976 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 4360 | .001 | -1.7 | 131 | .003 | .004 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| 1977 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 5032 | .000 | -0.5 | 114 | -.022 | .002 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 1978 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 4657 | .001 | -0.7 | 103 | -.063 | .001 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -1.3 |
| 1979 | mlb | .000 | 0.0 | 3126 | .000 | 0.2 | 56 | -.038 | -.006 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
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