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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
17 6591 .272 .332 .386 95 36.0
Birth Date11-14-1929
Height6' 0"
Weight175 lbs
Age94 years, 5 months, 10 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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
1950 BOS 20 6 11 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .545 .286 91 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.1
1952 BOS 22 56 194 43 8 0 1 28 26 1 3 3 .267 .379 .335 97 0.6 1.8 3.1 1.2
1953 BOS 23 151 654 159 21 9 3 41 52 9 11 10 .272 .329 .354 82 -13.0 4.6 33.0 3.7
1954 BOS 24 133 520 135 24 2 8 36 42 3 5 1 .285 .338 .395 94 -0.9 1.7 6.7 1.9
1955 BOS 25 149 599 146 25 5 13 67 52 2 6 1 .283 .364 .427 104 6.4 1.5 9.6 3.7
1956 BOS 26 155 681 176 40 6 14 58 48 1 7 7 .293 .350 .449 105 7.9 0.4 18.6 4.9
1957 BOS 27 151 687 159 27 5 19 62 54 4 14 6 .261 .331 .415 100 3.9 3.2 11.3 4.0
1958 BOS 28 130 469 99 13 5 8 42 43 0 12 2 .237 .303 .350 84 -6.3 2.6 15.5 2.7
1959 CLE 29 100 354 78 13 2 4 25 31 2 6 3 .246 .303 .338 80 -5.1 2.1 6.8 1.5
1960 CLE 30 138 522 137 12 4 18 24 38 0 18 5 .282 .313 .434 101 4.6 1.5 20.5 4.4
1961 CLE 31 121 536 156 26 7 6 43 46 2 8 2 .322 .378 .442 118 16.1 3.5 15.3 5.3
1962 WS2 32 135 515 115 20 4 4 39 53 0 12 7 .244 .301 .329 79 -9.2 -0.9 2.6 0.9
1963 LAA 33 20 60 16 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 .308 .368 .327 77 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 -0.1
1963 NYN 33 40 140 24 4 1 1 10 14 0 1 2 .194 .250 .266 78 -2.4 0.9 -2.2 0.0
1963 WS2 33 29 104 23 1 0 1 6 11 0 4 0 .245 .284 .287 77 -1.8 -0.1 1.9 0.3
1964 LAA 34 87 276 80 11 0 2 16 32 0 5 3 .314 .353 .380 108 3.7 -0.6 2.8 1.4
1965 CAL 35 53 121 30 5 2 2 5 15 1 2 2 .268 .305 .402 86 -1.2 0.6 2.3 0.5
1966 CAL 36 75 144 26 5 0 0 13 19 0 1 2 .211 .283 .252 72 -3.9 0.5 -2.0 -0.3
1967 CAL 37 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 68 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career173465911604256521045245832511557.272.332.38695-1.924.0145.036.0

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.
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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
1950 BOS MLB AL 6 11 .283 .371 .377 .000 135 0.1 0.3 0 91 11 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1
1952 BOS MLB AL 56 194 .261 .332 .373 .000 114 2.4 5.1 0.8 97 14 3.1 1.8 0.6 1.2
1953 BOS MLB AL 151 654 .264 .331 .387 .000 105 -6 18.8 -6.9 82 9 33.0 4.6 -13.0 3.7
1954 BOS MLB AL 133 520 .255 .325 .369 .298 90 5.8 14.2 -3.8 94 9 6.7 1.7 -0.9 1.9
1955 BOS MLB AL 149 599 .260 .335 .384 .292 108 4.8 16.7 1.5 104 9 9.6 1.5 6.4 3.7
1956 BOS MLB AL 155 681 .262 .336 .397 .294 127 0.4 18.7 1.7 105 10 18.6 0.4 7.9 4.9
1957 BOS MLB AL 151 687 .256 .323 .386 .259 105 3.9 17.6 1.6 100 12 11.3 3.2 3.9 4.0
1958 BOS MLB AL 130 469 .254 .317 .382 .245 94 -6.4 12.4 1.1 84 10 15.5 2.6 -6.3 2.7
1959 CLE MLB AL 100 354 .253 .317 .386 .261 95 -6.7 9.7 0.9 80 12 6.8 2.1 -5.1 1.5
1960 CLE MLB AL 138 522 .256 .322 .383 .274 109 -4.6 14.1 1.1 101 11 20.5 1.5 4.6 4.4
1961 CLE MLB AL 121 536 .256 .321 .398 .345 98 17 15.2 1.4 118 8 15.3 3.5 16.1 5.3
1962 WS2 MLB AL 135 515 .256 .320 .397 .267 96 -15.4 14.4 1.3 79 9 2.6 -0.9 -9.2 0.9
1963 LAA MLB AL 20 60 .232 .294 .358 .340 97 0.2 1.5 -0.1 77 13 -1.3 0.2 -1.1 -0.1
1963 NYN MLB NL 40 140 .245 .301 .358 .207 105 -7.4 3.5 0.3 78 13 -2.2 0.9 -2.4 0.0
1963 WS2 MLB AL 29 104 .251 .315 .396 .262 99 -3.2 2.6 0.2 77 13 1.9 -0.1 -1.8 0.3
1964 LAA MLB AL 87 276 .243 .305 .375 .351 93 8.8 7.1 -0.7 108 13 2.8 -0.6 3.7 1.4
1965 CAL MLB AL 53 121 .243 .306 .366 .295 92 2.7 3.1 -0.4 86 12 2.3 0.6 -1.2 0.5
1966 CAL MLB AL 75 144 .245 .305 .374 .245 96 -6.9 3.7 -0.8 72 13 -2.0 0.5 -3.9 -0.3
1967 CAL MLB AL 5 4 .247 .309 .370 .000 96 -1 0.1 0 68 10 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

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
1950 BOS MLB AL 11 7 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .286 .545 .286 .000 0
1952 BOS MLB AL 194 161 28 43 8 0 1 54 16 28 26 3 3 .267 .379 .335 .068 4
1953 BOS MLB AL 654 585 76 159 21 9 3 207 52 41 52 11 10 .272 .329 .354 .082 19
1954 BOS MLB AL 520 474 77 135 24 2 8 187 38 36 42 5 1 .285 .338 .395 .110 2 5
1955 BOS MLB AL 599 515 68 146 25 5 13 220 62 67 52 6 1 .283 .364 .427 .144 6 9
1956 BOS MLB AL 681 601 91 176 40 6 14 270 87 58 48 7 7 .293 .350 .449 .156 12 9
1957 BOS MLB AL 687 609 103 159 27 5 19 253 63 62 54 14 6 .261 .331 .415 .154 5 7
1958 BOS MLB AL 469 417 55 99 13 5 8 146 48 42 43 12 2 .237 .303 .350 .113 6 4
1959 CLE MLB AL 354 317 42 78 13 2 4 107 30 25 31 6 3 .246 .303 .338 .091 2 8
1960 CLE MLB AL 522 486 70 137 12 4 18 211 66 24 38 18 5 .282 .313 .434 .152 4 8
1961 CLE MLB AL 536 484 81 156 26 7 6 214 40 43 46 8 2 .322 .378 .442 .120 3 4
1962 WS2 MLB AL 515 471 38 115 20 4 4 155 31 39 53 12 7 .244 .301 .329 .085 1 4
1963 LAA MLB AL 60 52 4 16 1 0 0 17 4 5 5 0 1 .308 .368 .327 .019 0 3
1963 WS2 MLB AL 104 94 9 23 1 0 1 27 5 6 11 4 0 .245 .284 .287 .043 2 2
1963 NYN MLB NL 140 124 13 24 4 1 1 33 10 10 14 1 2 .194 .250 .266 .073 2 4
1964 LAA MLB AL 276 255 28 80 11 0 2 97 13 16 32 5 3 .314 .353 .380 .067 1 4
1965 CAL MLB AL 121 112 10 30 5 2 2 45 12 5 15 2 2 .268 .305 .402 .134 0 3
1966 CAL MLB AL 144 123 14 26 5 0 0 31 14 13 19 1 2 .211 .283 .252 .041 2 6
1967 CAL MLB AL 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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

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