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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
13	6174	.286	.343	.353	.000	0

Birth Date	8-26-1894
Height	5' 6"
Weight	151 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1922	CHN	27	11	49	44	5	11	0	1	0	13	4	3	0		1	3	1	2	.250	.312	.295	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1923	CHN	28	95	352	311	40	90	12	0	4	114	26	10	1		14	35	20	19	.289	.346	.367	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1924	CHN	29	117	473	418	66	117	11	5	1	141	40	20	1		14	27	15	17	.280	.344	.337	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1925	CHN	30	149	687	627	95	180	29	8	2	231	44	15	7		9	48	26	12	.287	.341	.368	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1926	CHN	31	154	700	624	95	193	35	3	0	234	52	27	5		19	39	27		.309	.367	.375	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1927	CHN	32	146	705	647	100	189	17	7	0	220	42	26	0		16	49	26		.292	.335	.340	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1928	PIT	33	135	628	539	91	149	14	6	0	175	64	18	4		21	38	8		.276	.357	.325	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1929	PIT	34	74	217	196	37	51	8	1	0	61	15	5	1		5	11	3		.260	.316	.311	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1930	SLN	35	137	631	570	98	179	36	9	0	233	45	27	1		15	55	7		.314	.365	.409	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1931	SLN	36	143	658	608	97	178	46	5	1	237	42	24	2		6	40	16		.293	.340	.390	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1932	SLN	37	31	142	127	22	35	3	1	0	40	14	5	1		0	13	0		.276	.352	.315	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	CIN	38	137	599	538	59	141	21	1	1	167	44	30	2		15	22	3		.262	.320	.310	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	SLN	38	8	32	30	1	5	1	0	0	6	1	3	1		0	0	0		.167	.219	.200	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1934	CIN	39	87	301	278	38	70	16	1	0	88	20	10	2		1	14	2		.252	.307	.317	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career			1424	6174	5557	844	1588	249	48	9	1960	453	223	28		136	394	154	50	.286	.343	.353	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1922	CHN	MLB	11	49	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1923	CHN	MLB	95	352	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1924	CHN	MLB	117	473	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1925	CHN	MLB	149	687	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1926	CHN	MLB	154	700	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1927	CHN	MLB	146	705	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1928	PIT	MLB	135	628	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1929	PIT	MLB	74	217	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1930	SLN	MLB	137	631	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1931	SLN	MLB	143	658	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1932	SLN	MLB	31	142	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	CIN	MLB	137	599	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	SLN	MLB	8	32	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1934	CIN	MLB	87	301	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		6174	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1922	CHN	MLB	49	5	11	0	1	0	3	4	3	1	2	.250	.312	.295	.045	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1923	CHN	MLB	352	40	90	12	0	4	35	26	10	20	19	.289	.346	.367	.077	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1924	CHN	MLB	473	66	117	11	5	1	27	40	20	15	17	.280	.344	.337	.057	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1925	CHN	MLB	687	95	180	29	8	2	48	44	15	26	12	.287	.341	.368	.081	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1926	CHN	MLB	700	95	193	35	3	0	39	52	27	27		.309	.367	.375	.066	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1927	CHN	MLB	705	100	189	17	7	0	49	42	26	26		.292	.335	.340	.048	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1928	PIT	MLB	628	91	149	14	6	0	38	64	18	8		.276	.357	.325	.048	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1929	PIT	MLB	217	37	51	8	1	0	11	15	5	3		.260	.316	.311	.051	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1930	SLN	MLB	631	98	179	36	9	0	55	45	27	7		.314	.365	.409	.095	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1931	SLN	MLB	658	97	178	46	5	1	40	42	24	16		.293	.340	.390	.097	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1932	SLN	MLB	142	22	35	3	1	0	13	14	5	0		.276	.352	.315	.039	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	SLN	MLB	32	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	3	0		.167	.219	.200	.033	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	CIN	MLB	599	59	141	21	1	1	22	44	30	3		.262	.320	.310	.048	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1934	CIN	MLB	301	38	70	16	1	0	14	20	10	2		.252	.307	.317	.065	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	You Could Look It Up: Hit Second and Like It	Steven Goldman	2008-04-15
	Aim For The Head: Reader Mail, and More New Stat Reports	Keith Woolner	2003-09-17
	"This is Our Fault": The McClatchy Ownership as Team Builder, Part III	Steven Goldman	2003-08-27

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