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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
10 1992 .249 .336 .444 .274 5.4
Birth Date11-13-1928
Height6' 1"
Weight230 lbs
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Standard

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
1949 SLN 20 6 22 17 3 5 2 0 0 7 5 6 0 0 2 0 .294 .455 .412 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 SLN 21 10 37 33 1 6 1 0 0 7 4 10 0 0 2 0 .182 .270 .212 .081 -5.8 -0.0 -0.6
1951 SLN 22 21 82 72 5 16 4 0 2 26 9 10 0 1 12 0 0 .222 .309 .361 .268 1.1 -0.7 0.0
1952 SLN 23 20 78 72 7 19 6 1 1 30 4 15 0 2 6 0 0 .264 .303 .417 .319 2.6 0.9 0.4
1953 SLN 24 154 641 570 72 143 23 3 21 235 70 125 1 0 84 0 1 .251 .334 .412 .267 6.6 3.6 1.0
1954 CHN 25 47 103 92 11 22 8 1 4 44 11 24 0 0 0 12 0 0 .239 .320 .478 .275 2.6 2.9 0.6
1954 SLN 25 8 17 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .294 .143 .155 -1.3 0.7 -0.1
1958 CIN 29 31 100 87 12 23 4 2 4 43 10 20 0 3 0 17 0 0 .264 .330 .494 .295 3.1 1.2 0.5
1958 LAN 29 47 110 101 13 21 1 2 7 47 8 37 0 1 0 18 0 0 .208 .264 .465 .249 -0.2 1.2 0.1
1960 DET 31 78 250 222 20 46 11 2 9 88 27 31 0 1 0 25 0 1 .207 .292 .396 .245 -1.7 2.8 0.1
1961 LAA 32 114 354 294 49 82 16 1 20 160 58 81 0 2 0 59 1 1 .279 .395 .544 .316 23.3 1.7 2.6
1962 LAA 33 64 198 164 26 47 9 1 8 82 25 35 2 7 0 38 1 1 .287 .374 .500 .319 9.4 -1.8 0.8
Career60019921738220432851376771234395314327624.249.336.444.27439.712.55.4

Advanced

'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
1949 SLN MLB 6 22 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 SLN MLB 10 37 .081 .271 .333 .419 .000 .000 104 -6 0.9 -0.5 -0.0 0.0 -5.8 -0.6 -5.8 -0.6
1951 SLN MLB 21 82 .268 .254 .309 .392 .000 .000 99 0.6 1.9 -1.2 -0.7 0.1 1.1 0.0 1.1 0.0
1952 SLN MLB 20 78 .319 .247 .308 .367 .000 .000 98 2.5 1.1 -0.7 0.9 -0.4 2.6 0.4 2.6 0.4
1953 SLN MLB 154 641 .267 .262 .324 .406 .000 .000 100 3.3 13.0 -8.4 3.6 -0.2 6.6 1.0 6.6 1.0
1954 CHN MLB 47 103 .275 .247 .317 .363 .000 .281 97 1.4 2.5 -1.3 2.9 -1.5 2.6 0.6 2.6 0.6
1954 SLN MLB 8 17 .155 .263 .323 .388 .000 .154 101 -1.8 0.5 -0.3 0.7 0.0 -1.3 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1
1958 CIN MLB 31 100 .295 .257 .316 .399 .000 .288 102 3.4 2.7 -1.6 1.2 0.0 3.1 0.5 3.1 0.5
1958 LAN MLB 47 110 .249 .259 .312 .394 .000 .241 103 -1.2 3.0 -1.5 1.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.1
1960 DET MLB 78 250 .245 .253 .320 .383 .000 .202 99 -3.7 6.8 -4 2.8 -1.2 -1.7 0.1 -1.7 0.1
1961 LAA MLB 114 354 .316 .256 .320 .389 .000 .318 105 21 10.0 -5.8 1.7 -1.2 23.3 2.6 23.3 2.6
1962 LAA MLB 64 198 .319 .251 .311 .381 .000 .305 98 12.2 5.5 -3.2 -1.8 -4.8 9.4 0.8 9.4 0.8
CareerMLB1992.274.254.316.388.257.27810031.747.9-28.512.5-9.239.75.439.75.4

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
1949 SLN MLB 22 3 5 2 0 0 2 5 6 0 .294 .455 .412 .118 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 SLN MLB 37 1 6 1 0 0 2 4 10 0 .182 .270 .212 .030 .081 -5.8 -0.0 -0.6
1951 SLN MLB 82 5 16 4 0 2 12 9 10 0 0 .222 .309 .361 .139 .268 1.1 -0.7 0.0
1952 SLN MLB 78 7 19 6 1 1 6 4 15 0 0 .264 .303 .417 .153 .319 2.6 0.9 0.4
1953 SLN MLB 641 72 143 23 3 21 84 70 125 0 1 .251 .334 .412 .161 .267 6.6 3.6 1.0
1954 CHN MLB 103 11 22 8 1 4 12 11 24 0 0 .239 .320 .478 .239 .275 2.6 2.9 0.6
1954 SLN MLB 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .143 .294 .143 .000 .155 -1.3 0.7 -0.1
1958 CIN MLB 100 12 23 4 2 4 17 10 20 0 0 .264 .330 .494 .230 .295 3.1 1.2 0.5
1958 LAN MLB 110 13 21 1 2 7 18 8 37 0 0 .208 .264 .465 .257 .249 -0.2 1.2 0.1
1960 DET MLB 250 20 46 11 2 9 25 27 31 0 1 .207 .292 .396 .189 .245 -1.7 2.8 0.1
1961 LAA MLB 354 49 82 16 1 20 59 58 81 1 1 .279 .395 .544 .265 .316 23.3 1.7 2.6
1962 LAA MLB 198 26 47 9 1 8 38 25 35 1 1 .287 .374 .500 .213 .319 9.4 -1.8 0.8

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1962-08-24 1962-09-30 37 0 - - -

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: My Kingdome for a MorseGeoff Young2012-05-22
You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day #21 (the Strange Career of Jim Spencer Edition)Steven Goldman2010-05-12
You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day #12Steven Goldman2010-04-13


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-06-03 15:00:00i don't see the big deal about katz's. i've only been once, and i probably wouldn't go again. $15 for a pastrami sandwhich? Ok, maybe if it was amazing pastrami, but I've had much better in nj for less than 10 bucks.
(joe lefko from nj)		A line from one of my favorite books -- the Great American Baseball Card Trading, Flipping and Bubble-gum Book, goes, "If Rochester was New York City, then Steve Bilko would be in the Hall of Fame. But it isn't. And he isn't."

Katz's is an NYC institution that's been around for, like, 120 years, and it's a crucial part of the Lower East Side's history. Going there is a completely different experience than your New Jersey deli, no matter how good the latter is. Yes, it's pricey, but the anticipation, the ticket system and the nosh - where the cutter gives you a few scraps of meat to chow on while he makes your sandwich - make it a unique experience.

Plus the portions are huge and the half-sour pickles are awesome. You don't wanna go there? Fine, that's just one fewer bum in line ahead of me. (Jay Jaffe)


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