Ken Boyer | Baseball Prospectus

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
15	8268	.287	.349	.462	.289	57.5

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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
1955	SLN	24	147	574	530	78	140	27	2	18	225	37	67	1	5	1	62	22	17	.264	.311	.425	.253	9.2	-0.3	0.9
1956	SLN	25	150	639	595	91	182	30	2	26	294	38	65	1	3	2	98	8	3	.306	.347	.494	.284	39.1	10.1	5.1
1957	SLN	26	142	598	544	79	144	18	3	19	225	44	77	1	5	4	62	12	8	.265	.318	.414	.269	21.2	12.0	3.5
1958	SLN	27	150	631	570	101	175	21	9	23	283	49	53	3	8	1	90	11	6	.307	.360	.496	.296	52.5	19.0	7.6
1959	SLN	28	149	633	563	86	174	18	5	28	286	67	77	2	1	0	94	12	6	.309	.384	.508	.322	59.8	13.3	7.7
1960	SLN	29	151	616	552	95	168	26	10	32	310	56	77	4	4	0	97	8	7	.304	.370	.562	.317	53.2	10.6	6.8
1961	SLN	30	153	663	589	109	194	26	11	24	314	68	91	1	5	0	95	6	3	.329	.397	.533	.315	57.0	6.9	6.6
1962	SLN	31	160	691	611	92	178	27	5	24	287	75	104	1	2	2	98	12	7	.291	.369	.470	.289	44.4	0.8	4.7
1963	SLN	32	159	693	617	86	176	28	2	24	280	70	90	2	4	0	111	1	0	.285	.358	.454	.290	39.0	-1.6	4.2
1964	SLN	33	162	704	628	100	185	30	10	24	307	70	85	2	4	0	119	3	5	.295	.365	.489	.297	43.8	-2.9	4.5
1965	SLN	34	144	604	535	71	139	18	2	13	200	57	73	1	7	4	75	2	7	.260	.328	.374	.272	26.6	-12.7	1.6
1966	NYN	35	136	534	496	62	132	28	2	14	206	30	64	0	7	1	61	4	3	.266	.304	.415	.271	23.1	-4.6	2.1
1967	CHA	36	57	190	180	17	47	5	1	4	66	7	25	0	1	2	21	0	2	.261	.287	.367	.261	3.8	1.6	0.6
1967	NYN	36	56	194	166	17	39	7	2	3	59	26	22	0	2	0	13	2	1	.235	.335	.355	.264	4.7	-0.3	0.5
1968	CHA	37	10	25	24	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.070	-3.4	-0.1	-0.4
1968	LAN	37	83	243	221	20	60	7	2	6	89	16	34	1	5	0	41	2	2	.271	.317	.403	.315	15.6	-1.4	1.8
1969	LAN	38	25	36	34	0	7	2	0	0	9	2	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	.206	.250	.265	.197	-1.2	-0.2	-0.1
Career			2034	8268	7455	1104	2143	318	68	282	3443	713	1017	20	63	17	1141	105	77	.287	.349	.462	.289	488.4	50.0	57.5

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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
1955	SLN	MLB	147	574	.253	.252	.311	.398	.000	.271	102	-3.4	12.8	2.1	-0.3	-2.4	9.2	0.9	9.2	0.9
1956	SLN	MLB	150	639	.284	.254	.311	.398	.000	.308	103	16.3	17.8	2.4	10.1	1.6	39.1	5.1	39.1	5.1
1957	SLN	MLB	142	598	.269	.257	.311	.395	.000	.276	102	5.5	16.0	1.7	12.0	-0.0	21.2	3.5	21.2	3.5
1958	SLN	MLB	150	631	.296	.262	.318	.401	.000	.303	104	22.8	17.0	2.3	19.0	3.9	52.5	7.6	52.5	7.6
1959	SLN	MLB	149	633	.322	.252	.309	.388	.000	.318	105	39.5	17.4	2.7	13.3	1.9	59.8	7.7	59.8	7.7
1960	SLN	MLB	151	616	.317	.253	.310	.383	.000	.304	105	35.1	16.6	2.3	10.6	-3.7	53.2	6.8	53.2	6.8
1961	SLN	MLB	153	663	.315	.260	.318	.401	.000	.355	104	38.2	18.8	2.6	6.9	2.4	57.0	6.6	57.0	6.6
1962	SLN	MLB	160	691	.289	.259	.317	.384	.000	.318	105	20.4	19.3	2.6	0.8	0.9	44.4	4.7	44.4	4.7
1963	SLN	MLB	159	693	.290	.240	.294	.354	.000	.300	105	19	17.3	2.4	-1.6	-1.8	39.0	4.2	39.0	4.2
1964	SLN	MLB	162	704	.297	.250	.301	.367	.000	.308	106	24.2	18.0	2.5	-2.9	-0.7	43.8	4.5	43.8	4.5
1965	SLN	MLB	144	604	.272	.242	.298	.362	.000	.276	105	6.5	15.3	2.1	-12.7	1.4	26.6	1.6	26.6	1.6
1966	NYN	MLB	136	534	.271	.249	.298	.370	.000	.278	98	5.3	13.6	1.7	-4.6	3.1	23.1	2.1	23.1	2.1
1967	CHA	MLB	57	190	.261	.230	.293	.349	.000	.283	90	0.2	4.6	-0.4	1.6	0.5	3.8	0.6	3.8	0.6
1967	NYN	MLB	56	194	.264	.242	.297	.358	.000	.252	99	0.6	4.7	0.2	-0.3	0.3	4.7	0.5	4.7	0.5
1968	CHA	MLB	10	25	.070	.228	.285	.335	.000	.167	100	-3.8	0.6	0	-0.1	-0.1	-3.4	-0.4	-3.4	-0.4
1968	LAN	MLB	83	243	.315	.240	.293	.338	.000	.290	83	10.6	5.3	-1.5	-1.4	1.6	15.6	1.8	15.6	1.8
1969	LAN	MLB	25	36	.197	.241	.310	.346	.000	.259	96	-2.1	0.9	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1
Career		MLB		8268	.289	.251	.307	.380	.254	.299	103	234.9	216.0	25.5	50.0	8.9	488.4	57.5	488.4	57.5

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
1955	SLN	MLB	574	78	140	27	2	18	62	37	67	22	17	.264	.311	.425	.160	.253	9.2	-0.3	0.9
1956	SLN	MLB	639	91	182	30	2	26	98	38	65	8	3	.306	.347	.494	.188	.284	39.1	10.1	5.1
1957	SLN	MLB	598	79	144	18	3	19	62	44	77	12	8	.265	.318	.414	.149	.269	21.2	12.0	3.5
1958	SLN	MLB	631	101	175	21	9	23	90	49	53	11	6	.307	.360	.496	.189	.296	52.5	19.0	7.6
1959	SLN	MLB	633	86	174	18	5	28	94	67	77	12	6	.309	.384	.508	.199	.322	59.8	13.3	7.7
1960	SLN	MLB	616	95	168	26	10	32	97	56	77	8	7	.304	.370	.562	.257	.317	53.2	10.6	6.8
1961	SLN	MLB	663	109	194	26	11	24	95	68	91	6	3	.329	.397	.533	.204	.315	57.0	6.9	6.6
1962	SLN	MLB	691	92	178	27	5	24	98	75	104	12	7	.291	.369	.470	.178	.289	44.4	0.8	4.7
1963	SLN	MLB	693	86	176	28	2	24	111	70	90	1	0	.285	.358	.454	.169	.290	39.0	-1.6	4.2
1964	SLN	MLB	704	100	185	30	10	24	119	70	85	3	5	.295	.365	.489	.194	.297	43.8	-2.9	4.5
1965	SLN	MLB	604	71	139	18	2	13	75	57	73	2	7	.260	.328	.374	.114	.272	26.6	-12.7	1.6
1966	NYN	MLB	534	62	132	28	2	14	61	30	64	4	3	.266	.304	.415	.149	.271	23.1	-4.6	2.1
1967	CHA	MLB	190	17	47	5	1	4	21	7	25	0	2	.261	.287	.367	.106	.261	3.8	1.6	0.6
1967	NYN	MLB	194	17	39	7	2	3	13	26	22	2	1	.235	.335	.355	.120	.264	4.7	-0.3	0.5
1968	CHA	MLB	25	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.000	.070	-3.4	-0.1	-0.4
1968	LAN	MLB	243	20	60	7	2	6	41	16	34	2	2	.271	.317	.403	.131	.315	15.6	-1.4	1.8
1969	LAN	MLB	36	0	7	2	0	0	4	2	7	0	0	.206	.250	.265	.059	.197	-1.2	-0.2	-0.1

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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
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Freddie Lindstrom	Jay Jaffe	2013-03-06
In A Pickle: All-Stars Are Not All Stars	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-02-21
Skewed Left: Murphy, Morris, and Using the Full 15 Ballots	Zachary Levine	2013-01-10
BP Unfiltered: Overdue Justice: Cooperstown Finds Room for Santo	Jay Jaffe	2011-12-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-22
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders II: Did Ernie Banks Write the Book of Love?	Steven Goldman	2011-05-25
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders	Steven Goldman	2011-05-23
Another Look: The All-Non-Hall of Fame Team	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-12
One-Hoppers: The Snubbed Cub: Ron Santo (1940-2010)	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-03
Contractual Matters: The White Rat Reluctant	Jeff Euston	2010-07-26
One-Hoppers: Rolen Towards Cooperstown?	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-25
Statman's Notebook: The Dunn Consistency	Eric Seidman	2009-07-08
Prospectus Today: Gold Gloves in February	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-27
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-08
You Could Look It Up: The Definition of Insanity	Steven Goldman	2006-09-29
The Veterans Committee Ballot: JAWS Chews on the Eligibles	Jay Jaffe	2005-03-02
Prospectus Today: The Veterans Committee	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-02
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-17
They Wuz Robbed: Tales of Head-Scratching MVP Voting	Mark Armour	2003-09-05
Prospectus Feature: 2003 IHOF Veterans Committee Results	Neal Traven	2003-02-26

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-06 14:00:00	3B fWAR/GP A. Beltre - 0.0280 Ken Boyer - 0.0311 Brooks Robinson - 0.0327 Ron Santo - 0.0354 There are some bad 3B in the HOF, Beltre needs to step up his offense if he wants to be voted in. (Bob from Seattle)	The Seattle ballpark and his own lack of consistency really hurt him there. (Steven Goldman)

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