Roy Campanella | Baseball Prospectus

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Roy Campanella C

Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
10	4816	.276	.360	.500	.242	33.9

Birth Date	11-19-1921
Height	5' 8"
Weight	200 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
1948	BRO	26	83	321	279	32	72	11	3	9	116	36	45	1		5	45	3		.258	.345	.416	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	BRO	27	130	507	436	65	125	22	2	22	217	67	36	3		1	82	3		.287	.385	.498	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	BRO	28	126	494	437	70	123	19	3	31	241	55	51	2		0	89	1		.281	.364	.551	.297	51.6	-2.5	4.7
1951	BRO	29	143	562	505	90	164	33	1	33	298	53	51	4		0	108	1	2	.325	.393	.590	.332	70.5	0.9	7.3
1952	BRO	30	128	533	468	73	126	18	1	22	212	57	59	3		5	97	8	4	.269	.352	.453	.296	46.0	-2.4	4.7
1953	BRO	31	144	590	519	103	162	26	3	41	317	67	58	4		0	142	4	2	.312	.395	.611	.335	77.6	-0.4	7.8
1954	BRO	32	111	446	397	43	82	14	3	19	159	42	49	2	1	4	51	1	4	.207	.285	.401	.232	10.2	-0.9	1.0
1955	BRO	33	123	522	446	81	142	20	1	32	260	56	41	6	9	5	107	2	3	.318	.395	.583	.318	54.0	-0.9	5.5
1956	BRO	34	124	461	388	39	85	6	1	20	153	66	61	1	2	4	73	1	0	.219	.333	.394	.247	12.2	-0.9	1.2
1957	BRO	35	103	380	330	31	80	9	0	13	128	34	50	4	6	6	62	1	0	.242	.316	.388	.249	14.6	1.6	1.7
Career			1215	4816	4205	627	1161	178	18	242	2101	533	501	30	18	30	856	25	15	.276	.360	.500	.242	336.7	-5.6	33.9

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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
1948	BRO	MLB	83	321	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	BRO	MLB	130	507	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	BRO	MLB	126	494	.297	.255	.321	.392	.000	.000	106	21.1	14.9	9	-2.5	2.7	51.6	4.7	51.6	4.7
1951	BRO	MLB	143	562	.332	.257	.320	.386	.000	.000	105	43.7	15.8	9.4	0.9	-4.0	70.5	7.3	70.5	7.3
1952	BRO	MLB	128	533	.296	.250	.311	.367	.000	.000	100	19.1	13.9	8.3	-2.4	-0.8	46.0	4.7	46.0	4.7
1953	BRO	MLB	144	590	.335	.264	.329	.411	.000	.000	106	48.4	17.0	10.1	-0.4	0.2	77.6	7.8	77.6	7.8
1954	BRO	MLB	111	446	.232	.264	.324	.409	.000	.191	104	-13	12.1	7.4	-0.9	1.5	10.2	1.0	10.2	1.0
1955	BRO	MLB	123	522	.318	.255	.319	.403	.000	.288	107	31.8	14.5	8.7	-0.9	-3.1	54.0	5.5	54.0	5.5
1956	BRO	MLB	124	461	.247	.256	.314	.395	.000	.210	102	-6.1	12.8	7.7	-0.9	-2.3	12.2	1.2	12.2	1.2
1957	BRO	MLB	103	380	.249	.258	.315	.394	.000	.245	103	-4.1	10.2	6.1	1.6	1.2	14.6	1.7	14.6	1.7
Career		MLB		4816	.242	.214	.264	.327	.216	.264	86	140.9	111.2	66.7	-5.6	-4.6	336.7	33.9	336.7	33.9

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
1948	BRO	MLB	321	32	72	11	3	9	45	36	45	3		.258	.345	.416	.158	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	BRO	MLB	507	65	125	22	2	22	82	67	36	3		.287	.385	.498	.211	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	BRO	MLB	494	70	123	19	3	31	89	55	51	1		.281	.364	.551	.270	.297	51.6	-2.5	4.7
1951	BRO	MLB	562	90	164	33	1	33	108	53	51	1	2	.325	.393	.590	.265	.332	70.5	0.9	7.3
1952	BRO	MLB	533	73	126	18	1	22	97	57	59	8	4	.269	.352	.453	.184	.296	46.0	-2.4	4.7
1953	BRO	MLB	590	103	162	26	3	41	142	67	58	4	2	.312	.395	.611	.299	.335	77.6	-0.4	7.8
1954	BRO	MLB	446	43	82	14	3	19	51	42	49	1	4	.207	.285	.401	.194	.232	10.2	-0.9	1.0
1955	BRO	MLB	522	81	142	20	1	32	107	56	41	2	3	.318	.395	.583	.265	.318	54.0	-0.9	5.5
1956	BRO	MLB	461	39	85	6	1	20	73	66	61	1	0	.219	.333	.394	.175	.247	12.2	-0.9	1.2
1957	BRO	MLB	380	31	80	9	0	13	62	34	50	1	0	.242	.316	.388	.145	.249	14.6	1.6	1.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1958-04-15	1958-09-27	60-DL	165	153	-	Neck	Recovery From Surgery	Fracture with Paralysis	-	-
1958-01-29	1958-01-29	Off	0	0	-	Neck	Surgery	Fracture with Paralysis	-	-

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Title	Author	Date
What You Need to Know: Triple Threat	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-30
Skewed Left: The Historical Quirks of "42"	Zachary Levine	2013-04-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Freddie Lindstrom	Jay Jaffe	2013-03-06
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Secret Life of the American Ballplayer	Michael Clair	2013-03-05
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Voting Travesty	Derek Carty	2013-01-10
Baseball ProGUESTus: Marathon Men: When the '58 Giants and Dodgers Played Nine in a Row	Jeff Polman	2012-11-06
The Platoon Advantage: Is 12 Enough for Ichiro?	Michael Bates	2012-09-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Fat Elvis' Swan Song	Jay Jaffe	2012-08-31
BP Unfiltered: Casey Kotchman and Mike Napoli Chase History	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-25
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Inside The Park: About Big Threes in Baseball	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
The Lineup Card: 10 Most Disappointing Career-Ending Injuries	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: Pudge Retires	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Sizzling Starts	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-18
The Stats Go Marching In: The Hidden Helpers of the Pitching Staff	Max Marchi	2012-03-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Greatness of Gary Carter	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-22
The Lineup Card: 9 Forgotten Players from Defunct Franchises	Baseball Prospectus	2011-09-08
The Lineup Card: The Top 13 Veterans Committee Selections That Weren't THAT Bad	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-20
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders II: Did Ernie Banks Write the Book of Love?	Steven Goldman	2011-05-25
Prospectus Q&A: Mark Trumbo	David Laurila	2011-05-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Duke Snider, 1926-2011	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-28
You Can Blog It Up: Only Willie Remains: Rest Well, Duke Snider	Steven Goldman	2011-02-27
Prospectus Q&A: Jerry Howarth, Part I	David Laurila	2010-11-02
Another Look: Willie, Mickey, and the Duke	Bob Hertzel	2010-08-10
Another Look: The 1952 Pirates	Bob Hertzel	2010-07-13
Another Look: Pitchers Who Fizzled	Bob Hertzel	2010-06-15
Another Look: Baseball Truly is a Funny Game	Bob Hertzel	2010-06-08
You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day and Other Notes #9	Steven Goldman	2010-04-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: Mauer and JAWS	Jay Jaffe	2010-03-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tom Glavine	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-17
On the Beat: Thanksgiving Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-11-29
The Week In Quotes: September 28-October 4	Alex Carnevale	2009-10-05
You Could Look It Up: Don't Fence Me In	Steven Goldman	2009-08-26
Changing Speeds: Twin City Triplets	Ken Funck	2009-08-10
Prospectus Idol Entry: The Little Big Man Awards	Ken Funck	2009-06-21
On the Beat: Dark Clouds in Cleveland	John Perrotto	2009-05-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Tales in a Minor Key	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-22
You Could Look It Up: Drowning in Drama	Steven Goldman	2008-10-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Life and Times of Buzzie Bavasi, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-07
Prospectus Q&A: Mudcat Grant	David Laurila	2008-03-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Unfinished Business	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-31
You Could Look It Up: Benefit Games	Steven Goldman	2007-08-03
Every Given Sunday: Running Hot and Cold	John Perrotto	2007-04-22
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
An Objective Hall of Fame: Part One	Clay Davenport	2005-08-08
Prospectus Matchups: Seeking the Perfect Candidate	Jim Baker	2005-01-06
The Class of 2005: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-16
Murderer's Row: How Good Are the Cardinals Now?	Keith Woolner	2004-08-10
Murderer's Row: How Good Are the Cardinals Now?	Chaim Bloom	2004-08-10
You Could Look It Up: Draft Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-06-09
The Class of 2004: Analyzing the Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-01-06
They Wuz Robbed: Tales of Head-Scratching MVP Voting	Mark Armour	2003-09-05
Aim For The Head: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame	Keith Woolner	2003-08-13

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-04-05 13:00:00	What are you reading these days, baseball and non-baseball divisions? (BL from Bozeman, MT)	Baseball: Two items: (1) the new bio of Roy Campanella, for a review here at BP, and (2) Baseball Between the Numbers, in preparation for our new version. Non-Baseball: This is normally not my thing at all, but I got intrigued by the forthcoming "Game of Thrones" miniseries on HBO and am now on the fourth volume in the series. I usually dislike fantasy, but this is fairly well done with a minimum of annoying unicorn-type elements. It's more a medieval political story or soap opera. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-24 14:00:00	Speaking of Ruiz, his minor league numbers were great in '06. Platooned in '07. Did poorly in '08. Is this the extent of Ruiz? He's almost 30 now, but is there room for improvement? (Curll84 from MA)	Based on what I've seen the past two series, I'm certainly willing to consider the possibility that Ruiz is closer to the hitter we saw in 2007 (.259/.340/.396) than the guy who hit .217 this year. Catchers are notorious for playing through injuries that erode their hitting in an effort to hold a pitching staff together - check out Roy Campanella's career sometime; he backed up some MVP years with some Ruiz '08 ones. (Jay Jaffe)

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