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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
10	4008	.256	.328	.402	.264	15.2

Birth Date	7-22-1922
Height	6' 0"
Weight	196 lbs

Bats	L
Throws	L

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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
1952	CHA	29	53	224	201	27	50	7	3	3	72	21	27	0		2	18	13	2	.249	.320	.358	.263	11.3	4.4	1.7
1952	SLA	29	97	371	336	45	86	13	6	4	123	29	59	2		4	30	8	7	.256	.319	.366	.263	9.2	6.0	1.7
1953	CHA	30	156	639	567	79	147	26	16	11	238	53	70	6		13	78	22	15	.259	.329	.420	.268	29.4	-4.2	2.5
1954	CHA	31	145	552	490	62	140	16	8	13	211	49	68	6	2	5	61	18	10	.286	.356	.431	.278	21.3	-6.6	1.5
1955	CHA	32	147	530	454	71	120	24	4	10	182	62	59	1	3	10	52	25	16	.264	.352	.401	.265	28.1	8.4	3.8
1956	CHA	33	139	555	491	76	125	23	5	12	194	49	75	3	6	6	66	20	9	.255	.322	.395	.267	20.4	2.8	2.4
1957	CHA	34	125	451	402	51	103	21	6	14	178	40	80	3	3	3	52	18	2	.256	.326	.443	.269	12.6	-2.8	1.0
1958	CHA	35	116	309	276	37	62	8	4	9	105	24	49	1	7	1	35	21	3	.225	.282	.380	.243	1.6	3.9	0.6
1959	CHA	36	80	192	177	18	39	9	4	4	68	11	19	1	3	0	19	5	3	.220	.266	.384	.236	0.7	-4.7	-0.4
1960	CHA	37	48	20	17	17	5	0	0	1	8	3	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	.294	.400	.471	.321	3.9	-0.2	0.4
1961	CHA	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1961	KC1	38	64	165	141	20	34	8	0	2	48	24	14	0	0	0	10	6	2	.241	.352	.340	.257	3.0	-3.5	-0.1
Career			1171	4008	3552	503	911	155	56	83	1427	365	523	23	24	44	422	160	70	.256	.328	.402	.264	141.7	3.4	15.2

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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
1952	CHA	MLB	53	224	.263	.249	.320	.354	.000	.000	94	0.7	5.8	0.5	4.4	1.4	11.3	1.7	11.3	1.7
1952	SLA	MLB	97	371	.263	.249	.318	.353	.000	.000	99	0.9	7.9	0.5	6.0	2.4	9.2	1.7	9.2	1.7
1953	CHA	MLB	156	639	.268	.261	.327	.378	.000	.000	97	5.4	18.4	1.5	-4.2	4.1	29.4	2.5	29.4	2.5
1954	CHA	MLB	145	552	.278	.253	.320	.367	.000	.309	99	10	15.0	-4.5	-6.6	2.1	21.3	1.5	21.3	1.5
1955	CHA	MLB	147	530	.265	.256	.326	.378	.000	.284	100	2.6	14.7	-3.1	8.4	5.4	28.1	3.8	28.1	3.8
1956	CHA	MLB	139	555	.267	.255	.329	.381	.000	.276	98	3.9	15.4	-4.8	2.8	4.5	20.4	2.4	20.4	2.4
1957	CHA	MLB	125	451	.269	.255	.321	.383	.000	.286	98	4	12.1	-5	-2.8	0.9	12.6	1.0	12.6	1.0
1958	CHA	MLB	116	309	.243	.249	.313	.374	.000	.236	97	-5.3	8.3	-2.3	3.9	2.6	1.6	0.6	1.6	0.6
1959	CHA	MLB	80	192	.236	.251	.311	.381	.000	.223	99	-4.7	5.3	-1.7	-4.7	-0.3	0.7	-0.4	0.7	-0.4
1960	CHA	MLB	48	20	.321	.232	.308	.351	.000	.308	98	1.2	0.5	-0.2	-0.2	2.2	3.9	0.4	3.9	0.4
1961	CHA	MLB	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1961	KC1	MLB	64	165	.257	.248	.312	.386	.000	.256	100	-0.6	4.7	-1.2	-3.5	2.2	3.0	-0.1	3.0	-0.1
Career		MLB		4008	.264	.254	.322	.374	.257	.279	98	18.1	108.1	-20.3	3.4	27.6	141.7	15.2	141.7	15.2

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
1952	CHA	MLB	224	27	50	7	3	3	18	21	27	13	2	.249	.320	.358	.109	.263	11.3	4.4	1.7
1952	SLA	MLB	371	45	86	13	6	4	30	29	59	8	7	.256	.319	.366	.110	.263	9.2	6.0	1.7
1953	CHA	MLB	639	79	147	26	16	11	78	53	70	22	15	.259	.329	.420	.160	.268	29.4	-4.2	2.5
1954	CHA	MLB	552	62	140	16	8	13	61	49	68	18	10	.286	.356	.431	.145	.278	21.3	-6.6	1.5
1955	CHA	MLB	530	71	120	24	4	10	52	62	59	25	16	.264	.352	.401	.137	.265	28.1	8.4	3.8
1956	CHA	MLB	555	76	125	23	5	12	66	49	75	20	9	.255	.322	.395	.141	.267	20.4	2.8	2.4
1957	CHA	MLB	451	51	103	21	6	14	52	40	80	18	2	.256	.326	.443	.187	.269	12.6	-2.8	1.0
1958	CHA	MLB	309	37	62	8	4	9	35	24	49	21	3	.225	.282	.380	.156	.243	1.6	3.9	0.6
1959	CHA	MLB	192	18	39	9	4	4	19	11	19	5	3	.220	.266	.384	.164	.236	0.7	-4.7	-0.4
1960	CHA	MLB	20	17	5	0	0	1	1	3	3	4	0	.294	.400	.471	.176	.321	3.9	-0.2	0.4
1961	CHA	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1961	KC1	MLB	165	20	34	8	0	2	10	24	14	6	2	.241	.352	.340	.099	.257	3.0	-3.5	-0.1

Injury History beta

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

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	Title	Author	Date
	Between The Numbers: Good Days for Debuts	Jeremy Greenhouse	2011-05-12
	Smartball and Moneyball: Sabermetric Innovation Helps Power White Sox' Championship	Jeff Angus	2005-11-29

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