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Batting

Batting
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age Tm
1Elden Auker10193319420-0.1356784700731311596722041232.187.234.260.494Aug 10, 193322DET
2Percy Bailey21933193410.1194946310010302.217.250.261.51128TOT
3Dick Barrett51933194500.3141257222224041015001723.180.242.207.449Jun 27, 193326PHA
4Ralph Birkofer51933193700.813421420718507102200339.242.256.285.541Apr 25, 193324PIT
5Otto Bluege2193219330-0.6109324291186262018012629.213.278.247.525Apr 12, 193223CIN
6Bob Boken2193319340-1.414749345754113154672412749.247.291.337.628Apr 25, 193325WSH
7Harley Boss4192819330-0.815555651964139198161253034.268.309.341.650Jul 19, 192824CLE
8Buzz Boyle51929193505.6366147413431853895824121252421116125.290.347.395.743Sep 11, 192925BRO
9Don Brennan5193319370-0.2141123110717200600645.155.205.173.378Apr 16, 193329NYY
10Ameal Brooks141929194700.82007076201001562391390968.252.331.381.71226TOT
11Bill Byrd151933194884.9336880783116205331016131375.262.327.391.71825CBB
12Sugar Cain7193219380-1.7180376344185640021001383.163.196.174.370Apr 15, 193226PHA
13Ed Cihocki2193219330-1.03410798614230900716.143.200.224.424May 29, 193226PHA
14Ed Coleman51932193603.14391467133719338167234024613117152.285.345.459.804Apr 15, 193231PHA
15Frank Demaree1219321944217.1115546184144578124119036725913345359269.299.357.415.772Jul 22, 193223CHC
16Charlie Devens31932193400.01633251300011069.120.290.120.410Sep 24, 193223NYY
17Kermit Dial3193219370-0.23913512217274201118.221.275.287.56225CBB
18Ed Fallenstein21931193300.23515132410030016.308.357.385.742Apr 16, 193124BSN
19Hal Finney5193119360-1.612324222739468112710632.203.233.260.493Jun 24, 193127PIT
20Lou Finney151931194713.6127050344631643132920385314943945329186.287.336.388.723Sep 12, 193122PHA
21Pete Fox1319331945116.11461616956368951678314756569315881392471.298.347.415.762Apr 12, 193324DET
22Lonny Frey1419331948344.51535640255178481482263696154910557752525.269.359.374.734Aug 29, 193322BRO
23Milt Galatzer5193319390-0.725182771710519225715710129246.268.354.326.681Jun 25, 193326CLE
24Josh Gibson HOF14193019461238.3602252621686128081355816673340336.373.458.7181.17621PC
25George Gill31931193700.74516915622497302418.314.359.397.757TOT
26Reggie Grabowski3193219340-0.451444003000100211.075.119.075.194Apr 15, 193225PHI
27Hank Greenberg HOF1319301947555.5139460985193104616283797133112745830852844.313.412.6051.017Sep 14, 193022DET
28Dick Gyselman2193319340-0.38220419117437301603932.225.260.293.553Apr 20, 193325BSN
29Paul Hardy11193219430-0.2210690621771371371551047.221.280.269.54922ID
30Pinky Higgins1419301946326.018027558663693119413745114010756159800590.292.370.428.798Jun 25, 193024PHA
31Joe Hutcheson11933193300.255202184194341621121513.234.295.364.659Jul 8, 193328BRO
32John Jackson1193319330-0.11021212310010008.143.143.190.333Jun 20, 193323PHI
33Bob Johnson1319331945855.61863805169201239205139695288128396641075851.296.393.506.899Apr 12, 193327PHA
34Slim Jones71932193820.01242802502655120429015.220.267.316.58320BBS
35Jimmy Jordan4193319360-1.63761328127310232751421188123776.257.279.308.587Apr 20, 193325BRO
36Harry Kincannon7193319391-0.364135120719010308.158.217.175.39223PC
37Bill Knickerbocker101933194204.69073756341842394319827283682546244238.276.326.374.700Apr 12, 193321CLE
38Jack Knott11193319460-4.43255604823258300230027212.120.169.127.295Apr 13, 193326SLB
39Joe Lillard4193219370-0.26219718519476221718.254.285.341.62628CAG
40Ed Madjeski4193219370-2.016650848158116192556202161.241.274.320.595May 2, 193224PHA
41Jim McLeod3193019330-2.092289266245471016241430.203.248.237.485May 22, 193024PHI
42Joe Mowry3193319350-0.919251246451108196237112948.233.284.313.596May 13, 193325BSN
43Bill Outen11933193300.7931731532038100417112015.248.335.392.727Apr 16, 193328BRO
44Ted Page61926193711.419780069513419225115761674.276.354.365.72030PC
45Frank Pearce31933193500.13238334900030015.273.294.273.567Apr 20, 193327PHI
46Monte Pearson101932194121.722558751358117241262203959.228.283.290.573Apr 22, 193224CLE
47Jim Peterson3193119370-0.141342935100200412.172.273.207.480Jul 9, 193124PHA
48Andy Porter13193219480-0.6123275243193623222115.148.198.206.40322NEG
49Frankie Pytlak121932194608.679527182399316677100367272562924797.282.355.363.718Apr 22, 193224CLE
50Frank Ragland21932193300.12322210510020016.238.273.286.558Apr 17, 193229PHI
51Paul Richards81932194602.35231602141714032151515155153157149.227.305.301.606Apr 17, 193224NYG
52Schoolboy Rowe151933194938.24911023909114239369181533186157.263.328.382.710Apr 15, 193323DET
53Blondy Ryan61930193800.938614121330127318361381336357184.239.271.304.575Jul 13, 193027NYG
54Hal Smith4193219350-0.551726737100000225.104.130.119.250Sep 14, 193231PIT
55Ray Starr7193219451-1.2138251212122640012001381.123.173.142.315Sep 11, 193227TOT
56Tommy Thompson61933193902.43971251110714229434491197410863.266.335.328.663Sep 3, 193323BSN
57Al Todd111932194304.38632940278528676811929353661817104243.276.307.377.684Apr 25, 193231PHI
58Russ Van Atta71933193900.520822720624478121710534.228.246.306.552Apr 25, 193327NYY
59Ewing Waddy21932193300.118272555100312.200.259.240.49922ID
60Dixie Walker1819311949544.9190576696740103820643769610510235941817325.306.383.437.820Apr 28, 193122NYY
61Billy Werber1119301942026.01295584550248751363271507853921595701363.271.364.392.756Jun 25, 193025TOT
62Harry Williams141931194604.53471429129924437461221720735110.288.345.408.75328BBS
63Roy Williams4193019350-0.220403534110301.114.139.200.33925BBS
64Roy Williams81933194300.87415214216405201305.282.315.345.66125CBB
65Wild Bill Wright101932194599.53671517138525045176392625239101.326.375.493.86819NEG
Totals4641926194968371.7256769451883947125452359841371024163311918117468687107203.281.351.413.764

Pitching

Pitching
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP Debut Age Tm
1Elden Auker1019331942015.8130101.5634.42333261401261421963.12230110696412970646594363886861.495Aug 10, 193322DET
2Percy Bailey21933193411.258.3853.931914700119.0118755264459205261.36128TOT
3Dick Barrett51933194503.93558.3764.2814192273232729.075339834729320152711432632181.472Jun 27, 193326PHA
4Ralph Birkofer51933193702.73128.5254.1913263452422544.0618316253241756224170824201.458Apr 25, 193324PIT
5Don Brennan51933193700.82112.6364.1914126657119397.0436232185141801217273717731.552Apr 16, 193329NYY
6Bill Byrd1519331948825.710267.6043.39209155261161091366.11375663514352861730260350371.21625CBB
7Sugar Cain71932193807.55360.4694.83178137145821987.1111961153067569192791501245561.710Apr 15, 193226PHA
8Charlie Devens31932193400.853.6253.731610640082.07444341621310043751.659Sep 24, 193223NYY
9Kermit Dial3193219370-0.211.5006.175420035.043292431314301031.60025CBB
10Ed Fallenstein2193119330-1.321.6675.523341611076.29960473390201003581.800Apr 16, 193124BSN
11Milt Galatzer51933193900.1004.501010006.07330503000292.000Jun 25, 193326CLE
12Josh Gibson HOF141930194612-0.20021.60100001.244401000103.00021PC
13Reggie Grabowski3193219340-0.148.3335.73511215410147.21901039419554376156791.659Apr 15, 193225PHI
14John Jackson1193319330-0.822.5006.00107110054.07442363350115212672.019Jun 20, 193323PHI
15Slim Jones71932193829.43221.6043.26844563065422.0373198153221300295150317551.19220BBS
16Harry Kincannon7193319391-1.51423.3785.72593561912300.136324119116128016880312961.63523PC
17Jack Knott1119331946012.082103.4434.9732519278624191557.01787991860140642414842074270071.560Apr 13, 193326SLB
18Joe Lillard4193219370-0.643.5716.30159030064.17853453250331002011.60128CAG
19Frank Pearce31933193500.356.4554.7732812310115.012572619401290015051.435Apr 20, 193327PHI
20Monte Pearson1019321941218.810061.6214.002241912494541429.213927216358274030703614362591.491Apr 22, 193224CLE
21Jim Peterson3193119370-0.326.2505.2741617100109.114079649420290145081.665Jul 9, 193124PHA
22Andy Porter131932194808.14333.5664.161228283843685.2750396317302150372150227691.40722NEG
23Frank Ragland2193219330-1.314.2007.11236800076.010565606310154023581.789Apr 17, 193229PHI
24Schoolboy Rowe1519331949334.3158101.6103.873822787413722122219.123321075955131558489132752293981.302Apr 15, 193323DET
25Hal Smith41932193500.61211.5223.775125141031210.0232112888522599119101.352Sep 14, 193231PIT
26Ray Starr71932194515.63735.5143.5313888233594699.06703022743327922189131429741.358Sep 11, 193227TOT
27Russ Van Atta71933193902.03341.4465.6020776661736712.183849844339368263391021632911.693Apr 25, 193327NYY
28Ewing Waddy2193219330-1.827.2226.61181140077.2110745712830322121.77722ID
29Roy Williams4193019350-0.656.4555.6618120801105.01308366113038214691.52425BBS
30Roy Williams81933194301.11918.5145.396038122010299.032920617917132015490112241.54225CBB
Totals1871930194930142940828.5324.3530691887604863939215590.216894885275358905930274629527430221671731.600