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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
1Hank Arft51948195200.13001056906116229461313118810137133.253.352.375.727Jul 27, 194826SLB
2Richie Ashburn HOF1519481962664.221899737836513222574317109295862341171198571.308.396.382.778Apr 20, 194821PHI
3Earl Ashby31945194800.137117102920710141014.196.293.284.57727TOT
4Gene Baker91948196117.26762691241130463511828422552617199219.263.320.388.707Sep 20, 195323KCM
5Pedro Ballester11948194800.23613712823339121415.258.286.391.67623NYC
6Matt Batts101947195601.95461772160516343295112621964143163.269.329.391.720Sep 10, 194726BOS
7Gene Bearden71947195301.42123122883568101432001442.236.272.319.591May 10, 194727CLE
8Neil Berry7194819540-1.8442123010871482652890741112113105.244.317.286.603Apr 20, 194826DET
9Vern Bickford7194819541-1.3182412365235740028001085.156.179.167.346Apr 24, 194827BSN
10Johnny Blatnik31948195000.413849544759113278646334083.253.317.389.706Apr 21, 194827PHI
11Eddie Bockman41946194900.6199525474541091641156544687.230.299.350.650Sep 11, 194627PIT
12Bob Boyd111947196137.5727230720782766209124212011817177114.298.355.396.750Sep 8, 195128MRS
13Lou Brissie71947195310.523431929517675102600723.227.245.251.496Sep 28, 194724PHA
14John Brown51944194810.0132116230001004.188.350.188.53829CBE
15Ernest Burke31946194800.218494037200502.175.298.225.52324BEG
16Putsy Caballero8194419520-2.8322708658811502131401064134.228.273.274.547Sep 14, 194420PHI
17Rafael Cabrera2194419480-0.130110981221121839.214.280.296.57623IC
18Roy Campanella HOF NLB18193719571142.014495727503078614222323126010193820609501.283.363.496.859Apr 20, 194818BRO
19Paul Campbell6194119500-0.92044173806197175441432854.255.308.358.666Apr 15, 194130DET
20Willie Cathey1194819480-0.210252211000002.045.125.045.170IC
21Cliff Chambers61948195301.5189324294246992325001656.235.274.310.584Apr 24, 194826CHC
22Bob Chesnes31948195001.390185172284463215001318.256.308.360.669May 6, 194827PIT
23Allie Clark7194719530-0.33581107102113126748432149257270.262.312.410.722Aug 5, 194725CLE
24Jim Cohen1194819481-0.18211923000102.158.238.158.39630IC
25José Colás21947194830.62711710724359412027.327.374.514.88824MRS
26Gene Collins21947194800.220353158300103.258.343.355.69823KCM
27Clint Conatser21948194900.714342637640102153639024646.271.352.375.727Apr 21, 194826BSN
28Walker Cress21948194900.2341080400010010.500.556.5001.056Apr 27, 194831CIN
29George Crowe111947196127.87482084187824351676188633242174246.275.337.472.809Apr 16, 195227TOT
30Al Dark1419461960344.018287833721910642089358721267575937430534.289.333.411.744Jul 14, 194626BSN
31Jess Dobernic31939194900.07615130200000011.154.214.154.368Jul 2, 193930CHC
32Larry Doby HOF NLB1719421959956.81674692058831080169727672273109964369451011.288.389.499.888Jul 5, 194719CLE
33Carl Erskine12194819591-2.636063658851921101310012120.156.175.180.355Jul 25, 194821BRO
34Coco Ferrer3194619480-0.644191172233921013514.227.289.250.53933IC
35Ed Finney21947194801.0562061802950431181020.278.350.350.70023BEG
36Ed FitzGerald121948195901.480723122086199542821019217911185235.260.323.336.659Apr 19, 194824PIT
37Ned Garver141948196114.3458962827871802737721176109.218.283.283.566Apr 28, 194822SLB
38Clyde Golden1194819480-0.215252212000100.091.091.091.18219NE
39Billy Goodman1619471962227.2162364485644807169129944195913730669329.300.376.378.754Apr 19, 194722BOS
40Ted Gray9194619551-0.92284193702259410160026123.159.217.176.392May 15, 194623DET
41Bill Greason21948195400.21220154410010040.267.421.333.754May 31, 195423BBB
42Bubba Harris3194819510-0.387564846000200310.125.176.125.301Apr 29, 194822PHA
43Tommy Harris3194619480-0.54013412416235132207.185.241.315.55524CBE
44Frank Hiller7194619530-0.21391691481026100911726.176.213.182.395May 25, 194627NYY
45Gil Hodges HOF1819431963843.82071810470301105192129548370127463429431137.273.359.487.846Oct 3, 194324BRO
46Bobby Hogue51948195200.31728873817200600414.233.273.260.533Apr 24, 194827BSN
47Wally Holborow31944194800.1211061210030011.333.429.500.929Sep 27, 194434PHA
48Hal Jeffcoat121948195901.6918213219632494879518261884919114289.248.291.355.645Apr 20, 194823CHC
49Pee Wee Jenkins4194419480-0.224201711000201.059.111.059.17025NYC
50Ken Johnson61947195200.011192891719300810223.213.231.247.478Sep 18, 194725STL
51Leonard Johnson2194719480-0.213252211000001.045.125.045.17028KCM
52Nippy Jones8194619570-1.2412147113811463696012252094371102.267.304.382.687Jun 9, 194623STL
53Willie Jones1519471961224.71691671858267861502252331908124022755541.258.343.410.753Sep 10, 194722PHI
54Howie Judson7194819540-1.02081801507143007001361.093.171.113.284Apr 22, 194823CHW
55Bill Kennedy81948195700.0172137120925100600831.208.258.217.474Apr 26, 194827TOT
56Ted Kluszewski1519471961431.417186470592984817662902927910282016492365.298.353.498.850Apr 18, 194723CIN
57Dick Kokos51948195403.747518161558239410829592231521242252.263.365.441.806Jul 8, 194820SLB
58Al Kozar3194819500-0.628511019921182524110694639686.254.321.334.655Apr 19, 194826WSH
59Don Lang21938194801.813843137335100172542204945.268.355.365.719Jul 4, 193833STL
60Pete Layden1194819480-0.7411111041126210442610.250.297.288.586Apr 20, 194828SLB
61Les Layton11948194800.263989114214421210621.231.286.429.714Apr 24, 194826NYG
62Raúl López11948194800.213241953000105.158.333.158.49119NYC
63Don Lund7194519540-1.62818367539118136815865465113.240.305.369.674Jul 1, 194525TOT
64Clarence Maddern41946195100.11042582381759121529011226.248.301.370.671Sep 17, 194626CHC
65Gene Mauch9194419570-0.1304854737931762575626810482.239.333.312.645Apr 18, 194422TOT
66Dutch McCall11948194800.13059533920060048.170.228.208.436Apr 27, 194827CHC
67Andrés Mesa1194819480-0.525106981126120407.265.314.316.63129IC
68Paul Minner101946195602.626549444746981946430133101.219.271.320.591Sep 12, 194624BRO
69George Minor41944194800.5441271172136350768.308.352.419.77129CBE
70Sack Morgan21945194800.114242245000221.227.292.227.519MRS
71Gus Niarhos91946195503.43158586911141742651596715356.252.390.308.699Jun 9, 194627NYY
72Joe Ostrowski51948195200.5150148118111950011002431.161.303.203.506Jul 8, 194831SLB
73Satchel Paige HOF NLB221927196580.04227086725113768149701432.204.221.241.462Jul 9, 194820CLE
74Erv Palica101945195600.6262267243224881117201363.198.238.251.489Apr 21, 194520BRO
75Billy Pierce181945196470.061612551102942031340691265232.184.232.203.435Jun 1, 194521DET
76Bob Porterfield121948195910.532257051634951516431020123.184.218.252.470Aug 8, 194824NYY
77Bill Powell31946194810.313383389100404.273.351.303.65429BBB
78Marv Rackley41947195001.91855194778715120613510103636.317.365.390.754Apr 15, 194726BRO
79Willie Ramsdell5194719520-0.4111161141522200400835.156.201.170.372Sep 24, 194732BRO
80Gene Richardson2194719480-0.211312923100101.103.133.138.27120KCM
81Hank Riebe4194219490-1.5611401372294001111318.212.229.241.469Aug 26, 194226DET
82Curt Roberts51947195600.92369268269119736133731238062.238.306.324.631Apr 13, 195418KCM
83Robin Roberts HOF191948196673.1688178415251072555510510331135372.167.238.226.464Jun 18, 194821PHI
84Bob Rush13194819602-0.5420872807501402134491131298.173.204.222.426Apr 22, 194822CHC
85Hank Schenz6194619510-0.220757853870133223224682725.247.291.310.601Sep 18, 194629CHC
86Pepper Sharpe41943194800.53163541119210506.352.417.426.84329MRS
87George Shuba71948195502.93559498141062114542412556120122.259.358.413.771Jul 2, 194823BRO
88Curt Simmons201947196730.660912571135931941931762159283.171.213.196.408Sep 28, 194719PHI
89Roy Smalley111948195802.487229492644277601103336130546257541.227.300.360.660Apr 20, 194822CHC
90Al Smith1519461964320.91556633154998661500263511687017043687768.273.358.431.789Jul 10, 195320CBE
91Duke Snider HOF1819471964865.92143823771611259211635885407133399739711237.295.380.540.919Apr 17, 194721BRO
92Bud Souchock81946195501.34731326122716331358205018615988164.255.307.457.764May 25, 194629NYY
93Gerry Staley15194719614-2.66406185253566401190238116.126.186.139.325Apr 20, 194727STL
94Virgil Stallcup7194719530-2.95872131205917149799132221491351181.241.260.334.595Apr 18, 194726CIN
95Forrest Thompson21948194900.656444061331040044.325.386.450.836Apr 26, 194830WSH
96Sam Vico2194819490-1.02117556636516628111276226056.250.323.380.703Apr 20, 194824DET
97Rube Walker11194819580-2.4608175815851143606933519235150213.227.294.341.635Apr 20, 194822CHC
98Preston Ward91948195900.27442349206721952283155026279231315.253.326.380.706Apr 20, 194820BRO
99Herm Wehmeier13194519580-0.3413677633671241333400016166.196.217.240.457Sep 7, 194521CIN
100Ralph Weigel3194619490-0.7106259235125493030232126.230.296.294.589Sep 18, 194626CHW
101Dick Welteroth3194819500-0.29031272210000039.074.167.111.278May 16, 194820WSH
102Wes Westrum1119471957212.69192850232230250359896315107489514.217.356.373.729Sep 17, 194725NYG
103Don White2194819490-2.01434694224198202138213328.232.291.296.587Apr 19, 194829PHA
104Al Widmar5194719520-0.4114122107418400700737.168.219.206.425Apr 25, 194723SLB
105Curley Williams11948194800.754230195274574014124.231.321.308.62923NE
106Al Wilmore2194719480-0.114222112000111.095.136.095.23223BEG
107Junior Wooten2194719480-0.894315282346883124312425.241.305.301.607Sep 16, 194724WSH
Totals74819271967107469.44149213320511782015898311065018100229481489210716941252814644.264.337.399.735

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
1Gene Bearden71947195304.94538.5423.9619384432971788.17913983474843528259924034711.555May 10, 194727CLE
2Vern Bickford719481954112.96657.5373.711821492373921076.1104050044476467214502531446411.400Apr 24, 194827BSN
3Lou Brissie71947195318.24448.4784.07234938345229897.286745140661451264361413139481.468Sep 28, 194724PHA
4John Brown51944194811.822.5001.72103630047.0321390251275011981.21329CBE
5Ernest Burke3194619480-0.444.5003.74158661089.011352370200262023941.49424BEG
6Roy Campanella HOF NLB181937195711-0.2101.0005.2822010015.11312916016100671.239Apr 20, 194818BRO
7Willie Cathey11948194800.614.2005.01105520055.26139313150402002451.365IC
8Cliff Chambers61948195306.84853.4754.29189113313771897.192448242870361233742131339191.432Apr 24, 194826CHC
9Bob Chesnes31948195001.32422.5224.66615512511378.237722219636189101301221216501.495May 6, 194827PIT
10Jim Cohen11948194811.014.2003.4776150049.14729191150170012111.25730IC
11Gene Collins2194719480-0.555.5005.571510351176.05465471850857033841.82923KCM
12Walker Cress21948194900.701.0004.353321510062.06232302453331002761.726Apr 27, 194831CIN
13Al Dark14194619603-0.10018.001100001.0122110000052.000Jul 14, 194626BSN
14Jess Dobernic31939194900.273.7005.2176036001112.1107706518667552025121.540Jul 2, 193930CHC
15Carl Erskine1219481959116.412278.6104.00335216617114131718.21637830763199646389811613872701.328Jul 25, 194821BRO
16Ned Garver1419481961138.9129157.4513.734023304015318122477.12471118410272138815888141749105841.353Apr 28, 194822SLB
17Clyde Golden11948194800.134.4293.94157632264.056362833137102811.35919NE
18Ted Gray91946195517.65974.4444.372221623250741134.01072624550114595326872822849871.470May 15, 194623DET
19Bill Greason21948195400.233.5005.15117341150.26137294260361012401.717May 31, 195423BBB
20Bubba Harris3194819510-0.163.6674.8487038008186.019011410014861533128131.484Apr 29, 194822PHA
21Frank Hiller71946195303.93032.4844.4213860342254533.25532882625615818197246622811.332May 25, 194627NYY
22Bobby Hogue51948195203.01816.5293.971723780017326.2336154144251421810890414181.463Apr 24, 194827BSN
23Wally Holborow31944194800.723.4003.312121221051.25221191252180002231.490Sep 27, 194434PHA
24Hal Jeffcoat121948195906.63937.5134.222455110513125697.077236532773257412392201330531.476Apr 20, 194823CHC
25Pee Wee Jenkins4194419480-0.933.5005.59246820067.28154422330513033221.68525NYC
26Ken Johnson61947195200.41214.4624.58743519840269.1251156137141958147911612171.656Sep 18, 194725STL
27Leonard Johnson2194719480-1.518.1119.18128120051.08164525250213002562.07828KCM
28Howie Judson71948195404.01737.3154.2920748728014615.061933729360319192041131127151.525Apr 22, 194823CHW
29Bill Kennedy81948195702.91528.3494.7317245616011464.249728424434289142561201321451.692Apr 26, 194827TOT
30Raúl López11948194800.025.2864.30136510058.268372833235312771.70519NYC
31Dutch McCall1194819480-0.6413.2354.8230202500151.1158938114857891046841.606Apr 27, 194827CHC
32Paul Minner1019461956016.66984.4513.9425316944649101310.11428656574122393384811051756171.390Sep 12, 194624BRO
33Sack Morgan2194519480-1.433.5006.75115210048.06350363380220032492.104MRS
34Joe Ostrowski51948195202.02325.4794.54150376012016455.255927123044981513121219891.442Jul 8, 194831SLB
35Satchel Paige HOF NLB2219271965846.912482.6022.734031981149622441751.21466661531444633315012752453531.101Jul 9, 194820CLE
36Erv Palica101945195606.84155.4274.22246807620312839.180643239472399334231102436401.436Apr 21, 194520BRO
37Billy Pierce1819451964753.2211169.5553.275854338519338333306.22989132512012841178741999301048138531.260Jun 1, 194521DET
38Bob Porterfield1219481959117.18797.4733.7931819345922381567.21571732660113552435721432166461.354Aug 8, 194824NYY
39Bill Powell31946194813.1102.8333.261313092094.09439345340713014081.36229BBB
40Willie Ramsdell51947195205.42439.3813.8311158301825479.245524620446215132402011920851.397Sep 24, 194732BRO
41Gene Richardson21947194801.753.6252.64118340071.26635211300663003151.34020KCM
42Robin Roberts HOF1919481966783.0286245.5393.416766094930545254688.2458219621774505902109235754333191741.170Jun 18, 194821PHI
43Bob Rush1319481960236.5127152.4553.65417321441181682410.22327112897717678979124434150102191.293Apr 22, 194822CHC
44Pepper Sharpe4194319480-0.424.3335.86116230050.26342333210212022391.65829MRS
45Curt Simmons2019471967342.7193183.5133.54569462541633653348.1331315511318255106386169753439141441.307Sep 28, 194719PHI
46Gerry Staley1519471961421.5134111.5473.70640186246589611981.22070946814186529787276322783981.312Apr 20, 194727STL
47Forrest Thompson21948194901.6713.3503.9055826104147.2156826410636482016621.483Apr 26, 194830WSH
48Herm Wehmeier131945195806.492108.4604.803612404879991803.018061044961210852837943134879251.474Sep 7, 194521CIN
49Dick Welteroth3194819500-1.646.4006.4890442003166.2185131120121456552078041.980May 16, 194820WSH
50Al Widmar51947195203.71330.3025.2111442361216388.1461244225411761014351917701.640Apr 25, 194723SLB
51Al Wilmore2194719480-1.825.2867.98126310153.06856473310300042581.86823BEG
52Junior Wooten2194719480-0.1009.001010002.02220201000102.000Sep 16, 194724WSH
Totals3631927196754461.721702172.5003.84825546151840183129639738428.2379741868016416328713979108118611654716871624451.239