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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
1Bobby Adams1419461959015.8128145344019591108218849373036743414447.269.340.368.708Apr 16, 194624CIN
2Ed Albosta2194119460-0.11912120100000007.083.083.083.167Sep 3, 194127PIT
3Ferrell Anderson2194619530-0.2972632342061120215101825.261.324.338.662Apr 16, 194628BRO
4Ed Bahr2194619470-0.5507268210010500018.147.147.176.324May 1, 194626PIT
5Hank Behrman4194619490-0.8174133115414100400550.122.158.130.289Apr 17, 194625BRO
6Frank Biscan31942194800.07440354520020049.143.250.200.450May 3, 194226SLB
7Joe Black12194319572-0.1248260234164430017101038.188.231.201.432May 1, 195222BEG
8Ewell Blackwell10194219556-0.52374834433177121122001273.174.196.212.408Apr 21, 194223CIN
9Buddy Blattner51942194904.4272832713112176348168418910296.247.347.384.731Apr 18, 194226NYG
10Allen Bryant3194019460-0.114252414100000.167.167.208.37528TOT
11Mike Budnick21946194700.34226243710130123.292.346.458.804Apr 18, 194626NYG
12Jake Caulfield1194619460-0.244989413268001000411.277.306.362.668Apr 24, 194628PHA
13Cleveland Clark41945194801.5131492425661131810252753.266.350.369.71926NYC
14Gil Coan111946195602.0918316728773847319844392788338232384.254.316.359.675Apr 27, 194624WSH
15Jack Conway4194119480-0.91283963593580103127232854.223.279.276.555Sep 9, 194127CLE
16Claude Corbitt41945194901.521570163060153221137864730.243.297.286.583Sep 23, 194530CIN
17Billy Cox1119411955010.110584081371247097417432663514238298218.262.318.380.698Sep 20, 194126PIT
18Joe Craig21945194600.857191157344522126030.287.401.344.74528PS
19Peanuts Davis2194319460-0.112373314000103.121.194.121.31628IC
20Bob Dillinger61946195115.775332022904401888123471021310650251203.306.363.391.754Apr 16, 194627SLB
21Reinaldo Drake41945194801.49639635155961232349036.274.349.342.69123IC
22Erv Dusak91941195201.741311921035168251326241061212142188.243.334.355.688Sep 18, 194125STL
23Bruce Edwards101946195624.759118961675191429672039241910190179.256.335.390.725Jun 23, 194622BRO
24Del Ennis1419461959330.019037944725498520633586928812844536597719.284.340.472.812Apr 28, 194621PHI
25Hoot Evers1219411956213.0114243103801555105518741985654536415420.278.353.426.778Sep 16, 194125DET
26Everett Fagan21943194600.13825214400000049.190.320.190.510Apr 24, 194328PHA
27Cliff Fannin8194519520-0.2195267237304130014001736.173.231.186.417Sep 2, 194522SLB
28Rodolfo Fernández5193519460-0.323242132000201.095.136.095.23235NBY
29Wilmer Fields61940194810.09123022129565524016.253.273.348.62223HG
30Enrique Figueroa11946194600.022373759100400.243.243.270.51419BEG
31Carl Furillo1519461960234.618067022637889519103245619210584850514436.299.355.458.813Apr 16, 194624BRO
32Joe Garagiola91946195408.06762170187219848182164225555267173.257.354.385.739May 26, 194620STL
33Angel García31945194800.292823341001005.174.321.217.53923IC
34Alphonso Gerard4194519480-0.950193170244391016118.253.324.318.64229NBY
35Jack Graham21946194900.123987377510517928538126128499.231.310.427.737Apr 16, 194629TOT
36Felix Guilbe21946194700.1843202864072133021627.252.321.318.63922BEG
37Harold Hairston2194619470-0.215232312000110.087.087.087.17424HG
38Sam Hairston61944195123.21194744217513325456670450.316.386.430.816Jul 21, 195126IC
39Ralph Hamner4194619490-0.1616661210201700123.164.177.246.423Apr 28, 194629CHW
40Gene Handley2194619470-0.31253803414186106029933227.252.316.317.633Apr 16, 194631PHA
41Walter Hardy5194419480-2.6117440409388183131424.198.244.240.48420NBY
42Joe Hatten7194619520-1.424438935726576002421999.160.183.176.359Apr 21, 194629BRO
43Grady Hatton1219461960118.6131249134206562106816633915334221646430.254.354.374.728Apr 16, 194623CIN
44Hank Helf3193819460-0.8782091961836110622011041.184.227.332.559May 5, 193832SLB
45Gene Hermanski919431953011.0739229619602765338518462594318289212.272.372.404.776Aug 14, 194326BRO
46Johnny Hetki81945195400.721413111582722060077.235.279.287.566Sep 14, 194524CIN
47Archie Hinton21945194600.126403497000405.206.325.206.53120BEG
48Eddie Jefferson2194519460-0.115191702000002.118.211.118.32823PS
49Jake Jones5194119480-1.522486879080181315231178469130.229.294.368.663Sep 20, 194125CHW
50Tom Jordan3194419480-0.6391019652342161142.240.270.354.624Sep 4, 194426TOT
51Bill Kennedy3194219470-0.13115140100010003.071.071.071.143May 1, 194227WSH
52Monty Kennedy8194619530-0.7255330301254660126001177.153.188.183.371Apr 18, 194624NYG
53Ellis Kinder12194619570-2.04844994443463711330123123.142.184.169.353Apr 30, 194631SLB
54Ralph Kiner HOF1019461955648.0147262565205971145121639369101522181011749.279.398.548.946Apr 16, 194623PIT
55Bruce Konopka3194219460-0.245111105925410100059.238.273.295.568Jun 7, 194226PHA
56Emil Kush61941194900.41508582818400300312.220.247.268.515Sep 21, 194129CHC
57Clayton Lambert2194619470-0.12614140200000006.143.143.143.286Apr 22, 194629CIN
58Bob Lemon HOF1519411958710.761513301183148274549371472193241.232.288.386.674Sep 9, 194125CLE
59Rufus Lewis31946194820.4431121001618312909.180.248.290.53826NE
60Al Lyons41944194800.6606258517301700316.293.339.397.735Apr 19, 194427NYY
61Bob Malloy51943194900.14831313720020009.226.226.290.516May 4, 194328CIN
62Luis Márquez51946195443.92437646831221943369714846224.284.352.389.742Apr 18, 195120TOT
63Cuddles Marshall4194619500-0.173544949000100314.184.231.184.414Apr 24, 194621NYY
64Ox Miller41943194700.22630275710140018.259.286.407.693Aug 7, 194331SLB
65Minnie Miñoso HOF20194619801353.319488233705912282113365951951089216130848584.299.387.461.848Apr 19, 194922NYC
66Anse Moore1194619460-0.7511481341628401811129.209.279.261.540Apr 17, 194628DET
67Dick Mulligan3194119470-0.12523180000011049.000.182.000.182Sep 24, 194128TOT
68Ray Neil31946194811.1803523194792193230428.288.348.386.73325IC
69Alex Newkirk31946194800.4447669620110504.290.329.333.66229NBY
70John O'Neil1194619460-0.346101941225300904512.266.303.298.601Apr 16, 194626PHI
71Johnny Ostrowski7194319500-0.22166375617313120914747668125.234.321.376.697Sep 24, 194328CHC
72Clyde Parris2194619470-0.770284260396282227619.238.298.308.60623TOT
73Whitey Platt5194219490-2.33331094100211725641171314721281122.255.314.369.684Sep 16, 194225CHW
74Bob Ramazzotti7194619530-1.73469138518619622945315745107.230.271.291.562Apr 20, 194629BRO
75Don Richmond4194119510-0.55616215211326222213617.211.241.316.556Sep 16, 194126PHA
76Marv Rickert6194219500-0.940212481149139284459191454788161.247.302.352.653Sep 10, 194225CHC
77Bill Rigney81946195317.8654221719662815107814412122524208206.259.334.376.710Apr 16, 194628NYG
78Bob Savage5194219490-0.4129127104690000001851.087.221.087.308Jun 24, 194224PHA
79Harry Simpson111946195915.510123594323941487012045764342318312429.269.334.404.738Apr 21, 195120PS
80Elmer Singleton8194519590-0.4152736839110400027.132.132.176.309Aug 20, 194528BSN
81Dick Sisler81946195317.1799288126063027201182855360613226253.276.336.406.743Apr 16, 194625STL
82Ford Smith4194119481-0.260163148223381125011.223.281.311.59227KCM
83Warren Spahn HOF2119421965177.678320561872141363576351894294487.194.234.287.520Apr 19, 194225BSN
84Chuck Stevens3194119480-1.221184573289184298455688889.251.333.329.663Sep 16, 194127SLB
85Frank Thompson41945194800.4357465615010206.231.296.262.55727HG
86Bob Thurman81946195904.24481123102516528237184316911483112.275.334.472.806Apr 14, 195529HG
87Bob Usher6194619570-4.1428121911011332594141810291390136.235.295.329.623Apr 16, 194621CIN
88Eddie Waitkus1119411955214.4114046814254528121421544243732821372204.285.344.374.718Apr 15, 194126CHC
89Leo Wells2194219460-0.380209189193661215441639.190.254.265.518Apr 16, 194228CHW
90Willie Wells5194419480-1.471220198253691019212.182.239.237.47723MRS
91Dick Whitman61946195100.52857026389316537326710115146.259.316.335.652Apr 16, 194625BRO
92Jimmy Wilkes41945194820.51717276301111471785581085.233.326.310.63620NE
93Frank Williams31942194600.435147123253462015121.276.382.358.74027TOT
94Gene Woodling1719431962133.21796661855878301585257631478302947921477.284.386.431.817Sep 23, 194323CLE
95Benny Zientara41941194800.7278985906106230295249585048.254.293.304.596Sep 11, 194128CIN
Totals5641935198081339.93228510794695710131022550841139532204122391136755100759937.267.340.398.738

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
1Ed Albosta2194119460-1.208.0006.15198300052.25243364431241012501.804Sep 3, 194127PIT
2Ed Bahr21946194702.71111.5003.37462511800219.02101028213957698079371.393May 1, 194626PIT
3Hank Behrman4194619490-1.12417.5854.4017427625219429.24272502103122829189721319091.524Apr 17, 194625BRO
4Frank Biscan31942194800.279.4385.2874433104148.1170998741049649077101.847May 3, 194226SLB
5Joe Black121943195728.84936.5763.712405911429230806.0761401332652831645593434291.295May 1, 195222BEG
6Ewell Blackwell1019421955627.18278.5133.30236169496915111321.0115056248467562378394422855761.296Apr 21, 194223CIN
7Allen Bryant3194019460-0.722.5005.24138321056.26442331181422012581.44728TOT
8Mike Budnick21946194700.123.4004.0442810113100.191564513586420024421.485Apr 18, 194626NYG
9Peanuts Davis21943194601.015.1674.03108170076.08238343180331003221.31628IC
10Erv Dusak91941195200.003.0005.332331600154.05135324442262012521.759Sep 18, 194125STL
11Everett Fagan2194319460-1.227.2225.473821900382.18855506382215203741.530Apr 24, 194328PHA
12Cliff Fannin81945195204.53451.4004.8516498392866733.07634453957339333352321232821.577Sep 2, 194522SLB
13Rodolfo Fernández5193519460-0.624.3337.25197130058.18251473231281012601.80035NBY
14Wilmer Fields61940194813.8216.7783.43392881642215.0211988211680973039181.29823HG
15Enrique Figueroa11946194600.942.6673.79137431059.15530253400292022711.60119BEG
16Angel García31945194801.432.6003.2895440060.15529220240441022561.30923IC
17Harold Hairston2194619470-0.834.4296.42155530154.25544396201252012501.37224HG
18Ralph Hamner4194619490-0.9820.2864.58612816801220.023613311216132799111610181.673Apr 28, 194629CHW
19Joe Hatten71946195209.66549.5703.872331494051841087.0112452246870492453811902647231.487Apr 21, 194629BRO
20Johnny Hetki81945195403.91826.4094.39214231228012525.1557289256421851917564822881.412Sep 14, 194524CIN
21Archie Hinton21945194600.742.6673.92149530164.14835281420353132761.39920BEG
22Eddie Jefferson2194519460-0.622.5005.56157410056.27244350240151002621.69423PS
23Bill Kennedy3194219470-2.013.2506.793141710563.27155483442230012991.806May 1, 194227WSH
24Monty Kennedy81946195307.64255.4333.84249127544874961.092848441067495344112032342401.481Apr 18, 194624NYG
25Ellis Kinder1219461957030.910271.5903.4348412225556101041479.2142162756411653952749921163021.325Apr 30, 194631SLB
26Emil Kush61941194905.32112.6363.481508782112346.13241461342115822150103814811.392Sep 21, 194129CHC
27Clayton Lambert2194619470-0.622.5005.40264820158.16037356261211002471.474Apr 22, 194629CIN
28Bob Lemon HOF1519411958737.5207128.6183.234603507318831222850.0255911851024180125155127757263120991.337Sep 9, 194125CLE
29Rufus Lewis31946194825.32014.5882.99433562362279.2248125931282119050511591.18026NE
30Al Lyons4194419480-1.633.5006.3039119000100.012573709594464284771.840Apr 19, 194427NYY
31Bob Malloy51943194900.847.3643.2648326102116.011652424525352014741.448May 4, 194328CIN
32Cuddles Marshall4194619500-2.077.5005.98731530104185.021613212381586693178982.022Apr 24, 194621NYY
33Ox Miller4194319470-1.046.4006.382410540191.2123666512334272044271.702Aug 7, 194331SLB
34Dick Mulligan31941194700.533.5004.442561220181.08243401392234123561.494Sep 24, 194128TOT
35Alex Newkirk31946194801.0712.3685.082915101000152.1187102867561552016891.59529NBY
36Bob Savage51942194900.91627.3724.3212931591029423.043322720321215517121718821.532Jun 24, 194224PHA
37Harry Simpson11194619591-0.10027.001000000.1211000000036.000Apr 21, 195120PS
38Elmer Singleton81945195900.91117.3934.831451965204327.23221921763414628160511914311.428Aug 20, 194528BSN
39Ford Smith41941194815.8146.7002.252717101332175.2142594435201067037101.10427KCM
40Warren Spahn HOF21194219651792.5363245.5973.097506656738263285243.24830201617984341434112258342581215471.195Apr 19, 194225BSN
41Frank Thompson41945194802.11210.5453.51352481315194.2186107762610986018431.26927HG
42Bob Thurman8194619590-1.459.3575.4324157710109.111583664530547004981.537Apr 14, 195529HG
Totals23219351965372401188984.5473.67450321581378101516530419719.0188949215803213807887550933232838373843251.804