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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
1Ted Abernathy141955197200.06812051811225300900674.138.175.155.329Apr 13, 195522WSH
2Luis Arroyo81955196320.0246142128529201800228.227.237.266.502Apr 20, 195528STL
3Reno Bertoia101953196200.0612196017452044256010271711615142252.244.303.336.639Sep 22, 195320DET
4Don Bessent41955195800.0108504415000300014.114.111.114.225Jul 17, 195524BRO
5Babe Birrer31955195800.05630273720260036.259.333.556.889Jun 5, 195525DET
6Marv Blaylock41950195700.0287852746961752115157811284137.235.314.363.677Sep 26, 195025PHI
7Jim Bolger71950195900.031266061265140146648343283.229.272.301.572Jun 24, 195023CHC
8Ken Boyer1519551969110.020348274745511042143318682821141105777131017.287.349.462.810Apr 12, 195524STL
9Jim Bunning HOF171955197190.060114011275822132147750234362.167.188.206.395Jul 20, 195523DET
10Nelson Burbrink11955195500.058187170114781015111413.276.333.335.669Jun 5, 195533STL
11Wayne Causey111955196800.011053722324435781913026352851212390341.252.333.341.674Jun 5, 195518BAL
12Art Ceccarelli51955196000.0791008836000200643.068.128.068.196May 3, 195525KCA
13Roberto Clemente HOF1819551972150.0243310212945414163000440166240130583466211230.317.359.475.834Apr 17, 195520PIT
14Roger Craig121955196600.03685094481538200120231219.085.146.089.235Jul 17, 195525BRO
15Leo Cristante21951195500.03014131100000006.077.077.077.154Apr 21, 195128DET
16Juan Delis11955195500.05413913212253101112315.189.219.227.446Apr 16, 195527WSH
17Art Ditmar91954196200.0289453422277560232111389.178.202.206.408Apr 19, 195426KCA
18Lino Donoso NLB31947195600.043635981200140008.203.203.254.458Jun 18, 195524PIT
19Harry Elliott21953195500.0921941761545101218021417.256.314.358.672Aug 1, 195331STL
20Hank Foiles111953196410.06081655145517135359104616637170295.243.321.392.713Apr 21, 195326CLE
21Paul Foytack111953196400.03145304613482701351125126.178.222.200.421Apr 21, 195324DET
22Gene Freese121955196600.0111537843446429877161281154325126243535.254.305.418.723Apr 13, 195521PIT
23George Freese31953196100.061211187174882323111822.257.327.369.696Apr 29, 195328PIT
24Paul Giel61954196100.0105635524100100117.073.105.091.196Jul 10, 195422NYG
25Glen Gorbous31955195700.01173052772966131429032519.238.300.336.636Apr 11, 195524TOT
26Don Gross61955196000.01451211044110101001532.106.145.125.270Jul 21, 195524CIN
27Bob Hale71955196100.037667062641171292289042651.273.299.335.634Jul 4, 195521BAL
28Bill Harrington31953195600.05829240200000036.083.185.083.269Apr 16, 195326KCA
29Gail Harris61955196000.04371472133115932038155118923106194.240.304.406.710Jun 3, 195523NYG
30Dave Hillman81955196200.01971911639162006001585.098.179.110.289Apr 30, 195527CHC
31Elston Howard1519481968120.01625592954436351491223531687751014376786.274.321.427.748Apr 14, 195526NYY
32Dixie Howell61940195800.01247974818215900421.243.282.500.782Sep 14, 194035CHW
33Tom Hurd31954195600.09932293810010015.276.300.310.610Jul 30, 195431BOS
34Larry Jackson141955196850.059911921089771702262482341310.156.190.193.382Apr 17, 195524STL
35Joey Jay131953196620.03105404831755702190028206.114.164.141.305Jul 21, 195319MLN
36Sam Jones NLB141947196420.03275995331981701300017167.152.178.171.349Sep 22, 195126CHC
37Frank Kellert41953195600.0122277247255793837012636.231.301.389.689Apr 18, 195330BRO
38Harmon Killebrew HOF2219541975130.024359833814712832086290245731584191815591699.256.376.509.884Jun 23, 195419WSH
39Jim King111955196700.011253339291837469911219117401238363401.240.326.411.737Apr 17, 195522CHC
40Nelson King41954195700.09529230000010009.000.000.000.000Apr 15, 195427PIT
41Billy Klaus111952196300.0821288725133576261061540250147331285.249.335.351.686Apr 16, 195226BOS
42Bobby Kline11955195500.07715614012315009001127.221.288.257.545Apr 11, 195526WSH
43Johnny Kucks61955196010.020734229121325006001995.110.167.127.294Apr 17, 195522NYY
44Frank Lary121954196530.0362830734681301266540239211.177.219.234.453Sep 14, 195425DET
45Jack Littrell41952195700.0111279255225263217102060.204.261.275.535Apr 19, 195226KCA
46Héctor López121955196600.01450518146446231251193371365911623418696.269.330.415.745May 12, 195525KCA
47Duke Maas71955196100.0195245214132541114011380.117.165.159.324Apr 21, 195526DET
48Harry Malmberg11955195500.067242208254552019012919.216.310.260.569Apr 12, 195529DET
49Román Mejías91955196400.062719051768212449571254202221289238.254.294.391.686Apr 13, 195529PIT
50Jack Meyer71955196100.020210186614011300831.163.234.221.455Apr 16, 195523PHI
51Rudy Minarcin31955195700.07038322600020056.188.289.188.477Apr 11, 195525CIN
52Felipe Montemayor21953195500.064176150152653210102237.173.295.287.582Apr 14, 195327PIT
53Ramón Monzant61954196000.01109689914000200326.157.183.157.340Jul 2, 195422NYG
54Ray Moore111952196300.036532629919568061800799.187.210.274.485Aug 1, 195229BAL
55Ron Negray41952195800.06640350300000029.086.135.086.221Sep 14, 195225PHI
56Ernie Oravetz21955195600.01884634004410583036225339.263.348.298.645Apr 11, 195523WSH
57Stan Palys41953195600.013836633342791701043212654.237.293.378.671Sep 20, 195325TOT
58Carlos Paula31954195600.015749245744124238960252762.271.311.416.727Sep 6, 195427WSH
59Bubba Phillips101955196400.01062356432783498351358623562511182314.255.297.358.655Apr 12, 195527DET
60Jim Pyburn31955195700.0158333294365655320623456.190.275.272.547Apr 17, 195522BAL
61Pedro Ramos151955197010.0696770703761099315562222316.155.182.240.423Apr 11, 195520WSH
62Ed Roebuck111955196600.046014913714284021000439.204.227.277.504Apr 18, 195523BRO
63José Santiago41948195600.03327204400000031.200.304.200.504Apr 17, 195426CLE
64Herb Score81955196220.01503182812136411120221126.128.188.160.348Apr 15, 195522CLE
65Hal Smith101955196400.0879294226822697151481058323710196361.267.317.394.711Apr 11, 195524BAL
66Milt Smith11955195500.03611710215203138221324.196.293.333.626Jul 21, 195526CIN
67Bob Speake41955195900.030585476111017026103110481180158.223.301.406.707Apr 16, 195524CHC
68Karl Spooner21954195500.031393449410400316.265.324.441.766Sep 22, 195424BRO
69Bob Stephenson11955195500.0671181111927300621518.243.274.270.544Apr 14, 195526STL
70Tom Sturdivant101955196400.0336364328176021010011154.183.208.195.403Apr 14, 195525NYY
71George Susce51955195900.0117132117317500900844.145.206.188.394Apr 15, 195524BOS
72Chuck Tanner81955196200.03969828859823139521105228293.261.323.388.711Apr 12, 195526MLN
73Bill Taylor51954195800.014918317317418072600539.237.264.405.668Apr 14, 195425NYG
74Bob Thurman NLB81946195900.04481123102516528237184316911483112.275.334.472.806Apr 14, 195529CIN
75Gus Triandos131953196540.0120644263907389954147616760810440636.244.322.413.735Aug 3, 195324BAL
76José Valdivielso51955196100.04011081971892132689856679132.219.282.290.572Jun 21, 195521WSH
77Bill Virdon121955196800.0158365225980735159623781915024754442647.267.316.379.696Apr 12, 195524STL
78Pete Whisenant81952196100.047510969881402214683713417586196.224.284.399.683Apr 16, 195225STL
79Bob Wiesler61951195800.071756939300100021.130.129.174.302Aug 3, 195124NYY
80Floyd Wooldridge11955195500.01819181410010004.222.222.278.500May 1, 195526STL
81Mel Wright41954196100.05811110000000003.000.000.000.000Apr 17, 195427STL
82Norm Zauchin61951195900.0346119710381342422825015951137226.233.324.408.732Sep 23, 195125BOS
83Don Zimmer121954196520.010953593328335377313022913524525246678.235.290.372.662Jul 2, 195424BRO
Totals60519401975850357351042479337811368235653535744267611504591449846415364.252.315.392.707

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
1Ted Abernathy141955197200.06369.4773.4668134416721491148.1101051344170592807654533549631.395Apr 13, 195522WSH
2Luis Arroyo81955196320.04032.5563.932443611810145531.152426123258208333361301923151.378Apr 20, 195528STL
3Don Bessent41955195800.0147.6673.331082451012211.019684782088111181068901.346Jul 17, 195524BRO
4Babe Birrer31955195800.043.5714.3656323104119.2129645813377451015181.387Jun 5, 195525DET
5Jim Bunning HOF171955197190.0224184.5493.275915193915140163760.13433152713663721000982855160847156181.179Jul 20, 195523DET
6Art Ceccarelli51955196000.0918.3335.05794214830306.23091981724614712166441413601.487May 3, 195525KCA
7Roger Craig121955196600.07498.4303.8336818679587191536.115287636531865224880335124265451.334Jul 17, 195525BRO
8Leo Cristante21951195500.012.3333.84302300058.26528254233151002591.500Apr 21, 195128DET
9Art Ditmar91954196200.07277.4833.9828715660415141268.01237649561138461205523732354011.339Apr 19, 195426KCA
10Lino Donoso NLB31947195600.098.5293.91411814712175.01698676206131031027431.314Jun 18, 195524PIT
11Paul Foytack111953196400.08687.4974.143121935563771498.01381757689176662358271583464061.364Apr 21, 195324DET
12Paul Giel61954196100.0119.5505.391021131000240.1249167144301481314542710991.652Jul 10, 195422NYG
13Don Gross61955196000.02022.4763.7314537559110398.0400188165451171523070616891.299Jul 21, 195524CIN
14Bill Harrington31953195600.055.5005.0358226003116.111471659675402145201.556Apr 16, 195326KCA
15Dave Hillman81955196200.02137.3623.871886442813624.0639305268711851029631726641.321Apr 30, 195527CHC
16Dixie Howell61940195800.01915.5593.781152680018226.12361049513103209921109861.498Sep 14, 194035CHW
17Tom Hurd31954195600.01310.5653.96990480011186.11779582149714964088151.470Jul 30, 195431BOS
18Larry Jackson141955196850.0194183.5153.405584297314937203262.2320614051233259824106170968656135931.235Apr 17, 195524STL
19Joey Jay131953196620.09991.5213.7731020353631671546.11460714648153607349993625465831.337Jul 21, 195319MLN
20Sam Jones NLB141947196420.0103104.4983.63327225477717101669.114377786741528404013936004572041.364Sep 22, 195126CHC
21Nelson King41954195700.075.5833.5895450006173.11938069175014725137381.402Apr 15, 195427PIT
22Bobby Kline11955195500.00027.001010001.0433110000085.000Apr 11, 195526WSH
23Johnny Kucks61955196010.05456.4914.10207123383077938.197049342791308123383911240301.362Apr 17, 195522NYY
24Frank Lary121954196530.0128116.5253.493502923012621112162.121239608381976163510999774791071.267Sep 14, 195425DET
25Duke Maas71955196100.04544.5064.19195915521715734.27453993427128416356180931901.401Apr 21, 195526DET
26Jack Meyer71955196100.02434.4143.9220224984021455.038522519848244243751001819651.382Apr 16, 195523PHI
27Rudy Minarcin31955195700.069.4004.66701328313170.016910788248911705067561.518Apr 11, 195525CIN
28Ramón Monzant61954196000.01621.4324.381063230811316.23301761544213411201110613891.465Jul 2, 195422NYG
29Ray Moore111952196300.06359.5164.06365105148245471072.2935522484101560256121543046111.394Aug 1, 195229BAL
30Ron Negray41952195800.066.5004.04661519203162.21708173235712811256981.395Sep 14, 195225PHI
31Pedro Ramos151955197010.0117160.4224.085822681827313542355.223641210106831672476130568732100481.311Apr 11, 195520WSH
32Ed Roebuck111955196600.05231.6273.3546012060062791.075337429490302514772854033751.334Apr 18, 195523BRO
33José Santiago41948195600.054.5564.18339730088.1925341114425511044051.540Apr 17, 195426CLE
34Herb Score81955196220.05546.5453.361501271147113858.1609364320795737837725536961.377Apr 15, 195522CLE
35Karl Spooner21954195500.0106.6253.09311610432116.286504084711055014881.140Sep 22, 195424BRO
36Tom Sturdivant101955196400.05951.5363.7433510199227171137.01029521473107449377043433947961.300Apr 14, 195525NYY
37George Susce51955195900.02217.5644.421173642813409.24072242014417011177202417901.408Apr 15, 195524BOS
38Bob Thurman NLB81946195900.059.3575.4324157710109.111583664530547004981.537Apr 14, 195529CIN
39Bob Wiesler61951195800.0719.2695.74703817400241.1250171154162181113641111381.939Aug 3, 195124NYY
40Floyd Wooldridge11955195500.024.3334.84188320057.26436319274141012601.578May 1, 195526STL
41Mel Wright41954196100.024.3337.615802800384.0119767110274363013931.738Apr 17, 195427STL
Totals2961940197227017661762.5013.78823434822418104121660831318.229811149651316031581176696118673890897441335501.537