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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 24 BBB NAL 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -84 0 0 /4
1943 25 BBB NAL 1.7 39 161 142 28 41 12 2 2 24 3 16 .289 .365 .444 .808 149 .384 142 63 1 2 0 6/3459
1944 26 2TM 2LG 0.0 33 135 126 16 26 3 2 2 13 2 8 .206 .259 .310 .569 74 .276 74 39 0 1 0 0 3/46
1944 26 BBB NAL 0.0 32 130 123 15 26 3 2 2 13 1 7 .211 .254 .317 .571 75 .274 74 39 0 0 3/46
1944 26 HG NN2 0.0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 13 .331 70 0 0 1 0 0 /3
1945 27 BBB NAL 1.0 25 103 91 14 34 3 2 2 15 2 9 .374 .430 .516 .946 176 .436 170 47 0 3 0 3/48
1946 28 BBB NAL 0.4 10 45 36 7 10 2 2 0 0 1 8 .278 .409 .444 .854 151 .411 146 16 0 1 0 /48 AS,AS
1947 29 BBB NAL 0.6 14 63 58 15 21 3 3 1 11 1 5 .362 .413 .569 .982 161 .446 151 33 0 0 4/3 AS,AS
1948 30 BBB NAL 1.7 28 117 107 25 42 8 2 1 17 6 7 .393 .444 .533 .977 161 .455 157 57 3 0 4/35 AS,AS
7 Yrs 5.4 150 626 562 105 174 31 13 8 80 15 53 .310 .374 .454 .828 141 .389 138 255 0 5 6 0 0 346/859
162 Game Avg 5.8 162 676 607 113 188 33 14 9 86 16 57 .310 .374 .454 .828 141 .389 138 275 6
BBB (7 Yrs) 5.4 149 621 559 104 174 31 13 8 80 14 52 .311 .374 .456 .830 142 .390 138 255 4 6 0 0 346/859
HG (1 Yr) 0.0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 13 .331 70 0 0 1 0 0 /3
NAL (7 Yrs) 5.4 149 621 559 104 174 31 13 8 80 14 52 .311 .374 .456 .830 142 .390 138 255 4 6 0 0 346/859
NN2 (1 Yr) 0.0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 13 .331 70 0 0 1 0 0 /3
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF Pos Awards
1943 25 BBB NAL,WS 9 39 36 2 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 .250 .308 .278 .585 10 0 1 0 0
1944 26 BBB WS 5 22 22 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 4 0 0 0 0
1948 30 BBB NAL,WS 8 35 33 4 12 1 0 1 4 0 2 .364 .400 .485 .885 15 0 0 0
3 Yrs 22 96 91 8 25 2 0 1 9 1 4 .275 .313 .330 .642 29 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 707 670 59 184 15 0 7 66 7 29 .275 .313 .330 .642 214 0 7 0
WS (3 Yrs) 13 58 56 3 13 2 0 0 4 1 2 .232 .259 .268 .526 15 0 0 0 0
NAL (2 Yrs) 9 38 35 5 12 0 0 1 5 0 2 .343 .395 .429 .823 14 0 1 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1942 24 BBB NAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .456 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /4
1943 25 BBB NAL 161 8 0 0 2 2 13 1.2 5 18 1.7 .532 .508 1.4 0.4 15 6/3459
1944 26 2TM 2LG 135 -4 0 0 1 -1 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .488 .498 -0.2 0.0 -1 3/46
1944 26 BBB NAL 130 -4 0 0 2 -1 -3 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .489 .498 -0.2 0.1 -1 3/46
1944 26 HG NN2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .476 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
1945 27 BBB NAL 103 9 0 0 0 -1 8 0.7 3 11 1.0 .529 .504 1.0 -0.1 11 3/48
1946 28 BBB NAL 45 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .526 .502 0.4 0.0 5 /48 AS,AS
1947 29 BBB NAL 63 5 0 0 1 0 6 0.5 2 8 0.6 .533 .503 0.6 0.1 7 4/3 AS,AS
1948 30 BBB NAL 117 10 0 0 6 1 18 1.4 4 22 1.7 .550 .509 1.2 0.6 16 4/35 AS,AS
7 Yrs 626 31 -1 0 10 2 43 3.7 20 62 5.4 .524 .504 4.4 1.1 52 346/859
162 Game Avg 676 33 -1 0 11 2 46 4.0 21 67 5.8 .524 .504 4.8 1.2 57
BBB (7 Yrs) 621 31 -1 0 10 2 43 3.7 19 63 5.4 .525 .504 4.4 1.1 52 346/859
HG (1 Yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .476 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
NAL (7 Yrs) 621 31 -1 0 10 2 43 3.7 19 63 5.4 .525 .504 4.4 1.1 52 346/859
NN2 (1 Yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .476 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1942 24 BBB NAL 2 .000 -84 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /4
1943 25 BBB NAL 161 .384 142 .279 .155 1.2 9.9 46.4 6/3459
1944 26 2TM 2LG 135 .276 74 .194 .103 1.5 5.9 42.4 3/46
1944 26 BBB NAL 130 .274 74 .198 .106 1.5 5.4 41.9 3/46
1944 26 HG NN2 5 .331 70 .000 .000 0.0 20.0 50.0 /3
1945 27 BBB NAL 103 .436 170 .360 .143 1.9 8.7 29.3 3/48
1946 28 BBB NAL 45 .411 146 .278 .167 0.0 17.8 38.9 /48 AS,AS
1947 29 BBB NAL 63 .446 151 .351 .207 1.6 7.9 56.0 4/3 AS,AS
1948 30 BBB NAL 117 .455 157 .387 .140 0.9 6.0 47.1 4/35 AS,AS
7 Yrs 626 .389 138 .300 .144 1.3 8.5 43.3 346/859
MLB Average .325 100 .273 .101 1.2 9.0 32.2
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1943 25 BBB NAL,WS 39 .250 .028 0.0 5.1 16.7
1944 26 BBB WS 22 .182 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0
1948 30 BBB NAL,WS 35 .344 .121 2.9 5.7 23.1
3 Yrs 96 .267 .055 1.0 4.2 24.1
MLB Average .240 .072 0.8 8.4 27.5
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1942 24 BBB NAL 2B 1 0.00
1943 25 BBB NAL SS 34 289.2 174 63 93 18 10 .897 .919 4.85 4.97 4.59 2.28
1943 25 BBB NAL 1B 3 26.2 23 21 1 1 1 .957 .982 7.43 10.97 7.33 5.03
1943 25 BBB NAL 2B 1 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 4.50 5.40 1.00 2.40
1943 25 BBB NAL 3B 1 8.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 .933 3.38 2.93 3.00 1.30
1943 25 BBB NAL RF 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.80 1.62 1.00 0.80
1944 26 2TM 2LG 1B 28 28 235.1 318 291 19 8 19 .975 .978 11.86 10.76 11.07 3.68
1944 26 BBB NAL 1B 27 27 226.1 305 278 19 8 18 .974 .978 11.81 10.75 11.00 3.55
1944 26 HG NN2 1B 1 1 9.0 13 13 0 0 1 1.000 .981 13.00 11.00 13.00 7.00
1944 26 BBB NAL 2B 3 3 25.0 21 12 8 1 0 .952 .928 7.20 5.58 6.67 1.87
1944 26 BBB NAL SS 2 2 16.0 8 2 4 2 3 .750 .918 3.38 5.23 3.00 1.70
1945 27 BBB NAL 1B 21 18 155.0 204 190 8 6 16 .971 .980 11.50 10.84 9.43 3.42
1945 27 BBB NAL 2B 6 5 32.1 23 11 10 2 2 .913 .943 5.85 5.51 3.50 1.73
1945 27 BBB NAL CF 2 2 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 1.38 2.01 1.00 0.65
1946 28 BBB NAL 2B 9 9 74.0 52 22 26 4 3 .923 .916 5.84 5.29 5.33 1.17 AS,AS
1946 28 BBB NAL CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.00 2.20 1.00 0.50 AS,AS
1947 29 BBB NAL 2B 11 11 95.1 72 34 36 2 5 .972 .933 6.61 5.37 6.36 1.64 AS,AS
1947 29 BBB NAL 1B 3 3 24.0 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 .983 10.50 10.54 9.33 3.20 AS,AS
1948 30 BBB NAL 2B 26 25 209.2 165 68 84 13 13 .921 .941 6.52 5.74 5.85 1.34 AS,AS
1948 30 BBB NAL 1B 3 3 22.0 24 22 1 1 2 .958 .976 9.41 9.94 7.67 2.33 AS,AS
1948 30 BBB NAL 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .930 9.00 2.70 1.00 0.70 AS,AS
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
7 Yrs 153 107 1216.0 1118 763 296 59 75 .947 .956 7.84 7.37 6.92 2.42
2B (7 Yrs) 2B 57 53 438.1 334 147 165 22 23 .934 .935 6.41 5.56 5.47 1.43
1B (5 Yrs) 1B 58 52 463.0 597 551 30 16 39 .973 .979 11.29 10.75 10.02 3.56
SS (2 Yrs) SS 36 2 305.2 182 65 97 20 13 .890 .919 4.77 4.98 4.50 2.25
CF (2 Yrs) CF 3 3 22.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.23 2.09 1.00 0.60
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 2 0 9.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 .932 4.00 2.90 2.00 1.00
RF (1 Yr) RF 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.80 1.62 1.00 0.80
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB Awards
1943 25 BBB NAL,WS SS 9 262.0 46 18 25 3 3 .935 1.48 4.78
1944 26 BBB WS 2B 5 132.0 28 11 16 1 1 .964 1.84 5.40
1948 30 BBB NAL,WS 2B 8 8 195.0 41 20 21 0 2 1.000 1.89 5.13
1948 30 BBB NAL C 2 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.50 0 0
3 Yrs 24 8 598.0 116 50 62 4 6 .966 1.69 4.67 0 0
2B (2 Yrs) 2B 13 8 327.0 69 31 37 1 3 .986 1.87 5.23
SS (1 Yr) SS 9 262.0 46 18 25 3 3 .935 1.48 4.78
C (1 Yr) C 2 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.50 0 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Piper Davis born?

Piper Davis was born on July 3, 1917.

Where was Piper Davis born?

Piper Davis was born in Piper, AL.

How tall was Piper Davis?

Piper Davis was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Piper Davis weigh when playing?

Piper Davis weighed 188 lbs (85 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Piper Davis play?

Piper Davis played 7 seasons.

Is Piper Davis in the Hall of Fame?

Piper Davis has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Piper Davis play?

Piper Davis was a First Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did Piper Davis have?

Piper Davis had 174 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Piper Davis have?

Piper Davis had 8 home runs over his career.

What was Piper Davis' average?

Piper Davis had a .310 average over his career.

How many teams has Piper Davis played for?

Piper Davis played for 2 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons and Homestead Grays.

How many World Series has Piper Davis won?

Piper Davis never won a World Series.

When did Piper Davis retire?

Piper Davis last played in 1948.

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