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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1956 23 DET AL -0.1 3 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 .207 -8 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1958 25 DET AL 0.1 30 82 68 8 10 1 2 0 6 0 0 12 15 .147 .293 .221 .513 40 .269 40 15 2 2 0 0 2 2/H
1959 26 DET AL 0.0 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -10 .309 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2H
1960 27 MLN NL 0.1 21 61 53 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 .189 .271 .226 .498 43 .262 52 12 0 0 2 0 1 2/H
1961 28 2TM 2LG -0.3 45 151 129 6 25 5 0 1 9 1 1 15 14 .194 .279 .256 .535 48 .257 42 33 2 1 4 2 4 2/H
1961 28 MLN NL 0.3 28 102 82 3 17 5 0 0 5 1 1 14 11 .207 .323 .268 .592 65 .294 73 22 1 1 3 2 3 2/H
1961 28 BAL AL -0.6 17 49 47 3 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 .170 .188 .234 .422 14 .181 -20 11 1 0 1 0 1 2
1962 29 BAL AL 0.6 81 208 197 21 58 11 2 6 37 1 0 7 11 .294 .319 .462 .781 113 .356 114 91 3 1 1 2 1 2H
1963 30 2TM AL 0.1 91 257 235 19 64 13 0 3 32 1 0 15 22 .272 .313 .366 .679 87 .316 85 86 9 0 5 2 3 2H
1963 30 BAL AL -0.3 29 50 48 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 5 .188 .204 .229 .433 24 .214 17 11 2 0 1 0 0 H/2
1963 30 KCA AL 0.4 62 207 187 15 55 11 0 3 26 1 0 14 17 .294 .340 .401 .741 102 .340 101 75 7 0 4 2 3 2H
1964 31 2TM AL 0.6 105 308 276 27 73 22 2 3 23 0 0 27 45 .264 .330 .391 .721 99 .325 94 108 6 1 2 2 6 2H
1964 31 KCA AL 0.2 43 129 118 11 32 7 1 2 9 0 0 10 18 .271 .326 .398 .724 97 .327 93 47 1 0 0 1 1 2H
1964 31 BAL AL 0.4 62 179 158 16 41 15 1 1 14 0 0 17 27 .259 .333 .386 .719 100 .323 94 61 5 1 2 1 5 2H
1965 32 BAL AL 1.1 68 152 132 15 39 5 2 2 18 0 0 17 18 .295 .371 .409 .780 120 .359 122 54 5 0 1 2 5 H2
1966 33 BAL AL 18 17 12 1 6 2 1 0 5 0 0 4 1 .500 .588 .833 1.422 306 .571 284 10 0 0 0 1 0 H
1967 34 2TM 2LG 63 60 53 3 10 2 0 1 8 0 0 6 11 .189 .267 .283 .550 59 .241 37 15 1 0 0 1 2 H
1967 34 BAL AL 11 11 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .125 .273 .250 .523 56 .202 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 H
1967 34 ATL NL 52 49 45 3 9 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .200 .265 .289 .554 60 .249 44 13 1 0 0 0 1 H
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
11 Yrs 2.0 527 1311 1170 105 298 63 9 16 140 3 1 109 150 .255 .318 .365 .683 89 .317 86 427 28 5 15 12 24 2H
162 Game Avg 162 403 360 32 92 19 3 5 43 1 0 34 46 .255 .318 .365 .683 89 .317 86 131 9 2 5 4 7
BAL (7 Yrs) 1.2 286 666 602 60 162 36 6 10 87 1 0 49 67 .269 .323 .399 .721 101 .328 95 240 16 2 6 7 13 2H
MLN (3 Yrs) 0.3 101 212 180 10 36 8 0 1 12 1 1 24 30 .200 .295 .261 .556 58 .274 60 47 2 1 5 2 5 H2
DET (3 Yrs) 0.0 35 97 83 9 13 1 2 0 6 0 0 12 18 .157 .278 .217 .495 35 .266 37 18 2 2 0 0 2 2/H
KCA (2 Yrs) 0.6 105 336 305 26 87 18 1 5 35 1 0 24 35 .285 .334 .400 .734 100 .335 98 122 8 0 4 3 4 2H
AL (10 Yrs) 1.7 426 1099 990 95 262 55 9 15 128 2 0 85 120 .265 .322 .384 .706 95 .325 91 380 26 4 10 10 19 2H
NL (3 Yrs) 0.3 101 212 180 10 36 8 0 1 12 1 1 24 30 .200 .295 .261 .556 58 .274 60 47 2 1 5 2 5 H2
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Value Batting

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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
1956 23 DET AL 9 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .467 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1958 25 DET AL 82 -5 1 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.2 0 2/H
1959 26 DET AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2H
1960 27 MLN NL 61 -3 0 1 0 1 -2 -0.2 2 1 0.1 .492 .499 0.1 0.1 1 2/H
1961 28 2TM 2LG 151 -10 -1 0 0 2 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.3 .482 .498 -0.3 0.2 -3 2/H
1961 28 MLN NL 102 -3 -1 0 1 1 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .497 .499 0.2 0.2 2 2/H
1961 28 BAL AL 49 -7 0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .456 .495 -0.5 0.0 -5 2
1962 29 BAL AL 208 3 0 0 -6 3 0 -0.1 6 7 0.6 .500 .500 1.3 -0.4 12 2H
1963 30 2TM AL 257 -4 0 -1 -3 3 -6 -0.7 8 3 0.1 .493 .498 0.5 -0.1 5 2H
1963 30 BAL AL 50 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.3 .486 .497 -0.3 0.0 -2 H/2
1963 30 KCA AL 207 0 -1 -1 -3 3 -2 -0.3 6 5 0.4 .497 .499 0.8 -0.1 8 2H
1964 31 2TM AL 308 -2 1 0 -4 4 -2 -0.3 9 8 0.6 .498 .499 1.2 -0.1 12 2H
1964 31 KCA AL 129 -1 0 0 -2 2 -1 -0.2 4 3 0.2 .497 .499 0.5 -0.1 5 2H
1964 31 BAL AL 179 -1 0 0 -2 2 -1 -0.2 5 5 0.4 .499 .500 0.7 -0.1 7 2H
1965 32 BAL AL 152 3 -1 -1 2 2 6 0.6 5 10 1.1 .509 .504 0.9 0.4 8 H2
1966 33 BAL AL 17 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.4 1 4 .520 .502 0.0 4 H
1967 34 2TM 2LG 60 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 2 -1 .494 .498 0.0 -1 H
1967 34 BAL AL 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 .489 .499 0.0 -1 H
1967 34 ATL NL 49 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 .495 .498 0.1 -1 H
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
11 Yrs 1311 -19 -1 0 -10 16 -14 -1.9 42 28 2.0 .497 .500 3.5 0.3 38 2H
162 Game Avg 403 -6 0 0 -3 5 -4 -0.6 13 9 .497 .500 0.1 12
BAL (7 Yrs) 666 -3 -1 0 -7 8 -4 -0.6 20 17 1.2 .499 .500 2.1 -0.1 24 2H
MLN (3 Yrs) 212 -9 -1 1 1 2 -5 -0.6 8 3 0.3 .495 .499 0.3 0.4 2 H2
DET (3 Yrs) 97 -6 1 0 1 1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .491 .499 -0.1 0.2 -1 2/H
KCA (2 Yrs) 336 -1 0 -2 -5 5 -3 -0.5 10 8 0.6 .497 .499 1.3 -0.2 13 2H
AL (10 Yrs) 1099 -10 0 -2 -11 14 -9 -1.4 34 25 1.7 .498 .500 3.2 -0.1 36 2H
NL (3 Yrs) 212 -9 -1 1 1 2 -5 -0.6 8 3 0.3 .495 .499 0.3 0.4 2 H2

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1956 23 DET AL 9 .207 -8 .250 .000 0.0 11.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0% -1.66 50.0 100.0 /2
1958 25 DET AL 82 .269 40 .189 .074 0.0 18.3 14.6 -0.7 -0.7% -1.56 33.3 37.5 2/H
1959 26 DET AL 6 .309 70 .250 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.1 0.0% 0.37 0.0 /2H
1960 27 MLN NL 61 .262 52 .233 .038 0.0 16.4 9.8 -0.2 -0.7% -3.68 25.0 25.0 2/H
1961 28 2TM 2LG 151 .257 42 .207 .062 0.7 9.3 9.9 -0.6 -0.4% -5.11 12.5 50.0 30.0 2/H
1961 28 MLN NL 102 .294 73 .233 .061 0.0 10.8 13.7 -0.2 -0.4% -1.43 9.4 50.0 25.0 2/H
1961 28 BAL AL 49 .181 -20 .163 .064 2.0 6.1 2.0 -0.3 0.0% -3.68 25.0 50.0 2
1962 29 BAL AL 208 .356 114 .286 .168 2.9 5.3 3.4 0.4 0.2% 11.54 25.0 100.0 33.3 2H
1963 30 2TM AL 257 .316 85 .288 .094 1.2 8.6 5.8 -0.7 -1.6% -5.41 21.1 100.0 41.2 2H
1963 30 BAL AL 50 .214 17 .209 .042 0.0 10.0 2.0 -0.9 -1.5% -4.88 40.0 0.0 H/2
1963 30 KCA AL 207 .340 101 .308 .107 1.4 8.2 6.8 0.1 0.0% -0.53 18.2 100.0 50.0 2H
1964 31 2TM AL 308 .325 94 .304 .127 1.0 14.6 8.8 0.9 1.0% 0.47 24.5 42.3 2H
1964 31 KCA AL 129 .327 93 .303 .127 1.6 14.0 7.8 0.3 0.7% -3.16 22.5 37.5 2H
1964 31 BAL AL 179 .323 94 .305 .127 0.6 15.1 9.5 0.6 0.3% 3.63 25.9 44.4 2H
1965 32 BAL AL 152 .359 122 .325 .114 1.3 11.8 11.2 -0.7 0.2% -0.20 24.1 45.0 H2
1966 33 BAL AL 17 .571 284 .500 .333 0.0 5.9 23.5 1.1 0.3% 4.83 10.0 H
1967 34 2TM 2LG 60 .241 37 .214 .094 1.7 18.3 10.0 -0.2 0.1% -1.80 13.3 66.7 H
1967 34 BAL AL 11 .202 3 .143 .125 0.0 18.2 18.2 0.1 0.1% 0.17 0.0 H
1967 34 ATL NL 49 .249 44 .229 .089 2.0 18.4 8.2 -0.3 0.0% -1.97 16.7 66.7 H
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
11 Yrs 1311 .317 86 .278 .110 1.2 11.4 8.3 -0.7 -1.5% -2.21 22.5 75.0 39.8 2H
MLB Average .327 100 .276 .131 2.3 14.5 8.4 29.9 62.2 47.3

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1956 23 DET AL C 3 3 2 23.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0 0 6.65 5.91 5.67 5.87 0 0 0 0 0
1958 25 DET AL C 27 19 16 185.2 132 120 10 2 3 .985 .990 1 6 6.30 6.01 4.81 5.95 2 8 4 11 73.3 46.7 0
1959 26 DET AL C 2 1 1 11.0 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 .989 0 0 9.82 6.05 6.00 6.05 0 0 0 0 0
1960 27 MLN NL C 16 13 12 123.2 105 94 11 0 2 1.000 .986 0 0 7.64 6.58 6.56 6.57 4 7 5 6 54.5 40.3 0
1961 28 2TM 2LG C 42 37 33 336.2 222 204 13 5 4 .977 .987 0 0 5.80 6.33 5.17 6.25 2 4 15 6 28.6 37.5 1
1961 28 MLN NL C 25 24 21 217.2 125 114 7 4 2 .968 .985 1 6 5.00 6.39 4.84 6.32 1 2 9 5 35.7 38.2 0
1961 28 BAL AL C 17 13 12 119.0 97 90 6 1 2 .990 .989 -1 -10 7.26 6.21 5.65 6.14 1 2 6 1 14.3 36.0 1
1962 29 BAL AL C 56 40 39 389.1 285 269 15 1 1 .996 .989 -6 -18 6.57 6.30 5.07 6.28 11 9 30 5 14.3 36.3 0
1963 30 2TM AL C 58 57 54 493.2 333 306 20 7 3 .979 .989 -3 -7 5.94 6.64 5.62 6.64 5 11 30 9 23.1 32.6 1
1963 30 BAL AL C 8 8 7 66.0 55 48 5 2 1 .964 .989 0 0 7.23 6.64 6.63 6.64 0 1 2 1 33.3 32.7 1
1963 30 KCA AL C 50 49 47 427.2 278 258 15 5 2 .982 .989 -3 -8 5.75 6.64 5.46 6.64 5 10 28 8 22.2 32.6 0
1964 31 2TM AL C 82 74 49 611.0 451 422 25 4 2 .991 .990 -4 -8 6.58 7.07 5.45 7.06 6 20 37 8 17.8 37.1 2
1964 31 KCA AL C 35 32 24 262.1 193 179 12 2 0 .990 .990 -2 -9 6.55 7.07 5.46 7.06 1 10 21 4 16.0 37.1 2
1964 31 BAL AL C 47 42 25 348.2 258 243 13 2 2 .992 .990 -2 -7 6.61 7.07 5.45 7.06 5 10 16 4 20.0 37.1 0
1965 32 BAL AL C 35 32 17 262.0 176 165 9 2 1 .989 .988 2 9 5.98 6.96 4.97 6.94 1 5 8 4 33.3 33.8 1
9 Yrs 321 276 223 2436.0 1733 1608 104 21 17 .988 .989 -10 -5 6.33 6.62 5.33 6.59 31 64 129 49 27.5 36.8 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Charley Lau born?

Charley Lau was born on April 12, 1933.

Where was Charley Lau born?

Charley Lau was born in Romulus, MI.

How tall was Charley Lau?

Charley Lau was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Charley Lau weigh when playing?

Charley Lau weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Charley Lau play?

Charley Lau played 11 seasons.

Is Charley Lau in the Hall of Fame?

Charley Lau has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Charley Lau play?

Charley Lau was a Catcher and Pinch Hitter.

How many hits did Charley Lau have?

Charley Lau had 298 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Charley Lau have?

Charley Lau had 16 home runs over his career.

What was Charley Lau's average?

Charley Lau had a .255 average over his career.

How many teams has Charley Lau played for?

Charley Lau played for 5 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics and Atlanta Braves.

When did Charley Lau retire?

Charley Lau last played in 1967.

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