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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
1940 27 KCM NAL 1.0 34 135 118 19 37 5 1 0 14 8 16 .314 .400 .373 .773 131 .391 131 44 0 1 0 0 5/7
1941 28 KCM NAL 0.0 3 8 8 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 87 .291 81 3 0 0 0 0 /5
1942 29 KCM NAL 0.1 23 96 92 13 25 3 0 0 10 1 3 .272 .295 .304 .599 84 .285 85 28 1 5
1943 30 KCM NAL 0.2 53 221 203 28 52 6 3 0 14 6 13 .256 .304 .315 .619 92 .301 93 64 1 4 0 *5
1944 31 KCM NAL 1.1 50 206 188 31 55 4 1 2 15 4 17 .293 .351 .356 .708 118 .343 117 67 0 1 5/67
1945 32 KCM NAL 1.1 45 194 176 38 57 8 4 1 33 4 10 .324 .367 .432 .799 133 .371 130 76 2 6 0 5/7
1946 33 KCM NAL 0.2 39 165 156 18 40 3 0 0 13 7 9 .256 .297 .276 .573 69 .288 72 43 0 0 5/6
1947 34 KCM NAL 1.0 61 278 255 52 85 5 7 1 32 16 16 .333 .382 .420 .801 114 .387 113 107 4 3 5 AS,AS
1948 35 KCM NAL 0.8 46 211 196 41 56 8 6 2 22 6 14 .286 .336 .418 .755 101 .349 98 82 1 0 5 AS,AS
9 Yrs 5.4 354 1514 1392 242 409 43 22 6 155 52 98 .294 .344 .369 .713 107 .344 106 514 0 9 15 0 0 5/76
162 Game Avg 2.5 162 693 637 111 187 20 10 3 71 24 45 .294 .344 .369 .713 107 .344 106 235 7
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1942 29 KCM WS 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1
1946 33 KCM WS 7 32 32 5 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 .344 .344 .344 .688 11 0 0 0
1948 35 KCM NAL 7 30 28 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 1 .250 .276 .250 .526 7 0 0 1
3 Yrs 16 68 65 8 18 0 0 0 8 1 1 .277 .288 .277 .565 18 0 0 2
162 Game Avg 162 689 658 81 182 0 0 0 81 10 10 .277 .288 .277 .565 182 0 0 20
WS (2 Yrs) 9 38 37 6 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 .297 .297 .297 .595 11 0 0 1
NAL (1 Yr) 7 30 28 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 1 .250 .276 .250 .526 7 0 0 1

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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
1940 27 KCM NAL 135 5 1 0 0 0 6 0.6 5 11 1.0 .517 .504 1.0 0.0 11 5/7
1941 28 KCM NAL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /5
1942 29 KCM NAL 96 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .492 .499 0.0 0.0 1 5
1943 30 KCM NAL 221 -2 0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.4 7 3 0.2 .493 .498 0.4 -0.2 5 *5
1944 31 KCM NAL 206 4 0 0 1 0 4 0.5 6 10 1.1 .509 .503 1.0 0.1 10 5/67
1945 32 KCM NAL 194 8 0 0 -1 0 6 0.6 6 12 1.1 .512 .503 1.1 -0.1 13 5/7
1946 33 KCM NAL 165 -6 0 0 3 0 -3 -0.3 6 2 0.2 .492 .498 -0.1 0.2 0 5/6
1947 34 KCM NAL 278 6 1 0 -4 0 3 0.2 9 12 1.0 .504 .501 1.3 -0.3 16 5 AS,AS
1948 35 KCM NAL 211 -1 0 0 4 0 4 0.3 7 10 0.8 .506 .502 0.4 0.4 6 5 AS,AS
9 Yrs 1514 12 1 0 0 0 14 1.2 47 61 5.4 .503 .501 5.2 0.1 61 5/76
162 Game Avg 693 5 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 22 28 2.5 .503 .501 2.4 0.0 28

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1940 27 KCM NAL 135 .391 131 .314 .059 0.0 11.9 35.2 5/7
1941 28 KCM NAL 8 .291 81 .250 .125 0.0 0.0 100.0 /5
1942 29 KCM NAL 96 .285 85 .272 .033 0.0 3.1 46.4 5
1943 30 KCM NAL 221 .301 93 .256 .059 0.0 5.9 42.4 *5
1944 31 KCM NAL 206 .343 117 .285 .064 1.0 8.3 41.4 5/67
1945 32 KCM NAL 194 .371 130 .320 .108 0.5 5.2 54.4 5/7
1946 33 KCM NAL 165 .288 72 .256 .019 0.0 5.5 36.7 5/6
1947 34 KCM NAL 278 .387 113 .331 .086 0.4 5.8 49.0 5 AS,AS
1948 35 KCM NAL 211 .349 98 .278 .133 0.9 6.6 56.5 5 AS,AS
9 Yrs 1514 .344 106 .291 .075 0.4 6.5 46.3 5/76
MLB Average .326 100 .274 .104 1.2 9.0 32.6
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1942 29 KCM WS 6 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1946 33 KCM WS 32 .344 .000 0.0 0.0 45.5
1948 35 KCM NAL 30 .250 .000 0.0 3.3 25.0
3 Yrs 68 .277 .000 0.0 1.5 42.1
MLB Average .253 .094 1.3 8.0 32.1
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1940 27 KCM NAL 3B 32 31 256.1 72 18 48 6 0 .917 .917 2.32 3.00 2.06 1.69
1940 27 KCM NAL LF 2 2 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .948 2.25 1.52 2.00 0.85
1941 28 KCM NAL 3B 2 2 18.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 .922 3.00 2.75 3.00 1.25
1942 29 KCM NAL 3B 23 0.00
1943 30 KCM NAL 3B 53 442.2 130 48 72 10 6 .923 .933 2.44 2.87 2.26 1.32
1944 31 KCM NAL 3B 50 47 431.1 154 44 96 14 9 .909 .920 2.92 3.13 2.80 1.03
1944 31 KCM NAL LF 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 0.60
1944 31 KCM NAL SS 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 1.70
1945 32 KCM NAL 3B 43 43 368.0 127 43 77 7 8 .945 .929 2.93 3.12 2.79 0.99
1945 32 KCM NAL LF 2 2 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .953 2.25 1.74 2.00 0.55
1946 33 KCM NAL 3B 38 38 321.2 124 41 67 16 11 .871 .879 3.02 2.96 2.84 0.65
1946 33 KCM NAL SS 1 1 9.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 .905 8.00 4.60 8.00 1.00
1947 34 KCM NAL 3B 61 61 513.1 169 61 95 13 9 .923 .904 2.74 2.97 2.56 0.91 AS,AS
1948 35 KCM NAL 3B 46 46 392.2 135 36 90 9 7 .933 .933 2.89 2.89 2.74 0.68 AS,AS
9 Yrs 350 270 2754.0 925 296 554 75 50 .919 .916 2.78 2.99 2.43 0.96
3B (9 Yrs) 3B 348 268 2744.0 917 294 548 75 50 .918 .916 2.76 2.99 2.42 0.95
LF (3 Yrs) LF 5 5 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.12 1.64 1.60 0.68
SS (2 Yrs) SS 2 2 10.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 .905 7.20 4.68 4.00 1.35
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1942 29 KCM WS 3B 2 30.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.30 0.50
1946 33 KCM WS 3B 7 7 180.0 21 9 10 2 0 .905 0.95 2.71
1948 35 KCM NAL 3B 7 7 183.0 13 2 10 1 1 .923 0.59 1.71
3 Yrs 16 14 393.0 35 12 20 3 1 .914 0.73 2.00

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Hall of Fame Statistics

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Herb Souell born?

Herb Souell was born on February 5, 1913.

Where was Herb Souell born?

Herb Souell was born in West Monroe, LA.

How tall was Herb Souell?

Herb Souell was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Herb Souell weigh when playing?

Herb Souell weighed 150 lbs (68 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Herb Souell play?

Herb Souell played 9 seasons.

Is Herb Souell in the Hall of Fame?

Herb Souell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Herb Souell play?

Herb Souell was a Third Baseman.

How many hits did Herb Souell have?

Herb Souell had 409 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Herb Souell have?

Herb Souell had 6 home runs over his career.

What was Herb Souell's average?

Herb Souell had a .294 average over his career.

How many teams has Herb Souell played for?

Herb Souell played for 1 team, the Kansas City Monarchs.

How many World Series has Herb Souell won?

Herb Souell won 1 World Series.

When did Herb Souell retire?

Herb Souell last played in 1948.

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