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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 IBB Pos Awards
1940 25 BOS AL -0.3 51 72 68 5 19 2 1 2 13 0 1 4 9 .279 .319 .426 .746 88 .326 86 29 1 0 0 0 H/97
1941 26 BOS AL -0.3 86 227 203 22 47 10 3 2 28 1 0 18 14 .232 .304 .340 .643 69 .305 69 69 3 3 3 0 H798/3
1942 27 WSH AL 3.3 149 696 629 94 203 27 15 4 79 5 2 62 16 .323 .384 .432 .817 130 .387 134 272 7 1 4 4 *8/9 AS,MVP-8
1943 28 WSH AL 4.4 149 663 570 72 152 23 10 12 88 8 1 84 39 .267 .366 .405 .771 129 .373 134 231 9 5 4 5 *8/H
1944 29 WSH AL 6.1 153 669 592 83 187 31 8 18 100 3 7 69 28 .316 .391 .486 .877 155 .401 158 288 5 4 4 15 *8/3 AS,MVP-8
1945 Did not play - Military Service - Army
1946 31 WSH AL 5.0 152 652 578 83 169 50 10 16 87 1 7 62 31 .292 .365 .497 .861 145 .393 151 287 14 4 8 2 *8/H AS,MVP-23
1947 32 WSH AL 3.1 147 588 506 62 141 22 6 16 73 2 2 81 41 .279 .378 .441 .819 130 .378 131 223 11 0 1 14 *8/H AS,MVP-19
1948 33 BOS AL 1.3 114 477 391 71 92 17 4 12 61 0 2 82 33 .235 .368 .391 .759 98 .364 102 153 7 0 4 0 973H
1949 34 2TM AL 0.2 111 403 334 49 80 14 3 13 46 1 1 58 37 .240 .355 .416 .771 100 .367 100 139 10 2 8 1 87H9/3
1949 34 BOS AL -0.1 7 26 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 .150 .346 .200 .546 42 .303 54 4 0 0 0 0 /98H
1949 34 SLB AL 0.3 104 377 314 46 77 13 3 13 45 1 1 52 36 .245 .356 .430 .786 103 .372 103 135 10 2 8 1 87H/93
9 Yrs 22.8 1112 4447 3871 541 1090 196 60 95 575 21 23 520 248 .282 .369 .437 .806 125 .377 128 1691 67 19 36 41 *8H973
162 Game Avg 3.3 162 648 564 79 159 29 9 14 84 3 3 76 36 .282 .369 .437 .806 125 .377 128 246 10 3 5 6
WSH (5 Yrs) 21.8 750 3268 2875 394 852 153 49 66 427 19 19 358 155 .296 .377 .453 .829 138 .387 142 1301 46 14 21 40 *8H/39
BOS (4 Yrs) 0.7 258 802 682 101 161 30 8 16 103 1 3 110 57 .236 .345 .374 .719 87 .342 90 255 11 3 7 0 9H738
SLB (1 Yr) 0.3 104 377 314 46 77 13 3 13 45 1 1 52 36 .245 .356 .430 .786 103 .372 103 135 10 2 8 1 87H/93
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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
1940 25 BOS AL 72 -1 0 0 -3 -1 -6 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .490 .497 0.0 -0.3 0 H/97
1941 26 BOS AL 227 -8 1 0 0 -2 -10 -1.0 8 -2 -0.3 .489 .494 -0.3 -0.2 -2 H798/3
1942 27 WSH AL 696 26 4 1 -16 -1 13 1.4 18 32 3.3 .509 .509 5.0 -1.8 48 *8/9 AS,MVP-8
1943 28 WSH AL 663 22 1 0 -1 -1 21 2.4 19 39 4.4 .516 .515 4.5 -0.2 40 *8/H
1944 29 WSH AL 669 39 0 2 -1 -1 38 4.2 19 57 6.1 .527 .526 6.2 -0.2 58 *8/3 AS,MVP-8
1945 Did not play - Military Service - Army
1946 31 WSH AL 652 34 -1 -1 -4 -1 28 3.0 20 48 5.0 .520 .519 5.5 -0.5 51 *8/H AS,MVP-23
1947 32 WSH AL 588 19 -3 0 -3 -1 12 1.3 17 29 3.1 .509 .508 3.5 -0.5 32 *8/H AS,MVP-19
1948 33 BOS AL 477 1 -1 3 2 -5 0 0.0 14 14 1.3 .500 .500 1.1 -0.3 12 973H
1949 34 2TM AL 403 0 0 -1 -6 -2 -9 -1.0 12 2 0.2 .491 .496 0.8 -0.9 8 87H9/3
1949 34 BOS AL 26 -1 -1 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .469 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /98H
1949 34 SLB AL 377 1 0 -1 -6 -2 -7 -0.7 11 4 0.3 .493 .496 0.9 -0.8 10 87H/93
9 Yrs 4447 132 0 3 -32 -15 88 9.8 129 216 22.8 .509 .509 26.2 -4.9 248 *8H973
162 Game Avg 648 19 0 0 -5 -2 13 1.4 19 31 3.3 .509 .509 3.8 -0.7 36
WSH (5 Yrs) 3268 140 1 1 -25 -5 112 12.3 93 205 21.8 .516 .515 24.6 -3.2 230 *8H/39
BOS (4 Yrs) 802 -10 -1 2 -1 -8 -17 -1.8 25 7 0.7 .493 .497 0.7 -0.9 8 9H738
SLB (1 Yr) 377 1 0 -1 -6 -2 -7 -0.7 11 4 0.3 .493 .496 0.9 -0.8 10 87H/93

Advanced Batting

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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
1940 25 BOS AL 72 .326 86 .298 .147 2.8 12.5 5.6 0.6 -0.1% -1.31 14.3 0.0 50.0 H/97
1941 26 BOS AL 227 .305 69 .241 .108 0.9 6.2 7.9 -0.8 -1.0% -1.81 30.3 100.0 61.5 H798/3
1942 27 WSH AL 696 .387 134 .327 .110 0.6 2.3 8.9 3.3 1.7% 27.86 34.4 71.4 57.4 *8/9 AS,MVP-8
1943 28 WSH AL 663 .373 134 .270 .139 1.8 5.9 12.7 1.2 1.4% 13.89 26.2 88.9 29.5 *8/H
1944 29 WSH AL 669 .401 158 .310 .171 2.7 4.2 10.3 3.7 2.8% 36.00 26.9 30.0 51.1 *8/3 AS,MVP-8
1945 Did not play - Military Service - Army
1946 31 WSH AL 652 .393 151 .288 .204 2.5 4.8 9.5 2.1 1.8% 21.73 30.6 12.5 51.1 *8/H AS,MVP-23
1947 32 WSH AL 588 .378 131 .278 .162 2.7 7.0 13.8 2.3 2.9% 31.87 22.3 50.0 35.7 *8/H AS,MVP-19
1948 33 BOS AL 477 .364 102 .231 .156 2.5 6.9 17.2 1.1 8.5% 7.21 36.4 0.0 36.1 973H
1949 34 2TM AL 403 .367 100 .236 .177 3.2 9.2 14.4 -0.2 -0.3% -1.36 28.3 50.0 36.4 87H9/3
1949 34 BOS AL 26 .303 54 .158 .050 0.0 3.8 23.1 -0.2 -0.3% -1.32 33.3 20.0 /98H
1949 34 SLB AL 377 .372 103 .242 .185 3.4 9.5 13.8 0.1 0.1% -0.04 28.0 50.0 39.3 87H/93
9 Yrs 4447 .377 128 .282 .155 2.1 5.6 11.7 13.3 17.8% 134.10 29.1 47.7 44.3 *8H973
MLB Average .328 100 .275 .107 1.3 8.0 9.1 32.5 56.4 45.0

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Appearances

Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1940 25 BOS AL OF 15 8 8 83.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.63 2.44 1.00 2.40
1940 25 BOS AL RF 9 7 7 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 .966 1.44 1.84
1940 25 BOS AL LF 6 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .957 0.50 2.05
1941 26 BOS AL OF 52 40 38 368.0 103 97 6 0 2 1.000 .973 2.52 2.44 1.98 2.41
1941 26 BOS AL LF 27 19 18 34 32 2 0 0 1.000 .972 1.26 2.03
1941 26 BOS AL RF 16 14 14 38 35 3 0 2 1.000 .965 2.38 1.91
1941 26 BOS AL CF 10 7 6 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.60 2.49
1941 26 BOS AL 1B 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .990 18.00 9.90 2.00 9.90
1942 27 WSH AL CF 149 148 146 366 349 6 11 0 .970 .978 2.38 2.41 AS,MVP-8
1942 27 WSH AL OF 149 149 146 1324.0 413 395 7 11 0 .973 .976 2.73 2.40 2.70 2.38 AS,MVP-8
1942 27 WSH AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 AS,MVP-8
1943 28 WSH AL OF 148 146 144 1323.0 415 396 12 7 1 .983 .977 2.78 2.45 2.76 2.47
1943 28 WSH AL CF 148 146 144 351 332 12 7 1 .980 .973 2.32 2.29
1944 29 WSH AL OF 150 149 147 1329.0 468 434 29 5 9 .989 .974 3.14 2.47 3.09 2.47 AS,MVP-8
1944 29 WSH AL CF 150 149 147 452 418 29 5 9 .989 .978 2.98 2.87 AS,MVP-8
1944 29 WSH AL 1B 3 3 3 27.0 21 20 0 1 0 .952 .990 6.67 10.07 6.67 10.07 AS,MVP-8
1945 Did not play - Military Service - Army
1946 31 WSH AL OF 150 149 145 1325.0 435 412 15 8 3 .982 .977 2.90 2.39 2.85 2.36 AS,MVP-23
1946 31 WSH AL CF 150 149 145 375 354 13 8 3 .979 .981 2.45 2.42 AS,MVP-23
1947 32 WSH AL CF 142 140 136 410 391 12 7 3 .983 .982 2.84 2.77 AS,MVP-19
1947 32 WSH AL OF 142 140 136 1233.0 427 408 12 7 3 .984 .979 3.07 2.50 2.96 2.47 AS,MVP-19
1948 33 BOS AL OF 92 90 84 793.1 215 206 4 5 1 .977 .975 2.38 2.54 2.28 2.51
1948 33 BOS AL RF 70 69 63 597.0 146 138 4 4 1 .973 .970 2.14 2.10 2.03 2.07
1948 33 BOS AL LF 25 21 21 196.1 57 56 0 1 0 .982 .974 2.57 2.27 2.24 2.24
1948 33 BOS AL 1B 14 12 11 104.1 117 110 6 1 6 .991 .991 10.01 9.82 8.29 9.69
1949 34 2TM AL OF 92 84 80 755.1 231 219 11 1 2 .996 .980 2.74 2.48 2.50 2.44
1949 34 BOS AL OF 5 5 5 47.1 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.85 2.47 3.00 2.44
1949 34 SLB AL OF 87 79 75 708.0 216 205 10 1 2 .995 .980 2.73 2.48 2.47 2.44
1949 34 2TM AL CF 51 47 45 411.1 146 140 5 1 1 .993 .980 3.17 2.83 2.84 2.78
1949 34 BOS AL CF 2 2 2 21.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .980 3.86 2.83 4.50 2.80
1949 34 SLB AL CF 49 45 43 390.1 137 132 4 1 1 .993 .980 3.14 2.83 2.78 2.78
1949 34 SLB AL LF 33 29 28 265.0 59 56 3 0 1 1.000 .982 2.00 2.34 1.79 2.30
1949 34 2TM AL RF 10 8 7 79.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 .978 2.16 2.08 1.90 2.04
1949 34 BOS AL RF 3 3 3 26.1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.05 2.08 2.00 2.03
1949 34 SLB AL RF 7 5 4 52.2 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 .978 2.22 2.08 1.86 2.04
1949 34 SLB AL 1B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.90 0.00 9.80
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
9 Yrs 1009 970 942 8667.0 2862 2714 102 46 27 .984 .977 2.92 2.57 2.79 2.57
OF (9 Yrs) OF 990 955 928 8533.2 2722 2582 96 44 21 .984 .977 2.82 2.45 2.71 2.44
CF (7 Yrs) CF 800 786 769 411.1 2116 2000 77 39 17 .982 .979 45.44 2.83 2.60 2.56
RF (5 Yrs) RF 106 99 91 676.0 216 204 8 4 3 .981 .970 2.82 2.10 2.00 2.02
LF (4 Yrs) LF 91 70 68 461.1 153 147 5 1 1 .993 .976 2.97 2.31 1.67 2.19
1B (4 Yrs) 1B 19 15 14 133.1 140 132 6 2 6 .986 .991 9.32 9.87 7.26 9.77

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Stan Spence born?

Stan Spence was born on March 20, 1915.

Where was Stan Spence born?

Stan Spence was born in South Portsmouth, KY.

How tall was Stan Spence?

Stan Spence was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Stan Spence weigh when playing?

Stan Spence weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Stan Spence play?

Stan Spence played 9 seasons.

Is Stan Spence in the Hall of Fame?

Stan Spence has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Stan Spence play?

Stan Spence was a Centerfielder.

How many hits did Stan Spence have?

Stan Spence had 1,090 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Stan Spence have?

Stan Spence had 95 home runs over his career.

What was Stan Spence's average?

Stan Spence had a .282 average over his career.

How many teams has Stan Spence played for?

Stan Spence played for 3 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Browns.

How many World Series has Stan Spence won?

Stan Spence never won a World Series.

When did Stan Spence retire?

Stan Spence last played in 1949.

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