Buddy Kerr

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 6, 1922 in Astoria, NY us

Died: November 7, 2006 in New York, NY

Buried: Cremated

High School: George Washington HS (New York, NY)

Last Game: September 30, 1951 (Age 28-328d)
vs. NYG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: John Joseph Kerr

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.2

3631

903

.249

378

RBI

333

OBP

.312

SLG

.328

OPS

.640

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1941	18	-5.1	Fort Smith	WA	C	NYG	102		355		118	19	6	1						.332		.428		152
1942	19	-7.1	Jersey City	IL	AA	NYG	78	249	228	18	43	5	0	1	21	3	2	16	12	.189	.242	.224	.466	51	7	0	5
1943	20	-6.9	Jersey City	IL	AA	NYG	136	488	435	38	91	13	2	0	22	9	3	45	40	.209	.288	.248	.536	108		3	5
1943	20	-8.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	27	110	98	14	28	3	0	2	12	1	1	8	5	.286	.352	.378	.730	37	2	2	2		0
1944	21	-7.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	150	598	548	68	146	31	4	9	63	14	2	37	32	.266	.316	.387	.703	212	14	3	10		3
1945	22	-7.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	149	605	546	53	136	20	3	4	40	5	5	41	34	.249	.304	.319	.623	174	11	2	16		4
1946	23	-5.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	145	571	497	50	124	20	3	6	40	7	6	53	31	.250	.324	.338	.662	168	10	2	19		10
1947	24	-4.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	138	596	547	73	157	23	5	7	49	2	2	36	49	.287	.331	.386	.717	211	12	0	13		1
1948	25	-3.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	144	555	496	41	119	16	4	0	46	9	6	56	36	.240	.317	.288	.605	143	7	0	3		4
1949	26	-2.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	90	250	220	16	46	4	0	0	19	0	0	21	23	.209	.284	.227	.511	50	1	2	7		2
1950	27	-0.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	155	571	507	45	115	24	6	2	46	0	1	50	50	.227	.296	.310	.606	157	21	0	14		7
1951	28	-0.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	69	200	172	18	32	4	0	1	18	0	0	22	20	.186	.282	.227	.509	39	2	1	5		1
1952	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	PHI	85	281	243	23	60	7	3	0	11	0		33	30	.247		.300		73		0	5
1952	29	0.9	Baltimore	IL	AAA	PHI	80	278	240	23	60	7	3	0	11	0		33	30	.250	.341	.304	.645	73		0	5
1952	29	1.7	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	5		3		0	0	0	0						.000		.000		0
1953	30	3.0	Toledo	AA	AAA	MLN	39	129	107	13	25	3	1	1	7	0		21	19	.234	.359	.308	.668	33	1	0	1
1954	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	MLN	63	202	168	20	36	6	0	2	8	3		30	23	.214				48	4	0	2	2
1954	31	4.9	Toledo	AA	AAA	MLN	59	193	159	20	34	6	0	2	8	3		30	23	.214	.335	.289	.624	46	4	0	2	2
1954	31	2.6	Toronto	IL	AAA		4		9		2									.222

1956	33	11.8	Cocoa	FLOR	D	NYG	5		3		1									.333

1959	36	15.1	Michigan City	MIDW	D	SFG	1		1		0									.000
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		1067	4056	3631	378	903	145	25	31	333	38	23	324	280	.249	.312	.328	.640	1191	80	12	89		32
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		509	1708	1540	112	374	53	12	5	69	15	5	145	124	.243				463		3	18	2
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1576	5764	5171	490	1277	198	37	36	402	53	28	469	404	.247				1654		15	107	2	32

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		187	612	518	56	121	16	4	3	26	3		84	72	.234				152		0	8	2
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		214	737	663	56	134	18	2	1	43	12	5	61	52	.202	.272	.240	.512	159		3	10
C (1 season)					Minors		102	355	355		118	19	6	1						.332		.428		152
D (2 seasons)					Minors		6	4	4		1									.250