Joe Medwick

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: November 24, 1911 in Carteret, NJ us

Died: March 21, 1975 in St. Petersburg, FL

Buried: St. Lucas Cemetery, Sunset Hills, MO

High School: Carteret HS (Carteret, NJ)

Last Game: July 25, 1948 (Age 36-244d)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1968. (Voted by BBWAA on 240/283 ballots)
View Joe Medwick's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season

Full Name: Joseph Michael Medwick

Nicknames: Ducky or Muscles

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.5

7635

2471

205

.324

1198

RBI

1383

OBP

.362

SLG

.505

OPS

.867

OPS+

134

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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
1930	18	-7.8	Scottdale	MATL	C		75		332		139	18	13	22						.419		.750		249
1931	19	-8.3	Houston	TL	A	STL	161		616		188	47	8	19						.305		.500		308
1932	20	-7.4	Houston	TL	A	STL	139		560		198	46	10	26						.354		.611		342
1932	20	-8.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	26	109	106	13	37	12	1	2	12	3	1	2	10	.349	.367	.538	.905	57		1	0		0
1933	21	-8.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	148	626	595	92	182	40	10	18	98	5	2	26	56	.306	.337	.498	.835	296	15	2	3		5
1934	22	-6.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	149	646	620	110	198	40	18	18	106	3	1	21	83	.319	.343	.529	.872	328	15	1	4		4
1935	23	-5.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	154	670	634	132	224	46	13	23	126	4	3	30	59	.353	.386	.576	.962	365	15	4	2		6
1936	24	-4.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	155	677	636	115	223	64	13	18	138	3	1	34	33	.351	.387	.577	.964	367	14	4	3		8
1937	25	-3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	156	677	633	111	237	56	10	31	154	4	5	41	50	.374	.414	.641	1.056	406	11	2	1		13
1938	26	-2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	146	634	590	100	190	47	8	21	122	0	1	42	41	.322	.369	.536	.905	316	21	2	0		11
1939	27	-1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	150	667	606	98	201	48	8	14	117	6	1	45	44	.332	.380	.507	.886	307	15	2	14		11
1940	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-STL	143	616	581	83	175	30	12	17	86	2	6	32	36	.301	.341	.482	.823	280	19	3	0		4
1940	28	0.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	37	164	158	21	48	12	0	3	20	0	0	6	8	.304	.329	.437	.766	69	8	0	0		1
1940	28	0.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	106	452	423	62	127	18	12	14	66	2	6	26	28	.300	.345	.499	.844	211	11	3	0		3
1941	29	1.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	133	579	538	100	171	33	10	18	88	2	3	38	35	.318	.364	.517	.881	278	20	1	2		7
1942	30	2.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	142	587	553	69	166	37	4	4	96	2	6	32	25	.300	.339	.403	.742	223	15	0	2		8
1943	31		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-NYG	126	520	497	54	138	30	3	5	70	1	2	19	22	.278	.306	.380	.686	189	17	1	3		6
1943	31	2.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	48	184	173	13	47	10	0	0	25	1	0	10	8	.272	.315	.330	.645	57	4	1	0		3
1943	31	2.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	78	336	324	41	91	20	3	5	45	0	2	9	14	.281	.300	.407	.708	132	13	0	3		3
1944	32	3.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	128	535	490	64	165	24	3	7	85	2	5	38	24	.337	.386	.441	.826	216	12	1	6		9
1945	33		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-NYG	92	328	310	31	90	17	0	3	37	5	0	14	14	.290	.323	.374	.697	116	9	1	3		2
1945	33	3.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	26	97	92	14	28	4	0	3	11	2	0	2	2	.304	.319	.446	.765	41	3	0	3		0
1945	33	3.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	66	231	218	17	62	13	0	0	26	3	0	12	12	.284	.325	.344	.669	75	6	1	0		2
1946	34	5.3	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	41	85	77	7	24	4	0	2	18	0	0	6	5	.312	.369	.442	.811	34	1	1	1		3
1947	35	6.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	75	166	150	19	46	12	0	4	28	0	0	16	12	.307	.374	.467	.840	70	3	0	0		4
1948	36	9.8	Houston	TL	AA	STL	35	96	87	8	24	7	0	2	20	1	0	9	5	.276	.344	.425	.769	37		0	0
1948	36	8.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	20	20	19	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.211	.250	.211	.461	4	1	0	0		0
1949	37	9.6	Miami Beach	FLIN	B		106	416	375	53	121	19	6	10	72	4		35	16	.323	.385	.485	.870	182		3	3

1951	39	13.2	Raleigh	CARL	B		60	174	158	22	45	8	2	4	33	1		15	11	.285	.347	.437	.784	69		0	1
1952	40	12.1	Tampa	FLIN	B		11	11	9	0	3	2	1	0	6	0		2	0	.333	.455	.778	1.232	7		0	0
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 (17 seasons)					Majors		1984	8142	7635	1198	2471	540	113	205	1383	42	37	437	551	.324	.362	.505	.867	3852	203	26	44		101
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		587	2205	2137	83	718	147	40	83	131	6	0	61	32	.336		.559		1194		3	4
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2571	10347	9772	1281	3189	687	153	288	1514	48	37	498	583	.326		.516		5046	203	29	48		101

AA (1 season)					Minors		35	96	87	8	24	7	0	2	20	1	0	9	5	.276	.344	.425	.769	37		0	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		300	1176	1176		386	93	18	45						.328		.553		650
B (3 seasons)					Minors		177	601	542	75	169	29	9	14	111	5		52	27	.312	.375	.476	.851	258		3	4
C (1 season)					Minors		75	332	332		139	18	13	22						.419		.750		249