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Standard Batting

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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 HBP SH Pos Awards
1922 19 SLS NNL 0.7 18 43 40 6 15 3 1 1 5 0 0 .375 .405 .575 .980 161 .439 157 23 2 1 1/7
1923 20 SLS NNL 0.1 49 121 108 24 26 5 1 2 17 1 7 .241 .287 .361 .648 68 .296 62 39 0 6 18/347
1924 21 SLS NNL 1.3 65 262 242 52 73 12 3 1 33 12 20 .302 .355 .388 .743 104 .356 103 94 0 *8/193
1925 22 SLS NNL 4.9 88 423 384 93 133 30 7 10 53 42 38 .346 .407 .539 .946 150 .433 147 207 1 *8/3
1926 23 SLS NNL 3.0 91 438 386 107 129 27 7 12 58 36 48 .334 .413 .534 .947 143 .433 142 206 4 *8
1927 24 SLS NNL 1.3 98 458 424 89 132 23 5 5 36 25 33 .311 .362 .425 .787 111 .369 112 180 1 *8/3
1928 25 SLS NNL 3.1 79 371 338 81 112 21 6 6 41 19 32 .331 .391 .482 .873 137 .404 137 163 1 *8
1929 26 2TM NNL 2.3 97 439 392 98 125 24 5 3 39 48 45 .319 .392 .429 .820 113 .389 117 168 2 *8/13
1929 26 SLS NNL 2.6 93 421 375 95 122 24 5 3 38 48 44 .325 .399 .440 .839 118 .398 121 165 2 *8/13
1929 26 CAG NNL -0.4 4 18 17 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .176 .222 .176 .399 5 .196 1 3 0 /8
1930 27 SLS NNL 3.7 80 383 345 107 123 20 8 9 54 15 36 .357 .420 .539 .959 154 .433 152 186 2 *8
1931 28 SLS NNL 0.8 34 162 137 47 39 7 2 1 18 16 24 .285 .391 .387 .778 118 .389 120 53 0 1 8
1932 29 2TM EWL 1.2 40 181 163 42 55 9 3 0 20 9 16 .337 .400 .429 .829 130 .401 129 70 1 1 *8
1932 29 DW EWL 0.7 30 137 123 30 39 6 2 0 15 8 13 .317 .387 .398 .785 117 .385 118 49 1 0 *8
1932 29 HG EWL 0.5 10 44 40 12 16 3 1 0 5 1 3 .400 .442 .525 .967 167 .451 164 21 0 1 8
1933 30 PC NN2 0.5 76 345 308 67 94 12 5 3 31 16 30 .305 .369 .406 .775 111 .360 113 125 1 6 *8 AS
1934 31 PC NN2 1.5 70 318 276 53 90 10 3 1 28 14 35 .326 .404 .395 .799 125 .388 128 109 1 6 *8/3 AS
1935 32 PC NN2 2.0 52 249 210 69 69 15 6 2 30 14 33 .329 .420 .486 .905 130 .419 132 102 0 6 8/35 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 0.2 45 206 183 46 56 6 3 1 24 6 19 .306 .371 .388 .759 97 .357 100 71 0 4 8/379 AS
1937 34 PC NN2 0.2 8 39 36 9 13 2 0 2 7 1 3 .361 .410 .583 .994 154 .435 149 21 0 0 /8
1938 Did not play - Mexico
1939 Did not play - Mexico
1940 Did not play - Mexico
1941 Did not play - Mexico
1942 39 CAG NAL 1.0 39 170 141 24 44 8 3 0 11 4 27 .312 .423 .411 .834 148 .398 147 58 0 2 8/3 AS,AS
1943 40 HG NN2 1.6 65 307 263 63 92 12 5 0 29 12 39 .350 .434 .433 .867 132 .420 135 114 0 5 *7/8 AS
1944 41 HG NN2 0.7 52 250 213 43 66 9 3 1 27 4 30 .310 .398 .394 .792 112 .379 117 84 1 6 *7/8 AS
1945 42 HG NN2 0.9 48 217 179 38 50 6 1 1 20 10 35 .279 .400 .341 .741 108 .372 116 61 1 2 *78/49
1946 43 HG NN2 1.2 39 139 121 23 48 5 2 0 16 6 16 .397 .467 .471 .938 162 .451 164 57 0 2 7/38
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
21 Yrs 32.3 1233 5521 4889 1181 1584 266 79 61 597 310 566 .324 .396 .448 .844 126 .397 127 2191 18 48 *8713/945
162 Game Avg 4.2 162 725 642 155 208 35 10 8 78 41 74 .324 .396 .448 .844 126 .397 127 288 2
SLS (10 Yrs) 21.4 695 3082 2779 701 904 172 45 50 353 214 282 .325 .390 .474 .864 129 .401 129 1316 13 8 *813/974
PC (5 Yrs) 4.5 251 1157 1013 244 322 45 17 9 120 51 120 .318 .391 .423 .814 118 .382 120 428 2 22 *8/3579
HG (5 Yrs) 4.9 214 957 816 179 272 35 12 2 97 33 123 .333 .422 .413 .835 128 .404 132 337 2 16 *78/349
CAG (2 Yrs) 0.7 43 188 158 27 47 8 3 0 12 4 28 .297 .403 .386 .789 132 .379 133 61 0 2 8/3
DW (1 Yr) 0.7 30 137 123 30 39 6 2 0 15 8 13 .317 .387 .398 .785 117 .385 118 49 1 0 *8
NNL (10 Yrs) 21.1 699 3100 2796 704 907 172 45 50 354 214 283 .324 .389 .472 .861 128 .400 128 1319 13 8 *813/974
NN2 (9 Yrs) 8.9 455 2070 1789 411 578 77 28 11 212 83 240 .323 .404 .416 .820 121 .391 125 744 4 37 *873/945
EWL (1 Yr) 1.2 40 181 163 42 55 9 3 0 20 9 16 .337 .400 .429 .829 130 .401 129 70 1 1 *8
NAL (1 Yr) 1.0 39 170 141 24 44 8 3 0 11 4 27 .312 .423 .411 .834 148 .398 147 58 0 2 8/3
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1925 22 SLS NNL 7 29 29 5 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 .276 .276 .310 .586 9 0 0 0 0
1928 25 SLS NNL 7 32 27 7 11 0 1 0 5 1 4 .407 .484 .481 .965 13 0 0 1
1930 27 SLS NNL 6 27 24 5 7 3 0 1 3 1 3 .292 .370 .542 .912 12 0 0 0
1935 32 PC NN2 6 26 23 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 .130 .231 .217 .448 5 0 0 0
1943 40 HG WS 7 38 34 5 10 1 1 0 4 0 4 .294 .368 .382 .751 13 0 0 0 0
1944 41 HG WS 5 25 24 1 6 0 1 0 3 2 0 .250 .250 .333 .583 8 0 0 1 0
1945 42 HG WS 4 16 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .313 .286 .598 4 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 42 193 175 26 48 6 4 1 16 6 0 16 .274 .335 .371 .707 64 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 744 675 100 185 23 15 4 62 23 62 .274 .335 .371 .707 247 0 8
SLS (3 Yrs) 20 88 80 17 26 4 1 1 8 4 7 .325 .379 .438 .817 34 0 0 1 0
HG (3 Yrs) 16 79 72 7 19 2 2 0 7 2 6 .264 .321 .347 .668 25 0 0 1 0 0
PC (1 Yr) 6 26 23 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 .130 .231 .217 .448 5 0 0 0
NNL (3 Yrs) 20 88 80 17 26 4 1 1 8 4 7 .325 .379 .438 .817 34 0 0 1 0
WS (3 Yrs) 16 79 72 7 19 2 2 0 7 2 6 .264 .321 .347 .668 25 0 0 1 0 0
NN2 (1 Yr) 6 26 23 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 .130 .231 .217 .448 5 0 0 0

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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
1922 19 SLS NNL 43 3 0 0 0 4 7 0.6 0 7 0.7 .535 .504 0.7 0.0 7 1/7
1923 20 SLS NNL 121 -6 0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 0.0 1 18/347
1924 21 SLS NNL 262 1 1 0 5 -2 5 0.5 9 14 1.3 .507 .503 0.8 0.3 9 *8/193
1925 22 SLS NNL 423 28 3 0 13 -2 41 3.6 13 54 4.9 .541 .522 3.8 0.9 41 *8/3
1926 23 SLS NNL 438 26 2 0 -6 -2 20 1.8 13 33 3.0 .519 .511 3.4 -0.7 39 *8
1927 24 SLS NNL 458 7 2 0 -8 -2 -1 -0.1 14 13 1.3 .499 .499 2.0 -1.0 20 *8/3
1928 25 SLS NNL 371 17 2 0 4 -2 21 2.0 11 32 3.1 .525 .512 2.7 0.2 29 *8
1929 26 2TM NNL 439 10 4 0 -2 -2 9 0.9 14 23 2.3 .509 .507 2.4 -0.4 25 *8/13
1929 26 SLS NNL 421 12 4 0 0 -2 14 1.3 13 27 2.6 .514 .508 2.6 -0.2 27 *8/13
1929 26 CAG NNL 18 -2 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .397 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 /8
1930 27 SLS NNL 383 28 0 0 3 -2 29 2.5 11 40 3.7 .532 .516 3.4 0.1 38 *8
1931 28 SLS NNL 162 4 1 0 -2 -1 3 0.3 5 8 0.8 .508 .502 1.0 -0.2 10 8
1932 29 2TM EWL 181 7 1 0 0 -1 8 0.7 6 14 1.2 .517 .502 1.2 0.0 13 *8
1932 29 DW EWL 137 3 1 0 0 0 4 0.3 4 8 0.7 .510 .502 0.7 -0.1 8 *8
1932 29 HG EWL 44 4 0 0 1 0 4 0.4 2 6 0.5 .536 .502 0.4 0.0 5 8
1933 30 PC NN2 345 6 1 0 -11 -1 -5 -0.5 11 6 0.5 .494 .497 1.5 -1.1 17 *8 AS
1934 31 PC NN2 318 11 1 0 -5 -1 6 0.6 10 16 1.5 .508 .504 1.9 -0.6 21 *8/3 AS
1935 32 PC NN2 249 12 1 0 5 -1 17 1.4 8 24 2.0 .526 .508 1.6 0.3 20 8/35 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 206 0 0 0 -3 -1 -4 -0.4 7 2 0.2 .492 .498 0.5 -0.3 6 8/379 AS
1937 34 PC NN2 39 3 0 0 -2 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .511 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 /8
1938 Did not play - Mexico
1939 Did not play - Mexico
1940 Did not play - Mexico
1941 Did not play - Mexico
1942 39 CAG NAL 170 11 0 0 -3 -1 7 0.6 5 12 1.0 .515 .504 1.3 -0.4 15 8/3 AS,AS
1943 40 HG NN2 307 16 0 0 -1 -3 12 1.0 9 21 1.6 .515 .506 1.7 -0.3 22 *7/8 AS
1944 41 HG NN2 250 5 0 0 -1 -2 1 0.1 7 8 0.7 .503 .501 0.9 -0.3 9 *7/8 AS
1945 42 HG NN2 217 5 1 0 0 -2 3 0.3 6 10 0.9 .507 .502 0.8 -0.2 9 *78/49
1946 43 HG NN2 139 11 0 0 -1 -2 9 0.8 5 14 1.2 .521 .505 1.3 -0.3 15 7/38
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
21 Yrs 5521 204 17 0 -15 -18 188 16.7 166 354 32.3 .513 .506 33.2 -4.0 369 *8713/945
162 Game Avg 725 27 2 0 -2 -2 25 2.2 22 47 4.2 .513 .506 4.4 -0.5 48
SLS (10 Yrs) 3082 120 15 0 9 -5 138 12.4 92 231 21.4 .518 .509 20.4 -0.6 221 *813/974
PC (5 Yrs) 1157 32 2 0 -16 -3 15 1.2 36 51 4.5 .505 .501 5.9 -1.8 67 *8/3579
HG (5 Yrs) 957 41 0 0 -3 -9 29 2.6 28 57 4.9 .512 .503 5.1 -1.0 60 *78/349
CAG (2 Yrs) 188 8 0 0 -5 -1 2 0.2 6 8 0.7 .504 .503 1.1 -0.5 13 8/3
DW (1 Yr) 137 3 1 0 0 0 4 0.3 4 8 0.7 .510 .502 0.7 -0.1 8 *8
NNL (10 Yrs) 3100 117 15 0 7 -5 134 11.9 93 227 21.1 .517 .509 20.2 -0.8 219 *813/974
NN2 (9 Yrs) 2070 69 2 0 -19 -12 40 3.5 62 102 8.9 .508 .502 10.6 -2.9 121 *873/945
NAL (1 Yr) 170 11 0 0 -3 -1 7 0.6 5 12 1.0 .515 .504 1.3 -0.4 15 8/3
EWL (1 Yr) 181 7 1 0 0 -1 8 0.7 6 14 1.2 .517 .502 1.2 0.0 13 *8

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1922 19 SLS NNL 43 .439 157 .359 .200 2.3 0.0 31.3 1/7
1923 20 SLS NNL 121 .296 62 .226 .120 1.7 5.8 71.0 18/347
1924 21 SLS NNL 262 .356 103 .299 .087 0.4 7.6 55.4 *8/193
1925 22 SLS NNL 423 .433 147 .329 .193 2.4 9.0 51.2 *8/3
1926 23 SLS NNL 438 .433 142 .313 .199 2.7 11.0 56.2 *8
1927 24 SLS NNL 458 .369 112 .303 .113 1.1 7.2 52.2 *8/3
1928 25 SLS NNL 371 .404 137 .319 .151 1.6 8.6 54.0 *8
1929 26 2TM NNL 439 .389 117 .314 .110 0.7 10.3 56.2 *8/13
1929 26 SLS NNL 421 .398 121 .320 .115 0.7 10.5 55.8 *8/13
1929 26 CAG NNL 18 .196 1 .176 .000 0.0 5.6 75.0 /8
1930 27 SLS NNL 383 .433 152 .339 .183 2.3 9.4 64.5 *8
1931 28 SLS NNL 162 .389 120 .279 .102 0.6 14.8 74.2 8
1932 29 2TM EWL 181 .401 129 .337 .092 0.0 8.8 58.3 *8
1932 29 DW EWL 137 .385 118 .317 .081 0.0 9.5 56.6 *8
1932 29 HG EWL 44 .451 164 .400 .125 0.0 6.8 63.2 8
1933 30 PC NN2 345 .360 113 .298 .101 0.9 8.7 52.5 *8 AS
1934 31 PC NN2 318 .388 128 .324 .069 0.3 11.0 41.6 *8/3 AS
1935 32 PC NN2 249 .419 132 .322 .157 0.8 13.3 67.0 8/35 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 206 .357 100 .302 .082 0.5 9.2 60.8 8/379 AS
1937 34 PC NN2 39 .435 149 .324 .222 5.1 7.7 50.0 /8
1938 Did not play - Mexico
1939 Did not play - Mexico
1940 Did not play - Mexico
1941 Did not play - Mexico
1942 39 CAG NAL 170 .398 147 .312 .099 0.0 15.9 33.8 8/3 AS,AS
1943 40 HG NN2 307 .420 135 .350 .084 0.0 12.7 48.1 *7/8 AS
1944 41 HG NN2 250 .379 117 .307 .085 0.4 12.0 43.8 *7/8 AS
1945 42 HG NN2 217 .372 116 .275 .061 0.5 16.1 43.5 *78/49
1946 43 HG NN2 139 .451 164 .397 .074 0.0 11.5 35.9 7/38
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
21 Yrs 5521 .397 127 .315 .124 1.1 10.3 53.2 *8713/945
MLB Average .338 100 .288 .111 1.2 8.2 34.9
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1925 22 SLS NNL 29 .276 .034 0.0 0.0 62.5
1928 25 SLS NNL 32 .407 .074 0.0 12.5 46.7
1930 27 SLS NNL 27 .261 .250 3.7 11.1 44.4
1935 32 PC NN2 26 .130 .087 0.0 11.5 33.3
1943 40 HG WS 38 .294 .088 0.0 10.5 35.7
1944 41 HG WS 25 .250 .083 0.0 0.0 16.7
1945 42 HG WS 16 .214 .071 0.0 12.5 20.0
7 Yrs 193 .270 .097 0.5 8.3 39.7
MLB Average .254 .098 1.2 8.1 29.7
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1922 19 SLS NNL P 16 12 113.0 58 1 56 1 3 .983 .951 4.54 3.25 3.56 3.31
1922 19 SLS NNL LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.70
1923 20 SLS NNL P 25 14 153.2 83 12 69 2 1 .976 .949 4.74 3.41 3.24 3.57
1923 20 SLS NNL CF 14 13 101.2 27 26 0 1 0 .963 .953 2.30 2.07 1.86 2.17
1923 20 SLS NNL 1B 2 1 6.0 7 6 0 1 1 .857 .980 9.00 11.85 3.00 12.50
1923 20 SLS NNL LF 1 0 5.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.59 1.75 1.00 1.80
1923 20 SLS NNL 2B 1 1 9.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .938 5.00 5.60 5.00 5.80
1924 21 SLS NNL CF 58 56 469.0 134 127 5 2 0 .985 .964 2.53 2.18 2.28 2.05
1924 21 SLS NNL P 6 4 40.0 14 1 11 2 0 .857 .943 2.70 3.33 2.00 3.13
1924 21 SLS NNL RF 3 2 21.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .962 2.14 1.67 1.67 1.57
1924 21 SLS NNL 1B 1 1 9.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 15.00 11.60 15.00 11.00
1925 22 SLS NNL CF 87 87 771.2 242 218 18 6 4 .975 .959 2.75 2.33 2.71 2.14
1925 22 SLS NNL 1B 2 1 17.0 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 .978 11.65 11.54 11.00 10.55
1926 23 SLS NNL CF 91 91 808.0 226 206 15 5 1 .978 .962 2.46 2.42 2.43 2.26
1927 24 SLS NNL CF 96 96 835.2 206 186 12 8 3 .961 .956 2.13 2.34 2.06 2.14
1927 24 SLS NNL 1B 5 2 33.0 39 38 1 0 2 1.000 .980 10.64 11.26 7.80 10.30
1928 25 SLS NNL CF 79 79 705.1 223 201 14 8 3 .964 .963 2.74 2.52 2.72 2.18
1929 26 2TM NNL CF 97 96 823.0 230 208 17 5 0 .978 .955 2.46 2.46 2.32 2.26
1929 26 SLS NNL CF 93 92 787.0 226 204 17 5 0 .978 .955 2.53 2.46 2.38 2.26
1929 26 CAG NNL CF 4 4 36.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .955 1.00 2.45 1.00 2.25
1929 26 SLS NNL 1B 2 0 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .983 9.00 11.10 3.00 10.15
1929 26 SLS NNL P 2 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 .945 9.00 3.15 1.00 2.70
1930 27 SLS NNL CF 80 80 691.0 198 175 17 6 2 .970 .961 2.50 2.29 2.40 1.98
1931 28 SLS NNL CF 34 33 292.0 60 56 3 1 0 .983 .952 1.82 2.27 1.74 1.55
1932 29 2TM EWL CF 40 40 349.0 90 82 7 1 0 .989 .963 2.30 2.33 2.23 3.22
1932 29 DW EWL CF 30 30 262.2 66 58 7 1 0 .985 .963 2.23 2.33 2.17 3.22
1932 29 HG EWL CF 10 10 86.1 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.50 2.32 2.40 3.22
1933 30 PC NN2 CF 76 76 656.0 118 111 1 6 1 .949 .955 1.54 2.24 1.47 2.04 AS
1934 31 PC NN2 CF 68 68 585.2 127 121 2 4 0 .969 .983 1.89 2.19 1.81 2.40 AS
1934 31 PC NN2 1B 2 1 12.0 16 15 0 1 2 .938 .987 11.25 10.73 7.50 11.80 AS
1935 32 PC NN2 CF 46 46 410.0 124 113 6 5 1 .960 .956 2.61 2.32 2.59 1.84 AS
1935 32 PC NN2 1B 4 4 34.0 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 .984 9.53 10.56 9.00 8.38 AS
1935 32 PC NN2 3B 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 .920 3.00 2.80 3.00 2.30 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 CF 42 42 362.1 81 79 0 2 0 .975 .961 1.96 2.29 1.88 1.72 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 LF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.57 1.80 2.00 1.30 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .957 3.00 1.80 3.00 1.40 AS
1936 33 PC NN2 1B 1 1 9.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 .981 9.00 10.40 9.00 7.80 AS
1937 34 PC NN2 CF 8 8 73.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 .963 2.10 2.37 2.13 1.68
1938 Did not play - Mexico
1939 Did not play - Mexico
1940 Did not play - Mexico
1941 Did not play - Mexico
1942 39 CAG NAL CF 28 28 233.2 66 64 0 2 0 .970 .960 2.47 2.47 2.29 1.65 AS,AS
1942 39 CAG NAL 1B 10 10 81.0 92 86 3 3 2 .967 .981 9.89 10.51 8.90 7.03 AS,AS
1943 40 HG NN2 LF 58 57 479.0 87 83 3 1 1 .989 .934 1.62 1.70 1.48 2.25 AS
1943 40 HG NN2 CF 6 6 50.1 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 .961 2.50 2.32 2.33 3.08 AS
1944 41 HG NN2 LF 49 49 417.1 71 69 2 0 0 1.000 .950 1.53 1.52 1.45 1.44 AS
1944 41 HG NN2 CF 8 2 33.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.36 2.35 0.63 2.23 AS
1945 42 HG NN2 LF 41 41 340.0 59 52 2 5 0 .915 .921 1.43 1.42 1.32 1.47
1945 42 HG NN2 CF 10 4 56.2 19 16 2 1 0 .947 .961 2.86 2.21 1.80 2.30
1945 42 HG NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.60
1945 42 HG NN2 2B 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 5.60
1946 43 HG NN2 LF 29 24 212.0 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 .964 1.57 1.79 1.28 1.75
1946 43 HG NN2 CF 5 3 30.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 .962 2.40 2.43 1.60 2.40
1946 43 HG NN2 1B 5 2 24.0 28 24 2 2 1 .929 .978 9.75 10.46 5.20 10.28
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
12 Yrs 86 55 561.2 436 271 152 13 14 .970 .969 6.78 6.45 4.92 5.76
CF (20 Yrs) CF 973 954 8337.0 2216 2030 122 64 15 .971 .961 2.32 2.34 2.21 2.14
1B (10 Yrs) 1B 34 23 231.0 271 255 8 8 8 .970 .981 10.25 10.80 7.74 9.28
LF (7 Yrs) LF 180 172 1462.0 257 243 8 6 1 .977 .940 1.55 1.60 1.39 1.76
P (4 Yrs) P 49 30 308.2 157 14 138 5 5 .968 .949 4.43 3.34 3.10 3.40
RF (3 Yrs) RF 5 4 39.0 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 .959 2.08 1.66 1.80 1.54
2B (2 Yrs) 2B 2 1 13.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .938 3.46 5.54 2.50 5.70
3B (1 Yr) 3B 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 .920 3.00 2.80 3.00 2.30
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1925 22 SLS NNL CF 7 7 0 176.0 25 22 2 1 1 .960 1.23 3.43 0
1928 25 SLS NNL CF 7 0 183.0 23 20 2 1 0 .957 1.08 3.14 0
1930 27 SLS NNL CF 6 6 0 159.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.62 1.83 0
1935 32 PC NN2 CF 6 6 0 153.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 0.88 2.50 0
1935 32 PC NN2 PR 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
1943 40 HG WS LF 7 0 209.0 11 10 1 0 1 1.000 0.47 1.57 0
1944 41 HG WS LF 5 0 135.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.60 1.80 0
1945 42 HG WS LF 4 4 0 105.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.60 1.75 0
7 Yrs 43 23 0 1120.0 103 93 6 4 2 .961 0.80 2.30 0
CF (4 Yrs) CF 26 19 0 671.0 75 67 5 3 1 .960 0.97 2.77 0
LF (3 Yrs) LF 16 4 0 449.0 28 26 1 1 1 .964 0.54 1.69 0
PR (1 Yr) PR 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Cool Papa Bell born?

Cool Papa Bell was born on May 17, 1903.

Where was Cool Papa Bell born?

Cool Papa Bell was born in Starkville, MS.

How tall was Cool Papa Bell?

Cool Papa Bell was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Cool Papa Bell weigh when playing?

Cool Papa Bell weighed 157 lbs (71 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Cool Papa Bell play?

Cool Papa Bell played 21 seasons.

Is Cool Papa Bell in the Hall of Fame?

Cool Papa Bell was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974.

What position did Cool Papa Bell play?

Cool Papa Bell was a Centerfielder and Pitcher.

How many hits did Cool Papa Bell have?

Cool Papa Bell had 1,584 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Cool Papa Bell have?

Cool Papa Bell had 61 home runs over his career.

What was Cool Papa Bell's average?

Cool Papa Bell had a .324 average over his career.

How many teams has Cool Papa Bell played for?

Cool Papa Bell played for 5 teams; the Chicago American Giants, Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords and St. Louis Stars.

How many World Series has Cool Papa Bell won?

Cool Papa Bell won 2 World Series.

When did Cool Papa Bell retire?

Cool Papa Bell last played in 1946.

What are Cool Papa Bell's nicknames?

Cool Papa is a nickname for Cool Papa Bell.

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