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Jimmie Foxx
James Emory Foxx (Beast or Double X)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

Debut May 1, 1925
Final Game September 23, 1945
Born October 22, 1907 in Sudlersville, MD
Died July 21, 1967 in Miami, FL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951.

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        The right-handed Ruth! Incredible hitter - best RH power hitter ever. 1932 (.364/58 HRs/169 RBI/151 Runs) in top 5 greatest seasons ever. Green Monster cost the line drive hitting Foxx ~100 HRs. Last full season at only 33, still awesome career stats!

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1925 17 PHA AL  10    9    2    6   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .667  .667  .778  255    7   0           0    
 1926 18 PHA AL  26   32    8   10   2  1   0    5   1  0   1   6  .313  .333  .438   95   14   2           0    
 1927 19 PHA AL  61  130   23   42   6  5   3   20   2  1  14  11  .323  .393  .515  129   67   1           1    
 1928 20 PHA AL 118  400   85  131  29 10  13   79   3  8  60  43  .328  .416  .548  148  219  12           1     MVP-11
 1929 21 PHA AL 149  517  123  183  23  9  33  118   9  7 103  70  .354  .463  .625  173  323  16           2    
 1930 22 PHA AL 153  562  127  188  33 13  37  156   7  7  93  66  .335  .429  .637  162  358  18           0    
 1931 23 PHA AL 139  515   93  150  32 10  30  120   4  3  73  84  .291  .380  .567  140  292   4           1     MVP-25
 1932 24 PHA AL 154  585  151  213  33  9  58  169   3  7 116  96  .364  .469  .749  205  438   0           0     MVP-1
 1933 25 PHA AL 149  573  125  204  37  9  48  163   2  2  96  93  .356  .449  .703  200  403   0           1     MVP-1,AS
 1934 26 PHA AL 150  539  120  180  28  6  44  130  11  2 111  75  .334  .449  .653  186  352   1           1     MVP-10,AS
 1935 27 PHA AL 147  535  118  185  33  7  36  115   6  4 114  99  .346  .461  .636  182  340   0           0     MVP-11,AS
 1936 28 BOS AL 155  585  130  198  32  8  41  143  13  4 105 119  .338  .440  .631  155  369   2           1     MVP-11,AS
 1937 29 BOS AL 150  569  111  162  24  6  36  127  10  8  99  96  .285  .392  .538  128  306   4           1     AS
 1938 30 BOS AL 149  565  139  197  33  9  50  175   5  4 119  76  .349  .462  .704  182  398   1           0     MVP-1,AS
 1939 31 BOS AL 124  467  130  168  31 10  35  105   4  3  89  72  .360  .464  .694  188  324   5           2  17 MVP-2,AS
 1940 32 BOS AL 144  515  106  153  30  4  36  119   4  7 101  87  .297  .412  .581  150  299   2           0  18 MVP-6,AS
 1941 33 BOS AL 135  487   87  146  27  8  19  105   2  5  93 103  .300  .412  .505  139  246   2           0  21 AS
 1942 34 TOT    100  305   43   69  12  0   8   33   1  0  40  70  .226  .320  .344   93  105   0           2  10
         BOS AL  30  100   18   27   4  0   5   14   0  0  18  15  .270  .392  .460  136   46   0           2   1
         CHC NL  70  205   25   42   8  0   3   19   1     22  55  .205  .282  .288   70   59   0           0   9
 1944 36 CHC NL  15   20    0    1   1  0   0    2   0      2   5  .050  .136  .100  -33    2   0           0   0
 1945 37 PHI NL  89  224   30   60  11  1   7   38   0     23  39  .268  .336  .420  112   94   1           0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons         8134      2646    125     1922     72    1311  .325  .428  .609  163       71   0   0  13  69
               2317      1751      458    534       87   1452                            4956
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        569  122  185  32  9  37  134   6  5 102  92  .325  .428  .609  163  347   5   0   0   1   5
 Career High    155  585  151  213  37 13  58  175  13  8 119 119  .364  .469  .749  205  438  18   0   0   2  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1925 17 PHA AL    9    3    5  44.5   121| .667  .308| .667  .380| .778  .432|1.445  .812| 255  .981   2.2   0.2   0%
 1926 18 PHA AL   35   24    5   5.6   115| .313  .297| .333  .370| .438  .417| .771  .787|  95  .576  -0.5   0.0 100%
 1927 19 PHA AL  146   90   26   7.7   116| .323  .300| .393  .369| .515  .422| .908  .791| 129  .700   5.0   0.5  66%
 1928 20 PHA AL  473  289   88   8.1   111| .328  .292| .416  .358| .548  .415| .964  .773| 148  .729  29.4   2.8  27%
 1929 21 PHA AL  638  357  148  11.1   116| .354  .297| .463  .364| .625  .429|1.088  .793| 173  .813  60.7   5.6  56%
 1930 22 PHA AL  673  399  151  10.1   119| .335  .300| .429  .365| .637  .441|1.066  .806| 162  .766  54.1   4.9  50%
 1931 23 PHA AL  593  372  110   7.9   113| .291  .294| .380  .362| .567  .420| .947  .782| 140  .705  28.8   2.7  57%
 1932 24 PHA AL  701  379  202  14.3   114| .364  .290| .469  .361| .749  .426|1.218  .788| 205  .872  94.6   8.7  30%
 1933 25 PHA AL  670  371  180  13.0   107| .356  .282| .449  .354| .703  .406|1.152  .760| 200  .863  83.3   7.9  50%
 1934 26 PHA AL  652  362  159  11.7   108| .334  .283| .449  .356| .653  .408|1.102  .764| 186  .825  71.1   6.5  84%
 1935 27 PHA AL  649  354  156  11.8   110| .346  .286| .461  .359| .636  .414|1.097  .772| 182  .826  69.7   6.4  60%
 1936 28 BOS AL  693  393  163  11.0   127| .338  .306| .440  .383| .631  .450|1.071  .833| 155  .779  52.0   4.6  76%
 1937 29 BOS AL  673  419  118   7.4   120| .285  .295| .392  .371| .538  .439| .930  .810| 128  .654  24.1   2.2  55%
 1938 30 BOS AL  685  373  183  12.9   123| .349  .296| .462  .376| .704  .442|1.166  .818| 182  .837  75.0   6.7  55%
 1939 31 BOS AL  563  324  149  12.2   117| .360  .291| .464  .367| .694  .431|1.158  .798| 188  .833  64.4   5.9  57%
 1940 32 BOS AL  618  389  121   8.3   114| .297  .284| .412  .358| .581  .431| .993  .788| 150  .718  40.8   3.8  36%
 1941 33 BOS AL  582  369  100   7.2   108| .300  .278| .412  .355| .505  .410| .917  .764| 139  .685  30.6   2.9  28%
 1942 34 TOT     347  246   35   3.8    88| .226  .257| .320  .330| .344  .358| .664  .688|  93  .490  -2.1  -0.2 100%
         BOS AL  120   74   18   6.5    97| .270  .269| .392  .344| .460  .377| .852  .721| 136  .699   5.5   0.6   0%
         CHC NL  227  172   17   2.7    84| .205  .251| .282  .323| .288  .349| .570  .672|  70  .341  -7.6  -0.8     
 1944 36 CHC NL   22   19    0   0.0    94| .050  .268| .136  .335| .100  .376| .236  .711| -33  .000  -3.6  -0.4     
 1945 37 PHI NL  248  168   32   5.1    94| .268  .270| .336  .339| .420  .372| .756  .711| 112  .580   3.2   0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons     9670 5700 2131  10.0   114| .325  .289| .428  .362| .609  .422|1.037  .784| 163  .780 782.9  72.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1939 31 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     3       0  0.00  4.72  inf 0.000 MVP-2,AS
 1945 37 PHI NL   1   0   9   2   0   0   7  0   22.7   13    4    4   0   14   10   1   0    94       0  1.59  3.84  242 1.191
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL%1.000   1   0  10   2   0   0   8  0   23.7   13    4    4   0   14   11   1   0    97       0  1.52  3.87  255 1.141
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   0  56  11   0   0  45  0  134.0   73   22   22   0   79   62   5   0   549   0   0  1.52  3.87  255 1.141
 Career High      1   0   9   2   0   0   7  0   22.7   13    4    4   0   14   10   1   0    94   0   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1925 17 PHA AL   C    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  3.80                           0             
 1926 18 PHA AL   C   12     19    5    0    0 1.000  .980  2.00  3.95                           0             
                 OF    3      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  2.33  2.23                                             0    0    3
 1927 19 PHA AL  1B   32    258   15    7   10  .975  .988  8.53 10.28                                         
                  C    5     14    1    0    0 1.000  .974  3.00  3.92                           0             
 1928 20 PHA AL  3B   60     59  129   12    9  .940  .951  3.13  3.05                                         
                 1B   30    273    6    2   19  .993  .990  9.30  9.90                                         
                  C   19     84   20    3    4  .972  .976  5.47  4.03                           1             
 1929 21 PHA AL  1B  142   1226   74    6   98  .995  .993  9.15  7.04                                         
                 3B    8      7   17    1    2  .960  .952  3.00  2.90                                         
 1930 22 PHA AL  1B  153   1362   79   14  101  .990  .989  9.42  6.54                                         
 1931 23 PHA AL  1B  112    964   49    7   89  .993  .991  9.04  8.93                                         
                 3B   26     24   55    8    4  .908  .944  3.04  2.89                                         
                 OF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20                                             1    0    0
 1932 24 PHA AL  1B  141   1328   79    9  115  .994  .989  9.98  7.09                                         
                 3B   13     10   18    2    1  .933  .949  2.15  2.77                                         
 1933 25 PHA AL  1B  149   1402   93   15   98  .990  .989 10.03  6.71                                          AS
                 SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.00                                          AS
 1934 26 PHA AL  1B  140   1378   85   10  133  .993  .991 10.45  7.14                                          AS
                 3B    9     10   17    0    1 1.000  .944  3.00  2.96                                          AS
 1935 27 PHA AL  1B  121   1109   77    3  107  .997  .992  9.80  8.26                                          AS
                  C   26    116   16    1    1  .992  .984  5.08  4.20                           1              AS
                 3B    2      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  2.95                                          AS
 1936 28 BOS AL  1B  139   1226   76   12  108  .991  .991  9.37  7.19                                          AS
                 OF   16     27    0    1    0  .964  .968  1.69  2.29                                            11    0    5 AS
                 3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.00                                          AS
 1937 29 BOS AL  1B  150   1287  106    8  122  .994  .991  9.29  6.67                                          AS
                  C    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.60                           0              AS
 1938 30 BOS AL  1B  149   1282  116   19  153  .987  .990  9.38  6.71                                          AS
 1939 31 BOS AL  1B  123   1101   91   10  104  .992  .990  9.69  8.13                                          AS
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  1.80    0    1.0                  AS
 1940 32 BOS AL  1B   95    844   79    9   87  .990  .989  9.72  9.60                                          AS
                  C   42    178   18    1    2  .995  .982  4.67  4.68                           7              AS
                 3B    1      1    3    0    0 1.000  .930  4.00  3.10                                          AS
 1941 33 BOS AL  1B  124   1155  112   10  105  .992  .990 10.22  8.06                                          AS
                 3B    5      7    6    4    1  .765  .949  2.60  3.20                                          AS
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30                                             0    0    1 AS
 1942 34 TOT     1B   79    720   58   10   60  .987  .989  9.85  9.73                                         
         BOS AL  1B   27    231   34    1   28  .996  .989  9.81  9.85                                         
         CHC NL  1B   52    489   24    9   32  .983  .989  9.87  9.66                                         
                  C    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  4.30                           0             
 1944 36 CHC NL  3B    2      2    6    0    0 1.000  .952  4.00  3.00                                         
                  C    1      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  7.00  4.00                           0             
 1945 37 PHI NL  1B   40    292   27    4   19  .988  .990  7.97  9.74                                         
                 3B   14     10   26    4    0  .900  .940  2.57  2.97                                         
                  P    9      2    1    0    0 1.000  .968  0.33  1.06  1.19  2.18    2   22.7                 

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1927 19 PHA AL  1B   32    258   15    7   10  .975  .988  8.53 10.28                                         
 1928 20 PHA AL  1B   30    273    6    2   19  .993  .990  9.30  9.90                                         
 1929 21 PHA AL  1B  142   1226   74    6   98  .995  .993  9.15  7.04                                         
 1930 22 PHA AL  1B  153   1362   79   14  101  .990  .989  9.42  6.54                                         
 1931 23 PHA AL  1B  112    964   49    7   89  .993  .991  9.04  8.93                                         
 1932 24 PHA AL  1B  141   1328   79    9  115  .994  .989  9.98  7.09                                         
 1933 25 PHA AL  1B  149   1402   93   15   98  .990  .989 10.03  6.71                                         
 1934 26 PHA AL  1B  140   1378   85   10  133  .993  .991 10.45  7.14                                         
 1935 27 PHA AL  1B  121   1109   77    3  107  .997  .992  9.80  8.26                                         
 1936 28 BOS AL  1B  139   1226   76   12  108  .991  .991  9.37  7.19                                         
 1937 29 BOS AL  1B  150   1287  106    8  122  .994  .991  9.29  6.67                                         
 1938 30 BOS AL  1B  149   1282  116   19  153  .987  .990  9.38  6.71                                         
 1939 31 BOS AL  1B  123   1101   91   10  104  .992  .990  9.69  8.13                                         
 1940 32 BOS AL  1B   95    844   79    9   87  .990  .989  9.72  9.60                                         
 1941 33 BOS AL  1B  124   1155  112   10  105  .992  .990 10.22  8.06                                         
 1942 34 TOT     1B   79    720   58   10   60  .987  .989  9.85  9.73                                         
         BOS AL  1B   27    231   34    1   28  .996  .989  9.81  9.85                                         
         CHC NL  1B   52    489   24    9   32  .983  .989  9.87  9.66                                         
 1945 37 PHI NL  1B   40    292   27    4   19  .988  .990  7.97  9.74                                         

 1928 20 PHA AL  3B   60     59  129   12    9  .940  .951  3.13  3.05                                         
 1929 21 PHA AL  3B    8      7   17    1    2  .960  .952  3.00  2.90                                         
 1931 23 PHA AL  3B   26     24   55    8    4  .908  .944  3.04  2.89                                         
 1932 24 PHA AL  3B   13     10   18    2    1  .933  .949  2.15  2.77                                         
 1934 26 PHA AL  3B    9     10   17    0    1 1.000  .944  3.00  2.96                                         
 1935 27 PHA AL  3B    2      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  2.95                                         
 1936 28 BOS AL  3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.00                                         
 1940 32 BOS AL  3B    1      1    3    0    0 1.000  .930  4.00  3.10                                         
 1941 33 BOS AL  3B    5      7    6    4    1  .765  .949  2.60  3.20                                         
 1944 36 CHC NL  3B    2      2    6    0    0 1.000  .952  4.00  3.00                                         
 1945 37 PHI NL  3B   14     10   26    4    0  .900  .940  2.57  2.97                                         

 1925 17 PHA AL   C    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  3.80                           0             
 1926 18 PHA AL   C   12     19    5    0    0 1.000  .980  2.00  3.95                           0             
 1927 19 PHA AL   C    5     14    1    0    0 1.000  .974  3.00  3.92                           0             
 1928 20 PHA AL   C   19     84   20    3    4  .972  .976  5.47  4.03                           1             
 1935 27 PHA AL   C   26    116   16    1    1  .992  .984  5.08  4.20                           1             
 1937 29 BOS AL   C    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.60                           0             
 1940 32 BOS AL   C   42    178   18    1    2  .995  .982  4.67  4.68                           7             
 1942 34 CHC NL   C    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  4.30                           0             
 1944 36 CHC NL   C    1      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  7.00  4.00                           0             

 1926 18 PHA AL  OF    3      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  2.33  2.23                                             0    0    3
 1931 23 PHA AL  OF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.20                                             1    0    0
 1936 28 BOS AL  OF   16     27    0    1    0  .964  .968  1.69  2.29                                            11    0    5
 1941 33 BOS AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30                                             0    0    1

 1939 31 BOS AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  1.80    0    1.0                 
 1945 37 PHI NL   P    9      2    1    0    0 1.000  .968  0.33  1.06  1.19  2.18    2   22.7                 

 1933 25 PHA AL  SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.00                                         

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
 Position Total  1B 1919  17207 1222  155 1528  .992  .990  9.60  7.66                                         
                 3B  141    132  278   31   18  .930  .948  2.91  2.98                                         
                  C  108    420   60    5    7  .990  .981  4.44  4.32                           9             
                 OF   21     36    0    1    0  .973  .968  1.71  2.28                                            12    0    9
                  P*  10      2    1    0    0 1.000  .968  0.30  1.05                2   23.7                 
                 SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.00                                         
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      2200  17797 1562  192 1553  .990  .989  8.80  7.11
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1929   WS    PHA CHC     W   5  20   5   7  1  0  2   5   1   1  .350  .381  .700   0  0   0   0   0 
 1930   WS    PHA STL     W   6  21   3   7  2  1  1   3   2   4  .333  .391  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
 1931   WS    PHA STL     L   7  23   3   8  0  0  1   3   6   5  .348  .483  .478   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1  18  64  11  22  3  1  4  11   9  10  .344  .425  .609   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   PHA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1934   PHA AL   *   5   1   2  1  0  0   1   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1935   PHA AL   *   3   1   2  0  0  1   3   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1936   BOS AL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1937   BOS AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1938   BOS AL   *   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
 1939   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   BOS AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
 1941   BOS AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 7/9      4  19   3   6  1  0  1   4   1   7   0  0   0   0   0  .316  .350  .526 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1933
1934 (3B)
1935 (3B)
1936 *
1937 *
1938 (1B)
1939
1940 (1B)
1941 *

Awards
1932-AL-MVP
1933-AL-MVP
1933-AL-Triple Crown
1938-AL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1928-AL-11-0.11
1931-AL-25-0.01
1932-AL-1-0.94
1933-AL-1-0.92
1934-AL-10-0.14
1935-AL-11-0.14
1936-AL-11-0.20
1938-AL-1-0.91
1939-AL-2-0.51
1940-AL-6-0.33
Car-14-4.21 shares

Batting Average
1928 AL-.328-9
1929 AL-.354-5
1932 AL-.364-2
1933 AL-.356-1
1934 AL-.334-7
1935 AL-.346-3
1938 AL-.349-1
1939 AL-.360-2
Car-.325-41

On-base %
1928 AL-.416-5
1929 AL-.463-1
1930 AL-.429-3
1932 AL-.469-2
1933 AL-.449-2
1934 AL-.449-3
1935 AL-.461-2
1936 AL-.440-3
1938 AL-.462-1
1939 AL-.464-1
1940 AL-.412-7
1941 AL-.412-5
Car-.428-11

Slugging %
1928 AL-.548-6
1929 AL-.625-3
1930 AL-.637-4
1931 AL-.567-5
1932 AL-.749-1
1933 AL-.703-1
1934 AL-.653-2
1935 AL-.636-1
1936 AL-.631-3
1938 AL-.704-1
1939 AL-.694-1
1940 AL-.581-5
1941 AL-.505-9
Car-.609-5

OPS
1928 AL-.964-5
1929 AL-1.088-2
1930 AL-1.066-4
1931 AL-.947-8
1932 AL-1.218-1
1933 AL-1.153-1
1934 AL-1.102-2
1935 AL-1.096-1
1936 AL-1.071-2
1937 AL-.929-10
1938 AL-1.166-1
1939 AL-1.158-1
1940 AL-.993-5
1941 AL-.917-7
Car-1.038-6

Games
1930 AL-153-9
1932 AL-154-2
1936 AL-155-1
Car-2317-95

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1930 AL-673-8
1932 AL-701-4
1933 AL-670-9
1936 AL-693-9
1938 AL-685-9
Car-9670-93

Runs
1929 AL-123-4
1930 AL-127-6
1932 AL-151-1
1933 AL-125-2
1934 AL-120-5
1935 AL-118-4
1936 AL-130-7
1937 AL-111-10
1938 AL-139-2
1939 AL-130-3
1940 AL-106-8
Car-1751-20

Hits
1932 AL-213-3
1933 AL-204-2
1935 AL-185-8
1936 AL-198-10
1938 AL-197-3
Car-2646-67

Total Bases
1929 AL-323-5
1930 AL-358-4
1931 AL-292-9
1932 AL-438-1
1933 AL-403-1
1934 AL-352-4
1935 AL-340-2
1936 AL-369-4
1937 AL-306-10
1938 AL-398-1
1939 AL-324-2
1940 AL-299-6
Car-4956-19

Doubles
1933 AL-37-9
Car-458-77

Triples
1930 AL-13-7
1938 AL-9-9
1939 AL-10-9
Car-125-89

Home Runs
1928 AL-13-8
1929 AL-33-4
1930 AL-37-3
1931 AL-30-4
1932 AL-58-1
1933 AL-48-1
1934 AL-44-2
1935 AL-36-1
1936 AL-41-3
1937 AL-36-4
1938 AL-50-2
1939 AL-35-1
1940 AL-36-2
Car-534-16

RBI
1929 AL-118-6
1930 AL-156-3
1931 AL-120-7
1932 AL-169-1
1933 AL-163-1
1934 AL-130-4
1935 AL-115-3
1936 AL-143-3
1937 AL-127-6
1938 AL-175-1
1939 AL-105-8
1940 AL-119-4
1941 AL-105-8
Car-1922-8

Bases on Balls
1929 AL-103-4
1930 AL-93-4
1932 AL-116-2
1933 AL-96-4
1934 AL-111-1
1935 AL-114-3
1936 AL-105-4
1937 AL-99-3
1938 AL-119-1
1939 AL-89-7
1940 AL-101-3
1941 AL-93-8
Car-1452-20

Strikeouts
1929 AL-70-1
1930 AL-66-1
1931 AL-84-1
1932 AL-96-2
1933 AL-93-1
1934 AL-75-3
1935 AL-99-1
1936 AL-119-1
1937 AL-96-3
1938 AL-76-5
1939 AL-72-4
1940 AL-87-3
1941 AL-103-1
Car-1311-94

Stolen Bases
1934 AL-11-9

Adjusted OPS+
1928 AL-148-5
1929 AL-173-2
1930 AL-162-4
1931 AL-140-9
1932 AL-205-1
1933 AL-200-1
1934 AL-186-2
1935 AL-182-1
1936 AL-155-4
1938 AL-182-1
1939 AL-188-1
1940 AL-150-4
1941 AL-139-8
Car-163-11

Runs Created
1929 AL-148-1
1930 AL-151-4
1931 AL-110-9
1932 AL-202-1
1933 AL-180-1
1934 AL-159-2
1935 AL-156-2
1936 AL-163-3
1938 AL-183-1
1939 AL-149-1
1940 AL-121-5
1941 AL-100-10
Car-2131-13

Adjusted Batting Runs
1928 AL-29-5
1929 AL-61-2
1930 AL-54-4
1932 AL-95-1
1933 AL-83-1
1934 AL-71-2
1935 AL-70-1
1936 AL-52-3
1938 AL-75-1
1939 AL-64-1
1940 AL-41-5
1941 AL-31-9
Car-783-13

Batting Wins
1928 AL-2.8-5
1929 AL-5.6-2
1930 AL-4.9-4
1932 AL-8.7-1
1933 AL-7.9-1
1934 AL-6.5-2
1935 AL-6.4-1
1936 AL-4.6-3
1938 AL-6.7-1
1939 AL-5.9-1
1940 AL-3.8-5
1941 AL-2.9-9
Car-72.0-15

Extra-Base Hits
1929 AL-65-10
1930 AL-83-6
1931 AL-72-6
1932 AL-100-1
1933 AL-94-1
1934 AL-78-5
1935 AL-76-3
1936 AL-81-6
1937 AL-66-9
1938 AL-92-1
1939 AL-76-3
1940 AL-70-5
Car-1117-14

Times on Base
1929 AL-288-3
1930 AL-281-3
1932 AL-329-1
1933 AL-301-1
1934 AL-292-3
1935 AL-299-3
1936 AL-304-3
1938 AL-316-1
1939 AL-259-7
1940 AL-254-10
Car-4111-33

Offensive Win%
1928 AL-.729-6
1929 AL-.813-2
1930 AL-.766-4
1931 AL-.705-9
1932 AL-.872-1
1933 AL-.863-1
1934 AL-.825-2
1935 AL-.826-1
1936 AL-.779-3
1938 AL-.837-1
1939 AL-.833-1
1940 AL-.718-5
1941 AL-.685-8
Car-.780-11

Sac. Hits
1930 AL-18-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1939 AL-17-4
1940 AL-18-5
1941 AL-21-3

Caught Stealing
1937 AL-8-5

Power/Speed Number
1929 AL-14.1-4
1934 AL-17.6-2
1935 AL-10.3-10
1936 AL-19.7-1
1937 AL-15.7-2

At Bats per Home Run
1928 AL-30.8-4
1929 AL-15.7-2
1930 AL-15.2-3
1931 AL-17.2-3
1932 AL-10.1-1
1933 AL-11.9-1
1934 AL-12.3-2
1935 AL-14.9-1
1936 AL-14.3-2
1937 AL-15.8-5
1938 AL-11.3-2
1939 AL-13.3-1
1940 AL-14.3-2
Car-15.2-16

Youngest Player
1925 AL-17-1
1926 AL-18-1
1927 AL-19-2
1928 AL-20-7
1929 AL-21-10

        

Black Ink: Batting - 59 (17) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 257 (22) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 72.3 (11) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 313.5 (11) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July, 1924: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Easton (Eastern Shore).

December 10, 1935: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Johnny Marcum to the Boston Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, George Savino (minors), and $150,000.

June 1, 1942: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.

July 5, 1944: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

February 10, 1945: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

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