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Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemski (Yaz)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.
School University of Notre Dame

Debut April 11, 1961
  vs. KCA 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1983
Born August 22, 1939 in Southampton, NY

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 21 BOS AL 148  583   71  155  31  6  11   80   6  5  50  96  .266  .324  .396   91  231   2   5   3   3  19
 1962 22 BOS AL 160  646   99  191  43  6  19   94   7  4  66  82  .296  .363  .469  120  303   2   2   7   3  27 MVP-18
 1963 23 BOS AL 151  570   91  183  40  3  14   68   8  5  95  72  .321  .418  .475  148  271   1   1   6   1  12 MVP-6,AS
 1964 24 BOS AL 151  567   77  164  29  9  15   67   6  5  75  90  .289  .374  .451  124  256   1   1   6   2  30
 1965 25 BOS AL 133  494   78  154  45  3  20   72   7  6  70  58  .312  .395  .536  156  265   2   4   8   1  16 MVP-10,AS
 1966 26 BOS AL 160  594   81  165  39  2  16   80   8  9  84  60  .278  .368  .431  119  256   0   1  10   1  17 MVP-28,AS
 1967 27 BOS AL 161  579  112  189  31  4  44  121  10  8  91  69  .326  .418  .622  193  360   1   5  11   4   5 MVP-1,AS
 1968 28 BOS AL 157  539   90  162  32  2  23   74  13  6 119  90  .301  .426  .495  170  267   0   4  13   2  12 MVP-9,AS
 1969 29 BOS AL 162  603   96  154  28  2  40  111  15  7 101  91  .255  .362  .507  135  306   0   2   9   1  14 MVP-18,AS
 1970 30 BOS AL 161  566  125  186  29  0  40  102  23 13 128  66  .329  .452  .592  177  335   0   2  12   1  12 MVP-4,AS
 1971 31 BOS AL 148  508   75  129  21  2  15   70   8  7 106  60  .254  .381  .392  113  199   0   5  12   1  14 AS
 1972 32 BOS AL 125  455   70  120  18  2  12   68   5  4  67  44  .264  .357  .391  118  178   0   9   3   4  13 AS
 1973 33 BOS AL 152  540   82  160  25  4  19   95   9  7 105  58  .296  .407  .463  139  250   1   6  13   0  19 MVP-19,AS
 1974 34 BOS AL 148  515   93  155  25  2  15   79  12  7 104  48  .301  .414  .445  140  229   0  11  16   3  12 MVP-18,AS
 1975 35 BOS AL 149  543   91  146  30  1  14   60   8  4  87  67  .269  .371  .405  111  220   0   2  12   2  14 MVP-30,AS
 1976 36 BOS AL 155  546   71  146  23  2  21  102   5  6  80  67  .267  .357  .432  120  236   1   8   6   1  12 MVP-14,AS
 1977 37 BOS AL 150  558   99  165  27  3  28  102  11  1  73  40  .296  .372  .505  125  282   0  11   6   1  10 MVP-17,AS
 1978 38 BOS AL 144  523   70  145  21  2  17   81   4  5  76  44  .277  .367  .423  112  221   1   8   8   3   9 MVP-18,AS
 1979 39 BOS AL 147  518   69  140  28  1  21   87   3  3  62  46  .270  .346  .450  108  233   0   8   8   2  12 AS
 1980 40 BOS AL 105  364   49  100  21  1  15   50   0  2  44  38  .275  .350  .462  116  168   1   3   5   0   9
 1981 41 BOS AL  91  338   36   83  14  1   7   53   0  1  49  28  .246  .338  .355   95  120   0   3   4   0  10
 1982 42 BOS AL 131  459   53  126  22  1  16   72   0  1  59  50  .275  .358  .431  110  198   0   3   1   2  12 AS
 1983 43 BOS AL 119  380   38  101  24  0  10   56   0  0  54  29  .266  .359  .408  106  155   0   1  11   2  13 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 23 Seasons        11988      3419     59     1844    116    1393  .285  .379  .462  129       13 105 190  40 323
               3308      1816      646    452      168   1845                            5539
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        587   89  167  32  3  22   90   8  6  90  68  .285  .379  .462  129  271   1   5   9   2  16
 Career High    162  646  125  191  45  9  44  121  23 13 128  96  .329  .452  .622  193  360   2  11  16   4  30
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 21 BOS AL  643  459   72   4.2   106| .266  .266| .324  .342| .396  .414| .720  .756|  91  .451  -8.5  -0.8  54%
 1962 22 BOS AL  719  490  103   5.7   105| .296  .266| .363  .339| .469  .415| .832  .754| 120  .598  18.4   1.8  63%
 1963 23 BOS AL  668  406  118   7.8    97| .321  .259| .418  .325| .475  .399| .893  .725| 148  .759  42.1   4.3  61%
 1964 24 BOS AL  646  440   89   5.4   100| .289  .261| .374  .330| .451  .406| .825  .736| 124  .613  20.2   2.1  54%
 1965 25 BOS AL  571  368  102   7.5    97| .312  .257| .395  .328| .536  .394| .931  .723| 156  .755  40.4   4.2  53%
 1966 26 BOS AL  680  456   92   5.4    98| .278  .260| .368  .328| .431  .401| .799  .729| 119  .647  18.7   2.0  47%
 1967 27 BOS AL  680  409  155  10.2    91| .326  .253| .418  .323| .622  .379|1.040  .702| 193  .863  72.3   7.7  55%
 1968 28 BOS AL  664  399  121   8.2    86| .301  .246| .426  .317| .495  .365| .921  .681| 170  .824  55.2   6.1  68%
 1969 29 BOS AL  707  472  113   6.5   100| .255  .262| .362  .340| .507  .395| .869  .735| 135  .686  28.8   2.9  68%
 1970 30 BOS AL  697  407  157  10.4   104| .329  .267| .452  .343| .592  .407|1.044  .750| 177  .834  68.0   6.8  63%
 1971 31 BOS AL  620  405   80   5.3    99| .254  .264| .381  .337| .392  .392| .773  .729| 113  .624  13.7   1.4  53%
 1972 32 BOS AL  535  361   66   4.9    88| .264  .253| .357  .323| .391  .365| .748  .688| 118  .635  13.1   1.4  55%
 1973 33 BOS AL  652  413  103   6.7    98| .296  .266| .407  .336| .463  .391| .870  .727| 139  .688  33.8   3.4  56%
 1974 34 BOS AL  633  390  102   7.0    95| .301  .267| .414  .333| .445  .384| .859  .717| 140  .726  34.5   3.5  63%
 1975 35 BOS AL  634  417   84   5.4   101| .269  .269| .371  .341| .405  .395| .776  .736| 111  .603  11.0   1.1  66%
 1976 36 BOS AL  636  427   86   5.5    96| .267  .270| .357  .336| .432  .381| .789  .717| 120  .639  15.9   1.7  45%
 1977 37 BOS AL  643  415  110   7.1   110| .296  .281| .372  .347| .505  .427| .877  .774| 125  .686  21.6   2.1  91%
 1978 38 BOS AL  611  401   85   5.7   103| .277  .274| .367  .341| .423  .404| .790  .746| 112  .622  10.7   1.1  44%
 1979 39 BOS AL  590  401   81   5.4   107| .270  .277| .346  .342| .450  .419| .796  .761| 108  .561   6.7   0.7  50%
 1980 40 BOS AL  412  279   58   5.6   104| .275  .276| .350  .339| .462  .409| .812  .749| 116  .589   8.3   0.8   0%
 1981 41 BOS AL  390  269   41   4.1    94| .246  .264| .338  .330| .355  .384| .693  .713|  95  .500  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1982 42 BOS AL  523  349   72   5.5   104| .275  .272| .358  .337| .431  .414| .789  .751| 110  .585   7.4   0.7   0%
 1983 43 BOS AL  437  293   55   5.0   104| .266  .274| .359  .336| .408  .413| .767  .749| 106  .546   4.4   0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 23 Seasons   13991  9126 2145   6.3    99| .285  .265| .379  .335| .462  .398| .841  .733| 129  .677 535.7  55.3  59%

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

 1961 21 BOS AL  LF  147    245   11    9    1  .966  .969  1.74  1.62  1.82  2.00  146 1269.0
 1962 22 BOS AL  LF  160    327   16   11    3  .969  .976  2.14  1.61  2.16  2.01  160 1427.7
 1963 23 BOS AL  LF  151    284   17    6    3  .980  .976  1.99  1.57  2.00  1.90  151 1351.3 GG,AS
                 OF  151    283   18    6    3  .980  .981  1.99  1.91  2.00  2.16  151 1353.3 GG,AS
                 CF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20  0.00  2.70    0    2.0 GG,AS
 1964 24 BOS AL  OF  148    372   19   11    3  .973  .980  2.64  1.79  2.78  2.04  148 1264.0
                 CF  133    337   14   10    3  .972  .981  2.64  2.13  2.80  2.45  132 1128.0
                 LF   16     28    1    1    0  .967  .976  1.81  1.46  1.92  1.81   16  136.0
                 3B    2      0    5    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  2.75  2.81  3.04    2   16.0
 1965 25 BOS AL  OF  130    222   11    3    2  .987  .978  1.79  1.78  1.86  2.04  130 1129.0 GG,AS
                 LF  123    191   11    3    2  .985  .979  1.64  1.49  1.75  1.87  119 1041.0 GG,AS
                 CF    9     25    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.78  2.03  3.17  2.40    9   71.0 GG,AS
                 RF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.55  0.00  1.85    2   17.0 GG,AS
 1966 26 BOS AL  OF  158    310   15    5    2  .985  .982  2.06  1.82  2.13  2.10  152 1374.7 AS
                 LF  157    307   15    5    2  .985  .980  2.05  1.45  2.12  1.83  151 1365.7 AS
                 CF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10  0.00  2.50    1    9.0 AS
 1967 27 BOS AL  OF  161    297   13    7    1  .978  .980  1.93  1.76  2.05  2.05  158 1361.0 GG,AS
                 LF  161    289   13    7    1  .977  .976  1.88  1.40  2.01  1.87  157 1355.0 GG,AS
                 CF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  2.10  4.50  2.40    1    6.0 GG,AS
 1968 28 BOS AL  OF  155    301   12    3    3  .991  .981  2.02  1.80  2.12  2.08  153 1329.0 GG,AS
                 LF  154    302   12    2    3  .994  .978  2.04  1.45  2.14  1.85  152 1320.0 GG,AS
                 1B    3     14    1    0    1 1.000  .987  5.00  8.33  6.75  9.59    3   20.0 AS
                 CF    1      3    0    1    0  .750 1.000  3.00  2.20  3.00  2.50    1    9.0 GG,AS
 1969 29 BOS AL  OF  143    246   17    4    2  .985  .978  1.84  1.84  1.95  2.13  141 1211.7 GG,AS
                 LF  140    237   17    4    2  .984  .978  1.81  1.60  1.94  1.99  138 1180.7 GG,AS
                 1B   22    181   21    2   29  .990  .992  9.18  8.33 10.12  9.63   21  179.7 AS
                 CF    4      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  2.25  2.17  2.61  2.50    3   31.0 GG,AS
 1970 30 BOS AL  1B   94    696   61    8   62  .990  .991  8.05  8.14  8.81  9.59   93  773.3 AS
                 OF   69    120    3    6    0  .953  .980  1.78  1.85  1.84  2.14   66  602.0 AS
                 LF   67    115    4    4    0  .967  .978  1.78  1.48  1.85  1.81   64  579.0 AS
                 CF    3      6    0    2    0  .750  .984  2.00  2.30  2.35  2.62    2   23.0 AS
 1971 31 BOS AL  LF  146    281   17    2    4  .993  .981  2.04  1.60  2.13  1.93  144 1257.3 GG,AS
 1972 32 BOS AL  LF   83    143   10    4    1  .975  .980  1.84  1.53  1.94  1.89   82  708.3 AS
                 OF   83    141   10    4    1  .974  .983  1.82  1.91  1.91  2.22   82  710.3 AS
                 1B   42    357   33    4   34  .990  .991  9.29  8.04  9.45  9.75   42  371.3 AS
                 CF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30  0.00  2.70    0    2.0 AS
 1973 33 BOS AL  1B  107    912   56    6   85  .994  .992  9.05  8.27  9.81  9.86  103  888.3 AS
                 3B   31     37   63   12    2  .893  .950  3.23  2.68  3.21  3.00   33  280.3 AS
                 LF   15     35    0    0    0 1.000  .978  2.33  1.68  2.35  2.00   15  134.0 AS
 1974 34 BOS AL  1B   84    707   44    2   67  .997  .992  8.94  8.01  9.52  9.70   82  709.7 AS
                 LF   63     99    2    4    1  .962  .974  1.60  1.75  1.69  2.12   62  537.3 AS
                 DH    4 AS
 1975 35 BOS AL  1B  140   1202   87    5  103  .996  .990  9.21  7.14  9.75  7.56  137 1189.7 AS
                 LF    8     15    1    0    0 1.000  .976  2.00  1.80  2.09  2.18    8   69.0 AS
                 DH    2 AS
 1976 36 BOS AL  1B   94    829   52    2   78  .998  .992  9.37  8.88  9.69  9.85   93  818.0 AS
                 LF   51     95    3    2    0  .980  .978  1.92  1.91  2.05  2.23   51  429.3 AS
                 DH   10 AS
 1977 37 BOS AL  OF  140    287   16    0    1 1.000  .978  2.16  2.03  2.28  2.34  140 1194.7 GG,AS
                 LF  138    285   16    0    1 1.000  .976  2.18  1.74  2.29  2.11  138 1182.7 GG,AS
                 1B    7     57    6    0    4 1.000  .991  9.00  8.79 11.34 10.03    4   50.0 AS
                 DH    6 AS
                 RF    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  1.70  1.50  2.10    2   12.0 GG,AS
 1978 38 BOS AL  OF   71    136    8    2    2  .986  .979  2.03  2.13  2.11  2.47   70  615.0 AS
                 LF   64    122    7    2    2  .985  .974  2.02  1.78  2.10  2.21   63  552.0 AS
                 1B   50    387   41    3   47  .993  .992  8.56  8.75  9.42 10.05   47  409.0 AS
                 DH   27 AS
                 CF    7     14    1    0    0 1.000  .987  2.14  2.64  2.14  2.97    7   63.0 AS
 1979 39 BOS AL  DH   56 AS
                 1B   51    466   55    2   42  .996  .992 10.22  8.85 10.65 10.08   51  440.3 AS
                 OF   36     63    1    2    0  .970  .982  1.78  2.13  1.91  2.46   36  301.7 AS
                 LF   34     56    1    2    0  .966  .979  1.68  1.80  1.77  2.22   34  289.7 AS
                 CF    2      8    0    0    0 1.000  .988  4.00  2.60  6.00  2.93    2   12.0 AS
 1980 40 BOS AL  DH   49
                 OF   39     65    3    0    1 1.000  .978  1.74  2.15  2.03  2.47   33  302.0
                 LF   34     61    3    0    1 1.000  .980  1.88  1.92  2.03  2.35   32  284.0
                 1B   16    160   10    4   19  .977  .992 10.62  8.40 11.74 10.02   14  130.3
                 RF    4      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  0.75  1.77  1.80  2.16    1   15.0
                 CF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.60  3.00  3.00    0    3.0
 1981 41 BOS AL  DH   48
                 1B   39    353   34    3   26  .992  .993  9.92  8.57 10.64 10.06   36  327.3
 1982 42 BOS AL  DH  102 AS
                 1B   14    116   10    0   12 1.000  .992  9.00  8.51 10.90  9.85   12  104.0 AS
                 CF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.50  2.50  1.59  2.86    2   17.0 AS
 1983 43 BOS AL  DH  107 AS
                 1B    2     22    1    0    1 1.000  .991 11.50  8.25 12.18  9.90    2   17.0 AS
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.31    1    7.0 AS

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

 1968 28 BOS AL  1B    3     14    1    0    1 1.000  .987  5.00  8.33  6.75  9.59    3   20.0
 1969 29 BOS AL  1B   22    181   21    2   29  .990  .992  9.18  8.33 10.12  9.63   21  179.7
 1970 30 BOS AL  1B   94    696   61    8   62  .990  .991  8.05  8.14  8.81  9.59   93  773.3
 1972 32 BOS AL  1B   42    357   33    4   34  .990  .991  9.29  8.04  9.45  9.75   42  371.3
 1973 33 BOS AL  1B  107    912   56    6   85  .994  .992  9.05  8.27  9.81  9.86  103  888.3
 1974 34 BOS AL  1B   84    707   44    2   67  .997  .992  8.94  8.01  9.52  9.70   82  709.7
 1975 35 BOS AL  1B  140   1202   87    5  103  .996  .990  9.21  7.14  9.75  7.56  137 1189.7
 1976 36 BOS AL  1B   94    829   52    2   78  .998  .992  9.37  8.88  9.69  9.85   93  818.0
 1977 37 BOS AL  1B    7     57    6    0    4 1.000  .991  9.00  8.79 11.34 10.03    4   50.0
 1978 38 BOS AL  1B   50    387   41    3   47  .993  .992  8.56  8.75  9.42 10.05   47  409.0
 1979 39 BOS AL  1B   51    466   55    2   42  .996  .992 10.22  8.85 10.65 10.08   51  440.3
 1980 40 BOS AL  1B   16    160   10    4   19  .977  .992 10.62  8.40 11.74 10.02   14  130.3
 1981 41 BOS AL  1B   39    353   34    3   26  .992  .993  9.92  8.57 10.64 10.06   36  327.3
 1982 42 BOS AL  1B   14    116   10    0   12 1.000  .992  9.00  8.51 10.90  9.85   12  104.0
 1983 43 BOS AL  1B    2     22    1    0    1 1.000  .991 11.50  8.25 12.18  9.90    2   17.0

 1964 24 BOS AL  3B    2      0    5    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  2.75  2.81  3.04    2   16.0
 1973 33 BOS AL  3B   31     37   63   12    2  .893  .950  3.23  2.68  3.21  3.00   33  280.3

 1963 23 BOS AL  CF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20  0.00  2.70    0    2.0
 1964 24 BOS AL  CF  133    337   14   10    3  .972  .981  2.64  2.13  2.80  2.45  132 1128.0
 1965 25 BOS AL  CF    9     25    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.78  2.03  3.17  2.40    9   71.0
 1966 26 BOS AL  CF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10  0.00  2.50    1    9.0
 1967 27 BOS AL  CF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  2.10  4.50  2.40    1    6.0
 1968 28 BOS AL  CF    1      3    0    1    0  .750 1.000  3.00  2.20  3.00  2.50    1    9.0
 1969 29 BOS AL  CF    4      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  2.25  2.17  2.61  2.50    3   31.0
 1970 30 BOS AL  CF    3      6    0    2    0  .750  .984  2.00  2.30  2.35  2.62    2   23.0
 1972 32 BOS AL  CF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.30  0.00  2.70    0    2.0
 1978 38 BOS AL  CF    7     14    1    0    0 1.000  .987  2.14  2.64  2.14  2.97    7   63.0
 1979 39 BOS AL  CF    2      8    0    0    0 1.000  .988  4.00  2.60  6.00  2.93    2   12.0
 1980 40 BOS AL  CF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.60  3.00  3.00    0    3.0
 1982 42 BOS AL  CF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.50  2.50  1.59  2.86    2   17.0

 1974 34 BOS AL  DH    4
 1975 35 BOS AL  DH    2
 1976 36 BOS AL  DH   10
 1977 37 BOS AL  DH    6
 1978 38 BOS AL  DH   27
 1979 39 BOS AL  DH   56
 1980 40 BOS AL  DH   49
 1981 41 BOS AL  DH   48
 1982 42 BOS AL  DH  102
 1983 43 BOS AL  DH  107

 1961 21 BOS AL  LF  147    245   11    9    1  .966  .969  1.74  1.62  1.82  2.00  146 1269.0
 1962 22 BOS AL  LF  160    327   16   11    3  .969  .976  2.14  1.61  2.16  2.01  160 1427.7
 1963 23 BOS AL  LF  151    284   17    6    3  .980  .976  1.99  1.57  2.00  1.90  151 1351.3
 1964 24 BOS AL  LF   16     28    1    1    0  .967  .976  1.81  1.46  1.92  1.81   16  136.0
 1965 25 BOS AL  LF  123    191   11    3    2  .985  .979  1.64  1.49  1.75  1.87  119 1041.0
 1966 26 BOS AL  LF  157    307   15    5    2  .985  .980  2.05  1.45  2.12  1.83  151 1365.7
 1967 27 BOS AL  LF  161    289   13    7    1  .977  .976  1.88  1.40  2.01  1.87  157 1355.0
 1968 28 BOS AL  LF  154    302   12    2    3  .994  .978  2.04  1.45  2.14  1.85  152 1320.0
 1969 29 BOS AL  LF  140    237   17    4    2  .984  .978  1.81  1.60  1.94  1.99  138 1180.7
 1970 30 BOS AL  LF   67    115    4    4    0  .967  .978  1.78  1.48  1.85  1.81   64  579.0
 1971 31 BOS AL  LF  146    281   17    2    4  .993  .981  2.04  1.60  2.13  1.93  144 1257.3
 1972 32 BOS AL  LF   83    143   10    4    1  .975  .980  1.84  1.53  1.94  1.89   82  708.3
 1973 33 BOS AL  LF   15     35    0    0    0 1.000  .978  2.33  1.68  2.35  2.00   15  134.0
 1974 34 BOS AL  LF   63     99    2    4    1  .962  .974  1.60  1.75  1.69  2.12   62  537.3
 1975 35 BOS AL  LF    8     15    1    0    0 1.000  .976  2.00  1.80  2.09  2.18    8   69.0
 1976 36 BOS AL  LF   51     95    3    2    0  .980  .978  1.92  1.91  2.05  2.23   51  429.3
 1977 37 BOS AL  LF  138    285   16    0    1 1.000  .976  2.18  1.74  2.29  2.11  138 1182.7
 1978 38 BOS AL  LF   64    122    7    2    2  .985  .974  2.02  1.78  2.10  2.21   63  552.0
 1979 39 BOS AL  LF   34     56    1    2    0  .966  .979  1.68  1.80  1.77  2.22   34  289.7
 1980 40 BOS AL  LF   34     61    3    0    1 1.000  .980  1.88  1.92  2.03  2.35   32  284.0
 1983 43 BOS AL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.31    1    7.0

 1961 21 BOS AL  OF  147    248   12   10    1  .963  .977  1.77  1.98  1.84  2.25  146 1269.0
 1962 22 BOS AL  OF  160    329   15   11    3  .969  .980  2.15  1.92  2.17  2.19  160 1427.7
 1963 23 BOS AL  OF  151    283   18    6    3  .980  .981  1.99  1.91  2.00  2.16  151 1353.3
 1964 24 BOS AL  OF  148    372   19   11    3  .973  .980  2.64  1.79  2.78  2.04  148 1264.0
 1965 25 BOS AL  OF  130    222   11    3    2  .987  .978  1.79  1.78  1.86  2.04  130 1129.0
 1966 26 BOS AL  OF  158    310   15    5    2  .985  .982  2.06  1.82  2.13  2.10  152 1374.7
 1967 27 BOS AL  OF  161    297   13    7    1  .978  .980  1.93  1.76  2.05  2.05  158 1361.0
 1968 28 BOS AL  OF  155    301   12    3    3  .991  .981  2.02  1.80  2.12  2.08  153 1329.0
 1969 29 BOS AL  OF  143    246   17    4    2  .985  .978  1.84  1.84  1.95  2.13  141 1211.7
 1970 30 BOS AL  OF   69    120    3    6    0  .953  .980  1.78  1.85  1.84  2.14   66  602.0
 1971 31 BOS AL  OF  146    281   16    2    4  .993  .982  2.03  1.96  2.13  2.24  144 1257.3
 1972 32 BOS AL  OF   83    141   10    4    1  .974  .983  1.82  1.91  1.91  2.22   82  710.3
 1973 33 BOS AL  OF   14     30    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.14  2.02  2.01  2.29   15  134.0
 1974 34 BOS AL  OF   63     99    2    4    1  .962  .980  1.60  2.12  1.69  2.41   62  537.3
 1975 35 BOS AL  OF    8     15    1    0    0 1.000  .982  2.00  2.10  2.09  2.37    8   69.0
 1976 36 BOS AL  OF   51     93    3    2    0  .980  .981  1.88  2.21  2.01  2.47   51  429.3
 1977 37 BOS AL  OF  140    287   16    0    1 1.000  .978  2.16  2.03  2.28  2.34  140 1194.7
 1978 38 BOS AL  OF   71    136    8    2    2  .986  .979  2.03  2.13  2.11  2.47   70  615.0
 1979 39 BOS AL  OF   36     63    1    2    0  .970  .982  1.78  2.13  1.91  2.46   36  301.7
 1980 40 BOS AL  OF   39     65    3    0    1 1.000  .978  1.74  2.15  2.03  2.47   33  302.0
 1982 42 BOS AL  OF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  2.15  1.59  2.49    2   17.0
 1983 43 BOS AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20  0.00  2.44    1    7.0

 1965 25 BOS AL  RF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.55  0.00  1.85    2   17.0
 1977 37 BOS AL  RF    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  1.70  1.50  2.10    2   12.0
 1980 40 BOS AL  RF    4      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  0.75  1.77  1.80  2.16    1   15.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  OF*2076   3941  195   82   30  .981  .980  1.99  1.91  2.08  2.19 2049 17896.0 1913  166    8#
                 LF*1913   3517  177   68   27  .982  .977  1.93  1.58  2.02  1.96 1884 16476.0
                 1B* 765   6459  512   41  610  .994  .991  9.11  8.18  9.76  9.41  740 6428.0
                 DH  411   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 CF* 166    409   15   13    3  .970  .981  2.55  2.17  2.77  2.49  160 1376.0
                 3B*  33     37   68   12    3  .897  .950  3.18  2.68  3.19  3.00   35  296.3
                 RF*   8      5    0    0    0 1.000  .962  0.62  1.70  1.02  2.03    5   44.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      2874  10437  775  135  643  .988  .987  3.90  3.59  4.10  4.08 2824  24620
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    BOS STL     L   7  25   4  10  2  0  3   5   4   1  .400  .500  .840   0  0   0   0   1 
 1975   ALCS  BOS OAK     W   3  11   4   5  1  0  1   2   1   1  .455  .500  .818   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BOS CIN     L   7  29   7   9  0  0  0   4   4   1  .310  .382  .310   0  0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2  14  54  11  19  2  0  3   9   8   2  .352  .438  .556   0  0   0   1   1 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  17  65  15  24  3  0  4  11   9   3  .369  .447  .600   0  0   0   1   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1963   BOS AL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1965   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1966   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1967   BOS AL   *   4   0   3  1  0  0   0   2   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1968   BOS AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1969   BOS AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1970   BOS AL   *   6   1   4  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1971   BOS AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1972   BOS AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1973   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1974   BOS AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   BOS AL       1   1   1  0  0  1   3   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1976   BOS AL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1977   BOS AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1978   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   BOS AL   *   3   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
 1982   BOS AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1983   BOS AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 14/18    7  34   2  10  2  0  1   5   4   8   0  0   0   0   0  .294  .368  .441 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1963 *
1965
1966
1967 (LF)
1968 (CF)
1969 *
1970 (CF)
1971 (LF)
1972 (LF)
1973
1974 *
1975 *
1976 *
1977 (CF)
1978
1979 (1B)
1982 *
1983 *

Awards
1967-ML-Hutch Award
1967-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1967-AL-MVP
1967-AL-Triple Crown
1970-ML-AS MVP

Gold Gloves
1963-AL--OF
1965-AL--OF
1967-AL--OF
1968-AL--OF
1969-AL--OF
1971-AL--OF
1977-AL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1962-AL-18-0.03
1963-AL-6-0.29
1965-AL-10-0.08
1966-AL-28-0.00
1967-AL-1-0.98
1968-AL-9-0.18
1969-AL-18-0.02
1970-AL-4-0.40
1973-AL-19-0.03
1974-AL-18-0.04
1975-AL-30-0.00
1976-AL-14-0.08
1977-AL-17-0.06
1978-AL-18-0.04
Car-73-2.23 shares

Batting Average
1963 AL-.321-1
1964 AL-.289-10
1965 AL-.312-2
1966 AL-.278-10
1967 AL-.326-1
1968 AL-.301-1
1970 AL-.329-2
1973 AL-.296-9
1974 AL-.301-9

On-base %
1963 AL-.418-1
1964 AL-.374-9
1965 AL-.395-1
1966 AL-.368-7
1967 AL-.418-1
1968 AL-.426-1
1970 AL-.452-1
1971 AL-.381-10
1973 AL-.407-3
1974 AL-.414-2

Slugging %
1963 AL-.475-10
1965 AL-.536-1
1967 AL-.622-1
1968 AL-.495-4
1969 AL-.507-10
1970 AL-.592-1

OPS
1963 AL-.894-3
1965 AL-.932-1
1967 AL-1.040-1
1968 AL-.922-1
1969 AL-.870-10
1970 AL-1.044-1
1973 AL-.870-6
1974 AL-.859-5

Games
1962 AL-160-5
1966 AL-160-6
1967 AL-161-3
1968 AL-157-7
1969 AL-162-1
1970 AL-161-3
Car-3308-2

At Bats
1962 AL-646-3
1967 AL-579-8
1969 AL-603-7
Car-11988-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1962 AL-719-5
1963 AL-668-4
1966 AL-680-7
1967 AL-680-5
1968 AL-664-7
1969 AL-707-3
1970 AL-697-7
Car-13991-2

Runs
1962 AL-99-4
1963 AL-91-3
1967 AL-112-1
1968 AL-90-2
1969 AL-96-10
1970 AL-125-1
1974 AL-93-1
1975 AL-91-5
1977 AL-99-10
Car-1816-16

Hits
1962 AL-191-4
1963 AL-183-1
1964 AL-164-9
1966 AL-165-7
1967 AL-189-1
1968 AL-162-5
1970 AL-186-4
Car-3419-6

Total Bases
1962 AL-303-4
1963 AL-271-7
1965 AL-265-6
1967 AL-360-1
1968 AL-267-4
1969 AL-306-6
1970 AL-335-1
Car-5539-8

Doubles
1961 AL-31-6
1962 AL-43-2
1963 AL-40-1
1964 AL-29-8
1965 AL-45-1
1966 AL-39-1
1967 AL-31-3
1968 AL-32-3
1975 AL-30-9
Car-646-8

Triples
1964 AL-9-3

Home Runs
1967 AL-44-1
1968 AL-23-7
1969 AL-40-4
1970 AL-40-3
1976 AL-21-8
1977 AL-28-10
Car-452-33

RBI
1967 AL-121-1
1968 AL-74-8
1969 AL-111-5
1970 AL-102-7
1973 AL-95-7
1976 AL-102-3
1977 AL-102-9
Car-1844-12

Bases on Balls
1963 AL-95-1
1966 AL-84-5
1967 AL-91-4
1968 AL-119-1
1969 AL-101-5
1970 AL-128-2
1971 AL-106-2
1973 AL-105-3
1974 AL-104-2
1975 AL-87-8
1976 AL-80-8
1978 AL-76-10
Car-1845-6

Strikeouts
1961 AL-96-10
Car-1393-68

Singles
1963 AL-126-4
1966 AL-108-10
Car-2262-15

Adjusted OPS+
1963 AL-148-2
1965 AL-156-1
1967 AL-193-1
1968 AL-170-1
1969 AL-135-10
1970 AL-177-1
1973 AL-139-9
1974 AL-140-7

Runs Created
1962 AL-103-10
1963 AL-118-1
1965 AL-102-3
1966 AL-92-7
1967 AL-155-1
1968 AL-121-1
1969 AL-113-7
1970 AL-157-1
1973 AL-103-6
1974 AL-102-4
1977 AL-110-10
Car-2145-12

Adjusted Batting Runs
1963 AL-42-1
1965 AL-40-1
1967 AL-72-1
1968 AL-55-1
1969 AL-29-10
1970 AL-68-1
1973 AL-34-7
1974 AL-35-5
Car-536-35

Batting Wins
1963 AL-4.3-1
1965 AL-4.2-1
1967 AL-7.7-1
1968 AL-6.1-1
1969 AL-2.9-10
1970 AL-6.8-1
1973 AL-3.4-7
1974 AL-3.5-5
Car-55.3-26

Extra-Base Hits
1962 AL-68-3
1963 AL-57-8
1965 AL-68-2
1966 AL-57-7
1967 AL-79-1
1968 AL-57-4
1969 AL-70-4
1970 AL-69-2
Car-1157-9

Times on Base
1962 AL-260-8
1963 AL-279-1
1964 AL-241-6
1965 AL-225-9
1966 AL-250-3
1967 AL-284-1
1968 AL-283-1
1969 AL-256-8
1970 AL-315-1
1971 AL-236-10
1973 AL-265-3
1974 AL-262-4
Car-5304-5

Offensive Win%
1963 AL-.759-1
1965 AL-.755-1
1967 AL-.863-1
1968 AL-.824-1
1970 AL-.834-1
1973 AL-.688-5
1974 AL-.726-5
1977 AL-.686-9

Sac. Flies
1972 AL-9-1
1973 AL-6-10
1974 AL-11-5
1977 AL-11-1
1978 AL-8-9
1979 AL-8-9
Car-105-17

Intentional Walks
1966 AL-10-6
1967 AL-11-6
1968 AL-13-2
1970 AL-12-5
1971 AL-12-6
1973 AL-13-3
1974 AL-16-2
1975 AL-12-6
1978 AL-8-6
1983 AL-11-7
Car-190-16

Grounded into Double Plays
1961 AL-19-4
1962 AL-27-1
1964 AL-30-1
1965 AL-16-9
1966 AL-17-6
1973 AL-19-6
Car-323-3

Caught Stealing
1966 AL-9-10
1967 AL-8-8
1970 AL-13-5
Car-116-65

Power/Speed Number
1966 AL-10.7-10
1967 AL-16.3-2
1968 AL-16.6-5
1969 AL-21.8-2
1970 AL-29.2-2
Car-245.0-50

At Bats per Strikeout
1966 AL-9.9-8
1974 AL-10.7-10
1977 AL-14.0-6

At Bats per Home Run
1967 AL-13.2-2
1968 AL-23.4-8
1969 AL-15.1-7
1970 AL-14.2-3
1976 AL-26.0-10

Outs
1962 AL-490-3
1969 AL-472-8
Car-9126-3

Oldest Player
1977 AL-37-7
1978 AL-38-2
1979 AL-39-2
1980 AL-40-4
1981 AL-41-1
1982 AL-42-2
1983 AL-43-2

          

Black Ink: Batting - 55 (22) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 206 (36) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 60.0 (31) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 214.0 (35) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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  17. Al Kaline (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Al Kaline (925) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Al Kaline (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Dave Winfield (867) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Dave Winfield (874) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  22. Dave Winfield (865) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  23. Dave Winfield (852) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

November 29, 1958: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

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