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| Hitting Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
| 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 42 | 162 | 146 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 19.1 | 4.5 | $705K |
| 1950 Chicago Cubs | 1B | 80 | 319 | 285 | 31 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 34.2 | 4.1 | $2.34M |
| 1953 Chicago Cubs | 1B | 33 | 119 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 14.5 | 4.8 | $648K |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 88 | 331 | 281 | 35 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 44 | 1 | 30.7 | 3.5 | $1.57M |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 117 | 406 | 360 | 37 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 0 | 49.0 | 4.7 | $2.01M |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 84 | 208 | 179 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 20.9 | 3.8 | $844K |
| 1956 Cleveland Indians | 1B | 87 | 170 | 150 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 22.9 | 5.2 | $835K |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | 1B | 48 | 162 | 148 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 25.9 | 6.7 | $1.25M |
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 81 | 302 | 268 | 28 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 32.6 | 4.1 | $1.46M |
| 1959 Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 58 | 119 | 109 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.4 | $416K |
| Advanced Hitting Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary | |
| 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 42 | 162 | 146 | .260 | 100 | .261 | .329 | 99 | .327 | .370 | 97 | .370 | .699 | 98 | .697 | .007 | $705K | |
| 1950 Chicago Cubs | 1B | 80 | 319 | 285 | .253 | 97 | .253 | .317 | 94 | .314 | .368 | 92 | .359 | .686 | 93 | .673 | .021 | $2.34M | |
| 1953 Chicago Cubs | 1B | 33 | 119 | 100 | .230 | 86 | .228 | .347 | 104 | .344 | .400 | 97 | .385 | .747 | 100 | .730 | .040 | $648K | |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 88 | 331 | 281 | .210 | 79 | .208 | .319 | 95 | .316 | .327 | 80 | .314 | .646 | 87 | .630 | .028 | $1.57M | |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 117 | 406 | 360 | .269 | 102 | .268 | .337 | 101 | .334 | .383 | 94 | .371 | .721 | 97 | .705 | .019 | $2.01M | |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 84 | 208 | 179 | .212 | 82 | .214 | .296 | 90 | .296 | .380 | 93 | .368 | .675 | 92 | .664 | .028 | $844K | |
| 1956 Cleveland Indians | 1B | 87 | 170 | 150 | .253 | 97 | .254 | .325 | 95 | .319 | .440 | 112 | .434 | .765 | 104 | .753 | .040 | $835K | |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | 1B | 48 | 162 | 148 | .338 | 133 | .343 | .379 | 118 | .383 | .453 | 118 | .452 | .832 | 118 | .835 | .027 | $1.25M | |
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 81 | 302 | 268 | .254 | 100 | .258 | .319 | 99 | .322 | .366 | 95 | .365 | .684 | 97 | .688 | .022 | $1.46M | |
| 1959 Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 58 | 119 | 109 | .248 | 98 | .252 | .286 | 88 | .289 | .358 | 93 | .357 | .644 | 91 | .645 | .018 | $416K | |
| Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm) | ||||||||
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
| 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers | -- | -- | C/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $705K |
| 1950 Chicago Cubs | -- | -- | A-/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.34M |
| 1953 Chicago Cubs | -- | -- | B/C | -- | -- | -- | D/D | $648K |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | -- | -- | B/C- | -- | -- | -- | D/D- | $1.57M |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | -- | -- | D/D- | -- | D/D- | -- | D/D+ | $2.01M |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | -- | -- | A/D- | -- | -- | -- | D-/D- | $844K |
| 1956 Cleveland Indians | -- | -- | C/D- | -- | D-/D- | -- | A+/D- | $835K |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | -- | -- | B/C- | -- | D/D- | -- | D-/D- | $1.25M |
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | -- | -- | B/D | -- | D/D- | -- | D-/D- | $1.46M |
| 1959 Kansas City Athletics | -- | -- | D/D- | -- | -- | -- | D-/D- | $416K |
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