#79 Eddie Waitkus, First Base, 32 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, 10/3/1951 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Eddie Waitkus
9/4/1919 32 USA,MA,CAMBRIDGE 6"1 175
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,360,001 1952 7 Year(s), 45 Days (1249 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 118 Days (1322 total Days) 8 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 12 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
Versus RHP | 13 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
Talent | 13 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 7 11 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 11 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 2 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | PHI | L 1-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @CIN | W 9-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/16 | @CIN | W 6-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @CIN | L 2-8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
9/19 | @NYN | W 8-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | W 11-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/22 | BSN | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | BSN | L 3-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | BSN | L 2-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 504 | 144 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 21 | .286 | .347 | .385 | .731 | .644 | .099 |
Projected | 150 | 530 | 151 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 69 | 50 | 22 | .286 | .347 | .385 | .731 | .644 | .099 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 127 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 4.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 209 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .341 | .349 | .690 |
vs. RHP | 295 | 84 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .350 | .410 | .760 |
Close/Late | 49 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .449 | .471 | .673 | 1.144 |
Scoring Position | 119 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .341 | .420 | .761 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .733 | 1.067 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 253 | 75 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 12 | .296 | .358 | .411 | .769 |
Road | 73 | 251 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 9 | .275 | .333 | .359 | .692 |
March/April | 20 | 57 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .397 | .491 | .888 |
May | 28 | 112 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | .277 | .339 | .393 | .732 |
June | 25 | 100 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | .260 | .330 | .300 | .630 |
July | 23 | 85 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | .282 | .344 | .376 | .721 |
August | 28 | 86 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .314 | .359 | .430 | .789 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 64 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | .266 | .324 | .359 | .683 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 131 | 500 | 128 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 59 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 3 | .256 | .309 | .340 | .649 | CHN |
1946 | 131 | 500 | 151 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 69 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .302 | .359 | .394 | .753 | CHN |
1947 | 131 | 500 | 151 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 69 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .302 | .359 | .394 | .753 | CHN |
1948 | 131 | 500 | 151 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 69 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .302 | .359 | .394 | .753 | CHN |
1949 | 131 | 500 | 151 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 69 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .302 | .359 | .394 | .753 | PHI |
1950 | 139 | 430 | 131 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | .305 | .354 | .395 | .749 | PHI |
1951 | 143 | 504 | 144 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .347 | .385 | .731 | PIT |
Total | 937 | 3434 | 1007 | 186 | 36 | 19 | 369 | 446 | 306 | 5 | 26 | 155 | 19 | 22 | .293 | .350 | .385 | .734 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 135 | 127 | 1268 | 101 | 143 | 1378 | 9 | .993 | 1105.1 | 11.22 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/11/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $3,360,001 per year...
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