#79 Eddie Waitkus, First Base, 33 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, 10/3/1952 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Eddie Waitkus
9/4/1919 33 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 Prone 1.0 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 8 Year(s), 45 Days (1421 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 118 Days (1494 total Days) 9 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
Versus RHP | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Talent | 13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 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 | | |
8/30 | CHN | L 1-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/31 | CHN | L 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/1 | CIN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/2 | CIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/5 | @MIL | W 8-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/12 | CHN | L 9-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/15 | @PHI | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/20 | NYN | W 9-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | NYN | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @SLN | W 7-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 112 | 300 | 77 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 20 | .257 | .287 | .340 | .627 | .506 | .083 |
Projected | 118 | 316 | 81 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 21 | .257 | .287 | .340 | .627 | .506 | .083 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 75 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 26.7 | 3.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 176 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .261 | .293 | .358 | .651 |
vs. RHP | 124 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .271 | .315 | .586 |
Close/Late | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .345 | .444 | .789 |
Scoring Position | 67 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .313 | .359 | .433 | .792 |
Pinch Hitting | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .406 | .412 | .531 | .943 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 59 | 143 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .259 | .299 | .329 | .627 |
Road | 53 | 157 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 12 | .255 | .270 | .350 | .620 |
March/April | 18 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .255 | .296 | .333 | .630 |
May | 22 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .245 | .271 | .340 | .611 |
June | 21 | 61 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .213 | .234 | .328 | .562 |
July | 21 | 59 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .339 | .361 | .458 | .818 |
August | 22 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .210 | .246 | .242 | .488 |
Sept/Oct | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .357 | .714 |
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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 |
1952 | 112 | 300 | 77 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .257 | .287 | .340 | .627 | PIT |
Total | 1049 | 3734 | 1084 | 207 | 38 | 19 | 402 | 478 | 319 | 5 | 27 | 175 | 23 | 22 | .290 | .345 | .381 | .726 | |
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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 | 81 | 72 | 721 | 55 | 67 | 786 | 10 | .987 | 585.0 | 12.09 | | | | |
Leftfield | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions 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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