#61 Vic Wertz, Rightfield, 30 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vic Wertz
2/9/1925 30 USA,PA,YORK 6"0 186
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.0 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 $ 9,367,200 1956 9 Year(s), 29 Days (1577 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 3 Days (1551 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | @PIT | W 7-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | @PIT | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/22 | MIL | L 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/23 | MIL | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | MIL | W 12-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @NYY | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | NYY | L 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | NYY | W 9-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 542 | 182 | 43 | 2 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 81 | 52 | .336 | .421 | .594 | 1.015 | 1.058 | .258 |
Projected | 157 | 570 | 191 | 45 | 2 | 33 | 128 | 117 | 85 | 55 | .336 | .421 | .594 | 1.015 | 1.058 | .258 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 631 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 322 | 76 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 133.2 | 9.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 189 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .352 | .492 | .844 |
vs. RHP | 353 | 129 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 89 | 81 | 59 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .365 | .457 | .649 | 1.105 |
Close/Late | 45 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .404 | .556 | .959 |
Scoring Position | 157 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .369 | .437 | .611 | 1.049 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .700 | .714 | 1.414 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 264 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 30 | .341 | .416 | .587 | 1.003 |
Road | 74 | 278 | 92 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 64 | 60 | 45 | 22 | .331 | .421 | .601 | 1.021 |
Last Week | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .056 | .261 | .056 | .316 |
March/April | 24 | 88 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 7 | .307 | .409 | .466 | .875 |
May | 28 | 92 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 9 | .391 | .468 | .674 | 1.142 |
June | 25 | 90 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 6 | .356 | .459 | .667 | 1.125 |
July | 25 | 93 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 9 | .333 | .410 | .613 | 1.022 |
August | 27 | 100 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 12 | .280 | .339 | .510 | .849 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 79 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 9 | .354 | .427 | .646 | 1.073 |
Postseason | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .056 | .261 | .056 | .316 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 151 | 500 | 121 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 86 | 65 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 2 | .242 | .322 | .410 | .732 | DET |
1948 | 151 | 500 | 143 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .373 | .484 | .857 | DET |
1949 | 151 | 500 | 143 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .373 | .484 | .857 | DET |
1950 | 147 | 529 | 155 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 117 | 98 | 88 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .390 | .520 | .909 | DET,AL |
1951 | 146 | 514 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .351 | .407 | .758 | DET |
1952 | 146 | 515 | 148 | 31 | 3 | 30 | 118 | 88 | 82 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 3 | .287 | .385 | .534 | .919 | PHI,NL |
1953 | 149 | 516 | 156 | 17 | 2 | 38 | 114 | 95 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .392 | .564 | .956 | PHI |
1954 | 146 | 524 | 177 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 109 | 109 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .338 | .431 | .618 | 1.050 | PHI,NL |
1955 | 149 | 542 | 182 | 43 | 2 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .421 | .594 | 1.015 | PHI,NL |
Total | 1336 | 4640 | 1346 | 237 | 32 | 246 | 962 | 811 | 709 | 16 | 47 | 538 | 6 | 12 | .290 | .383 | .514 | .897 | |
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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 |
1952 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .563 | .833 | 1.396 |
1953 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .308 | .478 | .786 |
1954 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .516 | .774 |
1955 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .261 | .056 | .316 |
Total | 21 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .323 | .452 | .775 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 13.50 | | | | |
Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 140 | 138 | 263 | 6 | 1 | 283 | 14 | .951 | 1233.2 | 2.06 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/15/1952 to a 5-year deal worth $9,367,200 per year... All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1952, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1954, hitting .402 with 7 HR, 20 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/15/1954... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1954, hitting .391 with 8 HR, 23 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1954... Drove in 7 runs against Milwaukee on 4/19/1955... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1955, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1955, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 12 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .338 - 3rd
| OBP 1954 - .431 - 4th
| SLG 1950 - .520 - 10th 1952 - .534 - 8th 1953 - .564 - 4th 1954 - .618 - 3rd
| OPS 1950 - .909 - 10th 1952 - .919 - 9th 1953 - .956 - 4th 1954 - 1.050 - 2nd
| Hits 1954 - 177 - 6th
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Doubles 1950 - 29 - 10th 1952 - 31 - 9th
| Triples 1950 - 5 - 10th 1954 - 8 - 3rd
| Homeruns 1952 - 30 - 9th 1953 - 38 - 4th 1954 - 34 - 8th
| RBI 1950 - 117 - 7th 1952 - 118 - 3rd 1953 - 114 - 6th
| Runs 1954 - 109 - 10th
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BB 1951 - 93 - 10th
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