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Bats: L · Throws: R · Born 1926-06-14 · Played 1949–1960 · Career WAR 39.3 (bWAR) · IDs
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REGULAR POSTSEASON NEGRO_LEAGUE
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  BRO | NL | 39 | 96 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .229 | .267 | .271 | .538 | 0.2 | ||
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 40 | 97 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .247 | .318 | .330 | .648 | 0.8 | ||
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 40 | 103 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .223 | .286 | .272 | .558 | 0.4 | |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 31 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .319 | .365 | .340 | .705 | 0.5 | |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 57 | 117 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .359 | .395 | .632 | 1.027 | 2.3 | |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 52 | 111 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .234 | .312 | .342 | .654 | 0.8 | |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 34 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | .230 | .329 | .297 | .626 | 0.5 | |
| 1958 |  LAN | NL | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .500 | .417 | .917 | 1.3 | |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 39 | 60 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .350 | .420 | .417 | .837 | ||
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 61 | 105 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | .305 | .402 | .410 | .812 | 1.7 | |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 24 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .139 | .205 | .167 | .372 | 0.1 | |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 24 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .300 | .333 | .350 | .683 | ||
| Total | 452 | 878 | 94 | 238 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 147 | .271 | .337 | .367 | .704 | 8.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 17 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 244.1 | 223 | 86 | 17 | 73 | 149 | 3.17 | 1.211 | 5.5 |
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 19 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 267.1 | 258 | 110 | 22 | 75 | 130 | 3.70 | 1.246 | 3.5 |
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 20 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 272.0 | 235 | 99 | 19 | 91 | 164 | 3.28 | 1.199 | 3.6 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 9 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144.1 | 158 | 73 | 24 | 49 | 82 | 4.55 | 1.434 | 0.4 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 20 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 233.2 | 222 | 83 | 35 | 38 | 143 | 3.20 | 1.113 | 2.9 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 27 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 268.0 | 219 | 91 | 33 | 46 | 139 | 3.06 | .989 | 4.5 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 11 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 198.2 | 199 | 77 | 28 | 33 | 90 | 3.49 | 1.168 | 3.1 |
| 1958 | LAN | NL | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 53 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 7.86 | 1.777 | 1.0 |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 133.1 | 159 | 57 | 20 | 28 | 53 | 3.85 | 1.403 | |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 13 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 222.0 | 216 | 78 | 25 | 27 | 100 | 3.16 | 1.095 | 4.9 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.2 | 99 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 4.57 | 1.367 | -0.3 |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 61 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 4.33 | 1.278 | |
| Total | 149 | 90 | 344 | 294 | 136 | 24 | 7 | 2154.2 | 2102 | 852 | 252 | 490 | 1129 | 3.56 | 1.203 | 29.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | NL | P | 38 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1950 | BRO | NL | P | 40 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1951 | BRO | NL | P | 40 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1954 | BRO | NL | P | 29 | 25 | 144.1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | P | 34 | 31 | 233.2 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 5 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | P | 38 | 36 | 268.0 | 25 | 39 | 1 | 5 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | P | 28 | 28 | 198.2 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | LAN | NL | P | 11 | 8 | 34.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | P | 20 | 18 | 133.1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | P | 30 | 29 | 222.0 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | P | 16 | 15 | 82.2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | P | 20 | 2 | 54.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 344 | 192 | 1371.0 | 159 | 313 | 18 | 27 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Lg |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | NL |
| 1949 | Rookie of the Year | NL |
| 1949 | TSN Rookie of the Year | NL |
| 1955 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1956 | Most Valuable Player | NL |
| 1956 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1956 | TSN Pitcher of the Year | NL |
| 1956 | Cy Young Award | ML |
Hall of Fame ballots
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Needed | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | BBWAA | 7 | 227 | No |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 18 | 219 | No |
| 1967 | Run Off | 2 | No | |
| 1968 | BBWAA | 9 | 213 | No |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 3 | 255 | No |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 5 | 225 | No |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 8 | 270 | No |
| 1972 | BBWAA | 7 | 297 | No |
| 1973 | BBWAA | 11 | 285 | No |
| 1974 | BBWAA | 7 | 274 | No |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 11 | 272 | No |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 21 | 291 | No |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 43 | 288 | No |
| 1978 | BBWAA | 48 | 285 | No |
| 1979 | BBWAA | 52 | 324 | No |
| 1980 | BBWAA | 59 | 289 | No |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | 11 | 61 | No |
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | 8 | 60 | No |
| 2007 | Veterans - Players | 17 | 62 | No |
Ejections (15)
| Date | As | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1951-05-04 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1951-06-06 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1951-07-04 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1951-07-17 | Player | Fair/foul call |
| 1951-09-02 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1955-05-24 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1955-08-29 | Player | Warnings to both teams |
| 1956-08-01 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1957-07-28 | Player | Balls and strikes |
| 1957-08-17 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1957-08-22 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1958-05-23 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1960-05-31 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1960-07-17 | Player | Ordered to change shirt |
| 1960-07-27 | Player | Bench jockeying |