Boots Day stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1974

Age 79

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Boots Day played 6 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1974.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
471
AB
1,151
R
146
H
295
HR
8
RBI
98
SB
15
AVG
.256

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1969STL11610000.000
1970CHC/WSH521161631053.267
1971WSH127371531054339.283
1972WSH12838632900303.233
1973WSH10120736574280.275
1974WSH5265812020.185

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,289
TB
359
XBH
42
HBP
2
IBB
11
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1969STL7000000
1970CHC/WSH1263540200
1971WSH422131161500
1972WSH428105111300
1973WSH23476110100
1974WSH721200000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
1.1
RC
119.8
RC/27
3.50
ISOP
.056
SECA
.138
BB/K
0.67
AB/HR
143.9
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1969STL-0.1-0.3-1.4.0000.2100
1970CHC/WSH0.3113.3.0340.10.300
1971WSH2.749.24.6.0700.20.992.80
1972WSH-1.630.72.6.0390.10.700
1973WSH0.326.94.6.0920.20.851.80
1974WSH-0.52.61.3.0000.10.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
79 yearsAug 31, 1947
Debut
1969

What were Boots Day's career stats?

Boots Day played 6 seasons for the Cardinals and the Nationals. He was a career .256 hitter with 295 hits, 8 home runs and 98 RBI. His best season was 1971: a .283 batting average, 4 home runs and 33 RBI.

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