Earl Torgeson stats

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Earl Torgeson played 15 MLB seasons, 1947 to 1961.

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Career regular season

GP
1,668
AB
4,969
R
848
H
1,318
HR
149
RBI
740
SB
133
AVG
.265
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.
1947ATL12839973112167811.281
1948ATL13443870111106719.253
1949ATL2510017264194.260
1950ATL156576120167238715.290
1951ATL15558199153249220.263
1952ATL122382498853411.230
1953PHI1113795810411647.274
1954PHI135490631335547.271
1955PHI/DET13645087125106711.278
1956DET117318618412426.264
1957DET/CHW11630158868517.286
1958CHW96188375010307.266
1959CHW12727740619457.220
1960CHW68571215291.263
1961CHW/NYY423343010.091

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

Career Postseason

GP
8
AB
19
R
3
H
7
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
1
AVG
.368

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,037
TB
2,072
XBH
410
HBP
8
IBB
7
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.
1947ATL484192420000
1948ATL531174382000
1949ATL11345100000
1950ATL704272561000
1951ATL690254492000
1952ATL471120221000
1953PHI437178442000
1954PHI582182330000
1955PHI/DET553178290300
1956DET400135240000
1957DET/CHW369129240000
1958CHW23688180100
1959CHW34499170100
1960CHW782340200
1961CHW/NYY45300000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
29.9
RC
903.5
RC/27
6.50
ISOP
.152
SECA
.368
BB/K
1.50
AB/HR
33.3
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.
1947ATL3.384.87.9.2010.41.424.90
1948ATL2.876.56.1.1440.41.543.80
1949ATL0.317.26.3.1900.43.3250
1950ATL5.6123.58.1820.41.7250
1951ATL3.8103.26.3.1740.41.524.20
1952ATL1.053.34.7.0840.32.176.40
1953PHI2.269.36.7.1950.40.934.50
1954PHI1.476.15.5.1000.31.4980
1955PHI/DET3.582.46.6.1180.31.9450
1956DET1.762.37.1600.41.726.50
1957DET/CHW2.1587.1430.41.137.60
1958CHW1.740.97.9.2020.51.718.80
1959CHW0.141.34.9.1370.41.130.80
1960CHW0.813.48.6.1400.52.628.50
1961CHW/NYY-0.41.71.4.0000.31.400

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

Bio

Age
102 yearsJan 1, 1924
Debut
1947

What were Earl Torgeson's career stats?

Earl Torgeson played 15 seasons for the Braves, the Phillies, the Tigers and the White Sox. He was a career .265 hitter with 1,318 hits, 149 home runs and 740 RBI. His best season was 1950: a .290 batting average, 23 home runs and 87 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1947 to 1961

Championships

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