John Shelby stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1991

Center Fielder

Age 68 · 6' 1"

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John Shelby played 11 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1991.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,036
AB
3,090
R
389
H
739
HR
70
RBI
313
SB
98
AVG
.239
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.
1981BAL7220002.000
1982BAL2635811120.314
1983BAL126325528452715.258
1984BAL128383448063012.209
1985BAL6920528587275.283
1986BAL1354045492114918.228
1987BAL/LAD14150865138227216.272
1988LAD14049465130106416.263
1989LAD108345286311210.183
1990LAD/DET10324624614224.248
1991DET531431922380.154

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

Career Postseason

GP
20
AB
60
R
5
H
14
HR
0
RBI
5
SB
4
AVG
.233

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,326
TB
1,125
XBH
222
HBP
4
IBB
15
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.
1981BAL2000000
1982BAL351740000
1983BAL349118220200
1984BAL415120230000
1985BAL21489150000
1986BAL428147292000
1987BAL/LAD552230481200
1988LAD545195390500
1989LAD37179130500
1990LAD/DET26289170000
1991DET15341121100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
1.7
RC
330.5
RC/27
3.70
ISOP
.125
SECA
.203
BB/K
0.27
AB/HR
44.1
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.
1981BAL-0.10.11.8.0001000
1982BAL0.24.95.3.1710.10350
1983BAL1.038.34.2.1050.20.3650
1984BAL-0.230.62.6.1040.20.363.80
1985BAL1.228.15.1510.20.229.30
1986BAL-1.140.73.4.1360.20.236.70
1987BAL/LAD1.874.85.2.1810.30.323.10
1988LAD2.2674.8.1320.20.349.40
1989LAD-1.9161.5.0460.10.33450
1990LAD/DET-0.8243.3.1140.20.261.50
1991DET-0.66.81.5.1330.20.447.70

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

Bio

Age
68 yearsFeb 23, 1958
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
lexington, KY

What were John Shelby's career stats?

John Shelby played 11 seasons for the Orioles, the Dodgers and the Tigers. He was a career .239 hitter with 739 hits, 70 home runs and 313 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .314 batting average, 1 home run and 2 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1991

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