Walt Dropo stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1961

Age 103

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Walt Dropo played 13 MLB seasons, 1949 to 1961.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,288
AB
4,124
R
478
H
1,113
HR
152
RBI
704
SB
5
AVG
.270
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.
1949BOS114136010.146
1950BOS136559101180341440.322
1951BOS99360378611570.239
1952BOS/DET1525916916329972.276
1953DET1526066115013962.248
1954DET10732027904440.281
1955CHW1414535512719790.280
1956CHW12536142968521.266
1957CHW93223245713490.256
1958CHW/CIN9121421579390.266
1959CIN/BAL8819021467230.242
1960BAL7917916484210.268
1961BAL142717120.259

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,521
TB
1,781
XBH
342
HBP
24
IBB
12
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.
1949BOS44820000
1950BOS609326705000
1951BOS398133250000
1952BOS/DET633282574000
1953DET645225466000
1954DET354120200000
1955CHW502203362800
1956CHW412135223200
1957CHW24498150200
1958CHW/CIN23896192000
1959CIN/BAL21077171000
1960BAL20168121000
1961BAL311010000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
0.9
RC
603.6
RC/27
5.30
ISOP
.162
SECA
.241
BB/K
0.56
AB/HR
27.1
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.
1949BOS0.01.10.8.0490.10.400
1950BOS0.0119.78.5.2610.30.616.40
1951BOS0.044.14.3.1310.20.732.70
1952BOS/DET1.292.25.8.2010.30.420.40
1953DET-1.567.54.1240.20.446.60
1954DET-0.241.64.7.0940.20.6800
1955CHW1.071.95.8.1680.30.623.80
1956CHW-0.649.74.9.1080.20.745.10
1957CHW0.230.64.8.1840.30.417.20
1958CHW/CIN0.832.55.4.1820.30.423.80
1959CIN/BAL0.024.74.5.1630.20.627.10
1960BAL0.024.95.1.1120.21.144.80
1961BAL0.03.95.3.1110.31.3270

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

Bio

Age
103 yearsJan 30, 1923
Debut
1949
AL Rookie of the Year
1950

What were Walt Dropo's career stats?

Walt Dropo played 13 seasons for the Red Sox, the Tigers, the White Sox and the Orioles. He was a career .270 hitter with 1,113 hits, 152 home runs and 704 RBI. His best season was 1950: a .322 batting average, 34 home runs and 144 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1949 to 1961

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