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Hank
Greenberg		  
Nickname: Hammerin Hank
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 1, 1911 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger 1941    1942   
All-Star Selections 1935    1936    1937    1938    1939    1940    1941    1942    1944    1945   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6
1934 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6
1935 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6
1936 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6
1937 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6
1938 27 SEM AL $ 6,000,000   8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 7
1939 28 SEM AL $ 6,000,000   8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 6 6
1940 29 SEM AL $ 6,000,000   8 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 7 6 6
1941 30 SEM AL $ 6,000,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 7 6 7
1942 31 SEM AL $ 6,000,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 7 6 6
1943 32 SEM AL $ 11,250,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 6 6 6
1944 33 SEM AL $ 11,250,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 6 6 6
1945 34 SEM AL $ 11,250,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 9 9 5 5 5
1946 35 SEM AL $ 11,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 4 10 9 9 3 3 3
1947 36 SEM AL $ 11,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 10 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,250,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1933 22 SEM AL 115 456 66 130 28 6 3 54 3 2 46 82 .285 .346 .393 .739 63.7 7.4
    AAA   37 155 36 57 12 1 6 28 2 0 20 22 .368 .440 .574 1.014 35.1  
1934 23 SEM AL 4 14 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .357 .438 .429 .866 2.2 0.5
    AAA   72 281 68 94 17 2 15 56 9 6 53 42 .335 .440 .569 1.010 65.7  
1935 24 SEM AL 154 623 112 189 43 5 17 102 1 4 69 86 .303 .372 .470 .842 98.4 17.6
1936 25 SEM AL 157 619 129 199 61 5 13 85 3 1 75 89 .321 .393 .499 .892 111.1 24.4
1937 26 SEM AL 129 509 109 167 40 5 15 81 5 2 60 64 .328 .395 .515 .910 94.0 23.0
1938 27 SEM AL 155 576 119 187 46 7 19 99 3 2 92 70 .325 .417 .528 .945 115.0 29.5
1939 28 SEM AL 156 587 100 176 45 6 25 114 3 2 68 119 .300 .372 .525 .896 105.8 20.7
1940 29 SEM AL 155 601 104 182 39 6 27 124 6 1 79 99 .303 .381 .522 .904 113.3 23.7
1941 30 SEM AL 156 608 132 194 43 4 54 172 4 5 90 105 .319 .405 .669 1.075 147.7 32.3
1942 31 SEM AL 156 580 110 181 45 3 44 138 4 1 99 103 .312 .409 .628 1.037 136.6 29.8
1943 32 SEM AL 157 593 121 159 39 2 35 128 1 1 89 106 .268 .363 .518 .881 104.3 16.0
1944 33 SEM AL 157 570 136 161 34 4 40 132 1 1 120 131 .282 .406 .567 .973 126.6 28.6
1945 34 SEM AL 149 544 130 161 32 5 40 117 2 0 94 116 .296 .399 .594 .993 121.2 26.4
1946 35 SEM AL 87 321 51 92 17 1 12 64 2 0 55 85 .287 .391 .458 .849 57.3 10.2
    AAA   31 118 19 38 5 0 8 20 1 0 21 27 .322 .424 .568 .992 27.3  
1947 36 AAA   77 213 28 50 6 2 2 15 7 6 55 50 .235 .392 .310 .702 31.7  
14 Years Sim 1887 7201 1420 2183 513 59 344 1412 38 22 1037 1258 .303 .389 .534 .923 1397.3 290.0
4 Years AAA 217 767 151 239 40 5 31 119 19 12 149 141 .312 .422 .498 .920 159.7  
162 Game Average 618 121 187 44 5 29 121 3 1 89 108 .303 .389 .534 .923 120.0  
Career Highs 157 623 136 199 61 7 54 172 6 5 120 131 .357 .438 .669 1.075 147.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5053 965 1518 360 47 218 957 22 18 698 905 .300 .384 .520 .903 964.7
vs LH   2148 455 665 153 12 126 455 16 4 339 353 .310 .402 .568 .970 465.6
Home 938 3532 737 1103 271 34 185 726 18 12 509 615 .312 .397 .565 .962 742.7
Away 949 3669 683 1080 242 25 159 686 20 10 528 643 .294 .382 .504 .886 687.6
RISP   2055 0 607 138 18 92 981 0 0 360 392 .295 .392 .514 .906 413.5
Pinch Hitting   66 15 17 2 0 1 11 0 0 12 16 .258 .380 .333 .713 9.3
Close/Late   763 163 226 50 9 45 143 0 0 180 125 .296 .430 .562 .992 180.8
Mar/Apr 293 1121 228 349 78 6 74 249 7 6 159 222 .311 .395 .590 .984 243.7
May 331 1260 240 388 82 11 57 245 6 3 175 218 .308 .392 .526 .918 247.5
June 331 1273 258 373 82 16 49 231 8 5 201 218 .293 .389 .498 .887 241.0
July 327 1266 250 388 95 7 55 248 6 6 185 203 .306 .391 .523 .914 248.2
August 324 1210 230 379 93 11 62 256 6 1 155 199 .313 .391 .562 .953 247.9
Sep/Oct 281 1071 214 306 83 8 47 183 5 1 162 198 .286 .378 .510 .887 202.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1933 22 SEM AL LF 113 110 991.3 226 5 9 0 .963 2.10   2.7
1934 23 SEM AL LF 4 4 30.3 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.78   0.1
1935 24 SEM AL RF 146 144 1294.0 310 12 6 4 .982 2.24   4.2
    LF 8 6 58.7 24 0 0 0 1.000 3.68    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1936 25 SEM AL LF 152 148 1331.0 280 11 6 2 .980 1.97   3.6
    RF 3 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1937 26 SEM AL LF 125 125 1095.0 208 16 12 1 .949 1.84   1.8
    RF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1938 27 SEM AL LF 150 147 1313.7 265 5 8 0 .971 1.85   2.8
    RF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1939 28 SEM AL 1B 111 110 963.3 1278 91 10 120 .993 12.79   2.2
    LF 35 35 310.0 52 2 0 0 1.000 1.57   0.7
    RF 7 0 12.7 4 1 0 0 1.000 3.55    
1940 29 SEM AL 1B 107 106 943.7 1208 82 10 97 .992 12.30   2.5
    LF 43 42 380.7 74 2 5 0 .938 1.80   1.1
    RF 2 1 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1941 30 SEM AL 1B 128 127 1169.7 1507 99 11 127 .993 12.36   2.7
    LF 23 23 209.0 52 1 2 1 .964 2.28   1.0
    RF 3 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1942 31 SEM AL 1B 151 149 1342.7 1735 110 14 143 .992 12.37   3.8
    LF 4 0 20.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.87   0.0
1943 32 SEM AL 1B 153 148 1348.3 1720 118 19 159 .990 12.27   2.6
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1944 33 SEM AL 1B 151 150 1326.3 1658 129 8 168 .996 12.13   2.8
    RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1945 34 SEM AL 1B 144 143 1260.0 1575 123 16 149 .991 12.13   2.1
    LF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1946 35 SEM AL 1B 85 85 733.3 996 89 3 109 .997 13.32   1.5
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1030 1018 9087.3 11677 841 91 1072 .993 12.40   20.2
  LF 665 640 5748.3 1188 43 42 4 .967 1.93   13.8
  RF 167 145 1339.3 320 13 6 4 .982 2.24   4.3
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1863 1803 16175.9 13185 897 139 1080 .990 7.83   38.3
Career Highs   155 150 1382.7 1737 129 19 168 1.000 13.30    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1934 23 SEM AL 7 29 4 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 .276 .323 .345 .667
1935 24 SEM AL 12 48 9 15 3 1 1 6 0 0 3 6 .313 .346 .479 .825
1936 25 SEM AL 4 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 .278 .235 .513
1938 27 SEM AL 9 38 8 12 3 0 3 7 0 0 4 9 .316 .381 .632 1.013
1939 28 SEM AL 11 44 7 8 3 0 1 5 1 1 6 9 .182 .280 .318 .598
1940 29 SEM AL 8 31 8 12 1 0 4 12 0 0 6 3 .387 .486 .806 1.293
1941 30 SEM AL 5 17 4 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 .412 .545 .647 1.193
1944 33 SEM AL 7 28 7 9 3 0 2 7 0 0 4 8 .321 .406 .643 1.049
Career Post-Season Batting 63 252 48 75 16 1 12 44 2 1 30 44 .298 .373 .512 .885
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1936-8-.321
1937-6-.328
1938-7-.325
 On-Base Pct
1936-5-.393
1937-8-.395
1938-4-.417
1941-4-.405
1942-5-.409
1944-8-.406
1945-9-.399
CAR-42-.389
 Slugging Pct
1936-10-.499
1937-7-.515
1938-5-.528
1939-8-.525
1940-6-.522
1941-1-.669
1942-1-.628
1943-4-.518
1944-3-.567
1945-3-.594
CAR-17-.534
 OPS
1936-9-.892
1937-7-.910
1938-5-.945
1939-7-.896
1940-6-.904
1941-2-1.075
1942-3-1.037
1943-6-.881
1944-3-.973
1945-3-.993
CAR-13-.923
 XR
1935-8-98.4
1936-4-111.1
1938-4-115.0
1939-5-105.8
1940-3-113.3
1941-1-147.7
1942-1-136.6
1943-7-104.3
1944-2-126.6
1945-2-121.2
CAR-35-1397.3
 Games
1936-5-157
1939-6-156
1941-2-156
1942-7-156
1943-3-157
1944-3-157
At-Bats
1935-3-623
1936-6-619
1939-8-587
1940-4-601
1941-4-608
1943-10-593
 Runs
1935-5-112
1936-1-129
1937-4-109
1938-5-119
1939-6-100
1940-6-104
1941-2-132
1942-7-110
1943-3-121
1944-2-136
1945-2-130
CAR-30-1420
 Hits
1935-8-189
1936-5-199
1938-9-187
1939-9-176
1940-8-182
1941-3-194
 Total Bases
1935-5-293
1936-6-309
1938-6-304
1939-6-308
1940-2-314
1941-1-407
1942-1-364
1943-2-307
1944-3-323
1945-2-323
CAR-50-3846
 Doubles
1935-3-43
1936-1-61
1938-2-46
1939-7-45
1941-7-43
1942-6-45
1943-6-39
CAR-24-513
 Triples
1945-10-5
Homeruns
1935-10-17
1938-9-19
1939-5-25
1940-2-27
1941-1-54
1942-1-44
1943-1-35
1944-3-40
1945-1-40
 RBIs
1935-8-102
1938-7-99
1939-4-114
1940-3-124
1941-1-172
1942-1-138
1943-2-128
1944-3-132
1945-3-117
CAR-37-1412
 Caught Stealing
1935-7-4
 Walks
1938-4-92
1940-9-79
1941-3-90
1942-3-99
1943-7-89
1944-4-120
1945-9-94
 Strikeouts
1933-3-82
1935-2-86
1936-2-89
1939-2-119
1940-6-99
1941-4-105
1942-1-103
1943-2-106
1944-1-131
1945-1-116
1946-7-85
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 206    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 57    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Vic Wertz (826)
  7. Del Ennis (823)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Seattle (M) in 1933
Had first career hit on 5/16/1933, off Clint Brown (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/11/1933, off Red Ruffing (BOS)
Injured on 4/9/1934 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Oakland on 5/10/1935
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 7/15/1935
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1935, hitting .556 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (A) on 10/11/1935
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game
4/2/1937: Signed a contract extension with Seattle (M), $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Injured on 8/31/1937 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1938, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 8/22/1938
Won World Series with Seattle (M) in 1938
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1939, hitting .371 with 4 HR, 23 RBI
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1939, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won World Series with Seattle (M) in 1939
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (N) on 5/7/1940
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 7/10/1940
Drove in 6 runs against Tampa Bay on 4/8/1941
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1941, hitting .429 with 6 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1941, hitting .311 with 14 HR, 38 RBI
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1941, hitting .414 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 163 on 9/19/1941
Won Silver Slugger in 1941, hitting .319 with 54 HR, 172 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1942, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1942, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1942, hitting .391 with 12 HR, 36 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1942, hitting .423 with 5 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1942, hitting .347 with 12 HR, 26 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Montreal on 6/2/1942
7/1/1942: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $11,250,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Silver Slugger in 1942, hitting .312 with 44 HR, 138 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1943, hitting .318 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1943, hitting .242 with 11 HR, 23 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1943, hitting .429 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Brooklyn on 9/6/1943
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1944, hitting .550 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 4/20/1945 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 4 runs on 5/1/1945
Had 2000th career hit on 6/26/1945, off Ralph Winegarner (TAM)
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Injured on 4/3/1946 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 5/12/1946 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 5/29/1947 with a Broken Foot, out for 8 weeks
 
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