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Al
Bumbry		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 185
 
Born: April 21, 1947 in Usa, VA, FREDERICKSBUR
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 25 LAD NL     8 8 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1973 26 LAD NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 8 7
1974 27 LAD NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 8 8
1975 28 LAD NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1976 29 LAD NL $ 1,542,857   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 7 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1977 30 LAD NL $ 1,542,857   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 7 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1978 31 LAD NL $ 2,321,429   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 7 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1979 32 LAD NL $ 3,000,000   10 10 9 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1980 33 LAD NL $ 3,000,000   10 10 9 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 8 8
1981 34 DET AL $ 4,560,000   9 9 9 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 5
1982 35 DET AL $ 4,560,000   7 7 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,560,000   10 10 9 2 2 2 6 7 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
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
1972 25 AAA   130 488 80 148 19 1 9 43 26 6 48 66 .303 .366 .402 .767 73.6  
1973 26 LAD NL 112 392 49 126 11 5 4 39 29 13 29 46 .321 .369 .406 .774 55.5 11.5
1974 27 LAD NL 145 530 76 168 23 2 5 70 32 10 39 63 .317 .363 .396 .760 72.6 16.5
1975 28 LAD NL 144 554 70 163 24 6 3 66 35 11 29 45 .294 .327 .375 .703 66.3 11.6
1976 29 LAD NL 157 595 73 172 25 2 5 69 33 10 31 61 .289 .327 .363 .690 67.4 9.6
1977 30 LAD NL 152 580 84 174 33 3 4 64 35 6 44 42 .300 .349 .388 .737 77.5 18.7
1978 31 LAD NL 153 604 80 180 35 3 3 84 36 9 36 65 .298 .338 .381 .719 73.8 15.8
1979 32 LAD NL 137 494 78 140 19 7 2 54 18 8 42 57 .283 .339 .362 .701 59.6 13.6
1980 33 LAD NL 154 631 95 203 24 7 6 62 38 13 46 78 .322 .368 .410 .778 90.9 21.6
1981 34 DET AL 140 530 86 172 26 7 1 46 20 3 33 76 .325 .365 .406 .771 74.4 16.6
1982 35 DET AL 136 464 60 148 19 4 2 47 19 7 30 67 .319 .359 .390 .749 61.7 13.3
10 Years Sim 1430 5374 751 1646 239 46 35 601 295 90 359 600 .306 .350 .387 .737 699.7 148.7
1 Years AAA 130 488 80 148 19 1 9 43 26 6 48 66 .303 .368 .402 .770 73.6  
162 Game Average 608 85 186 27 5 3 68 33 10 40 67 .306 .350 .387 .737 79.3  
Career Highs 157 631 95 203 35 7 6 84 38 13 46 78 .325 .369 .410 .778 90.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4320 605 1362 192 39 27 487 227 76 287 472 .315 .358 .397 .754 599.8
vs LH   1054 146 284 47 7 8 114 68 14 72 128 .269 .317 .350 .667 122.0
Home 709 2625 356 795 104 21 17 296 141 44 171 297 .303 .346 .378 .724 341.5
Away 721 2749 395 851 135 25 18 305 154 46 188 303 .310 .353 .397 .750 380.3
RISP   1308 0 405 57 13 11 534 0 0 95 148 .310 .350 .398 .749 178.0
Pinch Hitting   82 11 27 4 1 1 12 4 2 6 12 .329 .375 .439 .814 12.7
Close/Late   652 91 197 27 5 4 88 0 0 55 82 .302 .356 .377 .734 85.9
Mar/Apr 237 925 134 283 42 9 3 94 47 16 50 114 .306 .340 .381 .721 117.1
May 251 911 131 292 52 9 9 120 48 16 70 90 .321 .370 .427 .797 138.7
June 235 898 120 272 34 10 4 93 41 17 59 93 .303 .346 .376 .722 114.5
July 219 810 116 257 40 6 5 81 45 9 63 85 .317 .368 .400 .768 118.8
August 245 920 125 261 33 5 8 102 59 19 61 105 .284 .327 .357 .683 110.0
Sep/Oct 243 910 125 281 38 7 6 111 55 13 56 113 .309 .349 .386 .735 122.7
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
1973 26 LAD NL LF 103 103 834.7 155 6 5 0 .970 1.74   1.6
    CF 3 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    RF 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1974 27 LAD NL LF 136 122 1118.3 239 12 6 4 .977 2.02   2.0
    CF 2 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1975 28 LAD NL SS 93 85 760.0 118 292 6 56 .986 4.86   4.4
    LF 52 49 423.3 86 4 0 1 1.000 1.91   0.7
1976 29 LAD NL LF 149 144 1266.0 291 2 2 2 .993 2.08   3.3
    SS 8 0 15.7 2 7 0 2 1.000 5.17   0.1
    CF 3 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1977 30 LAD NL LF 142 138 1256.3 236 8 7 2 .972 1.75   2.1
    SS 5 0 14.0 2 5 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
    CF 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1978 31 LAD NL LF 146 145 1279.7 316 6 8 1 .976 2.26   2.3
    CF 6 0 14.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
    SS 5 0 12.0 0 6 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.1
1979 32 LAD NL LF 108 106 925.7 200 6 3 3 .986 2.00   1.2
    CF 10 7 67.0 19 1 0 0 1.000 2.69    
    SS 16 0 40.0 7 18 1 1 .962 5.63   0.2
1980 33 LAD NL LF 129 123 1078.0 234 8 3 3 .988 2.02   1.6
    SS 23 21 177.0 30 70 3 14 .971 5.08   0.5
    CF 3 3 27.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1981 34 DET AL CF 105 104 927.7 233 8 6 3 .976 2.34   4.4
    LF 16 12 114.7 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.81    
    SS 12 4 52.7 9 20 0 4 1.000 4.96   0.3
1982 35 DET AL CF 121 114 1017.3 285 7 3 1 .990 2.58   4.2
    LF 9 9 83.0 15 1 0 1 1.000 1.73    
    RF 2 2 18.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00    
    SS 3 0 6.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 4.05   0.0
  LF 990 951 8379.6 1795 53 34 17 .982 1.98   14.7
  CF 256 228 2074.0 552 18 9 4 .984 2.47   8.6
  SS 165 110 1078.0 168 421 10 79 .983 4.92   5.5
  RF 4 2 22.3 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.22    
Career Totals   1415 1291 11553.9 2523 492 53 100 .983 2.35   28.7
Career Highs   160 147 1305.7 318 296 8 57 .993 3.80    
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
1979 32 LAD NL 16 71 9 17 3 0 1 4 3 0 3 10 .239 .280 .324 .604
1981 34 DET AL 16 63 8 19 4 1 0 6 3 0 4 9 .302 .343 .397 .740
1982 35 DET AL 5 18 0 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 .389 .429 .444 .873
Career Post-Season Batting 37 152 17 43 8 1 1 12 7 0 9 20 .283 .325 .368 .694
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
1974-7-.317
1977-9-.300
1980-3-.322
1981-4-.325
1982-4-.315*
 Games
1976-4-157
 At-Bats
1976-6-595
1978-3-604
1980-1-631
 Runs
1980-8-95
 Hits
1976-10-172
1977-10-174
1978-6-180
1980-1-203
 Singles
1974-4-138
1975-8-130
1976-2-140
1977-7-134
1978-4-139
1980-1-166
1981-8-138
Doubles
1977-6-33
1978-8-35
 Triples
1973-10-5
1975-6-6
1980-4-7
1981-10-7
 Stolen Bases
1973-4-29
1974-3-32
1975-6-35
1976-6-33
1977-6-35
1978-6-36
1980-4-38
CAR-50-295
 Caught Stealing
1973-7-13
1974-8-10
1975-7-11
1976-8-10
1980-6-13
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 61    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1972
Injured on 7/27/1972 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Rich Gossage (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1973, off Carl Morton (MIN)
Drove in 7 runs against Colorado on 8/24/1973
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration
4/3/1978: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1978, hitting .550 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1978, hitting .402 with 2 HR, 22 RBI
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 6/15/1980
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (N) on 7/14/1980
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/7/1980
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 9/25/1980
Injured on 9/29/1980 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
10/4/1980: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $4,560,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Los Angeles to Detroit on 3/4/1981 (Going to LAD: CF Amos Otis. Going to DET: LF Al Bumbry, P Tippy Martinez, RF Dave Kingman)
 
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