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Bob
Hazle		  
Nickname: Hurricane
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 9, 1930 in Usa, SC, LAURENS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger 1964   
All-Star Selections 1963    1964    1966   
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
1955 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1956 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 7
1957 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
1958 27 SDP NL $ 2,857,143   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7
1959 28 SDP NL $ 3,285,714   10 10 9 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8
1960 29 DET AL $ 4,400,000   9 9 9 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7
1961 30 DET AL $ 4,400,000   9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8
1962 31 WAS NL $ 13,251,330   9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 8 8
1963 32 TAM AL $ 13,251,330   9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8
1964 33 TAM AL $ 13,251,330   9 9 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1965 34 KCR AL $ 13,251,330   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 8
1966 35 KCR AL $ 5,500,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 5 8 8 8
1967 36 TOR AL $ 5,500,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 8
1968 37 TOR AL $ 5,500,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1969 38 NYA AL $ 5,500,000   8 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,251,330   10 10 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 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
1955 24 SDP NL 150 517 70 131 21 0 20 68 1 0 64 86 .253 .337 .410 .747 71.9 11.2
1956 25 SDP NL 153 601 75 165 33 1 17 71 0 0 58 97 .275 .339 .418 .756 80.9 16.5
1957 26 SDP NL 156 570 75 156 31 1 17 71 1 1 59 77 .274 .342 .421 .763 75.9 13.0
1958 27 SDP NL 80 293 43 96 16 2 14 40 0 0 21 50 .328 .377 .539 .917 53.0 11.8
    AAA   52 204 41 70 15 0 8 30 1 1 34 25 .343 .437 .534 .971 44.4  
1959 28 SDP NL 136 511 68 157 35 3 22 70 2 1 54 74 .307 .375 .517 .892 91.4 19.2
1960 29 DET AL 155 604 82 182 35 1 14 54 0 0 55 95 .301 .363 .432 .795 90.2 17.2
1961 30 DET AL 154 589 93 180 45 2 19 68 0 0 78 81 .306 .387 .486 .873 105.5 20.9
1962 31 WAS NL 156 555 63 163 25 3 18 62 0 0 45 65 .294 .348 .447 .795 77.2 18.6
1963 32 TAM AL 156 597 80 179 18 0 19 75 0 0 47 66 .300 .351 .425 .776 82.6 16.9
1964 33 TAM AL 154 561 95 185 29 0 26 99 0 0 70 67 .330 .402 .520 .922 107.3 28.3
1965 34 TAM AL 25 94 14 26 5 0 0 15 0 0 10 8 .277 .343 .330 .673 10.5 2.3
  KCR AL 94 355 46 104 20 1 8 58 0 0 21 37 .293 .327 .423 .750 47.1 8.6
  TOT   119 449 60 130 25 1 8 73 0 0 31 45 .290 .331 .403 .734 57.5 10.9
1966 35 KCR AL 134 383 63 134 19 0 14 63 0 1 32 51 .350 .405 .509 .914 70.7 16.7
1967 36 TOR AL 154 562 77 149 35 1 14 56 1 0 60 90 .265 .341 .406 .747 75.3 13.5
1968 37 TOR AL 154 588 71 168 38 0 16 70 0 1 38 72 .286 .331 .432 .763 75.5 13.6
1969 38 NYA AL 156 591 83 175 45 3 15 87 0 0 46 63 .296 .349 .459 .807 87.0 18.3
15 Years Sim 2167 7971 1098 2350 450 18 253 1027 5 4 758 1079 .295 .357 .451 .808 1202.1 246.6
1 Years AAA 52 204 41 70 15 0 8 30 1 1 34 25 .343 .435 .534 .969 44.4  
162 Game Average 595 82 175 33 1 18 76 0 0 56 80 .295 .357 .451 .808 89.9  
Career Highs 156 604 95 185 45 3 26 99 2 1 78 97 .350 .405 .539 .922 107.3  
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   5163 747 1599 291 12 168 705 3 2 533 623 .310 .375 .468 .844 866.9
vs LH   2808 351 751 159 6 85 322 2 2 225 456 .267 .324 .419 .743 372.4
Home 1081 3878 549 1138 224 10 112 496 3 3 379 559 .293 .358 .443 .801 594.4
Away 1086 4093 549 1212 226 8 141 531 2 1 379 520 .296 .357 .459 .815 644.9
RISP   1683 0 512 94 2 70 712 0 0 214 229 .304 .378 .487 .865 303.9
Pinch Hitting   139 18 47 10 0 7 30 1 0 9 22 .338 .383 .561 .944 26.7
Close/Late   938 87 274 53 3 29 133 0 0 115 121 .292 .369 .448 .817 152.9
Mar/Apr 365 1386 195 422 92 3 41 176 0 0 131 200 .304 .365 .464 .829 223.4
May 391 1456 199 408 77 4 49 188 3 2 132 211 .280 .345 .440 .784 213.3
June 352 1287 167 347 67 1 36 147 0 1 117 169 .270 .333 .407 .740 171.8
July 348 1300 190 414 73 3 48 175 1 0 126 153 .318 .378 .490 .868 227.8
August 381 1360 189 410 77 4 45 183 1 1 120 185 .301 .359 .463 .823 215.9
Sep/Oct 330 1182 158 349 64 3 34 158 0 0 132 161 .295 .366 .441 .807 187.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1955 24 SDP NL RF 142 142 1130.7 270 2 14 2 .951 2.17 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    LF 4 0 9.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1956 25 SDP NL RF 149 148 1304.7 280 2 10 1 .966 1.95 0 0 .000 0 3.5
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1957 26 SDP NL RF 150 147 1288.3 245 1 10 1 .961 1.72 0 0 .000 0 2.7
    LF 4 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
1958 27 SDP NL CF 47 42 391.3 94 0 2 0 .979 2.16 0 0 .000 0 1.8
    RF 25 23 194.0 47 0 2 0 .959 2.18 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 7 4 40.3 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.01 0 0 .000 0  
1959 28 SDP NL CF 132 132 1123.0 294 0 7 0 .977 2.36 0 0 .000 0 3.4
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1960 29 DET AL CF 152 146 1321.7 284 6 3 2 .990 1.97 0 0 .000 0 8.3
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1961 30 DET AL CF 149 148 1347.7 358 5 2 2 .995 2.42 0 0 .000 0 7.1
    LF 1 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0  
1962 31 WAS NL CF 136 129 1163.0 308 5 1 3 .997 2.42 0 0 .000 0 4.5
    RF 8 3 37.0 7 0 1 0 .875 1.70 0 0 .000 0  
    2B 3 3 24.0 7 2 1 0 .900 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 6 0 12.7 3 1 0 1 1.000 2.84 0 0 .000 0  
1963 32 TAM AL CF 152 149 1276.3 253 2 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 4.1
    RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1964 33 TAM AL CF 145 144 1247.0 269 4 4 3 .986 1.97 0 0 .000 0 2.9
    C 2 2 18.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 5.00 1 0 .000 3 0.0
    RF 6 0 13.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
1965 34 TAM AL LF 19 18 169.2 26 0 0 0 1.000 1.38 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 6 5 47.4 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.09 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  KCR AL LF 71 70 615.5 93 2 0 0 1.000 1.39 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    CF 22 20 172.3 38 0 1 0 .974 1.98 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   LF 90 88 784.7 119 2 0 0 1.000 1.39   2.0
      CF 28 25 219.7 49 0 1 0 .980 2.01   0.0
1966 35 KCR AL LF 88 78 673.7 122 0 3 0 .976 1.63 0 0 .000 0 2.2
    CF 17 4 75.0 15 1 0 1 1.000 1.92 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 5 2 25.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.78 0 0 .000 0  
1967 36 TOR AL RF 100 99 866.7 167 2 8 1 .955 1.76 0 0 .000 0 4.0
    CF 48 47 412.3 106 0 0 0 1.000 2.31 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 4 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1968 37 TOR AL CF 143 137 1212.3 335 5 2 2 .994 2.52 0 0 .000 0 6.8
    LF 3 3 27.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 4 0 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 0 .000 0  
1969 38 NYA AL CF 103 102 900.7 225 1 3 1 .987 2.26 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    LF 50 49 428.3 85 1 1 0 .989 1.81 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 1253 1205 10692.0 2590 29 25 14 .991 2.20 0 0 .000 0 40.5
  RF 595 564 4882.3 1025 7 45 5 .958 1.90 0 0 .000 0 13.3
  LF 261 222 2006.7 356 4 4 1 .989 1.61 0 0 .000 0 4.2
  2B 3 3 24.0 7 2 1 0 .900 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 2 2 18.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 5.00 1 0 .000 3 0.0
Career Totals   2114 1996 17623.0 3987 43 75 20 .982 2.06 1 0 .000 3 58.1
Career Highs   155 151 1355.7 361 8 14 4 1.000 2.50 1 0 .000 3  
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
1963 32 TAM AL 7 22 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 .318 .444 .318 .763
1964 33 TAM AL 5 19 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .316 .381 .368 .749
1966 35 KCR AL 8 25 2 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 .240 .321 .440 .761
1968 37 TOR AL 5 21 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 .286 .400 .333 .733
Career Post-Season Batting 25 87 6 25 4 0 1 11 0 0 14 8 .287 .386 .368 .754
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
1959-4-.307
1960-3-.301
1961-8-.306
1964-3-.330
1969-6-.296
 On-Base Pct
1959-9-.375
1960-10-.363
1961-5-.387
1964-2-.402
 Slugging Pct
1959-10-.517
1961-7-.486
1964-3-.520
1969-8-.459
 OPS
1959-8-.892
1961-6-.873
1964-1-.922
1969-9-.807
 XR
1959-10-91.4
1960-10-90.2
1961-6-105.5
1964-2-107.3
1969-9-87.0
 Games
1957-10-156
1962-9-156
1963-9-156
1969-7-156
At-Bats
1956-4-601
1960-6-604
1961-9-589
1963-5-597
1964-10-561
1968-4-588
1969-9-591
 Runs
1961-8-93
1964-4-95
1969-10-83
 Hits
1959-9-157
1960-4-182
1961-5-180
1963-6-179
1964-1-185
1968-10-168
1969-4-175
 Total Bases
1961-5-286
1964-4-292
1969-4-271
 Singles
1956-8-114
1960-3-132
1963-3-142
1964-2-130
CAR-48-1629
 Doubles
1956-7-33
1957-9-31
1959-2-35
1960-7-35
1961-2-45
1967-7-35
1968-4-38
1969-1-45
Homeruns
1964-5-26
 RBIs
1964-2-99
 Walks
1961-6-78
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 99    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Jim Rice (928)
  2. Cookie Rojas (912)
  3. Richie Zisk (911)
  4. Dusty Baker (900)
  5. Ellis Valentine (899)
  6. Earl Robinson (899)
  7. Jim Spencer (898)
  8. Roy Sievers (895)
  9. Jackie Jensen (892)
  10. Fred Lynn (890)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by San Diego in 1955
Had first career hit on 4/3/1955, off Ryne Duren (STL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1955, off Connie Johnson (STL)
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,857,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/16/1958 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1958, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,285,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/8/1959 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 2/1/1960 (Going to DET: RF Bob Hazle, 2B Billy Gardner, 3B Dick Williams, 3B Rocky Krsnich. Going to SDP: CF Richie Ashburn, P Jack Spring)
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1961, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1961, hitting .364 with 5 HR, 23 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/9/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $13,251,326 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1962, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Traded from Washington to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1963 (Going to WAS: 1B Ken Harrelson, 3B Andy Carey, P Stu Miller. Going to TAM: CF Bob Hazle, P Frank Baumann, 2B Luis Aparicio)
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Won Silver Slugger in 1964, hitting .330 with 26 HR, 99 RBI
Traded from Tampa Bay to Kansas City on 5/1/1965 (Going to KCR: CF Bob Hazle, SS Ozzie Virgil, CF Barry Shetrone. Going to TAM: RF Bob Skinner)
Injured on 8/18/1965 with a Fractured Hip, out for 8 weeks
10/3/1965: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $15,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Released by Kansas City on 2/1/1966
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/4/1966 to a 4-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1966, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Traded from Kansas City to Toronto on 2/3/1967 (Going to KCR: P Joe Sparma. Going to TOR: LF Bob Hazle)
Had 2000th career hit on 9/22/1967, off Karl Spooner (BSN)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Los Angeles on 7/7/1968
Traded from Toronto to New York (A) on 2/3/1969 (Going to TOR: SS Al Weis. Going to NYA: LF Bob Hazle)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 4/4/1969
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1969, hitting .386 with 5 HR, 24 RBI
 
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