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Phil
Rizzuto		  
Nickname: Scooter
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 25, 1917 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1942    1943    1950   
All-Star Selections 1949    1950   
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
1941 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1942 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1943 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1944 26 PIT NL $ 2,442,857   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1945 27 PIT NL $ 2,442,857   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 3 3 10 10 10
1946 28 NYG NL $ 2,442,857   8 8 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1947 29 NYG NL $ 4,300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1948 30 NYG NL $ 4,300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1949 31 NYG NL $ 4,300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 9 9
1950 32 NYG NL $ 4,300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
1951 33 TAM AL $ 1,300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1952 34 BSN NL $ 1,300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1953 35 BSN NL $ 1,300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1954 36 BSN NL $ 1,300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,300,000   9 9 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
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
1941 23 PIT NL 144 597 90 182 34 7 1 43 12 2 26 46 .305 .335 .390 .725 76.3 15.5
1942 24 PIT NL 158 620 80 189 21 5 7 57 16 6 37 34 .305 .346 .389 .735 82.2 12.4
1943 25 PIT NL 152 607 89 195 22 9 3 52 27 6 23 22 .321 .347 .402 .749 81.9 16.5
1944 26 PIT NL 148 589 74 170 21 8 2 55 16 9 34 32 .289 .330 .362 .691 65.0 8.7
1945 27 PIT NL 149 617 107 184 23 6 5 55 27 5 36 20 .298 .339 .379 .719 79.1 12.7
1946 28 NYG NL 152 645 93 197 36 6 6 61 25 10 31 16 .305 .339 .408 .746 83.9 14.1
1947 29 NYG NL 147 556 64 146 21 2 6 71 15 7 20 25 .263 .287 .340 .627 50.6 3.4
1948 30 NYG NL 150 609 80 160 33 5 5 57 19 6 23 25 .263 .295 .358 .653 59.8 6.0
1949 31 NYG NL 154 591 93 191 30 2 7 76 22 5 25 31 .323 .355 .416 .771 83.9 15.0
1950 32 NYG NL 151 620 91 173 25 2 8 43 29 6 32 26 .279 .314 .365 .679 73.0 8.3
1951 33 NYG NL 25 94 12 35 6 1 0 8 4 2 5 6 .372 .404 .457 .861 15.1 2.5
  TAM AL 65 159 19 47 5 2 3 24 8 4 6 11 .296 .319 .409 .728 19.8 2.1
  TOT   90 253 31 82 11 3 3 32 12 6 11 17 .324 .351 .427 .778 34.9 4.6
1952 34 BSN NL 154 608 96 176 25 5 2 59 34 10 31 62 .289 .326 .357 .683 67.3 8.2
1953 35 BSN NL 141 502 59 151 19 4 4 53 27 7 17 38 .301 .323 .378 .702 59.4 9.9
1954 36 BSN NL 55 60 14 8 2 1 0 4 9 6 2 13 .133 .159 .200 .359 0.2 0.0
14 Years Sim 1945 7474 1061 2204 323 65 59 718 290 91 348 407 .295 .328 .379 .707 897.4 135.3
162 Game Average 622 88 183 26 5 4 59 24 7 28 33 .295 .328 .379 .707 74.7  
Career Highs 158 645 107 197 36 9 8 76 34 10 37 62 .324 .355 .427 .778 83.9  
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   4583 675 1377 195 38 41 440 178 55 232 236 .300 .336 .386 .722 576.0
vs LH   2891 386 827 128 27 18 278 112 36 116 171 .286 .315 .368 .683 323.1
Home 964 3622 532 1083 161 28 29 350 143 45 168 209 .299 .332 .383 .715 444.0
Away 981 3852 529 1121 162 37 30 368 147 46 180 198 .291 .324 .376 .700 455.1
RISP   1540 0 475 72 12 7 621 0 0 73 69 .308 .334 .384 .718 189.0
Pinch Hitting   44 9 16 1 0 0 9 0 1 2 2 .364 .375 .386 .761 5.9
Close/Late   717 115 234 37 4 5 95 0 0 37 25 .326 .360 .410 .770 98.2
Mar/Apr 322 1215 176 365 60 10 10 118 44 13 54 65 .300 .333 .391 .724 151.0
May 341 1341 200 380 58 12 12 142 51 13 57 72 .283 .313 .371 .684 152.7
June 319 1270 182 409 58 14 7 120 57 13 52 67 .322 .351 .406 .757 172.5
July 309 1194 152 343 40 14 9 98 51 20 55 62 .287 .321 .367 .687 136.1
August 340 1329 175 382 60 9 12 115 39 14 62 73 .287 .318 .373 .691 153.0
Sep/Oct 314 1125 176 325 47 6 9 125 48 18 68 68 .289 .333 .365 .698 133.7
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
1941 23 PIT NL SS 142 138 1212.7 208 570 20 106 .975 5.77   6.2
1942 24 PIT NL SS 156 147 1282.7 217 616 26 121 .970 5.84   5.7
1943 25 PIT NL SS 151 146 1263.3 241 607 18 120 .979 6.04   10.7
1944 26 PIT NL SS 147 141 1221.0 207 540 19 104 .975 5.51   7.1
1945 27 PIT NL SS 146 143 1232.0 203 515 22 97 .970 5.25   6.5
1946 28 NYG NL SS 149 147 1297.3 222 570 26 107 .968 5.49   8.8
1947 29 NYG NL SS 144 142 1196.3 194 521 33 100 .956 5.38   7.9
1948 30 NYG NL SS 149 145 1244.0 200 516 20 86 .973 5.18   11.2
1949 31 NYG NL SS 152 150 1255.3 194 548 30 111 .961 5.32   9.2
1950 32 NYG NL SS 147 144 1231.0 188 582 21 95 .973 5.63   7.6
1951 33 NYG NL SS 10 10 111.4 21 51 2 9 .973 5.82   0.6
    2B 4 4 45.1 12 24 1 6 .973 7.18   0.2
    3B 4 3 37.7 4 8 1 0 .923 2.86   0.1
    CF 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TAM AL SS 27 26 187.2 34 85 4 14 .967 5.72   1.2
    2B 10 10 75.9 21 41 3 9 .954 7.35   0.5
    3B 12 7 63.3 6 13 1 1 .950 2.70   0.2
    CF 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   SS 37 36 298.6 55 136 6 23 .970 5.76   1.7
      2B 14 14 121.0 33 65 4 15 .961 7.29   0.7
      3B 16 10 101.0 10 21 2 1 .939 2.76   0.3
      CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1952 34 BSN NL SS 142 140 1210.7 163 510 16 90 .977 5.00   4.0
1953 35 BSN NL SS 136 131 1145.7 177 470 23 85 .966 5.08   7.8
1954 36 BSN NL SS 22 15 142.0 22 59 1 10 .988 5.13   0.7
  SS 1820 1765 15232.6 2491 6760 281 1255 .971 5.47   95.0
  2B 14 14 121.0 33 65 4 15 .961 7.29   0.7
  3B 16 10 101.0 10 21 2 1 .939 2.76   0.3
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1851 1789 15455.6 2534 6846 287 1271 .970 5.46   96.1
Career Highs   156 150 1297.3 241 616 33 121 .988 6.04    
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
1947 29 NYG NL 5 13 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .385 .429 .538 .967
1948 30 NYG NL 12 49 7 13 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 2 .265 .265 .388 .653
1949 31 NYG NL 5 21 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .333 .381 .714
Career Post-Season Batting 22 83 9 25 5 2 0 7 3 0 1 3 .301 .310 .410 .719
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
1943-6-.321
1945-9-.298
1946-9-.305
1949-6-.323
 Games
1942-1-158
1949-10-154
 At-Bats
1941-3-597
1942-1-620
1943-2-607
1944-5-589
1945-1-617
1946-1-645
1948-3-609
1949-3-591
1950-1-620
1952-2-608
 Runs
1941-7-90
1945-2-107
 Hits
1941-4-182
1942-4-189
1943-3-195
1944-6-170
1945-4-184
1946-2-197
1949-4-191
1950-5-173
1952-3-176
 Total Bases
1946-9-263
Singles
1941-5-140
1942-2-156
1943-2-161
1944-2-139
1945-2-150
1946-3-149
1949-1-152
1950-3-138
1952-2-144
1953-7-124
CAR-24-1757
 Doubles
1941-7-34
1946-4-36
1948-7-33
 Triples
1941-10-7
1943-3-9
1944-3-8
1945-8-6
1946-7-6
1948-9-5
1952-9-5
 Stolen Bases
1941-3-12
1942-5-16
1943-3-27
1944-7-16
1945-3-27
1946-3-25
1947-9-15
1948-6-19
1949-4-22
1950-4-29
1951-10-8
1952-4-34
1953-2-27
 Caught Stealing
1942-6-6
1943-6-6
1944-2-9
1945-10-5
1946-4-10
1947-10-7
1948-5-6
1949-9-5
1950-7-6
1951-10-4
1952-5-10
1953-8-7
1954-6-6
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 100    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Ken Oberkfell (903)
  2. Lou Klein (891)
  3. Jim Brideweser (886)
  4. Tony Kubek (882)
  5. Buddy Myer (877)
  6. Lee Lacy (868)
  7. Wayne Causey (868)
  8. Harvey Kuenn (867)
  9. Jim Gantner (866)
  10. Don Blasingame (863)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1941
Had first career hit on 4/2/1941, off Van Mungo (BRK)
Injured on 4/6/1941 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/26/1941, off Marius Russo (NYA)
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1942
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1943
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/10/1944 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (N) on 4/2/1946 (Going to PIT: SS Cecil Travis. Going to NYG: SS Phil Rizzuto)
6/1/1946: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1949, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cleveland on 6/19/1949
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Montreal on 7/14/1949
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
9/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $1,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1950
Traded from New York (N) to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1951 (Going to NYG: CF Johnny Wyrostek, C Clyde Mccullough, P Ed Hanyzewski. Going to TAM: P Bill Voiselle, P Elmer Singleton, SS Phil Rizzuto)
Traded from Tampa Bay to Boston (N) on 2/1/1952 (Going to TAM: C Johnny Pramesa, 1B Johnny Mize, 3B Ken Keltner. Going to BSN: P Bill Voiselle, P Early Wynn, SS Phil Rizzuto)
Had 2000th career hit on 8/6/1952, off Cliff Fannin (SEM)
 
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