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Rocky Colavito
Rocco Domenico Colavito

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut September 10, 1955
Final Game September 27, 1968
Born August 10, 1933 in New York, NY
Died December 10, 2024 (age 91)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 22 BRN NL  124  346   71  101  11   5  26   79   0   0   54   52  .292  .392  .578  .970   131   200   1   5   5   6   5  
 1957 23 BRN NL  142  507   81  133  20   0  35   99   0   0   76  106  .262  .355  .509  .863   109   258   0  10   1   2  12  MVP-10
 1958 24 LAN NL  148  539  110  170  28   5  51  132   2   2   94  116  .315  .412  .670 1.082   142   361   0   9  16   1   7  MVP-1
 1959 25 LAN NL  154  594  110  157  23   0  50  140   4   6   71   80  .264  .342  .556  .897   126   330   0   8   0   3  18  MVP-4
 1960 26 LAN NL   82  227   33   58   8   0  12   44   0   0   24   38  .256  .331  .449  .780   105   102   0   5   2   4  14  
 1961 27 DEA AL  153  577  119  152  36   3  33  126   0   0  109   84  .263  .379  .508  .887   116   293   0   7   3   3  18  MVP-5
 1962 28 DEA AL  155  587  113  160  24   0  39  109   0   0   88   71  .273  .366  .513  .879   114   301   0   4   9   1  24  MVP-3
 1963 29 DEA AL  162  612   73  159  33   0  23  108   1   0   67   77  .260  .332  .426  .758   107   261   1   2   2   0  23  MVP-13
 1964 30 DEA AL  101  337   47   91  14   3  17   47   2   1   53   39  .270  .377  .481  .857   122   162   1   4   6   7  11  
         SFN NL   28   99   21   25   5   0   8   19   1   0   17   11  .253  .356  .545  .901   124    54   0   2   4   0   2  
         TOT     129  436   68  116  19   3  25   66   3   1   70   50  .266  .372  .495  .867         216   1   6  10   7  13 
 1965 31 CIN NL  162  619   91  189  20   1  25   99   0   0   82   67  .305  .387  .462  .849   120   286   0   5  11   4  21  MVP-8
 1966 32 CIN NL  161  589   98  166  15   1  40   84   0   1   64   85  .282  .353  .514  .868   118   303   0   2   1   2  31  MVP-9
 1967 33 CHA AL   76  203   16   58  11   1   5   31   1   2   29   18  .286  .373  .424  .797   120    86   0   1   2   0   5  
 1968 34 LAN NL    4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000  .333  .000  .333    53     0   0   0   0   1   0  
         SFN NL   60   75    9   13   2   1   4   10   0   0   13   21  .173  .303  .387  .690   105    29   0   0   0   1   3  
         TOT      64   81    9   13   2   1   4   10   0   0   15   22  .160  .306  .358  .664          29   0   0   0   2   3 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1712 5917  992 1632 250  20 368 1127  11  12  843  866  .276  .366  .511  .877        3026   3  64  62  35 194
 Per 600 PA           517   87  143  22   2  32   99   1   1   74   76                                 265   0   6   5   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN      654 2219  405  619  90  10 174  494   6   8  321  393  .279  .369  .564  .933        1251   1  37  24  17  56
   With DEA      571 2113  352  562 107   6 112  390   3   1  317  271  .266  .362  .481  .843        1017   2  17  20  11  76
   With CIN      323 1208  189  355  35   2  65  183   0   1  146  152  .294  .371  .488  .858         589   0   7  12   6  52
   With SFN       88  174   30   38   7   1  12   29   1   0   30   32  .218  .333  .477  .810          83   0   2   4   1   5
   With CHA       76  203   16   58  11   1   5   31   1   2   29   18  .286  .373  .424  .797          86   0   1   2   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1841 6503  971 1730 283  21 374 1159  19  27  951  880  .266  .359  .489  .848        3177  16  60  58  29 182
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1956 22 BRN NL  46   82   8.7  31   7   0  .226   1   34   16  .471    0    0  .000  OF   4(-5)e11   66   
 1957 23 BRN NL  23   94   6.5   4   1   0  .250  11   49   29  .592    0    0  .000  OF   2(-4)e13   45   
 1958 24 LAN NL  25  154  10.8   8   3   0  .375   3   33   25  .758    0    0  .000  OF   2(-4)e6    57   
 1959 25 LAN NL  22  108   6.3   0   0   0  .000   3   47   29  .617    0    0  .000  OF   3(-5)e5    48   
 1960 26 LAN NL  62   30   4.4  13   2   0  .154   4   20   12  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(-5)e8   -11   
 1961 27 DEA AL  31  114   6.9   0   0   0  .000   7   43   32  .744    0    0  .000  OF   2(-5)e9   -95   
 1962 28 DEA AL  34  107   6.4   1   1   0 1.000   6   68   57  .838    0    0  .000  OF   2(-5)e3    -6   
 1963 29 DEA AL  27   83   4.7   4   1   0  .250   5   43   24  .558    0    0  .000  OF   3(-4)e5   -37   
 1964 30 DEA AL  23   62   6.4  11   3   0  .273   3   35   22  .629    0    0  .000  OF   3(-4)e8   -16   
         SFN NL  32   19   6.9   0   0   0  .000   1   13   12  .923    0    0  .000  OF   3(-4)e8    28   
         TOT                    11   3   0  .273   4   48   34  .708    0    0  .000
 1965 31 CIN NL  28  110   6.5   0   0   0  .000   0   50   36  .720    0    0  .000  OF   3(-4)e0    -1   
 1966 32 CIN NL  30   97   5.8   3   1   0  .333   9   63   35  .556    0    0  .000  OF   3(-4)e6   101   
 1967 33 CHA AL  79   32   5.7  18   6   0  .333   1   19    9  .474    0    0  .000  OF   4(-3)e5   144   
 1968 34 LAN NL  50    0   1.2   1   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-3)e9  -304   
         SFN NL  49    8   3.7  44  11   3  .250   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-3)e9    53   
         TOT                    45  11   3  .244   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons         1107   6.6 138  36   3  .261  54  519  340  .655    0    0  .000                  17   7
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 38.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 110.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1956 22 BRN NL  RF    62   105     5    1    1   .991    57   495.2   2.00
                 LF    29    43     4    0    1  1.000    27   235.2   1.79
 1957 23 BRN NL  RF   121   238     4   10    1   .960   120  1075.0   2.03
                 CF     9    15     0    1    0   .938     8    69.0   1.96
                 LF    10    10     0    0    0  1.000     5    50.1   1.79
 1958 24 LAN NL  LF    87   146     6    1    0   .993    76   717.1   1.91
                 RF    56   125     4    0    1  1.000    55   471.0   2.46
                 1B     9    67     3    2   13   .972     8    66.0   9.55
 1959 25 LAN NL  RF   154   286     6    3    2   .990   154  1380.1   1.90
 1960 26 LAN NL  RF    65    88     1    4    0   .957    52   490.0   1.63
 1961 27 DEA AL  RF    96   185     3    3    1   .984    93   851.0   1.99
                 LF    61   111     0    4    0   .965    60   541.1   1.85
 1962 28 DEA AL  LF   154   276    16    6    2   .980   154  1381.1   1.90  GG
 1963 29 DEA AL  LF   109   172     7    3    0   .984   105   919.1   1.75
                 RF    53    98     2    2    1   .980    53   462.0   1.95
 1964 30 DEA AL  RF    78   142     7    3    1   .980    78   688.0   1.95
                 LF    16    28     0    0    0  1.000    11   103.2   2.43
         SFN NL  RF    55    96     2    4    0   .961    55   485.1   1.82
 1965 31 CIN NL  RF   162   264     7    0    2  1.000   162  1448.1   1.68
 1966 32 CIN NL  RF   158   233     9    9    2   .964   156  1393.2   1.56
 1967 33 CHA AL  RF    57    88     0    1    0   .989    53   460.0   1.72
 1968 34 LAN NL  LF    10    12     0    0    0  1.000     8    68.0   1.59
                 RF     5     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    25.0   2.16
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF  1122  1954    50   40   12   .980  1090  9725.1   1.85
                 LF   476   798    33   14    3   .983   446  4017.0   1.86
                 CF     9    15     0    1    0   .938     8    69.0   1.96
                 1B     9    67     3    2   13   .972     8    66.0   9.55
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1961 WS    DEA SFN   W    7  28  1  4  0  0  0   2  7  5  .143  .314  .143  0
 1962 WS    DEA SFN   L    5  13  1  1  0  0  0   2  3  2  .077  .278  .077  0
 1964 WS    DEA CIN   L    5  18  1  6  2  0  0   2  2  3  .333  .400  .444  0
 1965 WS    CIN DEA   W    6  21  5  7  0  0  1   3  5  1  .333  .462  .476  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1956  BRN   91-63   Robert Rescigno
 1957  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
 1958  LAN   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1959  LAN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1960  LAN   76-78   Robert Rescigno
 1961  DEA  101-53   Tom Austad
 1962  DEA   95-67   Alan Boodman
 1963  DEA   88-74   Steve Dewing, Alan Boodman
 1964  DEA   97-66   Steve Dewing
 1964  SFN   80-82   Darren Dawson
 1965  CIN   98-64   Larry Cupp
 1966  CIN   88-74   Larry Cupp
 1967  CHA   88-74   Jon Fellows
 1968  LAN   66-96   Scott Campbell
 1968  SFN  103-59   Raul Camacho

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