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Nick Etten
Nicholas Raymond Thomas Etten

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 198 lb.

MLB Debut September 8, 1938
Final Game May 9, 1947
Born September 19, 1913 in Spring Grove, IL
Died October 18, 1990 (age 77)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 25 PIN NL   12   34    6    8   3   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .235  .278  .441  .719   100    15   0   0   0   0   1  
 1940           [Did not play]
 1941 27 BON NL  154  569   74  170  28   3  10   82   5   2   90   48  .299  .395  .411  .807   118   234   2   3  16   3  18  
 1942 28 BON NL  139  489   46  106  15   3   7   44  14   3   62   31  .217  .300  .303  .603    96   148   0   9   0   0  10  
 1943 29 NYA AL  154  598   80  173  40   3  14   87  19   7   71   28  .289  .365  .436  .801   124   261   0   5   9   3  12  MVP-5
 1944 30 NYA AL  154  572   82  166  27   7  17   87  15   8   95   28  .290  .386  .451  .837   123   258   1   9  10   0  12  MVP-7
 1945 31 NYA AL  154  587   80  169  21   5  30  107   4   3   82   30  .288  .374  .494  .868   127   290   0   4  12   1  15  MVP-1
 1946 32 NYA AL   78  254   32   56  11   0   7   30   1   0   24   23  .220  .288  .346  .635    91    88   1   2   1   1   6  
 1947 33 NYA AL   35   40    9   13   8   0   1    6   0   0    1    3  .325  .333  .600  .933   131    24   0   1   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      880 3143  409  861 153  23  86  445  58  23  427  192  .274  .359  .419  .778        1318   4  33  48   8  77
 Per 600 PA           522   68  143  25   4  14   74  10   4   71   32                                 219   1   5   8   1  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      575 2051  283  577 107  15  69  317  39  18  273  112  .281  .364  .449  .813         921   2  21  32   5  48
   With BON      293 1058  120  276  43   6  17  126  19   5  152   79  .261  .352  .361  .713         382   2  12  16   3  28
   With PIN       12   34    6    8   3   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .235  .278  .441  .719          15   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      937 3320  426  921 167  25  89  526  22  13  480  199  .277  .371  .423  .794        1405  28          12  77
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1939 25 PIN NL   3    3   3.9   4   0   0  .000   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e15       -9   
 1940           [Did not play]
 1941 27 BON NL  24   94   6.0   3   2   0  .667  20   55   30  .545    0    0  .000  1B   3e24      -52   
 1942 28 BON NL   6   48   3.2   5   2   0  .400  13   42   19  .452    0    0  .000  1B   3e21     -129   
 1943 29 NYA AL  22   97   5.9   0   0   0  .000  10   55   34  .618    0    0  .000  1B   3e17       26   
 1944 30 NYA AL  19  104   6.5   0   0   0  .000  14   47   29  .617    0    0  .000  1B   3e16      -28   
 1945 31 NYA AL  21  108   6.7   0   0   0  .000  23   59   29  .492    0    0  .000  1B   3e17       44   
 1946 32 NYA AL  12   25   3.3   8   1   0  .125   7   23   13  .565    0    0  .000  1B   3e15      -46   
 1947 33 NYA AL   2    6   5.7  29  10   1  .345   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   3e14      193   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          489   5.5  49  15   1  .306  88  284  156  .549    0    0  .000                 -23   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 26.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1939 25 PIN NL  1B    10    63     9    1    4   .986     7    62.0  10.45
 1940           [Did not play]
 1941 27 BON NL  1B   152  1511   183   20  137   .988   150  1376.1  11.08
 1942 28 BON NL  1B   139  1312    94   13  117   .991   129  1174.0  10.78
 1943 29 NYA AL  1B   154  1397   143   10  145   .994   154  1407.1   9.85
 1944 30 NYA AL  1B   154  1415   121   14  126   .991   154  1374.2  10.06
 1945 31 NYA AL  1B   154  1414   123   23  154   .985   154  1364.2  10.14
 1946 32 NYA AL  1B    71   572    55    7   70   .989    65   594.2   9.49
 1947 33 NYA AL  1B     7    27     3    0    6  1.000     2    29.0   9.31
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   841  7711   731   88  759   .990   815  7382.2  10.29
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1943 WS    NYA SLN   L    4  16  0  4  0  0  0   1  1  3  .250  .294  .250  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1939  PIN   55-99   Tom Edwards
 1941  BON   75-79   Thomas Treece
 1942  BON   60-94   Thomas Treece
 1943  NYA   88-66   Billy Vanson
 1944  NYA   45-109  Billy Vanson
 1945  NYA   54-100  Billy Vanson
 1946  NYA   81-73   Billy Vanson
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