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Buddy Kerr
John Joseph Kerr

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut September 8, 1943
Final Game September 30, 1951
Born November 6, 1922 in Astoria, NY
Died November 7, 2006 (age 84)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 20 NYN NL   47   97    4   19   1   0   1    9   0   0    7   11  .196  .257  .237  .494    71    23   4   0   1   1   1  
 1944 21 NYN NL  136  508   58  135  28   4   7   60  11   0   23   31  .266  .298  .378  .676    97   192   4   0   3   0  10  
 1945 22 NYN NL  145  514   48  123  12   0   1   34   5   5   45   40  .239  .298  .268  .567    80   138   3   4   0   0  12  
 1946 23 NYN NL  126  442   50  123  21   1   6   43   2   5   28   33  .278  .324  .371  .695   102   164   2   3   0   3  11  
 1947 24 NYN NL  117  404   42  101  19   2   5   45   0   4   22   53  .250  .288  .344  .632    84   139   0   3   1   1  10  
 1948 25 NYN NL   38   53    5    9   2   2   0    3   2   1    8    6  .170  .279  .283  .562    79    15   0   0   0   0   1  
 1949 26 NYN NL   83  222   26   58   6   0   0   15   0   0   31   22  .261  .355  .288  .644    89    64   0   1   0   2   6  
 1950 27 BON NL  138  523   56  109  23   8   2   45   0   1   36   50  .208  .258  .294  .552    74   154   7   4   0   0  15  
 1951 28 BON NL   21   46    3   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    9  .239  .314  .239  .553    77    11   3   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      851 2809  292  688 112  17  22  256  20  16  205  255  .245  .296  .320  .617         900  23  15   5   7  66
 Per 600 PA           551   57  135  22   3   4   50   4   3   40   50                                 177   5   3   1   1  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2      692 2240  233  568  89   9  20  209  20  15  164  196  .254  .305  .328  .633         735  13  11   5   7  51
   With BON      159  569   59  120  23   8   2   47   0   1   41   59  .211  .262  .290  .552         165  10   4   0   0  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1067 3631  378  903 145  25  31  333  38   0  324  280  .249  .312  .328  .640        1191  89          12  80
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1943 20 NYN NL  67    6   2.1  22   6   0  .273   4   24   18  .750    0    0  .000  SS   2e39     -235   
 1944 21 NYN NL  10   56   4.0   1   1   0 1.000  36  145  100  .690    0    0  .000  SS   2e40      -28   
 1945 22 NYN NL  15   41   2.7   0   0   0  .000  28  195  137  .703    0    0  .000  SS   2e32      -56   
 1946 23 NYN NL  15   50   4.0   4   0   0  .000  19  105   70  .667    0    0  .000  3B   4e23       32   
 1947 24 NYN NL  20   37   3.2   6   2   1  .333  13  129  101  .783    0    0  .000  SS   2e18      -84   
 1948 25 NYN NL  74    4   2.6  11   0   0  .000   4   14   10  .714    0    0  .000  SS   2e28      -44   
 1949 26 NYN NL  68   24   3.8   1   1   0 1.000  14   75   52  .693    0    0  .000  SS   2e31      133   
 1950 27 BON NL  38   38   2.3   0   0   0  .000  18  170  124  .729    0    0  .000  SS   2e29      -54   
 1951 28 BON NL  41    4   2.9   6   2   0  .333   0   11    9  .818    0    0  .000  UT              44   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          263   3.2  51  12   1  .235 136  868  621  .715    0    0  .000                 -29   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1943 20 NYN NL  SS    25    26    60    4   12   .956    18   166.2   4.64
 1944 21 NYN NL  SS   134   228   387   36   85   .945   128  1138.1   4.86
 1945 22 NYN NL  SS   145   284   452   28  105   .963   145  1279.1   5.18
 1946 23 NYN NL  3B    77    77   164   15   18   .941    74   653.2   3.32
                 SS    46    80   137    4   31   .982    42   379.1   5.15
 1947 24 NYN NL  SS   110   216   363   13   69   .978   106   955.2   5.45
 1948 25 NYN NL  SS    25    25    42    4    8   .944    10   120.2   5.00
 1949 26 NYN NL  SS    82   141   193   14   40   .960    63   579.1   5.19
 1950 27 BON NL  SS   138   208   450   18   81   .973   138  1222.2   4.84
 1951 28 BON NL  SS     8    12    18    0    4  1.000     7    62.1   4.33
                 2B     5    10     9    0    1  1.000     5    40.0   4.28
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   713  1220  2102  121  435   .965   657  5904.1   5.06
                 3B    77    77   164   15   18   .941    74   653.2   3.32
                 2B     5    10     9    0    1  1.000     5    40.0   4.28
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1943  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
 1944  NYN   56-98   Rick Field
 1945  NYN   68-86   Rick Field
 1946  NYN   60-94   Rick Field
 1947  NYN   75-79   Rick Field
 1948  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
 1949  NYN   78-76   Rick Field
 1950  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee
 1951  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee

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