Quick Index: Teams | Leagues | Managers | Postseason
You Are Here > smileyleague.org > Catfish Metkovich
Catfish Metkovich
George Michael Metkovich

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut July 16, 1943
Final Game September 26, 1954
Born October 8, 1920 in Angels Camp, CA
Died May 17, 1995 (age 74)

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 22 BON NL   96  362   37   79   7   2   4   20   1   0   10   41  .218  .240  .282  .522    82   102   0   2   0   1   4  
 1944 23 BON NL  154  593   58  158  24   4   8   77  17   9   35   69  .266  .311  .361  .672    97   214   0   3   4   5   9  
 1945 24 BON NL  153  585   62  159  19   1   7   60  32   3   31   79  .272  .308  .344  .651    94   201   2   6   3   2  14  
 1946 25 BON NL   73  176   16   33   6   2   1   12   4   1   21   30  .188  .274  .261  .535    79    46   0   0   0   0   3  
 1947 26 BON NL  133  458   43  123  19   8   6   44   2   5   37   63  .269  .323  .384  .708   101   176   0   4   2   2   8  
 1948           [Did not play]
 1949 28 SLA AL   88  173   22   52   2   7   4   28   1   1   15   10  .301  .358  .462  .820   108    80   0   1   1   1   5  
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 30 PIN NL  121  427   62  144  18   3   6   44  11  11   24   25  .337  .376  .436  .812   104   186   4   2   4   4  14  
 1952 31 PIN NL  130  362   43  100  19   5  10   32   1   2   21   39  .276  .320  .439  .759   107   159   1   2   1   3   9  
 1953 32 PIN NL   63   98   12   30   6   0   3   20   2   3   13    7  .306  .386  .459  .845   115    45   0   2   0   1   0  
         NYA AL   14   23    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   2    4    2  .087  .214  .217  .432    59     5   1   1   0   0   0  
         TOT      77  121   15   32   6   0   4   23   2   5   17    9  .264  .352  .413  .765          50   1   3   0   1   0 
 1954 33 MLN NL   11   10    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .300  .300  .400  .700    98     4   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     1036 3267  359  883 121  32  50  340  71  37  211  366  .270  .316  .373  .689        1218   8  23  15  19  66
 Per 600 PA           556   61  150  21   5   9   58  12   6   36   62                                 207   1   4   3   3  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLN      620 2184  217  555  76  17  26  213  56  18  134  283  .254  .298  .340  .639         743   2  15   9  10  38
   With PIN      314  887  117  274  43   8  19   96  14  16   58   71  .309  .355  .440  .794         390   5   6   5   8  23
   With SLA       88  173   22   52   2   7   4   28   1   1   15   10  .301  .358  .462  .820          80   0   1   1   1   5
   With NYA       14   23    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   2    4    2  .087  .214  .217  .432           5   1   1   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1055 3585  476  934 167  36  47  373  61  28  307  359  .261  .322  .367  .689        1314  38   3      22  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 22 BON NL  14   24   2.3   1   0   0  .000   7   41   25  .610    0    0  .000  1B   3e14     -134   
 1944 23 BON NL  23   66   3.9   0   0   0  .000  15   74   58  .784    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e18  -53   
 1945 24 BON NL  17   64   3.8   0   0   0  .000  23   56   23  .411    0    0  .000  1B   3e23      -26   
 1946 25 BON NL   6   13   2.5  25   4   0  .160   5   13    9  .692    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e13 -154   
 1947 26 BON NL  17   56   4.3   2   2   0 1.000   7   40   27  .675    0    0  .000  1B   3e15       44   
 1948           [Did not play]
 1949 28 SLA AL   9   27   5.8  13   3   0  .231   3   11    9  .818    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e12  168   
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 30 PIN NL  26   64   5.5  10   5   0  .500   4   44   33  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e7    95   
 1952 31 PIN NL  28   48   4.7  29   9   2  .310   5   36   13  .361    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7    32   
 1953 32 PIN NL  12   18   6.7  17   3   0  .176   2   12    8  .667    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e7   203   
         NYA AL  22    0   1.1   5   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  UT            -210   
         TOT                    22   3   0  .136   2   13    9  .692    0    0  .000
 1954 33 MLN NL   0    1   4.6  10   3   0  .300   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             -10   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          385   4.1 112  29   2  .259  71  328  206  .628    0    0  .000                  -1   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1943 22 BON NL  1B    94   789    77    7   61   .992    90   818.0   9.53
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1944 23 BON NL  CF   125   258     8   12    4   .957   125  1074.1   2.23  GG
                 1B    29   276    21    3   15   .990    29   258.0  10.36
 1945 24 BON NL  1B   130  1167   106   23  136   .982   130  1137.1  10.07
                 LF    23    50     0    0    0  1.000    23   208.1   2.16
 1946 25 BON NL  RF    40    80     0    5    0   .941    39   333.1   2.16
 1947 26 BON NL  1B   110  1016   109    6   81   .995   110   955.0  10.60
                 RF    20    24     1    1    0   .962    16   150.0   1.50
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1948           [Did not play]
 1949 28 SLA AL  LF    54    83     8    3    0   .968    39   368.0   2.23
                 CF    14     7     0    0    0  1.000     0    18.2   3.38
                 RF     7     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    12.0   3.75
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 30 PIN NL  CF    81   178     8    4    1   .979    77   684.1   2.45
                 RF    29    53     2    0    0  1.000    27   230.0   2.15
                 1B     1     3     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0  12.00
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1952 31 PIN NL  CF    58   110     7    3    1   .975    54   467.2   2.25
                 RF    19    33     1    0    0  1.000    15   139.0   2.20
                 1B    18    96    17    2   12   .983    11   103.2   9.81
                 LF    10    10     0    0    0  1.000     2    31.0   2.90
 1953 32 PIN NL  RF    16    23     0    1    0   .958    14   122.1   1.69
                 CF    10    14     2    1    1   .941     7    67.1   2.14
                 LF    17    12     0    0    0  1.000     0    26.2   4.05
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
         NYA AL  1B     5    24     2    0    2  1.000     3    29.0   8.07
                 RF     3    10     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   4.74
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1954 33 MLN NL  RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   388  3372   333   41  307   .989   373  3305.0  10.09
                 CF   290   569    25   20    7   .967   263  2315.1   2.31
                 RF   136   230     4    7    0   .971   113  1007.2   2.09
                 LF   106   157     8    3    0   .982    64   640.0   2.32
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


Similar Batters

    Compare similar batters

  1. Bob Aspromonte (978)
  2. Danny Cater (973)
  3. Jim Busby (972)
  4. Luis Salazar (969)
  5. Frank Baumholtz (963)
  6. Bill Spiers (957)
  7. Jerry Adair (957)
  8. Clyde McCullough (956)
  9. Gino Cimoli (956)
  10. Warren Cromartie (955)


Similar Players   (includes position adjustment)

    Compare similar players

  1. Jim Busby (972)
  2. Frank Baumholtz (963)
  3. Gino Cimoli (956)
  4. Warren Cromartie (955)
  5. Barry Bonnell (955)
  6. Jesus Alou (953)
  7. Ted Uhlaender (953)
  8. Cesar Geronimo (952)
  9. Russ Snyder (950)
  10. Bill Tuttle (947)


Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1943  BON   53-101  Jim Pardee, Scott Maples
 1944  BON   78-76   Jim Pardee
 1945  BON   76-78   Jim Pardee
 1946  BON   50-104  Jim Pardee
 1947  BON   66-88   Jim Pardee
 1949  SLA   65-89   Pat Carr
 1951  PIN   73-81   Dennis Van Langen
 1952  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1953  PIN   63-91   Dennis Van Langen
 1953  NYA   72-82   Billy Vanson
 1954  MLN   82-72   Jim Pardee

Quick Index: Teams | Leagues | Managers | Postseason