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Don Padgett
Don Wilson Padgett

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School Lenoir-Rhyne

MLB Debut April 23, 1937
Final Game September 12, 1948
Born December 5, 1911 in Caroleen, NC
Died December 9, 1980 (age 69)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 25 SLN NL  138  488   82  166  26   5  14   78  10   9   29   50  .340  .381  .500  .881   116   244   1   4   1   6  16  
 1938 26 SLN NL  116  390   47  111  23   2  12   67   0   0   19   32  .285  .317  .446  .763   102   174   0   1   4   0  13  
 1939 27 SLN NL  106  135   28   53   5   1   7   35   2   4   13   11  .393  .444  .600 1.044   139    81   0   2   4   1   3  
 1940 28 SLN NL  105  264   26   61  15   1   8   38   3   3   24   31  .231  .293  .386  .679    95   102   0   2   4   0   3  
 1941 29 SLN NL  100  368   48   96  20   0  14   45   0   0   26   40  .261  .308  .429  .737   107   158   0   2   2   0   8  
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 34 SLN NL   38  128   17   31  11   0   2   12   0   0   11   13  .242  .300  .375  .675    97    48   0   1   2   0   3  
 1947 35 PHA AL   54  156   15   50   4   1   0   29   0   0   11    6  .321  .361  .359  .720    98    56   0   2   1   0   4  
         DEA AL    6   20    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .250  .333  .350  .683    92     7   0   1   0   0   1  
         TOT      60  176   17   55   6   1   0   31   0   0   14    6  .312  .358  .358  .715          63   0   3   1   0   5 
 1948 36 DEA AL   34   80    9   17   3   0   0    8   0   0    2    4  .212  .229  .250  .479    65    20   0   1   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      697 2029  274  590 109  10  57  314  15  16  138  187  .291  .336  .439  .774         890   1  16  18   7  54
 Per 600 PA           556   75  162  30   3  16   86   4   4   38   51                                 244   0   4   5   2  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      603 1773  248  518 100   9  57  275  15  16  122  177  .292  .338  .455  .793         807   1  12  17   7  46
   With PHA       54  156   15   50   4   1   0   29   0   0   11    6  .321  .361  .359  .720          56   0   2   1   0   4
   With DEA       40  100   11   22   5   0   0   10   0   0    5    4  .220  .252  .270  .522          27   0   2   0   0   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      699 1991  247  573 111  16  37  338   6      141  130  .288  .336  .415  .752         827  10           4  50
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1937 25 SLN NL   7   86   6.7  26   9   1  .346   9   42   18  .429    0    0  .000  OF   RF         67   
 1938 26 SLN NL   7   50   4.7  27  11   3  .407   3   25   16  .640    5    1  .833  1B   4e10       35   
 1939 27 SLN NL  22   34  10.1  68  27   3  .397   4    7    5  .714   24    7  .774  C    4(+3)e7    46   
 1940 28 SLN NL  18   29   3.8  30   7   1  .233  13   29   24  .828   74   21  .779  C    4(+3)e11  -29   
 1941 29 SLN NL  25   47   4.6   1   0   0  .000   7   35   15  .429    1    1  .500  UT              96   
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 34 SLN NL   9   14   3.8   1   0   0  .000   4   22   14  .636   33   12  .733  C    4(+3)e10   54   
 1947 35 PHA AL   6   20   4.8  19   7   0  .368   7   15   13  .867   43   19  .694  C    4(+3)e9   -43   
         DEA AL   0    2   3.8   0   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    7    3  .700  C    4(+3)e9   -79   
         TOT                    19   7   0  .368   7   18   15  .833   50   22  .694
 1948 36 DEA AL  15    4   1.6   0   0   0  .000   4   13   11  .846   15   13  .536  C    4(+3)e14  -51   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          290   5.1 172  61   8  .355  51  191  118  .618  202   77  .724                  36   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1937 25 SLN NL  RF   107   205     2    8    0   .963   106   933.2   2.00
                 CF     5     2     0    1    0   .667     1    17.0   1.06
 1938 26 SLN NL  1B    85   852   124    2   85   .998    84   738.1  11.90
                 C      7    17     1    1    0   .947     4    40.0   4.05
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0    10.0   1.80
 1939 27 SLN NL  C     20    73     9    2    0   .976    11   126.0   5.86
                 1B     8    28     4    2    2   .941     1    28.2  10.05
 1940 28 SLN NL  C     77   300    34   13    1   .963    61   577.1   5.21
                 1B     8    14     0    0    1  1.000     0    12.0  10.50
 1941 29 SLN NL  1B    51   479    59    3   46   .994    51   445.0  10.88
                 LF    46    82     1    3    0   .965    46   388.2   1.92
                 C     16    18     1    1    0   .950     0    28.2   5.97
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 34 SLN NL  C     37   203    19    4    1   .982    36   309.2   6.45
 1947 35 PHA AL  C     38   148    29    7    1   .962    33   299.2   5.32
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
         DEA AL  C      6    26     3    0    0  1.000     6    48.0   5.44
 1948 36 DEA AL  C     34   127    17    4    0   .973    26   210.2   6.15
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    235   912   113   32    3   .970   177  1640.0   5.62
                 1B   152  1373   187    7  134   .996   136  1224.0  11.47
                 RF   109   207     2    8    0   .963   106   943.2   1.99
                 LF    46    82     1    3    0   .965    46   388.2   1.92
                 CF     6     3     0    1    0   .750     1    18.0   1.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1937  SLN   62-92   Mike Rescigno
 1938  SLN   65-89   Mike Rescigno
 1939  SLN   79-75   Mike Rescigno
 1940  SLN   51-103  Mike Rescigno
 1941  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1946  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1947  PHA   80-74   Drew Kennedy
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 1948  DEA   78-76   Thomas Treece

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