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Paul Popovich
Paul Edward Popovich

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut April 19, 1964
Final Game July 21, 1975
Born August 18, 1940 in Flemington, WV (age 83)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 26 CHN NL    9   21    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .238  .238  .286  .524    77     6   0   0   0   0   0  
 1968 27 LAN NL  129  347   17   77   5   1   0   21   0   1   31   23  .222  .280  .242  .522    82    84   2   8   3   0   7  
 1969 28 MNA AL   96  190   16   41   6   0   1   10   0   0   12   23  .216  .262  .263  .526    73    50  11   0   0   0   1  
 1970 29 MNA AL   75  164   18   45   4   4   3   28   0   0    7    8  .274  .316  .402  .719   101    66   0   0   0   3   1  
 1971 30 NYN NL  105  209   25   67  16   1  11   50   0   0   18   20  .321  .371  .565  .936   133   118   0   2   2   0   9  
 1972 31 NYA AL   64  128   12   27   3   3   1   17   0   0   19    7  .211  .313  .305  .618    90    39   1   0   0   0   4  
 1973 32 NYA AL  104  291   31   90  12   3   0   35   0   4   12   18  .309  .336  .371  .707    96   108   5   1   1   0   3  
 1974 33 OAA AL   62   81    6   27   5   0   0    9   0   0    8    9  .333  .393  .395  .788   105    32   1   0   0   0   2  
 1975 34 OAA AL   10    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125  .111  .125  .236    34     1   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      654 1439  127  380  52  12  16  171   0   5  107  114  .264  .314  .350  .664         504  20  12   6   3  27
 Per 600 PA           546   48  144  20   5   6   65   0   2   41   43                                 191   8   5   2   1  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MNA      171  354   34   86  10   4   4   38   0   0   19   31  .243  .287  .328  .615         116  11   0   0   3   2
   With NYA      168  419   43  117  15   6   1   52   0   4   31   25  .279  .328  .351  .679         147   6   1   1   0   7
   With LAN      129  347   17   77   5   1   0   21   0   1   31   23  .222  .280  .242  .522          84   2   8   3   0   7
   With NYN      105  209   25   67  16   1  11   50   0   0   18   20  .321  .371  .565  .936         118   0   2   2   0   9
   With OAA       72   89    7   28   5   0   0   10   0   0    8   10  .315  .367  .371  .738          33   1   1   0   0   2
   With CHN        9   21    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .238  .238  .286  .524           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      682 1732  176  403  42   9  14  134   4  10  127  151  .233  .286  .292  .577         505  25  17  14   8  38
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1967 26 CHN NL  19    1   2.4   3   1   0  .333   1    5    4  .800    0    0  .000  SS   3e27       20   
 1968 27 LAN NL   4   24   2.3   8   2   0  .250  10   97   71  .732    0    0  .000  2B   2e16      -29   
 1969 28 MNA AL  48   14   2.4  21   4   0  .190   2   48   40  .833    0    0  .000  2B   2e20     -150   
 1970 29 MNA AL  30   21   4.8  20   7   0  .350   3   46   38  .826    0    0  .000  2B   2e8        40   
 1971 30 NYN NL  80   40   7.2   6   2   1  .333   4   37   26  .703    0    0  .000  3B   3e16      366   
 1972 31 NYA AL  21   12   3.2   7   0   0  .000   1   31   22  .710    0    0  .000  SS   3e20       86   
 1973 32 NYA AL   7   35   4.4   1   0   0  .000   8   96   70  .729    0    0  .000  SS   3e22      127   
 1974 33 OAA AL  81   12   6.0   2   2   0 1.000   5   36   25  .694    0    0  .000  2B   3e32      268   
 1975 34 OAA AL   0    0    .6   0   0   0  .000   0    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  UT            -262   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          163   3.9  68  18   1  .265  34  400  297  .742    0    0  .000                  78   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1967 26 CHN NL  SS     6     7    18    1    3   .962     5    44.0   5.11
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1968 27 LAN NL  2B   115   241   245    9   51   .982    98   880.0   4.97
                 SS    11     5    10    1    0   .938     1    24.2   5.47
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1969 28 MNA AL  2B    81   125   130    2   33   .992    41   411.1   5.58
                 SS     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1970 29 MNA AL  2B    67   105    96    3   25   .985    28   334.2   5.41
                 SS     2     2     3    0    1  1.000     0    10.0   4.50
                 3B     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
 1971 30 NYN NL  3B    60    43    89    4    8   .971    49   437.2   2.71
                 2B    54    21    28    0   11  1.000     0   104.2   4.21
 1972 31 NYA AL  SS    49    54   113    1   18   .994    32   294.0   5.11
                 2B    10    19    14    0    7  1.000     5    48.0   6.19
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1973 32 NYA AL  SS    70    99   213    7   30   .978    58   523.2   5.36
                 2B    34    78    50    1   18   .992    18   187.2   6.14
                 3B     3     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   1.80
 1974 33 OAA AL  2B    43    72    62    5   19   .964    20   230.2   5.23
                 SS    18     6    18    0    2  1.000     2    40.1   5.36
                 3B     4     1     3    0    2  1.000     0     8.0   4.50
 1975 34 OAA AL  SS     2     5     4    0    1  1.000     2    18.0   4.50
                 2B     8     3     1    0    0  1.000     0    14.0   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   412   664   626   20  164   .985   210  2211.0   5.25
                 SS   159   178   380   10   55   .982   100   955.2   5.25
                 3B    71    44    96    4   10   .972    49   462.2   2.72
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1969 ALCS  MNA BAA   L    3   3  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  .333  .333  .333  0
 1970 WS    MNA SFN   W    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1971 NLCS  NYN LAN   L    1   3  0  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .667  0
 1972 ALCS  NYA KCA   W    3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    NYA SFN   W    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1975 ALCS  OAA BOA   W    2   1  1  1  1  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 2.000  0
      WS    OAA LAN   L    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1967  CHN   74-88   Alan Boodman
 1968  LAN   66-96   Scott Campbell
 1969  MNA  113-49   Rick Ramacier
 1970  MNA   92-70   Rick Ramacier
 1971  NYN  104-58   Ray Cappocchi
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