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J.W. Porter
J W Porter (Jay)

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

MLB Debut July 30, 1952
Final Game September 27, 1959
Born January 17, 1933 in Shawnee, OK
Died October 11, 2020 (age 87)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 19 PHA AL   24   58    8   11   2   0   0    2   3   0    6    7  .190  .266  .224  .490    70    13   0   0   0   0   1  
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955 22 PIN NL  101  239   23   52   5   0   0   13   0   1   34   80  .218  .312  .238  .550    75    57   0   3   0   0   7  
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 24 NYA AL    2    2    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500  .667 1.000 1.667   243     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1958 25 CHN NL   19   68   12   14   1   0   2    5   0   0    4   23  .206  .250  .309  .559    77    21   0   0   0   0   2  
 1959 26 WAA AL   45  117   13   26   7   0   1   13   0   0   14    9  .222  .304  .308  .611    83    36   0   3   1   1   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      191  484   56  104  16   0   3   35   3   1   59  119  .215  .298  .267  .565         129   0   6   1   1  14
 Per 600 PA           528   61  113  17   0   3   38   3   1   64  130                                 141   0   7   1   1  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      101  239   23   52   5   0   0   13   0   1   34   80  .218  .312  .238  .550          57   0   3   0   0   7
   With WAA       45  117   13   26   7   0   1   13   0   0   14    9  .222  .304  .308  .611          36   0   3   1   1   4
   With PHA       24   58    8   11   2   0   0    2   3   0    6    7  .190  .266  .224  .490          13   0   0   0   0   1
   With CHN       19   68   12   14   1   0   2    5   0   0    4   23  .206  .250  .309  .559          21   0   0   0   0   2
   With NYA        2    2    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500  .667 1.000 1.667           2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      229  544   58  124  22   1   8   62   4   0   53   96  .228  .300  .316  .616         172   4   3   2   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1952 19 PHA AL  48    4   2.3   2   1   0  .500   2    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+5)e10 -134   
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955 22 PIN NL  30   19   2.6   8   1   0  .125  13   29   20  .690   25   12  .676  C    5(+2)e16  -56   
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 24 NYA AL  33    1  40.7   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+5)e11  994   
 1958 25 CHN NL  74    4   2.4   0   0   0  .000   1    7    4  .571    0    0  .000  1B   4e13      -78   
 1959 26 WAA AL  15   11   3.1   4   1   0  .250   0   18   14  .778    6    5  .545  C    4(+1)e3     5   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons           40   2.7  16   4   0  .250  16   58   40  .690   31   17  .646                 -47   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (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  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1952 19 PHA AL  LF    12    24     1    0    0  1.000    12   101.1   2.22
                 RF     5     8     0    1    0   .889     4    41.1   1.74
                 3B     1     0     0    1    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 CF     1     2     0    0    1  1.000     0      .2  27.00
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955 22 PIN NL  C     86   341    23   13    3   .966    69   593.2   5.52
                 1B     6    43     6    0    5  1.000     5    45.0   9.80
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 24 NYA AL  RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1958 25 CHN NL  1B    17   116     6    1   12   .992    17   140.0   7.84
                 C      2     6     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.1   8.53
 1959 26 WAA AL  C     41   170    12    0    0  1.000    30   290.1   5.64
                 1B     2     4     1    0    1  1.000     1     8.0   5.62
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    129   517    35   13    3   .977    99   890.1   5.58
                 1B    25   163    13    1   18   .994    23   193.0   8.21
                 LF    12    24     1    0    0  1.000    12   101.1   2.22
                 RF     6     8     0    1    0   .889     4    43.1   1.66
                 3B     1     0     0    1    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 CF     1     2     0    0    1  1.000     0      .2  27.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1958 WS    CHN NYA   L    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1952  PHA   70-84   Drew Kennedy
 1955  PIN   56-98   Dennis Van Langen
 1957  NYA   94-60   Billy Vanson
 1958  CHN   88-66   Alan Boodman
 1959  WAA   57-97   Rick Field

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