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Historical player · 1949–1967

Smoky Burgess

B/T L/R · HT 68 · WT 185 · Born 2/6/1927 · From Caroleen, NC USA · Debut 1949-04-19 · Final 1967-10-01

Career · batting

G
1,691
 
 
AB
4,471
 
 
H
1,318
 
 
HR
126
 
 
RBI
673
 
 
SB
13
 
 
BB
477
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.295 · 0.808
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Cincinnati Redlegs · 1955–1958

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HR
52
#65 on the Redlegs
1 J. Edwards
1 W. Peña
Hits
321
#174 on the Redlegs
2 J. Castro
1 K. Farmer
RBI
186
#130 on the Redlegs
1 G. Walker
2 B. Bell
SB
1
#629 on the Redlegs
1 A. Alcantara
Runs
152
#177 on the Redlegs
4 J. Branson
1 W. Pipp
BB
119
#148 on the Redlegs
1 A. Duvall
1 C. Cedeno

Career with the Pittsburgh Pirates · 1959–1964

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HR
51
#64 on the Pirates
1 J. Harrison
1 G. Wright
Hits
543
#99 on the Pirates
1 S. Bream
8 B. Robertson
RBI
265
#90 on the Pirates
1 R. Doumit
2 O. Moreno
SB
3
#434 on the Pirates
1 C. Abrams
1 S. Adams
Runs
178
#139 on the Pirates
1 F. Cervelli
2 E. Ott
BB
164
#99 on the Pirates
1 R. Mackowiak
4 R. Reynolds

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1952–1955

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HR
15
#205 on the Phillies
1 O. Brown
1 J. Tabor
Hits
332
#169 on the Phillies
3 F. Parkinson
2 B. Adams
RBI
139
#176 on the Phillies
1 P. Feliz
2 J. Sullivan
SB
7
#295 on the Phillies
1 R. Amaro
1 B. Adams
Runs
125
#206 on the Phillies
1 G. Scharein
1 C. Asche
BB
131
#137 on the Phillies
1 G. Wilson
2 J. Moore

Career with the Chicago White Sox · 1964–1967

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HR
5
#354 on the White Sox
1 C. Berry
1 A. Strunk
Hits
52
#530 on the White Sox
1 W. Cole
1 Z. Terry
RBI
51
#341 on the White Sox
1 W. Harris
1 D. White
Runs
5
#835 on the White Sox
1 C. Barnabe
1 H. Anderson
BB
38
#351 on the White Sox
1 D. Altizer
1 M. Hill

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1949–1951

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HR
3
#507 on the Cubs
1 J. Amalfitano
1 J. Young
Hits
70
#520 on the Cubs
1 P. Bako
1 H. Landrith
RBI
32
#508 on the Cubs
1 H. Cotter
1 M. Tyson
SB
2
#536 on the Cubs
1 S. Alcantara
1 J. Adair
Runs
25
#601 on the Cubs
1 B. Bonds
1 O. Bielaski
BB
25
#491 on the Cubs
1 E. Averill
1 B. Bonds

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
126
#763 all-time MLB
1 J. Davis
1 M. Tucker
Hits
1,318
#891 all-time MLB
1 O. Hudson
1 R. Sanchez
RBI
673
#751 all-time MLB
1 L. Hisle
1 S. Wise
SB
13
#3,932 all-time MLB
1 F. Abbott
1 C. Abrams

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1949 Cubs NL 4656415 00 1 12 044 0.2680.321
1951 Cubs NL 942192155 42 2 20 22112 0.2510.315
1952 Phillies NL 11037149110 272 6 56 34921 0.2960.429
1953 Phillies NL 1023123191 175 4 36 33717 0.2920.417
1954 Phillies NL 10834541127 275 4 46 14211 0.3680.4320.510
1955 Phillies NL 72144 20 1 1 031 0.1900.2920.429
1955 Redlegs NL 11642167129 153 20 77 14735 0.3060.3730.499
1956 Redlegs NL 902292863 100 12 39 02618 0.2750.3460.476
1957 Redlegs NL 902052958 141 14 39 02416 0.2830.3530.566
1958 Redlegs NL 992512871 121 6 31 02220 0.2830.3430.410
1959 Pirates NL 11437741112 285 11 59 03116 0.2970.3490.485
1960 Pirates NL 1103373399 152 7 39 03513 0.2940.3560.412
1961 Pirates NL 1003233798 173 12 52 13016 0.3030.3650.486
1962 Pirates NL 10336038118 192 13 61 03119 0.3280.3750.500
1963 Pirates NL 912642074 101 6 37 02414 0.2800.3380.394
1964 Pirates NL 68171942 31 2 17 21314 0.2460.3030.310
1964 White Sox AL 7511 00 1 1 020 0.2000.4290.800
1965 White Sox AL 8077222 40 2 24 0117 0.2860.3710.416
1966 White Sox AL 7967021 50 0 15 0118 0.3130.4130.388
1967 White Sox AL 776028 10 2 11 0148 0.1330.3030.250
Career 1,691 4,471 485 1,318 230 33 126 673 13 477 270 0.295 0.362 0.446

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
C1,1398087,106.05,2144417163

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1974BBWAA2274Ballot
1973BBWAA1285Ballot
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