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Historical player · 1947–1963

Vic Wertz

B/T L/R · HT 72 · WT 186 · Born 2/9/1925 · From York, PA USA · Debut 1947-04-15 · Final 1963-09-19

Career · batting

G
1,862
 
 
AB
6,099
 
 
H
1,692
 
 
HR
266
 
 
RBI
1,178
 
 
SB
9
 
 
BB
828
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.277 · 0.833
 
 

Where they rank

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

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1947–1963

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HR
109
#29 on the Tigers
2 T. Cobb
2 M. Ordonez
Hits
798
#46 on the Tigers
5 D. Easley
6 R. Young
RBI
531
#27 on the Tigers
1 B. Rogell
17 T. Clark
SB
5
#302 on the Tigers
1 H. Castro
1 E. Averill
Runs
443
#39 on the Tigers
2 T. Brookens
8 C. Granderson
BB
395
#31 on the Tigers
4 P. Higgins
1 C. Maxwell

Career with the Cleveland Indians · 1954–1958

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HR
91
#33 on the Indians
1 S. Alomar
1 J. Hegan
Hits
430
#120 on the Indians
2 S. Wood
2 J. Lowenstein
RBI
326
#70 on the Indians
9 D. Justice
2 T. Harrah
SB
3
#381 on the Indians
1 G. Alexander
1 B. Allred
Runs
217
#113 on the Indians
2 R. Fosse
1 R. Lutzke
BB
224
#70 on the Indians
6 D. Sims
1 L. Gardner

Career with the Boston Red Sox · 1959–1961

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HR
37
#97 on the Red Sox
1 R. Burleson
1 T. Harper
Hits
276
#176 on the Red Sox
1 C. Berry
2 W. Schang
RBI
212
#94 on the Red Sox
3 R. Jefferson
1 J. Remy
Runs
116
#201 on the Red Sox
1 R. Refsnyder
1 B. Conigliaro
BB
97
#188 on the Red Sox
1 L. Culberson
1 R. Jefferson

Career with the Baltimore Orioles · 1952–1954

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HR
26
#143 on the Orioles
1 R. Jackson
1 D. Williams
Hits
182
#251 on the Orioles
2 C. Stevens
1 T. Spencer
RBI
102
#203 on the Orioles
1 F. Rayford
1 M. Hoag
SB
1
#523 on the Orioles
1 W. Alexander
Runs
88
#239 on the Orioles
1 W. Clark
1 N. Cruz
BB
106
#158 on the Orioles
2 L. Lacy
1 A. Strange

Career with the Minnesota Twins · 1963–1963

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HR
3
#366 on the Twins
1 J. Anderson
1 T. Zachary
Hits
6
#895 on the Twins
1 M. Aderholt
1 A. Worthington
RBI
7
#695 on the Twins
1 H. Boss
1 B. Wolfe
Runs
3
#864 on the Twins
1 J. Acosta
1 B. Bean
BB
6
#708 on the Twins
1 B. Abernathy
1 S. Adams

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
266
#226 all-time MLB
1 G. Hendrick
1 M. Stairs
Hits
1,692
#494 all-time MLB
1 B. Meusel
1 B. Goodman
RBI
1,178
#173 all-time MLB
1 G. Hartnett
2 S. Magee
SB
9
#4,574 all-time MLB
1 K. Alexander
1 B. Addis

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1947 Tigers AL 1023336096 224 6 44 24766 0.2880.432
1948 Tigers AL 1193914997 199 7 67 04870 0.2480.396
1949 Tigers AL 15560896185 266 20 133 28061 0.3040.465
1950 Tigers AL 14955999172 374 27 123 09155 0.3080.533
1951 Tigers AL 13850186143 244 27 94 07861 0.2850.511
1952 Tigers AL 852854670 153 17 51 14644 0.2460.498
1952 Browns AL 371302245 50 6 19 02320 0.3460.523
1953 Browns AL 12844061118 186 19 70 17244 0.2680.466
1954 Orioles AL 2994519 10 1 13 01117 0.2020.2830.245
1954 Indians AL 942953381 142 14 48 03440 0.2750.3440.478
1955 Indians AL 742573065 112 14 55 13233 0.2530.3320.475
1956 Indians AL 13648165127 220 32 106 07587 0.2640.3640.509
1957 Indians AL 14451584145 210 28 105 27888 0.2820.3710.485
1958 Indians AL 2543512 10 3 12 057 0.2790.3540.512
1959 Red Sox AL 942473868 130 7 49 02232 0.2750.3370.413
1960 Red Sox AL 13144345125 220 19 103 03754 0.2820.3350.460
1961 Red Sox AL 993173383 162 11 60 03843 0.2620.3390.429
1961 Tigers AL 8601 00 0 1 001 0.1670.1670.167
1962 Tigers AL 74105734 20 5 18 0513 0.3240.3570.486
1963 Tigers AL 6500 00 0 0 001 0.0000.0000.000
1963 Twins AL 354436 00 3 7 065 0.1360.2400.341
Career 1,862 6,099 867 1,692 289 42 266 1,178 9 828 842 0.277 0.364 0.469

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
OF88938325.31,709724920
1B7156855,544.05,09844763537

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1978BBWAA4285Ballot
1977BBWAA4288Ballot
1976BBWAA5291Ballot
1975BBWAA5272Ballot
1974BBWAA2274Ballot
1973BBWAA2285Ballot
1972BBWAA4297Ballot
1971BBWAA2270Ballot
1970BBWAA2225Ballot
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