The 1959 Season as seen through the Prism of Player Won-Lost Records
pWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players |
pWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players |
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Player | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | Player | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | ||||
1 | Ernie Banks | 25.6 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1 | Ernie Banks | 25.6 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | ||
2 | Willie Mays | 24.8 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 2 | Willie Mays | 24.8 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | ||
3 | Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3 | Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | ||
4 | Vern Law | 18.0 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4 | Vern Law | 18.0 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
5 | Early Wynn | 20.2 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5 | Early Wynn | 20.2 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
6 | Eddie Mathews | 22.8 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 6 | Eddie Mathews | 22.8 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | ||
7 | Minnie Minoso | 23.4 | 16.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 7 | Hank Aaron | 25.1 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 4.3 | ||
8 | Hank Aaron | 25.1 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 8 | Minnie Minoso | 23.4 | 16.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | ||
9 | Don Newcombe | 15.8 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 9 | Johnny Antonelli | 19.0 | 15.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | ||
10 | Bob Shaw | 14.9 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 10 | Warren Spahn | 18.8 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
eWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players |
eWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players |
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Player | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | Player | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | ||||
1 | Ernie Banks | 26.0 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 1 | Ernie Banks | 26.0 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 5.9 | ||
2 | Camilo Pascual | 17.1 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2 | Camilo Pascual | 17.1 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | ||
3 | Don Newcombe | 15.9 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Willie Mays | 23.7 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 4.1 | ||
4 | Eddie Mathews | 22.4 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4 | Hank Aaron | 24.9 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | ||
5 | Willie Mays | 23.7 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5 | Eddie Mathews | 22.4 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | ||
6 | Hank Aaron | 24.9 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6 | Don Newcombe | 15.9 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | ||
7 | Mickey Mantle | 20.5 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 7 | Mickey Mantle | 20.5 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | ||
8 | Warren Spahn | 18.7 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 8 | Ken Boyer | 21.7 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | ||
9 | Ken Boyer | 21.7 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 9 | Warren Spahn | 18.7 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | ||
10 | Early Wynn | 19.1 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 10 | Early Wynn | 19.1 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
Ernie BanksThe best player in the major leagues in 1959, as measured by either pWins or eWins, over either positional average or replacement level, was Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks.
Top 10 Shortstops (Career eWOPA at Shortstop) |
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eWins | eLosses | eWinPct | eWOPA | |
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Cal Ripken | 302.4 | 274.3 | 0.524 | 25.1 |
Alex Rodriguez | 182.5 | 146.6 | 0.555 | 23.0 |
Alan Trammell | 265.7 | 247.2 | 0.518 | 19.8 |
Pee Wee Reese | 279.9 | 248.8 | 0.529 | 19.8 |
Barry Larkin | 272.2 | 244.8 | 0.526 | 19.0 |
Arky Vaughan | 199.6 | 167.8 | 0.543 | 18.7 |
Ernie Banks | 168.2 | 138.0 | 0.549 | 18.6 |
Derek Jeter | 347.2 | 330.3 | 0.512 | 17.9 |
Lou Boudreau | 215.0 | 186.9 | 0.535 | 17.2 |
Vern Stephens | 191.6 | 165.6 | 0.536 | 15.6 |
Camilo Pascual vs. Vern LawIn 1959, only one Cy Young Award was awarded for all of Major-League Baseball, which was won by Early Wynn. Wynn had a fine season in 1959, but not the best season for a pitcher measured either by pWins or eWins. Measured by pWins (over either positional average or replacement level), the best pitcher in 1959 was Pittsburgh Pirates starter Vern Law. Measured by eWins (again, over either positional average or replacement level), the best pitcher in 1959 was Washington Senator Camilo Pascual.
Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL | |
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Camilo Pascual | 32 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 0.556 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 0.583 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
Vern Law | 38 | 18.0 | 12.4 | 0.592 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 13.9 | 0.543 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
Of the 10 batters that Pascual faced with the bases loaded, he walked one, gave up 6 singles, and a double, a batting line of .667/.700/.778, with 13 runs scoring.Only 21 plate appearances, of course, but an interesting contrast.
Of the 11 batters that Law faced with the bases loaded, he allowed one single, one sacrifice fly, a batting line of .100/.091/.100, and 3 runs scored.
Nellie FoxThe 1959 season is the only season (so far) in major-league history in which the Most Valuable Players from both leagues played in Chicago as Cubs shorstop Ernie Banks was joined by White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox.
Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL | |
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1959 | 156 | 22.4 | 16.0 | 0.582 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 0.536 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
Career | 2,367 | 294.0 | 275.8 | 0.516 | 14.8 | 37.8 | 282.4 | 287.4 | 0.496 | 3.2 | 26.1 |
Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL | |
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Nellie Fox | 2,367 | 294.0 | 275.8 | 0.516 | 14.8 | 37.8 | 282.4 | 287.4 | 0.496 | 3.2 | 26.1 |
Ernie Banks | 2,525 | 310.4 | 279.1 | 0.527 | 11.9 | 35.8 | 317.3 | 272.2 | 0.538 | 18.8 | 42.7 |
1959 World Series: Top Player Performances | ||||
pWins | pLosses | pWORL | ||
Larry Sherry | LAN | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Charlie Neal | LAN | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Duke Snider | LAN | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Don Drysdale | LAN | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Dick Donovan | CHA | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Ted Kluszewski | CHA | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Gil Hodges | LAN | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Maury Wills | LAN | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Johnny Podres | LAN | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Best by Factor: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, FieldingThere are four basic factors for which players earn Player won-lost records: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, and Fielding. The top players in 1959 in eWOPA by factor were as follows.
Batting | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Eddie Mathews | 16.9 | 10.8 | 2.8 |
Hank Aaron | 17.9 | 11.8 | 2.8 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Baserunning | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Luis Aparicio | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Top 10 Baserunning Seasons, 1950 - 1959 (Wins over non-Pitcher Average) |
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Player | Season | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA |
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Luis Aparicio | 1959 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Sam Jethroe | 1951 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Luis Aparicio | 1958 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Willie Mays | 1958 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Jackie Robinson | 1952 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Don Blasingame | 1957 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Jim Rivera | 1952 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Willie Mays | 1956 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Jim Gilliam | 1957 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
Nellie Fox | 1957 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Top 10 Baserunning Seasons, 1950 - 1959 (Total Baserunning Wins) |
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Player | Season | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 1954 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 0.5 |
New York Giants | 1951 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 0.1 |
Chicago White Sox | 1959 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
Chicago White Sox | 1958 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
Chicago White Sox | 1957 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 1952 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 0.8 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 1951 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 1952 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 1953 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 0.7 |
Washington Senators I | 1952 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
Pitching | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Camilo Pascual | 12.4 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
Larry Jackson | 13.9 | 11.4 | 2.5 |
Vern Law | 13.9 | 11.5 | 2.4 |
Fielding, P | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Whitey Ford | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Camilo Pascual | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Bud Daley | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Fielding, C | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Ed Fitz Gerald | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Fielding, 1B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Vic Power | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Fielding, 2B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Nellie Fox | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
Fielding, 3B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Jim Gilliam | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
Jim Davenport | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
Fielding, SS | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Ernie Banks | 7.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
Fielding, LF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Al E. Smith | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Jackie Brandt | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
Fielding, CF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Gino Cimoli | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
Fielding, RF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Al Pilarcik | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
Best by PositionNext, we look at 1959 Major-League leaders in eWOPA by position. The figures shown here only include Player decisions earned while playing this particular position, and include no contextual adjustments (expected or actual).
Catcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Yogi Berra | 12.7 | 11.0 | 1.2 |
First Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Gil Hodges | 13.4 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
Second Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Nellie Fox | 21.4 | 18.7 | 1.7 |
Third Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Eddie Mathews | 22.2 | 16.4 | 2.4 |
Shortstop | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ernie Banks | 25.7 | 18.9 | 3.7 |
Left Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Minnie Minoso | 21.3 | 17.9 | 1.1 |
Center Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Mickey Mantle | 22.2 | 16.5 | 2.2 |
Right Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Hank Aaron | 22.6 | 16.2 | 2.2 |
Starting Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Camilo Pascual | 12.6 | 9.2 | 1.7 |
Relief Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Gerry Staley | 6.6 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
Top Relief Pitchers of 1959, based on pWORL | |||||
Player | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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Lindy McDaniel | 9.8 | 8.4 | 0.538 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
Bill R. Henry | 7.6 | 5.8 | 0.565 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Gerry Staley | 6.8 | 4.8 | 0.585 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Turk Lown | 5.9 | 3.9 | 0.606 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Roy Face | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.575 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
Pitcher Offense | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Don Newcombe | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Pinch Hitter | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Johnny Romano | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Pinch Runner | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Gene Stephens | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Earl Torgeson | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Felipe Alou | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Dick Schofield Sr. | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
Pedro Ramos | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Al E. Smith | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Tom Brewer | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
Notable DebutsThree players made their major-league debut in 1959 who would go on to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Bob Gibson, Willie McCovey, and Billy Williams. Their careers, as measured by Player won-lost records, are compared in the next table.
Bob Gibson | Willie McCovey | Billy Williams | ||||||||||
Season | pWins | pLoss | pWOPA | pWORL | pWins | pLoss | pWOPA | pWORL | pWins | pLoss | pWOPA | pWORL |
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1959 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
1960 | 4.6 | 6.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
1961 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 15.8 | 18.5 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
1962 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 20.8 | 19.6 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
1963 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 22.0 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 24.7 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
1964 | 19.9 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 22.7 | 19.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
1965 | 20.2 | 17.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 21.1 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 24.3 | 19.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
1966 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 19.5 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 19.2 | 20.4 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
1967 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
1968 | 21.9 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
1969 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 22.1 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
1970 | 21.7 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 21.6 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 25.4 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
1971 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 23.4 | 17.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
1972 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | -1.1 | -0.5 | 23.5 | 16.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
1973 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 20.3 | 19.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
1974 | 13.1 | 14.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 13.4 | 13.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
1975 | 5.8 | 8.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -1.0 | -0.0 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
1976 | 6.1 | 6.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ||||
1977 | 13.8 | 12.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ||||||||
1978 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ||||||||
1979 | 9.1 | 9.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
1980 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -0.0 | 0.2 | ||||||||
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CAREER RECORDS | 263.9 | 217.6 | 31.7 | 52.5 | 295.2 | 220.8 | 23.4 | 44.5 | 329.4 | 281.3 | 11.1 | 36.6 |
Last HurrahsFinally, 1959 was the final season for two players who have subsequently been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Larry Doby and Enos Slaughter.
Larry Doby | Enos Slaughter | |||||||||||
Season | Games | pWins | pLoss | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | Games | pWins | pLoss | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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1938 | 112 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 0.483 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ||||||
1939 | 149 | 22.5 | 17.9 | 0.556 | 1.5 | 3.2 | ||||||
1940 | 140 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 0.570 | 1.7 | 3.1 | ||||||
1941 | 112 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 0.576 | 1.5 | 2.7 | ||||||
1942 | 152 | 26.1 | 17.2 | 0.603 | 3.6 | 5.3 | ||||||
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1946 | 156 | 25.6 | 18.3 | 0.583 | 2.8 | 4.5 | ||||||
1947 | 28 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.365 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 147 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 0.528 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
1948 | 120 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 0.539 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 146 | 23.7 | 19.0 | 0.554 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1949 | 147 | 22.0 | 17.6 | 0.557 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 151 | 23.6 | 19.0 | 0.554 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
1950 | 142 | 21.6 | 14.6 | 0.597 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 148 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 0.501 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
1951 | 134 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 0.557 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 123 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 0.511 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
1952 | 140 | 21.7 | 15.1 | 0.590 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 140 | 21.7 | 16.9 | 0.563 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
1953 | 149 | 21.6 | 15.8 | 0.577 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 143 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 0.535 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1954 | 153 | 26.9 | 15.3 | 0.638 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 69 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.542 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1955 | 131 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 0.549 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 118 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 0.546 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
1956 | 140 | 18.8 | 16.7 | 0.529 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 115 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 0.490 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
1957 | 119 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 0.533 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 96 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 0.553 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1958 | 88 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 0.530 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 77 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.496 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
1959 | 39 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.413 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 85 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.430 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
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CAREER RECORDS | 1,530 | 214.3 | 165.8 | 0.564 | 18.4 | 33.8 | 2,379 | 303.9 | 253.6 | 0.545 | 15.9 | 38.8 |