3B Andy 'Handy Andy' Pafko #48
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/13/1955
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3B ANDY 'HANDY ANDY' PAFKO #48 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 529 149 22 3 17 70 45 40 .282 .338 .431 8 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 55
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: - 60 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 @ BRO Win, 12-6 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/25/1954 @ BRO Loss, 5-6 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/24/1954 @ BRO Loss, 1-8 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1954 @ PHI Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1954 @ PHI Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1954 BRO Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1954 BRO Loss, 2-4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/14/1954 CHC Win, 12-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 CIN Win, 8-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 CIN Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:02/25/1921
Born in:Boyceville, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$41,420
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 158 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 529 149 22 3 17 70 80 45 40 .282 .338 .431 .769 .350 .149 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 137 588 5 0 0 15 1 9 228 42 8 4 66.7 76.5 5.05 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   207 58 8 2 7 34 36 22 19 5 0 2 .280 .347 .440 .787
Versus Right   322 91 14 1 10 36 44 23 21 4 1 3 .283 .332 .425 .758
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   62 14 3 0 2 6 9 5 5 2 0 1 .226 .286 .371 .657
May   103 28 0 2 2 13 14 12 9 2 0 3 .272 .358 .369 .727
June   94 33 7 0 1 15 14 11 4 1 0 0 .351 .415 .457 .873
July   100 22 2 1 4 13 13 7 12 2 0 1 .220 .273 .380 .653
August   94 34 6 0 4 12 20 7 5 1 1 0 .362 .402 .553 .955
September   76 18 4 0 4 11 10 3 5 1 0 0 .237 .263 .447 .710
Spring Training   53 15 0 0 1 3 3 3 5 0 0 0 .283 .321 .340 .661
Last Year   529 149 22 3 17 70 80 45 40 9 1 5 .282 .338 .431 .769
2 Years Ago   555 184 27 3 25 93 88 49 34 4 8 1 .332 .384 .526 .910
Career   6361 1844 285 62 221 1060 939 562 440 58 21 85 .290 .353 .458 .811
Home   267 70 8 0 7 32 39 24 19 4 1 2 .262 .323 .371 .694
Road   262 79 14 3 10 38 41 21 21 5 0 3 .302 .354 .492 .846
Grass   529 149 22 3 17 70 80 45 40 9 1 5 .282 .338 .431 .769
Day   355 105 19 3 13 50 57 30 26 5 0 4 .296 .353 .476 .829
Night   174 44 3 0 4 20 23 15 14 4 1 1 .253 .309 .339 .648
As Starter   527 148 22 3 17 70 79 45 40 9 1 5 .281 .338 .431 .769
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   118 37 4 0 3 13 20 8 4 0 0 1 .314 .362 .424 .786
Inning 1-3   184 46 6 1 5 25 16 8 19 6 0 2 .250 .280 .375 .655
Inning 4-6   176 45 7 1 6 21 28 19 12 3 1 0 .256 .323 .409 .732
Inning 7-9   164 56 9 1 5 22 35 18 9 0 0 3 .341 .416 .500 .916
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
0 Outs   182 50 9 1 8 25 41 14 16 3 1 2 .275 .328 .467 .795
1 Outs   161 51 5 1 7 27 27 14 10 6 0 2 .317 .366 .491 .857
2 Outs   186 48 8 1 2 18 12 17 14 0 0 1 .258 .324 .344 .668
Scoring Position   144 35 7 2 5 54 17 10 12 9 1 1 .243 .280 .424 .704
Bases Empty   279 84 13 0 9 9 48 26 22 0 0 2 .301 .365 .444 .809
Runner on 1st   106 30 2 1 3 7 15 9 6 0 0 2 .283 .350 .406 .756
Runner on 2nd   53 8 1 0 3 10 3 4 4 0 1 0 .151 .211 .340 .550
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 14 4 2 0 13 9 2 2 0 0 1 .341 .386 .537 .923
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 1 0 1 10 2 4 0 1 0 0 .333 .435 .556 .990
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   17 5 1 0 1 13 2 0 4 2 0 0 .294 .263 .529 .793
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 .286 .182 .286 .468
Two Strikes   194 46 7 1 4 14 22 19 40 0 0 3 .237 .315 .345 .660
First Pitch   94 30 5 0 6 18 17 0 0 1 0 1 .319 .323 .564 .887
Count 0-1   64 19 4 0 2 10 10 0 0 2 0 1 .297 .299 .453 .752
Count 0-2   31 7 1 0 1 5 3 0 3 0 0 1 .226 .250 .355 .605
Count 1-0   65 21 2 1 1 9 13 0 0 2 0 0 .323 .313 .431 .744
Count 1-1   41 11 0 0 1 10 2 0 0 4 1 0 .268 .244 .341 .586
Count 1-2   52 14 3 0 1 3 5 0 11 0 0 0 .269 .269 .385 .654
Count 2-0   18 5 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .667 .944
Count 2-1   37 11 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .297 .405 .703
Count 2-2   63 15 2 0 2 4 6 0 14 0 0 2 .238 .262 .365 .627
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 6 2 1 0 2 4 11 0 0 0 0 .375 .630 .625 1.255
Full Count   48 10 1 1 0 2 8 19 12 0 0 0 .208 .433 .271 .704
Behind in Count   147 40 8 0 4 18 18 0 14 2 0 2 .272 .278 .408 .686
Ahead in Count   136 43 6 2 4 18 29 26 0 2 0 0 .316 .421 .478 .899
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   148 42 7 1 4 24 25 17 12 3 0 2 .284 .359 .426 .784
Batting 4th   95 26 4 1 1 9 10 7 6 1 1 2 .274 .333 .368 .702
Batting 5th   284 80 11 1 12 37 44 21 22 5 0 1 .282 .328 .454 .782
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   200 62 9 1 8 20 30 19 16 1 0 1 .310 .371 .485 .856
Medium Leverage   221 56 6 1 6 23 31 18 16 4 0 4 .253 .316 .371 .687
High Leverage   105 29 5 1 3 27 18 6 8 4 1 0 .276 .304 .429 .733
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Chicago - MLB 22 16 38 11 1 0 0 4 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 .289 .317 .316 .633 91 89 -0.3
1944 Chicago - MLB 23 151 593 167 31 3 5 83 59 31 6 8 28 15 13 .282 .320 .369 .689 93 93 -0.5
1945 Chicago - MLB 24 149 612 183 28 10 11 93 93 42 12 5 33 9 7 .299 .353 .431 .785 111 110 3.6
1946 Chicago - MLB 25 148 591 152 24 6 7 92 85 64 6 4 38 13 11 .257 .334 .354 .687 88 91 3.6
1947 Chicago - MLB 26 150 586 159 26 10 23 87 87 49 8 5 38 3 4 .271 .333 .468 .801 121 118 2.7
1948 Chicago - MLB 27 150 599 184 40 5 20 104 80 43 3 5 56 7 9 .307 .354 .491 .845 125 122 3.8
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 153 593 156 26 4 18 88 83 54 9 2 40 15 0 .263 .333 .411 .744 106 105 2.4
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 147 554 171 25 8 35 126 112 65 18 6 36 3 4 .309 .395 .572 .967 154 149 4.7
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 150 539 165 15 4 39 118 98 70 10 6 45 12 12 .306 .392 .566 .958 159 155 7.8
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 150 572 163 20 6 21 102 69 48 7 3 48 4 4 .285 .346 .451 .797 128 127 2.7
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 151 555 184 27 3 25 93 88 49 1 4 34 15 12 .332 .384 .526 .910 137 135 1.7
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 33 140 529 149 22 3 17 70 80 45 5 9 40 8 4 .282 .338 .431 .769 104 111 0.7
Total MLB 1655 6361 1844 285 62 221 1060 939 562 85 58 440 104 80 .290 .353 .458 .811 120 119 32.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Chicago - MLB CF 8 8 28 1 1 32 3 .906 72.0 3.62 -4.4 .859
1944 Chicago - MLB CF 148 148 404 17 4 428 7 .984 1276.1 2.97 -22.0 .947
1945 Chicago - MLB CF 148 148 404 25 3 431 2 .995 1302.2 2.96 -8.4 .972
1946 Chicago - MLB CF 147 147 417 25 1 446 4 .991 1320.2 3.01 +15.4 1.050
1947 Chicago - MLB CF 143 143 396 18 3 418 4 .990 1268.0 2.94 -17.0 .939
1948 Chicago - MLB 3B 148 148 156 261 27 449 32 .929 1282.0 2.93 -0.9 .983
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 1.049
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 149 149 421 17 5 443 5 .989 1318.0 2.99 -8.9 .958
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 7 7 11 1 1 12 0 1.000 62.0 1.74 -0.4 .966
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 140 140 362 17 1 382 3 .992 1246.2 2.74 -19.2 .927
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 144 143 305 18 0 325 2 .994 1266.0 2.30 +16.3 1.091
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 137 137 225 5 1 234 4 .983 1224.2 1.69 -11.4 .946
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 12 10 20 2 1 22 0 1.000 92.0 2.15 -0.7 .974
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 148 148 261 13 4 281 7 .975 1275.2 1.93 -23.1 .888
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 136 134 225 7 0 238 6 .975 1181.2 1.77 -13.9 .910
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 3 3 1 4 0 7 2 .714 24.0 1.88 -1.7 .528
TOTAL 3B 154 151 157 266 27 457 34 .926 1314.1 2.90 -2.6 .973
TOTAL LF 145 144 236 6 2 246 4 .984 1287.2 1.69 -11.8 .947
TOTAL CF 885 883 2432 120 18 2580 28 .989 7807.1 2.94 -64.5 .964
TOTAL RF 440 435 811 40 5 866 15 .983 3815.1 2.01 -21.4 .964
PLAYER HISTORY
10/10/1942 Signed with the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
04/20/1943 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
04/18/1944 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1944 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1945 Wins the 1945 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
10/17/1946 Wins the 1946 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
05/19/1947 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/18/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
07/11/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/15/1948 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for CF Dino Restelli and C Ed Fitz Gerald.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
07/10/1949 Was selected to the 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
05/22/1950 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/24/1950 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1950 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
10/23/1950 Wins the 1950 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
04/30/1951 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/18/1951 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1951 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1951 Wins the 1951 MLB NL Great Glove Award at RF.
10/22/1951 Wins the 1951 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/25/1951 Wins the 1951 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
06/30/1952 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
05/06/1954 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1948 148 9
1949 149 3
1951 143 3
1952 147 10
Year PA Rank
1945 671 10
Year AB Rank
1945 612 7
1948 599 9
1949 593 8
Year H Rank
1952 163 10
1953 184 8
Year TB Rank
1947 274 7
1948 294 9
1950 317 3
1951 305 1
1952 258 10
Year 2B Rank
1948 40 2
Year 3B Rank
1945 10 6
1947 10 6
Year HR Rank
1947 23 9
1950 35 4
1951 39 1
1952 21 9
Year SB Rank
1949 15 3
Year RBI Rank
1948 104 10
1950 126 2
1951 118 1
1952 102 2
Year R Rank
1950 112 7
1951 98 4
Year IBB Rank
1953 4 10
Year HP Rank
1944 6 2
1945 12 1
1946 6 3
1947 8 4
1949 9 7
1950 18 1
1951 10 4
1952 7 6
Year SF Rank
1944 8 7
1954 9 5
Year EBH Rank
1947 59 5
1948 65 6
1950 68 4
1951 58 7
Year AVG Rank
1950 .309 10
1951 .306 8
1953 .332 5
Year OBP Rank
1951 .392 7
Year SLG Rank
1947 .468 7
1950 .572 4
1951 .566 1
Year RC Rank
1950 124.10 6
1951 118.68 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1950 8.17 5
1951 7.95 2
Year ISO Rank
1947 .196 7
1950 .264 4
1951 .260 2
Year wOBA Rank
1950 .424 4
1951 .427 2
1953 .402 10
Year OPS Rank
1950 .967 4
1951 .958 2
1953 .910 10
Year WAR Rank
1951 7.6 1
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