Dick Groat

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1952-1967 (1952-1967)
Proper Name
Richard Morrow Groat
Positions
SS (1877) ... 3B (27) ... 1B (1) ... 2B (1)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
April 27,2023   Age:  92.174
High School
Swissvale (Swissvale,PA)
Colleges
Duke University (Durham,NC)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
groad101
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[1953] Did not play due to Military Service   [1954] Did not play due to Military Service   [1960] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity) ... World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1964] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals   [1975] Inducted into the Duke University Athletics Hall of Fame   [2023] Inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Athletics Hall of Fame

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1952Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24216/2/679195384381096112924192711100181204158101.284.319.313.632.073.029.0004.586.511.42384.00
1955Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24246/8/7261991151521451392824510238261111112018357234105.267.317.351.668.154.084.2746.644.550.68130.25
1956Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24256/52/65788814252040142193037033525017331416757522120.273.317.321.638.110.048.2856.094.350.710.00
1957Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24266/53/562710912550158158305754012728314611621955142116.315.350.437.787.174.122.3204.905.081.0471.57
1958Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24276/7/3291011515846717536936622233246572123862248127.300.328.408.736.147.108.3103.705.141.39194.67
1959Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24286/2/78941475937416322755102323529422121464034129.275.312.361.673.137.086.2845.005.471.09118.60
1960Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24296/2/91091385738518626425002393541210722662932154.325.371.394.765.134.069.3436.205.560.90286.50
1961Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24306/2/769951485967116425665504404417402221964837127.275.320.367.687.153.092.2876.176.791.1099.33
1962Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT24316/2961616787619934326121316135611424572339160.294.325.361.686.115.067.3174.298.441.97339.00
1963St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN24326/2/312115863185201431167331565867421828470460141.319.377.450.827.223.131.3427.958.241.04105.17
1964St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN24336/3/2561021616367018635617023444209731523669642144.292.335.371.706.146.079.3086.326.030.95636.00
1965St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN24346/52/536897941535875514926505211565014721118565531118.254.316.315.631.157.061.2748.557.630.890.00
1966Philadelphia PhilliesNLMLBPHI24356/5/3826715931555845815221425321403857462018764027125.260.311.320.631.130.060.2746.255.940.95292.00
1967Philadelphia PhilliesNLMLBPHI24366H/2968*102633000100440100033103.115.233.115.348.154.000.13612.9012.901.000.00
1967San Francisco GiantsNLMLBSFN20366H/9/728168*347041211040067020131578210.171.237.214.451.129.043.1907.698.971.170.00
Tot:MLB (14 yrs) MLB      19297484829213835267397071427490512311225239220274181794581680.286.330.366.696.144.081.3015.996.261.04191.90
Tot:NL (14 yrs) NL      19297484829213835267397071427490512311225239220274181794581680.286.330.366.696.144.081.3015.996.261.04191.90
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1959National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1959National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28100000000000010000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1960National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29100000000000000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1960National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29110000000000000010100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1960Pittsburgh PiratesWorld SeriesPlayoffs2972836200200010000082824.214.214.286.500.071.072.2220.003.570.000.00
1962National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31130200020000100002402.667.750.6671.417.000.000.6670.000.000.000.00
1962National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31131100010000000001301.333.333.333.666.000.000.3330.000.000.000.00
1963National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32140100010001000001401.250.250.250.500.000.000.3330.0025.000.000.00
1964National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33130110010001000002310.333.333.6671.000.333.334.5000.0033.330.000.00
1964St. Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesPlayoffs3372635110100430000083023.192.300.308.608.269.116.21713.3310.000.750.00
Tot:AllStar (5 Yrs) AllStar 81515100500021100161714.333.375.400.775.067.067.3850.0011.76
Tot:Playoffs (2 Yrs) Playoffs 14546113103004400000165847.204.259.296.555.167.093.2206.906.901.00

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