Matty Alou

Center Field

1960—1974

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

Mateo Rojas
GIVEN NAME
Alou
SURNAME
December 22, 1938, in Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal, D.R.
BORN
November 3, 2011, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
DIED
1960—1974
Playing Career
Played from 21-35
PLAYING AGE
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Oakland A's
New York Yankees
San Diego Padres
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 160
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 26, 1960
Major League Debut
June 21, 1974
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Matty Alou?

One of three Alou brothers to play in the big leagues, with Felipe and Jesus. With the Pirates, Matty was a speedy leadoff man.

60

HITTING

30

POWER

60

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Matty’s 231 hits in 1969 remain the highest total by a National League batter since Joe Medwick had 237 in 1937.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1667
1777
31
427
.307
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

BEST SEASON

1968 Pirates

29 Years Old

.332
AVG
0
HR
52
RBI
59
RUNS
.362
OBP
185
HITS
28
2B
4
3B
.396
SLG
27
BB
18
SB
5.4
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.307
.345
.381

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.726
.742
98.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
23.2
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Matty Alou Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Alou
558
171
75
23
5
3
41
30
36
15
213
205
.307
.345
.381
726
AVG CF
539
145
75
23
5
14
49
84
13
220
198
.270
.333
.409
.742

Matty Alou Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
94
NR
93
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Matty Alou PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
23.0
23.4
16.8
13.8
2.23
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Matty Alou
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
181.1
149.3
UNK
74.1
17.5
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Matty Alou
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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