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Joseph
Caples		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 145
 
Born: July 29, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1952   
All-Star Selections 1953   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 VAN CL $ 3,514,286  
1953 25 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 26 SD CL $ 3,542,857  
1955 27 SD CL $ 3,542,857  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,542,857  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 VAN CL 137 498 81 161 51 5 16 110 30 5 45 72 .323 .385 .542 .927 97.7 19.2
1953 25 VAN CL 138 530 88 159 38 9 21 109 35 9 44 84 .300 .353 .525 .878 94.1 15.6
1954 26 SD CL 135 521 79 151 50 8 11 88 28 8 35 77 .290 .336 .480 .816 78.8 12.0
1955 27 SD CL 117 417 66 109 25 7 15 64 29 7 31 87 .261 .313 .463 .776 61.7 9.1
4 Years Sim 527 1966 314 580 164 29 63 371 122 29 155 320 .295 .348 .504 .852 332.3 55.9
162 Game Average 604 96 178 50 8 19 114 37 8 47 98 .295 .348 .504 .852 102.2  
Career Highs 138 530 88 161 51 9 21 110 35 9 45 87 .323 .385 .542 .927 97.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1475 239 430 122 19 53 287 84 23 112 247 .292 .344 .508 .852 247.4
vs LH   491 75 150 42 10 10 84 38 6 43 73 .305 .362 .493 .855 85.8
Home 266 958 143 275 81 14 24 177 58 16 70 165 .287 .337 .476 .813 149.0
Away 261 1008 171 305 83 15 39 194 64 13 85 155 .303 .359 .531 .890 184.3
RISP   543 0 172 57 10 14 277 0 0 63 95 .317 .385 .536 .921 102.9
Pinch Hitting   22 3 7 1 0 3 10 0 0 1 2 .318 .348 .773 1.121 5.4
Close/Late   240 47 76 21 4 8 33 0 0 21 38 .317 .380 .538 .917 43.7
Mar/Apr 58 226 28 68 12 1 8 40 13 4 16 40 .301 .346 .469 .815 36.0
May 94 351 50 90 19 3 13 63 20 7 33 66 .256 .321 .439 .760 50.5
June 104 384 60 110 37 7 7 70 22 4 23 57 .286 .333 .474 .806 57.7
July 92 338 66 114 46 8 14 84 19 3 28 58 .337 .388 .645 1.033 75.1
August 105 392 69 117 24 3 16 71 31 8 33 60 .298 .358 .497 .855 68.3
Sep/Oct 74 275 41 81 26 7 5 43 17 3 22 39 .295 .346 .495 .840 45.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 VAN CL CF 133 129 1134.7 377 18 1 4 .997 3.13   4.3
    LF 7 0 16.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1953 25 VAN CL CF 130 130 1148.7 391 17 0 7 1.000 3.20   4.2
    LF 7 0 22.0 10 1 1 1 .917 4.50    
1954 26 SD CL LF 131 130 1149.3 257 6 3 2 .989 2.06   2.9
    CF 3 0 7.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.35    
1955 27 SD CL LF 112 111 970.0 233 9 5 2 .980 2.25   2.0
    CF 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
  CF 269 259 2296.0 772 35 1 11 .999 3.16   8.5
  LF 257 241 2157.3 504 16 9 5 .983 2.17   4.8
Career Totals   526 500 4453.3 1276 51 10 16 .993 2.68   13.3
Career Highs   140 130 1170.7 401 18 5 8 .998 3.22    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1952-7-.323
 Slugging Pct
1952-7-.542
1953-10-.525
 OPS
1952-7-.927
 XR
1952-9-97.7
CAR-44-332.3
 Games
1953-7-138
CAR-46-527
 At-Bats
1953-7-530
1954-5-521
CAR-26-1966
Runs
CAR-50-314
 Hits
CAR-41-580
 Total Bases
1952-7-270
1953-7-278
CAR-25-991
 Doubles
1952-1-51
1953-6-38
1954-1-50
CAR-3-164
 Triples
1953-7-9
1954-6-8
1955-5-7
CAR-18-29
 Homeruns
1953-9-21
CAR-39-63
RBIs
1952-2-110
1953-3-109
1954-10-88
CAR-13-371
 Stolen Bases
1955-10-29
CAR-34-122
 Strikeouts
CAR-24-320
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 40
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 169th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Alfonso Farias (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1952, off Donnie Geer (OAK)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1952, hitting .450 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Won Platinum Glove Award at Centerfield in 1952
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1953, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Los Angeles on 5/18/1953
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Portland on 7/8/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1953, hitting .516 with 3 HR, 14 RBI
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Los Angeles on 8/4/1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Vancouver to San Diego on 2/20/1954 (Going to SD: CF Joseph Caples, C Paul Unrein. Going to VAN: P Brain Emmer, P Danny Vandoren)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1954, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Portland on 7/12/1954
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/17/1955 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Injured on 7/5/1955 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
 
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