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Joe Adcock
Joseph Wilbur Adcock

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
School Louisiana State University

Debut April 23, 1950
Final Game October 1, 1966
Born October 30, 1927 in Coushatta, LA
Died May 3, 1999 in Coushatta, LA

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 22 CIN NL 102  372   46  109  16  1   8   55   2     24  24  .293  .336  .406   94  151   3           0  12
 1951 23 CIN NL 113  395   40   96  16  4  10   47   1  2  24  29  .243  .288  .380   77  150   2           1  25
 1952 24 CIN NL 117  378   43  105  22  4  13   52   1  4  23  38  .278  .321  .460  114  174   1           1  10
 1953 25 MLN NL 157  590   71  168  33  6  18   80   3  2  42  82  .285  .334  .453  108  267   6           2  22
 1954 26 MLN NL 133  500   73  154  27  5  23   87   1  4  44  58  .308  .365  .520  134  260  11   4       3   7 MVP-8
 1955 27 MLN NL  84  288   40   76  14  0  15   45   0  2  31  44  .264  .339  .469  117  135   2   1   3   2  13
 1956 28 MLN NL 137  454   76  132  23  1  38  103   1  0  32  86  .291  .337  .597  152  271  11   2   6   1  11 MVP-11
 1957 29 MLN NL  65  209   31   60  13  2  12   38   0  0  20  51  .287  .351  .541  143  113   0   1   3   1   7
 1958 30 MLN NL 105  320   40   88  15  1  19   54   0  0  21  63  .275  .317  .506  122  162   2   5   1   1  14 MVP-22
 1959 31 MLN NL 115  404   53  118  19  2  25   76   0  0  32  77  .292  .339  .535  137  216   2   6   6   0   8
 1960 32 MLN NL 138  514   55  153  21  4  25   91   2  2  46  86  .298  .354  .500  139  257   5   4   7   1  13 MVP-19,AS
 1961 33 MLN NL 152  562   77  160  20  0  35  108   2  1  59  94  .285  .354  .507  132  285   4   2   4   2  22
 1962 34 MLN NL 121  391   48   97  12  1  29   78   2  0  50  91  .248  .333  .506  125  198   2   3   8   1  18
 1963 35 CLE AL  97  283   28   71   7  1  13   49   1  2  30  53  .251  .320  .420  106  119   1   3   4   0   7
 1964 36 LAA AL 118  366   39   98  13  0  21   64   0  2  48  61  .268  .352  .475  139  174   0   1   4   0  13
 1965 37 CAL AL 122  349   30   84  14  0  14   47   2  2  37  74  .241  .315  .401  105  140   0   0   3   1  10
 1966 38 CAL AL  83  231   33   63  10  3  18   48   2  2  31  48  .273  .355  .576  167  133   0   3   6   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons         6606      1832     35     1122     25    1059  .277  .337  .485  123       52  35  55  17 223
               1959       823      295    336       20    594                            3205
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        546   68  151  24  3  28   93   2  2  49  88  .277  .337  .485  123  265   4   3   5   1  18
 Career High    157  590   77  168  33  6  38  108   3  4  59  94  .308  .365  .597  167  285  11   6   8   3  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 22 CIN NL  399  278   51   4.9   108| .293  .270| .336  .346| .406  .418| .742  .764|  94  .516  -3.9  -0.4     
 1951 23 CIN NL  422  328   42   3.4   105| .243  .270| .288  .344| .380  .409| .668  .753|  77  .378 -14.9  -1.5  33%
 1952 24 CIN NL  403  288   54   5.0    97| .278  .262| .321  .334| .460  .389| .781  .724| 114  .586   5.6   0.6  20%
 1953 25 MLN NL  640  452   88   5.2   105| .285  .267| .334  .337| .453  .416| .787  .753| 108  .529   6.6   0.6  60%
 1954 26 MLN NL  562  372   93   6.7   104| .308  .267| .365  .337| .520  .412| .885  .749| 134  .649  24.2   2.3  20%
 1955 27 MLN NL  324  230   42   4.9   101| .264  .260| .339  .330| .469  .411| .808  .740| 117  .519   6.9   0.7   0%
 1956 28 MLN NL  500  346   88   6.8    98| .291  .257| .337  .323| .597  .406| .934  .728| 152  .683  30.5   3.0 100%
 1957 29 MLN NL  231  157   38   6.6    97| .287  .260| .351  .322| .541  .403| .892  .725| 143  .655  12.3   1.2   0%
 1958 30 MLN NL  349  253   47   5.0    99| .275  .260| .317  .327| .506  .406| .823  .733| 122  .531   9.2   0.9   0%
 1959 31 MLN NL  444  302   73   6.5    98| .292  .260| .339  .325| .535  .403| .874  .728| 137  .649  20.4   2.0   0%
 1960 32 MLN NL  570  385   89   6.2    93| .298  .255| .354  .320| .500  .391| .854  .711| 139  .657  26.2   2.6  50%
 1961 33 MLN NL  629  431   96   6.0   100| .285  .263| .354  .328| .507  .409| .861  .738| 132  .610  24.7   2.4  66%
 1962 34 MLN NL  447  317   62   5.2   100| .248  .266| .333  .333| .506  .404| .839  .737| 125  .562  12.8   1.3 100%
 1963 35 CLE AL  317  225   37   4.4    95| .251  .255| .320  .322| .420  .394| .740  .716| 106  .525   2.0   0.2  33%
 1964 36 LAA AL  415  284   59   5.6    87| .268  .244| .352  .310| .475  .379| .827  .689| 139  .624  19.3   2.0   0%
 1965 37 CAL AL  387  277   43   4.2    89| .241  .247| .315  .317| .401  .379| .716  .696| 105  .517   2.1   0.2  50%
 1966 38 CAL AL  265  184   43   6.3    87| .273  .245| .355  .311| .576  .378| .931  .689| 167  .705  19.6   2.1  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     7304 5109 1045   5.5    98| .277  .260| .337  .328| .485  .402| .822  .730| 123  .589 203.6  20.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1950 22 CIN NL  OF   75    177    6    6    3  .968  .978  2.44  2.14                           75    0    0
                 1B   24    169   11    2   13  .989  .990  7.50  9.02                        
 1951 23 CIN NL  OF  107    221    8    4    2  .983  .981  2.14  2.23                          107    0    0
 1952 24 CIN NL  OF   85    189    5    3    1  .985  .981  2.28  2.10                           85    0    0
                 1B   17    117    3    0    7 1.000  .990  7.06  9.17                        
 1953 25 MLN NL  1B  157   1389   96   13  146  .991  .990  9.46  6.37                        
 1954 26 MLN NL  1B  133   1229   67    6  125  .995  .991  9.74  7.52                        
 1955 27 MLN NL  1B   78    725   44    8   68  .990  .991  9.86  9.09                        
 1956 28 MLN NL  1B  129   1086   75    6  109  .995  .989  9.00  7.75 10.40  8.96  129 1004.3
 1957 29 MLN NL  1B   56    477   30    2   60  .996  .990  9.05  8.82 10.56  9.67   55  432.0
 1958 30 MLN NL  1B   71    525   36    6   55  .989  .990  7.90  8.11 10.30  9.54   60  490.3
                 LF   24     40    1    1    0  .976  .974  1.71  1.54  1.95  2.00   23  189.0
 1959 31 MLN NL  1B   89    761   80    2   67  .998  .988  9.45  8.04 10.60  9.58   85  714.0
                 LF   21     44    1    5    0  .900  .972  2.14  1.59  2.53  2.04   20  160.3
 1960 32 MLN NL  1B  136   1229  104    9  105  .993  .990  9.80  7.35  9.95  7.46  136 1205.7 AS
 1961 33 MLN NL  1B  148   1471  102   11  133  .993  .990 10.63  6.76 10.77  6.84  148 1315.0
 1962 34 MLN NL  1B  112    907   57    3   72  .997  .990  8.61  8.04 10.36  9.79  112  837.3
 1963 35 CLE AL  1B   78    608   36    3   46  .995  .990  8.26  8.59  9.36  9.48   69  619.3
 1964 36 LAA AL  1B  105    959   54    7   94  .993  .991  9.65  8.12 11.08  9.43  102  823.0
 1965 37 CAL AL  1B   97    789   45    3   68  .996  .991  8.60  7.88 10.55  9.56   94  711.3
 1966 38 CAL AL  1B   71    565   39    2   60  .997  .991  8.51  8.18 10.37  9.59   57  524.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1950 22 CIN NL  1B   24    169   11    2   13  .989  .990  7.50  9.02                        
 1952 24 CIN NL  1B   17    117    3    0    7 1.000  .990  7.06  9.17                        
 1953 25 MLN NL  1B  157   1389   96   13  146  .991  .990  9.46  6.37                        
 1954 26 MLN NL  1B  133   1229   67    6  125  .995  .991  9.74  7.52                        
 1955 27 MLN NL  1B   78    725   44    8   68  .990  .991  9.86  9.09                        
 1956 28 MLN NL  1B  129   1086   75    6  109  .995  .989  9.00  7.75 10.40  8.96  129 1004.3
 1957 29 MLN NL  1B   56    477   30    2   60  .996  .990  9.05  8.82 10.56  9.67   55  432.0
 1958 30 MLN NL  1B   71    525   36    6   55  .989  .990  7.90  8.11 10.30  9.54   60  490.3
 1959 31 MLN NL  1B   89    761   80    2   67  .998  .988  9.45  8.04 10.60  9.58   85  714.0
 1960 32 MLN NL  1B  136   1229  104    9  105  .993  .990  9.80  7.35  9.95  7.46  136 1205.7
 1961 33 MLN NL  1B  148   1471  102   11  133  .993  .990 10.63  6.76 10.77  6.84  148 1315.0
 1962 34 MLN NL  1B  112    907   57    3   72  .997  .990  8.61  8.04 10.36  9.79  112  837.3
 1963 35 CLE AL  1B   78    608   36    3   46  .995  .990  8.26  8.59  9.36  9.48   69  619.3
 1964 36 LAA AL  1B  105    959   54    7   94  .993  .991  9.65  8.12 11.08  9.43  102  823.0
 1965 37 CAL AL  1B   97    789   45    3   68  .996  .991  8.60  7.88 10.55  9.56   94  711.3
 1966 38 CAL AL  1B   71    565   39    2   60  .997  .991  8.51  8.18 10.37  9.59   57  524.0

 1958 30 MLN NL  LF   24     40    1    1    0  .976  .974  1.71  1.54  1.95  2.00   23  189.0
 1959 31 MLN NL  LF   21     44    1    5    0  .900  .972  2.14  1.59  2.53  2.04   20  160.3

 1950 22 CIN NL  OF   75    177    6    6    3  .968  .978  2.44  2.14                           75    0    0
 1951 23 CIN NL  OF  107    221    8    4    2  .983  .981  2.14  2.23                          107    0    0
 1952 24 CIN NL  OF   85    189    5    3    1  .985  .981  2.28  2.10                           85    0    0
 1958 30 MLN NL  OF   22     39    1    1    0  .976  .980  1.82  1.95  1.90  2.26   23  189.0
 1959 31 MLN NL  OF   21     46    1    5    0  .904  .977  2.24  1.90  2.64  2.21   20  160.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  1B*1501  13006  879   83 1228  .994  .990  9.25  7.75             1047 8676.3
                 LF*  45     84    2    6    0  .935  .973  1.91  1.56               43  349.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1811  13678  900  102 1234  .993  .990  8.05  6.79
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    MLN NYY     W   5  15   1   3  0  0  0   2   0   2  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 1958   WS    MLN NYY     L   4  13   1   4  0  0  0   0   1   3  .308  .357  .308   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   9  28   2   7  0  0  0   2   1   5  .250  .276  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1960-1 MLN NL   *   3   0   2  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
 1960-2 MLN NL   *   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   5   1   3  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .600  .600  .800 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1960-1 (1B)
1960-2 (1B)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1954-NL-8-0.18
1956-NL-11-0.16
1958-NL-22-0.01
1960-NL-19-0.01
Car-524-0.36 shares

Batting Average
1954 NL-.308-10
1960 NL-.298-7

Slugging %
1954 NL-.520-8
1956 NL-.597-2
1960 NL-.500-7
1961 NL-.507-10

OPS
1954 NL-.885-9
1956 NL-.934-3
1960 NL-.854-7

Games
1953 NL-157-2
1961 NL-152-9

Doubles
1953 NL-33-10

Home Runs
1956 NL-38-2
1959 NL-25-9
1960 NL-25-7
1961 NL-35-4
1962 NL-29-8
Car-336-86

RBI
1956 NL-103-2
1960 NL-91-8
1961 NL-108-6

Strikeouts
1953 NL-82-10
1956 NL-86-6
1960 NL-86-9
1961 NL-94-4

Adjusted OPS+
1954 NL-134-8
1956 NL-152-2
1960 NL-139-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1954 NL-24-9
1956 NL-30-7
1960 NL-26-7

Batting Wins
1954 NL-2.3-9
1956 NL-3.0-7
1960 NL-2.6-7

Extra-Base Hits
1956 NL-62-10

Offensive Win%
1954 NL-.649-8
1956 NL-.683-8
1960 NL-.657-7

Sac. Hits
1954 NL-11-10
1956 NL-11-8

Sac. Flies
1959 NL-6-8

Grounded into Double Plays
1951 NL-25-2
1953 NL-22-1
1961 NL-22-3
1962 NL-18-4
Car-223-48

At Bats per Home Run
1956 NL-11.9-1
1960 NL-20.6-9
1961 NL-16.1-5
Car-19.7-100

Oldest Player
1965 AL-37-8
1966 AL-38-5

        

Gray Ink: Batting - 56 (444) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 21.5 (561) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 21.5 (737) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

February 16, 1953: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Cincinnati Reds to the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves sent cash to the Cincinnati Reds. The Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds. The Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to the Milwaukee Braves. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

November 27, 1962: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Jack Curtis to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Don Dillard, and Frank Funk. The Cleveland Indians sent Ty Cline (March 18, 1963) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

December 6, 1963: Sent by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Angels to complete an earlier deal made on December 2, 1963. The Cleveland Indians sent a player to be named later and Barry Latman to the Los Angeles Angels for Leon Wagner. The Cleveland Indians sent Joe Adcock (December 6, 1963) to the Los Angeles Angels to complete the trade.

October 18, 1966: Released by the California Angels.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
View Joe Adcock's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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