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Boyette		  
Nickname: The Albatross
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 225
 
Born: September 25, 1939 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973    1976   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 LOU JL $ 9,340,000 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 11 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
1974 34 LOU JL $ 9,340,000 6 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 10 9 9 5 4 5 4 5 5
1975 35 LOU JL $ 9,000,000 6 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 9 8 8 5 4 5 4 5 5
1976 36 LOU JL $ 9,000,000 6 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1977 37 LOU JL $ 9,000,000 5 5 5 4 3 4 0 0 0 7 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1978 38 LOU JL $ 9,000,000 4 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 9,000,000 4 3 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 9,340,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 11 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 33 LOU JL 154 623 97 173 28 4 32 99 3 3 55 109 .278 .334 .490 .824 95.1 14.2
1974 34 LOU JL 133 493 86 142 24 5 36 103 1 0 38 87 .288 .336 .576 .912 91.3 20.6
1975 35 LOU JL 95 362 31 78 16 3 13 43 1 0 28 73 .215 .269 .384 .653 38.0 3.7
    AAA   20 83 14 24 5 0 6 13 0 0 15 16 .289 .398 .566 .964 18.2  
1976 36 LOU JL 151 623 83 163 30 3 25 102 5 0 52 131 .262 .320 .440 .759 83.4 15.3
1977 37 LOU JL 149 518 71 132 28 2 15 83 1 0 54 147 .255 .321 .403 .725 68.1 11.1
1978 38 LOU JL 100 290 40 81 12 0 10 37 0 0 25 64 .279 .334 .424 .759 38.4 5.9
6 Years Sim 782 2909 408 769 138 17 131 467 11 3 252 611 .264 .321 .459 .780 414.3 70.6
1 Years AAA 20 83 14 24 5 0 6 13 0 0 15 16 .289 .398 .566 .964 18.2  
162 Game Average 602 84 159 28 3 27 96 2 0 52 126 .264 .321 .459 .780 85.8  
Career Highs 154 623 97 173 30 5 36 103 5 3 55 147 .288 .336 .576 .912 95.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1961 265 486 81 10 91 317 8 3 157 399 .248 .301 .439 .740 264.0
vs LH   948 143 283 57 7 40 150 3 0 95 212 .299 .361 .500 .861 164.4
Home 399 1463 211 384 77 8 51 212 5 1 131 293 .262 .321 .431 .752 202.7
Away 383 1446 197 385 61 9 80 255 6 2 121 318 .266 .320 .487 .807 225.7
RISP   765 0 215 30 5 38 327 0 0 98 151 .281 .353 .482 .835 133.0
Pinch Hitting   32 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 11 .125 .200 .219 .419 1.3
Close/Late   340 51 90 16 3 18 50 0 0 51 82 .265 .360 .488 .848 60.4
Mar/Apr 157 594 87 162 34 6 30 95 2 0 66 118 .273 .344 .502 .846 101.2
May 148 573 78 155 27 4 22 79 3 0 44 113 .271 .320 .447 .767 81.7
June 142 529 67 134 20 4 26 87 4 0 44 115 .253 .308 .454 .762 75.8
July 116 394 47 96 17 0 17 55 1 0 25 89 .244 .289 .416 .705 47.8
August 113 428 67 122 19 2 17 78 0 1 46 87 .285 .351 .458 .809 68.2
Sep/Oct 106 391 62 100 21 1 19 73 1 2 27 89 .256 .302 .460 .762 53.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 33 LOU JL 2B 154 153 1378.0 264 507 11 108 .986 5.04   4.9
1974 34 LOU JL 2B 130 127 1116.7 224 336 4 69 .993 4.51   5.6
1975 35 LOU JL 2B 95 95 814.7 187 284 11 66 .977 5.20   3.1
1976 36 LOU JL 2B 150 148 1336.7 227 482 16 90 .978 4.77   5.2
1977 37 LOU JL 2B 137 132 1177.0 222 410 8 85 .988 4.83   6.6
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.1
1978 38 LOU JL 2B 95 78 699.0 145 230 7 50 .982 4.83   3.5
  2B 761 733 6522.0 1269 2249 57 468 .984 4.85   28.9
  3B 2 0 3.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.1
  RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   764 733 6528.0 1269 2251 57 469 .984 4.85   28.9
Career Highs   154 153 1378.0 264 507 16 108 .993 5.20    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 37 LOU JL 17 62 11 24 3 1 6 23 0 0 3 16 .387 .418 .758 1.176
Career Post-Season Batting 17 62 11 24 3 1 6 23 0 0 3 16 .387 .418 .758 1.176
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.
Slugging Pct
1974-2-.576
 OPS
1974-3-.912
 At-Bats
1976-1-623
 Total Bases
1974-8-284
 Homeruns
1974-4-36
1976-9-25
 RBIs
1974-5-103
1976-7-102
Strikeouts
1976-6-131
1977-1-147
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  4. Bill Kennedy (911)
  5. Ivan Kovishkov (910)
  6. Sam Tuttle (907)
  7. Kevin Greene (902)
  8. Sean Browne (900)
  9. Nate Jirlbert (899)
  10. Ricky Gonzalvo (895)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 35th overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Juan Sarmiento (CHA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1973, off Anthony Ball (WAS)
Injured on 5/9/1973 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Hit 3 homeruns against Valencia, driving in 4 runs on 6/24/1973
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1974, hitting .478 with 6 HR, 9 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Honolulu on 6/8/1974
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1974, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 12 RBI
Injured on 6/25/1974 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1974, hitting .358 with 7 HR, 25 RBI
Injured on 8/28/1974 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/17/1975 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1976, hitting .354 with 7 HR, 25 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/27/1977, hitting .632 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 6/23/1978 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
 
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