Chris Cannizzaro

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 3, 1938 in Oakland, CA us

Died: December 29, 2016 in San Diego, CA

High School: San Leandro HS (San Leandro, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1960 (Age 21-350d, 11,711th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1974 (Age 36-148d)
vs. LAD 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Christopher John Cannizzaro

Pronunciation: \CAN-i-ZAIR-oh\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

1950

458

.235

132

RBI

169

OBP

.319

SLG

.309

OPS

.628

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1956	18	STL-min	D	40	125	104	9	22	3	0	0	13	4		15	19	.212	.306	.240	.546		25		0	4	2			DEC · MIDW
1957	19	STL-min	C,D	78	276	230	31	59	9	1	4	36	3		39	51	.257	.366	.357	.722		82		3	0	4	0		BIL,ARD · PION,SOSL
1958	20	STL-min	AAA	110	380	334	44	91	14	1	6	41	4		33	67	.272	.340	.374	.714		125		3	6	4	7		OMA · AA
1959	21	STL-min	AAA	101	306	268	23	62	6	4	2	21	2		28	46	.231	.306	.306	.612		82		3	2	5	7		OMA · AA
1960	22	STL-min	AAA	122	413	358	38	90	15	5	5	44	0	1	49	74	.251	.340	.363	.703		130		1	1	4			ROC · IL
1960	22	STL	NL	7	11	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.222	.273	.222	.495	34	2	0	0	0	1	0	/2H
1961	23	STL-min	AAA	41	146	133	12	27	3	1	1	12	0	0	9	25	.203	.255	.263	.518		35		1	1	2			POR · PCL
1961	23	STL	NL	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	158	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
1962	24	BAL-min	AAA	27	95	82	15	20	1	1	1	12	0	0	11	9	.244	.326	.317	.643		26		0	0	2			ROC · IL
1962	24	NYM	NL	59	156	133	9	32	2	1	0	9	1	1	19	26	.241	.335	.271	.606	65	36	5	1	1	2	1	2/H9
1963	25	NYM-min	AAA	93	341	308	28	82	14	5	7	39	0	2	28	73	.266	.324	.412	.736		127		0	1	4			BFL · IL
1963	25	NYM	NL	16	35	33	4	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	8	.242	.257	.273	.530	53	9	0	0	0	1	0	2/H
1964	26	NYM	NL	60	182	164	11	51	10	0	0	10	0	5	14	28	.311	.367	.372	.739	113	61	3	1	2	1	2	2/H
1965	27	NYM	NL	114	284	251	17	46	8	2	0	7	0	2	28	60	.183	.270	.231	.502	46	58	5	2	3	0	4	*2/H

1966	28	ATL-min	AAA	101	355	322	23	73	13	0	8	41	2	3	29	56	.227	.289	.342	.631		110		0	2	2			RMD · IL
1967	29	DET-min	AAA	98	371	322	26	82	10	1	8	36	0	3	43	57	.255	.346	.366	.712		118		3	1	2			TOL · IL
1968	30	PIT-min	AAA	88	311	268	29	65	8	1	4	31	0	1	38	55	.243	.342	.325	.667		87		3	1	1			CLB · IL
1968	30	PIT	NL	25	70	58	5	14	2	2	1	7	0	0	9	13	.241	.343	.397	.740	124	23	2	0	3	0	4	2
1969	31	SDP	NL	134	469	418	23	92	14	3	4	33	0	1	42	81	.220	.290	.297	.587	68	124	16	0	7	2	8	*2/H	AS
1970	32	SDP	NL	111	397	341	27	95	13	3	5	42	2	7	48	49	.279	.366	.378	.745	105	129	9	1	4	3	8	*2/H
1971	33	TOT	NL	92	309	260	20	54	9	1	6	31	0	0	39	34	.208	.314	.319	.633	75	83	20	2	6	2	2	2/H
1971	33	SDP	NL	21	75	63	2	12	1	0	1	8	0	0	11	10	.190	.320	.254	.574	70	16	7	1	0	0	0	2/H
1971	33	CHC	NL	71	234	197	18	42	8	1	5	23	0	0	28	24	.213	.311	.340	.652	76	67	13	1	6	2	2	2/H
1972	34	LAD	NL	73	233	200	14	48	6	0	2	18	0	1	31	38	.240	.341	.300	.641	86	60	4	0	1	1	5	2/H
1973	35	LAD	NL	17	25	21	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	.190	.280	.190	.470	36	4	0	0	0	1	1	2/H
1974	36	HOU-min	AAA	40	116	88	12	19	6	0	1	14	0	0	26	29	.216	.391	.318	.709		28		0	1	1			DEN · AA
1974	36	SDP	NL	26	67	60	2	11	1	0	0	4	0	0	6	11	.183	.258	.200	.458	33	12	3	0	1	0	0	2
1975	37	SDP-min	AAA	4	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167		0		0	1	0			HAW · PCL
1979	41	CAL-min	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			SLS · CALL
13 Yrs				740	2240	1950	132	458	66	12	18	169	3	17	241	354	.235	.319	.309	.628	78	602	67	7	28	14	35
162 Game Avg.				162	490	427	29	100	14	3	4	37	1	4	53	77	.235	.319	.309	.628	78	132	15	2	6	3	8

NYM (4 yrs)				249	657	581	41	137	21	3	0	30	1	8	62	122	.236	.312	.282	.594	70	164	13	4	6	4	7
SDP (4 yrs)				292	1008	882	54	210	29	6	10	87	2	8	107	151	.238	.320	.319	.639	81	281	35	2	12	5	16
LAD (2 yrs)				90	258	221	14	52	6	0	2	21	0	1	34	41	.235	.335	.290	.624	81	64	4	0	1	2	6
STL (2 yrs)				13	13	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.273	.308	.273	.580	55	3	0	0	0	1	0
CHC (1 yr)				71	234	197	18	42	8	1	5	23	0	0	28	24	.213	.311	.340	.652	76	67	13	1	6	2	2
PIT (1 yr)				25	70	58	5	14	2	2	1	7	0	0	9	13	.241	.343	.397	.740	124	23	2	0	3	0	4

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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