Phil Cavarretta

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: July 19, 1916 in Chicago, IL us

Died: December 18, 2010 in Lilburn, GA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Lane Tech (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 16, 1934 (Age 18-059d, 7,775th in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 8, 1955 (Age 38-293d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Philip Joseph Cavarretta

Nicknames: Philliabuck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.0

6754

1977

.293

990

RBI

920

OBP

.372

SLG

.416

OPS

.788

OPS+

118

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
1934	17	BOS-min	A	85	341	341		105	33	5	4						.308	.308	.469	.777		160							REA · NYPL
1934	17	CHC	NL	7	23	21	5	8	0	1	1	6	1	0	2	3	.381	.435	.619	1.054	181	13	0	0	0		0	/3H
1935	18	CHC	NL	146	636	589	85	162	28	12	8	82	4	4	39	61	.275	.322	.404	.726	93	238	9	2	6		1	*3/H
1936	19	CHC	NL	124	486	458	55	125	18	1	9	56	8	3	17	36	.273	.306	.376	.682	81	172	8	5	6		7	*3H
1937	20	CHC	NL	106	366	329	43	94	18	7	5	56	7	5	32	35	.286	.349	.429	.778	107	141	8	0	5		4	83H/79
1938	21	CHC	NL	92	290	268	29	64	11	4	1	28	4	3	14	27	.239	.287	.321	.608	65	86	6	4	4		0	93H/87
1939	22	CHC	NL	22	59	55	4	15	3	1	0	0	2	2	4	3	.273	.322	.364	.686	82	20	1	0	0		0	3/H9
1940	23	CHC	NL	65	231	193	34	54	11	4	2	22	3	3	31	18	.280	.388	.409	.797	123	79	2	3	4		7	3H
1941	24	CHC	NL	107	407	346	46	99	18	4	6	40	2	3	53	28	.286	.384	.413	.797	128	143	6	2	6		3	83H/79
1942	25	CHC	NL	136	566	482	59	130	28	4	3	54	7	4	71	42	.270	.365	.363	.728	117	175	2	1	12		4	83/H7
1943	26	CHC	NL	143	620	530	93	154	27	9	8	73	3	3	75	42	.291	.382	.421	.802	133	223	10	3	12		1	*3/8H	MVP-28
1944	27	CHC	NL	152	692	614	106	197	35	15	5	82	4	4	67	42	.321	.390	.451	.841	137	277	10	3	8		2	*38	AS,MVP-14
1945	28	CHC	NL	132	586	498	94	177	34	10	6	97	5	2	81	34	.355	.449	.500	.949	166	249	6	4	3		18	*37/H9	AS,MVP-1
1946	29	CHC	NL	139	602	510	89	150	28	10	8	78	2	5	88	54	.294	.401	.435	.836	139	222	16	3	1		13	938/7H	AS,MVP-10
1947	30	CHC	NL	127	523	459	56	144	22	5	2	63	2	3	58	35	.314	.391	.397	.787	113	182	4	0	5		8	783/9H	AS,MVP-23
1948	31	CHC	NL	111	373	334	41	93	16	5	3	40	4	1	35	29	.278	.349	.383	.732	102	128	1	1	3		2	3H79	MVP-24
1949	32	CHC	NL	105	414	360	46	106	22	4	8	49	2	6	45	31	.294	.374	.444	.819	122	160	6	1	8		1	39H/7
1950	33	CHC	NL	82	301	256	49	70	11	1	10	31	1	3	40	31	.273	.376	.441	.817	115	113	5	2	2		1	3H/9
1951	34	CHC	NL	89	237	206	24	64	7	1	6	28	0	0	27	28	.311	.393	.442	.835	122	91	2	1	3		0	3H	MVP-23
1952	35	CHC	NL	41	72	63	7	15	1	1	1	8	0	0	9	3	.238	.333	.333	.667	85	21	0	0	0		2	H3
1953	36	CHC	NL	27	27	21	3	6	3	0	0	3	0	0	6	3	.286	.444	.429	.873	127	9	0	0	0		0	H
1954	37	CHW	AL	71	188	158	21	50	6	0	3	24	4	0	26	12	.316	.417	.411	.829	125	65	1	2	1	1	3	3H/97
1955	38	CHW	AL	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H3
22 Yrs				2030	7703	6754	990	1977	347	99	95	920	65	54	820	598	.293	.372	.416	.788	118	2807	103	37	89	1	77
162 Game Avg.				162	615	539	79	158	28	8	8	73	5	4	65	48	.293	.372	.416	.788	118	224	8	3	7		6
				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
CHC (20 yrs)				1953	7511	6592	968	1927	341	99	92	896	61	54	794	585	.292	.371	.416	.787	118	2742	102	35	88		74
CHW (2 yrs)				77	192	162	22	50	6	0	3	24	4	0	26	13	.309	.408	.401	.810	120	65	1	2	1	1	3

NL (20 yrs)				1953	7511	6592	968	1927	341	99	92	896	61	54	794	585	.292	.371	.416	.787	118	2742	102	35	88		74
AL (2 yrs)				77	192	162	22	50	6	0	3	24	4	0	26	13	.309	.408	.401	.810	120	65	1	2	1	1	3

Player Value--Batting

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

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