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John
Swofford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 25, 1919 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1947    1948   
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
1947 28 TUL YL $ 4,050,000   6 6 6 4 3 3 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1948 29 TUL YL $ 4,050,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
1949 30 FAI KL $ 2,300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
1950 31 FAI KL $ 2,300,000   5 5 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,300,000   5 5 6 4 3 3 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,050,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 28 TUL YL 150 481 72 141 20 1 6 76 1 0 82 91 .293 .393 .376 .769 75.0 11.1
1948 29 TUL YL 148 494 55 133 27 1 5 82 0 0 71 84 .269 .359 .358 .717 61.0 9.0
1949 30 FAI KL 132 452 64 147 24 2 11 61 1 0 64 60 .325 .407 .460 .868 81.9 15.6
1950 31 FAI KL 136 477 78 141 24 3 10 70 1 0 81 80 .296 .396 .421 .817 78.0 12.7
4 Years Sim 566 1904 269 562 95 7 32 289 3 0 298 315 .295 .388 .403 .791 295.9 48.5
162 Game Average 544 76 160 27 2 9 82 0 0 85 90 .295 .388 .403 .791 84.7  
Career Highs 150 494 78 147 27 3 11 82 1 0 82 91 .325 .407 .460 .868 81.9  
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   1348 194 385 70 7 24 211 2 0 206 241 .286 .378 .401 .779 212.2
vs LH   556 75 177 25 0 8 78 1 0 92 74 .318 .413 .406 .820 96.6
Home 279 948 144 284 47 3 15 137 2 0 135 156 .300 .384 .403 .787 150.6
Away 287 956 125 278 48 4 17 152 1 0 163 159 .291 .393 .403 .795 158.2
RISP   531 0 159 29 0 8 236 0 0 95 85 .299 .398 .399 .797 90.0
Pinch Hitting   57 6 17 1 0 2 14 0 0 10 8 .298 .403 .421 .824 10.2
Close/Late   250 38 79 12 1 8 34 0 0 40 50 .316 .410 .468 .878 47.4
Mar/Apr 92 318 34 99 20 1 2 55 1 0 39 56 .311 .383 .399 .782 48.7
May 92 317 47 81 19 2 3 39 1 0 48 55 .256 .351 .356 .708 42.4
June 94 317 46 81 9 2 8 52 0 0 52 56 .256 .356 .372 .728 46.1
July 92 311 30 83 13 0 4 30 1 0 45 60 .267 .359 .347 .706 41.7
August 97 319 48 98 14 1 6 49 0 0 54 41 .307 .407 .414 .821 55.4
Sep/Oct 99 322 64 120 20 1 9 64 0 0 60 47 .373 .470 .525 .995 74.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1947 28 TUL YL C 143 130 1183.3 622 63 10 1 .986 5.21 98 31 .316 3 7.5
1948 29 TUL YL C 142 130 1188.0 728 52 11 1 .986 5.91 110 27 .245 2 3.0
1949 30 FAI KL C 121 109 973.3 530 60 8 2 .987 5.46 130 44 .338 5 4.6
1950 31 FAI KL C 134 128 1138.0 730 64 13 3 .984 6.28 134 41 .306 3 6.0
Career Totals   540 497 4482.7 2610 239 42 7 .985 5.72 472 143 .303 13 21.1
Career Highs   143 130 1188.0 730 64 13 3 .987 6.28 134 44 .338 5  
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
1947 28 TUL YL 10 38 5 11 1 1 1 5 0 0 3 6 .289 .341 .447 .789
1948 29 TUL YL 11 42 6 15 3 0 2 14 0 0 3 5 .357 .400 .571 .971
Career Post-Season Batting 21 80 11 26 4 1 3 19 0 0 6 11 .325 .372 .513 .885
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
1949-6-.325
 On-Base Pct
1949-8-.407
 Singles
CAR-47-428
 Walks
CAR-28-298
 Strikeouts
CAR-42-315
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 4
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 97th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1947, off Leonard Orcutt (WOO)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Leesburg on 4/13/1947
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1947, off Roderick Mooney (LEE)
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1947
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1948
Signed as a free agent by Fairfax on 2/3/1949 to a 3-year deal worth $2,300,000 per year
Injured on 5/8/1950 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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