John Kingsbury
Birthdate:
Aug. 7, 1937 (25 y, 0 m, 6 d)Born In:
Thornhill, ON, CANNationality:
Canadian
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/181Entry:
1955 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 13, Team: San Francisco Sailors
Contract:
$137k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
2 years, 118 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | 1960 (2nd) | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Gold Glove | 1961 - LF | San Francisco (FABL) |
| 1960 - LF | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Rookie of the Month | May 1960 | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Player of the Week | Sep 11, 1961 | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Aug 28, 1961 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Apr 25, 1960 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Aug 6, 1956 | Miami (SEL) | |
| Jul 18, 1955 | Miami (SEL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 66.0 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 23 | 273.0 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 35 | 67.0 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 15.2 | 109.0 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 15.2 | 60.4 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 15.2 | 84.7 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jim Barton | 969 |
| Harry Dellinger | 938 |
| Red Lange R | 930 |
| Earl Smith R | 927 |
| Calvin Brown R | 927 |
| Benny Rice R | 924 |
| Huck Monahan R | 923 |
| Don Hansen R | 922 |
| Jimmy Endler R | 920 |
| Jim Mason R | 919 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 25
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Sam Brown R | 961 |
| Art Panko R | 958 |
| Jim Barton | 955 |
| Elmer Selders R | 952 |
| Bert Lass R | 947 |
| Sam Mills R | 942 |
| Harry Dellinger | 938 |
| Ray Rogan | 936 |
| Leo Mitchell R | 935 |
| Frank Lightbody R | 934 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 146 | 10 |
| 1961 | 147 | 10 |
| 1962 | 100 | 7 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 464 | 7 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 609 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 192 | 7 |
| 1961 | 196 | 4 |
| 1962 | 143 | 5 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 292 | 10 |
| 1961 | 295 | 9 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37 | 8 |
| 1961 | 33 | 8 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9 | 9 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14 | 10 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 122 | 2 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61 | 9 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.335 | 3 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.418 | 7 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.922 | 8 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.4 | 4 |