Buddy Byrd
Chicago Cougars (ML)
Buddy Byrd
Nickname:
Tweety
Birthdate:
May 26, 1931 (31 y, 0 m, 9 d)
Born In:
New York, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/183
Entry:
1949 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 9, Team: Brooklyn Kings
Contract:
$38.2k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
8 years, 26 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1956 Chicago (FABL)
Player of the Week Aug 1, 1955 Chicago (FABL)
May 31, 1954 Chicago (FABL)
Jun 8, 1953 San Jose (COW)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg
HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 18 31.6 47.9
Grey Ink 75 191.4 220.3
HoF Standard 26 62.6 62.8
WAR 18.1 127.9 103.4
WAR7 17.9 70.9 61.5
JAWS 18.0 99.4 82.5
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1958 147 5
1959 150 6
1962 42 9
Year PA Rank
1958 683 2
1959 693 2
Year AB Rank
1954 591 4
1954 591 4
1956 633 3
1956 633 3
1958 645 1
1958 645 1
1959 644 2
Year Hits Rank
1954 165 7
1956 206 2
1958 188 3
1959 184 5
Year TB Rank
1956 294 4
Year 2B Rank
1956 33 5
1959 32 9
1960 39 6
Year 3B Rank
1956 17 2
1958 17 4
1959 14 2
Year SB Rank
1954 23 1
1956 30 1
1957 13 6
1958 45 1
1959 34 1
1960 31 2
1961 26 4
1962 6 7
Year RBI Rank
1956 78 8
Year R Rank
1956 88 9
1958 99 6
Year SH Rank
1954 15 7
Year XBH Rank
1956 57 5
Year Avg Rank
1956 0.325 4
Year SLG Rank
1956 0.465 9
Year G Rank
1958 151 5
1959 152 8
1962 45 1
Year WAR Rank
1956 5.6 8