Cecil LaBonte
Retired
Cecil LaBonte
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Smiley
Birthdate:
Dec. 1, 1925 (37 y, 10 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Manchester, CT, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
SS
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'11"/201
Entry:
1947 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 8, Team: New York Gothams
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1952 (3rd) New York (FABL)
All-Star 1953 New York (FABL)
1952 New York (FABL)
1949 New York (FABL)
League Champ 1956 New York (FABL)
Player of the Week Sep 3, 1956 New York (FABL)
Jun 23, 1952 New York (FABL)
Sep 12, 1949 New York (FABL)
May 16, 1949 New York (FABL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 15 24.8 47.1
Grey Ink 79 178.3 220.5
HoF Standard 28 56.3 60.3
WAR 31.7 145.0 102.7
WAR7 26.8 75.5 61.1
JAWS 29.2 110.2 81.9
Similar Players (SS)
Player Score
Del Johnson R 923
George Dawson R 894
Jack Miller R 888
Gordie Perkins R 888
George Gardner R 887
Brooks Meeks R 883
Roosevelt Brewer R 880
Charlie Artuso R 880
Ed Holmes 877
Gil Hice R 869
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1953 150 9
1955 153 2
1956 151 3
Year PA Rank
1952 681 5
Year AB Rank
1948 611 4
1948 611 4
1952 617 2
1952 617 2
Year Hits Rank
1948 178 9
1949 197 4
1952 205 1
Year TB Rank
1949 279 10
1952 276 4
Year 2B Rank
1952 35 3
Year 3B Rank
1947 9 8
1948 15 2
1949 15 2
1950 13 3
1951 12 3
1952 9 4
1954 11 3
1955 9 9
1957 10 3
Year SB Rank
1947 8 10
1948 38 1
1949 37 1
1950 23 2
1952 14 6
1954 13 9
1956 15 8
1957 10 10
Year R Rank
1948 96 9
1952 92 5
Year IBB Rank
1949 7 9
1950 19 2
1951 9 9
1955 5 9
1956 6 9
1960 13 4
1961 12 5
Year SH Rank
1952 20 2
1953 18 6
1954 30 1
1957 25 1
Year XBH Rank
1952 50 8
Year Avg Rank
1949 0.332 4
1950 0.319 3
1952 0.332 1
Year OBP Rank
1949 0.398 10
1950 0.402 3
1952 0.371 10
Year SLG Rank
1952 0.447 9
Year OPS Rank
1949 0.867 10
1950 0.862 9
Year G Rank
1955 153 6
1956 152 6
Year WAR Rank
1952 7.2 3