Louisville Derbies (AAA)
Frenchy Sonntag
Nickname:
FredBirthdate:
Oct. 17, 1928 (33 y, 9 m, 6 d)Born In:
Moorestown, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'1"/191Entry:
1947 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 7, Team: Cleveland Foresters
Contract:
$23.5k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
9 years, 169 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1952 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| All-Star | 1952 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| 1951 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| League Champ | 1961 | Philadelphia (FABL) |
| 1953 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| 1950 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| Batter of the Month | Aug 1952 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| Player of the Week | Aug 29, 1955 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| Jul 18, 1955 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| Sep 6, 1954 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| Aug 11, 1952 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| Jun 23, 1952 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| May 19, 1952 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| Sep 11, 1950 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| Jul 3, 1950 | Savannah (SEL) | |
| Jul 4, 1949 | Wilmington (MAL) | |
| Jun 20, 1949 | Wilmington (MAL) | |
| Jun 14, 1948 | Savannah (SEL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 25 | 71.0 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 74 | 356.0 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 30 | 84.0 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 24.1 | 177.3 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 25.7 | 88.4 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 24.9 | 132.9 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Bill Guthrie | 907 |
| Don Berry | 887 |
| Bryan Jeffress | 887 |
| Ben McCarty R | 886 |
| Grover Lee R | 885 |
| Tom Reed | 884 |
| Joe Scott | 882 |
| Pete Sipe R | 880 |
| Otis Ballard | 879 |
| Lorenzo Samuels R | 879 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 33
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Bill Guthrie | 907 |
| George Rutter | 898 |
| Bryan Jeffress | 887 |
| Don Berry | 887 |
| Ben McCarty R | 886 |
| Grover Lee R | 885 |
| Tom Reed | 884 |
| Pete Sipe R | 880 |
| Otis Ballard | 878 |
| Joe Scott | 875 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 174 | 4 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 290 | 8 |
| 1952 | 320 | 1 |
| 1954 | 276 | 3 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 34 | 8 |
| 1952 | 31 | 4 |
| 1955 | 30 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 30 | 1 |
| 1952 | 35 | 1 |
| 1953 | 29 | 2 |
| 1954 | 36 | 1 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 104 | 5 |
| 1952 | 118 | 1 |
| 1953 | 89 | 6 |
| 1954 | 116 | 2 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 99 | 2 |
| 1955 | 89 | 9 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 9 | 6 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 6 | 8 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 7 | 2 |
| 1955 | 8 | 2 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 67 | 4 |
| 1952 | 71 | 1 |
| 1954 | 60 | 8 |
| 1955 | 56 | 8 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.323 | 6 |
| 1952 | 0.311 | 2 |
| 1955 | 0.299 | 9 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.394 | 7 |
| 1952 | 0.380 | 5 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.586 | 1 |
| 1952 | 0.573 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0.511 | 5 |
| 1954 | 0.539 | 1 |
| 1955 | 0.524 | 8 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.263 | 1 |
| 1952 | 0.261 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0.243 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0.260 | 1 |
| 1955 | 0.224 | 8 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.979 | 1 |
| 1952 | 0.952 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0.843 | 9 |
| 1954 | 0.888 | 6 |
| 1955 | 0.892 | 9 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 1952 | 7.8 | 2 |