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John Kurzeja
Retired
John Kurzeja
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Birthdate:
March 30, 1917 (112 y, 6 m, 24 d)
Born In:
New York, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'9"/200
Entry:
1938 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 30, Team: Puerto Rico Senadores
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1940 Puerto Rico A (WA)
All-Star 1943 Puerto Rico (WBL)
1940 Puerto Rico A (WA)
League Champ 1950 San Francisco (WBL)
1943 Puerto Rico (WBL)
Gold Glove 1940 - LF Puerto Rico A (WA)
Silver Slugger 1944 - LF Puerto Rico (WBL)
Championship Series MVP 1943 Puerto Rico (WBL)
Batter of the Month May 1946 São Paulo (WBL)
May 1943 Puerto Rico (WBL)
Player of the Week Apr 26, 1943 Puerto Rico (WBL)
Sep 2, 1940 Puerto Rico AAA (WAAA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 3 28.8 31.5
Grey Ink 68 118.6 145.8
HoF Standard 0 43.8 46.8
WAR 31.9 62.5 75.3
WAR7 24.9 46.1 49.2
JAWS 28.4 54.3 62.3
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Player Score
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Adam Harris R 933
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1943 144 7
Year PA Rank
1947 658 8
Year AB Rank
1947 584 6
1947 584 6
Year TB Rank
1944 239 10
Year 2B Rank
1947 34 8
Year 3B Rank
1946 14 9
1952 10 8
Year HR Rank
1942 12 6
1943 12 3
1944 15 3
Year SB Rank
1942 18 9
1943 28 5
1944 30 2
1945 33 2
1946 29 3
1947 19 8
1948 18 3
1951 26 3
Year RBI Rank
1943 77 6
1946 84 7
Year R Rank
1943 94 1
1947 102 3
Year HBP Rank
1944 5 10
1945 5 9
Year SF Rank
1947 8 5
Year XBH Rank
1944 51 5
1946 53 9
1947 63 6
Year SLG Rank
1944 0.443 7
Year ISO Rank
1944 0.161 3
1947 0.183 10
Year G Rank
1947 154 7