Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Cory Ashburn
Nickname:
MidasBirthdate:
May 12, 1934 (81 y, 1 m, 3 d)Born In:
Alcoa, TN, USANationality:
American
Position:
1BBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/203
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1966 | Kansas City (BSBL) |
| 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1959 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| All-Star | 1967 | Kansas City (BSBL) |
| 1966 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1964 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1961 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1960 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1959 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1958 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| 1957 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Batter of the Month | Jul 1965 | Kansas City (BSBL) |
| Jul 1964 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 1964 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Oct 1963 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Aug 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 1959 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Aug 1958 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 1957 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Player of the Week | Sep 9, 1968 | Kansas City (BSBL) |
| Aug 5, 1968 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 20, 1968 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 19, 1967 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 8, 1967 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Aug 22, 1966 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 13, 1966 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Apr 11, 1966 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Aug 2, 1965 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 12, 1965 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 28, 1965 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Apr 12, 1965 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 25, 1964 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 4, 1964 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Apr 20, 1964 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Sep 23, 1963 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Sep 16, 1963 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Sep 10, 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 30, 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 16, 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 4, 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 28, 1962 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 17, 1961 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 5, 1961 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Aug 15, 1960 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 6, 1960 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 23, 1960 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Apr 25, 1960 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Sep 14, 1959 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| May 12, 1958 | Kansas City (BSBL) | |
| Jun 10, 1957 | Kansas City (BSBL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 39 | 49.0 | 26.4 |
| Grey Ink | 272 | 238.7 | 153.8 |
| HoF Standard | 66 | 68.6 | 55.5 |
| WAR | 85.4 | 92.2 | 81.7 |
| WAR7 | 57.2 | 56.7 | 51.9 |
| JAWS | 71.3 | 74.5 | 66.8 |
Similar Players (1B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Juan Yan R | 874 |
| David Reed R | 819 |
| Peter Sánchez | 795 |
| John Krum R | 790 |
| Kent Gordon R | 773 |
| Irwin Armstrong R | 768 |
| Robert Richard R | 754 |
| Brigham White R | 754 |
| William Rowe R | 745 |
| Kurt Todd R | 733 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 141 | 1 |
| 1958 | 144 | 1 |
| 1959 | 136 | 10 |
| 1960 | 141 | 1 |
| 1961 | 142 | 1 |
| 1962 | 141 | 1 |
| 1963 | 159 | 3 |
| 1964 | 157 | 6 |
| 1965 | 159 | 1 |
| 1966 | 160 | 1 |
| 1967 | 159 | 1 |
| 1969 | 158 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 606 | 8 |
| 1958 | 632 | 4 |
| 1960 | 633 | 4 |
| 1961 | 623 | 5 |
| 1962 | 655 | 1 |
| 1963 | 729 | 4 |
| 1964 | 709 | 6 |
| 1965 | 713 | 1 |
| 1966 | 732 | 1 |
| 1967 | 753 | 1 |
| 1969 | 717 | 4 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 533 | 6 |
| 1957 | 533 | 6 |
| 1958 | 555 | 5 |
| 1958 | 555 | 5 |
| 1960 | 556 | 1 |
| 1960 | 556 | 1 |
| 1961 | 547 | 5 |
| 1961 | 547 | 5 |
| 1962 | 555 | 4 |
| 1962 | 555 | 4 |
| 1963 | 602 | 8 |
| 1963 | 602 | 8 |
| 1966 | 596 | 6 |
| 1966 | 596 | 6 |
| 1969 | 607 | 6 |
| 1969 | 607 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 169 | 9 |
| 1958 | 170 | 4 |
| 1960 | 183 | 5 |
| 1961 | 182 | 3 |
| 1962 | 191 | 3 |
| 1963 | 191 | 6 |
| 1965 | 190 | 7 |
| 1966 | 205 | 3 |
| 1967 | 204 | 8 |
| 1968 | 184 | 10 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 319 | 3 |
| 1958 | 343 | 2 |
| 1959 | 323 | 3 |
| 1960 | 394 | 2 |
| 1961 | 333 | 3 |
| 1962 | 401 | 2 |
| 1963 | 375 | 5 |
| 1964 | 373 | 8 |
| 1965 | 394 | 3 |
| 1966 | 435 | 1 |
| 1967 | 474 | 4 |
| 1968 | 373 | 10 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 42 | 5 |
| 1958 | 40 | 4 |
| 1959 | 38 | 5 |
| 1960 | 34 | 7 |
| 1961 | 44 | 3 |
| 1962 | 50 | 1 |
| 1965 | 45 | 7 |
| 1966 | 52 | 4 |
| 1967 | 51 | 8 |
| 1968 | 47 | 6 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 34 | 4 |
| 1958 | 41 | 2 |
| 1959 | 41 | 2 |
| 1960 | 59 | 1 |
| 1961 | 35 | 4 |
| 1962 | 50 | 2 |
| 1963 | 46 | 8 |
| 1964 | 47 | 8 |
| 1965 | 49 | 8 |
| 1966 | 58 | 4 |
| 1967 | 71 | 5 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 112 | 3 |
| 1958 | 127 | 1 |
| 1959 | 125 | 1 |
| 1960 | 171 | 1 |
| 1961 | 131 | 2 |
| 1962 | 146 | 2 |
| 1963 | 142 | 5 |
| 1964 | 136 | 5 |
| 1965 | 164 | 2 |
| 1966 | 176 | 1 |
| 1967 | 182 | 3 |
| 1968 | 129 | 8 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 96 | 9 |
| 1958 | 113 | 5 |
| 1959 | 117 | 2 |
| 1960 | 132 | 2 |
| 1961 | 115 | 4 |
| 1962 | 147 | 1 |
| 1963 | 129 | 7 |
| 1965 | 126 | 8 |
| 1966 | 158 | 1 |
| 1967 | 159 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 93 | 3 |
| 1962 | 86 | 6 |
| 1963 | 116 | 9 |
| 1964 | 112 | 6 |
| 1965 | 119 | 3 |
| 1966 | 123 | 1 |
| 1967 | 135 | 2 |
| 1968 | 108 | 6 |
| 1969 | 94 | 5 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 10 | 7 |
| 1958 | 17 | 1 |
| 1959 | 12 | 3 |
| 1961 | 12 | 5 |
| 1963 | 11 | 9 |
| 1966 | 11 | 1 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12 | 2 |
| 1967 | 11 | 1 |
| 1969 | 7 | 10 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 79 | 1 |
| 1958 | 86 | 1 |
| 1959 | 82 | 1 |
| 1960 | 93 | 2 |
| 1961 | 80 | 2 |
| 1962 | 105 | 1 |
| 1963 | 89 | 3 |
| 1964 | 94 | 2 |
| 1965 | 100 | 2 |
| 1966 | 112 | 2 |
| 1967 | 125 | 2 |
| 1968 | 96 | 8 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1960 | 0.329 | 6 |
| 1961 | 0.333 | 6 |
| 1962 | 0.344 | 4 |
| 1966 | 0.344 | 7 |
| 1968 | 0.335 | 8 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.414 | 5 |
| 1960 | 0.392 | 6 |
| 1961 | 0.406 | 8 |
| 1962 | 0.434 | 3 |
| 1963 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 1965 | 0.440 | 6 |
| 1966 | 0.458 | 3 |
| 1967 | 0.459 | 5 |
| 1968 | 0.446 | 6 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0.599 | 6 |
| 1958 | 0.618 | 3 |
| 1959 | 0.635 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0.709 | 2 |
| 1961 | 0.609 | 4 |
| 1962 | 0.723 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0.623 | 8 |
| 1965 | 0.677 | 6 |
| 1966 | 0.730 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0.790 | 5 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0.281 | 4 |
| 1958 | 0.312 | 1 |
| 1959 | 0.328 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0.380 | 2 |
| 1961 | 0.276 | 5 |
| 1962 | 0.378 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0.306 | 9 |
| 1964 | 0.330 | 9 |
| 1965 | 0.351 | 6 |
| 1966 | 0.386 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0.450 | 6 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0.988 | 8 |
| 1958 | 1.003 | 5 |
| 1959 | 1.049 | 2 |
| 1960 | 1.100 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1.015 | 4 |
| 1962 | 1.157 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1.051 | 7 |
| 1964 | 1.057 | 10 |
| 1965 | 1.117 | 6 |
| 1966 | 1.188 | 3 |
| 1967 | 1.249 | 5 |
| 1968 | 1.125 | 10 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 143 | 1 |
| 1958 | 144 | 1 |
| 1959 | 140 | 4 |
| 1960 | 141 | 1 |
| 1961 | 142 | 1 |
| 1962 | 141 | 2 |
| 1963 | 159 | 7 |
| 1964 | 160 | 1 |
| 1965 | 159 | 1 |
| 1966 | 160 | 1 |
| 1967 | 159 | 2 |
| 1969 | 158 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 1958 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 1959 | 6.0 | 4 |
| 1960 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1961 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 1962 | 8.6 | 2 |
| 1963 | 6.7 | 9 |
| 1964 | 6.8 | 9 |
| 1965 | 8.1 | 6 |
| 1966 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 1967 | 10.0 | 5 |
| 1968 | 7.1 | 10 |