Javier García
Montreal Royals (ML)
Javier García
Nickname:
The Hammer
Birthdate:
April 1, 1936 (36 y, 5 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Goaigoaza, CAR, VEN
Nationality:
Venezuelan
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'10"/200
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
$110k / 2 years (1972-1973)
ML Service Time:
14 years, 11 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1968 (3rd) Edmonton (PUB)
1965 (2nd) Edmonton (PUB)
All-Star 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
1962 Montreal (PUB)
Gold Glove 1965 - 1B Edmonton (PUB)
1964 - 1B Edmonton (PUB)
Championship Series MVP 1967 Edmonton (PUB)
1964 Edmonton (PUB)
Batter of the Month Oct 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 1967 Edmonton (PUB)
Player of the Week Aug 3, 1970 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 23, 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 9, 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
Aug 26, 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
May 27, 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
Apr 22, 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
Aug 28, 1967 Edmonton (PUB)
Aug 7, 1967 Edmonton (PUB)
Jun 26, 1967 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 7, 1964 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 2, 1963 Edmonton (PUB)
Jul 23, 1962 Edmonton (PUB)
Jun 11, 1962 Montreal (PUB)
Apr 19, 1954 Red Springs (PUBA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink23
Grey Ink206
Similar Players (1B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1963 158 2
1965 156 3
1967 151 5
1970 150 4
Year PA Rank
1960 686 5
1961 679 7
1963 718 3
1965 708 1
1967 688 2
1970 658 7
Year AB Rank
1960 631 3
1961 628 3
1963 653 2
1965 631 3
1967 638 2
1968 590 10
1969 571 9
1970 601 5
Year Hits Rank
1960 210 4
1961 232 2
1963 225 2
1964 209 3
1965 226 1
1966 174 9
1967 212 2
1968 210 2
1969 172 7
1970 198 3
Year TB Rank
1961 332 3
1963 336 6
1964 345 4
1965 348 3
1967 339 1
1968 344 1
1969 270 5
1970 312 3
Year 2B Rank
1961 41 5
1967 38 10
Year 3B Rank
1959 9 4
1960 12 2
1961 10 4
1962 7 7
1962 7 8
1963 10 4
1964 13 1
1965 8 7
1967 10 3
1968 19 1
1970 8 7
1971 8 7
Year SB Rank
1959 42 4
1960 58 2
1961 53 4
1962 35 9
1963 49 6
1964 52 2
1965 60 1
1966 55 4
1967 40 10
1968 57 5
1969 54 5
1970 49 8
Year RBI Rank
1964 110 6
1965 117 4
1967 102 5
1968 130 1
1969 85 6
1970 92 6
Year R Rank
1960 105 5
1961 114 3
1963 121 4
1964 120 1
1965 119 2
1967 98 9
1968 123 1
1969 83 7
1970 106 2
Year IBB Rank
1961 6 10
1962 7 4
1964 6 8
1965 8 8
1966 9 8
Year HBP Rank
1959 25 2
1960 10 9
1961 21 3
1962 10 7
1963 22 1
1964 17 2
1965 29 1
1966 17 4
1967 11 10
1968 17 4
1969 17 1
1970 13 6
Year SF Rank
1963 6 6
1965 10 2
1967 6 5
1968 10 1
1969 5 6
1971 4 9
Year XBH Rank
1964 61 10
1967 71 4
1968 69 1
1970 60 8
Year Avg Rank
1959 0.355 5
1961 0.369 1
1963 0.345 6
1964 0.343 5
1965 0.358 2
1967 0.332 3
1968 0.356 4
1969 0.301 10
1970 0.330 5
Year OBP Rank
1959 0.410 10
1961 0.413 5
1963 0.394 9
1964 0.386 10
1965 0.414 6
1968 0.401 6
1970 0.380 9
Year SLG Rank
1964 0.567 4
1967 0.531 5
1968 0.583 2
1970 0.519 6
Year ISO Rank
1964 0.223 8
1968 0.227 3
Year OPS Rank
1961 0.942 7
1964 0.953 4
1965 0.965 7
1967 0.903 6
1968 0.984 2
1970 0.899 7
Year G Rank
1960 151 5
1963 161 2
1965 161 2
1967 160 5
1970 159 6
Year WAR Rank
1961 5.4 10
1964 6.5 6
1965 8.7 2
1968 7.9 3
1970 6.3 8