Ted Kluszewski
Retired
Ted Kluszewski
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Clutchzewski
Birthdate:
Sept. 10, 1924 (47 y, 11 m, 10 d)
Born In:
Argo, AL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'2"/225
Entry:
1946 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 37, Team: Louisville Redbirds
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1965 (2nd) Orlando (PUB)
1964 (3rd) Orlando (PUB)
1963 (3rd) Orlando (PUB)
1961 Orlando (PUB)
1960 Orlando (PUB)
1956 Bronx (PUB)
1955 Bronx (PUB)
1954 (2nd) Bronx (PUB)
All-Star 1964 Orlando (PUB)
1961 Orlando (PUB)
1960 Orlando (PUB)
1959 Orlando (PUB)
1958 Orlando (PUB)
1957 Orlando (PUB)
1956 Bronx (PUB)
1955 Bronx (PUB)
1954 Bronx (PUB)
1951 Louisville (PUB)
1947 Castleton-on-Hudson (PUBAA)
League Champ 1961 Orlando (PUB)
1960 Orlando (PUB)
Silver Slugger 1965 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1964 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1963 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1961 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1960 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1959 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1958 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1957 - 1B Orlando (PUB)
1956 - 1B Bronx (PUB)
1955 - 1B Bronx (PUB)
1954 - 1B Bronx (PUB)
1953 - 1B Bronx (PUB)
Championship Series MVP 1961 Orlando (PUB)
1961 Orlando (PUB)
1961 Orlando (PUB)
1960 Orlando (PUB)
Batter of the Month Sep 1967 Orlando (PUB)
Jul 1964 Orlando (PUB)
Oct 1963 Orlando (PUB)
Sep 1961 Orlando (PUB)
Jun 1960 Orlando (PUB)
May 1960 Orlando (PUB)
Jun 1957 Orlando (PUB)
Oct 1955 Bronx (PUB)
Sep 1955 Bronx (PUB)
May 1955 Bronx (PUB)
Sep 1954 Bronx (PUB)
May 1954 Bronx (PUB)
Oct 1952 Bronx (PUB)
Jun 1952 Louisville (PUB)
Jul 1947 Castleton-on-Hudson (PUBAA)
Player of the Week Aug 28, 1967 Orlando (PUB)
Sep 14, 1964 Orlando (PUB)
Jun 29, 1964 Orlando (PUB)
Jun 22, 1964 Orlando (PUB)
Aug 19, 1963 Orlando (PUB)
May 14, 1962 Orlando (PUB)
Apr 24, 1961 Orlando (PUB)
May 23, 1960 Orlando (PUB)
Apr 18, 1960 Orlando (PUB)
Jun 22, 1959 Orlando (PUB)
Jul 21, 1958 Orlando (PUB)
May 13, 1957 Orlando (PUB)
Sep 3, 1956 Bronx (PUB)
Sep 26, 1955 Bronx (PUB)
Aug 15, 1955 Bronx (PUB)
Apr 18, 1955 Bronx (PUB)
Aug 16, 1954 Bronx (PUB)
Sep 5, 1949 Vancouver (PUB)
Apr 18, 1949 Vancouver (PUB)
Jul 5, 1948 Vancouver (PUB)
Jun 30, 1947 Castleton-on-Hudson (PUBAA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink45
Grey Ink319
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Player Score
Mike Barnett 676
José Rodríguez 602
Rich Bailey 560
Alejandro Torres 538
Tim Ray 531
John Duncan 504
Botol Peniche 487
Ted Tappe 475
Eric Davis 452
Willie McCovey 427
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1954 161 6
1955 160 4
1956 156 1
1957 156 1
1958 156 1
1959 156 1
1960 156 1
1961 150 6
1962 150 6
1963 156 4
1964 156 4
1965 154 8
1966 149 3
1967 149 5
Year PA Rank
1953 717 9
1954 725 4
1955 728 4
1956 719 3
1957 690 8
1958 719 3
1959 729 2
1960 712 1
1961 704 3
1962 675 7
1965 701 6
Year AB Rank
1956 626 7
1958 619 9
1959 615 10
Year Hits Rank
1948 172 8
1953 203 10
1954 208 6
1955 228 1
1956 220 2
1957 206 7
1958 216 4
1959 228 3
1960 229 1
1961 214 3
1963 204 8
1965 206 4
1966 178 9
1967 181 8
1968 184 10
Year TB Rank
1951 290 6
1954 349 3
1955 380 1
1956 355 1
1957 318 9
1958 330 5
1959 325 9
1960 352 1
1961 326 6
1963 329 6
1965 326 6
1967 298 5
Year 3B Rank
1952 6 10
1954 7 8
Year HR Rank
1950 32 8
1951 35 5
1954 32 10
1955 42 2
1956 33 6
1960 28 7
1963 33 9
1967 31 5
Year RBI Rank
1953 108 9
1954 121 6
1955 137 1
1956 114 2
1957 124 2
1958 108 9
1959 109 6
1960 117 2
1961 136 2
1963 108 9
1965 112 4
1966 94 9
1967 90 7
1968 96 6
Year R Rank
1955 136 1
1956 108 9
1958 102 10
1959 117 3
1960 130 1
1963 108 8
1966 108 6
Year BB Rank
1949 72 10
1950 95 5
1953 80 10
1954 104 1
1955 104 2
1956 85 4
1957 95 1
1958 90 5
1959 101 1
1960 104 3
1961 93 2
1962 94 3
1963 95 3
1964 114 1
1965 102 1
1966 102 2
1967 83 8
Year IBB Rank
1950 12 3
1951 10 5
1952 10 8
1953 13 3
1956 14 5
1958 13 8
1964 7 10
1966 9 7
1967 12 3
Year HBP Rank
1961 10 10
Year SF Rank
1951 6 7
1953 7 6
1954 6 10
1957 12 1
1959 10 3
1960 6 7
1961 6 10
1963 8 6
1964 8 4
1966 9 3
1968 6 3
1969 6 8
Year XBH Rank
1954 70 8
1960 65 9
Year Avg Rank
1948 0.325 7
1949 0.308 9
1951 0.350 2
1953 0.327 7
1954 0.342 4
1955 0.373 1
1956 0.351 2
1957 0.356 5
1958 0.349 6
1959 0.371 2
1960 0.385 1
1961 0.360 4
1962 0.329 10
1963 0.350 4
1964 0.338 7
1965 0.349 5
1966 0.325 6
1967 0.320 5
1968 0.322 10
Year OBP Rank
1948 0.403 10
1949 0.405 5
1950 0.432 3
1951 0.420 2
1953 0.407 4
1954 0.440 2
1955 0.466 1
1956 0.432 2
1957 0.444 2
1958 0.433 3
1959 0.455 1
1960 0.478 1
1961 0.450 1
1962 0.430 3
1963 0.440 3
1964 0.446 1
1965 0.445 1
1966 0.428 2
1967 0.408 2
Year SLG Rank
1950 0.550 5
1951 0.642 2
1954 0.574 5
1955 0.621 1
1956 0.567 3
1957 0.550 9
1960 0.592 3
1961 0.548 8
1963 0.564 4
1964 0.518 9
1965 0.553 4
1967 0.527 5
Year ISO Rank
1950 0.242 8
1951 0.292 5
1955 0.248 9
1956 0.216 10
1967 0.207 9
Year OPS Rank
1950 0.982 2
1951 1.061 1
1953 0.913 9
1954 1.014 3
1955 1.087 1
1956 0.999 1
1957 0.994 2
1958 0.966 4
1959 0.984 5
1960 1.069 2
1961 0.998 1
1962 0.907 8
1963 1.004 2
1964 0.963 2
1965 0.998 2
1966 0.909 10
1967 0.935 3
Year G Rank
1948 148 4
1953 162 1
1954 161 8
1955 160 4
1956 156 1
1957 156 1
1958 156 1
1959 156 1
1960 156 1
1961 154 3
1962 155 1
1963 161 1
1964 160 8
1968 158 7
Year WAR Rank
1951 5.3 10
1954 6.7 3
1955 9.1 1
1956 6.8 2
1957 6.7 4
1958 5.9 7
1959 6.6 9
1960 9.5 1
1961 7.3 1
1962 5.4 9
1963 7.1 4
1964 7.2 3
1965 8.4 1