Danny Britt
Toronto Blue Jays (ML)
Danny Britt
Birthdate:
April 1, 1940 (32 y, 5 m, 17 d)
Born In:
San Leandro, CA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
C
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/200
Entry:
1960 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 9, Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Contract:
$553k / 10 years (1966-1975)
ML Service Time:
10 years, 144 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1966 (3rd) Toronto (PUB)
1965 (3rd) Toronto (PUB)
1964 (2nd) Toronto (PUB)
1961 Buffalo (PUBAA)
1959 (2nd) Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
Rookie of the Year 1962 Toronto (PUB)
All-Star 1972 Toronto (PUB)
1971 Toronto (PUB)
1970 Toronto (PUB)
1968 Toronto (PUB)
1967 Toronto (PUB)
1966 Toronto (PUB)
1965 Toronto (PUB)
1964 Toronto (PUB)
1963 Toronto (PUB)
1962 Toronto (PUB)
1961 Buffalo (PUBAA)
1960 Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
League Champ 1965 Toronto (PUB)
Gold Glove 1971 - C Toronto (PUB)
1970 - C Toronto (PUB)
1969 - C Toronto (PUB)
1968 - C Toronto (PUB)
1967 - C Toronto (PUB)
1966 - C Toronto (PUB)
1964 - C Toronto (PUB)
1962 - C Toronto (PUB)
Silver Slugger 1971 - C Toronto (PUB)
1967 - C Toronto (PUB)
1965 - C Toronto (PUB)
1964 - C Toronto (PUB)
1963 - C Toronto (PUB)
1962 - C Toronto (PUB)
1961 - C Buffalo (PUBAA)
Championship Series MVP 1965 Toronto (PUB)
1959 Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
Batter of the Month Jun 1960 Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
Jun 1959 Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1962 Toronto (PUB)
Sep 1962 Toronto (PUB)
Player of the Week Aug 14, 1972 Toronto (PUB)
May 29, 1967 Toronto (PUB)
May 2, 1966 Toronto (PUB)
May 31, 1965 Toronto (PUB)
May 10, 1965 Toronto (PUB)
Jul 6, 1964 Toronto (PUB)
Aug 27, 1962 Toronto (PUB)
May 22, 1961 Buffalo (PUBAA)
May 16, 1960 Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
May 25, 1959 Lake Purdy College (PUBCOL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink4
Grey Ink56
Similar Players (C)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year TB Rank
1964 318 6
Year HR Rank
1963 34 9
1964 32 9
Year RBI Rank
1964 91 10
Year R Rank
1964 107 6
1966 97 4
Year BB Rank
1963 69 10
Year IBB Rank
1964 8 5
1968 9 9
Year SF Rank
1966 5 8
1967 6 5
1968 5 6
1970 6 8
Year XBH Rank
1964 64 7
Year Avg Rank
1963 0.356 3
1964 0.353 3
1965 0.358 1
1966 0.312 10
1970 0.325 6
1971 0.303 7
1972 0.299 8
Year OBP Rank
1963 0.432 4
1964 0.431 3
1965 0.440 1
1966 0.387 10
1967 0.384 9
1970 0.379 10
1971 0.370 9
1972 0.376 10
Year SLG Rank
1963 0.597 4
1964 0.594 2
1965 0.585 6
1971 0.520 8
Year ISO Rank
1963 0.241 8
1964 0.241 4
Year OPS Rank
1963 1.028 2
1964 1.026 2
1965 1.025 2
1966 0.882 8
1971 0.891 8
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.7 6
1963 7.7 2
1964 8.6 1
1965 7.5 4
1966 7.1 3
1967 6.5 8
1970 6.1 10
1971 8.2 3
1972 6.4 4