Retired
Larry Doby
Birthdate:
Dec. 13, 1923 (88 y, 5 m, 1 d)Born In:
Camden, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
CFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/182
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 1955 | None (MLB) |
| 1954 | None (MLB) | |
| 1953 | None (MLB) | |
| 1952 | None (MLB) | |
| 1951 | None (MLB) | |
| 1950 | None (MLB) | |
| 1949 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 18 | 36.2 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 133 | 182.0 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 37 | 53.1 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 52.3 | 69.6 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 39.1 | 42.3 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 45.7 | 55.9 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Bill Nicholson R | 917 |
| Danny Tartabull R | 913 |
| Dolph Camilli R | 911 |
| Jackie Jensen R | 909 |
| Hack Wilson R | 902 |
| Fred McGriff R | 901 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 901 |
| Bobby Thomson R | 900 |
| Wally Berger R | 900 |
| Reggie L Sanders R | 899 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 153 | 5 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 675 | 6 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 577 | 8 |
| 1954 | 577 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 77 | 4 |
| 1949 | 90 | 2 |
| 1950 | 71 | 10 |
| 1951 | 81 | 2 |
| 1952 | 111 | 1 |
| 1953 | 121 | 1 |
| 1954 | 94 | 2 |
| 1955 | 100 | 2 |
| 1956 | 105 | 2 |
| 1957 | 79 | 10 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 256 | 8 |
| 1950 | 274 | 10 |
| 1952 | 281 | 4 |
| 1953 | 250 | 10 |
| 1954 | 279 | 5 |
| 1955 | 248 | 10 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 26 | 10 |
| 1957 | 27 | 9 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 9 | 9 |
| 1952 | 8 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 24 | 3 |
| 1951 | 20 | 9 |
| 1952 | 32 | 1 |
| 1953 | 29 | 3 |
| 1954 | 32 | 1 |
| 1955 | 26 | 7 |
| 1956 | 24 | 10 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 10 | 5 |
| 1950 | 8 | 6 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 85 | 8 |
| 1950 | 102 | 10 |
| 1952 | 104 | 2 |
| 1953 | 102 | 7 |
| 1954 | 126 | 1 |
| 1956 | 102 | 6 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 106 | 7 |
| 1950 | 110 | 9 |
| 1952 | 104 | 1 |
| 1953 | 92 | 8 |
| 1954 | 94 | 8 |
| 1955 | 91 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 91 | 10 |
| 1950 | 98 | 6 |
| 1951 | 101 | 4 |
| 1952 | 90 | 5 |
| 1953 | 96 | 3 |
| 1954 | 85 | 5 |
| 1956 | 102 | 3 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 3 | 1 |
| 1952 | 3 | 1 |
| 1953 | 3 | 2 |
| 1954 | 4 | 3 |
| 1955 | 8 | 5 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 5 | 6 |
| 1949 | 7 | 1 |
| 1950 | 6 | 8 |
| 1953 | 6 | 5 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 5 | 1 |
| 1954 | 9 | 4 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 52 | 4 |
| 1950 | 55 | 10 |
| 1951 | 52 | 7 |
| 1952 | 66 | 2 |
| 1953 | 52 | 8 |
| 1954 | 54 | 7 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.326 | 3 |
| 1955 | 0.291 | 10 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.438 | 1 |
| 1951 | 0.425 | 3 |
| 1952 | 0.380 | 6 |
| 1953 | 0.382 | 9 |
| 1955 | 0.369 | 9 |
| 1956 | 0.392 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.490 | 9 |
| 1949 | 0.468 | 6 |
| 1950 | 0.545 | 4 |
| 1951 | 0.512 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0.541 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0.487 | 7 |
| 1954 | 0.484 | 7 |
| 1955 | 0.505 | 3 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.189 | 9 |
| 1949 | 0.188 | 8 |
| 1950 | 0.219 | 7 |
| 1951 | 0.217 | 4 |
| 1952 | 0.266 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0.224 | 4 |
| 1954 | 0.211 | 5 |
| 1955 | 0.214 | 3 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.871 | 9 |
| 1949 | 0.854 | 8 |
| 1950 | 0.983 | 1 |
| 1951 | 0.938 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0.922 | 1 |
| 1953 | 0.870 | 8 |
| 1954 | 0.847 | 8 |
| 1955 | 0.874 | 4 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 153 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1950 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1951 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 1952 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1953 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 1954 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 1955 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 1956 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1957 | 3.8 | 10 |