Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Larry Doby
Birthdate:
Dec. 13, 1923 (115 y, 9 m, 2 d)Born In:
Camden, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
CFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/182
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 18 |
| Grey Ink | 129 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| J.D. Drew | 935 |
| David Justice | 921 |
| Bill Nicholson | 917 |
| Eric Davis | 916 |
| Dolph Camilli | 911 |
| Jackie Jensen | 909 |
| Ray Lankford | 907 |
| Carlos Aguiar | 904 |
| Hack Wilson | 902 |
| Kirk Gibson | 901 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 675 | 6 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 8 | 5 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 5 | 6 |
| 1949 | 7 | 1 |
| 1950 | 6 | 8 |
| 1953 | 6 | 5 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.442 | 1 |
| 1951 | 0.428 | 3 |
| 1952 | 0.383 | 6 |
| 1953 | 0.385 | 9 |
| 1955 | 0.369 | 9 |
| 1956 | 0.392 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.468 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.188 | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.857 | 7 |
| 1950 | 0.986 | 1 |
| 1951 | 0.941 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0.924 | 2 |
| 1953 | 0.873 | 8 |
| 1954 | 0.847 | 8 |
| 1955 | 0.874 | 4 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 153 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1950 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1951 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 1952 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1953 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 1954 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 1955 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 1956 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1957 | 3.8 | 10 |