Earl Averill
Howard Earl Averill
Born: May 21, 1902
Snohomish, WA USA
Deceased: 1983
Everett, WA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 172
Career: 1929-1941
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
Minor League Statistics
Earl Averill compiled a career batting average of .318 with 238 home runs and 1164 RBI in his 1669-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1929 season and last took the field during the 1941 campaign. Averill was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1929 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 680 | 597 | 110 | 198 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 96 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 53 | .332 | .398 | .538 | .936 | 321 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 139 | 605 | 534 | 102 | 181 | 33 | 8 | 19 | 119 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 48 | .339 | .404 | .537 | .941 | 287 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1931 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 701 | 627 | 140 | 209 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 143 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 38 | .333 | .404 | .576 | .979 | 361 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1932 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 712 | 631 | 116 | 198 | 37 | 14 | 32 | 124 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 40 | .314 | .392 | .569 | .961 | 359 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 658 | 599 | 83 | 180 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 29 | .301 | .363 | .474 | .837 | 284 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 702 | 598 | 128 | 187 | 48 | 6 | 31 | 113 | 5 | 3 | 99 | 44 | .313 | .414 | .569 | .982 | 340 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 638 | 563 | 109 | 162 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 79 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 58 | .288 | .368 | .496 | .863 | 279 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 682 | 614 | 136 | 232 | 39 | 15 | 28 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 35 | .378 | .438 | .627 | 1.065 | 385 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 156 | 702 | 609 | 121 | 182 | 33 | 11 | 21 | 92 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 65 | .299 | .387 | .493 | .880 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 134 | 567 | 482 | 101 | 159 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 93 | 5 | 2 | 81 | 48 | .330 | .429 | .535 | .965 | 258 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 24 | 61 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .273 | .344 | .473 | .817 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 87 | 364 | 309 | 58 | 81 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 30 | .262 | .354 | .463 | .817 | 143 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 64 | 124 | 118 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .280 | .309 | .381 | .690 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | Boston Braves | 8 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1668 | 7215 | 6353 | 1224 | 2019 | 401 | 128 | 238 | 1164 | 70 | 57 | 774 | 518 | .318 | .395 | .534 | .928 | 3390 | 7 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1929 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 384 | 14 | 14 | 3 | .966 | 2.636 | |
1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 134 | 0 | 0.0 | 345 | 11 | 19 | 5 | .949 | 2.657 | |
1931 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 398 | 9 | 10 | 3 | .976 | 2.626 | |
1932 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 412 | 12 | 16 | 3 | .964 | 2.771 | |
1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 390 | 8 | 12 | 3 | .971 | 2.671 | |
1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 410 | 12 | 13 | 3 | .970 | 2.740 | |
1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 371 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .982 | 2.712 | |
1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 369 | 11 | 12 | 2 | .969 | 2.533 | |
1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 362 | 11 | 9 | 3 | .976 | 2.391 | |
1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 14 | 9 | 2 | .975 | 2.634 | |
1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.091 | |
1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .976 | 2.000 | |
1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.136 | |
1941 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | |
Totals | 1589 | 0 | 0.0 | 3969 | 115 | 126 | 29 | .970 | 2.570 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1930 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1931 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1932 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1936 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1938 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
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