Andy Pafko
Andrew Pafko
Born: February 25, 1921
Boyceville, WI USA
Deceased: 2013
Bridgman, MI USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1943-1959
Minor League Statistics
Andy Pafko compiled a career batting average of .285 with 213 home runs and 976 RBI in his 1852-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 60 | 58 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .379 | .400 | .431 | .831 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 512 | 469 | 47 | 126 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 23 | .269 | .315 | .350 | .665 | 164 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 608 | 534 | 64 | 159 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 36 | .298 | .361 | .455 | .816 | 243 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 273 | 234 | 18 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 15 | .282 | .366 | .380 | .746 | 89 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 129 | 550 | 513 | 68 | 155 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 39 | .302 | .346 | .454 | .800 | 233 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 606 | 548 | 82 | 171 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 50 | .312 | .375 | .516 | .891 | 283 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 592 | 519 | 79 | 146 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 33 | .281 | .369 | .449 | .818 | 233 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 595 | 514 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 32 | .304 | .397 | .591 | .989 | 304 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 199 | 178 | 26 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | .264 | .342 | .528 | .870 | 94 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 320 | 277 | 42 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 27 | .249 | .350 | .484 | .834 | 134 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 150 | 624 | 551 | 76 | 158 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 48 | .287 | .366 | .439 | .805 | 242 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 140 | 568 | 516 | 70 | 153 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 33 | .297 | .347 | .455 | .803 | 235 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 138 | 570 | 510 | 61 | 146 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 36 | .286 | .335 | .427 | .763 | 218 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 267 | 252 | 29 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | .266 | .293 | .377 | .670 | 95 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 45 | 104 | 93 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .258 | .330 | .376 | .706 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 83 | 235 | 220 | 31 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | .277 | .308 | .423 | .730 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 185 | 164 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .238 | .306 | .348 | .654 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1959 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 71 | 158 | 142 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | .218 | .293 | .324 | .617 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1852 | 7026 | 6292 | 844 | 1796 | 264 | 62 | 213 | 976 | 38 | 13 | 561 | 477 | .285 | .350 | .449 | .799 | 2823 | 164 | 76 | 82 | 15 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.923 | |
| 1944 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 333 | 24 | 6 | 4 | .983 | 2.902 | |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 371 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .995 | 2.729 | |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 64 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 13 | 4 | 4 | .978 | 2.781 | |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .985 | 2.646 | |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 125 | 314 | 29 | 29 | .938 | 3.158 | |
| 1949 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 101 | 10 | 10 | .934 | 2.878 | |
| 1949 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .987 | 2.296 | |
| 1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 342 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .978 | 2.458 | |
| 1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.000 | |
| 1951 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .992 | 2.604 | |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | .919 | 2.615 | |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .988 | 1.777 | |
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 241 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .976 | 1.770 | |
| 1954 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 138 | 136 | 1211.0 | 245 | 9 | 8 | 3 | .969 | 1.888 | 1.841 |
| 1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 58 | 47 | 430.7 | 96 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 2.027 | 1.672 |
| 1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 3B | 12 | 11 | 99.0 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 3.182 | 2.917 |
| 1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 37 | 21 | 206.7 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 1.960 | 1.216 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 69 | 43 | 462.0 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .982 | 2.123 | 1.580 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 93 | 34 | 443.0 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.214 | 1.172 |
| 1959 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 64 | 35 | 343.3 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 2.307 | 1.375 |
| Totals | 1783 | 327 | 3195.7 | 3388 | 590 | 97 | 67 | .976 | 11.203 | 2.231 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 7 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .214 | .267 | .357 | .624 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .190 | .190 | .190 | .381 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .300 | .444 | .744 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 77 | 72 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .222 | .250 | .292 | .542 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | CF | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 3.323 | 3.429 |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | LF | 5 | 4 | 39.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.308 | 2.000 |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | RF | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | RF | 5 | 3 | 32.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.531 | 1.800 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | CF | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.500 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | RF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | LF | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 |
| Totals | 23 | 18 | 165.0 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 2.945 | 2.348 |
Awards
1945 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1948 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
