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Paul
Dempsey		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 10, 1916 in Somerville, AL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
WORLD SERIESs Won 1934   
GOLD GLOVE AWARD 1935   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1934 18 DET AL 26 21 9 5 1 0 0 5 8 2 0 3 .238 .227 .286 .513 2.1 0.0
    AAA   42 169 25 53 7 4 3 24 8 0 7 29 .314 .341 .456 .797 25.7  
    AA   28 104 18 33 7 1 3 17 6 2 8 12 .317 .366 .490 .856 17.7  
1935 19 DET AL 145 514 70 152 24 3 4 73 40 19 20 39 .296 .321 .377 .699 62.7 9.3
1936 20 DET AL 152 500 75 151 22 8 9 82 47 15 24 41 .302 .338 .432 .770 74.1 10.1
1937 21 DET AL 147 557 60 138 26 7 10 71 27 27 25 57 .248 .282 .373 .655 52.5 1.5
1938 22 DET AL 82 186 35 44 8 1 7 33 8 7 10 24 .237 .277 .403 .680 20.9 1.3
1939 23 DET AL 94 234 36 70 21 4 7 40 19 11 22 29 .299 .354 .513 .867 39.2 6.5
1940 24 DET AL 34 48 8 7 1 0 1 5 1 1 2 7 .146 .218 .229 .447 2.8 0.0
    AAA   58 185 34 50 8 3 11 27 6 2 18 21 .270 .335 .524 .859 32.3  
1941 25 DET AL 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   108 408 72 110 20 4 15 77 16 6 39 68 .270 .333 .449 .782 61.3  
1942 26 AAA   51 66 11 20 6 1 2 7 3 0 4 9 .303 .343 .515 .858 11.2  
1943 27 AAA   131 507 54 115 15 3 13 63 21 5 19 84 .227 .255 .345 .600 45.6  
1946 30 AAA   14 10 6 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 .300 .364 .600 .964 2.3  
1947 31 AAA   18 23 5 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 6 .130 .259 .174 .433 1.3  
1948 32 AAA   22 20 11 6 1 0 2 8 4 1 3 3 .300 .391 .650 1.041 5.2  
1949 33 AAA   48 38 14 9 4 1 1 10 3 1 6 4 .237 .341 .474 .815 6.3  
1950 34 AAA   50 75 8 16 3 1 2 10 1 0 6 13 .213 .272 .360 .632 7.6  
8 Years Sim 686 2067 295 567 103 23 38 309 151 82 104 202 .274 .311 .402 .712 254.0 28.7
10 Years AAA 542 1501 240 385 66 18 49 233 65 15 107 239 .256 .305 .422 .727 198.9  
1 Years AA 28 104 18 33 7 1 3 17 6 2 8 12 .317 .363 .490 .853 17.7  
11 Years Minors 570 1605 258 418 73 19 52 250 71 17 115 251 .260 .309 .427 .735 216.7  
162 Game Average 488 69 133 24 5 8 72 35 19 24 47 .274 .311 .402 .712 60.0  
Career Highs 152 557 75 152 26 8 10 82 47 27 25 57 .302 .354 .513 .867 74.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1279 187 340 60 15 26 180 91 38 55 129 .266 .297 .397 .695 148.5
vs LH   788 108 227 43 8 12 129 60 44 49 73 .288 .331 .409 .740 98.1
Home 347 1050 142 288 47 12 25 156 71 38 48 116 .274 .307 .413 .720 128.1
Away 339 1017 153 279 56 11 13 153 80 44 56 86 .274 .314 .389 .704 118.5
RISP   657 0 193 27 11 10 260 0 0 39 51 .294 .324 .414 .738 86.5
Pinch Hitting   63 13 15 7 1 0 7 2 1 7 8 .238 .314 .381 .695 7.4
Close/Late   206 43 63 14 2 3 26 0 0 13 15 .306 .348 .437 .785 29.2
Mar/Apr 78 226 36 62 9 2 7 32 15 9 9 25 .274 .302 .425 .726 27.8
May 133 417 52 116 23 2 9 64 33 14 17 34 .278 .310 .408 .718 50.9
June 100 300 51 92 25 3 4 52 19 14 12 29 .307 .336 .450 .786 39.9
July 108 324 41 81 15 3 2 42 19 13 15 35 .250 .288 .333 .621 28.3
August 132 410 65 113 19 6 10 71 38 14 25 40 .276 .317 .424 .742 55.7
Sep/Oct 127 390 48 103 12 7 6 48 26 17 26 39 .264 .308 .377 .685 44.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1934 18 DET AL LF 12 6 56.0 17 1 0 1 1.000 2.89   0.4
    RF 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
1935 19 DET AL LF 137 132 1132.3 291 7 6 1 .980 2.37   2.1
    RF 6 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1936 20 DET AL RF 144 141 1190.3 280 12 7 4 .977 2.21   3.4
    LF 7 0 13.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 6.23    
1937 21 DET AL RF 143 143 1217.0 333 15 6 4 .983 2.57   3.9
    LF 4 1 14.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.21    
1938 22 DET AL LF 29 27 217.0 56 0 1 0 .982 2.32   0.8
    RF 31 20 184.7 38 0 1 0 .974 1.85    
1939 23 DET AL LF 68 55 496.3 131 3 1 2 .993 2.43   0.9
    RF 5 3 31.0 8 0 1 0 .889 2.32    
1940 24 DET AL LF 8 6 54.0 12 1 0 0 1.000 2.17   0.0
    RF 6 3 29.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 3.10    
    CF 1 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1941 25 DET AL RF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
  RF 339 311 2674.0 674 27 15 8 .979 2.36   7.3
  LF 265 227 1982.7 521 12 8 4 .985 2.42   4.1
  CF 1 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   605 538 4661.7 1196 39 23 12 .982 2.38   11.4
Career Highs   151 144 1231.0 338 15 7 4 1.000 2.95    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1936-4-152
 Stolen Bases
1935-8-40
1936-6-47
 Caught Stealing
1937-4-27
 Stolen Base Percentage
1936-3-76
 At Bats per Home Run
1938-1-26.6
 Home Run Value
1936-9-0.9
CAR-31-1.3
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 39)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 193)
 
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  1. Bevan Griggs (981)
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  4. Hank Jefferson (954)
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  6. Wilt Witherspoon (948)
  7. Victor Pushkin (946)
  8. Loy Gibbons (946)
  9. Jackson Fruehling (946)
  10. Hector Schweingruber (942)
History
Entered the 1934 draft with his twin brother Silas
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Detroit in 1934
Had first career hit on 8/3/1934, off Andrew Wiggins (SLA)
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1934
 
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