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Cal Neeman

Cal Neeman

1957–1963  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 192 lb  ·  b. 1929 Valmeyer, IL

Career 376 G · 224 H · 30 HR · 97 RBI · .224 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
6 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1957 Best season

Spanning 1957–1957, peaking at 2 titles in 1957.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Catcher Double Plays 1 1st — 1957 13 1958 #2
Catcher Putouts 1 1st — 1957 NL 703
Catcher Range Factor — #2 — 1957 #2
Catcher Assists — #2 — 1957 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1957 2 C PO 703 C DP 13

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1957 CHN NL 122 415 37 107 17 1 10 39 22 87 0 .258 .298 .376 .674
1958 CHN NL 76 201 30 52 7 0 12 29 21 41 0 .259 .336 .473 .809
1959 CHN NL 44 105 7 17 2 0 3 9 11 23 0 .162 .241 .267 .508
1960 PHI +1 NL 68 173 13 31 7 2 4 13 16 47 0 .179 .257 .312 .569
1961 PHI NL 19 31 0 7 1 0 0 2 4 8 1 .226 .306 .258 .564
1962 PIT NL 24 50 5 9 1 1 1 5 3 10 0 .180 .226 .300 .526
1963 WS2 +1 AL 23 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 .037 .103 .037 .140
Career — — 376 1,002 93 224 35 4 30 97 79 221 1 .224 .284 .356 .641

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1957 CHN NL C 118 111 996.0 703 56 8 13 767 .990 6.43
1958 CHN NL C 71 57 506.0 340 25 3 6 368 .992 5.14
1959 CHN NL C 38 34 264.2 158 9 1 1 168 .994 4.39
1960 PHI NL C 61 53 459.1 286 35 6 3 327 .982 5.26
1961 PHI NL C 19 10 97.2 63 5 1 0 69 .986 3.58
1962 PIT NL C 24 16 148.0 103 15 2 1 120 .983 4.92
1963 WS2 AL C 21 7 83.1 61 5 1 4 67 .985 3.14
Career — — C 352 288 2555.0 1,714 150 22 28 1,886 .988 5.30