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Joe Adcock

Joe Adcock

1950–1966 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'4", 210 lb · b. 1927 Coushatta, LA

Career 1,959 G · 1,832 H · 336 HR · 1,122 RBI · .277 AVG

Seasons leading his league

8

5 best in baseball 3 league only

31 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1960 Best season

Spanning 1956–1962, peaking at 3 titles in 1960.

Team records #7 Braves career HR

Led in First Base Fielding Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1960–1962) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

693rd League titles 8
508th Best in baseball 5
883rd Top-5 finishes 31

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

Career leaderboards

35th First Base Fielding Percentage .994
55th First Base Double Plays 1,228
72nd First Base Putouts 13,006
76th First Base Range Factor 9.25
77th First Base Assists 879
118th Home Runs 336
189th Slugging Percentage .485
212th Runs Batted In 1,122
254th Total Bases 3,205
327th On-Base Plus Slug. .822
394th Hits 1,832

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
First Base Fielding Percentage	4	1st	3 yrs (1960–1962)	1956 .995 1962 .997 1960 NL .993 1961 NL .993 1953 #3 1954 #3
First Base Range Factor	2	1st	2 yrs (1960–1961)	1961 10.63 1960 NL 9.80 1953 #3 1954 #3
First Base Putouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1960–1961)	1960 1,229 1961 1,471 1953 #2
First Base Double Plays	—	#2	—	1953 #2 1956 #2 1960 #2 1961 #2
First Base Assists	—	#2	—	1959 #3 1960 #2 1961 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1956 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#3	—	1956 #3
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1956 #2
Home Runs	—	#2	—	1956 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1962	1	1B FPCT .997
1961	3	1B PO 1,471 1B FPCT .993 1B RF 10.63
1960	3	1B PO 1,229 1B FPCT .993 1B RF 9.80
1956	1	1B FPCT .995

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1950	CIN	NL	102	372	46	109	16	1	8	55	24	24	2	.293	.336	.406	.742
1951	CIN	NL	113	395	40	96	16	4	10	47	24	29	1	.243	.288	.380	.668
1952	CIN	NL	117	378	43	105	22	4	13	52	23	38	1	.278	.321	.460	.781
1953	ML1	NL	157	590	71	168	33	6	18	80	42	82	3	.285	.334	.453	.787
1954	ML1	NL	133	500	73	154	27	5	23	87	44	58	1	.308	.365	.520	.885
1955	ML1	NL	84	288	40	76	14	0	15	45	31	44	0	.264	.339	.469	.807
1956	ML1	NL	137	454	76	132	23	1	38	103	32	86	1	.291	.337	.597	.934
1957	ML1	NL	65	209	31	60	13	2	12	38	20	51	0	.287	.351	.541	.891
1958	ML1	NL	105	320	40	88	15	1	19	54	21	63	0	.275	.317	.506	.823
1959	ML1	NL	115	404	53	118	19	2	25	76	32	77	0	.292	.339	.535	.874
1960	ML1	NL	138	514	55	153	21	4	25	91	46	86	2	.298	.354	.500	.854
1961	ML1	NL	152	562	77	160	20	0	35	108	59	94	2	.285	.354	.507	.861
1962	ML1	NL	121	391	48	97	12	1	29	78	50	91	2	.248	.333	.506	.839
1963	CLE	AL	97	283	28	71	7	1	13	49	30	53	1	.251	.320	.420	.740
1964	LAA	AL	118	366	39	98	13	0	21	64	48	61	0	.268	.352	.475	.827
1965	CAL	AL	122	349	30	84	14	0	14	47	37	74	2	.241	.315	.401	.716
1966	CAL	AL	83	231	33	63	10	3	18	48	31	48	2	.273	.355	.576	.930
Career	—	—	1,959	6,606	823	1,832	295	35	336	1,122	594	1,059	20	.277	.337	.485	.822

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1950	CIN	NL	OF	75	—	—	177	6	6	3	189	.968	2.44
			1B	24	—	—	169	11	2	13	182	.989	7.50
1951	CIN	NL	OF	107	—	—	221	8	4	2	233	.983	2.14
1952	CIN	NL	OF	85	—	—	189	5	3	1	197	.985	2.28
			1B	17	—	—	117	3	0	7	120	1.000	7.06
1953	ML1	NL	1B	157	—	—	1,389	96	13	146	1,498	.991	9.46
1954	ML1	NL	1B	133	132	1178.2	1,229	67	6	125	1,302	.995	9.74
1955	ML1	NL	1B	78	77	690.1	725	44	8	68	777	.990	9.86
1956	ML1	NL	1B	129	129	1004.1	1,086	75	6	109	1,167	.995	9.00
1957	ML1	NL	1B	56	55	432.0	477	30	2	60	509	.996	9.05
1958	ML1	NL	1B	71	60	490.1	525	36	6	55	567	.989	7.90
			OF	22	23	189.0	39	1	1	0	41	.976	1.82
1959	ML1	NL	1B	89	85	714.0	761	80	2	67	843	.998	9.45
			OF	21	20	160.1	46	1	5	0	52	.904	2.24
1960	ML1	NL	1B	136	136	1205.2	1,229	104	9	105	1,342	.993	9.80
1961	ML1	NL	1B	148	148	1315.0	1,471	102	11	133	1,584	.993	10.63
1962	ML1	NL	1B	112	112	837.1	907	57	3	72	967	.997	8.61
1963	CLE	AL	1B	78	69	619.1	608	36	3	46	647	.995	8.26
1964	LAA	AL	1B	105	102	823.0	959	54	7	94	1,020	.993	9.65
1965	CAL	AL	1B	97	94	711.1	789	45	3	68	837	.996	8.60
1966	CAL	AL	1B	71	57	524.0	565	39	2	60	606	.997	8.51
Career	—	—	1B	1,501	1,256	10545.1	13,006	879	83	1,228	13,968	.994	9.25
	—	—	OF	310	43	349.1	672	21	19	6	712	.973	2.24