Don Padgett Stats

Don Padgett was born on Tuesday, December 5, 1911, in Caroleen, North Carolina. Padgett was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1937, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Padgett baseball stats page.

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Don Padgett



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Birth Name:   Don Wilson Padgett
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-05-1911  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Caroleen, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-02-1980 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   High Point, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Oakwood Memorial Park, High Point, North Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Lenoir-Rhyne College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-23-1937 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-12-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable

Don Padgett

Don Padgett Pitching Stats

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Don Padgett Hitting Stats

1937 26 Cardinals 123 446 62 140 22 6 10 0 74 30 5 43 1 0 0 5 .314 .357 .457
1938 27 Cardinals 110 388 59 105 26 5 8 1 65 18 0 28 1 0 0 12 .271 .303 .425
1939 28 Cardinals 92 233 38 93 15 3 5 1 53 18 5 11 5 0 1 11 .399 .444 .554
1940 29 Cardinals 93 240 24 58 15 1 6 0 41 26 5 14 0 0 2 6 .242 .321 .388
1941 30 Cardinals 107 324 39 80 18 0 5 0 44 21 1 16 1 1 0 8 .247 .292 .349
1946 35 Dodgers 19 30 2 5 1 0 1 0 9 4 4 4 0 0 0 1 .167 .265 .300
1946 35 Braves 44 98 6 25 3 0 2 0 21 5 2 7 1 0 0 0 .255 .291 .347
1947 36 Phillies 75 158 14 50 8 1 0 0 24 16 6 5 0 1 1 6 .316 .381 .380
1948 37 Phillies 36 74 3 17 3 0 0 0 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .230 .260 .270
8 Years 699 1,991 247 573 111 16 37 2 338 141 28 130 10 2 4 50 .288 .336 .415

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Don Padgett Fielding Stats

1937 Cardinals CF 6 6 135 14 2.3 13 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.60
1937 Cardinals RF 103 103 2,628 231 2.2 221 212 9 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.27
1938 Cardinals 1B 16 16 420 149 9.3 149 138 11 0 12 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.58
1938 Cardinals C 6 4 78 22 3.7 19 17 2 3 0 3 3 0 .864 6.58
1938 Cardinals CF 5 5 108 8 1.6 7 6 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.75
1938 Cardinals LF 8 7 156 19 2.4 19 16 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.29
1938 Cardinals RF 58 58 1,470 1,133 19.5 1,128 1,118 10 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .996 20.72
1939 Cardinals 1B 6 2 51 28 4.7 27 27 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 14.29
1939 Cardinals C 61 54 639 273 4.5 267 249 18 6 5 6 15 0 .978 11.28
1940 Cardinals 1B 2 0 - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1940 Cardinals C 72 61 816 288 4.0 277 243 34 11 5 5 22 0 .962 9.17
1941 Cardinals 1B 2 1 27 13 6.5 13 12 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.00
1941 Cardinals C 18 12 201 71 3.9 67 62 5 4 0 1 8 0 .944 9.00
1941 Cardinals LF 59 57 1,170 121 2.1 116 115 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.68
1941 Cardinals RF 3 2 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1946 Dodgers C 10 4 128 27 2.7 27 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.70
1946 Braves C 26 24 273 82 3.2 77 65 12 5 1 3 13 2 .939 7.62
1947 Phillies C 39 35 771 132 3.4 127 111 16 5 1 6 15 4 .962 4.45
1948 Phillies C 19 15 370 69 3.6 66 64 2 3 0 3 9 2 .957 4.82
C Totals 251 209 3,276 964 3.8 927 835 92 37 13 27 85 8 .962 7.64
RF Totals 164 163 4,122 1,364 8.3 1,349 1,330 19 15 8 n/a n/a n/a .989 8.84
LF Totals 67 64 1,326 140 2.1 135 131 4 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.75
1B Totals 26 19 498 191 7.3 190 178 12 1 14 n/a n/a n/a .995 10.30
CF Totals 11 11 243 22 2.0 20 19 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.22
8 Years 519 466 9,465 2,681 5.2 2,621 2,493 128 60 35 27 85 8 .978 7.48

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Don Padgett Miscellaneous Stats

1937 Cardinals 4 2 .667 14 0 n/a 44.6 10.4 6.0 - - -
1938 Cardinals 0 2 .000 18 0 n/a 48.5 13.9 6.0 - - -
1939 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 26 0 n/a 46.6 21.2 4.4 - - -
1940 Cardinals 1 2 .333 19 0 n/a 40.0 17.1 5.9 - - -
1941 Cardinals 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 64.8 20.3 7.4 - - -
1946 Dodgers 0 0 .000 10 0 n/a 30.0 7.5 3.3 - - -
1946 Braves 0 0 .000 18 0 n/a 49.0 14.0 4.7 - - -
1947 Phillies 0 0 .000 36 0 n/a 0.0 31.6 6.6 - - -
1948 Phillies 0 0 .000 16 1 n/a 0.0 37.0 10.6 - - -
8 Years 6 6 .500 185 1 n/a 53.8 15.3 5.9 - - -

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Don Padgett Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1937 St. Louis Cardinals 4 Undetermined - -
1938 St. Louis Cardinals 4 Undetermined - -
1939 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - -
1940 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - -
1941 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - -
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 33 Undetermined - -
1946 Boston Braves 6 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 8 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Phillies 22, 8 Undetermined - -

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