Bubba Phillips Stats

Bubba Phillips was born on Friday, February 24, 1928, in West Point, Mississippi. Phillips was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Bubba Phillips baseball stats page.

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Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#395)

Bubba Phillips Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#395)
 

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Birth Name:   John Melvin Phillips
Nickname:   Bubba
Born On:   02-24-1928  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Point, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-22-1993 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Cemetery:   Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Philadelphia, Mississippi
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Mississippi Southern College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-12-1955 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-06-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 27 Tigers 95 184 18 43 4 0 3 0 23 14 1 20 1 4 2 3 .234 .289 .304
1956 28 White Sox 67 99 16 27 6 0 2 0 11 6 0 12 1 0 1 0 .273 .321 .394
1957 29 White Sox 121 393 38 106 13 3 7 0 42 28 3 32 5 2 3 5 .270 .322 .372
1958 30 White Sox 84 260 26 71 10 0 5 0 30 15 3 14 5 5 1 10 .273 .310 .369
1959 31 White Sox 117 379 43 100 27 1 5 0 40 27 7 28 4 1 4 8 .264 .319 .380
1960 32 Indians 113 304 34 63 14 1 4 0 33 14 3 37 5 3 4 6 .207 .249 .299
1961 33 Indians 143 546 64 144 23 1 18 2 72 29 4 61 7 3 5 14 .264 .305 .408
1962 34 Indians 148 562 53 145 26 0 10 0 54 20 0 55 4 6 7 17 .258 .289 .358
1963 35 Tigers 128 464 42 114 11 2 5 0 45 19 1 42 5 10 4 16 .246 .276 .310
1964 36 Tigers 46 87 14 22 1 0 3 0 6 10 2 13 1 1 0 2 .253 .327 .368
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,062 3,278 348 835 135 8 62 2 356 182 24 314 38 35 31 81 .255 .297 .358
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Tigers 3B 4 4 108 14 3.5 12 3 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 3.00
1955 Tigers CF 3 1 42 7 2.3 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1955 Tigers LF 60 33 1,062 113 1.9 112 111 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.85
1955 Tigers RF 4 1 72 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
1956 White Sox 3B 2 1 21 4 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
1956 White Sox CF 7 5 126 13 1.9 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.79
1956 White Sox LF 6 0 51 7 1.2 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.71
1956 White Sox RF 22 18 420 43 2.0 43 42 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.76
1957 White Sox 3B 97 92 2,397 332 3.4 318 91 227 14 18 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.58
1957 White Sox CF 13 9 309 39 3.0 39 36 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.41
1957 White Sox LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1957 White Sox RF 8 7 183 19 2.4 19 18 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.80
1958 White Sox 3B 47 42 1,068 130 2.8 124 38 86 6 12 n/a n/a n/a .954 3.13
1958 White Sox CF 15 11 345 36 2.4 34 33 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.66
1958 White Sox LF 18 15 384 41 2.3 41 40 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.88
1958 White Sox RF 5 4 99 10 2.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.73
1959 White Sox 3B 100 86 2,373 307 3.1 292 90 202 15 13 n/a n/a n/a .951 3.32
1959 White Sox CF 14 11 279 24 1.7 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.32
1959 White Sox LF 8 5 156 13 1.6 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1959 White Sox RF 1 1 27 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1960 Indians 3B 85 74 2,034 233 2.7 222 87 135 11 18 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.95
1960 Indians CF 3 1 27 2 0.7 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.00
1960 Indians LF 15 3 102 9 0.6 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1960 Indians RF 7 6 150 13 1.9 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.16
1960 Indians SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1961 Indians 3B 143 143 3,819 453 3.2 434 188 246 19 23 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.07
1962 Indians 2B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1962 Indians 3B 145 144 3,816 428 3.0 418 175 243 10 16 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.96
1962 Indians CF 3 3 78 9 3.0 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.77
1963 Tigers 3B 117 112 3,042 356 3.0 342 116 226 14 26 n/a n/a n/a .961 3.04
1963 Tigers CF 5 3 81 11 2.2 10 10 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.33
1964 Tigers 3B 22 19 525 59 2.7 58 18 40 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.98
1964 Tigers LF 1 1 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 762 717 19,203 2,316 3.0 2,224 808 1,416 92 133 n/a n/a n/a .960 3.13
LF Totals 109 57 1,785 183 1.7 182 179 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 2.75
CF Totals 63 44 1,287 141 2.2 136 132 4 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.85
RF Totals 47 37 951 92 2.0 91 89 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.58
2B Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
SS Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
10 Years 983 855 23,229 2,732 2.8 2,633 1,208 1,425 99 135 n/a n/a n/a .964 3.06
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Tigers 2 1 .667 21 16 n/a 61.3 9.2 8.0 - - -
1956 White Sox 1 2 .333 14 24 n/a 49.5 8.3 9.0 - - -
1957 White Sox 5 3 .625 4 7 n/a 56.1 12.3 9.4 - - -
1958 White Sox 3 0 1.000 5 3 n/a 52.0 18.6 8.7 - - -
1959 White Sox 1 1 .500 2 7 n/a 75.8 13.5 9.5 - - -
1960 Indians 1 0 1.000 4 10 n/a 76.0 8.2 9.2 - - -
1961 Indians 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 30.3 9.0 7.6 - - -
1962 Indians 4 0 1.000 1 0 n/a 56.2 10.2 10.4 - - -
1963 Tigers 6 2 .750 9 1 n/a 92.8 11.0 10.3 - - -
1964 Tigers 1 2 .333 20 3 n/a 29.0 6.7 14.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 25 11 .694 80 71 n/a 52.9 10.4 9.2 - - -
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - Stats
1960 Cleveland Indians 7, 5 Undetermined - -
1961 Cleveland Indians 5 Undetermined - -
1962 Cleveland Indians 5 Undetermined - -
1963 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1964 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -


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