Honus Wagner was born on Tuesday, February 24, 1874, in Chartiers, Pennsylvania. Wagner was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1897, with the Louisville Colonels. 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 Honus Wagner baseball stats page.
"Acknowledging that there may have been one or two whose talents were greater, there is no one who has ever played the game that I would be more anxious to have on a baseball team." - Historian / Author Bill James in The Biographical Encyclopedia (2000)
Honus WagnerHonus Wagner Autograph on a 2020 Topps Diamond Icons Baseball Card (#1/1) |
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Honus WagnerHonus Wagner Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1900 | 26 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1902 | 28 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
2 Years | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Honus WagnerHonus Wagner Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1897 | 23 | Colonels | 61 | 237 | 37 | 83 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | - | 14 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .350 | .391 | .481 |
1898 | 24 | Colonels | 151 | 588 | 80 | 180 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 105 | 31 | - | 20 | 10 | - | 6 | - | .306 | .347 | .417 |
1899 | 25 | Colonels | 147 | 571 | 98 | 197 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 40 | - | 36 | 4 | - | 11 | - | .345 | .399 | .503 |
1900 | 26 | Pirates | 135 | 527 | 107 | 201 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 41 | - | 17 | 4 | - | 8 | - | .381 | .434 | .573 |
1901 | 27 | Pirates | 140 | 549 | 101 | 196 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 53 | - | 39 | 10 | 0 | 6 | - | .357 | .419 | .497 |
1902 | 28 | Pirates | 136 | 534 | 105 | 177 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 43 | - | 51 | 8 | 0 | 14 | - | .331 | .396 | .464 |
1903 | 29 | Pirates | 129 | 512 | 97 | 182 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 44 | - | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7 | - | .355 | .414 | .518 |
1904 | 30 | Pirates | 132 | 490 | 97 | 171 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 59 | - | 44 | 5 | 0 | 4 | - | .349 | .423 | .520 |
1905 | 31 | Pirates | 147 | 548 | 114 | 199 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 54 | - | 53 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - | .363 | .427 | .505 |
1906 | 32 | Pirates | 142 | 516 | 103 | 175 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 58 | - | 31 | 6 | 0 | 10 | - | .339 | .416 | .459 |
1907 | 33 | Pirates | 142 | 515 | 98 | 180 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 46 | - | 40 | 14 | 0 | 5 | - | .350 | .408 | .513 |
1908 | 34 | Pirates | 151 | 568 | 100 | 201 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 109 | 54 | - | 22 | 14 | 0 | 5 | - | .354 | .415 | .542 |
1909 | 35 | Pirates | 137 | 495 | 92 | 168 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 66 | - | 24 | 27 | 0 | 3 | - | .339 | .420 | .489 |
1910 | 36 | Pirates | 150 | 556 | 90 | 178 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 59 | - | 47 | 20 | 0 | 5 | - | .320 | .390 | .432 |
1911 | 37 | Pirates | 130 | 473 | 87 | 158 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 67 | - | 34 | 12 | 0 | 6 | - | .334 | .423 | .507 |
1912 | 38 | Pirates | 145 | 558 | 91 | 181 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 59 | - | 38 | 11 | 0 | 6 | - | .324 | .395 | .496 |
1913 | 39 | Pirates | 114 | 413 | 51 | 124 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 26 | - | 40 | 10 | 0 | 5 | - | .300 | .349 | .385 |
1914 | 40 | Pirates | 150 | 552 | 60 | 139 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 51 | - | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | - | .252 | .317 | .317 |
1915 | 41 | Pirates | 156 | 566 | 68 | 155 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 39 | - | 64 | 16 | 0 | 4 | - | .274 | .325 | .422 |
1916 | 42 | Pirates | 123 | 432 | 45 | 124 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 34 | - | 36 | 10 | 0 | 8 | - | .287 | .350 | .370 |
1917 | 43 | Pirates | 74 | 230 | 15 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | - | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | - | .265 | .337 | .304 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
21 Years | 2,792 | 10,430 | 1,736 | 3,430 | 640 | 252 | 101 | 5 | 1,732 | 963 | - | 735 | 221 | 0 | 124 | - | .329 | .392 | .468 |
Honus WagnerHonus Wagner Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1897 Colonels | 2B | 9 | - | - | 47 | 5.2 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 0.00 |
1898 Colonels | 1B | 75 | - | - | 792 | 10.6 | 770 | 729 | 41 | 22 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 0.00 |
1898 Colonels | 2B | 10 | - | - | 53 | 5.3 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 0.00 |
1898 Colonels | 3B | 65 | - | - | 237 | 3.6 | 219 | 101 | 118 | 18 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 0.00 |
1899 Colonels | 1B | 4 | - | - | 47 | 11.8 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 0.00 |
1899 Colonels | 2B | 7 | - | - | 39 | 5.6 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 0.00 |
1899 Colonels | 3B | 75 | - | - | 278 | 3.7 | 258 | 90 | 168 | 20 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 0.00 |
1900 Pirates | 1B | 3 | - | - | 16 | 5.3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1900 Pirates | 2B | 7 | - | - | 26 | 3.7 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 0.00 |
1900 Pirates | 3B | 9 | - | - | 33 | 3.7 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .848 | 0.00 |
1900 Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1900 Pirates | RF | 118 | - | - | 199 | 1.7 | 192 | 181 | 11 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 0.00 |
1901 Pirates | 2B | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1901 Pirates | 3B | 25 | 24 | 651 | 97 | 3.9 | 87 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 3.61 |
1901 Pirates | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1901 Pirates | RF | 53 | 53 | 1,357 | 82 | 1.5 | 80 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.59 |
1901 Pirates | SS | 61 | 61 | 1,624 | 437 | 7.2 | 401 | 177 | 224 | 36 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 6.67 |
1902 Pirates | 1B | 32 | 31 | 770 | 334 | 10.4 | 330 | 315 | 15 | 4 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 11.57 |
1902 Pirates | 2B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.38 |
1902 Pirates | CF | 11 | 11 | 301 | 31 | 2.8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.78 |
1902 Pirates | LF | 20 | 20 | 513 | 43 | 2.2 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.26 |
1902 Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1902 Pirates | RF | 30 | 30 | 775 | 58 | 1.9 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
1902 Pirates | SS | 44 | 43 | 1,155 | 262 | 6.0 | 234 | 89 | 145 | 28 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 5.47 |
1903 Pirates | 1B | 7 | 6 | 159 | 67 | 9.6 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 11.21 |
1903 Pirates | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1903 Pirates | RF | 11 | 11 | 273 | 20 | 1.8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.88 |
1903 Pirates | SS | 111 | 111 | 2,842 | 745 | 6.7 | 698 | 303 | 395 | 47 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 6.63 |
1904 Pirates | 1B | 3 | 3 | 81 | 32 | 10.7 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 10.33 |
1904 Pirates | 2B | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.31 |
1904 Pirates | CF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1904 Pirates | LF | 6 | 6 | 150 | 12 | 2.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.98 |
1904 Pirates | SS | 121 | 121 | 3,117 | 690 | 5.7 | 641 | 274 | 367 | 49 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 5.55 |
1905 Pirates | LF | 2 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.74 |
1905 Pirates | SS | 145 | 145 | 3,699 | 930 | 6.4 | 870 | 353 | 517 | 60 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 6.35 |
1906 Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.38 |
1906 Pirates | RF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
1906 Pirates | SS | 138 | 137 | 3,589 | 858 | 6.2 | 807 | 334 | 473 | 51 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 6.07 |
1907 Pirates | 1B | 4 | 4 | 108 | 45 | 11.3 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
1907 Pirates | SS | 138 | 138 | 3,525 | 791 | 5.7 | 742 | 314 | 428 | 49 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.68 |
1908 Pirates | SS | 151 | 151 | 4,069 | 873 | 5.8 | 823 | 354 | 469 | 50 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 5.46 |
1909 Pirates | LF | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1909 Pirates | SS | 137 | 137 | 3,707 | 823 | 6.0 | 773 | 340 | 433 | 50 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 5.63 |
1910 Pirates | 1B | 12 | 12 | 306 | 116 | 9.7 | 116 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.24 |
1910 Pirates | 2B | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 7.36 |
1910 Pirates | SS | 137 | 136 | 3,597 | 801 | 5.8 | 749 | 336 | 413 | 52 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 5.62 |
1911 Pirates | 1B | 28 | 28 | 714 | 266 | 9.5 | 259 | 250 | 9 | 7 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 9.79 |
1911 Pirates | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.00 |
1911 Pirates | LF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1911 Pirates | SS | 101 | 101 | 2,641 | 572 | 5.7 | 533 | 221 | 312 | 39 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 5.45 |
1912 Pirates | SS | 143 | 143 | 3,873 | 835 | 5.8 | 803 | 341 | 462 | 32 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.60 |
1913 Pirates | SS | 105 | 105 | 2,794 | 636 | 6.1 | 611 | 288 | 323 | 25 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 5.90 |
1914 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1914 Pirates | 3B | 17 | 17 | 425 | 54 | 3.2 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 3.18 |
1914 Pirates | SS | 132 | 130 | 3,516 | 785 | 5.9 | 746 | 322 | 424 | 39 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 5.73 |
1915 Pirates | 1B | 10 | 9 | 243 | 109 | 10.9 | 109 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.11 |
1915 Pirates | 2B | 12 | 12 | 306 | 47 | 3.9 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
1915 Pirates | SS | 131 | 131 | 3,398 | 731 | 5.6 | 693 | 298 | 395 | 38 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 5.51 |
1916 Pirates | 1B | 25 | 23 | 558 | 197 | 7.9 | 194 | 183 | 11 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 9.39 |
1916 Pirates | 2B | 4 | 3 | 84 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 5.79 |
1916 Pirates | SS | 92 | 90 | 2,358 | 517 | 5.6 | 487 | 226 | 261 | 30 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 5.58 |
1917 Pirates | 1B | 48 | 44 | 1,169 | 471 | 9.8 | 464 | 442 | 22 | 7 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 10.72 |
1917 Pirates | 2B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 15.00 |
1917 Pirates | 3B | 17 | 15 | 415 | 58 | 3.4 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 3.58 |
1917 Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,888 | 1,880 | 49,508 | 11,287 | 6.0 | 10,612 | 4,570 | 6,042 | 675 | 787 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 5.79 | |
1B Totals | 252 | 161 | 4,132 | 2,500 | 9.9 | 2,453 | 2,323 | 130 | 47 | 147 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 16.03 | |
RF Totals | 214 | 96 | 2,456 | 363 | 1.7 | 353 | 334 | 19 | 10 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.88 | |
3B Totals | 209 | 56 | 1,499 | 759 | 3.6 | 698 | 284 | 414 | 61 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 12.57 | |
2B Totals | 57 | 18 | 481 | 270 | 4.7 | 257 | 118 | 139 | 13 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 14.43 | |
LF Totals | 32 | 30 | 784 | 68 | 2.1 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.31 | |
CF Totals | 14 | 14 | 376 | 35 | 2.5 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.44 | |
P Totals | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 | |
21 Years | 2,668 | 2,255 | 59,261 | 15,283 | 5.7 | 14,475 | 7,725 | 6,750 | 808 | 985 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 6.59 |
Honus WagnerHonus Wagner Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1897 Colonels | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 118.5 | 16.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1898 Colonels | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.8 | 29.4 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1899 Colonels | 37 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 81.6 | 15.9 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1900 Pirates | 38 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 131.8 | 31.0 | 5.3 | 0.25 | 3.00 | 12.00 |
1901 Pirates | 49 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.5 | 14.1 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1902 Pirates | 42 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 178.0 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 2.50 | 8.44 | 3.38 |
1903 Pirates | 46 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 102.4 | 30.1 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1904 Pirates | 53 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 122.5 | 11.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1905 Pirates | 57 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.3 | 10.3 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1906 Pirates | 53 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 258.0 | 16.6 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1907 Pirates | 61 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.8 | 12.9 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1908 Pirates | 53 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 56.8 | 25.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1909 Pirates | 35 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 99.0 | 20.6 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1910 Pirates | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 139.0 | 11.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1911 Pirates | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.6 | 13.9 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1912 Pirates | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.7 | 14.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1913 Pirates | 21 | 11 | .656 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 137.7 | 10.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1914 Pirates | 23 | 13 | .639 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 552.0 | 10.8 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1915 Pirates | 22 | 15 | .595 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 94.3 | 8.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1916 Pirates | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 432.0 | 12.0 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1917 Pirates | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.5 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
21 Years | 722 | 46 | .940 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 103.3 | 14.2 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
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