Taffy Wright Stats

Taffy Wright was born on Thursday, August 10, 1911, in Tabor City, North Carolina. Wright was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1938, with the Washington Senators. 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 Taffy Wright baseball stats page.
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Taffy Wright

Taft Wright Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#93)

Taft Wright Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#93)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Taft Shedron Wright
Nickname:   Taffy
Born On:   08-10-1911
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tabor City, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-22-1981
Place of Death Data Died In:   Orlando, Florida
Cemetery:   Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, North Carolina
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-18-1938 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-16-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright 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
Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 Senators 100 263 37 92 18 10 2 1 36 13 - 17 1 - 4 - .350 .389 .517
1939 Senators 129 499 77 154 29 11 4 0 93 38 - 19 9 - 1 7 .309 .359 .435
1940 White Sox 147 581 79 196 31 9 5 1 88 43 - 25 1 - 2 9 .337 .385 .448
1941 White Sox 136 513 71 165 35 5 10 0 97 60 - 27 1 - 6 8 .322 .399 .468
1942 White Sox 85 300 43 100 13 5 0 0 47 48 - 9 1 - 4 5 .333 .432 .410
1946 White Sox 115 422 46 116 19 4 7 0 52 42 - 17 2 - 1 17 .275 .342 .389
1947 White Sox 124 401 48 130 13 0 4 0 54 48 - 17 5 - 1 9 .324 .398 .387
1948 White Sox 134 455 50 127 15 6 4 1 61 38 - 18 1 - 5 13 .279 .341 .365
1949 Athletics 59 149 14 35 2 5 2 0 25 16 - 6 4 - 3 8 .235 .321 .356
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 1,029 3,583 465 1,115 175 55 38 3 553 346 - 155 25 - 27 76 .311 .376 .423
Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1938 Senators OF 60 - - 112 1.9 110 107 3 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1939 Senators OF 123 - - 259 2.1 246 236 10 13 4 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1940 White Sox RF 144 - - 300 2.1 289 278 11 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1941 White Sox RF 134 - - 295 2.2 287 279 8 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1942 White Sox OF 81 - - 188 2.3 182 176 6 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1946 White Sox OF 107 - - 224 2.1 222 217 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1947 White Sox OF 100 - - 210 2.1 204 198 6 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1948 White Sox OF 114 - - 239 2.1 236 227 9 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1949 Athletics RF 35 - - 67 1.9 65 60 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 585 0 0 1,232 2.1 1,200 1,161 39 32 12 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
RF Totals 313 0 0 662 2.1 641 617 24 21 5 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
9 Years 898 - - 1,894 2.1 1,841 1,778 63 53 17 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Senators 1 2 .333 - - n/a 131.5 15.5 7.3 - - -
1939 Senators 1 2 .333 - - n/a 124.8 26.3 5.4 - - -
1940 White Sox 4 7 .364 - - n/a 116.2 23.2 6.6 - - -
1941 White Sox 5 4 .556 - - n/a 51.3 19.0 5.3 - - -
1942 White Sox 1 8 .111 - - n/a 0.0 33.3 6.4 - - -
1946 White Sox 10 3 .769 - - n/a 60.3 24.8 8.1 - - -
1947 White Sox 8 6 .571 - - n/a 100.3 23.6 7.4 - - -
1948 White Sox 2 1 .667 - - n/a 113.8 25.3 7.5 - - -
1949 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 74.5 24.8 6.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 32 33 .492 - - n/a 94.3 23.1 6.5 - - -
Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1938 Washington Senators 23 Undetermined - -
1939 Washington Senators 4 Undetermined - -
1940 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1941 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1942 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1946 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1947 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1948 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 6 Undetermined - -




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