Johnny Temple
2B · 13 seasons · 1952 – 1964 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Johnny Temple sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 13 seasons. 1959 was the high-water mark, worth +12.0, 17th that season and 2973rd of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: stolen bases (+32.7), runs (+16.8) and batting average (+16.0), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
11.99
1959 · #2,973 all-time
Career Z
67.5
summed
Avg / Season
5.20
longevity-neutral
Seasons
13
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CIN | 30 | -1.71 | #232 | #44,987 |
| 1953 | CIN | 63 | -1.08 | #191 | #37,771 |
| 1954 | CIN | 146 | 10.14 | #26 | #4,774 |
| 1955 | CIN | 150 | 10.75 | #25 | #4,130 |
| 1956 | CIN | 154 | 8.65 | #38 | #6,693 |
| 1957 | CIN | 145 | 9.14 | #30 | #6,024 |
| 1958 | CIN | 141 | 10.31 | #22 | #4,593 |
| 1959★ | CIN | 149 | 11.99 | #17 | #2,973 |
| 1960 | CLE | 98 | 3.61 | #90 | #17,252 |
| 1961 | CLE | 129 | 4.60 | #85 | #14,677 |
| 1962 | BAL | 109 | 1.91 | #156 | #22,428 |
| 1963 | HOU | 100 | 1.52 | #158 | #23,820 |
| 1964 | CIN | 6 | -2.28 | #490 | #86,382 |
★ Best season by Z