Charlie Lau Stats
Charlie Lau
| Primary Position: Catcher |
Bats: L Throws: R |
| Born: April 12, 1933 |
Location: Romulus, MI USA |
| Played in 11
Major League seasons (1956-1967) |
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Career Shark War: 0.3854
- Hitting WAR: 2.7193
- Fielding WAR: -2.3339
- Pitching WAR: 0.0
Hitting Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG | Pos |
| 1956 |
AL |
DET |
23 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.006 |
0.222 |
0.222 |
C |
| 1958 |
AL |
DET |
25 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
30 |
82 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
4.011 |
0.293 |
0.221 |
C |
| 1959 |
AL |
DET |
26 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.197 |
0.167 |
0.167 |
C |
| 1960 |
NL |
ML1 |
27 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
21 |
61 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2.141 |
0.271 |
0.226 |
C |
| 1961 |
AL |
BAL |
28 |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
17 |
49 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-0.380 |
0.188 |
0.234 |
C |
| NL |
ML1 |
28 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
28 |
102 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
6.881 |
0.323 |
0.268 |
C |
| 1962 |
AL |
BAL |
29 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
81 |
208 |
58 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
24.304 |
0.319 |
0.462 |
C |
| 1963 |
AL |
BAL |
30 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
29 |
50 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.281 |
0.204 |
0.229 |
C |
| AL |
KC1 |
30 |
-0.3 |
0.9 |
62 |
207 |
55 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
22.463 |
0.340 |
0.401 |
C |
| 1964 |
AL |
BAL |
31 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
62 |
179 |
41 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
18.339 |
0.333 |
0.386 |
C |
| AL |
KC1 |
31 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
43 |
129 |
32 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13.324 |
0.326 |
0.398 |
C |
| 1965 |
AL |
BAL |
32 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
68 |
152 |
39 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
18.905 |
0.371 |
0.409 |
C |
| 1966 |
AL |
BAL |
33 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
18 |
17 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4.982 |
0.588 |
0.833 |
DH |
| 1967 |
AL |
BAL |
34 |
-0.0 |
-0.0 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.536 |
0.273 |
0.250 |
DH |
| NL |
ATL |
34 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
52 |
49 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2.699 |
0.265 |
0.289 |
DH |
| Career Totals | 0.4 | 2.7 | 527 | 1311 | 298 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 109 | 3 | 1 | 118.281 | 0.314 | 0.365 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year | Position | Team | Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved |
| 1956 |
C |
DET |
23 |
-0.1 |
3.0 |
23.0 |
17.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.642 |
| 1958 |
C |
DET |
25 |
0.1 |
27.0 |
186.7 |
120.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.967 |
| 1959 |
C |
DET |
26 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.213 |
| 1960 |
C |
ML1 |
27 |
0.5 |
16.0 |
123.7 |
94.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
4.906 |
| 1961 |
C |
BAL |
28 |
0.3 |
17.0 |
119.0 |
90.0 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.565 |
| C |
ML1 |
28 |
-0.3 |
25.0 |
217.7 |
114.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
-3.406 |
| 1962 |
C |
BAL |
29 |
-0.5 |
56.0 |
389.3 |
269.0 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
-3.724 |
| 1963 |
C |
BAL |
30 |
0.2 |
8.0 |
66.0 |
48.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.174 |
| C |
KC1 |
30 |
-1.1 |
50.0 |
427.7 |
258.0 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
-10.351 |
| 1964 |
C |
BAL |
31 |
-0.3 |
47.0 |
348.7 |
243.0 |
13.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
-2.772 |
| C |
KC1 |
31 |
-0.3 |
35.0 |
262.3 |
179.0 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
-2.805 |
| 1965 |
C |
BAL |
32 |
-0.9 |
35.0 |
262.0 |
165.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
-6.433 |
| C (9 seasons) | -2.3 | 321.0 | 2437.0 | 1608.0 | 104.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | -18.3087 |