Denis Menke Stats
Denis Menke
| Primary Position: Shortstop |
Bats: R Throws: R |
| Born: July 21, 1940 |
Location: Bancroft, IA USA |
| Played in 13
Major League seasons (1962-1974) |
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Career Shark War: 26.1717
- Hitting WAR: 24.7304
- Fielding WAR: 1.4413
- 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 |
| 1962 |
NL |
ML1 |
21 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
50 |
166 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
7.921 |
0.277 |
0.267 |
2B |
| 1963 |
NL |
ML1 |
22 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
146 |
572 |
121 |
16 |
4 |
11 |
37 |
6 |
7 |
43.164 |
0.289 |
0.344 |
SS |
| 1964 |
NL |
ML1 |
23 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
151 |
588 |
143 |
29 |
5 |
20 |
68 |
4 |
2 |
84.663 |
0.368 |
0.479 |
SS |
| 1965 |
NL |
ML1 |
24 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
71 |
202 |
44 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
20.159 |
0.313 |
0.392 |
SS |
| 1966 |
NL |
ATL |
25 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
138 |
545 |
114 |
20 |
4 |
15 |
71 |
0 |
7 |
65.348 |
0.355 |
0.412 |
SS |
| 1967 |
NL |
ATL |
26 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
129 |
491 |
95 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
65 |
5 |
7 |
44.957 |
0.333 |
0.325 |
SS |
| 1968 |
NL |
HOU |
27 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
150 |
621 |
135 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
64 |
5 |
8 |
59.142 |
0.334 |
0.347 |
2B |
| 1969 |
NL |
HOU |
28 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
154 |
657 |
149 |
25 |
5 |
10 |
87 |
2 |
7 |
78.458 |
0.369 |
0.387 |
SS |
| 1970 |
NL |
HOU |
29 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
154 |
665 |
171 |
26 |
6 |
13 |
82 |
6 |
5 |
93.881 |
0.392 |
0.441 |
SS |
| 1971 |
NL |
HOU |
30 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
146 |
547 |
117 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
59 |
4 |
5 |
45.242 |
0.328 |
0.320 |
1B |
| 1972 |
NL |
CIN |
31 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
140 |
524 |
104 |
19 |
2 |
9 |
58 |
0 |
1 |
45.753 |
0.322 |
0.344 |
3B |
| 1973 |
NL |
CIN |
32 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
139 |
322 |
46 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
69 |
1 |
1 |
29.632 |
0.368 |
0.270 |
3B |
| 1974 |
NL |
HOU |
33 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
30 |
34 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-0.453 |
0.206 |
0.138 |
1B |
| Career Totals | 26.2 | 24.7 | 1598 | 5934 | 1270 | 225 | 40 | 101 | 698 | 34 | 54 | 617.869 | 0.339 | 0.370 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year | Position | Team | Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved |
| 1962 |
1B |
ML1 |
21 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
-0.155 |
| 2B |
ML1 |
21 |
0.1 |
20.0 |
147.0 |
49.0 |
47.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
0.618 |
| 3B |
ML1 |
21 |
0.3 |
15.0 |
132.3 |
9.0 |
37.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
3.222 |
| LF |
ML1 |
21 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.113 |
| SS |
ML1 |
21 |
-0.1 |
9.0 |
77.0 |
16.0 |
25.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
-1.306 |
| 1963 |
1B |
ML1 |
22 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.301 |
| 2B |
ML1 |
22 |
-0.1 |
22.0 |
180.3 |
51.0 |
51.0 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
-1.106 |
| 3B |
ML1 |
22 |
0.3 |
51.0 |
414.0 |
58.0 |
96.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
2.537 |
| LF |
ML1 |
22 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.120 |
| SS |
ML1 |
22 |
1.4 |
82.0 |
654.3 |
120.0 |
250.0 |
9.0 |
45.0 |
12.721 |
| 1964 |
2B |
ML1 |
23 |
-0.0 |
15.0 |
104.0 |
29.0 |
31.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
-0.058 |
| 3B |
ML1 |
23 |
-0.2 |
6.0 |
30.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-1.856 |
| SS |
ML1 |
23 |
1.8 |
141.0 |
1129.3 |
253.0 |
422.0 |
25.0 |
76.0 |
15.015 |
| 1965 |
1B |
ML1 |
24 |
-0.0 |
8.0 |
40.3 |
42.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
-0.478 |
| 3B |
ML1 |
24 |
-0.0 |
4.0 |
24.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
-0.418 |
| SS |
ML1 |
24 |
0.4 |
54.0 |
366.0 |
65.0 |
140.0 |
7.0 |
22.0 |
4.108 |
| 1966 |
1B |
ATL |
25 |
-0.0 |
7.0 |
33.3 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
-0.229 |
| 3B |
ATL |
25 |
0.2 |
39.0 |
255.7 |
38.0 |
58.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.435 |
| SS |
ATL |
25 |
-1.1 |
106.0 |
879.3 |
165.0 |
282.0 |
21.0 |
50.0 |
-9.997 |
| 1967 |
3B |
ATL |
26 |
-0.1 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.554 |
| SS |
ATL |
26 |
-0.9 |
124.0 |
1043.3 |
181.0 |
349.0 |
19.0 |
65.0 |
-7.842 |
| 1968 |
1B |
HOU |
27 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
21.0 |
29.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.048 |
| 2B |
HOU |
27 |
-1.2 |
119.0 |
1001.0 |
269.0 |
285.0 |
10.0 |
47.0 |
-9.995 |
| 3B |
HOU |
27 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
28.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.172 |
| SS |
HOU |
27 |
0.1 |
35.0 |
264.0 |
45.0 |
92.0 |
5.0 |
21.0 |
0.457 |
| 1969 |
1B |
HOU |
28 |
0.2 |
9.0 |
62.0 |
52.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
1.628 |
| 2B |
HOU |
28 |
-0.3 |
23.0 |
172.3 |
42.0 |
47.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
-2.574 |
| 3B |
HOU |
28 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.148 |
| SS |
HOU |
28 |
-1.7 |
131.0 |
1115.3 |
161.0 |
356.0 |
24.0 |
63.0 |
-14.909 |
| 1970 |
1B |
HOU |
29 |
-0.0 |
5.0 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.407 |
| 2B |
HOU |
29 |
0.4 |
21.0 |
162.0 |
51.0 |
62.0 |
1.0 |
14.0 |
4.149 |
| 3B |
HOU |
29 |
-0.1 |
5.0 |
28.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
-1.091 |
| LF |
HOU |
29 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.069 |
| RF |
HOU |
29 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
12.7 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.086 |
| SS |
HOU |
29 |
-1.0 |
133.0 |
1139.0 |
192.0 |
394.0 |
28.0 |
66.0 |
-9.935 |
| 1971 |
1B |
HOU |
30 |
1.4 |
101.0 |
810.0 |
845.0 |
59.0 |
3.0 |
77.0 |
13.823 |
| 2B |
HOU |
30 |
-0.0 |
5.0 |
32.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
-0.366 |
| 3B |
HOU |
30 |
-0.5 |
32.0 |
250.0 |
24.0 |
41.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
-4.700 |
| SS |
HOU |
30 |
0.3 |
17.0 |
83.0 |
16.0 |
40.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
2.849 |
| 1972 |
1B |
CIN |
31 |
-0.0 |
11.0 |
47.0 |
40.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
-0.022 |
| 3B |
CIN |
31 |
0.9 |
130.0 |
1092.0 |
85.0 |
258.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
8.597 |
| 1973 |
1B |
CIN |
32 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.038 |
| 2B |
CIN |
32 |
-0.2 |
5.0 |
30.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
-1.571 |
| 3B |
CIN |
32 |
1.3 |
123.0 |
736.3 |
68.0 |
189.0 |
9.0 |
19.0 |
12.074 |
| SS |
CIN |
32 |
-0.1 |
7.0 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.643 |
| 1974 |
1B |
HOU |
33 |
-0.0 |
12.0 |
16.0 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
-0.055 |
| 2B |
HOU |
33 |
-0.1 |
3.0 |
14.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.622 |
| 3B |
HOU |
33 |
0.3 |
7.0 |
39.0 |
2.0 |
16.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.833 |
| SS |
HOU |
33 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.365 |
| 1B (11 seasons) | 1.5 | 162.0 | 1055.7 | 1080.0 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 101.0 | 14.4169 |
| 2B (9 seasons) | -1.4 | 233.0 | 1842.7 | 506.0 | 543.0 | 21.0 | 103.0 | -11.5254 |
| 3B (13 seasons) | 2.3 | 420.0 | 3051.0 | 296.0 | 715.0 | 49.0 | 64.0 | 22.3989 |
| LF (3 seasons) | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3024 |
| RF (1 season) | -0.0 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0856 |
| SS (12 seasons) | -1.0 | 841.0 | 6772.0 | 1218.0 | 2355.0 | 144.0 | 419.0 | -9.8478 |