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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Chris Widger Catcher
Retired (1967, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .725 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 1433 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 03-19-1932
HR 111 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(131 games)
RBI 599
SB 170
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 2
1B D- (7.7%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B F  (0.5%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 6
3B F  (1.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 SEA
126
262
22
51
12
1
1
30
28
 55 2 3
10
 1 3
.534
.275
.260
.065
.195
1955 SEA
98
237
24
53
5
0
4
28
27
 38 1 0
5
 8 1
.601
.306
.295
.072
.224
1956 SEA
130
480
61
120
16
3
11
56
72
 77 1 2
15
 11 2
.712
.348
.365
.115
.250
1957 SEA
130
464
77
135
19
1
8
67
76
 65 2 2
13
 11 0
.779
.392
.388
.097
.291
1958 SEA
130
475
69
124
29
2
8
46
57
 66 1 4
9
 7 2
.720
.339
.381
.120
.261
1959 SEA
131
523
86
149
27
2
11
39
58
 62 2 1
23
 13 2
.765
.358
.407
.122
.285
1960 SEA
130
542
87
136
16
6
11
49
64
 75 1 4
26
 9 3
.692
.329
.363
.113
.251
1961 SEA
123
491
82
138
22
4
14
61
57
 90 2 3
23
 10 1
.784
.356
.428
.147
.281
1962 SEA
106
414
62
104
20
6
8
47
42
 57 0 4
7
 10 2
.704
.317
.386
.135
.251
1963 SEA
130
512
73
146
32
5
13
68
56
 87 1 3
9
 10 1
.798
.355
.443
.158
.285
1964 SEA
130
516
69
133
23
7
9
53
58
 86 2 3
20
 9 1
.715
.333
.382
.124
.258
1965 SEA
86
188
23
53
6
2
6
25
25
 26 0 0
7
 5 2
.797
.366
.431
.149
.282
1966 SEA
108
231
34
63
14
2
5
22
23
 35 0 1
3
 8 1
.753
.337
.416
.143
.273
1967 SEA
89
122
13
28
4
0
2
8
13
 18 0 0
0
 0 1
.615
.304
.311
.082
.230
Total
1647
5457
782
1433
245
41
111
599
656
 837 15 30
170
 112 22
.725
.342
.384
.121
.263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Chris Widger has retired from the Seattle Rainiers
1965-04-23Chris Widger of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1962-04-06Chris Widger of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1961-08-24Chris Widger of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1955-08-24Chris Widger of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1954-04-01The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Chris Widger to the major league team. The Seattle Rainiers have designated Mike Cruz for assignment.
1954-04-01The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Amos Creel to the major league team. The Seattle Rainiers have sent Chris Widger to the minors.
1954-04-01The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Chris Widger to the major league team. The Seattle Rainiers have sent Amos Creel to the minors.
1951-04-01The Seattle Rainiers have renamed Joe Covington to Chris Widger.