Bubba Phillips Stats

Bubba Phillips was born on Friday, February 24, 1928, in West Point, Mississippi. Phillips was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Bubba Phillips baseball stats page.

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Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#395)

Bubba Phillips Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#395)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Melvin Phillips
Nickname:   Bubba
Born On:   02-24-1928
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Point, Mississippi
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-22-1993
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Cemetery:   Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Philadelphia, Mississippi
College:   Mississippi Southern College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-12-1955 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-06-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips 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
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Tigers 95 184 18 43 4 0 3 0 23 14 1 20 1 4 2 3 .234 .289 .304
1956 White Sox 67 99 16 27 6 0 2 0 11 6 0 12 1 0 1 0 .273 .321 .394
1957 White Sox 121 393 38 106 13 3 7 0 42 28 3 32 5 2 3 5 .270 .322 .372
1958 White Sox 84 260 26 71 10 0 5 0 30 15 3 14 5 5 1 10 .273 .310 .369
1959 White Sox 117 379 43 100 27 1 5 0 40 27 7 28 4 1 4 8 .264 .319 .380
1960 Indians 113 304 34 63 14 1 4 0 33 14 3 37 5 3 4 6 .207 .249 .299
1961 Indians 143 546 64 144 23 1 18 2 72 29 4 61 7 3 5 14 .264 .305 .408
1962 Indians 148 562 53 145 26 0 10 0 54 20 0 55 4 6 7 17 .258 .289 .358
1963 Tigers 128 464 42 114 11 2 5 0 45 19 1 42 5 10 4 16 .246 .276 .310
1964 Tigers 46 87 14 22 1 0 3 0 6 10 2 13 1 1 0 2 .253 .327 .368
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,062 3,278 348 835 135 8 62 2 356 182 24 314 38 35 31 81 .255 .297 .358
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Tigers 3B 4 - - 14 3.5 12 3 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1955 Tigers OF 65 - - 131 2.0 130 128 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1956 White Sox 3B 2 - - 4 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 White Sox OF 35 - - 61 1.7 61 59 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 White Sox 3B 97 - - 332 3.4 318 91 227 14 18 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1957 White Sox OF 20 - - 59 3.0 59 56 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 White Sox 3B 47 - - 130 2.8 124 38 86 6 12 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1958 White Sox OF 37 - - 87 2.4 85 84 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1959 White Sox 3B 100 - - 307 3.1 292 90 202 15 13 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 -
1959 White Sox OF 23 - - 37 1.6 37 37 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Indians 3B 85 - - 233 2.7 222 87 135 11 18 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1960 Indians OF 25 - - 24 1.0 22 22 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1960 Indians SS 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1961 Indians 3B 143 - - 453 3.2 434 188 246 19 23 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1962 Indians 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1962 Indians 3B 145 - - 428 3.0 418 175 243 10 16 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1962 Indians CF 3 - - 9 3.0 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1963 Tigers 3B 117 - - 356 3.0 342 116 226 14 26 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1963 Tigers CF 5 - - 10 2.0 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1964 Tigers 3B 22 - - 59 2.7 58 18 40 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1964 Tigers LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 762 0 0 2,316 3.0 2,224 808 1,416 92 133 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
OF Totals 205 0 0 399 1.9 394 386 8 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
CF Totals 8 0 0 19 2.4 17 17 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
SS Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
10 Years 978 - - 2,734 2.8 2,635 1,211 1,424 99 135 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 --
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Tigers 2 1 .667 - - n/a 61.3 9.2 8.0 - - -
1956 White Sox 1 2 .333 - - n/a 49.5 8.3 9.0 - - -
1957 White Sox 5 3 .625 - - n/a 56.1 12.3 9.4 - - -
1958 White Sox 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 52.0 18.6 8.7 - - -
1959 White Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 75.8 13.5 9.5 - - -
1960 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 76.0 8.2 9.2 - - -
1961 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 30.3 9.0 7.6 - - -
1962 Indians 4 0 1.000 - - n/a 56.2 10.2 10.4 - - -
1963 Tigers 6 2 .750 - - n/a 92.8 11.0 10.3 - - -
1964 Tigers 1 2 .333 - - n/a 29.0 6.7 14.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 25 11 .694 - - n/a 52.9 10.4 9.2 - - -
Bubba Phillips

Bubba Phillips Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - Stats
1960 Cleveland Indians 7, 5 Undetermined - -
1961 Cleveland Indians 5 Undetermined - -
1962 Cleveland Indians 5 Undetermined - -
1963 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1964 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -


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