Rocky Bridges
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1961)
Rocky Bridges was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1961 for 7 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 11 seasons. In 919 career games, he hit .247 with 562 hits, 16 home runs, and 187 RBI. Rocky Bridges was an All-Star.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'8" / 170 lb
- Died
- 1/28/2015 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1951-04-17
- Last Game
- 1961-10-01
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Everett Lamar Bridges
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919 | 2,272 | 245 | 562 | 80 | 11 | 16 | 187 | 10 | 205 | 229 | .247 | .310 | .313 | .623 | -4,654 |
Career AVG .247 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .310 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.
Career SLG .313 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.
Career OPS .623 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 63 | 134 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | .254 | .260 (-3%) | .336 (-9%) | .385 (-15%) | .721 (-12%) | -270.9 |
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 51 | 56 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .196 | .252 (-22%) | .326 (-13%) | .369 (-32%) | .696 (-23%) | -192.7 |
| 1953 | CIN | NL | 122 | 432 | 52 | 98 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 42 | .227 | .264 (-14%) | .335 (-14%) | .397 (-31%) | .733 (-23%) | -1619.1 |
| 1954 | CIN | NL | 53 | 52 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .231 | .261 (-12%) | .333 (-3%) | .390 (-36%) | .723 (-21%) | -149.9 |
| 1955 | CIN | NL | 95 | 168 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 19 | .286 | .258 (+11%) | .332 (+3%) | .393 (-17%) | .726 (-8%) | -189.5 |
| 1956 | CIN | NL | 71 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .211 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | CIN | NL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | WS1 | AL | 120 | 391 | 40 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 40 | 32 | .228 | .257 (-12%) | .323 (-8%) | .391 (-22%) | .715 (-16%) | 0.0 |
| 1958 | WS1 | AL | 116 | 377 | 38 | 99 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 32 | .263 | .257 (+2%) | .324 (-3%) | .394 (-10%) | .719 (-7%) | -397.2 |
| 1959 | DET | AL | 116 | 381 | 38 | 102 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 30 | 35 | .268 | .256 (+4%) | .323 (-1%) | .392 (-11%) | .715 (-6%) | -388.8 |
| 1960 | DET | AL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | CLE | AL | 10 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | SLN | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1961 | LAA | AL | 84 | 229 | 20 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 37 | .240 | .258 (-7%) | .328 (-2%) | .399 (-26%) | .727 (-15%) | -484.2 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 919 | 2,272 | 245 | 562 | 80 | 11 | 16 | 187 | 10 | 205 | 229 | .247 | — | — | — | — | -3,692 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (919 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 462 | 1131 | 144 | 288 | 8 | 101 | .255 |
| Away | 457 | 1141 | 101 | 274 | 8 | 87 | .240 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-10-01 | LAA | CLE | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961-09-30 | LAA | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961-09-29 | LAA | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961-09-28 | LAA | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-09-27 | LAA | TEX | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961-09-26 | LAA | TEX | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-09-24 | LAA | DET | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961-09-23 | LAA | DET | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961-09-22 | LAA | DET | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-09-20 | LAA | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 270 | 84 | 592 | 614 | 24 | 154 |
| 3B | 191 | 38 | 103 | 197 | 23 | 20 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 447 | 344 | 686 | 1161 | 62 | 244 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BRO | 2B | 10 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | BRO | 3B | 40 | 0 | 26 | 62 | 13 | 10 |
| 1951 | BRO | SS | 9 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 1952 | BRO | 2B | 24 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 11 |
| 1952 | BRO | 3B | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952 | BRO | SS | 13 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | CIN | 2B | 115 | 0 | 329 | 320 | 16 | 94 |
| 1953 | CIN | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | CIN | SS | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | CIN | 2B | 19 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 10 |
| 1954 | CIN | 3B | 13 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | CIN | SS | 20 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 1955 | CIN | 2B | 9 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | CIN | 3B | 59 | 35 | 48 | 88 | 5 | 7 |
| 1955 | CIN | SS | 26 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 1956 | CIN | 2B | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | CIN | 3B | 51 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | CIN | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | CIN | SS | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CIN | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CIN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CIN | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 2B | 14 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 7 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | WS1 | SS | 108 | 104 | 226 | 382 | 18 | 77 |
| 1958 | WS1 | 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | WS1 | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | WS1 | SS | 112 | 101 | 191 | 331 | 13 | 73 |
| 1959 | DET | 2B | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 1959 | DET | SS | 110 | 108 | 179 | 293 | 24 | 66 |
| 1960 | DET | 3B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | DET | SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | CLE | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | CLE | SS | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960 | SLN | 2B | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | LAA | 2B | 58 | 49 | 113 | 139 | 3 | 23 |
| 1961 | LAA | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | LAA | SS | 25 | 19 | 32 | 57 | 3 | 12 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 271 |
| Third Base | 189 |
| Shortstop | 448 |
| Left Field | 1 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Rocky Bridges (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Rocky Bridges: the record in brief
Between the debut on April 17, 1951 and the final game on October 1, 1961, Rocky Bridges built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Brooklyn Dodgers (1951 through 1952), the Cincinnati Reds (1953), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954 through 1957), the Washington Senators (1957 to 1958), the Detroit Tigers (1959 to 1960), the Cleveland Indians (1960), the St. Louis Cardinals (1960), and the Los Angeles Angels (1961). Bridges played primarily as a shortstop and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 7, 1927, in Refugio, TX, USA and a listed size of 170 pounds on a 5-foot-8 frame. The bio records the death on January 28, 2015, in Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA. Bridges's full given name, per the bio, is Everett Lamar Bridges.
In 919 games and 2,272 at bats, Bridges batted .247 with 562 hits, plus 16 home runs and 187 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .310 clip and slugging .313, Bridges finished with a .623 OPS. The .247 career average is close to the .258 the league hit across the same seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Bridges
- What years did Rocky Bridges play?
- Rocky Bridges played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1961.
- Was Rocky Bridges a pitcher?
- No. Rocky Bridges was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Rocky Bridges hit?
- Rocky Bridges hit 16 career home runs with 562 hits.
- What teams did Rocky Bridges play for?
- Rocky Bridges played for 7 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–1952), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1953–1957), the Washington Senators (1957–1958), the Detroit Tigers (1959–1960), the Cleveland Indians (1960), the St. Louis Cardinals (1960), and the Los Angeles Angels (1961).
- Did Rocky Bridges win an MVP award?
- No. Rocky Bridges did not win the MVP award.
- What awards did Rocky Bridges win?
- Rocky Bridges was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Rocky Bridges's career stats?
- In 919 games, Rocky Bridges had 562 hits, 16 home runs, 187 RBI, 245 runs, and 10 stolen bases, with a .247 batting average.
- What position did Rocky Bridges play?
- Rocky Bridges played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Rocky Bridges and how much did he weigh?
- Rocky Bridges was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 170 pounds.
- How many home runs did Rocky Bridges hit each season?
- Rocky Bridges's home runs by season: 1 in 1951, 0 in 1952, 1 in 1953, 0 in 1954, 1 in 1955, 0 in 1956, 3 in 1957, 5 in 1958, 3 in 1959, 0 in 1960, and 2 in 1961. His most in one season was 5, in 1958.
- What was Rocky Bridges's career batting average?
- Rocky Bridges batted .247 over his career, with 562 hits in 2,272 at bats.
- How many RBI did Rocky Bridges have?
- Rocky Bridges drove in 187 runs in his career.
- Is Rocky Bridges in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Rocky Bridges has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Rocky Bridges make?
- Rocky Bridges was selected to 1 All-Star Game.