Ted Strong

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .321
HR 27
RBI 200
H 304
OPS .919
PIV 4,518
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 198 lb
Born
1/2/1917 in South Bend, IN, USA
Died
3/3/1978 in Chicago, IL, USA
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Theodore Relighn Strong

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
281 947 206 304 52 16 27 200 30 148 3 .321 .424 .495 .919 4,518

Career AVG .321 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +20.1% above league average.

Career OBP .424 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +25.7% above league average.

Career SLG .495 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — +30.2% above league average.

Career OPS .919 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — +28.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1936 CAG IND 17 55 5 9 2 1 1 9 0 4 0 .164 .283 (-42%) .349 (-37%) .404 (-28%) .753 (-32%) -312.5
1937 IA NAL 20 77 17 24 9 1 0 14 4 15 0 .312 .276 (+13%) .342 (+24%) .398 (+14%) .740 (+19%) 283.9
1937 KCM NAL 2 8 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 283.9
1937 CAG NAL 4 15 5 6 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 283.9
1938 AB3 NAL 18 62 16 25 4 2 3 17 7 5 2 .403 .272 (+48%) .341 (+33%) .392 (+73%) .734 (+54%) 548.0
1938 KCM NAL 3 13 6 5 1 2 1 6 0 2 0 .385 — — — — 548.0
1939 KCM NAL 47 163 36 53 7 3 3 32 14 23 1 .325 .274 (+19%) .342 (+20%) .393 (+17%) .735 (+19%) 584.7
1941 KCM NAL 37 121 31 41 6 3 6 27 2 28 0 .339 .262 (+29%) .332 (+48%) .373 (+57%) .705 (+53%) 1285.7
1942 KCM NAL 45 170 42 59 13 1 7 42 1 23 0 .347 .253 (+37%) .323 (+35%) .349 (+60%) .672 (+48%) 1386.1
1946 KCM NAL 34 110 30 40 2 2 3 23 2 19 0 .364 .256 (+42%) .328 (+42%) .358 (+39%) .687 (+40%) 822.8
1947 KCM NAL 41 116 12 26 4 0 2 15 0 21 0 .224 .262 (-15%) .336 (+3%) .376 (-17%) .712 (-8%) -81.1
1948 IC NAL 13 37 5 14 1 0 0 10 0 7 0 .378 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 281 947 206 304 52 16 27 200 30 148 3 .321 — — — — 5,633

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 67 11 19 3 0 2 10 5 0 .284

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1946 NWS KCM 4 15 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .133
1942 NWS KCM 4 18 6 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 .333
1939 ALC KCM 5 19 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263
1937 ALC KCM 4 15 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 .400

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 29 27 240 15 4 11
2B 1 1 0 0 0 0
3B 18 15 20 22 4 0
OF 145 142 182 21 10 3
SS 88 88 175 221 28 34

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1936 CAG SS 17 17 31 22 7 3
1937 IA SS 20 20 40 64 7 8
1937 KCM 1B 2 1 6 1 0 0
1937 KCM SS 1 1 2 1 0 0
1937 CAG 1B 2 2 24 2 2 2
1937 CAG SS 2 2 3 3 1 0
1938 AB3 1B 13 13 107 8 1 3
1938 AB3 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1938 AB3 3B 3 3 2 5 0 0
1938 AB3 SS 1 1 1 2 0 0
1938 KCM SS 3 3 5 12 0 0
1939 KCM 1B 5 5 52 2 1 2
1939 KCM 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0
1939 KCM SS 41 41 87 110 12 22
1941 KCM 1B 2 1 11 2 0 1
1941 KCM 3B 9 8 7 12 1 0
1941 KCM OF 28 28 36 6 1 1
1942 KCM 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 KCM OF 45 45 48 7 2 1
1946 KCM 1B 1 1 12 0 0 1
1946 KCM 3B 1 1 3 2 2 0
1946 KCM OF 31 31 38 4 2 0
1947 KCM 1B 4 4 28 0 0 2
1947 KCM 3B 2 2 6 2 1 0
1947 KCM OF 31 29 39 2 5 1
1948 IC OF 10 9 21 2 0 0
1948 IC SS 3 3 6 7 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 29
Second Base 1
Third Base 18
Shortstop 88
Right Field 145

Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Strong

Was Ted Strong a pitcher?
No. Ted Strong was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Ted Strong hit?
Ted Strong hit 27 career home runs with 304 hits.