Bruce Wright
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Bruce Wright was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Clowns and the New York Cubans. In 4 career games, he hit .100 with 1 hits.
- 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
- Second Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'7" / 156 lb
- Died
- 1982 in New York, NY, USA
Full name: Randolph Bruce Wright
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | 0 |
Career AVG .100 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.
Career OBP .100 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 69.4% below league average.
Career SLG .200 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — 43.2% below league average.
Career OPS .300 vs. league average .679 across their career seasons — 55.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | CC | NAL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | NYC | NN2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 2 |
| Third Base | 1 |
| Shortstop | 1 |
Bruce Wright: the record in brief
The season rows for Bruce Wright begin in 1943. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati Clowns (1943) and the New York Cubans (1946). Wright played primarily as a second baseman and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 25, 1920, in Magnolia, NJ, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 7 inches and 156 pounds. Wright's death is recorded in 1982, in New York, NY, USA. On the record, Bruce Wright was born Randolph Bruce Wright.
Wright collected 1 hits in 10 at bats across 4 games, good for a .100 batting average. Set against a .256 league average for the same years, Wright's .100 average sits 61.0% below it. By OPS the gap is 55.8% below league average (.300 against .679). The highest hit total in a season was 1, in 1946. The best average in the busiest seasons was .250, in 1946.
Most of Wright's defensive work, 2 games, came at second base; the rest of the position table shows third base (1) and shortstop (1).
Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Wright
- Was Bruce Wright a pitcher?
- No. Bruce Wright was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did Bruce Wright hit?
- Bruce Wright hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
- What was Bruce Wright's career batting average?
- Bruce Wright batted .100 over his career, with 1 hits in 10 at bats.
- Is Bruce Wright in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Bruce Wright has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Bruce Wright play for?
- Bruce Wright played for the Cincinnati Clowns and the New York Cubans.