In 1939, Boots Poffenberger played in 3 games, all for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and batting in all of them. He had 1 at bat, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 1 time.
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In 1970, Boots Day played in 11 games, batting in all of them. He had 8 at bats, getting 2 hits, for a .250 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 3 times. He hit only singles.
Boots Day debuted on June 15, 1969, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium II; he played his final game on September 24, 1974, playing for the Montreal Expos at Jarry Park.
In 1970, Boots Day played for the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1970, Boots Day had 116 at bats, 31 hits, 6 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 0 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .303. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1970, Boots Day had 116 at bats, and hit 27 singles, 4 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs, for a .302 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1970, Boots Day had a .303 On Base Percentage and a .302 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .605. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1970, Boots Day had a .303 On Base Percentage and 35 Total Bases for 10.61 Runs Created.
In 1973, Boots Day played for the Montreal Expos. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1973, Boots Day had 207 at bats, 57 hits, 21 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 0 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .342. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1973, Boots Day had 207 at bats, and hit 46 singles, 7 doubles, 0 triples, and 4 home runs, for a .367 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1973, Boots Day had a .342 On Base Percentage and a .367 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .709. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1973, Boots Day had a .342 On Base Percentage and 76 Total Bases for 26.00 Runs Created.
Boots Day played in 120 games at outfield for the Montreal Expos in 1971, starting in 92 of them. He played for a total of 2577 outs, equivalent to 95.44 9-inning games. He made 262 putouts, had 10 assists, and committed 5 errors, equivalent to .052 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.