Player
Roy Campanella HOF 1969
Player Info
- Full Name
- Roy
- Born
-
November 19, 1921
Philadelphia, PA, USA - Died
- June 26, 1993
- Size
- 5'9" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 20, 1948
- Final Game
- September 29, 1957
- Career
- 10 years
Teams
- Washington Elite Giants 1937-1937
- Baltimore Elite Giants 1938-1945
- Philadelphia Stars 1944-1944
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1957
Honors
1955 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1955 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1953 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(NL)
1953 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1953 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1951 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1951 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1949 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
1,455
G
.283
AVG
1,427
H
260
HR
1,015
RBI
.856
OPS
136
OPS vs Lg
97% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
1-0
W-L
5.28
ERA
2
G
16
SO
0
SV
1.24
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 1 | 0 | 5.28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.1 | 16 | 6 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NN2 | 15.3 | 9.39 | 3.52 | 1.239 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 103 | 330 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 31 | .242 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 124 | 388 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 39 | .219 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 123 | 446 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 32 | 81 | .318 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 111 | 397 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 43 | .207 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 144 | 519 | 162 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 103 | .312 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 128 | 468 | 126 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 73 | .269 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 143 | 505 | 164 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 90 | .325 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 126 | 437 | 123 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 70 | .281 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 130 | 436 | 125 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 65 | .287 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 83 | 279 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | .258 |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 57 | 207 | 77 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 51 | .372 |
| 1944 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 34 | 138 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .391 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Stars | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 1942 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 42 | 150 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | .280 |
| 1941 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 37 | 128 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | .320 |
| 1940 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 35 | 119 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .261 |
| 1939 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 18 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .217 |
| 1938 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 9 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 |
| 1937 | Washington Elite Giants | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NL | 380 | .146 | .245 | 8.9 | 13.2 | 95 | 13.7 | |
| 1956 | NL | 461 | .175 | .210 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 101 | 21.0 | |
| 1955 | NL | 522 | .265 | .288 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 163 | 33.7 | ✓ |
| 1954 | NL | 446 | .194 | .191 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 83 | 20.0 | |
| 1953 | NL | 590 | .299 | .288 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 166 | 42.9 | ✓ |
| 1952 | NL | 533 | .184 | .269 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 130 | 23.0 | ✓ |
| 1951 | NL | 562 | .265 | .311 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 170 | 33.8 | ✓ |
| 1950 | NL | 494 | .270 | .259 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 146 | 32.4 | ✓ |
| 1949 | NL | 507 | .211 | .273 | 13.2 | 7.1 | 143 | 22.8 | ✓ |
| 1948 | NL | 321 | .158 | .280 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 112 | 9.4 | |
| 1945 | NN2 | 239 | .208 | — | 13.0 | — | 195 | 18.8 | ✓ |
| 1944 | NN2 | 151 | .161 | .376 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 166 | 6.6 | |
| 1942 | NN2 | 167 | .113 | .287 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 117 | 4.3 | ✓ |
| 1941 | NN2 | 143 | .227 | .314 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 167 | 15.8 | ✓ |
| 1940 | NN2 | 126 | .210 | .223 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 103 | 24.9 | ✓ |
| 1939 | NN2 | 55 | .022 | — | 3.6 | — | 39 | 0.0 | |
| 1938 | NN2 | 31 | .000 | — | 3.2 | — | 16 | 0.0 | |
| 1937 | NN2 | 24 | .046 | .182 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1,371 | 7,501 | 685 | 107 | 89 | .987 |
| OF | 45 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .946 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 3B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .857 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 100 | 618 | 51 | 5 | 5 | .993 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 121 | 659 | 49 | 11 | 3 | .985 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 121 | 672 | 54 | 6 | 8 | .992 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 111 | 600 | 58 | 7 | 7 | .989 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 140 | 807 | 57 | 10 | 9 | .989 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 122 | 662 | 55 | 4 | 7 | .994 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 140 | 722 | 72 | 11 | 12 | .986 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 123 | 683 | 54 | 11 | 14 | .985 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 127 | 684 | 55 | 11 | 5 | .985 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 78 | 413 | 45 | 9 | 12 | .981 |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 3B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .857 |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 42 | 255 | 37 | 8 | 2 | .973 |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | OF | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 20 | 112 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .984 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Stars | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | Baltimore Elite Giants | OF | 15 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .931 |
| 1942 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 27 | 119 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | Baltimore Elite Giants | OF | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .913 |
| 1941 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 36 | 182 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .990 |
| 1941 | Baltimore Elite Giants | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 32 | 180 | 25 | 7 | 1 | .967 |
| 1939 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 16 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .960 |
| 1938 | Baltimore Elite Giants | C | 8 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | Washington Elite Giants | C | 7 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 41 | 146 | 36 | 5 | 20 | .247 | ||
| 1956 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .182 |
| 1955 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .259 |
| 1953 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| 1952 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| 1949 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| 1939 | NLC | Baltimore Elite Giants | 5 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .353 |
| 1939 | NLP1 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .200 |