Cholly Naranjo
Lazaro Ramon Gonzalo Naranjo
(Gonzalo)
 
Born: November 25, 1934 in Havana, Cuba
78 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 165
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Washington Senators as an Amateur Free Agent in 1952

Comparison

Comparison
Swingmen
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Ellis Kinder
1946 - 1957
SW
28.9
WW2
 
-2.2
-0.0
31.0
-0.0
2 Turk Farrell
1956 - 1969
SW
27.1
 
-0.6
0.3
27.7
0.2
3 Moe Drabowsky
1956 - 1972
SW
19.8
 
0.0
-0.2
19.9
-0.1
4 Jerry Staley
1947 - 1961
SW
19.3
WW2
 
-2.5
-0.2
21.9
-0.1
5 Ron Kline
1952 - 1970
SW
16.4
 
-3.8
-0.4
20.4
-0.3
6 Art Fowler
1954 - 1964
SW
10.9
 
-0.0
-0.3
11.1
-0.2
7 Johnny Klippstein
1950 - 1967
SW
10.7
 
-2.5
-0.3
13.3
-0.2
8 Bob Miller
1949 - 1958
SW
9.1
WW2
 
-0.2
-0.2
9.4
-0.2
9 Satchel Paige
1948 - 1965
SW
9.1
Pl
Y
 
-1.2
0.0
10.3
0.0
10 Hal Jeffcoat
1948 - 1959
SW
7.9
 
1.7
-1.2
6.6
-0.8
11 Leo Kiely
1951 - 1960
SW
7.6
 
-0.2
-0.0
7.8
-0.1
12 Ray Moore
1952 - 1963
SW
7.4
 
0.5
-0.2
6.9
-0.1
13 Mike Fornieles
1952 - 1963
SW
7.3
 
-0.7
-0.2
8.1
-0.1
14 Bob Grim
1954 - 1962
SW
5.7
KOR
 
-0.5
-0.1
6.1
-0.1
15 Steve Ridzik
1950 - 1966
SW
4.7
 
0.3
-0.2
4.4
-0.2
16 Tom Acker
1956 - 1959
SW
4.4
 
-0.4
-0.1
4.7
-0.1
17 Jackie Collum
1951 - 1962
SW
4.1
 
0.7
-0.2
3.4
-0.1
18 Don Gross
1955 - 1960
SW
3.9
KOR
 
-0.6
-0.1
4.6
-0.0
19 Dave Sisler
1956 - 1962
SW
3.0
 
0.0
-0.1
3.0
-0.1
20 Bill Kennedy
1948 - 1957
SW
2.7
 
-0.1
-0.0
2.7
-0.0
21 Gordon Jones
1954 - 1965
SW
1.4
 
-0.5
-0.0
1.9
-0.0
22 Fred Waters
1955 - 1956
SW
1.3
 
-0.2
-0.0
1.4
-0.0
23 Jim Constable
1956 - 1963
SW
0.9
 
0.2
-0.0
0.6
-0.0
24 Al Aber
1950 - 1957
SW
0.6
MIL
 
-0.4
0.0
1.0
0.0
25 Lynn Lovenguth
1955 - 1957
SW
0.4
 
-0.1
-0.0
0.4
-0.0
26 Ben Flowers
1951 - 1956
SW
0.3
WW2
 
-0.2
-0.1
0.6
-0.1
27 Bob Trowbridge
1956 - 1960
SW
0.2
 
-0.7
-0.1
0.9
-0.1
28 John Romonosky
1953 - 1959
SW
0.2
 
0.2
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
29 Gordie Sundin
1956 - 1956
SW
0.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30 Vicente Amor
1955 - 1957
SW
-0.1
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
31 Cholly Naranjo
1956 - 1956
SW
-0.2
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
32 Bob Harrison
1955 - 1956
SW
-0.2
 
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
33 Dick Marlowe
1951 - 1956
SW
-0.2
 
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
34 Red Swanson
1955 - 1957
SW
-0.2
 
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
35 Jim Coates
1956 - 1967
SW
-0.3
 
-0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
36 Jim Derrington
1956 - 1957
SW
-0.5
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.6
-0.0
37 Rudy Minarcin
1955 - 1957
SW
-0.6
 
-0.0
-0.1
-0.5
-0.1
38 Gene Host
1956 - 1957
SW
-0.6
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
39 Chuck Templeton
1955 - 1956
SW
-0.7
 
-0.1
-0.0
-0.6
-0.0
40 Jim Brady
1956 - 1956
SW
-0.8
 
0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
41 Walt Craddock
1955 - 1958
SW
-1.0
 
-0.2
-0.0
-0.9
-0.0
42 Connie Grob
1956 - 1956
SW
-2.1
KOR
 
0.2
0.0
-2.3
0.0
43 Bunky Stewart
1952 - 1956
SW
-2.8
 
-0.0
0.0
-2.8
0.0
 
  Cholly Naranjo
1956 - 1956
SW
-0.2
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
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