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Jack Boyle
John Anthony Boyle (Honest Jack)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 190 lb.

Debut October 8, 1886
Final Game August 16, 1898
Born March 22, 1866 in Cincinnati, OH
Died January 7, 1913 in Cincinnati, OH

Brother of Eddie Boyle

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1886 20 CIN AA   1    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0      .200  .200  .200   24    1               0    
 1887 21 STL AA  88  350   48   66   3  1   2   41   7     20      .189  .237  .220   22   77               2    
 1888 22 STL AA  71  257   33   62   8  1   1   23  11     13      .241  .286  .292   77   75               3    
 1889 23 STL AA  99  347   54   85  11  5   3   42   5     21  42  .245  .301  .331   71  115               7    
 1890 24 CHI PL 100  369   56   96   9  5   1   49  11     44  29  .260  .347  .320   75  118               5    
 1891 25 STL AA 123  439   78  123  18  8   5   79  19     47  36  .280  .365  .392  109  172              12    
 1892 26 NYG NL 120  436   52   80   8  8   0   32  10     36  41  .183  .252  .239   49  104               4    
 1893 27 PHI NL 116  504  105  144  29  9   4   81  22     41  30  .286  .351  .403   98  203              10    
 1894 28 PHI NL 114  495   98  149  21 10   4   88  21     45  26  .301  .363  .408   89  202               3    
 1895 29 PHI NL 133  565   90  143  17  4   0   67  13     35  23  .253  .302  .297   55  168  20           5    
 1896 30 PHI NL  40  145   17   43   4  1   1   28   3      6   7  .297  .346  .359   87   52   2           5    
 1897 31 PHI NL  75  288   37   73   9  1   2   36   3     19      .253  .306  .313   65   90   5           3    
 1898 32 PHI NL   6   22    0    2   0  1   0    3   0      1      .091  .130  .182   -9    4   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1086 4222  668 1067 137 54  23  569 125  0 328 234  .253  .315  .327   73 1381  28   0   0  59   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        630  100  159  20  8   3   85  19  0  49  35  .253  .315  .327   73  206   4   0   0   9   0
 Career High    133  565  105  149  29 10   5   88  22  0  47  42  .301  .365  .408  109  203  20   0   0  12   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1886 20 CIN AA    5    4    0   0.0    76| .200  .249| .200  .313| .200  .332| .400  .644|  24  .000  -0.4  -0.1     
 1887 21 STL AA  372  284   18   1.6   106| .189  .293| .237  .358| .220  .395| .457  .753|  22  .141 -39.7  -4.0     
 1888 22 STL AA  273  195   21   2.9    79| .241  .256| .286  .315| .292  .338| .578  .653|  77  .443  -6.7  -0.8     
 1889 23 STL AA  375  262   33   3.3   102| .245  .282| .301  .357| .331  .383| .632  .740|  71  .396 -14.9  -1.5     
 1890 24 CHI PL  418  273   40   3.8   108| .260  .286| .347  .365| .320  .398| .667  .763|  75  .397 -12.6  -1.2     
 1891 25 STL AA  498  316   60   5.0    98| .280  .271| .365  .357| .392  .367| .757  .723| 109  .593   5.7   0.6     
 1892 26 NYG NL  476  356   26   1.9    80| .183  .250| .252  .324| .239  .335| .491  .659|  49  .237 -27.7  -3.1     
 1893 27 PHI NL  555  360   69   5.1   108| .286  .288| .351  .367| .403  .393| .754  .760|  98  .516  -2.2  -0.2     
 1894 28 PHI NL  543  346   73   5.5   123| .301  .310| .363  .381| .408  .437| .771  .818|  89  .461  -9.1  -0.8     
 1895 29 PHI NL  625  442   50   2.9   112| .253  .302| .302  .369| .297  .408| .599  .777|  55  .262 -38.8  -3.6     
 1896 30 PHI NL  158  104   17   4.3   107| .297  .296| .346  .361| .359  .395| .705  .756|  87  .442  -2.8  -0.3     
 1897 31 PHI NL  315  220   27   3.2   105| .253  .295| .306  .358| .313  .392| .619  .750|  65  .321 -14.4  -1.4     
 1898 32 PHI NL   24   21    1   1.2    88| .091  .273| .130  .337| .182  .350| .312  .687|  -9  .108  -3.3  -0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     4637 3183  435   3.6   104| .253  .285| .315  .357| .327  .388| .642  .745|  73  .384 -167.0 -16.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1886 20 CIN AA C 1 8 2 3 0 .769 .909 10.00 7.00 2 1887 21 STL AA C 86 339 114 52 7 .897 .893 5.27 6.09 62 1B 2 12 2 1 1 .933 .972 7.00 9.60 OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.00 0 0 2 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.30 1888 22 STL AA C 70 381 123 37 11 .932 .914 7.20 6.94 51 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.80 0 1 0 1889 23 STL AA C 80 378 108 27 11 .947 .917 6.08 6.00 51 3B 12 15 24 3 2 .929 .857 3.25 3.53 OF 5 2 1 1 1 .750 .909 0.60 1.96 3 0 2 1B 4 14 1 1 0 .938 .974 3.75 9.78 2B 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 5.60 1890 24 CHI PL C 50 218 49 17 5 .940 .901 5.34 4.96 18 3B 30 38 58 25 1 .793 .854 3.20 3.48 SS 16 13 43 16 6 .778 .868 3.50 5.05 1B 7 64 2 3 4 .957 .973 9.43 10.27 OF 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 2.05 0 0 2 1891 25 STL AA C 91 428 88 35 11 .936 .930 5.67 5.57 29 SS 26 34 56 16 6 .849 .879 3.46 5.04 3B 8 12 12 2 0 .923 .873 3.00 3.58 1B 3 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 5.33 10.13 2B 3 6 7 1 0 .929 .915 4.33 5.27 OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.67 1.83 1 1 1 1892 26 NYG NL C 79 418 126 46 9 .922 .935 6.89 5.58 71 1B 40 360 23 13 23 .967 .976 9.57 10.43 OF 2 6 2 0 1 1.000 .909 4.00 1.85 2 0 0 SS 2 3 1 1 1 .800 .889 2.00 5.35 1893 27 PHI NL 1B 112 1066 74 14 71 .988 .978 10.18 8.93 C 6 13 1 0 0 1.000 .933 2.33 4.52 5 2B 2 6 7 1 0 .929 .935 6.50 5.90 1894 28 PHI NL 1B 114 950 61 18 76 .983 .976 8.87 8.77 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 5.70 3B 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 3.40 1895 29 PHI NL 1B 133 1245 61 36 69 .973 .978 9.82 7.52 1896 30 PHI NL C 28 83 21 9 3 .920 .943 3.71 4.33 7 1B 12 113 1 3 7 .974 .980 9.50 10.21 1897 31 PHI NL C 50 156 45 8 3 .962 .948 4.02 4.54 6 1B 24 215 4 4 7 .982 .980 9.12 9.99 1898 32 PHI NL 1B 4 32 2 3 2 .919 .977 8.50 10.05 C 3 8 4 3 1 .800 .952 4.00 4.60 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1887 21 STL AA 1B 2 12 2 1 1 .933 .972 7.00 9.60 1889 23 STL AA 1B 4 14 1 1 0 .938 .974 3.75 9.78 1890 24 CHI PL 1B 7 64 2 3 4 .957 .973 9.43 10.27 1891 25 STL AA 1B 3 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 5.33 10.13 1892 26 NYG NL 1B 40 360 23 13 23 .967 .976 9.57 10.43 1893 27 PHI NL 1B 112 1066 74 14 71 .988 .978 10.18 8.93 1894 28 PHI NL 1B 114 950 61 18 76 .983 .976 8.87 8.77 1895 29 PHI NL 1B 133 1245 61 36 69 .973 .978 9.82 7.52 1896 30 PHI NL 1B 12 113 1 3 7 .974 .980 9.50 10.21 1897 31 PHI NL 1B 24 215 4 4 7 .982 .980 9.12 9.99 1898 32 PHI NL 1B 4 32 2 3 2 .919 .977 8.50 10.05 1889 23 STL AA 2B 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 5.60 1891 25 STL AA 2B 3 6 7 1 0 .929 .915 4.33 5.27 1893 27 PHI NL 2B 2 6 7 1 0 .929 .935 6.50 5.90 1894 28 PHI NL 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 5.70 1887 21 STL AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.30 1889 23 STL AA 3B 12 15 24 3 2 .929 .857 3.25 3.53 1890 24 CHI PL 3B 30 38 58 25 1 .793 .854 3.20 3.48 1891 25 STL AA 3B 8 12 12 2 0 .923 .873 3.00 3.58 1894 28 PHI NL 3B 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 3.40 1886 20 CIN AA C 1 8 2 3 0 .769 .909 10.00 7.00 2 1887 21 STL AA C 86 339 114 52 7 .897 .893 5.27 6.09 62 1888 22 STL AA C 70 381 123 37 11 .932 .914 7.20 6.94 51 1889 23 STL AA C 80 378 108 27 11 .947 .917 6.08 6.00 51 1890 24 CHI PL C 50 218 49 17 5 .940 .901 5.34 4.96 18 1891 25 STL AA C 91 428 88 35 11 .936 .930 5.67 5.57 29 1892 26 NYG NL C 79 418 126 46 9 .922 .935 6.89 5.58 71 1893 27 PHI NL C 6 13 1 0 0 1.000 .933 2.33 4.52 5 1896 30 PHI NL C 28 83 21 9 3 .920 .943 3.71 4.33 7 1897 31 PHI NL C 50 156 45 8 3 .962 .948 4.02 4.54 6 1898 32 PHI NL C 3 8 4 3 1 .800 .952 4.00 4.60 1 1887 21 STL AA OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.00 0 0 2 1888 22 STL AA OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.80 0 1 0 1889 23 STL AA OF 5 2 1 1 1 .750 .909 0.60 1.96 3 0 2 1890 24 CHI PL OF 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 2.05 0 0 2 1891 25 STL AA OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.67 1.83 1 1 1 1892 26 NYG NL OF 2 6 2 0 1 1.000 .909 4.00 1.85 2 0 0 1890 24 CHI PL SS 16 13 43 16 6 .778 .868 3.50 5.05 1891 25 STL AA SS 26 34 56 16 6 .849 .879 3.46 5.04 1892 26 NYG NL SS 2 3 1 1 1 .800 .889 2.00 5.35
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 544 2430 681 237 61 .929 .920 5.72 5.66 303 1B 455 4087 231 96 260 .978 .977 9.49 8.75 3B 52 65 95 31 3 .838 .858 3.08 3.50 SS 44 50 100 33 13 .820 .875 3.41 5.06 OF 15 14 5 1 2 .950 .909 1.27 1.93 6 2 7 2B 7 14 16 3 0 .909 .926 4.29 5.56 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1117 6660 1128 401 339 .951 .948 6.97 6.74
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1887   WS    STL DTN     L   6  24   1   5  0  0  0   2   0   4  .208  .208  .208   0                
 1888   WS    STL NYG     L   4  16   4   7  0  1  0   4   2   2  .438  .500  .563   3                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2  10  40   5  12  0  1  0   6   2   6  .300  .333  .350   3                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1895 NL-133-2

At Bats
1895 NL-565-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1895 NL-625-6

Doubles
1893 NL-29-5

Hit By Pitch
1891 AA-12-7
1893 NL-10-9

Sac. Hits
1895 NL-20-5

Outs
1895 NL-442-1

         

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1791) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1114) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (1093) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

November 12, 1886: Traded by the Cincinnati Red Stockings with $350 to the St. Louis Browns for Hugh Nicol.

March 11, 1893: Traded by the New York Giants with Jack Sharrott and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Roger Connor.

July 9, 1898: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies for $1,000.

August 15, 1898: Returned to the Philadelphia Phillies by the New York Giants following previous purchase.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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