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Dude Esterbrook
Thomas John Esterbrook

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 167 lb.

Debut May 1, 1880
Final Game July 22, 1891
Born June 20, 1857 in Staten Island, NY
Died April 30, 1901 in Middletown, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1880 23 BUF NL  64  253   20   61  12  1   0   35          0  15  .241  .241  .296   79   75                    
 1882 25 CLV NL  45  179   13   44   4  3   0   19          5  12  .246  .266  .302   84   54                    
 1883 26 NYP AA  97  407   55  103   9  7   0    0   0     15      .253  .280  .310   82  126                    
 1884 27 NYP AA 112  477  110  150  29 11   1    0   0     12      .314  .345  .428  150  204              10    
 1885 28 NYG NL  88  359   48   92  14  5   2   44          4  28  .256  .264  .340   93  122                    
 1886 29 NYG NL 123  473   62  125  20  6   3   43  13      8  43  .264  .277  .351   87  166                    
 1887 30 NYP AA  26  101   11   17   1  0   0    7   8      6      .168  .222  .178   14   18               1    
 1888 31 TOT     87  339   30   75  14  0   0   24  16      5      .221  .241  .263   60   89               4    
         IND NL  64  246   21   54   8  0   0   17  11      2  20  .220  .232  .252   53   62               2    
         LOU AA  23   93    9   21   6  0   0    7   5      3      .226  .265  .290   79   27               2    
 1889 32 LOU AA  11   44    8   14   3  0   0    9   6      5   2  .318  .400  .386  126   17               1    
 1890 33 NYG NL  45  197   29   57  14  1   0   29  12     10   8  .289  .333  .371  109   73               3    
 1891 34 BRO NL   3    8    1    3   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .375  .444  .375  140    3               1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     701 2837  387  741 120 34   6  210  55  0  70 109  .261  .284  .334   93  947   0   0   0  20   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        656   89  171  28  8   1   49  13  0  16  25  .261  .284  .334   93  219   0   0   0   5   0
 Career High    123  477  110  150  29 11   3   44  16  0  15  43  .314  .345  .428  150  204   0   0   0  10   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1880 23 BUF NL  253  192   18   2.5    63| .241  .249| .241  .272| .296  .328| .537  .600|  79  .393  -5.5  -0.7     
 1882 25 CLV NL  184  135   14   2.8    68| .246  .250| .266  .278| .302  .341| .568  .619|  84  .378  -3.3  -0.4     
 1883 26 NYP AA  422  304   35   3.1    77| .253  .267| .280  .297| .310  .352| .590  .649|  82  .434  -8.5  -1.0     
 1884 27 NYP AA  499  327   68   5.4    68| .314  .244| .345  .283| .428  .333| .773  .616| 150  .722  26.0   3.0     
 1885 28 NYG NL  363  267   32   3.2    70| .256  .248| .264  .291| .340  .332| .604  .623|  93  .471  -3.9  -0.4     
 1886 29 NYG NL  481  348   46   3.4    82| .264  .261| .277  .311| .351  .358| .628  .668|  87  .464  -8.8  -1.0     
 1887 30 NYP AA  108   84    4   1.2    94| .168  .275| .222  .338| .178  .371| .400  .709|  14  .088 -11.6  -1.2     
 1888 31 TOT     348  264   21   2.1    72| .221  .247| .241  .297| .263  .334| .504  .631|  60  .311 -15.3  -1.8     
         IND NL  250  192   14   1.9    73| .220  .248| .232  .296| .252  .340| .484  .636|  53  .276 -13.3  -1.6     
         LOU AA   98   72    7   2.6    69| .226  .242| .265  .300| .290  .320| .555  .620|  79  .397  -2.0  -0.2     
 1889 32 LOU AA   50   30    7   6.1    91| .318  .265| .400  .337| .386  .360| .786  .697| 126  .670   1.9   0.2     
 1890 33 NYG NL  210  140   24   4.5    84| .289  .253| .333  .329| .371  .343| .704  .672| 109  .562   2.2   0.2     
 1891 34 BRO NL    9    5    1   5.3    87| .375  .259| .444  .332| .375  .352| .819  .684| 140  .631   0.5   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2927 2096  270   3.4    74| .261  .254| .284  .297| .334  .342| .618  .640|  93  .485 -26.4  -3.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1880 23 BUF NL 1B 47 463 17 31 20 .939 .959 10.21 10.24 OF 15 19 6 7 1 .781 .856 1.67 1.76 1 14 0 2B 6 10 13 5 0 .821 .898 3.83 6.32 C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 6.40 4 SS 1 1 1 2 0 .500 .870 2.00 4.30 1882 25 CLV NL OF 45 102 15 14 6 .893 .855 2.60 1.88 38 7 0 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000 .962 5.00 10.30 1883 26 NYP AA 3B 97 110 173 42 8 .871 .840 2.92 3.28 1884 27 NYP AA 3B 112 126 208 43 11 .886 .848 2.98 2.94 1885 28 NYG NL 3B 84 111 159 35 14 .885 .866 3.21 3.22 OF 4 5 2 1 0 .875 .886 1.75 1.82 1 0 3 1886 29 NYG NL 3B 123 148 219 43 9 .895 .865 2.98 3.27 1887 30 NYP AA 1B 9 73 3 4 4 .950 .971 8.44 9.60 OF 7 9 0 3 0 .750 .900 1.29 2.01 0 3 5 2B 5 14 10 4 2 .857 .906 4.80 5.96 SS 5 9 14 11 0 .676 .858 4.60 4.44 1888 31 TOT 1B 84 846 30 25 40 .972 .977 10.43 10.48 IND NL 1B 61 628 20 16 32 .976 .977 10.62 10.47 3B 3 5 2 2 0 .778 .875 2.33 3.10 LOU AA 1B 23 218 10 9 8 .962 .976 9.91 10.51 1889 32 LOU AA 1B 8 77 4 6 3 .931 .972 10.12 9.78 OF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.95 0 0 2 SS 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .870 2.00 5.10 1890 33 NYG NL 1B 45 430 13 7 24 .984 .976 9.84 10.26 1891 34 BRO NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 1.90 0 0 2 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.90
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1880 23 BUF NL 1B 47 463 17 31 20 .939 .959 10.21 10.24 1882 25 CLV NL 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000 .962 5.00 10.30 1887 30 NYP AA 1B 9 73 3 4 4 .950 .971 8.44 9.60 1888 31 TOT 1B 84 846 30 25 40 .972 .977 10.43 10.48 IND NL 1B 61 628 20 16 32 .976 .977 10.62 10.47 LOU AA 1B 23 218 10 9 8 .962 .976 9.91 10.51 1889 32 LOU AA 1B 8 77 4 6 3 .931 .972 10.12 9.78 1890 33 NYG NL 1B 45 430 13 7 24 .984 .976 9.84 10.26 1880 23 BUF NL 2B 6 10 13 5 0 .821 .898 3.83 6.32 1887 30 NYP AA 2B 5 14 10 4 2 .857 .906 4.80 5.96 1891 34 BRO NL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.90 1883 26 NYP AA 3B 97 110 173 42 8 .871 .840 2.92 3.28 1884 27 NYP AA 3B 112 126 208 43 11 .886 .848 2.98 2.94 1885 28 NYG NL 3B 84 111 159 35 14 .885 .866 3.21 3.22 1886 29 NYG NL 3B 123 148 219 43 9 .895 .865 2.98 3.27 1888 31 IND NL 3B 3 5 2 2 0 .778 .875 2.33 3.10 1880 23 BUF NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 6.40 4 1880 23 BUF NL OF 15 19 6 7 1 .781 .856 1.67 1.76 1 14 0 1882 25 CLV NL OF 45 102 15 14 6 .893 .855 2.60 1.88 38 7 0 1885 28 NYG NL OF 4 5 2 1 0 .875 .886 1.75 1.82 1 0 3 1887 30 NYP AA OF 7 9 0 3 0 .750 .900 1.29 2.01 0 3 5 1889 32 LOU AA OF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.95 0 0 2 1891 34 BRO NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 1.90 0 0 2 1880 23 BUF NL SS 1 1 1 2 0 .500 .870 2.00 4.30 1887 30 NYP AA SS 5 9 14 11 0 .676 .858 4.60 4.44 1889 32 LOU AA SS 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .870 2.00 5.10
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 3B 419 500 761 165 42 .884 .855 3.01 3.17 1B 194 1894 67 73 92 .964 .972 10.11 10.30 OF 75 140 24 25 7 .868 .861 2.19 1.87 40 24 12 2B 12 24 23 10 2 .825 .902 3.92 6.13 SS 7 11 16 14 0 .659 .860 3.86 4.51 C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 6.40 4 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 708 2570 891 287 143 .923 .919 4.89 5.06
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1884   WS    NYP PRO     L   3  10   0   3  1  0  0   0   0   3  .300  .300  .400   1                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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.

Batting Average
1884 AA-.314-6

On-base %
1884 AA-.345-10

OPS
1884 AA-.772-10

Games
1883 AA-97-6
1884 AA-112-1
1886 NL-123-7

At Bats
1884 AA-477-5

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1884 AA-499-5

Runs
1884 AA-110-6

Hits
1884 AA-150-3

Total Bases
1884 AA-204-6

Doubles
1884 AA-29-4

Singles
1884 AA-109-1

Runs Created
1884 AA-68-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1884 AA-26-8

Batting Wins
1884 AA-3.0-8

Extra-Base Hits
1884 AA-41-7

Times on Base
1884 AA-172-4

Offensive Win%
1884 AA-.722-9

Hit By Pitch
1884 AA-10-8

Outs
1883 AA-304-9

Oldest Player
1889 AA-32-10

       

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (721) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 16 (1124) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3477) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.5 (1312) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

April 2, 1885: Purchased by the New York Giants from the New York Metropolitans. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 20, 1886: Purchased by the New York Metropolitans from the New York Giants for $1,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 8, 1889: Released by the Louisville Colonels.


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