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Gabby Hartnett
Charles Leo Hartnett

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 12, 1922
Final Game September 24, 1941
Born December 20, 1900 in Woonsocket, RI
Died December 20, 1972 in Park Ridge, IL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1922 21 CHC NL  31   72    4   14   1  1   0    4   1  0   6   8  .194  .256  .236   27   17   4           0    
 1923 22 CHC NL  85  231   28   62  12  2   8   39   4  0  25  22  .268  .347  .442  107  102   4           3    
 1924 23 CHC NL 111  354   56  106  17  7  16   67  10  2  39  37  .299  .377  .523  138  185   9           5     MVP-15
 1925 24 CHC NL 117  398   61  115  28  3  24   67   1  5  36  77  .289  .351  .555  126  221   7           2    
 1926 25 CHC NL  93  284   35   78  25  3   8   41   0     32  37  .275  .352  .468  118  133   7           2    
 1927 26 CHC NL 127  449   56  132  32  5  10   80   2     44  42  .294  .361  .454  117  204  13           3     MVP-10
 1928 27 CHC NL 120  388   61  117  26  9  14   57   3     65  32  .302  .404  .523  142  203   9           2     MVP-14
 1929 28 CHC NL  25   22    2    6   2  1   1    9   1      5   5  .273  .407  .591  144   13   1           0    
 1930 29 CHC NL 141  508   84  172  31  3  37  122   0     55  62  .339  .404  .630  144  320  14           1    
 1931 30 CHC NL 116  380   53  107  32  1   8   70   3     52  48  .282  .370  .434  114  165   5           1    
 1932 31 CHC NL 121  406   52  110  25  3  12   52   0     51  59  .271  .354  .436  112  177   4           1    
 1933 32 CHC NL 140  490   55  135  21  4  16   88   1     37  51  .276  .326  .433  115  212   8           0  17 MVP-18,AS
 1934 33 CHC NL 130  438   58  131  21  1  22   90   0     37  46  .299  .358  .502  129  220   9           3  15 MVP-14,AS
 1935 34 CHC NL 116  413   67  142  32  6  13   91   1     41  46  .344  .404  .545  151  225   6           1  13 MVP-1,AS
 1936 35 CHC NL 121  424   49  130  25  6   7   64   0     30  36  .307  .361  .443  114  188   8           6  12 MVP-11,AS
 1937 36 CHC NL 110  356   47  126  21  6  12   82   0     43  19  .354  .424  .548  158  195   6           0   8 MVP-2,AS
 1938 37 CHC NL  88  299   40   82  19  1  10   59   1     48  17  .274  .380  .445  123  133   3           3   9 MVP-10,AS
 1939 38 CHC NL  97  306   36   85  18  2  12   59   0     37  32  .278  .358  .467  118  143   7           1  11 MVP-23
 1940 39 CHC NL  37   64    3   17   3  0   1   12   0      8   7  .266  .347  .359   97   23   1           0   3
 1941 40 NYG NL  64  150   20   45   5  0   5   26   0     12  14  .300  .356  .433  120   65   2           1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons    1990 6432  867 1912 396 64 236 1179  28  7 703 697  .297  .370  .489  126 3144 127   0   0  35  93
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        524   71  156  32  5  19   96   2  1  57  57  .297  .370  .489  126  256  10   0   0   3   8
 Career High    141  508   84  172  32  9  37  122  10  5  65  77  .354  .424  .630  158  320  14   0   0   6  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1922 21 CHC NL   82   62    5   2.2   114| .194  .304| .256  .362| .236  .423| .492  .784|  27  .180  -8.2  -0.8 100%
 1923 22 CHC NL  263  173   35   5.4   107| .268  .293| .347  .352| .442  .408| .789  .760| 107  .563   2.3   0.2 100%
 1924 23 CHC NL  407  259   69   7.2   105| .299  .291| .377  .347| .523  .406| .900  .752| 138  .695  18.6   1.8  83%
 1925 24 CHC NL  443  295   75   6.8   116| .289  .303| .351  .361| .555  .432| .906  .793| 126  .627  13.8   1.3  16%
 1926 25 CHC NL  325  213   46   5.8   104| .275  .288| .352  .348| .468  .400| .820  .748| 118  .608   7.7   0.8     
 1927 26 CHC NL  509  330   73   5.9   104| .294  .290| .361  .349| .454  .400| .815  .749| 117  .615  11.4   1.1     
 1928 27 CHC NL  464  280   82   7.9   108| .302  .289| .404  .354| .523  .411| .927  .764| 142  .711  25.3   2.4     
 1929 28 CHC NL   28   17    5   7.8   121| .273  .304| .407  .368| .591  .443| .998  .811| 144  .658   1.6   0.1     
 1930 29 CHC NL  578  350  129   9.8   127| .339  .313| .404  .372| .630  .466|1.034  .837| 144  .718  35.3   3.0     
 1931 30 CHC NL  438  278   61   5.8   105| .282  .288| .370  .347| .434  .406| .804  .753| 114  .607   9.4   0.9     
 1932 31 CHC NL  462  300   62   5.6   103| .271  .283| .354  .336| .436  .410| .790  .745| 112  .577   8.1   0.8     
 1933 32 CHC NL  535  380   69   4.8    91| .276  .274| .326  .327| .433  .375| .759  .702| 115  .581   8.5   0.9     
 1934 33 CHC NL  487  331   78   6.3   103| .299  .285| .358  .340| .502  .405| .860  .744| 129  .626  17.6   1.7     
 1935 34 CHC NL  461  290   91   8.4   104| .344  .287| .404  .342| .545  .409| .949  .751| 151  .744  30.9   3.0     
 1936 35 CHC NL  468  314   66   5.6   105| .307  .288| .361  .348| .443  .404| .804  .751| 114  .584   7.9   0.8     
 1937 36 CHC NL  405  244   83   9.1   105| .354  .285| .424  .347| .548  .404| .972  .751| 158  .783  29.7   2.9     
 1938 37 CHC NL  353  229   50   5.9   101| .274  .278| .380  .343| .445  .396| .825  .739| 123  .628  11.6   1.2     
 1939 38 CHC NL  351  239   51   5.7   105| .278  .283| .358  .349| .467  .404| .825  .753| 118  .600   7.8   0.8     
 1940 39 CHC NL   73   51    8   4.2    96| .266  .269| .347  .334| .359  .388| .706  .721|  97  .485   0.0   0.0     
 1941 40 NYG NL  165  112   23   5.5    96| .300  .268| .356  .339| .433  .378| .789  .717| 120  .626   3.6   0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons     7297 4747 1161   6.5   106| .297  .288| .370  .347| .489  .409| .859  .756| 126  .646 242.9  23.3     

* 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
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1922 21 CHC NL C 27 79 29 2 0 .982 .974 4.00 4.04 0 1923 22 CHC NL C 39 143 24 1 2 .994 .976 4.28 4.09 0 1B 31 270 15 4 23 .986 .990 9.19 10.21 1924 23 CHC NL C 105 369 97 18 12 .963 .981 4.44 4.11 12 1925 24 CHC NL C 110 409 114 23 15 .958 .970 4.75 3.90 5 1926 25 CHC NL C 88 307 86 9 6 .978 .971 4.47 3.73 12 1927 26 CHC NL C 126 479 99 16 21 .973 .974 4.59 3.84 12 1928 27 CHC NL C 118 455 103 6 14 .989 .979 4.73 3.79 7 1929 28 CHC NL C 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 3.60 0 1930 29 CHC NL C 136 646 68 8 11 .989 .976 5.25 4.05 10 1931 30 CHC NL C 105 444 68 10 16 .981 .980 4.88 4.03 8 1932 31 CHC NL C 117 484 75 10 8 .982 .979 4.78 3.98 11 1B 1 14 0 0 2 1.000 .993 14.00 9.90 1933 32 CHC NL C 140 550 77 7 7 .989 .982 4.48 3.75 4 AS 1934 33 CHC NL C 129 605 86 3 11 .996 .985 5.36 4.09 9 AS 1935 34 CHC NL C 110 477 77 9 11 .984 .976 5.04 4.17 5 AS 1936 35 CHC NL C 114 504 75 5 8 .991 .979 5.08 4.21 5 AS 1937 36 CHC NL C 103 436 65 2 7 .996 .980 4.86 4.62 8 AS 1938 37 CHC NL C 83 358 40 2 8 .995 .979 4.80 4.26 6 AS 1939 38 CHC NL C 86 336 47 3 3 .992 .982 4.45 3.93 8 1940 39 CHC NL C 22 69 9 4 2 .951 .977 3.55 4.05 1 1B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.10 1941 40 NYG NL C 34 138 15 1 1 .994 .983 4.50 4.06 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1923 22 CHC NL 1B 31 270 15 4 23 .986 .990 9.19 10.21 1932 31 CHC NL 1B 1 14 0 0 2 1.000 .993 14.00 9.90 1940 39 CHC NL 1B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.10 1922 21 CHC NL C 27 79 29 2 0 .982 .974 4.00 4.04 0 1923 22 CHC NL C 39 143 24 1 2 .994 .976 4.28 4.09 0 1924 23 CHC NL C 105 369 97 18 12 .963 .981 4.44 4.11 12 1925 24 CHC NL C 110 409 114 23 15 .958 .970 4.75 3.90 5 1926 25 CHC NL C 88 307 86 9 6 .978 .971 4.47 3.73 12 1927 26 CHC NL C 126 479 99 16 21 .973 .974 4.59 3.84 12 1928 27 CHC NL C 118 455 103 6 14 .989 .979 4.73 3.79 7 1929 28 CHC NL C 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 3.60 0 1930 29 CHC NL C 136 646 68 8 11 .989 .976 5.25 4.05 10 1931 30 CHC NL C 105 444 68 10 16 .981 .980 4.88 4.03 8 1932 31 CHC NL C 117 484 75 10 8 .982 .979 4.78 3.98 11 1933 32 CHC NL C 140 550 77 7 7 .989 .982 4.48 3.75 4 1934 33 CHC NL C 129 605 86 3 11 .996 .985 5.36 4.09 9 1935 34 CHC NL C 110 477 77 9 11 .984 .976 5.04 4.17 5 1936 35 CHC NL C 114 504 75 5 8 .991 .979 5.08 4.21 5 1937 36 CHC NL C 103 436 65 2 7 .996 .980 4.86 4.62 8 1938 37 CHC NL C 83 358 40 2 8 .995 .979 4.80 4.26 6 1939 38 CHC NL C 86 336 47 3 3 .992 .982 4.45 3.93 8 1940 39 CHC NL C 22 69 9 4 2 .951 .977 3.55 4.05 1 1941 40 NYG NL C 34 138 15 1 1 .994 .983 4.50 4.06 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 1793 7292 1254 139 163 .984 .978 4.77 4.03 126 1B 33 285 16 4 25 .987 .990 9.12 10.20 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1826 7577 1270 143 188 .984 .979 4.85 4.14
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1929   WS    CHC PHA     L   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1932   WS    CHC NYY     L   4  16   2   5  2  0  1   1   1   3  .313  .353  .625   0  0   0   0   0 
 1935   WS    CHC DET     L   6  24   1   7  0  0  1   2   0   3  .292  .292  .417   0  0   1   0   0 
 1938   WS    CHC NYY     L   3  11   0   1  0  1  0   0   0   2  .091  .091  .273   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        0-4  16  54   3  13  2  1  2   3   1  11  .241  .255  .426   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1934   CHC NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1935   CHC NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1936   CHC NL   *   4   1   1  0  1  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1937   CHC NL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1938   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/6      3  10   2   2  0  1  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .400 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1933 *
1934 (C)
1935 *
1936 (C)
1937 (C)
1938

Awards
1935-NL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1924-NL-15-0.06
1927-NL-10-0.15
1928-NL-14-0.08
1933-NL-18-0.06
1934-NL-14-0.11
1935-NL-1-0.94
1936-NL-11-0.08
1937-NL-2-0.85
1938-NL-10-0.18
1939-NL-23-0.01
Car-50-2.52 shares

Batting Average
1935 NL-.344-3
1937 NL-.354-3

On-base %
1928 NL-.404-7
1935 NL-.404-4
1937 NL-.424-3

Slugging %
1924 NL-.523-7
1925 NL-.555-6
1928 NL-.523-8
1930 NL-.630-5
1934 NL-.502-9
1935 NL-.545-5
1937 NL-.548-4

OPS
1924 NL-.899-8
1928 NL-.928-7
1930 NL-1.034-9
1935 NL-.949-4
1937 NL-.971-4

Total Bases
1930 NL-320-10

Doubles
1927 NL-32-7

Home Runs
1924 NL-16-5
1925 NL-24-2
1930 NL-37-4
1933 NL-16-5
1934 NL-22-4

RBI
1930 NL-122-7
1933 NL-88-7
1935 NL-91-9
1937 NL-82-7

Bases on Balls
1928 NL-65-10

Strikeouts
1925 NL-77-1
1930 NL-62-8
1932 NL-59-8
1933 NL-51-9

Adjusted OPS+
1924 NL-138-8
1925 NL-126-10
1928 NL-142-7
1930 NL-144-8
1934 NL-129-10
1935 NL-151-3
1937 NL-158-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1928 NL-25-10
1930 NL-35-9
1935 NL-31-8
1937 NL-30-6

Batting Wins
1928 NL-2.4-10
1930 NL-3.0-9
1935 NL-3.0-8
1937 NL-2.9-6

Extra-Base Hits
1930 NL-71-10

Offensive Win%
1924 NL-.695-8
1928 NL-.711-9
1930 NL-.718-10
1935 NL-.744-4
1937 NL-.783-4

Hit By Pitch
1924 NL-5-10
1936 NL-6-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1933 NL-17-10
1934 NL-15-8

Power/Speed Number
1924 NL-12.3-5

At Bats per Home Run
1924 NL-22.1-3
1925 NL-16.6-2
1928 NL-27.7-9
1930 NL-13.7-2
1933 NL-30.6-6
1934 NL-19.9-4
1937 NL-29.7-8

Oldest Player
1938 NL-37-8
1939 NL-38-4
1940 NL-39-3
1941 NL-40-2

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 69 (352) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 37.9 (167) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 121.0 (113) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1922 Season: Sent from the Worcester (Eastern) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

December 10, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

September 25, 1941: Released by the New York Giants.


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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