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Guy Hecker
Guy Jackson Hecker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 2, 1882
Final Game September 30, 1890
Born April 3, 1856 in Youngsville, PA
Died December 3, 1938 in Wooster, OH

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1882 26 LOU AA   6   6  13  11  10   0   1  0  104.0   75   49   15   0    5   33       0     0       0  1.30  2.50  192 0.769
 1883 27 LOU AA  26  23  51  50  49   3   1  0  451.0  509  287  167   4   72  153       0  1993       0  3.33  3.00   90 1.288
 1884 28 LOU AA  52  20  75  73  72   6   2  0  670.7  526  230  134   4   56  385  16   0  2649       0  1.80  3.08  171 0.868
 1885 29 LOU AA  30  23  53  53  51   2   0  0  480.0  454  252  116   6   54  209  18  15  1988       0  2.18  3.24  149 1.058
 1886 30 LOU AA  26  23  49  48  45   2   1  0  420.7  390  273  134   6  118  133  10  17  1815       0  2.87  3.65  127 1.208
 1887 31 LOU AA  18  12  34  32  32   2   2  1  285.3  325  214  132   9   50   58  10   0  1256       0  4.16  4.38  105 1.314
 1888 32 LOU AA   8  17  26  25  25   0   1  0  223.3  251  154   84   5   43   63   0   0   951       0  3.39  3.06   90 1.316
 1889 33 LOU AA   5  13  19  16  15   0   3  0  151.3  215  145   94   7   47   33   0  15   719       0  5.59  3.84   69 1.731
 1890 34 PIT NL   2   9  14  12  11   0   2  0  119.7  160  111   68   9   44   32   1   4   567       0  5.11  3.28   64 1.705
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .542 173 146 334 320 310  15  13  1 2906.0 2905 1715  944  50  489 1099  55  51 11938       0  2.92  3.33  114 1.168
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17  15  34  33  32   1   1  0  302.0  302  178   98   5   50  114   5   5  1241   0   0  2.92  3.33  114 1.168
 Career High     52  23  75  73  72   6   3  1  670.7  526  287  167   9  118  385  18  17  2649   0   0  1.30  4.38  192 0.769

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882 26 LOU AA  78  340   62   94  14  4   3        0      5      .276  .287  .368  123  125                    
 1883 27 LOU AA  81  332   59   90   6  6   1    0   0     12      .271  .297  .334  108  111                    
 1884 28 LOU AA  78  316   53   94  14  8   4   42   0     10      .297  .323  .430  149  136               2    
 1885 29 LOU AA  70  297   48   81   9  2   2   35   0      5      .273  .287  .337   96  100               1    
 1886 30 LOU AA  84  343   76  117  14  5   4   48  25     32      .341  .402  .446  160  153               3    
 1887 31 LOU AA  91  370   89  118  21  6   4   50  48     31      .319  .381  .441  126  163               6    
 1888 32 LOU AA  56  211   32   48   9  2   0   29  20     11      .227  .285  .289   85   61               6    
 1889 33 LOU AA  81  327   42   93  17  5   1   36  17     18  27  .284  .333  .376  103  123               6    
 1890 34 PIT NL  86  340   43   77  13  9   0   38  13     19  17  .226  .285  .318   85  108               9    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      705 2876  504  812 117 47  19  278 123  0 143  44  .282  .324  .376  117 1080   0   0   0  33   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        661  116  187  27 11   4   64  28  0  33  10  .282  .324  .376  117  248   0   0   0   8   0
 Career High     91  370   89  118  21  9   4   50  48  0  32  27  .341  .402  .446  160  163   0   0   0   9   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882 26 LOU AA  345  246   36   3.8    59| .276  .243| .287  .270| .368  .314| .655  .584| 123  .588   7.6   0.9     
 1883 27 LOU AA  344  242   33   3.6    65| .271  .249| .297  .278| .334  .328| .631  .607| 108  .511   2.7   0.3     
 1884 28 LOU AA  328  222   43   5.1    64| .297  .239| .323  .277| .430  .326| .753  .602| 149  .695  15.8   1.8     
 1885 29 LOU AA  303  216   28   3.5    73| .273  .251| .287  .297| .337  .337| .624  .634|  96  .504  -1.8  -0.2     
 1886 30 LOU AA  378  226   61   7.1    78| .341  .252| .402  .316| .446  .336| .848  .652| 160  .785  24.8   2.7     
 1887 31 LOU AA  407  252   61   6.3    99| .319  .282| .381  .347| .441  .381| .822  .728| 126  .656  13.2   1.3     
 1888 32 LOU AA  228  163   16   2.6    69| .227  .242| .285  .300| .289  .320| .574  .620|  85  .402  -3.1  -0.4     
 1889 33 LOU AA  351  234   40   4.4    91| .284  .265| .333  .337| .376  .360| .709  .697| 103  .534   0.8   0.1     
 1890 34 PIT NL  368  263   29   2.9    78| .226  .245| .285  .319| .318  .331| .603  .651|  85  .364  -6.9  -0.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3052 2064  347   4.4    76| .282  .253| .324  .306| .376  .338| .700  .645| 117  .585  52.8   5.8     

* 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  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1882 26 LOU AA 1B 66 689 22 31 43 .958 .956 10.77 10.34 P 13 9 46 0 0 1.000 .920 4.23 3.15 4.76 3.44 11 104.0 OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 0.50 1.80 0 2 0 1883 27 LOU AA P 53 40 99 10 4 .933 .851 2.62 2.14 2.77 2.31 50 451.0 OF 23 30 2 1 0 .970 .851 1.39 1.73 9 14 0 1B 10 75 5 4 3 .952 .951 8.00 10.38 1884 28 LOU AA P 75 50 145 10 3 .951 .829 2.60 2.13 2.62 2.28 73 670.7 OF 5 5 0 2 0 .714 .847 1.00 1.60 4 1 0 1885 29 LOU AA P 53 30 97 10 1 .927 .878 2.40 1.79 2.38 1.90 53 480.0 1B 17 143 1 5 15 .966 .966 8.47 10.46 OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 1.83 3 0 0 1886 30 LOU AA P 49 32 73 15 5 .875 .885 2.14 1.87 2.25 2.00 48 420.7 1B 22 217 7 17 11 .929 .968 10.18 10.11 OF 17 11 1 3 0 .800 .876 0.71 1.75 6 0 11 1887 31 LOU AA 1B 43 386 4 19 27 .954 .971 9.07 9.60 P 34 24 76 4 0 .962 .883 2.94 2.09 3.15 2.27 32 285.3 OF 16 19 1 6 0 .769 .897 1.25 2.01 16 0 0 1888 32 LOU AA 1B 30 289 5 20 11 .936 .976 9.80 10.51 P 26 16 52 5 1 .932 .891 2.62 2.32 2.74 2.45 25 223.3 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 1 0 0 1889 33 LOU AA 1B 65 609 23 20 43 .969 .972 9.72 9.78 P 19 7 32 3 3 .929 .905 2.05 1.84 2.32 2.13 16 151.3 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0 0 1 1890 34 PIT NL 1B 69 610 31 25 26 .962 .976 9.29 10.26 P 14 8 19 3 0 .900 .897 1.93 2.01 2.03 2.24 12 119.7 OF 7 8 3 0 0 1.000 .917 1.57 1.89 5 1 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1882 26 LOU AA 1B 66 689 22 31 43 .958 .956 10.77 10.34 1883 27 LOU AA 1B 10 75 5 4 3 .952 .951 8.00 10.38 1885 29 LOU AA 1B 17 143 1 5 15 .966 .966 8.47 10.46 1886 30 LOU AA 1B 22 217 7 17 11 .929 .968 10.18 10.11 1887 31 LOU AA 1B 43 386 4 19 27 .954 .971 9.07 9.60 1888 32 LOU AA 1B 30 289 5 20 11 .936 .976 9.80 10.51 1889 33 LOU AA 1B 65 609 23 20 43 .969 .972 9.72 9.78 1890 34 PIT NL 1B 69 610 31 25 26 .962 .976 9.29 10.26 1882 26 LOU AA OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 0.50 1.80 0 2 0 1883 27 LOU AA OF 23 30 2 1 0 .970 .851 1.39 1.73 9 14 0 1884 28 LOU AA OF 5 5 0 2 0 .714 .847 1.00 1.60 4 1 0 1885 29 LOU AA OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 1.83 3 0 0 1886 30 LOU AA OF 17 11 1 3 0 .800 .876 0.71 1.75 6 0 11 1887 31 LOU AA OF 16 19 1 6 0 .769 .897 1.25 2.01 16 0 0 1888 32 LOU AA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 1 0 0 1889 33 LOU AA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0 0 1 1890 34 PIT NL OF 7 8 3 0 0 1.000 .917 1.57 1.89 5 1 1 1882 26 LOU AA P 13 9 46 0 0 1.000 .920 4.23 3.15 4.76 3.44 11 104.0 1883 27 LOU AA P 53 40 99 10 4 .933 .851 2.62 2.14 2.77 2.31 50 451.0 1884 28 LOU AA P 75 50 145 10 3 .951 .829 2.60 2.13 2.62 2.28 73 670.7 1885 29 LOU AA P 53 30 97 10 1 .927 .878 2.40 1.79 2.38 1.90 53 480.0 1886 30 LOU AA P 49 32 73 15 5 .875 .885 2.14 1.87 2.25 2.00 48 420.7 1887 31 LOU AA P 34 24 76 4 0 .962 .883 2.94 2.09 3.15 2.27 32 285.3 1888 32 LOU AA P 26 16 52 5 1 .932 .891 2.62 2.32 2.74 2.45 25 223.3 1889 33 LOU AA P 19 7 32 3 3 .929 .905 2.05 1.84 2.32 2.13 16 151.3 1890 34 PIT NL P 14 8 19 3 0 .900 .897 1.93 2.01 2.03 2.24 12 119.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 336 216 639 60 17 .934 .869 2.54 2.07 320 2906.0 1B 322 3018 98 141 179 .957 .968 9.68 10.12 OF 75 75 7 12 0 .872 .874 1.09 1.81 44 18 13 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 733 3309 744 213 196 .950 .943 5.53 5.58
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Awards
1884-AA-Triple Crown

Batting Average
1886 AA-.341-1
1887 AA-.319-9

On-base %
1886 AA-.402-2

Slugging %
1882 AA-.368-9
1884 AA-.430-10
1886 AA-.446-4

OPS
1886 AA-.848-3

Games
1882 AA-78-8

At Bats
1882 AA-340-6

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1882 AA-345-9

Runs
1882 AA-62-7

Hits
1882 AA-94-9

Total Bases
1882 AA-125-9

Doubles
1882 AA-14-8

Home Runs
1882 AA-3-4

Adjusted OPS+
1882 AA-123-9
1886 AA-160-4

Runs Created
1882 AA-36-9

Adjusted Batting Runs
1882 AA-8-10
1886 AA-25-8

Batting Wins
1882 AA-.9-9
1886 AA-2.7-8

Extra-Base Hits
1882 AA-21-7

Offensive Win%
1886 AA-.785-3
1887 AA-.656-10

Hit By Pitch
1890 NL-9-6

At Bats per Home Run
1882 AA-113.3-7
1886 AA-85.8-8

Outs
1882 AA-246-8

ERA
1882 AA-1.30-2
1883 AA-3.33-10
1884 AA-1.80-1
1885 AA-2.18-2
1886 AA-2.87-6

Wins
1883 AA-26-6
1884 AA-52-1
1885 AA-30-5
1886 AA-26-9

Won-Loss %
1882 AA-.500-9
1884 AA-.722-4
1885 AA-.566-10
1887 AA-.600-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1882 AA-.769-1
1884 AA-.868-1
1885 AA-1.058-4
1886 AA-1.208-7
1887 AA-1.314-8
Car-1.168-79

Hits Allowed/9IP
1882 AA-6.49-1
1884 AA-7.06-2
1886 AA-8.34-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1882 AA-.43-1
1883 AA-1.44-8
1884 AA-.75-2
1885 AA-1.01-2
1886 AA-2.52-9
1887 AA-1.58-1
1888 AA-1.73-5
1889 AA-2.80-8
Car-1.51-25

Strikeouts/9IP
1882 AA-2.86-6
1883 AA-3.05-7
1884 AA-5.17-10
1885 AA-3.92-8

Games
1883 AA-51-5
1884 AA-75-1
1885 AA-53-4
1886 AA-49-8

Saves
1887 AA-1-2

Innings
1883 AA-451.0-5
1884 AA-670.7-1
1885 AA-480.0-5
1886 AA-420.7-9

Strikeouts
1883 AA-153-5
1884 AA-385-1
1885 AA-209-4

Games Started
1883 AA-50-4
1884 AA-73-1
1885 AA-53-4
1886 AA-48-8

Comp. Games
1883 AA-49-4
1884 AA-72-1
1885 AA-51-5
1886 AA-45-9
Car-310-36

Shutouts
1883 AA-3-6
1884 AA-6-3
1885 AA-2-4
1886 AA-2-6
1887 AA-2-5

Home Runs Allow.
1883 AA-4-10
1885 AA-6-8
1886 AA-6-9
1887 AA-9-6
1890 NL-9-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1883 AA-72-6
1886 AA-118-8

Hits Allowed
1883 AA-509-2
1884 AA-526-1
1885 AA-454-3
1886 AA-390-10

SO to Walk
1882 AA-6.60-1
1883 AA-2.13-8
1884 AA-6.88-2
1885 AA-3.87-3
1887 AA-1.16-9

Losses
1883 AA-23-4
1884 AA-20-9
1885 AA-23-3
1886 AA-23-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1883 AA-167-3
1885 AA-116-7
1886 AA-134-9

Hit Batsmen
1884 AA-16-9
1885 AA-18-5

Batters Faced
1883 AA-1993-4
1884 AA-2649-1
1885 AA-1988-4
1886 AA-1815-9
1890 NL-567-4

Games Finished
1882 AA-1-8
1884 AA-2-5
1886 AA-1-9
1887 AA-2-5

Adjusted ERA+
1882 AA-192-2
1884 AA-171-1
1885 AA-149-2
1886 AA-127-5

Oldest Player
1889 AA-33-4
1890 NL-34-5

 

Black Ink: Batting - 4 (407) (Average HOFer ≈ 27) Pitching - 25 (66) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 31 (747) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 118 (160) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1907) Pitching - 30.0 (140) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1327) Pitching - 100.5 (93) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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