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Ducky Holmes
James William Holmes

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 6", Weight 170 lb.

Debut August 8, 1895
Final Game September 29, 1905
Born January 28, 1869 in Des Moines, IA
Died August 6, 1932 in Truro, IA

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1895 26 LOU NL  40  161   33   60  10  2   3   20   9     12   9  .373  .426  .516  148   83   3           3    
 1896 27 LOU NL  47  141   22   38   3  2   0   18   8     13   5  .270  .360  .319   83   45   4           7    
 1897 28 TOT NL  81  310   51   82   8  6   1   44  30     19      .265  .315  .339   74  105   6           4    
         LOU NL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1      .000  .200  .000  -44    0   0           0    
         NYG NL  79  306   51   82   8  6   1   44  30     18      .268  .317  .343   76  105   6           4    
 1898 29 TOT NL 136  543   63  150  11 10   1   64  29     25      .276  .320  .339   87  184   9          10    
         STL NL  23  101    9   24   1  1   0    0   4      2      .238  .260  .267   50   27   0           1    
         BLN NL 113  442   54  126  10  9   1   64  25     23      .285  .333  .355   95  157   9           9    
 1899 30 BLN NL 138  553   80  177  31  7   4   66  50     39      .320  .381  .423  116  234  16          15    
 1901 32 DET AL 131  537   90  158  28 10   4   62  35     37      .294  .347  .406  104  218   9           6    
 1902 33 DET AL  92  362   50   93  15  4   2   33  16     28      .257  .319  .337   78  122   9           5    
 1903 34 TOT AL 107  415   66  112  10  6   1   26  35     30      .270  .327  .330  100  137  19           5    
         WSH AL  21   71   13   16   3  1   1    8  10      5      .225  .286  .338   85   24   2           1    
         CHW AL  86  344   53   96   7  5   0   18  25     25      .279  .335  .328  103  113  17           4    
 1904 35 CHW AL  68  251   42   78  11  9   1   19  13     14      .311  .354  .438  154  110   9           3    
 1905 36 CHW AL  92  328   42   66  15  2   0   22  11     19      .201  .258  .259   67   85  29           6    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     932 3601  539 1014 142 58  17  374 236  0 236  14  .282  .337  .367   99 1323 113   0   0  64   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        626   94  176  25 10   3   65  41  0  41   2  .282  .337  .367   99  230  20   0   0  11   0
 Career High    138  553   90  177  31 10   4   66  50  0  39   9  .320  .381  .438  154  234  29   0   0  15   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 / 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1895 26 LOU NL  179  104   35   8.7   107| .373  .294| .426  .360| .516  .398| .942  .758| 148  .723  11.8   1.1     
 1896 27 LOU NL  165  107   15   3.6   104| .270  .292| .360  .357| .319  .390| .679  .747|  83  .374  -2.6  -0.2     
 1897 28 TOT NL  339  234   32   3.5   105| .265  .295| .315  .358| .339  .392| .654  .750|  74  .365 -12.1  -1.2     
         LOU NL    5    4    0   0.0   105| .000  .294| .200  .358| .000  .392| .200  .750| -44  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
         NYG NL  334  230   32   3.6   105| .268  .295| .317  .358| .343  .392| .660  .750|  76  .372 -11.3  -1.1     
 1898 29 TOT NL  587  402   57   3.7    93| .276  .280| .320  .345| .339  .360| .659  .705|  87  .469 -11.3  -1.2     
         STL NL  104   77    7   2.4    93| .238  .280| .260  .345| .267  .360| .527  .705|  50  .281  -7.1  -0.8     
         BLN NL  483  325   50   4.0    93| .285  .280| .333  .345| .355  .360| .688  .704|  95  .507  -4.1  -0.4     
 1899 30 BLN NL  623  392   85   5.6   104| .320  .296| .381  .359| .423  .385| .804  .745| 116  .619  12.8   1.3     
 1901 32 DET AL  589  388   74   5.0   101| .294  .290| .347  .347| .406  .390| .753  .737| 104  .565   2.5   0.3     
 1902 33 DET AL  404  278   38   3.6   102| .257  .290| .319  .348| .337  .391| .656  .739|  78  .426 -11.0  -1.1     
 1903 34 TOT AL  469  322   44   3.6    80| .270  .260| .327  .309| .330  .351| .657  .660| 100  .505   0.6   0.1     
         WSH AL   79   57    7   3.2    84| .225  .265| .286  .315| .338  .359| .624  .674|  85  .456  -1.3  -0.1     
         CHW AL  390  265   37   3.7    79| .279  .258| .335  .307| .328  .350| .663  .657| 103  .515   1.9   0.2     
 1904 35 CHW AL  277  182   38   5.5    70| .311  .247| .354  .298| .438  .324| .792  .622| 154  .735  14.4   1.7     
 1905 36 CHW AL  382  291   21   1.9    70| .201  .244| .258  .302| .259  .318| .517  .620|  67  .293 -11.8  -1.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4014 2700  439   4.3    94| .282  .279| .337  .339| .367  .370| .704  .708|  99  .521  -6.7  -0.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1895 26 LOU NL   1   0   2   1   1   0   1  0   14.0   16   11    9   1    4    0   0   3     0       0  5.79  4.63   80 1.429
 1896 27 LOU NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   1  0   12.0   26   23   10   0    8    3   0   0     0       0  7.50  4.31   58 2.833
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .500   1   1   4   2   1   0   2  0   26.0   42   34   19   1   12    3   0   3     0       0  6.58  4.49   68 2.077
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  11  45  22  11   0  22  0  294.7  476  385  215  11  136   34   0  34     0   0   0  6.58  4.49   68 2.077

* 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  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1895 26 LOU NL OF 29 32 7 11 1 .780 .918 1.34 2.14 0 3 26 SS 8 11 17 7 1 .800 .900 3.50 5.54 3B 4 5 4 3 0 .750 .874 2.25 3.38 P 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .909 2.50 2.00 3.21 2.51 1 14.0 1896 27 LOU NL OF 33 43 6 13 1 .790 .933 1.48 2.12 0 26 7 P 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .909 1.50 2.20 2.25 2.70 1 12.0 SS 1 1 3 5 2 .444 .909 4.00 5.50 2B 1 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 5.40 1897 28 TOT NL SS 2 4 10 3 2 .824 .909 7.00 5.70 LOU NL SS 1 4 4 0 2 1.000 .909 8.00 5.70 NYG NL OF 77 113 9 13 2 .904 .935 1.58 2.06 77 0 0 SS 1 0 6 3 0 .667 .909 6.00 5.70 1898 29 TOT NL OF 135 286 19 23 7 .930 .937 2.26 2.03 124 2 9 STL NL OF 22 39 6 5 3 .900 .938 2.05 2.03 11 2 9 BLN NL OF 113 247 13 18 4 .935 .937 2.30 2.03 113 0 0 1899 30 BLN NL OF 138 321 24 27 5 .927 .944 2.50 2.11 137 0 1 1901 32 DET AL OF 131 217 18 24 5 .907 .931 1.79 2.00 2 0 131 1902 33 DET AL OF 92 155 16 9 5 .950 .944 1.86 2.04 1 0 91 1903 34 TOT AL OF 96 177 19 9 0 .956 .952 2.04 1.92 82 3 11 TOT AL 3B 7 6 12 3 0 .857 .923 2.57 3.10 WSH AL OF 14 26 5 3 0 .912 .951 2.21 1.92 0 3 11 3B 4 3 7 1 0 .909 .926 2.50 3.10 2B 2 5 3 2 0 .800 .941 4.00 5.05 CHW AL OF 82 151 14 6 0 .965 .952 2.01 1.92 82 0 0 3B 3 3 5 2 0 .800 .920 2.67 3.10 1904 35 CHW AL OF 63 111 8 3 3 .975 .954 1.89 1.84 53 2 8 1905 36 CHW AL OF 89 150 11 11 1 .936 .953 1.81 1.83 87 1 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1896 27 LOU NL 2B 1 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 5.40 1903 34 WSH AL 2B 2 5 3 2 0 .800 .941 4.00 5.05 1895 26 LOU NL 3B 4 5 4 3 0 .750 .874 2.25 3.38 1903 34 TOT AL 3B 7 6 12 3 0 .857 .923 2.57 3.10 WSH AL 3B 4 3 7 1 0 .909 .926 2.50 3.10 CHW AL 3B 3 3 5 2 0 .800 .920 2.67 3.10 1895 26 LOU NL OF 29 32 7 11 1 .780 .918 1.34 2.14 0 3 26 1896 27 LOU NL OF 33 43 6 13 1 .790 .933 1.48 2.12 0 26 7 1897 28 NYG NL OF 77 113 9 13 2 .904 .935 1.58 2.06 77 0 0 1898 29 TOT NL OF 135 286 19 23 7 .930 .937 2.26 2.03 124 2 9 STL NL OF 22 39 6 5 3 .900 .938 2.05 2.03 11 2 9 BLN NL OF 113 247 13 18 4 .935 .937 2.30 2.03 113 0 0 1899 30 BLN NL OF 138 321 24 27 5 .927 .944 2.50 2.11 137 0 1 1901 32 DET AL OF 131 217 18 24 5 .907 .931 1.79 2.00 2 0 131 1902 33 DET AL OF 92 155 16 9 5 .950 .944 1.86 2.04 1 0 91 1903 34 TOT AL OF 96 177 19 9 0 .956 .952 2.04 1.92 82 3 11 WSH AL OF 14 26 5 3 0 .912 .951 2.21 1.92 0 3 11 CHW AL OF 82 151 14 6 0 .965 .952 2.01 1.92 82 0 0 1904 35 CHW AL OF 63 111 8 3 3 .975 .954 1.89 1.84 53 2 8 1905 36 CHW AL OF 89 150 11 11 1 .936 .953 1.81 1.83 87 1 1 1895 26 LOU NL P 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .909 2.50 2.00 3.21 2.51 1 14.0 1896 27 LOU NL P 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .909 1.50 2.20 2.25 2.70 1 12.0 1895 26 LOU NL SS 8 11 17 7 1 .800 .900 3.50 5.54 1896 27 LOU NL SS 1 1 3 5 2 .444 .909 4.00 5.50 1897 28 TOT NL SS 2 4 10 3 2 .824 .909 7.00 5.70 LOU NL SS 1 4 4 0 2 1.000 .909 8.00 5.70 NYG NL SS 1 0 6 3 0 .667 .909 6.00 5.70
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 883 1605 137 143 30 .924 .942 1.97 2.00 563 37 285 SS 11 16 30 15 5 .754 .904 4.18 5.56 3B 11 11 16 6 0 .818 .906 2.45 3.20 P* 4 1 7 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 2.10 2 26.0 2B 3 5 5 3 0 .769 .943 3.33 5.17 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 912 1638 195 167 35 .917 .940 2.01 2.07
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.

Doubles
1899 NL-31-3
1901 AL-28-5

Stolen Bases
1899 NL-50-4
1901 AL-35-7
1903 AL-35-3

Extra-Base Hits
1899 NL-42-10
1901 AL-42-10

Hit By Pitch
1899 NL-15-10

Sac. Hits
1905 AL-29-6

Oldest Player
1904 AL-35-10
1905 AL-36-8

Gray Ink: Batting - 10 (1366) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1907) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1811) (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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Transactions 

May 13, 1897: Traded by the Louisville Colonels to the New York Giants for General Stafford. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 11, 1897: Traded by the New York Giants with Jim Donnelly and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Mike Grady and Fred Hartman.

June 10, 1898: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jake Stenzel and Paddy Quinn.

February, 1903: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers.

June 13, 1903: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Davey Dunkle (July 20, 1903) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.


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