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Nap Lajoie
Napoleon Lajoie (Larry or Poli)

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

Debut August 12, 1896
Final Game August 26, 1916
Born September 5, 1874 in Woonsocket, RI
Died February 7, 1959 in Daytona Beach, FL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1896 21 PHI NL  39  175   36   57  12  7   4   42   7      1  11  .326  .330  .543  129   95   2           0    
 1897 22 PHI NL 127  545  107  197  40 23   9  127  20     15      .361  .392  .569  155  310   5          12    
 1898 23 PHI NL 147  608  113  197  43 11   6  127  25     21      .324  .354  .461  137  280   5           7    
 1899 24 PHI NL  77  312   70  118  19  9   6   70  13     12      .378  .419  .554  169  173   3          10    
 1900 25 PHI NL 102  451   95  152  33 12   7   92  22     10      .337  .362  .510  140  230   2           8    
 1901 26 PHA AL 131  544  145  232  48 14  14  125  27     24      .426  .463  .643  200  350   1          13    
 1902 27 TOT AL  87  352   81  133  35  5   7   65  20     19      .378  .419  .565  175  199   8           6    
         PHA AL   1    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   1      0      .250  .250  .250   36    1   0           0    
         CLE AL  86  348   81  132  35  5   7   64  19     19      .379  .421  .569  177  198   8           6    
 1903 28 CLE AL 125  485   90  167  41 11   7   93  21     24      .344  .379  .518  169  251  13           3    
 1904 29 CLE AL 140  553   92  208  49 15   6  102  29     27      .376  .413  .552  205  305   6           8    
 1905 30 CLE AL  65  249   29   82  12  2   2   41  11     17      .329  .377  .418  151  104   3           2    
 1906 31 CLE AL 152  602   88  214  48  9   0   91  20     30      .355  .392  .465  169  280  17           6    
 1907 32 CLE AL 137  509   53  152  30  6   2   63  24     30      .299  .345  .393  134  200  13           6    
 1908 33 CLE AL 157  581   77  168  32  6   2   74  15     47      .289  .352  .375  135  218  30           9    
 1909 34 CLE AL 128  469   56  152  33  7   1   47  13     35      .324  .378  .431  151  202  11           6    
 1910 35 CLE AL 159  591   94  227  51  7   4   76  26     60      .384  .445  .514  199  304  21           5    
 1911 36 CLE AL  90  315   36  115  20  1   2   60  13     26      .365  .420  .454  143  143   8           4     MVP-13
 1912 37 CLE AL 117  448   66  165  34  4   0   90  18     28      .368  .414  .462  147  207  17           7    
 1913 38 CLE AL 137  465   66  156  25  2   1   68  17     33  17  .335  .398  .404  132  188  12          15     MVP-11
 1914 39 CLE AL 121  419   37  108  14  3   0   50  14 15  32  15  .258  .313  .305   83  128  15           2    
 1915 40 PHA AL 129  490   40  137  24  5   1   61  10  6  11  16  .280  .301  .355  100  174  15           4    
 1916 41 PHA AL 113  426   33  105  14  4   2   35  15     14  26  .246  .272  .312   79  133  14           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons         9589      3242    163     1599     21      85  .338  .380  .467  150      221   0   0 134   0
               2480      1504      657     83      380    516                            4474
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        626   98  212  43 11   5  104  25  1  34   6  .338  .380  .467  150  292  14   0   0   9   0
 Career High    159  608  145  232  51 23  14  127  29 15  60  26  .426  .463  .643  205  350  30   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1896 21 PHI NL  178  120   31   6.7   107| .326  .296| .330  .361| .543  .395| .873  .756| 129  .646   4.9   0.5     
 1897 22 PHI NL  577  353  117   8.6   105| .361  .295| .392  .358| .569  .392| .961  .750| 155  .744  38.0   3.6     
 1898 23 PHI NL  641  416   97   6.1    88| .324  .273| .354  .337| .461  .350| .815  .687| 137  .687  25.3   2.6     
 1899 24 PHI NL  337  197   69   9.0    97| .378  .286| .419  .348| .554  .372| .973  .721| 169  .796  28.0   2.7     
 1900 25 PHI NL  471  301   81   7.0    98| .337  .285| .362  .347| .510  .377| .872  .723| 140  .713  21.5   2.1     
 1901 26 PHA AL  582  313  158  13.2   100| .426  .289| .463  .346| .643  .388|1.106  .734| 200  .885  73.2   7.1     
 1902 27 TOT AL  385  227   81   9.4    94| .378  .279| .419  .336| .565  .376| .984  .712| 175  .811  35.5   3.6     
         PHA AL    4    3    0   0.0   101| .250  .289| .250  .346| .250  .389| .500  .736|  36  .000  -0.4   0.0     
         CLE AL  381  224   81   9.5    94| .379  .279| .421  .336| .569  .376| .990  .712| 177  .815  35.9   3.6     
 1903 28 CLE AL  525  331   94   7.5    81| .344  .261| .379  .310| .518  .353| .897  .663| 169  .795  39.9   4.3     
 1904 29 CLE AL  594  351  124   9.4    72| .376  .250| .413  .302| .552  .329| .965  .631| 205  .879  64.6   7.4     
 1905 30 CLE AL  271  170   39   6.1    73| .329  .249| .377  .308| .418  .325| .795  .634| 151  .774  14.3   1.7     
 1906 31 CLE AL  655  405  108   7.1    74| .355  .255| .392  .310| .465  .326| .857  .637| 169  .809  47.2   5.4     
 1907 32 CLE AL  558  370   68   4.9    73| .299  .255| .345  .311| .393  .319| .738  .630| 134  .697  19.4   2.3     
 1908 33 CLE AL  667  443   75   4.6    69| .289  .247| .352  .304| .375  .314| .727  .618| 135  .690  24.0   2.9     
 1909 34 CLE AL  521  328   75   6.1    76| .324  .257| .378  .318| .431  .326| .809  .644| 151  .779  28.3   3.4     
 1910 35 CLE AL  677  385  134   9.4    76| .384  .251| .445  .317| .514  .324| .959  .642| 199  .877  70.4   8.1     
 1911 36 CLE AL  353  208   59   7.6    97| .365  .282| .420  .349| .454  .371| .874  .720| 143  .752  19.4   2.0     
 1912 37 CLE AL  500  300   84   7.4    94| .368  .276| .414  .345| .462  .363| .876  .708| 147  .764  28.5   3.0     
 1913 38 CLE AL  525  321   71   5.9    89| .335  .268| .398  .340| .404  .352| .802  .692| 132  .709  20.5   2.2     
 1914 39 CLE AL  468  341   38   3.0    85| .258  .261| .313  .335| .305  .341| .618  .676|  83  .458  -9.1  -1.1  48%
 1915 40 PHA AL  520  374   51   3.7    80| .280  .251| .301  .328| .355  .329| .656  .657| 100  .530  -3.4  -0.4  62%
 1916 41 PHA AL  455  335   36   2.9    79| .246  .251| .272  .324| .312  .327| .584  .652|  79  .423 -13.2  -1.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons   10460  6589 1690   6.8    85| .338  .266| .380  .328| .467  .347| .847  .676| 150  .757 577.2  61.9     

* 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  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1896 21 PHI NL  1B   39    363   11    2   27  .995  .980  9.59 10.21            
 1897 22 PHI NL  1B  108   1079   37   18   45  .984  .980 10.33  9.26            
                 OF   19     37    6    2    0  .956  .935  2.26  2.06                2    0   18
                 3B    2      1    2    0    0 1.000  .882  1.50  3.30            
 1898 23 PHI NL  2B  146    442  406   46   59  .949  .943  5.81  5.53            
                 1B    1      7    1    0    1 1.000  .976  8.00 10.10            
 1899 24 PHI NL  2B   67    224  231   22   39  .954  .941  6.79  5.46            
                 OF    5     12    1    0    0 1.000  .942  2.60  2.10                0    5    0
 1900 25 PHI NL  2B  102    287  341   30   69  .954  .938  6.16  5.21            
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  3.70            
 1901 26 PHA AL  2B  119    395  381   32   60  .960  .935  6.52  5.65            
                 SS   12     35   43    2    3  .975  .898  6.50  5.27            
 1902 27 TOT AL  2B   87    272  286   15   49  .974  .948  6.41  5.27            
         PHA AL  2B    1      2    3    0    0 1.000  .943  5.00  5.30            
         CLE AL  2B   86    270  283   15   49  .974  .948  6.43  5.27            
 1903 28 CLE AL  2B  122    366  402   36   61  .955  .943  6.30  5.04            
                 1B    1     11    0    0    0 1.000  .982 11.00 10.60            
                 3B    1      1    5    0    0 1.000  .923  6.00  3.10            
 1904 29 CLE AL  2B   95    272  255   21   42  .962  .954  5.55  5.04            
                 SS   44     86  130   17   10  .927  .934  4.91  5.23            
                 1B    2     20    1    0    0 1.000  .981 10.50 10.80            
 1905 30 CLE AL  2B   59    148  177    3   25  .991  .952  5.51  4.91            
                 1B    5     50    2    0    2 1.000  .981 10.40 10.64            
 1906 31 CLE AL  2B  130    354  415   21   76  .973  .954  5.92  5.19            
                 3B   15     20   40    5    3  .923  .920  4.00  3.15            
                 SS    7     15   24    2    2  .951  .933  5.57  5.41            
 1907 32 CLE AL  2B  128    314  461   25   86  .969  .954  6.05  5.30            
                 1B    9     95   11    1    1  .991  .982 11.78 10.96            
 1908 33 CLE AL  2B  156    450  538   37   78  .964  .951  6.33  5.11            
                 1B    1     10    5    0    0 1.000  .987 15.00 11.00            
 1909 34 CLE AL  2B  120    282  373   28   55  .959  .953  5.46  4.83            
                 1B    8     89    3    0    5 1.000  .985 11.50 10.80            
 1910 35 CLE AL  2B  149    387  419   28   60  .966  .945  5.41  4.91            
                 1B   10    114    8    2    3  .984  .983 12.20 10.73            
 1911 36 CLE AL  1B   41    388   16    4   17  .990  .978  9.85  9.97            
                 2B   37     91   93   10   16  .948  .949  4.97  4.94            
 1912 37 CLE AL  2B   97    241  249   21   49  .959  .945  5.05  4.75            
                 1B   20    171   12    3   13  .984  .983  9.15 10.17            
 1913 38 CLE AL  2B  126    279  363   20   59  .970  .954  5.10  4.82            
 1914 39 CLE AL  2B   80    187  215   17   45  .959  .953  5.03  4.78            
                 1B   31    300   18    5   22  .985  .985 10.26 10.14            
 1915 40 PHA AL  2B  110    251  332   23   61  .962  .956  5.30  4.89            
                 SS   10     14   32    2    5  .958  .937  4.60  5.00            
                 1B    5     49    3    1    0  .981  .987 10.40 10.28            
                 3B    2      4    6    0    1 1.000  .926  5.00  3.00            
 1916 41 PHA AL  2B  105    254  325   16   61  .973  .964  5.51  4.88            
                 1B    5     52    7    1    1  .983  .988 11.80 10.44            
                 OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  2.05                2    0    0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1896 21 PHI NL  1B   39    363   11    2   27  .995  .980  9.59 10.21            
 1897 22 PHI NL  1B  108   1079   37   18   45  .984  .980 10.33  9.26            
 1898 23 PHI NL  1B    1      7    1    0    1 1.000  .976  8.00 10.10            
 1903 28 CLE AL  1B    1     11    0    0    0 1.000  .982 11.00 10.60            
 1904 29 CLE AL  1B    2     20    1    0    0 1.000  .981 10.50 10.80            
 1905 30 CLE AL  1B    5     50    2    0    2 1.000  .981 10.40 10.64            
 1907 32 CLE AL  1B    9     95   11    1    1  .991  .982 11.78 10.96            
 1908 33 CLE AL  1B    1     10    5    0    0 1.000  .987 15.00 11.00            
 1909 34 CLE AL  1B    8     89    3    0    5 1.000  .985 11.50 10.80            
 1910 35 CLE AL  1B   10    114    8    2    3  .984  .983 12.20 10.73            
 1911 36 CLE AL  1B   41    388   16    4   17  .990  .978  9.85  9.97            
 1912 37 CLE AL  1B   20    171   12    3   13  .984  .983  9.15 10.17            
 1914 39 CLE AL  1B   31    300   18    5   22  .985  .985 10.26 10.14            
 1915 40 PHA AL  1B    5     49    3    1    0  .981  .987 10.40 10.28            
 1916 41 PHA AL  1B    5     52    7    1    1  .983  .988 11.80 10.44            

 1898 23 PHI NL  2B  146    442  406   46   59  .949  .943  5.81  5.53            
 1899 24 PHI NL  2B   67    224  231   22   39  .954  .941  6.79  5.46            
 1900 25 PHI NL  2B  102    287  341   30   69  .954  .938  6.16  5.21            
 1901 26 PHA AL  2B  119    395  381   32   60  .960  .935  6.52  5.65            
 1902 27 TOT AL  2B   87    272  286   15   49  .974  .948  6.41  5.27            
         PHA AL  2B    1      2    3    0    0 1.000  .943  5.00  5.30            
         CLE AL  2B   86    270  283   15   49  .974  .948  6.43  5.27            
 1903 28 CLE AL  2B  122    366  402   36   61  .955  .943  6.30  5.04            
 1904 29 CLE AL  2B   95    272  255   21   42  .962  .954  5.55  5.04            
 1905 30 CLE AL  2B   59    148  177    3   25  .991  .952  5.51  4.91            
 1906 31 CLE AL  2B  130    354  415   21   76  .973  .954  5.92  5.19            
 1907 32 CLE AL  2B  128    314  461   25   86  .969  .954  6.05  5.30            
 1908 33 CLE AL  2B  156    450  538   37   78  .964  .951  6.33  5.11            
 1909 34 CLE AL  2B  120    282  373   28   55  .959  .953  5.46  4.83            
 1910 35 CLE AL  2B  149    387  419   28   60  .966  .945  5.41  4.91            
 1911 36 CLE AL  2B   37     91   93   10   16  .948  .949  4.97  4.94            
 1912 37 CLE AL  2B   97    241  249   21   49  .959  .945  5.05  4.75            
 1913 38 CLE AL  2B  126    279  363   20   59  .970  .954  5.10  4.82            
 1914 39 CLE AL  2B   80    187  215   17   45  .959  .953  5.03  4.78            
 1915 40 PHA AL  2B  110    251  332   23   61  .962  .956  5.30  4.89            
 1916 41 PHA AL  2B  105    254  325   16   61  .973  .964  5.51  4.88            

 1897 22 PHI NL  3B    2      1    2    0    0 1.000  .882  1.50  3.30            
 1900 25 PHI NL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  3.70            
 1903 28 CLE AL  3B    1      1    5    0    0 1.000  .923  6.00  3.10            
 1906 31 CLE AL  3B   15     20   40    5    3  .923  .920  4.00  3.15            
 1915 40 PHA AL  3B    2      4    6    0    1 1.000  .926  5.00  3.00            

 1897 22 PHI NL  OF   19     37    6    2    0  .956  .935  2.26  2.06                2    0   18
 1899 24 PHI NL  OF    5     12    1    0    0 1.000  .942  2.60  2.10                0    5    0
 1916 41 PHA AL  OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  2.05                2    0    0

 1901 26 PHA AL  SS   12     35   43    2    3  .975  .898  6.50  5.27            
 1904 29 CLE AL  SS   44     86  130   17   10  .927  .934  4.91  5.23            
 1906 31 CLE AL  SS    7     15   24    2    2  .951  .933  5.57  5.41            
 1915 40 PHA AL  SS   10     14   32    2    5  .958  .937  4.60  5.00            

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  2B 2035   5496 6262  451 1050  .963  .949  5.78  5.09            
                 1B  286   2798  135   37  137  .988  .981 10.26  9.88            
                 SS   73    150  229   23   20  .943  .926  5.19  5.22            
                 OF   26     50    7    2    0  .966  .938  2.19  2.07                4    5   18
                 3B   21     26   53    5    4  .940  .920  3.76  3.17            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      2441   8520 6686  518 1211  .967  .954  6.23  5.61
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
1901-AL-Triple Crown

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1911-AL-13-0.08
1913-AL-11-0.11
Car-728-0.19 shares

Batting Average
1897 NL-.361-6
1900 NL-.337-7
1901 AL-.426-1
1902 AL-.378-1
1903 AL-.344-1
1904 AL-.376-1
1906 AL-.355-2
1907 AL-.299-6
1908 AL-.289-8
1909 AL-.324-3
1910 AL-.384-1
1912 AL-.368-4
1913 AL-.335-6
Car-.338-21

On-base %
1901 AL-.463-1
1902 AL-.419-2
1903 AL-.379-3
1904 AL-.413-1
1906 AL-.392-2
1907 AL-.345-10
1908 AL-.352-10
1909 AL-.378-4
1910 AL-.445-2
1912 AL-.414-5
1913 AL-.398-7

Slugging %
1897 NL-.569-1
1898 NL-.461-3
1900 NL-.510-3
1901 AL-.643-1
1902 AL-.565-2
1903 AL-.518-1
1904 AL-.552-1
1906 AL-.465-2
1907 AL-.393-6
1908 AL-.375-9
1909 AL-.431-7
1910 AL-.514-2
1912 AL-.462-6
1913 AL-.404-9

OPS
1897 NL-.960-4
1900 NL-.872-7
1901 AL-1.106-1
1902 AL-.984-2
1903 AL-.896-1
1904 AL-.965-1
1906 AL-.857-2
1907 AL-.738-6
1908 AL-.727-8
1909 AL-.809-5
1910 AL-.960-2
1912 AL-.876-6
1913 AL-.802-7

Games
1906 AL-152-6
1908 AL-157-1
1910 AL-159-1
Car-2480-53

At Bats
1897 NL-545-8
1898 NL-608-6
1906 AL-602-2
1908 AL-581-4
1910 AL-591-1
Car-9589-34

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1906 AL-655-5
1908 AL-667-2
1910 AL-677-2
Car-10460-47

Runs
1898 NL-113-10
1901 AL-145-1
1903 AL-90-7
1904 AL-92-4
1906 AL-88-7
1908 AL-77-7
1910 AL-94-2
Car-1504-65

Hits
1897 NL-197-5
1898 NL-197-4
1901 AL-232-1
1903 AL-167-6
1904 AL-208-1
1906 AL-214-1
1908 AL-168-3
1909 AL-152-8
1910 AL-227-1
Car-3242-13

Total Bases
1897 NL-310-1
1898 NL-280-2
1900 NL-230-10
1901 AL-350-1
1903 AL-251-4
1904 AL-305-1
1906 AL-280-2
1907 AL-200-7
1908 AL-218-4
1909 AL-202-7
1910 AL-304-1
Car-4474-42

Doubles
1897 NL-40-2
1898 NL-43-1
1900 NL-33-2
1901 AL-48-1
1902 AL-35-7
1903 AL-41-2
1904 AL-49-1
1906 AL-48-1
1907 AL-30-3
1908 AL-32-4
1909 AL-33-2
1910 AL-51-1
1912 AL-34-5
1915 AL-24-9
Car-657-7

Triples
1897 NL-23-2
1900 NL-12-9
1901 AL-14-8
1904 AL-15-8
Car-163-33

Home Runs
1897 NL-9-3
1898 NL-6-8
1899 NL-6-10
1900 NL-7-6
1901 AL-14-1
1902 AL-7-9
1903 AL-7-5
1904 AL-6-4
1910 AL-4-6

RBI
1897 NL-127-4
1898 NL-127-1
1900 NL-92-6
1901 AL-125-1
1903 AL-93-3
1904 AL-102-1
1906 AL-91-2
1907 AL-63-9
1908 AL-74-3
1910 AL-76-5
1912 AL-90-5
Car-1599-30

Bases on Balls
1910 AL-60-9

Stolen Bases
1904 AL-29-6
Car-380-82

Singles
1901 AL-156-1
1904 AL-138-4
1906 AL-157-3
1908 AL-128-4
1909 AL-111-10
1910 AL-165-1
Car-2339-11

Adjusted OPS+
1897 NL-155-4
1900 NL-140-6
1901 AL-200-1
1902 AL-175-2
1903 AL-169-1
1904 AL-205-1
1906 AL-169-2
1907 AL-134-6
1908 AL-135-8
1909 AL-151-6
1910 AL-199-2
1912 AL-147-6
1913 AL-132-9
Car-150-32

Runs Created
1897 NL-117-4
1898 NL-97-6
1901 AL-158-1
1903 AL-94-2
1904 AL-124-1
1906 AL-108-2
1907 AL-68-7
1908 AL-75-4
1909 AL-75-6
1910 AL-134-1
1912 AL-84-10
Car-1690-45

Adjusted Batting Runs
1897 NL-38-5
1899 NL-28-10
1900 NL-22-9
1901 AL-73-1
1902 AL-36-3
1903 AL-40-1
1904 AL-65-1
1906 AL-47-2
1907 AL-19-7
1908 AL-24-5
1909 AL-28-5
1910 AL-70-1
1912 AL-28-7
1913 AL-21-9
Car-577-23

Batting Wins
1897 NL-3.6-4
1899 NL-2.7-10
1900 NL-2.1-10
1901 AL-7.1-1
1902 AL-3.6-3
1903 AL-4.3-1
1904 AL-7.4-1
1906 AL-5.4-2
1907 AL-2.3-6
1908 AL-2.9-5
1909 AL-3.4-5
1910 AL-8.1-1
1912 AL-3.0-7
1913 AL-2.2-9
Car-61.9-19

Extra-Base Hits
1897 NL-72-1
1898 NL-60-2
1900 NL-52-3
1901 AL-76-1
1902 AL-47-9
1903 AL-59-4
1904 AL-70-1
1906 AL-57-2
1907 AL-38-4
1908 AL-40-5
1909 AL-41-7
1910 AL-62-1
Car-903-56

Times on Base
1901 AL-269-1
1904 AL-243-2
1906 AL-250-3
1908 AL-224-4
1910 AL-292-1
Car-3892-45

Offensive Win%
1897 NL-.744-5
1900 NL-.713-7
1901 AL-.885-1
1902 AL-.811-2
1903 AL-.795-1
1904 AL-.879-1
1906 AL-.809-2
1907 AL-.697-6
1908 AL-.690-9
1909 AL-.779-3
1910 AL-.877-2
1912 AL-.764-5
1913 AL-.709-7
Car-.757-22

Hit By Pitch
1897 NL-12-7
1901 AL-13-3
1904 AL-8-8
1908 AL-9-7
1912 AL-7-6
1913 AL-15-2
Car-134-28

Sac. Hits
1908 AL-30-8
Car-221-61

Power/Speed Number
1897 NL-12.4-3
1898 NL-9.7-9
1900 NL-10.6-6
1901 AL-18.4-1
1902 AL-10.4-5
1903 AL-10.5-2
1904 AL-9.9-4
1910 AL-6.9-8

At Bats per Strikeout
1913 AL-27.4-1
1914 AL-27.9-1
1915 AL-30.6-2

At Bats per Home Run
1897 NL-60.6-5
1900 NL-64.4-5
1901 AL-38.9-2
1902 AL-50.3-6
1903 AL-69.3-6
1904 AL-92.2-6

Outs
1908 AL-443-7
Car-6589-80

Oldest Player
1911 AL-36-7
1913 AL-38-6
1914 AL-39-4
1915 AL-40-3
1916 AL-41-3

      

Black Ink: Batting - 76 (8) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 266 (20) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 65.8 (18) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 261.5 (18) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  16. Honus Wagner (916) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Honus Wagner (906) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Honus Wagner (904) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions 

August 8, 1896: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Fall River (New England) for $1,500.

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics.

April 21, 1902: Granted Free Agency.

May 31, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Bronchos.

January, 1915: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.

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