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1879 Major League Baseball Player Value

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Team & League Player Value--Batters

Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary
BSN 3307 41 0 0 26 14 82 6.9 102 184 16.3 .510 .504 14.3 2.2 158 $14,000
BUF 2984 -36 0 0 39 13 16 0.8 92 108 9.8 .502 .501 6.6 3.5 69 $
CHC 3189 -36 0 0 44 14 22 1.3 98 120 10.6 .503 .501 6.9 4.0 76 $1,900
CIN 3151 32 0 0 -11 14 35 2.3 97 131 11.8 .504 .501 13.4 -1.3 142 $6,000
CLV 3024 -97 0 0 -27 14 -110 -11.3 93 -17 -2.5 .486 .496 0.6 -2.8 10 $2,100
PRO 3483 109 0 0 27 16 152 13.3 107 259 23.0 .518 .505 21.2 2.3 232 $2,000
SYR 2639 -56 0 0 -52 13 -95 -9.6 81 -13 -1.7 .486 .497 3.7 -5.0 39 $
TRO 2886 -39 0 0 -30 13 -57 -6.1 89 32 2.2 .492 .498 5.6 -3.0 62 $
0 24663 -83 0 0 16 112 45 -2.4 758 804 69.5 .501 .500 72.3 0.0 788 $26,000

Player Player Value

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Rk Age Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
1 George Adams 24 SYR 4 14 -0 0 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .472 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /3O
2 Jack Allen 23 2TM 27 110 -9 0 0 -5 1 -13 -1.3 3 -10 -0.9 .453 .496 -0.4 -0.4 -5 $ Free Agency 5/O
3 Doug Allison 32 PRO 1 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .399 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
4 Cap Anson 27 CHC 51 229 9 0 0 6 0 15 1.4 7 22 2.1 .527 .509 1.6 0.6 16 $ Free Agency 3
5 Ross Barnes 29 CIN 77 339 3 0 0 -2 4 6 0.5 10 16 1.6 .507 .503 1.8 0.2 18 $2,000 *64
6 Tommy Bond 23 BSN 65 263 -7 0 0 -1 10 2 0.1 8 10 0.1 .503 .501 0.2 -0.1 11 $2,200 *1/O3
7 George Bradley 26 TRO 63 252 -2 0 0 0 9 7 0.6 8 15 0.6 .511 .504 0.7 0.0 15 $ *1/53O6
8 Dan Brouthers* 21 TRO 39 169 6 0 0 -8 0 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.3 .495 .499 1.1 -0.8 11 $ Free Agency 3/1
9 Lew Brown 21 2TM 59 255 2 0 0 -1 3 3 0.2 8 11 1.0 .505 .501 1.3 0.2 12 $ 2/O
10 Jack Burdock 27 BSN 84 368 -10 0 0 5 1 -3 -0.4 11 8 0.8 .496 .498 0.4 0.6 3 $1,800 *4
11 Mike Burke 25 CIN 28 119 -4 0 0 -5 1 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .474 .495 0.1 -0.4 1 $ 6/5O
12 Tom Carey 33 CLV 80 340 -8 0 0 -3 5 -6 -0.6 10 5 0.5 .493 .497 0.9 0.2 8 $ *6
13 Hick Carpenter 23 SYR 65 263 -11 0 0 -6 0 -17 -1.6 8 -8 -0.8 .476 .490 -0.2 -0.6 -2 $ 35O/4
14 Ed Caskin 27 TRO 70 306 -1 0 0 -1 4 3 0.2 9 12 1.2 .504 .502 1.4 0.3 13 $ 62/4
15 John Cassidy 24 TRO 9 39 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .466 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /O3
16 Aaron Clapp? 22 TRO 36 152 4 0 0 -7 -1 -4 -0.4 5 1 0.1 .491 .498 0.8 -0.7 8 $ 3O
17 John Clapp 27 BUF 70 303 3 0 0 8 4 15 1.3 9 24 2.3 .520 .509 1.6 1.1 16 $ *2/O
18 Ed Cogswell 25 BSN 49 244 10 0 0 2 0 12 1.0 8 19 1.8 .523 .507 1.7 0.2 17 $ 3
19 George Creamer 24 SYR 15 61 -1 0 0 -3 0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .474 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 $ 4/6O
20 Bill Crowley 22 BUF 60 267 4 0 0 2 -2 4 0.3 8 12 1.2 .506 .502 1.1 -0.0 10 $ O2/34
21 Abner Dalrymple* 21 CHC 71 337 3 0 0 -8 -4 -10 -1.0 10 1 0.1 .487 .494 0.9 -1.2 9 $ *O
22 Frank Decker 22 SYR 3 10 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .424 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /23O
23 Buttercup Dickerson* 20 CIN 81 353 15 0 0 -2 -5 8 0.7 11 19 1.8 .509 .505 2.1 -0.7 21 $ *O
24 Tom Dolan 24 CHC 1 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .399 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
25 Mike Dorgan 25 SYR 59 274 7 0 0 -4 0 3 0.2 8 12 1.1 .505 .502 1.5 -0.4 15 $ 3O5/6214
Rk Age Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
26 Herm Doscher 26 2TM 50 204 -7 0 0 -2 2 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.1 .486 .498 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /5
27 Charlie Eden* 24 CLV 81 359 11 0 0 -4 -5 2 0.1 11 13 1.3 .502 .501 1.7 -0.9 17 $ *O/32
28 Dave Eggler 30 BUF 78 328 -15 0 0 -2 -4 -21 -2.1 10 -11 -1.0 .474 .487 -0.8 -0.6 -9 $ *O
29 Jake Evans? 22 TRO 72 285 -4 0 0 14 -5 6 0.5 9 14 1.4 .508 .503 0.1 0.9 0 $ *O
30 Jack Farrell 21 2TM 66 295 9 0 0 -9 1 1 0.0 9 10 1.0 .501 .500 1.8 -0.8 19 $ *4
31 Bob Ferguson# 34 TRO 30 127 1 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 4 5 0.5 .504 .501 0.6 -0.0 6 $ 5/4
32 Silver Flint 23 CHC 79 330 3 0 0 13 5 21 2.0 10 31 3.1 .526 .513 1.9 1.7 18 $ *2/O
33 Curry Foley? 23 BSN 35 149 4 0 0 -3 2 3 0.2 5 8 0.2 .508 .502 0.6 -0.4 11 $1,000 1O/3
34 Will Foley 23 CIN 56 220 -10 0 0 1 -1 -9 -1.0 7 -3 -0.2 .484 .494 -0.3 0.0 -4 $ 5O/4
35 Davy Force 29 BUF 79 329 -16 0 0 11 5 -0 -0.1 10 10 1.0 .500 .500 0.0 1.5 -1 $ *6/5
36 Chick Fulmer 28 BUF 76 311 -2 0 0 8 1 7 0.6 10 17 1.6 .509 .504 0.9 0.9 9 $ *4
37 Pud Galvin 22 BUF 67 266 -8 0 0 0 11 3 0.2 8 11 0.2 .504 .502 0.2 -0.0 11 $ *1/6
38 Gid Gardner? 20 TRO 2 6 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .486 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
39 Joe Gerhardt 24 CIN 79 316 -13 0 0 0 2 -12 -1.2 10 -2 -0.1 .486 .493 -0.1 0.1 -2 $ *45/36
40 Barney Gilligan 23 CLV 52 205 -15 0 0 -6 0 -21 -2.1 6 -15 -1.4 .461 .488 -0.8 -0.5 -9 $ 2O/6
41 Jack Glasscock 21 CLV 80 331 -15 0 0 -4 2 -17 -1.7 10 -7 -0.6 .480 .490 -0.2 -0.2 -3 $800 *45
42 Fred Goldsmith 23 TRO 9 39 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 1 2 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 $ /1O3
43 George Gore* 25 CHC 63 274 -1 0 0 3 -3 -1 -0.2 8 7 0.8 .498 .499 0.5 -0.0 4 $1,900 *O/3
44 Emil Gross 21 PRO 30 136 11 0 0 0 2 13 1.2 4 17 1.6 .540 .507 1.7 0.2 17 $ 2
45 Fred Gunkle? 21 CLV 1 3 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.2 0 -3 -0.2 .277 .499 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ /2O
46 Bill Hague 27 PRO 51 212 -9 0 0 5 2 -2 -0.3 6 4 0.4 .496 .499 0.0 0.6 -1 $ 5
47 Al Hall? -- TRO 67 309 -1 0 0 0 -4 -5 -0.5 10 5 0.5 .493 .497 0.6 -0.4 5 $ *O
48 Frank Hankinson 23 CHC 44 173 -14 0 0 1 4 -10 -1.0 5 -4 -1.0 .479 .494 -1.0 0.0 -5 $ 1O/5
49 Bill Harbridge* 24 CHC 4 18 -3 0 0 -1 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -4 -0.3 .400 .498 -0.3 -0.1 -2 $ /O
50 Bill Hawes 25 BSN 38 157 -8 0 0 -3 -2 -13 -1.3 5 -8 -0.8 .466 .492 -0.5 -0.5 -6 $900 O/2
Rk Age Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
51 Thorny Hawkes 26 TRO 64 254 -10 0 0 1 1 -8 -0.8 8 -0 0.0 .488 .495 0.0 0.2 -1 $ *4
52 Paul Hines 24 PRO 85 417 34 0 0 4 -4 34 3.0 13 47 4.4 .537 .519 4.1 -0.1 43 $ *O
53 Sonny Hoffman? 26 CLV 2 6 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .381 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /2O
54 Bill Holbert 24 2TM 63 245 -13 0 0 4 4 -5 -0.5 8 3 0.3 .493 .499 0.0 0.7 -1 $ /2
55 Joe Hornung 22 BUF 78 321 0 0 0 0 -5 -5 -0.5 10 5 0.6 .494 .497 0.6 -0.5 5 $ *O/3
56 Pete Hotaling* 22 CIN 81 381 13 0 0 -3 -3 7 0.6 12 19 1.8 .508 .504 2.2 -0.6 22 $ *O/245
57 Sadie Houck 23 BSN 80 360 7 0 0 -4 -1 2 0.1 11 13 1.3 .502 .501 1.7 -0.5 17 $600 O6
58 Charley Jones 27 BSN 83 384 30 0 0 10 -5 34 3.2 12 46 4.4 .539 .520 3.5 0.4 36 $1,500 *O
59 John Kelly 20 CLV 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /32
60 Kick Kelly? 22 2TM 16 58 -5 0 0 -6 1 -10 -1.0 2 -9 -0.8 .439 .497 -0.2 -0.5 -3 $ /23
61 King Kelly 21 CIN 77 353 31 0 0 1 1 32 2.9 11 43 4.1 .539 .518 4.1 0.1 42 $ Free Agency 5O2/4
62 Rudy Kemmler 19 PRO 2 7 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.1 .421 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /2
63 Doc Kennedy 25 CLV 49 195 4 0 0 5 3 12 1.1 6 18 1.7 .523 .507 1.3 0.8 13 $ 2/3
64 Terry Larkin 23 CHC 60 236 -9 0 0 0 9 1 0.0 7 8 0.0 .501 .500 0.1 -0.0 8 $ *1/O
65 Steve Libby? 25 BUF 1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .451 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /3
66 Jimmy Macullar 24 SYR 64 249 -9 0 0 -7 1 -14 -1.4 8 -7 -0.6 .479 .492 0.1 -0.6 0 $ 6O/45
67 John Magner? 24 CIN 1 4 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .399 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
68 Mike Mansell* 21 SYR 67 247 -9 0 0 12 -4 -1 -0.1 8 7 0.7 .499 .500 -0.4 0.8 -5 $ *O
69 Tom Mansell* 24 2TM 41 184 -3 0 0 -5 -3 -10 -1.0 6 -5 -0.4 .476 .497 0.1 -0.7 0 $ O
70 Bobby Mathews 27 PRO 43 180 -8 0 0 -3 3 -8 -0.8 6 -2 -0.8 .483 .496 -0.4 -0.4 1 $ 1O/5
71 Harry McCormick 23 SYR 57 230 -7 0 0 -3 8 -1 -0.2 7 6 -0.2 .498 .499 0.1 -0.3 9 $ *1/O
72 Jim McCormick 22 CLV 75 283 -10 0 0 0 9 -1 -0.2 9 8 -0.2 .499 .499 -0.1 -0.1 8 $1,300 *1O/3
73 Mike McGeary 28 PRO 85 379 -0 0 0 4 2 5 0.4 12 17 1.7 .506 .503 1.4 0.5 13 $ *45
74 John McGuinness? 22 SYR 12 51 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 $ 3
75 Bill McGunnigle 24 BUF 47 176 -15 0 0 5 0 -10 -1.0 5 -4 -0.4 .480 .494 -0.8 0.2 -9 $ O1
Rk Age Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
76 Pat McManus? 19 TRO 2 8 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .461 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
77 Cal McVey 29 CIN 81 362 13 0 0 -5 0 8 0.7 11 19 1.9 .510 .505 2.4 -0.5 24 $2,000 *3/O152
78 Bobby Mitchell* 23 CLV 30 109 -11 0 0 -2 3 -9 -0.9 3 -6 -0.9 .470 .494 -0.7 -0.2 -4 $ 1/O
79 John Morrill 24 BSN 84 362 5 0 0 4 2 11 0.9 11 22 2.2 .512 .506 1.8 0.5 18 $1,400 53
80 Jack Neagle 21 CIN 3 12 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .474 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /O1
81 Candy Nelson* 30 TRO 28 114 4 0 0 -3 1 2 0.2 4 6 0.5 .507 .501 0.8 -0.2 9 $ 6/O
82 Dan O'Leary* 22 PRO 2 7 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .528 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /O
83 Jim O'Rourke 28 PRO 81 375 29 0 0 -3 -3 23 2.0 12 34 3.3 .526 .513 3.6 -0.6 37 $ Free Agency *O3/25
84 John O'Rourke* 29 BSN 72 325 25 0 0 5 -4 26 2.4 10 36 3.4 .534 .515 3.0 0.1 31 $1,300 *O
85 Charlie Osterhout? 23 SYR 2 8 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .386 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /2O
86 John Peters 29 CHC 83 380 -11 0 0 -4 6 -10 -1.0 12 2 0.3 .489 .494 0.7 0.1 6 $ *6
87 Bill Phillips 22 CLV 81 367 0 0 0 -7 1 -6 -0.7 11 5 0.5 .493 .496 1.3 -0.6 12 $ *32/O
88 Blondie Purcell 25 2TM 75 330 -1 0 0 -9 0 -9 -1.0 10 1 0.1 .488 .497 1.1 -1.2 10 $ O1/2
89 Joe Quest 26 CHC 83 343 -18 0 0 13 1 -3 -0.4 10 7 0.7 .496 .498 -0.5 1.4 -6 $ *4
90 Charlie Reilley 23 TRO 62 237 -8 0 0 -11 3 -16 -1.5 7 -8 -0.7 .476 .491 0.3 -0.8 2 $ 23/O
91 Jack Remsen 28 CHC 42 154 -9 0 0 0 -2 -10 -1.0 5 -6 -0.5 .476 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -6 $ O3
92 Hardy Richardson 24 BUF 79 352 9 0 0 2 3 14 1.2 11 25 2.4 .517 .508 2.3 0.4 23 $ Free Agency *5/2
93 John Richmond? 24 SYR 62 258 -5 0 0 -8 0 -13 -1.3 8 -5 -0.4 .480 .492 0.4 -0.8 3 $ O6/2
94 Lee Richmond? 22 BSN 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .519 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
95 Billy Riley 24 CLV 43 163 -18 0 0 2 -3 -19 -1.9 5 -14 -1.3 .457 .489 -1.5 -0.1 -16 $ O
96 Jack Rowe* 22 BUF 8 34 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .521 .501 0.3 0.0 3 $ /2O
97 Harry Salisbury* 24 TRO 10 37 -6 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .456 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 1/O
98 Orator Shafer* 27 CHC 73 322 2 0 0 7 -4 5 0.4 10 15 1.5 .506 .503 0.9 0.2 8 $ *O/5
99 John Shoup* 27 TRO 11 44 -6 0 0 -2 1 -7 -0.7 1 -6 -0.6 .436 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $ 6/4
100 Pop Snyder 24 BSN 81 334 -7 0 0 12 5 10 0.9 10 20 2.0 .512 .506 0.9 1.6 8 $1,500 *2/O
Rk Age Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
101 Joe Start* 36 PRO 66 324 16 0 0 4 -0 20 1.8 10 30 2.9 .528 .512 2.5 0.3 26 $ *3/O
102 John Stedronsky? 29 CHC 4 12 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .451 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /5
103 Len Stockwell 19 CLV 2 6 -1 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .425 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
104 George Strief 22 CLV 71 274 -18 0 0 -3 -3 -24 -2.3 8 -15 -1.4 .468 .486 -1.1 -0.6 -12 $ *O4
105 Denny Sullivan? 21 PRO 5 20 0 0 0 -1 0 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .493 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 $ /5O
106 Ezra Sutton 29 BSN 84 341 -7 0 0 -1 4 -3 -0.4 10 7 0.8 .496 .498 0.9 0.3 8 $1,800 65
107 Live Oak Taylor? 28 TRO 24 98 -4 0 0 0 -2 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .480 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $ O
108 Jim Tyng 23 BSN 3 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .537 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ /1
109 Oscar Walker* 25 BUF 72 295 3 0 0 5 0 8 0.7 9 17 1.6 .510 .505 1.2 0.5 12 $ *3
110 Monte Ward* 19 PRO 83 371 6 0 0 1 12 19 1.7 11 30 1.7 .521 .511 1.7 0.1 29 $ Unknown *15/O
111 Fred Warner? 24 CLV 76 318 -6 0 0 -1 0 -7 -0.7 10 3 0.3 .491 .496 0.5 -0.1 4 $ *5O/3
112 Harry Wheeler 21 CIN 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .430 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /O1
113 Bill White? 18 PRO 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .481 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /3
114 Deacon White* 31 CIN 78 339 21 0 0 4 3 27 2.5 10 38 3.6 .533 .516 3.3 0.6 34 $2,000 *2O/3
115 Will White# 24 CIN 76 300 -32 0 0 0 12 -20 -2.0 9 -10 -2.0 .475 .488 -1.9 -0.0 -11 $ *1
116 Ned Williamson 21 CHC 80 344 16 0 0 13 3 32 2.9 11 42 4.1 .537 .518 2.9 1.5 29 $ *5/32
117 Red Woodhead? 27 SYR 34 131 -12 0 0 -7 1 -18 -1.7 4 -14 -1.3 .450 .490 -0.6 -0.6 -7 $ 5
118 George Wright 32 PRO 85 401 9 0 0 17 6 32 2.9 12 44 4.3 .536 .519 2.7 2.2 27 $2,000 Free Agency *6
119 Tom York* 28 PRO 81 361 19 0 0 0 -5 14 1.2 11 25 2.4 .516 .508 2.5 -0.5 25 $ *O


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