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Sam Agnew

Samuel Lester Agnew (Slam)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 12, 1887 in Farmington, MO(All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1913
Teams (by GP): Browns/RedSox/Senators 1913-1919

Final Game: September 28, 1919
Died: July 19, 1951 in Sonoma, CA
Buried: Chapel of the Chimes, Santa Rosa, CA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1913 26 SLB AL 105 344 307 27 64 9 5 2 24 11 20 49 .208 .272 .290 .562 67 89 7 10 *2
1914 27 SLB AL 115 346 311 22 66 5 4 0 16 10 8 24 63 .212 .279 .254 .533 63 79 5 6 *2 MVP-23
1915 28 SLB AL 104 319 295 18 60 4 2 0 19 5 2 12 36 .203 .247 .231 .477 45 68 5 7 2
1916 29 BOS AL 40 78 67 4 14 2 1 0 7 0 0 6 4 .209 .293 .269 .562 69 18 2 3 2
1917 30 BOS AL 85 287 260 17 54 6 2 0 16 2 19 30 .208 .267 .246 .513 57 64 2 6 2
1918 31 BOS AL 72 221 199 11 33 8 0 0 6 0 11 26 .166 .221 .206 .427 30 41 3 6 2
1919 32 WSH AL 42 121 98 6 23 7 0 0 10 1 10 8 .235 .312 .306 .618 74 30 1 9 2
7 Yrs 563 1716 1537 105 314 41 14 2 98 29 10 102 216 .204 .265 .253 .518 56 389 25 47
162 Game Avg. 162 494 442 30 90 12 4 1 28 8 29 62 .204 .265 .253 .518 56 112 7 14
BOS (3 yrs) 197 586 526 32 101 16 3 0 29 2 0 36 60 .192 .253 .234 .487 48 123 7 15
SLB (3 yrs) 324 1009 913 67 190 18 11 2 59 26 10 56 148 .208 .267 .258 .525 59 236 17 23
WSH (1 yr) 42 121 98 6 23 7 0 0 10 1 10 8 .235 .312 .306 .618 74 30 1 9

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1913 26 SLB AL 105 344 -13 -0 0 0 6 -8 -0.9 12 5 0.3 .492 .495 0.4 0.6 5 $ *2
1914 27 SLB AL 115 346 -13 0 0 -2 6 -9 -1.2 12 3 0.0 .490 .493 0.3 0.4 5 $ *2 MVP-23
1915 28 SLB AL 104 319 -18 1 0 -4 5 -16 -1.9 11 -5 -0.8 .482 .488 -0.3 0.1 -1 $ 2
1916 29 BOS AL 40 78 -2 0 0 -1 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .495 .499 0.2 0.0 2 $ 2
1917 30 BOS AL 85 287 -12 0 0 -1 4 -9 -1.1 10 1 -0.1 .487 .493 0.0 0.4 2 $ 2
1918 31 BOS AL 72 221 -16 0 0 0 3 -12 -1.5 7 -5 -0.8 .479 .491 -0.8 0.4 -5 $4,000 2
1919 32 WSH AL 42 121 -3 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.2 0.2 2 $ 2
7 Seasons 563 1716 -78 1 0 -8 27 -58 -7.0 59 1 -1.1 .488 .494 0.0 2.1 9 $4,000
BOS (3 yrs) 197 586 -30 1 0 -2 9 -23 -2.9 20 -3 -0.8 .486 .494 -0.6 0.8 -1 $4,000
SLB (3 yrs) 324 1009 -45 1 0 -6 17 -33 -4.0 35 2 -0.5 .488 .492 0.4 1.1 8 $
WSH (1 yr) 42 121 -3 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.2 0.2 2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1913 26 SLB AL 344 253 23 2.4 85 .242 .208 .261 .272 .332 .290 .343 .562 .675 67 .324 -13.7 -1.5 .523 .182 .081 3.4
1914 27 SLB AL 346 259 21 2.2 79 .266 .212 .252 .279 .324 .254 .330 .533 .654 63 .321 -14.2 -1.7 .435 .125 .042 .0
1915 28 SLB AL 319 244 16 1.8 80 .232 .203 .251 .247 .328 .231 .329 .477 .657 45 .228 -20.6 -2.4 .371 .078 .027 .0
1916 29 BOS AL 78 56 5 2.4 83 .222 .209 .257 .293 .331 .269 .335 .562 .666 69 .333 -2.5 -0.3 .491 .149 .060
1917 30 BOS AL 287 212 17 2.2 79 .235 .208 .254 .267 .325 .246 .328 .513 .653 57 .306 -13.6 -1.6 .422 .119 .038 .0
1918 31 BOS AL 221 172 9 1.4 80 .191 .166 .258 .221 .329 .206 .329 .427 .658 30 .161 -17.1 -2.0 .331 .095 .040
1919 32 WSH AL 121 84 9 2.9 94 .256 .235 .275 .312 .341 .306 .370 .618 .711 74 .347 -2.9 -0.3 .560 .184 .071 .0
7 Yrs 1716 1280 100 2.1 82 .237 .204 .256 .265 .329 .253 .335 .518 .663 56 .283 -84.8 -9.8 .434 .128 .049 3.7
162 Game Avg. 494 368 29 2.1 82 .237 .204 .256 .265 .329 .253 .335 .518 .663 56 .283 -84.8 -9.8 .434 .128 .049 1
BOS (3 yrs) 586 440 31 1.9 80 .217 .192 .256 .253 .327 .234 .329 .487 .657 48 .253 -33.3 -3.9 .395 .114 .042 .0
SLB (3 yrs) 1009 756 60 2.1 81 .246 .208 .255 .267 .328 .258 .334 .525 .662 59 .293 -48.6 -5.6 .443 .129 .050 3.7
WSH (1 yr) 121 84 9 2.9 94 .256 .235 .275 .312 .341 .306 .370 .618 .711 74 .347 -2.9 -0.3 .560 .184 .071 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1918 31 BOS AL WS CHC W 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1918 31 BOS AL 221 0.0% 11.8% 5.0% 3.6% 24% 2.36 7.7 33.2 78%
1919 32 WSH AL 121 0.0% 6.6% 8.3% 5.8% 30% 0.80 12.3 9.8 74%
7 Yrs 342 0.6% 63.2% 29.8% 16.7% 18% 2.12 7.1 768.5 15.7 386%
MLB Averages 2.0% 43.2% 34.5% 22.2% 22% 1.25 9.1 196.4 10.3 349%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1913 26 105 344 307 27 64 9 5 2 24 11 20 49 .208 .272 .290 .562 67 89 7 10
1914 27 220 690 618 49 130 14 9 2 40 21 8 44 112 .210 .276 .272 .548 65 168 12 16
1915 28 324 1009 913 67 190 18 11 2 59 26 10 56 148 .208 .267 .258 .525 59 236 17 23
1916 29 364 1087 980 71 204 20 12 2 66 26 10 62 152 .208 .269 .259 .528 59 254 19 26
1917 30 449 1374 1240 88 258 26 14 2 82 28 10 81 182 .208 .268 .256 .525 59 318 21 32
1918 31 521 1595 1439 99 291 34 14 2 88 28 10 92 208 .202 .262 .249 .511 55 359 24 38
1919 32 563 1716 1537 105 314 41 14 2 98 29 10 102 216 .204 .265 .253 .518 56 389 25 47

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1913 26 110 372 330 34 74 10 6 2 30 13 23 52 .224 .291 .309 .600 28 105
1914 27 118 369 329 29 78 6 5 0 21 12 28 65 .237 .309 .286 .594 28 115
1915 28 109 342 315 22 69 5 2 0 24 6 14 38 .219 .266 .248 .513 20 104
1916 29 42 83 71 5 16 2 1 0 9 0 7 4 .225 .313 .282 .594 6 40
1917 30 88 306 276 21 62 7 2 0 20 2 22 31 .225 .287 .264 .551 21 85
1918 31 92 288 260 18 48 12 0 0 10 0 16 33 .185 .243 .231 .474 14 72
1919 32 49 138 115 8 28 9 0 0 13 1 12 9 .243 .320 .322 .642 12 42
7 Yrs 608 1898 1696 137 375 51 16 2 127 34 122 232 .221 .285 .274 .558 129 563
162 Game Avg. 162 506 452 37 100 14 4 1 34 9 33 62 .221 .285 .274 .558 34 563

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1914 AL (23, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1251st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 AL  63 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1913 AL  7 (10th)

             

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