John Atz

Jacob Henry Atz
born Jacob Henry Atz

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 1, 1879 in Washington, DC (All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1902
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Senators 1902-1909

Final Game: September 30, 1909
Died: May 22, 1945 in New Orleans, LA
Buried: Hope Mausoleum, St. John Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

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More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1901	21	-min	B,C	40	138	138		38								.275	.275							NOR,RAL · SOUA,VNCL
1902	22	-min	A	123	425	425		115	26	4	3					.271	.271	.372	.642		158			NOR · SOUA
1902	22	WSH	AL	3	12	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-45	1	0	2	/4

1907	27	-min	A	140	507	507		158								.312	.312							NOR · SOUA
1907	27	CHW	AL	4	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-19	1	0	0	/5O
1908	28	CHW	AL	83	253	206	24	40	3	0	0	27	9	31	21	.194	.311	.209	.520	71	43	4	12	46/5
1909	29	CHW	AL	119	440	381	39	90	18	3	0	22	14	38	33	.236	.309	.299	.608	95	114	2	19	*4/O6
1910	30	-min	A	129	429	429		109	10	1	0					.254	.254	.282	.536		121			PRV · EL
1911	31	-min	A	130	485	485		138	15	3	2					.285	.285	.340	.625		165			PRV · EL
1912	32	-min	AA	155	533	533		139	25	5	2					.261	.261	.338	.598		180			PRV · IL
1913	33	-min	A	61	200	200		54	5	0	0					.270	.270	.295	.565		59			NOR · SOUA
1914	34	-min	B	80	244	244		61	7	0	0					.250	.250	.279	.529		68			FTW · TL
1915	35	-min	B	156	544	544		152	20	3	0					.279	.279	.327	.607		178			FTW · TL
1916	36	-min	B	113	368	368		85	7	2	0					.231	.231	.261	.492		96			GAL,FTW · TL
1917	37	-min	B	76	211	211		59	3	1	0					.280	.280	.303	.583		64			FTW · TL
1918	38	-min	B	33	98	98		27	4	0	0					.276	.276	.316	.592		31			FTW · TL
1919	39	DET-min	B	41	112	112		27	5	0	0					.241	.241	.286	.527		32			FTW · TL
1920	40	DET-min	B																					FTW · TL
1921	41	DET-min	A																					FTW · TL
4 Seasons				209	713	605	64	132	21	3	0	49	23	69	54	.218	.304	.263	.567	83	159	6	33
162 Game Avg.				162	553	469	50	102	16	2	0	38	18	53	42	.218	.304	.263	.567	83	123	5	26

CHW (3 yrs)				206	701	595	63	131	21	3	0	49	23	69	54	.220	.307	.266	.573	86	158	6	31
WSH (1 yr)				3	12	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-45	1	0	2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1902	22	WSH	AL	12	-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	-0.1	-2	-0.2	0.1	$	/4

1907	27	CHW	AL	8	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	-1	-0.1	0.1	$	/5O
1908	28	CHW	AL	253	-4	0	0	0	3	1	8	8	0.7	5	0.5	0.2	$	46/5
1909	29	CHW	AL	440	0	-1	0	0	6	0	14	19	1.9	13	1.4	0.5	$	*4/O6
4 Seasons				713	-7	-1	0	0	11	1	22	26	2.5	15	1.6	0.9	$

CHW (3 yrs)				701	-5	-1	0	0	10	1	22	27	2.6	17	1.8	0.8	$
WSH (1 yr)				12	-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	-0.1	-2	-0.2	0.1	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	G
1902	WSH	AL	22	2B	3	13	2	11	0	1	1.000	4.33	.948	5.37
1907	CHW	AL	27	3B	2	8	0	8	0	1	1.000	4.00	.912	3.15
1907	CHW	AL	27	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00		1.80	0-1-0
1908	CHW	AL	28	2B	46	234	82	137	15	12	.936	4.76	.951	5.22
1908	CHW	AL	28	SS	18	72	19	50	3	3	.958	3.83	.927	5.54
1908	CHW	AL	28	3B	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	.930	3.30
1909	CHW	AL	29	2B	114	538	202	311	25	40	.954	4.50	.953	4.91
1909	CHW	AL	29	OF	3	7	4	3	0	0	1.000	2.33	.951	1.87	0-0-3
1909	CHW	AL	29	SS	1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.00	.927	5.40
	3 Seasons			2B	163	785	286	459	40	53	.949	4.57	.952	5.01
	2 Seasons			SS	19	75	21	51	3	3	.960	3.79	.927	5.53
	2 Seasons			OF	4	7	4	3	0	0	1.000	1.75	.951	1.85	0-1-3
	2 Seasons			3B	3	9	0	9	0	1	1.000	3.00	.914	3.20
	4 Seasons			TOT	189	876	311	522	43	57	.951	4.41	.950	4.96	0-1-3

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1909 AL 25 (5th)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
1909 AL 25 (5th)

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Transactions

August, 1907: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from New Orleans (Southern Association).
February 18, 1910: the Chicago White Sox sent John Atz to Providence (Eastern) to complete an earlier deal made on July 9, 1909. July 9, 1909: The Chicago White Sox sent players to be named later to Providence (Eastern) for Lena Blackburne.
January 11, 1913: Traded by the Cleveland Naps with Bert Brenner, Tim Hendryx, Jack Kibble, George Yantz and $5000 plus the cash to purchase 3 pitchers to New Orleans (Southern Association) for Nick Cullop.

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