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Sam Barkley
Samuel E. Barkley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 24, 1858 in Wheeling, WV (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1884
Final Game: July 12, 1889
Died: April 20, 1912 in Wheeling, WV
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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
1884 26 TOL AA 104 459 435 71 133 39 9 1 0 0 22 .306 .342 .444 .786 151 193 2 *4/2
1885 27 STL AA 106 445 418 67 112 18 10 3 53 0 25 .268 .312 .380 .693 113 159 2 *43
1886 28 PIT AA 122 536 478 77 127 31 8 1 69 22 58 .266 .345 .370 .715 127 177 0 *4/O3
1887 29 PIT NL 89 374 340 44 76 10 4 1 35 6 30 24 .224 .294 .285 .579 66 97 4 34
1888 30 KCC AA 116 512 482 67 104 21 6 4 51 15 26 .216 .262 .309 .571 78 149 4 *4
1889 31 KCC AA 45 191 176 36 50 6 2 0 23 8 15 20 .284 .340 .341 .681 90 60 0 4/3
6 Seasons 582 2517 2329 362 602 125 39 10 231 51 176 44 .258 .314 .359 .672 106 835 12
162 Game Avg. 162 701 648 101 168 35 11 3 64 14 49 .258 .314 .359 .672 106 232 3
PIT (2 yrs) 211 910 818 121 203 41 12 2 104 28 88 24 .248 .324 .335 .659 100 274 4
KCC (2 yrs) 161 703 658 103 154 27 8 4 74 23 41 20 .234 .283 .318 .601 81 209 4
TOL (1 yr) 104 459 435 71 133 39 9 1 0 0 22 .306 .342 .444 .786 151 193 2
STL (1 yr) 106 445 418 67 112 18 10 3 53 0 25 .268 .312 .380 .693 113 159 2
AA (5 yrs) 493 2143 1989 318 526 115 35 9 196 45 146 20 .264 .317 .371 .688 114 738 8
NL (1 yr) 89 374 340 44 76 10 4 1 35 6 30 24 .224 .294 .285 .579 66 97 4

Postseason Batting

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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
1885 27 STL AA WS CHC T 7 25 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .087 .160 .087 .247 2 0
1 WS 7 25 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .087 .160 .087 .247 2 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1884 TOL AA 26 2B 103 727 318 358 51 46 .930 6.56 .899 5.91
1884 TOL AA 26 C 2 10 8 0 2 0 .800 4.00 .920 7.15 4
1885 STL AA 27 2B 96 667 286 328 53 38 .921 6.40 .899 6.05
1885 STL AA 27 1B 11 130 125 3 2 8 .985 11.64 .965 10.46
1886 PIT AA 28 2B 112 737 362 328 47 52 .936 6.16 .905 6.00
1886 PIT AA 28 OF 8 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 .856 1.75 8-0-0
1886 PIT AA 28 1B 2 21 20 1 0 1 1.000 10.50 .967 10.10
1887 PIT NL 29 1B 53 579 552 15 12 24 .979 10.70 .974 10.41
1887 PIT NL 29 2B 36 251 112 114 25 14 .900 6.28 .912 5.79
1888 KCC AA 30 2B 116 698 341 314 43 44 .938 5.65 .914 5.54
1889 KCC AA 31 2B 41 209 90 103 16 20 .923 4.71 .916 5.59
1889 KCC AA 31 1B 4 28 26 1 1 1 .964 6.75 .971 9.78
6 Seasons 2B 504 3289 1509 1545 235 214 .929 6.06 .906 5.84
4 Seasons 1B 70 758 723 20 15 34 .980 10.61 .972 10.37
1 Season OF 8 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 .856 1.75 8-0-0
1 Season C 2 10 8 0 2 0 .800 4.00 .920 7.15 4
6 Seasons TOT 584 4066 2249 1565 252 248 .938 6.53 .856 6.33 8-0-0 4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1884 AA--.306--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1884 AA--.444--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1884 AA--.786--9th

Hits s c a p y
1884 AA--133--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1884 AA--193--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1884 AA--39--1st
1885 AA--18--10th
1886 AA--31--3rd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1884 AA--151--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1884 AA--65--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1884 AA--26--9th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1884 AA--2.9--9th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1884 AA--49--4th
1886 AA--40--10th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1884 AA--.734--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 16 (1132), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1286), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Reddy Mack (952)
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  1. Al Spohrer (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Jack O'Brien (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jack O'Brien (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ski Melillo (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

October 24, 1884: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Toledo Blue Stockings for $2500 (only $1909.30 paid).

December, 1885: Purchased by the Pittsburg Alleghenys from the St. Louis Browns for $1,000.

April 25, 1888: Purchased by the Kansas City Cowboys from the Pittsburg Alleghenys. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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