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Frank Bates

Creed Napoleon Bates

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 156 lb.

Born: September 28, 1876 in Cleveland, TN(All Transactions)
Debut: October 7, 1898
Teams (by GP): Spiders/Perfectos 1898-1899

Final Game: September 9, 1899
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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
1898 21 CLV NL 4 13 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .111 .333 .111 .444 31 1 0 1 /1
1899 22 TOT NL 23 78 68 7 15 1 0 0 4 0 9 19 .221 .321 .235 .556 60 16 1 0 1/O
1899 22 STL NL 2 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 156 1 0 0 /1
1899 22 CLV NL 21 73 65 5 14 1 0 0 3 0 7 19 .215 .301 .231 .532 54 15 1 0 1/O
2 Yrs 27 91 77 9 16 1 0 0 5 0 12 21 .208 .322 .221 .543 57 17 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 546 462 54 96 6 0 0 30 0 72 126 .208 .322 .221 .543 57 102 6 6
CLV (2 yrs) 25 86 74 7 15 1 0 0 4 0 10 21 .203 .306 .216 .522 51 16 1 1
STL (1 yr) 2 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 156 1 0 0

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
1898 21 CLV NL 4 13 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1899 22 STL NL 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .544 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1899 22 CLV NL 21 73 -4 0 0 0 5 2 0.1 2 4 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 $ 1/O
2 Seasons 27 91 -4 0 0 0 7 3 0.2 3 5 0.2 .509 .500 0.2 -0.0 5 $
CLV (2 yrs) 25 86 -5 0 0 0 6 2 0.1 3 4 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 -0.0 4 $
STL (1 yr) 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .544 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $

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
1898 21 CLV NL 13 9 0 0.0 88 .143 .111 .273 .333 .337 .111 .350 .444 .687 31 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .333 .000
1899 22 TOT NL 78 53 5 2.4 91 .306 .221 .277 .321 .338 .235 .360 .556 .698 60 .262 -2.9 -0.3 .491 .147 .015
1899 22 STL NL 5 2 1 12.9 101 .333 .333 .292 .600 .355 .333 .381 .933 .736 156 .882 0.6 0.1 1.500 .667 .000
1899 22 CLV NL 73 51 4 2.0 90 .304 .215 .276 .301 .337 .231 .359 .532 .696 54 .202 -3.5 -0.4 .451 .123 .015
2 Yrs 91 62 5 2.1 91 .286 .208 .276 .322 .338 .221 .359 .543 .697 57 .213 -3.5 -0.4 .492 .169 .013
162 Game Avg. 546 372 30 2.1 91 .286 .208 .276 .322 .338 .221 .359 .543 .697 57 .213 -3.5 -0.4 .492 .169 .013
CLV (2 yrs) 86 60 4 1.7 90 .283 .203 .275 .306 .337 .216 .358 .522 .695 51 .161 -4.1 -0.4 .458 .149 .014
STL (1 yr) 5 2 1 12.9 101 .333 .333 .292 .600 .355 .333 .381 .933 .736 156 .882 0.6 0.1 1.500 .667 .000

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
1898 21 4 13 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .111 .333 .111 .444 31 1 0 1
1899 22 27 91 77 9 16 1 0 0 5 0 12 21 .208 .322 .221 .543 57 17 1 1

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
1898 21 4 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 4
1899 22 24 83 72 7 16 1 0 0 4 0 10 20 .222 .325 .236 .561 5 23
2 Yrs 28 96 81 7 16 1 0 0 4 0 13 22 .198 .316 .210 .526 5 27
162 Game Avg. 162 555 469 41 93 6 0 0 23 0 75 127 .198 .316 .210 .526 29 27

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