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Joe Battin
Joseph V. Battin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 169 lb.

Born: November 11, 1851 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1871
Final Game: May 28, 1890
Died: December 10, 1937 in Akron, OH
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Standard Batting

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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
1871 19 CLE NA 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -19 0 /O
1873 21 ATH NA 1 6 5 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267 267 3 /O
1874 22 ATH NA 51 227 226 40 52 11 1 0 27 3 2 1 7 .230 .233 .288 .521 60 65 *4/O6
1875 23 STL NA 67 284 284 31 71 6 3 0 33 15 3 0 6 .250 .250 .292 .542 97 83 *4/52O
1876 24 STL NL 64 289 283 34 85 11 4 0 46 6 6 .300 .315 .367 .682 133 104 *5/4
1877 25 STL NL 57 232 226 28 45 3 7 1 22 6 17 .199 .220 .288 .507 62 65 54/O1
1882 30 PIT AA 34 136 133 13 28 5 1 1 0 3 .211 .228 .286 .514 72 38 5
1883 31 PIT AA 98 399 388 42 83 9 6 1 0 0 11 .214 .236 .276 .511 68 107 *5/1
1884 32 TOT MLB 78 290 286 21 47 4 2 0 0 0 3 .164 .176 .192 .368 22 55 1 *5
1884 32 TOT UA 35 128 128 11 19 3 0 0 0 0 .148 .148 .172 .320 6 22 5
1884 32 PIT AA 43 162 158 10 28 1 2 0 0 0 3 .177 .198 .209 .406 34 33 1 5
1884 32 CPI UA 18 69 69 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .217 .406 37 15 5
1884 32 BLU UA 17 59 59 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 .102 .102 .119 .220 -29 7 5
1890 38 SYR AA 29 127 119 15 25 2 1 0 13 8 8 .210 .260 .244 .504 55 29 0 5
10 Seasons 480 1994 1953 228 439 51 25 3 143 26 5 40 36 .225 .241 .281 .522 72 549 1
162 Game Avg. 162 673 659 77 148 17 8 1 48 14 .225 .241 .281 .522 72 185
PIT (3 yrs) 175 697 679 65 139 15 9 2 0 0 17 .205 .225 .262 .487 61 178 1
ATH (2 yrs) 52 233 231 44 55 11 1 0 29 3 2 2 7 .238 .245 .294 .539 66 68
STL (2 yrs) 121 521 509 62 130 14 11 1 68 12 23 .255 .273 .332 .605 100 169
BLU (1 yr) 17 59 59 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 .102 .102 .119 .220 -29 7
CPI (1 yr) 18 69 69 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .217 .406 37 15
SYR (1 yr) 29 127 119 15 25 2 1 0 13 8 8 .210 .260 .244 .504 55 29 0
STL (1 yr) 67 284 284 31 71 6 3 0 33 15 3 0 6 .250 .250 .292 .542 97 83
CLE (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -19 0
AA (4 yrs) 204 824 798 80 164 17 10 2 13 8 25 .206 .231 .259 .490 60 207 1
NA (4 yrs) 120 521 518 75 126 17 4 0 62 18 5 3 13 .243 .248 .292 .539 81 151
UA (1 yr) 35 128 128 11 19 3 0 0 0 0 .148 .148 .172 .320 6 22
NL (2 yrs) 121 521 509 62 130 14 11 1 68 12 23 .255 .273 .332 .605 100 169

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1877 25 STL NL 0 0 4.91 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 16 53 1.091 7.4 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
1883 31 PIT AA 0 0 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 9 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 144 2.500 20.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons 0 0 3.52 3 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 12 6 3 0 2 1 0 1 16 83 1.826 14.1 0.0 2.3 1.2 0.50
162 Game Avg. 0 0 3.52 68 0 45 0 0 0 175 272 136 68 0 45 23 0 23 363 83 1.826 14.1 0.0 2.3 1.2 0.50
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 9 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 144 2.500 20.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
STL (1 yr) 0 0 4.91 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 16 53 1.091 7.4 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00

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
1871 CLE NA 19 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 1.90 0-0-1
1873 ATH NA 21 OF 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .833 1.90 0-1-0
1874 ATH NA 22 2B 41 289 111 124 54 20 .813 5.73 .803 5.19
1874 ATH NA 22 OF 7 20 13 1 6 0 .700 2.00 .825 1.89 0-2-5
1874 ATH NA 22 SS 5 30 10 11 9 0 .700 4.20 .810 4.50
1875 STL NA 23 2B 62 440 168 211 61 22 .861 6.11 .832 5.56
1875 STL NA 23 3B 6 32 9 19 4 1 .875 4.67 .731 3.53
1875 STL NA 23 C 2 5 2 0 3 0 .400 1.00 .920 5.20 0
1875 STL NA 23 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 1.80 0-1-0
1876 STL NL 24 3B 63 300 115 145 40 8 .867 4.13 .793 3.63
1876 STL NL 24 2B 1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 .850 5.60
1877 STL NL 25 3B 32 164 58 77 29 6 .823 4.22 .845 3.49
1877 STL NL 25 2B 21 137 54 59 24 4 .825 5.38 .874 6.19
1877 STL NL 25 OF 5 6 4 0 2 0 .667 0.80 .867 1.84 0-5-0
1877 STL NL 25 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90
1882 PIT AA 30 3B 34 194 62 108 24 5 .876 5.00 .779 3.60
1883 PIT AA 31 3B 98 459 151 258 50 12 .891 4.17 .830 3.28
1883 PIT AA 31 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15
1884 TOT MLB 32 3B 78 312 101 178 33 8 .894 3.58 .795 2.94
1884 TOT UA 32 3B 35 151 48 83 20 4 .868 3.74 .751 2.94
1884 PIT AA 32 3B 43 161 53 95 13 4 .919 3.44 .835 2.94
1884 CPI UA 32 3B 18 87 31 48 8 3 .908 4.39 .739 2.94
1884 BLU UA 32 3B 17 64 17 35 12 1 .813 3.06 .767 2.94
1890 SYR AA 38 3B 29 131 44 60 27 2 .794 3.59 .875 3.64
7 Seasons 3B 340 1592 540 845 207 42 .870 4.07 .813 3.35
4 Seasons 2B 125 870 336 395 139 46 .840 5.85 .829 5.54
5 Seasons OF 15 31 20 2 9 0 .710 1.47 .832 1.87 0-9-6
1 Season SS 5 30 10 11 9 0 .700 4.20 .810 4.50
2 Seasons P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.07
1 Season C 2 5 2 0 3 0 .400 1.00 .920 5.20 0
10 Seasons TOT 490 2528 908 1253 367 88 .855 4.41 .674 3.88 0-9-6 0
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)

Games Played s c a p y
1883 AA  98 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1877 NL  7 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1877 NL  1 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1876 NL  46 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1877 NL  17 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1875 NA  15 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1877 NL  226.0 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1883 AA  305 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1877 NL  1 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1882 AA  born 1851-11-11 (9th)
1884 UA  born 1851-11-11 (9th)
1890 AA  born 1851-11-11 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1871 NA  born 1851-11-11 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 12 (1268), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

August 9, 1884: Released by the Pittsburg Alleghenys.

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