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Beals Becker

David Beals Becker

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 5, 1886 in El Dorado, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1908
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Giants/Doves/Reds/Pirates 1908-1915

Final Game: October 6, 1915
Died: August 16, 1943 in Huntington Park, CA
Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, 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
1908 21 TOT NL 63 248 236 17 57 3 2 0 7 9 9 29 .242 .272 .271 .544 75 64 1 2 O
1908 21 PIT NL 20 68 65 4 10 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 .154 .191 .185 .376 20 12 1 0 O
1908 21 BSN NL 43 180 171 13 47 3 1 0 7 7 7 24 .275 .303 .304 .607 96 52 0 2 O
1909 22 BSN NL 152 645 562 60 138 15 6 6 24 21 47 84 .246 .305 .326 .631 92 183 1 35 *O
1910 23 NYG NL 80 143 126 18 36 2 4 3 24 11 14 25 .286 .357 .437 .794 131 55 0 3 O/3
1911 24 NYG NL 88 200 172 28 45 11 1 1 20 19 26 22 .262 .359 .355 .713 98 61 0 2 O
1912 25 NYG NL 125 469 402 66 106 18 8 6 58 30 54 35 .264 .354 .393 .747 101 158 2 11 *O
1913 26 TOT NL 118 449 414 64 131 24 13 9 58 11 16 28 42 .316 .360 .502 .862 142 208 0 7 *O/3
1913 26 CIN NL 30 115 108 11 32 5 3 0 14 0 4 6 12 .296 .333 .398 .731 109 43 0 1 O
1913 26 PHI NL 88 334 306 53 99 19 10 9 44 11 12 22 30 .324 .369 .539 .908 153 165 0 6 O/3
1914 27 PHI NL 138 561 514 76 167 25 5 9 66 16 37 59 .325 .370 .446 .816 136 229 0 10 *O
1915 28 PHI NL 112 376 338 38 83 16 4 11 35 12 15 26 48 .246 .301 .414 .716 114 140 1 11 O
8 Yrs 876 3091 2764 367 763 114 43 45 292 129 31 241 344 .276 .335 .397 .732 113 1098 5 81
162 Game Avg. 162 572 511 68 141 21 8 8 54 24 45 64 .276 .335 .397 .732 113 203 1 15
NYG (3 yrs) 293 812 700 112 187 31 13 10 102 60 94 82 .267 .356 .391 .747 105 274 2 16
PHI (3 yrs) 338 1271 1158 167 349 60 19 29 145 39 27 85 137 .301 .350 .461 .811 134 534 1 27
BSN (2 yrs) 195 825 733 73 185 18 7 6 31 28 54 108 .252 .305 .321 .625 93 235 1 37
PIT (1 yr) 20 68 65 4 10 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 .154 .191 .185 .376 20 12 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 30 115 108 11 32 5 3 0 14 0 4 6 12 .296 .333 .398 .731 109 43 0 1

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
1908 21 PIT NL 20 68 -5 0 0 -2 -1 -8 -1.0 2 -6 -0.8 .448 .494 -0.6 -0.4 -4 $ O
1908 21 BSN NL 43 180 -1 -0 0 -4 -2 -8 -1.0 6 -2 -0.5 .477 .494 0.1 -0.8 2 $ O
1909 22 BSN NL 152 645 -6 -1 0 -4 -8 -19 -2.3 19 -0 -0.4 .484 .485 0.0 -1.4 4 $ *O
1910 23 NYG NL 80 143 4 1 0 -2 -2 1 0.1 4 5 0.6 .502 .501 0.8 -0.4 7 $ O/3
1911 24 NYG NL 88 200 -0 2 0 -3 -3 -4 -0.4 6 2 0.1 .496 .498 0.5 -0.7 5 $ O
1912 25 NYG NL 125 469 1 2 0 0 -4 -1 -0.2 13 12 1.1 .499 .499 1.2 -0.4 12 $ *O
1913 26 CIN NL 30 115 1 -1 0 1 -1 -1 -0.1 3 3 0.2 .498 .500 0.1 -0.0 2 $ O
1913 26 PHI NL 88 334 19 -1 0 2 -3 17 1.8 9 26 2.7 .521 .511 2.5 -0.1 24 $ O/3
1914 27 PHI NL 138 561 21 -1 0 -1 -6 12 1.3 16 28 2.9 .510 .509 3.1 -0.9 29 $ *O
1915 28 PHI NL 112 376 5 -2 0 0 -5 -2 -0.3 11 8 0.7 .498 .498 0.8 -0.7 8 $ O
8 Seasons 876 3091 38 -2 0 -13 -35 -13 -2.2 88 75 6.6 .498 .499 8.5 -5.7 88 $
NYG (3 yrs) 293 812 5 5 0 -5 -8 -4 -0.5 22 19 1.8 .499 .499 2.5 -1.5 24 $
PHI (3 yrs) 338 1271 45 -4 0 1 -14 27 2.8 36 62 6.3 .509 .506 6.4 -1.7 61 $
BSN (2 yrs) 195 825 -8 -1 0 -8 -10 -27 -3.3 25 -2 -0.9 .483 .490 0.1 -2.2 6 $
PIT (1 yr) 20 68 -5 0 0 -2 -1 -8 -1.0 2 -6 -0.8 .448 .494 -0.6 -0.4 -4 $
CIN (1 yr) 30 115 1 -1 0 1 -1 -1 -0.1 3 3 0.2 .498 .500 0.1 -0.0 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
1908 21 TOT NL 248 181 18 2.7 70 .275 .242 .245 .272 .307 .271 .316 .544 .622 75 .450 -7.5 -0.9 .464 .106 .030 .0
1908 21 PIT NL 68 55 2 1.0 72 .167 .154 .247 .191 .308 .185 .318 .376 .626 20 .115 -6.1 -0.8 .309 .092 .031 .0
1908 21 BSN NL 180 126 16 3.4 70 .320 .275 .245 .303 .306 .304 .315 .607 .621 96 .561 -1.4 -0.2 .532 .111 .029 .0
1909 22 BSN NL 645 459 56 3.3 80 .280 .246 .256 .305 .325 .326 .331 .631 .655 92 .507 -6.5 -0.8 .594 .201 .080 9.3
1910 23 NYG NL 143 93 20 5.8 88 .337 .286 .263 .357 .337 .437 .348 .794 .686 131 .696 4.2 0.5 .889 .349 .151 4.7
1911 24 NYG NL 200 129 22 4.6 97 .295 .262 .270 .359 .348 .355 .373 .713 .721 98 .562 0.6 0.1 .835 .355 .093 1.9
1912 25 NYG NL 469 307 55 4.8 103 .277 .264 .285 .354 .356 .393 .388 .747 .744 101 .553 0.6 0.1 .824 .338 .129 10.0
1913 26 TOT NL 449 306 70 6.2 94 .336 .316 .273 .360 .338 .502 .371 .862 .709 142 .713 20.4 2.2 .773 .242 .186 9.9
1913 26 CIN NL 115 81 13 4.3 91 .333 .296 .268 .333 .333 .398 .365 .731 .698 109 .564 0.8 0.1 .563 .120 .102
1913 26 PHI NL 334 225 57 6.8 95 .337 .324 .274 .369 .340 .539 .373 .908 .713 153 .749 19.5 2.1 .849 .284 .216 9.9
1914 27 PHI NL 561 357 85 6.4 89 .354 .325 .266 .370 .335 .446 .355 .816 .690 136 .749 22.2 2.5 .813 .224 .121 11.5
1915 28 PHI NL 376 281 38 3.6 82 .258 .246 .258 .301 .321 .414 .345 .716 .667 114 .546 4.3 0.5 .607 .237 .169 11.5
8 Yrs 3091 2113 364 4.6 88 .302 .276 .265 .335 .333 .397 .354 .732 .687 113 .617 38.3 4.1 .710 .244 .121 66.7
162 Game Avg. 572 391 67 4.6 88 .302 .276 .265 .335 .333 .397 .354 .732 .687 113 .617 7 1 .710 .244 .121 12
NYG (3 yrs) 812 529 97 4.9 99 .291 .267 .278 .356 .351 .391 .377 .747 .728 105 .583 5.4 0.6 .838 .344 .124 17.1
PHI (3 yrs) 1271 863 180 5.6 88 .323 .301 .266 .350 .332 .461 .357 .811 .689 134 .702 46.0 5.1 .756 .244 .160 33.3
BSN (2 yrs) 825 585 72 3.3 77 .289 .252 .254 .305 .321 .321 .327 .625 .648 93 .519 -7.9 -0.9 .580 .180 .068 9.9
PIT (1 yr) 68 55 2 1.0 72 .167 .154 .247 .191 .308 .185 .318 .376 .626 20 .115 -6.1 -0.8 .309 .092 .031 .0
CIN (1 yr) 115 81 13 4.3 91 .333 .296 .268 .333 .333 .398 .365 .731 .698 109 .564 0.8 0.1 .563 .120 .102

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
1911 24 NYG NL WS PHA L 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1912 25 NYG NL WS BOS L 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 28 PHI NL WS BOS L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 7 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .000 .222 .000 .222 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 7 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .000 .222 .000 .222 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1908 21 63 248 236 17 57 3 2 0 7 9 9 29 .242 .272 .271 .544 75 64 1 2
1909 22 215 893 798 77 195 18 8 6 31 30 56 113 .244 .296 .310 .605 87 247 2 37
1910 23 295 1036 924 95 231 20 12 9 55 41 70 138 .250 .304 .327 .631 94 302 2 40
1911 24 383 1236 1096 123 276 31 13 10 75 60 96 160 .252 .313 .331 .644 95 363 2 42
1912 25 508 1705 1498 189 382 49 21 16 133 90 150 195 .255 .324 .348 .672 96 521 4 53
1913 26 626 2154 1912 253 513 73 34 25 191 101 16 178 237 .268 .332 .381 .713 107 729 4 60
1914 27 764 2715 2426 329 680 98 39 34 257 117 16 215 296 .280 .340 .395 .735 113 958 4 70
1915 28 876 3091 2764 367 763 114 43 45 292 129 31 241 344 .276 .335 .397 .732 113 1098 5 81

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
1908 21 65 272 258 24 72 4 3 0 10 11 11 30 .279 .311 .318 .629 25 63
1909 22 159 693 601 73 158 17 7 7 29 24 54 88 .263 .325 .349 .674 68 152
1910 23 84 153 134 21 40 2 4 3 28 12 16 26 .299 .373 .440 .814 23 80
1911 24 91 207 178 28 46 11 1 1 20 19 27 23 .258 .356 .348 .704 22 88
1912 25 132 489 420 64 107 18 8 6 56 30 55 37 .255 .344 .379 .722 54 125
1913 26 123 473 436 69 140 26 14 10 63 12 30 44 .321 .365 .514 .879 82 118
1914 27 143 592 542 86 182 27 5 10 74 17 40 61 .336 .381 .459 .841 96 138
1915 28 116 403 361 47 96 19 5 13 43 14 30 50 .266 .324 .454 .778 52 112
8 Yrs 913 3282 2930 412 841 124 47 50 323 139 263 359 .287 .347 .413 .759 422 876
162 Game Avg. 162 582 520 73 149 22 8 9 57 25 47 64 .287 .347 .413 .759 75 876

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1913 NL  .316 (5th)
1914 NL  .325 (2nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1913 NL  .502 (2nd)
1914 NL  .446 (5th)
1915 NL  .414 (9th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1913 NL  .862 (3rd)
1914 NL  .816 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1909 NL  152 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
1909 NL  562 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1909 NL  645 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1914 NL  167 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1914 NL  229 (6th)

Triples s c a p y
1913 NL  13 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1909 NL  6 (2nd)
1913 NL  9 (6th)
1914 NL  9 (5th)
1915 NL  11 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1909 NL  84 (1st)
1914 NL  59 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1914 NL  128 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1913 NL  142 (3rd)
1914 NL  136 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1914 NL  85 (5th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1913 NL  20 (8th)
1914 NL  22 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1913 NL  2.2 (8th)
1914 NL  2.5 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1913 NL  46 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1913 NL  .713 (2nd)
1914 NL  .749 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1909 NL  35 (2nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1909 NL  9.3 (4th)
1912 NL  10.0 (10th)
1914 NL  11.5 (5th)
1915 NL  11.5 (5th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1909 NL  93.7 (2nd)
1913 NL  46.0 (5th)
1914 NL  57.1 (6th)
1915 NL  30.7 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1909 NL  459 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 39 (637), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1350), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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