Bob Bescher
Robert Henry Bescher
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 25, 1884 in London, OH
High School: Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)
Schools: University of Notre Dame, Wittenberg University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1908
Final Game: September 1, 1918
Died: November 29, 1942 in London, 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
1908 24 CIN NL 32 127 114 16 31 5 5 0 17 10 9 .272 .336 .404 .740 139 46 2 2 O
1909 25 CIN NL 124 513 446 73 107 17 6 1 34 54 56 .240 .335 .312 .647 102 139 8 3 *O
1910 26 CIN NL 150 682 589 95 147 20 10 4 48 70 81 75 .250 .344 .338 .682 103 199 4 8 *O
1911 27 CIN NL 153 716 599 106 165 32 10 1 45 81 102 78 .275 .385 .367 .753 114 220 5 10 *O MVP-17
1912 28 CIN NL 145 646 548 120 154 29 11 4 38 67 83 61 .281 .381 .396 .777 115 217 6 9 *O MVP-5
1913 29 CIN NL 141 615 511 86 132 22 11 1 37 38 94 68 .258 .377 .350 .727 108 179 3 7 *O
1914 30 NYG NL 135 571 512 82 138 23 4 6 35 36 45 48 .270 .336 .365 .701 111 187 6 8 *O
1915 31 STL NL 130 559 486 71 128 15 7 4 34 27 19 52 53 .263 .342 .348 .690 109 169 6 15 *O
1916 32 STL NL 151 636 561 78 132 24 8 6 43 39 12 60 50 .235 .316 .339 .654 102 190 6 9 *O
1917 33 STL NL 42 134 110 10 17 1 1 1 8 3 20 13 .155 .290 .209 .499 56 23 1 3 O
1918 34 CLE AL 25 78 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 3 17 5 .333 .487 .400 .887 158 24 1 0 O
11 Seasons 1228 5277 4536 749 1171 190 74 28 345 428 31 619 451 .258 .353 .351 .704 108 1593 48 74
162 Game Avg. 162 696 598 99 154 25 10 4 46 56 82 .258 .353 .351 .704 108 210 6 10
CIN (6 yrs) 745 3299 2807 496 736 125 53 11 219 320 425 282 .262 .365 .356 .721 110 1000 28 39
STL (3 yrs) 323 1329 1157 159 277 40 16 11 85 69 31 132 116 .239 .324 .330 .654 100 382 13 27
NYG (1 yr) 135 571 512 82 138 23 4 6 35 36 45 48 .270 .336 .365 .701 111 187 6 8
CLE (1 yr) 25 78 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 3 17 5 .333 .487 .400 .887 158 24 1 0
NL (10 yrs) 1203 5199 4476 737 1151 188 73 28 339 425 31 602 446 .257 .351 .351 .702 108 1569 47 74
AL (1 yr) 25 78 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 3 17 5 .333 .487 .400 .887 158 24 1 0

Advanced Batting

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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 24 CIN NL 127 85 15 4.8 69 .272 .272 .243 .336 .304 .404 .314 .740 .618 139 .700 4.6 0.6 .807 .298 .132 .0
1909 25 CIN NL 513 342 45 3.6 76 .238 .240 .251 .335 .318 .312 .323 .647 .642 102 .542 3.0 0.4 .758 .318 .072 2.0
1910 26 CIN NL 682 450 68 4.0 85 .280 .250 .258 .344 .332 .338 .342 .682 .674 103 .546 3.7 0.4 .801 .345 .088 7.6
1911 27 CIN NL 716 444 84 5.1 93 .315 .275 .264 .385 .341 .367 .365 .753 .706 114 .608 16.3 1.7 .940 .397 .092 2.0
1912 28 CIN NL 646 403 82 5.4 97 .311 .281 .277 .381 .346 .396 .376 .777 .722 115 .610 15.1 1.5 .947 .389 .115 7.5
1913 29 CIN NL 615 386 67 4.7 91 .296 .258 .270 .377 .334 .350 .367 .727 .701 108 .584 10.5 1.1 .828 .350 .092 1.9
1914 30 NYG NL 571 382 61 4.3 82 .288 .270 .255 .336 .323 .365 .342 .701 .664 111 .590 7.2 0.8 .733 .254 .096 10.3
1915 31 STL NL 559 392 55 3.8 81 .289 .263 .256 .342 .319 .348 .342 .690 .661 109 .563 6.3 0.7 .623 .208 .084 7.0
1916 32 STL NL 636 450 61 3.7 77 .250 .235 .253 .316 .311 .339 .338 .654 .649 102 .547 2.6 0.3 .642 .258 .103 10.4
1917 33 STL NL 134 96 7 2.0 76 .167 .155 .253 .290 .310 .209 .334 .499 .644 56 .275 -4.7 -0.6 .505 .264 .055 1.5
1918 34 CLE AL 78 40 12 8.2 89 .364 .333 .271 .487 .343 .400 .345 .887 .688 158 .825 6.2 0.7 1.125 .400 .067 .0
11 Seasons 5277 3470 557 4.3 85 .282 .258 .260 .353 .328 .351 .349 .704 .677 108 .577 71.0 7.6 .782 .317 .093 52.6
162 Game Avg. 696 458 73 4.3 85 .282 .258 .260 .353 .328 .351 .349 .704 .677 108 .577 9 1 .782 .317 .093 7
CIN (6 yrs) 3299 2110 361 4.6 88 .288 .262 .263 .365 .334 .356 .354 .721 .688 110 .586 53.3 5.7 .856 .359 .094 21.3
STL (3 yrs) 1329 938 123 3.5 79 .258 .239 .254 .324 .314 .330 .339 .654 .654 100 .531 4.2 0.4 .620 .238 .091 19.0
NYG (1 yr) 571 382 61 4.3 82 .288 .270 .255 .336 .323 .365 .342 .701 .664 111 .590 7.2 0.8 .733 .254 .096 10.3
CLE (1 yr) 78 40 12 8.2 89 .364 .333 .271 .487 .343 .400 .345 .887 .688 158 .825 6.2 0.7 1.125 .400 .067 .0
NL (10 yrs) 5199 3430 545 4.3 85 .281 .257 .260 .351 .328 .351 .349 .702 .677 108 .572 64.8 6.9 .778 .316 .093 52.5
AL (1 yr) 78 40 12 8.2 89 .364 .333 .271 .487 .343 .400 .345 .887 .688 158 .825 6.2 0.7 1.125 .400 .067 .0

Cumulative Batting

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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 24 32 127 114 16 31 5 5 0 17 10 9 .272 .336 .404 .740 139 46 2 2
1909 25 156 640 560 89 138 22 11 1 51 64 65 .246 .335 .330 .666 109 185 10 5
1910 26 306 1322 1149 184 285 42 21 5 99 134 146 75 .248 .340 .334 .674 106 384 14 13
1911 27 459 2038 1748 290 450 74 31 6 144 215 248 153 .257 .356 .346 .701 108 604 19 23
1912 28 604 2684 2296 410 604 103 42 10 182 282 331 214 .263 .362 .358 .720 110 821 25 32
1913 29 745 3299 2807 496 736 125 53 11 219 320 425 282 .262 .365 .356 .721 110 1000 28 39
1914 30 880 3870 3319 578 874 148 57 17 254 356 470 330 .263 .360 .358 .718 110 1187 34 47
1915 31 1010 4429 3805 649 1002 163 64 21 288 383 19 522 383 .263 .358 .356 .715 110 1356 40 62
1916 32 1161 5065 4366 727 1134 187 72 27 331 422 31 582 433 .260 .353 .354 .707 109 1546 46 71
1917 33 1203 5199 4476 737 1151 188 73 28 339 425 31 602 446 .257 .351 .351 .702 108 1569 47 74
1918 34 1228 5277 4536 749 1171 190 74 28 345 428 31 619 451 .258 .353 .351 .704 108 1593 48 74

Neutralized Batting

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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 24 33 137 124 22 38 6 6 0 24 12 11 0 .306 .372 .452 .824 21 32
1909 25 130 555 480 93 126 20 7 1 43 64 66 0 .263 .362 .340 .702 57 124
1910 26 157 724 628 113 166 23 11 5 57 79 91 78 .264 .362 .360 .722 80 150
1911 27 159 738 625 113 174 34 11 1 48 85 108 81 .278 .389 .373 .762 89 153
1912 28 154 671 578 125 161 30 12 4 39 70 87 65 .279 .379 .393 .771 85 145
1913 29 147 644 539 95 143 24 12 1 41 41 102 71 .265 .385 .360 .745 74 141
1914 30 140 606 547 101 159 26 5 7 43 41 52 50 .291 .360 .395 .755 76 135
1915 31 135 586 519 90 147 17 8 5 43 31 60 55 .283 .365 .376 .741 70 130
1916 32 157 692 610 104 164 30 10 7 58 48 75 52 .269 .355 .385 .741 82 151
1917 33 44 142 117 13 20 1 1 1 10 4 24 14 .171 .317 .222 .539 8 42
1918 34 32 104 79 17 28 3 1 0 9 4 24 6 .354 .510 .418 .927 17 25
11 Seasons 1288 5599 4846 886 1326 214 84 32 415 479 700 472 .274 .371 .372 .744 659 1228
162 Game Avg. 162 704 610 111 167 27 11 4 52 60 88 .274 .371 .372 .744 83 1228

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1911-NL-17-6%
1912-NL-5-27%
0.33 Career Shares (557th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1913 NL--.377--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1911 NL--153--8th
1916 NL--151--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1910 NL--589--4th
1911 NL--599--2nd
1916 NL--561--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1910 NL--682--2nd
1911 NL--716--1st
1912 NL--646--6th
1916 NL--636--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1910 NL--95--5th
1911 NL--106--2nd
1912 NL--120--1st
1913 NL--86--6th
1914 NL--82--8th
1916 NL--78--7th

Hits s c a p y
1911 NL--165--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1911 NL--32--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1910 NL--81--6th
1911 NL--102--3rd
1912 NL--83--4th
1913 NL--94--1st
1916 NL--60--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL--75--3rd
1911 NL--78--1st
1913 NL--68--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1909 NL--54--1st
1910 NL--70--1st
1911 NL--81--1st
1912 NL--67--1st
1913 NL--38--6th
1914 NL--36--5th
1915 NL--27--6th
1916 NL--39--3rd
Career--428--57th

Singles s c a p y
1911 NL--122--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1910 NL--232--7th
1911 NL--272--2nd
1912 NL--243--7th
1913 NL--229--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1909 NL--8--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1915 NL--19--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1910 NL--7.6--10th
1914 NL--10.3--8th
1916 NL--10.4--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1910 NL--450--5th
1911 NL--444--3rd
1916 NL--450--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 13 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 54 (365), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 17 (876), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (916), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Ned Hanlon (917) *
  7. Blondie Purcell (917)
  8. Joe Hornung (916)
  9. Charlie Hemphill (915)
  10. Patsy Dougherty (912)
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  2. Jack Graney (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jack Graney (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Max Flack (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Emmett Seery (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Emmett Seery (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Emmett Seery (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ned Hanlon (936) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jack Graney (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jack Graney (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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