Harley Boss
Elmer Harley Boss (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 19, 1908 in Hodge, LA
School: Louisiana Tech University (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1928
Final Game: September 24, 1933
Died: May 15, 1964 in Nashville, TN
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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
1928 19 WSH AL 12 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 75 3 0 0 /3
1929 20 WSH AL 28 68 66 9 18 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 6 .273 .294 .333 .627 60 22 0 0 3
1930 21 WSH AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /3
1933 24 CLE AL 112 470 438 54 118 17 7 1 53 2 5 25 27 .269 .310 .347 .657 70 152 1 6 *3
4 Seasons 155 556 519 64 139 19 8 1 61 2 5 30 34 .268 .309 .341 .650 68 177 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 581 542 67 145 20 8 1 64 2 5 31 36 .268 .309 .341 .650 68 185 1 6
WSH (3 yrs) 43 86 81 10 21 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 7 .259 .302 .309 .611 58 25 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 112 470 438 54 118 17 7 1 53 2 5 25 27 .269 .310 .347 .657 70 152 1 6

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
1928 19 WSH AL 15 9 1 3.0 107 .273 .250 .287 .400 .352 .250 .408 .650 .760 75 .298 -0.2 0.0 .667 .250 .000
1929 20 WSH AL 68 48 6 3.3 113 .300 .273 .293 .294 .360 .333 .423 .627 .783 60 .327 -4.2 -0.4 .500 .091 .061
1930 21 WSH AL 3 3 0 0.0 116 .000 .000 .295 .000 .359 .000 .434 .000 .793 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1933 24 CLE AL 470 331 46 3.7 110 .285 .269 .287 .310 .359 .347 .413 .657 .772 70 .390 -20.6 -2.0 .538 .128 .078 1.3
4 Seasons 556 391 53 3.6 111 .285 .268 .288 .309 .359 .341 .415 .650 .774 68 .377 -26.0 -2.5 .532 .125 .073 1.3
162 Game Avg. 581 409 55 3.6 111 .285 .268 .288 .309 .359 .341 .415 .650 .774 68 .377 -26.0 -2.5 .532 .125 .073 1
WSH (3 yrs) 86 60 7 3.1 112 .284 .259 .292 .302 .359 .309 .421 .611 .780 58 .301 -5.4 -0.5 .500 .111 .049
CLE (1 yr) 470 331 46 3.7 110 .285 .269 .287 .310 .359 .347 .413 .657 .772 70 .391 -20.6 -2.0 .538 .128 .078 1.3

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
1928 19 12 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 75 3 0 0
1929 20 40 83 78 10 21 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 7 .269 .313 .321 .634 64 25 0 0
1930 21 43 86 81 10 21 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 7 .259 .302 .309 .611 58 25 0 0
1931 22 43 86 81 10 21 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 7 .259 .302 .309 .611 58 25 0 0
1932 23 43 86 81 10 21 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 7 .259 .302 .309 .611 58 25 0 0
1933 24 155 556 519 64 139 19 8 1 61 2 5 30 34 .268 .309 .341 .650 68 177 1 6

Neutralized Batting

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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
1928 19 13 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 1 12
1929 20 30 71 69 9 18 2 1 0 6 0 2 6 .261 .282 .319 .601 6 28
1930 21 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1933 24 119 477 452 48 111 16 7 1 47 2 24 29 .246 .285 .319 .604 40 112
4 Seasons 165 566 536 58 132 18 8 1 55 2 29 36 .246 .286 .315 .602 47 155
162 Game Avg. 162 556 526 57 130 18 8 1 54 2 28 35 .246 .286 .315 .602 46 155

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1928 AL--born 1908-11-19--4th
1929 AL--born 1908-11-19--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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