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Henry Boyle

Henry J. Boyle (Handsome Henry)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 20, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA(All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1884
Teams (by GP): Maroons/Hoosiers 1884-1889

Final Game: October 2, 1889
Died: May 25, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
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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
1884 23 SLM UA 65 271 262 41 68 10 3 4 0 9 .260 .284 .366 .651 117 96 0 O1/5346
1885 24 SLM NL 72 271 258 24 52 9 1 1 21 13 38 .202 .240 .256 .496 62 66 0 1O/4
1886 25 SLM NL 30 113 108 8 27 2 2 1 13 0 5 19 .250 .283 .333 .617 93 36 0 1/O
1887 26 IND NL 41 152 141 17 27 9 1 2 13 2 9 18 .191 .250 .312 .562 58 44 2 1/O
1888 27 IND NL 37 132 125 13 18 2 0 1 6 1 6 31 .144 .189 .184 .373 19 23 1 1/3
1889 28 IND NL 46 165 155 17 38 10 0 1 17 4 9 23 .245 .291 .329 .620 72 51 1 1/5
6 Yrs 291 1104 1049 120 230 42 7 10 70 7 51 129 .219 .258 .301 .559 74 316 4
162 Game Avg. 162 615 584 67 128 23 4 6 39 28 .219 .258 .301 .559 74 176 2
SLM (3 yrs) 167 655 628 73 147 21 6 6 34 0 27 57 .234 .266 .315 .581 90 198 0
IND (3 yrs) 124 449 421 47 83 21 1 4 36 7 24 72 .197 .247 .280 .528 53 118 4
NL (5 yrs) 226 833 787 79 162 32 4 6 70 7 42 129 .206 .250 .280 .529 61 220 4
UA (1 yr) 65 271 262 41 68 10 3 4 0 9 .260 .284 .366 .651 117 96 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
1884 23 SLM UA 65 271 5 0 0 4 0 9 0.9 -1 8 0.9 .512 .505 0.4 0.3 4 $ O1/5346
1885 24 SLM NL 72 271 -11 0 0 0 7 -4 -0.5 8 4 -0.5 .494 .497 -0.4 -0.2 4 $1,700 1O/4
1886 25 SLM NL 30 113 -1 0 0 0 5 4 0.3 4 7 0.3 .511 .502 0.3 -0.1 7 $ 1/O
1887 26 IND NL 41 152 -9 -1 0 -1 11 0 -0.1 5 5 -0.1 .501 .500 0.1 -0.2 6 $ 1/O
1888 27 IND NL 37 132 -12 -0 0 0 9 -4 -0.5 4 -0 -0.5 .488 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -0 $ 1/3
1889 28 IND NL 46 165 -7 -0 0 0 14 6 0.4 5 11 0.4 .511 .503 0.5 -0.0 11 $ 1/5
6 Seasons 291 1104 -36 -1 0 3 45 10 0.6 24 34 0.5 .503 .501 0.5 -0.2 31 $1,700
SLM (3 yrs) 167 655 -7 0 0 4 11 8 0.7 11 19 0.7 .504 .501 0.3 0.0 15 $1,700
IND (3 yrs) 124 449 -29 -2 0 -1 34 2 -0.1 14 16 -0.2 .501 .500 0.2 -0.2 17 $

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
1884 23 SLM UA 271 194 27 3.6 62 .248 .260 .248 .284 .275 .366 .321 .651 .596 117 .545 6.9 0.8 .107
1885 24 SLM NL 271 206 16 2.0 67 .233 .202 .244 .240 .287 .256 .326 .496 .612 62 .286 -10.4 -1.2 .054
1886 25 SLM NL 113 81 10 3.2 74 .295 .250 .248 .283 .297 .333 .340 .617 .637 93 .434 -1.1 -0.1 .506 .130 .083 .0
1887 26 IND NL 152 114 11 2.5 94 .207 .191 .270 .250 .327 .312 .384 .562 .711 58 .263 -7.8 -0.8 .500 .199 .121 2.0
1888 27 IND NL 132 107 4 1.0 73 .183 .144 .247 .189 .295 .184 .338 .373 .633 19 .102 -11.4 -1.4 .290 .096 .040 1.0
1889 28 IND NL 165 117 15 3.4 97 .282 .245 .275 .291 .345 .329 .374 .620 .720 72 .386 -6.0 -0.6 .556 .168 .084 1.6
6 Yrs 1104 819 83 2.6 75 .242 .219 .254 .258 .300 .301 .343 .559 .643 74 .358 -29.8 -3.3 .462 .137 .082 8.2
162 Game Avg. 615 456 46 2.6 75 .242 .219 .254 .258 .300 .301 .343 .559 .643 74 .358 -29.8 -3.3 .462 .137 .082 5
SLM (3 yrs) 655 481 53 2.9 66 .250 .234 .246 .266 .283 .315 .326 .581 .610 90 .426 -4.6 -0.5 .085 .022 .081 .0
IND (3 yrs) 449 338 30 2.3 89 .229 .197 .265 .247 .324 .280 .367 .528 .691 53 .267 -25.2 -2.7 .453 .157 .083 5.1
NL (5 yrs) 833 625 56 2.3 79 .239 .206 .256 .250 .308 .280 .350 .529 .658 61 .295 -36.7 -4.1 .310 .102 .074 7.0
UA (1 yr) 271 194 27 3.6 62 .248 .260 .248 .284 .275 .366 .321 .651 .596 117 .545 6.9 0.8 .107

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
1884 23 65 271 262 41 68 10 3 4 0 9 .260 .284 .366 .651 117 96 0
1885 24 137 542 520 65 120 19 4 5 21 22 38 .231 .262 .312 .574 90 162 0
1886 25 167 655 628 73 147 21 6 6 34 0 27 57 .234 .266 .315 .581 90 198 0
1887 26 208 807 769 90 174 30 7 8 47 2 36 75 .226 .263 .315 .577 83 242 2
1888 27 245 939 894 103 192 32 7 9 53 3 42 106 .215 .252 .296 .549 74 265 3
1889 28 291 1104 1049 120 230 42 7 10 70 7 51 129 .219 .258 .301 .559 74 316 4

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
1884 23 148 594 576 72 133 20 6 8 0 0 18 0 .231 .254 .328 .582 48 65
1885 24 105 393 375 33 74 13 1 1 29 0 18 55 .197 .234 .245 .479 22 72
1886 25 39 145 139 9 33 2 2 1 15 0 6 25 .237 .269 .302 .571 12 30
1887 26 52 186 174 16 29 10 1 2 13 2 10 23 .167 .220 .270 .491 10 41
1888 27 44 156 148 15 21 2 0 1 7 1 7 37 .142 .186 .176 .362 5 37
1889 28 56 192 182 16 39 10 0 1 16 4 9 28 .214 .255 .286 .541 13 46
6 Yrs 444 1666 1594 161 329 57 10 14 80 7 68 168 .206 .241 .281 .522 110 291
162 Game Avg. 162 608 582 59 120 21 4 5 29 25 .206 .241 .281 .522 40 291

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacements c a p y
1887 NL  5.2 (10th)
1889 NL  5.9 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1884 UA  4 (4th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1884 UA  65.5 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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