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Buttons Briggs

Herbert Theodore Briggs

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 8, 1875 in Poughkeepsie, NY(All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1896
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Colts/Orphans 1896-1905

Final Game: September 25, 1905
Died: February 18, 1911 in Cleveland, OH
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
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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
1896 20 CHC NL 26 85 78 5 10 0 2 0 6 0 7 14 .128 .200 .179 .379 -1 14 0 0 1
1897 21 CHC NL 22 86 81 5 13 0 1 0 5 1 3 15 .160 .190 .185 .376 -2 15 0 2 1
1898 22 CHC NL 4 14 14 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .429 .429 .500 .929 165 7 0 0 /1
1904 28 CHC NL 34 101 94 6 16 1 0 1 4 0 5 26 .170 .212 .213 .425 31 20 0 2 1
1905 29 CHC NL 20 64 57 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 .053 .115 .053 .167 -50 3 0 3 1
5 Yrs 106 350 324 19 48 2 3 1 17 1 19 66 .148 .195 .182 .377 6 59 0 7
162 Game Avg. 162 535 495 29 73 3 5 2 26 2 29 101 .148 .195 .182 .377 6 90 0 11

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
1896 20 CHC NL 26 85 -14 0 0 0 6 -7 -0.6 2 -4 -0.6 .477 .496 -0.6 0.0 -4 $ 1
1897 21 CHC NL 22 86 -14 -0 0 0 7 -8 -0.7 2 -5 -0.7 .470 .496 -0.7 0.0 -5 $ 1
1898 22 CHC NL 4 14 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .548 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ /1
1904 28 CHC NL 34 101 -8 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1905 29 CHC NL 20 64 -10 0 0 0 5 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.6 .468 .496 -0.6 0.0 -4 $ 1
5 Seasons 106 350 -45 0 0 0 25 -19 -1.8 10 -9 -1.8 .483 .498 -1.9 0.0 -9 $

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
1896 20 CHC NL 85 68 3 1.2 111 .156 .128 .302 .200 .368 .179 .404 .379 .772 -1 .067 -12.2 -1.2 .309 .141 .051
1897 21 CHC NL 86 70 3 1.1 111 .197 .160 .303 .190 .368 .185 .403 .376 .771 -2 .065 -12.7 -1.2 .279 .074 .025 .0
1898 22 CHC NL 14 8 3 9.7 91 .462 .429 .278 .429 .342 .500 .356 .929 .699 165 .840 1.1 0.1 .875 .071 .071
1904 28 CHC NL 101 80 4 1.3 77 .224 .170 .258 .212 .316 .213 .333 .425 .649 31 .157 -7.8 -0.9 .321 .096 .043 .0
1905 29 CHC NL 64 57 0 0.0 87 .064 .053 .269 .115 .332 .053 .351 .167 .683 -50 .000 -10.8 -1.3 .130 .070 .000
5 Yrs 350 283 13 1.2 96 .183 .148 .283 .195 .345 .182 .372 .377 .717 6 .096 -42.4 -4.5 .286 .096 .034 1.0
162 Game Avg. 535 433 20 1.2 96 .183 .148 .283 .195 .345 .182 .372 .377 .717 6 .096 -42.4 -4.5 .286 .096 .034 2

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
1896 20 26 85 78 5 10 0 2 0 6 0 7 14 .128 .200 .179 .379 -1 14 0 0
1897 21 48 171 159 10 23 0 3 0 11 1 10 29 .145 .195 .182 .378 -2 29 0 2
1898 22 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 30 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
1899 23 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 30 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
1900 24 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 30 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
1901 25 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 30 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
1902 26 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 30 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
1903 27 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 30 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
1904 28 86 286 267 18 45 2 3 1 16 1 15 56 .169 .213 .210 .423 17 56 0 4
1905 29 106 350 324 19 48 2 3 1 17 1 19 66 .148 .195 .182 .377 6 59 0 7

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
1896 20 32 100 93 4 10 0 2 0 5 0 7 17 .108 .170 .151 .321 2 26
1897 21 26 100 95 4 13 0 1 0 4 1 3 18 .137 .163 .158 .321 2 22
1898 22 4 14 14 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .429 .429 .500 .929 3 4
1904 28 35 107 99 7 18 1 0 1 5 0 6 27 .182 .229 .222 .451 5 34
1905 29 21 67 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 20
5 Yrs 118 388 361 17 47 2 3 1 15 1 20 73 .130 .176 .161 .337 12 106
162 Game Avg. 162 533 496 23 65 3 4 1 21 1 27 100 .130 .176 .161 .337 16 106

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1896 NL  born 1875-07-08 (8th)

                                         

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