Nixey Callahan

James Joseph Callahan

Positions: Leftfielder, Pitcher and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 18, 1874 in Fitchburg, MA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 12, 1894
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Orphans/Colts/Phillies 1894-1913
Final Game: July 29, 1913
Died: October 4, 1934 in Boston, MA
Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery,in Fitchburg, MA
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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
1894 20 PHI NL 9 21 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 .238 .238 .476 17 5 0 0 /1
1897 23 CHC NL 94 383 360 60 105 18 6 3 47 12 10 .292 .320 .400 .720 86 144 5 8 41O6/5
1898 24 CHC NL 43 172 164 27 43 7 5 0 22 3 4 .262 .280 .366 .646 84 60 0 4 1/O346
1899 25 CHC NL 47 165 150 21 39 4 3 0 18 9 8 .260 .306 .327 .633 76 49 2 5 1/O64
1900 26 CHC NL 32 126 115 16 27 3 2 0 9 5 6 .235 .273 .296 .568 59 34 0 5 1
1901 27 CHW AL 45 132 118 15 39 7 3 1 19 10 10 .331 .383 .466 .849 138 55 0 4 1/54
1902 28 CHW AL 70 239 218 27 51 7 2 0 13 4 6 .234 .261 .284 .545 53 62 2 13 1O/6
1903 29 CHW AL 118 471 439 47 128 26 5 2 56 24 20 .292 .324 .387 .711 116 170 1 11 *5/O1
1904 30 CHW AL 132 555 482 66 126 23 2 0 54 29 39 .261 .318 .317 .635 105 153 1 33 *O4
1905 31 CHW AL 96 388 345 50 94 18 6 1 43 26 29 .272 .336 .368 .704 127 127 4 10 O
1911 37 CHW AL 120 504 466 64 131 13 5 3 60 45 15 .281 .306 .350 .656 84 163 2 21 *O
1912 38 CHW AL 111 445 408 45 111 9 7 1 52 19 11 12 .272 .298 .336 .634 83 137 3 22 *O
1913 39 CHW AL 6 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 31 2 0 0 /O
13 Seasons 923 3610 3295 442 901 135 46 11 394 186 11 159 9 .273 .311 .352 .663 93 1161 20 136
162 Game Avg. 162 634 578 78 158 24 8 2 69 33 28 .273 .311 .352 .663 93 204 4 24
CHW (8 yrs) 698 2743 2485 314 682 103 30 8 298 157 11 131 2 .274 .314 .350 .664 99 869 13 114
CHC (4 yrs) 216 846 789 124 214 32 16 3 96 29 28 .271 .302 .364 .666 80 287 7 22
PHI (1 yr) 9 21 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 .238 .238 .476 17 5 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 698 2743 2485 314 682 103 30 8 298 157 11 131 2 .274 .314 .350 .664 99 869 13 114
NL (5 yrs) 225 867 810 128 219 32 16 3 96 29 28 7 .270 .301 .360 .661 78 292 7 22

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
1894 20 PHI NL 21 16 1 1.6 123 .357 .238 .310 .238 .381 .238 .437 .476 .819 17 .084 -2.9 -0.2 .313 .000 .000
1897 23 CHC NL 383 263 45 4.4 111 .286 .292 .303 .320 .368 .400 .403 .720 .771 86 .465 -9.3 -0.9 .671 .169 .108 4.8
1898 24 CHC NL 172 125 17 3.5 91 .262 .262 .278 .280 .342 .366 .356 .646 .699 84 .450 -4.7 -0.5 .554 .146 .104 .0
1899 25 CHC NL 165 116 15 3.3 97 .260 .260 .286 .306 .348 .327 .373 .633 .721 76 .386 -5.4 -0.5 .613 .180 .067 .0
1900 26 CHC NL 126 93 9 2.5 95 .235 .235 .282 .273 .343 .296 .372 .568 .714 59 .277 -6.6 -0.7 .511 .157 .061 .0
1901 27 CHW AL 132 83 21 6.6 95 .325 .331 .281 .383 .336 .466 .377 .849 .713 138 .685 6.0 0.6 .949 .305 .136 1.8
1902 28 CHW AL 239 180 16 2.4 94 .234 .234 .279 .261 .336 .284 .376 .545 .712 53 .253 -13.9 -1.4 .443 .096 .050 .0
1903 29 CHW AL 471 322 55 4.5 79 .288 .292 .258 .324 .307 .387 .349 .711 .657 116 .605 8.5 0.9 .691 .196 .096 3.7
1904 30 CHW AL 555 389 48 3.3 70 .261 .261 .247 .318 .298 .317 .324 .635 .622 105 .516 4.1 0.5 .624 .197 .056 .0
1905 31 CHW AL 388 261 42 4.3 70 .270 .272 .243 .336 .302 .368 .318 .704 .620 127 .643 10.8 1.3 .741 .255 .096 1.9
1911 37 CHW AL 504 356 49 3.7 94 .276 .281 .279 .306 .345 .350 .366 .656 .711 84 .447 -12.0 -1.2 .672 .197 .069 5.6
1912 38 CHW AL 445 330 39 3.1 89 .270 .272 .269 .298 .337 .336 .354 .634 .691 83 .411 -11.1 -1.2 .519 .113 .064 1.9
1913 39 CHW AL 9 7 0 0.0 86 .286 .222 .263 .222 .335 .222 .346 .444 .680 31 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .286 .000 .000
13 Seasons 3610 2541 357 3.7 87 .272 .273 .270 .311 .329 .352 .357 .663 .686 93 .482 -37.3 -3.5 .630 .180 .079 20.8
162 Game Avg. 634 446 63 3.7 87 .272 .273 .270 .311 .329 .352 .357 .663 .686 93 .482 -37.3 -3.5 .630 .180 .079 4
CHW (8 yrs) 2743 1928 270 3.7 83 .272 .274 .262 .314 .320 .350 .348 .664 .668 99 .507 -8.5 -0.7 .639 .187 .075 15.2
CHC (4 yrs) 846 597 86 3.7 102 .268 .271 .292 .302 .355 .364 .383 .666 .738 80 .422 -26.0 -2.6 .610 .165 .093 5.4
PHI (1 yr) 21 16 1 1.6 123 .357 .238 .310 .238 .381 .238 .437 .476 .819 17 .084 -2.9 -0.2 .313 .000 .000
AL (8 yrs) 2743 1928 270 3.7 83 .272 .274 .262 .314 .320 .350 .348 .664 .668 99 .507 -8.5 -0.7 .639 .187 .075 15.2
NL (5 yrs) 867 613 87 3.7 102 .270 .270 .292 .301 .356 .360 .384 .661 .740 78 .411 -28.8 -2.8 .602 .160 .090 5.4

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
1894 20 9 21 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 .238 .238 .476 17 5 0 0
1895 21 9 21 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 .238 .238 .476 17 5 0 0
1896 22 9 21 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 .238 .238 .476 17 5 0 0
1897 23 103 404 381 64 110 18 6 3 47 12 10 7 .289 .316 .391 .707 82 149 5 8
1898 24 146 576 545 91 153 25 11 3 69 15 14 7 .281 .305 .383 .688 83 209 5 12
1899 25 193 741 695 112 192 29 14 3 87 24 22 7 .276 .305 .371 .676 81 258 7 17
1900 26 225 867 810 128 219 32 16 3 96 29 28 7 .270 .301 .360 .661 78 292 7 22
1901 27 270 999 928 143 258 39 19 4 115 39 38 7 .278 .311 .374 .685 86 347 7 26
1902 28 340 1238 1146 170 309 46 21 4 128 43 44 7 .270 .302 .357 .659 80 409 9 39
1903 29 458 1709 1585 217 437 72 26 6 184 67 64 7 .276 .308 .365 .673 89 579 10 50
1904 30 590 2264 2067 283 563 95 28 6 238 96 103 7 .272 .310 .354 .665 92 732 11 83
1905 31 686 2652 2412 333 657 113 34 7 281 122 132 7 .272 .314 .356 .670 97 859 15 93
1906 32 686 2652 2412 333 657 113 34 7 281 122 132 7 .272 .314 .356 .670 97 859 15 93
1907 33 686 2652 2412 333 657 113 34 7 281 122 132 7 .272 .314 .356 .670 97 859 15 93
1908 34 686 2652 2412 333 657 113 34 7 281 122 132 7 .272 .314 .356 .670 97 859 15 93
1909 35 686 2652 2412 333 657 113 34 7 281 122 132 7 .272 .314 .356 .670 97 859 15 93
1910 36 686 2652 2412 333 657 113 34 7 281 122 132 7 .272 .314 .356 .670 97 859 15 93
1911 37 806 3156 2878 397 788 126 39 10 341 167 147 7 .274 .313 .355 .668 95 1022 17 114
1912 38 917 3601 3286 442 899 135 46 11 393 186 11 159 7 .274 .311 .353 .664 93 1159 20 136
1913 39 923 3610 3295 442 901 135 46 11 394 186 11 159 9 .273 .311 .352 .663 93 1161 20 136

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
1894 20 11 26 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 9
1897 23 113 425 410 51 104 18 6 3 40 12 10 0 .254 .280 .349 .629 38 94
1898 24 45 173 169 25 42 7 5 0 21 3 4 0 .249 .266 .349 .615 16 43
1899 25 49 165 155 20 38 4 3 0 17 9 8 0 .245 .291 .310 .601 14 47
1900 26 37 134 128 16 28 3 2 0 9 5 6 0 .219 .254 .273 .527 9 32
1901 27 53 146 135 15 42 8 3 1 19 11 11 0 .311 .363 .437 .800 21 45
1902 28 82 263 254 30 58 8 2 0 15 5 7 0 .228 .255 .276 .530 18 70
1903 29 138 549 523 62 161 33 6 3 74 30 25 0 .308 .341 .411 .752 72 118
1904 30 136 567 519 89 152 28 2 0 72 35 47 0 .293 .353 .355 .707 65 132
1905 31 101 417 377 65 113 22 7 1 56 31 35 0 .300 .367 .403 .770 55 96
1911 37 126 504 487 65 135 13 5 3 61 46 15 0 .277 .302 .343 .645 50 120
1912 38 116 442 426 48 116 9 7 1 55 20 13 0 .272 .299 .333 .632 42 111
1913 39 6 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 6
13 Seasons 1013 3820 3618 490 989 153 48 12 441 207 181 11 .273 .312 .352 .664 402 923
162 Game Avg. 162 611 579 78 158 24 8 2 71 33 29 .273 .312 .352 .664 64 923

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1904 AL  29 (6th)
1911 AL  45 (4th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1904 AL  33 (2nd)
Career  136 (215th)

Oldest s c a p y
1911 AL  born 1874-03-18 (4th)
1913 AL  born 1874-03-18 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1894 NL  born 1874-03-18 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1815), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3134), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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