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Duff Cooley

Duff Gordon Cooley (Sir Richard or Dick)

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: March 29, 1873 in Leavenworth, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: July 27, 1893
Teams (by GP): Beaneaters/Phillies/Browns/Tigers/Pirates 1893-1905

Final Game: August 25, 1905
Died: August 9, 1937 in Dallas, TX
Buried: Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
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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
1893 20 STL NL 29 115 107 20 37 2 3 0 21 8 8 9 .346 .391 .421 .812 116 45 0 O2/6
1894 21 STL NL 54 224 206 35 61 3 1 1 21 7 12 16 .296 .335 .335 .670 62 69 0 6 O5/36
1895 22 STL NL 133 609 567 108 194 9 20 7 75 27 37 29 .342 .386 .466 .851 119 264 3 2 *O/562
1896 23 TOT NL 104 492 453 92 139 11 7 2 35 30 25 19 .307 .343 .375 .718 91 170 0 14 *O
1896 23 STL NL 40 178 166 29 51 5 3 0 13 12 7 3 .307 .335 .373 .709 90 62 0 5 O
1896 23 PHI NL 64 314 287 63 88 6 4 2 22 18 18 16 .307 .348 .376 .724 91 108 0 9 O
1897 24 PHI NL 133 629 566 124 186 14 13 4 40 31 51 39 .329 .386 .420 .807 115 238 2 10 *O/3
1898 25 PHI NL 149 692 629 123 196 24 12 4 55 17 48 38 .312 .364 .407 .771 124 256 4 11 *O
1899 26 PHI NL 94 445 406 75 112 15 8 1 31 15 29 23 .276 .330 .360 .690 91 146 4 6 3O/4
1900 27 PIT NL 66 275 249 30 50 8 1 0 22 9 14 21 .201 .243 .241 .484 34 60 0 12 3
1901 28 BSN NL 63 263 240 27 62 13 3 0 27 5 14 16 .258 .302 .338 .639 79 81 1 8 O3
1902 29 BSN NL 135 596 548 73 162 26 8 0 58 27 34 35 .296 .339 .372 .711 119 204 2 12 *O/3
1903 30 BSN NL 138 600 553 76 160 26 10 1 70 27 44 33 .289 .342 .378 .720 108 209 0 3 *O3
1904 31 BSN NL 122 494 467 41 127 18 7 5 70 14 24 34 .272 .312 .373 .684 114 174 3 0 *O/3
1905 32 DET AL 97 420 377 25 93 11 9 1 32 7 26 55 .247 .297 .332 .629 99 125 1 16 O
13 Yrs 1317 5854 5368 849 1579 180 102 26 557 224 366 367 .294 .342 .380 .722 103 2041 20 100
162 Game Avg. 162 720 660 104 194 22 13 3 69 28 45 45 .294 .342 .380 .722 103 251 2
BSN (4 yrs) 458 1953 1808 217 511 83 28 6 225 73 116 118 .283 .328 .369 .697 109 668 6 23
PHI (4 yrs) 440 2080 1888 385 582 59 37 11 148 81 146 116 .308 .361 .396 .757 109 748 10 36
STL (4 yrs) 256 1126 1046 192 343 19 27 8 130 54 64 57 .328 .368 .421 .789 103 440 3 13
PIT (1 yr) 66 275 249 30 50 8 1 0 22 9 14 21 .201 .243 .241 .484 34 60 0 12
DET (1 yr) 97 420 377 25 93 11 9 1 32 7 26 55 .247 .297 .332 .629 99 125 1 16
NL (12 yrs) 1220 5434 4991 824 1486 169 93 25 525 217 340 312 .298 .345 .384 .729 104 1916 19 84
AL (1 yr) 97 420 377 25 93 11 9 1 32 7 26 55 .247 .297 .332 .629 99 125 1 16

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
1893 20 STL NL 29 115 2 0 0 -2 0 0 0.0 3 4 0.4 .501 .500 0.5 -0.2 6 $ O2/6
1894 21 STL NL 54 224 -14 -1 0 -3 -2 -20 -1.5 7 -14 -0.8 .473 .491 -0.6 -0.4 -11 $ O5/36
1895 22 STL NL 133 609 16 -2 0 8 -7 15 1.1 17 32 2.9 .509 .507 2.3 0.0 24 $1,200 *O/562
1896 23 STL NL 40 178 -2 0 0 1 -3 -4 -0.3 5 2 0.2 .492 .498 0.1 -0.2 0 $ O
1896 23 PHI NL 64 314 -4 -0 0 -6 -4 -14 -1.2 9 -5 -0.3 .482 .493 0.2 -0.8 1 $ O
1897 24 PHI NL 133 629 14 -2 0 3 -7 9 0.7 18 27 2.5 .506 .505 2.3 -0.3 24 $ *O/3
1898 25 PHI NL 149 692 20 -1 0 -3 -7 9 0.7 21 30 2.9 .506 .505 3.3 -1.0 33 $ *O
1899 26 PHI NL 94 445 -5 -1 0 -2 -2 -9 -0.9 14 5 0.5 .491 .495 0.7 -0.3 7 $ 3O/4
1900 27 PIT NL 66 275 -24 0 0 1 -1 -24 -2.3 8 -16 -1.5 .466 .486 -1.6 -0.0 -17 $ 3
1901 28 BSN NL 63 263 -7 -0 0 3 -3 -6 -0.7 7 1 0.0 .489 .496 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ O3
1902 29 BSN NL 135 596 11 -0 0 0 -6 5 0.4 17 22 2.2 .504 .503 2.2 -0.8 22 $ *O/3
1903 30 BSN NL 138 600 7 -1 0 -2 -7 -2 -0.2 17 15 1.5 .498 .498 1.7 -0.8 17 $ *O3
1904 31 BSN NL 122 494 7 -1 0 -4 -6 -4 -0.4 15 11 1.1 .496 .497 1.5 -1.1 15 $ *O/3
1905 32 DET AL 97 420 -1 -1 0 2 -3 -2 -0.3 14 12 1.1 .497 .498 0.8 -0.1 10 $ O
13 Seasons 1317 5854 22 -9 0 -4 -57 -48 -4.9 173 125 12.7 .497 .498 13.2 -5.9 129 $1,200
BSN (4 yrs) 458 1953 19 -2 0 -3 -22 -8 -0.9 57 49 4.8 .498 .499 5.2 -2.7 52 $
PHI (4 yrs) 440 2080 25 -4 0 -8 -19 -5 -0.7 62 57 5.6 .499 .499 6.5 -2.5 65 $
STL (4 yrs) 256 1126 2 -3 0 4 -12 -9 -0.7 32 24 2.7 .498 .499 2.3 -0.6 20 $1,200
PIT (1 yr) 66 275 -24 0 0 1 -1 -24 -2.3 8 -16 -1.5 .466 .486 -1.6 -0.0 -17 $
DET (1 yr) 97 420 -1 -1 0 2 -3 -2 -0.3 14 12 1.1 .497 .498 0.8 -0.1 10 $

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
1893 20 STL NL 115 70 18 6.8 106 .378 .346 .286 .391 .364 .421 .389 .812 .753 116 .645 2.0 0.2 .871 .224 .075 .0
1894 21 STL NL 224 151 23 4.0 126 .317 .296 .314 .335 .386 .335 .443 .670 .829 62 .320 -12.9 -1.1 .607 .131 .039 1.8
1895 22 STL NL 609 375 101 7.0 111 .352 .342 .301 .386 .367 .466 .407 .851 .774 119 .635 13.1 1.2 .887 .236 .123 11.1
1896 23 TOT NL 492 328 59 4.7 106 .317 .307 .295 .343 .360 .375 .393 .718 .753 91 .485 -7.2 -0.7 .717 .190 .068 3.8
1896 23 STL NL 178 120 21 4.6 104 .313 .307 .292 .335 .357 .373 .390 .709 .747 90 .472 -2.9 -0.3 .704 .181 .066 .0
1896 23 PHI NL 314 208 38 4.8 107 .320 .307 .296 .348 .361 .376 .395 .724 .756 91 .491 -4.3 -0.4 .724 .195 .070 3.6
1897 24 PHI NL 629 390 91 6.0 105 .348 .329 .294 .386 .358 .420 .391 .807 .749 115 .605 12.3 1.2 .847 .237 .092 7.1
1898 25 PHI NL 692 444 92 5.4 88 .327 .312 .273 .364 .337 .407 .350 .771 .687 124 .639 18.6 1.9 .751 .199 .095 6.5
1899 26 PHI NL 445 300 47 4.0 97 .291 .276 .286 .330 .348 .360 .373 .690 .721 91 .473 -5.3 -0.5 .660 .192 .084 1.9
1900 27 PIT NL 275 211 15 1.9 98 .219 .201 .287 .243 .348 .241 .378 .484 .726 34 .179 -22.9 -2.4 .417 .133 .040 .0
1901 28 BSN NL 263 186 24 3.4 95 .277 .258 .286 .302 .342 .338 .373 .639 .715 79 .436 -6.9 -0.7 .567 .158 .079 .0
1902 29 BSN NL 596 398 69 4.6 78 .316 .296 .266 .339 .322 .372 .328 .711 .649 119 .631 11.6 1.3 .692 .188 .077 .0
1903 30 BSN NL 600 396 71 4.7 89 .306 .289 .273 .342 .335 .378 .355 .720 .690 108 .581 5.4 0.6 .712 .217 .089 1.9
1904 31 BSN NL 494 340 54 4.2 74 .285 .272 .253 .312 .311 .373 .327 .684 .638 114 .608 6.1 0.7 .632 .182 .101 7.4
1905 32 DET AL 420 300 37 3.3 73 .287 .247 .248 .297 .307 .332 .324 .629 .631 99 .524 -1.6 -0.2 .560 .172 .085 1.8
13 Yrs 5854 3889 701 4.7 94 .312 .294 .280 .342 .342 .380 .367 .722 .709 103 .552 12.3 1.4 .700 .196 .086 46.6
162 Game Avg. 720 478 86 4.7 94 .312 .294 .280 .342 .342 .380 .367 .722 .709 103 .552 2 0 .700 .196 .086 6
BSN (4 yrs) 1953 1320 218 4.4 83 .300 .283 .267 .328 .326 .369 .342 .697 .668 109 .584 16.2 1.8 .665 .191 .087 11.1
PHI (4 yrs) 2080 1342 268 5.2 98 .324 .308 .286 .361 .349 .396 .374 .757 .724 109 .573 21.3 2.2 .754 .208 .088 19.4
STL (4 yrs) 1126 716 163 5.9 112 .341 .328 .301 .368 .369 .421 .409 .789 .778 103 .555 -0.7 -0.0 .798 .206 .093 13.9
PIT (1 yr) 275 211 15 1.9 98 .219 .201 .287 .243 .348 .241 .378 .484 .726 34 .179 -22.9 -2.4 .417 .133 .040 .0
DET (1 yr) 420 300 37 3.3 73 .287 .247 .248 .297 .307 .332 .324 .629 .631 99 .524 -1.6 -0.2 .560 .172 .085 1.8
NL (12 yrs) 5434 3589 664 4.8 95 .314 .298 .282 .345 .345 .384 .370 .729 .715 104 .554 13.9 1.6 .711 .198 .086 44.8
AL (1 yr) 420 300 37 3.3 73 .287 .247 .248 .297 .307 .332 .324 .629 .631 99 .524 -1.6 -0.2 .560 .172 .085 1.8

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
1893 20 29 115 107 20 37 2 3 0 21 8 8 9 .346 .391 .421 .812 116 45 0
1894 21 83 339 313 55 98 5 4 1 42 15 20 25 .313 .354 .364 .719 79 114 0 6
1895 22 216 948 880 163 292 14 24 8 117 42 57 54 .332 .374 .430 .804 105 378 3 8
1896 23 320 1440 1333 255 431 25 31 10 152 72 82 73 .323 .364 .411 .775 100 548 3 22
1897 24 453 2069 1899 379 617 39 44 14 192 103 133 112 .325 .371 .414 .785 105 786 5 32
1898 25 602 2761 2528 502 813 63 56 18 247 120 181 150 .322 .369 .412 .781 109 1042 9 43
1899 26 696 3206 2934 577 925 78 64 19 278 135 210 173 .315 .364 .405 .769 107 1188 13 49
1900 27 762 3481 3183 607 975 86 65 19 300 144 224 194 .306 .354 .392 .746 101 1248 13 61
1901 28 825 3744 3423 634 1037 99 68 19 327 149 238 210 .303 .351 .388 .739 100 1329 14 69
1902 29 960 4340 3971 707 1199 125 76 19 385 176 272 245 .302 .349 .386 .735 102 1533 16 81
1903 30 1098 4940 4524 783 1359 151 86 20 455 203 316 278 .300 .348 .385 .733 103 1742 16 84
1904 31 1220 5434 4991 824 1486 169 93 25 525 217 340 312 .298 .345 .384 .729 104 1916 19 84
1905 32 1317 5854 5368 849 1579 180 102 26 557 224 366 367 .294 .342 .380 .722 103 2041 20 100

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
1893 20 36 131 123 17 36 2 3 0 18 8 8 11 .293 .336 .358 .694 15 29
1894 21 66 250 232 26 55 3 1 1 15 6 11 19 .237 .272 .272 .543 17 54
1895 22 162 682 641 90 187 9 19 7 62 26 36 35 .292 .332 .398 .730 84 133
1896 23 128 572 529 85 144 11 7 2 32 31 26 23 .272 .306 .331 .637 54 104
1897 24 160 713 647 116 191 14 13 4 37 32 52 47 .295 .350 .376 .725 85 133
1898 25 157 717 653 121 198 24 12 4 54 17 48 40 .303 .355 .395 .750 90 149
1899 26 99 455 417 68 108 14 8 1 28 14 28 24 .259 .312 .338 .650 43 94
1900 27 75 306 278 28 51 8 1 0 21 9 14 24 .183 .223 .219 .442 14 66
1901 28 73 297 272 27 66 14 3 0 27 5 15 19 .243 .285 .316 .601 24 63
1902 29 155 699 641 93 198 32 10 0 74 33 42 40 .309 .353 .390 .743 87 135
1903 30 160 689 636 85 181 29 11 1 78 31 50 38 .285 .337 .369 .706 80 138
1904 31 127 528 498 50 145 21 8 6 86 16 27 35 .291 .331 .402 .733 65 122
1905 32 102 456 408 31 109 13 11 1 40 8 30 58 .267 .319 .360 .679 46 97
13 Yrs 1500 6495 5975 837 1669 194 107 27 572 236 387 413 .279 .325 .361 .686 704 1317
162 Game Avg. 162 701 645 90 180 21 12 3 62 25 42 45 .279 .325 .361 .686 76 1317

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1895 NL  133 (2nd)
1897 NL  133 (10th)
1903 NL  138 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1895 NL  567 (2nd)
1897 NL  566 (1st)
1898 NL  629 (2nd)
1902 NL  548 (5th)
1903 NL  553 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1897 NL  629 (4th)
1898 NL  692 (3rd)
1902 NL  596 (9th)
1903 NL  600 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1897 NL  124 (9th)
1898 NL  123 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1895 NL  194 (7th)
1897 NL  186 (9th)
1898 NL  196 (5th)
1902 NL  162 (8th)
1903 NL  160 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1898 NL  256 (5th)
1902 NL  204 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1902 NL  26 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1895 NL  20 (4th)
1902 NL  8 (7th)
Career  102 (148th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1904 NL  5 (7th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1904 NL  70 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1897 NL  39 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1895 NL  158 (6th)
1897 NL  155 (4th)
1898 NL  156 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1898 NL  92 (10th)
1902 NL  69 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1902 NL  34 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1898 NL  248 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1904 NL  7.4 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1904 NL  93.4 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1897 NL  390 (6th)
1898 NL  444 (8th)
1902 NL  398 (5th)
1903 NL  396 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1893 NL  born 1873-03-29 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 41 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (837), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (956), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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