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Jimmy Cooney

James Joseph Cooney

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 9, 1865 in Cranston, RI (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1890
Teams (by GP): Colts/Senators 1890-1892

Final Game: July 29, 1892
Died: July 1, 1903 in Cranston, RI
Buried: St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, RI
Relatives: Father of Jimmy Cooney and Father of Johnny Cooney
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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
1890 24 CHC NL 135 653 574 114 156 19 10 4 52 45 73 23 .272 .360 .361 .721 106 207 6 *6/2
1891 25 CHC NL 118 515 465 84 114 15 3 0 42 21 48 17 .245 .318 .290 .609 75 135 2 *6
1892 26 TOT NL 71 291 263 23 45 1 1 0 24 11 27 8 .171 .251 .183 .433 35 48 1 6
1892 26 CHC NL 65 262 238 18 41 1 0 0 20 10 23 5 .172 .248 .176 .425 32 42 1 6
1892 26 WHS NL 6 29 25 5 4 0 1 0 4 1 4 3 .160 .276 .240 .516 58 6 0 /6
3 Yrs 324 1459 1302 221 315 35 14 4 118 77 148 48 .242 .324 .300 .623 81 390 9
162 Game Avg. 162 730 651 111 158 18 7 2 59 39 74 24 .242 .324 .300 .623 81 195 5
CHC (3 yrs) 318 1430 1277 216 311 35 13 4 114 76 144 45 .244 .324 .301 .625 82 384 9
WHS (1 yr) 6 29 25 5 4 0 1 0 4 1 4 3 .160 .276 .240 .516 58 6 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
1890 24 CHC NL 135 653 8 1 0 22 9 39 3.1 20 60 5.1 .526 .522 3.4 2.6 38 $ *6/2
1891 25 CHC NL 118 515 -13 -1 0 22 8 16 1.2 15 31 2.8 .512 .509 1.0 2.6 9 $ *6
1892 26 CHC NL 65 262 -16 -0 0 4 4 -8 -0.8 8 -0 0.0 .488 .495 -0.4 0.8 -4 $ 6
1892 26 WHS NL 6 29 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .472 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /6
3 Seasons 324 1459 -22 -1 0 47 22 45 3.3 44 90 7.8 .512 .506 4.0 5.8 43 $
CHC (3 yrs) 318 1430 -21 -1 0 48 21 47 3.5 44 90 7.9 .513 .509 4.0 5.9 42 $
WHS (1 yr) 6 29 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .472 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $

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
1890 24 CHC NL 653 418 73 4.6 92 .278 .272 .265 .360 .343 .361 .358 .721 .701 106 .570 5.5 0.6 .792 .294 .089 7.3
1891 25 CHC NL 515 351 43 3.2 91 .254 .245 .264 .318 .339 .290 .360 .609 .699 75 .412 -14.3 -1.5 .587 .194 .045 .0
1892 26 TOT NL 291 218 12 1.4 77 .176 .171 .245 .251 .318 .183 .328 .433 .646 35 .154 -20.0 -2.2 .399 .156 .011 .0
1892 26 CHC NL 262 197 10 1.3 77 .176 .172 .245 .248 .317 .176 .328 .425 .645 32 .136 -18.7 -2.1 .386 .143 .004 .0
1892 26 WHS NL 29 21 2 2.5 79 .182 .160 .248 .276 .321 .240 .332 .516 .654 58 .334 -1.3 -0.1 .524 .280 .080 .0
3 Yrs 1459 987 128 3.4 89 .249 .242 .261 .324 .336 .300 .353 .623 .689 81 .443 -28.8 -3.2 .632 .230 .058 7.6
162 Game Avg. 730 494 64 3.4 89 .249 .242 .261 .324 .336 .300 .353 .623 .689 81 .443 -28.8 -3.2 .632 .230 .058 4
CHC (3 yrs) 1430 966 126 3.4 89 .250 .244 .261 .324 .337 .301 .353 .625 .690 82 .444 -27.5 -3.0 .635 .229 .057 7.6
WHS (1 yr) 29 21 2 2.5 79 .182 .160 .248 .276 .321 .240 .332 .516 .654 58 .333 -1.3 -0.1 .524 .280 .080 .0

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
1890 24 135 653 574 114 156 19 10 4 52 45 73 23 .272 .360 .361 .721 106 207 6
1891 25 253 1168 1039 198 270 34 13 4 94 66 121 40 .260 .342 .329 .671 92 342 8
1892 26 324 1459 1302 221 315 35 14 4 118 77 148 48 .242 .324 .300 .623 81 390 9

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
1890 24 162 740 660 103 158 19 10 4 47 46 74 28 .239 .322 .317 .638 66 135
1891 25 139 577 527 76 115 15 3 0 38 21 48 20 .218 .286 .258 .544 39 118
1892 26 75 302 274 22 45 1 1 0 23 11 27 8 .164 .242 .175 .417 12 71
3 Yrs 376 1619 1461 201 318 35 14 4 108 78 149 56 .218 .294 .269 .563 117 324
162 Game Avg. 162 698 629 87 137 15 6 2 47 34 64 24 .218 .294 .269 .563 50 324

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Playerss c a p y
1890 NL  5.1 (4th)

Defensive WARs c a p y
1890 NL  2.6 (1st)
1891 NL  2.6 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1890 NL  135 (9th)

At Bats s c a p y
1890 NL  574 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1890 NL  653 (1st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1890 NL  114 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 NL  73 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1890 NL  123 (8th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1890 NL  235 (6th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1890 NL  25.0 (6th)
1891 NL  27.4 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1890 NL  418 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1627), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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