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Johnny Couch

John Daniel Couch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 31, 1891 in Vaughn, MT
High School: Manzanita Prep (Palo Alto, CA)
School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1917
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Reds/Tigers 1917-1925

Final Game: September 21, 1925
Died: December 8, 1975 in Palo Alto, CA
Buried: Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, CA
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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
1917 26 DET AL 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0 /1
1922 31 CIN NL 43 100 91 3 12 1 2 0 10 0 0 6 28 .132 .186 .187 .372 -3 17 0 3 1
1923 32 TOT NL 31 50 47 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 16 .213 .245 .234 .479 25 11 1 1 1
1923 32 CIN NL 19 25 23 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .174 .208 .174 .382 3 4 0 1 1
1923 32 PHI NL 12 25 24 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 .250 .280 .292 .572 45 7 1 0 1
1924 33 PHI NL 37 52 49 3 10 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 12 .204 .220 .327 .547 38 16 0 2 1
1925 34 PHI NL 34 32 31 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .161 .161 .258 .419 2 8 0 1 1
5 Yrs 148 239 222 10 37 2 2 3 18 1 1 9 62 .167 .203 .234 .437 12 52 1 7
162 Game Avg. 162 262 243 11 41 2 2 3 20 1 10 68 .167 .203 .234 .437 12 57 1 8
PHI (3 yrs) 83 109 104 5 21 1 0 3 6 1 1 1 26 .202 .217 .298 .515 29 31 1 3
CIN (2 yrs) 62 125 114 5 16 1 2 0 12 0 0 7 36 .140 .190 .184 .374 -2 21 0 4
DET (1 yr) 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 145 234 218 10 37 2 2 3 18 1 1 8 62 .170 .203 .239 .441 13 52 1 7
AL (1 yr) 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 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
1917 26 DET AL 3 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .488 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1922 31 CIN NL 43 100 -15 0 0 0 10 -5 -0.4 3 -2 -0.4 .490 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1923 32 CIN NL 19 25 -4 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1923 32 PHI NL 12 25 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1924 33 PHI NL 37 52 -5 0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1925 34 PHI NL 34 32 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
5 Seasons 148 239 -32 0 0 0 23 -8 -0.8 7 -1 -0.7 .495 .499 -0.7 -0.0 -1 $
PHI (3 yrs) 83 109 -12 0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 -0.0 1 $
CIN (2 yrs) 62 125 -19 0 0 0 13 -6 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .491 .498 -0.5 0.0 -2 $
DET (1 yr) 3 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .488 .500 0.0 0.0 -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
1917 26 DET AL 5 4 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .254 .200 .325 .000 .328 .200 .653 -38 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
1922 31 CIN NL 100 82 3 1.0 110 .190 .132 .299 .186 .356 .187 .415 .372 .772 -3 .050 -14.4 -1.4 .291 .121 .055
1923 32 TOT NL 50 39 2 1.4 111 .323 .213 .299 .245 .358 .234 .416 .479 .774 25 .094 -5.3 -0.5 .316 .021 .021
1923 32 CIN NL 25 20 1 1.4 105 .267 .174 .291 .208 .349 .174 .405 .382 .754 3 .091 -3.3 -0.3 .263 .043 .000
1923 32 PHI NL 25 19 1 1.4 116 .375 .250 .307 .280 .367 .292 .427 .572 .794 45 .098 -2.0 -0.2 .368 .000 .042
1924 33 PHI NL 52 41 4 2.6 114 .229 .204 .304 .220 .361 .327 .424 .547 .785 38 .266 -4.9 -0.5 .462 .163 .122 1.3
1925 34 PHI NL 32 27 1 1.0 121 .167 .161 .310 .161 .369 .258 .443 .419 .812 2 .048 -5.0 -0.5 .308 .097 .097 .0
5 Yrs 239 193 10 1.4 112 .217 .167 .301 .203 .359 .234 .420 .437 .778 12 .094 -30.1 -2.9 .333 .108 .068 1.5
162 Game Avg. 262 211 11 1.4 112 .217 .167 .301 .203 .359 .234 .420 .437 .778 12 .094 -30.1 -2.9 .333 .108 .068 2
PHI (3 yrs) 109 87 6 1.8 116 .240 .202 .307 .217 .365 .298 .430 .515 .795 29 .150 -11.9 -1.2 .393 .106 .096 1.5
CIN (2 yrs) 125 102 4 1.0 109 .205 .140 .297 .190 .355 .184 .413 .374 .768 -2 .056 -17.6 -1.7 .286 .105 .044
DET (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .254 .200 .325 .000 .328 .200 .653 -38 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
NL (4 yrs) 234 189 10 1.4 113 .222 .170 .302 .203 .359 .239 .421 .441 .781 13 .096 -29.5 -2.9 .335 .106 .069 1.5
AL (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .254 .200 .325 .000 .328 .200 .653 -38 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .250 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1922 31 CIN NL 100 0.0% 28.0% 6.0% 3.0% 25% 4.67 3.3 9.1 63%
1923 32 TOT NL 50 0.0% 32.0% 2.0% 2.0% 10% 16.00 2.9 15.7 62%
1923 32 CIN NL 25 0.0% 32.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.9 11.5 60%
1923 32 PHI NL 25 0.0% 32.0% 0.0% 4.0% 17% 3.0 24.0 64%
1924 33 PHI NL 52 3.9% 23.1% 1.9% 3.9% 20% 12.00 4.1 24.5 16.3 67%
1925 34 PHI NL 32 3.1% 18.8% 0.0% 3.1% 20% 5.2 31.0 15.5 75%
5 Yrs 234 1.3% 26.5% 3.9% 3.0% 19% 6.89 3.6 74.0 12.3 67%
MLB Averages 0.9% 8.6% 8.5% 6.7% 24% 1.01 11.7 109.8 8.7 90%

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
1917 26 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0
1918 27 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0
1919 28 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0
1920 29 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0
1921 30 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -38 0 0 0
1922 31 46 105 95 3 12 1 2 0 10 0 0 7 28 .126 .186 .179 .365 -4 17 0 3
1923 32 77 155 142 6 22 2 2 0 13 0 1 8 44 .155 .205 .197 .402 5 28 1 4
1924 33 114 207 191 9 32 2 2 2 16 1 1 9 56 .168 .209 .230 .439 14 44 1 6
1925 34 148 239 222 10 37 2 2 3 18 1 1 9 62 .167 .203 .234 .437 12 52 1 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
1917 26 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 3
1922 31 45 104 95 3 12 1 2 0 10 0 6 29 .126 .178 .179 .357 3 43
1923 32 33 51 48 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 17 .188 .220 .208 .428 2 31
1924 33 39 54 51 3 10 0 0 2 3 1 1 13 .196 .212 .314 .525 3 37
1925 34 36 34 33 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 .152 .152 .242 .394 1 34
5 Yrs 156 248 231 9 36 2 2 3 17 1 9 65 .156 .191 .221 .412 9 148
162 Game Avg. 162 258 240 9 37 2 2 3 18 1 9 68 .156 .191 .221 .412 9 148

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