Gavvy Cravath
Clifford Carlton Cravath (Cactus Gavvy)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 186 lb.

Born: March 23, 1881 in Escondido, CA
High School: Escondido (Escondido, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1908
Final Game: October 2, 1920
Died: May 23, 1963 in Laguna Beach, CA
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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
1908 27 BOS AL 94 327 277 43 71 10 11 1 34 6 38 .256 .354 .383 .737 136 106 4 8 O/3
1909 28 TOT AL 23 77 56 7 9 0 0 1 9 3 20 .161 .382 .214 .596 92 12 0 1 O
1909 28 CHW AL 19 70 50 7 9 0 0 1 8 3 19 .180 .406 .240 .646 108 12 0 1 O
1909 28 WSH AL 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -53 0 0 0 /O
1912 31 PHI NL 130 502 436 63 124 30 9 11 70 15 47 77 .284 .358 .470 .828 120 205 3 16 *O
1913 32 PHI NL 147 594 525 78 179 34 14 19 128 10 55 63 .341 .407 .568 .974 172 298 3 11 *O MVP-2
1914 33 PHI NL 149 604 499 76 149 27 8 19 100 14 83 72 .299 .402 .499 .901 161 249 3 19 *O MVP-22
1915 34 PHI NL 150 621 522 89 149 31 7 24 115 11 9 86 77 .285 .393 .510 .902 171 266 6 7 *O
1916 35 PHI NL 137 532 448 70 127 21 8 11 70 9 64 89 .283 .379 .440 .819 147 197 5 15 *O
1917 36 PHI NL 140 590 503 70 141 29 16 12 83 6 70 57 .280 .369 .473 .842 153 238 1 16 *O
1918 37 PHI NL 121 489 426 43 99 27 5 8 54 7 54 46 .232 .320 .376 .696 106 160 1 8 *O
1919 38 PHI NL 83 255 214 34 73 18 5 12 45 8 35 21 .341 .438 .640 1.078 213 137 2 4 O
1920 39 PHI NL 46 54 45 2 13 5 0 1 11 0 0 9 12 .289 .407 .467 .874 146 21 0 0 /O
11 Seasons 1220 4645 3951 575 1134 232 83 119 719 89 9 561 514 .287 .380 .478 .858 151 1889 28 105
162 Game Avg. 162 617 525 76 151 31 11 16 95 12 74 .287 .380 .478 .858 151 251 4 14
PHI (9 yrs) 1103 4241 3618 525 1054 222 72 117 676 80 9 503 514 .291 .381 .489 .871 152 1771 24 96
WSH (1 yr) 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -53 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 94 327 277 43 71 10 11 1 34 6 38 .256 .354 .383 .737 136 106 4 8
CHW (1 yr) 19 70 50 7 9 0 0 1 8 3 19 .180 .406 .240 .646 108 12 0 1
NL (9 yrs) 1103 4241 3618 525 1054 222 72 117 676 80 9 503 514 .291 .381 .489 .871 152 1771 24 96
AL (2 yrs) 117 404 333 50 80 10 11 2 43 9 58 .240 .359 .354 .714 129 118 4 9

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
1908 27 BOS AL 327 214 37 4.6 71 .254 .256 .249 .354 .307 .383 .317 .737 .623 136 .698 12.2 1.5 .748 .285 .126 1.7
1909 28 TOT AL 77 48 5 2.8 71 .145 .161 .248 .382 .308 .214 .315 .596 .622 92 .456 1.3 0.2 .745 .464 .054 1.5
1909 28 CHW AL 70 42 5 3.2 71 .163 .180 .248 .406 .308 .240 .315 .646 .623 108 .518 2.4 0.3 .829 .500 .060 1.5
1909 28 WSH AL 7 6 0 0.0 70 .000 .000 .247 .143 .307 .000 .313 .143 .620 -53 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1912 31 PHI NL 502 328 73 6.0 105 .325 .284 .288 .358 .358 .470 .391 .828 .749 120 .648 11.2 1.1 .865 .328 .186 12.7
1913 32 PHI NL 594 357 120 9.0 95 .361 .341 .274 .407 .339 .568 .373 .974 .713 172 .825 48.8 5.1 1.058 .350 .227 13.1
1914 33 PHI NL 604 369 99 7.2 89 .319 .299 .265 .402 .334 .499 .355 .901 .690 161 .788 40.6 4.5 .997 .395 .200 16.1
1915 34 PHI NL 621 389 101 7.0 81 .297 .285 .257 .393 .320 .510 .344 .902 .664 171 .799 47.9 5.5 .942 .393 .224 15.1
1916 35 PHI NL 532 336 73 5.9 81 .333 .283 .259 .379 .318 .440 .345 .819 .663 147 .741 27.7 3.2 .857 .319 .156 9.9
1917 36 PHI NL 590 378 88 6.3 81 .297 .280 .261 .369 .319 .473 .344 .842 .663 153 .761 33.3 3.8 .870 .344 .193 8.0
1918 37 PHI NL 489 335 51 4.1 85 .245 .232 .269 .320 .328 .376 .348 .696 .675 106 .582 4.3 0.5 .679 .286 .143 7.5
1919 38 PHI NL 255 145 59 11.0 87 .337 .341 .272 .438 .327 .640 .358 1.078 .685 213 .888 31.6 3.5 1.291 .500 .299 9.6
1920 39 PHI NL 54 32 9 7.7 94 .375 .289 .281 .407 .335 .467 .374 .874 .709 146 .778 3.4 0.4 .938 .378 .178 .0
11 Seasons 4645 2931 715 6.6 86 .306 .287 .266 .380 .328 .478 .354 .858 .682 151 .758 262.4 29.2 .905 .353 .191 101.8
162 Game Avg. 617 389 95 6.6 86 .306 .287 .266 .380 .328 .478 .354 .858 .682 151 .758 35 4 .905 .353 .191 14
PHI (9 yrs) 4241 2669 673 6.8 88 .314 .291 .268 .381 .330 .489 .357 .871 .688 152 .764 248.8 27.5 .921 .357 .198 95.0
WSH (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 70 .000 .000 .247 .143 .307 .000 .313 .143 .620 -53 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
BOS (1 yr) 327 214 37 4.6 71 .254 .256 .249 .354 .307 .383 .317 .737 .623 136 .698 12.2 1.5 .748 .285 .126 1.7
CHW (1 yr) 70 42 5 3.2 71 .163 .180 .248 .406 .308 .240 .315 .646 .623 108 .517 2.4 0.3 .829 .500 .060 1.5
NL (9 yrs) 4241 2669 673 6.8 88 .314 .291 .268 .381 .330 .489 .357 .871 .688 152 .764 248.8 27.5 .921 .357 .198 95.0
AL (2 yrs) 404 262 42 4.3 71 .236 .240 .249 .359 .307 .354 .316 .714 .623 129 .664 13.6 1.6 .747 .315 .114 3.3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1915 34 PHI NL WS BOS L 5 19 16 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 .125 .222 .313 .535 5 1 0 1 0 0
1 WS 5 19 16 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 .125 .222 .313 .535 5 1 0 1 0 0

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
1908 27 94 327 277 43 71 10 11 1 34 6 38 .256 .354 .383 .737 136 106 4 8
1909 28 117 404 333 50 80 10 11 2 43 9 58 .240 .359 .354 .714 129 118 4 9
1910 29 117 404 333 50 80 10 11 2 43 9 58 .240 .359 .354 .714 129 118 4 9
1911 30 117 404 333 50 80 10 11 2 43 9 58 .240 .359 .354 .714 129 118 4 9
1912 31 247 906 769 113 204 40 20 13 113 24 105 77 .265 .359 .420 .779 124 323 7 25
1913 32 394 1500 1294 191 383 74 34 32 241 34 160 140 .296 .378 .480 .858 144 621 10 36
1914 33 543 2104 1793 267 532 101 42 51 341 48 243 212 .297 .385 .485 .870 148 870 13 55
1915 34 693 2725 2315 356 681 132 49 75 456 59 9 329 289 .294 .386 .491 .877 153 1136 19 62
1916 35 830 3257 2763 426 808 153 57 86 526 68 9 393 378 .292 .385 .482 .868 152 1333 24 77
1917 36 970 3847 3266 496 949 182 73 98 609 74 9 463 435 .291 .383 .481 .864 152 1571 25 93
1918 37 1091 4336 3692 539 1048 209 78 106 663 81 9 517 481 .284 .376 .469 .845 147 1731 26 101
1919 38 1174 4591 3906 573 1121 227 83 118 708 89 9 552 502 .287 .379 .478 .857 151 1868 28 105
1920 39 1220 4645 3951 575 1134 232 83 119 719 89 9 561 514 .287 .380 .478 .858 151 1889 28 105

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1908 27 98 349 299 56 85 12 13 1 44 7 45 0 .284 .387 .421 .808 48 94
1909 28 24 88 61 11 12 0 0 1 14 4 27 0 .197 .443 .246 .689 7 23
1912 31 138 504 454 61 124 30 9 11 67 15 47 82 .273 .345 .452 .797 70 130
1913 32 154 613 552 83 190 36 15 20 137 11 58 66 .344 .409 .572 .982 129 147
1914 33 155 620 526 86 163 30 9 21 113 15 91 75 .310 .415 .521 .935 112 149
1915 34 156 665 559 112 172 36 8 28 144 13 99 80 .308 .418 .551 .969 127 150
1916 35 142 566 484 90 151 25 10 13 90 11 76 92 .312 .412 .486 .897 95 137
1917 36 145 624 541 88 165 34 19 14 104 7 82 59 .305 .397 .516 .913 110 140
1918 37 154 628 553 62 136 37 7 11 78 10 74 59 .246 .336 .398 .734 74 121
1919 38 96 300 254 44 91 22 6 15 59 10 44 24 .358 .457 .669 1.126 78 83
1920 39 48 58 48 2 14 5 0 1 12 0 10 13 .292 .414 .458 .872 9 46
11 Seasons 1310 5015 4331 695 1303 267 96 136 862 103 653 550 .301 .396 .501 .897 859 1220
162 Game Avg. 162 620 536 86 161 33 12 17 107 13 81 .301 .396 .501 .897 106 1220

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1913-NL-2-62%
1914-NL-22-2%
0.64 Career Shares (354th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1913 NL--.341--2nd
1914 NL--.299--9th

On-Base% s c a p y
1908 AL--.354--9th
1913 NL--.407--2nd
1914 NL--.402--3rd
1915 NL--.393--1st
1916 NL--.379--1st
1917 NL--.369--7th
Career--.380--173rd

Slugging % s c a p y
1908 AL--.383--6th
1912 NL--.470--6th
1913 NL--.568--1st
1914 NL--.499--2nd
1915 NL--.510--1st
1916 NL--.440--5th
1917 NL--.473--2nd
Career--.478--186th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1908 AL--.737--6th
1913 NL--.974--1st
1914 NL--.901--1st
1915 NL--.902--1st
1916 NL--.819--4th
1917 NL--.843--2nd
Career--.858--135th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1915 NL--89--1st

Hits s c a p y
1913 NL--179--1st

Total Bases s c a p y
1913 NL--298--1st
1914 NL--249--2nd
1915 NL--266--1st
1917 NL--238--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1913 NL--34--4th
1914 NL--27--5th
1915 NL--31--9th
1917 NL--29--4th
1918 NL--27--2nd

Triples s c a p y
1908 AL--11--8th
1913 NL--14--4th
1917 NL--16--2nd

Home Runs s c a p y
1912 NL--11--3rd
1913 NL--19--1st
1914 NL--19--1st
1915 NL--24--1st
1916 NL--11--3rd
1917 NL--12--1st
1918 NL--8--1st
1919 NL--12--1st

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1913 NL--128--1st
1914 NL--100--2nd
1915 NL--115--1st
1916 NL--70--6th
1917 NL--83--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1914 NL--83--5th
1915 NL--86--1st
1916 NL--64--5th
1917 NL--70--3rd
1918 NL--54--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1912 NL--77--4th
1913 NL--63--9th
1914 NL--72--5th
1915 NL--77--2nd
1916 NL--89--1st
1918 NL--46--4th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1908 AL--136--7th
1913 NL--172--1st
1914 NL--161--1st
1915 NL--171--1st
1916 NL--147--4th
1917 NL--153--3rd
Career--151--30th

Runs Created s c a p y
1913 NL--120--1st
1914 NL--99--2nd
1915 NL--101--1st
1916 NL--73--10th
1917 NL--88--4th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1913 NL--49--1st
1914 NL--41--1st
1915 NL--48--1st
1916 NL--28--5th
1917 NL--33--5th
1919 NL--32--3rd
Career--262--156th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1913 NL--5.1--1st
1914 NL--4.5--1st
1915 NL--5.5--1st
1916 NL--3.2--5th
1917 NL--3.8--5th
1919 NL--3.5--3rd
Career--29.2--122nd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1912 NL--50--5th
1913 NL--67--1st
1914 NL--54--2nd
1915 NL--62--1st
1916 NL--40--10th
1917 NL--57--1st
1918 NL--40--1st
1919 NL--35--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1913 NL--237--1st
1914 NL--235--3rd
1915 NL--241--1st
1917 NL--212--6th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1908 AL--.698--7th
1913 NL--.825--1st
1914 NL--.788--2nd
1915 NL--.799--1st
1916 NL--.741--5th
1917 NL--.761--3rd
Career--.758--20th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1912 NL--12.7--6th
1913 NL--13.1--3rd
1914 NL--16.1--3rd
1915 NL--15.1--2nd
1916 NL--9.9--10th
1917 NL--8.0--7th
1918 NL--7.5--4th
1919 NL--9.6--3rd

AB per HR s c a p y
1912 NL--39.6--1st
1913 NL--27.6--1st
1914 NL--26.3--1st
1915 NL--21.8--1st
1916 NL--40.7--2nd
1917 NL--41.9--1st
1918 NL--53.3--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1917 NL--born 1881-03-23--7th
1918 NL--born 1881-03-23--5th
1919 NL--born 1881-03-23--1st
1920 NL--born 1881-03-23--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 46 (30), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 110 (191), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 50 (378), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (574), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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