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Bill Craver

William H. Craver

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June, 1844 in Troy, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1871
Teams (by GP): Canaries/Grays/Mutuals/Whites/Athletics/... 1871-1877

Final Game: October 5, 1877
Died: June 17, 1901 in Troy, NY
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY
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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
1871 27 TRO NA 27 121 118 26 38 8 1 0 26 6 3 3 0 .322 .339 .407 .746 110 48 3 0 4/623O
1872 28 BAL NA 35 183 178 55 50 3 3 0 24 9 1 5 2 .281 .301 .331 .632 91 59 3 0 *2/4O5
1873 29 BAL NA 41 199 197 45 57 9 3 0 26 5 4 2 3 .289 .296 .365 .662 94 72 1 0 26/O3
1874 30 PHI NA 55 269 265 68 91 19 11 0 56 11 3 4 2 .343 .353 .498 .851 167 132 2 0 *4/23
1875 31 TOT NA 68 331 325 79 101 15 13 2 45 9 4 6 9 .311 .323 .455 .779 162 148 1 0 *4/6523
1875 31 CEN NA 14 67 65 8 18 4 2 0 5 1 0 2 4 .277 .299 .400 .699 147 26 1 0 /653
1875 31 ATH NA 54 264 260 71 83 11 11 2 40 8 4 4 5 .319 .330 .469 .799 166 122 0 0 *4/25
1876 32 NYU NL 56 248 246 24 55 4 0 0 22 2 7 .224 .230 .240 .470 61 59 0 42/6
1877 33 LOU NL 57 243 238 33 63 5 2 0 29 5 11 .265 .280 .303 .582 72 72 0 *6
7 Yrs 339 1594 1567 330 455 63 33 2 228 40 15 27 34 .290 .302 .377 .679 112 590 10 0
162 Game Avg. 162 762 749 158 217 30 16 1 109 13 16 .290 .302 .377 .679 112 282 0
BAL (2 yrs) 76 382 375 100 107 12 6 0 50 14 5 7 5 .285 .298 .349 .648 92 131 4 0
PHI (1 yr) 55 269 265 68 91 19 11 0 56 11 3 4 2 .343 .353 .498 .851 167 132 2 0
ATH (1 yr) 54 264 260 71 83 11 11 2 40 8 4 4 5 .319 .330 .469 .799 166 122 0 0
CEN (1 yr) 14 67 65 8 18 4 2 0 5 1 0 2 4 .277 .299 .400 .699 147 26 1 0
TRO (1 yr) 27 121 118 26 38 8 1 0 26 6 3 3 0 .322 .339 .407 .746 110 48 3 0
NYU (1 yr) 56 248 246 24 55 4 0 0 22 2 7 .224 .230 .240 .470 61 59 0
LOU (1 yr) 57 243 238 33 63 5 2 0 29 5 11 .265 .280 .303 .582 72 72 0
NA (5 yrs) 226 1103 1083 273 337 54 31 2 177 40 15 20 16 .311 .324 .424 .747 132 459 10 0
NL (2 yrs) 113 491 484 57 118 9 2 0 51 7 18 .244 .255 .271 .525 67 131 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
1871 27 TRO NA 27 121 2 -1 0 -1 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .502 .500 0.5 -0.0 5 $ 4/623O
1872 28 BAL NA 35 183 -2 2 0 -2 2 -1 -0.1 7 6 0.7 .498 .500 0.9 -0.0 8 $ *2/4O5
1873 29 BAL NA 41 199 -2 -2 0 1 2 -0 -0.1 7 6 0.7 .499 .500 0.6 0.2 5 $1,200 26/O3
1874 30 PHI NA 55 269 21 0 0 -4 1 19 1.3 8 28 2.3 .525 .509 2.6 -0.2 32 $ *4/23
1875 31 CEN NA 14 67 3 0 0 -3 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .506 .501 0.7 -0.2 7 $ /653
1875 31 ATH NA 54 264 16 -0 0 -1 1 16 1.3 12 28 2.6 .526 .509 2.7 -0.0 29 $ *4/25
1876 32 NYU NL 56 248 -8 0 0 -16 2 -23 -2.0 7 -15 -1.2 .465 .488 0.2 -1.2 1 $ 42/6
1877 33 LOU NL 57 243 -9 0 0 4 4 -1 -0.2 7 6 0.6 .498 .499 0.2 0.7 2 $ *6
7 Seasons 339 1594 21 -0 0 -22 13 12 0.4 54 67 6.5 .502 .501 8.4 -0.8 89 $1,200
BAL (2 yrs) 76 382 -4 0 0 -1 4 -2 -0.2 14 12 1.4 .499 .500 1.5 0.2 14 $1,200
PHI (1 yr) 55 269 21 0 0 -4 1 19 1.3 8 28 2.3 .525 .509 2.6 -0.2 32 $
ATH (1 yr) 54 264 16 -0 0 -1 1 16 1.3 12 28 2.6 .526 .509 2.7 -0.0 29 $
CEN (1 yr) 14 67 3 0 0 -3 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .506 .501 0.7 -0.2 7 $
TRO (1 yr) 27 121 2 -1 0 -1 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .502 .500 0.5 -0.0 5 $
NYU (1 yr) 56 248 -8 0 0 -16 2 -23 -2.0 7 -15 -1.2 .465 .488 0.2 -1.2 1 $
LOU (1 yr) 57 243 -9 0 0 4 4 -1 -0.2 7 6 0.6 .498 .499 0.2 0.7 2 $

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
1871 27 TRO NA 121 86 16 4.9 93 .322 .322 .293 .339 .317 .407 .393 .746 .710 110 .457 1.8 0.2 .628 .136 .085 .0
1872 28 BAL NA 183 132 19 3.9 81 .284 .281 .293 .301 .305 .331 .358 .632 .664 91 .421 -2.2 -0.2 .545 .124 .051 .0
1873 29 BAL NA 199 145 21 3.9 86 .294 .289 .298 .296 .312 .365 .370 .662 .682 94 .403 -1.5 -0.2 .517 .091 .076 .0
1874 30 PHI NA 269 179 47 7.1 72 .346 .343 .280 .353 .289 .498 .343 .851 .632 167 .735 19.4 2.0 .804 .200 .155 .0
1875 31 TOT NA 331 229 48 5.6 61 .315 .311 .262 .323 .269 .455 .321 .779 .590 162 .726 19.8 2.2 .694 .178 .145 3.3
1875 31 CEN NA 67 48 8 4.5 53 .295 .277 .250 .299 .257 .400 .306 .699 .562 147 .636 3.1 0.4 .604 .169 .123 .0
1875 31 ATH NA 264 181 40 6.0 62 .320 .319 .265 .330 .272 .469 .325 .799 .597 166 .745 16.7 1.9 .718 .181 .150 3.2
1876 32 NYU NL 248 191 14 2.0 60 .230 .224 .259 .230 .271 .240 .314 .470 .585 61 .252 -9.5 -1.1 .016
1877 33 LOU NL 243 175 20 3.1 85 .278 .265 .294 .280 .313 .303 .367 .582 .680 72 .401 -7.9 -0.9 .038
7 Yrs 1594 1137 185 4.4 74 .296 .290 .280 .302 .293 .377 .346 .679 .639 112 .535 19.9 2.1 .565 .119 .086 3.8
162 Game Avg. 762 543 88 4.4 74 .296 .290 .280 .302 .293 .377 .346 .679 .639 112 .535 10 1 .565 .119 .086 2
BAL (2 yrs) 382 277 40 3.9 83 .289 .285 .296 .298 .309 .349 .365 .648 .673 92 .411 -3.7 -0.4 .531 .107 .064 .0
PHI (1 yr) 269 179 47 7.1 72 .346 .343 .280 .353 .289 .498 .343 .851 .632 167 .735 19.4 2.0 .804 .200 .155 .0
ATH (1 yr) 264 181 40 5.9 62 .320 .319 .265 .330 .272 .469 .325 .799 .597 166 .745 16.7 1.9 .718 .181 .150 3.2
CEN (1 yr) 67 48 8 4.5 53 .295 .277 .250 .299 .257 .400 .306 .699 .562 147 .636 3.1 0.4 .604 .169 .123 .0
TRO (1 yr) 121 86 16 4.9 93 .322 .322 .293 .339 .317 .407 .393 .746 .710 110 .457 1.8 0.2 .628 .136 .085 .0
NYU (1 yr) 248 191 14 2.0 60 .230 .224 .259 .230 .271 .240 .314 .470 .585 61 .253 -9.5 -1.1 .016
LOU (1 yr) 243 175 20 3.1 85 .278 .265 .294 .280 .313 .303 .367 .582 .680 72 .400 -7.9 -0.9 .038
NA (5 yrs) 1103 771 151 5.3 75 .315 .311 .281 .324 .293 .424 .349 .747 .642 132 .600 37.3 4.0 .654 .154 .113 3.8
NL (2 yrs) 491 366 34 2.5 72 .253 .244 .276 .255 .292 .271 .340 .525 .632 67 .328 -17.4 -1.9 .027

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
1871 27 27 121 118 26 38 8 1 0 26 6 3 3 0 .322 .339 .407 .746 110 48 3 0
1872 28 62 304 296 81 88 11 4 0 50 15 4 8 2 .297 .316 .361 .677 99 107 6 0
1873 29 103 503 493 126 145 20 7 0 76 20 8 10 5 .294 .308 .363 .671 97 179 7 0
1874 30 158 772 758 194 236 39 18 0 132 31 11 14 7 .311 .324 .410 .734 120 311 9 0
1875 31 226 1103 1083 273 337 54 31 2 177 40 15 20 16 .311 .324 .424 .747 132 459 10 0
1876 32 282 1351 1329 297 392 58 31 2 199 40 15 22 23 .295 .306 .390 .696 120 518 10 0
1877 33 339 1594 1567 330 455 63 33 2 228 40 15 27 34 .290 .302 .377 .679 112 590 10 0

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
1871 27 156 608 597 65 134 28 4 0 65 21 11 0 .224 .238 .285 .523 40 27
1872 28 172 800 784 122 156 9 9 0 53 28 16 10 .199 .215 .233 .448 39 35
1873 29 151 656 651 78 136 21 7 0 45 12 5 11 .209 .215 .263 .478 37 41
1874 30 154 678 670 110 184 38 22 0 91 22 8 6 .275 .283 .397 .680 75 55
1875 31 208 948 933 166 248 37 32 5 95 22 15 28 .266 .277 .390 .668 101 68
1876 32 140 602 598 49 122 9 0 0 44 0 4 17 .204 .209 .219 .428 27 56
1877 33 154 621 610 62 138 11 4 0 54 0 11 30 .226 .240 .257 .497 38 57
7 Yrs 1135 4913 4843 652 1118 153 78 5 447 105 70 102 .231 .242 .298 .540 357 339
162 Game Avg. 162 701 691 93 160 22 11 1 64 10 15 .231 .242 .298 .540 51 339

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1874 NA  2.3 (6th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1874 NA  2.6 (4th)
1875 NA  3.4 (7th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1877 NL  0.7 (6th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1874 NA  .343 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1874 NA  .353 (7th)
1875 NA  .323 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1874 NA  .498 (2nd)
1875 NA  .455 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1874 NA  .851 (3rd)
1875 NA  .779 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1874 NA  68 (9th)
1875 NA  79 (8th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1874 NA  132 (6th)
1875 NA  148 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1874 NA  19 (3rd)
1875 NA  15 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1874 NA  11 (2nd)
1875 NA  13 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1875 NA  2 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1874 NA  56 (3rd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1872 NA  9 (8th)
1874 NA  11 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1874 NA  165 (3rd)
1875 NA  162 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1874 NA  47 (5th)
1875 NA  48 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1874 NA  19 (3rd)
1875 NA  20 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1874 NA  2.0 (3rd)
1875 NA  2.3 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1874 NA  30 (1st)
1875 NA  30 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1874 NA  .735 (4th)
1875 NA  .726 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1871 NA  3 (1st)
1872 NA  3 (3rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1871 NA  3 (9th)
1873 NA  4 (9th)
1874 NA  3 (8th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1875 NA  3.3 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1875 NA  162.5 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1874 NA  born 1844-06-32 (10th)
1875 NA  born 1844-06-32 (10th)
1876 NL  born 1844-06-32 (7th)
1877 NL  born 1844-06-32 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 34 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1592), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Joe Boley (912)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Joe Boley (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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