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Lou Criger

Louis Criger

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: February 3, 1872 in Elkhart, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1896
Teams (by GP): Americans/Spiders/RedSox/Cardinals/Perfectos/... 1896-1912

Final Game: June 3, 1912
Died: May 14, 1934 in Tucson, AZ
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson, AZ
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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
1896 24 CLV NL 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -55 0 0 0 /2
1897 25 CLV NL 39 165 138 15 31 4 1 0 22 5 23 12 .225 .340 .268 .608 55 37 1 3 2/3
1898 26 CLV NL 84 338 287 43 80 13 4 1 32 2 40 22 .279 .377 .362 .739 115 104 5 6 2
1899 27 STL NL 77 294 258 39 66 4 5 2 44 14 28 10 .256 .333 .333 .667 81 86 2 6 2
1900 28 STL NL 80 294 288 31 78 8 6 2 38 5 4 4 .271 .286 .361 .647 79 104 2 0 2/5
1901 29 BOS AL 76 288 268 26 62 6 3 0 24 7 11 9 .231 .270 .276 .546 52 74 3 6 2/3
1902 30 BOS AL 83 298 266 32 68 16 6 0 28 7 27 18 .256 .324 .361 .685 88 96 0 5 2/O
1903 31 BOS AL 96 358 317 41 61 7 10 3 31 5 26 31 .192 .256 .306 .562 64 97 1 14 *2
1904 32 BOS AL 98 337 299 34 63 10 5 2 34 1 27 27 .211 .283 .298 .580 79 89 3 8 2
1905 33 BOS AL 109 377 313 33 62 6 7 1 36 5 54 20 .198 .322 .272 .593 88 85 3 7 *2
1906 34 BOS AL 7 19 17 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 .176 .222 .235 .458 44 4 0 1 /2
1907 35 BOS AL 75 257 226 12 41 4 0 0 14 2 19 17 .181 .251 .199 .450 44 45 2 10 2
1908 36 BOS AL 84 257 237 12 45 4 2 0 25 1 13 14 .190 .232 .224 .456 47 53 0 7 2
1909 37 SLB AL 74 250 212 15 36 1 1 0 9 2 25 22 .170 .261 .184 .444 45 39 1 12 2
1910 38 NYY AL 27 79 69 3 13 2 0 0 4 0 10 15 .188 .291 .217 .509 56 15 0 0 2
1912 40 SLB AL 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
16 Yrs 1012 3619 3202 337 709 86 50 11 342 58 0 309 225 .221 .295 .290 .584 72 928 23 85
162 Game Avg. 162 579 513 54 113 14 8 2 55 9 49 36 .221 .295 .290 .584 72 149 4 14
BOS (8 yrs) 628 2191 1943 190 405 54 33 6 193 29 178 140 .208 .279 .279 .558 68 543 12 58
CLV (3 yrs) 125 509 430 58 111 17 5 1 54 8 64 34 .258 .362 .328 .690 92 141 6 9
STL (2 yrs) 157 588 546 70 144 12 11 4 82 19 32 14 .264 .309 .348 .657 80 190 4 6
SLB (2 yrs) 75 252 214 16 36 1 1 0 9 2 0 25 22 .168 .258 .182 .441 44 39 1 12
NYY (1 yr) 27 79 69 3 13 2 0 0 4 0 10 15 .188 .291 .217 .509 56 15 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 730 2522 2226 209 454 57 34 6 206 31 0 213 177 .204 .277 .268 .546 65 597 13 70
NL (5 yrs) 282 1097 976 128 255 29 16 5 136 27 96 48 .261 .334 .339 .673 86 331 10 15

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
1896 24 CLV NL 2 6 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .458 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
1897 25 CLV NL 39 165 -9 -0 0 -1 2 -8 -0.7 5 -4 -0.2 .482 .496 -0.1 0.1 -3 $ 2/3
1898 26 CLV NL 84 338 8 0 0 2 6 16 1.5 10 26 2.6 .518 .509 2.4 0.7 24 $ 2
1899 27 STL NL 77 294 -6 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 9 8 0.8 .498 .499 0.8 0.4 8 $ 2
1900 28 STL NL 80 294 -8 -0 0 3 5 -0 -0.1 8 8 0.8 .500 .500 0.5 0.7 5 $ 2/5
1901 29 BOS AL 76 288 -17 -0 0 2 4 -11 -1.0 9 -1 0.0 .487 .494 -0.2 0.6 -3 $2,900 2/3
1902 30 BOS AL 83 298 -4 -0 0 1 5 1 0.1 10 11 1.1 .501 .501 1.0 0.6 10 $ 2/O
1903 31 BOS AL 96 358 -13 -0 0 2 6 -6 -0.7 12 6 0.5 .493 .496 0.3 0.8 4 $ *2
1904 32 BOS AL 98 337 -6 0 0 3 6 3 0.3 11 14 1.4 .503 .502 1.1 1.0 11 $ 2
1905 33 BOS AL 109 377 -1 -0 0 -1 6 4 0.4 13 16 1.7 .504 .503 1.8 0.6 17 $ *2
1906 34 BOS AL 7 19 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.0 0.2 -0 $ /2
1907 35 BOS AL 75 257 -12 -0 0 2 4 -6 -0.7 9 2 0.1 .490 .495 -0.1 0.8 0 $ 2
1908 36 BOS AL 84 257 -12 0 0 1 4 -7 -0.9 9 2 0.0 .490 .495 -0.1 0.7 1 $ 2
1909 37 SLB AL 74 250 -11 -0 0 4 4 -3 -0.4 8 6 0.4 .495 .498 0.0 1.0 2 $ 2
1910 38 NYY AL 27 79 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 0.1 1 $ 2
1912 40 SLB AL 1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .446 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /2
16 Seasons 1012 3619 -99 -1 0 19 59 -22 -2.9 116 95 9.1 .498 .499 7.2 8.3 76 $2,900
BOS (8 yrs) 628 2191 -67 -1 0 11 36 -21 -2.6 73 51 4.9 .496 .498 3.8 5.2 40 $2,900
CLV (3 yrs) 125 509 -2 0 0 1 8 7 0.7 15 22 2.3 .506 .501 2.2 0.8 21 $
STL (2 yrs) 157 588 -14 -0 0 3 10 -2 -0.3 17 15 1.6 .499 .499 1.3 1.1 12 $
SLB (2 yrs) 75 252 -11 -0 0 4 4 -3 -0.5 9 5 0.3 .495 .499 -0.1 1.0 1 $
NYY (1 yr) 27 79 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 0.1 1 $

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
1896 24 CLV NL 6 5 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .305 .167 .371 .000 .407 .167 .778 -55 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .400 .400 .000 .0
1897 25 CLV NL 165 110 12 2.8 115 .246 .225 .310 .340 .376 .268 .413 .608 .789 55 .277 -8.6 -0.8 .617 .246 .043 .0
1898 26 CLV NL 338 213 38 4.6 88 .299 .279 .273 .377 .337 .362 .350 .739 .687 115 .574 7.9 0.8 .729 .230 .084 1.3
1899 27 STL NL 294 198 28 3.6 101 .260 .256 .292 .333 .355 .333 .381 .667 .736 81 .426 -6.8 -0.7 .677 .240 .078 3.5
1900 28 STL NL 294 210 29 3.6 97 .270 .271 .284 .286 .345 .361 .375 .647 .720 79 .424 -10.1 -1.0 .548 .122 .090 2.9
1901 29 BOS AL 288 212 19 2.3 96 .239 .231 .283 .270 .339 .276 .380 .546 .719 52 .246 -17.7 -1.8 .461 .112 .045 .0
1902 30 BOS AL 298 203 31 4.0 99 .274 .256 .286 .324 .344 .361 .386 .685 .730 88 .476 -4.3 -0.4 .657 .233 .105 .0
1903 31 BOS AL 358 270 25 2.4 86 .205 .192 .269 .256 .319 .306 .364 .562 .682 64 .333 -14.9 -1.7 .504 .211 .114 3.8
1904 32 BOS AL 337 244 25 2.7 77 .226 .211 .258 .283 .310 .298 .339 .580 .649 79 .430 -7.0 -0.8 .508 .181 .087 1.3
1905 33 BOS AL 377 258 27 2.8 73 .209 .198 .249 .322 .308 .272 .325 .593 .634 88 .449 -2.1 -0.2 .586 .262 .073 1.7
1906 34 BOS AL 19 15 1 1.8 74 .231 .176 .255 .222 .310 .235 .326 .458 .637 44 .251 -1.1 -0.1 .429 .176 .059 .0
1907 35 BOS AL 257 195 11 1.5 71 .196 .181 .253 .251 .308 .199 .316 .450 .624 44 .210 -13.5 -1.6 .368 .111 .018 .0
1908 36 BOS AL 257 199 12 1.6 70 .202 .190 .248 .232 .305 .224 .316 .456 .621 47 .252 -14.3 -1.8 .349 .093 .034 .0
1909 37 SLB AL 250 188 10 1.4 68 .189 .170 .245 .261 .304 .184 .310 .444 .615 45 .197 -12.0 -1.5 .381 .142 .014 .0
1910 38 NYY AL 79 56 4 1.9 79 .241 .188 .256 .291 .324 .217 .331 .509 .655 56 .284 -3.2 -0.4 .446 .174 .029
1912 40 SLB AL 2 2 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .352 .000 .688 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
16 Yrs 3619 2578 272 2.8 86 .235 .221 .269 .295 .328 .290 .353 .584 .680 72 .373 -109.3 -12.3 .529 .183 .068 18.5
162 Game Avg. 579 413 44 2.8 86 .235 .221 .269 .295 .328 .290 .353 .584 .680 72 .373 -109.3 -12.3 .529 .183 .068 3
BOS (8 yrs) 2191 1596 151 2.5 82 .222 .208 .264 .279 .319 .279 .347 .558 .666 68 .354 -74.8 -8.6 .495 .178 .071 9.9
CLV (3 yrs) 509 328 50 4.0 97 .278 .258 .285 .362 .350 .328 .371 .690 .721 92 .470 -1.9 -0.1 .687 .237 .070 1.8
STL (2 yrs) 588 408 57 3.6 99 .265 .264 .288 .309 .350 .348 .378 .657 .728 80 .425 -16.9 -1.7 .609 .178 .084 6.6
SLB (2 yrs) 252 190 10 1.4 69 .188 .168 .245 .258 .304 .182 .311 .441 .615 44 .193 -12.5 -1.5 .376 .140 .014 .0
NYY (1 yr) 79 56 4 1.9 79 .241 .188 .256 .291 .324 .217 .331 .509 .655 56 .283 -3.2 -0.4 .446 .174 .029
AL (11 yrs) 2522 1842 165 2.4 81 .219 .204 .262 .277 .318 .268 .343 .546 .661 65 .337 -90.5 -10.5 .482 .174 .064 10.1
NL (5 yrs) 1097 736 107 3.8 98 .271 .261 .287 .334 .350 .339 .375 .673 .725 86 .445 -18.8 -1.8 .644 .204 .078 8.4

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1903 31 BOS AL WS PIT W 8 29 26 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .231 .286 .231 .516 6 1 0 1 0 0
1 WS 8 29 26 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .231 .286 .231 .516 6 1 0 1 0 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
1896 24 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -55 0 0 0
1897 25 41 171 143 15 31 4 1 0 22 6 24 12 .217 .333 .259 .592 51 37 1 3
1898 26 125 509 430 58 111 17 5 1 54 8 64 34 .258 .362 .328 .690 92 141 6 9
1899 27 202 803 688 97 177 21 10 3 98 22 92 44 .257 .352 .330 .681 88 227 8 15
1900 28 282 1097 976 128 255 29 16 5 136 27 96 48 .261 .334 .339 .673 86 331 10 15
1901 29 358 1385 1244 154 317 35 19 5 160 34 107 57 .255 .320 .326 .646 79 405 13 21
1902 30 441 1683 1510 186 385 51 25 5 188 41 134 75 .255 .321 .332 .653 80 501 13 26
1903 31 537 2041 1827 227 446 58 35 8 219 46 160 106 .244 .310 .327 .637 78 598 14 40
1904 32 635 2378 2126 261 509 68 40 10 253 47 187 133 .239 .306 .323 .629 78 687 17 48
1905 33 744 2755 2439 294 571 74 47 11 289 52 241 153 .234 .308 .317 .625 79 772 20 55
1906 34 751 2774 2456 294 574 75 47 11 290 53 242 157 .234 .308 .316 .624 79 776 20 56
1907 35 826 3031 2682 306 615 79 47 11 304 55 261 174 .229 .303 .306 .609 76 821 22 66
1908 36 910 3288 2919 318 660 83 49 11 329 56 274 188 .226 .297 .299 .597 74 874 22 73
1909 37 984 3538 3131 333 696 84 50 11 338 58 299 210 .222 .295 .292 .586 73 913 23 85
1910 38 1011 3617 3200 336 709 86 50 11 342 58 309 225 .222 .295 .290 .585 72 928 23 85
1911 39 1011 3617 3200 336 709 86 50 11 342 58 309 225 .222 .295 .290 .585 72 928 23 85
1912 40 1012 3619 3202 337 709 86 50 11 342 58 0 309 225 .221 .295 .290 .584 72 928 23 85

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
1896 24 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 2
1897 25 47 184 157 12 29 4 1 0 17 5 22 14 .185 .289 .223 .512 10 39
1898 26 88 349 298 41 80 13 4 1 31 2 40 23 .268 .364 .349 .713 37 84
1899 27 81 297 263 33 61 4 5 2 38 13 26 11 .232 .306 .308 .614 24 77
1900 28 91 327 321 30 81 8 6 2 37 5 4 5 .252 .266 .333 .599 29 80
1901 29 90 332 310 25 66 6 3 0 23 7 12 11 .213 .249 .252 .501 19 76
1902 30 97 343 307 34 75 18 7 0 30 8 30 21 .244 .312 .349 .660 33 83
1903 31 112 418 370 49 72 8 12 4 37 6 31 36 .195 .259 .314 .572 29 96
1904 32 101 358 316 41 72 11 6 2 41 1 31 28 .228 .303 .320 .622 30 98
1905 33 115 409 336 41 72 7 8 1 45 6 63 21 .214 .343 .292 .635 34 109
1906 34 7 20 18 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 .167 .211 .222 .433 1 7
1907 35 79 277 242 15 47 5 0 0 17 2 22 18 .194 .267 .215 .482 14 75
1908 36 87 273 251 15 52 5 2 0 32 1 15 15 .207 .252 .243 .495 16 84
1909 37 77 276 230 22 46 1 1 0 13 3 32 23 .200 .300 .213 .513 15 74
1910 38 28 85 73 4 15 2 0 0 5 0 12 15 .205 .318 .233 .551 5 27
1912 40 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
16 Yrs 1103 3957 3500 363 771 93 55 12 367 61 342 245 .220 .294 .289 .582 296 1012
162 Game Avg. 162 581 514 53 113 14 8 2 54 9 50 36 .220 .294 .289 .582 43 1012

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA ( 3.1%)
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)
1937 BBWAA ( 8.0%)
1938 BBWAA ( 4.2%)
1939 BBWAA ( 0.7%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 3.0%)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1900 NL  0.7 (8th)
1909 AL  1.0 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1905 AL  54 (6th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1905 AL  15.7 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1908 AL  born 1872-02-03 (9th)
1909 AL  born 1872-02-03 (5th)
1910 AL  born 1872-02-03 (5th)
1912 AL  born 1872-02-03 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1111), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (751), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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