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Lefty Davis

Alfonzo DeFord Davis

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 4, 1875 in Nashville, TN
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1901
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Highlanders/Reds/Superbas 1901-1907

Final Game: July 16, 1907
Died: February 7, 1919 in Collins, NY
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, 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
1901 26 TOT NL 112 503 426 98 124 10 11 2 40 26 66 34 .291 .389 .380 .769 120 162 2 9 *O/4
1901 26 BRO NL 25 102 91 11 19 2 0 0 7 4 10 8 .209 .287 .231 .518 49 21 0 1 O/4
1901 26 PIT NL 87 401 335 87 105 8 11 2 33 22 56 26 .313 .415 .421 .836 139 141 2 8 O
1902 27 PIT NL 59 274 232 52 65 7 3 0 20 19 35 12 .280 .377 .336 .713 118 78 1 6 O
1903 28 NYY AL 104 435 372 54 88 10 0 0 25 11 43 31 .237 .319 .263 .582 72 98 2 18 *O/6
1907 32 CIN NL 73 298 266 28 61 5 5 1 25 9 23 23 .229 .293 .297 .590 82 79 1 8 O
4 Yrs 348 1510 1296 232 338 32 19 3 110 65 167 100 .261 .348 .322 .670 98 417 6 41
162 Game Avg. 162 703 603 108 157 15 9 1 51 30 78 47 .261 .348 .322 .670 98 194 3 19
PIT (2 yrs) 146 675 567 139 170 15 14 2 53 41 91 38 .300 .399 .386 .786 131 219 3 14
BRO (1 yr) 25 102 91 11 19 2 0 0 7 4 10 8 .209 .287 .231 .518 49 21 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 73 298 266 28 61 5 5 1 25 9 23 23 .229 .293 .297 .590 82 79 1 8
NYY (1 yr) 104 435 372 54 88 10 0 0 25 11 43 31 .237 .319 .263 .582 72 98 2 18
NL (3 yrs) 244 1075 924 178 250 22 19 3 85 54 124 69 .271 .359 .345 .705 109 319 4 23
AL (1 yr) 104 435 372 54 88 10 0 0 25 11 43 31 .237 .319 .263 .582 72 98 2 18

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
1901 26 BRO NL 25 102 -5 0 0 -3 -1 -10 -1.0 3 -7 -0.7 .460 .494 -0.4 -0.4 -4 $ O/4
1901 26 PIT NL 87 401 19 -0 0 4 -5 18 1.7 11 29 2.9 .521 .511 2.5 -0.1 25 $ O
1902 27 PIT NL 59 274 6 1 0 0 -3 4 0.4 8 12 1.2 .508 .503 1.2 -0.4 12 $ O
1903 28 NYY AL 104 435 -11 -1 0 -4 -5 -21 -2.5 14 -6 -1.0 .477 .486 -0.5 -1.1 -2 $ *O/6
1907 32 CIN NL 73 298 -5 -0 0 0 -2 -7 -1.0 9 2 -0.1 .487 .494 0.0 -0.3 2 $ O
4 Seasons 348 1510 4 -1 0 -3 -17 -16 -2.4 46 30 2.3 .494 .497 2.8 -2.3 33 $
PIT (2 yrs) 146 675 26 0 0 4 -8 22 2.1 19 41 4.1 .515 .507 3.7 -0.5 37 $
BRO (1 yr) 25 102 -5 0 0 -3 -1 -10 -1.0 3 -7 -0.7 .460 .494 -0.4 -0.4 -4 $
CIN (1 yr) 73 298 -5 -0 0 0 -2 -7 -1.0 9 2 -0.1 .487 .494 0.0 -0.3 2 $
NYY (1 yr) 104 435 -11 -1 0 -4 -5 -21 -2.5 14 -6 -1.0 .477 .486 -0.5 -1.1 -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
1901 26 TOT NL 503 311 64 5.5 92 .313 .291 .280 .389 .336 .380 .365 .769 .701 120 .645 13.6 1.4 .848 .305 .089 3.7
1901 26 BRO NL 102 73 6 2.2 91 .229 .209 .279 .287 .335 .231 .364 .518 .699 49 .253 -5.6 -0.6 .486 .176 .022 .0
1901 26 PIT NL 401 238 58 6.5 92 .336 .313 .280 .415 .336 .421 .366 .836 .702 139 .712 19.3 2.0 .961 .340 .107 3.7
1902 27 PIT NL 274 173 29 4.5 79 .295 .280 .269 .377 .324 .336 .330 .713 .655 118 .617 7.0 0.8 .796 .289 .056 .0
1903 28 NYY AL 435 302 31 2.7 87 .258 .237 .270 .319 .320 .263 .365 .582 .685 72 .377 -11.0 -1.2 .542 .172 .027 .0
1907 32 CIN NL 298 213 23 2.8 78 .248 .229 .257 .293 .323 .297 .326 .590 .649 82 .466 -6.2 -0.8 .546 .188 .068 1.8
4 Yrs 1510 999 147 3.9 85 .281 .261 .270 .348 .327 .322 .351 .670 .678 98 .540 3.5 0.2 .684 .240 .061 5.7
162 Game Avg. 703 465 68 3.9 85 .281 .261 .270 .348 .327 .322 .351 .670 .678 98 .540 2 0 .684 .240 .061 3
PIT (2 yrs) 675 411 87 5.6 87 .319 .300 .275 .399 .331 .386 .351 .786 .682 131 .679 26.3 2.8 .892 .319 .086 3.8
BRO (1 yr) 102 73 6 2.2 91 .229 .209 .279 .287 .335 .231 .364 .518 .699 49 .253 -5.6 -0.6 .486 .176 .022 .0
CIN (1 yr) 298 213 23 2.8 78 .248 .229 .257 .293 .323 .297 .326 .590 .649 82 .467 -6.2 -0.8 .546 .188 .068 1.8
NYY (1 yr) 435 302 31 2.7 87 .258 .237 .270 .319 .320 .263 .365 .582 .685 72 .377 -11.0 -1.2 .542 .172 .027 .0
NL (3 yrs) 1075 697 116 4.4 85 .290 .271 .270 .359 .329 .345 .345 .705 .675 109 .596 14.4 1.4 .743 .267 .075 5.7
AL (1 yr) 435 302 31 2.7 87 .258 .237 .270 .319 .320 .263 .365 .582 .685 72 .377 -11.0 -1.2 .542 .172 .027 .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
1901 26 112 503 426 98 124 10 11 2 40 26 66 34 .291 .389 .380 .769 120 162 2 9
1902 27 171 777 658 150 189 17 14 2 60 45 101 46 .287 .385 .365 .749 119 240 3 15
1903 28 275 1212 1030 204 277 27 14 2 85 56 144 77 .269 .361 .328 .689 102 338 5 33
1904 29 275 1212 1030 204 277 27 14 2 85 56 144 77 .269 .361 .328 .689 102 338 5 33
1905 30 275 1212 1030 204 277 27 14 2 85 56 144 77 .269 .361 .328 .689 102 338 5 33
1906 31 275 1212 1030 204 277 27 14 2 85 56 144 77 .269 .361 .328 .689 102 338 5 33
1907 32 348 1510 1296 232 338 32 19 3 110 65 167 100 .261 .348 .322 .670 98 417 6 41

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
1901 26 130 572 487 104 138 11 12 2 43 29 73 39 .283 .379 .368 .747 68 112
1902 27 68 322 271 65 79 9 4 0 25 23 43 14 .292 .390 .354 .745 37 59
1903 28 121 507 434 63 103 12 0 0 29 13 50 36 .237 .319 .265 .584 36 104
1907 32 77 327 290 37 74 6 6 1 33 11 28 24 .255 .323 .328 .650 31 73
4 Yrs 396 1728 1482 269 394 38 22 3 130 76 194 113 .266 .353 .327 .680 172 348
162 Game Avg. 162 707 606 110 161 16 9 1 53 31 79 46 .266 .353 .327 .680 70 348

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 NL  66 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2065), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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