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Buttercup Dickerson

Lewis Pessano Dickerson

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6", Weight: 140 lb.

Born: October 11, 1858 in Tyaskin, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1878
Teams (by GP): RubyLegs/Reds/PittsburghAlleghenys/Maroons/Trojans/... 1878-1885

Final Game: June 1, 1885
Died: July 23, 1920 in Baltimore, MD
Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
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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
1878 19 CIN NL 29 123 123 17 38 5 1 0 9 0 7 .309 .309 .366 .675 130 45 0 O
1879 20 CIN NL 81 353 350 73 102 18 14 2 57 3 27 .291 .297 .440 .737 142 154 0 *O
1880 21 TOT NL 61 255 252 37 62 10 8 0 30 3 5 .246 .255 .349 .604 97 88 0 *O/6
1880 21 TRO NL 30 121 119 15 23 2 2 0 10 2 3 .193 .207 .244 .450 49 29 0 O/6
1880 21 WOR NL 31 134 133 22 39 8 6 0 20 1 2 .293 .299 .444 .742 140 59 0 O
1881 22 WOR NL 80 375 367 48 116 18 6 1 31 8 8 .316 .331 .406 .737 124 149 0 *O
1883 24 PIT AA 85 372 354 62 88 15 1 0 0 18 .249 .285 .297 .582 94 105 0 *O/64
1884 25 TOT MLB 67 312 295 64 93 17 4 1 0 15 .315 .353 .410 .763 153 121 2 *O/5
1884 25 TOT AA 21 93 84 15 16 2 3 1 0 7 .190 .269 .321 .590 91 27 2 O/5
1884 25 SLM UA 46 219 211 49 77 15 1 0 0 8 .365 .388 .445 .834 180 94 0 O/5
1884 25 BAL AA 13 62 56 9 12 2 1 0 0 4 .214 .290 .286 .576 85 16 2 O/5
1884 25 LOU AA 8 31 28 6 4 0 2 1 0 3 .143 .226 .393 .619 101 11 0 /O
1885 26 BUF NL 5 22 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 .048 .091 .095 .186 -40 2 0 /O
7 Yrs 408 1812 1762 302 500 84 34 4 127 48 51 .284 .304 .377 .680 121 664 2
162 Game Avg. 162 719 700 120 199 33 14 2 50 19 .284 .304 .377 .680 121 264 1
CIN (2 yrs) 110 476 473 90 140 23 15 2 66 3 34 .296 .300 .421 .721 139 199 0
WOR (2 yrs) 111 509 500 70 155 26 12 1 51 9 10 .310 .322 .416 .738 128 208 0
LOU (1 yr) 8 31 28 6 4 0 2 1 0 3 .143 .226 .393 .619 101 11 0
TRO (1 yr) 30 121 119 15 23 2 2 0 10 2 3 .193 .207 .244 .450 49 29 0
BUF (1 yr) 5 22 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 .048 .091 .095 .186 -40 2 0
SLM (1 yr) 46 219 211 49 77 15 1 0 0 8 .365 .388 .445 .834 180 94 0
PIT (1 yr) 85 372 354 62 88 15 1 0 0 18 .249 .285 .297 .582 94 105 0
BAL (1 yr) 13 62 56 9 12 2 1 0 0 4 .214 .290 .286 .576 85 16 2
NL (5 yrs) 256 1128 1113 176 319 52 29 3 127 15 51 .287 .296 .394 .690 121 438 0
AA (2 yrs) 106 465 438 77 104 17 4 1 0 25 .237 .282 .301 .583 93 132 2
UA (1 yr) 46 219 211 49 77 15 1 0 0 8 .365 .388 .445 .834 180 94 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
1878 19 CIN NL 29 123 4 0 0 1 -2 4 0.3 4 7 0.7 .512 .502 0.6 -0.1 6 $ O
1879 20 CIN NL 81 353 15 0 0 -2 -5 8 0.7 11 19 1.8 .509 .505 2.1 -0.7 21 $ *O
1880 21 TRO NL 30 121 -6 0 0 4 -2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .490 .498 -0.3 0.2 -3 $ O/6
1880 21 WOR NL 31 134 6 0 0 -1 -2 3 0.3 4 7 0.7 .510 .502 0.8 -0.3 8 $ O
1881 22 WOR NL 80 375 11 0 0 1 -5 7 0.6 11 18 1.8 .508 .504 1.7 -0.4 17 $ *O
1883 24 PIT AA 85 372 0 0 0 -8 -4 -11 -1.1 6 -6 -0.4 .488 .494 0.3 -1.0 2 $ *O/64
1884 25 SLM UA 46 219 18 0 0 6 -2 22 2.0 -1 21 2.0 .542 .512 1.3 0.4 15 $2,200 O/5
1884 25 BAL AA 13 62 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .489 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ O/5
1884 25 LOU AA 8 31 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /O
1885 26 BUF NL 5 22 -3 0 0 0 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .425 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $ /O
7 Seasons 408 1812 45 0 0 1 -23 23 1.8 41 64 6.3 .505 .501 6.2 -2.0 62 $2,200
CIN (2 yrs) 110 476 19 0 0 -1 -7 12 1.0 14 26 2.5 .510 .503 2.7 -0.8 27 $
WOR (2 yrs) 111 509 17 0 0 0 -7 10 0.8 15 25 2.5 .509 .503 2.5 -0.7 25 $
LOU (1 yr) 8 31 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $
TRO (1 yr) 30 121 -6 0 0 4 -2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .490 .498 -0.3 0.2 -3 $
BUF (1 yr) 5 22 -3 0 0 0 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .425 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $
SLM (1 yr) 46 219 18 0 0 6 -2 22 2.0 -1 21 2.0 .542 .512 1.3 0.4 15 $2,200
PIT (1 yr) 85 372 0 0 0 -8 -4 -11 -1.1 6 -6 -0.4 .488 .494 0.3 -1.0 2 $
BAL (1 yr) 13 62 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .489 .499 0.0 -0.1 -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
1878 19 CIN NL 123 85 14 4.5 60 .328 .309 .255 .309 .273 .366 .314 .675 .587 130 .617 3.6 0.4 .057
1879 20 CIN NL 353 248 46 5.0 64 .312 .291 .256 .297 .272 .440 .332 .737 .604 142 .659 14.4 1.6 .149
1880 21 TOT NL 255 190 24 3.4 66 .251 .246 .253 .255 .276 .349 .333 .604 .609 97 .528 -1.3 -0.2 .103
1880 21 TRO NL 121 96 6 1.7 64 .198 .193 .251 .207 .274 .244 .331 .450 .605 49 .235 -6.5 -0.8 .050
1880 21 WOR NL 134 94 18 5.1 66 .298 .293 .254 .299 .277 .444 .335 .742 .612 140 .706 5.2 0.6 .150
1881 22 WOR NL 375 251 49 5.2 78 .321 .316 .270 .331 .301 .406 .354 .737 .655 124 .655 9.7 1.1 .090
1883 24 PIT AA 372 266 30 3.0 64 .249 .249 .248 .285 .277 .297 .327 .582 .604 94 .425 -1.2 -0.1 .048
1884 25 TOT MLB 312 202 42 5.4 64 .313 .315 .247 .353 .278 .410 .325 .763 .603 153 .717 18.6 2.1 .095
1884 25 TOT AA 93 68 6 2.3 69 .181 .190 .246 .269 .284 .321 .335 .590 .619 91 .351 -0.8 -0.1 .131
1884 25 SLM UA 219 134 36 7.0 62 .365 .365 .248 .388 .275 .445 .321 .834 .596 180 .799 19.4 2.2 .081
1884 25 BAL AA 62 44 4 2.4 71 .214 .214 .249 .290 .288 .286 .339 .576 .626 85 .364 -0.7 -0.1 .071
1884 25 LOU AA 31 24 2 2.2 65 .111 .143 .240 .226 .278 .393 .327 .619 .605 101 .328 -0.1 -0.0 .250
1885 26 BUF NL 22 20 0 0.0 71 .059 .048 .249 .091 .292 .095 .333 .186 .626 -40 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .048
7 Yrs 1812 1262 205 4.3 67 .291 .284 .255 .304 .281 .377 .333 .680 .614 121 .602 40.6 4.5 .093
162 Game Avg. 719 501 81 4.3 67 .291 .284 .255 .304 .281 .377 .333 .680 .614 121 .602 16 2 .093
CIN (2 yrs) 476 333 60 4.9 63 .316 .296 .256 .300 .272 .421 .327 .721 .599 139 .650 18.0 2.0 .125
WOR (2 yrs) 509 345 67 5.2 75 .315 .310 .266 .322 .295 .416 .349 .738 .644 128 .667 14.9 1.7 .106
LOU (1 yr) 31 24 2 2.2 65 .111 .143 .240 .226 .278 .393 .327 .619 .605 101 .328 -0.1 -0.0 .250
TRO (1 yr) 121 96 6 1.7 64 .198 .193 .251 .207 .274 .244 .331 .450 .605 49 .236 -6.5 -0.8 .050
BUF (1 yr) 22 20 0 0.0 71 .059 .048 .249 .091 .292 .095 .333 .186 .626 -40 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .048
SLM (1 yr) 219 134 36 7.0 62 .365 .365 .248 .388 .275 .445 .321 .834 .596 180 .800 19.4 2.2 .081
PIT (1 yr) 372 266 30 3.0 64 .249 .249 .248 .285 .277 .297 .327 .582 .604 94 .425 -1.2 -0.1 .048
BAL (1 yr) 62 44 4 2.4 71 .214 .214 .249 .290 .288 .286 .339 .576 .626 85 .364 -0.7 -0.1 .071
NL (5 yrs) 1128 794 133 4.5 69 .298 .287 .260 .296 .283 .394 .337 .690 .621 121 .616 23.2 2.5 .107
AA (2 yrs) 465 334 36 2.9 65 .236 .237 .248 .282 .279 .301 .328 .583 .607 93 .411 -2.0 -0.2 .064
UA (1 yr) 219 134 36 7.0 62 .365 .365 .248 .388 .275 .445 .321 .834 .596 180 .800 19.4 2.2 .081

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
1878 19 29 123 123 17 38 5 1 0 9 0 7 .309 .309 .366 .675 130 45 0
1879 20 110 476 473 90 140 23 15 2 66 3 34 .296 .300 .421 .721 139 199 0
1880 21 171 731 725 127 202 33 23 2 96 6 39 .279 .285 .396 .680 124 287 0
1881 22 251 1106 1092 175 318 51 29 3 127 14 47 .291 .300 .399 .699 124 436 0
1882 23 251 1106 1092 175 318 51 29 3 127 14 47 .291 .300 .399 .699 124 436 0
1883 24 336 1478 1446 237 406 66 30 3 127 32 47 .281 .296 .374 .670 117 541 0
1884 25 403 1790 1741 301 499 83 34 4 127 47 47 .287 .306 .380 .686 123 662 2
1885 26 408 1812 1762 302 500 84 34 4 127 48 51 .284 .304 .377 .680 121 664 2

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
1878 19 77 323 323 42 97 13 3 0 22 0 0 19 .300 .300 .359 .659 35 29
1879 20 164 696 690 126 188 33 26 4 98 0 6 55 .272 .279 .413 .692 79 81
1880 21 116 482 476 63 114 18 15 0 51 0 6 10 .239 .249 .340 .589 40 61
1881 22 154 699 685 77 201 31 10 2 50 0 14 15 .293 .308 .377 .684 79 80
1883 24 141 598 571 86 131 22 1 0 0 0 27 0 .229 .264 .271 .536 41 85
1884 25 136 609 578 105 169 31 7 2 0 0 27 0 .292 .328 .381 .709 71 67
1885 26 7 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .031 .000 .031 0 5
7 Yrs 795 3439 3354 499 900 148 62 8 221 0 81 105 .268 .286 .357 .643 345 408
162 Game Avg. 162 701 683 102 183 30 13 2 45 17 .268 .286 .357 .643 70 408

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1884 UA  2.0 (8th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1881 NL  .316 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1879 NL  .440 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1879 NL  .737 (9th)

At Bats s c a p y
1881 NL  367 (3rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1881 NL  375 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1879 NL  73 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1881 NL  116 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1879 NL  154 (6th)
1881 NL  149 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1879 NL  14 (1st)
1880 NL  8 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1879 NL  2 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1879 NL  57 (3rd)

Singles s c a p y
1881 NL  91 (3rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1879 NL  144 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1879 NL  46 (9th)
1881 NL  49 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1879 NL  15 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1879 NL  1.7 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1879 NL  34 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1881 NL  124 (8th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1880 NL  50.4 (3rd)
1881 NL  45.9 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1879 NL  175.0 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1878 NL  born 1858-10-11 (4th)
1879 NL  born 1858-10-11 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 24 (920), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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  4. George Burns (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Farmer Weaver (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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