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John Dobbs

John Gordon Dobbs

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 3, 1875 in Chattanooga, TN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1901
Teams (by GP): Superbas/Reds/Orphans/Cubs 1901-1905

Final Game: September 20, 1905
Died: September 9, 1934 in Charlotte, NC
Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
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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 CIN NL 109 488 435 71 119 17 4 2 27 19 36 28 .274 .338 .345 .682 103 150 6 11 *O/5
1902 27 TOT NL 122 555 491 70 147 15 5 1 51 10 37 29 .299 .350 .356 .706 116 175 1 26 *O
1902 27 CIN NL 63 292 256 39 76 7 3 1 16 7 19 20 .297 .348 .359 .707 111 92 1 16 O
1902 27 CHC NL 59 263 235 31 71 8 2 0 35 3 18 9 .302 .352 .353 .705 121 83 0 10 O
1903 28 TOT NL 127 553 475 69 112 16 8 2 63 23 55 40 .236 .324 .316 .640 84 150 7 16 *O
1903 28 CHC NL 16 73 61 8 14 1 1 0 4 0 7 5 .230 .329 .279 .607 75 17 2 3 O
1903 28 BRO NL 111 480 414 61 98 15 7 2 59 23 48 35 .237 .323 .321 .645 85 133 5 13 *O
1904 29 BRO NL 101 403 363 36 90 16 2 0 30 11 28 22 .248 .304 .303 .607 90 110 1 11 O/46
1905 30 BRO NL 123 507 460 59 117 21 4 2 36 15 31 14 .254 .304 .330 .635 96 152 2 14 *O
5 Yrs 582 2506 2224 305 585 85 23 7 207 78 187 133 .263 .325 .331 .656 98 737 17 78
162 Game Avg. 162 698 619 85 163 24 6 2 58 22 52 37 .263 .325 .331 .656 98 205 5 22
BRO (3 yrs) 335 1390 1237 156 305 52 13 4 125 49 107 71 .247 .311 .319 .630 90 395 8 38
CHC (2 yrs) 75 336 296 39 85 9 3 0 39 3 25 14 .287 .347 .338 .685 111 100 2 13
CIN (2 yrs) 172 780 691 110 195 24 7 3 43 26 55 48 .282 .341 .350 .692 106 242 7 27

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 CIN NL 109 488 5 -1 0 -10 -3 -9 -1.0 14 5 0.4 .492 .494 1.5 -1.4 15 $ *O/5
1902 27 CIN NL 63 292 3 -1 0 6 -3 5 0.5 8 14 1.4 .510 .504 0.7 0.3 8 $ O
1902 27 CHC NL 59 263 6 -0 0 1 -2 6 0.6 8 13 1.3 .511 .504 1.2 -0.1 12 $ O
1903 28 CHC NL 16 73 -1 0 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 2 2 0.1 .496 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ O
1903 28 BRO NL 111 480 -6 0 0 4 -3 -5 -0.5 14 9 0.9 .496 .497 0.5 0.2 5 $ *O
1904 29 BRO NL 101 403 -3 -1 0 -1 -2 -7 -0.8 12 5 0.5 .492 .495 0.6 -0.3 6 $ O/46
1905 30 BRO NL 123 507 0 -1 0 -7 -3 -11 -1.2 15 4 0.4 .491 .493 1.2 -1.1 12 $ *O
5 Seasons 582 2506 4 -3 0 -6 -17 -21 -2.4 73 52 5.0 .496 .498 5.7 -2.4 58 $
BRO (3 yrs) 335 1390 -9 -1 0 -4 -9 -23 -2.4 41 18 1.8 .493 .495 2.3 -1.2 23 $
CHC (2 yrs) 75 336 5 0 0 2 -2 5 0.5 10 15 1.4 .507 .502 1.2 -0.0 13 $
CIN (2 yrs) 172 780 8 -1 0 -4 -6 -4 -0.5 22 18 1.8 .498 .499 2.2 -1.1 22 $

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 CIN NL 488 327 49 4.0 84 .289 .274 .268 .338 .323 .345 .350 .682 .673 103 .505 3.2 0.3 .668 .198 .071 3.6
1902 27 TOT NL 555 370 61 4.4 79 .317 .299 .269 .350 .324 .356 .331 .706 .655 116 .609 9.2 1.0 .648 .153 .057 1.8
1902 27 CIN NL 292 196 32 4.3 84 .319 .297 .276 .348 .332 .359 .339 .707 .670 111 .605 3.2 0.4 .661 .164 .063 1.8
1902 27 CHC NL 263 174 29 4.4 75 .314 .302 .262 .352 .316 .353 .322 .705 .638 121 .614 5.9 0.7 .634 .140 .051 .0
1903 28 TOT NL 553 379 47 3.3 90 .254 .236 .275 .324 .338 .316 .358 .640 .696 84 .415 -8.8 -0.9 .647 .244 .080 3.7
1903 28 CHC NL 73 50 5 2.6 90 .250 .230 .275 .329 .338 .279 .358 .607 .696 75 .323 -1.7 -0.2 .553 .164 .049
1903 28 BRO NL 480 329 42 3.4 90 .255 .237 .275 .323 .338 .321 .358 .645 .696 85 .427 -7.1 -0.8 .661 .256 .085 3.7
1904 29 BRO NL 403 284 33 3.0 75 .264 .248 .254 .304 .312 .303 .329 .607 .641 90 .467 -3.8 -0.4 .549 .163 .055 .0
1905 30 BRO NL 507 357 46 3.4 77 .259 .254 .255 .304 .316 .330 .333 .635 .649 96 .488 -2.2 -0.2 .583 .176 .076 3.5
5 Yrs 2506 1717 236 3.6 82 .277 .263 .265 .325 .323 .331 .341 .656 .664 98 .500 -2.4 -0.2 .622 .188 .068 12.8
162 Game Avg. 698 478 66 3.6 82 .277 .263 .265 .325 .323 .331 .341 .656 .664 98 .500 -2.4 -0.2 .622 .188 .068 4
BRO (3 yrs) 1390 970 121 3.3 81 .259 .247 .262 .311 .322 .319 .340 .630 .663 90 .460 -13.1 -1.4 .600 .199 .073 7.4
CHC (2 yrs) 336 224 34 4.0 78 .301 .287 .265 .347 .321 .338 .329 .685 .650 111 .557 4.2 0.5 .616 .145 .051 .0
CIN (2 yrs) 780 523 81 4.1 84 .300 .282 .271 .341 .326 .350 .346 .692 .672 106 .542 6.4 0.7 .665 .185 .068 5.4

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 26 109 488 435 71 119 17 4 2 27 19 36 28 .274 .338 .345 .682 103 150 6 11
1902 27 231 1043 926 141 266 32 9 3 78 29 73 57 .287 .344 .351 .695 110 325 7 37
1903 28 358 1596 1401 210 378 48 17 5 141 52 128 97 .270 .337 .339 .676 101 475 14 53
1904 29 459 1999 1764 246 468 64 19 5 171 63 156 119 .265 .330 .332 .662 98 585 15 64
1905 30 582 2506 2224 305 585 85 23 7 207 78 187 133 .263 .325 .331 .656 98 737 17 78

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 26 126 567 505 83 139 20 5 2 32 22 42 32 .275 .339 .347 .686 58 109
1902 27 140 648 572 87 177 18 6 1 63 12 45 33 .309 .361 .367 .728 76 122
1903 28 147 635 546 76 126 18 9 2 69 26 62 46 .231 .318 .308 .626 52 127
1904 29 105 430 386 44 103 18 2 0 37 13 32 23 .267 .325 .324 .648 40 101
1905 30 129 546 493 73 135 24 5 2 44 17 36 15 .274 .326 .355 .681 56 123
5 Yrs 647 2826 2502 363 680 98 27 7 245 90 217 149 .272 .335 .341 .675 282 582
162 Game Avg. 162 708 626 91 170 25 7 2 61 23 54 37 .272 .335 .341 .675 71 582

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1902 NL  26 (2nd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1902 NL  16.9 (9th)
1905 NL  32.9 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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