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Mike Donlin

Michael Joseph Donlin (Turkey Mike)

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 30, 1878 in Peoria, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1899
Teams (by GP): Giants/Reds/Orioles/Cardinals/Pirates/... 1899-1914

Final Game: October 1, 1914
Died: September 24, 1933 in Hollywood, CA
Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, NJ
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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
1899 21 STL NL 66 287 266 49 86 9 6 6 27 20 17 33 .323 .366 .470 .836 126 125 1 3 O3/16
1900 22 STL NL 78 297 276 40 90 8 6 10 48 14 14 34 .326 .361 .507 .868 140 140 1 6 O3
1901 23 BLA AL 121 539 476 107 162 23 13 5 67 33 53 31 .340 .409 .475 .883 140 226 2 8 O3
1902 24 CIN NL 34 153 143 30 41 5 4 0 9 9 9 14 .287 .333 .378 .711 112 54 1 0 O/16
1903 25 CIN NL 126 563 496 110 174 25 18 7 67 26 56 40 .351 .420 .516 .936 155 256 3 8 *O/3
1904 26 TOT NL 102 407 368 59 121 18 10 3 52 22 28 30 .329 .383 .457 .839 151 168 4 7 O/3
1904 26 CIN NL 60 262 236 42 84 11 7 1 38 21 18 21 .356 .406 .475 .881 163 112 2 6 O/3
1904 26 NYG NL 42 145 132 17 37 7 3 2 14 1 10 9 .280 .340 .424 .765 131 56 2 1 O
1905 27 NYG NL 150 676 606 124 216 31 16 7 80 33 56 41 .356 .413 .495 .908 167 300 2 12 *O
1906 28 NYG NL 37 137 121 15 38 5 1 1 14 9 11 10 .314 .371 .397 .768 137 48 0 5 O/3
1908 30 NYG NL 155 654 593 71 198 26 13 6 106 30 23 39 .334 .364 .452 .816 155 268 5 33 *O
1911 33 TOT NL 68 260 234 36 74 16 1 3 35 9 22 18 .316 .375 .432 .807 120 101 0 4 O
1911 33 NYG NL 12 12 12 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 .333 .333 .583 .917 152 7 0 0 /O
1911 33 BSN NL 56 248 222 33 70 16 1 2 34 7 22 17 .315 .377 .423 .800 118 94 0 4 O
1912 34 PIT NL 77 275 244 27 77 9 8 2 35 8 20 16 .316 .370 .443 .812 123 108 1 10 O
1914 36 NYG NL 35 34 31 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 3 5 .161 .235 .355 .590 78 11 0 0
12 Yrs 1049 4282 3854 669 1282 176 97 51 543 213 312 311 .333 .386 .468 .854 144 1805 20 96
162 Game Avg. 162 661 595 103 198 27 15 8 84 33 48 48 .333 .386 .468 .854 144 279 3 15
NYG (6 yrs) 431 1658 1495 231 498 70 34 18 218 75 103 105 .333 .380 .462 .841 155 690 9 51
CIN (3 yrs) 220 978 875 182 299 41 29 8 114 56 83 75 .342 .402 .482 .885 150 422 6 14
STL (2 yrs) 144 584 542 89 176 17 12 16 75 34 31 67 .325 .363 .489 .852 133 265 2 9
PIT (1 yr) 77 275 244 27 77 9 8 2 35 8 20 16 .316 .370 .443 .812 123 108 1 10
BSN (1 yr) 56 248 222 33 70 16 1 2 34 7 22 17 .315 .377 .423 .800 118 94 0 4
BLA (1 yr) 121 539 476 107 162 23 13 5 67 33 53 31 .340 .409 .475 .883 140 226 2 8
NL (11 yrs) 928 3743 3378 562 1120 153 84 46 476 180 259 280 .332 .382 .467 .850 145 1579 18 88
AL (1 yr) 121 539 476 107 162 23 13 5 67 33 53 31 .340 .409 .475 .883 140 226 2 8

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
1899 21 STL NL 66 287 7 1 0 -6 -1 0 0.0 9 9 0.9 .501 .500 1.5 -0.8 15 $ O3/16
1900 22 STL NL 78 297 12 -0 0 -3 -2 6 0.5 8 15 1.4 .507 .504 1.7 -0.5 18 $ O3
1901 23 BLA AL 121 539 27 -0 0 5 -5 27 2.4 18 44 4.2 .520 .515 3.7 0.0 39 $2,500 O3
1902 24 CIN NL 34 153 1 0 0 -1 -1 -0 -0.1 4 4 0.4 .498 .500 0.5 -0.3 5 $ O/16
1903 25 CIN NL 126 563 36 -1 0 0 -6 28 2.7 16 44 4.4 .521 .517 4.3 -0.6 44 $ *O/3
1904 26 CIN NL 60 262 16 1 0 -3 -3 11 1.3 8 19 2.1 .521 .508 2.4 -0.6 22 $3,300 O/3
1904 26 NYG NL 42 145 5 0 0 -2 -2 1 0.1 4 5 0.6 .503 .501 0.8 -0.4 7 $ O
1905 27 NYG NL 150 676 48 -1 0 -2 -4 41 4.4 20 61 6.5 .530 .527 6.7 -0.6 63 $ *O
1906 28 NYG NL 37 137 5 0 0 -3 -1 1 0.1 4 6 0.6 .504 .501 0.9 -0.5 9 $ O/3
1908 30 NYG NL 155 654 33 -0 0 6 -8 30 3.8 20 50 5.8 .525 .524 5.1 -0.3 44 $4,500 *O
1911 33 NYG NL 12 12 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /O
1911 33 BSN NL 56 248 6 -1 0 -5 -2 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.4 .497 .499 1.0 -0.7 10 $ O
1912 34 PIT NL 77 275 8 -1 0 1 -3 5 0.5 8 12 1.2 .507 .503 1.2 -0.2 12 $ O
1914 36 NYG NL 35 34 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .499 0.0 -0.0 0 $
12 Seasons 1049 4282 203 -1 0 -13 -39 150 15.5 127 277 28.6 .515 .507 29.9 -5.6 290 $10,300
NYG (6 yrs) 431 1658 91 -1 0 -1 -15 74 8.5 50 124 13.6 .520 .509 13.6 -1.9 125 $4,500
CIN (3 yrs) 220 978 53 0 0 -4 -11 39 3.9 28 67 6.9 .518 .508 7.2 -1.5 71 $3,300
STL (2 yrs) 144 584 19 1 0 -9 -4 7 0.5 17 24 2.3 .504 .502 3.2 -1.3 33 $
PIT (1 yr) 77 275 8 -1 0 1 -3 5 0.5 8 12 1.2 .507 .503 1.2 -0.2 12 $
BSN (1 yr) 56 248 6 -1 0 -5 -2 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.4 .497 .499 1.0 -0.7 10 $
BLA (1 yr) 121 539 27 -0 0 5 -5 27 2.4 18 44 4.2 .520 .515 3.7 0.0 39 $2,500

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
1899 21 STL NL 287 183 45 6.4 101 .352 .323 .292 .366 .355 .470 .381 .836 .736 126 .671 8.2 0.8 .906 .286 .147 9.2
1900 22 STL NL 297 192 50 6.8 97 .345 .326 .284 .361 .345 .507 .375 .868 .720 140 .701 12.5 1.3 .909 .283 .181 11.7
1901 23 BLA AL 539 322 92 7.5 101 .357 .340 .290 .409 .347 .475 .390 .883 .737 140 .732 27.0 2.7 1.000 .315 .134 8.7
1902 24 CIN NL 153 102 18 4.7 84 .318 .287 .275 .333 .332 .378 .339 .711 .670 112 .638 1.6 0.2 .716 .217 .091 .0
1903 25 CIN NL 563 330 107 8.6 101 .372 .351 .290 .420 .355 .516 .378 .936 .733 155 .804 36.6 3.8 1.059 .331 .165 11.0
1904 26 TOT NL 407 254 64 6.6 82 .352 .329 .265 .383 .324 .457 .342 .839 .666 151 .783 22.4 2.5 .899 .264 .128 5.3
1904 26 CIN NL 262 158 45 7.5 83 .388 .356 .266 .406 .326 .475 .344 .881 .670 163 .819 17.6 2.0 1.007 .284 .119 1.9
1904 26 NYG NL 145 96 19 5.2 80 .289 .280 .262 .340 .321 .424 .339 .765 .660 131 .699 4.7 0.5 .726 .227 .144 1.3
1905 27 NYG NL 676 402 123 8.1 85 .375 .356 .267 .413 .329 .495 .348 .908 .678 167 .823 50.5 5.5 1.003 .285 .139 11.6
1906 28 NYG NL 137 88 18 5.4 77 .336 .314 .255 .371 .322 .397 .325 .768 .647 137 .729 5.3 0.6 .819 .248 .083 1.8
1908 30 NYG NL 654 428 96 6.0 75 .350 .334 .252 .364 .314 .452 .325 .816 .639 155 .784 33.7 4.1 .825 .207 .118 10.0
1911 33 TOT NL 260 164 37 6.0 100 .333 .316 .275 .375 .353 .432 .379 .807 .732 120 .681 6.6 0.7 .825 .248 .115 4.5
1911 33 NYG NL 12 8 2 6.7 97 .300 .333 .270 .333 .348 .583 .373 .917 .721 152 .721 0.6 0.1 1.125 .417 .250 1.3
1911 33 BSN NL 248 156 35 6.0 100 .335 .315 .275 .377 .354 .423 .379 .800 .733 118 .679 6.0 0.6 .809 .239 .108 3.1
1912 34 PIT NL 275 177 40 6.0 99 .332 .316 .279 .370 .349 .443 .380 .812 .729 123 .654 6.6 0.7 .820 .242 .127 3.2
1914 36 NYG NL 34 26 3 3.1 81 .160 .161 .254 .235 .322 .355 .340 .590 .662 78 .442 -1.1 -0.1 .538 .290 .194 .0
12 Yrs 4282 2668 693 6.9 91 .353 .333 .274 .386 .338 .468 .360 .854 .698 144 .753 209.8 22.7 .914 .272 .136 82.3
162 Game Avg. 661 412 107 6.9 91 .353 .333 .274 .386 .338 .468 .360 .854 .698 144 .753 32 4 .914 .272 .136 13
NYG (6 yrs) 1658 1048 261 6.7 80 .350 .333 .260 .380 .322 .462 .336 .841 .659 155 .786 93.8 10.7 .880 .247 .128 29.0
CIN (3 yrs) 978 590 170 7.6 93 .367 .342 .282 .402 .344 .482 .363 .885 .706 150 .789 55.8 6.0 .984 .299 .141 14.0
STL (2 yrs) 584 375 95 6.6 99 .349 .325 .288 .363 .350 .489 .378 .852 .728 133 .687 20.7 2.1 .907 .284 .164 21.8
PIT (1 yr) 275 177 40 6.1 99 .332 .316 .279 .370 .349 .443 .380 .812 .729 123 .655 6.6 0.7 .820 .242 .127 3.2
BSN (1 yr) 248 156 35 6.0 100 .335 .315 .275 .377 .354 .423 .379 .800 .733 118 .679 6.0 0.6 .809 .239 .108 3.1
BLA (1 yr) 539 322 92 7.5 101 .357 .340 .290 .409 .347 .475 .390 .883 .737 140 .731 27.0 2.7 1.000 .315 .134 8.7
NL (11 yrs) 3743 2346 601 6.8 89 .352 .332 .272 .382 .336 .467 .356 .850 .692 145 .756 182.9 20.0 .902 .266 .136 73.3
AL (1 yr) 539 322 92 7.5 101 .357 .340 .290 .409 .347 .475 .390 .883 .737 140 .731 27.0 2.7 1.000 .315 .134 8.7

Postseason Batting

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
1905 27 NYG NL WS PHA W 5 22 19 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 .263 .333 .316 .649 6 0 0 1 0 1
1 WS 5 22 19 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 .263 .333 .316 .649 6 0 0 1 0 1

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
1899 21 66 287 266 49 86 9 6 6 27 20 17 33 .323 .366 .470 .836 126 125 1 3
1900 22 144 584 542 89 176 17 12 16 75 34 31 67 .325 .363 .489 .852 133 265 2 9
1901 23 265 1123 1018 196 338 40 25 21 142 67 84 98 .332 .385 .482 .867 136 491 4 17
1902 24 299 1276 1161 226 379 45 29 21 151 76 93 112 .326 .379 .469 .848 134 545 5 17
1903 25 425 1839 1657 336 553 70 47 28 218 102 149 152 .334 .391 .483 .875 140 801 8 25
1904 26 527 2246 2025 395 674 88 57 31 270 124 177 182 .333 .390 .479 .868 142 969 12 32
1905 27 677 2922 2631 519 890 119 73 38 350 157 233 223 .338 .395 .482 .877 148 1269 14 44
1906 28 714 3059 2752 534 928 124 74 39 364 166 244 233 .337 .394 .479 .873 147 1317 14 49
1907 29 714 3059 2752 534 928 124 74 39 364 166 244 233 .337 .394 .479 .873 147 1317 14 49
1908 30 869 3713 3345 605 1126 150 87 45 470 196 267 272 .337 .389 .474 .863 148 1585 19 82
1909 31 869 3713 3345 605 1126 150 87 45 470 196 267 272 .337 .389 .474 .863 148 1585 19 82
1910 32 869 3713 3345 605 1126 150 87 45 470 196 267 272 .337 .389 .474 .863 148 1585 19 82
1911 33 937 3973 3579 641 1200 166 88 48 505 205 289 290 .335 .388 .471 .859 146 1686 19 86
1912 34 1014 4248 3823 668 1277 175 96 50 540 213 309 306 .334 .387 .469 .856 145 1794 20 96
1913 35 1014 4248 3823 668 1277 175 96 50 540 213 309 306 .334 .387 .469 .856 145 1794 20 96
1914 36 1049 4282 3854 669 1282 176 97 51 543 213 312 311 .333 .386 .468 .854 144 1805 20 96

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
1899 21 69 290 270 43 81 8 6 6 24 19 16 35 .300 .341 .441 .782 40 66
1900 22 89 327 305 39 93 8 6 10 47 14 14 39 .305 .338 .469 .806 49 78
1901 23 143 601 536 99 165 23 13 5 62 34 54 37 .308 .373 .427 .801 85 121
1902 24 39 175 164 35 47 6 5 0 10 10 10 16 .287 .331 .384 .716 21 34
1903 25 146 623 553 106 180 26 19 7 65 27 58 46 .325 .393 .479 .872 103 126
1904 26 106 427 386 65 130 19 11 3 57 24 30 31 .337 .390 .466 .857 70 102
1905 27 157 716 641 137 233 33 17 8 88 36 60 43 .363 .420 .505 .925 136 150
1906 28 39 151 133 19 46 6 1 1 18 11 13 11 .346 .404 .429 .833 23 37
1908 30 161 716 648 94 238 31 16 7 140 36 28 40 .367 .399 .497 .896 127 155
1911 33 71 266 240 36 74 16 1 3 35 9 22 19 .308 .366 .421 .787 37 68
1912 34 82 289 256 27 79 9 8 2 35 8 21 17 .309 .363 .430 .793 40 77
1914 36 36 37 33 1 6 1 1 1 4 0 4 5 .182 .270 .364 .634 3 35
12 Yrs 1138 4618 4165 701 1372 186 104 53 585 228 330 339 .329 .382 .462 .844 734 1049
162 Game Avg. 162 657 593 100 195 26 15 8 83 32 47 48 .329 .382 .462 .844 104 1049

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 3.0%)
1938 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1939 BBWAA ( 1.8%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

Wins Above Replacements c a p y
1905 NL  6.5 (6th)
1908 NL  5.8 (7th)

WAR Position Playerss c a p y
1901 AL  4.2 (6th)
1903 NL  4.4 (6th)
1905 NL  6.5 (3rd)
1908 NL  5.8 (3rd)

Offensive WARs c a p y
1901 AL  3.7 (10th)
1903 NL  4.3 (6th)
1905 NL  6.7 (3rd)
1908 NL  5.1 (4th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1901 AL  .340 (2nd)
1903 NL  .351 (3rd)
1904 NL  .329 (2nd)
1905 NL  .356 (3rd)
1908 NL  .334 (2nd)
Career  .333 (28th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1901 AL  .409 (3rd)
1903 NL  .420 (5th)
1904 NL  .383 (3rd)
1905 NL  .413 (5th)
1908 NL  .364 (5th)
Career  .386 (133rd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1901 AL  .475 (8th)
1903 NL  .516 (3rd)
1904 NL  .457 (3rd)
1905 NL  .495 (3rd)
1908 NL  .452 (2nd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1901 AL  .883 (4th)
1903 NL  .936 (2nd)
1904 NL  .839 (3rd)
1905 NL  .908 (3rd)
1908 NL  .816 (2nd)
Career  .854 (156th)

Games Played s c a p y
1908 NL  155 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1905 NL  606 (3rd)
1908 NL  593 (3rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1905 NL  676 (5th)
1908 NL  654 (3rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1901 AL  107 (7th)
1903 NL  110 (2nd)
1905 NL  124 (1st)
1908 NL  71 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1903 NL  174 (5th)
1905 NL  216 (2nd)
1908 NL  198 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1901 AL  226 (7th)
1903 NL  256 (4th)
1905 NL  300 (2nd)
1908 NL  268 (2nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1905 NL  31 (4th)
1908 NL  26 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1901 AL  13 (10th)
1903 NL  18 (2nd)
1905 NL  16 (4th)
1908 NL  13 (8th)
Career  97 (171st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL  6 (10th)
1900 NL  10 (3rd)
1903 NL  7 (2nd)
1905 NL  7 (3rd)
1908 NL  6 (4th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1905 NL  80 (8th)
1908 NL  106 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 AL  53 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1901 AL  33 (10th)
1905 NL  33 (8th)
1908 NL  30 (6th)

Singles s c a p y
1903 NL  124 (9th)
1905 NL  162 (1st)
1908 NL  153 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1901 AL  140 (5th)
1903 NL  155 (5th)
1904 NL  151 (3rd)
1905 NL  167 (3rd)
1908 NL  155 (2nd)
Career  144 (48th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1901 AL  92 (6th)
1903 NL  107 (2nd)
1905 NL  123 (2nd)
1908 NL  96 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1901 AL  28 (5th)
1903 NL  37 (6th)
1904 NL  22 (6th)
1905 NL  50 (3rd)
1908 NL  34 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1901 AL  2.7 (5th)
1903 NL  3.8 (6th)
1904 NL  2.5 (6th)
1905 NL  5.5 (3rd)
1908 NL  4.1 (2nd)
Career  22.7 (218th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1903 NL  50 (4th)
1905 NL  54 (2nd)
1908 NL  45 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1901 AL  217 (9th)
1903 NL  233 (5th)
1905 NL  274 (2nd)
1908 NL  226 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1901 AL  .732 (4th)
1903 NL  .804 (1st)
1904 NL  .783 (2nd)
1905 NL  .823 (3rd)
1908 NL  .784 (2nd)
Career  .753 (22nd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1908 NL  33 (2nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1900 NL  11.7 (4th)
1903 NL  11.0 (3rd)
1905 NL  11.6 (4th)
1908 NL  10.0 (4th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1903 NL  70.9 (3rd)
1905 NL  86.6 (6th)
1908 NL  98.8 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1914 NL  born 1878-05-30 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (529), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 103 (214), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 64 (299), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 32 (269), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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