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Ben Egan

Arthur Augustus Egan

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 20, 1883 in Augusta, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1908 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/Naps 1908-1915

Final Game: September 23, 1915 (Age 31)
Died: February 18, 1968 in Utica, NY
Buried: St. Helena Church Cemetery, Oneida, NY
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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
1908 24 PHA AL 2 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .333 .619 96 2 0 0 /2
1912 28 PHA AL 49 145 138 9 24 3 4 0 13 3 2 6 38 .174 .208 .254 .462 34 35 0 1 2
1914 30 CLE AL 29 95 88 7 20 2 1 0 11 0 1 3 20 .227 .277 .273 .549 63 24 3 1 2
1915 31 CLE AL 42 132 120 4 13 3 0 0 6 0 0 8 14 .108 .164 .133 .297 -11 16 0 4 2
4 Yrs 122 379 352 21 58 9 5 0 30 3 3 18 75 .165 .212 .219 .431 27 77 3 6
162 Game Avg. 162 503 467 28 77 12 7 0 40 4 24 100 .165 .212 .219 .431 27 102 4 8
CLE (2 yrs) 71 227 208 11 33 5 1 0 17 0 1 11 34 .159 .212 .192 .404 20 40 3 5
PHA (2 yrs) 51 152 144 10 25 4 4 0 13 3 2 7 41 .174 .212 .257 .469 37 37 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1908 24 PHA AL 2 7 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
1912 28 PHA AL 49 145 -13 0 0 -1 2 -11 -1.2 5 -6 -0.6 .476 .493 -0.5 0.2 -5 2
1914 30 CLE AL 29 95 -4 -0 0 -1 2 -4 -0.5 4 -0 -0.1 .485 .497 0.1 0.1 1 2
1915 31 CLE AL 42 132 -16 0 0 -1 2 -14 -1.7 5 -9 -1.2 .460 .490 -1.0 0.1 -8 2
4 Seasons 122 379 -33 0 0 -3 6 -29 -3.3 14 -15 -1.8 .473 .493 -1.5 0.3 -12
CLE (2 yrs) 71 227 -20 0 0 -2 4 -18 -2.2 9 -9 -1.2 .470 .493 -1.0 0.2 -7
PHA (2 yrs) 51 152 -13 0 0 -1 3 -11 -1.2 6 -5 -0.6 .477 .493 -0.5 0.2 -4

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1908 PHA AL 24 C 2 15 11 3 1 0 .933 7.00 .969 6.30 0 3 2 40% 45%
1912 PHA AL 28 C 46 261 175 75 11 5 .958 5.43 .961 6.78 8 41 56 58% 42%
1914 CLE AL 30 C 27 199 146 48 5 3 .975 7.19 .967 6.69 7 38 33 46% 45%
1915 CLE AL 31 C 40 266 199 59 8 5 .970 6.45 .965 6.46 10 38 34 47% 43%
4 Seasons C 115 741 531 185 25 13 .966 6.23 .964 6.64 25 120 125 51% 43%
4 Seasons TOT 115 741 531 185 25 13 .966 6.23 .964 6.64 25 120 125 51% 43%
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Passed Balls s c a p y
1915 AL  10 (5th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1912 AL  57.7 (1st)
1915 AL  47.2 (4th)
Career  51.0 (8th)

                           

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