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Jimmy Esmond

James J. Esmond

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 167 lb.

Born: August 8, 1889 in Albany, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1911
Teams (by GP): Reds/Pepper/Hoosiers 1911-1915

Final Game: October 3, 1915
Died: June 26, 1948 in Troy, NY
Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, 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
1911 21 CIN NL 73 217 198 27 54 4 6 1 11 7 17 30 .273 .330 .369 .699 98 73 0 2 65/4
1912 22 CIN NL 82 263 231 24 45 5 3 1 40 11 20 31 .195 .259 .255 .514 43 59 0 12 6
1914 24 IND FL 151 605 542 74 160 23 15 2 49 25 40 48 .295 .344 .404 .748 105 219 0 23 *6
1915 25 NEW FL 155 663 569 79 147 20 11 4 62 18 59 54 .258 .329 .353 .682 105 201 1 34 *6
1918 Did not play in major leagues (Semi-pro)
1919 Did not play in major leagues (Semi-pro)
1920 Did not play in major leagues (Semi-pro)
4 Yrs 461 1748 1540 204 406 52 35 8 162 61 136 163 .264 .324 .358 .682 94 552 1 71
162 Game Avg. 162 614 541 72 143 18 12 3 57 21 48 57 .264 .324 .358 .682 94 194 0 25
NEW (2 yrs) 306 1268 1111 153 307 43 26 6 111 43 99 102 .276 .336 .378 .714 105 420 1 57
CIN (2 yrs) 155 480 429 51 99 9 9 2 51 18 37 61 .231 .292 .308 .600 68 132 0 14
FL (2 yrs) 306 1268 1111 153 307 43 26 6 111 43 99 102 .276 .336 .378 .714 105 420 1 57
NL (2 yrs) 155 480 429 51 99 9 9 2 51 18 37 61 .231 .292 .308 .600 68 132 0 14

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
1911 21 CIN NL 73 217 -1 -0 0 -8 3 -6 -0.7 6 -0 -0.1 .491 .496 0.8 -0.5 8 $ 65/4
1912 22 CIN NL 82 263 -18 0 0 -8 4 -22 -2.2 7 -14 -1.5 .473 .486 -0.6 -0.4 -6 $ 6
1914 24 IND FL 151 605 3 -0 0 -8 10 4 0.6 7 11 1.4 .503 .503 2.0 0.4 19 $ *6
1915 25 NEW FL 155 663 4 -1 0 1 10 15 1.8 8 22 2.6 .511 .511 2.4 1.4 22 $ *6
4 Seasons 461 1748 -12 -2 0 -23 28 -9 -0.6 28 19 2.4 .498 .499 4.6 0.9 42 $
NEW (2 yrs) 306 1268 7 -2 0 -7 20 19 2.4 15 34 4.0 .507 .507 4.4 1.8 41 $
CIN (2 yrs) 155 480 -20 -0 0 -16 8 -28 -3.0 13 -15 -1.6 .481 .491 0.2 -0.9 1 $

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
1911 21 CIN NL 217 146 24 4.4 93 .317 .273 .264 .330 .341 .369 .365 .699 .706 98 .546 -1.5 -0.2 .674 .217 .096 1.8
1912 22 CIN NL 263 198 15 2.0 97 .221 .195 .277 .259 .346 .255 .377 .514 .723 43 .204 -18.6 -1.9 .484 .195 .061 1.8
1914 24 IND FL 605 405 75 4.9 99 .321 .295 .282 .344 .349 .404 .381 .748 .730 105 .607 4.9 0.5 .743 .229 .109 3.7
1915 25 NEW FL 663 456 66 3.9 82 .280 .258 .256 .329 .323 .353 .344 .682 .666 105 .530 7.2 0.8 .661 .230 .095 6.5
4 Yrs 1748 1205 180 4.0 92 .291 .264 .269 .324 .338 .358 .364 .682 .702 94 .515 -8.0 -0.8 .661 .223 .095 14.1
162 Game Avg. 614 423 63 4.0 92 .291 .264 .269 .324 .338 .358 .364 .682 .702 94 .515 -8.0 -0.8 .661 .223 .095 5
NEW (2 yrs) 1268 861 141 4.4 91 .300 .276 .269 .336 .335 .378 .362 .714 .697 105 .570 12.1 1.3 .700 .230 .102 10.5
CIN (2 yrs) 480 344 39 3.0 95 .265 .231 .271 .292 .344 .308 .371 .600 .715 68 .362 -20.2 -2.1 .567 .205 .077 3.6
FL (2 yrs) 1268 861 141 4.4 91 .300 .276 .269 .336 .335 .378 .362 .714 .697 105 .570 12.1 1.3 .700 .230 .102 10.5
NL (2 yrs) 480 344 39 3.0 95 .265 .231 .271 .292 .344 .308 .371 .600 .715 68 .362 -20.2 -2.1 .567 .205 .077 3.6

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
1911 21 73 217 198 27 54 4 6 1 11 7 17 30 .273 .330 .369 .699 98 73 0 2
1912 22 155 480 429 51 99 9 9 2 51 18 37 61 .231 .292 .308 .600 68 132 0 14
1913 23 155 480 429 51 99 9 9 2 51 18 37 61 .231 .292 .308 .600 68 132 0 14
1914 24 306 1085 971 125 259 32 24 4 100 43 77 109 .267 .321 .361 .682 88 351 0 37
1915 25 461 1748 1540 204 406 52 35 8 162 61 136 163 .264 .324 .358 .682 94 552 1 71

Neutralized Batting

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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
1911 21 76 227 207 29 57 4 6 1 12 7 18 31 .275 .333 .367 .700 26 73
1912 22 87 278 244 25 47 5 3 1 42 11 21 33 .193 .257 .250 .507 16 82
1914 24 157 626 561 76 164 24 15 2 50 26 41 50 .292 .341 .399 .740 77 151
1915 25 162 720 614 100 173 24 13 5 79 21 69 56 .282 .355 .388 .743 84 155
4 Yrs 482 1851 1626 230 441 57 37 9 183 65 149 170 .271 .333 .368 .701 203 461
162 Game Avg. 162 622 546 77 148 19 12 3 62 22 50 57 .271 .333 .368 .701 68 461

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1915 FL  1.4 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1914 FL  151 (9th)
1915 FL  155 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1915 FL  569 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1915 FL  663 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1915 FL  79 (10th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1914 FL  219 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1914 FL  15 (1st)
1915 FL  11 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 FL  54 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1914 FL  23 (7th)
1915 FL  34 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1915 FL  456 (3rd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1412), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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