Duke Esper
Charles H. Esper
born Charles Esbacher
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Left
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 28, 1868 in Salem, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1890
Final Game: July 12, 1898
Died: August 31, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA
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Standard Batting

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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
1890 21 TOT MLB 25 89 87 13 22 3 2 0 13 1 2 .253 .270 .333 .603 78 29 0 1
1890 21 TOT NL 7 26 26 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 .154 .154 .192 .346 1 5 0 /1
1890 21 PHA AA 18 63 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 1 2 .295 .317 .393 .711 111 24 0 1
1890 21 PIT NL 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -12 1 0 /1
1890 21 PHI NL 5 19 19 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 .158 .158 .211 .368 6 4 0 /1
1891 22 PHI NL 39 130 123 18 27 4 1 0 9 1 7 19 .220 .262 .268 .530 52 33 0 1
1892 23 TOT NL 26 82 79 8 17 2 0 1 12 1 2 20 .215 .244 .278 .522 58 22 1 1/O
1892 23 PHI NL 23 73 70 8 17 2 0 1 11 1 2 18 .243 .274 .314 .588 78 22 1 1/O
1892 23 PIT NL 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /1
1893 24 WHS NL 42 158 143 15 41 6 3 0 24 0 14 12 .287 .354 .371 .725 95 53 1 1
1894 25 TOT NL 35 107 99 16 24 6 2 1 10 0 8 8 .242 .299 .374 .673 61 37 0 1/O
1894 25 WHS NL 19 58 54 7 14 3 1 1 4 0 4 7 .259 .310 .407 .718 74 22 0 1/O
1894 25 BLN NL 16 49 45 9 10 3 1 0 6 0 4 1 .222 .286 .333 .619 46 15 0 1
1895 26 BLN NL 34 98 90 7 16 2 0 0 2 0 4 12 .178 .229 .200 .429 10 18 2 2 1
1896 27 BLN NL 20 68 66 7 13 3 1 0 5 0 1 8 .197 .209 .273 .482 25 18 0 1 1
1897 28 STL NL 8 26 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 .320 .346 .320 .666 78 8 0 0 /1
1898 29 STL NL 11 28 27 1 10 0 0 0 5 0 1 .370 .393 .370 .763 117 10 0 0 1
9 Seasons 240 786 739 87 178 26 9 2 83 3 40 79 .241 .284 .309 .592 61 228 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 531 499 59 120 18 6 1 56 2 27 .241 .284 .309 .592 61 154 3
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
PHI (3 yrs) 67 222 212 28 47 7 1 1 22 2 9 47 .222 .257 .278 .535 56 59 1
BLN (3 yrs) 70 215 201 23 39 8 2 0 13 0 9 21 .194 .236 .254 .490 24 51 2 3
PIT (2 yrs) 5 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -62 1 0
WHS (2 yrs) 61 216 197 22 55 9 4 1 28 0 18 19 .279 .343 .381 .723 89 75 1
STL (2 yrs) 19 54 52 3 18 0 0 0 8 0 2 .346 .370 .346 .717 97 18 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 18 63 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 1 2 .295 .317 .393 .711 111 24 0
NL (9 yrs) 222 723 678 76 160 24 7 2 72 2 38 91 .236 .281 .301 .581 57 204 4 3
AA (1 yr) 18 63 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 1 2 .295 .317 .393 .711 111 24 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1890 21 TOT MLB 89 65 9 3.6 86 .253 .253 .258 .270 .335 .333 .342 .603 .677 78 .471 -3.2 -0.4 .492 .115 .080 .0
1890 21 TOT NL 26 22 1 1.2 87 .286 .154 .258 .154 .334 .192 .349 .346 .683 1 .102 -3.3 -0.4 .227 .038 .038
1890 21 PHA AA 63 43 8 4.8 85 .295 .295 .258 .317 .336 .393 .339 .711 .675 111 .608 0.2 0.0 .628 .148 .098 .0
1890 21 PIT NL 7 6 0 0.0 78 .200 .143 .245 .143 .319 .143 .331 .286 .651 -12 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1890 21 PHI NL 19 16 1 1.6 90 .333 .158 .263 .158 .340 .211 .355 .368 .695 6 .168 -2.4 -0.3 .250 .053 .053
1891 22 PHI NL 130 96 9 2.5 90 .260 .220 .263 .262 .338 .268 .358 .530 .696 52 .301 -7.9 -0.8 .427 .114 .049 .0
1892 23 TOT NL 82 62 6 2.5 81 .276 .215 .252 .244 .325 .278 .337 .522 .662 58 .341 -4.4 -0.5 .419 .101 .063 1.0
1892 23 PHI NL 73 53 6 3.0 81 .314 .243 .252 .274 .325 .314 .337 .588 .662 78 .408 -2.2 -0.2 .491 .114 .071 1.0
1892 23 PIT NL 9 9 0 0.0 81 .000 .000 .252 .000 .325 .000 .337 .000 .662 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1893 24 WHS NL 158 102 19 4.9 103 .313 .287 .282 .354 .360 .371 .384 .725 .744 95 .502 -1.0 -0.1 .667 .182 .084
1894 25 TOT NL 107 75 11 3.8 127 .256 .242 .316 .299 .387 .374 .445 .673 .832 61 .305 -6.8 -0.6 .600 .212 .131 .0
1894 25 WHS NL 58 40 7 4.5 124 .283 .259 .312 .310 .382 .407 .439 .718 .822 74 .377 -2.6 -0.2 .650 .222 .148 .0
1894 25 BLN NL 49 35 4 3.0 130 .227 .222 .321 .286 .393 .333 .452 .619 .845 46 .218 -4.3 -0.4 .543 .200 .111
1895 26 BLN NL 98 76 4 1.4 115 .205 .178 .306 .229 .373 .200 .413 .429 .786 10 .080 -12.5 -1.2 .324 .067 .022
1896 27 BLN NL 68 54 4 1.9 109 .224 .197 .300 .209 .365 .273 .400 .482 .765 25 .157 -7.6 -0.7 .358 .091 .076
1897 28 STL NL 26 17 3 4.6 106 .320 .320 .296 .346 .360 .320 .393 .666 .753 78 .478 -0.8 -0.1 .529 .040 .000
1898 29 STL NL 28 17 4 6.1 93 .370 .370 .280 .393 .345 .370 .359 .763 .704 117 .691 0.5 0.1 .647 .037 .000
9 Seasons 786 564 69 3.2 102 .267 .241 .282 .284 .355 .309 .382 .592 .737 61 .338 -43.6 -4.3 .490 .126 .068 2.4
162 Game Avg. 531 381 47 3.2 102 .267 .241 .282 .284 .355 .309 .382 .592 .737 61 .338 -43.6 -4.3 .490 .126 .068 2
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PHI (3 yrs) 222 165 16 2.6 87 .280 .222 .259 .257 .334 .278 .351 .535 .685 56 .322 -12.4 -1.3 .430 .108 .057 1.3
BLN (3 yrs) 215 165 12 1.9 116 .217 .194 .307 .236 .375 .254 .418 .490 .793 24 .134 -24.3 -2.3 .383 .104 .060
PIT (2 yrs) 16 15 0 0.0 80 .083 .063 .249 .063 .322 .063 .334 .125 .657 -62 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .067 .000 .000
WHS (2 yrs) 216 142 26 4.8 109 .305 .279 .290 .343 .366 .381 .399 .723 .765 89 .466 -3.6 -0.3 .662 .193 .102 .0
STL (2 yrs) 54 34 7 5.3 99 .346 .346 .288 .370 .352 .346 .376 .717 .728 97 .593 -0.3 -0.0 .588 .038 .000
PHA (1 yr) 63 43 8 4.8 85 .295 .295 .258 .317 .336 .393 .339 .711 .675 111 .608 0.2 0.0 .628 .148 .098 .0
NL (9 yrs) 723 521 61 3.1 103 .270 .236 .284 .281 .357 .301 .386 .581 .743 57 .314 -43.8 -4.3 .479 .124 .065 2.0
AA (1 yr) 63 43 8 4.8 85 .295 .295 .258 .317 .336 .393 .339 .711 .675 111 .608 0.2 0.0 .628 .148 .098 .0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1890 21 25 89 87 13 22 3 2 0 13 1 2 .253 .270 .333 .603 78 29 0
1891 22 64 219 210 31 49 7 3 0 22 2 9 19 .233 .265 .295 .560 63 62 0
1892 23 90 301 289 39 66 9 3 1 34 3 11 39 .228 .259 .291 .550 61 84 1
1893 24 132 459 432 54 107 15 6 1 58 3 25 51 .248 .292 .317 .609 73 137 2
1894 25 167 566 531 70 131 21 8 2 68 3 33 59 .247 .293 .328 .621 71 174 2
1895 26 201 664 621 77 147 23 8 2 70 3 37 71 .237 .284 .309 .593 61 192 4 2
1896 27 221 732 687 84 160 26 9 2 75 3 38 79 .233 .277 .306 .583 58 210 4 3
1897 28 229 758 712 86 168 26 9 2 78 3 39 79 .236 .279 .306 .586 59 218 4 3
1898 29 240 786 739 87 178 26 9 2 83 3 40 79 .241 .284 .309 .592 61 228 4 3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1890 21 33 114 112 14 27 4 2 0 14 1 2 16 .241 .254 .313 .567 9 25
1891 22 46 148 141 17 28 4 1 0 9 1 7 22 .199 .236 .241 .478 8 39
1892 23 27 86 83 7 18 2 0 1 11 1 2 21 .217 .244 .277 .521 5 26
1893 24 52 182 167 13 41 6 3 0 21 0 14 15 .246 .308 .317 .625 16 42
1894 25 43 123 115 12 23 6 2 1 8 0 8 10 .200 .252 .313 .565 9 35
1895 26 41 110 104 4 14 2 0 0 1 0 4 15 .135 .182 .154 .336 2 34
1896 27 25 80 79 7 14 3 1 0 5 0 1 10 .177 .188 .241 .428 4 20
1897 28 10 29 28 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .286 .310 .286 .596 2 8
1898 29 12 28 27 1 9 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .333 .357 .333 .690 3 11
9 Seasons 289 900 856 77 182 27 9 2 76 3 40 109 .213 .251 .272 .523 58 240
162 Game Avg. 162 504 480 43 102 15 5 1 43 2 22 .213 .251 .272 .523 33 240

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