Buck Ewing
William Ewing
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 188 lb.

Born: October 17, 1859 in Hoagland, OH
Signed as a Free Agent with the Troy Trojans in 1880. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1880
Final Game: May 27, 1897
Died: October 20, 1906 in Cincinnati, OH
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1939.
Relatives: Brother of John Ewing
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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
1880 20 TRO NL 13 46 45 1 8 1 0 0 5 1 3 .178 .196 .200 .396 31 9 2/O
1881 21 TRO NL 67 279 272 40 68 14 7 0 25 7 8 .250 .269 .353 .622 89 96 26/O5
1882 22 TRO NL 74 338 328 67 89 16 11 2 29 10 15 .271 .293 .405 .698 126 133 52/43O1
1883 23 NYG NL 88 396 376 90 114 11 13 10 41 20 14 .303 .338 .481 .820 146 181 2O4/65
1884 24 NYG NL 94 410 382 90 106 15 20 3 41 28 22 .277 .327 .445 .772 136 170 *2O/651
1885 25 NYG NL 81 355 342 81 104 15 12 6 63 13 17 .304 .330 .471 .800 155 161 2O/5316
1886 26 NYG NL 73 291 275 59 85 11 7 4 31 18 16 17 .309 .347 .444 .791 136 122 2O/3
1887 27 NYG NL 77 351 318 83 97 17 13 6 44 26 30 33 .305 .370 .497 .867 143 158 3 54/2
1888 28 NYG NL 103 442 415 83 127 18 15 6 58 53 24 28 .306 .348 .465 .813 158 193 3 25/61
1889 29 NYG NL 99 444 407 91 133 23 13 4 87 34 37 32 .327 .383 .477 .860 136 194 0 *2/1O
1890 30 NYI PL 83 392 352 98 119 19 15 8 72 36 39 12 .338 .406 .545 .951 144 192 1 2/41
1891 31 NYG NL 14 54 49 8 17 2 1 0 18 5 5 5 .347 .407 .429 .836 147 21 0 /42
1892 32 NYG NL 105 431 393 58 122 10 15 8 76 42 38 26 .310 .371 .473 .845 156 186 0 32/4
1893 33 CLV NL 116 541 500 117 172 28 15 6 122 47 41 18 .344 .394 .496 .890 130 248 0 *O/432
1894 34 CLV NL 53 235 211 32 53 12 4 2 39 18 24 9 .251 .328 .374 .702 66 79 0 O/4
1895 35 CIN NL 105 467 434 90 138 24 13 5 94 34 30 22 .318 .363 .468 .831 110 203 1 2 *3
1896 36 CIN NL 69 296 263 41 73 14 4 1 38 41 29 13 .278 .349 .373 .722 85 98 0 4 3
1897 37 CIN NL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 34 0 1 0 /3
18 Seasons 1315 5770 5363 1129 1625 250 178 71 883 354 392 294 .303 .351 .456 .807 129 2444 9 6
162 Game Avg. 162 711 661 139 200 31 22 9 109 48 .303 .351 .456 .807 129 301
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
NYG (9 yrs) 734 3174 2957 643 905 122 109 47 459 178 211 194 .306 .353 .469 .822 146 1386 6
TRO (3 yrs) 154 663 645 108 165 31 18 2 59 18 26 .256 .276 .369 .645 104 238
CIN (3 yrs) 175 765 698 131 211 38 17 6 132 75 59 35 .302 .358 .431 .790 100 301 2 6
CLV (2 yrs) 169 776 711 149 225 40 19 8 161 65 65 27 .316 .374 .460 .834 110 327 0
NYI (1 yr) 83 392 352 98 119 19 15 8 72 36 39 12 .338 .406 .545 .951 144 192 1
NL (17 yrs) 1232 5378 5011 1031 1506 231 163 63 811 318 353 282 .301 .348 .449 .797 128 2252 8 6
PL (1 yr) 83 392 352 98 119 19 15 8 72 36 39 12 .338 .406 .545 .951 144 192 1

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
1880 20 TRO NL 46 37 2 1.4 65 .190 .178 .252 .196 .275 .200 .332 .396 .607 31 .192 -3.2 -0.4 .022
1881 21 TRO NL 279 204 26 3.4 78 .258 .250 .270 .269 .301 .353 .354 .622 .655 89 .464 -4.0 -0.4 .103
1882 22 TRO NL 338 239 39 4.4 67 .280 .271 .248 .293 .276 .405 .338 .698 .613 126 .582 8.8 1.0 .134
1883 23 NYG NL 396 262 61 6.2 80 .295 .303 .267 .338 .294 .481 .368 .820 .662 146 .690 19.3 2.0 .178
1884 24 NYG NL 410 276 56 5.4 77 .289 .277 .256 .327 .297 .445 .354 .772 .651 136 .668 14.8 1.6 .168
1885 25 NYG NL 355 238 53 5.9 70 .307 .304 .248 .330 .291 .471 .332 .800 .623 155 .735 19.0 2.1 .167
1886 26 NYG NL 291 190 42 5.7 82 .319 .309 .261 .347 .311 .444 .357 .791 .668 136 .690 11.1 1.2 .821 .258 .135 6.5
1887 27 NYG NL 351 221 58 6.9 94 .326 .305 .270 .370 .327 .497 .384 .867 .711 143 .690 17.9 1.7 .982 .368 .192 9.8
1888 28 NYG NL 442 288 66 6.0 71 .318 .306 .245 .348 .292 .465 .335 .813 .627 158 .757 25.8 2.9 .948 .345 .159 10.8
1889 29 NYG NL 444 274 74 7.1 99 .348 .327 .277 .383 .349 .477 .379 .860 .728 136 .715 18.3 1.8 .967 .324 .150 7.2
1890 30 NYI PL 392 233 78 8.8 112 .334 .338 .291 .406 .370 .545 .404 .951 .774 144 .749 21.1 2.0 1.150 .420 .207 13.1
1891 31 NYG NL 54 32 9 7.5 85 .386 .347 .255 .407 .328 .429 .347 .836 .676 147 .762 3.0 0.3 .969 .286 .082 .0
1892 32 NYG NL 431 271 69 6.7 80 .318 .310 .250 .371 .324 .473 .335 .845 .659 156 .752 24.0 2.6 .982 .366 .163 13.4
1893 33 CLV NL 541 328 98 7.9 111 .349 .344 .293 .394 .372 .496 .399 .890 .772 130 .705 19.4 1.8 1.024 .328 .152 10.6
1894 34 CLV NL 235 158 26 4.3 130 .255 .251 .321 .328 .393 .374 .452 .702 .845 66 .351 -12.7 -1.1 .766 .322 .123 3.6
1895 35 CIN NL 467 298 74 6.4 115 .327 .318 .307 .363 .374 .468 .415 .831 .789 110 .599 4.0 0.4 .905 .297 .150 8.7
1896 36 CIN NL 296 194 34 4.6 113 .289 .278 .306 .349 .372 .373 .409 .722 .781 85 .474 -5.8 -0.5 .884 .361 .095 2.0
1897 37 CIN NL 2 1 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .307 .500 .372 .000 .408 .500 .780 34 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
18 Seasons 5770 3744 865 6.1 92 .311 .303 .273 .351 .330 .456 .372 .807 .702 129 .662 180.7 19.0 .856 .292 .153 118.3
162 Game Avg. 711 461 107 6.1 92 .311 .303 .273 .351 .330 .456 .372 .807 .702 129 .662 22 2 .856 .292 .153 15
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
NYG (9 yrs) 3174 2052 488 6.2 82 .316 .306 .259 .353 .311 .469 .355 .822 .666 146 .714 153.1 16.2 .589 .210 .163 81.2
TRO (3 yrs) 663 480 67 3.7 72 .264 .256 .258 .276 .286 .369 .344 .645 .631 104 .513 1.6 0.2 .113
CIN (3 yrs) 765 493 108 5.7 115 .312 .302 .307 .358 .373 .431 .413 .790 .786 100 .556 -1.8 -0.1 .897 .321 .129 11.1
CLV (2 yrs) 776 486 124 6.7 117 .321 .316 .301 .374 .379 .460 .415 .834 .793 110 .613 6.7 0.7 .940 .326 .143 14.2
NYI (1 yr) 392 233 78 8.8 112 .334 .338 .291 .406 .370 .545 .404 .951 .774 144 .749 21.1 2.0 1.150 .420 .207 13.1
NL (17 yrs) 5378 3511 787 5.9 90 .309 .301 .271 .348 .327 .449 .370 .797 .697 128 .655 159.6 17.0 .600 .215 .149 111.3
PL (1 yr) 392 233 78 8.8 112 .334 .338 .291 .406 .370 .545 .404 .951 .774 144 .749 21.1 2.0 1.150 .420 .207 13.1

Postseason Batting

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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
1888 28 NYG NL WS STL W 7 27 26 5 9 0 2 1 6 5 1 3 .346 .370 .615 .986 16 0
1889 29 NYG NL WS BRO W 8 38 36 5 9 4 0 0 7 1 2 5 .250 .289 .361 .651 13 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 15 65 62 10 18 4 2 1 13 6 3 8 .290 .323 .468 .791 29 0
2 WS 15 65 62 10 18 4 2 1 13 6 3 8 .290 .323 .468 .791 29 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
1880 20 13 46 45 1 8 1 0 0 5 1 3 .178 .196 .200 .396 31 9
1881 21 80 325 317 41 76 15 7 0 30 8 11 .240 .258 .331 .590 81 105
1882 22 154 663 645 108 165 31 18 2 59 18 26 .256 .276 .369 .645 104 238
1883 23 242 1059 1021 198 279 42 31 12 100 38 40 .273 .299 .410 .710 120 419
1884 24 336 1469 1403 288 385 57 51 15 141 66 62 .274 .307 .420 .727 124 589
1885 25 417 1824 1745 369 489 72 63 21 204 79 79 .280 .311 .430 .741 130 750
1886 26 490 2115 2020 428 574 83 70 25 235 18 95 96 .284 .316 .432 .748 131 872
1887 27 567 2466 2338 511 671 100 83 31 279 44 125 129 .287 .324 .441 .765 133 1030 3
1888 28 670 2908 2753 594 798 118 98 37 337 97 149 157 .290 .328 .444 .772 136 1223 6
1889 29 769 3352 3160 685 931 141 111 41 424 131 186 189 .295 .335 .448 .783 136 1417 6
1890 30 852 3744 3512 783 1050 160 126 49 496 167 225 201 .299 .342 .458 .801 137 1609 7
1891 31 866 3798 3561 791 1067 162 127 49 514 172 230 206 .300 .343 .458 .801 137 1630 7
1892 32 971 4229 3954 849 1189 172 142 57 590 214 268 232 .301 .346 .459 .805 139 1816 7
1893 33 1087 4770 4454 966 1361 200 157 63 712 261 309 250 .306 .352 .463 .815 138 2064 7
1894 34 1140 5005 4665 998 1414 212 161 65 751 279 333 259 .303 .350 .459 .810 134 2143 7
1895 35 1245 5472 5099 1088 1552 236 174 70 845 313 363 281 .304 .352 .460 .812 132 2346 8 2
1896 36 1314 5768 5362 1129 1625 250 178 71 883 354 392 294 .303 .351 .456 .807 129 2444 8 6
1897 37 1315 5770 5363 1129 1625 250 178 71 883 354 392 294 .303 .351 .456 .807 129 2444 9 6

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
1880 20 25 89 87 2 16 2 0 0 11 0 2 6 .184 .202 .207 .409 4 13
1881 21 129 522 510 63 117 24 12 0 39 0 12 15 .229 .247 .324 .571 40 67
1882 22 141 631 613 111 157 28 19 4 48 0 18 29 .256 .277 .383 .661 65 74
1883 23 144 616 588 113 159 15 18 14 51 0 28 23 .270 .304 .429 .732 77 88
1884 24 134 555 521 99 129 18 24 4 45 0 34 31 .248 .294 .397 .691 61 94
1885 25 118 506 488 105 141 20 16 8 81 0 18 25 .289 .314 .445 .759 69 81
1886 26 95 366 347 64 99 13 8 5 33 21 19 22 .285 .322 .412 .735 46 73
1887 27 98 422 387 81 105 18 14 6 43 28 32 42 .271 .332 .437 .768 56 77
1888 28 123 524 492 97 149 21 18 7 68 62 28 33 .303 .345 .461 .807 77 103
1889 29 121 504 467 81 133 23 13 4 77 34 37 39 .285 .337 .415 .753 66 99
1890 30 102 428 392 71 106 17 13 7 52 32 35 15 .270 .332 .434 .765 56 83
1891 31 16 61 56 8 18 2 1 0 17 5 5 6 .321 .377 .393 .770 8 14
1892 32 110 440 403 53 118 10 15 8 69 41 37 27 .293 .352 .452 .804 63 105
1893 33 143 605 567 92 161 26 14 6 96 44 38 22 .284 .329 .411 .740 77 116
1894 34 65 262 241 23 47 11 4 2 28 16 21 11 .195 .260 .299 .558 18 53
1895 35 128 519 490 70 129 22 12 5 73 32 28 27 .263 .304 .388 .692 57 105
1896 36 85 332 304 34 71 14 4 1 31 40 28 16 .234 .298 .316 .614 28 69
1897 37 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 1
18 Seasons 1778 7384 6954 1167 1855 284 205 81 862 355 420 389 .267 .309 .401 .711 868 1315
162 Game Avg. 162 673 634 106 169 26 19 7 79 38 .267 .309 .401 .711 79 1315
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1885 NL--.304--8th
1888 NL--.306--5th
1889 NL--.327--5th
1890 PL--.338--6th
1892 NL--.310--5th
1893 NL--.344--9th
Career--.303--169th

On-Base% s c a p y
1888 NL--.348--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1883 NL--.481--5th
1884 NL--.445--10th
1885 NL--.471--3rd
1887 NL--.497--9th
1888 NL--.465--6th
1889 NL--.477--8th
1890 PL--.545--2nd
1892 NL--.473--3rd
1893 NL--.496--6th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1883 NL--.820--8th
1885 NL--.800--7th
1887 NL--.867--8th
1888 NL--.813--6th
1889 NL--.860--6th
1890 PL--.951--3rd
1892 NL--.845--5th
1893 NL--.890--8th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1883 NL--90--8th
Career--1129--212th

Total Bases s c a p y
1893 NL--248--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1893 NL--28--8th

Triples s c a p y
1881 NL--7--9th
1882 NL--11--4th
1883 NL--13--5th
1884 NL--20--1st
1885 NL--12--5th
1888 NL--15--3rd
1889 NL--13--6th
1890 PL--15--8th
1892 NL--15--9th
Career--178--18th

Home Runs s c a p y
1883 NL--10--1st
1885 NL--6--7th
1890 PL--8--10th
1892 NL--8--6th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1885 NL--63--8th
1889 NL--87--10th
1893 NL--122--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1888 NL--53--8th
1893 NL--47--7th
Career--354--100th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1883 NL--146--8th
1885 NL--155--6th
1887 NL--143--8th
1888 NL--158--6th
1889 NL--136--9th
1890 PL--144--6th
1892 NL--156--5th
Career--129--172nd

Runs Created s c a p y
1888 NL--66--9th
1893 NL--98--7th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1883 NL--19--10th
1888 NL--26--8th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1883 NL--2.0--10th
1888 NL--2.9--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1888 NL--39--9th
1893 NL--49--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1883 NL--.690--9th
1885 NL--.735--8th
1887 NL--.690--9th
1888 NL--.757--6th
1889 NL--.715--7th
1890 PL--.749--4th
1892 NL--.752--4th
1893 NL--.705--9th
Career--.662--165th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1890 PL--13.1--6th
1892 NL--13.4--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1882 NL--21.867--9th
1883 NL--26.857--5th
1890 PL--29.333--7th
Career--18.240--139th

AB per HR s c a p y
1883 NL--37.600--1st
1885 NL--57.000--3rd
1890 PL--44.000--5th
1892 NL--49.125--4th

Oldest s c a p y
1896 NL--born 1859-10-17--7th
1897 NL--born 1859-10-17--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1880 NL--born 1859-10-17--7th
1881 NL--born 1859-10-17--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (329), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 46 (430), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 35 (509), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 36 (188), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Glenn Wright (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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