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Ira Flagstead

Ira James Flagstead (Pete)

Positions: Outfielder and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 22, 1893 in Montague, MI
High School: Olympia (Olympia, WA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1917
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers/Pirates/Senators 1917-1930

Final Game: July 29, 1930
Died: March 13, 1940 in Olympia, WA
Buried: Masonic Cemetery, Olympia, WA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:05PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1025. Jack Wilson… #1026. Doggie Miller… #1027. Gary Redus… #1028. IRA FLAGSTEAD… #1029. Zoilo Versalles… #1030. Mike Macfarlane… #1031. Johnny Grubb… 

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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
1917 23 DET AL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /O
1919 25 DET AL 97 342 287 43 95 22 3 5 41 6 35 39 .331 .416 .481 .897 153 138 7 13 O
1920 26 DET AL 110 359 311 40 73 13 5 3 35 3 4 37 27 .235 .318 .338 .656 76 105 1 10 O
1921 27 DET AL 85 297 259 40 79 16 2 0 31 8 4 21 21 .305 .371 .382 .753 93 99 6 11 6O/45
1922 28 DET AL 44 110 91 21 28 5 3 3 8 0 1 14 16 .308 .411 .527 .939 146 48 2 3 O
1923 29 TOT AL 110 435 383 55 119 23 4 8 53 7 10 37 26 .311 .379 .454 .833 118 174 5 10 O9/86
1923 29 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1923 29 BOS AL 109 434 382 55 119 23 4 8 53 7 10 37 26 .312 .380 .455 .835 119 174 5 10 O9/86
1924 30 BOS AL 149 661 560 106 172 35 7 5 43 10 13 77 41 .307 .401 .421 .823 113 236 11 13 *O MVP-15
1925 31 BOS AL 148 654 572 84 160 38 2 6 61 5 6 63 30 .280 .356 .385 .741 89 220 5 14 *O MVP-7
1926 32 BOS AL 98 463 415 65 124 31 7 3 31 4 6 36 22 .299 .363 .429 .792 110 178 6 6 O MVP-23
1927 33 BOS AL 131 555 466 63 133 26 8 4 69 12 2 57 25 .285 .374 .401 .775 103 187 9 23 *O MVP-18
1928 34 BOS AL 140 587 510 84 148 41 4 1 39 12 9 60 23 .290 .366 .392 .758 102 200 1 16 *O MVP-14
1929 35 TOT MLB 58 145 125 22 32 5 1 0 18 3 3 13 8 .256 .326 .312 .638 62 39 0 7 O78/9
1929 35 TOT AL 32 90 75 14 18 3 0 0 12 2 3 9 6 .240 .321 .280 .601 57 21 0 6 O78
1929 35 PIT NL 26 55 50 8 14 2 1 0 6 1 4 2 .280 .333 .360 .693 70 18 0 1 /O
1929 35 BOS AL 14 42 36 9 11 2 0 0 3 1 3 5 1 .306 .390 .361 .751 97 13 0 1 7O/8
1929 35 WSH AL 18 48 39 5 7 1 0 0 9 1 0 4 5 .179 .256 .205 .461 19 8 0 5 O8/7
1930 36 PIT NL 44 179 156 21 39 7 4 2 21 1 17 9 .250 .324 .385 .708 70 60 0 6 O
13 Seasons 1218 4791 4139 644 1202 262 50 40 450 71 58 467 288 .290 .370 .407 .776 103 1684 53 132
162 Game Avg. 162 637 551 86 160 35 7 5 60 9 62 38 .290 .370 .407 .776 103 224 7 18
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
BOS (7 yrs) 789 3396 2941 466 867 196 32 27 299 51 49 335 168 .295 .374 .411 .785 105 1208 37 83
DET (6 yrs) 341 1113 953 144 275 56 13 11 115 17 9 107 104 .289 .370 .409 .779 109 390 16 37
PIT (2 yrs) 70 234 206 29 53 9 5 2 27 2 21 11 .257 .326 .379 .705 70 78 0 7
WSH (1 yr) 18 48 39 5 7 1 0 0 9 1 0 4 5 .179 .256 .205 .461 19 8 0 5
AL (12 yrs) 1148 4557 3933 615 1149 253 45 38 423 69 58 446 277 .292 .372 .408 .780 105 1606 53 125
NL (2 yrs) 70 234 206 29 53 9 5 2 27 2 21 11 .257 .326 .379 .705 70 78 0 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1917 23 DET AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O
1919 25 DET AL 342 21 -1 0 0 0 -4 12 28 3.0 28 3.0 0.0 $ O
1920 26 DET AL 359 -11 0 0 0 6 -4 12 3 0.3 -3 -0.3 0.6 $ O
1921 27 DET AL 297 -3 0 0 0 -12 3 10 -2 -0.2 10 1.0 -1.2 $ 6O/45
1922 28 DET AL 110 6 0 0 0 -1 -1 4 8 0.8 9 0.9 -0.1 $ O
1923 29 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
1923 29 BOS AL 434 11 -3 0 0 4 -5 14 21 2.1 17 1.7 0.4 $ O9/86
1924 30 BOS AL 661 12 -1 0 0 -4 -4 20 23 2.3 27 2.6 -0.3 $ *O MVP-15
1925 31 BOS AL 654 -13 -1 0 0 6 -4 20 8 0.9 2 0.2 0.7 $ *O MVP-7
1926 32 BOS AL 463 2 0 0 0 5 -3 13 17 1.7 12 1.2 0.5 $ O MVP-23
1927 33 BOS AL 555 0 1 0 0 0 -3 18 16 1.6 16 1.5 0.1 $ *O MVP-18
1928 34 BOS AL 587 3 0 0 0 3 -4 19 21 2.1 18 1.8 0.3 $ *O MVP-14
1929 35 BOS AL 42 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 1 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 7O/8
1929 35 WSH AL 48 -5 0 0 0 1 0 1 -3 -0.2 -4 -0.4 0.2 $ O8/7
1929 35 PIT NL 55 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /O
1930 36 PIT NL 179 -8 0 0 0 -3 -1 5 -7 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $ O
13 Seasons 4791 12 -6 0 0 4 -31 151 130 13.5 126 12.6 0.9 $
BOS (7 yrs) 3396 15 -5 0 0 13 -24 105 104 10.5 91 8.9 1.6 $
DET (6 yrs) 1113 12 -1 0 0 -7 -6 38 36 3.8 43 4.5 -0.7 $
PIT (2 yrs) 234 -10 0 0 0 -3 -1 7 -7 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $
WSH (1 yr) 48 -5 0 0 0 1 0 1 -3 -0.2 -4 -0.4 0.2 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1917 DET AL 23 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-0-2
1919 DET AL 25 OF 83 163 140 15 8 2 .951 1.87 .958 2.26
1919 DET AL 25 RF 83 79 76 161 138 15 8 2 .950 1.84 .951 1.94
1919 DET AL 25 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
1920 DET AL 26 OF 82 183 164 13 6 4 .967 2.16 .962 2.25
1920 DET AL 26 RF 77 67 67 168 152 12 4 4 .976 2.13 .958 1.91
1920 DET AL 26 CF 5 5 5 13 10 1 2 0 .846 2.20 .966 2.56
1920 DET AL 26 LF 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .963 2.30
1921 DET AL 27 SS 55 277 111 139 27 20 .903 4.55 .941 5.34
1921 DET AL 27 OF 12 26 22 4 0 2 1.000 2.17 .960 2.33
1921 DET AL 27 2B 8 36 17 18 1 5 .972 4.38 .956 5.55
1921 DET AL 27 3B 1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 .952 3.40
1921 DET AL 27 LF 6 4 3 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 1.67 .958 2.38
1921 DET AL 27 RF 4 1 0 8 6 2 0 1 1.000 2.00 .958 1.95
1921 DET AL 27 CF 3 1 1 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 2.67 .962 2.67
1922 DET AL 28 OF 32 60 54 4 2 1 .967 1.81 .964 2.31
1922 DET AL 28 CF 19 13 11 41 38 2 1 0 .976 2.11 .968 2.70
1922 DET AL 28 RF 11 6 6 19 16 2 1 1 .947 1.64 .954 1.85
1922 DET AL 28 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1923 BOS AL 29 OF 102 100 98 258 218 31 9 8 .965 2.44 .965 2.38
1923 BOS AL 29 RF 100 98 97 252 213 30 9 8 .964 2.43 .960 2.12
1923 BOS AL 29 CF 3 2 1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.67 .968 2.70
1923 BOS AL 29 SS 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.00 .947 5.00
1924 BOS AL 30 OF 144 393 374 9 10 2 .975 2.66 .970 2.39 MVP-15
1924 BOS AL 30 CF 143 143 141 393 374 9 10 2 .975 2.68 .975 2.80 MVP-15
1924 BOS AL 30 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 MVP-15
1925 BOS AL 31 OF 144 464 429 24 11 6 .976 3.15 .965 2.43 MVP-7
1925 BOS AL 31 CF 143 142 140 461 426 24 11 6 .976 3.15 .971 2.89 MVP-7
1925 BOS AL 31 LF 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .960 2.30 MVP-7
1926 BOS AL 32 OF 98 283 264 14 5 4 .982 2.84 .966 2.34 MVP-23
1926 BOS AL 32 CF 98 98 96 283 264 14 5 4 .982 2.84 .969 2.72 MVP-23
1927 BOS AL 33 OF 129 350 326 19 5 4 .986 2.67 .964 2.35 MVP-18
1927 BOS AL 33 CF 127 126 117 347 323 19 5 4 .986 2.69 .966 2.71 MVP-18
1927 BOS AL 33 RF 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 .953 1.95 MVP-18
1928 BOS AL 34 OF 135 374 346 18 10 4 .973 2.70 .973 2.36 MVP-14
1928 BOS AL 34 CF 135 134 125 375 347 18 10 4 .973 2.70 .972 2.79 MVP-14
1929 TOT MLB 35 OF 33 21 15 81 75 4 2 1 .975 2.39 .968 2.43
1929 TOT MLB 35 LF 20 17 14 39 38 0 1 0 .974 1.90 .967 2.31
1929 TOT MLB 35 CF 12 11 8 40 35 4 1 1 .975 3.25 .971 2.89
1929 TOT AL 35 OF 24 21 15 57 51 4 2 1 .965 2.29 .966 2.42
1929 TOT AL 35 LF 14 11 8 22 21 0 1 0 .955 1.50 .964 2.39
1929 TOT AL 35 CF 11 10 7 35 30 4 1 1 .971 3.09 .970 2.89
1929 PIT NL 35 OF 9 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 2.67 .973 2.47
1929 BOS AL 35 LF 13 11 8 22 21 0 1 0 .955 1.62 .964 2.39
1929 BOS AL 35 OF 13 11 8 22 21 0 1 0 .955 1.62 .966 2.42
1929 BOS AL 35 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.90
1929 WSH AL 35 OF 11 10 7 35 30 4 1 1 .971 3.09 .966 2.42
1929 WSH AL 35 CF 10 10 7 35 30 4 1 1 .971 3.40 .970 2.89
1929 WSH AL 35 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1929 PIT NL 35 LF 6 6 6 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.83 .971 2.10
1929 PIT NL 35 RF 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .970 2.35
1929 PIT NL 35 CF 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .976 2.90
1930 PIT NL 36 OF 40 77 70 4 3 1 .961 1.85 .968 2.40
1930 PIT NL 36 LF 21 17 12 22 20 1 1 0 .955 1.00 .968 2.01
1930 PIT NL 36 CF 15 15 14 45 42 2 1 1 .978 2.93 .971 2.78
1930 PIT NL 36 RF 5 4 3 10 8 1 1 0 .900 1.80 .966 2.40
13 Seasons OF 1036 121 113 2712 2482 159 71 39 .974 2.55 .966 2.36 51-704-287
12 Seasons CF 704 690 659 2014 1873 95 46 23 .977 2.80 .971 2.78
9 Seasons (incomplete) RF 285 257 251 623 538 62 23 16 .963 2.11 .957 2.00
2 Seasons SS 56 1 0 280 111 141 28 20 .900 4.50 .941 5.33
6 Seasons LF 51 40 31 76 72 2 2 0 .974 1.45 .966 2.20
1 Season 2B 8 36 17 18 1 5 .972 4.38 .956 5.55
1 Season 3B 1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 .952 3.40
13 Seasons TOT 1101 122 113 3032 2610 322 100 64 .967 2.66 .964 2.53 51-704-287
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1924 AL (15, 8%)
1925 AL (7, 16%)
1926 AL (23, 3%)
1927 AL (18, 5%)
1928 AL (14, 8%)
0.40 Career Shares (514th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1925 AL  0.7 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1919 AL  .331 (5th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1919 AL  .416 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1919 AL  .481 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1919 AL  .897 (6th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1924 AL  106 (6th)

Doubles s c a p y
1925 AL  38 (8th)
1928 AL  41 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1924 AL  77 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1919 AL  153 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1919 AL  22 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1919 AL  2.3 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1924 AL  260 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1919 AL  .747 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 AL  7 (4th)
1924 AL  11 (3rd)
1927 AL  9 (2nd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1927 AL  23 (8th)
Career  132 (234th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1924 AL  13 (7th)
1928 AL  9 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1919 AL  57.4 (7th)
1923 AL  47.9 (10th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  95 (35th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  46 (68th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  62 (99th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1924 AL  374 (4th)
1925 AL  429 (3rd)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1923 AL  31 (1st)
1925 AL  24 (1st)
1927 AL  19 (4th)
1928 AL  18 (5th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1928 AL  10 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1925 AL  3.15 (1st)
1926 AL  2.84 (2nd)
1927 AL  2.69 (3rd)
1928 AL  2.70 (5th)
Career  2.80 (25th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1925 AL  .976 (4th)
1926 AL  .982 (1st)
1927 AL  .986 (1st)
1928 AL  .973 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  1.84 (4th)
1920 AL  2.13 (1st)
1923 AL  2.43 (1st)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  .950 (5th)
1920 AL  .976 (2nd)
1923 AL  .964 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1925 AL  3.15 (1st)
1926 AL  2.84 (2nd)
1927 AL  2.67 (4th)
Career  2.55 (63rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1925 AL  .976 (5th)
1926 AL  .982 (2nd)
1927 AL  .986 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 16 (1148), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1112), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (811), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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