Art Fletcher

Arthur Fletcher

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 5, 1885 in Collinsville, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1909
Teams (by GP): Giants/Phillies 1909-1922

Final Game: September 16, 1922
Died: February 6, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Collinsville, IL
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1909	NYG	NL	24	SS	22				103	40	52	11	7	.893		4.18	.926		5.33
1909	NYG	NL	24	2B	7				31	6	19	6	2	.806		3.57	.938		4.87
1909	NYG	NL	24	3B	6				15	6	9	0	1	1.000		2.50	.930		3.32
1910	NYG	NL	25	SS	22				76	31	37	8	5	.895		3.09	.924		5.20
1910	NYG	NL	25	2B	11				40	20	17	3	3	.925		3.36	.952		5.23
1910	NYG	NL	25	3B	11				22	8	13	1	0	.955		1.91	.932		3.17
1911	NYG	NL	26	SS	74				367	116	224	27	22	.926		4.59	.925		5.12
1911	NYG	NL	26	3B	21				54	17	34	3	5	.944		2.43	.936		3.14
1911	NYG	NL	26	2B	13				49	20	27	2	0	.959		3.62	.952		5.21
1912	NYG	NL	27	SS	126				717	237	428	52	60	.927		5.28	.931		5.19
1912	NYG	NL	27	2B	2				5	3	1	1	0	.800		2.00	.956		5.35
1912	NYG	NL	27	3B	1				1	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.940		3.20
1913	NYG	NL	28	SS	136				730	245	435	50	42	.932		5.00	.937		5.33	MVP-12
1914	NYG	NL	29	SS	135				808	299	446	63	46	.922		5.52	.925		5.38	MVP-13
1915	NYG	NL	30	SS	149				904	302	544	58	76	.936		5.68	.931		5.44
1916	NYG	NL	31	SS	133				798	253	497	48	56	.940		5.64	.926		5.52
1917	NYG	NL	32	SS	151				880	276	565	39	71	.956		5.57	.931		5.34
1918	NYG	NL	33	SS	124	124	121		784	268	484	32	54	.959		6.06	.934		5.80
1919	NYG	NL	34	SS	127	126	120		833	265	521	47	55	.944		6.19	.943		5.66
1920	TOT	NL	35	SS	143	142	133		872	302	522	48	63	.945		5.76	.941		5.73
1920	NYG	NL	35	SS	41	41	39		255	79	154	22	16	.914		5.68	.941		5.73
1920	PHI	NL	35	SS	102	101	94		617	223	368	26	47	.958		5.79	.941		5.73
1922	PHI	NL	37	SS	106	106	94		619	202	379	38	63	.939		5.48	.945		5.78
	13 Seasons			SS	1448	498	468		8491	2836	5134	521	620	.939		5.50	.934		5.48
	4 Seasons			3B	39				92	32	56	4	6	.957		2.26	.934		3.18
	4 Seasons			2B	33				125	49	64	12	5	.904		3.42	.949		5.15
	13 Seasons			TOT	1520	498	468		8708	2917	5254	537	631	.938		5.38	.934		5.42
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) 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

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	2B	3B	SS	PH	PR
1909	NYG	NL	24	33		33		7	6	22
1910	NYG	NL	25	51		51		11	11	22
1911	NYG	NL	26	112		112		13	21	74
1912	NYG	NL	27	129		129		2	1	126
1913	NYG	NL	28	136		136		0	0	136
1914	NYG	NL	29	135		135		0	0	135
1915	NYG	NL	30	149		149		0	0	149
1916	NYG	NL	31	133		133		0	0	133
1917	NYG	NL	32	151		151		0	0	151
1918	NYG	NL	33	124		124		0	0	124
1919	NYG	NL	34	127	126	127	127	0	0	127	0	0
1920	PHI	NL	35	102	101	102	101	0	0	101	1	0
1920	NYG	NL	35	41	41	41	41	0	0	41	0	0
1922	PHI	NL	37	110	106	110	106	0	0	106	4	0
	13 Seasons			1533	374	1533	375	33	39	1447	5	0

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1937 BBWAA ( 1.0%) 1938 BBWAA ( 1.1%) 1939 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1947 BBWAA ( 1.9%) 1948 BBWAA ( 2.5%) 1949 BBWAA ( 0.7%) 1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%) 1951 BBWAA ( 1.8%)	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1913 NL (12, 11%) 1914 NL (13, 8%) 0.19 Career Shares (759th)	Assists† s c a p y 1913 NL 435 (5th) 1914 NL 446 (4th) 1915 NL 544 (1st) 1916 NL 497 (3rd) 1917 NL 565 (1st) 1918 NL 484 (1st) 1919 NL 521 (1st) 1920 NL 522 (3rd) Career 5,254 (75th)	Errors Committed† s c a p y 1912 NL 53 (1st) 1913 NL 50 (3rd) 1914 NL 63 (2nd) 1915 NL 58 (3rd) 1916 NL 48 (4th) 1919 NL 47 (2nd) 1920 NL 48 (3rd) 1922 NL 38 (5th) Career 537 (66th)
Def. Games as SS s c a p y 1912 NL 126 (5th) 1913 NL 136 (3rd) 1914 NL 135 (3rd) 1915 NL 149 (3rd) 1916 NL 133 (3rd) 1917 NL 151 (1st) 1918 NL 124 (5th) 1919 NL 127 (4th) 1920 NL 143 (2nd) Career 1,448 (66th)	Putouts as SS s c a p y 1912 NL 237 (5th) 1914 NL 299 (4th) 1915 NL 302 (5th) 1916 NL 253 (3rd) 1917 NL 276 (3rd) 1918 NL 268 (4th) 1919 NL 265 (4th) 1920 NL 302 (4th) Career 2,836 (53rd)	Assists as SS s c a p y 1912 NL 428 (5th) 1913 NL 435 (3rd) 1914 NL 446 (3rd) 1915 NL 544 (1st) 1916 NL 497 (3rd) 1917 NL 565 (1st) 1918 NL 484 (1st) 1919 NL 521 (1st) 1920 NL 522 (2nd) Career 5,134 (44th)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1912 NL 52 (1st) 1913 NL 50 (3rd) 1914 NL 63 (2nd) 1915 NL 58 (3rd) 1916 NL 48 (3rd) 1919 NL 47 (2nd) 1920 NL 48 (2nd) 1922 NL 38 (3rd) Career 521 (23rd)
Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y 1912 NL 5.28 (4th) 1914 NL 5.52 (4th) 1915 NL 5.68 (3rd) 1916 NL 5.64 (3rd) 1917 NL 5.57 (3rd) 1918 NL 6.06 (2nd) 1919 NL 6.19 (3rd) 1920 NL 5.76 (5th) Career 5.50 (21st)	Fielding % as SS s c a p y 1912 NL .927 (5th) 1915 NL .936 (4th) 1916 NL .940 (3rd) 1917 NL .956 (1st) 1918 NL .959 (1st) 1919 NL .944 (4th) 1920 NL .945 (4th)	Oldest s c a p y 1920 NL born 1885-01-05 (8th) 1922 NL born 1885-01-05 (4th)

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