Davy Force
David W. Force (Wee Davy and Tom Thumb)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 4" , Weight: 130 lb.

Born: July 27, 1849 in New York, NY
High School: St. Mary's Colgan (Pittsburg, KS) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Final Game: August 20, 1886
Died: June 21, 1918 in Englewood, NJ
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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
1871 21 OLY NA 32 166 162 45 45 9 4 0 29 8 0 4 0 .278 .295 .383 .678 98 62 *6/5
1872 22 TOT NA 44 227 225 69 94 13 2 0 29 5 2 2 0 .418 .423 .493 .916 177 111 *5/6
1872 22 TRO NA 25 131 130 40 53 11 0 0 16 2 2 1 0 .408 .412 .492 .905 175 64 5/6
1872 22 BAL NA 19 96 95 29 41 2 2 0 13 3 0 1 0 .432 .438 .495 .932 179 47 5
1873 23 BAL NA 49 243 234 77 86 8 1 0 31 1 0 9 0 .368 .391 .410 .801 137 96 *56/1
1874 24 CHI NA 59 297 294 61 92 9 0 0 26 4 0 3 1 .313 .320 .344 .663 111 101 *56/1
1875 25 ATH NA 77 393 386 78 120 22 5 0 49 6 3 7 5 .311 .323 .394 .717 140 152 *6/5
1876 26 TOT NL 61 292 287 48 66 6 0 0 17 5 3 .230 .243 .251 .494 62 72 *6/5
1876 26 ATH NL 60 289 284 48 66 6 0 0 17 5 3 .232 .246 .254 .499 63 72 *6/5
1876 26 NYU NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 /6
1877 27 STL NL 58 236 225 24 59 5 3 0 22 11 15 .262 .297 .311 .608 95 70 *6/5
1879 29 BUF NL 79 329 316 36 66 5 2 0 8 13 37 .209 .240 .237 .477 56 75 *6/5
1880 30 BUF NL 81 300 290 22 49 10 0 0 17 10 35 .169 .197 .203 .400 34 59 46
1881 31 BUF NL 75 289 278 21 50 9 1 0 15 11 29 .180 .211 .219 .430 35 61 46/O5
1882 32 BUF NL 73 290 278 39 67 10 1 1 28 12 17 .241 .272 .295 .567 81 82 *65/4
1883 33 BUF NL 96 390 378 40 82 11 3 0 35 12 39 .217 .241 .262 .503 51 99 *65/4
1884 34 BUF NL 106 430 403 47 83 13 3 0 36 27 41 .206 .256 .253 .509 59 102 *6/4
1885 35 BUF NL 71 266 253 20 57 6 1 0 15 13 19 .225 .263 .257 .520 66 65 46/5
1886 36 WHS NL 68 259 242 26 44 5 1 0 16 9 17 26 .182 .236 .211 .446 40 51 6/45
15 Seasons 1029 4407 4251 653 1060 141 27 1 373 33 5 156 267 .249 .276 .296 .572 81 1258
162 Game Avg. 162 694 669 103 167 22 4 0 59 25 42 .249 .276 .296 .572 81 198
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
BUF (7 yrs) 581 2294 2196 225 454 64 11 1 154 98 217 .207 .241 .247 .488 55 543
BAL (2 yrs) 68 339 329 106 127 10 3 0 44 4 0 10 0 .386 .404 .435 .839 149 143
ATH (1 yr) 77 393 386 78 120 22 5 0 49 6 3 7 5 .311 .323 .394 .717 140 152
OLY (1 yr) 32 166 162 45 45 9 4 0 29 8 0 4 0 .278 .295 .383 .678 98 62
CHI (1 yr) 59 297 294 61 92 9 0 0 26 4 0 3 1 .313 .320 .344 .663 111 101
TRO (1 yr) 25 131 130 40 53 11 0 0 16 2 2 1 0 .408 .412 .492 .905 175 64
WHS (1 yr) 68 259 242 26 44 5 1 0 16 9 17 26 .182 .236 .211 .446 40 51
STL (1 yr) 58 236 225 24 59 5 3 0 22 11 15 .262 .297 .311 .608 95 70
NYU (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
ATH (1 yr) 60 289 284 48 66 6 0 0 17 5 3 .232 .246 .254 .499 63 72
NL (10 yrs) 768 3081 2950 323 623 80 15 1 209 9 131 261 .211 .245 .249 .494 57 736
NA (5 yrs) 261 1326 1301 330 437 61 12 0 164 24 5 25 6 .336 .348 .401 .750 134 522

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
1871 21 OLY NA 166 117 20 4.5 86 .278 .278 .282 .295 .306 .383 .378 .678 .684 98 .419 -0.2 -0.0 .632 .179 .105 .0
1872 22 TOT NA 227 133 47 9.5 80 .418 .418 .293 .423 .305 .493 .357 .916 .662 177 .789 20.1 1.9 .872 .098 .076 .0
1872 22 TRO NA 131 79 26 8.9 79 .408 .408 .291 .412 .302 .492 .354 .905 .656 175 .766 11.6 1.1 .823 .092 .085 .0
1872 22 BAL NA 96 54 21 10.5 82 .432 .432 .297 .438 .308 .495 .361 .932 .669 179 .817 8.5 0.8 .944 .105 .063 .0
1873 23 BAL NA 243 148 38 6.9 85 .368 .368 .298 .391 .311 .410 .368 .801 .679 137 .664 11.2 1.1 .716 .085 .043 .0
1874 24 CHI NA 297 202 33 4.4 72 .314 .313 .280 .320 .289 .344 .343 .663 .632 111 .538 3.6 0.4 .535 .054 .031 .0
1875 25 ATH NA 393 269 49 4.9 62 .315 .311 .265 .323 .272 .394 .325 .717 .597 140 .672 16.2 1.8 .602 .109 .083 .0
1876 26 TOT NL 292 221 18 2.2 67 .232 .230 .272 .243 .284 .251 .329 .494 .613 62 .292 -11.5 -1.3 .021
1876 26 ATH NL 289 218 18 2.3 67 .235 .232 .272 .246 .284 .254 .329 .499 .614 63 .297 -10.8 -1.2 .021
1876 26 NYU NL 3 3 0 0.0 62 .000 .000 .263 .000 .275 .000 .318 .000 .593 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000
1877 27 STL NL 236 166 21 3.4 70 .281 .262 .270 .297 .288 .311 .337 .608 .625 95 .446 -0.7 -0.1 .049
1879 29 BUF NL 329 250 18 2.0 68 .237 .209 .262 .240 .278 .237 .339 .477 .617 56 .255 -14.6 -1.7 .028
1880 30 BUF NL 300 241 12 1.3 63 .192 .169 .249 .197 .272 .203 .328 .400 .600 34 .168 -19.1 -2.3 .034
1881 31 BUF NL 289 228 13 1.5 74 .201 .180 .264 .211 .294 .219 .345 .430 .639 35 .166 -20.2 -2.3 .040
1882 32 BUF NL 290 211 22 2.8 72 .254 .241 .256 .272 .284 .295 .348 .567 .632 81 .380 -5.7 -0.6 .054
1883 33 BUF NL 390 296 24 2.1 82 .242 .217 .270 .241 .298 .262 .372 .503 .670 51 .244 -22.4 -2.4 .045
1884 34 BUF NL 430 320 26 2.2 76 .229 .206 .254 .256 .294 .253 .351 .509 .646 59 .274 -18.4 -2.0 .047
1885 35 BUF NL 266 196 17 2.3 71 .244 .225 .250 .263 .294 .257 .335 .520 .628 66 .330 -9.4 -1.1 .032
1886 36 WHS NL 259 198 12 1.6 75 .204 .182 .251 .236 .299 .211 .343 .446 .643 40 .171 -16.5 -1.8 .389 .136 .029 .0
15 Seasons 4407 3196 370 3.1 73 .266 .249 .266 .276 .290 .296 .346 .572 .636 81 .405 -87.7 -10.4 .451 .090 .047 1.9
162 Game Avg. 694 503 58 3.1 73 .266 .249 .266 .276 .290 .296 .346 .572 .636 81 .405 -87.7 -10.4 .451 .090 .047
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BUF (7 yrs) 2294 1742 132 2.0 73 .229 .207 .258 .241 .288 .247 .347 .488 .635 55 .258 -109.9 -12.4 .041
BAL (2 yrs) 339 202 59 7.9 84 .386 .386 .298 .404 .310 .435 .366 .839 .676 149 .717 19.7 1.9 .777 .091 .049 .0
ATH (1 yr) 393 269 49 4.9 62 .315 .311 .265 .323 .272 .394 .325 .717 .597 140 .672 16.2 1.8 .602 .109 .083 .0
OLY (1 yr) 166 117 20 4.5 86 .278 .278 .282 .295 .306 .383 .378 .678 .684 98 .419 -0.2 -0.0 .632 .179 .105 .0
CHI (1 yr) 297 202 33 4.4 72 .314 .313 .280 .320 .289 .344 .343 .663 .632 111 .538 3.6 0.4 .535 .054 .031 .0
TRO (1 yr) 131 79 26 8.9 79 .408 .408 .291 .412 .302 .492 .354 .905 .656 175 .766 11.6 1.1 .823 .092 .085 .0
WHS (1 yr) 259 198 12 1.6 75 .204 .182 .251 .236 .299 .211 .343 .446 .643 40 .172 -16.5 -1.8 .389 .136 .029 .0
STL (1 yr) 236 166 21 3.4 70 .281 .262 .270 .297 .288 .311 .337 .608 .625 95 .446 -0.7 -0.1 .049
NYU (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 62 .000 .000 .263 .000 .275 .000 .318 .000 .593 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000
ATH (1 yr) 289 218 18 2.3 67 .235 .232 .272 .246 .284 .254 .329 .499 .614 63 .296 -10.8 -1.2 .021
NL (10 yrs) 3081 2327 183 2.1 72 .231 .211 .260 .245 .289 .249 .344 .494 .633 57 .269 -138.6 -15.6 .033 .011 .038 2.0
NA (5 yrs) 1326 869 187 5.8 75 .337 .336 .281 .348 .293 .401 .349 .750 .642 134 .639 50.9 5.2 .651 .099 .065 .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
1871 21 32 166 162 45 45 9 4 0 29 8 0 4 0 .278 .295 .383 .678 98 62
1872 22 76 393 387 114 139 22 6 0 58 13 2 6 0 .359 .369 .447 .816 143 173
1873 23 125 636 621 191 225 30 7 0 89 14 2 15 0 .362 .377 .433 .811 141 269
1874 24 184 933 915 252 317 39 7 0 115 18 2 18 1 .346 .359 .404 .763 132 370
1875 25 261 1326 1301 330 437 61 12 0 164 24 5 25 6 .336 .348 .401 .750 134 522
1876 26 322 1618 1588 378 503 67 12 0 181 24 5 30 9 .317 .329 .374 .703 121 594
1877 27 380 1854 1813 402 562 72 15 0 203 24 5 41 24 .310 .325 .366 .691 118 664
1878 28 380 1854 1813 402 562 72 15 0 203 24 5 41 24 .310 .325 .366 .691 118 664
1879 29 459 2183 2129 438 628 77 17 0 211 24 5 54 61 .295 .312 .347 .660 109 739
1880 30 540 2483 2419 460 677 87 17 0 228 24 5 64 96 .280 .298 .330 .628 101 798
1881 31 615 2772 2697 481 727 96 18 0 243 24 5 75 125 .270 .289 .319 .608 94 859
1882 32 688 3062 2975 520 794 106 19 1 271 24 5 87 142 .267 .288 .316 .604 92 941
1883 33 784 3452 3353 560 876 117 22 1 306 24 5 99 181 .261 .282 .310 .593 88 1040
1884 34 890 3882 3756 607 959 130 25 1 342 24 5 126 222 .255 .279 .304 .584 84 1142
1885 35 961 4148 4009 627 1016 136 26 1 357 24 5 139 241 .253 .278 .301 .580 83 1207
1886 36 1029 4407 4251 653 1060 141 27 1 373 33 5 156 267 .249 .276 .296 .572 81 1258

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1872 NA  .418 (2nd)
1873 NA  .368 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1872 NA  .423 (3rd)
1873 NA  .391 (4th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1872 NA  .493 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1872 NA  .916 (3rd)
1873 NA  .801 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1871 NA  32 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1871 NA  162 (3rd)
1875 NA  386 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1871 NA  166 (5th)
1875 NA  393 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1871 NA  45 (6th)
1872 NA  69 (8th)
1873 NA  77 (9th)
1875 NA  78 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1872 NA  94 (3rd)
1875 NA  120 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1872 NA  111 (8th)
1875 NA  152 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1871 NA  9 (8th)
1872 NA  13 (8th)
1875 NA  22 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1873 NA  9 (7th)
1875 NA  7 (6th)
1877 NL  11 (5th)
1879 NL  13 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1879 NL  37 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1872 NA  79 (1st)
1873 NA  77 (6th)
1874 NA  83 (5th)
1875 NA  93 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1872 NA  177 (3rd)
1873 NA  137 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1872 NA  47 (3rd)
1875 NA  49 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1872 NA  20 (3rd)
1873 NA  11 (9th)
1875 NA  16 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1872 NA  1.9 (3rd)
1873 NA  1.1 (9th)
1875 NA  1.9 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1875 NA  27 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1872 NA  96 (5th)
1873 NA  95 (10th)
1875 NA  127 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1872 NA  .789 (3rd)
1873 NA  .664 (8th)
1875 NA  .672 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1874 NA  294.0 (2nd)
Career  15.9 (215th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1871 NA  117 (5th)
1875 NA  269 (5th)
1876 NL  221 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1879 NL  born 1849-07-27 (8th)
1880 NL  born 1849-07-27 (8th)
1881 NL  born 1849-07-27 (7th)
1882 NL  born 1849-07-27 (6th)
1883 NL  born 1849-07-27 (6th)
1884 NL  born 1849-07-27 (4th)
1885 NL  born 1849-07-27 (5th)
1886 NL  born 1849-07-27 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 46 (532), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1284), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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