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Davy Force

David W. Force (Wee Davy or Tom Thumb)

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 4", Weight: 130 lb.

Born: July 27, 1849 in New York, NY(All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Teams (by GP): Bisons/Athletics/Nationals/Canaries/WhiteStockings/... 1871-1886

Final Game: August 20, 1886
Died: June 21, 1918 in Englewood, NJ
Buried: Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, NJ
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Fine Details  · Last Updated May 30, 2012, 7:03PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1256. Jimmie Hall… #1257. Jose Oquendo… #1258. Dick Wakefield… #1259. DAVY FORCE… #1260. Chad Curtis… #1261. Hector Lopez… #1262. Randy Hundley… 

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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 96 62 1 0 *6/5
1872 22 TOT NA 44 227 225 69 94 13 2 0 33 7 2 2 0 .418 .423 .493 .916 179 111 1 0 *5/6
1872 22 TRO NA 25 131 130 40 53 11 0 0 19 2 2 1 0 .408 .412 .492 .905 177 64 1 0 5/6
1872 22 BAL NA 19 96 95 29 41 2 2 0 14 5 0 1 0 .432 .438 .495 .932 181 47 0 0 5
1873 23 BAL NA 49 242 233 77 85 10 1 0 30 1 0 9 1 .365 .388 .416 .805 137 97 0 0 *56/1
1874 24 CHI NA 59 297 294 61 92 9 0 0 26 4 0 3 1 .313 .320 .344 .663 113 101 2 0 *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 4 0 *6/5
1876 26 TOT NL 61 292 287 48 66 6 0 0 17 5 3 .230 .243 .251 .494 64 72 0 *6/5
1876 26 ATH NL 60 289 284 48 66 6 0 0 17 5 3 .232 .246 .254 .499 65 72 0 *6/5
1876 26 NYU NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /6
1877 27 STL NL 58 236 225 24 59 5 3 0 22 11 15 .262 .297 .311 .608 96 70 0 *6/5
1879 29 BUF NL 79 329 316 36 66 5 2 0 8 13 37 .209 .240 .237 .477 55 75 0 *6/5
1880 30 BUF NL 81 300 290 22 49 10 0 0 17 10 35 .169 .197 .203 .400 35 59 0 46
1881 31 BUF NL 75 289 278 21 50 9 1 0 15 11 29 .180 .211 .219 .430 36 61 0 46/O5
1882 32 BUF NL 73 290 278 39 67 10 1 1 28 12 17 .241 .272 .295 .567 81 82 0 *65/4
1883 33 BUF NL 96 390 378 40 82 11 3 0 35 12 39 .217 .241 .262 .503 51 99 0 *65/4
1884 34 BUF NL 106 430 403 47 83 13 3 0 36 27 41 .206 .256 .253 .509 60 102 0 *6/4
1885 35 BUF NL 71 266 253 20 57 6 1 0 15 13 19 .225 .263 .257 .520 67 65 0 46/5
1886 36 WHS NL 68 259 242 26 44 5 1 0 16 9 17 26 .182 .236 .211 .446 41 51 0 6/45
15 Yrs 1029 4406 4250 653 1059 143 27 1 376 35 5 156 268 .249 .276 .296 .572 81 1259 8 0
162 Game Avg. 162 694 669 103 167 23 4 0 59 25 42 .249 .276 .296 .572 81 198 0
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 0
BAL (2 yrs) 68 338 328 106 126 12 3 0 44 6 0 10 1 .384 .402 .439 .841 149 144 0 0
ATH (1 yr) 77 393 386 78 120 22 5 0 49 6 3 7 5 .311 .323 .394 .717 140 152 4 0
OLY (1 yr) 32 166 162 45 45 9 4 0 29 8 0 4 0 .278 .295 .383 .678 96 62 1 0
CHI (1 yr) 59 297 294 61 92 9 0 0 26 4 0 3 1 .313 .320 .344 .663 113 101 2 0
TRO (1 yr) 25 131 130 40 53 11 0 0 19 2 2 1 0 .408 .412 .492 .905 177 64 1 0
WHS (1 yr) 68 259 242 26 44 5 1 0 16 9 17 26 .182 .236 .211 .446 41 51 0
STL (1 yr) 58 236 225 24 59 5 3 0 22 11 15 .262 .297 .311 .608 96 70 0
NYU (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
ATH (1 yr) 60 289 284 48 66 6 0 0 17 5 3 .232 .246 .254 .499 65 72 0
NL (10 yrs) 768 3081 2950 323 623 80 15 1 209 9 131 261 .211 .245 .249 .494 58 736 0
NA (5 yrs) 261 1325 1300 330 436 63 12 0 167 26 5 25 7 .335 .348 .402 .750 134 523 8 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1871 21 OLY NA 32 166 0 2 0 13 2 17 1.0 4 21 1.5 .531 .506 0.7 0.9 8 $ *6/5
1872 22 TRO NA 25 131 15 -1 0 4 1 19 1.2 5 25 1.8 .548 .507 1.5 0.3 21 $ 5/6
1872 22 BAL NA 19 96 12 1 0 3 1 16 1.0 4 20 1.4 .553 .506 1.2 0.2 17 $ 5
1873 23 BAL NA 49 242 16 1 0 5 3 24 1.5 8 32 2.4 .531 .509 2.1 0.5 28 $1,500 *56/1
1874 24 CHI NA 59 297 7 1 0 5 3 16 1.1 9 25 2.1 .519 .507 1.8 0.6 20 $ *56/1
1875 25 ATH NA 77 393 15 0 0 7 5 28 2.3 18 45 4.2 .531 .515 3.6 1.0 38 $ *6/5
1876 26 ATH NL 60 289 -10 0 0 2 4 -4 -0.4 9 5 0.5 .495 .498 0.4 0.5 3 $ *6/5
1876 26 NYU NL 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .445 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 $ /6
1877 27 STL NL 58 236 0 0 0 7 4 11 0.9 7 17 1.7 .517 .506 1.0 1.0 10 $ *6/5
1879 29 BUF NL 79 329 -16 0 0 11 5 -0 -0.1 10 10 1.0 .500 .500 0.0 1.5 -1 $ *6/5
1880 30 BUF NL 81 300 -19 0 0 3 3 -13 -1.4 9 -4 -0.4 .483 .492 -0.7 0.6 -7 $ 46
1881 31 BUF NL 75 289 -20 0 0 11 2 -7 -0.8 9 2 0.2 .491 .496 -0.8 1.3 -9 $ 46/O5
1882 32 BUF NL 73 290 -5 0 0 3 4 2 0.1 8 11 1.1 .503 .501 0.8 0.6 8 $ *65/4
1883 33 BUF NL 96 390 -22 0 0 3 6 -14 -1.4 12 -2 -0.1 .487 .492 -0.2 0.7 -5 $ *65/4
1884 34 BUF NL 106 430 -16 0 0 3 7 -6 -0.8 13 7 0.6 .494 .496 0.5 0.8 4 $ *6/4
1885 35 BUF NL 71 266 -8 0 0 -9 3 -15 -1.5 8 -7 -0.6 .480 .491 0.3 -0.6 2 $ 46/5
1886 36 WHS NL 68 259 -14 -0 0 6 4 -5 -0.5 8 3 0.3 .493 .497 -0.1 0.9 -3 $ 6/45
15 Seasons 1029 4406 -69 4 0 77 57 70 2.1 141 210 17.7 .503 .501 12.1 10.7 133 $1,500
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
BUF (7 yrs) 581 2294 -108 0 0 25 30 -53 -5.9 69 16 1.8 .491 .496 -0.1 4.9 -8 $
BAL (2 yrs) 68 338 27 2 0 8 4 41 2.5 12 53 3.8 .537 .508 3.3 0.7 45 $1,500
ATH (1 yr) 77 393 15 0 0 7 5 28 2.3 18 45 4.2 .531 .515 3.6 1.0 38 $
OLY (1 yr) 32 166 0 2 0 13 2 17 1.0 4 21 1.5 .531 .506 0.7 0.9 8 $
CHI (1 yr) 59 297 7 1 0 5 3 16 1.1 9 25 2.1 .519 .507 1.8 0.6 20 $
TRO (1 yr) 25 131 15 -1 0 4 1 19 1.2 5 25 1.8 .548 .507 1.5 0.3 21 $
WHS (1 yr) 68 259 -14 -0 0 6 4 -5 -0.5 8 3 0.3 .493 .497 -0.1 0.9 -3 $
STL (1 yr) 58 236 0 0 0 7 4 11 0.9 7 17 1.7 .517 .506 1.0 1.0 10 $
NYU (1 yr) 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .445 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 $
ATH (1 yr) 60 289 -10 0 0 2 4 -4 -0.4 9 5 0.5 .495 .498 0.4 0.5 3 $

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1873 23 BAL NA 1 1 .500 2.50 3 1 2 1 0 0 18.0 23 20 5 0 1 0 0 1 90 142 1.333 11.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.00
1874 24 CHI NA 0 0 15.43 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 22 24 12 4 0 0 0 51 16 3.143 28.3 5.1 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs 1 1 .500 6.12 4 1 3 1 0 0 25.0 45 44 17 4 1 0 0 1 141 53 1.840 16.2 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 14 14 .500 6.12 54 14 41 14 0 0 340 612 598 231 54 14 0 0 14 1918 53 1.840 16.2 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.00
CHI (1 yr) 0 0 15.43 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 22 24 12 4 0 0 0 51 16 3.143 28.3 5.1 0.0 0.0
BAL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 2.50 3 1 2 1 0 0 18.0 23 20 5 0 1 0 0 1 90 142 1.333 11.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1873 23 BAL NA 18.0 3 1 20 10.00 8.61 0.30 0.00 102.0 8.47 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -2 .440 .499 $1,500
1874 24 CHI NA 7.0 1 0 24 30.86 7.54 0.12 0.00 100.0 7.41 -18 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -18 .033 .497 $
2 Seasons 25.0 4 1 44 15.84 8.31 0.25 0.00 101.4 8.17 -21 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -19 .338 .498 $1,500
CHI (1 yr) 7.0 1 0 24 30.86 7.54 0.12 0.00 100.0 7.41 -18 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -18 .033 .497 $
BAL (1 yr) 18.0 3 1 20 10.00 8.61 0.30 0.00 102.0 8.47 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -2 .440 .499 $1,500

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
1871 OLY NA 21 SS 31 243 46 159 38 7 .844 6.61 .781 5.41
1871 OLY NA 21 3B 1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 4.00 .700 3.90
1872 TOT NA 22 3B 35 189 75 87 27 4 .857 4.63 .758 4.45
1872 TRO NA 22 3B 16 85 32 42 11 4 .871 4.63 .758 4.45
1872 TRO NA 22 SS 9 51 15 28 8 2 .843 4.78 .774 4.80
1872 BAL NA 22 3B 19 104 43 45 16 0 .846 4.63 .758 4.45
1873 BAL NA 23 3B 34 159 59 73 27 1 .830 3.88 .739 4.60
1873 BAL NA 23 SS 17 108 32 60 16 5 .852 5.41 .779 5.06
1873 BAL NA 23 P 3 18.0 4 0 2 2 0 .500 1.00 0.67 .805 1.95 1.93
1874 CHI NA 24 3B 42 257 93 113 51 6 .802 4.90 .759 4.37
1874 CHI NA 24 SS 18 105 23 66 16 2 .848 4.94 .786 4.69
1874 CHI NA 24 P 1 7.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.57 2.00 .810 2.19 2.20
1875 ATH NA 25 SS 77 423 116 259 48 22 .887 4.87 .816 4.63
1875 ATH NA 25 3B 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 .764 3.65
1876 TOT NL 26 SS 61 390 110 240 40 11 .897 5.74 .866 4.56
1876 ATH NL 26 SS 60 384 108 237 39 11 .898 5.75 .866 4.56
1876 ATH NL 26 3B 2 7 2 3 2 0 .714 2.50 .807 3.75
1876 NYU NL 26 SS 1 6 2 3 1 0 .833 5.00 .867 4.60
1877 STL NL 27 SS 50 257 75 160 22 9 .914 4.70 .865 4.58
1877 STL NL 27 3B 8 28 11 15 2 0 .929 3.25 .841 3.69
1879 BUF NL 29 SS 78 364 74 264 26 26 .929 4.33 .872 4.56
1879 BUF NL 29 3B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .830 3.40
1880 BUF NL 30 2B 53 393 163 206 24 27 .939 6.96 .897 6.39
1880 BUF NL 30 SS 30 191 59 118 14 10 .927 5.90 .882 4.38
1881 BUF NL 31 2B 51 412 168 218 26 19 .937 7.57 .903 6.24
1881 BUF NL 31 SS 21 109 25 78 6 6 .945 4.90 .873 4.63
1881 BUF NL 31 OF 3 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .870 2.07 0-0-3
1881 BUF NL 31 3B 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .860 3.60
1882 BUF NL 32 SS 61 303 66 209 28 13 .908 4.51 .852 4.48
1882 BUF NL 32 3B 11 40 18 18 4 0 .900 3.27 .843 3.53
1882 BUF NL 32 2B 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .895 6.10
1883 BUF NL 33 SS 78 361 79 240 42 22 .884 4.09 .853 4.58
1883 BUF NL 33 3B 13 47 17 25 5 2 .894 3.23 .830 3.29
1883 BUF NL 33 2B 7 40 19 15 6 4 .850 4.86 .890 6.16
1884 BUF NL 34 SS 105 470 110 312 48 21 .898 4.02 .864 4.30
1884 BUF NL 34 2B 1 7 3 3 1 0 .857 6.00 .890 5.80
1885 BUF NL 35 2B 42 280 113 134 33 23 .882 5.88 .899 5.76
1885 BUF NL 35 SS 24 103 28 66 9 5 .913 3.92 .872 4.59
1885 BUF NL 35 3B 6 25 7 13 5 1 .800 3.33 .866 3.27
1886 WHS NL 36 SS 56 296 58 211 27 21 .909 4.80 .880 4.37
1886 WHS NL 36 2B 8 46 18 22 6 3 .870 5.00 .908 5.54
1886 WHS NL 36 3B 4 15 1 13 1 0 .933 3.50 .865 3.28
15 Seasons SS 716 3774 916 2470 388 182 .897 4.73 .849 4.56
7 Seasons 2B 163 1182 485 601 96 76 .919 6.66 .900 6.12
13 Seasons 3B 160 781 289 366 126 14 .839 4.09 .772 4.16
2 Seasons P 4 25.0 7 0 4 3 0 .571 1.44 1.00 .807 2.02 2.00
1 Season OF 3 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .870 2.07 0-0-3
15 Seasons TOT 1046 25.0 5747 1692 3442 613 272 .893 1.44 4.91 .849 2.02 4.73 0-0-3
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-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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1872 NA  3.2 (9th)
1873 NA  2.4 (9th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1871 NA  1.5 (5th)
1872 NA  3.2 (3rd)
1873 NA  2.4 (4th)
1874 NA  2.1 (10th)
1875 NA  4.2 (6th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1872 NA  2.7 (3rd)
1873 NA  2.1 (4th)
1875 NA  3.6 (6th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1871 NA  0.9 (1st)
1872 NA  0.5 (8th)
1873 NA  0.5 (8th)
1874 NA  0.6 (6th)
1875 NA  1.0 (4th)
1877 NL  1.0 (3rd)
1879 NL  1.5 (4th)
1881 NL  1.3 (4th)
1886 NL  0.9 (10th)
Career  10.7 (176th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1872 NA  .418 (2nd)
1873 NA  .365 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1872 NA  .423 (3rd)
1873 NA  .388 (6th)

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  .805 (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 (8th)
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  74 (8th)
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  48 (3rd)
1875 NA  49 (7th)

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

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1872 NA  1.9 (3rd)
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)
1875 NA  127 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1872 NA  .794 (3rd)
1873 NA  .658 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1875 NA  4 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1873 NA  233.0 (6th)
1874 NA  294.0 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1871 NA  118 (6th)
1875 NA  273 (5th)
1876 NL  221 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1874 NA  4 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1873 NA  2 (6th)
1874 NA  1 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1873 NA  1 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1873 NA  0.1 (8th)

Assists† s c a p y
1871 NA  161 (1st)
1874 NA  181 (5th)
1875 NA  260 (2nd)
1876 NL  243 (3rd)
1880 NL  324 (2nd)
1881 NL  299 (1st)
1884 NL  315 (5th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
Career  613 (44th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
1872 NA  35 (4th)
1874 NA  42 (5th)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
1872 NA  75 (3rd)
1874 NA  93 (3rd)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
1872 NA  87 (3rd)
1874 NA  113 (5th)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1874 NA  51 (5th)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
1871 NA  31 (2nd)
1875 NA  77 (3rd)
1876 NL  61 (5th)
1877 NL  50 (4th)
1879 NL  78 (4th)
1882 NL  61 (4th)
1884 NL  105 (3rd)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
1871 NA  46 (1st)
1875 NA  116 (1st)
1876 NL  110 (1st)
1877 NL  75 (2nd)
1879 NL  74 (5th)
1882 NL  66 (4th)
1884 NL  110 (5th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
1871 NA  159 (1st)
1875 NA  259 (2nd)
1876 NL  240 (2nd)
1877 NL  160 (4th)
1879 NL  264 (3rd)
1882 NL  209 (3rd)
1884 NL  312 (2nd)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1871 NA  38 (2nd)
1876 NL  40 (5th)
1877 NL  22 (5th)
Career  388 (39th)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
1880 NL  6.96 (2nd)
1881 NL  7.57 (1st)

Fielding % as 2B s c a p y
1880 NL  .939 (1st)
1881 NL  .937 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1872 NA  4.63 (2nd)
1874 NA  4.90 (2nd)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1872 NA  .857 (1st)
1873 NA  .830 (1st)
1874 NA  .802 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
1871 NA  6.61 (2nd)
1875 NA  4.87 (2nd)
1876 NL  5.74 (1st)
1877 NL  4.70 (2nd)
1879 NL  4.33 (5th)
1882 NL  4.51 (3rd)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
1871 NA  .844 (1st)
1875 NA  .887 (1st)
1876 NL  .897 (2nd)
1877 NL  .914 (1st)
1879 NL  .929 (1st)
1882 NL  .908 (1st)
1883 NL  .884 (2nd)
1884 NL  .898 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1879 NL  born 1849-07-27 (9th)
1880 NL  born 1849-07-27 (8th)
1881 NL  born 1849-07-27 (8th)
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 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 46 (545), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1237), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  2. Fred Tenney (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dick Higham (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dick Higham (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dick Higham (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mike McGeary (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mike McGeary (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mike McGeary (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Eddie Stanky (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ivy Olson (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Arthur Irwin (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Arthur Irwin (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Arthur Irwin (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • November, 1885: Released by the Buffalo Bisons. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
  • January, 1886: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
187323Baltimore Canaries$1,500Preston Orem 161
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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