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Bob Fothergill

Robert Roy Fothergill (Fats)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: August 16, 1897 in Massillon, OH(All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1922
Teams (by GP): Tigers/WhiteSox/RedSox 1922-1933

Final Game: July 5, 1933
Died: March 20, 1938 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Massillon Cemetery, Massillon, OH
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Standard Batting

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
1922 24 DET AL 42 162 152 20 49 12 4 0 29 1 5 8 9 .322 .356 .454 .810 112 69 0 3 O9/87
1923 25 DET AL 101 268 241 34 76 18 2 1 49 5 4 12 19 .315 .358 .419 .777 106 101 4 11 O7/98
1924 26 DET AL 54 179 166 28 50 8 3 0 15 2 3 5 13 .301 .326 .386 .711 84 64 1 7 O7/98
1925 27 DET AL 71 223 204 38 72 14 0 2 28 3 2 6 3 .353 .377 .451 .828 111 92 2 11 O78/9
1926 28 DET AL 110 437 387 63 142 31 7 3 73 4 12 33 23 .367 .421 .506 .927 140 196 3 14 *O78/9 MVP-12
1927 29 DET AL 143 592 527 93 189 38 9 9 114 9 15 47 31 .359 .413 .516 .929 139 272 2 17 *O7
1928 30 DET AL 111 386 347 49 110 28 10 3 63 8 3 24 19 .317 .366 .481 .848 119 167 3 10 O79/8
1929 31 DET AL 115 293 277 42 98 24 9 6 62 3 1 11 11 .354 .378 .570 .949 141 158 0 5 O79
1930 32 TOT AL 107 297 278 24 77 18 3 2 38 1 1 10 18 .277 .307 .385 .692 75 107 2 6 O79
1930 32 DET AL 55 153 143 14 37 9 3 2 14 1 1 6 10 .259 .289 .406 .694 72 58 0 4 O7/9
1930 32 CHW AL 52 144 135 10 40 9 0 0 24 0 0 4 8 .296 .326 .363 .689 77 49 2 2 O9/7
1931 33 CHW AL 108 333 312 25 88 9 4 3 56 2 2 17 17 .282 .323 .365 .689 85 114 2 2 O79
1932 34 CHW AL 116 377 346 36 102 24 1 7 50 4 4 27 10 .295 .348 .431 .778 107 149 1 2 O79
1933 35 BOS AL 28 34 32 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .344 .382 .375 .757 100 12 0 0 /O97
12 Yrs 1106 3581 3269 453 1064 225 52 36 582 42 52 202 177 .325 .368 .459 .828 115 1501 20 88
162 Game Avg. 162 525 479 66 156 33 8 5 85 6 8 30 26 .325 .368 .459 .828 115 220 3 13
DET (9 yrs) 802 2693 2444 381 823 182 47 26 447 36 46 152 138 .337 .379 .482 .861 122 1177 15 82
CHW (3 yrs) 276 854 793 71 230 42 5 10 130 6 6 48 35 .290 .335 .393 .728 93 312 5 6
BOS (1 yr) 28 34 32 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .344 .382 .375 .757 100 12 0 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
1922 24 DET AL 42 162 2 -2 0 -5 -2 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.1 .486 .496 0.4 -0.7 4 $ O9/87
1923 25 DET AL 101 268 2 -0 0 -2 -3 -4 -0.4 8 5 0.5 .497 .498 0.7 -0.5 7 $ O7/98
1924 26 DET AL 54 179 -5 -0 0 0 -2 -7 -0.7 6 -2 -0.1 .487 .496 -0.1 -0.2 -2 $ O7/98
1925 27 DET AL 71 223 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0.2 7 9 0.9 .502 .501 0.9 -0.2 9 $ O78/9
1926 28 DET AL 110 437 23 -4 0 0 -4 15 1.5 14 29 2.9 .513 .509 2.9 -0.4 29 $ *O78/9 MVP-12
1927 29 DET AL 143 592 31 -4 0 2 -6 22 2.2 19 41 4.0 .515 .513 3.8 -0.4 39 $ *O7
1928 30 DET AL 111 386 9 1 0 -1 -4 5 0.5 12 17 1.7 .504 .503 1.8 -0.5 18 $ O79/8
1929 31 DET AL 115 293 16 1 0 -2 -3 12 1.1 9 21 2.0 .510 .507 2.2 -0.5 23 $ O79
1930 32 DET AL 55 153 -7 0 0 -2 -2 -11 -1.0 5 -6 -0.5 .482 .494 -0.3 -0.3 -4 $ O7/9
1930 32 CHW AL 52 144 -4 0 0 -3 -1 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.3 .486 .495 0.0 -0.4 -1 $ O9/7
1931 33 CHW AL 108 333 -6 0 0 2 -4 -7 -0.7 10 3 0.4 .494 .496 0.2 -0.1 1 $ O79
1932 34 CHW AL 116 377 4 -0 0 -5 -4 -5 -0.5 12 7 0.7 .496 .497 1.2 -0.9 12 $ O79
1933 35 BOS AL 28 34 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /O97
12 Seasons 1106 3581 70 -8 0 -16 -38 8 0.9 113 120 12.2 .501 .500 13.8 -5.1 136 $
DET (9 yrs) 802 2693 75 -8 0 -10 -29 29 2.8 85 113 11.3 .503 .502 12.3 -3.7 123 $
CHW (3 yrs) 276 854 -5 -0 0 -6 -9 -20 -1.9 27 6 0.8 .493 .496 1.4 -1.4 12 $
BOS (1 yr) 28 34 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1922 24 DET AL 162 111 23 5.6 107 .343 .322 .289 .356 .354 .454 .406 .810 .760 112 .571 2.4 0.2 .676 .158 .132 .0
1923 25 DET AL 268 180 34 5.1 106 .339 .315 .288 .358 .357 .419 .398 .777 .755 106 .535 1.9 0.2 .698 .158 .104 1.7
1924 26 DET AL 179 126 20 4.2 110 .327 .301 .295 .326 .365 .386 .405 .711 .770 84 .435 -4.6 -0.4 .580 .108 .084 .0
1925 27 DET AL 223 145 34 6.3 114 .352 .353 .297 .377 .367 .451 .416 .828 .784 111 .592 3.2 0.3 .754 .132 .098 2.4
1926 28 DET AL 437 271 77 7.6 110 .385 .367 .291 .421 .363 .506 .408 .927 .771 140 .706 23.3 2.2 .872 .204 .140 3.4
1927 29 DET AL 592 370 107 7.7 111 .370 .359 .294 .413 .362 .516 .413 .929 .776 139 .700 30.5 2.9 .892 .235 .157 9.0
1928 30 DET AL 386 250 61 6.5 110 .329 .317 .291 .366 .356 .481 .414 .848 .770 119 .641 8.9 0.8 .829 .248 .164 4.4
1929 31 DET AL 293 185 60 8.7 112 .354 .354 .292 .378 .359 .570 .422 .949 .780 141 .736 15.1 1.4 .950 .264 .217 4.0
1930 32 TOT AL 297 208 33 4.2 115 .291 .277 .294 .307 .358 .385 .432 .692 .790 75 .401 -11.2 -1.0 .589 .144 .108 1.3
1930 32 DET AL 153 111 17 4.1 117 .267 .259 .297 .289 .362 .406 .438 .694 .800 72 .386 -6.8 -0.6 .598 .189 .147 1.3
1930 32 CHW AL 144 97 16 4.4 112 .315 .296 .290 .326 .354 .363 .426 .689 .780 77 .418 -4.3 -0.4 .579 .096 .067
1931 33 CHW AL 333 228 36 4.2 103 .291 .282 .279 .323 .345 .365 .399 .689 .744 85 .431 -7.2 -0.7 .588 .138 .083 2.4
1932 34 CHW AL 377 250 51 5.5 105 .289 .295 .276 .348 .346 .431 .406 .778 .752 107 .540 3.7 0.4 .714 .214 .136 5.1
1933 35 BOS AL 34 21 5 6.4 108 .393 .344 .283 .382 .355 .375 .408 .757 .763 100 .632 0.0 0.0 .667 .094 .031
12 Yrs 3581 2345 541 6.2 109 .336 .325 .289 .368 .357 .459 .411 .828 .768 115 .605 65.9 6.3 .759 .192 .134 38.8
162 Game Avg. 525 343 79 6.2 109 .336 .325 .289 .368 .357 .459 .411 .828 .768 115 .605 10 1 .759 .192 .134 6
DET (9 yrs) 2693 1749 433 6.6 111 .350 .337 .293 .379 .361 .482 .413 .861 .773 122 .638 73.7 7.0 .800 .203 .145 30.2
CHW (3 yrs) 854 575 103 4.8 105 .294 .290 .280 .335 .347 .393 .407 .728 .754 93 .479 -7.8 -0.7 .641 .164 .103 7.5
BOS (1 yr) 34 21 5 6.4 108 .393 .344 .283 .382 .355 .375 .408 .757 .763 100 .632 0.0 0.0 .667 .094 .031

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1922 24 DET AL 162 0.0% 5.6% 4.9% 9.9% 33% 1.13 16.9 5.2 88%
1923 25 DET AL 268 0.4% 7.1% 4.5% 7.8% 28% 1.58 12.7 241.0 4.9 82%
1924 26 DET AL 179 0.0% 7.3% 2.8% 6.2% 22% 2.60 12.8 11.1 85%
1925 27 DET AL 223 0.9% 1.4% 2.7% 7.2% 22% 0.50 68.0 102.0 7.3 89%
1926 28 DET AL 437 0.7% 5.3% 7.6% 9.4% 29% 0.70 16.8 129.0 5.3 83%
1927 29 DET AL 592 1.5% 5.2% 7.9% 9.5% 30% 0.66 17.0 58.6 4.6 82%
1928 30 DET AL 386 0.8% 4.9% 6.2% 10.6% 37% 0.79 18.3 115.7 5.5 84%
1929 31 DET AL 293 2.1% 3.8% 3.8% 13.3% 40% 1.00 25.2 46.2 4.5 89%
1930 32 TOT AL 297 0.7% 6.1% 3.4% 7.7% 30% 1.80 15.4 139.0 7.3 87%
1930 32 DET AL 153 1.3% 6.5% 3.9% 9.2% 38% 1.67 14.3 71.5 10.2 86%
1930 32 CHW AL 144 0.0% 5.6% 2.8% 6.3% 23% 2.00 16.9 5.6 88%
1931 33 CHW AL 333 0.9% 5.1% 5.1% 4.8% 18% 1.00 18.4 104.0 5.6 88%
1932 34 CHW AL 377 1.9% 2.7% 7.2% 8.5% 31% 0.37 34.6 49.4 6.9 87%
1933 35 BOS AL 34 0.0% 11.8% 5.9% 2.9% 9% 2.00 8.0 6.4 82%
12 Yrs 3581 1.0% 4.9% 5.6% 8.7% 29% 0.88 18.5 90.8 5.6 85%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.5% 7.9% 6.8% 27% 0.95 11.9 76.5 7.7 80%

Cumulative Batting

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
1922 24 42 162 152 20 49 12 4 0 29 1 5 8 9 .322 .356 .454 .810 112 69 0 3
1923 25 143 430 393 54 125 30 6 1 78 6 9 20 28 .318 .357 .433 .790 108 170 4 14
1924 26 197 609 559 82 175 38 9 1 93 8 12 25 41 .313 .348 .419 .767 101 234 5 21
1925 27 268 832 763 120 247 52 9 3 121 11 14 31 44 .324 .356 .427 .783 104 326 7 32
1926 28 378 1269 1150 183 389 83 16 6 194 15 26 64 67 .338 .378 .454 .832 116 522 10 46
1927 29 521 1861 1677 276 578 121 25 15 308 24 41 111 98 .345 .389 .473 .863 123 794 12 63
1928 30 632 2247 2024 325 688 149 35 18 371 32 44 135 117 .340 .385 .475 .860 123 961 15 73
1929 31 747 2540 2301 367 786 173 44 24 433 35 45 146 128 .342 .385 .486 .871 125 1119 15 78
1930 32 854 2837 2579 391 863 191 47 26 471 36 46 156 146 .335 .376 .475 .852 119 1226 17 84
1931 33 962 3170 2891 416 951 200 51 29 527 38 48 173 163 .329 .371 .464 .834 116 1340 19 86
1932 34 1078 3547 3237 452 1053 224 52 36 577 42 52 200 173 .325 .368 .460 .828 115 1489 20 88
1933 35 1106 3581 3269 453 1064 225 52 36 582 42 52 202 177 .325 .368 .459 .828 115 1501 20 88

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1922 24 44 169 158 20 50 12 4 0 30 1 8 9 .316 .349 .443 .792 25 42
1923 25 106 279 251 34 77 18 2 1 48 5 12 20 .307 .348 .406 .755 35 101
1924 26 57 185 172 27 50 8 3 0 15 2 5 14 .291 .315 .372 .687 20 54
1925 27 75 229 209 35 70 14 0 2 26 3 6 3 .335 .359 .431 .790 32 71
1926 28 116 452 401 62 143 31 7 3 71 4 33 24 .357 .410 .491 .901 80 110
1927 29 149 602 536 86 183 37 9 9 105 9 46 32 .341 .396 .494 .890 103 143
1928 30 117 396 358 47 109 28 10 3 60 8 24 20 .304 .353 .464 .817 58 111
1929 31 122 302 286 39 96 24 9 6 58 3 11 12 .336 .360 .545 .906 56 115
1930 32 113 301 284 21 73 17 3 2 33 1 9 19 .257 .285 .359 .644 28 107
1931 33 113 342 321 24 87 9 4 3 53 2 17 18 .271 .312 .352 .664 34 108
1932 34 122 389 359 35 102 24 1 7 48 4 27 11 .284 .336 .415 .751 49 116
1933 35 30 35 33 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 2 4 .333 .371 .364 .735 4 28
12 Yrs 1164 3681 3368 431 1051 223 52 36 552 42 200 186 .312 .354 .441 .795 524 1106
162 Game Avg. 162 512 469 60 146 31 7 5 77 6 28 26 .312 .354 .441 .795 73 1106

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1926 AL (12, 9%)
0.09 Career Shares (940th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1927 AL  4.0 (10th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1927 AL  3.8 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1926 AL  .367 (3rd)
1927 AL  .359 (4th)
1929 AL  .354 (6th)
Career  .325 (39th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1926 AL  .421 (7th)
1927 AL  .413 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1926 AL  .506 (9th)
1927 AL  .516 (7th)
1928 AL  .481 (9th)
1929 AL  .570 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1926 AL  .927 (7th)
1927 AL  .929 (5th)
1929 AL  .949 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1927 AL  189 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1927 AL  272 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1927 AL  38 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1927 AL  9 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1927 AL  114 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1927 AL  133 (3rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1926 AL  140 (7th)
1927 AL  139 (6th)
1929 AL  140 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1927 AL  107 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1927 AL  30 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1927 AL  2.9 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1927 AL  56 (8th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1927 AL  238 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1926 AL  .706 (7th)
1927 AL  .700 (7th)
1929 AL  .736 (7th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1926 AL  12 (4th)
1927 AL  15 (3rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1927 AL  9.0 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1929 AL  25.2 (8th)
1932 AL  34.6 (6th)
Career  18.5 (150th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1927 AL  58.6 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 37 (670), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 40 (481), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 27 (416), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Bing Miller (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Lew Fonseca (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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