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Buck Freeman

John Frank Freeman

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 169 lb.

Born: October 30, 1871 in Catasauqua, PA
Signed by the Washington Statesmen as an amateur free agent in 1891. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1891
Teams (by GP): Americans/Senators/Beaneaters/Statesmen 1891-1907

Final Game: April 20, 1907
Died: June 25, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Shavertown, PA
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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
1891 19 WAS AA 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0 /1
1898 26 WHS NL 29 119 107 19 39 2 3 3 21 2 7 4 .364 .424 .523 .947 171 56 4 1 O
1899 27 WHS NL 155 634 588 107 187 19 25 25 122 21 23 26 .318 .362 .563 .925 153 331 18 5 *O/1
1900 28 BSN NL 117 461 418 58 126 19 13 6 65 10 25 28 .301 .355 .452 .808 112 189 10 8 O3
1901 29 BOS AL 129 548 490 88 166 23 15 12 114 17 44 30 .339 .400 .520 .920 155 255 6 8 *3/4O
1902 30 BOS AL 138 608 564 75 174 38 19 11 121 17 32 40 .309 .352 .502 .854 132 283 6 6 *O
1903 31 BOS AL 141 611 567 74 163 39 20 13 104 5 30 73 .287 .328 .496 .823 139 281 4 10 *O
1904 32 BOS AL 157 652 597 64 167 20 19 7 84 7 32 90 .280 .329 .412 .741 128 246 12 11 *O
1905 33 BOS AL 130 515 455 59 109 20 8 3 49 8 46 51 .240 .316 .338 .655 107 154 5 9 3O/5
1906 34 BOS AL 121 436 392 42 98 18 9 1 30 5 28 44 .250 .302 .349 .651 104 137 1 15 O3/5
1907 35 BOS AL 4 15 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 .167 .333 .417 .750 140 5 0 0 /O
11 Yrs 1126 4619 4208 588 1235 199 131 82 713 92 272 390 .293 .346 .462 .808 132 1942 66 73
162 Game Avg. 162 665 605 85 178 29 19 12 103 13 39 56 .293 .346 .462 .808 132 279 9
BOS (7 yrs) 820 3385 3077 403 879 158 90 48 504 59 215 330 .286 .339 .442 .781 130 1361 34 59
WHS (3 yrs) 189 773 713 127 230 22 28 28 144 23 32 32 .323 .370 .550 .920 154 392 22 6
BSN (1 yr) 117 461 418 58 126 19 13 6 65 10 25 28 .301 .355 .452 .808 112 189 10 8
AL (7 yrs) 820 3385 3077 403 879 158 90 48 504 59 215 330 .286 .339 .442 .781 130 1361 34 59
NL (3 yrs) 301 1214 1113 184 352 40 41 34 208 33 55 58 .316 .366 .518 .883 139 576 32 14
AA (1 yr) 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 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
1891 19 WAS AA 5 20 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .515 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1898 26 WHS NL 29 119 10 -0 0 -2 -2 6 0.6 4 10 0.9 .519 .503 1.1 -0.3 12 $ O
1899 27 WHS NL 155 634 37 -1 0 -12 -9 16 1.3 20 35 3.3 .509 .509 4.5 -2.0 47 $ *O/1
1900 28 BSN NL 117 461 5 -1 0 -2 -5 -3 -0.3 13 10 1.0 .498 .498 1.2 -0.7 12 $ O3
1901 29 BOS AL 129 548 37 -1 0 0 -3 33 2.9 18 51 4.7 .523 .518 4.7 -0.3 51 $ *3/4O
1902 30 BOS AL 138 608 22 -1 0 6 -7 20 1.8 20 39 3.8 .514 .512 3.4 -0.2 33 $ *O
1903 31 BOS AL 141 611 24 0 0 0 -8 17 1.6 20 37 3.7 .513 .511 3.8 -1.0 37 $ *O
1904 32 BOS AL 157 652 16 -0 0 -3 -8 5 0.4 22 26 2.6 .504 .503 3.0 -1.5 29 $ *O
1905 33 BOS AL 130 515 4 -1 0 -4 -5 -6 -0.8 17 12 1.0 .495 .496 1.4 -1.1 16 $ 3O/5
1906 34 BOS AL 121 436 2 -0 0 -2 -5 -6 -0.7 15 9 0.8 .494 .496 1.0 -0.8 11 $ O3/5
1907 35 BOS AL 4 15 1 0 0 0 -0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .512 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /O
11 Seasons 1126 4619 157 -5 0 -19 -50 83 7.0 149 231 22.0 .507 .504 24.3 -7.8 250 $
BOS (7 yrs) 820 3385 105 -4 0 -3 -36 63 5.3 112 175 16.7 .507 .505 17.4 -4.8 178 $
WHS (3 yrs) 189 773 46 -1 0 -14 -9 23 2.0 24 46 4.3 .511 .504 5.7 -2.3 60 $
BSN (1 yr) 117 461 5 -1 0 -2 -5 -3 -0.3 13 10 1.0 .498 .498 1.2 -0.7 12 $

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
1891 19 WAS AA 20 14 2 3.7 87 .250 .222 .255 .300 .338 .278 .344 .578 .682 69 .465 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .167 .056
1898 26 WHS NL 119 69 23 8.7 91 .360 .364 .278 .424 .342 .523 .357 .947 .699 171 .809 9.4 1.0 1.015 .243 .159 2.4
1899 27 WHS NL 634 406 114 7.2 99 .302 .318 .289 .362 .351 .563 .376 .925 .727 153 .722 35.3 3.5 .980 .320 .245 22.8
1900 28 BSN NL 461 300 64 5.6 107 .313 .301 .300 .355 .363 .452 .396 .808 .758 112 .620 5.4 0.5 .801 .234 .151 7.5
1901 29 BOS AL 548 332 100 7.9 96 .344 .339 .283 .400 .339 .520 .380 .920 .719 155 .750 35.7 3.5 .994 .306 .182 14.1
1902 30 BOS AL 608 396 98 6.5 99 .318 .309 .286 .352 .344 .502 .386 .854 .730 132 .687 22.0 2.2 .867 .280 .193 13.4
1903 31 BOS AL 611 414 91 5.8 86 .312 .287 .269 .328 .319 .496 .363 .823 .682 139 .709 25.4 2.8 .792 .270 .208 7.2
1904 32 BOS AL 652 441 78 4.7 77 .320 .280 .258 .329 .310 .412 .339 .741 .649 128 .673 17.4 2.0 .691 .198 .132 7.0
1905 33 BOS AL 515 355 48 3.6 73 .264 .240 .249 .316 .308 .338 .325 .655 .634 107 .566 4.1 0.5 .616 .218 .099 4.4
1906 34 BOS AL 436 309 41 3.5 74 .280 .250 .255 .302 .310 .349 .326 .651 .637 104 .542 1.3 0.2 .582 .184 .099 1.7
1907 35 BOS AL 15 10 2 5.4 71 .111 .167 .253 .333 .308 .417 .316 .750 .624 140 .728 0.6 0.1 .800 .500 .250 .0
11 Yrs 4619 3046 661 5.7 89 .309 .293 .274 .346 .331 .462 .362 .808 .693 132 .680 155.9 16.2 .798 .255 .168 86.7
162 Game Avg. 665 438 95 5.7 89 .309 .293 .274 .346 .331 .462 .362 .808 .693 132 .680 22 2 .798 .255 .168 12
BOS (7 yrs) 3385 2257 458 5.4 85 .308 .286 .267 .339 .322 .442 .355 .781 .677 130 .673 106.4 11.3 .759 .246 .157 52.9
WHS (3 yrs) 773 489 139 7.3 97 .309 .323 .286 .370 .349 .550 .372 .920 .722 154 .733 44.0 4.4 .971 .304 .227 25.3
BSN (1 yr) 461 300 64 5.6 107 .313 .301 .300 .355 .363 .452 .396 .808 .758 112 .620 5.4 0.5 .801 .234 .151 7.5
AL (7 yrs) 3385 2257 458 5.4 85 .308 .286 .267 .339 .322 .442 .355 .781 .677 130 .673 106.4 11.3 .759 .246 .157 52.9
NL (3 yrs) 1214 775 201 6.7 101 .311 .316 .292 .366 .355 .518 .381 .883 .736 139 .699 50.1 5.0 .915 .280 .201 33.5
AA (1 yr) 20 14 2 3.7 87 .250 .222 .255 .300 .338 .278 .344 .578 .682 69 .464 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .167 .056

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1903 31 BOS AL WS PIT W 8 34 31 6 9 0 3 0 4 0 1 2 2 .290 .324 .484 .807 15 0 0 0 1 0
1 WS 8 34 31 6 9 0 3 0 4 0 1 2 2 .290 .324 .484 .807 15 0 0 0 1 0

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
1891 19 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1892 20 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1893 21 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1894 22 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1895 23 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1896 24 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1897 25 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .222 .300 .278 .578 69 5 0
1898 26 34 139 125 20 43 3 3 3 22 2 9 6 .344 .406 .488 .894 156 61 4 1
1899 27 189 773 713 127 230 22 28 28 144 23 32 32 .323 .370 .550 .920 154 392 22 6
1900 28 306 1234 1131 185 356 41 41 34 209 33 57 60 .315 .365 .514 .878 138 581 32 14
1901 29 435 1782 1621 273 522 64 56 46 323 50 101 90 .322 .376 .516 .891 143 836 38 22
1902 30 573 2390 2185 348 696 102 75 57 444 67 133 130 .319 .370 .512 .882 140 1119 44 28
1903 31 714 3001 2752 422 859 141 95 70 548 72 163 203 .312 .361 .509 .870 140 1400 48 38
1904 32 871 3653 3349 486 1026 161 114 77 632 79 195 293 .306 .355 .491 .847 138 1646 60 49
1905 33 1001 4168 3804 545 1135 181 122 80 681 87 241 344 .298 .351 .473 .824 135 1800 65 58
1906 34 1122 4604 4196 587 1233 199 131 81 711 92 269 388 .294 .346 .462 .808 132 1937 66 73
1907 35 1126 4619 4208 588 1235 199 131 82 713 92 272 390 .293 .346 .462 .808 132 1942 66 73

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
1891 19 7 24 22 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 .182 .250 .227 .477 1 5
1898 26 31 122 110 18 38 2 3 3 20 2 7 4 .345 .405 .500 .905 21 29
1899 27 163 645 601 96 179 18 24 24 109 20 22 27 .298 .341 .527 .868 102 155
1900 28 133 498 455 50 122 18 13 6 56 10 24 32 .268 .319 .404 .723 56 117
1901 29 153 621 559 87 176 24 16 13 113 18 47 35 .315 .374 .485 .859 99 129
1902 30 162 697 648 78 190 41 21 12 126 19 35 47 .293 .336 .477 .813 102 138
1903 31 164 717 664 88 193 46 24 15 124 6 36 85 .291 .332 .500 .832 108 141
1904 32 162 695 634 78 190 23 22 8 102 8 36 93 .300 .351 .443 .794 95 157
1905 33 137 561 492 74 128 23 9 4 62 9 54 54 .260 .341 .368 .708 60 130
1906 34 128 478 428 54 117 21 11 1 39 6 33 47 .273 .327 .381 .708 53 121
1907 35 4 16 13 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 .154 .313 .385 .697 2 4
11 Yrs 1244 5074 4626 625 1339 217 143 87 755 98 299 429 .289 .342 .455 .797 699 1126
162 Game Avg. 162 661 602 81 174 28 19 11 98 13 39 56 .289 .342 .455 .797 91 1126

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1901 AL  4.7 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1901 AL  4.7 (4th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1899 NL  4.5 (7th)
1901 AL  4.7 (3rd)
1903 AL  3.8 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1901 AL  .339 (3rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1901 AL  .400 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1899 NL  .563 (2nd)
1900 NL  .452 (9th)
1901 AL  .520 (2nd)
1902 AL  .502 (6th)
1903 AL  .496 (3rd)
1904 AL  .412 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1899 NL  .925 (5th)
1901 AL  .920 (2nd)
1902 AL  .854 (7th)
1903 AL  .823 (5th)
1904 AL  .741 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1899 NL  155 (1st)
1902 AL  138 (2nd)
1903 AL  141 (1st)
1904 AL  157 (2nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1902 AL  564 (2nd)
1903 AL  567 (3rd)
1904 AL  597 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1902 AL  608 (6th)
1903 AL  611 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1901 AL  166 (7th)
1902 AL  174 (5th)
1903 AL  163 (7th)
1904 AL  167 (10th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1899 NL  331 (2nd)
1901 AL  255 (4th)
1902 AL  283 (2nd)
1903 AL  281 (1st)
1904 AL  246 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1902 AL  38 (5th)
1903 AL  39 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1899 NL  25 (2nd)
1900 NL  13 (8th)
1901 AL  15 (6th)
1902 AL  19 (2nd)
1903 AL  20 (3rd)
1904 AL  19 (1st)
Career  131 (78th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL  25 (1st)
1900 NL  6 (10th)
1901 AL  12 (2nd)
1902 AL  11 (2nd)
1903 AL  13 (1st)
1904 AL  7 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1899 NL  122 (2nd)
1901 AL  114 (2nd)
1902 AL  121 (1st)
1903 AL  104 (1st)
1904 AL  84 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1903 AL  73 (2nd)
1904 AL  90 (3rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1899 NL  153 (5th)
1901 AL  156 (2nd)
1902 AL  131 (7th)
1903 AL  139 (7th)
Career  132 (142nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1899 NL  114 (5th)
1901 AL  100 (3rd)
1902 AL  98 (4th)
1903 AL  91 (4th)
1904 AL  78 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1899 NL  35 (6th)
1901 AL  36 (2nd)
1902 AL  21 (7th)
1903 AL  25 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1899 NL  3.5 (6th)
1901 AL  3.6 (2nd)
1902 AL  2.2 (7th)
1903 AL  2.8 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1899 NL  69 (2nd)
1900 NL  38 (9th)
1901 AL  50 (5th)
1902 AL  68 (1st)
1903 AL  72 (1st)
1904 AL  46 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1899 NL  .722 (8th)
1901 AL  .750 (2nd)
1902 AL  .687 (7th)
1903 AL  .709 (7th)
1904 AL  .673 (10th)
Career  .680 (114th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1899 NL  18 (4th)
1904 AL  12 (4th)
Career  66 (231st)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1899 NL  22.8 (1st)
1901 AL  14.1 (2nd)
1902 AL  13.4 (2nd)
1903 AL  7.2 (9th)
1904 AL  7.0 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL  23.5 (1st)
1900 NL  69.7 (7th)
1901 AL  40.8 (3rd)
1902 AL  51.3 (7th)
1903 AL  43.6 (2nd)
1904 AL  85.3 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1902 AL  396 (5th)
1903 AL  414 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1891 AA  born 1871-10-30 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 19 (115), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 95 (239), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 48 (406), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (827), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Bing Miller (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bing Miller (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Carl Reynolds (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Carl Reynolds (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Carl Reynolds (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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