Jack Gleason

John Day Gleason

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 14, 1854 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1877
Teams (by GP): Maroons/Eclipse/BrownStockings/Athletics/Browns 1877-1886

Final Game: August 31, 1886
Died: September 4, 1944 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Relatives: Brother of Bill Gleason
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos	Awards
1877	22	MNE	N/A																					MNE · LGAL
1877	22	STL	NL	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0	/O

1879	24	DBQ	N/A																					DBQ · NWES
1882	27	STL	AA	78	358	331	53	84	10	1	2	0		27		.254	.310	.308	.618	106	102	0	*5/O4
1883	28	TOT	AA	93	418	389	71	114	11	4	2	0		29		.293	.342	.357	.699	132	139	0	*5/O6
1883	28	STL	AA	9	38	34	2	8	0	0	0	0		4		.235	.316	.235	.551	76	8	0	/O5
1883	28	LOU	AA	84	380	355	69	106	11	4	2	0		25		.299	.345	.369	.714	137	131	0	*5/6
1884	29	SLM	UA	92	418	395	90	128	30	2	4	0		23		.324	.361	.441	.802	169	174	0	*5
1885	30	SLM	NL	2	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	-6	1	0	/5
1886	31	PHA	AA	77	326	299	39	56	8	7	1	31	8	16		.187	.255	.271	.526	65	81	11	5
6 Yrs				343	1531	1425	253	384	59	14	9	31	8	95	2	.269	.320	.349	.670	120	498	11
162 Game Avg.				162	723	673	119	181	28	7	4	15		45		.269	.320	.349	.670	120	235	5

SLM (2 yrs)				94	425	402	90	129	30	2	4	0		23	1	.321	.358	.435	.793	165	175	0
STL (2 yrs)				87	396	365	55	92	10	1	2	0		31		.252	.311	.301	.612	103	110	0
PHA (1 yr)				77	326	299	39	56	8	7	1	31	8	16		.187	.255	.271	.526	65	81	11
LOU (1 yr)				84	380	355	69	106	11	4	2	0		25		.299	.345	.369	.714	137	131	0
STL (1 yr)				1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0

AA (3 yrs)				248	1102	1019	163	254	29	12	5	31	8	72		.249	.306	.316	.622	103	322	11
NL (2 yrs)				3	11	11	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	2	.182	.182	.182	.364	19	2	0
UA (1 yr)				92	418	395	90	128	30	2	4	0		23		.324	.361	.441	.802	169	174	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
1877	22	STL	NL	1	4	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.462	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$	/O

1882	27	STL	AA	78	358	3	0	0	-6	2	-1	-0.1	6	5	0.6	.499	.500	1.2	-0.3	11	$	*5/O4
1883	28	STL	AA	9	38	-1	0	0	1	-0	-0	-0.0	1	0	0.0	.498	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/O5
1883	28	LOU	AA	84	380	18	0	0	-15	3	6	0.4	6	12	1.1	.506	.503	2.4	-1.1	27	$	*5/6
1884	29	SLM	UA	92	418	29	0	0	-1	3	31	3.0	-2	30	3.0	.530	.517	2.7	0.4	31	$	*5
1885	30	SLM	NL	2	7	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.465	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/5
1886	31	PHA	AA	77	326	-13	-1	0	-8	3	-19	-1.7	5	-14	-1.1	.479	.490	-0.4	-0.5	-6	$	5
6 Seasons				343	1531	36	-1	0	-29	10	16	1.5	16	33	3.5	.504	.501	5.7	-1.4	62	$

SLM (2 yrs)				94	425	28	0	0	-1	3	31	2.9	-1	29	2.9	.529	.508	2.6	0.4	30	$
STL (2 yrs)				87	396	3	0	0	-5	2	-1	-0.1	6	5	0.6	.499	.500	1.1	-0.3	11	$
PHA (1 yr)				77	326	-13	-1	0	-8	3	-19	-1.7	5	-14	-1.1	.479	.490	-0.4	-0.5	-6	$
LOU (1 yr)				84	380	18	0	0	-15	3	6	0.4	6	12	1.1	.506	.503	2.4	-1.1	27	$
STL (1 yr)				1	4	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.462	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$

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
1877	22	STL	NL	4	3	0	0.0	70	.333	.250	.269	.250	.287	.250	.336	.500	.622	62	.000	-0.2	-0.0			.000

1882	27	STL	AA	358	247	32	3.4	65	.249	.254	.252	.310	.279	.308	.325	.618	.605	106	.533	3.4	0.4			.054
1883	28	TOT	AA	418	275	48	4.6	65	.289	.293	.249	.342	.279	.357	.328	.699	.607	132	.621	14.6	1.6			.064
1883	28	STL	AA	38	26	3	3.1	74	.235	.235	.263	.316	.293	.235	.346	.551	.639	76	.435	-0.7	-0.1			.000
1883	28	LOU	AA	380	249	45	4.8	64	.295	.299	.248	.345	.277	.369	.327	.714	.604	137	.637	15.3	1.7			.070
1884	29	SLM	UA	418	267	63	6.1	62	.317	.324	.248	.361	.275	.441	.321	.802	.596	169	.759	32.8	3.7			.116
1885	30	SLM	NL	7	6	0	0.0	67	.167	.143	.243	.143	.286	.143	.326	.286	.612	-6	.000	-0.8	-0.1			.000
1886	31	PHA	AA	326	243	19	2.0	74	.185	.187	.246	.255	.309	.271	.327	.526	.636	65	.274	-12.4	-1.4	.477	.164	.084	1.8
6 Yrs				1531	1041	162	4.1	66	.265	.269	.249	.320	.284	.349	.326	.670	.610	120	.588	37.3	4.1	.588	.152	.080	8.5
162 Game Avg.				723	492	77	4.1	66	.265	.269	.249	.320	.284	.349	.326	.670	.610	120	.588	18	2	.588	.152	.080	4

SLM (2 yrs)				425	273	63	6.0	62	.315	.321	.248	.358	.275	.435	.321	.793	.596	165	.751	32.0	3.6			.114
STL (2 yrs)				396	273	35	3.4	66	.248	.252	.253	.311	.281	.301	.327	.612	.608	103	.524	2.6	0.3			.049
PHA (1 yr)				326	243	19	2.1	74	.185	.187	.246	.255	.309	.271	.327	.526	.636	65	.275	-12.4	-1.4	.477	.164	.084	1.8
LOU (1 yr)				380	249	45	4.8	64	.295	.299	.248	.345	.277	.369	.327	.714	.604	137	.637	15.3	1.7			.070
STL (1 yr)				4	3	0	0.0	70	.333	.250	.269	.250	.287	.250	.336	.500	.622	62	.000	-0.2	-0.0			.000

AA (3 yrs)				1102	765	99	3.4	68	.246	.249	.249	.306	.288	.316	.327	.622	.615	103	.502	5.5	0.6	.152	.048	.067	8.9
NL (2 yrs)				11	9	0	0.0	68	.222	.182	.253	.182	.287	.182	.329	.364	.616	19	.000	-1.0	-0.1			.000
UA (1 yr)				418	267	63	6.1	62	.317	.324	.248	.361	.275	.441	.321	.802	.596	169	.759	32.8	3.7			.116

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP
1877	22	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0
1878	23	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0
1879	24	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0
1880	25	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0
1881	26	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	62	1	0
1882	27	79	362	335	53	85	10	1	2	0		27	1	.254	.309	.307	.617	105	103	0
1883	28	172	780	724	124	199	21	5	4	0		56	1	.275	.327	.334	.661	119	242	0
1884	29	264	1198	1119	214	327	51	7	8	0		79	1	.292	.339	.372	.711	136	416	0
1885	30	266	1205	1126	214	328	51	7	8	0		79	2	.291	.338	.370	.708	136	417	0
1886	31	343	1531	1425	253	384	59	14	9	31	8	95	2	.269	.320	.349	.670	120	498	11

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1877	22	3	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1

1882	27	162	718	668	90	155	18	2	4	0	0	50	0	.232	.286	.283	.568	54	78
1883	28	154	668	625	98	170	16	6	3	0	0	43	0	.272	.319	.331	.650	66	93
1884	29	210	905	860	160	251	59	4	8	0	0	45	0	.292	.327	.398	.725	112	92
1885	30	3	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	2
1886	31	90	366	339	34	56	8	7	1	27	8	16	0	.165	.227	.239	.466	16	77
6 Yrs		622	2678	2513	382	632	101	19	16	27	8	154	4	.251	.298	.326	.624	248	343
162 Game Avg.		162	697	655	99	165	26	5	4	7		40		.251	.298	.326	.624	65	343

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1884 UA 3.0 (10th)	WAR Position Players† s c a p y 1884 UA 3.0 (3rd)	Offensive WAR† s c a p y 1883 AA 2.3 (9th) 1884 UA 2.7 (3rd)	Batting Average s c a p y 1884 UA .324 (4th)
On-Base% s c a p y 1882 AA .310 (8th) 1883 AA .342 (7th) 1884 UA .361 (4th)	Slugging % s c a p y 1884 UA .441 (5th)	On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y 1884 UA .802 (3rd)	Games Played s c a p y 1882 AA 78 (8th)
At Bats s c a p y 1882 AA 331 (9th)	Plate Appearances s c a p y 1882 AA 358 (3rd)	Runs Scored s c a p y 1884 UA 90 (6th)	Hits s c a p y 1884 UA 128 (7th)
Total Bases s c a p y 1884 UA 174 (8th)	Doubles s c a p y 1884 UA 30 (5th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1882 AA 2 (8th) 1884 UA 4 (4th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1882 AA 27 (1st) 1883 AA 29 (4th) 1884 UA 23 (5th)
Singles s c a p y 1883 AA 97 (7th) 1884 UA 92 (9th)	Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y 1883 AA 131 (9th) 1884 UA 170 (3rd)	Runs Created s c a p y 1884 UA 63 (6th)	Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y 1883 AA 14 (8th) 1884 UA 33 (4th)
Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y 1883 AA 1.6 (8th) 1884 UA 3.7 (4th)	Extra Base Hits s c a p y 1884 UA 36 (6th)	Times On Base s c a p y 1882 AA 111 (5th) 1883 AA 143 (9th) 1884 UA 151 (6th)	Offensive Win % s c a p y 1884 UA .759 (3rd)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1886 AA 11 (4th)	AB per HR s c a p y 1882 AA 165.5 (9th) 1884 UA 98.8 (7th)	Outs Made s c a p y 1882 AA 247 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Batting - 2 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray Ink	Batting - 31 (769), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Pinky May (960) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Fred Hartman (953) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jim Bucher (959) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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