Tom Gunning

Thomas Francis Gunning

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: March 4, 1862 in Newmarket, NH
Schools: Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, University of Pennsylvania (All Transactions)
Debut: July 26, 1884
Teams (by GP): Beaneaters/Athletics/Quakers 1884-1889

Final Game: June 18, 1889
Died: March 17, 1931 in Fall River, MA
Buried: North End Burial Ground, Fall River, MA
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos
1884	22	BSN	NL	12	46	45	4	5	1	1	0	2		1	12	.111	.130	.178	.308	-3	8	0	2
1885	23	BSN	NL	48	179	174	17	32	3	0	0	15		5	29	.184	.207	.201	.408	34	35	0	2
1886	24	BSN	NL	27	101	98	15	22	2	1	0	7	3	3	19	.224	.248	.265	.513	58	26	0	2
1887	25	PHI	NL	28	111	104	22	27	6	1	1	16	18	5	6	.260	.306	.365	.672	81	38	2	2
1888	26	PHA	AA	23	97	92	18	18	0	0	0	5	14	2		.196	.237	.196	.433	39	18	3	2
1889	27	PHA	AA	8	24	24	3	6	0	1	1	1	3	0	4	.250	.250	.458	.708	101	11	0	/2
6 Seasons				146	558	537	79	110	12	4	2	46	38	16	70	.205	.235	.253	.488	50	136	5
162 Game Avg.				162	619	596	88	122	13	4	2	51		18		.205	.235	.253	.488	50	151	6

BSN (3 yrs)				87	326	317	36	59	6	2	0	24	3	9	60	.186	.209	.218	.426	37	69	0
PHA (2 yrs)				31	121	116	21	24	0	1	1	6	17	2	4	.207	.240	.250	.490	53	29	3
PHI (1 yr)				28	111	104	22	27	6	1	1	16	18	5	6	.260	.306	.365	.672	81	38	2

NL (4 yrs)				115	437	421	58	86	12	3	1	40	21	14	66	.204	.233	.254	.488	49	107	2
AA (2 yrs)				31	121	116	21	24	0	1	1	6	17	2	4	.207	.240	.250	.490	53	29	3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1884	22	BSN	NL	46	-6	0	0	0	1	1	1	-3	-0.2	-4	-0.4	0.2	$	2
1885	23	BSN	NL	179	-13	0	0	0	-4	3	6	-8	-0.8	-4	-0.4	-0.4	$	2
1886	24	BSN	NL	101	-6	0	0	0	-2	2	3	-3	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$	2
1887	25	PHI	NL	111	-2	2	0	0	0	2	4	6	0.6	6	0.5	0.1	$	2
1888	26	PHA	AA	97	-6	2	0	0	-3	1	2	-4	-0.4	-1	-0.1	-0.3	$	2
1889	27	PHA	AA	24	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$	/2
6 Seasons				558	-34	4	0	0	-8	10	16	-12	-0.9	-4	-0.5	-0.4	$

BSN (3 yrs)				326	-25	0	0	0	-5	6	10	-14	-1.2	-9	-0.9	-0.3	$
PHA (2 yrs)				121	-7	2	0	0	-3	2	2	-4	-0.3	-1	-0.1	-0.2	$
PHI (1 yr)				111	-2	2	0	0	0	2	4	6	0.6	6	0.5	0.1	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	PB
1884	BSN	NL	22	C	12	81	60	14	7	1	.914	6.17	.895	7.37	7
1885	BSN	NL	23	C	48	365	252	68	45	4	.877	6.67	.893	6.63	46
1886	BSN	NL	24	C	27	212	162	27	23	4	.892	7.00	.918	7.16	34
1887	PHI	NL	25	C	28	210	133	55	22	6	.895	6.71	.906	6.12	17
1888	PHA	AA	26	C	23	188	130	38	20	4	.894	7.30	.914	7.13	26
1889	PHA	AA	27	C	8	37	24	7	6	2	.838	3.88	.917	6.26	3
	6 Seasons			C	146	1093	761	209	123	21	.887	6.64	.905	6.75	133
	6 Seasons			TOT	146	1093	761	209	123	21	.887	6.64	.905	6.75	133

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as C s c a p y 1885 NL 45 (3rd)	Passed Balls s c a p y 1885 NL 46 (2nd) Career 133 (83rd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1885 NL 45 (3rd)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1885 NL 46 (2nd)
Career 133 (83rd)

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Transactions

April, 1887: Purchased by the Philadelphia Quakers from the Boston Beaneaters. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Before 1888 Season: Released by the Philadelphia Quakers.
Before 1888 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.
June 29, 1889: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

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