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John Happenny

John Clifford Happenny (Cliff)

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 18, 1901 in Waltham, MA
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1923
Team: WhiteSox 1923

Final Game: October 6, 1923
Died: December 29, 1988 in Coral Springs, FL
Buried: Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, North Lauderdale, FL
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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
1923 22 CHW AL 32 100 86 7 19 5 0 0 10 0 0 3 13 .221 .256 .279 .535 42 24 1 6 4/65
1 Yr 32 100 86 7 19 5 0 0 10 0 0 3 13 .221 .256 .279 .535 42 24 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 506 435 35 96 25 0 0 51 0 0 15 66 .221 .256 .279 .535 42 122 5 30

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
1923 22 CHW AL 32 100 -8 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .476 .495 -0.4 0.0 -4 $ 4/65
1 Season 32 100 -8 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .476 .495 -0.4 0.0 -4 $

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
1923 22 CHW AL 100 73 6 2.2 106 .260 .221 .288 .256 .357 .279 .398 .535 .755 42 .200 -7.4 -0.7 .418 .093 .058
1 Yr 100 73 6 2.2 106 .260 .221 .288 .256 .357 .279 .398 .535 .755 42 .200 -7.4 -0.7 .418 .093 .058
162 Game Avg. 506 370 30 2.2 106 .260 .221 .288 .256 .357 .279 .398 .535 .755 42 .200 -7.4 -0.7 .418 .093 .058

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
1923 22 CHW AL 100 0.0% 13.0% 3.0% 5.0% 26% 4.33 6.6 8.6 73%
1 Yr 100 0.0% 13.0% 3.0% 5.0% 26% 4.33 6.6 8.6 73%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.3% 7.9% 6.3% 25% 0.93 12.1 87.0 8.0 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
1923 22 32 100 86 7 19 5 0 0 10 0 0 3 13 .221 .256 .279 .535 42 24 1 6

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
1923 22 34 100 90 7 20 5 0 0 11 0 3 14 .222 .255 .278 .533 6 32
1 Yr 34 100 90 7 20 5 0 0 11 0 3 14 .222 .255 .278 .533 6 32
162 Game Avg. 162 476 429 33 95 24 0 0 52 0 14 67 .222 .255 .278 .533 29 32

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