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John Henry

John Park Henry (Bull)

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 26, 1889 in Amherst, MA
High School: Amherst HS (Amherst, MA)
School: Amherst College (Amherst, MA)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1910. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1910 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Senators/Braves 1910-1918

Final Game: August 10, 1918 (Age 28)
Died: November 24, 1941 in Fort Huachuca, AZ
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Bisbee, AZ
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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
1910 20 WSH AL 28 90 87 2 13 1 1 0 5 2 2 22 .149 .169 .184 .352 13 16 0 1 23
1911 21 WSH AL 85 294 261 24 53 5 0 0 21 8 25 32 .203 .273 .222 .495 40 58 0 8 23
1912 22 WSH AL 66 226 191 23 37 4 1 0 9 10 7 31 28 .194 .309 .225 .535 53 43 1 3 2
1913 23 WSH AL 96 315 273 26 61 8 4 1 26 5 30 43 .223 .309 .293 .602 75 80 4 8 2
1914 24 WSH AL 92 309 261 22 44 7 4 0 20 7 3 37 47 .169 .274 .226 .500 48 59 1 10 2
1915 25 WSH AL 95 328 277 20 61 9 2 1 22 10 2 36 28 .220 .323 .278 .601 78 77 6 9 2
1916 26 WSH AL 117 375 305 28 76 12 3 0 46 12 49 40 .249 .364 .308 .672 103 94 6 13 *2
1917 27 WSH AL 65 195 163 10 31 6 0 0 18 1 24 16 .190 .302 .227 .529 62 37 2 6 2
1918 28 BSN NL 43 115 102 6 21 2 0 0 4 0 10 15 .206 .283 .225 .509 59 23 1 2 2
9 Yrs 687 2247 1920 161 397 54 15 2 171 55 12 244 271 .207 .303 .254 .557 65 487 21 60
162 Game Avg. 162 530 453 38 94 13 4 0 40 13 58 64 .207 .303 .254 .557 65 115 5 14
WSH (8 yrs) 644 2132 1818 155 376 52 15 2 167 55 12 234 256 .207 .304 .255 .559 65 464 20 58
BSN (1 yr) 43 115 102 6 21 2 0 0 4 0 10 15 .206 .283 .225 .509 59 23 1 2
AL (8 yrs) 644 2132 1818 155 376 52 15 2 167 55 12 234 256 .207 .304 .255 .559 65 464 20 58
NL (1 yr) 43 115 102 6 21 2 0 0 4 0 10 15 .206 .283 .225 .509 59 23 1 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1910 20 WSH AL 28 90 -8 -0 0 2 1 -6 -0.7 3 -2 -0.3 .476 .496 -0.6 0.3 -4 23
1911 21 WSH AL 85 294 -20 -1 0 -5 2 -23 -2.3 11 -12 -1.2 .472 .485 -0.8 -0.2 -7 23
1912 22 WSH AL 66 226 -11 0 0 1 4 -6 -0.6 9 3 0.3 .491 .496 0.2 0.5 2 2
1913 23 WSH AL 96 315 -8 -1 0 1 5 -3 -0.3 12 9 0.9 .497 .498 0.9 0.7 8 2
1914 24 WSH AL 92 309 -16 1 0 2 5 -7 -1.0 12 4 0.3 .490 .494 0.2 0.8 2 2
1915 25 WSH AL 95 328 -6 2 0 0 6 2 0.2 12 14 1.5 .502 .501 1.5 0.6 14 2
1916 26 WSH AL 117 375 3 -1 0 -1 6 8 0.9 14 22 2.3 .508 .506 2.5 0.6 23 $4,600 *2
1917 27 WSH AL 65 195 -6 0 0 1 3 -2 -0.2 7 6 0.5 .496 .499 0.4 0.5 4 $3,400 2
1918 28 BSN NL 43 115 -4 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.0 .493 .498 0.1 0.2 1 2
9 Seasons 687 2247 -76 2 0 1 34 -39 -4.5 84 44 4.3 .494 .497 4.3 4.0 43 $8,000
WSH (8 yrs) 644 2132 -72 2 0 1 32 -37 -4.1 80 43 4.3 .494 .497 4.2 3.8 42 $8,000
BSN (1 yr) 43 115 -4 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.0 .493 .498 0.1 0.2 1

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1910 WSH AL 20 C 18 89 60 28 1 4 .989 4.89 .968 6.88 2 17 18 51% 45%
1910 WSH AL 20 1B 10 112 105 7 0 6 1.000 11.20 .983 11.07
1911 WSH AL 21 C 51 355 248 96 11 6 .969 6.75 .965 6.80 25 63 64 50% 45%
1911 WSH AL 21 1B 30 338 301 27 10 9 .970 10.93 .978 10.34
1912 WSH AL 22 C 65 471 347 113 11 7 .977 7.08 .961 6.78 8 63 72 53% 42%
1913 WSH AL 23 C 96 614 476 127 11 9 .982 6.28 .967 6.56 11 93 88 49% 45%
1914 WSH AL 24 C 92 650 513 124 13 9 .980 6.92 .967 6.69 10 103 89 46% 45%
1915 WSH AL 25 C 94 617 478 122 17 4 .972 6.38 .965 6.46 8 86 69 45% 43%
1916 WSH AL 26 C 116 109 80 675 538 124 13 17 .981 5.71 .974 6.33 18 109 73 40% 43%
1917 WSH AL 27 C 59 53 38 332 274 54 4 6 .988 5.56 .971 5.71 7 57 36 39% 45%
1918 BSN NL 28 C 38 34 21 165 121 38 6 3 .964 4.18 .974 5.25 4 34 26 43% 44%
9 Seasons C 629 196 139 3968 3055 826 87 65 .978 6.17 .968 6.41 93 625 535 46% 44%
2 Seasons 1B 40 450 406 34 10 15 .978 11.00 .979 10.52
9 Seasons TOT 669 196 139 4418 3461 860 97 80 .978 6.46 .969 6.66 93 625 535 46% 44%
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1916 AL  6 (9th)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1913 AL  96 (4th)
1914 AL  92 (5th)
1915 AL  94 (5th)
1916 AL  116 (3rd)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1913 AL  476 (3rd)
1914 AL  513 (3rd)
1915 AL  478 (3rd)
1916 AL  538 (3rd)

Assists as C s c a p y
1912 AL  113 (3rd)
1913 AL  127 (4th)
1915 AL  122 (4th)
1916 AL  124 (3rd)
Career  826 (73rd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1915 AL  17 (5th)
1916 AL  13 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1913 AL  9 (5th)
1916 AL  17 (3rd)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1911 AL  25 (1st)
1913 AL  11 (4th)
1916 AL  18 (1st)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1916 AL  109 (3rd)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1913 AL  88 (5th)
1915 AL  69 (5th)
1916 AL  73 (3rd)
Career  535 (57th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1910 AL  51.4 (1st)
1911 AL  50.4 (4th)
1912 AL  53.3 (2nd)
1913 AL  48.6 (5th)
Career  46.1 (67th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1912 AL  7.08 (2nd)
1913 AL  6.28 (3rd)
1914 AL  6.92 (1st)
1915 AL  6.38 (1st)
1916 AL  5.71 (4th)
1917 AL  5.56 (2nd)
Career  6.17 (76th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1913 AL  .982 (1st)
1914 AL  .980 (2nd)
1915 AL  .972 (3rd)
1916 AL  .981 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1910 AL  born 1889-12-26 (10th)

                                         

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
191626Washington Senators$4,6002/24/17 Sporting Life
191727Washington Senators$3,4002/24/17 Sporting Life
Career to date (may be incomplete)$8,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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