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Bug Holliday

James Wear Holliday

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 151 lb.

Born: February 8, 1867 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1889 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Reds/RedStockings 1889-1898

Final Game: June 30, 1898 (Age 31)
Died: February 15, 1910 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 12, 2013 7:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #961. Dots Miller… #962. Patsy Dougherty… #963. Lyle Overbay… #964. BUG HOLLIDAY… #965. Bud Harrelson… #966. Elvis Andrus… #967. Gary Pettis… 

Standard Batting

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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
1889 22 CIN AA 135 608 563 107 181 28 7 19 104 46 43 59 .321 .372 .497 .869 143 280 2 *O
1890 23 CIN NL 131 574 518 93 140 18 14 4 75 50 49 36 .270 .341 .382 .724 109 198 7 *O
1891 24 CIN NL 111 482 442 74 141 21 10 9 84 30 37 28 .319 .376 .473 .848 147 209 3 *O
1892 25 CIN NL 152 660 602 114 177 23 16 13 91 43 57 39 .294 .356 .450 .806 144 271 1 *O/1
1893 26 CIN NL 126 576 500 108 155 24 10 5 89 32 73 22 .310 .401 .428 .829 118 214 3 *O/3
1894 27 CIN NL 123 568 521 126 196 24 8 13 123 33 41 20 .376 .424 .528 .952 125 275 2 4 *O/3
1895 28 CIN NL 32 138 127 25 38 9 2 0 20 6 10 3 .299 .350 .402 .752 90 51 0 1 O
1896 29 CIN NL 29 95 84 17 27 4 0 0 8 1 9 4 .321 .394 .369 .763 96 31 1 1 O/316
1897 30 CIN NL 61 225 195 50 61 9 4 2 20 6 27 6 .313 .399 .431 .830 114 84 1 2 O/634
1898 31 CIN NL 30 125 106 21 25 2 1 0 7 5 14 9 .236 .325 .274 .599 67 29 0 5 O
10 Yrs 930 4051 3658 735 1141 162 72 65 621 252 360 226 .312 .377 .449 .826 126 1642 20 13
162 Game Avg. 162 706 637 128 199 28 13 11 108 44 63 39 .312 .377 .449 .826 126 286 3
NL (9 yrs) 795 3443 3095 628 960 134 65 46 517 206 317 167 .310 .378 .440 .818 123 1362 18 13
AA (1 yr) 135 608 563 107 181 28 7 19 104 46 43 59 .321 .372 .497 .869 143 280 2

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
1889 22 CIN AA 135 608 28 1 0 -8 -7 14 1.0 10 23 2.1 .508 .507 2.6 -1.2 31 *O
1890 23 CIN NL 131 574 6 3 0 2 -7 4 -0.0 18 22 1.8 .503 .502 1.8 -0.6 20 *O
1891 24 CIN NL 111 482 26 0 0 -2 -6 18 1.4 14 32 2.9 .514 .510 3.2 -0.9 34 *O
1892 25 CIN NL 152 660 31 2 0 5 -9 29 2.6 20 49 4.6 .518 .517 4.2 -0.4 44 *O/1
1893 26 CIN NL 126 576 17 -1 0 -2 -7 7 0.5 16 24 2.2 .504 .503 2.4 -0.7 26 *O/3
1894 27 CIN NL 123 568 24 -1 0 -2 -8 12 0.8 17 29 2.5 .507 .505 2.7 -0.7 31 *O/3
1895 28 CIN NL 32 138 -2 -0 0 -2 -2 -6 -0.5 4 -2 -0.1 .485 .497 0.1 -0.3 -0 O
1896 29 CIN NL 29 95 0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .498 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 O/316
1897 30 CIN NL 61 225 5 -1 0 -2 -2 0 -0.0 6 7 0.7 .500 .500 0.9 -0.4 9 O/634
1898 31 CIN NL 30 125 -5 -0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .480 .496 -0.2 -0.1 -2 O
10 Seasons 930 4051 129 3 0 -11 -50 72 5.1 112 184 16.7 .507 .504 17.9 -5.4 195

Postseason Batting

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
1885 18 CHC NL WS STL T 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
1 WS 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1892 25 CIN NL 0 0 11.25 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 13 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 33 3.500 29.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
1896 29 CIN NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 10 6.000 36.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
2 Yrs 0 0 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 17 8 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 36 46 4.000 30.6 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 9.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 170 578 272 170 0 102 0 34 0 34 1224 46 4.000 30.6 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1892 25 CIN NL 4.0 1 0 5 11.25 5.11 0.56 0.00 100.0 4.55 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .283 .499
1896 29 CIN NL 1.0 1 0 3 27.00 6.03 0.91 0.00 106.0 5.43 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .333 .499
2 Seasons 5.0 2 0 8 14.40 5.29 0.63 0.00 101.2 4.72 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .308 .499

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 G Awards
1889 CIN AA 22 OF 135 285 234 29 22 6 .923 1.95 .903 2.00 0-135-0
1890 CIN NL 23 OF 131 288 253 20 15 5 .948 2.08 .914 1.91 0-131-0
1891 CIN NL 24 OF 111 212 186 13 13 3 .939 1.79 .912 1.92 49-62-0
1892 CIN NL 25 OF 152 312 271 20 21 6 .933 1.91 .912 1.89 1-78-77
1892 CIN NL 25 P 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.00 .900 2.48 2.40
1893 CIN NL 26 OF 125 301 270 14 17 4 .944 2.27 .915 2.18 1-125-0
1893 CIN NL 26 1B 1 15 15 0 0 1 1.000 15.00 .978 10.60
1894 CIN NL 27 OF 121 296 248 22 26 6 .912 2.23 .915 2.28 111-5-8
1894 CIN NL 27 1B 1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 8.00 .976 9.80
1895 CIN NL 28 OF 32 67 60 3 4 1 .940 1.97 .917 2.18 5-27-0
1896 CIN NL 29 OF 16 40 36 1 3 0 .925 2.31 .933 2.16 10-3-3
1896 CIN NL 29 1B 5 30 27 2 1 2 .967 5.80 .980 10.48
1896 CIN NL 29 P 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1896 CIN NL 29 SS 1 6 1 3 2 0 .667 4.00 .903 5.60
1897 CIN NL 30 OF 42 83 76 2 5 0 .940 1.86 .936 2.09 32-6-4
1897 CIN NL 30 SS 4 21 5 13 3 1 .857 4.50 .907 5.75
1897 CIN NL 30 1B 3 25 23 2 0 0 1.000 8.33 .980 10.23
1897 CIN NL 30 2B 3 10 4 5 1 1 .900 3.00 .936 5.60
1898 CIN NL 31 OF 28 64 61 1 2 1 .969 2.21 .937 2.08 2-26-0
10 Seasons OF 893 1948 1695 125 128 32 .934 2.04 .914 2.04 211-598-92
4 Seasons 1B 10 79 73 4 2 3 .975 7.70 .979 10.35
2 Seasons SS 5 27 6 16 5 1 .815 4.40 .906 5.72
1 Season 2B 3 10 4 5 1 1 .900 3.00 .936 5.60
2 Seasons P 2 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.50 .900 2.52 2.50
10 Seasons TOT 913 5.0 2065 1778 151 136 37 .934 1.80 2.11 .917 2.52 2.16 211-598-92
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
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

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1892 NL  4.6 (7th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1892 NL  4.2 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1889 AA  .321 (5th)
1891 NL  .319 (2nd)
1894 NL  .376 (9th)
Career  .312 (93rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1891 NL  .376 (10th)
Career  .377 (195th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1889 AA  .497 (2nd)
1891 NL  .473 (3rd)
1892 NL  .450 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1889 AA  .869 (5th)
1891 NL  .848 (4th)
1892 NL  .806 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1892 NL  152 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1889 AA  563 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1892 NL  114 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1889 AA  181 (3rd)
1892 NL  177 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1889 AA  280 (2nd)
1892 NL  271 (2nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1889 AA  28 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1890 NL  14 (5th)
1892 NL  16 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1889 AA  19 (1st)
1891 NL  9 (4th)
1892 NL  13 (1st)
1894 NL  13 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1889 AA  104 (5th)
1890 NL  75 (10th)
1891 NL  84 (9th)
1892 NL  91 (8th)
1894 NL  123 (9th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1890 NL  50 (8th)
Career  252 (223rd)

Singles s c a p y
1889 AA  127 (10th)
1894 NL  151 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1889 AA  143 (6th)
1891 NL  147 (4th)
1892 NL  144 (9th)
Career  126 (229th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1889 AA  103 (4th)
1892 NL  96 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1889 AA  29 (7th)
1891 NL  25 (5th)
1892 NL  29 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1889 AA  3.0 (7th)
1891 NL  2.6 (5th)
1892 NL  3.2 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1889 AA  54 (2nd)
1891 NL  40 (10th)
1892 NL  52 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1889 AA  .726 (5th)
1891 NL  .734 (3rd)
1892 NL  .709 (10th)
Career  .659 (175th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1889 AA  26.9 (2nd)
1891 NL  13.8 (5th)
1892 NL  20.0 (1st)
1894 NL  18.7 (8th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Career  16.2 (236th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1889 AA  29.6 (2nd)
1891 NL  49.1 (4th)
1892 NL  46.3 (1st)
1894 NL  40.1 (9th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1892 NL  152 (3rd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1890 NL  253 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
1890 NL  5 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1890 NL  .948 (4th)
1891 NL  .939 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (285), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 74 (335), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 46 (418), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (439), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (130th), 16.7 career WAR/16.8 7yr-peak WAR/16.7 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 67.1 career WAR/42.5 7yr-peak WAR/54.8 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  7. Jimmy Ryan (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jimmy Ryan (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. John Stone (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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