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Ducky Holmes

James William Holmes

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 28, 1869 in Des Moines, IA(All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 1895
Teams (by GP): Orioles/WhiteSox/Tigers/Colonels/Giants/... 1895-1905

Final Game: September 29, 1905
Died: August 6, 1932 in Truro, IA
Buried: Hartman Cemetery, Truro, IA
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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
1895 26 LOU NL 40 179 161 33 60 10 2 3 20 9 12 9 .373 .426 .516 .942 148 83 3 3 O/651
1896 27 LOU NL 47 165 141 22 38 3 2 0 18 8 13 5 .270 .360 .319 .679 83 45 7 4 O/146
1897 28 TOT NL 82 343 314 52 82 8 6 1 45 30 19 33 .261 .312 .334 .646 72 105 4 6 O/6
1897 28 LOU NL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -44 0 0 0 /6
1897 28 NYG NL 80 338 310 52 82 8 6 1 45 30 18 31 .265 .313 .339 .652 74 105 4 6 O/6
1898 29 TOT NL 136 587 543 63 150 11 10 1 64 29 25 52 .276 .320 .339 .659 87 184 10 9 *O
1898 29 STL NL 23 104 101 9 24 1 1 0 0 4 2 11 .238 .260 .267 .527 50 27 1 0 O
1898 29 BLN NL 113 483 442 54 126 10 9 1 64 25 23 41 .285 .333 .355 .689 95 157 9 9 *O
1899 30 BLN NL 138 623 553 80 177 31 7 4 66 50 39 58 .320 .381 .423 .804 116 234 15 16 *O
1901 32 DET AL 131 589 537 90 158 28 10 4 62 35 37 27 .294 .347 .406 .753 104 218 6 9 *O
1902 33 DET AL 92 404 362 50 93 15 4 2 33 16 28 28 .257 .319 .337 .656 79 122 5 9 *O
1903 34 TOT AL 107 469 415 66 112 10 6 1 26 35 30 41 .270 .327 .330 .657 101 137 5 19 *O/54
1903 34 WSH AL 21 79 71 13 16 3 1 1 8 10 5 9 .225 .286 .338 .624 86 24 1 2 O/54
1903 34 CHW AL 86 390 344 53 96 7 5 0 18 25 25 32 .279 .335 .328 .664 104 113 4 17 O/5
1904 35 CHW AL 68 277 251 42 78 11 9 1 19 13 14 21 .311 .354 .438 .793 154 110 3 9 O
1905 36 CHW AL 92 382 328 42 66 15 2 0 22 11 19 30 .201 .258 .259 .517 67 85 6 29 O
10 Yrs 933 4018 3605 540 1014 142 58 17 375 236 236 304 .281 .336 .367 .703 99 1323 64 113
162 Game Avg. 162 698 626 94 176 25 10 3 65 41 41 53 .281 .336 .367 .703 99 230 11 20
LOU (3 yrs) 89 349 306 55 98 13 4 3 38 17 26 16 .320 .392 .418 .810 115 128 10 7
CHW (3 yrs) 246 1049 923 137 240 33 16 1 59 49 58 83 .260 .313 .334 .647 104 308 13 55
BLN (2 yrs) 251 1106 995 134 303 41 16 5 130 75 62 99 .305 .360 .393 .753 107 391 24 25
DET (2 yrs) 223 993 899 140 251 43 14 6 95 51 65 55 .279 .335 .378 .714 94 340 11 18
WSH (1 yr) 21 79 71 13 16 3 1 1 8 10 5 9 .225 .286 .338 .624 86 24 1 2
NYG (1 yr) 80 338 310 52 82 8 6 1 45 30 18 31 .265 .313 .339 .652 74 105 4 6
STL (1 yr) 23 104 101 9 24 1 1 0 0 4 2 11 .238 .260 .267 .527 50 27 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 443 1897 1712 250 507 63 27 9 213 126 108 157 .296 .352 .380 .732 99 651 39 38
AL (5 yrs) 490 2121 1893 290 507 79 31 8 162 110 128 147 .268 .323 .355 .678 98 672 25 75

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
1895 26 LOU NL 40 179 13 -0 0 -7 -0 5 0.4 5 10 0.9 .509 .502 1.4 -0.6 17 $ O/651
1896 27 LOU NL 47 165 -2 -0 0 -8 -1 -11 -0.9 5 -7 -0.4 .480 .494 0.2 -0.8 1 $ O/146
1897 28 LOU NL 2 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .461 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /6
1897 28 NYG NL 80 338 -14 3 0 -4 -5 -20 -1.7 10 -10 -0.7 .479 .490 -0.4 -0.8 -6 $ O/6
1898 29 STL NL 23 104 -7 0 0 -1 -1 -9 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .460 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -5 $ O
1898 29 BLN NL 113 483 -5 0 0 6 -7 -5 -0.6 15 10 1.0 .495 .497 0.4 -0.1 4 $ *O
1899 30 BLN NL 138 623 10 4 0 4 -8 9 0.8 19 28 2.7 .506 .505 2.4 -0.4 24 $ *O
1901 32 DET AL 131 589 3 1 0 4 -8 0 0.0 19 20 1.9 .500 .500 1.6 -0.3 16 $ *O
1902 33 DET AL 92 404 -11 -0 0 6 -5 -10 -1.0 13 3 0.3 .489 .494 -0.2 0.1 -3 $ *O
1903 34 WSH AL 21 79 -1 1 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .493 .499 0.2 -0.2 2 $ O/54
1903 34 CHW AL 86 390 3 1 0 2 -4 2 0.0 13 15 1.3 .502 .501 1.2 -0.3 13 $ O/5
1904 35 CHW AL 68 277 14 0 0 2 -3 13 1.5 9 22 2.4 .523 .510 2.2 -0.2 20 $ O
1905 36 CHW AL 92 382 -11 -0 0 0 -5 -16 -2.0 13 -3 -0.7 .479 .488 -0.7 -0.6 -3 $ O
10 Seasons 933 4018 -8 9 0 3 -48 -44 -4.7 127 82 8.1 .496 .498 7.7 -4.4 79 $
LOU (3 yrs) 89 349 10 -1 0 -15 -2 -7 -0.7 10 3 0.4 .493 .499 1.5 -1.4 18 $
CHW (3 yrs) 246 1049 6 1 0 4 -12 -1 -0.4 35 34 3.0 .499 .500 2.7 -1.1 30 $
BLN (2 yrs) 251 1106 5 4 0 10 -15 4 0.2 34 38 3.7 .501 .501 2.8 -0.5 28 $
DET (2 yrs) 223 993 -8 1 0 10 -12 -9 -1.0 32 23 2.2 .496 .497 1.4 -0.2 13 $
WSH (1 yr) 21 79 -1 1 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .493 .499 0.2 -0.2 2 $
NYG (1 yr) 80 338 -14 3 0 -4 -5 -20 -1.7 10 -10 -0.7 .479 .490 -0.4 -0.8 -6 $
STL (1 yr) 23 104 -7 0 0 -1 -1 -9 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .460 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -5 $

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
1895 26 LOU NL 179 104 35 8.7 107 .383 .373 .294 .426 .360 .516 .398 .942 .758 148 .723 11.7 1.1 1.059 .273 .143 4.5
1896 27 LOU NL 165 107 15 3.6 104 .279 .270 .292 .360 .357 .319 .390 .679 .747 83 .373 -2.6 -0.2 .709 .199 .050 .0
1897 28 TOT NL 343 238 32 3.5 105 .289 .261 .294 .312 .358 .334 .391 .646 .749 72 .359 -13.2 -1.3 .681 .229 .073 1.9
1897 28 LOU NL 5 4 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .293 .200 .357 .000 .390 .200 .746 -44 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
1897 28 NYG NL 338 234 32 3.5 105 .291 .265 .294 .313 .358 .339 .391 .652 .749 74 .366 -12.4 -1.2 .689 .229 .074 1.9
1898 29 TOT NL 587 402 57 3.7 93 .304 .276 .280 .320 .345 .339 .360 .659 .705 87 .469 -11.2 -1.2 .631 .162 .063 1.9
1898 29 STL NL 104 77 7 2.4 93 .267 .238 .280 .260 .345 .267 .360 .527 .705 50 .281 -7.1 -0.8 .442 .089 .030 .0
1898 29 BLN NL 483 325 50 4.0 93 .313 .285 .280 .333 .345 .355 .360 .689 .704 95 .507 -4.1 -0.4 .677 .179 .070 1.9
1899 30 BLN NL 623 392 85 5.6 104 .352 .320 .296 .381 .359 .423 .386 .804 .745 116 .618 12.8 1.3 .899 .264 .103 7.4
1901 32 DET AL 589 388 74 5.0 101 .304 .294 .290 .347 .347 .406 .390 .753 .737 104 .565 2.6 0.3 .781 .246 .112 7.2
1902 33 DET AL 404 278 38 3.6 101 .274 .257 .289 .319 .346 .337 .389 .656 .736 79 .426 -10.6 -1.1 .636 .202 .080 3.6
1903 34 TOT AL 469 322 44 3.6 79 .298 .270 .258 .327 .307 .330 .350 .657 .657 101 .505 1.1 0.1 .683 .217 .060 1.9
1903 34 WSH AL 79 57 7 3.2 83 .246 .225 .264 .286 .314 .338 .357 .624 .671 86 .456 -1.2 -0.1 .727 .324 .113 1.8
1903 34 CHW AL 390 265 37 3.7 78 .308 .279 .257 .335 .306 .328 .348 .664 .654 104 .515 2.3 0.2 .673 .195 .049 .0
1904 35 CHW AL 277 182 38 5.6 70 .336 .311 .247 .354 .298 .438 .324 .793 .623 154 .736 14.4 1.7 .809 .235 .127 1.9
1905 36 CHW AL 382 291 21 1.9 70 .221 .201 .243 .258 .302 .259 .318 .517 .620 67 .293 -11.8 -1.4 .462 .149 .058 .0
10 Yrs 4018 2704 439 4.2 93 .304 .281 .279 .336 .339 .367 .369 .703 .708 99 .520 -6.9 -0.8 .717 .217 .086 31.7
162 Game Avg. 698 470 76 4.2 93 .304 .281 .279 .336 .339 .367 .369 .703 .708 99 .520 -6.9 -0.8 .717 .217 .086 6
LOU (3 yrs) 349 215 50 6.0 106 .331 .320 .293 .392 .358 .418 .394 .810 .753 115 .585 8.3 0.7 .870 .239 .098 5.1
CHW (3 yrs) 1049 738 96 3.5 73 .285 .260 .249 .313 .303 .334 .331 .647 .633 104 .521 4.9 0.5 .627 .190 .074 2.0
BLN (2 yrs) 1106 717 135 4.9 99 .334 .305 .289 .360 .353 .393 .374 .753 .727 107 .574 8.7 0.8 .798 .226 .088 9.4
DET (2 yrs) 993 666 112 4.4 101 .292 .279 .290 .335 .347 .378 .390 .714 .736 94 .513 -8.0 -0.8 .721 .228 .099 10.7
WSH (1 yr) 79 57 7 3.3 83 .246 .225 .264 .286 .314 .338 .357 .624 .671 86 .456 -1.2 -0.1 .727 .324 .113 1.8
NYG (1 yr) 338 234 32 3.5 105 .291 .265 .294 .313 .358 .339 .391 .652 .749 74 .366 -12.4 -1.2 .689 .229 .074 1.9
STL (1 yr) 104 77 7 2.4 93 .267 .238 .280 .260 .345 .267 .360 .527 .705 50 .282 -7.1 -0.8 .442 .089 .030 .0
NL (5 yrs) 1897 1243 224 4.7 101 .322 .296 .290 .352 .354 .380 .380 .732 .734 99 .527 -2.5 -0.4 .767 .221 .084 16.8
AL (5 yrs) 2121 1461 215 3.9 87 .287 .268 .269 .323 .324 .355 .360 .678 .684 98 .513 -4.4 -0.5 .675 .213 .087 14.9

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
1895 26 40 179 161 33 60 10 2 3 20 9 12 9 .373 .426 .516 .942 148 83 3 3
1896 27 87 344 302 55 98 13 4 3 38 17 25 14 .325 .395 .424 .818 118 128 10 7
1897 28 169 687 616 107 180 21 10 4 83 47 44 47 .292 .353 .378 .731 95 233 14 13
1898 29 305 1274 1159 170 330 32 20 5 147 76 69 99 .285 .338 .360 .698 91 417 24 22
1899 30 443 1897 1712 250 507 63 27 9 213 126 108 157 .296 .352 .380 .732 99 651 39 38
1900 31 443 1897 1712 250 507 63 27 9 213 126 108 157 .296 .352 .380 .732 99 651 39 38
1901 32 574 2486 2249 340 665 91 37 13 275 161 145 184 .296 .351 .386 .737 100 869 45 47
1902 33 666 2890 2611 390 758 106 41 15 308 177 173 212 .290 .346 .380 .726 97 991 50 56
1903 34 773 3359 3026 456 870 116 47 16 334 212 203 253 .288 .343 .373 .716 98 1128 55 75
1904 35 841 3636 3277 498 948 127 56 17 353 225 217 274 .289 .344 .378 .722 102 1238 58 84
1905 36 933 4018 3605 540 1014 142 58 17 375 236 236 304 .281 .336 .367 .703 99 1323 64 113

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
1895 26 49 202 183 29 60 10 2 3 18 9 12 11 .328 .379 .454 .832 30 40
1896 27 58 190 165 20 39 3 2 0 16 8 13 6 .236 .319 .279 .598 14 47
1897 28 98 394 363 49 85 8 6 1 42 31 20 40 .234 .282 .298 .579 30 82
1898 29 143 603 560 58 147 11 10 1 59 28 24 55 .263 .305 .323 .628 53 136
1899 30 145 627 560 68 164 29 6 4 56 46 36 61 .293 .351 .388 .738 73 138
1901 32 155 664 609 83 161 29 10 4 57 36 38 32 .264 .314 .365 .678 69 131
1902 33 108 463 417 51 101 16 4 2 34 17 30 33 .242 .301 .314 .615 39 92
1903 34 125 559 493 86 140 12 8 1 34 44 38 48 .284 .343 .347 .690 57 107
1904 35 70 304 274 57 95 13 11 1 26 16 17 22 .347 .393 .485 .879 52 68
1905 36 97 416 355 55 79 18 2 0 29 13 23 32 .223 .283 .285 .568 27 92
10 Yrs 1048 4422 3979 556 1071 149 61 17 371 248 251 340 .269 .323 .350 .673 444 933
162 Game Avg. 162 684 615 86 166 23 9 3 57 38 39 53 .269 .323 .350 .673 69 933

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Doubles s c a p y
1899 NL  31 (3rd)
1901 AL  28 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1898 NL  52 (8th)
1899 NL  58 (1st)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1899 NL  50 (4th)
1901 AL  35 (7th)
1903 AL  35 (3rd)
Career  236 (249th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1901 AL  42 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1899 NL  15 (10th)
Career  64 (244th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1905 AL  29 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1905 AL  born 1869-01-28 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1801), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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