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Joe Hornung

Michael Joseph Hornung (Ubbo Ubbo)

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 164 lb.

Born: June 12, 1857 in Carthage, NY(All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1879
Teams (by GP): Beaneaters/RedStockings/Bisons/Orioles/Giants 1879-1890

Final Game: October 3, 1890
Died: October 30, 1931 in New York, NY
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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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
1879 22 BUF NL 78 321 319 46 85 18 7 0 38 2 27 .266 .271 .367 .638 104 117 0 *O/3
1880 23 BUF NL 85 350 342 47 91 8 11 1 42 8 29 .266 .283 .363 .645 116 124 0 *O3/41
1881 24 BSN NL 83 329 324 39 78 12 8 2 25 5 25 .241 .252 .346 .598 89 112 0 *O
1882 25 BSN NL 85 390 388 67 117 14 11 1 50 2 25 .302 .305 .402 .707 125 156 0 *O/3
1883 26 BSN NL 98 454 446 107 124 25 13 8 66 8 54 .278 .291 .446 .737 117 199 0 *O/5
1884 27 BSN NL 115 535 518 119 139 27 10 7 51 17 80 .268 .292 .400 .691 116 207 0 *O/3
1885 28 BSN NL 25 110 109 14 22 4 1 1 7 1 20 .202 .209 .284 .493 61 31 0 O
1886 29 BSN NL 94 434 424 67 109 12 2 2 40 16 10 62 .257 .274 .309 .583 81 131 0 *O
1887 30 BSN NL 98 457 437 85 118 10 6 5 49 41 17 28 .270 .302 .355 .657 83 155 3 *O
1888 31 BSN NL 107 449 431 61 103 11 7 3 53 29 16 39 .239 .269 .318 .587 84 137 2 *O
1889 32 BAL AA 135 562 533 73 122 13 9 1 78 34 22 72 .229 .269 .293 .561 62 156 7 *O/5
1890 33 NYG NL 120 527 513 62 122 18 5 0 65 39 12 37 .238 .258 .292 .550 63 150 2 O3/56
12 Yrs 1123 4918 4784 787 1230 172 90 31 564 159 120 498 .257 .277 .350 .627 92 1675 14
162 Game Avg. 162 709 690 114 177 25 13 4 81 17 72 .257 .277 .350 .627 92 242 2
BSN (8 yrs) 705 3158 3077 559 810 115 58 29 341 86 76 333 .263 .282 .367 .649 98 1128 5
BUF (2 yrs) 163 671 661 93 176 26 18 1 80 10 56 .266 .277 .365 .642 110 241 0
NYG (1 yr) 120 527 513 62 122 18 5 0 65 39 12 37 .238 .258 .292 .550 63 150 2
BAL (1 yr) 135 562 533 73 122 13 9 1 78 34 22 72 .229 .269 .293 .561 62 156 7
NL (11 yrs) 988 4356 4251 714 1108 159 81 30 486 125 98 426 .261 .278 .357 .636 96 1519 7
AA (1 yr) 135 562 533 73 122 13 9 1 78 34 22 72 .229 .269 .293 .561 62 156 7

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
1879 22 BUF NL 78 321 0 0 0 0 -5 -5 -0.5 10 5 0.6 .494 .497 0.6 -0.5 5 $ *O/3
1880 23 BUF NL 85 350 5 0 0 -3 -4 -2 -0.3 11 8 0.9 .498 .499 1.2 -0.8 12 $ *O3/41
1881 24 BSN NL 83 329 -4 0 0 10 -5 1 0.0 10 11 1.1 .501 .501 0.2 0.4 1 $1,050 *O
1882 25 BSN NL 85 390 10 0 0 9 -5 14 1.2 11 26 2.4 .516 .508 1.7 0.3 16 $ *O/3
1883 26 BSN NL 98 454 6 0 0 6 -6 6 0.3 14 20 1.8 .506 .503 1.4 -0.1 14 $ *O/5
1884 27 BSN NL 115 535 7 0 0 5 -7 5 0.2 16 22 1.9 .504 .503 1.7 -0.3 17 $2,000 *O/3
1885 28 BSN NL 25 110 -5 0 0 -2 -2 -9 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .465 .495 -0.3 -0.4 -4 $ O
1886 29 BSN NL 94 434 -10 -1 0 8 -6 -8 -1.0 14 5 0.4 .491 .495 -0.1 0.1 -3 $2,000 *O
1887 30 BSN NL 98 457 -10 2 0 8 -6 -6 -0.8 14 8 0.7 .495 .497 0.2 -0.0 0 $ *O
1888 31 BSN NL 107 449 -8 1 0 -2 -7 -16 -1.8 14 -2 -0.4 .485 .490 0.0 -1.0 -0 $2,000 *O
1889 32 BAL AA 135 562 -31 1 0 8 -8 -31 -2.7 9 -22 -1.7 .481 .484 -2.4 0.0 -30 $ *O/5
1890 33 NYG NL 120 527 -25 3 0 1 -5 -26 -2.7 16 -10 -1.1 .480 .485 -0.9 -0.5 -11 $ O3/56
12 Seasons 1123 4918 -64 5 0 48 -66 -77 -8.9 142 65 6.0 .494 .496 3.3 -2.6 17 $7,050
BSN (8 yrs) 705 3158 -13 2 0 42 -44 -13 -2.7 96 83 7.3 .498 .499 4.8 -0.9 41 $7,050
BUF (2 yrs) 163 671 5 0 0 -3 -9 -7 -0.8 20 14 1.5 .496 .498 1.8 -1.2 17 $
NYG (1 yr) 120 527 -25 3 0 1 -5 -26 -2.7 16 -10 -1.1 .480 .485 -0.9 -0.5 -11 $
BAL (1 yr) 135 562 -31 1 0 8 -8 -31 -2.7 9 -22 -1.7 .481 .484 -2.4 0.0 -30 $

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
1879 22 BUF NL 321 234 32 3.7 69 .291 .266 .264 .271 .280 .367 .342 .638 .622 104 .525 1.2 0.1 .100
1880 23 BUF NL 350 251 35 3.7 62 .288 .266 .248 .283 .271 .363 .326 .645 .597 116 .573 4.4 0.5 .096
1881 24 BSN NL 329 246 28 3.0 71 .256 .241 .259 .252 .289 .346 .339 .598 .628 89 .414 -4.8 -0.5 .105
1882 25 BSN NL 390 271 48 4.8 70 .320 .302 .254 .305 .282 .402 .346 .707 .627 125 .618 9.0 1.0 .101
1883 26 BSN NL 454 322 58 4.8 82 .302 .278 .270 .291 .298 .446 .372 .737 .670 117 .582 8.0 0.8 .168
1884 27 BSN NL 535 379 60 4.2 73 .306 .268 .249 .292 .290 .400 .345 .691 .635 116 .560 8.8 1.0 .131
1885 28 BSN NL 110 87 6 1.8 66 .239 .202 .242 .209 .285 .284 .324 .493 .610 61 .244 -4.8 -0.6 .083
1886 29 BSN NL 434 315 36 3.0 76 .297 .257 .252 .274 .301 .309 .345 .583 .646 81 .399 -10.3 -1.1 .498 .113 .052 3.6
1887 30 BSN NL 457 319 46 3.8 95 .280 .270 .272 .302 .330 .355 .387 .657 .718 83 .427 -11.0 -1.1 .677 .217 .085 8.9
1888 31 BSN NL 449 328 36 2.9 74 .257 .239 .249 .269 .297 .318 .341 .587 .638 84 .446 -8.7 -1.0 .561 .183 .079 5.4
1889 32 BAL AA 562 411 40 2.5 90 .263 .229 .264 .269 .336 .293 .359 .561 .695 62 .291 -28.9 -3.0 .533 .169 .064 1.9
1890 33 NYG NL 527 391 38 2.6 85 .256 .238 .255 .258 .331 .292 .344 .550 .675 63 .313 -26.5 -2.8 .519 .154 .055 .0
12 Yrs 4918 3554 463 3.4 78 .282 .257 .257 .277 .303 .350 .350 .627 .653 92 .459 -63.8 -6.7 .554 .151 .093 51.9
162 Game Avg. 709 513 67 3.4 78 .282 .257 .257 .277 .303 .350 .350 .627 .653 92 .459 -63.8 -6.7 .554 .151 .093 7
BSN (8 yrs) 3158 2267 318 3.7 77 .288 .263 .257 .282 .298 .367 .353 .649 .651 98 .493 -14.0 -1.6 .246 .072 .103 52.0
BUF (2 yrs) 671 485 67 3.7 66 .290 .266 .256 .277 .275 .365 .334 .642 .609 110 .550 5.6 0.6 .098
NYG (1 yr) 527 391 38 2.6 85 .256 .238 .255 .258 .331 .292 .344 .550 .675 63 .313 -26.5 -2.8 .519 .154 .055 .0
BAL (1 yr) 562 411 40 2.5 90 .263 .229 .264 .269 .336 .293 .359 .561 .695 62 .291 -28.9 -3.0 .533 .169 .064 1.9
NL (11 yrs) 4356 3143 423 3.6 76 .284 .261 .257 .278 .298 .357 .349 .636 .648 96 .481 -34.9 -3.7 .242 .071 .097 55.6
AA (1 yr) 562 411 40 2.5 90 .263 .229 .264 .269 .336 .293 .359 .561 .695 62 .291 -28.9 -3.0 .533 .169 .064 1.9

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
1879 22 78 321 319 46 85 18 7 0 38 2 27 .266 .271 .367 .638 104 117 0
1880 23 163 671 661 93 176 26 18 1 80 10 56 .266 .277 .365 .642 110 241 0
1881 24 246 1000 985 132 254 38 26 3 105 15 81 .258 .269 .358 .627 103 353 0
1882 25 331 1390 1373 199 371 52 37 4 155 17 106 .270 .279 .371 .650 109 509 0
1883 26 429 1844 1819 306 495 77 50 12 221 25 160 .272 .282 .389 .671 111 708 0
1884 27 544 2379 2337 425 634 104 60 19 272 42 240 .271 .284 .392 .676 112 915 0
1885 28 569 2489 2446 439 656 108 61 20 279 43 260 .268 .281 .387 .668 110 946 0
1886 29 663 2923 2870 506 765 120 63 22 319 16 53 322 .267 .280 .375 .655 106 1077 0
1887 30 761 3380 3307 591 883 130 69 27 368 57 70 350 .267 .283 .373 .655 102 1232 3
1888 31 868 3829 3738 652 986 141 76 30 421 86 86 389 .264 .281 .366 .648 100 1369 5
1889 32 1003 4391 4271 725 1108 154 85 31 499 120 108 461 .259 .280 .357 .637 95 1525 12
1890 33 1123 4918 4784 787 1230 172 90 31 564 159 120 498 .257 .277 .350 .627 92 1675 14

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
1879 22 158 628 624 73 150 32 12 0 61 0 4 55 .240 .245 .330 .575 51 78
1880 23 162 660 645 84 167 15 20 2 75 0 15 55 .259 .276 .353 .629 63 85
1881 24 160 626 617 69 143 22 15 4 44 0 9 48 .232 .243 .335 .578 50 83
1882 25 162 717 714 105 198 24 19 2 78 0 3 48 .277 .280 .373 .653 74 85
1883 26 160 709 698 130 171 34 18 11 80 0 11 88 .245 .257 .393 .649 70 98
1884 27 163 735 714 137 175 34 13 9 59 0 21 114 .245 .267 .367 .634 70 115
1885 28 36 159 158 19 31 6 1 1 9 0 1 29 .196 .201 .266 .467 9 25
1886 29 123 557 545 78 133 15 2 2 47 20 12 81 .244 .260 .290 .550 42 94
1887 30 125 554 533 80 126 11 6 5 46 44 18 36 .236 .265 .308 .573 43 98
1888 31 127 529 509 68 118 13 8 3 59 33 18 46 .232 .261 .306 .567 40 107
1889 32 156 623 595 63 119 13 9 1 67 33 21 83 .200 .236 .257 .493 35 135
1890 33 144 616 601 62 132 19 5 0 65 42 13 44 .220 .239 .268 .507 38 120
12 Yrs 1676 7113 6953 968 1663 238 128 40 690 172 146 727 .239 .256 .327 .584 585 1123
162 Game Avg. 162 688 672 94 161 23 12 4 67 14 70 .239 .256 .327 .584 57 1123

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1882 NL  .302 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1883 NL  .446 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1880 NL  85 (9th)
1882 NL  85 (2nd)
1883 NL  98 (9th)
1884 NL  115 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1882 NL  388 (2nd)
1883 NL  446 (1st)
1884 NL  518 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1882 NL  390 (5th)
1883 NL  454 (3rd)
1884 NL  535 (1st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1883 NL  107 (1st)
1884 NL  119 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1882 NL  117 (3rd)
1884 NL  139 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1882 NL  156 (9th)
1883 NL  199 (5th)
1884 NL  207 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1884 NL  27 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1880 NL  11 (3rd)
1881 NL  8 (7th)
1882 NL  11 (4th)
1883 NL  13 (5th)
1884 NL  10 (7th)
Career  90 (209th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1881 NL  2 (7th)
1883 NL  8 (2nd)
1884 NL  7 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1880 NL  42 (8th)
1882 NL  50 (10th)
1883 NL  66 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1883 NL  54 (8th)
1884 NL  80 (4th)
1889 AA  72 (4th)

Singles s c a p y
1882 NL  91 (3rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1883 NL  46 (4th)
1884 NL  44 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1881 NL  162.0 (9th)
1883 NL  55.8 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1882 NL  271 (7th)
1883 NL  322 (2nd)
1884 NL  379 (1st)
1889 AA  411 (5th)
1890 NL  391 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1889 AA  born 1857-06-12 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (422), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 57 (443), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1173), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1650), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Ned Hanlon (924) *
  4. John Morrill (923)
  5. Rube Oldring (920)
  6. Bob Bescher (916)
  7. Hick Carpenter (910)
  8. Curt Welch (908)
  9. Red Murray (907)
  10. Omar Moreno (906)
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  1. Doc Gessler (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Jimmy Sebring (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tom York (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tom York (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. John Morrill (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Morrill (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. John Morrill (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. John Morrill (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ned Hanlon (931) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. John Morrill (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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