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Ben Houser

Benjamin Franklin Houser

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 30, 1883 in Frackville, PA
High School: Girard Preparatory (Philadelphia, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1910
Teams (by GP): Braves/Athletics/Rustlers 1910-1912

Final Game: October 5, 1912
Died: January 15, 1952 in Augusta, ME
Buried: New Gloucester Cemetery, New Gloucester, ME
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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
1910 26 PHA AL 34 79 69 9 13 3 2 0 7 0 7 15 .188 .263 .290 .553 74 20 0 3 3
1911 27 BSN NL 20 79 71 11 18 1 0 1 9 2 8 6 .254 .329 .310 .639 75 22 0 0 3
1912 28 BSN NL 108 360 332 38 95 17 3 8 52 1 22 29 .286 .332 .428 .760 107 142 1 5 3
3 Yrs 162 518 472 58 126 21 5 9 68 3 37 50 .267 .322 .390 .711 98 184 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 518 472 58 126 21 5 9 68 3 37 50 .267 .322 .390 .711 98 184 1 8
BSN (2 yrs) 128 439 403 49 113 18 3 9 61 3 30 35 .280 .332 .407 .739 101 164 1 5
PHA (1 yr) 34 79 69 9 13 3 2 0 7 0 7 15 .188 .263 .290 .553 74 20 0 3
NL (2 yrs) 128 439 403 49 113 18 3 9 61 3 30 35 .280 .332 .407 .739 101 164 1 5
AL (1 yr) 34 79 69 9 13 3 2 0 7 0 7 15 .188 .263 .290 .553 74 20 0 3

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
1910 26 PHA AL 34 79 -2 0 0 1 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.0 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 3
1911 27 BSN NL 20 79 -2 -0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .484 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 3
1912 28 BSN NL 108 360 3 1 0 -2 -3 -2 -0.2 10 8 0.8 .499 .499 1.1 -0.5 10 $ 3
3 Seasons 162 518 -2 1 0 -1 -4 -6 -0.8 15 8 0.7 .496 .499 0.9 -0.6 9 $
BSN (2 yrs) 128 439 1 0 0 -2 -3 -4 -0.5 12 8 0.7 .496 .499 1.0 -0.6 10 $
PHA (1 yr) 34 79 -2 0 0 1 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.0 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $

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
1910 26 PHA AL 79 59 5 2.3 74 .241 .188 .249 .263 .315 .290 .321 .553 .636 74 .350 -2.2 -0.3 .482 .203 .101
1911 27 BSN NL 79 53 7 3.5 100 .266 .254 .275 .329 .353 .310 .379 .639 .733 75 .445 -2.4 -0.3 .604 .197 .056 1.3
1912 28 BSN NL 360 242 47 5.2 100 .295 .286 .280 .332 .350 .428 .382 .760 .732 107 .589 1.8 0.2 .700 .211 .142 1.8
3 Yrs 518 354 59 4.5 96 .283 .267 .275 .322 .345 .390 .372 .711 .718 98 .544 -2.9 -0.3 .650 .208 .123 4.5
162 Game Avg. 518 354 59 4.5 96 .283 .267 .275 .322 .345 .390 .372 .711 .718 98 .544 -2.9 -0.3 .650 .208 .123 5
BSN (2 yrs) 439 295 54 4.9 100 .290 .280 .279 .332 .351 .407 .381 .739 .732 101 .568 -0.6 -0.1 .683 .208 .127 4.5
PHA (1 yr) 79 59 5 2.3 74 .241 .188 .249 .263 .315 .290 .321 .553 .636 74 .350 -2.2 -0.3 .482 .203 .101
NL (2 yrs) 439 295 54 4.9 100 .290 .280 .279 .332 .351 .407 .381 .739 .732 101 .568 -0.6 -0.1 .683 .208 .127 4.5
AL (1 yr) 79 59 5 2.3 74 .241 .188 .249 .263 .315 .290 .321 .553 .636 74 .350 -2.2 -0.3 .482 .203 .101

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
1910 26 34 79 69 9 13 3 2 0 7 0 7 15 .188 .263 .290 .553 74 20 0 3
1911 27 54 158 140 20 31 4 2 1 16 2 15 21 .221 .297 .300 .597 74 42 0 3
1912 28 162 518 472 58 126 21 5 9 68 3 37 50 .267 .322 .390 .711 98 184 1 8

Neutralized Batting

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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
1910 26 35 83 72 11 14 3 2 0 8 0 8 15 .194 .275 .292 .567 6 34
1911 27 21 81 73 11 18 1 0 1 9 2 8 6 .247 .321 .301 .622 7 20
1912 28 114 378 349 39 98 18 3 8 53 1 23 31 .281 .327 .418 .745 48 108
3 Yrs 170 542 494 61 130 22 5 9 70 3 39 52 .263 .318 .383 .701 61 162
162 Game Avg. 162 516 471 58 124 21 5 9 67 3 37 50 .263 .318 .383 .701 58 162

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1912 NL  8 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1912 NL  41.5 (3rd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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