John Irwin

John Irwin

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: July 21, 1861 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1882
Teams (by GP): Reds/Nationals/Bisons/Colonels/Athletics/... 1882-1891

Final Game: August 8, 1896
Died: February 28, 1934 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA
Relatives: Brother of Arthur Irwin
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1882	WOR	NL	20	1B	1				11	7	0	4	1	.636		7.00	.958		10.40
1884	BOS	UA	22	3B	105				395	117	191	87	7	.780		2.93	.777		3.02
1886	PHA	AA	24	SS	2				7	2	3	2	0	.714		2.50	.854		4.55
1886	PHA	AA	24	3B	1				4	0	4	0	0	1.000		4.00	.850		3.20
1887	WHS	NL	25	SS	5				24	9	12	3	1	.875		4.20	.890		5.00
1887	WHS	NL	25	3B	4				13	4	7	2	0	.846		2.75	.870		3.42
1888	WHS	NL	26	SS	27				164	54	87	23	5	.860		5.22	.881		4.47
1888	WHS	NL	26	3B	10				29	12	10	7	1	.759		2.20	.877		3.13
1889	WHS	NL	27	3B	58				243	82	129	32	14	.868		3.64	.885		3.55
1890	BUF	PL	28	3B	64				247	79	139	29	13	.883		3.41	.853		3.54
1890	BUF	PL	28	1B	12				115	103	11	1	13	.991		9.50	.973		10.45
1890	BUF	PL	28	2B	1				9	2	5	2	1	.778		7.00	.913		5.90
1891	TOT	AA	29	3B	16				56	17	27	12	1	.786		2.75	.872		3.63
1891	BOS	AA	29	OF	17				34	25	5	4	0	.882		1.76	.908		1.88	9-0-9
1891	BOS	AA	29	3B	2				12	4	5	3	0	.750		4.50	.872		3.65
1891	BOS	AA	29	SS	1				3	1	1	1	0	.667		2.00	.880		5.10
1891	LOU	AA	29	3B	14				44	13	22	9	1	.795		2.50	.872		3.63
	7 Seasons			3B	258				987	311	507	169	36	.829		3.17	.832		3.32
	4 Seasons			SS	35				198	66	103	29	6	.854		4.83	.881		4.57
	1 Season			OF	17				34	25	5	4	0	.882		1.76	.908		1.88	9-0-9
	2 Seasons			1B	13				126	110	11	5	14	.960		9.31	.972		10.45
	1 Season			2B	1				9	2	5	2	1	.778		7.00	.913		5.90
	8 Seasons			TOT	324				1354	514	631	209	57	.846		3.53	.855		3.67	9-0-9
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	RF	OF
1882	WOR	NL	20	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1884	BOS	UA	22	105	105	0	0	105	0	0	0	0
1886	PHA	AA	24	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
1887	WHS	NL	25	8	8	0	0	4	5	0	0	0
1888	WHS	NL	26	37	37	0	0	10	27	0	0	0
1889	WHS	NL	27	58	58	0	0	58	0	0	0	0
1890	BUF	PL	28	77	77	12	1	64	0	0	0	0
1891	BOS	AA	29	19	19	0	0	2	1	9	9	17
1891	LOU	AA	29	14	14	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
	8 Seasons			322	322	13	1	258	35	9	9	17

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1884 UA 105 (1st)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1884 UA 117 (2nd)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1884 UA 191 (1st)	Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1884 UA 87 (1st)
Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1884 UA 2.93 (4th)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1884 UA .780 (4th)	Youngest s c a p y 1882 NL born 1861-07-21 (3rd)

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