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John Irwin
John Irwin
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: July 21, 1861 in Toronto, ON, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1882
Died: February 28, 1934 in Boston, MA
Relatives: Brother of Arthur Irwin
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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
1882 20 WOR NL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 /3
1884 22 BOS UA 105 447 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 .234 .260 .319 .579 95 138 *5
1886 24 PHA AA 3 13 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 68 4 0 /65
1887 25 WHS NL 8 35 31 6 11 2 0 2 3 6 3 6 .355 .429 .613 1.041 192 19 1 /65
1888 26 WHS NL 37 133 126 14 28 5 2 0 8 15 5 18 .222 .263 .294 .557 82 37 2 65
1889 27 WHS NL 58 257 228 42 66 11 4 0 25 10 25 14 .289 .370 .373 .742 113 85 4 5
1890 28 BUF PL 77 355 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 18 43 19 .234 .335 .295 .631 75 91 4 53/4
1891 29 TOT AA 33 139 127 13 31 3 3 0 22 7 11 15 .244 .309 .315 .624 78 40 1 O5/6
1891 29 BOS AA 19 78 72 6 16 2 2 0 15 6 6 9 .222 .282 .306 .588 66 22 0 O/56
1891 29 LOU AA 14 61 55 7 15 1 1 0 7 1 5 6 .273 .344 .327 .672 94 18 1 5
8 Seasons 322 1383 1269 222 312 55 19 3 93 56 102 74 .246 .308 .326 .634 92 414 12
162 Game Avg. 162 696 638 112 157 28 10 2 47 51 .246 .308 .326 .634 92 208
WHS (3 yrs) 103 425 385 62 105 18 6 2 36 31 33 38 .273 .341 .366 .707 111 141 7
LOU (1 yr) 14 61 55 7 15 1 1 0 7 1 5 6 .273 .344 .327 .672 94 18 1
PHA (1 yr) 3 13 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 68 4 0
BOS (1 yr) 105 447 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 .234 .260 .319 .579 95 138
BOS (1 yr) 19 78 72 6 16 2 2 0 15 6 6 9 .222 .282 .306 .588 66 22 0
BUF (1 yr) 77 355 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 18 43 19 .234 .335 .295 .631 75 91 4
WOR (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
AA (2 yrs) 36 152 140 17 34 4 3 0 23 7 11 15 .243 .303 .314 .617 77 44 1
NL (4 yrs) 104 429 389 62 105 18 6 2 36 31 33 40 .270 .338 .362 .700 109 141 7
UA (1 yr) 105 447 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 .234 .260 .319 .579 95 138
PL (1 yr) 77 355 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 18 43 19 .234 .335 .295 .631 75 91 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1882 WOR NL 20 1B 1 11 7 0 4 1 .636 7.00 .973 10.30
1884 BOS UA 22 3B 105 395 117 191 87 7 .780 2.93 .776 2.94
1886 PHA AA 24 SS 2 7 2 3 2 0 .714 2.50 .871 4.50
1886 PHA AA 24 3B 1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 .825 3.10
1887 WHS NL 25 SS 5 24 9 12 3 1 .875 4.20 .892 4.94
1887 WHS NL 25 3B 4 13 4 7 2 0 .846 2.75 .877 3.38
1888 WHS NL 26 SS 27 164 54 87 23 5 .860 5.22 .884 4.45
1888 WHS NL 26 3B 10 29 12 10 7 1 .759 2.20 .893 3.11
1889 WHS NL 27 3B 58 243 82 129 32 14 .868 3.64 .887 3.52
1890 BUF PL 28 3B 64 247 79 139 29 13 .883 3.41 .849 3.48
1890 BUF PL 28 1B 12 115 103 11 1 13 .991 9.50 .972 10.27
1890 BUF PL 28 2B 1 9 2 5 2 1 .778 7.00 .922 5.80
1891 TOT AA 29 3B 16 56 17 27 12 1 .786 2.75 .886 3.58
1891 BOS AA 29 OF 17 34 25 5 4 0 .882 1.76 .909 1.83 9-0-9
1891 BOS AA 29 3B 2 12 4 5 3 0 .750 4.50 .892 3.60
1891 BOS AA 29 SS 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .900 5.00
1891 LOU AA 29 3B 14 44 13 22 9 1 .795 2.50 .884 3.58
7 Seasons 3B 258 987 311 507 169 36 .829 3.17 .833 3.26
4 Seasons SS 35 198 66 103 29 6 .854 4.83 .885 4.54
1 Season OF 17 34 25 5 4 0 .882 1.76 .909 1.83 9-0-9
2 Seasons 1B 13 126 110 11 5 14 .960 9.31 .972 10.27
1 Season 2B 1 9 2 5 2 1 .778 7.00 .922 5.80
8 Seasons TOT 324 1354 514 631 209 57 .846 3.53 .702 3.61 9-0-9
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1884 UA--105--9th

At Bats s c a p y
1884 UA--432--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1884 UA--447--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1884 UA--81--9th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1884 UA--29--10th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1884 UA--.--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1884 UA--331--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1882 NL--born 1861-07-21--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1750), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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