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Lefty Johnson

William F. Johnson (Sleepy Bill)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Weight: 167 lb.

Born: September, 1862 in New Jersey (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1884
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Hoosiers/Keystones 1884-1892

Final Game: April 27, 1892
Died: July 17, 1942 in Chester, PA
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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
1884 21 PHK UA 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /O
1887 24 IND NL 11 43 42 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 6 .190 .209 .190 .400 14 8 1 O
1890 27 BAL AA 24 103 95 15 28 2 3 0 6 8 7 .295 .350 .379 .728 105 36 1 O
1891 28 BAL AA 129 573 480 101 130 13 14 2 79 32 89 55 .271 .389 .369 .758 117 177 4 *O
1892 29 BLN NL 4 17 15 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .133 .235 .133 .369 11 2 0 /O
5 Yrs 169 740 636 121 168 15 17 2 90 45 98 61 .264 .368 .351 .718 105 223 6
162 Game Avg. 162 709 610 116 161 14 16 2 86 94 .264 .368 .351 .718 105 214 6
BLN (3 yrs) 157 693 590 118 160 15 17 2 87 40 98 55 .271 .380 .364 .744 112 215 5
IND (1 yr) 11 43 42 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 6 .190 .209 .190 .400 14 8 1
PHK (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
AA (2 yrs) 153 676 575 116 158 15 17 2 85 40 96 55 .275 .383 .370 .754 115 213 5
NL (2 yrs) 15 60 57 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 2 6 .175 .217 .175 .392 13 10 1
UA (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0

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
1884 21 PHK UA 1 4 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .414 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
1887 24 IND NL 11 43 -5 0 0 -2 -1 -8 -0.7 1 -6 -0.5 .442 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -4 $ O
1890 27 BAL AA 24 103 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0 -0.1 2 2 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 -0.1 0 $ O
1891 28 BAL AA 129 573 14 -1 0 2 -8 7 0.6 10 18 1.7 .505 .504 1.5 -0.4 16 $ *O
1892 29 BLN NL 4 17 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .459 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
5 Seasons 169 740 7 -1 0 1 -10 -3 -0.4 14 11 1.1 .498 .500 1.0 -0.7 10 $
BLN (3 yrs) 157 693 13 -1 0 3 -9 5 0.4 13 18 1.7 .503 .501 1.5 -0.5 15 $
IND (1 yr) 11 43 -5 0 0 -2 -1 -8 -0.7 1 -6 -0.5 .442 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -4 $
PHK (1 yr) 1 4 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .414 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $

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
1884 21 PHK UA 4 4 0 0.0 57 .000 .000 .239 .000 .266 .000 .310 .000 .575 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000
1887 24 IND NL 43 34 2 1.5 94 .222 .190 .270 .209 .327 .190 .384 .400 .711 14 .126 -4.9 -0.5 .412 .119 .000 .0
1890 27 BAL AA 103 67 12 4.6 95 .295 .295 .272 .350 .353 .379 .358 .728 .711 105 .591 0.2 0.0 .776 .242 .084 .0
1891 28 BAL AA 573 350 68 5.1 92 .303 .271 .262 .389 .346 .369 .354 .758 .700 117 .604 13.7 1.4 .863 .350 .098 3.8
1892 29 BLN NL 17 13 0 0.0 84 .133 .133 .255 .235 .329 .133 .342 .369 .671 11 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .308 .133 .000
5 Yrs 740 468 82 4.6 92 .290 .264 .264 .368 .345 .351 .356 .718 .701 105 .560 6.7 0.7 .795 .311 .086 3.8
162 Game Avg. 709 449 79 4.6 92 .290 .264 .264 .368 .345 .351 .356 .718 .701 105 .560 6 1 .795 .311 .086 4
BLN (3 yrs) 693 430 80 4.9 92 .296 .271 .264 .380 .347 .364 .354 .744 .701 112 .589 12.3 1.3 .833 .327 .093 3.8
IND (1 yr) 43 34 2 1.5 94 .222 .190 .270 .209 .327 .190 .384 .400 .711 14 .126 -4.9 -0.5 .412 .119 .000 .0
PHK (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 57 .000 .000 .239 .000 .266 .000 .310 .000 .575 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000
AA (2 yrs) 676 417 80 5.0 92 .301 .275 .264 .383 .347 .370 .355 .754 .702 115 .602 13.9 1.4 .849 .332 .096 3.8
NL (2 yrs) 60 47 2 1.1 91 .196 .175 .266 .217 .328 .175 .373 .392 .701 13 .081 -6.5 -0.7 .383 .123 .000 .0
UA (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 57 .000 .000 .239 .000 .266 .000 .310 .000 .575 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000

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
1884 21 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1885 22 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1886 23 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1887 24 12 47 46 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 6 .174 .191 .174 .365 6 8 1
1888 25 12 47 46 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 6 .174 .191 .174 .365 6 8 1
1889 26 12 47 46 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 6 .174 .191 .174 .365 6 8 1
1890 27 36 150 141 18 36 2 3 0 9 13 7 6 .255 .300 .312 .612 73 44 2
1891 28 165 723 621 119 166 15 17 2 88 45 96 61 .267 .371 .356 .727 107 221 6
1892 29 169 740 636 121 168 15 17 2 90 45 98 61 .264 .368 .351 .718 105 223 6

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
1884 21 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1887 24 14 52 51 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 8 .157 .173 .157 .330 1 11
1890 27 32 130 121 15 31 2 3 0 6 9 8 0 .256 .308 .322 .630 12 24
1891 28 169 700 599 99 142 14 15 2 77 35 97 72 .237 .347 .321 .668 67 129
1892 29 4 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 4
5 Yrs 221 909 796 117 181 16 18 2 86 49 107 80 .227 .323 .300 .624 80 169
162 Game Avg. 162 666 583 86 133 12 13 1 63 78 .227 .323 .300 .624 59 169

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1891 AA  14 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1891 AA  89 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2071), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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