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Marty Kavanagh

Martin Joseph Kavanagh

Positions: Second Baseman, First Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: June 13, 1891 in Harrison, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1914
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Indians/Cardinals 1914-1918

Final Game: August 8, 1918
Died: July 28, 1960 in Taylor, MI
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI
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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
1914 23 DET AL 128 500 439 60 109 21 6 4 35 16 14 41 42 .248 .318 .351 .669 98 154 4 16 *4/3
1915 24 DET AL 113 386 332 55 98 14 13 4 49 8 8 42 44 .295 .378 .452 .829 143 150 2 10 34/O65
1916 25 TOT AL 77 136 122 10 22 6 1 1 15 0 0 11 20 .180 .254 .270 .524 55 33 1 2 4O/53
1916 25 DET AL 58 90 78 6 11 4 0 0 5 0 0 9 15 .141 .239 .192 .431 28 15 1 2 O/45
1916 25 CLE AL 19 46 44 4 11 2 1 1 10 0 0 2 5 .250 .283 .409 .692 103 18 0 0 /435
1917 26 CLE AL 14 17 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .176 .000 .176 -47 0 0 0 /O
1918 27 TOT MLB 38 153 126 12 28 6 0 1 23 2 21 14 .222 .338 .294 .631 91 37 1 5 3/O94
1918 27 TOT AL 26 103 82 6 20 5 0 0 15 1 18 13 .244 .386 .305 .691 107 25 1 2 3
1918 27 CLE AL 13 48 38 4 8 2 0 0 6 1 7 7 .211 .348 .263 .611 78 10 1 2 3
1918 27 STL NL 12 50 44 6 8 1 0 1 8 1 3 1 .182 .234 .273 .507 56 12 0 3 /O94
1918 27 DET AL 13 55 44 2 12 3 0 0 9 0 11 6 .273 .418 .341 .759 134 15 0 0 3
5 Yrs 370 1192 1033 138 257 47 20 10 122 26 22 118 122 .249 .330 .362 .693 105 374 8 33
162 Game Avg. 162 522 452 60 113 21 9 4 53 11 52 53 .249 .330 .362 .693 105 164 4 14
DET (4 yrs) 312 1031 893 123 230 42 19 8 98 24 22 103 107 .258 .339 .374 .713 111 334 7 28
CLE (3 yrs) 46 111 96 9 19 4 1 1 16 1 0 12 14 .198 .294 .292 .585 72 28 1 2
STL (1 yr) 12 50 44 6 8 1 0 1 8 1 3 1 .182 .234 .273 .507 56 12 0 3
AL (5 yrs) 358 1142 989 132 249 46 20 9 114 25 22 115 121 .252 .335 .366 .701 107 362 8 30
NL (1 yr) 12 50 44 6 8 1 0 1 8 1 3 1 .182 .234 .273 .507 56 12 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
1914 23 DET AL 128 500 -0 -0 0 -8 -0 -9 -1.2 17 8 0.6 .492 .494 1.6 -1.0 17 $ *4/3
1915 24 DET AL 113 386 16 -1 0 0 -1 14 1.5 13 27 2.9 .514 .510 2.9 -0.2 27 $ 34/O65
1916 25 DET AL 58 90 -6 0 0 0 -1 -7 -0.9 3 -4 -0.6 .485 .495 -0.6 -0.1 -4 $ O/45
1916 25 CLE AL 19 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 -0.0 2 $ /435
1917 26 CLE AL 14 17 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .479 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /O
1918 27 CLE AL 13 48 -1 -0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .478 .498 0.0 -0.2 0 $ 3
1918 27 STL NL 12 50 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.2 .475 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $ /O94
1918 27 DET AL 13 55 2 0 0 -1 -0 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .508 .501 0.4 -0.2 4 $ 3
5 Seasons 370 1192 6 -1 0 -10 -3 -8 -1.3 41 33 2.9 .497 .499 4.1 -1.7 43 $
DET (4 yrs) 312 1031 11 -1 0 -9 -3 -1 -0.4 35 35 3.2 .499 .500 4.3 -1.5 44 $
CLE (3 yrs) 46 111 -3 0 0 -1 -1 -5 -0.6 4 -1 -0.1 .488 .499 0.0 -0.2 0 $
STL (1 yr) 12 50 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.2 .475 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -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
1914 23 DET AL 500 360 46 3.4 85 .267 .248 .260 .318 .334 .351 .340 .669 .674 98 .520 -1.3 -0.2 .584 .200 .103 6.4
1915 24 DET AL 386 252 54 5.8 87 .331 .295 .261 .378 .340 .452 .342 .829 .683 143 .720 17.0 1.9 .802 .283 .157 5.3
1916 25 TOT AL 136 102 8 2.1 85 .208 .180 .261 .254 .336 .270 .341 .524 .676 55 .281 -7.1 -0.8 .450 .180 .090 .0
1916 25 DET AL 90 69 3 1.2 85 .175 .141 .260 .239 .335 .192 .340 .431 .674 28 .118 -6.8 -0.8 .373 .167 .051
1916 25 CLE AL 46 33 5 4.1 86 .263 .250 .262 .283 .337 .409 .342 .692 .680 103 .568 -0.3 -0.0 .606 .205 .159 .0
1917 26 CLE AL 17 14 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .263 .176 .335 .000 .340 .176 .675 -47 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .214 .214 .000
1918 27 TOT MLB 153 103 12 3.2 81 .243 .222 .261 .338 .327 .294 .334 .631 .661 91 .457 -0.1 -0.0 .622 .254 .071 1.3
1918 27 TOT AL 103 64 9 3.8 83 .290 .244 .262 .386 .333 .305 .334 .691 .667 107 .541 2.3 0.3 .726 .293 .061 .0
1918 27 CLE AL 48 32 3 2.6 89 .258 .211 .271 .348 .343 .263 .345 .611 .688 78 .359 -0.6 -0.1 .633 .263 .053 .0
1918 27 STL NL 50 39 3 2.1 77 .167 .182 .258 .234 .315 .273 .333 .507 .648 56 .285 -2.4 -0.3 .444 .182 .091 1.0
1918 27 DET AL 55 32 6 5.1 78 .316 .273 .255 .418 .325 .341 .325 .759 .650 134 .666 2.8 0.3 .813 .318 .068
5 Yrs 1192 831 120 3.9 85 .274 .249 .260 .330 .335 .362 .340 .693 .675 105 .563 6.0 0.6 .632 .231 .113 14.4
162 Game Avg. 522 364 53 3.9 85 .274 .249 .260 .330 .335 .362 .340 .693 .675 105 .563 3 0 .632 .231 .113 6
DET (4 yrs) 1031 713 109 4.1 85 .285 .258 .260 .339 .336 .374 .340 .713 .676 111 .590 11.7 1.3 .651 .234 .116 12.0
CLE (3 yrs) 111 79 8 2.7 87 .222 .198 .266 .294 .339 .292 .343 .585 .683 72 .391 -3.3 -0.4 .545 .229 .094 1.0
STL (1 yr) 50 39 3 2.1 77 .167 .182 .258 .234 .315 .273 .333 .507 .648 56 .285 -2.4 -0.3 .444 .182 .091 1.0
AL (5 yrs) 1142 792 117 4.0 85 .279 .252 .261 .335 .336 .366 .340 .701 .677 107 .573 8.3 0.9 .640 .234 .114 13.2
NL (1 yr) 50 39 3 2.1 77 .167 .182 .258 .234 .315 .273 .333 .507 .648 56 .285 -2.4 -0.3 .444 .182 .091 1.0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1918 27 TOT MLB 153 0.7% 9.2% 13.7% 4.6% 25% 0.67 9.0 126.0 5.5 73%
1918 27 TOT AL 103 0.0% 12.6% 17.5% 4.9% 25% 0.72 6.3 5.5 67%
1918 27 CLE AL 48 0.0% 14.6% 14.6% 4.2% 25% 1.00 5.4 6.3 65%
1918 27 STL NL 50 2.0% 2.0% 6.0% 4.0% 25% 0.33 44.0 44.0 5.5 84%
1918 27 DET AL 55 0.0% 10.9% 20.0% 5.5% 25% 0.55 7.3 4.9 69%
5 Yrs 153 6.5% 79.7% 77.1% 50.3% 30% 1.03 8.5 103.3 8.5 589%
MLB Averages 3.0% 69.6% 55.2% 34.7% 22% 1.26 9.0 207.0 10.5 553%

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
1914 23 128 500 439 60 109 21 6 4 35 16 14 41 42 .248 .318 .351 .669 98 154 4 16
1915 24 241 886 771 115 207 35 19 8 84 24 22 83 86 .268 .344 .394 .738 118 304 6 26
1916 25 318 1022 893 125 229 41 20 9 99 24 22 94 106 .256 .332 .377 .709 109 337 7 28
1917 26 332 1039 907 126 229 41 20 9 99 24 22 97 108 .252 .329 .372 .701 107 337 7 28
1918 27 370 1192 1033 138 257 47 20 10 122 26 22 118 122 .249 .330 .362 .693 105 374 8 33

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
1914 23 131 530 462 73 124 24 7 5 43 18 47 43 .268 .342 .383 .726 58 128
1915 24 118 410 352 61 107 15 14 4 55 9 46 46 .304 .388 .460 .848 63 113
1916 25 80 146 130 12 26 7 1 1 18 0 13 21 .200 .278 .292 .570 10 77
1917 26 15 18 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 14
1918 27 48 202 165 18 40 9 0 1 35 3 30 18 .242 .362 .315 .677 19 38
5 Yrs 392 1306 1124 165 297 55 22 11 151 30 139 130 .264 .350 .382 .732 150 370
162 Game Avg. 162 540 465 68 123 23 9 5 62 12 57 54 .264 .350 .382 .732 62 370

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1915 AL  .295 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1915 AL  .378 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1915 AL  .452 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1915 AL  .829 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1915 AL  13 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1914 AL  4 (7th)
1915 AL  4 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1915 AL  143 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1915 AL  17 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1915 AL  1.9 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1915 AL  .720 (5th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1914 AL  6.4 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1914 AL  109.8 (9th)
1915 AL  83.0 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 16 (1158), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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