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Rudy Kemmler

Rudolph Kemmler
born Rudolph Kemler

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 206 lb.

Born: January, 1860 in Chicago, IL(All Transactions)
Debut: July 26, 1879 (Age 19)
Teams (by GP): Buckeyes/PittsburghAlleghenys/Browns/Solons/RedStockings/... 1879-1889

Final Game: August 11, 1889 (Age 29)
Died: June 20, 1909 in Chicago, IL
Buried: Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
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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
1879 19 PRO NL 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -6 1 /2
1881 21 CLV NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 /2
1882 22 TOT AA 27 111 108 8 24 5 0 0 1 .222 .229 .269 .498 67 29 2/O
1882 22 CIN AA 3 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273 -13 2 /2O
1882 22 PIT AA 24 100 97 8 23 4 0 0 1 .237 .245 .278 .523 76 27 2/O
1883 23 COL AA 84 331 318 27 66 6 2 0 13 .208 .239 .239 .478 60 76 *2/O
1884 24 COL AA 61 226 211 28 42 3 3 0 15 .199 .252 .242 .494 68 51 0 2/3O
1885 25 PIT AA 18 67 64 2 13 2 1 0 5 2 .203 .239 .266 .504 60 17 1 2
1886 26 STL AA 35 132 123 13 17 2 0 0 6 0 8 .138 .197 .154 .351 9 19 1 2/3
1889 29 COL AA 8 29 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .115 .207 .115 .322 -5 3 0 /2
8 Yrs 236 906 860 80 166 18 6 0 11 0 42 5 .193 .232 .228 .460 52 196 2
162 Game Avg. 162 622 590 55 114 12 4 0 8 29 .193 .232 .228 .460 52 135
PIT (2 yrs) 42 167 161 10 36 6 1 0 5 3 .224 .242 .273 .516 69 44 1
COL (2 yrs) 145 557 529 55 108 9 5 0 28 .204 .244 .240 .484 63 127 0
PRO (1 yr) 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -6 1
STL (1 yr) 35 132 123 13 17 2 0 0 6 0 8 .138 .197 .154 .351 9 19 1
COL (1 yr) 8 29 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .115 .207 .115 .322 -5 3 0
CLV (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
CIN (1 yr) 3 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273 -13 2
AA (6 yrs) 233 896 850 80 165 18 6 0 11 0 42 3 .194 .234 .229 .463 53 195 2
NL (2 yrs) 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -34 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1879 19 PRO NL 2 7 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .422 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 /2
1881 21 CLV NL 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .433 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1882 22 CIN AA 3 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .461 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2O
1882 22 PIT AA 24 100 -1 0 0 4 1 4 0.4 2 6 0.6 .516 .502 0.3 0.5 2 2/O
1883 23 COL AA 84 331 -12 0 0 20 5 14 1.2 7 21 2.0 .515 .508 0.2 2.3 1 *2/O
1884 24 COL AA 61 226 -6 0 0 -3 4 -5 -0.6 5 -0 -0.1 .493 .497 0.3 -0.1 3 2/3O
1885 25 PIT AA 18 67 -3 0 0 -3 1 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.3 .475 .497 -0.0 -0.2 -0 $1,800 2
1886 26 STL AA 35 132 -14 0 0 -2 2 -14 -1.2 3 -11 -0.9 .465 .493 -0.8 0.0 -9 $2,000 2/3
1889 29 COL AA 8 29 -4 -0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .447 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /2
8 Seasons 236 906 -42 0 0 13 14 -15 -1.4 20 5 0.7 .495 .499 -0.3 2.4 -8 $3,800
PIT (2 yrs) 42 167 -4 0 0 1 3 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .498 .500 0.2 0.4 2 $1,800
COL (2 yrs) 145 557 -17 0 0 17 9 9 0.7 12 21 2.0 .505 .502 0.6 2.2 4
PRO (1 yr) 2 7 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .422 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0
STL (1 yr) 35 132 -14 0 0 -2 2 -14 -1.2 3 -11 -0.9 .465 .493 -0.8 0.0 -9 $2,000
COL (1 yr) 8 29 -4 -0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .447 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2
CLV (1 yr) 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .433 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1
CIN (1 yr) 3 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .461 .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
1879 19 PRO NL 7 6 0 0.0 66 .167 .143 .260 .143 .275 .143 .336 .286 .612 -6 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000
1881 21 CLV NL 3 3 0 0.0 70 .000 .000 .258 .000 .288 .000 .338 .000 .625 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000
1882 22 TOT AA 111 84 7 2.2 62 .222 .222 .249 .229 .276 .269 .320 .498 .596 67 .338 -3.6 -0.4 .046
1882 22 CIN AA 11 10 0 0.0 67 .091 .091 .255 .091 .283 .182 .329 .273 .612 -13 .000 -1.2 -0.2 .091
1882 22 PIT AA 100 74 7 2.5 62 .237 .237 .248 .245 .275 .278 .320 .523 .594 76 .393 -2.3 -0.3 .041
1883 23 COL AA 331 252 18 1.9 64 .208 .208 .247 .239 .276 .239 .325 .478 .601 60 .242 -13.0 -1.5 .031
1884 24 COL AA 226 169 13 2.0 62 .199 .199 .236 .252 .273 .242 .321 .494 .594 68 .296 -6.8 -0.8 .043
1885 25 PIT AA 67 51 4 2.1 72 .203 .203 .250 .239 .296 .266 .336 .504 .632 60 .288 -2.9 -0.3 .063
1886 26 STL AA 132 106 4 1.0 77 .138 .138 .250 .197 .314 .154 .333 .351 .647 9 .091 -13.0 -1.5 .264 .081 .016
1889 29 COL AA 29 23 1 1.1 87 .130 .115 .259 .207 .330 .115 .352 .322 .682 -5 .085 -3.4 -0.4 .261 .115 .000
8 Yrs 906 694 47 1.8 66 .194 .193 .246 .232 .284 .228 .326 .460 .610 52 .234 -44.2 -5.1 .346 .084 .035
162 Game Avg. 622 476 32 1.8 66 .194 .193 .246 .232 .284 .228 .326 .460 .610 52 .234 -44.2 -5.1 .346 .084 .035
PIT (2 yrs) 167 125 11 2.3 66 .224 .224 .249 .242 .283 .273 .326 .516 .609 69 .350 -5.3 -0.6 .050
COL (2 yrs) 557 421 31 1.9 63 .204 .204 .242 .244 .275 .240 .323 .484 .598 63 .263 -19.8 -2.3 .036
PRO (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 66 .167 .143 .260 .143 .275 .143 .336 .286 .612 -6 -0.8 -0.1 .000
STL (1 yr) 132 106 4 1.0 77 .138 .138 .250 .197 .314 .154 .333 .351 .647 9 .091 -13.0 -1.5 .264 .081 .016
COL (1 yr) 29 23 1 1.1 87 .130 .115 .259 .207 .330 .115 .352 .322 .682 -5 .086 -3.4 -0.4 .261 .115 .000
CLV (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 70 .000 .000 .258 .000 .288 .000 .338 .000 .625 -100 -0.7 -0.1 .000
CIN (1 yr) 11 10 0 0.0 67 .091 .091 .255 .091 .283 .182 .329 .273 .612 -13 -1.2 -0.2 .091
AA (6 yrs) 896 685 47 1.8 66 .195 .194 .245 .234 .284 .229 .326 .463 .610 53 .238 -42.7 -4.9 .050 .015 .035
NL (2 yrs) 10 9 0 0.0 67 .125 .100 .259 .100 .279 .100 .337 .200 .616 -34 -1.4 -0.2 .000

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
1879 19 PRO NL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 86%
1881 21 CLV NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 67%
1882 22 TOT AA 111 0.0% 0.9% 4.5% 19% 99%
1882 22 CIN AA 11 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% 100% 100%
1882 22 PIT AA 100 0.0% 1.0% 4.0% 16% 99%
1883 23 COL AA 331 0.0% 3.9% 2.4% 12% 96%
1884 24 COL AA 226 0.0% 6.6% 2.7% 14% 93%
1885 25 PIT AA 67 0.0% 3.0% 4.5% 23% 12.8 96%
1886 26 STL AA 132 0.0% 6.1% 1.5% 12% 20.5 93%
1889 29 COL AA 29 0.0% 10.3% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 1.00 8.7 79%
8 Yrs 906 0.0% 0.6% 4.6% 2.7% 14% 0.12 7.2 78.4 95%
MLB Averages 0.6% 5.4% 5.6% 5.6% 24% 0.97 17.4 168.0 10.2 88%

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
1879 19 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -6 1
1880 20 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -6 1
1881 21 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -34 1
1882 22 30 121 118 8 25 5 0 0 0 1 2 .212 .218 .254 .473 58 30
1883 23 114 452 436 35 91 11 2 0 0 14 2 .209 .233 .243 .476 60 106
1884 24 175 678 647 63 133 14 5 0 0 29 2 .206 .240 .243 .482 62 157 0
1885 25 193 745 711 65 146 16 6 0 5 31 2 .205 .240 .245 .484 62 174 1
1886 26 228 877 834 78 163 18 6 0 11 0 39 2 .195 .233 .231 .465 54 193 2
1887 27 228 877 834 78 163 18 6 0 11 0 39 2 .195 .233 .231 .465 54 193 2
1888 28 228 877 834 78 163 18 6 0 11 0 39 2 .195 .233 .231 .465 54 193 2
1889 29 236 906 860 80 166 18 6 0 11 0 42 5 .193 .232 .228 .460 52 196 2

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
1879 19 4 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1881 21 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1882 22 56 223 221 15 47 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 .220 .258 .478 12 27
1883 23 139 534 515 37 98 9 3 0 0 0 19 0 .190 .219 .219 .439 25 84
1884 24 98 359 336 42 65 5 5 0 0 0 23 0 .193 .245 .238 .483 19 61
1885 25 26 93 90 2 16 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 .178 .204 .222 .427 4 18
1886 26 41 151 142 13 18 2 0 0 6 0 8 0 .127 .179 .141 .320 3 35
1889 29 9 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 8
8 Yrs 375 1413 1354 109 244 28 9 0 12 0 57 7 .180 .214 .214 .429 63 236
162 Game Avg. 162 610 585 47 105 12 4 0 5 25 .180 .214 .214 .429 27 236

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1882 AA  0.5 (10th)
1883 AA  2.3 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1879 NL  born 1860-01-00 (3rd)
1881 NL  born 1860-01-00 (5th)

                           

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