Ben Koehler

Bernard James Koehler

Positions: Centerfielder, Second Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 26, 1877 in Schoerndorn, Germany (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1905
Team: Browns 1905-1906

Final Game: October 7, 1906
Died: May 21, 1961 in South Bend, IN
Buried: Highland Cemetery, South Bend, IN
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1902	25	BTC	D																						BTC · MICH
1903	26	ATA	A	121	449	449		121								.269	.269								ATA · SOUA
1904	27	ATA,NTZ	A,D	120	461	461		135								.293	.293								ATA,NTZ · SOUA,CSTL
1905	28	SLB	AL	142	585	536	55	127	14	6	2	47	22	32	82	.237	.285	.297	.582	88	159	4	13	*O3/4
1906	29	SLB	AL	66	219	186	27	41	1	1	0	15	9	24	28	.220	.322	.237	.559	80	44	4	5	O/456
1907	30	STP	A	148	517	517		117	17	5	0					.226	.226	.279	.505		144				STP · AA
1908	31	SBN	B	133	430	430		106								.247	.247								SBN · CENL
1909	32	SBN	B	95	337	337		92								.273	.273								SBN · CENL
1910	33	SBN	B	131	465	465		121	15	6	0					.260	.260	.318	.578		148				SBN · CENL
1911	34	SBN	B																						SBN · CENL
1912	35	GRR	B	69	245	245		68	10	4	2					.278	.278	.376	.653		92				GRR · CENL
1913	36	GRR,JER	B,AA	140	505	505		143	24	9	8					.283	.283	.414	.697		209				GRR,JER · CENL,IL
1914	37	SBN,JER	C,AA	132	463	463		119	18	4	1					.257	.257	.320	.577		148				SBN,JER · SMIL,IL
1915	38	STJ	A	35	135	135		36	5	0	0					.267	.267	.304	.570		41				STJ · WL
1916	39	SBN	B	89	322	322		100								.311	.311								SBN · CENL
1921	44	BAY	B	96	378	378		114	13	4	2					.302	.302	.373	.675		141				BAY · MION
1922	45	BAY	B	100	364	364		95	17	4	3					.261	.261	.354	.615		129				BAY · MION
1923	46	KAL	B	104	385	385		106	14	3	3					.275	.275	.351	.626		135				KAL · MION
2 Yrs				208	804	722	82	168	15	7	2	62	31	56	110	.233	.295	.281	.576	86	203	8	18
162 Game Avg.				162	626	562	64	131	12	5	2	48	24	44	86	.233	.295	.281	.576	86	158	6	14

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	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1905	28	SLB	AL	142	585	-7	-0	0	-4	-10	-1.4	20	9	0.6	.491	.492	0.6	-0.5	9	$	*O3/4
1906	29	SLB	AL	66	219	-3	-0	-3	-2	-8	-0.9	7	-1	-0.2	.486	.494	0.1	-0.6	2	$	O/456
2 Seasons				208	804	-10	-1	-3	-6	-18	-2.3	27	9	0.4	.489	.493	0.7	-1.0	12	$

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
1905	28	SLB	AL	585	422	45	2.8	69	.277	.237	.242	.285	.301	.297	.316	.582	.617	88	.459	-7.8	-0.9	.531	.160	.060	3.7
1906	29	SLB	AL	219	150	14	2.5	71	.259	.220	.250	.322	.305	.237	.320	.559	.626	80	.383	-2.8	-0.3	.559	.194	.016	.0
2 Yrs				804	572	59	2.8	70	.272	.233	.244	.295	.302	.281	.317	.576	.619	86	.438	-10.6	-1.3	.538	.169	.048	3.8
162 Game Avg.				626	446	46	2.8	70	.272	.233	.244	.295	.302	.281	.317	.576	.619	86	.438	-10.6	-1.3	.538	.169	.048	3

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
1905	28	142	585	536	55	127	14	6	2	47	22		32	82	.237	.285	.297	.582	88	159		4	13
1906	29	208	804	722	82	168	15	7	2	62	31		56	110	.233	.295	.281	.576	86	203		8	18

Neutralized Batting

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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
1905	28	149	641	583	73	153	17	7	2	62	27	39	86	.262	.314	.326	.640	59	142
1906	29	70	243	204	36	50	1	1	0	20	11	29	30	.245	.353	.260	.613	18	66
2 Yrs		219	884	787	109	203	18	8	2	82	38	68	116	.258	.325	.309	.634	77	208
162 Game Avg.		162	654	582	81	150	13	6	1	61	28	50	86	.258	.325	.309	.634	57	208

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y 1905 AL 82 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1905 AL 82 (5th)

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