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Fred Merkle

Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle (Bonehead)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 20, 1888 in Watertown, WI
High School: Toledo HS (Toledo, OH)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1907
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cubs/Robins/Yankees 1907-1926

Final Game: September 26, 1926
Died: March 2, 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL
Buried: Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, FL
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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
1907 18 NYG NL 15 49 47 0 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 7 .255 .271 .277 .547 69 13 0 1 3
1908 19 NYG NL 38 47 41 6 11 2 1 1 7 0 4 9 .268 .333 .439 .772 141 18 0 2 3/O45
1909 20 NYG NL 79 257 236 15 45 9 1 0 20 8 16 45 .191 .245 .237 .482 49 56 1 4 3/4
1910 21 NYG NL 144 572 506 75 148 35 14 4 70 23 44 59 .292 .353 .441 .793 131 223 3 19 *3
1911 22 NYG NL 149 604 541 80 153 24 10 12 84 49 43 60 .283 .342 .431 .773 114 233 6 14 *3 MVP-7
1912 23 NYG NL 129 537 479 82 148 22 6 11 84 37 42 70 .309 .374 .449 .823 121 215 8 8 *3 MVP-18
1913 24 NYG NL 153 617 563 78 147 30 12 3 69 35 18 41 60 .261 .315 .373 .688 95 210 3 10 *3
1914 25 NYG NL 146 572 512 71 132 25 7 7 63 23 52 80 .258 .327 .375 .702 112 192 1 7 *3
1915 26 NYG NL 140 557 505 52 151 25 3 4 62 20 15 36 39 .299 .348 .384 .732 126 194 2 14 *3O
1916 27 TOT NL 135 527 470 51 111 20 3 7 46 19 0 40 50 .236 .308 .336 .644 102 158 9 8 *3/O
1916 27 NYG NL 112 449 401 45 95 19 3 7 44 17 0 33 46 .237 .308 .352 .659 107 141 8 7 *3
1916 27 BRO NL 23 78 69 6 16 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 4 .232 .312 .246 .558 71 17 1 1 3/O
1917 28 TOT NL 148 616 557 66 147 31 9 3 57 13 42 61 .264 .320 .368 .688 105 205 4 13 *3/O
1917 28 BRO NL 2 8 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .250 .375 13 2 0 0 /3
1917 28 CHC NL 146 608 549 65 146 30 9 3 57 13 42 60 .266 .323 .370 .692 106 203 4 13 *3/O
1918 29 CHC NL 129 541 482 55 143 25 5 3 65 21 35 36 .297 .349 .388 .737 123 187 4 20 *3
1919 30 CHC NL 133 545 498 52 133 20 6 3 62 20 33 35 .267 .315 .349 .665 100 174 2 12 *3/4
1920 31 CHC NL 92 367 330 33 94 20 4 3 38 3 5 24 32 .285 .335 .397 .732 109 131 1 12 3/7O
1925 36 NYY AL 7 16 13 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .385 .429 .462 .890 128 6 0 2 /3
1926 37 NYY AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /3
16 Yrs 1638 6426 5782 720 1580 290 81 61 733 272 38 454 644 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2215 44 146
162 Game Avg. 162 636 572 71 156 29 8 6 72 27 45 64 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 219 4 14
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
NYG (10 yrs) 1105 4261 3831 504 1042 192 57 49 508 212 33 312 475 .272 .332 .390 .722 111 1495 32 86
CHC (4 yrs) 500 2061 1859 205 516 95 24 12 222 57 5 134 163 .278 .330 .374 .704 109 695 11 57
BRO (2 yrs) 25 86 77 7 17 2 0 0 2 2 0 7 5 .221 .294 .247 .541 65 19 1 1
NYY (2 yrs) 8 18 15 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .375 .400 .775 99 6 0 2
NL (14 yrs) 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 81 61 732 271 38 453 643 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2209 44 144
AL (2 yrs) 8 18 15 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .375 .400 .775 99 6 0 2

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
1907 18 NYG NL 15 49 -2 0 0 -2 -0 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.4 .467 .497 -0.1 -0.3 -0 $ 3
1908 19 NYG NL 38 47 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0.1 1 2 0.3 .504 .501 0.3 -0.1 2 $ 3/O45
1909 20 NYG NL 79 257 -14 0 0 -2 -2 -18 -2.2 8 -10 -1.4 .472 .486 -1.2 -0.4 -8 $ 3/4
1910 21 NYG NL 144 572 17 -0 0 -1 -5 11 1.3 16 27 2.9 .508 .508 3.0 -0.6 28 $ *3
1911 22 NYG NL 149 604 8 5 0 11 -5 19 1.9 16 36 3.5 .514 .513 2.5 0.6 25 $ *3 MVP-7
1912 23 NYG NL 129 537 12 2 0 -4 -4 6 0.5 15 20 2.0 .504 .504 2.5 -0.9 24 $ *3 MVP-18
1913 24 NYG NL 153 617 -4 2 0 -4 -5 -11 -1.2 17 6 0.5 .492 .492 0.9 -1.0 10 $ *3
1914 25 NYG NL 146 572 6 -0 0 2 -5 3 0.2 16 19 1.9 .503 .502 1.7 -0.4 17 $ *3
1915 26 NYG NL 140 557 15 0 0 -4 -5 7 0.7 16 22 2.3 .506 .505 2.9 -1.1 26 $ *3O
1916 27 NYG NL 112 449 4 0 0 -3 -4 -2 -0.3 13 11 1.0 .498 .498 1.4 -0.8 14 $ *3
1916 27 BRO NL 23 78 -2 -0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -0 -0.1 .486 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $ 3/O
1917 28 BRO NL 2 8 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .448 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /3
1917 28 CHC NL 146 608 4 -0 0 -5 -5 -7 -0.9 17 10 0.8 .494 .494 1.4 -1.3 15 $ *3/O
1918 29 CHC NL 129 541 12 -0 0 6 -5 13 1.5 15 28 3.1 .512 .510 2.4 0.1 22 $ *3
1919 30 CHC NL 133 545 0 -0 0 -1 -5 -6 -0.9 15 8 0.6 .494 .495 0.8 -0.9 10 $ *3/4
1920 31 CHC NL 92 367 3 -0 0 -2 -3 -2 -0.3 11 8 0.7 .497 .498 1.0 -0.7 10 $ 3/7O
1925 36 NYY AL 7 16 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $6,000 /3
1926 37 NYY AL 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .438 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /3
16 Seasons 1638 6426 62 8 0 -9 -55 5 -0.6 180 186 17.6 .500 .500 19.3 -7.9 195 $6,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
NYG (10 yrs) 1105 4261 45 9 0 -7 -35 12 0.5 119 131 12.6 .501 .501 13.9 -5.0 138 $
CHC (4 yrs) 500 2061 19 -2 0 -2 -19 -3 -0.7 58 55 5.2 .499 .499 5.6 -2.7 57 $
BRO (2 yrs) 25 86 -2 -0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.4 2 -1 -0.2 .483 .499 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $
NYY (2 yrs) 8 18 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $6,000

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
1907 18 NYG NL 49 36 4 2.9 77 .300 .255 .255 .271 .322 .277 .325 .547 .646 69 .480 -1.9 -0.2 .400 .043 .021
1908 19 NYG NL 47 32 6 5.0 75 .323 .268 .252 .333 .314 .439 .325 .772 .639 141 .723 1.8 0.2 .733 .268 .171 .0
1909 20 NYG NL 257 195 14 1.9 77 .236 .191 .253 .245 .321 .237 .326 .482 .647 49 .281 -14.3 -1.7 .424 .148 .047 .0
1910 21 NYG NL 572 377 78 5.5 88 .325 .292 .263 .353 .337 .441 .348 .793 .686 131 .681 18.1 2.0 .818 .281 .148 6.8
1911 22 NYG NL 604 402 78 5.2 97 .301 .283 .270 .342 .348 .431 .373 .773 .721 114 .619 7.5 0.8 .853 .318 .148 19.3
1912 23 NYG NL 537 339 78 6.2 103 .344 .309 .285 .374 .356 .449 .388 .823 .744 121 .662 13.4 1.4 .912 .305 .140 17.0
1913 24 NYG NL 617 444 65 3.9 92 .288 .261 .271 .315 .336 .373 .369 .688 .704 95 .523 -4.8 -0.5 .624 .215 .112 5.5
1914 25 NYG NL 572 387 63 4.4 81 .294 .258 .254 .327 .322 .375 .340 .702 .662 112 .598 7.5 0.8 .705 .264 .117 10.7
1915 26 NYG NL 557 383 65 4.6 77 .318 .299 .250 .348 .312 .384 .335 .732 .647 126 .646 15.8 1.8 .642 .166 .085 6.7
1916 27 TOT NL 527 367 49 3.6 74 .252 .236 .249 .308 .306 .336 .332 .644 .638 102 .527 2.2 0.3 .630 .226 .100 10.2
1916 27 NYG NL 449 313 44 3.8 74 .253 .237 .247 .308 .305 .352 .330 .659 .635 107 .551 4.3 0.5 .650 .239 .115 9.9
1916 27 BRO NL 78 54 5 2.5 80 .246 .232 .256 .312 .315 .246 .342 .558 .657 71 .365 -2.1 -0.2 .509 .145 .014 .0
1917 28 TOT NL 616 423 65 4.2 83 .292 .264 .264 .320 .322 .368 .349 .688 .671 105 .598 3.5 0.4 .644 .203 .104 4.9
1917 28 BRO NL 8 7 0 0.0 80 .143 .125 .259 .125 .316 .250 .342 .375 .658 13 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .286 .125 .125
1917 28 CHC NL 608 416 65 4.2 83 .294 .266 .264 .323 .323 .370 .349 .692 .671 106 .605 4.3 0.5 .650 .204 .104 4.9
1918 29 CHC NL 541 359 64 4.8 81 .316 .297 .263 .349 .321 .388 .340 .737 .662 123 .650 13.5 1.5 .729 .207 .091 5.3
1919 30 CHC NL 545 377 54 3.9 82 .283 .267 .264 .315 .318 .349 .347 .665 .666 100 .539 -0.4 -0.1 .627 .189 .082 5.2
1920 31 CHC NL 367 253 42 4.5 91 .308 .285 .278 .335 .331 .397 .369 .732 .701 109 .572 3.9 0.4 .639 .179 .112 3.0
1925 36 NYY AL 16 10 3 8.0 114 .417 .385 .297 .429 .367 .462 .416 .890 .784 128 .695 0.6 0.1 1.000 .231 .077 .0
1926 37 NYY AL 2 2 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .288 .000 .360 .000 .404 .000 .764 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
16 Yrs 6426 4386 728 4.5 86 .299 .273 .264 .331 .328 .383 .352 .714 .680 110 .595 65.8 7.1 .695 .229 .110 99.7
162 Game Avg. 636 434 72 4.5 86 .299 .273 .264 .331 .328 .383 .352 .714 .680 110 .595 7 1 .695 .229 .110 10
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
NYG (10 yrs) 4261 2908 495 4.6 87 .300 .272 .263 .332 .331 .390 .353 .722 .684 111 .600 47.4 5.1 .715 .246 .118 79.6
CHC (4 yrs) 2061 1405 225 4.3 84 .299 .278 .266 .330 .323 .374 .350 .704 .673 109 .595 21.3 2.4 .662 .196 .096 19.8
BRO (2 yrs) 86 61 5 2.2 80 .236 .221 .257 .294 .315 .247 .342 .541 .657 65 .314 -2.9 -0.3 .483 .143 .026 .0
NYY (2 yrs) 18 12 3 6.7 113 .357 .333 .296 .375 .366 .400 .415 .775 .781 99 .624 0.0 -0.0 .800 .200 .067 .0
NL (14 yrs) 6408 4374 725 4.5 86 .299 .273 .264 .331 .328 .383 .352 .714 .680 110 .596 65.8 7.1 .695 .229 .110 99.6
AL (2 yrs) 18 12 3 6.7 113 .357 .333 .296 .375 .366 .400 .415 .775 .781 99 .624 0.0 -0.0 .800 .200 .067 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1911 22 NYG NL WS PHA L 6 24 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .150 .250 .200 .450 4 0 1 0 1 0
1912 23 NYG NL WS BOS L 8 34 33 5 9 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 .273 .273 .394 .667 13 0 0 1 0 0
1913 24 NYG NL WS PHA L 4 14 13 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .462 .747 6 1 0 0 0 0
1916 27 BRO NL WS BOS L 3 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 1 0 0 0 0 0
1918 29 CHC NL WS BOS L 6 22 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 .278 .409 .278 .687 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (5 Series) 27 100 88 10 21 3 1 1 9 1 3 9 18 .239 .313 .330 .643 29 1 1 1 1 0
5 WS 27 100 88 10 21 3 1 1 9 1 3 9 18 .239 .313 .330 .643 29 1 1 1 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 29 CHC NL 541 0.6% 6.7% 6.5% 6.1% 23% 1.03 13.4 160.7 7.4 82%
1919 30 CHC NL 545 0.6% 6.4% 6.1% 5.3% 22% 1.06 14.2 166.0 8.0 84%
1920 31 CHC NL 367 0.8% 8.7% 6.5% 7.4% 29% 1.33 10.3 110.0 8.7 80%
1925 36 NYY AL 16 0.0% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 20% 1.00 13.0 13.0 75%
1926 37 NYY AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
16 Yrs 1471 4.2% 43.8% 30.9% 29.4% 27% 1.42 9.0 94.8 7.9 345%
MLB Averages 1.4% 20.9% 17.8% 12.6% 23% 1.17 9.9 144.8 9.4 184%

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
1907 18 15 49 47 0 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 7 .255 .271 .277 .547 69 13 0 1
1908 19 53 96 88 6 23 3 1 1 12 0 5 16 .261 .301 .352 .653 103 31 0 3
1909 20 132 353 324 21 68 12 2 1 32 8 21 61 .210 .260 .269 .529 64 87 1 7
1910 21 276 925 830 96 216 47 16 5 102 31 65 120 .260 .317 .373 .691 106 310 4 26
1911 22 425 1529 1371 176 369 71 26 17 186 80 108 180 .269 .327 .396 .723 109 543 10 40
1912 23 554 2066 1850 258 517 93 32 28 270 117 150 250 .279 .339 .410 .749 112 758 18 48
1913 24 707 2683 2413 336 664 123 44 31 339 152 18 191 310 .275 .334 .401 .735 108 968 21 58
1914 25 853 3255 2925 407 796 148 51 38 402 175 18 243 390 .272 .333 .397 .729 109 1160 22 65
1915 26 993 3812 3430 459 947 173 54 42 464 195 33 279 429 .276 .335 .395 .730 111 1354 24 79
1916 27 1128 4339 3900 510 1058 193 57 49 510 214 33 319 479 .271 .332 .388 .719 110 1512 33 87
1917 28 1276 4955 4457 576 1205 224 66 52 567 227 33 361 540 .270 .330 .385 .715 110 1717 37 100
1918 29 1405 5496 4939 631 1348 249 71 55 632 248 33 396 576 .273 .332 .386 .718 111 1904 41 120
1919 30 1538 6041 5437 683 1481 269 77 58 694 268 33 429 611 .272 .331 .382 .713 110 2078 43 132
1920 31 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 81 61 732 271 38 453 643 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2209 44 144
1921 32 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 81 61 732 271 38 453 643 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2209 44 144
1922 33 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 81 61 732 271 38 453 643 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2209 44 144
1923 34 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 81 61 732 271 38 453 643 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2209 44 144
1924 35 1630 6408 5767 716 1575 289 81 61 732 271 38 453 643 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2209 44 144
1925 36 1637 6424 5780 720 1580 290 81 61 733 272 38 454 644 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2215 44 146
1926 37 1638 6426 5782 720 1580 290 81 61 733 272 38 454 644 .273 .331 .383 .714 110 2215 44 146

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
1907 18 16 53 51 0 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 7 .275 .288 .294 .583 4 15
1908 19 39 52 45 8 14 3 1 1 10 0 5 9 .311 .380 .489 .869 8 38
1909 20 83 275 252 19 52 10 1 0 25 9 18 47 .206 .262 .254 .516 17 79
1910 21 151 608 537 86 163 39 15 4 80 25 48 62 .304 .364 .454 .818 89 144
1911 22 155 625 560 82 157 25 10 12 86 50 44 62 .280 .339 .425 .764 80 149
1912 23 137 557 499 80 149 22 6 11 82 37 42 74 .299 .362 .433 .795 76 129
1913 24 160 651 594 86 159 32 13 3 76 38 44 63 .268 .321 .380 .702 72 153
1914 25 152 616 548 88 153 29 8 8 78 27 60 83 .279 .351 .405 .757 78 146
1915 26 145 612 551 69 183 30 4 5 83 24 44 40 .332 .384 .428 .812 89 140
1916 27 140 580 511 71 138 25 4 9 64 24 50 52 .270 .348 .387 .735 65 135
1917 28 154 661 594 80 168 35 10 3 69 15 48 63 .283 .342 .391 .732 79 148
1918 29 165 717 635 84 203 35 7 4 99 30 50 46 .320 .375 .416 .791 98 129
1919 30 154 655 595 73 173 26 8 4 87 26 43 41 .291 .342 .382 .723 76 133
1920 31 97 394 353 38 105 22 4 3 44 3 27 34 .297 .349 .408 .757 50 92
1925 36 7 15 12 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .333 .385 .417 .801 2 7
1926 37 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
16 Yrs 1756 7073 6339 867 1835 335 91 67 890 309 525 684 .289 .349 .403 .751 883 1638
162 Game Avg. 162 653 585 80 169 31 8 6 82 29 48 63 .289 .349 .403 .751 81 1638

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1911 NL (7, 30%)
1912 NL (18, 6%)
0.36 Career Shares (545th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1911 NL  3.5 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1915 NL  .299 (6th)
1918 NL  .297 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1910 NL  .441 (4th)
1912 NL  .449 (9th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1910 NL  .793 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1913 NL  153 (5th)
1918 NL  129 (2nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1913 NL  563 (10th)
1918 NL  482 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1913 NL  617 (10th)
1918 NL  541 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1918 NL  143 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1910 NL  223 (10th)
1911 NL  233 (10th)
1918 NL  187 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1910 NL  35 (4th)
1913 NL  30 (7th)
1917 NL  31 (2nd)
1918 NL  25 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1910 NL  14 (8th)
1913 NL  12 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1911 NL  12 (5th)
1912 NL  11 (3rd)
1914 NL  7 (9th)
1916 NL  7 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1910 NL  70 (10th)
1911 NL  84 (10th)
1912 NL  84 (9th)
1918 NL  65 (4th)
1919 NL  62 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL  59 (10th)
1912 NL  70 (6th)
1914 NL  80 (1st)
1917 NL  61 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1911 NL  49 (4th)
1912 NL  37 (5th)
1913 NL  35 (9th)
1918 NL  21 (10th)
Career  272 (187th)

Singles s c a p y
1918 NL  110 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1910 NL  131 (9th)
1915 NL  127 (10th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1918 NL  64 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1910 NL  53 (4th)
1911 NL  46 (10th)
1913 NL  45 (10th)
1917 NL  43 (5th)
1918 NL  33 (6th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1918 NL  182 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1910 NL  .681 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1912 NL  8 (5th)
1916 NL  9 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1918 NL  20 (10th)
Career  146 (185th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1911 NL  19.3 (3rd)
1912 NL  17.0 (2nd)
1914 NL  10.7 (7th)
1916 NL  10.2 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1911 NL  45.1 (5th)
1912 NL  43.5 (4th)
1914 NL  73.1 (10th)
1916 NL  67.1 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1913 NL  444 (10th)
1918 NL  359 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1926 AL  born 1888-12-20 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1907 NL  born 1888-12-20 (1st)
1908 NL  born 1888-12-20 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 75 (323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1797), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Dave Philley (892)
  6. Duffy Lewis (892)
  7. Gus Suhr (891)
  8. Willie Montanez (889)
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  4. Phil Cavarretta (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Elbie Fletcher (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Phil Cavarretta (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charlie Grimm (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dick Hoblitzell (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ed Konetchy (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ed Konetchy (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ed Konetchy (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Dan McGann (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Dave Philley (892)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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