Hack Miller

Laurence H. Miller

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 1, 1894 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1916
Teams (by GP): Cubs/RedSox/Robins 1916-1925

Final Game: May 21, 1925
Died: September 16, 1971 in Oakland, CA
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Oakland, CA
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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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1914	20	WAU	C	72	279	279		93	12	1	9						.333	.333	.480	.814		134				WAU · WIIL
1915	21	STB	C	122	490	490		150	22	12	4						.306	.306	.424	.731		208				STB · NORL
1916	22	WPG	C	123	448	448		150	25	11	10						.335	.335	.507	.842		227				WPG · NORL
1916	22	BRO	NL	3	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	351	3	0	0	/O

1917	23	OLD	AA	193	696	696		206	40	12	3						.296	.296	.401	.697		279				OLD · PCL
1918	24	OLD	AA	102	414	414		131	22	3	6						.316	.316	.428	.744		177				OLD · PCL
1918	24	BOS	AL	12	29	29	2	8	2	0	0	4	0		0	4	.276	.276	.345	.621	89	10	0	0	O/78

1919	25	OLD	AA	54	217	217		75	18	5	5						.346	.346	.544	.889		118				OLD · PCL
1920	26	OLD	AA	199	806	806		280	45	10	17						.347	.347	.491	.839		396				OLD · PCL
1921	27	OLD	AA	184	726	726		252	54	10	11						.347	.347	.494	.842		359				OLD · PCL
1922	28	CHC	NL	122	500	466	61	164	28	5	12	78	3	3	26	39	.352	.389	.511	.899	129	238	2	6	*O7/9
1923	29	CHC	NL	135	525	485	74	146	24	2	20	88	6	5	27	39	.301	.343	.482	.825	116	234	4	8	*7O
1924	30	CHC	NL	53	144	131	17	44	8	1	4	25	1	0	8	11	.336	.379	.504	.882	133	66	1	3	7O
1925	31	OLD	AA	149	574	574		184	38	4	16						.321	.321	.484	.805		278				OLD · PCL
1925	31	CHC	NL	24	89	86	10	24	3	2	2	9	0	1	2	9	.279	.303	.430	.734	84	37	1	0	7O
1926	32	OLD	AA	33	42	42		11	2	0	0						.262	.262	.310	.571		13				OLD · PCL
1927	33	DNV	B	52	196	196		61	10	2	3						.311	.311	.429	.740		84				DNV · IIIL
1929	35	MNE	AA	5	11	11		4	0	1	1						.364	.364	.818	1.182		9				MNE · AA
6 Yrs				349	1291	1200	164	387	65	11	38	205	10	9	64	103	.323	.361	.490	.851	121	588	8	17
162 Game Avg.				162	599	557	76	180	30	5	18	95	5		30	48	.323	.361	.490	.851	121	273	4	8

CHC (4 yrs)				334	1258	1168	162	378	63	10	38	200	10	9	63	98	.324	.362	.492	.855	121	575	8	17
BOS (1 yr)				12	29	29	2	8	2	0	0	4	0		0	4	.276	.276	.345	.621	89	10	0	0
BRO (1 yr)				3	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	351	3	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				337	1262	1171	162	379	63	11	38	201	10	9	64	99	.324	.363	.494	.856	121	578	8	17
AL (1 yr)				12	29	29	2	8	2	0	0	4	0		0	4	.276	.276	.345	.621	89	10	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
1916	22	BRO	NL	3	4	1	0	0	0	-0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.529	.501	0.1	-0.0	1	$	/O

1918	24	BOS	AL	12	29	-0	0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.482	.499	0.0	-0.2	0	$	O/78

1922	28	CHC	NL	122	500	19	1	0	0	-6	14	1.4	14	28	2.8	.511	.508	2.8	-0.5	28	$	*O7/9
1923	29	CHC	NL	135	525	9	0	0	4	-6	8	0.8	15	23	2.2	.506	.505	1.8	-0.2	19	$	*7O
1924	30	CHC	NL	53	144	6	0	0	-2	-2	3	0.3	4	7	0.7	.506	.502	0.9	-0.4	9	$	7O
1925	31	CHC	NL	24	89	-3	-0	0	-2	-1	-6	-0.6	3	-3	-0.3	.477	.497	-0.1	-0.3	-1	$	7O
6 Seasons				349	1291	32	1	0	-1	-15	18	1.7	37	55	5.4	.505	.502	5.5	-1.5	56	$

CHC (4 yrs)				334	1258	32	1	0	0	-14	19	1.9	36	55	5.4	.506	.503	5.4	-1.3	55	$
BOS (1 yr)				12	29	-0	0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.482	.499	0.0	-0.2	0	$
BRO (1 yr)				3	4	1	0	0	0	-0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.529	.501	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
1916	22	BRO	NL	4	2	2	27.1	80	.500	.333	.257	.500	.315	1.000	.342	1.500	.657	351	.978	0.9	0.1	2.000	1.000	.667

1918	24	BOS	AL	29	21	3	3.9	80	.320	.276	.258	.276	.329	.345	.329	.621	.658	89	.548	-0.6	-0.1	.476	.069	.069

1922	28	CHC	NL	500	311	91	7.8	113	.366	.352	.302	.389	.360	.511	.421	.899	.781	129	.700	19.5	1.8	.872	.215	.159	4.8
1923	29	CHC	NL	525	352	78	6.0	107	.296	.301	.293	.343	.352	.482	.408	.825	.760	116	.602	9.0	0.9	.773	.239	.181	9.2
1924	30	CHC	NL	144	90	25	7.5	105	.345	.336	.291	.379	.347	.504	.406	.882	.752	133	.711	6.1	0.6	.874	.237	.168	1.6
1925	31	CHC	NL	89	63	11	4.6	116	.293	.279	.303	.303	.361	.430	.432	.734	.793	84	.459	-2.8	-0.3	.619	.163	.151	.0
6 Yrs				1291	839	210	6.7	109	.330	.323	.296	.361	.355	.490	.412	.851	.767	121	.650	32.1	3.1	.804	.222	.168	15.8
162 Game Avg.				599	389	97	6.7	109	.330	.323	.296	.361	.355	.490	.412	.851	.767	121	.650	15	1	.804	.222	.168	7

CHC (4 yrs)				1258	816	205	6.7	110	.329	.324	.297	.362	.355	.492	.415	.855	.770	121	.648	31.8	3.0	.810	.223	.169	15.8
BOS (1 yr)				29	21	3	3.9	80	.320	.276	.258	.276	.329	.345	.329	.621	.658	89	.548	-0.6	-0.1	.476	.069	.069
BRO (1 yr)				4	2	2	27.1	80	.500	.333	.257	.500	.315	1.000	.342	1.500	.657	351	.978	0.9	0.1	2.000	1.000	.667

NL (5 yrs)				1262	818	207	6.8	110	.330	.324	.297	.363	.355	.494	.414	.856	.770	121	.652	32.7	3.2	.813	.225	.170	15.8
AL (1 yr)				29	21	3	3.9	80	.320	.276	.258	.276	.329	.345	.329	.621	.658	89	.548	-0.6	-0.1	.476	.069	.069

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
1918	24	BOS	AL	WS	CHC	W	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1918	24	BOS	AL	29	0.0%	13.8%	0.0%	6.9%	25%		7.3		7.3	86%

1922	28	CHC	NL	500	2.4%	7.8%	5.2%	9.0%	27%	1.50	11.9	38.8	6.0	83%
1923	29	CHC	NL	525	3.8%	7.4%	5.1%	8.8%	32%	1.44	12.4	24.3	5.5	81%
1924	30	CHC	NL	144	2.8%	7.6%	5.6%	9.0%	30%	1.38	11.9	32.8	5.2	81%
1925	31	CHC	NL	89	2.3%	10.1%	2.3%	7.9%	29%	4.50	9.6	43.0	9.6	84%
6 Yrs				1287	3.0%	8.0%	5.0%	8.9%	30%	1.61	11.7	31.6	5.9	82%
MLB Averages					1.0%	9.9%	9.4%	7.3%	24%	1.05	11.3	115.5	8.8	100%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH
1916	22	3	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	351	3	0	0
1917	23	3	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	351	3	0	0
1918	24	15	33	32	2	9	2	1	0	5	0	0	1	5	.281	.303	.406	.709	116	13	0	0
1919	25	15	33	32	2	9	2	1	0	5	0	0	1	5	.281	.303	.406	.709	116	13	0	0
1920	26	15	33	32	2	9	2	1	0	5	0	0	1	5	.281	.303	.406	.709	116	13	0	0
1921	27	15	33	32	2	9	2	1	0	5	0	0	1	5	.281	.303	.406	.709	116	13	0	0
1922	28	137	533	498	63	173	30	6	12	83	3	3	27	44	.347	.383	.504	.887	128	251	2	6
1923	29	272	1058	983	137	319	54	8	32	171	9	8	54	83	.325	.363	.493	.857	122	485	6	14
1924	30	325	1202	1114	154	363	62	9	36	196	10	8	62	94	.326	.365	.495	.860	123	551	7	17
1925	31	349	1291	1200	164	387	65	11	38	205	10	9	64	103	.323	.361	.490	.851	121	588	8	17

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1916	22	3	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	2	3

1918	24	15	38	38	3	11	3	0	0	6	0	0	5	.289	.289	.368	.658	4	12

1922	28	128	508	475	56	159	27	5	12	72	3	25	41	.335	.371	.488	.859	85	122
1923	29	142	541	502	71	145	24	2	20	84	6	27	41	.289	.330	.464	.794	76	135
1924	30	56	149	137	17	45	8	1	4	26	1	8	12	.328	.370	.489	.859	25	53
1925	31	25	92	89	9	23	3	2	2	8	0	2	10	.258	.283	.404	.687	10	24
6 Yrs		369	1332	1244	156	384	65	11	38	197	10	63	110	.309	.346	.470	.816	202	349
162 Game Avg.		162	585	546	68	169	29	5	17	86	4	28	48	.309	.346	.470	.816	89	349

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)	Batting Average s c a p y 1922 NL .352 (3rd)	Slugging % s c a p y 1922 NL .511 (6th)	On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y 1922 NL .899 (5th)
Home Runs s c a p y 1923 NL 20 (3rd)	Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y 1922 NL 128 (4th)	Offensive Win % s c a p y 1922 NL .700 (3rd)	AB per HR s c a p y 1923 NL 24.3 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 11 (1346), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 24 (723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 23 (578), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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