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Steve O'Neill

Stephen Francis O'Neill

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 6, 1891 in Minooka, PA
High School: Minooka (Minooka, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1911
Teams (by GP): Indians/Naps/RedSox/Browns/Yankees 1911-1928

Final Game: September 14, 1928
Died: January 26, 1962 in Cleveland, OH
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Scranton, PA
Relatives: Brother of Jack O'Neill, Brother of Jim O'Neill and Brother of Mike O'Neill
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 12:16AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #895. Fred Luderus… #896. Mike Mitchell… #897. Bob Skinner… #898. STEVE O'NEILL… #899. Buck Weaver… #900. Todd Hundley… #901. Freddie Patek… 

Standard Batting

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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
1911 19 CLE AL 9 33 27 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 3 .148 .281 .185 .466 30 5 1 1 /2
1912 20 CLE AL 69 233 215 17 49 4 0 0 14 2 3 12 28 .228 .272 .247 .518 47 53 1 5 2
1913 21 CLE AL 80 253 234 19 69 13 3 0 29 5 10 24 .295 .329 .376 .705 104 88 2 7 2 MVP-24
1914 22 CLE AL 87 286 269 28 68 12 2 0 20 1 3 15 35 .253 .292 .312 .605 79 84 0 2 2/3
1915 23 CLE AL 121 426 386 32 91 14 2 2 34 2 3 26 41 .236 .293 .298 .590 75 115 5 9 *2
1916 24 CLE AL 130 417 378 30 89 23 0 0 29 2 0 24 33 .235 .288 .296 .584 71 112 4 11 *2
1917 25 CLE AL 129 429 370 21 68 10 2 0 29 2 41 55 .184 .272 .222 .494 47 82 4 14 *2
1918 26 CLE AL 114 420 359 34 87 8 7 1 35 5 48 22 .242 .343 .312 .655 90 112 7 6 *2
1919 27 CLE AL 125 461 398 46 115 35 7 2 47 4 48 21 .289 .373 .427 .800 119 170 5 10 *2
1920 28 CLE AL 149 576 489 63 157 39 5 3 55 3 5 69 39 .321 .408 .440 .848 121 215 3 15 *2
1921 29 CLE AL 106 405 335 39 108 22 1 1 50 0 1 57 22 .322 .424 .403 .827 110 135 2 11 *2
1922 30 CLE AL 133 477 392 33 122 27 4 2 65 2 2 73 25 .311 .423 .416 .839 117 163 3 9 *2 MVP-6
1923 31 CLE AL 113 404 330 31 82 12 0 0 50 0 4 64 34 .248 .374 .285 .659 75 94 2 8 *2
1924 32 BOS AL 106 377 307 29 73 15 1 0 38 0 2 63 23 .238 .371 .293 .664 73 90 2 5 2
1925 33 NYY AL 35 104 91 7 26 5 0 1 13 0 0 10 3 .286 .363 .374 .736 89 34 1 2 2
1927 35 SLB AL 74 224 191 14 44 7 0 1 22 0 3 20 6 .230 .303 .283 .586 51 54 0 13 2
1928 36 SLB AL 10 35 24 4 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 .292 .485 .333 .818 116 8 1 2 2
17 Seasons 1590 5560 4795 448 1259 248 34 13 537 30 26 592 414 .263 .349 .337 .685 88 1614 43 130
162 Game Avg. 162 566 489 46 128 25 3 1 55 3 60 42 .263 .349 .337 .685 88 164 4 13
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
CLE (13 yrs) 1365 4820 4182 394 1109 220 33 11 458 30 21 491 382 .265 .348 .341 .689 91 1428 39 108
SLB (2 yrs) 84 259 215 18 51 8 0 1 28 0 3 28 6 .237 .328 .288 .616 59 62 1 15
BOS (1 yr) 106 377 307 29 73 15 1 0 38 0 2 63 23 .238 .371 .293 .664 73 90 2 5
NYY (1 yr) 35 104 91 7 26 5 0 1 13 0 0 10 3 .286 .363 .374 .736 89 34 1 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1911 19 CLE AL 33 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /2
1912 20 CLE AL 233 -16 -1 0 0 0 4 8 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ 2
1913 21 CLE AL 253 1 -1 0 0 1 5 9 15 1.5 14 1.5 0.0 $ 2 MVP-24
1914 22 CLE AL 286 -8 0 0 0 1 5 10 8 0.6 7 0.8 -0.2 $ 2/3
1915 23 CLE AL 426 -14 -1 0 0 3 7 15 10 0.8 7 0.8 0.0 $ *2
1916 24 CLE AL 417 -12 -2 0 0 3 8 14 11 0.9 8 0.9 0.0 $ *2
1917 25 CLE AL 429 -23 -3 0 0 4 8 15 1 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $ *2
1918 26 CLE AL 420 -4 -2 0 0 1 7 15 17 1.5 16 1.8 -0.3 $ *2
1919 27 CLE AL 461 11 -2 0 0 2 8 16 35 3.6 33 3.4 0.2 $ *2
1920 28 CLE AL 576 20 -3 0 0 2 5 19 43 4.3 41 4.1 0.2 $ *2
1921 29 CLE AL 405 11 -3 0 0 2 3 13 26 2.6 24 2.4 0.2 $ *2
1922 30 CLE AL 477 14 -4 0 0 -3 4 16 27 2.7 30 3.0 -0.3 $ *2 MVP-6
1923 31 CLE AL 404 -9 -3 0 0 -3 4 13 2 0.2 5 0.5 -0.3 $ *2
1924 32 BOS AL 377 -11 -3 0 0 -3 3 13 -2 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $ 2
1925 33 NYY AL 104 -2 -1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ 2
1927 35 SLB AL 224 -13 -2 0 0 1 2 7 -5 -0.5 -6 -0.6 0.1 $ 2
1928 36 SLB AL 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 2
17 Seasons 5560 -56 -31 0 0 11 75 188 186 17.4 176 18.3 -0.9 $
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
CLE (13 yrs) 4820 -32 -25 0 0 13 69 164 189 17.5 176 18.3 -0.8 $
SLB (2 yrs) 259 -11 -2 0 0 1 2 8 -2 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $
BOS (1 yr) 377 -11 -3 0 0 -3 3 13 -2 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $
NYY (1 yr) 104 -2 -1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $

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
1920 28 CLE AL WS BRO W 7 25 21 1 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .333 .440 .476 .916 10 0 0 0 0 3
1 WS 7 25 21 1 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .333 .440 .476 .916 10 0 0 0 0 3

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1911 CLE AL 19 C 9 73 55 17 1 1 .986 8.00 .965 6.80 1 13 13 50%
1912 CLE AL 20 C 68 441 316 108 17 9 .961 6.24 .961 6.78 9 93 77 45%
1913 CLE AL 21 C 80 485 353 119 13 9 .973 5.90 .967 6.56 6 79 76 49% MVP-24
1914 CLE AL 22 C 82 551 393 134 24 22 .956 6.43 .967 6.69 13 114 93 45%
1914 CLE AL 22 1B 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.00 .980 10.60
1915 CLE AL 23 C 115 755 556 175 24 17 .968 6.36 .965 6.46 9 123 99 45%
1916 CLE AL 24 C 128 715 540 154 21 36 .971 5.42 .974 6.33 17 120 86 42%
1917 CLE AL 25 C 127 603 446 145 12 19 .980 4.65 .971 5.71 10 107 93 47%
1918 CLE AL 26 C 113 573 409 154 10 11 .983 4.98 .970 5.51 11 78 80 51%
1919 CLE AL 27 C 123 611 472 125 14 16 .977 4.85 .974 5.57 5 65 64 50%
1920 CLE AL 28 C 148 721 576 128 17 20 .976 4.76 .973 5.11 9 78 69 47%
1921 CLE AL 29 C 105 494 393 92 9 8 .982 4.62 .971 4.89 3 51 34 40%
1922 CLE AL 30 C 130 581 450 116 15 9 .974 4.35 .977 4.81 17 70 37 35% MVP-6
1923 CLE AL 31 C 111 436 354 68 14 3 .968 3.80 .975 4.82 14 47 31 40%
1924 BOS AL 32 C 92 430 342 75 13 2 .970 4.53 .972 4.61 14 50 50 50%
1925 NYY AL 33 C 31 148 113 27 8 8 .946 4.52 .977 4.60 2 24 15 38%
1927 SLB AL 35 C 60 241 180 57 4 8 .983 3.95 .974 4.63 4 34 35 51%
1928 SLB AL 36 C 10 24 19 4 1 0 .958 2.30 .976 4.71 1 7 2 22%
17 Seasons C 1532 7882 5967 1698 217 198 .972 5.00 .971 5.55 145 1153 954 45%
1 Season 1B 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.00 .980 10.60
17 Seasons TOT 1533 7883 5968 1698 217 199 .972 5.00 .971 5.55 145 1153 954 45%
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1948 BBWAA ( 1.7%)
1949 BBWAA ( 3.9%)
1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1951 BBWAA ( 1.3%)
1952 BBWAA ( 4.3%)
1953 BBWAA ( 4.9%)
1958 BBWAA ( 3.8%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1913 AL (24, 2%)
1922 AL (6, 20%)
0.22 Career Shares (708th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1920 AL  4.3 (10th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1920 AL  4.1 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1920 AL  .408 (10th)
1921 AL  .424 (7th)
1922 AL  .423 (6th)

Doubles s c a p y
1919 AL  35 (4th)
1920 AL  39 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1920 AL  69 (8th)
1922 AL  73 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1917 AL  55 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1918 AL  7 (4th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career  130 (243rd)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1915 AL  115 (2nd)
1916 AL  128 (1st)
1917 AL  127 (3rd)
1918 AL  113 (1st)
1919 AL  123 (2nd)
1920 AL  148 (2nd)
1922 AL  130 (4th)
Career  1,532 (28th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1915 AL  556 (2nd)
1916 AL  540 (2nd)
1917 AL  446 (4th)
1918 AL  409 (3rd)
1919 AL  472 (2nd)
1920 AL  576 (2nd)
1922 AL  450 (4th)
Career  5,967 (69th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1912 AL  108 (5th)
1914 AL  134 (5th)
1915 AL  175 (1st)
1916 AL  154 (2nd)
1917 AL  145 (4th)
1918 AL  154 (1st)
1919 AL  125 (4th)
1920 AL  128 (4th)
1922 AL  116 (4th)
Career  1,698 (3rd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1914 AL  24 (4th)
1915 AL  24 (3rd)
1916 AL  21 (1st)
1919 AL  14 (2nd)
1920 AL  17 (2nd)
1922 AL  15 (1st)
1923 AL  14 (4th)
1924 AL  13 (4th)
1925 AL  8 (4th)
Career  217 (35th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1912 AL  9 (5th)
1914 AL  13 (4th)
1916 AL  17 (2nd)
1917 AL  10 (4th)
1918 AL  11 (2nd)
1920 AL  9 (2nd)
1922 AL  17 (1st)
1923 AL  14 (2nd)
1924 AL  14 (1st)
Career  145 (71st)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1912 AL  93 (5th)
1914 AL  114 (5th)
1915 AL  123 (2nd)
1916 AL  120 (1st)
1917 AL  107 (3rd)
1918 AL  78 (4th)
1920 AL  78 (2nd)
1922 AL  81 (1st)
Career  1,153 (18th)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1912 AL  77 (4th)
1914 AL  93 (5th)
1915 AL  99 (1st)
1916 AL  86 (1st)
1917 AL  93 (4th)
1918 AL  80 (1st)
1919 AL  64 (4th)
1920 AL  64 (5th)
Career  954 (11th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1913 AL  49.0 (2nd)
1918 AL  50.6 (2nd)
1919 AL  48.5 (5th)
1927 AL  50.0 (4th)
Career  45.3 (90th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1914 AL  6.43 (3rd)
1915 AL  6.36 (2nd)
1916 AL  5.42 (4th)
1918 AL  4.98 (5th)
1921 AL  4.62 (4th)
1922 AL  4.35 (5th)
1924 AL  4.53 (3rd)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1913 AL  .973 (4th)
1915 AL  .968 (5th)
1917 AL  .980 (3rd)
1918 AL  .983 (1st)
1919 AL  .977 (4th)
1921 AL  .982 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1911 AL  born 1891-07-06 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1522), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 46 (423), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (436), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Ray Schalk (916) *
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  6. Hank Severeid (909)
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  9. Joe Girardi (901)
  10. Johnny Kling (897)
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  6. Mickey Owen (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mickey Owen (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Al Lopez (950) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Al Lopez (951) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Al Lopez (945) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Al Lopez (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Al Lopez (941) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Luke Sewell (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Muddy Ruel (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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