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Jack Onslow

John James Onslow

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 13, 1888 in Scottdale, PA(All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1912 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Giants 1912-1917

Final Game: October 3, 1917 (Age 28)
Died: December 22, 1960 in Concord, MA
Buried: Grandview Cemetery, Scio, OH
Relatives: Brother of Eddie Onslow
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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
1912 23 DET AL 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5 2/O
1917 28 NYG NL 9 9 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .708 120 3 1 0 /2
2 Yrs 45 95 77 8 13 2 0 0 4 1 2 10 24 .169 .289 .195 .484 42 15 3 5
162 Game Avg. 162 342 277 29 47 7 0 0 14 4 36 86 .169 .289 .195 .484 42 54 11 18
NYG (1 yr) 9 9 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .708 120 3 1 0
DET (1 yr) 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5

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
1912 23 DET AL 36 86 -6 -0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .485 .497 -0.2 0.2 -2 2/O
1917 28 NYG NL 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
2 Seasons 45 95 -6 -0 0 0 2 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .489 .498 -0.1 0.2 -1
NYG (1 yr) 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1
DET (1 yr) 36 86 -6 -0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .485 .497 -0.2 0.2 -2

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
1912 23 DET AL 86 65 3 1.2 89 .239 .159 .269 .284 .337 .174 .354 .458 .691 33 .111 -5.4 -0.6 .383 .145 .014 .0
1917 28 NYG NL 9 6 1 4.5 76 .286 .250 .253 .333 .310 .375 .334 .708 .644 120 .633 0.3 0.0 .667 .125 .125
2 Yrs 95 71 4 1.5 88 .245 .169 .267 .289 .334 .195 .352 .484 .686 42 .156 -5.2 -0.6 .409 .143 .026 .0
162 Game Avg. 342 256 14 1.5 88 .245 .169 .267 .289 .334 .195 .352 .484 .686 42 .156 -5.2 -0.6 .409 .143 .026
NYG (1 yr) 9 6 1 4.5 76 .286 .250 .253 .333 .310 .375 .334 .708 .644 120 .633 0.3 0.0 .667 .125 .125
DET (1 yr) 86 65 3 1.2 89 .239 .159 .269 .284 .337 .174 .354 .458 .691 33 .111 -5.4 -0.6 .383 .145 .014 .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
1912 23 DET AL 86 0.0% 26.7% 11.6% 1.2% 9% 2.30 3.0 17.3 53%
1917 28 NYG NL 9 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 11.1% 50% 8.0 78%
2 Yrs 95 0.0% 25.3% 10.5% 2.1% 15% 2.40 3.2 19.3 56%
MLB Averages 0.5% 10.2% 7.9% 5.1% 23% 1.29 8.7 192.1 10.0 78%

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
1912 23 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5
1913 24 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5
1914 25 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5
1915 26 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5
1916 27 36 86 69 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 10 23 .159 .284 .174 .458 33 12 2 5
1917 28 45 95 77 8 13 2 0 0 4 1 2 10 24 .169 .289 .195 .484 42 15 3 5

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
1912 23 38 89 72 7 11 1 0 0 4 1 10 24 .153 .274 .167 .440 3 36
1917 28 9 9 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .708 1 9
2 Yrs 47 98 80 8 13 2 0 0 4 1 10 25 .163 .280 .188 .467 4 45
162 Game Avg. 162 338 276 28 45 7 0 0 14 3 34 86 .163 .280 .188 .467 14 45

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