Dick Phelan

James Dickson Phelan

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Unknown

Born: December 10, 1854 in Towanda, PA(All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1884
Teams (by GP): Monumentals/Bisons/Maroons 1884-1885

Final Game: October 3, 1885
Died: February 13, 1931 in San Antonio, TX
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
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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
1883	28	PEO	N/A																						PEO · NWES
1884	29	BLU	UA	101	414	402	63	99	13	3	3	0		12		.246	.268	.316	.584	87	127	0		*4/5O
1885	30	MEM,CLV,ELM	N/A	43	163	163	25	30	6	1	1					.184	.184	.252	.436		41				MEM,CLV,ELM · SOUL,WL,NYSL
1885	30	TOT	NL	6	20	20	3	3	1	0	1	4		0	5	.150	.150	.350	.500	57	7	0		/45
1885	30	BUF	NL	4	16	16	2	2	0	0	1	3		0	3	.125	.125	.313	.438	37	5	0		/4
1885	30	SLM	NL	2	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1		0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	141	2	0		/5
1886	31	MEM,MOB	B,N/A	89	309	309	32	59	5	2	0		38			.191	.191	.220	.411		68				MEM,MOB · SOUA,GULL
1887	32	MEM	N/A	110	467	467	101	173	22	15	5		60			.370	.370	.514	.884		240				MEM · SOUL
1888	33	SXC,DMO,MEM	A,N/A	123	500	500	63	124	21	4	0		49			.248	.248	.306	.554		153				SXC,DMO,MEM · WA,SOUL
1889	34	DMO	N/A	65	279	279	44	74	12	2	1		40			.265	.265	.333	.599		93				DMO · WA
1890	35	LIN	N/A																						LIN · WA
1891	36	SLE	N/A	45	184	184	23	37	10	2	0		9			.201	.201	.277	.478		51				SLE · PNWE
1892	37	MEM	B	88	366	366	83	121	26	5	4		42			.331	.331	.462	.792		169				MEM · SOUA
1893	38	NOR,NVL,MEM	B	42	163	163	16	43	7	1	1					.264	.264	.337	.601		55				NOR,NVL,MEM · SOUA
1894	39	SCR,TRY,NOR	N/A,B	80	356	356	80	102	15	3	3		9			.287	.287	.371	.657		132				SCR,TRY,NOR · PASL,EL,SOUA
1895	40	MOB	B																						MOB · SOUA
1896	41	NOR,CBS	B	62	241	241	26	71	6	5	0		13			.295	.295	.361	.656		87				NOR,CBS · SOUA
1899	44	DAL	C	9	34	33	2	5	0	0	0		0			.152	.152	.152	.303		5		1		DAL · SOUA
2 Yrs				107	434	422	66	102	14	3	4	4		12	5	.242	.263	.318	.580	86	134	0
162 Game Avg.				162	657	639	100	154	21	5	6	6		18		.242	.263	.318	.580	86	203	0

SLM (1 yr)				2	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1		0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	141	2	0
BUF (1 yr)				4	16	16	2	2	0	0	1	3		0	3	.125	.125	.313	.438	37	5	0
BLU (1 yr)				101	414	402	63	99	13	3	3	0		12		.246	.268	.316	.584	87	127	0

NL (1 yr)				6	20	20	3	3	1	0	1	4		0	5	.150	.150	.350	.500	57	7	0
UA (1 yr)				101	414	402	63	99	13	3	3	0		12		.246	.268	.316	.584	87	127	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
1884	29	BLU	UA	101	414	-8	0	0	-15	2	-21	-1.7	-2	-22	-1.7	.481	.488	-0.6	-0.9	-7	$	*4/5O
1885	30	BUF	NL	4	16	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.471	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/4
1885	30	SLM	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/5
2 Seasons				107	434	-9	0	0	-15	2	-22	-1.8	-1	-23	-1.8	.481	.496	-0.7	-0.9	-8	$

SLM (1 yr)				2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
BUF (1 yr)				4	16	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.471	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
BLU (1 yr)				101	414	-8	0	0	-15	2	-21	-1.7	-2	-22	-1.7	.481	.488	-0.6	-0.9	-7	$

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	ISO
1884	29	BLU	UA	414	303	34	2.9	70	.241	.246	.260	.268	.287	.316	.336	.584	.623	87	.447	-1.9	-0.2	.070
1885	30	TOT	NL	20	17	2	3.1	70	.143	.150	.248	.150	.291	.350	.332	.500	.623	57	.462	-1.0	-0.1	.200
1885	30	BUF	NL	16	14	1	1.9	71	.083	.125	.249	.125	.292	.313	.333	.438	.626	37	.257	-1.2	-0.1	.188
1885	30	SLM	NL	4	3	1	8.8	67	.500	.250	.244	.250	.286	.500	.326	.750	.612	141	.853	0.2	0.0	.250
2 Yrs				434	320	36	2.9	70	.237	.242	.259	.263	.287	.318	.336	.580	.623	86	.448	-2.9	-0.3	.076
162 Game Avg.				657	484	55	2.9	70	.237	.242	.259	.263	.287	.318	.336	.580	.623	86	.448	-2.9	-0.3	.076

SLM (1 yr)				4	3	1	8.8	67	.500	.250	.244	.250	.286	.500	.326	.750	.612	141	.853	0.2	0.0	.250
BUF (1 yr)				16	14	1	1.9	71	.083	.125	.249	.125	.292	.313	.333	.438	.626	37	.257	-1.2	-0.1	.188
BLU (1 yr)				414	303	34	2.9	70	.241	.246	.260	.268	.287	.316	.336	.584	.623	87	.447	-1.9	-0.2	.070

NL (1 yr)				20	17	2	3.1	70	.143	.150	.248	.150	.291	.350	.332	.500	.623	57	.462	-1.0	-0.1	.200
UA (1 yr)				414	303	34	2.9	70	.241	.246	.260	.268	.287	.316	.336	.584	.623	87	.447	-1.9	-0.2	.070

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
1884	29	101	414	402	63	99	13	3	3	0			12		.246	.268	.316	.584	87	127		0
1885	30	107	434	422	66	102	14	3	4	4			12	5	.242	.263	.318	.580	86	134		0

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
1884	29	230	898	876	101	185	24	6	6	0	0	22	0	.211	.231	.273	.503	55	101
1885	30	9	29	29	4	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	7	.138	.138	.276	.414	1	6
2 Yrs		239	927	905	105	189	25	6	7	5	0	22	7	.209	.228	.273	.501	56	107
162 Game Avg.		162	628	613	71	128	17	4	5	3		15		.209	.228	.273	.501	38	107

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

AB per HR s c a p y 1884 UA 134.0 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1884 UA 134.0 (10th)

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