Joe Quest

Joseph L. Quest

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 16, 1852 in New Castle, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 1871
Teams (by GP): WhiteStockings/Browns/Wolverines/Blues/Athletics/... 1871-1886

Final Game: July 13, 1886
Died: November 14, 1924 in San Diego, CA
Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, 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	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1871	18	CLE	NA	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0	0		/46

1877	24	INA	N/A																								INA · LGAL
1878	25	IND	NL	62	*290*	278	45	57	3	2	0	13			12	24	.205	.238	.230	.468	64	64		0		*4
1879	26	CHC	NL	83	343	334	38	69	16	1	0	22			9	33	.207	.227	.260	.488	55	87		0		*4
1880	27	CHC	NL	82	308	300	37	71	12	1	0	27			8	16	.237	.256	.283	.540	79	85		0		*4/65
1881	28	CHC	NL	78	295	293	35	72	6	0	1	26			2	29	.246	.251	.276	.527	62	81		0		*4/6
1882	29	CHC	NL	42	167	159	24	32	5	2	0	15			8	16	.201	.240	.258	.497	56	41		0		4/6
1883	30	TOT	MLB	56	226	215	34	52	11	3	0	25			11		.242	.279	.321	.600	86	69		0		4
1883	30	DTN	NL	37	147	137	22	32	8	2	0	15			10	18	.234	.286	.321	.607	87	44		0		4
1883	30	STL	AA	19	79	78	12	20	3	1	0	10			1		.256	.266	.321	.586	83	25		0		4
1884	31	TOT	AA	93	375	353	48	73	12	5	0	0			19		.207	.253	.269	.522	68	95		3		*4/6
1884	31	STL	AA	81	331	310	46	64	9	5	0	0			19		.206	.257	.268	.525	68	83		2		*4
1884	31	PIT	AA	12	44	43	2	9	3	0	0	0			0		.209	.227	.279	.506	66	12		1		/46
1885	32	LON	N/A	7	28	28	12	10	2	0	0						.357	.357	.429	.786		12					LON · CANL
1885	32	DTN	NL	55	214	200	24	39	8	2	0	21			14	25	.195	.248	.255	.503	63	51		0		46/O
1886	33	PHA	AA	42	170	150	14	31	4	1	0	10	5		20		.207	.300	.247	.547	72	37		0		6/4
1887	34	EAU	N/A		309	309	52	105	10	5	1		25				.340	.340	.414	.754		128					EAU · NWES
1888	35	LOW	N/A	41	172	172	23	40	4	0	3		8				.233	.233	.308	.541		53					LOW · NENL
1889	36	TOL	N/A	21	84	81	9	16	1	0	0		0				.198	.198	.210	.407		17			3		TOL · IL
1892	39	ISG	N/A																								ISG · WIMI
10 Yrs				596	2402	2295	300	499	78	17	1	161	5	0	104	143	.217	.252	.268	.520	67	614	0	3
162 Game Avg.				162	653	624	82	136	21	5	0	44			28		.217	.252	.268	.520	67	167		1

CHC (4 yrs)				285	1113	1086	134	244	39	4	1	90			27	94	.225	.243	.271	.514	63	294		0
STL (2 yrs)				100	410	388	58	84	12	6	0	10			20		.216	.259	.278	.537	71	108		2
DTN (2 yrs)				92	361	337	46	71	16	4	0	36			24	43	.211	.263	.282	.545	73	95		0
PHA (1 yr)				42	170	150	14	31	4	1	0	10	5		20		.207	.300	.247	.547	72	37		0
PIT (1 yr)				12	44	43	2	9	3	0	0	0			0		.209	.227	.279	.506	66	12		1
IND (1 yr)				62	290	278	45	57	3	2	0	13			12	24	.205	.238	.230	.468	64	64		0
CLE (1 yr)				3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				439	1764	1701	225	372	58	10	1	139			63	161	.219	.247	.266	.513	65	453		0
AA (3 yrs)				154	624	581	74	124	19	7	0	20	5		40		.213	.268	.270	.538	72	157		3
NA (1 yr)				3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	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
1871	18	CLE	NA	3	14	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.494	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/46

1878	25	IND	NL	62	290	-7	0	0	-5	1	-11	-1.2	8	-3	-0.3	.482	.493	0.2	-0.4	2	$	*4
1879	26	CHC	NL	83	343	-18	0	0	13	1	-3	-0.4	10	7	0.7	.496	.498	-0.5	1.4	-6	$	*4
1880	27	CHC	NL	82	308	-6	0	0	8	2	4	0.3	9	13	1.3	.505	.502	0.6	0.9	5	$	*4/65
1881	28	CHC	NL	78	295	-14	0	0	8	2	-4	-0.5	9	5	0.5	.495	.497	-0.3	0.9	-3	$	*4/6
1882	29	CHC	NL	42	167	-8	0	0	2	1	-5	-0.6	5	-0	0.0	.488	.497	-0.2	0.2	-2	$	4/6
1883	30	DTN	NL	37	147	-2	0	0	-2	1	-3	-0.3	4	1	0.1	.492	.498	0.4	-0.1	3	$	4
1883	30	STL	AA	19	79	-2	0	0	2	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.503	.500	0.0	0.2	-0	$	4
1884	31	STL	AA	81	331	-11	0	0	2	2	-8	-0.9	6	-2	-0.2	.491	.496	-0.2	0.2	-4	$2,100	*4
1884	31	PIT	AA	12	44	-2	0	0	1	0	0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$	/46
1885	32	DTN	NL	55	214	-8	0	0	-3	2	-9	-1.0	6	-3	-0.3	.484	.495	0.1	-0.2	0	$	46/O
1886	33	PHA	AA	42	170	-4	-1	0	-3	3	-5	-0.4	3	-2	-0.1	.490	.497	0.1	-0.0	1	$	6/4
10 Seasons				596	2402	-81	-1	0	23	14	-45	-4.9	63	19	2.0	.493	.498	0.2	3.2	-4	$2,100

CHC (4 yrs)				285	1113	-46	0	0	31	6	-9	-1.2	34	24	2.5	.497	.499	-0.4	3.4	-7	$
STL (2 yrs)				100	410	-13	0	0	4	2	-7	-0.8	7	0	0.0	.494	.498	-0.2	0.4	-4	$2,100
DTN (2 yrs)				92	361	-10	0	0	-5	2	-12	-1.3	11	-2	-0.2	.487	.496	0.5	-0.3	3	$
PHA (1 yr)				42	170	-4	-1	0	-3	3	-5	-0.4	3	-2	-0.1	.490	.497	0.1	-0.0	1	$
PIT (1 yr)				12	44	-2	0	0	1	0	0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$
IND (1 yr)				62	290	-7	0	0	-5	1	-11	-1.2	8	-3	-0.3	.482	.493	0.2	-0.4	2	$
CLE (1 yr)				3	14	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.494	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

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
1871	18	CLE	NA	14	10	1	2.7	89	.231	.231	.287	.286	.311	.308	.385	.593	.696	72	.213	-0.4	-0.0	.500	.154	.077

1878	25	IND	NL	*290*	*221*	15	1.8	57	.224	.205	.250	.238	.268	.230	.308	.468	.576	64	.241	-9.5	-1.1			.025
1879	26	CHC	NL	343	265	20	2.0	72	.229	.207	.268	.227	.284	.260	.348	.488	.632	55	.271	-15.7	-1.8			.054
1880	27	CHC	NL	308	229	22	2.6	65	.250	.237	.252	.256	.275	.283	.332	.540	.607	79	.405	-6.5	-0.8			.047
1881	28	CHC	NL	295	221	20	2.4	78	.270	.246	.269	.251	.300	.276	.353	.527	.653	62	.317	-13.4	-1.5			.031
1882	29	CHC	NL	167	127	10	2.1	74	.224	.201	.259	.240	.287	.258	.353	.497	.640	56	.268	-7.7	-0.9			.057
1883	30	TOT	MLB	226	163	20	3.2	76	.242	.242	.263	.279	.291	.321	.357	.600	.648	86	.427	-3.2	-0.4			.079
1883	30	DTN	NL	147	105	13	3.3	77	.269	.234	.263	.286	.291	.321	.363	.607	.654	87	.412	-1.7	-0.2			.088
1883	30	STL	AA	79	58	7	3.2	74	.256	.256	.263	.266	.293	.321	.346	.586	.639	83	.455	-1.5	-0.2			.064
1884	31	TOT	AA	375	280	24	2.2	70	.207	.207	.248	.253	.287	.269	.337	.522	.624	68	.338	-11.8	-1.4			.062
1884	31	STL	AA	331	246	21	2.2	71	.206	.206	.249	.257	.288	.268	.339	.525	.626	68	.337	-10.4	-1.2			.061
1884	31	PIT	AA	44	34	3	2.3	66	.209	.209	.241	.227	.279	.279	.329	.506	.608	66	.351	-1.4	-0.2			.070
1885	32	DTN	NL	214	161	13	2.1	68	.223	.195	.246	.248	.289	.255	.329	.503	.618	63	.301	-7.7	-0.9			.060
1886	33	PHA	AA	170	119	11	2.4	74	.207	.207	.246	.300	.309	.247	.327	.547	.636	72	.340	-3.9	-0.4	.521	.207	.040	.0
10 Yrs				2402	1796	156	2.3	70	.232	.217	.256	.252	.287	.268	.338	.520	.625	67	.322	-79.9	-9.1	.404	.098	.050	1.7
162 Game Avg.				653	488	42	2.3	70	.232	.217	.256	.252	.287	.268	.338	.520	.625	67	.322	-79.9	-9.1	.404	.098	.050

CHC (4 yrs)				1113	842	72	2.3	72	.245	.225	.263	.243	.286	.271	.345	.514	.632	63	.318	-43.3	-4.9			.046
STL (2 yrs)				410	304	28	2.4	71	.216	.216	.251	.259	.289	.278	.340	.537	.629	71	.363	-11.9	-1.4			.062
DTN (2 yrs)				361	266	26	2.6	72	.241	.211	.253	.263	.290	.282	.343	.545	.632	73	.350	-9.4	-1.1			.071
PHA (1 yr)				170	119	11	2.4	74	.207	.207	.246	.300	.309	.247	.327	.547	.636	72	.340	-3.9	-0.4	.521	.207	.040	.0
PIT (1 yr)				44	34	3	2.3	66	.209	.209	.241	.227	.279	.279	.329	.506	.608	66	.351	-1.4	-0.2			.070
IND (1 yr)				290	221	15	1.8	57	.224	.205	.250	.238	.268	.230	.308	.468	.576	64	.241	-9.5	-1.1			.025
CLE (1 yr)				14	10	1	2.7	89	.231	.231	.287	.286	.311	.308	.385	.593	.696	72	.213	-0.4	-0.0	.500	.154	.077

NL (7 yrs)				1764	1329	113	2.3	69	.241	.219	.259	.247	.284	.266	.339	.513	.623	65	.313	-62.2	-7.1			.048
AA (3 yrs)				624	457	42	2.4	72	.213	.213	.249	.268	.293	.270	.336	.538	.630	72	.356	-17.3	-2.0	.136	.053	.057	.0
NA (1 yr)				14	10	1	2.7	89	.231	.231	.287	.286	.311	.308	.385	.593	.696	72	.213	-0.4	-0.0	.500	.154	.077

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP
1871	18	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1872	19	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1873	20	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1874	21	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1875	22	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1876	23	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1877	24	3	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	72	4	0
1878	25	65	304	291	46	60	4	2	0	15	0	13	24	.206	.240	.234	.474	64	68	0
1879	26	148	647	625	84	129	20	3	0	37	0	22	57	.206	.233	.248	.481	59	155	0
1880	27	230	955	925	121	200	32	4	0	64	0	30	73	.216	.241	.259	.500	65	240	0
1881	28	308	1250	1218	156	272	38	4	1	90	0	32	102	.223	.243	.264	.507	65	321	0
1882	29	350	1417	1377	180	304	43	6	1	105	0	40	118	.221	.243	.263	.506	64	362	0
1883	30	406	1643	1592	214	356	54	9	1	130	0	51	118	.224	.248	.271	.518	67	431	0
1884	31	499	2018	1945	262	429	66	14	1	130	0	70	118	.221	.249	.270	.519	67	526	3
1885	32	554	2232	2145	286	468	74	16	1	151	0	84	143	.218	.249	.269	.518	67	577	3
1886	33	596	2402	2295	300	499	78	17	1	161	5	104	143	.217	.252	.268	.520	67	614	3

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
1871	18	17	81	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	.000	.074	.000	.074	0	3

1878	25	165	769	737	118	150	8	5	0	34	0	32	64	.204	.237	.228	.465	40	62
1879	26	168	673	657	58	120	28	2	0	34	0	16	67	.183	.202	.231	.433	30	83
1880	27	156	580	565	65	129	22	2	0	47	0	15	30	.228	.248	.274	.523	38	82
1881	28	150	554	551	56	125	10	0	2	42	0	3	56	.227	.231	.256	.487	33	78
1882	29	80	310	296	37	54	8	3	0	23	0	14	30	.182	.219	.230	.449	15	42
1883	30	92	358	342	44	74	16	4	0	32	0	16	30	.216	.251	.287	.538	25	56
1884	31	149	584	553	62	104	17	7	0	0	0	27	0	.188	.231	.244	.475	30	93
1885	32	80	307	288	31	53	11	3	0	27	0	19	36	.184	.235	.243	.478	16	55
1886	33	49	192	171	13	32	4	1	0	9	5	21	0	.187	.276	.222	.498	10	42
10 Yrs		1106	4408	4235	484	841	124	27	2	248	5	169	313	.199	.230	.242	.472	237	596
162 Game Avg.		162	646	620	71	123	18	4	0	36		25		.199	.230	.242	.472	35	596

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y 1879 NL 1.4 (6th) 1880 NL 0.9 (10th) 1881 NL 0.9 (9th)	Games Played s c a p y 1878 NL 62 (6th) 1879 NL 83 (7th)	At Bats s c a p y 1878 NL 278 (3rd)	Plate Appearances s c a p y 1878 NL 290 (1st)
Runs Scored s c a p y 1878 NL 45 (9th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1878 NL 12 (6th)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1879 NL 33 (10th)	Outs Made s c a p y 1878 NL 221 (1st) 1879 NL 265 (7th)
Oldest s c a p y 1886 AA born 1852-11-16 (10th)	Youngest s c a p y 1871 NA born 1852-11-16 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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