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John Rainey

John Paul Rainey

Positions: Rightfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 164 lb.

Born: July 26, 1864 in Birmingham, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1887
Teams (by GP): Bisons/Giants 1887-1890

Final Game: July 29, 1890
Died: November 11, 1912 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Birmingham Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:24AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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
1887 22 NYG NL 17 63 58 6 17 3 0 0 12 0 5 6 .293 .349 .345 .694 96 20 0 5
1890 25 BUF PL 42 195 166 29 39 5 1 1 20 12 24 15 .235 .349 .295 .644 79 49 5 O/654
2 Seasons 59 258 224 35 56 8 1 1 32 12 29 21 .250 .349 .308 .657 83 69 5
162 Game Avg. 162 708 615 96 154 22 3 3 88 33 80 58 .250 .349 .308 .657 83 189 14
NYG (1 yr) 17 63 58 6 17 3 0 0 12 0 5 6 .293 .349 .345 .694 96 20 0
BUF (1 yr) 42 195 166 29 39 5 1 1 20 12 24 15 .235 .349 .295 .644 79 49 5

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
1887 22 NYG NL 63 0 -1 0 0 -1 1 2 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ 5
1890 25 BUF PL 195 -6 0 0 0 -4 -1 3 -8 -0.6 -4 -0.3 -0.3 $ O/654
2 Seasons 258 -6 -1 0 0 -5 0 5 -7 -0.5 -2 -0.1 -0.4 $
NYG (1 yr) 63 0 -1 0 0 -1 1 2 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $
BUF (1 yr) 195 -6 0 0 0 -4 -1 3 -8 -0.6 -4 -0.3 -0.3 $

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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 G Awards
1887 NYG NL 22 3B 17 55 19 26 10 3 .818 2.65 .870 3.43
1890 BUF PL 25 OF 28 54 41 6 7 1 .870 1.68 .904 2.11 0-0-28
1890 BUF PL 25 SS 7 47 18 23 6 6 .872 5.86 .868 5.13
1890 BUF PL 25 3B 6 20 8 9 3 0 .850 2.83 .853 3.53
1890 BUF PL 25 2B 2 10 5 4 1 1 .900 4.50 .913 5.85
1 Season OF 28 54 41 6 7 1 .870 1.68 .904 2.11 0-0-28
2 Seasons 3B 23 75 27 35 13 3 .827 2.70 .865 3.46
1 Season SS 7 47 18 23 6 6 .872 5.86 .868 5.13
1 Season 2B 2 10 5 4 1 1 .900 4.50 .913 5.85
2 Seasons TOT 60 186 91 68 27 11 .855 2.65 .880 3.10 0-0-28
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

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