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Branch Rickey

Wesley Branch Rickey (The Mahatma)

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 20, 1881 in Flat, OH
School: Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 16, 1905
Teams (by GP): Browns/Highlanders 1905-1914

Final Game: August 25, 1914
Died: December 9, 1965 in Columbia, MO
Buried: Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, OH
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Pioneer/Executive in 1967.
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Hall of Fame

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
1905 23 SLB AL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
1906 24 SLB AL 65 223 201 22 57 7 3 3 24 4 16 25 .284 .345 .393 .738 136 79 3 3 2/O
1907 25 NYY AL 52 152 137 16 25 1 3 0 15 4 11 25 .182 .253 .234 .487 50 32 2 2 O2/3
1914 32 SLB AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
4 Yrs 120 380 343 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 0 27 53 .239 .304 .324 .628 98 111 5 5
162 Game Avg. 162 513 463 51 111 11 8 4 53 11 36 72 .239 .304 .324 .628 98 150 7 7
SLB (3 yrs) 68 228 206 22 57 7 3 3 24 4 0 16 28 .277 .338 .383 .721 130 79 3 3
NYY (1 yr) 52 152 137 16 25 1 3 0 15 4 11 25 .182 .253 .234 .487 50 32 2 2

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 Awards
1905 23 SLB AL 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .411 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
1906 24 SLB AL 65 223 8 -0 0 0 4 11 1.3 8 19 2.1 .520 .508 2.0 0.4 19 $2,700 2/O
1907 25 NYY AL 52 152 -8 -0 0 -4 -1 -12 -1.5 5 -7 -1.0 .471 .491 -0.5 -0.6 -3 $2,700 O2/3
1914 32 SLB AL 2 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .469 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
4 Seasons 120 380 -1 -1 0 -4 3 -3 -0.4 13 10 1.0 .497 .499 1.4 -0.1 14 $5,400
SLB (3 yrs) 68 228 7 -0 0 0 4 10 1.1 8 18 2.0 .517 .502 1.9 0.4 18 $2,700
NYY (1 yr) 52 152 -8 -0 0 -4 -1 -12 -1.5 5 -7 -1.0 .471 .491 -0.5 -0.6 -3 $2,700

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
1905 23 SLB AL 3 3 0 0.0 69 .000 .000 .242 .000 .301 .000 .316 .000 .617 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1906 24 SLB AL 223 147 27 4.9 71 .312 .284 .250 .345 .305 .393 .320 .738 .625 136 .682 8.2 1.0 .708 .209 .109 3.4
1907 25 NYY AL 152 114 8 1.9 77 .223 .182 .263 .253 .319 .234 .328 .487 .648 50 .284 -8.0 -1.0 .438 .161 .051 .0
1914 32 SLB AL 2 2 0 0.0 79 .000 .000 .252 .000 .324 .000 .330 .000 .654 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
4 Yrs 380 266 35 3.5 74 .275 .239 .255 .304 .311 .324 .324 .628 .635 98 .545 -1.0 -0.2 .579 .187 .085 4.4
162 Game Avg. 513 359 47 3.5 74 .275 .239 .255 .304 .311 .324 .324 .628 .635 98 .545 -1.0 -0.2 .579 .187 .085 6
SLB (3 yrs) 228 152 27 4.7 71 .309 .277 .250 .338 .305 .383 .320 .721 .626 130 .668 7.0 0.8 .685 .204 .107 3.4
NYY (1 yr) 152 114 8 1.9 77 .223 .182 .263 .253 .319 .234 .328 .487 .648 50 .283 -8.0 -1.0 .438 .161 .051 .0

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
1905 23 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1906 24 66 226 204 22 57 7 3 3 24 4 16 27 .279 .341 .387 .728 133 79 3 3
1907 25 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1908 26 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1909 27 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1910 28 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1911 29 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1912 30 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1913 31 118 378 341 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 27 52 .240 .306 .326 .631 99 111 5 5
1914 32 120 380 343 38 82 8 6 3 39 8 0 27 53 .239 .304 .324 .628 98 111 5 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
1905 23 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1906 24 69 249 222 30 70 9 4 4 33 5 20 26 .315 .382 .446 .828 36 65
1907 25 55 164 147 19 29 1 3 0 18 5 13 26 .197 .272 .245 .517 9 52
1914 32 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
4 Yrs 127 418 374 49 99 10 7 4 51 10 33 55 .265 .334 .361 .695 45 120
162 Game Avg. 162 533 477 63 126 13 9 5 65 13 42 70 .265 .334 .361 .695 57 120

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1942 BBWAA ( 1.3%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1967 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1967
by Veteran's Committee

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 AL  3 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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