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Topper Rigney

Emory Elmo Rigney

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: January 7, 1897 in Groveton, TX
School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1922
Teams (by GP): Tigers/RedSox/Senators 1922-1927

Final Game: August 26, 1927
Died: June 7, 1972 in San Antonio, TX
Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, TX
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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
1922 25 DET AL 155 643 536 68 161 17 7 2 63 17 8 68 44 .300 .380 .369 .750 98 198 1 37 *6
1923 26 DET AL 129 560 470 63 148 24 11 1 74 7 5 55 35 .315 .389 .419 .808 114 197 2 33 *6
1924 27 DET AL 147 633 499 81 144 29 9 4 94 11 11 102 39 .289 .410 .407 .817 113 203 1 31 *6
1925 28 DET AL 62 170 146 21 36 5 2 2 18 2 2 21 15 .247 .341 .349 .691 77 51 0 3 6/5
1926 29 BOS AL 148 659 525 71 142 32 6 4 53 6 8 108 31 .270 .395 .377 .772 105 198 0 26 *6 MVP-21
1927 30 TOT AL 53 177 150 20 38 6 4 0 13 1 2 23 12 .253 .356 .347 .703 85 52 1 3 65
1927 30 BOS AL 8 20 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .167 .325 -15 3 0 1 /56
1927 30 WSH AL 45 157 132 20 36 5 4 0 13 1 2 22 10 .273 .381 .371 .752 97 49 1 2 6/5
6 Yrs 694 2842 2326 324 669 113 39 13 315 44 36 377 176 .288 .388 .387 .775 104 899 5 133
162 Game Avg. 162 663 543 76 156 26 9 3 74 10 8 88 41 .288 .388 .387 .775 104 210 1 31
DET (4 yrs) 493 2006 1651 233 489 75 29 9 249 37 26 246 133 .296 .389 .393 .782 105 649 4 104
BOS (2 yrs) 156 679 543 71 144 33 6 4 53 6 8 109 33 .265 .388 .370 .758 102 201 0 27
WSH (1 yr) 45 157 132 20 36 5 4 0 13 1 2 22 10 .273 .381 .371 .752 97 49 1 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
1922 25 DET AL 155 643 2 1 0 -10 10 4 0.2 20 24 2.2 .502 .502 3.3 -0.1 34 $ *6
1923 26 DET AL 129 560 12 0 0 -9 9 12 1.1 18 29 2.9 .509 .507 3.8 -0.1 38 $ *6
1924 27 DET AL 147 633 15 -1 0 0 10 23 2.3 20 43 4.3 .515 .514 4.2 1.0 43 $ *6
1925 28 DET AL 62 170 -5 -0 0 -1 3 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.3 .495 .498 0.3 0.2 3 $ 6/5
1926 29 BOS AL 148 659 10 -1 0 3 10 22 2.2 21 43 4.2 .515 .513 3.9 1.3 40 $ *6 MVP-21
1927 30 BOS AL 8 20 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .463 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /56
1927 30 WSH AL 45 157 0 -0 0 -1 2 1 0.1 5 6 0.6 .503 .501 0.7 0.1 7 $ 6/5
6 Seasons 694 2842 31 -1 0 -18 44 55 5.3 89 145 14.3 .508 .505 16.0 2.5 163 $
DET (4 yrs) 493 2006 23 0 0 -20 32 35 3.4 63 98 9.7 .507 .505 11.6 1.1 118 $
BOS (2 yrs) 156 679 7 -1 0 3 10 19 1.9 21 40 4.0 .512 .506 3.7 1.3 37 $
WSH (1 yr) 45 157 0 -0 0 -1 2 1 0.1 5 6 0.6 .503 .501 0.7 0.1 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 TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1922 25 DET AL 643 420 76 4.9 107 .324 .300 .289 .380 .354 .369 .406 .750 .760 98 .509 1.6 0.2 .721 .213 .069 3.6
1923 26 DET AL 560 360 76 5.7 106 .339 .315 .288 .389 .357 .419 .398 .808 .755 114 .585 10.9 1.1 .783 .226 .104 1.8
1924 27 DET AL 633 397 82 5.5 110 .307 .289 .295 .410 .365 .407 .405 .817 .770 113 .555 15.0 1.4 .836 .323 .118 5.9
1925 28 DET AL 170 115 17 4.0 114 .264 .247 .297 .341 .367 .349 .416 .691 .784 77 .384 -5.0 -0.5 .643 .247 .103 2.0
1926 29 BOS AL 659 417 77 4.9 106 .282 .270 .285 .395 .356 .377 .399 .772 .755 105 .522 10.6 1.0 .777 .309 .107 4.8
1927 30 TOT AL 177 117 18 4.1 109 .275 .253 .290 .356 .358 .347 .407 .703 .766 85 .424 -2.9 -0.3 .658 .240 .093 .0
1927 30 BOS AL 20 17 0 0.0 108 .125 .111 .289 .158 .357 .167 .406 .325 .763 -15 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .250 .111 .056
1927 30 WSH AL 157 100 18 4.8 109 .295 .273 .290 .381 .358 .371 .408 .752 .766 97 .495 0.2 0.0 .724 .258 .098 .0
6 Yrs 2842 1826 346 5.1 108 .307 .288 .290 .388 .358 .387 .403 .775 .762 104 .526 30.1 2.9 .761 .264 .099 20.1
162 Game Avg. 663 426 81 5.1 108 .307 .288 .290 .388 .358 .387 .403 .775 .762 104 .526 7 1 .761 .264 .099 5
DET (4 yrs) 2006 1292 251 5.2 108 .318 .296 .291 .389 .359 .393 .404 .782 .764 105 .536 22.5 2.2 .766 .253 .097 14.5
BOS (2 yrs) 679 434 77 4.7 106 .277 .265 .285 .388 .356 .370 .400 .758 .755 102 .503 7.5 0.7 .757 .302 .105 4.8
WSH (1 yr) 157 100 18 4.8 109 .295 .273 .290 .381 .358 .371 .408 .752 .766 97 .495 0.2 0.0 .724 .258 .098 .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
1922 25 DET AL 643 0.3% 6.8% 10.6% 4.0% 16% 0.65 12.2 268.0 8.5 76%
1923 26 DET AL 560 0.2% 6.3% 9.8% 6.4% 24% 0.64 13.4 470.0 6.4 78%
1924 27 DET AL 633 0.6% 6.2% 16.1% 6.6% 29% 0.38 12.8 124.8 5.3 72%
1925 28 DET AL 170 1.2% 8.8% 12.4% 5.3% 25% 0.71 9.7 73.0 8.1 76%
1926 29 BOS AL 659 0.6% 4.7% 16.4% 6.4% 30% 0.29 16.9 131.3 9.9 74%
1927 30 TOT AL 177 0.0% 6.8% 13.0% 5.7% 26% 0.52 12.5 11.5 78%
1927 30 BOS AL 20 0.0% 10.0% 5.0% 5.0% 50% 2.00 9.0 80%
1927 30 WSH AL 157 0.0% 6.4% 14.0% 5.7% 25% 0.45 13.2 10.2 78%
6 Yrs 2842 0.5% 6.2% 13.3% 5.8% 25% 0.47 13.2 178.9 7.4 75%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.1% 7.8% 6.5% 26% 0.91 12.4 86.5 7.9 80%

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
1922 25 155 643 536 68 161 17 7 2 63 17 8 68 44 .300 .380 .369 .750 98 198 1 37
1923 26 284 1203 1006 131 309 41 18 3 137 24 13 123 79 .307 .384 .393 .777 106 395 3 70
1924 27 431 1836 1505 212 453 70 27 7 231 35 24 225 118 .301 .393 .397 .791 108 598 4 101
1925 28 493 2006 1651 233 489 75 29 9 249 37 26 246 133 .296 .389 .393 .782 105 649 4 104
1926 29 641 2665 2176 304 631 107 35 13 302 43 34 354 164 .290 .390 .389 .780 105 847 4 130
1927 30 694 2842 2326 324 669 113 39 13 315 44 36 377 176 .288 .388 .387 .775 104 899 5 133

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
1922 25 162 665 556 68 164 17 7 2 63 17 69 46 .295 .374 .362 .735 75 155
1923 26 136 582 489 63 150 24 11 1 74 7 56 37 .307 .380 .407 .787 76 129
1924 27 155 650 515 77 142 29 9 4 89 11 101 41 .276 .395 .390 .786 79 147
1925 28 65 174 151 19 35 5 2 2 16 2 20 16 .232 .322 .331 .653 16 62
1926 29 156 689 550 73 147 33 6 4 54 6 112 33 .267 .391 .371 .762 80 148
1927 30 55 182 155 19 38 6 4 0 12 1 23 13 .245 .346 .335 .682 18 53
6 Yrs 729 2942 2416 319 676 114 39 13 308 44 381 186 .280 .379 .375 .754 344 694
162 Game Avg. 162 654 537 71 150 25 9 3 68 10 85 41 .280 .379 .375 .754 76 694

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1926 AL (21, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1924 AL  4.3 (7th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1923 AL  3.8 (10th)
1924 AL  4.2 (7th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1924 AL  1.0 (2nd)
1926 AL  1.3 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1922 AL  155 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1923 AL  11 (9th)
1924 AL  9 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1922 AL  68 (9th)
1924 AL  102 (2nd)
1926 AL  108 (3rd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1922 AL  17 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1922 AL  135 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1922 AL  37 (2nd)
1923 AL  33 (4th)
1924 AL  31 (4th)
1926 AL  26 (10th)
Career  133 (229th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1346), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1263), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Charlie Hollocher (921)
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  5. Angel Berroa (915)
  6. Ernie Johnson (912)
  7. Johnny Lipon (911)
  8. Billy Sullivan (910)
  9. Jackie Tavener (909)
  10. Jack O'Brien (909)
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  1. Freddy Parent (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Freddy Parent (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Charlie Gelbert (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Charlie Gelbert (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Charlie Gelbert (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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