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Harry Schafer

Harry C. Schafer (Silk Stockings)

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 143 lb.

Born: August 14, 1846 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Team: RedStockings 1871-1878

Final Game: August 31, 1878
Died: February 28, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Fernwood, PA
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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
1871 24 BOS NA 31 152 149 38 42 7 5 0 28 13 4 3 1 .282 .296 .396 .692 92 59 2 0 *5
1872 25 BOS NA 48 226 226 51 65 10 4 1 35 3 0 0 8 .288 .288 .381 .668 101 86 1 0 *5/O2
1873 26 BOS NA 60 299 296 65 79 12 2 2 42 14 7 3 4 .267 .274 .341 .615 76 101 3 0 *5O
1874 27 BOS NA 71 328 327 69 87 10 2 1 45 2 4 1 5 .266 .268 .318 .586 83 104 1 0 *5/6
1875 28 BOS NA 52 223 222 49 64 9 0 0 17 3 2 1 8 .288 .291 .329 .620 110 73 2 0 *5/O
1876 29 BSN NL 70 290 286 47 72 11 0 0 35 4 11 .252 .262 .290 .552 84 83 0 *5
1877 30 BSN NL 33 141 141 20 39 5 2 0 13 0 7 .277 .277 .340 .617 90 48 0 O/56
1878 31 BSN NL 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -20 1 0 /O
8 Yrs 367 1667 1655 339 449 64 15 4 215 35 17 12 45 .271 .277 .335 .612 89 555 9 0
162 Game Avg. 162 736 731 150 198 28 7 2 95 5 20 .271 .277 .335 .612 89 245 0
BOS (5 yrs) 262 1228 1220 272 337 48 13 4 167 35 17 8 26 .276 .281 .347 .628 90 423 9 0
BSN (3 yrs) 105 439 435 67 112 16 2 0 48 4 19 .257 .264 .303 .568 84 132 0
NA (5 yrs) 262 1228 1220 272 337 48 13 4 167 35 17 8 26 .276 .281 .347 .628 90 423 9 0
NL (3 yrs) 105 439 435 67 112 16 2 0 48 4 19 .257 .264 .303 .568 84 132 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 Awards
1871 24 BOS NA 31 152 -3 -0 0 2 1 -0 -0.0 3 3 0.4 .499 .500 0.3 0.2 1 $ *5
1872 25 BOS NA 48 226 -2 1 0 10 1 10 0.6 9 19 1.6 .513 .504 1.0 0.7 9 $ *5/O2
1873 26 BOS NA 60 299 -13 -2 0 -7 1 -21 -1.4 10 -11 -0.3 .477 .492 0.2 -0.4 -4 $1,200 *5O
1874 27 BOS NA 71 328 -8 -2 0 5 2 -2 -0.2 10 8 0.9 .498 .499 0.6 0.5 3 $1,200 *5/6
1875 28 BOS NA 52 223 1 -0 0 4 2 7 0.6 10 17 1.6 .512 .504 1.3 0.5 13 $ *5/O
1876 29 BSN NL 70 290 -5 0 0 1 2 -2 -0.2 9 7 0.7 .498 .499 0.7 0.3 6 $ *5
1877 30 BSN NL 33 141 -2 0 0 -6 -1 -9 -0.9 4 -5 -0.4 .475 .495 0.1 -0.7 1 $ O/56
1878 31 BSN NL 2 8 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .438 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
8 Seasons 367 1667 -33 -3 0 9 8 -19 -1.7 55 37 4.4 .496 .499 4.1 1.0 28 $2,400
BOS (5 yrs) 262 1228 -25 -3 0 14 7 -7 -0.5 43 36 4.2 .499 .500 3.4 1.4 22 $2,400
BSN (3 yrs) 105 439 -8 0 0 -5 1 -12 -1.2 13 1 0.2 .490 .498 0.7 -0.4 6 $

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 24 BOS NA 152 113 18 4.2 95 .284 .282 .295 .296 .320 .396 .396 .692 .716 92 .388 -1.8 -0.2 .628 .195 .114 .0
1872 25 BOS NA 226 162 25 4.2 80 .295 .288 .292 .288 .304 .381 .357 .668 .661 101 .452 -0.1 -0.0 .549 .106 .093 1.5
1873 26 BOS NA 299 227 27 3.2 90 .266 .267 .306 .274 .319 .341 .379 .615 .699 76 .320 -9.0 -0.9 .489 .108 .074 3.5
1874 27 BOS NA 328 245 27 3.0 74 .268 .266 .283 .268 .292 .318 .347 .586 .640 83 .362 -6.2 -0.6 .420 .049 .052 1.3
1875 28 BOS NA 223 162 21 3.5 61 .299 .288 .263 .291 .270 .329 .322 .620 .592 110 .524 2.4 0.3 .463 .050 .041 .0
1876 29 BSN NL 290 214 22 2.8 64 .262 .252 .266 .262 .279 .290 .322 .552 .601 84 .386 -4.4 -0.5 .038
1877 30 BSN NL 141 102 13 3.4 76 .291 .277 .280 .277 .298 .340 .349 .617 .647 90 .449 -1.7 -0.2 .064
1878 31 BSN NL 8 7 0 0.0 72 .143 .125 .274 .125 .293 .125 .338 .250 .631 -20 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000
8 Yrs 1667 1232 153 3.4 76 .277 .271 .283 .277 .296 .335 .351 .612 .648 89 .398 -21.8 -2.2 .475 .082 .064 7.2
162 Game Avg. 736 544 68 3.4 76 .277 .271 .283 .277 .296 .335 .351 .612 .648 89 .398 -21.8 -2.2 .475 .082 .064 3
BOS (5 yrs) 1228 909 118 3.5 79 .280 .276 .288 .281 .300 .347 .358 .628 .659 90 .397 -14.7 -1.4 .494 .092 .070 7.2
BSN (3 yrs) 439 323 35 3.0 68 .269 .257 .271 .264 .285 .303 .331 .568 .616 84 .399 -7.1 -0.8 .046
NA (5 yrs) 1228 909 118 3.5 79 .280 .276 .288 .281 .300 .347 .358 .628 .659 90 .397 -14.7 -1.4 .494 .092 .070 7.2
NL (3 yrs) 439 323 35 3.0 68 .269 .257 .271 .264 .285 .303 .331 .568 .616 84 .399 -7.1 -0.8 .046

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
1871 24 31 152 149 38 42 7 5 0 28 13 4 3 1 .282 .296 .396 .692 92 59 2 0
1872 25 79 378 375 89 107 17 9 1 63 16 4 3 9 .285 .291 .387 .678 98 145 3 0
1873 26 139 677 671 154 186 29 11 3 105 30 11 6 13 .277 .284 .367 .650 88 246 6 0
1874 27 210 1005 998 223 273 39 13 4 150 32 15 7 18 .274 .279 .351 .629 86 350 7 0
1875 28 262 1228 1220 272 337 48 13 4 167 35 17 8 26 .276 .281 .347 .628 90 423 9 0
1876 29 332 1518 1506 319 409 59 13 4 202 35 17 12 37 .272 .277 .336 .613 89 506 9 0
1877 30 365 1659 1647 339 448 64 15 4 215 35 17 12 44 .272 .277 .336 .614 89 554 9 0
1878 31 367 1667 1655 339 449 64 15 4 215 35 17 12 45 .271 .277 .335 .612 89 555 9 0

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
1871 24 179 773 763 88 144 24 17 0 65 45 10 6 .189 .199 .265 .464 40 31
1872 25 236 991 991 111 201 31 12 3 76 9 0 39 .203 .203 .267 .470 54 48
1873 26 221 996 989 112 190 29 5 5 73 34 7 15 .192 .198 .247 .445 48 60
1874 27 198 849 847 111 177 20 4 2 72 4 2 14 .209 .211 .249 .460 45 71
1875 28 159 645 643 106 160 22 0 0 37 8 2 24 .249 .251 .283 .534 46 52
1876 29 174 692 684 86 151 23 0 0 64 0 8 27 .221 .230 .254 .484 40 70
1877 30 89 364 364 41 89 11 5 0 26 0 0 19 .245 .245 .302 .547 27 33
1878 31 5 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
8 Yrs 1261 5331 5302 655 1112 160 43 10 413 100 29 147 .210 .214 .262 .476 300 367
162 Game Avg. 162 685 681 84 143 21 6 1 53 4 19 .210 .214 .262 .476 39 367

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1871 NA  0.2 (8th)
1872 NA  0.7 (4th)
1874 NA  0.5 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1873 NA  60 (1st)
1874 NA  71 (1st)
1876 NL  70 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1873 NA  296 (6th)
1874 NA  327 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1873 NA  299 (6th)
1874 NA  328 (7th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1874 NA  69 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1872 NA  4 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1872 NA  1 (9th)
1873 NA  2 (4th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1874 NA  45 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1872 NA  8 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1871 NA  13 (6th)
1873 NA  14 (4th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1871 NA  2 (7th)
1873 NA  3 (6th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1871 NA  4 (3rd)
1873 NA  7 (3rd)
1874 NA  4 (4th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1873 NA  3.5 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1871 NA  149.0 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1871 NA  113 (8th)
1873 NA  227 (1st)
1874 NA  245 (3rd)
1876 NL  214 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1878 NL  born 1846-08-14 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (529), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 25 (903), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Fred Haney (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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