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Orator Shaffer
George W. Shaffer
born Shafer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October, 1851 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 23, 1874
Final Game: September 13, 1890
Died: January 21, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA
Relatives: Brother of Taylor Shafer
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Standard Batting

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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
1874 22 TOT NA 10 40 40 7 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .225 .225 .300 .525 62 12 O
1874 22 HAR NA 9 35 35 6 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .229 .229 .314 .543 67 11 /O
1874 22 NYU NA 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 26 1 /O
1875 23 PHI NA 19 70 70 10 17 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 4 .243 .243 .300 .543 84 21 O/53
1877 25 LOU NL 61 269 260 38 74 9 5 3 34 9 17 .285 .309 .392 .701 105 102 *O/3
1878 26 IND NL 63 279 266 48 90 19 6 0 30 13 20 .338 .369 .455 .824 186 121 *O
1879 27 CHC NL 73 322 316 53 96 13 0 0 35 6 28 .304 .317 .345 .662 112 109 *O/5
1880 28 CLV NL 83 355 338 62 90 14 9 0 21 17 36 .266 .301 .361 .662 125 122 *O
1881 29 CLV NL 85 366 343 48 88 13 6 1 34 23 20 .257 .303 .338 .641 105 116 *O
1882 30 CLV NL 84 340 313 37 67 14 2 3 28 27 27 .214 .276 .300 .577 88 94 *O
1883 31 BUF NL 95 428 401 67 117 11 3 0 41 27 39 .292 .336 .334 .671 103 134 *O
1884 32 SLM UA 106 497 467 130 168 40 10 2 0 30 .360 .398 .501 .899 202 234 *O/43
1885 33 TOT MLB 71 286 266 31 52 11 3 0 19 0 20 .195 .252 .259 .511 67 69 0 O
1885 33 SLM NL 69 276 257 30 50 11 2 0 18 19 31 .195 .250 .253 .503 65 65 O
1885 33 PHA AA 2 10 9 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 .300 .444 .744 127 4 0 /O
1886 34 PHA AA 21 90 82 15 22 3 3 0 8 3 8 .268 .333 .378 .711 122 31 0 O
1890 38 PHA AA 100 442 390 55 110 15 5 1 58 29 47 .282 .367 .354 .720 114 138 5 *O/3
13 Seasons 871 3784 3552 601 1000 164 53 11 317 34 0 227 194 .282 .326 .367 .692 121 1303 5
162 Game Avg. 162 704 661 112 186 31 10 2 59 42 .282 .326 .367 .692 121 242
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
PHA (3 yrs) 123 542 481 71 134 18 9 1 67 32 56 .279 .360 .360 .719 115 173 5
CLV (3 yrs) 252 1061 994 147 245 41 17 4 83 67 83 .246 .294 .334 .628 106 332
SLM (2 yrs) 175 773 724 160 218 51 12 2 18 0 49 31 .301 .345 .413 .758 152 299
PHI (1 yr) 19 70 70 10 17 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 4 .243 .243 .300 .543 84 21
BUF (1 yr) 95 428 401 67 117 11 3 0 41 27 39 .292 .336 .334 .671 103 134
IND (1 yr) 63 279 266 48 90 19 6 0 30 13 20 .338 .369 .455 .824 186 121
NYU (1 yr) 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 26 1
CHC (1 yr) 73 322 316 53 96 13 0 0 35 6 28 .304 .317 .345 .662 112 109
HAR (1 yr) 9 35 35 6 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .229 .229 .314 .543 67 11
LOU (1 yr) 61 269 260 38 74 9 5 3 34 9 17 .285 .309 .392 .701 105 102
NL (8 yrs) 613 2635 2494 383 672 104 33 7 241 141 218 .269 .309 .346 .655 109 863
NA (2 yrs) 29 110 110 17 26 2 1 1 9 2 0 0 7 .236 .236 .300 .536 76 33
AA (3 yrs) 123 542 481 71 134 18 9 1 67 32 56 .279 .360 .360 .719 115 173 5
UA (1 yr) 106 497 467 130 168 40 10 2 0 30 .360 .398 .501 .899 202 234

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1874 TOT NA 22 OF 10 31 22 0 9 0 .710 2.20 .826 1.89 8-0-2
1874 HAR NA 22 OF 9 31 22 0 9 0 .710 2.44 .826 1.89 8-0-1
1874 NYU NA 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-0-1
1875 PHI NA 23 OF 12 26 19 1 6 1 .769 1.67 .831 1.77 3-8-1
1875 PHI NA 23 3B 5 11 2 6 3 0 .727 1.60 .773 3.54
1875 PHI NA 23 1B 2 10 10 0 0 1 1.000 5.00 .930 10.30
1877 LOU NL 25 OF 60 170 121 21 28 1 .835 2.37 .830 1.84 0-1-60
1877 LOU NL 25 1B 1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 12.00 .950 10.60
1878 IND NL 26 OF 63 158 105 28 25 2 .842 2.11 .832 1.72 1-0-63
1879 CHC NL 27 OF 72 186 99 50 37 3 .801 2.07 .845 1.85 0-0-72
1879 CHC NL 27 3B 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 .900 3.30
1880 CLV NL 28 OF 83 181 128 35 18 5 .901 1.96 .848 1.76 0-0-83
1881 CLV NL 29 OF 85 166 122 24 20 4 .880 1.72 .870 2.00 0-0-85
1882 CLV NL 30 OF 84 159 111 17 31 2 .805 1.52 .864 1.88 2-1-83
1883 BUF NL 31 OF 95 259 182 41 36 3 .861 2.35 .847 1.86 0-0-95
1884 SLM UA 32 OF 100 154 110 24 20 3 .870 1.34 .804 1.47 6-0-96
1884 SLM UA 32 2B 7 44 22 16 6 1 .864 5.43 .870 5.39
1884 SLM UA 32 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.10
1885 TOT MLB 33 OF 71 147 107 28 12 0 .918 1.90 .876 1.82 0-3-68
1885 SLM NL 33 OF 69 146 106 28 12 0 .918 1.94 .876 1.82 0-1-68
1885 PHA AA 33 OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 1.85 0-2-0
1886 PHA AA 34 OF 21 54 40 4 10 2 .815 2.10 .885 1.75 0-18-4
1890 PHA AA 38 OF 98 167 143 17 7 6 .958 1.63 .912 1.79 0-0-98
1890 PHA AA 38 1B 3 29 26 2 1 1 .966 9.33 .972 10.23
13 Seasons OF 854 1858 1309 290 259 32 .861 1.87 .853 1.79 20-31-810
4 Seasons 1B 7 51 48 2 1 2 .980 7.14 .959 10.29
1 Season 2B 7 44 22 16 6 1 .864 5.43 .870 5.39
2 Seasons 3B 6 13 2 7 4 0 .692 1.50 .792 3.50
13 Seasons TOT 874 1966 1381 315 270 35 .863 1.94 .718 1.90 20-31-810
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1878 NL  .338 (6th)
1884 UA  .360 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1878 NL  .369 (3rd)
1884 UA  .398 (2nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1878 NL  .455 (3rd)
1884 UA  .501 (2nd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1878 NL  .824 (2nd)
1884 UA  .899 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1877 NL  61 (1st)
1878 NL  63 (1st)
1881 NL  85 (1st)
1882 NL  84 (4th)
1884 UA  106 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1878 NL  266 (8th)
1884 UA  467 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1878 NL  279 (4th)
1884 UA  497 (1st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1878 NL  48 (7th)
1880 NL  62 (8th)
1884 UA  130 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1878 NL  90 (5th)
1884 UA  168 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1878 NL  121 (4th)
1884 UA  234 (2nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1878 NL  19 (3rd)
1884 UA  40 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1878 NL  6 (4th)
1880 NL  9 (6th)
1884 UA  10 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1877 NL  3 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1878 NL  30 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1877 NL  9 (6th)
1878 NL  13 (3rd)
1880 NL  17 (7th)
1881 NL  23 (8th)
1882 NL  27 (2nd)
1883 NL  27 (4th)
1884 UA  30 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1877 NL  17 (10th)
1880 NL  36 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1879 NL  83 (7th)
1883 NL  103 (2nd)
1884 UA  116 (3rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1878 NL  186 (1st)
1884 UA  202 (2nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1878 NL  45 (1st)
1884 UA  93 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  24 (1st)
1884 UA  55 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1878 NL  2.7 (1st)
1884 UA  6.1 (2nd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1878 NL  25 (3rd)
1884 UA  52 (2nd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1878 NL  103 (1st)
1884 UA  198 (2nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1878 NL  .783 (2nd)
1884 UA  .840 (2nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1877 NL  86.7 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1881 NL  255 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1884 UA  born 1851-10-32 (8th)
1885 AA  born 1851-10-32 (7th)
1885 NL  born 1851-10-32 (8th)
1886 AA  born 1851-10-32 (6th)
1890 AA  born 1851-10-32 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (372), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 65 (378), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ducky Holmes (961)
  2. Pete Hotaling (953)
  3. Jack Manning (944)
  4. Frank Baumholtz (940)
  5. Jimmy Barrett (936)
  6. Jack Rothrock (930)
  7. Rebel Oakes (930)
  8. Eddie Burke (929)
  9. Nixey Callahan (928)
  10. Fred Snodgrass (926)
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  1. Doc Cramer (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Walter French (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frenchy Bordagaray (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dave Philley (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Earl McNeely (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Blondie Purcell (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Titus (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Blondie Purcell (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ducky Holmes (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Frank Baumholtz (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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