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Taylor Shafer

Zachary Taylor Shafer

Positions: Second Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Unknown
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 13, 1866 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1884
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Cowboys/MountainCity/Monumentals 1884-1890

Final Game: September 16, 1890
Died: October 27, 1945 in Glendale, CA
Buried: Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Relatives: Brother of Orator Shafer
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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
1884 17 TOT UA 66 269 251 30 50 5 2 0 0 18 .199 .253 .235 .488 71 59 0 O/2546
1884 17 ALT UA 19 77 74 11 21 2 0 0 0 3 .284 .312 .311 .622 109 23 0 O/25
1884 17 KCC UA 44 179 164 18 28 3 2 0 0 15 .171 .240 .213 .454 63 35 0 O/2456
1884 17 BLU UA 3 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -50 1 0 /O
1890 23 PHA AA 69 291 261 28 45 3 4 0 21 19 28 .172 .258 .215 .472 40 56 2 4
2 Seasons 135 560 512 58 95 8 6 0 21 19 46 .186 .255 .225 .480 54 115 2
162 Game Avg. 162 672 614 70 114 10 7 0 25 55 .186 .255 .225 .480 54 138 2
PHA (1 yr) 69 291 261 28 45 3 4 0 21 19 28 .172 .258 .215 .472 40 56 2
BLU (1 yr) 3 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -50 1 0
KCC (1 yr) 44 179 164 18 28 3 2 0 0 15 .171 .240 .213 .454 63 35 0
ALT (1 yr) 19 77 74 11 21 2 0 0 0 3 .284 .312 .311 .622 109 23 0
UA (1 yr) 66 269 251 30 50 5 2 0 0 18 .199 .253 .235 .488 71 59 0
AA (1 yr) 69 291 261 28 45 3 4 0 21 19 28 .172 .258 .215 .472 40 56 2

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
1884 17 ALT UA 77 -3 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -5 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ O/25
1884 17 KCC UA 179 -8 -1 0 0 -1 -2 0 -12 -1.1 -11 -1.0 -0.1 $ O/2456
1884 17 BLU UA 13 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /O
1890 23 PHA AA 291 -22 0 0 0 -15 1 5 -31 -2.9 -16 -1.5 -1.4 $ 4
2 Seasons 560 -35 -1 0 0 -17 -2 5 -50 -4.7 -33 -3.1 -1.6 $
PHA (1 yr) 291 -22 0 0 0 -15 1 5 -31 -2.9 -16 -1.5 -1.4 $
BLU (1 yr) 13 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
KCC (1 yr) 179 -8 -1 0 0 -1 -2 0 -12 -1.1 -11 -1.0 -0.1 $
ALT (1 yr) 77 -3 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -5 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1884 TOT UA 17 OF 61 113 75 15 23 0 .796 1.48 .816 1.53 10-7-45
1884 TOT UA 17 C 4 24 15 5 4 0 .833 5.00 .895 8.35 12
1884 TOT UA 17 3B 2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.50 .778 3.00
1884 ALT UA 17 OF 17 27 22 2 3 0 .889 1.41 .816 1.53 9-7-1
1884 ALT UA 17 C 2 10 7 2 1 0 .900 4.50 .895 8.35 6
1884 ALT UA 17 3B 1 4 2 1 1 0 .750 3.00 .778 3.00
1884 KCC UA 17 OF 41 82 51 12 19 0 .768 1.54 .816 1.53 0-0-41
1884 KCC UA 17 C 2 14 8 3 3 0 .786 5.50 .895 8.35 6
1884 KCC UA 17 2B 1 5 3 1 1 0 .800 4.00 .868 5.50
1884 KCC UA 17 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1884 KCC UA 17 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00
1884 BLU UA 17 OF 3 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.00 .815 1.53 1-0-3
1890 PHA AA 23 2B 69 444 214 195 35 39 .921 5.93 .925 5.46
2 Seasons 2B 70 449 217 196 36 39 .920 5.90 .924 5.46
1 Season OF 61 113 75 15 23 0 .796 1.48 .816 1.53 10-7-45
1 Season C 4 24 15 5 4 0 .833 5.00 .895 8.35 12
1 Season 3B 2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.50 .778 3.00
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00
2 Seasons TOT 138 590 309 217 64 39 .892 3.81 .901 3.76 10-7-45 12
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1884 UA  18 (10th)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
1890 AA  5.93 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1884 UA  born 1866-07-13 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2130), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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