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Ben Shields

Benjamin Cowan Shields (Lefty or Big Ben)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 17, 1903 in Huntersville, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1924
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Phillies/RedSox 1924-1931

Final Game: May 23, 1931
Died: January 24, 1982 in Woodruff, SC
Buried: Hopewell Church Cemetery, Huntersville, NC
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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
1924 21 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1925 22 NYY AL 4 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0 /1
1930 27 BOS AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1931 28 PHI NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
4 Yrs 13 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .077 .154 -60 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 162 162 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 .077 .077 .077 .154 -60 12 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 9 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 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
1924 21 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1925 22 NYY AL 4 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1930 27 BOS AL 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1931 28 PHI NL 4 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
4 Seasons 13 13 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .486 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
NYY (2 yrs) 6 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
PHI (1 yr) 4 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
BOS (1 yr) 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $

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
1925 22 NYY AL 8 7 0 0.0 114 .167 .125 .297 .125 .367 .125 .416 .250 .784 -36 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
1930 27 BOS AL 3 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .289 .000 .352 .000 .424 .000 .777 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1931 28 PHI NL 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .295 .000 .354 .000 .416 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
4 Yrs 13 12 0 0.0 113 .111 .077 .295 .077 .362 .077 .418 .154 .780 -60 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .083 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 162 150 0 0.0 113 .111 .077 .295 .077 .362 .077 .418 .154 .780 -60 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .083 .000 .000
PHI (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .295 .000 .354 .000 .416 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
BOS (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .289 .000 .352 .000 .424 .000 .777 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NYY (2 yrs) 8 7 0 0.0 114 .167 .125 .297 .125 .367 .125 .416 .250 .784 -36 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
AL (3 yrs) 11 10 0 0.0 113 .143 .091 .295 .091 .363 .091 .419 .182 .782 -53 .000 -2.6 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
NL (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .295 .000 .354 .000 .416 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

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
1925 22 NYY AL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 75%
1930 27 BOS AL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 33%
1931 28 PHI NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
4 Yrs 13 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 69%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.4% 8.0% 6.9% 27% 0.93 12.0 76.3 7.6 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
1925 22 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0
1926 23 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0
1927 24 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0
1928 25 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0
1929 26 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -36 1 0 0
1930 27 9 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 1 0 0
1931 28 13 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .077 .154 -60 1 0 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
1925 22 4 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1930 27 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1931 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
3 Yrs 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11
162 Game Avg. 162 191 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1924 AL  born 1903-06-17 (5th)

                                         

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