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Joe Sommer

Joseph John Sommer

Positions: Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 20, 1858 in Covington, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1880
Teams (by GP): Orioles/RedStockings/Reds/Spiders 1880-1890

Final Game: October 15, 1890
Died: January 16, 1938 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, KY
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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
1880 21 CIN NL 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 29 17 0 O/526
1882 23 CIN AA 80 378 354 82 102 12 6 1 29 24 .288 .333 .364 .698 129 129 0 *O
1883 24 CIN AA 97 433 413 79 115 5 7 3 52 20 .278 .312 .346 .658 107 143 0 *O/51
1884 25 BAL AA 107 495 479 96 129 11 10 4 0 8 .269 .293 .359 .652 108 172 8 *5/O4
1885 26 BAL AA 110 498 471 84 118 23 6 1 44 24 .251 .291 .331 .622 97 156 3 *O/5163
1886 27 BAL AA 139 587 560 79 117 18 4 1 52 31 24 .209 .245 .261 .506 61 146 3 *O45/61
1887 28 BAL AA 131 530 463 88 123 11 5 0 65 29 63 .266 .358 .311 .670 91 144 4 *O45/61
1888 29 BAL AA 79 316 297 31 65 10 0 0 35 13 18 .219 .266 .253 .518 69 75 1 O6/43
1889 30 BAL AA 106 429 386 51 85 13 2 1 36 18 42 49 .220 .298 .272 .570 65 105 1 *O/6
1890 31 TOT MLB 47 179 164 17 41 5 2 0 23 10 15 .250 .313 .305 .618 76 50 0 O/1
1890 31 CLV NL 9 37 35 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .257 .527 57 9 0 /O1
1890 31 BAL AA 38 142 129 13 33 4 2 0 23 10 13 .256 .324 .318 .642 81 41 0 O
10 Yrs 920 3933 3675 617 911 109 42 11 342 101 238 51 .248 .297 .309 .607 88 1137 20
162 Game Avg. 162 693 647 109 160 19 7 2 60 42 .248 .297 .309 .607 88 200 4
BAL (7 yrs) 710 2997 2785 442 670 90 29 7 255 101 192 49 .241 .294 .301 .596 83 839 20
CIN (2 yrs) 177 811 767 161 217 17 13 4 81 44 .283 .322 .355 .676 117 272 0
CIN (1 yr) 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 29 17 0
CLV (1 yr) 9 37 35 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .257 .527 57 9 0
AA (9 yrs) 887 3808 3552 603 887 107 42 11 336 101 236 49 .250 .300 .313 .613 90 1111 20
NL (2 yrs) 33 125 123 14 24 2 0 0 6 0 2 4 .195 .208 .211 .419 38 26 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
1880 21 CIN NL 24 88 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .472 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $ O/526
1882 23 CIN AA 80 378 11 0 0 10 -5 16 1.5 6 22 2.2 .519 .509 1.2 0.5 12 $ *O
1883 24 CIN AA 97 433 3 0 0 7 -6 4 0.3 7 11 1.1 .504 .502 0.4 0.1 4 $1,200 *O/51
1884 25 BAL AA 107 495 3 0 0 2 3 8 0.4 9 16 1.4 .507 .504 1.5 0.2 14 $1,800 *5/O4
1885 26 BAL AA 110 498 -1 0 0 9 -6 2 0.1 8 10 1.0 .501 .501 0.1 0.2 0 $ *O/5163
1886 27 BAL AA 139 587 -26 1 0 4 -5 -25 -2.3 9 -16 -1.2 .484 .486 -1.6 -0.1 -20 $ *O45/61
1887 28 BAL AA 131 530 2 -4 0 1 -6 -7 -0.5 8 2 0.4 .496 .497 0.3 -0.3 0 $ *O45/61
1888 29 BAL AA 79 316 -10 -2 0 -4 -0 -16 -1.5 5 -10 -0.9 .482 .491 -0.6 -0.4 -6 $ O6/43
1889 30 BAL AA 106 429 -18 -2 0 4 -6 -22 -1.9 7 -15 -1.1 .483 .489 -1.5 -0.2 -19 $ *O/6
1890 31 CLV NL 9 37 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .469 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ /O1
1890 31 BAL AA 38 142 -4 0 0 0 -2 -6 -0.6 3 -4 -0.3 .486 .497 -0.3 -0.2 -4 $ O
10 Seasons 920 3933 -48 -5 0 32 -35 -56 -5.4 66 9 2.0 .495 .497 -1.0 -0.3 -22 $3,000
BAL (7 yrs) 710 2997 -55 -5 0 16 -23 -67 -6.2 49 -17 -0.7 .492 .495 -2.1 -0.7 -33 $1,800
CIN (2 yrs) 177 811 14 0 0 17 -11 20 1.8 13 33 3.3 .511 .506 1.6 0.6 16 $1,200
CIN (1 yr) 24 88 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .472 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $
CLV (1 yr) 9 37 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .469 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -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
1880 21 CIN NL 88 72 3 1.1 60 .186 .182 .243 .182 .266 .193 .321 .375 .587 29 .128 -6.4 -0.8 .011
1882 23 CIN AA 378 252 43 4.5 67 .286 .288 .255 .333 .283 .364 .330 .698 .612 129 .654 11.5 1.3 .076
1883 24 CIN AA 433 298 45 4.0 74 .273 .278 .263 .312 .293 .346 .346 .658 .639 107 .558 2.6 0.3 .068
1884 25 BAL AA 495 350 48 3.6 71 .263 .269 .249 .293 .288 .359 .339 .652 .626 108 .548 3.0 0.4 .090
1885 26 BAL AA 498 353 45 3.4 72 .249 .251 .250 .291 .296 .331 .336 .622 .632 97 .496 -1.1 -0.1 .081
1886 27 BAL AA 587 443 35 2.1 72 .208 .209 .242 .245 .305 .261 .323 .506 .628 61 .280 -25.6 -2.9 .460 .150 .052 1.9
1887 28 BAL AA 530 340 51 3.9 92 .266 .266 .272 .358 .336 .311 .367 .670 .703 91 .442 -1.8 -0.2 .706 .244 .045 .0
1888 29 BAL AA 316 232 20 2.3 68 .219 .219 .240 .266 .297 .253 .317 .518 .614 69 .346 -9.8 -1.2 .461 .138 .034 .0
1889 30 BAL AA 429 301 31 2.7 90 .250 .220 .264 .298 .336 .272 .359 .570 .694 65 .312 -16.9 -1.8 .551 .207 .052 1.9
1890 31 TOT MLB 179 123 15 3.2 93 .250 .250 .268 .313 .348 .305 .355 .618 .703 76 .416 -5.3 -0.6 .610 .207 .055 .0
1890 31 CLV NL 37 27 2 2.0 84 .242 .229 .253 .270 .329 .257 .343 .527 .672 57 .217 -1.9 -0.2 .407 .086 .029
1890 31 BAL AA 142 96 13 3.5 95 .256 .256 .272 .324 .353 .318 .358 .642 .711 81 .465 -3.4 -0.4 .667 .240 .062 .0
10 Yrs 3933 2764 336 3.2 76 .249 .248 .255 .297 .306 .309 .340 .607 .646 88 .445 -49.8 -5.5 .541 .154 .061 19.8
162 Game Avg. 693 487 59 3.2 76 .249 .248 .255 .297 .306 .309 .340 .607 .646 88 .445 -49.8 -5.5 .541 .154 .061 3
BAL (7 yrs) 2997 2115 243 3.0 78 .243 .241 .254 .294 .312 .301 .341 .596 .653 83 .410 -55.6 -6.1 .369 .125 .061 13.7
CIN (2 yrs) 811 550 88 4.2 71 .279 .283 .259 .322 .288 .355 .338 .676 .626 117 .604 14.1 1.6 .072
CIN (1 yr) 88 72 3 1.1 60 .186 .182 .243 .182 .266 .193 .321 .375 .587 29 .128 -6.4 -0.8 .011
CLV (1 yr) 37 27 2 2.0 84 .242 .229 .253 .270 .329 .257 .343 .527 .672 57 .217 -1.9 -0.2 .407 .086 .029
AA (9 yrs) 3808 2665 331 3.3 77 .251 .250 .255 .300 .307 .313 .341 .613 .647 90 .454 -41.5 -4.5 .293 .098 .063 21.6
NL (2 yrs) 125 99 5 1.3 67 .202 .195 .246 .208 .285 .211 .327 .419 .612 38 .155 -8.4 -1.0 .111 .024 .016

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
1880 21 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 29 17 0
1881 22 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 29 17 0
1882 23 104 466 442 92 118 13 6 1 35 24 2 .267 .305 .330 .635 110 146 0
1883 24 201 899 855 171 233 18 13 4 87 44 2 .273 .308 .338 .646 108 289 0
1884 25 308 1394 1334 267 362 29 23 8 87 52 2 .271 .303 .346 .648 108 461 8
1885 26 418 1892 1805 351 480 52 29 9 131 76 2 .266 .300 .342 .642 105 617 11
1886 27 557 2479 2365 430 597 70 33 10 183 31 100 2 .252 .287 .323 .609 95 763 14
1887 28 688 3009 2828 518 720 81 38 10 248 60 163 2 .255 .299 .321 .620 94 907 18
1888 29 767 3325 3125 549 785 91 38 10 283 73 181 2 .251 .296 .314 .610 92 982 19
1889 30 873 3754 3511 600 870 104 40 11 319 91 223 51 .248 .296 .310 .606 89 1087 20
1890 31 920 3933 3675 617 911 109 42 11 342 101 238 51 .248 .297 .309 .607 88 1137 20

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
1880 21 46 167 167 18 30 2 0 0 11 0 0 4 .180 .180 .192 .371 6 24
1882 23 166 750 707 135 184 22 11 2 48 0 43 0 .260 .303 .331 .634 71 80
1883 24 160 680 652 97 159 7 10 4 64 0 28 0 .244 .275 .304 .579 55 97
1884 25 172 766 744 124 183 16 14 6 0 0 11 0 .246 .268 .329 .597 63 107
1885 26 161 702 667 99 152 30 8 1 52 0 31 0 .228 .266 .301 .568 53 110
1886 27 162 664 636 73 120 18 4 1 48 32 25 0 .189 .223 .234 .457 33 139
1887 28 154 580 516 73 117 10 5 0 54 28 60 0 .227 .312 .266 .578 42 131
1888 29 93 368 347 33 73 11 0 0 38 15 20 0 .210 .255 .242 .498 21 79
1889 30 123 472 430 44 82 13 2 1 31 17 41 57 .191 .263 .237 .500 27 106
1890 31 62 225 208 17 46 6 2 0 23 11 17 3 .221 .280 .269 .549 16 47
10 Yrs 1299 5374 5074 713 1146 135 56 15 369 103 276 64 .226 .269 .283 .552 387 920
162 Game Avg. 162 670 633 89 143 17 7 2 46 34 .226 .269 .283 .552 48 920

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1882 AA  2.2 (7th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1882 AA  0.5 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1882 AA  .288 (9th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1882 AA  .333 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1882 AA  .364 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1882 AA  .698 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1882 AA  80 (1st)
1883 AA  97 (6th)
1886 AA  139 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1882 AA  354 (1st)
1883 AA  413 (10th)
1884 AA  479 (4th)
1885 AA  471 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1882 AA  378 (1st)
1884 AA  495 (7th)
1885 AA  498 (7th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1882 AA  82 (2nd)
1885 AA  84 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1882 AA  102 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1882 AA  129 (6th)

Doubles s c a p y
1885 AA  23 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1882 AA  6 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1883 AA  3 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1882 AA  29 (8th)
1883 AA  52 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1882 AA  24 (3rd)
1887 AA  63 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1882 AA  83 (4th)
1883 AA  100 (5th)
1884 AA  104 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1882 AA  129 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1882 AA  43 (5th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1882 AA  11 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1882 AA  1.3 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1882 AA  19 (10th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1882 AA  126 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1882 AA  .654 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1882 AA  252 (2nd)
1884 AA  350 (5th)
1885 AA  353 (2nd)
1886 AA  443 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 42 (599), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Hugh Nicol (919)
  7. Pete Hotaling (918)
  8. Jack Manning (916)
  9. Cliff Carroll (915)
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  3. John Morrill (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bob Kennedy (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ned Hanlon (958) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ned Hanlon (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jimmy McAleer (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jimmy McAleer (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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