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Joe Sommer
Joseph John Sommer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right

Born: November 20, 1858 in Covington, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1880
Final Game: October 15, 1890
Died: January 16, 1938 in Cincinnati, OH
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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
1880 21 CIN NL 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 28 17 O/526
1882 23 CIN AA 80 378 354 82 102 12 6 1 29 0 24 .288 .333 .364 .698 129 129 *O
1883 24 CIN AA 97 433 413 79 115 5 7 3 52 0 20 .278 .312 .346 .658 106 143 *O/51
1884 25 BAL AA 107 495 479 96 129 11 10 4 0 0 8 .269 .293 .359 .652 108 172 8 *5/O4
1885 26 BAL AA 110 498 471 84 118 23 6 1 44 0 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 60 146 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 68 75 1 O6/43
1889 30 BAL AA 106 429 386 51 85 13 2 1 36 18 42 49 .220 .298 .272 .570 64 105 1 *O/6
1890 31 TOT MLB 47 179 164 17 41 5 2 0 23 10 15 .250 .313 .305 .618 77 50 0 O/1
1890 31 CLV NL 9 37 35 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .257 .527 58 9 0 /O1
1890 31 BAL AA 38 142 129 13 33 4 2 0 23 10 13 .256 .324 .318 .642 82 41 0 O
10 Seasons 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
BAL (7 yrs) 710 2997 2785 442 670 90 29 7 255 101 192 49 .241 .294 .301 .596 82 839 20
CIN (2 yrs) 177 811 767 161 217 17 13 4 81 0 44 .283 .322 .355 .676 116 272
CIN (1 yr) 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 28 17
CLV (1 yr) 9 37 35 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .257 .527 58 9 0
AA (9 yrs) 887 3808 3552 603 887 107 42 11 336 101 236 49 .250 .300 .313 .613 89 1111 20
NL (2 yrs) 33 125 123 14 24 2 0 0 6 0 2 4 .195 .208 .211 .419 37 26 0

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1883 24 CIN AA 0 0 5.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 9 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 60 2.000 16.2 0.0 1.8 3.6 2.00
1885 26 BAL AA 0 0 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 3.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 36 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1886 27 BAL AA 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 14 12 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 30 19 4.250 31.5 0.0 6.8 2.3 0.33
1887 28 BAL AA 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 45 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1890 31 CLV NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.000 18.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
5 Seasons 0 0 9.64 6 0 6 0 0 1 14.0 33 25 15 1 7 3 0 0 1 51 35 2.857 21.2 0.6 4.5 1.9 0.43
162 Game Avg. 0 0 9.64 68 0 68 0 0 11 159 374 283 170 11 79 34 0 11 578 35 2.857 21.2 0.6 4.5 1.9 0.43
BAL (3 yrs) 0 0 13.50 4 0 4 0 0 1 8.0 22 16 12 0 4 1 0 0 1 51 25 3.250 24.8 0.0 4.5 1.1 0.25
CLV (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.000 18.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 9 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 60 2.000 16.2 0.0 1.8 3.6 2.00
AA (4 yrs) 0 0 10.38 5 0 5 0 0 1 13.0 31 22 15 0 5 3 0 0 1 51 32 2.769 21.5 0.0 3.5 2.1 0.60
NL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.000 18.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1880 CIN NL 21 OF 22 46 38 4 4 1 .913 1.91 .846 1.76 14-8-0
1880 CIN NL 21 3B 1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 .900 3.30
1880 CIN NL 21 C 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 6.40 0
1880 CIN NL 21 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30
1882 CIN AA 23 OF 80 213 188 9 16 2 .925 2.46 .833 1.78 80-0-0
1883 CIN AA 24 OF 94 213 171 11 31 1 .854 1.94 .850 1.73 82-0-12
1883 CIN AA 24 3B 3 12 4 6 2 0 .833 3.33 .842 3.27
1883 CIN AA 24 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1884 BAL AA 25 3B 97 340 118 168 54 10 .841 2.95 .849 2.94
1884 BAL AA 25 OF 9 28 16 8 4 1 .857 2.67 .843 1.61 0-2-7
1884 BAL AA 25 2B 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .900 5.90
1885 BAL AA 26 OF 107 265 230 14 21 2 .921 2.28 .873 1.83 105-2-0
1885 BAL AA 26 3B 2 7 2 2 3 0 .571 2.00 .900 2.95
1885 BAL AA 26 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
1885 BAL AA 26 SS 2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00 .867 4.65
1885 BAL AA 26 1B 1 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 12.00 .967 10.50
1886 BAL AA 27 OF 95 220 186 12 22 4 .900 2.08 .874 1.75 95-0-0
1886 BAL AA 27 2B 32 184 84 86 14 9 .924 5.31 .907 6.00
1886 BAL AA 27 3B 11 37 16 18 3 0 .919 3.09 .838 3.14
1886 BAL AA 27 SS 3 16 2 9 5 1 .688 3.67 .881 4.50
1886 BAL AA 27 P 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 1.90
1887 BAL AA 28 OF 110 224 187 15 22 4 .902 1.84 .898 2.01 110-0-0
1887 BAL AA 28 2B 13 94 35 48 11 4 .883 6.38 .909 5.96
1887 BAL AA 28 3B 10 42 14 18 10 2 .762 3.20 .867 3.31
1887 BAL AA 28 SS 2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 2.00 .860 4.45
1887 BAL AA 28 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1888 BAL AA 29 OF 44 70 54 7 9 1 .871 1.39 .910 1.79 30-0-14
1888 BAL AA 29 SS 34 171 53 98 20 12 .883 4.44 .860 4.54
1888 BAL AA 29 2B 2 7 2 4 1 0 .857 3.00 .914 5.55
1888 BAL AA 29 1B 1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 .983 10.50
1889 BAL AA 30 OF 105 211 172 24 15 7 .929 1.87 .900 1.96 4-3-99
1889 BAL AA 30 SS 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .867 5.10
1890 TOT MLB 31 OF 47 102 84 5 13 3 .873 1.89 .920 1.81 47-0-0
1890 CLV NL 31 OF 9 19 15 0 4 0 .789 1.67 .926 1.89 9-0-0
1890 CLV NL 31 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
1890 BAL AA 31 OF 38 83 69 5 9 3 .892 1.95 .918 1.79 38-0-0
10 Seasons OF 713 1592 1326 109 157 26 .901 2.01 .875 1.84 567-15-132
6 Seasons 3B 124 441 156 212 73 12 .834 2.97 .851 3.00
4 Seasons 2B 48 289 125 138 26 13 .910 5.48 .907 5.97
6 Seasons SS 43 201 59 116 26 13 .871 4.07 .862 4.55
5 Seasons P 6 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.17 .950 1.95
2 Seasons 1B 2 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 .972 10.50
1 Season C 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 6.40 0
10 Seasons TOT 937 2545 1685 577 283 64 .889 2.41 .763 2.35 567-15-132 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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

Saves s c a p y
1885 AA--1--2nd

Games Finished s c a p y
1885 AA--2--6th
1886 AA--1--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (556), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 35 (559), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 3 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Ollie Pickering (915)
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  7. Jimmy McAleer (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jimmy McAleer (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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