Al Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 2, 1850 in Byron, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Died: September 9, 1915 in San Diego, CA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Pioneer/Executive in 1939.
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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
1871 20 BOS NA 31 152 144 43 39 10 1 1 31 2 0 8 1 .271 .309 .375 .684 93 54 *1/O
1872 21 BOS NA 48 240 237 60 84 11 5 0 47 3 0 3 1 .354 .363 .443 .806 141 105 *1/O
1873 22 BOS NA 60 325 322 83 106 18 2 1 60 1 0 3 1 .329 .335 .407 .742 114 131 *1O
1874 23 BOS NA 71 365 362 80 119 13 1 0 54 2 1 3 0 .329 .334 .370 .704 120 134 *1/O
1875 24 BOS NA 74 346 343 68 107 15 3 0 56 2 2 3 3 .312 .318 .373 .691 136 128 *1O/3
1876 25 CHC NL 66 298 292 54 91 14 2 0 44 6 3 .312 .326 .373 .699 121 109 *1O/36
1877 26 CHC NL 60 257 254 29 65 7 6 0 35 3 16 .256 .265 .331 .595 77 84 *34/15
1878 27 CHC NL 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 221 2 /4
8 Seasons 411 1987 1958 417 613 88 20 2 327 10 3 29 25 .313 .323 .382 .705 116 747
162 Game Avg. 162 783 772 164 242 35 8 1 129 11 10 .313 .323 .382 .705 116 294
BOS (5 yrs) 284 1428 1408 334 455 67 12 2 248 10 3 20 6 .323 .333 .392 .725 123 552
CHC (3 yrs) 127 559 550 83 158 21 8 0 79 9 19 .287 .299 .355 .653 101 195
NA (5 yrs) 284 1428 1408 334 455 67 12 2 248 10 3 20 6 .323 .333 .392 .725 123 552
NL (3 yrs) 127 559 550 83 158 21 8 0 79 9 19 .287 .299 .355 .653 101 195

Advanced Batting

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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
1871 20 BOS NA 152 105 17 4.3 93 .268 .271 .293 .309 .317 .375 .393 .684 .710 93 .395 -0.8 -0.1 .610 .174 .104 1.3
1872 21 BOS NA 240 153 39 6.9 82 .356 .354 .296 .363 .307 .443 .360 .806 .667 141 .672 11.1 1.1 .725 .114 .089 .0
1873 22 BOS NA 325 216 44 5.5 88 .328 .329 .304 .335 .317 .407 .375 .742 .692 114 .564 5.9 0.6 .625 .090 .078 1.0
1874 23 BOS NA 365 244 45 5.0 75 .329 .329 .284 .334 .293 .370 .349 .704 .642 120 .593 8.1 0.8 .566 .052 .041 .0
1875 24 BOS NA 346 238 40 4.5 60 .315 .312 .261 .318 .268 .373 .319 .691 .587 136 .639 12.1 1.4 .550 .070 .061 .0
1876 25 CHC NL 298 201 35 4.8 73 .315 .312 .280 .326 .293 .373 .340 .699 .633 121 .623 7.0 0.8 .062
1877 26 CHC NL 257 189 22 3.1 82 .273 .256 .290 .265 .309 .331 .361 .595 .670 77 .408 -7.2 -0.8 .075
1878 27 CHC NL 4 2 1 13.6 71 .500 .500 .272 .500 .291 .500 .335 1.000 .626 221 .925 0.5 0.1 .000
8 Seasons 1987 1348 243 4.9 77 .316 .313 .285 .323 .298 .382 .353 .705 .651 116 .576 36.6 3.8 .581 .087 .068 3.3
162 Game Avg. 783 531 96 4.9 77 .316 .313 .285 .323 .298 .382 .353 .705 .651 116 .576 14 1 .581 .087 .068 1
BOS (5 yrs) 1428 956 185 5.2 77 .324 .323 .286 .333 .297 .392 .354 .725 .652 123 .589 36.3 3.8 .606 .088 .069 3.3
CHC (3 yrs) 559 392 58 4.0 77 .298 .287 .285 .299 .300 .355 .350 .653 .650 101 .535 0.2 0.0 .067
NA (5 yrs) 1428 956 185 5.2 77 .324 .323 .286 .333 .297 .392 .354 .725 .652 123 .589 36.3 3.8 .606 .088 .069 3.3
NL (3 yrs) 559 392 58 4.0 77 .298 .287 .285 .299 .300 .355 .350 .653 .650 101 .535 0.2 0.0 .067

Cumulative Batting

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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
1871 20 31 152 144 43 39 10 1 1 31 2 0 8 1 .271 .309 .375 .684 93 54
1872 21 79 392 381 103 123 21 6 1 78 5 0 11 2 .323 .342 .417 .759 122 159
1873 22 139 717 703 186 229 39 8 2 138 6 0 14 3 .326 .339 .413 .751 118 290
1874 23 210 1082 1065 266 348 52 9 2 192 8 1 17 3 .327 .337 .398 .735 119 424
1875 24 284 1428 1408 334 455 67 12 2 248 10 3 20 6 .323 .333 .392 .725 123 552
1876 25 350 1726 1700 388 546 81 14 2 292 10 3 26 9 .321 .331 .389 .720 122 661
1877 26 410 1983 1954 417 611 88 20 2 327 10 3 29 25 .313 .323 .381 .704 116 745
1878 27 411 1987 1958 417 613 88 20 2 327 10 3 29 25 .313 .323 .382 .705 116 747

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1872 NA--.354--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1872 NA--.363--7th

Slugging % s c a p y
1872 NA--.443--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1872 NA--.806--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1873 NA--60--1st
1874 NA--71--1st
1877 NL--60--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1873 NA--322--2nd
1874 NA--362--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1873 NA--325--3rd
1874 NA--365--1st

Runs Scored s c a p y
1871 NA--43--10th
1873 NA--83--3rd
1874 NA--80--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1872 NA--84--10th
1873 NA--106--4th
1874 NA--119--2nd
1875 NA--107--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1872 NA--105--10th
1873 NA--131--5th
1874 NA--134--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1871 NA--10--2nd
1873 NA--18--6th
1874 NA--13--8th
1875 NA--15--9th

Triples s c a p y
1872 NA--5--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1872 NA--47--5th
1873 NA--60--4th
1874 NA--54--4th
1875 NA--56--10th
1876 NL--44--10th
1877 NL--35--8th

Singles s c a p y
1873 NA--85--5th
1874 NA--105--1st
1875 NA--89--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1872 NA--141--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1872 NA--39--7th
1873 NA--44--7th
1874 NA--45--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1872 NA--11--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1872 NA--1.1--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1873 NA--21--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1872 NA--87--9th
1873 NA--109--5th
1874 NA--122--2nd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1872 NA--.673--4th

AB per SO s c a p y
1871 NA--144.0--10th
1872 NA--237.0--4th
1873 NA--322.0--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1873 NA--216--2nd
1874 NA--244--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 3 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 66 (371), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1234), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (942), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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