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General Stafford
James Joseph Stafford (Jamsey)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 30, 1868 in Thompson, CT (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1890
Final Game: October 12, 1899
Died: September 18, 1923 in Worcester, MA
Relatives: Brother of John Stafford
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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
1890 22 BUF PL 15 56 49 11 7 1 0 0 3 2 7 8 .143 .250 .163 .413 15 8 0 1/O
1893 25 NYG NL 67 308 281 58 79 7 4 5 27 19 25 31 .281 .344 .388 .732 93 109 2 O
1894 26 NYG NL 14 57 46 10 10 1 1 0 4 2 10 7 .217 .368 .283 .651 59 13 1 /5O34
1895 27 NYG NL 123 510 463 79 129 12 5 3 73 42 40 32 .279 .344 .346 .689 79 160 6 1 *4O/5
1896 28 NYG NL 59 248 230 28 66 9 1 0 40 15 13 18 .287 .333 .335 .668 79 77 3 2 O/6
1897 29 TOT NL 118 503 455 68 122 16 5 7 56 14 34 .268 .323 .371 .695 85 169 3 11 *6O/5
1897 29 NYG NL 7 26 23 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .087 .192 .087 .279 -24 2 0 0 /O6
1897 29 LOU NL 111 477 432 68 120 16 5 7 53 14 31 .278 .330 .387 .717 91 167 3 11 *6/O5
1898 30 TOT NL 86 339 304 47 86 5 0 2 33 10 23 .283 .337 .319 .656 87 97 2 10 O4/35
1898 30 LOU NL 49 207 181 26 54 3 0 1 25 7 19 .298 .368 .331 .700 101 60 1 6 4O/5
1898 30 BSN NL 37 132 123 21 32 2 0 1 8 3 4 .260 .289 .301 .590 65 37 1 4 O/3
1899 31 TOT NL 86 326 300 40 84 9 3 4 54 13 12 .280 .308 .370 .678 82 111 0 14 O46/5
1899 31 BSN NL 55 201 182 29 55 4 2 3 40 9 7 .302 .328 .396 .724 91 72 0 12 O/46
1899 31 WHS NL 31 125 118 11 29 5 1 1 14 4 5 .246 .276 .331 .607 67 39 0 2 46/5
8 Seasons 568 2347 2128 341 583 60 19 21 290 117 164 96 .274 .331 .350 .681 82 744 17 38
162 Game Avg. 162 669 607 97 166 17 5 6 83 33 47 .274 .331 .350 .681 82 212 5
NYG (5 yrs) 270 1149 1043 175 286 29 11 8 147 78 91 88 .274 .339 .346 .686 80 361 12 3
LOU (2 yrs) 160 684 613 94 174 19 5 8 78 21 50 .284 .342 .370 .712 94 227 4 17
BSN (2 yrs) 92 333 305 50 87 6 2 4 48 12 11 .285 .312 .357 .670 81 109 1 16
WHS (1 yr) 31 125 118 11 29 5 1 1 14 4 5 .246 .276 .331 .607 67 39 0 2
BUF (1 yr) 15 56 49 11 7 1 0 0 3 2 7 8 .143 .250 .163 .413 15 8 0
NL (7 yrs) 553 2291 2079 330 576 59 19 21 287 115 157 88 .277 .333 .354 .687 83 736 17 38
PL (1 yr) 15 56 49 11 7 1 0 0 3 2 7 8 .143 .250 .163 .413 15 8 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
1890 22 BUF PL 3 9 .250 5.14 12 12 0 11 0 0 98.0 123 89 56 8 43 21 1 0 3 502 80 1.694 11.3 0.7 3.9 1.9 0.49
1 Season 3 9 .250 5.14 12 12 0 11 0 0 98.0 123 89 56 8 43 21 1 0 3 502 80 1.694 11.3 0.7 3.9 1.9 0.49
162 Game Avg. 9 26 .250 5.14 34 34 0 31 0 0 278 349 252 159 23 122 60 3 0 9 1422 80 1.694 11.3 0.7 3.9 1.9 0.49

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1890 BUF PL 22 P 12 28 4 21 3 2 .893 2.08 .914 2.42
1890 BUF PL 22 OF 4 7 5 0 2 0 .714 1.25 .929 2.05 1-1-2
1893 NYG NL 25 OF 67 152 129 8 15 4 .901 2.04 .916 2.14 0-67-0
1894 NYG NL 26 3B 6 24 8 10 6 1 .750 3.00 .896 3.42
1894 NYG NL 26 OF 5 9 7 0 2 0 .778 1.40 .922 2.24 0-0-5
1894 NYG NL 26 1B 1 12 11 0 1 2 .917 11.00 .975 9.50
1894 NYG NL 26 2B 1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 .925 5.70
1895 NYG NL 27 2B 109 627 242 329 56 44 .911 5.24 .935 5.63
1895 NYG NL 27 OF 12 26 20 2 4 0 .846 1.83 .923 2.14 12-0-0
1895 NYG NL 27 3B 2 9 3 5 1 0 .889 4.00 .867 3.40
1896 NYG NL 28 OF 53 97 78 9 10 2 .897 1.64 .936 2.12 53-0-0
1896 NYG NL 28 SS 6 34 15 17 2 3 .941 5.33 .900 5.52
1897 TOT NL 29 SS 105 633 201 357 75 34 .882 5.31 .911 5.67
1897 TOT NL 29 OF 12 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.58 .932 2.06 9-2-1
1897 NYG NL 29 OF 5 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.80 .925 2.06 5-0-0
1897 NYG NL 29 SS 2 13 4 4 5 1 .615 4.00 .938 5.65
1897 LOU NL 29 SS 103 620 197 353 70 33 .887 5.34 .910 5.67
1897 LOU NL 29 OF 7 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.14 .933 2.06 4-2-1
1897 LOU NL 29 3B 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 .880 3.30
1898 TOT NL 30 OF 57 105 92 5 8 3 .924 1.70 .938 2.03 15-8-34
1898 LOU NL 30 2B 28 151 58 78 15 6 .901 4.86 .946 5.53
1898 LOU NL 30 OF 22 39 33 4 2 3 .949 1.68 .936 2.03 6-7-9
1898 LOU NL 30 3B 1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.00 .900 3.40
1898 BSN NL 30 OF 35 66 59 1 6 0 .909 1.71 .939 2.03 9-1-25
1898 BSN NL 30 1B 1 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 12.00 .975 10.10
1899 TOT NL 31 2B 22 86 35 44 7 5 .919 3.59 .943 5.46
1899 TOT NL 31 SS 18 115 44 53 18 8 .843 5.39 .917 5.53
1899 BSN NL 31 OF 41 90 86 0 4 0 .956 2.10 .943 2.11 6-33-2
1899 BSN NL 31 2B 5 25 8 13 4 3 .840 4.20 .948 5.46
1899 BSN NL 31 SS 5 23 9 10 4 0 .826 3.80 .917 5.52
1899 WHS NL 31 2B 17 61 27 31 3 2 .951 3.41 .941 5.46
1899 WHS NL 31 SS 13 92 35 43 14 8 .848 6.00 .916 5.53
1899 WHS NL 31 3B 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 .920 3.50
8 Seasons OF 251 505 436 24 45 9 .911 1.83 .931 2.10 96-111-44
4 Seasons 2B 160 868 338 452 78 55 .910 4.94 .937 5.59
3 Seasons SS 129 782 260 427 95 45 .879 5.33 .911 5.64
5 Seasons 3B 12 48 17 23 8 1 .833 3.33 .892 3.42
1 Season P 12 28 4 21 3 2 .893 2.08 .914 2.42
2 Seasons 1B 2 24 22 1 1 2 .958 11.50 .975 9.80
8 Seasons TOT 566 2255 1077 948 230 114 .898 3.58 .824 3.96 96-111-44
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1897 NL--7--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1897 NL--9.3--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
1897 NL--65.000--6th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1716), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 13, 1897: Traded by the New York Giants to the Louisville Colonels for Ducky Holmes. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 24, 1898: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Beaneaters.

August 12, 1899: Released by the Boston Beaneaters.

August 22, 1899: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

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Name and misspellings: James General Jamsey Joseph Stafford

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