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Sleeper Sullivan

Thomas Jefferson Sullivan (Old Iron Hands)

Positions: Catcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: 1859 in Ireland (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1881
Teams (by GP): BrownStockings/Bisons/Browns/Maroons/Eclipse 1881-1884

Final Game: May 29, 1884
Died: October 13, 1909 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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
1881 22 BUF NL 35 122 121 13 23 4 0 0 15 1 21 .190 .197 .223 .420 32 27 0 2/O
1882 23 STL AA 51 191 188 24 34 3 3 0 0 3 .181 .194 .229 .422 39 43 0 2
1883 24 TOT AA 9 29 29 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 .207 .207 .276 .483 50 8 0 /2O
1883 24 STL AA 8 27 27 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .296 .519 61 8 0 /2O
1883 24 LOU AA 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /2
1884 25 SLM UA 2 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -25 1 0 /2O1
4 Seasons 97 351 347 39 64 7 4 0 15 4 21 .184 .194 .228 .421 36 79 0
162 Game Avg. 162 586 580 65 107 12 7 0 25 7 .184 .194 .228 .421 36 132 0
STL (2 yrs) 59 218 215 26 40 3 4 0 0 3 .186 .197 .237 .434 42 51 0
LOU (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
SLM (1 yr) 2 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -25 1 0
BUF (1 yr) 35 122 121 13 23 4 0 0 15 1 21 .190 .197 .223 .420 32 27 0
AA (2 yrs) 60 220 217 26 40 3 4 0 0 3 .184 .195 .235 .430 41 51 0
NL (1 yr) 35 122 121 13 23 4 0 0 15 1 21 .190 .197 .223 .420 32 27 0
UA (1 yr) 2 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -25 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1881 22 BUF NL 122 -11 0 0 0 -9 2 4 -14 -1.4 -5 -0.5 -0.9 $ 2/O
1882 23 STL AA 191 -11 1 0 0 -11 3 3 -15 -1.4 -4 -0.4 -1.0 $ 2
1883 24 STL AA 27 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 -1 -0.1 0.2 $ /2O
1883 24 LOU AA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /2
1884 25 SLM UA 9 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /2O1
4 Seasons 351 -24 1 0 0 -19 5 7 -30 -2.8 -11 -1.1 -1.7 $
STL (2 yrs) 218 -12 1 0 0 -10 3 3 -15 -1.3 -5 -0.5 -0.8 $
LOU (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
SLM (1 yr) 9 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
BUF (1 yr) 122 -11 0 0 0 -9 2 4 -14 -1.4 -5 -0.5 -0.9 $

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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
1884 25 SLM UA 1 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 3 0 0 3 0 29 72 1.667 15.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1 Season 1 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 3 0 0 3 0 29 72 1.667 15.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
162 Game Avg. 34 0 1.000 4.50 34 34 0 0 0 0 204 340 204 102 0 0 102 0 986 72 1.667 15.0 0.0 0.0 4.5

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1884 25 SLM UA 6.0 1 6 4 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
1 Season 6.0 1 6 4 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1881 BUF NL 22 C 31 163 108 31 24 1 .853 4.48 .912 6.21 49
1881 BUF NL 22 OF 5 8 3 2 3 0 .625 1.00 .871 2.06 0-2-4
1882 STL AA 23 C 51 331 232 46 53 4 .840 5.45 .880 6.31 97
1883 TOT AA 24 C 7 52 36 12 4 1 .923 6.86 .890 6.69 5
1883 STL AA 24 C 6 49 35 11 3 1 .939 7.67 .890 6.68 4
1883 STL AA 24 OF 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 .852 1.80 0-1-1
1883 LOU AA 24 C 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .890 6.70 1
1884 SLM UA 25 C 1 5 3 1 1 0 .800 4.00 .896 8.40 1
1884 SLM UA 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0-0-1
1884 SLM UA 25 P 1 6.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 4.50 3.00 .845 2.55 2.50
4 Seasons C 90 551 379 90 82 6 .851 5.21 .891 6.33 152
3 Seasons OF 8 13 6 3 4 0 .692 1.13 .864 1.92 0-3-6
1 Season P 1 6.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 4.50 3.00 .845 2.55 2.50
4 Seasons TOT 99 6.0 568 388 93 87 6 .847 4.50 4.86 .890 2.55 5.93 0-3-6 152
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1882 AA  51 (4th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1882 AA  232 (4th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1882 AA  46 (5th)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1882 AA  53 (3rd)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1882 AA  97 (2nd)
Career  152 (66th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1882 AA  5.45 (5th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1882 AA  .840 (4th)

             

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