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Homer Summa

Homer Wayne Summa

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 3, 1898 in Gentry, MO
School: University of Missouri Columbia (Columbia, MO)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1920
Teams (by GP): Indians/Athletics/Pirates 1920-1930

Final Game: September 28, 1930
Died: January 29, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
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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
1920 21 PIT NL 10 29 22 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .318 .400 .455 .855 142 10 0 4 /O87
1922 23 CLE AL 12 50 46 9 16 3 3 1 6 1 2 1 1 .348 .400 .609 1.009 158 28 3 0 O9
1923 24 CLE AL 137 588 525 92 172 27 6 3 69 9 13 33 20 .328 .374 .419 .793 108 220 6 25 *O9/87
1924 25 CLE AL 111 410 390 55 113 21 6 2 38 4 2 11 16 .290 .311 .390 .701 78 152 1 7 O9/8
1925 26 CLE AL 75 246 224 28 74 10 1 0 25 3 2 13 6 .330 .375 .384 .759 92 86 3 6 O97/58
1926 27 CLE AL 154 651 581 74 179 31 6 4 76 15 8 47 9 .308 .368 .403 .771 100 234 8 16 *O9
1927 28 CLE AL 145 640 574 72 164 41 7 4 74 6 5 32 18 .286 .331 .402 .734 89 231 7 27 *O9
1928 29 CLE AL 134 549 504 60 143 26 3 3 57 4 2 20 15 .284 .319 .365 .684 78 184 6 23 *O9
1929 30 PHA AL 37 88 81 12 22 4 0 0 10 1 1 2 1 .272 .298 .321 .619 57 26 1 4 O9/7
1930 31 PHA AL 25 62 54 10 15 2 1 1 5 0 0 4 1 .278 .339 .407 .746 85 22 1 3 O9/7
10 Yrs 840 3313 3001 413 905 166 34 18 361 44 35 166 88 .302 .346 .398 .743 92 1193 36 115
162 Game Avg. 162 639 579 80 175 32 7 3 70 8 7 32 17 .302 .346 .398 .743 92 230 7 22
CLE (7 yrs) 768 3134 2844 390 861 159 32 17 345 42 34 157 85 .303 .347 .399 .746 93 1135 34 104
PHA (2 yrs) 62 150 135 22 37 6 1 1 15 1 1 6 2 .274 .315 .356 .670 68 48 2 7
PIT (1 yr) 10 29 22 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .318 .400 .455 .855 142 10 0 4
AL (9 yrs) 830 3284 2979 412 898 165 33 18 360 43 35 163 87 .301 .345 .397 .742 92 1183 36 111
NL (1 yr) 10 29 22 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .318 .400 .455 .855 142 10 0 4

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
1920 21 PIT NL 10 29 1 0 0 0 -0 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .517 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ /O87
1922 23 CLE AL 12 50 4 -0 0 -1 -1 2 0.2 2 3 0.3 .513 .501 0.4 -0.2 4 $ O9
1923 24 CLE AL 137 588 8 -2 0 -6 -6 -7 -0.8 18 11 1.1 .495 .496 1.7 -1.2 17 $ *O9/87
1924 25 CLE AL 111 410 -14 1 0 -2 -4 -20 -1.9 13 -7 -0.6 .483 .488 -0.4 -0.6 -5 $ O9/8
1925 26 CLE AL 75 246 -2 0 0 -5 -2 -9 -0.8 8 -1 0.0 .489 .495 0.4 -0.7 4 $ O97/58
1926 27 CLE AL 154 651 2 1 0 9 -7 5 0.5 20 26 2.5 .503 .503 1.7 0.2 16 $ *O9
1927 28 CLE AL 145 640 -10 -0 0 -8 -7 -25 -2.4 20 -5 -0.4 .483 .485 0.3 -1.4 3 $ *O9
1928 29 CLE AL 134 549 -15 1 0 -4 -6 -25 -2.5 17 -7 -0.7 .482 .485 -0.4 -1.0 -3 $ *O9
1929 30 PHA AL 37 88 -5 -0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 3 -4 -0.3 .483 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -4 $ O9/7
1930 31 PHA AL 25 62 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .493 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ O9/7
10 Seasons 840 3313 -33 -0 0 -17 -36 -86 -8.3 104 18 2.1 .490 .495 3.6 -5.1 35 $
CLE (7 yrs) 768 3134 -28 -1 0 -17 -34 -79 -7.7 99 20 2.2 .490 .493 3.7 -4.9 37 $
PHA (2 yrs) 62 150 -6 0 0 0 -2 -8 -0.8 5 -3 -0.3 .487 .498 -0.3 -0.2 -4 $
PIT (1 yr) 10 29 1 0 0 0 -0 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .517 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $

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
1920 21 PIT NL 29 19 4 5.8 93 .333 .318 .280 .400 .334 .455 .372 .855 .706 142 .674 1.3 0.1 .933 .318 .136 .0
1922 23 CLE AL 50 32 9 7.6 111 .341 .348 .296 .400 .361 .609 .415 1.009 .776 158 .699 3.5 0.3 .969 .261 .261 1.0
1923 24 CLE AL 588 391 77 5.3 108 .337 .328 .290 .374 .360 .419 .401 .793 .761 108 .554 6.0 0.6 .697 .147 .091 4.5
1924 25 CLE AL 410 286 47 4.4 114 .298 .290 .300 .311 .370 .390 .412 .701 .783 78 .451 -15.1 -1.4 .595 .133 .100 2.7
1925 26 CLE AL 246 158 31 5.2 116 .339 .330 .301 .375 .371 .384 .422 .759 .793 92 .511 -2.6 -0.2 .678 .116 .054 .0
1926 27 CLE AL 651 426 84 5.2 110 .308 .308 .291 .368 .363 .403 .408 .771 .771 100 .552 0.2 0.0 .722 .188 .095 6.3
1927 28 CLE AL 640 442 74 4.5 111 .290 .286 .294 .331 .362 .402 .413 .734 .776 89 .462 -10.9 -1.0 .653 .174 .117 4.8
1928 29 CLE AL 549 386 57 3.9 109 .288 .284 .290 .319 .355 .365 .412 .684 .767 78 .416 -16.8 -1.6 .584 .125 .081 3.4
1929 30 PHA AL 88 64 7 2.9 116 .275 .272 .297 .298 .364 .321 .429 .619 .793 57 .276 -5.5 -0.5 .483 .074 .049 .0
1930 31 PHA AL 62 42 7 4.4 120 .269 .278 .301 .339 .366 .407 .443 .746 .809 85 .423 -1.5 -0.1 .692 .204 .130 .0
10 Yrs 3313 2246 397 4.7 111 .306 .302 .294 .346 .362 .398 .411 .743 .773 92 .493 -41.4 -4.0 .659 .154 .096 25.5
162 Game Avg. 639 433 77 4.7 111 .306 .302 .294 .346 .362 .398 .411 .743 .773 92 .493 -41.4 -4.0 .659 .154 .096 5
CLE (7 yrs) 3134 2121 379 4.8 111 .308 .303 .294 .347 .363 .399 .410 .746 .773 93 .498 -35.7 -3.4 .661 .154 .096 24.2
PHA (2 yrs) 150 106 14 3.5 118 .273 .274 .299 .315 .365 .356 .435 .670 .799 68 .339 -7.0 -0.7 .566 .126 .081 1.0
PIT (1 yr) 29 19 4 5.7 93 .333 .318 .280 .400 .334 .455 .372 .855 .706 142 .673 1.3 0.1 .933 .318 .136 .0
AL (9 yrs) 3284 2227 393 4.7 111 .306 .301 .294 .345 .363 .397 .411 .742 .774 92 .491 -42.7 -4.1 .657 .153 .096 25.4
NL (1 yr) 29 19 4 5.7 93 .333 .318 .280 .400 .334 .455 .372 .855 .706 142 .673 1.3 0.1 .933 .318 .136 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1929 30 PHA AL WS CHC W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1920 21 PIT NL 29 0.0% 3.5% 10.3% 6.9% 29% 0.33 22.0 22.0 72%
1922 23 CLE AL 50 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 14.0% 44% 1.00 46.0 46.0 7.7 88%
1923 24 CLE AL 588 0.5% 3.4% 5.6% 6.1% 21% 0.61 26.3 175.0 7.6 85%
1924 25 CLE AL 410 0.5% 3.9% 2.7% 7.1% 26% 1.45 24.4 195.0 10.3 91%
1925 26 CLE AL 246 0.0% 2.4% 5.3% 4.5% 15% 0.46 37.3 9.0 89%
1926 27 CLE AL 651 0.6% 1.4% 7.2% 6.3% 23% 0.19 64.6 145.3 7.6 87%
1927 28 CLE AL 640 0.6% 2.8% 5.0% 8.1% 32% 0.56 31.9 143.5 7.8 86%
1928 29 CLE AL 549 0.6% 2.7% 3.6% 5.8% 22% 0.75 33.6 168.0 8.8 89%
1929 30 PHA AL 88 0.0% 1.1% 2.3% 4.6% 18% 0.50 81.0 8.1 91%
1930 31 PHA AL 62 1.6% 1.6% 6.5% 6.5% 27% 0.25 54.0 54.0 10.8 84%
10 Yrs 3313 0.5% 2.7% 5.0% 6.6% 24% 0.53 34.1 166.7 8.3 87%
MLB Averages 1.1% 7.3% 7.8% 6.7% 26% 0.94 12.1 81.6 7.8 80%

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
1920 21 10 29 22 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .318 .400 .455 .855 142 10 0 4
1921 22 10 29 22 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .318 .400 .455 .855 142 10 0 4
1922 23 22 79 68 10 23 4 4 1 7 2 2 4 2 .338 .400 .559 .959 153 38 3 4
1923 24 159 667 593 102 195 31 10 4 76 11 15 37 22 .329 .377 .435 .812 114 258 9 29
1924 25 270 1077 983 157 308 52 16 6 114 15 17 48 38 .313 .352 .417 .769 100 410 10 36
1925 26 345 1323 1207 185 382 62 17 6 139 18 19 61 44 .316 .356 .411 .767 98 496 13 42
1926 27 499 1974 1788 259 561 93 23 10 215 33 27 108 53 .314 .360 .408 .768 99 730 21 58
1927 28 644 2614 2362 331 725 134 30 14 289 39 32 140 71 .307 .353 .407 .760 96 961 28 85
1928 29 778 3163 2866 391 868 160 33 17 346 43 34 160 86 .303 .347 .400 .747 93 1145 34 108
1929 30 815 3251 2947 403 890 164 33 17 356 44 35 162 87 .302 .346 .397 .743 92 1171 35 112
1930 31 840 3313 3001 413 905 166 34 18 361 44 35 166 88 .302 .346 .398 .743 92 1193 36 115

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
1920 21 11 30 23 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 .304 .385 .435 .819 4 10
1922 23 13 51 47 8 16 3 3 1 6 1 1 1 .340 .392 .596 .988 9 12
1923 24 144 609 544 90 173 27 6 3 67 9 33 21 .318 .364 .406 .770 79 137
1924 25 117 420 401 50 110 20 6 2 35 4 11 17 .274 .295 .369 .664 43 111
1925 26 79 250 229 25 71 10 1 0 22 3 12 6 .310 .352 .362 .715 28 75
1926 27 162 675 603 72 180 31 6 4 74 15 47 9 .299 .357 .390 .747 82 154
1927 28 152 654 588 66 159 40 7 4 68 6 31 19 .270 .315 .383 .697 69 145
1928 29 141 574 524 58 144 26 3 3 56 4 20 16 .275 .309 .353 .662 56 134
1929 30 39 89 82 10 20 4 0 0 8 1 2 1 .244 .271 .293 .563 6 37
1930 31 26 63 55 9 14 2 1 1 4 0 4 1 .255 .317 .382 .698 6 25
10 Yrs 884 3415 3096 389 894 164 34 18 341 44 164 92 .289 .332 .381 .713 382 840
162 Game Avg. 162 626 567 71 164 30 6 3 62 8 30 17 .289 .332 .381 .713 70 840

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
Career  .302 (191st)

Games Played s c a p y
1926 AL  154 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1927 AL  574 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1927 AL  640 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1927 AL  41 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1926 AL  15 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1926 AL  138 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1926 AL  8 (3rd)
1927 AL  7 (6th)
1928 AL  6 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1923 AL  25 (10th)
1927 AL  27 (3rd)
1928 AL  23 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1926 AL  64.6 (2nd)
1927 AL  31.9 (9th)
1928 AL  33.6 (5th)
Career  34.1 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1926 AL  426 (10th)
1927 AL  442 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1702), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (996), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1388), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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