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Sam Thompson

Samuel Luther Thompson (Big Sam)

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 207 lb.

Born: March 5, 1860 in Danville, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1885
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Wolverines/Quakers/Tigers 1885-1906

Final Game: September 10, 1906
Died: November 7, 1922 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1974.
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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
1885 25 DTN NL 63 270 254 58 77 11 9 7 44 16 22 .303 .344 .500 .844 171 127 0 O
1886 26 DTN NL 122 538 503 101 156 18 13 8 89 13 35 31 .310 .355 .445 .800 140 224 0 *O
1887 27 DTN NL 127 586 545 118 203 29 23 10 166 22 32 19 .372 .416 .565 .982 165 308 9 *O
1888 28 DTN NL 56 264 238 51 67 10 8 6 40 5 23 10 .282 .352 .466 .819 159 111 3 O
1889 29 PHI NL 128 575 533 103 158 36 4 20 111 24 36 22 .296 .348 .492 .839 126 262 6 *O
1890 30 PHI NL 132 599 549 116 172 41 9 4 102 25 42 29 .313 .371 .443 .813 134 243 8 *O
1891 31 PHI NL 133 614 554 108 163 23 10 7 90 29 52 20 .294 .363 .410 .773 125 227 8 *O
1892 32 PHI NL 153 679 609 109 186 28 11 9 104 28 59 19 .305 .377 .432 .809 144 263 11 *O
1893 33 PHI NL 131 656 600 130 222 37 13 11 126 18 50 17 .370 .424 .530 .954 151 318 6 *O/3
1894 34 PHI NL 102 501 451 114 187 32 28 13 147 27 41 13 .415 .465 .696 1.161 182 314 1 8 *O
1895 35 PHI NL 119 576 538 131 211 45 21 18 165 27 31 11 .392 .430 .654 1.085 176 352 5 2 *O
1896 36 PHI NL 119 554 517 103 154 28 7 12 100 12 28 13 .298 .341 .449 .790 108 232 6 3 *O
1897 37 PHI NL 3 14 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 .231 .286 .385 .670 78 5 0 0 /O
1898 38 PHI NL 14 67 63 14 22 5 3 1 15 2 4 1 .349 .388 .571 .959 178 36 0 0 O
1906 46 DET AL 8 32 31 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 .226 .250 .290 .540 67 9 0 0 /O
15 Yrs 1410 6525 5998 1262 1988 343 161 126 1305 232 451 234 .331 .384 .505 .890 147 3031 63 13
162 Game Avg. 162 750 689 145 228 39 18 14 150 52 27 .331 .384 .505 .890 147 348 7
PHI (10 yrs) 1034 4835 4427 930 1478 275 107 95 963 192 344 147 .334 .388 .509 .897 144 2252 51 13
DTN (4 yrs) 368 1658 1540 328 503 68 53 31 339 40 106 82 .327 .375 .500 .875 157 770 12
DET (1 yr) 8 32 31 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 .226 .250 .290 .540 67 9 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
AL (1 yr) 8 32 31 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 .226 .250 .290 .540 67 9 0 0

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
1885 25 DTN NL 63 270 19 0 0 0 -4 16 1.4 8 24 2.2 .523 .509 2.3 -0.4 24 $ O
1886 26 DTN NL 122 538 26 -2 0 8 -7 25 2.1 17 42 3.9 .519 .514 3.4 -0.0 34 $1,750 *O
1887 27 DTN NL 127 586 51 -4 0 5 -8 45 3.3 18 63 5.2 .529 .523 5.0 -0.4 58 $ *O
1888 28 DTN NL 56 264 17 -1 0 -2 -3 10 0.9 8 18 1.7 .518 .506 2.0 -0.6 20 $ O
1889 29 PHI NL 128 575 16 -1 0 -10 -8 -2 -0.4 17 14 1.3 .498 .499 2.3 -1.6 24 $2,500 *O
1890 30 PHI NL 132 599 24 -2 0 -2 -8 12 0.7 18 30 2.5 .508 .506 2.9 -1.1 32 $ *O
1891 31 PHI NL 133 614 20 -2 0 10 -8 21 1.6 18 39 3.5 .514 .511 2.8 0.0 29 $ *O
1892 32 PHI NL 153 679 35 -2 0 2 -9 26 2.3 21 47 4.4 .516 .515 4.3 -0.7 45 $3,000 *O
1893 33 PHI NL 131 656 46 -2 0 -7 -8 29 2.1 19 47 4.0 .517 .514 4.6 -1.2 54 $1,800 *O/3
1894 34 PHI NL 102 501 64 -1 0 -4 -6 53 3.6 15 68 5.1 .536 .523 5.5 -0.7 72 $ *O
1895 35 PHI NL 119 576 60 -1 0 3 -7 55 4.1 16 71 5.8 .535 .526 5.6 -0.3 68 $ *O
1896 36 PHI NL 119 554 4 -2 0 8 -7 3 0.2 16 19 1.9 .502 .502 1.2 0.1 11 $ *O
1897 37 PHI NL 3 14 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .475 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /O
1898 38 PHI NL 14 67 6 -0 0 0 -1 5 0.4 2 7 0.7 .533 .503 0.7 -0.1 7 $ O
1906 46 DET AL 8 32 -1 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .476 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $ /O
15 Seasons 1410 6525 387 -19 0 11 -84 294 22.1 195 490 42.1 .517 .510 42.5 -7.1 479 $9,050
PHI (10 yrs) 1034 4835 275 -12 0 0 -62 200 14.6 143 343 29.2 .515 .510 29.9 -5.7 343 $7,300
DTN (4 yrs) 368 1658 114 -7 0 11 -22 96 7.7 51 147 13.0 .523 .513 12.7 -1.4 136 $1,750
DET (1 yr) 8 32 -1 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .476 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $

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
1885 25 DTN NL 270 177 44 6.5 68 .311 .303 .246 .344 .289 .500 .329 .844 .618 171 .772 18.9 2.1 .197
1886 26 DTN NL 538 347 80 6.0 81 .319 .310 .260 .355 .310 .445 .356 .800 .666 140 .706 23.0 2.5 .784 .231 .135 9.9
1887 27 DTN NL 586 342 125 9.6 100 .374 .372 .279 .416 .338 .565 .398 .982 .736 165 .803 47.2 4.6 1.085 .292 .193 13.8
1888 28 DTN NL 264 171 38 5.9 72 .275 .282 .246 .352 .294 .466 .337 .819 .630 159 .746 15.9 1.8 .830 .303 .185 5.5
1889 29 PHI NL 575 375 89 6.2 102 .281 .296 .283 .348 .355 .492 .385 .839 .740 126 .660 16.2 1.6 .875 .308 .195 21.8
1890 30 PHI NL 599 377 88 6.2 90 .326 .313 .262 .371 .340 .443 .356 .813 .696 134 .693 23.2 2.4 .844 .251 .129 6.9
1891 31 PHI NL 614 391 81 5.5 88 .296 .294 .260 .363 .334 .410 .354 .773 .687 125 .646 17.2 1.8 .808 .262 .116 11.3
1892 32 PHI NL 679 423 96 6.0 81 .305 .305 .252 .377 .325 .432 .337 .809 .662 144 .710 32.8 3.5 .853 .269 .126 13.6
1893 33 PHI NL 656 378 133 9.3 108 .369 .370 .288 .424 .367 .530 .393 .954 .759 151 .764 42.4 4.0 1.037 .273 .160 13.7
1894 34 PHI NL 501 272 146 13.9 122 .409 .415 .309 .465 .380 .696 .435 1.161 .815 182 .825 57.1 4.8 1.451 .432 .282 17.6
1895 35 PHI NL 576 329 150 11.8 113 .379 .392 .304 .430 .370 .654 .410 1.085 .780 176 .820 56.6 5.1 1.269 .370 .262 21.6
1896 36 PHI NL 554 366 77 5.5 107 .289 .298 .296 .341 .361 .449 .395 .790 .756 108 .556 3.6 0.3 .766 .228 .151 12.0
1897 37 PHI NL 14 10 1 2.6 105 .273 .231 .294 .286 .358 .385 .391 .670 .749 78 .246 -0.6 -0.1 .600 .231 .154
1898 38 PHI NL 67 41 14 8.9 88 .344 .349 .273 .388 .337 .571 .350 .959 .687 178 .815 5.7 0.6 1.024 .317 .222 1.3
1906 46 DET AL 32 24 2 2.2 76 .269 .226 .258 .250 .314 .290 .331 .540 .645 67 .336 -1.4 -0.2 .417 .097 .065
15 Yrs 6525 4023 1164 7.6 96 .330 .331 .276 .384 .342 .505 .376 .890 .719 147 .733 357.8 34.8 .942 .288 .174 163.3
162 Game Avg. 750 462 134 7.6 96 .330 .331 .276 .384 .342 .505 .376 .890 .719 147 .733 41 4 .942 .288 .174 19
PHI (10 yrs) 4835 2962 875 7.8 100 .330 .334 .281 .388 .353 .509 .381 .897 .733 144 .727 254.1 24.0 .963 .296 .175 127.1
DTN (4 yrs) 1658 1037 287 7.2 84 .331 .327 .262 .375 .314 .500 .363 .875 .677 157 .762 105.0 11.0 .757 .225 .173 38.8
DET (1 yr) 32 24 2 2.2 76 .269 .226 .258 .250 .314 .290 .331 .540 .645 67 .335 -1.4 -0.2 .417 .097 .065
NL (14 yrs) 6493 3999 1162 7.6 96 .331 .332 .276 .385 .343 .506 .376 .891 .719 147 .735 359.2 35.0 .909 .278 .174 166.6
AL (1 yr) 32 24 2 2.2 76 .269 .226 .258 .250 .314 .290 .331 .540 .645 67 .335 -1.4 -0.2 .417 .097 .065

Postseason Batting

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
1887 27 DTN NL WS STL W 0 61 58 8 21 2 0 2 7 5 3 3 .362 .393 .500 .893 29 0
1 WS 0 61 58 8 21 2 0 2 7 5 3 3 .362 .393 .500 .893 29 0

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
1885 25 63 270 254 58 77 11 9 7 44 16 22 .303 .344 .500 .844 171 127 0
1886 26 185 808 757 159 233 29 22 15 133 13 51 53 .308 .351 .464 .815 150 351 0
1887 27 312 1394 1302 277 436 58 45 25 299 35 83 72 .335 .379 .506 .885 157 659 9
1888 28 368 1658 1540 328 503 68 53 31 339 40 106 82 .327 .375 .500 .875 157 770 12
1889 29 496 2233 2073 431 661 104 57 51 450 64 142 104 .319 .368 .498 .865 148 1032 18
1890 30 628 2832 2622 547 833 145 66 55 552 89 184 133 .318 .368 .486 .855 145 1275 26
1891 31 761 3446 3176 655 996 168 76 62 642 118 236 153 .314 .367 .473 .840 142 1502 34
1892 32 914 4125 3785 764 1182 196 87 71 746 146 295 172 .312 .369 .466 .835 142 1765 45
1893 33 1045 4781 4385 894 1404 233 100 82 872 164 345 189 .320 .376 .475 .852 143 2083 51
1894 34 1147 5282 4836 1008 1591 265 128 95 1019 191 386 202 .329 .385 .496 .880 148 2397 52 8
1895 35 1266 5858 5374 1139 1802 310 149 113 1184 218 417 213 .335 .389 .512 .901 151 2749 57 10
1896 36 1385 6412 5891 1242 1956 338 156 125 1284 230 445 226 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 2981 63 13
1897 37 1388 6426 5904 1244 1959 338 157 125 1287 230 446 228 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 2986 63 13
1898 38 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1899 39 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1900 40 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1901 41 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1902 42 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1903 43 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1904 44 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1905 45 1402 6493 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1302 232 450 229 .332 .385 .506 .891 147 3022 63 13
1906 46 1410 6525 5998 1262 1988 343 161 126 1305 232 451 234 .331 .384 .505 .890 147 3031 63 13

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
1885 25 92 385 363 75 105 15 12 10 57 0 22 32 .289 .330 .479 .809 57 63
1886 26 159 676 635 110 182 21 15 9 97 15 41 40 .287 .330 .409 .739 86 122
1887 27 162 686 644 106 208 30 24 10 149 23 33 24 .323 .364 .491 .855 112 127
1888 28 67 312 282 59 78 12 9 7 46 6 27 12 .277 .346 .457 .804 44 56
1889 29 156 655 613 88 156 36 4 20 95 24 36 27 .254 .302 .424 .726 77 128
1890 30 158 680 629 108 177 42 9 4 95 26 43 35 .281 .335 .396 .731 82 132
1891 31 156 687 626 101 167 24 10 7 84 30 53 23 .267 .332 .371 .702 75 133
1892 32 161 693 625 100 180 27 11 9 95 27 57 20 .288 .358 .410 .767 88 153
1893 33 162 733 679 106 212 35 12 11 103 17 48 21 .312 .363 .448 .811 109 131
1894 34 124 540 492 88 170 29 25 12 113 25 37 16 .346 .392 .579 .972 112 102
1895 35 145 634 598 107 200 43 20 17 134 26 29 13 .334 .370 .559 .929 122 119
1896 36 146 643 604 93 158 29 7 12 90 12 29 16 .262 .302 .392 .694 70 119
1897 37 4 16 15 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 .200 .250 .333 .583 1 3
1898 38 15 69 65 14 22 5 3 1 15 2 4 1 .338 .377 .554 .931 14 14
1906 46 8 35 34 6 9 0 1 0 4 0 1 5 .265 .286 .324 .609 3 8
15 Yrs 1715 7444 6904 1163 2027 348 163 129 1180 233 461 287 .294 .343 .447 .791 1052 1410
162 Game Avg. 162 703 652 110 191 33 15 12 111 44 27 .294 .343 .447 .791 99 1410

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1974 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1974
by Veteran's Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1887 NL  5.2 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1886 NL  3.9 (9th)
1887 NL  5.2 (3rd)
1892 NL  4.4 (9th)
1893 NL  4.0 (9th)
1894 NL  5.1 (7th)
1895 NL  5.8 (4th)
Career  42.1 (229th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1887 NL  5.0 (3rd)
1892 NL  4.3 (7th)
1893 NL  4.6 (5th)
1894 NL  5.5 (4th)
1895 NL  5.6 (4th)
Career  42.5 (213th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1886 NL  .310 (8th)
1887 NL  .372 (1st)
1890 NL  .313 (5th)
1891 NL  .294 (7th)
1892 NL  .305 (7th)
1893 NL  .370 (2nd)
1894 NL  .415 (3rd)
1895 NL  .392 (4th)
Career  .331 (29th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1887 NL  .416 (3rd)
1892 NL  .377 (10th)
1893 NL  .424 (8th)
1894 NL  .465 (8th)
Career  .384 (139th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1886 NL  .445 (7th)
1887 NL  .565 (1st)
1889 NL  .492 (5th)
1890 NL  .443 (7th)
1892 NL  .432 (8th)
1893 NL  .530 (3rd)
1894 NL  .696 (1st)
1895 NL  .654 (1st)
Career  .505 (84th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1886 NL  .800 (9th)
1887 NL  .982 (2nd)
1892 NL  .809 (9th)
1893 NL  .954 (5th)
1894 NL  1.161 (2nd)
1895 NL  1.085 (2nd)
Career  .890 (72nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1886 NL  122 (9th)
1887 NL  127 (2nd)
1892 NL  153 (3rd)
1893 NL  131 (10th)

At Bats s c a p y
1886 NL  503 (3rd)
1887 NL  545 (1st)
1890 NL  549 (7th)
1891 NL  554 (7th)
1893 NL  600 (1st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1886 NL  538 (7th)
1887 NL  586 (2nd)
1893 NL  656 (1st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1886 NL  101 (9th)
1887 NL  118 (5th)
1890 NL  116 (6th)
1893 NL  130 (6th)
1895 NL  131 (8th)
Career  1,262 (136th)

Hits s c a p y
1886 NL  156 (7th)
1887 NL  203 (1st)
1890 NL  172 (1st)
1891 NL  163 (6th)
1892 NL  186 (2nd)
1893 NL  222 (1st)
1895 NL  211 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1886 NL  224 (7th)
1887 NL  308 (1st)
1889 NL  262 (3rd)
1890 NL  243 (3rd)
1891 NL  227 (6th)
1892 NL  263 (3rd)
1893 NL  318 (2nd)
1894 NL  314 (3rd)
1895 NL  352 (1st)

Doubles s c a p y
1887 NL  29 (8th)
1889 NL  36 (3rd)
1890 NL  41 (1st)
1892 NL  28 (6th)
1893 NL  37 (1st)
1895 NL  45 (2nd)
1896 NL  28 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1885 NL  9 (10th)
1886 NL  13 (4th)
1887 NL  23 (1st)
1894 NL  28 (2nd)
1895 NL  21 (2nd)
Career  161 (38th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1885 NL  7 (3rd)
1886 NL  8 (6th)
1887 NL  10 (9th)
1889 NL  20 (1st)
1891 NL  7 (9th)
1892 NL  9 (5th)
1893 NL  11 (5th)
1894 NL  13 (5th)
1895 NL  18 (1st)
1896 NL  12 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1886 NL  89 (3rd)
1887 NL  166 (1st)
1889 NL  111 (5th)
1890 NL  102 (3rd)
1891 NL  90 (6th)
1892 NL  104 (2nd)
1893 NL  126 (3rd)
1894 NL  147 (1st)
1895 NL  165 (1st)
1896 NL  100 (9th)
Career  1,305 (103rd)

Singles s c a p y
1886 NL  117 (5th)
1887 NL  141 (2nd)
1891 NL  123 (6th)
1892 NL  138 (6th)
1893 NL  161 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1886 NL  139 (10th)
1887 NL  165 (2nd)
1892 NL  144 (10th)
1893 NL  151 (5th)
1894 NL  181 (1st)
1895 NL  177 (2nd)
Career  147 (45th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1886 NL  80 (8th)
1887 NL  125 (1st)
1889 NL  89 (10th)
1890 NL  88 (2nd)
1891 NL  81 (8th)
1892 NL  96 (4th)
1893 NL  133 (2nd)
1894 NL  146 (4th)
1895 NL  150 (1st)
Career  1,164 (207th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1886 NL  23 (9th)
1887 NL  47 (2nd)
1890 NL  23 (8th)
1892 NL  33 (6th)
1893 NL  42 (3rd)
1894 NL  56 (4th)
1895 NL  57 (2nd)
Career  358 (90th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1886 NL  2.4 (9th)
1887 NL  4.6 (2nd)
1890 NL  2.4 (8th)
1892 NL  3.5 (6th)
1893 NL  4.0 (3rd)
1894 NL  4.7 (4th)
1895 NL  5.1 (2nd)
Career  34.8 (96th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1886 NL  39 (7th)
1887 NL  62 (3rd)
1889 NL  60 (3rd)
1890 NL  54 (3rd)
1891 NL  40 (10th)
1892 NL  48 (7th)
1893 NL  61 (2nd)
1894 NL  73 (3rd)
1895 NL  84 (1st)
1896 NL  47 (9th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1886 NL  191 (8th)
1887 NL  244 (2nd)
1892 NL  256 (7th)
1893 NL  278 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1886 NL  .706 (9th)
1887 NL  .803 (1st)
1890 NL  .693 (9th)
1892 NL  .710 (9th)
1893 NL  .764 (3rd)
1894 NL  .825 (2nd)
1895 NL  .820 (2nd)
Career  .733 (39th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 NL  9 (5th)
1889 NL  6 (9th)
1891 NL  8 (9th)
1892 NL  11 (5th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1886 NL  9.9 (9th)
1889 NL  21.8 (2nd)
1892 NL  13.6 (5th)
1893 NL  13.7 (10th)
1894 NL  17.6 (9th)
1895 NL  21.6 (1st)
1896 NL  12.0 (8th)
Career  163.3 (136th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1887 NL  28.7 (9th)
1889 NL  24.2 (9th)
1891 NL  27.7 (4th)
1892 NL  32.1 (6th)
1895 NL  48.9 (6th)
1896 NL  39.8 (9th)
Career  25.6 (48th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1886 NL  62.9 (8th)
1889 NL  26.7 (1st)
1893 NL  54.5 (8th)
1894 NL  34.7 (5th)
1895 NL  29.9 (3rd)
1896 NL  43.1 (3rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1896 NL  born 1860-03-05 (9th)
1897 NL  born 1860-03-05 (8th)
1898 NL  born 1860-03-05 (2nd)
1906 AL  born 1860-03-05 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 49 (29), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 200 (40), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 174 (61), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 47 (99), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  9. Kiki Cuyler (939) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kiki Cuyler (918) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Kiki Cuyler (907) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Kiki Cuyler (895) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Kiki Cuyler (873) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Dan Brouthers (816) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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