Joe Visner

Joseph Paul Visner
born Joseph Paul Vezina

Positions: Rightfielder and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 27, 1859 in Minneapolis, MN
High School: Mendota HS (Mendota, MN)(All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1885
Teams (by GP): Burghers/Bridegrooms/Statesmen/Browns/Orioles 1885-1891

Final Game: June 1, 1891
Died: June 17, 1945 in Fosston, MN
Buried: Hansville Cemetery, Fosston, MN
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1884	24	STW	N/A	57	236	236	29	55	8	3	1					.233	.233	.305	.538		72				STW · NWES
1885	25	KCY,ROC	N/A	25	105	105	13	24	8	4	1					.229	.229	.410	.638		43				KCY,ROC · WL,NYSL
1885	25	BAL	AA	4	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	2		2		.231	.333	.231	.564	81	3	0		/O

1886	26	ROC	N/A	94	413	413	87	129	22	10	8		12			.312	.312	.472	.785		195				ROC · IL
1887	27	ROC	N/A																						ROC · INTA
1888	28	HAM	N/A	107	462	462	68	138	28	11	2		41			.299	.299	.420	.719		194				HAM · INTA
1889	29	BRO	AA	80	335	295	56	76	12	10	8	68	13	36	36	.258	.346	.447	.794	131	132	4		2O
1890	30	PBB	PL	127	605	521	110	139	15	22	3	71	18	76	44	.267	.369	.397	.766	111	207	8		*O
1891	31	ROC	A	49	204	197	31	65	8	10	4		6			.330	.330	.533	.863		105		7		ROC · EASA
1891	31	TOT	AA	24	103	95	15	23	2	4	1	8	2	8	10	.242	.301	.379	.680	96	36	0		O/52
1891	31	WAS	AA	18	76	68	13	19	2	3	1	7	2	8	7	.279	.355	.441	.796	133	30	0		O/52
1891	31	STL	AA	6	27	27	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	.148	.148	.222	.370	3	6	0		/O
1892	32	OMA,ALB	A,N/A	88	346	339	64	104	19	8	2		17			.307	.307	.428	.735		145		7		OMA,ALB · WL,EL
1893	33	ALB	N/A	109	458	458	109	149	30	9	12		26			.325	.325	.509	.834		233				ALB · EL
1894	34	MNE	N/A	108	429	429	110	164	26	10	20		24			.382	.382	.629	1.012		270				MNE · WL
1895	35	RFD	B	108	478	478	136	158	35	9	12					.331	.331	.517	.847		247				RFD · WA
1896	36	RFD,DBQ	B																						RFD,DBQ · WA
1897	37	RFD,DMO	B	69	279	275	56	89	15	11	3		11			.324	.324	.491	.815		135		4		RFD,DMO · WA
1898	38	BUR	B	5	22	22	2	3	0	1	0		0			.136	.136	.227	.364		5				BUR · WA
4 Yrs				235	1058	924	183	241	29	36	12	149	33	122	90	.261	.354	.409	.764	116	378	12
162 Game Avg.				162	729	637	126	166	20	25	8	103		84		.261	.354	.409	.764	116	261	8

WAS (1 yr)				18	76	68	13	19	2	3	1	7	2	8	7	.279	.355	.441	.796	133	30	0
STL (1 yr)				6	27	27	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	.148	.148	.222	.370	3	6	0
BAL (1 yr)				4	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	2		2		.231	.333	.231	.564	81	3	0
BRO (1 yr)				80	335	295	56	76	12	10	8	68	13	36	36	.258	.346	.447	.794	131	132	4
PBB (1 yr)				127	605	521	110	139	15	22	3	71	18	76	44	.267	.369	.397	.766	111	207	8

AA (3 yrs)				108	453	403	73	102	14	14	9	78	15	46	46	.253	.336	.424	.760	121	171	4
PL (1 yr)				127	605	521	110	139	15	22	3	71	18	76	44	.267	.369	.397	.766	111	207	8

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
1885	25	BAL	AA	4	15	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.493	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$	/O

1889	29	BRO	AA	80	335	11	-1	0	-3	2	9	0.7	5	14	1.2	.509	.504	1.4	-0.1	17	$2,400	2O
1890	30	PBB	PL	127	605	14	-2	0	-2	-8	2	0.2	11	13	1.3	.501	.501	1.4	-0.6	15	$	*O
1891	31	WAS	AA	18	76	3	-0	0	-3	-1	-2	-0.1	1	-0	0.0	.493	.499	0.3	-0.3	3	$	O/52
1891	31	STL	AA	6	27	-4	0	0	0	-0	-4	-0.4	0	-4	-0.4	.434	.498	-0.4	-0.0	-4	$	/O
4 Seasons				235	1058	23	-4	0	-8	-7	4	0.4	18	22	2.1	.501	.500	2.7	-1.0	30	$2,400

WAS (1 yr)				18	76	3	-0	0	-3	-1	-2	-0.1	1	-0	0.0	.493	.499	0.3	-0.3	3	$
STL (1 yr)				6	27	-4	0	0	0	-0	-4	-0.4	0	-4	-0.4	.434	.498	-0.4	-0.0	-4	$
BAL (1 yr)				4	15	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.493	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$
BRO (1 yr)				80	335	11	-1	0	-3	2	9	0.7	5	14	1.2	.509	.504	1.4	-0.1	17	$2,400
PBB (1 yr)				127	605	14	-2	0	-2	-8	2	0.2	11	13	1.3	.501	.501	1.4	-0.6	15	$

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	BAL	AA	15	10	1	2.7	72	.231	.231	.250	.333	.296	.231	.336	.564	.632	81	.387	-0.2	-0.0			.000

1889	29	BRO	AA	335	219	45	5.4	87	.271	.258	.261	.346	.332	.447	.354	.794	.685	131	.617	10.9	1.1	.845	.356	.190	9.9
1890	30	PBB	PL	605	382	75	5.2	98	.287	.267	.271	.369	.348	.397	.377	.766	.725	111	.529	9.3	0.9	.809	.311	.131	5.1
1891	31	TOT	AA	103	72	12	4.4	90	.262	.242	.259	.301	.342	.379	.350	.680	.693	96	.535	-1.4	-0.2	.639	.242	.137	1.3
1891	31	WAS	AA	76	49	11	5.9	87	.300	.279	.255	.355	.338	.441	.344	.796	.682	133	.665	2.4	0.2	.816	.309	.162	1.3
1891	31	STL	AA	27	23	1	1.1	97	.167	.148	.270	.148	.355	.222	.365	.370	.720	3	.089	-3.8	-0.4	.261	.074	.074
4 Yrs				1058	683	133	5.1	93	.279	.261	.266	.354	.342	.409	.366	.764	.708	116	.555	18.7	1.8	.798	.316	.148	17.6
162 Game Avg.				729	471	92	5.1	93	.279	.261	.266	.354	.342	.409	.366	.764	.708	116	.555	13	1	.798	.316	.148	12

WAS (1 yr)				76	49	11	5.9	87	.300	.279	.255	.355	.338	.441	.344	.796	.682	133	.665	2.4	0.2	.816	.309	.162	1.3
STL (1 yr)				27	23	1	1.1	97	.167	.148	.270	.148	.355	.222	.365	.370	.720	3	.090	-3.8	-0.4	.261	.074	.074
BAL (1 yr)				15	10	1	2.7	72	.231	.231	.250	.333	.296	.231	.336	.564	.632	81	.387	-0.2	-0.0			.000
BRO (1 yr)				335	219	45	5.4	87	.271	.258	.261	.346	.332	.447	.354	.794	.685	131	.617	10.9	1.1	.845	.356	.190	9.9
PBB (1 yr)				605	382	75	5.2	98	.287	.267	.271	.369	.348	.397	.377	.766	.725	111	.529	9.3	0.9	.809	.311	.131	5.1

AA (3 yrs)				453	301	58	5.0	87	.267	.253	.260	.336	.333	.424	.352	.760	.685	121	.594	9.4	0.9	.767	.318	.171	11.3
PL (1 yr)				605	382	75	5.2	98	.287	.267	.271	.369	.348	.397	.377	.766	.725	111	.529	9.3	0.9	.809	.311	.131	5.1

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
1889	29	BRO	AA	WS	NYG	L	0	18	16	2	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	3	.125	.222	.188	.410	3					0
1 WS							0	18	16	2	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	3	.125	.222	.188	.410	3					0

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP
1885	25	4	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	2		2		.231	.333	.231	.564	81	3	0
1886	26	4	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	2		2		.231	.333	.231	.564	81	3	0
1887	27	4	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	2		2		.231	.333	.231	.564	81	3	0
1888	28	4	15	13	2	3	0	0	0	2		2		.231	.333	.231	.564	81	3	0
1889	29	84	350	308	58	79	12	10	8	70	13	38	36	.256	.346	.438	.784	129	135	4
1890	30	211	955	829	168	218	27	32	11	141	31	114	80	.263	.360	.413	.773	118	342	12
1891	31	235	1058	924	183	241	29	36	12	149	33	122	90	.261	.354	.409	.764	116	378	12

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1885	25	6	22	19	3	4	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	1	4

1889	29	93	369	329	51	76	12	10	8	62	13	36	42	.231	.314	.401	.716	41	80
1890	30	156	689	606	94	137	15	22	3	61	18	75	54	.226	.319	.338	.658	64	127
1891	31	31	130	121	15	27	2	5	1	8	2	9	13	.223	.277	.347	.624	12	24
4 Yrs		286	1210	1075	163	244	29	37	12	134	33	123	109	.227	.313	.356	.670	118	235
162 Game Avg.		162	685	609	92	138	16	21	7	76		70		.227	.313	.356	.670	67	235

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Plate Appearances s c a p y 1890 PL 605 (9th)	Triples s c a p y 1890 PL 22 (1st)	Home Runs s c a p y 1889 AA 8 (7th)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1890 PL 44 (10th)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1890 PL 8 (9th)	Power-Speed # s c a p y 1889 AA 9.9 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Batting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray Ink	Batting - 5 (1784), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 4 (1669), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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