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Zack Wheat
Zachary Davis Wheat (Buck)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1909
Final Game: September 21, 1927
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1959.
Died: March 11, 1972 in Sedalia, MO
Relatives: Brother of Mack Wheat
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Standard Batting

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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
1909 21 BRO NL 26 113 102 15 31 7 3 0 4 1 6 .304 .343 .431 .774 144 44 0 5 O
1910 22 BRO NL 156 670 606 78 172 36 15 2 55 16 47 80 .284 .341 .403 .744 120 244 6 11 *O
1911 23 BRO NL 140 588 534 55 153 26 13 5 76 21 29 58 .287 .332 .412 .744 111 220 7 18 *O
1912 24 BRO NL 123 505 453 70 138 28 7 8 65 16 39 40 .305 .367 .450 .818 127 204 6 7 *O
1913 25 BRO NL 138 573 535 64 161 28 10 7 58 19 25 45 .301 .335 .430 .764 115 230 2 11 *O
1914 26 BRO NL 145 602 533 66 170 26 9 9 89 20 47 50 .319 .377 .452 .830 144 241 3 19 *O MVP-9
1915 27 BRO NL 146 595 528 64 136 15 12 5 66 21 14 52 42 .258 .330 .360 .690 107 190 5 10 *O
1916 28 BRO NL 149 626 568 76 177 32 13 9 73 19 43 49 .312 .366 .461 .828 150 262 6 9 *O
1917 29 BRO NL 109 387 362 38 113 15 11 1 41 5 20 18 .312 .352 .423 .774 134 153 2 3 O
1918 30 BRO NL 105 436 409 39 137 15 3 0 51 9 16 17 .335 .369 .386 .755 130 158 6 5 *O
1919 31 BRO NL 137 581 536 70 159 23 11 5 62 15 33 27 .297 .344 .409 .753 124 219 6 6 *O
1920 32 BRO NL 148 643 583 89 191 26 13 9 73 8 10 48 21 .328 .385 .463 .848 139 270 6 6 *O
1921 33 BRO NL 148 624 568 91 182 31 10 14 85 11 8 44 19 .320 .372 .484 .857 121 275 3 9 *O
1922 34 BRO NL 152 660 600 92 201 29 12 16 112 9 6 45 22 .335 .388 .503 .891 128 302 7 8 *O
1923 35 BRO NL 98 378 349 63 131 13 5 8 65 3 3 23 12 .375 .417 .510 .927 145 178 2 4 O
1924 36 BRO NL 141 624 566 92 212 41 8 14 97 3 4 49 18 .375 .428 .549 .978 163 311 4 5 *O MVP-3
1925 37 BRO NL 150 670 616 125 221 42 14 14 103 3 1 45 22 .359 .403 .541 .944 142 333 1 8 *O MVP-15
1926 38 BRO NL 111 445 411 68 119 31 2 5 35 4 21 14 .290 .326 .411 .737 99 169 1 12 O
1927 39 PHA AL 88 276 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 2 3 18 5 .324 .379 .393 .772 96 97 4 7 O
19 Seasons 2410 9996 9106 1289 2884 476 172 132 1248 205 49 650 559 .317 .367 .450 .817 129 4100 77 163
162 Game Avg. 162 672 612 87 194 32 12 9 84 14 44 .317 .367 .450 .817 129 276 5 11
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
BRO (18 yrs) 2322 9720 8859 1255 2804 464 171 131 1210 203 46 632 554 .317 .367 .452 .819 130 4003 73 156
PHA (1 yr) 88 276 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 2 3 18 5 .324 .379 .393 .772 96 97 4 7
NL (18 yrs) 2322 9720 8859 1255 2804 464 171 131 1210 203 46 632 554 .317 .367 .452 .819 130 4003 73 156
AL (1 yr) 88 276 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 2 3 18 5 .324 .379 .393 .772 96 97 4 7

Postseason Batting

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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
1916 28 BRO NL WS BOS L 5 21 19 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 .211 .286 .316 .602 6 0 0 0 0 1
1920 32 BRO NL WS CLE L 7 28 27 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 .357 .407 .765 11 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (2 Series) 12 49 46 4 13 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 4 .283 .327 .370 .696 17 0 0 0 0 2
2 WS 12 49 46 4 13 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 4 .283 .327 .370 .696 17 0 0 0 0 2

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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
1909 BRO NL 21 OF 26 62 54 5 3 1 .952 2.27 .961 2.01 25-1-0
1910 BRO NL 22 OF 156 390 354 21 15 6 .962 2.40 .959 2.10 156-0-0
1911 BRO NL 23 OF 136 313 287 12 14 0 .955 2.20 .960 2.07 135-1-0
1912 BRO NL 24 OF 120 308 285 13 10 2 .968 2.48 .956 2.16 120-0-0
1913 BRO NL 25 OF 135 359 338 13 8 7 .978 2.60 .959 2.08 135-0-0
1914 BRO NL 26 OF 144 366 331 21 14 5 .962 2.44 .957 1.97 144-0-0 MVP-9
1915 BRO NL 27 OF 144 381 345 18 18 4 .953 2.52 .959 2.01 144-0-0
1916 BRO NL 28 OF 149 356 333 14 9 0 .975 2.33 .967 2.00 149-1-0
1917 BRO NL 29 OF 98 233 216 12 5 5 .979 2.33 .962 2.08 98-0-0
1918 BRO NL 30 OF 105 235 219 11 5 2 .979 2.19 .961 2.13 105-0-0
1919 BRO NL 31 OF 137 315 297 9 9 2 .971 2.23 .964 2.18 137-0-0
1920 BRO NL 32 OF 148 306 287 10 9 5 .971 2.01 .964 2.21 148-0-0
1921 BRO NL 33 OF 148 312 283 18 11 3 .965 2.03 .965 2.24 148-0-0
1922 BRO NL 34 OF 152 334 317 14 3 1 .991 2.18 .961 2.26 152-0-0
1923 BRO NL 35 OF 87 153 135 4 14 1 .908 1.60 .966 2.28 85-0-2
1924 BRO NL 36 OF 139 312 288 13 11 4 .965 2.17 .965 2.24 139-0-0 MVP-3
1925 BRO NL 37 OF 149 340 320 7 13 2 .962 2.19 .967 2.33 149-0-0 MVP-15
1926 BRO NL 38 OF 102 221 202 9 10 3 .955 2.07 .965 2.26 102-0-0
1927 PHA AL 39 OF 62 115 105 8 2 1 .983 1.82 .963 2.22 57-2-3
19 Seasons OF 2337 5411 4996 232 183 54 .966 2.24 .962 2.15 2328-5-5
19 Seasons TOT 2337 5411 4996 232 183 54 .966 2.24 .928 2.15 2328-5-5
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

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1914-NL-9-16%
1924-NL-3-50%
1925-NL-15-5%
0.71 Career Shares (322nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1913 NL--.301--9th
1914 NL--.319--4th
1916 NL--.312--5th
1917 NL--.312--3rd
1918 NL--.335--1st
1919 NL--.297--10th
1920 NL--.328--4th
1924 NL--.375--2nd
1925 NL--.359--3rd
Career--.317--67th

On-Base% s c a p y
1916 NL--.366--7th
1918 NL--.369--5th
1920 NL--.385--4th
1924 NL--.428--4th
1925 NL--.403--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1912 NL--.450--8th
1913 NL--.430--9th
1914 NL--.452--4th
1916 NL--.461--1st
1917 NL--.423--4th
1919 NL--.409--10th
1920 NL--.463--5th
1921 NL--.484--10th
1922 NL--.503--8th
1924 NL--.549--3rd
1925 NL--.541--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1914 NL--.830--4th
1916 NL--.828--2nd
1917 NL--.774--6th
1918 NL--.755--8th
1920 NL--.848--4th
1921 NL--.857--10th
1922 NL--.891--8th
1924 NL--.978--2nd
1925 NL--.944--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1910 NL--156--1st
1919 NL--137--10th
1925 NL--150--7th
Career--2410--71st

At Bats s c a p y
1910 NL--606--2nd
1916 NL--568--7th
1919 NL--536--4th
1920 NL--583--10th
1924 NL--566--9th
1925 NL--616--5th
Career--9106--59th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1910 NL--670--5th
1919 NL--581--7th
1925 NL--670--4th
Career--9996--73rd

Runs Scored s c a p y
1916 NL--76--8th
1919 NL--70--10th
1920 NL--89--6th
1924 NL--92--9th
1925 NL--125--3rd
Career--1289--121st

Hits s c a p y
1910 NL--172--3rd
1913 NL--161--6th
1914 NL--170--2nd
1916 NL--177--3rd
1918 NL--137--7th
1919 NL--159--5th
1920 NL--191--6th
1922 NL--201--7th
1924 NL--212--2nd
1925 NL--221--2nd
Career--2884--36th

Total Bases s c a p y
1910 NL--244--4th
1913 NL--230--7th
1914 NL--241--3rd
1916 NL--262--1st
1919 NL--219--3rd
1920 NL--270--4th
1921 NL--275--9th
1922 NL--302--3rd
1924 NL--311--2nd
1925 NL--333--4th
Career--4100--71st

Doubles s c a p y
1910 NL--36--3rd
1913 NL--28--8th
1914 NL--26--9th
1916 NL--32--2nd
1919 NL--23--7th
1921 NL--31--8th
1924 NL--41--2nd
1925 NL--42--3rd
1926 NL--31--10th
Career--476--70th

Triples s c a p y
1910 NL--15--5th
1911 NL--13--8th
1915 NL--12--6th
1916 NL--13--7th
1919 NL--11--8th
1920 NL--13--8th
1922 NL--12--9th
1925 NL--14--5th
Career--172--23rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1912 NL--8--8th
1913 NL--7--10th
1914 NL--9--5th
1915 NL--5--9th
1916 NL--9--4th
1919 NL--5--8th
1920 NL--9--6th
1921 NL--14--6th
1922 NL--16--5th
1924 NL--14--7th
1925 NL--14--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1914 NL--89--3rd
1915 NL--66--9th
1916 NL--73--5th
1919 NL--62--6th
1921 NL--85--8th
1922 NL--112--3rd
1924 NL--97--6th
1925 NL--103--8th
Career--1248--117th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1920 NL--48--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL--80--2nd

Singles s c a p y
1914 NL--126--2nd
1916 NL--123--7th
1918 NL--119--3rd
1919 NL--120--10th
1920 NL--143--6th
1924 NL--149--1st
1925 NL--151--2nd
Career--2104--34th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1912 NL--127--10th
1914 NL--144--6th
1916 NL--150--3rd
1917 NL--134--8th
1918 NL--130--9th
1920 NL--139--5th
1922 NL--128--5th
1924 NL--163--2nd
1925 NL--142--5th
Career--129--174th

Runs Created s c a p y
1910 NL--82--8th
1914 NL--90--4th
1916 NL--94--1st
1919 NL--74--7th
1920 NL--100--4th
1921 NL--100--9th
1922 NL--114--6th
1924 NL--131--2nd
1925 NL--134--4th
Career--1487--83rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1914 NL--28--5th
1916 NL--33--1st
1920 NL--29--5th
1922 NL--24--4th
1924 NL--52--2nd
1925 NL--38--5th
Career--337--100th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1914 NL--3.2--5th
1916 NL--3.8--1st
1920 NL--3.2--4th
1922 NL--2.3--4th
1923 NL--2.2--10th
1924 NL--5.0--2nd
1925 NL--3.5--5th
Career--34.9--92nd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1910 NL--53--4th
1914 NL--44--8th
1916 NL--54--1st
1919 NL--39--6th
1920 NL--48--8th
1921 NL--55--7th
1922 NL--57--8th
1924 NL--63--4th
1925 NL--70--4th
Career--780--108th

Times On Base s c a p y
1914 NL--220--8th
1916 NL--226--4th
1919 NL--198--9th
1920 NL--245--4th
1924 NL--265--4th
1925 NL--267--5th
Career--3611--78th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1914 NL--.745--6th
1916 NL--.768--1st
1917 NL--.725--6th
1918 NL--.707--4th
1919 NL--.669--10th
1920 NL--.731--3rd
1921 NL--.662--8th
1922 NL--.677--7th
1924 NL--.799--2nd
1925 NL--.732--5th
Career--.685--101st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1911 NL--7--9th
1918 NL--6--5th
1919 NL--6--9th
1920 NL--6--10th
1922 NL--7--3rd
Career--77--153rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career--163--138th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1912 NL--10.7--9th
1913 NL--10.2--10th
1914 NL--12.4--4th
1915 NL--8.1--9th
1916 NL--12.2--4th
1919 NL--7.5--10th
1920 NL--8.5--8th
1921 NL--12.3--7th
1922 NL--11.5--7th
Career--160.6--140th

AB per SO s c a p y
1917 NL--20.111--6th
1920 NL--27.762--8th
1924 NL--31.444--5th
Career--16.110--207th

AB per HR s c a p y
1912 NL--56.625--8th
1914 NL--59.222--7th
1915 NL--105.600--10th
1916 NL--63.111--7th
1920 NL--64.778--7th
1921 NL--40.571--8th
1922 NL--37.500--9th
1924 NL--40.429--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1910 NL--445--6th
1919 NL--383--8th
Career--6434--90th

Oldest s c a p y
1924 NL--born 1888-05-23--9th
1925 NL--born 1888-05-23--7th
1926 NL--born 1888-05-23--5th
1927 AL--born 1888-05-23--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 158 (32), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 92 (166), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 48 (87), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 15, 1909: Purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas from Mobile (Southern Association) for $1,200.

January 1, 1927: Released by the Brooklyn Robins.

January 12, 1927: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

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