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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

Standard Fielding

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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

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 2.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 2.7%)
1939 BBWAA ( 1.5%)
1942 BBWAA ( 1.3%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 3.0%)
1947 BBWAA (23.0%)
1948 BBWAA (12.4%)
1949 BBWAA ( 9.8%)
1950 BBWAA (10.1%)
1951 BBWAA ( 8.4%)
1952 BBWAA (12.8%)
1953 BBWAA (12.1%)
1954 BBWAA (13.1%)
1955 BBWAA (20.3%)
1956 BBWAA (13.5%)
1959 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1959 by Veteran's Committee

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1914 NL (9, 16%)
1924 NL (3, 50%)
1925 NL (15, 5%)
0.71 Career Shares (328th)

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 (5th)
1922 NL  2.3 (4th)
1924 NL  5.1 (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 (2nd)
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  20.1 (6th)
1920 NL  27.8 (8th)
1924 NL  31.4 (5th)
Career  16.1 (207th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1912 NL  56.6 (8th)
1914 NL  59.2 (7th)
1915 NL  105.6 (10th)
1916 NL  63.1 (7th)
1920 NL  64.8 (7th)
1921 NL  40.6 (8th)
1922 NL  37.5 (9th)
1924 NL  40.4 (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

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Black InkBatting - 8 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 227 (27), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 98 (155), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 48 (93), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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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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