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Joe Yeager

Joseph Francis Yeager (Little Joe)

Positions: Third Baseman, Pitcher and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 28, 1875 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1898
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Highlanders/Browns/Bridegrooms/Superbas 1898-1908

Final Game: September 29, 1908
Died: July 2, 1937 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, MI
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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
1898 22 BRO NL 43 145 134 12 23 5 1 0 15 1 7 21 .172 .218 .224 .442 27 30 1 3 1/O64
1899 23 BRO NL 23 59 47 12 9 0 1 0 4 0 6 7 .191 .333 .234 .567 55 11 4 2 61/5O
1900 24 BRO NL 3 9 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 3 0 0 /15
1901 25 DET AL 41 136 125 18 37 7 1 2 17 3 4 6 .296 .343 .416 .759 106 52 5 2 16/4
1902 26 DET AL 50 171 161 17 39 6 5 1 23 0 5 16 .242 .282 .360 .643 74 58 4 1 1O4/65
1903 27 DET AL 109 438 402 36 103 15 6 0 43 9 18 25 .256 .303 .323 .626 91 130 9 9 *5/16
1905 29 NYY AL 115 449 401 54 107 16 7 0 42 8 25 28 .267 .330 .342 .672 104 137 13 10 56
1906 30 NYY AL 57 152 123 20 37 6 1 0 12 3 13 13 .301 .407 .366 .773 133 45 9 7 64/5
1907 31 SLB AL 123 478 436 32 104 21 7 1 44 11 31 26 .239 .294 .326 .619 98 142 3 8 546
1908 32 SLB AL 10 20 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .333 .474 .400 .874 184 6 3 1 /46
10 Yrs 574 2057 1853 204 467 77 29 4 201 37 110 144 .252 .312 .331 .643 93 614 51 43
162 Game Avg. 162 581 523 58 132 22 8 1 57 10 31 41 .252 .312 .331 .643 93 173 14 12
BRO (3 yrs) 69 213 190 24 35 5 2 0 19 1 13 29 .184 .255 .232 .486 37 44 5 5
DET (3 yrs) 200 745 688 71 179 28 12 3 83 12 27 47 .260 .306 .349 .654 90 240 18 12
NYY (2 yrs) 172 601 524 74 144 22 8 0 54 11 38 41 .275 .349 .347 .697 111 182 22 17
SLB (2 yrs) 133 498 451 35 109 22 7 1 45 13 32 27 .242 .301 .328 .629 101 148 6 9
AL (7 yrs) 505 1844 1663 180 432 72 27 4 182 36 97 115 .260 .318 .343 .661 100 570 46 38
NL (3 yrs) 69 213 190 24 35 5 2 0 19 1 13 29 .184 .255 .232 .486 37 44 5 5

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
1898 22 BRO NL 43 145 -14 0 0 0 9 -5 -0.5 4 -0 -0.5 .490 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -0 $ 1/O64
1899 23 BRO NL 23 59 -3 0 0 1 4 2 0.2 2 4 0.4 .509 .501 0.3 0.2 3 $ 61/5O
1900 24 BRO NL 3 9 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .509 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /15
1901 25 DET AL 41 136 1 -0 0 2 8 11 1.0 4 16 1.0 .524 .506 0.8 0.2 14 $ 16/4
1902 26 DET AL 50 171 -6 0 0 1 5 0 0.0 6 6 0.0 .501 .500 -0.1 0.1 5 $ 1O4/65
1903 27 DET AL 109 438 -2 -1 0 -5 4 -4 -0.6 15 11 0.9 .496 .497 1.5 -0.2 16 $ *5/16
1905 29 NYY AL 115 449 3 -1 0 2 4 8 0.9 15 23 2.4 .509 .506 2.2 0.7 21 $ 56
1906 30 NYY AL 57 152 6 -0 0 -1 2 6 0.7 5 11 1.2 .512 .504 1.3 0.1 12 $ 64/5
1907 31 SLB AL 123 478 0 -0 0 2 4 5 0.6 16 21 2.3 .505 .504 1.9 0.7 19 $ 546
1908 32 SLB AL 10 20 2 0 0 1 0 3 0.4 1 4 0.4 .536 .502 0.3 0.1 3 $ /46
10 Seasons 574 2057 -15 -1 0 3 41 28 2.8 68 96 8.1 .505 .502 7.8 1.9 93 $
BRO (3 yrs) 69 213 -17 0 0 1 13 -2 -0.2 7 5 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.1 4 $
DET (3 yrs) 200 745 -8 -0 0 -2 17 7 0.4 25 32 1.9 .503 .501 2.2 0.1 34 $
NYY (2 yrs) 172 601 8 -1 0 1 6 14 1.6 20 34 3.6 .510 .505 3.5 0.8 33 $
SLB (2 yrs) 133 498 2 -0 0 3 4 8 1.0 17 25 2.7 .507 .503 2.2 0.9 22 $

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
1898 22 BRO NL 145 114 6 1.4 91 .204 .172 .278 .218 .342 .224 .356 .442 .699 27 .126 -13.1 -1.4 .351 .112 .052 .0
1899 23 BRO NL 59 40 3 1.9 101 .225 .191 .292 .333 .355 .234 .381 .567 .736 55 .189 -2.6 -0.3 .553 .170 .043
1900 24 BRO NL 9 6 1 4.4 102 .375 .333 .293 .333 .355 .333 .386 .667 .741 80 .509 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1901 25 DET AL 136 90 17 4.9 101 .299 .296 .290 .343 .347 .416 .390 .759 .737 106 .561 0.9 0.1 .727 .176 .120 2.4
1902 26 DET AL 171 123 15 3.2 101 .264 .242 .289 .282 .346 .360 .389 .643 .736 74 .376 -6.7 -0.7 .549 .149 .118 .0
1903 27 DET AL 438 308 37 3.2 79 .273 .256 .258 .303 .307 .323 .350 .626 .657 91 .446 -4.0 -0.4 .555 .134 .067 .0
1905 29 NYY AL 449 304 42 3.7 80 .287 .267 .260 .330 .321 .342 .339 .672 .659 104 .576 2.4 0.3 .622 .157 .075 .0
1906 30 NYY AL 152 93 17 4.9 82 .336 .301 .267 .407 .324 .366 .342 .773 .666 133 .680 6.5 0.8 .814 .195 .065 .0
1907 31 SLB AL 478 340 41 3.2 71 .252 .239 .253 .294 .308 .326 .316 .619 .624 98 .516 -1.1 -0.1 .563 .183 .087 1.8
1908 32 SLB AL 20 11 2 4.9 69 .357 .333 .246 .474 .303 .400 .313 .874 .616 184 .717 1.9 0.2 1.200 .267 .067 .0
10 Yrs 2057 1429 181 3.4 83 .272 .252 .265 .312 .322 .331 .346 .643 .668 93 .483 -16.2 -1.6 .586 .159 .079 7.2
162 Game Avg. 581 403 51 3.4 83 .272 .252 .265 .312 .322 .331 .346 .643 .668 93 .483 -16.2 -1.6 .586 .159 .079 2
BRO (3 yrs) 213 160 10 1.6 94 .217 .184 .282 .255 .346 .232 .364 .486 .710 37 .158 -16.0 -1.7 .406 .121 .047 .0
DET (3 yrs) 745 521 69 3.5 88 .276 .260 .271 .306 .324 .349 .366 .654 .690 90 .454 -9.8 -1.0 .583 .145 .089 4.8
NYY (2 yrs) 601 397 59 4.0 81 .298 .275 .261 .349 .321 .347 .339 .697 .661 111 .604 8.9 1.0 .666 .166 .073 .0
SLB (2 yrs) 498 351 43 3.3 71 .255 .242 .253 .301 .308 .328 .316 .629 .624 101 .524 0.8 0.1 .582 .186 .086 1.9
AL (7 yrs) 1844 1269 171 3.6 81 .277 .260 .263 .318 .319 .343 .344 .661 .663 100 .520 -0.2 0.1 .608 .163 .083 7.2
NL (3 yrs) 213 160 10 1.6 94 .217 .184 .282 .255 .346 .232 .364 .486 .710 37 .158 -16.0 -1.7 .406 .121 .047 .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
1898 22 43 145 134 12 23 5 1 0 15 1 7 21 .172 .218 .224 .442 27 30 1 3
1899 23 66 204 181 24 32 5 2 0 19 1 13 28 .177 .251 .227 .478 35 41 5 5
1900 24 69 213 190 24 35 5 2 0 19 1 13 29 .184 .255 .232 .486 37 44 5 5
1901 25 110 349 315 42 72 12 3 2 36 4 17 35 .229 .289 .305 .594 65 96 10 7
1902 26 160 520 476 59 111 18 8 3 59 4 22 51 .233 .287 .324 .611 68 154 14 8
1903 27 269 958 878 95 214 33 14 3 102 13 40 76 .244 .294 .323 .618 78 284 23 17
1904 28 269 958 878 95 214 33 14 3 102 13 40 76 .244 .294 .323 .618 78 284 23 17
1905 29 384 1407 1279 149 321 49 21 3 144 21 65 104 .251 .306 .329 .635 86 421 36 27
1906 30 441 1559 1402 169 358 55 22 3 156 24 78 117 .255 .315 .332 .648 90 466 45 34
1907 31 564 2037 1838 201 462 76 29 4 200 35 109 143 .251 .310 .331 .641 92 608 48 42
1908 32 574 2057 1853 204 467 77 29 4 201 37 110 144 .252 .312 .331 .643 93 614 51 43

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
1898 22 45 151 140 12 23 5 1 0 15 1 7 22 .164 .209 .214 .424 6 43
1899 23 24 61 49 12 9 0 1 0 4 0 6 7 .184 .322 .224 .547 3 23
1900 24 3 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 1 3
1901 25 48 153 142 17 38 7 1 2 16 3 4 7 .268 .311 .373 .684 15 41
1902 26 59 195 185 17 42 6 5 1 23 0 5 19 .227 .263 .330 .593 15 50
1903 27 127 519 476 47 128 19 7 0 56 11 22 29 .269 .316 .338 .655 49 109
1905 29 121 480 427 62 118 18 8 0 48 9 28 29 .276 .341 .356 .697 48 115
1906 30 60 163 132 23 41 7 1 0 14 3 14 14 .311 .417 .379 .795 19 57
1907 31 129 521 472 41 123 25 8 1 56 13 37 27 .261 .320 .354 .674 53 123
1908 32 10 22 16 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .375 .524 .438 .961 3 10
10 Yrs 626 2275 2049 235 531 88 32 4 233 42 124 156 .259 .319 .339 .658 212 574
162 Game Avg. 162 589 530 61 137 23 8 1 60 11 32 40 .259 .319 .339 .658 55 574

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1903 AL  9 (4th)
1905 AL  13 (5th)
1906 AL  9 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1903 AL  16.1 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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