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Steve Yerkes

Stephen Douglas Yerkes

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 15, 1888 in Hatboro, PA
High School: Millville Senior HS (Millville, NJ)
School: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1909
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Rebels/Cubs 1909-1916

Final Game: October 1, 1916
Died: January 31, 1971 in Lansdale, PA
Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA
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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
1909 21 BOS AL 5 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 78 2 0 0 /6
1911 23 BOS AL 142 591 502 70 140 24 3 1 57 14 52 56 .279 .354 .345 .698 96 173 6 31 *645
1912 24 BOS AL 131 593 523 73 132 22 6 0 42 4 16 41 39 .252 .312 .317 .629 76 166 4 25 *4
1913 25 BOS AL 137 560 483 67 129 29 6 1 48 11 50 32 .267 .338 .358 .696 101 173 2 25 *4
1914 26 TOT MLB 131 479 435 41 112 26 7 2 48 7 6 25 36 .257 .301 .363 .664 96 158 2 17 46
1914 26 BOS AL 92 321 293 23 64 17 2 1 23 5 6 14 23 .218 .259 .300 .559 68 88 2 12 4
1914 26 PBS FL 39 158 142 18 48 9 5 1 25 2 11 13 .338 .386 .493 .879 151 70 0 5 6
1915 27 PBS FL 121 480 434 44 125 17 8 1 49 17 30 27 .288 .337 .371 .708 108 161 2 14 *4/6
1916 28 CHC NL 44 149 137 12 36 6 2 1 10 1 0 9 7 .263 .308 .358 .666 96 49 0 3 4
7 Yrs 711 2859 2521 307 676 124 32 6 254 54 22 207 200 .268 .328 .350 .677 95 882 16 115
162 Game Avg. 162 651 574 70 154 28 7 1 58 12 47 46 .268 .328 .350 .677 95 201 4 26
BOS (5 yrs) 507 2072 1808 233 467 92 17 3 170 34 22 157 153 .258 .322 .333 .655 87 602 14 93
PBS (2 yrs) 160 638 576 62 173 26 13 2 74 19 41 40 .300 .349 .401 .750 119 231 2 19
CHC (1 yr) 44 149 137 12 36 6 2 1 10 1 0 9 7 .263 .308 .358 .666 96 49 0 3
AL (5 yrs) 507 2072 1808 233 467 92 17 3 170 34 22 157 153 .258 .322 .333 .655 87 602 14 93
FL (2 yrs) 160 638 576 62 173 26 13 2 74 19 41 40 .300 .349 .401 .750 119 231 2 19
NL (1 yr) 44 149 137 12 36 6 2 1 10 1 0 9 7 .263 .308 .358 .666 96 49 0 3

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
1909 21 BOS AL 5 7 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /6
1911 23 BOS AL 142 591 -1 -2 0 -4 8 2 0.2 20 22 2.3 .501 .501 2.6 0.5 26 $ *645
1912 24 BOS AL 131 593 -15 -4 0 -3 0 -22 -2.3 20 -2 -0.3 .482 .486 0.0 -0.3 1 $2,400 *4
1913 25 BOS AL 137 560 2 -1 0 -12 0 -12 -1.4 20 8 0.6 .490 .492 2.0 -1.4 20 $ *4
1914 26 BOS AL 92 321 -11 -0 0 4 0 -7 -0.9 11 4 0.2 .491 .495 -0.2 0.4 0 $ 4
1914 26 PBS FL 39 158 9 -0 0 2 3 13 1.5 2 15 1.7 .537 .509 1.4 0.6 13 $ 6
1915 27 PBS FL 121 480 4 -1 0 0 0 4 0.5 6 10 1.1 .504 .503 1.1 0.1 10 $ *4/6
1916 28 CHC NL 44 149 -0 0 0 -3 0 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .490 .497 0.4 -0.4 4 $ 4
7 Seasons 711 2859 -12 -8 0 -16 11 -25 -2.8 83 58 5.6 .496 .498 7.3 -0.5 74 $2,400
BOS (5 yrs) 507 2072 -25 -7 0 -15 8 -39 -4.3 71 33 2.8 .492 .495 4.4 -0.8 48 $2,400
PBS (2 yrs) 160 638 13 -1 0 2 3 18 2.0 7 25 2.8 .512 .506 2.5 0.7 23 $
CHC (1 yr) 44 149 -0 0 0 -3 0 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .490 .497 0.4 -0.4 4 $

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
1909 21 BOS AL 7 5 1 5.3 76 .500 .286 .256 .286 .317 .286 .325 .571 .642 78 .735 -0.2 -0.0 .400 .000 .000
1911 23 BOS AL 591 393 60 4.1 95 .312 .279 .280 .354 .346 .345 .368 .698 .714 96 .494 -0.8 -0.1 .677 .197 .066 1.9
1912 24 BOS AL 593 432 47 2.9 95 .273 .252 .278 .312 .348 .317 .366 .629 .714 76 .375 -16.9 -1.8 .489 .120 .065 .0
1913 25 BOS AL 560 379 58 4.1 90 .284 .267 .268 .338 .340 .358 .352 .696 .692 101 .554 1.3 0.1 .667 .217 .091 1.8
1914 26 TOT MLB 479 346 48 3.7 85 .277 .257 .261 .301 .331 .363 .345 .664 .676 96 .530 -2.6 -0.4 .565 .166 .106 3.1
1914 26 BOS AL 321 247 21 2.3 82 .234 .218 .256 .259 .330 .300 .336 .559 .665 68 .341 -12.4 -1.5 .438 .126 .082 1.7
1914 26 PBS FL 158 99 27 7.3 91 .367 .338 .269 .386 .334 .493 .364 .879 .698 151 .758 9.8 1.0 .883 .246 .155 1.3
1915 27 PBS FL 480 323 54 4.5 86 .305 .288 .262 .337 .329 .371 .351 .708 .681 108 .596 6.0 0.7 .680 .191 .083 1.9
1916 28 CHC NL 149 104 15 3.9 85 .271 .263 .265 .308 .325 .358 .354 .666 .679 96 .562 -0.8 -0.1 .584 .168 .095 1.0
7 Yrs 2859 1982 283 3.8 90 .289 .268 .270 .328 .339 .350 .357 .677 .696 95 .510 -14.2 -1.7 .609 .177 .082 10.8
162 Game Avg. 651 452 64 3.8 90 .289 .268 .270 .328 .339 .350 .357 .677 .696 95 .510 -14.2 -1.7 .609 .177 .082 2
BOS (5 yrs) 2072 1456 187 3.4 92 .281 .258 .272 .322 .342 .333 .358 .655 .700 87 .457 -29.1 -3.3 .576 .168 .075 5.5
PBS (2 yrs) 638 422 81 5.1 87 .320 .300 .264 .349 .331 .401 .354 .750 .685 119 .647 15.8 1.7 .727 .205 .101 3.6
CHC (1 yr) 149 104 15 3.9 85 .271 .263 .265 .308 .325 .358 .354 .666 .679 96 .563 -0.8 -0.1 .584 .168 .095 1.0
AL (5 yrs) 2072 1456 187 3.4 92 .281 .258 .272 .322 .342 .333 .358 .655 .700 87 .457 -29.1 -3.3 .576 .168 .075 5.5
FL (2 yrs) 638 422 81 5.1 87 .320 .300 .264 .349 .331 .401 .354 .750 .685 119 .647 15.8 1.7 .727 .205 .101 3.6
NL (1 yr) 149 104 15 3.9 85 .271 .263 .265 .308 .325 .358 .354 .666 .679 96 .563 -0.8 -0.1 .584 .168 .095 1.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1912 24 BOS AL WS NYG W 8 35 32 3 8 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 3 .250 .294 .375 .669 12 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 8 35 32 3 8 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 3 .250 .294 .375 .669 12 0 0 1 0 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
1909 21 5 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 78 2 0 0
1910 22 5 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 78 2 0 0
1911 23 147 598 509 70 142 24 3 1 57 14 52 59 .279 .353 .344 .697 96 175 6 31
1912 24 278 1191 1032 143 274 46 9 1 99 18 16 93 98 .266 .332 .330 .663 86 341 10 56
1913 25 415 1751 1515 210 403 75 15 2 147 29 16 143 130 .266 .334 .339 .673 91 514 12 81
1914 26 546 2230 1950 251 515 101 22 4 195 36 22 168 166 .264 .327 .345 .672 92 672 14 98
1915 27 667 2710 2384 295 640 118 30 5 244 53 22 198 193 .268 .329 .349 .678 95 833 16 112
1916 28 711 2859 2521 307 676 124 32 6 254 54 22 207 200 .268 .328 .350 .677 95 882 16 115

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
1909 21 5 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 1 5
1911 23 149 617 525 71 144 25 3 1 58 14 53 59 .274 .348 .339 .687 61 142
1912 24 137 613 542 72 133 22 6 0 41 4 41 41 .245 .303 .308 .611 50 131
1913 25 144 597 514 76 142 32 7 1 55 12 55 34 .276 .349 .372 .720 66 137
1914 26 135 513 464 50 131 30 8 2 58 8 29 37 .282 .327 .394 .722 60 131
1915 27 126 516 465 53 142 19 9 1 59 19 34 28 .305 .355 .391 .747 65 121
1916 28 46 159 146 15 41 7 2 1 12 1 10 7 .281 .327 .377 .704 19 44
7 Yrs 742 3023 2664 337 736 135 35 6 283 58 222 209 .276 .336 .360 .696 322 711
162 Game Avg. 162 660 582 74 161 29 8 1 62 13 48 46 .276 .336 .360 .696 70 711

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

Doubles s c a p y
1913 AL  29 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1911 AL  31 (3rd)
1912 AL  25 (7th)
1913 AL  25 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1909 AL  born 1888-05-15 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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