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Dave Zearfoss

David William Tilden Zearfoss

Position: Catcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: January 1, 1868 in Schenectady, NY
School: Washington College (Chestertown, MD)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1896. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1896
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants 1896-1905

Final Game: July 8, 1905
Died: September 12, 1945 in Wilmington, DE
Buried: Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, 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
1896 28 NYG NL 19 66 60 5 13 1 1 0 6 2 5 5 .217 .288 .267 .555 48 16 1 0 2
1897 29 NYG NL 5 10 10 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .500 .800 112 5 0 0 /2
1898 30 NYG NL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 480 1 0 0 /2
1904 36 STL NL 27 90 80 7 17 2 0 0 9 0 10 6 .213 .300 .238 .538 70 19 0 0 2
1905 37 STL NL 20 57 51 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 4 5 .157 .218 .196 .414 25 10 0 2 2
5 Yrs 72 224 202 15 42 3 3 0 17 2 19 17 .208 .279 .252 .532 56 51 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 504 455 34 95 7 7 0 38 5 43 38 .208 .279 .252 .532 56 115 2 5
NYG (3 yrs) 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
STL (2 yrs) 47 147 131 9 25 2 1 0 11 0 14 11 .191 .269 .221 .490 52 29 0 2

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
1896 28 NYG NL 19 66 -5 -0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.4 2 -3 -0.2 .479 .498 -0.1 0.0 -2 $ 2
1897 29 NYG NL 5 10 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 -0.1 1 $ /2
1898 30 NYG NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .546 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $ /2
1904 36 STL NL 27 90 -2 0 0 -1 2 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.3 0.1 3 $ 2
1905 37 STL NL 20 57 -4 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .482 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ 2
5 Seasons 72 224 -10 0 0 -3 4 -10 -0.9 7 -3 -0.1 .487 .499 0.1 0.1 0 $
NYG (3 yrs) 25 77 -4 -0 0 -2 1 -5 -0.4 2 -3 -0.1 .483 .499 0.0 -0.1 -1 $
STL (2 yrs) 47 147 -6 0 0 -1 2 -4 -0.5 4 0 0.0 .490 .498 0.1 0.2 1 $

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
1896 28 NYG NL 66 47 4 2.2 105 .236 .217 .294 .288 .358 .267 .392 .555 .750 48 .193 -4.5 -0.4 .511 .167 .050 .0
1897 29 NYG NL 10 7 2 7.4 105 .333 .300 .294 .300 .358 .500 .391 .800 .749 112 .690 -0.1 0.0 .714 .200 .200
1898 30 NYG NL 1 0 1 89 1.000 1.000 .274 1.000 .338 1.000 .352 2.000 .690 480 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1904 36 STL NL 90 63 6 2.5 74 .230 .213 .252 .300 .309 .238 .326 .538 .635 70 .378 -2.3 -0.3 .460 .150 .025
1905 37 STL NL 57 45 2 1.2 81 .174 .157 .261 .218 .323 .196 .341 .414 .663 25 .119 -4.8 -0.6 .326 .118 .039
5 Yrs 224 162 15 2.4 86 .227 .208 .269 .279 .329 .252 .352 .532 .682 56 .299 -11.1 -1.2 .456 .149 .045 .0
162 Game Avg. 504 365 34 2.4 86 .227 .208 .269 .279 .329 .252 .352 .532 .682 56 .299 -11.1 -1.2 .456 .149 .045
NYG (3 yrs) 77 54 7 3.4 105 .262 .239 .293 .299 .358 .310 .391 .609 .749 63 .342 -4.1 -0.4 .556 .169 .070 .0
STL (2 yrs) 147 108 8 2.0 77 .208 .191 .256 .269 .314 .221 .331 .490 .646 52 .270 -7.1 -0.8 .406 .137 .031

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
1896 28 19 66 60 5 13 1 1 0 6 2 5 5 .217 .288 .267 .555 48 16 1 0
1897 29 24 76 70 6 16 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .229 .289 .300 .589 57 21 1 0
1898 30 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
1899 31 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
1900 32 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
1901 33 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
1902 34 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
1903 35 25 77 71 6 17 1 2 0 6 2 5 6 .239 .299 .310 .609 63 22 1 0
1904 36 52 167 151 13 34 3 2 0 15 2 15 12 .225 .299 .272 .571 66 41 1 0
1905 37 72 224 202 15 42 3 3 0 17 2 19 17 .208 .279 .252 .532 56 51 1 2

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
1896 28 23 77 71 4 13 1 1 0 5 2 5 6 .183 .247 .225 .472 4 19
1897 29 6 11 11 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .455 .727 1 5
1898 30 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 1
1904 36 28 97 85 9 20 2 0 0 11 0 12 6 .235 .330 .259 .589 7 27
1905 37 21 59 53 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 4 5 .151 .211 .189 .399 2 20
5 Yrs 79 245 221 16 45 3 3 0 18 2 21 18 .204 .276 .244 .520 15 72
162 Game Avg. 162 502 453 33 92 6 6 0 37 4 43 37 .204 .276 .244 .520 31 72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Oldest s c a p y
1904 NL  born 1868-01-01 (8th)
1905 NL  born 1868-01-01 (4th)

                                         

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