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Cub Stricker
John A. Stricker
born John A. Streaker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 3", Weight 138 lb.

Debut May 2, 1882
Final Game September 29, 1893
Born February 15, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA
Died November 19, 1937 in Philadelphia, PA

Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1882. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882 22 PHA AA  72  272   34   59   6  1   0   18   0     15      .217  .258  .246   63   67                    
 1883 23 PHA AA  89  330   67   90   8  0   1   40   0     19      .273  .312  .306   93  101                    
 1884 24 PHA AA 107  399   59   92  16 11   1    0   0     19      .231  .267  .333   89  133               1    
 1885 25 PHA AA 106  398   71   93   9  3   1   41   0     21      .234  .284  .279   74  111               7    
 1887 27 CLE AA 131  534  122  141  19  4   2   53  86     53      .264  .334  .326   86  174               3    
 1888 28 CLE AA 127  493   80  115  13  6   1   33  60     50      .233  .311  .290   95  143               6    
 1889 29 CLV NL 136  566   83  142  10  4   1   47  32     58  18  .251  .323  .288   68  163               2    
 1890 30 CLE PL 127  544   93  133  19  8   2   65  24     54  16  .244  .318  .320   76  174               5    
 1891 31 BOS AA 139  514   96  111  15  4   0   46  54     63  34  .216  .309  .261   61  134               6    
 1892 32 TOT NL 103  367   57   91   6  5   3   48  18     42  25  .248  .332  .316   93  116               4    
         STL NL  28   98   12   20   1  0   0   11   5     10   7  .204  .297  .214   52   21               3    
         BLN NL  75  269   45   71   5  5   3   37  13     32  18  .264  .344  .353  108   95               1    
 1893 33 WHS NL  59  218   28   39   7  1   0   20   4     20  12  .179  .248  .220   26   48               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1196 4635  790 1106 128 47  12  411 278  0 414 105  .239  .306  .294   76 1364   0   0   0  34   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        628  107  150  17  6   2   56  38  0  56  14  .239  .306  .294   76  185   0   0   0   5   0
 Career High    139  566  122  142  19 11   3   65  86  0  63  34  .273  .334  .333   95  174   0   0   0   7   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882 22 PHA AA  287  213   17   2.1    69| .217  .259| .258  .287| .246  .335| .504  .622|  63  .320 -10.1  -1.2     
 1883 23 PHA AA  349  240   32   3.6    76| .273  .266| .312  .296| .306  .350| .618  .647|  93  .501  -1.9  -0.2     
 1884 24 PHA AA  419  307   35   3.0    73| .231  .252| .267  .291| .333  .343| .600  .634|  89  .463  -5.0  -0.6     
 1885 25 PHA AA  426  305   30   2.6    77| .234  .258| .284  .304| .279  .346| .563  .650|  74  .379 -11.4  -1.3     
 1887 27 CLE AA  590  393   58   3.8    95| .264  .276| .334  .340| .326  .373| .660  .712|  86  .435  -8.8  -0.9     
 1888 28 CLE AA  549  378   43   3.0    69| .233  .241| .311  .298| .290  .318| .601  .617|  95  .468  -0.8  -0.1     
 1889 29 CLV NL  626  424   52   3.2    99| .251  .277| .323  .349| .288  .379| .611  .728|  68  .371 -24.0  -2.4     
 1890 30 CLE PL  603  411   54   3.4    98| .244  .271| .318  .348| .320  .377| .638  .725|  76  .350 -17.2  -1.6     
 1891 31 BOS AA  583  403   40   2.6    94| .216  .266| .309  .350| .261  .359| .570  .709|  61  .308 -25.6  -2.7     
 1892 32 TOT NL  413  276   39   3.7    84| .248  .255| .332  .329| .316  .342| .648  .672|  93  .509  -2.6  -0.3     
         STL NL  111   78    6   2.0    85| .204  .257| .297  .331| .214  .344| .511  .676|  52  .254  -5.4  -0.6     
         BLN NL  302  198   33   4.4    83| .264  .255| .344  .329| .353  .341| .697  .670| 108  .583   2.8   0.3     
 1893 33 WHS NL  238  179   12   1.8   103| .179  .282| .248  .360| .220  .384| .468  .744|  26  .135 -23.2  -2.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     5083 3529  412   3.1    86| .239  .264| .306  .326| .294  .356| .600  .682|  76  .389 -130.6 -13.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1882 22 PHA AA   1   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    7.0    3    1    1   0    1    2       0     0       0  1.29  2.95  230 0.571
 1884 24 PHA AA   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    6    2    2   0    1    1   0   0    19       0  6.00  3.37   56 2.333
 1887 27 CLE AA   0   0   3   0   0   0   3  1    5.7    5    5    2   0    7    2   0   0    28       0  3.18  4.33  136 2.118
 1888 28 CLE AA   1   0   2   0   0   0   2  0   12.0   16    6    6   0    2    5   0   0     0       0  4.50  3.09   69 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL%1.000   2   0   8   0   0   0   8  1   27.7   30   14   11   0   11   10   0   0    47       0  3.58  3.34   93 1.482
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17   0  68   0   0   0  68  8  235.3  255  119   93   0   93   85   0   0   399   0   0  3.58  3.34   93 1.482

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1882 22 PHA AA 2B 72 239 251 52 29 .904 .882 6.81 5.79 P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 3.15 1.29 3.47 0 7.0 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 1.80 0 0 1 1883 23 PHA AA 2B 88 253 223 93 23 .837 .878 5.41 6.01 C 2 7 3 2 0 .833 .893 5.00 6.30 2 1884 24 PHA AA 2B 107 280 257 80 40 .870 .902 5.02 5.91 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 1.60 0 1 0 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.20 3 P 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1885 25 PHA AA 2B 106 284 304 81 41 .879 .901 5.55 6.05 1887 27 CLE AA 2B 126 461 365 80 61 .912 .906 6.56 5.96 SS 6 7 19 10 2 .722 .858 4.33 4.43 P 3 1 3 2 0 .667 .889 1.33 2.10 6.32 2.21 0 5.7 1888 28 CLE AA 2B 122 387 361 57 58 .929 .916 6.13 5.54 OF 6 10 3 1 0 .929 .909 2.17 1.78 0 0 6 P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 1.50 2.48 0 12.0 1889 29 CLV NL 2B 135 434 429 63 65 .932 .925 6.39 6.08 SS 1 3 8 1 0 .917 .887 11.00 4.90 1890 30 CLE PL 2B 109 295 353 68 57 .905 .913 5.94 5.79 SS 20 30 85 22 4 .839 .868 5.75 5.05 1891 31 BOS AA 2B 139 405 418 51 78 .942 .914 5.92 5.25 1892 32 TOT NL 2B 102 278 296 48 39 .923 .929 5.63 5.59 STL NL 2B 27 66 72 9 8 .939 .929 5.11 5.59 SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .909 3.00 5.30 BLN NL 2B 75 212 224 39 31 .918 .929 5.81 5.59 1893 33 WHS NL 2B 39 131 130 28 22 .903 .933 6.69 5.88 OF 12 23 3 1 1 .963 .915 2.17 2.14 0 0 12 3B 4 9 5 4 0 .778 .892 3.50 3.75 SS 4 5 8 3 0 .813 .897 3.25 5.47
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1882 22 PHA AA 2B 72 239 251 52 29 .904 .882 6.81 5.79 1883 23 PHA AA 2B 88 253 223 93 23 .837 .878 5.41 6.01 1884 24 PHA AA 2B 107 280 257 80 40 .870 .902 5.02 5.91 1885 25 PHA AA 2B 106 284 304 81 41 .879 .901 5.55 6.05 1887 27 CLE AA 2B 126 461 365 80 61 .912 .906 6.56 5.96 1888 28 CLE AA 2B 122 387 361 57 58 .929 .916 6.13 5.54 1889 29 CLV NL 2B 135 434 429 63 65 .932 .925 6.39 6.08 1890 30 CLE PL 2B 109 295 353 68 57 .905 .913 5.94 5.79 1891 31 BOS AA 2B 139 405 418 51 78 .942 .914 5.92 5.25 1892 32 TOT NL 2B 102 278 296 48 39 .923 .929 5.63 5.59 STL NL 2B 27 66 72 9 8 .939 .929 5.11 5.59 BLN NL 2B 75 212 224 39 31 .918 .929 5.81 5.59 1893 33 WHS NL 2B 39 131 130 28 22 .903 .933 6.69 5.88 1893 33 WHS NL 3B 4 9 5 4 0 .778 .892 3.50 3.75 1883 23 PHA AA C 2 7 3 2 0 .833 .893 5.00 6.30 2 1884 24 PHA AA C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.20 3 1882 22 PHA AA OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 1.80 0 0 1 1884 24 PHA AA OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 1.60 0 1 0 1888 28 CLE AA OF 6 10 3 1 0 .929 .909 2.17 1.78 0 0 6 1893 33 WHS NL OF 12 23 3 1 1 .963 .915 2.17 2.14 0 0 12 1882 22 PHA AA P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 3.15 1.29 3.47 0 7.0 1884 24 PHA AA P 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1887 27 CLE AA P 3 1 3 2 0 .667 .889 1.33 2.10 6.32 2.21 0 5.7 1888 28 CLE AA P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 1.50 2.48 0 12.0 1887 27 CLE AA SS 6 7 19 10 2 .722 .858 4.33 4.43 1889 29 CLV NL SS 1 3 8 1 0 .917 .887 11.00 4.90 1890 30 CLE PL SS 20 30 85 22 4 .839 .868 5.75 5.05 1892 32 STL NL SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .909 3.00 5.30 1893 33 WHS NL SS 4 5 8 3 0 .813 .897 3.25 5.47
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B 1145 3447 3387 701 513 .907 .909 5.97 5.79 SS 32 46 122 36 6 .824 .870 5.25 4.99 OF 20 35 6 2 1 .953 .909 2.05 1.99 0 1 19 P* 8 1 6 3 0 .700 .897 0.88 2.41 0 27.7 3B 4 9 5 4 0 .778 .892 3.50 3.75 C 3 7 3 2 0 .833 .893 3.33 6.60 5 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1212 3545 3529 748 520 .904 .908 5.84 5.68
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1889 NL-136-1
1891 AA-139-4

At Bats
1889 NL-566-5
1890 PL-544-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1889 NL-626-4
1890 PL-603-10

Bases on Balls
1882 AA-15-8
1888 AA-50-10

Stolen Bases
1887 AA-86-10
1888 AA-60-10
1891 AA-54-6

Singles
1889 NL-127-5

Hit By Pitch
1885 AA-7-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1889 NL-31.4-6
1890 PL-34.0-5

Outs
1887 AA-393-9
1889 NL-424-1
1890 PL-411-1
1891 AA-403-6

Saves
1887 AA-1-2

Games Finished
1882 AA-2-6
1887 AA-3-3
1888 AA-2-4

 

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 14 (1185) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 3 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1123) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (1687) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1882 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

Before 1886 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Atlanta (Southern) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1887 Season: Sent from the Atlanta (Southern) to the Cleveland Blues in an unknown transaction.

Before 1890 Season: Jumped from the Cleveland Spiders to the Cleveland Infants.

February 10, 1891: Traded by the Cleveland Spiders with Paul Radford to the Boston Reds for Cupid Childs. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1892 Season: Sent from the Boston Reds to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

June 14, 1892: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Pud Galvin.

June 17, 1892: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles for Adonis Terry. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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