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Joe Yeager
Joseph Francis Yeager (Little Joe)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

Debut April 22, 1898
Final Game September 29, 1908
Born August 28, 1875 in Philadelphia, PA
Died July 2, 1937 in Detroit, MI

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 22 BRO NL  43  134   12   23   5  1   0   15   1      7      .172  .218  .224   27   30   3           1    
 1899 23 BRO NL  23   47   12    9   0  1   0    4   0      6      .191  .333  .234   55   11   2           4    
 1900 24 BRO NL   3    9    0    3   0  0   0    0   0      0      .333  .333  .333   80    3   0           0    
 1901 25 DET AL  41  125   18   37   7  1   2   17   3      4      .296  .343  .416  106   52   2           5    
 1902 26 DET AL  50  161   17   39   6  5   1   23   0      5      .242  .282  .360   73   58   1           4    
 1903 27 DET AL 109  402   36  103  15  6   0   43   9     18      .256  .303  .323   91  130   9           9    
 1905 29 NYY AL 115  401   54  107  16  7   0   42   8     25      .267  .330  .342  104  137  10          13    
 1906 30 NYY AL  57  123   20   37   6  1   0   12   3     13      .301  .407  .366  133   45   7           9    
 1907 31 SLB AL 123  436   32  104  21  7   1   44  11     31      .239  .294  .326   97  142   8           3    
 1908 32 SLB AL  10   15    3    5   1  0   0    1   2      1      .333  .474  .400  183    6   1           3    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     574 1853  204  467  77 29   4  201  37  0 110   0  .252  .312  .331   92  614  43   0   0  51   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        523   58  132  22  8   1   57  10  0  31   0  .252  .312  .331   92  173  12   0   0  14   0
 Career High    123  436   54  107  21  7   2   44  11  0  31   0  .267  .330  .342  104  142  10   0   0  13   0
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 22 BRO NL  145  114    6   1.4    91| .172  .278| .218  .342| .224  .356| .442  .699|  27  .126 -13.1  -1.4     
 1899 23 BRO NL   59   40    3   1.9   101| .191  .292| .333  .355| .234  .381| .567  .736|  55  .189  -2.6  -0.3     
 1900 24 BRO NL    9    6    1   4.4   103| .333  .294| .333  .356| .333  .388| .666  .744|  80  .508  -0.3   0.0     
 1901 25 DET AL  136   90   17   4.9   101| .296  .290| .343  .347| .416  .390| .759  .737| 106  .561   0.9   0.1     
 1902 26 DET AL  171  123   15   3.2   102| .242  .290| .282  .348| .360  .391| .642  .739|  73  .376  -6.9  -0.7     
 1903 27 DET AL  438  308   37   3.2    79| .256  .258| .303  .307| .323  .350| .626  .657|  91  .446  -4.0  -0.4     
 1905 29 NYY AL  449  304   42   3.7    80| .267  .260| .330  .321| .342  .339| .672  .659| 104  .576   2.3   0.3     
 1906 30 NYY AL  152   93   17   4.9    82| .301  .267| .407  .324| .366  .342| .773  .666| 133  .680   6.5   0.8     
 1907 31 SLB AL  478  340   41   3.2    72| .239  .254| .294  .310| .326  .318| .620  .627|  97  .516  -1.5  -0.2     
 1908 32 SLB AL   20   11    2   4.9    69| .333  .247| .474  .304| .400  .314| .874  .618| 183  .717   1.8   0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2057 1429  181   3.4    83| .252  .265| .312  .322| .331  .347| .643  .669|  92  .483 -16.9  -1.6     

* 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1898 22 BRO NL  12  22  36  33  32   0   3  0  291.3  333  177  118   4   80   70   6   3     0       0  3.65  3.57   98 1.418
 1899 23 BRO NL   2   2  10   4   2   1   6  1   47.7   56   29   25   1   16    6   2   0     0       1  4.72  3.93   83 1.510
 1900 24 BRO NL   1   1   2   2   2   0   0  0   17.0   21   13   13   1    5    2   0   0     0       0  6.88  3.84   56 1.529
 1901 25 DET AL  12  11  26  25  22   2   1  1  199.7  209  105   58   4   46   38   8   2     0       0  2.61  3.84  147 1.277
 1902 26 DET AL   6  12  19  15  14   0   4  0  140.0  171   90   75   5   41   28   5   2     0       0  4.82  3.75   78 1.514
 1903 27 DET AL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   15    7    4   0    0    1   0   0    40       0  4.00  2.87   72 1.667
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .402  33  49  94  80  73   3  14  2  704.7  805  421  293  15  188  145  21   7    40       1  3.74  3.70   99 1.409
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  19  36  31  28   1   5  0  275.3  314  164  114   5   73   56   8   2    15   0   0  3.74  3.70   99 1.409
 Career High     12  22  36  33  32   2   6  1  291.3  333  177  118   5   80   70   8   3    40   0   1  2.61  3.93  147 1.277

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1898 22 BRO NL   P   36     10   99   11    3  .908  .918  3.03  2.25  3.37  2.65   33  291.3
                 OF    4      7    1    0    0 1.000  .941  2.00  2.02                            2    1    1
                 SS    2      4    7    0    0 1.000  .917  5.50  5.55                        
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.50                        
 1899 23 BRO NL  SS   11     16   37    5    8  .914  .911  4.82  5.53                        
                  P   10      3   13    0    2 1.000  .909  1.60  2.24  3.02  2.68    4   47.7
                 3B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  3.50                        
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.10                            1    0    0
 1900 24 BRO NL   P    2      0    3    0    0 1.000  .909  1.50  2.15  1.59  2.65    2   17.0
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  3.70                        
 1901 25 DET AL   P   26     13   66    7    4  .919  .931  3.04  2.51  3.56  2.99   25  199.7
                 SS   12     18   37    6    8  .902  .899  4.58  5.27                        
                 2B    1      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  3.00  5.60                        
 1902 26 DET AL   P   19     14   52    3    1  .957  .928  3.47  2.65  4.24  3.10   15  140.0
                 OF   13     23    1    1    0  .960  .945  1.85  2.04                            7    0    6
                 2B   12     16   30    2    1  .958  .948  3.83  5.27                        
                 SS    3      4   10    2    1  .875  .927  4.67  5.67                        
                 3B    1      2    1    1    0  .750  .909  3.00  3.50                        
 1903 27 DET AL  3B  107    126  176   26    9  .921  .922  2.82  3.11                        
                  P    1      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  6.00  2.70  6.00  3.20    1    9.0
                 SS    1      1    7    1    1  .889  .909  8.00  5.20                        
 1905 29 NYY AL  3B   91    103  173   23    6  .923  .923  3.03  3.10                        
                 SS   21     45   69    8    8  .934  .931  5.43  5.20                        
 1906 30 NYY AL  SS   22     31   45    8    6  .905  .934  3.45  5.41                        
                 2B   13     35   36    2    3  .973  .954  5.46  5.19                        
                 3B    3      3    5    0    0 1.000  .920  2.67  3.13                        
 1907 31 SLB AL  3B   91    108  194   20   12  .938  .913  3.32  3.10                        
                 2B   17     46   53    7    0  .934  .954  5.82  5.30                        
                 SS   10     18   40    4    4  .935  .935  5.80  5.44                        
 1908 32 SLB AL  2B    4      4   10    0    0 1.000  .952  3.50  5.10                        
                 SS    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  5.40                        

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1898 22 BRO NL  2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.50                        
 1901 25 DET AL  2B    1      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  3.00  5.60                        
 1902 26 DET AL  2B   12     16   30    2    1  .958  .948  3.83  5.27                        
 1906 30 NYY AL  2B   13     35   36    2    3  .973  .954  5.46  5.19                        
 1907 31 SLB AL  2B   17     46   53    7    0  .934  .954  5.82  5.30                        
 1908 32 SLB AL  2B    4      4   10    0    0 1.000  .952  3.50  5.10                        

 1899 23 BRO NL  3B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  3.50                        
 1900 24 BRO NL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  3.70                        
 1902 26 DET AL  3B    1      2    1    1    0  .750  .909  3.00  3.50                        
 1903 27 DET AL  3B  107    126  176   26    9  .921  .922  2.82  3.11                        
 1905 29 NYY AL  3B   91    103  173   23    6  .923  .923  3.03  3.10                        
 1906 30 NYY AL  3B    3      3    5    0    0 1.000  .920  2.67  3.13                        
 1907 31 SLB AL  3B   91    108  194   20   12  .938  .913  3.32  3.10                        

 1898 22 BRO NL  OF    4      7    1    0    0 1.000  .941  2.00  2.02                            2    1    1
 1899 23 BRO NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.10                            1    0    0
 1902 26 DET AL  OF   13     23    1    1    0  .960  .945  1.85  2.04                            7    0    6

 1898 22 BRO NL   P   36     10   99   11    3  .908  .918  3.03  2.25  3.37  2.65   33  291.3
 1899 23 BRO NL   P   10      3   13    0    2 1.000  .909  1.60  2.24  3.02  2.68    4   47.7
 1900 24 BRO NL   P    2      0    3    0    0 1.000  .909  1.50  2.15  1.59  2.65    2   17.0
 1901 25 DET AL   P   26     13   66    7    4  .919  .931  3.04  2.51  3.56  2.99   25  199.7
 1902 26 DET AL   P   19     14   52    3    1  .957  .928  3.47  2.65  4.24  3.10   15  140.0
 1903 27 DET AL   P    1      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  6.00  2.70  6.00  3.20    1    9.0

 1898 22 BRO NL  SS    2      4    7    0    0 1.000  .917  5.50  5.55                        
 1899 23 BRO NL  SS   11     16   37    5    8  .914  .911  4.82  5.53                        
 1901 25 DET AL  SS   12     18   37    6    8  .902  .899  4.58  5.27                        
 1902 26 DET AL  SS    3      4   10    2    1  .875  .927  4.67  5.67                        
 1903 27 DET AL  SS    1      1    7    1    1  .889  .909  8.00  5.20                        
 1905 29 NYY AL  SS   21     45   69    8    8  .934  .931  5.43  5.20                        
 1906 30 NYY AL  SS   22     31   45    8    6  .905  .934  3.45  5.41                        
 1907 31 SLB AL  SS   10     18   40    4    4  .935  .935  5.80  5.44                        
 1908 32 SLB AL  SS    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  5.40                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  3B  295    343  549   70   27  .927  .919  3.02  3.11                        
                  P*  94     43  236   21   10  .930  .924  2.97  2.41               80  704.7
                 SS   83    137  254   34   36  .920  .924  4.71  5.37                        
                 2B   48    103  130   11    4  .955  .953  4.85  5.26                        
                 OF   18     31    2    1    0  .971  .943  1.83  2.04                           10    1    7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       538    657 1171  137   77  .930  .925  3.40  3.49
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.

Hit By Pitch
1903 AL-9-4
1905 AL-13-5
1906 AL-9-5

ERA
1901 AL-2.61-3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1901 AL-1.277-7

Saves
1899 NL-1-7
1901 AL-1-3

Shutouts
1901 AL-2-7

Losses
1898 NL-22-5

Games Finished
1899 NL-6-5
1902 AL-4-8

Adjusted ERA+
1901 AL-147-2

        

Gray Ink: Pitching - 11 (1389) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3868) Pitching - 6.0 (1189) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1832) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

September 22, 1897: Purchased by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms from the Lancaster (Atlantic).

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

Before 1904 Season: Drafted by the New York Highlanders from the Montreal (Eastern) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

February 28, 1907: Traded by the New York Highlanders to the St. Louis Browns for Branch Rickey.

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