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Batting

Batting
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age Tm
1Bull Barbour1192219220-0.13513412416328112029.258.308.363.67129PK
2Clyde Barfoot31922192600.5908376520210500613.263.317.316.633Apr 13, 192230STL
3John Barnes91922193101.022273467882172325687648.254.308.342.65018CTS
4Virgil Barnes9191919280-3.920539337120400009027119.108.124.108.232Sep 25, 191925NYG
5Petie Behan3192119230-0.3437167713200410013.194.194.224.418Sep 16, 192134PHI
6Cool Papa Bell HOF2119221946832.3123355214889118115842667961597310566.324.396.448.84419SLS
7Ray Blades1019221932015.47672846241546772613351503403334331310.301.395.460.855Aug 19, 192225STL
8Ted Blankenship91922193000.624252147549931879550021109.196.231.320.551Jul 2, 192221CHW
9Robert Bonner4192219260-1.214558053271118316756737.222.280.342.62228CTS
10Dan Boone4191919230-0.14253503920020023.180.212.220.432Sep 10, 191927CLE
11Jim Bottomley HOF1619221937035.91991835874711177231346515121914225855664591.310.369.500.869Aug 18, 192222STL
12Fred Boyd11922192200.547188174245595224311.316.364.460.82324CTS
13Slim Branham61920193100.67915114324368211613.252.272.357.62922CTS
14Garland Braxton10192119330-0.8282304257154050014012177.156.228.175.403May 27, 192122BSN
15Jim Brillheart4192219310-1.186978636001400236.070.101.105.206Apr 17, 192218WSH
16Marty Callaghan4192219300-1.8295874767106205281307410187170.267.332.338.669Apr 13, 192222CHC
17Frank Callaway2192119220-0.443110981225130810224.255.277.327.604Sep 16, 192124PHA
18Ike Caveney41922192504.446617511577173410612413196151397126.260.307.354.661Apr 12, 192227CIN
19Danny Clark31922192703.224568258275161368593577437.277.360.392.752Apr 12, 192228DET
20Johnny Cooney201921194408.31172367533724089651302622193029208107.286.329.342.671Apr 19, 192121BSN
21Charles Corbett61922192701.61233203013880234351314.266.301.399.69932PK
22Johnny Couch5191719250-0.814824022210372231811962.167.203.234.437Apr 11, 191731CIN
23Bill Cunningham41921192400.831810249451132703912911217135248.286.326.381.707Jul 14, 192127NYG
24Lum Davenport41921192400.330232138100200111.381.409.429.838May 3, 192122CHW
25Hank DeBerry111916193001.064820521850170494811611234135148119.267.323.346.669Sep 12, 191627BRO
26Art Decatur6192219270-1.8153173159915300210562.094.122.113.235Apr 15, 192228BRO
27Al DeVormer5191819270-0.819652047750123205257712046.258.292.333.625Aug 4, 191830NYY
28Charlie Eckert3191919220-0.22518180200010009.111.111.111.222Sep 18, 191924PHA
29James Edwards6192219280-1.6145195184624100900136.130.144.136.280May 14, 192227CLE
30Jewel Ens41922192500.06720518625548412450716.290.323.392.716Apr 28, 192232PIT
31Bob Fothergill1219221933013.9110635833269452106422552365824254202177.325.368.459.828Apr 18, 192224DET
32Ray Francis3192219250-0.486117107717200400724.159.211.178.388Apr 18, 192229WSH
33Curt Fullerton61921193300.11151291109202106001526.182.280.218.498Apr 14, 192123BOS
34John Gillespie1192219220-0.13116152210000004.133.133.200.333Apr 12, 192222CIN
35Joe Gleason21920192200.01121162200000056.125.333.125.458Sep 11, 192026WSH
36Johnny Gooch111921193304.28052615236322766298297293116206141.280.342.355.697Sep 9, 192124PIT
37Ernest Gooden2192219230-0.645184160203350011115.206.282.238.52022PK
38Goose Goslin HOF1819211938165.822879831865614822735500173248161217694949585.316.387.500.887Sep 16, 192121WSH
39Willie Gray51920193200.71345815121091392684592359.271.354.377.73126TOT
40Bert Griffith31922192400.2191621581691743012472691828.299.324.413.737Apr 13, 192226BRO
41Earl Gurley81922193202.92437356648718933161098766.285.352.428.78023SLS
42Jack Hammond2191519220-0.845108991322210401219.222.238.263.500Apr 15, 191531TOT
43Fred Haney71922192909.762223831977337544662182295125282123.275.368.342.710Apr 18, 192226DET
44Joe Hauser619221929012.56292377204435158010328803561919250229.284.368.479.847Apr 18, 192223PHA
45Fred Heimach131920193301.436858854258128155350202898.236.274.299.573Oct 1, 192021PHA
46Andy High1319221934012.5131449704400618125019565444823353425130.284.350.388.738Apr 12, 192224BRO
47Fred Hofmann9191919280-1.3378111710009824749117966377120.247.308.339.647Sep 26, 191928NYY
48Bernie Hungling3192219300-0.351151137133332115221125.241.297.314.611Apr 14, 192226BRO
49Claude Johnson71922193007.9328137712032213514971615324167.292.381.384.76528CTS
50Heavy Johnson1119201932017.549019581763327650120505742248159.369.427.5901.01827KCM
51Syl Johnson19192219400-1.9542757702511271854531023214.181.209.238.447Apr 24, 192221DET
52Wade Johnston1219221933012.067029322611492803114574236987287.308.380.443.82324CTS
53Johnny Jones91922193407.04521942173833851471322422328149.296.362.415.77726DS
54Claude Jonnard6192119290-1.31371019055110400549.056.105.089.194Oct 1, 192124NYG
55Newt Joseph919221930013.361924562148366623117373137990264.290.374.422.79625KCM
56Tony Kaufmann121921193501.12604564146291191957432882.220.269.336.605Sep 23, 192121CHC
57Cactus Keck2192219230-0.462706128100201429.131.197.148.345May 26, 192223CIN
58Vic Keen8191819270-1.616525623018344001211870.148.176.165.342Aug 13, 191823CHC
59Wally Kimmick61919192600.4163386345399095131433461.261.327.325.652Sep 13, 191925CIN
60Marty Krug21912192200.5147571489731362554679104849.278.346.374.721May 29, 191233CHC
61Bobby LaMotte51920192600.3221790693991753493851166650.253.320.341.661Sep 1, 192024WSH
62Bobo Leonard51922192700.616358552277142265663855.272.344.375.71924CTS
63Roy Leslie3191719220-2.316061655647148242655474257.266.318.349.667Sep 6, 191727PHI
64Gorham Leverett51922192900.61222412142050121019001467.234.284.299.583May 6, 192228CHW
65Jim Lindsey9192219370-0.417710997618110600123.186.194.216.410May 1, 192223CLE
66Anthony Mahoney31921192300.0369181916100617.198.261.210.47128ABC
67Clyde Manion13192019340-2.14771302114596250253311353118102.218.293.253.546May 5, 192025DET
68Bill McCall51922193100.2117259239215151015114.213.263.243.50524TOT
69Boots McClain6192019260-1.312549144656991274501036.222.286.307.59323CTS
70Frank McGowan51922193702.137514271208174316581661081711154122.262.347.351.698Apr 12, 192220PHA
71Tim McNamara51922192600.0981239913152003001534.152.270.172.441Jun 27, 192223BSN
72Deacon Meyers6192119260-0.698211190282952114214.153.226.216.44222SLS
73Hack Miller61916192505.83491291120016438765113820510964103.323.361.490.851Sep 22, 191628CHC
74Johnny Mitchell51921192500.232913381175152288388264141411981.245.317.296.613May 21, 192127TOT
75Johnny Mokan71921192701.0582221919362825639817322732630206150.291.364.409.773Apr 15, 192126TOT
76Eugenio Morín2192119220-0.573284259216483136114.247.293.313.60624CSW
77Walter Mueller4192219260-0.31213693454695107249421319.275.307.362.670May 7, 192227PIT
78George Murray6192219330-0.6110152137924111800339.175.199.219.418May 8, 192223NYY
79Mitchell Murray1219201932012.75361813161126948687143026737154.302.373.429.80226CTS
80Curly Ogden51922192600.1971391358333101100214.244.255.281.537Jul 18, 192221PHA
81Ole Olsen2192219230-0.25652471820030118.170.188.213.400Apr 12, 192227DET
82Tiny Osborne4192219250-0.514223022014447001610559.200.221.232.453Apr 15, 192229CHC
83Aubry Owens41922192500.36313511912231408113.193.278.269.54726CAG
84Oscar Owens21922192901.2581981744765131330519.374.444.511.95528PK
85Juan Padrón51922192600.5118262246285630534211.228.264.301.56429CAG
86Herman Pillette41917192400.210721119516425202100953.215.257.262.519Jul 30, 191726DET
87Hub Pruett7192219320-0.321125121293651012012152.170.245.203.447Apr 26, 192221SLB
88Manuel Rigal3192219270-1.8140540470629982047947.211.285.236.52121CSW
89Topper Rigney619221927016.06942842232632566911339133124437377176.288.388.387.775Apr 12, 192225DET
90Charlie Robertson81919192800.2166375327196840019102128.208.256.220.476May 13, 191926CHW
91José Agustín Rodríguez1192219220-0.120343336000201.182.206.182.38823CSW
92Ray Rohwer21921192200.183190169254895328111425.284.342.450.792Apr 13, 192127PIT
93Bunny Roser1192219220-0.432132113132734016211019.239.306.336.643Aug 24, 192220BSN
94William Ross81922192902.31453373053289112132125.292.351.351.70228ABC
95Branch Russell1119221932021.277533442904639897137795749083380.309.395.469.86526TOT
96George Scales2019211946124.370327012252472725164357251052386.322.427.522.94921SLS
97Heinie Scheer2192219230-1.61203903453673111633442066.212.259.301.560Apr 20, 192221PHA
98Luke Sewell201921194214.6163060475383653139327256206986645486307.259.323.341.665Jun 30, 192121CLE
99Red Shea3191819220-0.32319190100010007.053.053.053.105May 6, 191823NYG
100Ralph Shinners3192219250-0.41634393996011014475111101942.276.320.383.703Apr 12, 192226NYG
101Harry Shriver2192219230-0.426332801000000212.036.100.036.136Apr 14, 192225BRO
102Felipe Sierra9192219300-0.4454198217042584135818716528240.242.343.310.65320CSW
103Pedro Silva1192219220-0.13813112023244041729.200.256.333.58922CSW
104John Singleton1192219220-0.422373635100000017.139.139.167.306Jun 8, 192225PHI
105Lil Stoner9192219310-0.82303663382458151231111563.172.211.240.451Apr 15, 192223DET
106Joe Strong151922193703.8307740642951683661193377.262.345.388.73319CTS
107George Stueland4192119250-0.345383526000300119.171.194.171.366Sep 15, 192123CHC
108Jim Sullivan3192119230-0.22521180100010028.056.150.056.206Sep 27, 192128PHA
109George Sweatt61922192702.2349130911631843065819915731119.263.339.369.70828KCM
110George Toporcer81921192806.15461779156622343776229151221415093.279.347.373.720Apr 13, 192123STL
111Pie Traynor HOF1719201937238.71941829875591183241637116458127315888472278.320.362.435.797Sep 15, 192023PIT
112Dazzy Vance HOF16191519350-2.64421114971681462317751079287.150.219.198.417Apr 16, 191531BRO
113Manuel Villa1192219220-0.950214192234940128216.255.316.292.60733CSW
114Jasper Washington41922193300.310742640050123284276016.308.345.413.75825PK
115Lefty Weinert91919193100.413215114218376001211722.261.295.303.598Sep 24, 191920PHI
116Dick Whitworth21922192400.02763627151001110.242.242.258.50026CAG
117Gerard Williams31922192403.419484474212620833104953179.280.353.368.721TOT
118Poindexter Williams101921193307.6427141913231614026225212421385.304.350.436.78624DS
Totals7771912194613403.6372561268291126001680131946539116631503157391932749105756835.284.349.401.750

Pitching

Pitching
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP Debut Age Tm
1Clyde Barfoot31922192600.7810.4444.1086555219250.1293151114136649110210921.434Apr 13, 192230STL
2Virgil Barnes91919192809.66159.5083.6620513333587101094.0119252544546293327581946431.357Sep 25, 191925NYG
3Petie Behan31921192301.3715.3184.76402410912189.02481371001472432138681.693Sep 16, 192134PHI
4Cool Papa Bell HOF211922194683.82015.5714.644930152110308.23381971591794146130413361.40019SLS
5Ted Blankenship919221930011.57779.4944.292411565373851330.214627196346348923781312257781.466Jul 2, 192221CHW
6Dan Boone4191919230-0.3813.3815.10421613620162.120511092662254057381.645Sep 10, 191927CLE
7Slim Branham61920193100.51527.3575.547048151610360.1397262222221671451601116151.56522CTS
8Garland Braxton1019211933010.85053.4854.132827113028229938.010145294303827664122101140611.375May 27, 192122BSN
9Jim Brillheart41922193101.589.4714.19862333701286.031415613310137198133812811.577Apr 17, 192218WSH
10Johnny Cooney201921194409.23444.4363.7215975674476795.1858409329412234224192634211.359Apr 19, 192121BSN
11Charles Corbett61922192704.23827.5854.679562294311587.167037930532216173200126291.50932PK
12Johnny Couch51917192500.32934.4604.6314762422636643.078541133141171112103828361.487Apr 11, 191731CIN
13Lum Davenport4192119240-1.714.2007.712531100058.1636150351201022741.954May 3, 192122CHW
14Art Decatur61922192703.12334.4044.511533769908538.165331927042145152132623851.482Apr 15, 192228BRO
15Charlie Eckert31919192200.203.0004.522511110071.2864536827222023131.577Sep 18, 191924PHA
16James Edwards61922192801.52637.4134.3714559422264584.1666360284192780211132626631.616May 14, 192227CLE
17Ray Francis3192219250-1.01228.3004.658236251523337.04092201741211096120815021.540Apr 18, 192229WSH
18Curt Fullerton61921193300.51037.2135.1111543461703423.04832932402021111042121219301.641Apr 14, 192123BOS
19John Gillespie11922192200.433.5004.523141910077.2844339229214013361.455Apr 12, 192222CIN
20Joe Gleason2192019220-0.623.4006.10115630048.2673933524142042401.870Sep 11, 192026WSH
21Willie Gray5192019320-0.805.0006.686520033.2463125012103021581.72326TOT
22Earl Gurley81922193201.0817.3205.275228191701270.031519715816111116111612351.57823SLS
23Fred Heimach131920193305.56269.4734.4629612710356591288.2151075563965360113342741456471.451Oct 1, 192021PHA
24Heavy Johnson111920193200.2000.001000003.0300002000101.00027KCM
25Syl Johnson1919221940029.4112117.4894.065422092068211432165.222901099977172488579204832291241.283Apr 24, 192221DET
26Wade Johnston121922193301.646.4004.001513140096.2925743630463014071.26224CTS
27Claude Jonnard61921192902.81412.5383.791379682017349.1372179147201220160611015411.414Oct 1, 192124NYG
28Tony Kaufmann121921193506.96462.5084.1820212455719111086.111985875058136813453961547331.442Sep 23, 192121CHC
29Cactus Keck21922192300.81012.4553.51622127713218.022212085961438009251.298May 26, 192223CIN
30Vic Keen81918192704.84244.4884.1116581524116748.1828393342572482021411032211.438Aug 13, 191823CHC
31Bobo Leonard5192219270-0.602.0009.4362320021.031242219110001051.90524CTS
32Gorham Leverett51922192903.42934.4604.5112277303347637.07253743192522121931751128381.485May 6, 192228CHW
33Jim Lindsey91922193702.32120.5124.7017720815121431.05072612252517617175123919431.585May 1, 192223CLE
34Anthony Mahoney31921192301.81411.5604.37342741631218.1205134106118510317059491.32828ABC
35Bill McCall519221931010.92843.3943.8611367374232636.060434627326197335171526931.25924TOT
36Tim McNamara5192219260-0.11429.3264.789842351340395.249525221018928891617361.484Jun 27, 192223BSN
37Deacon Meyers61921192603.42320.5354.658147272503439.248329422733142197170319541.42222SLS
38George Murray6192219330-0.11926.4225.3811042361000416.1450282249171990114231918661.559May 8, 192223NYY
39Mitchell Murray12192019320-0.301.00015.431101007.0181412053000453.28626CTS
40Curly Ogden51922192604.21819.4863.799338291940377.23781921591318688181716671.493Jul 18, 192221PHA
41Ole Olsen2192219230-0.787.5334.95541717603178.1189114989576419057771.379Apr 12, 192227DET
42Tiny Osborne4192219250-1.33140.4374.7214274453127646.069340933931315263222928941.560Apr 15, 192229CHC
43Aubry Owens41922192503.41917.5284.176238171934330.033319415311141162140114731.43626CAG
44Oscar Owens2192219290-0.334.4296.53126250062.0735645334236023011.72628PK
45Juan Padrón519221926014.63933.5423.08109781743114639.060929721920158345250226961.20029CAG
46Herman Pillette41917192406.23432.5153.4510776193344563.2600280216141921482421224581.405Jul 30, 191726DET
47Hub Pruett71922193202.72948.3774.63211697928113745.08164683832739623573701033911.627Apr 26, 192221SLB
48Charlie Robertson81919192806.24980.3804.441661411859611005.011495704963837723101721644531.518May 13, 191926CHW
49José Agustín Rodríguez11922192200.526.2505.121991040082.2965847323291013691.44023CSW
50William Ross81922192903.04043.4824.8913291274937753.086349940935243276260533451.46928ABC
51George Scales201921194610.1004.502020004.0522022000191.75021SLS
52Red Shea31918192200.155.5003.802341210064.0643527415173002651.234May 6, 191823NYG
53Harry Shriver21922192302.146.4003.1226148420112.11225239548392054871.513Apr 14, 192225BRO
54Pedro Silva1192219220-1.739.2507.4917114700101.013610084555339044931.89122CSW
55John Singleton1192219220-0.7110.0915.90229821093.01278061638275054311.774Jun 8, 192225PHI
56Lil Stoner91922193102.65057.4674.7622911172451141003.211806235316237422992812444661.548Apr 15, 192223DET
57Joe Strong1519221937016.27068.5074.062181455680491195.0128469153958444508422952751.44619CTS
58George Stueland4192119250-0.796.6005.73451217400135.01539686964525166011.607Sep 15, 192123CHC
59Jim Sullivan3192119230-1.305.0005.52254630073.11066645337272053521.950Sep 27, 192128PHA
60Dazzy Vance HOF1619151935062.9197140.5853.244423495221729122966.228091246106813284029204577237123661.230Apr 16, 191531BRO
61Jasper Washington4192219330-0.301.00015.431100002.1664151000194.71425PK
62Lefty Weinert91919193100.01833.3534.5913149511803437.05283152232622211602132020291.716Sep 24, 191920PHI
63Dick Whitworth2192219240-0.61210.5455.71271781000151.118111896279651017001.71826CAG
Totals422191519469245.615371743.4694.27662431982084151715529230266.233181173311435315531041214111457893604451323981.434