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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1920 20 COG NNL 0.6 30 123 115 12 28 6 0 1 14 1 6 .243 .281 .322 .603 81 .291 77 37 0 2 62/13
1921 21 COG NNL 2.6 46 201 184 32 72 14 5 4 39 8 15 .391 .437 .587 1.024 188 .468 182 108 0 2 *6/17
1922 22 CAG NNL 3.7 66 252 223 44 80 21 5 7 52 11 19 .359 .414 .592 1.006 167 .452 163 132 2 8 *5/369
1923 23 CAG NNL 1.4 72 296 270 36 82 21 9 8 77 5 19 .304 .349 .537 .887 128 .391 121 145 0 7 *32/5
1924 24 BBS ECL 2.1 33 132 119 33 46 6 1 7 31 10 11 .387 .447 .630 1.077 190 .491 184 75 2 6
1925 25 BBS ECL 4.2 52 219 192 49 76 16 1 15 57 3 26 .396 .470 .724 1.194 205 .517 197 139 1 *6/53214
1926 26 2TM ECL 1.8 54 219 199 42 66 17 4 9 54 4 19 .332 .393 .593 .986 167 .442 157 118 1 *5/6917
1926 26 BBS ECL 0.7 26 99 90 19 30 11 1 4 24 1 8 .333 .394 .611 1.005 173 .449 162 55 1 5/6917
1926 26 HBG ECL 1.0 28 120 109 23 36 6 3 5 30 3 11 .330 .392 .578 .970 163 .436 154 63 0 5/6
1927 27 HBG ECL 2.7 70 297 277 63 95 20 3 8 58 1 18 .343 .387 .523 .911 136 .413 132 145 2 562/93
1929 29 2TM ANL 2.2 56 230 207 57 80 17 2 14 60 2 22 .386 .448 .691 1.139 174 .494 167 143 1 53/627
1929 29 HG ANL 1.7 47 195 176 45 64 13 2 13 52 2 18 .364 .426 .682 1.107 166 .477 157 120 1 53/627
1929 29 NLG ANL 0.5 9 35 31 12 16 4 0 1 8 0 4 .516 .571 .742 1.313 218 .589 221 23 0 /5
1932 32 NWB EWL 0.1 2 8 8 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250 241 .547 216 7 0 0 /54
1934 34 ND NN2 -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -103 0 0 0 /5
1935 35 HG NN2 -0.1 7 20 18 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .167 .250 .222 .472 21 .234 25 4 0 0 /257
12 Yrs 21.1 489 2000 1815 370 631 140 30 74 448 45 157 .348 .402 .580 .982 159 .440 153 1053 9 19 5632/9174
162 Game Avg 7.0 162 663 601 123 209 46 10 25 148 15 52 .348 .402 .580 .982 159 .440 153 349 3
BBS (3 Yrs) 7.0 111 450 401 101 152 33 3 26 112 14 45 .379 .447 .671 1.117 194 .495 186 269 4 65/312947
CAG (2 Yrs) 5.0 138 548 493 80 162 42 14 15 129 16 38 .329 .379 .562 .941 146 .418 140 277 2 15 532/69
HBG (2 Yrs) 3.7 98 417 386 86 131 26 6 13 88 4 29 .339 .388 .539 .927 143 .420 138 208 2 562/93
COG (2 Yrs) 3.2 76 324 299 44 100 20 5 5 53 9 21 .334 .378 .485 .863 148 .401 145 145 0 4 *62/137
HG (2 Yrs) 1.6 54 215 194 45 67 14 2 13 54 2 20 .345 .409 .639 1.048 153 .454 145 124 1 0 53/267
NLG (1 Yr) 0.5 9 35 31 12 16 4 0 1 8 0 4 .516 .571 .742 1.313 218 .589 221 23 0 /5
NWB (1 Yr) 0.1 2 8 8 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250 241 .547 216 7 0 0 /54
ND (1 Yr) -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -103 0 0 0 /5
NNL (4 Yrs) 8.3 214 872 792 124 262 62 19 20 182 25 59 .331 .379 .533 .911 147 .412 142 422 2 19 6532/179
ECL (4 Yrs) 10.7 209 867 787 187 283 59 9 39 200 18 74 .360 .419 .606 1.025 169 .459 163 477 6 652/93147
NN2 (2 Yrs) -0.2 8 23 21 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .143 .217 .190 .408 6 .204 10 4 0 0 /257
ANL (1 Yr) 2.2 56 230 207 57 80 17 2 14 60 2 22 .386 .448 .691 1.139 174 .494 167 143 1 53/627
EWL (1 Yr) 0.1 2 8 8 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250 241 .547 216 7 0 0 /54

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1920 20 COG NNL 123 -3 0 0 3 2 2 0.2 4 6 0.6 .505 .501 0.3 0.5 3 62/13
1921 21 COG NNL 201 21 0 0 -2 3 21 2.0 7 28 2.6 .543 .512 2.9 0.1 30 *6/17
1922 22 CAG NNL 252 21 1 0 8 2 31 2.8 9 40 3.7 .542 .517 2.9 0.9 32 *5/369
1923 23 CAG NNL 296 9 0 0 -1 -2 5 0.5 10 15 1.4 .506 .503 1.5 -0.3 16 *32/5
1924 24 BBS ECL 132 15 1 0 1 2 19 1.7 5 23 2.1 .550 .510 2.0 0.3 22 6
1925 25 BBS ECL 219 30 0 0 9 3 41 3.5 8 49 4.2 .567 .521 3.4 1.0 40 *6/53214
1926 26 2TM ECL 219 17 0 0 -6 2 12 1.1 7 19 1.8 .520 .503 2.3 -0.4 26 *5/6917
1926 26 BBS ECL 99 8 0 0 -4 1 5 0.4 3 8 0.7 .516 .503 1.1 -0.3 12 5/6917
1926 26 HBG ECL 120 9 0 0 -2 1 7 0.6 4 11 1.0 .523 .504 1.2 -0.1 13 5/6
1927 27 HBG ECL 297 13 0 0 4 3 20 1.8 10 30 2.7 .525 .511 2.3 0.6 26 562/93
1929 29 2TM ANL 230 24 0 0 -5 1 19 1.5 8 27 2.2 .527 .506 2.7 -0.4 32 53/627
1929 29 HG ANL 195 17 0 0 -3 0 14 1.1 7 21 1.7 .524 .507 2.0 -0.2 24 53/627
1929 29 NLG ANL 35 7 0 0 -2 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .541 .502 0.7 -0.1 8 /5
1932 32 NWB EWL 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .558 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /54
1934 34 ND NN2 3 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .370 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /5
1935 35 HG NN2 20 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .475 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /257
12 Yrs 2000 145 -1 0 9 15 168 14.7 68 236 21.1 .530 .509 20.2 2.2 228 5632/9174
162 Game Avg 663 48 0 0 3 5 56 4.9 23 78 7.0 .530 .509 6.7 0.7 75
BBS (3 Yrs) 450 54 0 0 5 6 65 5.6 15 80 7.0 .550 .514 6.5 1.0 75 65/312947
CAG (2 Yrs) 548 30 0 0 6 0 36 3.3 19 55 5.0 .523 .510 4.4 0.6 49 532/69
HG (2 Yrs) 215 15 0 0 -3 1 12 0.9 7 20 1.6 .517 .506 1.9 -0.2 23 53/267
COG (2 Yrs) 324 18 0 0 1 5 23 2.2 11 34 3.2 .528 .508 3.1 0.6 33 *62/137
HBG (2 Yrs) 417 22 0 0 2 4 27 2.4 14 41 3.7 .524 .509 3.5 0.5 39 562/93
NLG (1 Yr) 35 7 0 0 -2 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .541 .502 0.7 -0.1 8 /5
NWB (1 Yr) 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .558 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /54
ND (1 Yr) 3 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .370 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /5
ECL (4 Yrs) 867 75 0 0 8 9 92 8.0 30 122 10.7 .538 .511 10.0 1.5 114 652/93147
NNL (4 Yrs) 872 47 0 0 7 5 59 5.4 30 89 8.3 .525 .509 7.5 1.1 82 6532/179
NN2 (2 Yrs) 23 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.2 .462 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /257
ANL (1 Yr) 230 24 0 0 -5 1 19 1.5 8 27 2.2 .527 .506 2.7 -0.4 32 53/627
EWL (1 Yr) 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .558 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /54

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1920 20 COG NNL 123 .291 77 .237 .078 0.8 4.9 33.3 62/13
1921 21 COG NNL 201 .468 182 .378 .196 2.0 7.5 33.7 *6/17
1922 22 CAG NNL 252 .452 163 .338 .233 2.8 7.5 39.4 *5/369
1923 23 CAG NNL 296 .391 121 .282 .233 2.7 6.4 30.1 *32/5
1924 24 BBS ECL 132 .491 184 .348 .244 5.3 8.3 50.0 6
1925 25 BBS ECL 219 .517 197 .345 .328 6.8 11.9 38.6 *6/53214
1926 26 2TM ECL 219 .442 157 .300 .261 4.1 8.7 42.9 *5/6917
1926 26 BBS ECL 99 .449 162 .302 .278 4.0 8.1 42.9 5/6917
1926 26 HBG ECL 120 .436 154 .298 .248 4.2 9.2 42.9 5/6
1927 27 HBG ECL 297 .413 132 .323 .181 2.7 6.1 51.4 562/93
1929 29 2TM ANL 230 .494 167 .342 .304 6.1 9.6 48.3 53/627
1929 29 HG ANL 195 .477 157 .313 .318 6.7 9.2 45.7 53/627
1929 29 NLG ANL 35 .589 221 .500 .226 2.9 11.4 57.9 /5
1932 32 NWB EWL 8 .547 216 .286 .500 12.5 0.0 50.0 /54
1934 34 ND NN2 3 .000 -103 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /5
1935 35 HG NN2 20 .234 25 .167 .056 0.0 10.0 0.0 /257
12 Yrs 2000 .440 153 .320 .233 3.7 7.9 40.9 5632/9174
MLB Average .343 100 .293 .112 1.1 7.9 35.7
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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1920 20 COG NNL C 15 14 119.0 84 64 19 1 4 .988 .971 6.28 6.50 5.53 5.40 1 27
1920 20 COG NNL SS 14 14 108.0 91 37 46 8 6 .912 .916 6.92 4.93 5.93 4.09
1920 20 COG NNL P 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 1.13 3.49 1.00 2.90
1920 20 COG NNL 1B 1 1 8.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .977 10.13 11.25 9.00 9.40
1921 21 COG NNL SS 46 46 375.2 242 79 129 34 9 .860 .908 4.98 5.18 4.52 5.28
1921 21 COG NNL P 2 0 9.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 .930 4.66 3.26 2.50 3.30
1921 21 COG NNL LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 4.50 1.80 1.00 1.70
1922 22 CAG NNL 3B 57 56 500.2 209 61 130 18 7 .914 .932 3.43 3.20 3.35 3.26
1922 22 CAG NNL 1B 5 5 42.0 51 47 2 2 4 .961 .978 10.50 11.40 9.80 11.60
1922 22 CAG NNL SS 3 1 15.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .917 1.80 4.86 1.00 4.97
1922 22 CAG NNL RF 1 1 8.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 2.08 1.56 2.00 1.60
1923 23 CAG NNL 1B 59 58 492.0 645 606 26 13 27 .980 .980 11.56 11.92 10.71 12.48
1923 23 CAG NNL C 10 9 76.1 45 35 9 1 1 .978 .965 5.19 5.73 4.40 6.00 1 4
1923 23 CAG NNL 3B 8 5 53.2 24 10 12 2 1 .917 .925 3.69 3.17 2.75 3.31
1924 24 BBS ECL SS 33 33 281.0 161 64 84 13 7 .919 .909 4.74 4.92 4.48 4.73
1925 25 BBS ECL SS 36 36 313.1 225 94 110 21 13 .907 .923 5.86 5.28 5.67 6.11
1925 25 BBS ECL 3B 12 12 100.0 56 15 35 6 4 .893 .925 4.50 3.01 4.17 3.49
1925 25 BBS ECL 1B 3 3 25.0 29 27 2 0 1 1.000 .979 10.44 10.94 9.67 12.67
1925 25 BBS ECL C 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .965 9.00 5.40 2.00 6.40 0 0
1925 25 BBS ECL 2B 1 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 3.00 5.70 1.00 6.50
1926 26 2TM ECL 3B 48 48 380.2 117 45 60 12 2 .897 .918 2.48 2.93 2.19 2.53
1926 26 BBS ECL 3B 21 21 152.2 50 21 23 6 2 .880 .918 2.59 2.93 2.10 2.53
1926 26 HBG ECL 3B 27 27 228.0 67 24 37 6 0 .910 .918 2.41 2.93 2.26 2.53
1926 26 2TM ECL SS 7 3 40.0 24 7 14 3 1 .875 .912 4.73 5.42 3.00 4.69
1926 26 BBS ECL SS 6 2 31.0 15 5 7 3 0 .800 .912 3.48 5.43 2.00 4.68
1926 26 HBG ECL SS 1 1 9.0 9 2 7 0 1 1.000 .912 9.00 5.40 9.00 4.70
1926 26 BBS ECL RF 2 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.08 1.80 1.50 1.55
1926 26 BBS ECL P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.30
1926 26 BBS ECL LF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .970 2.25 1.80 1.00 1.60
1927 27 HBG ECL 3B 26 26 213.1 80 23 49 8 4 .900 .931 3.04 2.97 2.77 2.83
1927 27 HBG ECL SS 25 22 209.0 147 44 90 13 19 .912 .919 5.77 5.31 5.36 5.07
1927 27 HBG ECL C 17 17 127.2 75 66 8 1 1 .987 .961 5.22 5.40 4.35 5.16 4 16
1927 27 HBG ECL RF 6 3 28.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0.64 1.86 0.33 1.80
1927 27 HBG ECL 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 .980 18.00 10.80 2.00 10.20
1929 29 2TM ANL 3B 29 29 245.0 74 30 37 7 1 .905 .918 2.46 2.90 2.31 2.85
1929 29 HG ANL 3B 20 20 171.0 55 21 28 6 1 .891 .918 2.58 2.90 2.45 2.85
1929 29 NLG ANL 3B 9 9 74.0 19 9 9 1 0 .947 .918 2.19 2.89 2.00 2.86
1929 29 HG ANL 1B 16 16 130.0 150 142 5 3 10 .980 .980 10.18 10.65 9.19 10.48
1929 29 HG ANL SS 8 5 46.2 33 13 15 5 2 .848 .914 5.40 5.32 3.50 5.24
1929 29 HG ANL C 5 3 30.1 23 18 3 2 0 .913 .959 6.23 5.40 4.20 5.34 0 2
1929 29 HG ANL LF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .945 1.29 1.74 1.00 1.70
1932 32 NWB EWL 3B 2 2 10.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .920 4.50 2.79 2.50 3.85
1932 32 NWB EWL 2B 1 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .960 1.50 5.70 1.00 7.90
1934 34 ND NN2 3B 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .935 2.25 2.81 2.00 3.10
1935 35 HG NN2 C 5 4 31.0 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 .981 8.42 6.47 5.80 5.14 0 1
1935 35 HG NN2 3B 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .920 9.00 2.70 2.00 2.30
1935 35 HG NN2 LF 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 1.29 1.80 1.00 1.40
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
12 Yrs 500 470 4014.0 2647 1575 899 173 125 .935 .944 5.55 5.54 4.95 5.54 6 50
3B (9 Yrs) 3B 184 179 1513.1 569 189 327 53 19 .907 .926 3.07 3.03 2.80 2.96
SS (8 Yrs) SS 172 160 1388.2 926 339 490 97 57 .895 .915 5.37 5.16 4.82 5.19
1B (6 Yrs) 1B 85 83 698.0 886 832 36 18 43 .980 .980 11.19 11.61 10.21 12.00
C (6 Yrs) C 53 47 386.1 258 213 40 5 6 .981 .967 5.89 5.89 4.77 5.42 6 50
LF (4 Yrs) LF 5 3 27.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .948 1.67 1.77 1.00 1.62
RF (3 Yrs) RF 9 5 49.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.27 1.79 0.78 1.72
P (3 Yrs) P 4 1 18.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .932 2.89 3.33 1.50 2.95
2B (2 Yrs) 2B 2 0 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .950 2.00 5.70 1.00 7.20

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was John Beckwith born?

John Beckwith was born on January 10, 1900.

Where was John Beckwith born?

John Beckwith was born in Louisville, KY.

How tall was John Beckwith?

John Beckwith was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did John Beckwith weigh when playing?

John Beckwith weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Beckwith play?

John Beckwith played 12 seasons.

Is John Beckwith in the Hall of Fame?

John Beckwith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did John Beckwith play?

John Beckwith was a Third Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman.

How many hits did John Beckwith have?

John Beckwith had 631 hits over his career.

How many home runs did John Beckwith have?

John Beckwith had 74 home runs over his career.

What was John Beckwith's average?

John Beckwith had a .348 average over his career.

How many teams has John Beckwith played for?

John Beckwith played for 8 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Harrisburg Giants, Homestead Grays, Newark Dodgers, New York Lincoln Giants and Newark Browns.

When did John Beckwith retire?

John Beckwith last played in 1935.

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