John Irwin

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 168lb (178cm, 76kg)

Born: July 21, 1861 in Toronto, Canada ca

Died: February 28, 1934 in Boston, MA

Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA

Debut: May 31, 1882 (Age 20-314d, 566th in MLB history)

Last Game: August 8, 1896 (Age 35-018d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: John Irwin

Relatives: Brother of Arthur Irwin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

AB

1269

R

222

H

312

BA

.246

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.308

SLG

.326

OPS

.634

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1882	20	WOR	NL	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0			/3

1883	21	BAY	N/A																						BAY · NWES
1884	22	BOS	UA	105	447	432	81	101	22	6	1			15		.234	.260	.319	.579	94	138			*5

1885	23	NBP,HVH	Ind																						NBP,HVH · ENEL
1886	24	HVH	N/A																						HVH · NENL
1886	24	PHA	AA	3	13	13	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0		.231	.231	.308	.538	69	4	0		/65
1887	25	NWK	N/A																						NWK · INTA
1887	25	WHS	NL	8	35	31	6	11	2	0	2	3	6	3	6	.355	.429	.613	1.041	192	19	1		/65
1888	26	WKB	N/A																						WKB · CENL
1888	26	WHS	NL	37	133	126	14	28	5	2	0	8	15	5	18	.222	.263	.294	.557	82	37	2		65
1889	27	WKB	N/A																						WKB · ATLA
1889	27	WHS	NL	58	257	228	42	66	11	4	0	25	10	25	14	.289	.370	.373	.742	114	85	4		5
1890	28	BUF	PL	77	355	308	62	72	11	4	0	34	18	43	19	.234	.335	.295	.631	75	91	4		53/4
1891	29	LIN	N/A	13	52	52	6	15	2	1	0		1			.288	.288	.365	.654		19				LIN · WA
1891	29	TOT	AA	33	139	127	13	31	3	3	0	22	7	11	15	.244	.309	.315	.624	80	40	1		O5/6
1891	29	BOS	AA	19	78	72	6	16	2	2	0	15	6	6	9	.222	.282	.306	.588	67	22	0		O/56
1891	29	LOU	AA	14	61	55	7	15	1	1	0	7	1	5	6	.273	.344	.327	.672	96	18	1		5
1892	30	BNG,BKT	N/A,B	28	112	97	11	19	3	0	0		6			.196	.196	.227	.423		22		15		BNG,BKT · EL,NENL
1893	31	WKB	N/A	62	253	253	48	73	7	5	2		9			.289	.289	.379	.668		96				WKB · EL
1894	32	HVH	B																						HVH · NENL
1895	33	BKT,LAW	B,Ind																						BKT,LAW · NENL,NENA
1896	34	NYC	A	49	178	178	42	56	9	1	1		20			.315	.315	.393	.708		70				NYC · ATLL
1897	35	TAU	B	91	353	353	64	128	35	0	1		18			.363	.363	.470	.833		166				TAU · NENL
1899	37	MAN	F	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0			.500	.500	.500	1.000		1				MAN · NENL
8 Yrs				322	1383	1269	222	312	55	19	3	93	56	102	74	.246	.308	.326	.634	92	414	12
162 Game Avg.				162	696	638	112	157	28	10	2	47		51		.246	.308	.326	.634	92	208

WHS (3 yrs)				103	425	385	62	105	18	6	2	36	31	33	38	.273	.341	.366	.707	111	141	7
LOU (1 yr)				14	61	55	7	15	1	1	0	7	1	5	6	.273	.344	.327	.672	96	18	1
PHA (1 yr)				3	13	13	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0		.231	.231	.308	.538	69	4	0
BOS (1 yr)				19	78	72	6	16	2	2	0	15	6	6	9	.222	.282	.306	.588	67	22	0
BUF (1 yr)				77	355	308	62	72	11	4	0	34	18	43	19	.234	.335	.295	.631	75	91	4
BOS (1 yr)				105	447	432	81	101	22	6	1			15		.234	.260	.319	.579	94	138
WOR (1 yr)				1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0

AA (2 yrs)				36	152	140	17	34	4	3	0	23	7	11	15	.243	.303	.314	.617	79	44	1
NL (4 yrs)				104	429	389	62	105	18	6	2	36	31	33	40	.270	.338	.362	.700	109	141	7
UA (1 yr)				105	447	432	81	101	22	6	1			15		.234	.260	.319	.579	94	138
PL (1 yr)				77	355	308	62	72	11	4	0	34	18	43	19	.234	.335	.295	.631	75	91	4

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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