Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP Pos Awards
1874 22 2TM NA -0.3 10 40 40 7 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .225 .225 .300 .525 64 .216 65 12 0 O
1874 22 HAR NA -0.2 9 35 35 6 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .229 .229 .314 .543 69 .220 66 11 0 /O
1874 22 NYU NA 0.0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 28 .193 56 1 0 /O
1875 23 PHI NA 0.1 19 70 70 10 17 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 4 .243 .243 .300 .543 83 .249 83 21 0 O/53
1877 25 LOU NL 1.8 61 269 260 38 74 9 5 3 34 9 17 .285 .309 .392 .701 106 .319 99 102 *O/3
1878 26 IND NL 3.5 63 279 266 48 90 19 6 0 30 13 20 .338 .369 .455 .824 184 .380 167 121 *O
1879 27 CHC NL 1.6 73 322 316 53 96 13 0 0 35 6 28 .304 .317 .345 .662 111 .299 105 109 *O/5
1880 28 CLV NL 2.8 83 355 338 62 90 14 9 0 21 17 36 .266 .301 .361 .662 126 .298 119 122 *O
1881 29 CLV NL 1.4 85 366 343 48 88 13 6 1 34 23 20 .257 .303 .338 .641 106 .300 109 116 *O
1882 30 CLV NL 0.4 84 340 313 37 67 14 2 3 28 27 27 .214 .276 .300 .577 88 .266 95 94 *O
1883 31 BUF NL 2.2 95 428 401 67 117 11 3 0 41 27 39 .292 .336 .334 .671 103 .307 104 134 *O
1884 32 SLM UA 4.8 106 497 467 130 168 40 10 2 30 .360 .398 .501 .899 201 .409 169 234 *O/43
1885 33 2TM 2LG 0.2 71 286 266 31 52 11 3 0 19 20 31 .195 .252 .259 .511 67 .243 77 69 0 O
1885 33 SLM NL 0.2 69 276 257 30 50 11 2 0 18 19 31 .195 .250 .253 .503 65 .240 75 65 O
1885 33 PHA AA 0.0 2 10 9 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 .222 .300 .444 .744 127 .336 115 4 0 /O
1886 34 PHA AA 0.3 21 90 82 15 22 3 3 0 8 3 8 .268 .333 .378 .711 124 .336 117 31 0 O
1890 38 PHA AA 0.7 100 442 390 55 110 15 5 1 58 29 47 .282 .367 .354 .720 113 .357 113 138 5 *O/3
13 Yrs 19.4 871 3784 3552 601 1000 164 53 11 317 34 0 227 226 .282 .326 .367 .692 121 .320 116 1303 0 5 *O/345
162 Game Avg 3.6 162 704 661 112 186 31 10 2 42 .282 .326 .367 .692 121 .320 116 242
CLV (3 Yrs) 4.6 252 1061 994 147 245 41 17 4 83 67 83 .246 .294 .334 .628 106 .288 107 332 *O
PHA (3 Yrs) 1.0 123 542 481 71 134 18 9 1 67 32 56 .279 .360 .360 .719 115 .353 114 173 5 O/3
SLM (2 Yrs) 5.0 175 773 724 160 218 51 12 2 18 49 31 .301 .345 .413 .758 152 .349 138 299 *O/43
BUF (1 Yr) 2.2 95 428 401 67 117 11 3 0 41 27 39 .292 .336 .334 .671 103 .307 104 134 *O
CHC (1 Yr) 1.6 73 322 316 53 96 13 0 0 35 6 28 .304 .317 .345 .662 111 .299 105 109 *O/5
IND (1 Yr) 3.5 63 279 266 48 90 19 6 0 30 13 20 .338 .369 .455 .824 184 .380 167 121 *O
LOU (1 Yr) 1.8 61 269 260 38 74 9 5 3 34 9 17 .285 .309 .392 .701 106 .319 99 102 *O/3
PHI (1 Yr) 0.1 19 70 70 10 17 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 4 .243 .243 .300 .543 83 .249 83 21 0 O/53
HAR (1 Yr) -0.2 9 35 35 6 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .229 .229 .314 .543 69 .220 66 11 0 /O
NYU (1 Yr) 0.0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 28 .193 56 1 0 /O
NL (8 Yrs) 13.8 613 2635 2494 383 672 104 33 7 241 141 218 .269 .309 .346 .655 110 .300 108 863 *O/35
AA (3 Yrs) 1.0 123 542 481 71 134 18 9 1 67 32 56 .279 .360 .360 .719 115 .353 114 173 5 O/3
NA (2 Yrs) -0.2 29 110 110 17 26 2 1 1 9 2 0 0 8 .236 .236 .300 .536 76 .237 76 33 0 O/53
UA (1 Yr) 4.8 106 497 467 130 168 40 10 2 30 .360 .398 .501 .899 201 .409 169 234 *O/43
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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
1874 22 2TM NA 40 -3 0 0 -2 -1 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.3 .461 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -2 O
1874 22 HAR NA 35 -2 0 0 -2 -1 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.2 .460 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -2 /O
1874 22 NYU NA 5 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0 0 0.0 .463 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /O
1875 23 PHI NA 70 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 1 0.1 .491 .499 0.1 -0.1 0 O/53
1877 25 LOU NL 269 0 0 0 14 -4 10 0.9 9 19 1.8 .515 .506 0.6 0.9 5 *O/3
1878 26 IND NL 279 24 0 0 6 -4 26 2.5 9 36 3.5 .540 .516 2.9 0.2 30 *O
1879 27 CHC NL 322 2 0 0 7 -5 5 0.4 11 16 1.6 .506 .503 1.0 0.2 9 *O/5
1880 28 CLV NL 355 9 0 0 12 -5 15 1.5 12 27 2.8 .519 .510 1.7 0.7 15 *O
1881 29 CLV NL 366 4 0 0 2 -5 1 0.0 12 13 1.4 .501 .501 1.3 -0.4 11 *O
1882 30 CLV NL 340 -3 0 0 0 -5 -8 -0.8 12 4 0.4 .491 .495 0.5 -0.6 4 *O
1883 31 BUF NL 428 3 0 0 12 -6 9 0.7 14 23 2.2 .509 .505 1.3 0.5 11 *O
1884 32 SLM UA 497 51 0 0 5 -6 50 4.7 0 50 4.8 .541 .527 4.0 0.2 45 *O/43
1885 33 2TM 2LG 286 -9 0 0 5 -4 -8 -0.9 10 1 0.2 .489 .495 -0.2 0.0 -4 O
1885 33 SLM NL 276 -9 0 0 5 -4 -8 -0.9 9 1 0.2 .488 .495 -0.3 0.0 -4 O
1885 33 PHA AA 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /O
1886 34 PHA AA 90 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .503 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 O
1890 38 PHA AA 442 8 -1 0 -5 -6 -4 -0.5 11 7 0.7 .497 .498 1.2 -1.0 12 *O/3
13 Yrs 3784 87 -1 0 56 -53 89 8.0 105 194 19.4 .510 .505 14.3 0.4 138 *O/345
162 Game Avg 704 16 0 0 10 -10 17 1.5 20 36 3.6 .510 .505 2.7 0.1 26
CLV (3 Yrs) 1061 11 0 0 14 -16 8 0.7 36 44 4.6 .504 .502 3.4 -0.3 30 *O
PHA (3 Yrs) 542 11 -1 0 -5 -7 -3 -0.4 13 10 1.0 .498 .498 1.5 -1.2 15 O/3
SLM (2 Yrs) 773 41 0 0 10 -10 41 3.8 9 51 5.0 .520 .514 3.8 0.2 41 *O/43
BUF (1 Yr) 428 3 0 0 12 -6 9 0.7 14 23 2.2 .509 .505 1.3 0.5 11 *O
CHC (1 Yr) 322 2 0 0 7 -5 5 0.4 11 16 1.6 .506 .503 1.0 0.2 9 *O/5
IND (1 Yr) 279 24 0 0 6 -4 26 2.5 9 36 3.5 .540 .516 2.9 0.2 30 *O
LOU (1 Yr) 269 0 0 0 14 -4 10 0.9 9 19 1.8 .515 .506 0.6 0.9 5 *O/3
PHI (1 Yr) 70 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 1 0.1 .491 .499 0.1 -0.1 0 O/53
HAR (1 Yr) 35 -2 0 0 -2 -1 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.2 .460 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -2 /O
NYU (1 Yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0 0 0.0 .463 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /O
NL (8 Yrs) 2635 31 0 0 58 -39 50 4.3 88 138 13.8 .508 .503 8.8 1.6 80 *O/35
AA (3 Yrs) 542 11 -1 0 -5 -7 -3 -0.4 13 10 1.0 .498 .498 1.5 -1.2 15 O/3
NA (2 Yrs) 110 -5 1 0 -2 -1 -7 -0.6 4 -3 -0.2 .481 .499 0.0 -0.3 -1 O/53
UA (1 Yr) 497 51 0 0 5 -6 50 4.7 0 50 4.8 .541 .527 4.0 0.2 45 *O/43

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
1874 22 2TM NA 40 .216 65 .229 .075 2.5 10.0 0.0 75.0 O
1874 22 HAR NA 35 .220 66 .233 .086 2.9 11.4 0.0 71.4 /O
1874 22 NYU NA 5 .193 56 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 /O
1875 23 PHI NA 70 .249 83 .258 .057 0.0 5.7 0.0 58.8 100.0 O/53
1877 25 LOU NL 269 .319 99 .296 .108 1.1 6.3 3.3 43.8 *O/3
1878 26 IND NL 279 .380 167 .366 .117 0.0 7.2 4.7 46.6 *O
1879 27 CHC NL 322 .299 105 .333 .041 0.0 8.7 1.9 52.0 *O/5
1880 28 CLV NL 355 .298 119 .298 .095 0.0 10.1 4.8 57.9 *O
1881 29 CLV NL 366 .300 109 .270 .082 0.3 5.5 6.3 42.7 *O
1882 30 CLV NL 340 .266 95 .226 .086 0.9 7.9 7.9 37.4 *O
1883 31 BUF NL 428 .307 104 .323 .042 0.0 9.1 6.3 46.5 *O
1884 32 SLM UA 497 .409 169 .357 .141 0.4 6.0 65.3 *O/43
1885 33 2TM 2LG 286 .243 77 .221 .064 0.0 10.8 7.0 43.1 O
1885 33 SLM NL 276 .240 75 .221 .058 0.0 11.2 6.9 43.5 O
1885 33 PHA AA 10 .336 115 .222 .222 0.0 10.0 33.3 /O
1886 34 PHA AA 90 .336 117 .268 .110 0.0 8.9 50.0 O
1890 38 PHA AA 442 .357 113 .280 .072 0.2 10.6 33.5 *O/3
13 Yrs 3784 .320 116 .298 .085 0.3 6.0 6.0 48.3 100.0 *O/345
MLB Average .294 100 .263 .081 0.5 5.0 5.2 49.1 67.6

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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1874 22 2TM NA OF 10 10 90.0 31 22 0 9 0 .710 .802 2.20 2.02 2.20 2.02
1874 22 HAR NA OF 9 9 89.0 31 22 0 9 0 .710 .802 2.22 2.02 2.44 2.02
1874 22 NYU NA OF 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.00
1875 23 PHI NA OF 12 99.0 26 19 1 6 1 .769 .818 1.82 1.88 1.67 1.88
1875 23 PHI NA 3B 5 28.0 11 2 6 3 0 .727 .764 2.57 3.66 1.60 3.68
1875 23 PHI NA 1B 2 9.0 10 10 0 0 1 1.000 .936 10.00 10.90 5.00 10.90
1877 25 LOU NL OF 60 560.0 170 121 21 28 1 .835 .831 2.28 1.88 2.37 1.88
1877 25 LOU NL 1B 1 9.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 .951 12.00 10.80 12.00 10.90
1878 26 IND NL OF 63 562.0 158 105 28 25 2 .842 .834 2.13 1.76 2.11 1.77
1879 27 CHC NL OF 72 659.0 186 99 50 37 3 .801 .838 2.03 1.88 2.07 1.89
1879 27 CHC NL 3B 1 5.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 .830 1.80 3.42 1.00 3.40
1880 28 CLV NL OF 83 730.0 181 128 35 18 5 .901 .855 2.01 1.88 1.96 1.85
1881 29 CLV NL OF 85 760.0 166 122 24 20 4 .880 .871 1.73 2.08 1.72 2.06
1882 30 CLV NL OF 84 754.0 159 111 17 31 2 .805 .855 1.53 1.95 1.52 1.93
1883 31 BUF NL OF 95 852.0 259 182 41 36 3 .861 .849 2.36 2.00 2.35 1.96
1884 32 SLM UA OF 100 861.0 154 110 24 20 3 .870 .816 1.40 1.59 1.34 1.53
1884 32 SLM UA 2B 7 57.0 44 22 16 6 1 .864 .869 6.00 5.70 5.43 5.47
1884 32 SLM UA 1B 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80 0.00 10.20
1885 33 2TM 2LG OF 71 621.0 147 107 28 12 0 .918 .881 1.96 1.90 1.90 1.85
1885 33 SLM NL OF 69 609.0 146 106 28 12 0 .918 .881 1.98 1.90 1.94 1.85
1885 33 PHA AA OF 2 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .880 0.75 1.88 0.50 1.85
1886 34 PHA AA OF 21 186.0 54 40 4 10 2 .815 .877 2.13 1.84 2.10 1.79
1890 38 PHA AA OF 98 844.0 167 143 17 7 6 .958 .916 1.71 1.89 1.63 1.82
1890 38 PHA AA 1B 3 24.0 29 26 2 1 1 .966 .973 10.50 10.73 9.33 10.30
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
13 Yrs 874 10 7712.0 1966 1381 315 270 35 .863 .856 1.98 1.97 1.94 1.96
OF (13 Yrs) OF 854 10 7578.0 1858 1309 290 259 32 .861 .853 1.90 1.88 1.87 1.85
1B (4 Yrs) 1B 7 44.0 51 48 2 1 2 .980 .961 10.23 10.78 7.14 10.54
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 6 33.0 13 2 7 4 0 .692 .774 2.45 3.63 1.50 3.63
2B (1 Yr) 2B 7 57.0 44 22 16 6 1 .864 .869 6.00 5.70 5.43 5.47

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Orator Shafer born?

Orator Shafer was born on October 4, 1851.

Where was Orator Shafer born?

Orator Shafer was born in Philadelphia, PA.

How tall was Orator Shafer?

Orator Shafer was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Orator Shafer weigh when playing?

Orator Shafer weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Orator Shafer play?

Orator Shafer played 13 seasons.

Is Orator Shafer in the Hall of Fame?

Orator Shafer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Orator Shafer play?

Orator Shafer was a Rightfielder.

How many hits did Orator Shafer have?

Orator Shafer had 1,000 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Orator Shafer have?

Orator Shafer had 11 home runs over his career.

What was Orator Shafer's average?

Orator Shafer had a .282 average over his career.

How many teams has Orator Shafer played for?

Orator Shafer played for 10 teams; the Buffalo Bisons, Cleveland Blues, Chicago White Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Indianapolis Blues, Louisville Grays, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Whites and St. Louis Maroons.

When did Orator Shafer retire?

Orator Shafer last played in 1890.

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