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Cap Anson
Adrian Constantine Anson (Pop, Uncle, or Captain)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 227 lb.
School University of Notre Dame

Debut May 6, 1871
Final Game October 3, 1897
Born April 17, 1852 in Marshalltown, IA
Died April 14, 1922 in Chicago, IL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939.

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1871 19 ROK NA  25  120   29   39  11  3   0   16   6  2   2   1  .325  .336  .467  133   56                    
 1872 20 ATH NA  46  217   60   90  10  7   0   50   6  6  16   3  .415  .455  .525  197  114                    
 1873 21 ATH NA  52  254   53  101   9  2   0   36   0  2   5   1  .398  .409  .449  146  114                    
 1874 22 ATH NA  55  259   51   87   8  3   0   37   6  0   4   1  .336  .346  .390  126  101                    
 1875 23 ATH NA  69  326   84  106  15  3   0   58  11  6   4   2  .325  .333  .390  142  127                    
 1876 24 CHC NL  66  309   63  110   9  7   2   59         12   8  .356  .380  .450  162  139                    
 1877 25 CHC NL  59  255   52   86  19  1   0   32          9   3  .337  .360  .420  133  107                    
 1878 26 CHC NL  60  261   55   89  12  2   0   40         13   1  .341  .372  .402  148  105                    
 1879 27 CHC NL  51  227   40   72  20  1   0   34          2   2  .317  .323  .414  135   94                    
 1880 28 CHC NL  86  356   54  120  24  1   1   74         14  12  .337  .362  .419  157  149                    
 1881 29 CHC NL  84  343   67  137  21  7   1   82         26   4  .399  .442  .510  191  175                    
 1882 30 CHC NL  82  348   69  126  29  8   1   83         20   7  .362  .397  .500  180  174                    
 1883 31 CHC NL  98  413   70  127  36  5   0   68         18   9  .308  .336  .419  120  173                    
 1884 32 CHC NL 112  475  108  159  30  3  21  102         29  13  .335  .373  .543  176  258                    
 1885 33 CHC NL 112  464  100  144  35  7   7  108         34  13  .310  .357  .461  148  214                    
 1886 34 CHC NL 125  504  117  187  35 11  10  147  29     55  19  .371  .433  .544  178  274                    
 1887 35 CHC NL 122  472  107  164  33 13   7  102  27     60  18  .347  .422  .517  146  244               1    
 1888 36 CHC NL 134  515  101  177  20 12  12   84  28     47  24  .344  .400  .499  176  257               1    
 1889 37 CHC NL 134  518  100  161  32  7   7  117  27     86  19  .311  .414  .440  134  228               5    
 1890 38 CHC NL 139  504   95  157  14  5   7  107  29    113  23  .312  .443  .401  142  202               6    
 1891 39 CHC NL 136  540   81  157  24  8   8  120  17     75  29  .291  .378  .409  124  221               1    
 1892 40 CHC NL 146  559   62  152  25  9   1   74  13     67  30  .272  .354  .354  120  198               4    
 1893 41 CHC NL 103  398   70  125  24  2   0   91  13     68  12  .314  .415  .384  110  153               1    
 1894 42 CHC NL  83  340   82  132  28  4   5   99  17     40  15  .388  .457  .538  134  183               3    
 1895 43 CHC NL 122  474   87  159  23  6   2   91  12     55  23  .335  .408  .422  108  200  13           3    
 1896 44 CHC NL 108  402   72  133  18  2   2   90  24     49  10  .331  .407  .400  110  161   5           3    
 1897 45 CHC NL 114  424   67  121  17  3   3   75  11     60      .285  .379  .361   92  153   9           4    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 27 Seasons        10277      3418    142     2076     16     302  .333  .393  .445  141       27   0   0  32   0
               2523      1996      581     97      276    983                            4574
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        660  128  219  37  9   6  133  18  1  63  19  .333  .393  .445  141  294   2   0   0   2   0
 Career High    146  559  117  187  36 13  21  147  29  6 113  30  .415  .457  .544  197  274  13   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1871 19 ROK NA  122   83   19   6.1    86| .325  .282| .336  .306| .467  .378| .803  .684| 133  .552   5.3   0.5  75%
 1872 20 ATH NA  233  133   50  10.1    80| .415  .293| .455  .305| .525  .357| .980  .661| 197  .807  25.4   2.4  50%
 1873 21 ATH NA  259  155   46   8.0    91| .398  .307| .409  .321| .449  .380| .858  .700| 146  .721  14.6   1.4   0%
 1874 22 ATH NA  263  172   36   5.6    78| .336  .289| .346  .298| .390  .354| .736  .652| 126  .647   7.5   0.8 100%
 1875 23 ATH NA  330  226   42   5.0    62| .325  .265| .333  .272| .390  .325| .723  .597| 142  .680  14.1   1.6  64%
 1876 24 CHC NL  321  199   53   7.3    73| .356  .280| .380  .293| .450  .340| .830  .633| 162  .782  20.8   2.3     
 1877 25 CHC NL  264  169   39   6.2    82| .337  .290| .360  .309| .420  .361| .780  .670| 133  .707  10.8   1.2     
 1878 26 CHC NL  274  172   39   6.1    71| .341  .272| .372  .291| .402  .335| .774  .626| 148  .743  14.3   1.6     
 1879 27 CHC NL  229  155   30   5.2    70| .317  .266| .323  .282| .414  .345| .737  .627| 135  .677   9.0   1.0     
 1880 28 CHC NL  370  236   54   6.1    66| .337  .253| .362  .276| .419  .333| .781  .610| 157  .769  22.1   2.6     
 1881 29 CHC NL  369  206   77  10.0    78| .399  .270| .442  .301| .510  .354| .952  .655| 191  .861  37.4   4.0     
 1882 30 CHC NL  368  222   69   8.3    74| .362  .259| .397  .287| .500  .353| .897  .640| 180  .819  32.2   3.5     
 1883 31 CHC NL  431  286   58   5.4    87| .308  .277| .336  .305| .419  .382| .755  .687| 120  .634  11.1   1.2     
 1884 32 CHC NL  504  316   96   8.0    79| .335  .259| .373  .300| .543  .359| .916  .659| 176  .808  42.4   4.5     
 1885 33 CHC NL  498  320   76   6.2    80| .310  .262| .357  .307| .461  .351| .818  .658| 148  .757  27.1   3.0     
 1886 34 CHC NL  559  317  119   9.7    91| .371  .274| .433  .325| .544  .375| .977  .700| 178  .854  52.3   5.5     
 1887 35 CHC NL  533  308  103   8.8   107| .347  .290| .422  .349| .517  .412| .939  .761| 146  .776  33.3   3.3     
 1888 36 CHC NL  563  338  102   8.0    77| .344  .254| .400  .302| .499  .347| .899  .649| 176  .837  46.1   5.2     
 1889 37 CHC NL  609  357   93   6.8   100| .311  .278| .414  .350| .440  .380| .854  .731| 134  .701  28.4   2.8     
 1890 38 CHC NL  623  347   88   6.7    91| .312  .264| .443  .341| .401  .357| .844  .698| 142  .725  36.2   3.8     
 1891 39 CHC NL  616  383   83   5.7    93| .291  .267| .378  .342| .409  .363| .787  .704| 124  .665  18.3   1.9     
 1892 40 CHC NL  630  407   69   4.4    77| .272  .245| .354  .317| .354  .328| .708  .645| 120  .591  15.3   1.7     
 1893 41 CHC NL  467  273   63   6.1   109| .314  .290| .415  .368| .384  .394| .799  .763| 110  .599  10.4   1.0     
 1894 42 CHC NL  383  208   83  10.4   132| .388  .323| .457  .396| .538  .456| .995  .851| 134  .733  21.0   1.8     
 1895 43 CHC NL  545  328   81   6.4   118| .335  .311| .408  .378| .422  .420| .830  .798| 108  .597   7.6   0.7     
 1896 44 CHC NL  459  274   65   6.2   111| .331  .302| .407  .368| .400  .404| .807  .772| 110  .610   8.4   0.8     
 1897 45 CHC NL  497  312   57   4.7   111| .285  .304| .379  .368| .361  .404| .740  .772|  92  .494  -2.3  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 27 Seasons   11319  6902 1790   6.8    90| .333  .277| .393  .326| .445  .369| .838  .695| 141  .721 569.1  59.9     

* 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1883 31 CHC NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  1    3.0    1    1    0   0    1    0       0    12       0  0.00  3.29  inf 0.667
 1884 32 CHC NL   0   1   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    3    4    2   2    1    1   0   0     9       0 18.00  3.12   17 4.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL  .000   0   1   3   0   0   0   3  1    4.0    4    5    2   2    2    1   0   0    21       0  4.50  3.25   72 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  22  68   0   0   0  68 22   90.7   90  113   45  45   45   22   0   0   476   0   0  4.50  3.25   72 1.500

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1871 19 ROK NA  3B   20     38   52   28    2  .763  .701  4.50  3.56                                         
                  C    5     10    0    8    0  .556  .840  2.00  4.08                           0             
                 2B    2      3    4    1    0  .875  .824  3.50  5.55                                         
                 1B    1      7    0    0    0 1.000  .933  7.00 10.20                                         
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                                             1    0    0
 1872 20 ATH NA  3B   46     89   84   57    5  .752  .757  3.76  4.31                                         
 1873 21 ATH NA  1B   36    396    9   34   19  .923  .928 11.25 10.20                                         
                 3B   11     27   16   10    1  .811  .743  3.91  4.35                                         
                  C    3      7    1    1    0  .889  .842  2.67  4.60                           0             
                 OF    3      6    1    1    0  .875  .805  2.33  1.90                                             0    3    0
                 2B    3      4    5    7    1  .563  .833  3.00  5.47                                         
 1874 22 ATH NA  1B   24    229    5   16    9  .936  .932  9.75 10.21                                         
                 3B   20     38   33   21    2  .772  .758  3.55  4.22                                         
                 OF    8     11    1    4    0  .750  .800  1.50  1.89                                             0    0    8
                 SS    6      5   18    8    0  .742  .785  3.83  4.48                                         
                  C    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.80                           0             
 1875 23 ATH NA  1B   32    269   14   24   13  .922  .936  8.84 10.28                                         
                 OF   25     40   13   12    5  .815  .818  2.12  1.77                                             0    2   23
                  C   13     41   14   15    1  .786  .823  4.23  5.20                           0             
                 3B    5      2    8    3    1  .769  .763  2.00  3.52                                         
 1876 24 CHC NL  3B   66    135  147   50    8  .849  .807  4.27  3.63                                         
                  C    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .800  1.00  5.40                           1             
 1877 25 CHC NL  3B   40     74   77   20    9  .883  .841  3.77  3.49                                         
                  C   31    103   41   22    5  .867  .876  4.65  5.72                          26             
 1878 26 CHC NL  OF   48     60    6   14    0  .825  .834  1.38  1.72                                            45    3    0
                 2B    9     22   26    7    4  .873  .874  5.33  6.31                                         
                  C    3     13    5    1    3  .947  .891  6.00  6.53                          11             
                 3B    3      0    5    3    0  .625  .862  1.67  3.47                                         
 1879 27 CHC NL  1B   51    620    8   16   26  .975  .953 12.31 10.89                                         
 1880 28 CHC NL  1B   81    866   15   20   28  .978  .959 10.88 10.24                                         
                 3B    9     14   14    4    1  .875  .856  3.11  3.31                                         
                 SS    1      2    1    1    0  .750  .882  3.00  4.30                                         
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  6.30                                         
 1881 29 CHC NL  1B   84    892   43   24   48  .975  .960 11.13 10.43                                         
                  C    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.95                           0             
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.60                                         
 1882 30 CHC NL  1B   82    810   27   45   42  .949  .958 10.21 10.30                                         
                  C    1      3    0    1    0  .750  .909  3.00  6.50                           0             
 1883 31 CHC NL  1B   98   1031   41   40   59  .964  .961 10.94 10.20                                         
                  P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.95  3.00  2.10    0    3.0                 
                  C    1      2    0    2    0  .500  .870  2.00  5.80                           1             
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .833  1.00  1.90                                             0    0    1
 1884 32 CHC NL  1B  112   1211   40   58   86  .956  .962 11.17  8.93                                         
                  C    3      4    4    3    0  .727  .899  2.67  7.03                           2             
                 SS    1      1    3    1    0  .800  .870  4.00  4.20                                         
                  P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.10  9.00  2.70    0    1.0                 
 1885 33 CHC NL  1B  112   1253   39   57   62  .958  .970 11.54  8.93                                         
                  C    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  6.40                           2             
 1886 34 CHC NL  1B  125   1188   66   48   69  .963  .968 10.03  8.00                                         
                  C   12     32   18    5    1  .909  .917  4.17  6.74                           9             
 1887 35 CHC NL  1B  122   1232   70   36   75  .973  .974 10.67  8.20                                         
                  C    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  5.90                           1             
 1888 36 CHC NL  1B  134   1314   65   20   85  .986  .977 10.29  7.46                                         
 1889 37 CHC NL  1B  134   1409   79   27   73  .982  .974 11.10  7.46                                         
 1890 38 CHC NL  1B  135   1345   49   31   61  .978  .976 10.33  7.41                                         
                  C    3      9    2    0    0 1.000  .924  3.67  6.03                           4             
                 2B    2      7    5    1    0  .923  .923  6.00  5.45                                         
 1891 39 CHC NL  1B  136   1407   79   29   86  .981  .978 10.93  7.35                                         
                  C    2      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  1.50  5.45                           0             
 1892 40 CHC NL  1B  146   1491   67   44   62  .973  .976 10.67  6.85                                         
 1893 41 CHC NL  1B  101    997   44   20   59  .981  .978 10.31  9.90                                         
 1894 42 CHC NL  1B   82    739   47    8   52  .990  .976  9.59  9.54                                         
                 2B    1      4    1    0    0 1.000  .926  5.00  5.70                                         
 1895 43 CHC NL  1B  122   1176   60   19   82  .985  .978 10.13  8.20                                         
 1896 44 CHC NL  1B   98    880   54   16   67  .983  .980  9.53 10.20                                         
                  C   10     21    8    4    0  .879  .942  2.90  4.33                           0             
 1897 45 CHC NL  1B  103    933   62   25   67  .975  .980  9.66  9.71                                         
                  C   11     36   13    2    2  .961  .948  4.45  4.54                           6             

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

 1871 19 ROK NA  1B    1      7    0    0    0 1.000  .933  7.00 10.20                                         
 1873 21 ATH NA  1B   36    396    9   34   19  .923  .928 11.25 10.20                                         
 1874 22 ATH NA  1B   24    229    5   16    9  .936  .932  9.75 10.21                                         
 1875 23 ATH NA  1B   32    269   14   24   13  .922  .936  8.84 10.28                                         
 1879 27 CHC NL  1B   51    620    8   16   26  .975  .953 12.31 10.89                                         
 1880 28 CHC NL  1B   81    866   15   20   28  .978  .959 10.88 10.24                                         
 1881 29 CHC NL  1B   84    892   43   24   48  .975  .960 11.13 10.43                                         
 1882 30 CHC NL  1B   82    810   27   45   42  .949  .958 10.21 10.30                                         
 1883 31 CHC NL  1B   98   1031   41   40   59  .964  .961 10.94 10.20                                         
 1884 32 CHC NL  1B  112   1211   40   58   86  .956  .962 11.17  8.93                                         
 1885 33 CHC NL  1B  112   1253   39   57   62  .958  .970 11.54  8.93                                         
 1886 34 CHC NL  1B  125   1188   66   48   69  .963  .968 10.03  8.00                                         
 1887 35 CHC NL  1B  122   1232   70   36   75  .973  .974 10.67  8.20                                         
 1888 36 CHC NL  1B  134   1314   65   20   85  .986  .977 10.29  7.46                                         
 1889 37 CHC NL  1B  134   1409   79   27   73  .982  .974 11.10  7.46                                         
 1890 38 CHC NL  1B  135   1345   49   31   61  .978  .976 10.33  7.41                                         
 1891 39 CHC NL  1B  136   1407   79   29   86  .981  .978 10.93  7.35                                         
 1892 40 CHC NL  1B  146   1491   67   44   62  .973  .976 10.67  6.85                                         
 1893 41 CHC NL  1B  101    997   44   20   59  .981  .978 10.31  9.90                                         
 1894 42 CHC NL  1B   82    739   47    8   52  .990  .976  9.59  9.54                                         
 1895 43 CHC NL  1B  122   1176   60   19   82  .985  .978 10.13  8.20                                         
 1896 44 CHC NL  1B   98    880   54   16   67  .983  .980  9.53 10.20                                         
 1897 45 CHC NL  1B  103    933   62   25   67  .975  .980  9.66  9.71                                         

 1871 19 ROK NA  2B    2      3    4    1    0  .875  .824  3.50  5.55                                         
 1873 21 ATH NA  2B    3      4    5    7    1  .563  .833  3.00  5.47                                         
 1878 26 CHC NL  2B    9     22   26    7    4  .873  .874  5.33  6.31                                         
 1880 28 CHC NL  2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  6.30                                         
 1890 38 CHC NL  2B    2      7    5    1    0  .923  .923  6.00  5.45                                         
 1894 42 CHC NL  2B    1      4    1    0    0 1.000  .926  5.00  5.70                                         

 1871 19 ROK NA  3B   20     38   52   28    2  .763  .701  4.50  3.56                                         
 1872 20 ATH NA  3B   46     89   84   57    5  .752  .757  3.76  4.31                                         
 1873 21 ATH NA  3B   11     27   16   10    1  .811  .743  3.91  4.35                                         
 1874 22 ATH NA  3B   20     38   33   21    2  .772  .758  3.55  4.22                                         
 1875 23 ATH NA  3B    5      2    8    3    1  .769  .763  2.00  3.52                                         
 1876 24 CHC NL  3B   66    135  147   50    8  .849  .807  4.27  3.63                                         
 1877 25 CHC NL  3B   40     74   77   20    9  .883  .841  3.77  3.49                                         
 1878 26 CHC NL  3B    3      0    5    3    0  .625  .862  1.67  3.47                                         
 1880 28 CHC NL  3B    9     14   14    4    1  .875  .856  3.11  3.31                                         

 1871 19 ROK NA   C    5     10    0    8    0  .556  .840  2.00  4.08                           0             
 1873 21 ATH NA   C    3      7    1    1    0  .889  .842  2.67  4.60                           0             
 1874 22 ATH NA   C    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.80                           0             
 1875 23 ATH NA   C   13     41   14   15    1  .786  .823  4.23  5.20                           0             
 1876 24 CHC NL   C    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .800  1.00  5.40                           1             
 1877 25 CHC NL   C   31    103   41   22    5  .867  .876  4.65  5.72                          26             
 1878 26 CHC NL   C    3     13    5    1    3  .947  .891  6.00  6.53                          11             
 1881 29 CHC NL   C    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.95                           0             
 1882 30 CHC NL   C    1      3    0    1    0  .750  .909  3.00  6.50                           0             
 1883 31 CHC NL   C    1      2    0    2    0  .500  .870  2.00  5.80                           1             
 1884 32 CHC NL   C    3      4    4    3    0  .727  .899  2.67  7.03                           2             
 1885 33 CHC NL   C    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  6.40                           2             
 1886 34 CHC NL   C   12     32   18    5    1  .909  .917  4.17  6.74                           9             
 1887 35 CHC NL   C    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  5.90                           1             
 1890 38 CHC NL   C    3      9    2    0    0 1.000  .924  3.67  6.03                           4             
 1891 39 CHC NL   C    2      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  1.50  5.45                           0             
 1896 44 CHC NL   C   10     21    8    4    0  .879  .942  2.90  4.33                           0             
 1897 45 CHC NL   C   11     36   13    2    2  .961  .948  4.45  4.54                           6             

 1871 19 ROK NA  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                                             1    0    0
 1873 21 ATH NA  OF    3      6    1    1    0  .875  .805  2.33  1.90                                             0    3    0
 1874 22 ATH NA  OF    8     11    1    4    0  .750  .800  1.50  1.89                                             0    0    8
 1875 23 ATH NA  OF   25     40   13   12    5  .815  .818  2.12  1.77                                             0    2   23
 1878 26 CHC NL  OF   48     60    6   14    0  .825  .834  1.38  1.72                                            45    3    0
 1883 31 CHC NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .833  1.00  1.90                                             0    0    1

 1883 31 CHC NL   P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.95  3.00  2.10    0    3.0                 
 1884 32 CHC NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.10  9.00  2.70    0    1.0                 

 1874 22 ATH NA  SS    6      5   18    8    0  .742  .785  3.83  4.48                                         
 1880 28 CHC NL  SS    1      2    1    1    0  .750  .882  3.00  4.30                                         
 1881 29 CHC NL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.60                                         
 1884 32 CHC NL  SS    1      1    3    1    0  .800  .870  4.00  4.20                                         

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
 Position Total  1B 2151  21695  983  657 1230  .972  .970 10.54  8.76                                         
                 3B  220    417  436  196   29  .813  .783  3.88  3.81                                         
                  C  105    290  107   65   12  .859  .887  3.78  5.48                          63             
                 OF   86    118   21   31    5  .818  .823  1.62  1.76                                            46    8   32
                 2B   18     40   41   16    5  .835  .875  4.50  5.96                                         
                 SS    9      8   22   10    0  .750  .804  3.33  4.44                                         
                  P*   3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .909  0.67  2.00                0    4.0                 
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      2592  22568 1612  975 1281  .961  .959  9.33  7.93
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1885   WS    CHC STL     T   7  26   8  11  1  1  0   0   2   0  .423  .464  .538   0                
 1886   WS    CHC STL     L   6  21   3   5  1  0  0   1   4   0  .238  .360  .286   1                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-1  13  47  11  16  2  1  0   1   6   0  .340  .415  .426   1                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Batting Average
1872 NA-.415-3
1873 NA-.398-2
1874 NA-.336-9
1875 NA-.325-7
1876 NL-.356-3
1877 NL-.337-5
1878 NL-.341-5
1879 NL-.317-8
1880 NL-.337-2
1881 NL-.399-1
1882 NL-.362-2
1884 NL-.335-4
1885 NL-.310-7
1886 NL-.371-2
1887 NL-.347-2
1888 NL-.344-1
1889 NL-.311-10
1890 NL-.312-7
1891 NL-.291-9
1894 NL-.388-7
Car-.333-29

On-base %
1872 NA-.455-1
1873 NA-.409-2
1874 NA-.346-8
1875 NA-.333-6
1876 NL-.380-3
1877 NL-.360-5
1878 NL-.372-2
1880 NL-.362-2
1881 NL-.442-1
1882 NL-.397-2
1884 NL-.373-6
1885 NL-.357-5
1886 NL-.433-4
1887 NL-.422-2
1888 NL-.400-1
1889 NL-.414-6
1890 NL-.443-1
1891 NL-.378-8
1894 NL-.457-9
Car-.393-87

Slugging %
1872 NA-.525-2
1873 NA-.449-9
1876 NL-.450-4
1877 NL-.420-10
1880 NL-.419-9
1881 NL-.510-2
1882 NL-.500-4
1884 NL-.543-3
1885 NL-.461-4
1886 NL-.544-2
1887 NL-.517-5
1888 NL-.499-2

OPS
1872 NA-.980-2
1873 NA-.858-5
1876 NL-.830-3
1877 NL-.779-7
1878 NL-.775-8
1879 NL-.737-10
1880 NL-.781-4
1881 NL-.952-1
1882 NL-.897-2
1884 NL-.916-3
1885 NL-.819-4
1886 NL-.977-3
1887 NL-.939-3
1888 NL-.899-1
1889 NL-.854-9
1890 NL-.844-3
1891 NL-.788-9
1894 NL-.995-10

Games
1880 NL-86-2
1883 NL-98-9
1885 NL-112-3
1886 NL-125-3
1888 NL-134-8
1889 NL-134-7
1890 NL-139-1
1891 NL-136-10
Car-2523-44

At Bats
1876 NL-309-8
1880 NL-356-6
1884 NL-475-6
1885 NL-464-4
1886 NL-504-2
Car-10277-19

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1876 NL-321-6
1878 NL-274-9
1880 NL-370-6
1881 NL-369-9
1884 NL-504-7
1885 NL-498-5
1886 NL-559-2
1888 NL-563-8
1889 NL-609-6
1890 NL-623-6
Car-11319-26

Runs
1875 NA-84-6
1876 NL-63-6
1877 NL-52-7
1878 NL-55-4
1881 NL-67-6
1882 NL-69-9
1884 NL-108-5
1885 NL-100-6
1886 NL-117-5
1888 NL-101-4
Car-1996-8

Hits
1872 NA-90-5
1873 NA-101-5
1876 NL-110-3
1877 NL-86-7
1878 NL-89-7
1880 NL-120-2
1881 NL-137-1
1882 NL-126-2
1884 NL-159-5
1885 NL-144-3
1886 NL-187-2
1887 NL-164-7
1888 NL-177-2
1889 NL-161-10
1890 NL-157-9
1891 NL-157-9
Car-3418-7

Total Bases
1872 NA-114-6
1873 NA-114-10
1876 NL-139-3
1877 NL-107-10
1878 NL-105-10
1880 NL-149-6
1881 NL-175-1
1882 NL-174-4
1884 NL-258-2
1885 NL-214-4
1886 NL-274-2
1887 NL-244-6
1888 NL-257-3
1891 NL-221-9
Car-4574-36

Doubles
1871 NA-11-1
1875 NA-15-9
1877 NL-19-1
1878 NL-12-8
1879 NL-20-8
1880 NL-24-3
1881 NL-21-8
1882 NL-29-2
1883 NL-36-4
1884 NL-30-3
1885 NL-35-1
1886 NL-35-2
1887 NL-33-4
1889 NL-32-6
1891 NL-24-10
Car-581-18

Triples
1872 NA-7-2
1876 NL-7-5
1881 NL-7-9
1886 NL-11-8
1888 NL-12-7
Car-142-62

Home Runs
1876 NL-2-3
1884 NL-21-4
1885 NL-7-3
1886 NL-10-3
1888 NL-12-3
1890 NL-7-5
1891 NL-8-8

RBI
1872 NA-50-2
1875 NA-58-8
1876 NL-59-2
1878 NL-40-3
1880 NL-74-1
1881 NL-82-1
1882 NL-83-1
1883 NL-68-4
1884 NL-102-1
1885 NL-108-1
1886 NL-147-1
1887 NL-102-3
1888 NL-84-1
1889 NL-117-3
1890 NL-107-2
1891 NL-120-1
Car-2076-3

Bases on Balls
1872 NA-16-2
1876 NL-12-4
1877 NL-9-6
1878 NL-13-3
1881 NL-26-7
1886 NL-55-9
1887 NL-60-6
1888 NL-47-9
1889 NL-86-4
1890 NL-113-1
1891 NL-75-7

Stolen Bases
1874 NA-6-9

Singles
1872 NA-73-6
1873 NA-90-4
1874 NA-76-10
1876 NL-92-3
1877 NL-66-10
1878 NL-75-5
1880 NL-94-1
1881 NL-108-1
1882 NL-88-5
1884 NL-105-8
1886 NL-131-2
1887 NL-111-7
1888 NL-133-1
1890 NL-131-4
Car-2598-4

Adjusted OPS+
1872 NA-197-2
1873 NA-146-6
1876 NL-162-4
1877 NL-133-9
1878 NL-148-9
1880 NL-157-4
1881 NL-191-1
1882 NL-180-4
1884 NL-176-3
1885 NL-148-9
1886 NL-178-4
1887 NL-146-6
1888 NL-176-2
1889 NL-134-10
1890 NL-142-7
1891 NL-124-10
Car-141-69

Runs Created
1872 NA-50-2
1873 NA-46-5
1876 NL-53-3
1877 NL-39-7
1878 NL-39-6
1880 NL-54-4
1881 NL-77-1
1882 NL-69-2
1884 NL-96-2
1885 NL-76-4
1886 NL-119-2
1887 NL-103-3
1888 NL-102-2
1889 NL-93-8
1890 NL-88-2
1891 NL-83-6
Car-1790-34

Adjusted Batting Runs
1872 NA-25-2
1873 NA-15-5
1876 NL-21-4
1877 NL-11-9
1878 NL-14-8
1880 NL-22-4
1881 NL-37-1
1882 NL-32-2
1884 NL-42-2
1885 NL-27-5
1886 NL-52-3
1887 NL-33-4
1888 NL-46-3
1889 NL-28-6
1890 NL-36-2
1891 NL-18-8
Car-569-26

Batting Wins
1872 NA-2.4-2
1873 NA-1.4-4
1876 NL-2.3-4
1877 NL-1.2-9
1878 NL-1.6-7
1880 NL-2.6-3
1881 NL-4.0-1
1882 NL-3.5-2
1884 NL-4.5-2
1885 NL-3.0-5
1886 NL-5.5-3
1887 NL-3.3-4
1888 NL-5.2-3
1889 NL-2.8-6
1890 NL-3.8-2
1891 NL-1.9-8
Car-59.9-21

Extra-Base Hits
1871 NA-14-9
1872 NA-17-8
1877 NL-20-7
1880 NL-26-10
1881 NL-29-8
1882 NL-38-6
1884 NL-54-1
1885 NL-49-3
1886 NL-56-2
1887 NL-53-6
1888 NL-44-6
1889 NL-46-9
1891 NL-40-10
Car-820-83

Times on Base
1872 NA-106-2
1873 NA-106-6
1876 NL-122-2
1877 NL-95-7
1878 NL-102-2
1880 NL-134-2
1881 NL-163-1
1882 NL-146-2
1884 NL-188-7
1885 NL-178-6
1886 NL-242-3
1887 NL-225-3
1888 NL-225-2
1889 NL-252-5
1890 NL-276-1
1891 NL-233-6
Car-4433-21

Offensive Win%
1872 NA-.807-2
1873 NA-.721-5
1874 NA-.647-10
1875 NA-.680-9
1876 NL-.782-3
1877 NL-.707-6
1878 NL-.743-6
1879 NL-.677-10
1880 NL-.769-4
1881 NL-.861-1
1882 NL-.819-2
1884 NL-.808-3
1885 NL-.757-4
1886 NL-.854-3
1887 NL-.776-3
1888 NL-.837-1
1889 NL-.701-8
1890 NL-.725-4
1891 NL-.665-8
1894 NL-.733-8
Car-.721-50

Caught Stealing
1872 NA-6-2

Power/Speed Number
1886 NL-14.9-2
1888 NL-16.8-5
1890 NL-11.3-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1873 NA-254.0-7
1874 NA-259.0-3
1875 NA-163.0-5
1877 NL-85.0-3
1878 NL-261.0-1
1879 NL-113.5-1
1880 NL-29.7-8
1881 NL-85.8-1
1882 NL-49.7-3
1883 NL-45.9-1
1884 NL-36.5-1
1885 NL-35.7-6
1886 NL-26.5-4
1888 NL-21.5-8
1889 NL-27.3-8
1890 NL-21.9-8
1896 NL-40.2-8
Car-32.6-16

At Bats per Home Run
1876 NL-154.5-9
1884 NL-22.6-3
1885 NL-66.3-6
1886 NL-50.4-3
1888 NL-42.9-3
1890 NL-72.0-9
1891 NL-67.5-8

Outs
Car-6902-53

Saves
1883 NL-1-3

Games Finished
1883 NL-2-10

Oldest Player
1887 NL-35-7
1888 NL-36-6
1889 NL-37-3
1890 NL-38-1
1891 NL-39-3
1892 NL-40-2
1893 NL-41-2
1894 NL-42-1
1895 NL-43-1
1896 NL-44-1
1897 NL-45-1

Youngest Player
1871 NA-19-4

      

Black Ink: Batting - 52 (24) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 358 (5) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 3 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 63.5 (22) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 182.5 (53) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Before 1876 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Stockings.

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