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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
15 1199 .268 .313 .350 .000 0
Birth Date11-12-1891
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lbs
BatsL
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1915 BOS 23 38 44 38 3 9 1 0 0 10 3 7 1 2 0 0 .237 .310 .263 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1916 BOS 24 48 96 77 8 18 1 2 0 23 16 19 0 3 8 0 .234 .366 .299 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1917 BOS 25 35 115 107 9 27 3 3 0 36 6 11 0 2 14 0 .252 .292 .336 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1918 BOS 26 38 119 104 10 30 3 3 0 39 9 15 2 4 5 1 .288 .357 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1919 BOS 27 22 59 53 3 8 0 0 0 8 4 2 0 2 2 0 .151 .211 .151 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1919 NYA 27 13 46 45 6 14 3 0 0 17 0 3 0 1 4 0 .311 .311 .378 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1920 NYA 28 45 122 109 10 26 4 2 0 34 5 12 0 8 13 0 0 .239 .272 .312 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1921 NYA 29 51 156 143 18 49 5 1 2 62 4 7 1 8 22 0 0 .343 .365 .434 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1922 NYA 30 35 97 92 7 23 1 1 0 26 2 10 0 3 7 0 0 .250 .266 .283 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1923 NYA 31 23 31 27 2 4 0 1 1 9 3 4 0 1 3 0 0 .148 .233 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1924 CIN 32 38 87 83 9 24 6 2 1 37 4 12 0 0 12 0 0 .289 .322 .446 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1925 CIN 33 12 18 16 3 4 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1926 CIN 34 39 108 98 12 22 2 4 0 32 3 7 0 7 8 0 .224 .248 .327 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1927 CIN 35 14 33 32 5 13 1 1 1 19 0 2 0 1 1 0 .406 .406 .594 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1928 CIN 36 14 27 27 5 8 1 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 3 0 .296 .296 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1929 NY1 37 37 41 34 3 12 1 0 0 13 5 2 0 2 5 0 .353 .436 .382 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career50211991085113291322153806611644411011.268.313.350.0000.00.00.0

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1915 BOS MLB 38 44 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1916 BOS MLB 48 96 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1917 BOS MLB 35 115 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1918 BOS MLB 38 119 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1919 BOS MLB 22 59 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1919 NYA MLB 13 46 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1920 NYA MLB 45 122 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1921 NYA MLB 51 156 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1922 NYA MLB 35 97 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1923 NYA MLB 23 31 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1924 CIN MLB 38 87 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1925 CIN MLB 12 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1926 CIN MLB 39 108 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1927 CIN MLB 14 33 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1928 CIN MLB 14 27 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1929 NY1 MLB 37 41 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB1199.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1915 BOS MLB 44 3 9 1 0 0 0 3 7 0 .237 .310 .263 .026 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1916 BOS MLB 96 8 18 1 2 0 8 16 19 0 .234 .366 .299 .065 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1917 BOS MLB 115 9 27 3 3 0 14 6 11 0 .252 .292 .336 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1918 BOS MLB 119 10 30 3 3 0 5 9 15 1 .288 .357 .375 .087 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1919 BOS MLB 59 3 8 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 .151 .211 .151 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1919 NYA MLB 46 6 14 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 .311 .311 .378 .067 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1920 NYA MLB 122 10 26 4 2 0 13 5 12 0 0 .239 .272 .312 .073 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1921 NYA MLB 156 18 49 5 1 2 22 4 7 0 0 .343 .365 .434 .091 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1922 NYA MLB 97 7 23 1 1 0 7 2 10 0 0 .250 .266 .283 .033 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1923 NYA MLB 31 2 4 0 1 1 3 3 4 0 0 .148 .233 .333 .185 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1924 CIN MLB 87 9 24 6 2 1 12 4 12 0 0 .289 .322 .446 .157 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1925 CIN MLB 18 3 4 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .125 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1926 CIN MLB 108 12 22 2 4 0 8 3 7 0 .224 .248 .327 .102 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1927 CIN MLB 33 5 13 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 .406 .406 .594 .188 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1928 CIN MLB 27 5 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 .296 .296 .333 .037 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1929 NY1 MLB 41 3 12 1 0 0 5 5 2 0 .353 .436 .382 .029 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0

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BP Articles

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  Title Author Date
Inside The Park: A New Message: The Divergent Directions of the Cubs and White SoxBradford Doolittle2012-02-09
The BP Broadside: My Seven Days of Nervous Baseball and Other StoriesSteven Goldman2012-02-01
The BP Wayback Machine: Beautiful Theories and Ugly FactsDan Fox2011-08-04
Wezen-Ball: The Baseball Project in ConcertLarry Granillo2011-05-30
This article requires BP Premium accessThe BP Broadside: Babe Ruth's Fat Dead Cat(s)Steven Goldman2011-03-21
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: Throwing The Series AwaySteven Goldman2009-11-04
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: He Should Have Picked LeeSteven Goldman2009-11-01
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: The Bleeding Edge of a Whole New Hall GameJay Jaffe2008-12-09
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: The Winter MeetingsJohn Perrotto2008-12-09
Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings PreviewJohn Perrotto2008-12-07
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: Called for Anticipation?Steven Goldman2008-10-28
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 1Steven Goldman2008-08-26
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 1Clay Davenport2008-08-26
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: The Babe and Beau JamesSteven Goldman2008-03-10
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: The Speaker SagaSteven Goldman2007-11-19
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: A Peek InsideBaseball Prospectus2007-09-11
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: Milestoners and the New New Veterans CommitteeJay Jaffe2007-08-14
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Q&A: Dan LevittDavid Laurila2007-04-29
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Q&A: Pete PalmerDavid Laurila2007-03-11
This article requires BP Premium accessGrumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee BallotJay Jaffe2007-02-26
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: The Definition of InsanitySteven Goldman2006-09-29
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: Getting Your Head Examined in TorontoSteven Goldman2006-08-31
This article requires BP Premium accessSchrodinger's Bat: Beautiful Theories and Ugly FactsDan Fox2006-05-04
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Matchups: Feels Like the First TimeJim Baker2005-10-21
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: More Than Just The BabeSteven Goldman2005-08-30
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Matchups: Against the WallJim Baker2004-10-26
This article requires BP Premium accessTeams: A Critical Guide: Dylan Thomas...Whoever He Was...EditionSteven Goldman2004-09-09
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: What is a Deadline Trade Worth?, Part 3Steven Goldman2004-07-30
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: Nine GamesJoe Sheehan2004-06-14
This article requires BP Premium accessTeams: A Critical Guide: April 5-11Steven Goldman2004-04-13
Prospectus Feature: 2003 IHOF Veterans Committee ResultsNeal Traven2003-02-26


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-04-01 13:00:00Steve, how many World Series games do you think were less than on the level after the Black Sox series? I know Carl Mays came under suspicion for throwing games.
(ripfan008 from Baltimore)		Miller Huggins seemed to think that something suspicious had happened, anyway, and buried Mays after that. I doubt many were compromised, and certainly no whole Series as in 1919. It's not that it became impossible, but the incentives for the players changed and the culture changed so that gambling on baseball became less prominent. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-20 13:00:00I think the problem with the deadball era is that it's a completely different game. Offensive and defensive have ebbed and flowed throughout the years but different factors thereof still had similar relative values. It's hard to make sense of an era where scoring was way down, averages were way up, power meant triples, everyone stole at a 50% clip and usage and equipment changes since mean contemporary pitching is almost irrelevant as a comparison point. The sixties are a distant, distant second place in the whole "no rational frame of reference" game. And I say this as someone whose loved the era ever since you recommended Crazy 08 and The Glory of Their Times to me at the Boston book signing!
(jackalltogether from Boston)		Glad you took me up on those books. There are some really good ones. I also like "The Pitch that Killed," about Ray Chapman and Carl Mays... For me, history, even baseball history, is all about people and their high and low moments, their heroism, their villainy, the fact that they succeeded and failed just like you and me. The challenge as a writer is to bring them to life as people, not just stats. That's what I try to do, though it's sometimes a little difficult in the context of a 1500-word column. Also, even though all the differences you point out are true, a lot of the team-building and strategic problems are relateable. If I ask you to choose between PH A and PH B in a World Series game, and describe the strengths and weaknesses of each, we can second-guess along whether we're talking about Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker or Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay. (Steven Goldman)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2009-10-28 17:00:002009 WS Game OneI already hear the talk radio stations saying the series is over... But remember -- the Yankees' Carl Mays shut out the Giants in Game 1 of the 1921 World Series and the Giants still came back to win, so clearly there is recent precedent for a reversal of fortunes here. (Steven Goldman)