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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 1.1 36 148 137 16 39 7 1 2 22 1 8 .285 .324 .394 .718 114 .345 110 54 0 3 62/13
1921 21 COG NNL 2.2 47 203 186 34 69 13 5 4 35 4 14 .371 .415 .559 .974 173 .444 167 104 0 3 *6/17
1922 22 CAG NNL 3.7 67 255 226 44 81 21 5 7 52 11 20 .358 .415 .588 1.004 170 .452 164 133 2 7 *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 2.0 33 137 124 33 46 6 1 7 31 9 13 .371 .431 .605 1.035 190 .471 180 75 6
1925 25 BBS ECL 3.4 50 207 183 47 74 14 1 15 64 3 24 .404 .473 .738 1.211 209 .522 201 135 6/5324
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 3.0 67 286 266 62 94 20 3 9 61 1 18 .353 .399 .553 .951 147 .429 142 147 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 .494 166 143 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 1.250 240 .548 215 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 6 17 15 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .133 .235 .200 .435 11 .220 16 3 0 0 /257
12 Yrs 20.7 491 2009 1824 373 636 138 31 76 461 40 159 .349 .403 .583 .986 161 .441 154 1064 6 20 5632/9714
162 Game Avg 6.8 162 663 602 123 210 46 10 25 152 13 52 .349 .403 .583 .986 161 .441 154 351
BBS (3 Yrs) 6.2 109 443 397 99 150 31 3 26 119 13 45 .378 .442 .668 1.110 195 .490 186 265 1 65/329147
CAG (2 Yrs) 5.1 139 551 496 80 163 42 14 15 129 16 39 .329 .380 .560 .940 147 .419 140 278 2 14 532/69
HBG (2 Yrs) 4.0 95 406 375 85 130 26 6 14 91 4 29 .347 .397 .560 .957 151 .431 145 210 2 562/93
COG (2 Yrs) 3.3 83 351 323 50 108 20 6 6 57 5 22 .334 .377 .489 .866 149 .402 145 158 0 6 *62/137
HG (2 Yrs) 1.6 53 212 191 45 66 14 2 13 53 2 20 .346 .410 .644 1.054 154 .457 146 123 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 1.250 240 .548 215 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) 8.4 222 902 819 130 271 62 20 21 186 21 61 .331 .379 .532 .911 148 .412 142 436 2 20 6532/179
ECL (4 Yrs) 10.2 204 849 772 184 280 57 9 40 210 17 74 .363 .420 .615 1.036 174 .462 167 475 3 652/93147
NN2 (2 Yrs) -0.2 7 20 18 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .111 .200 .167 .367 -5 .187 1 3 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 .494 166 143 1 53/627
EWL (1 Yr) 0.1 2 8 8 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250 240 .548 215 7 0 0 /54

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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 148 2 0 0 3 2 6 0.6 5 11 1.1 .517 .504 0.9 0.5 8 62/13
1921 21 COG NNL 203 17 -1 0 -4 3 16 1.5 7 23 2.2 .532 .509 2.5 -0.1 27 *6/17
1922 22 CAG NNL 255 22 1 0 8 2 32 2.9 9 41 3.7 .542 .518 2.9 0.9 33 *5/369
1923 23 CAG NNL 296 9 0 0 -1 -2 5 0.4 10 15 1.4 .506 .503 1.5 -0.3 16 *32/5
1924 24 BBS ECL 137 15 1 0 0 2 18 1.6 5 22 2.0 .547 .510 2.0 0.2 22 6
1925 25 BBS ECL 207 30 0 0 0 3 32 2.7 7 39 3.4 .554 .517 3.4 0.2 39 6/5324
1926 26 2TM ECL 219 17 -1 0 -6 2 12 1.1 7 20 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 .517 .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 286 17 0 0 5 3 24 2.1 10 34 3.0 .531 .513 2.6 0.6 29 562/93
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 17 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.1 .471 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /257
12 Yrs 2009 151 -1 0 -2 15 163 14.2 68 231 20.7 .529 .509 20.6 1.3 233 5632/9714
162 Game Avg 663 50 0 0 -1 5 54 4.7 23 76 6.8 .529 .509 6.8 0.4 77
BBS (3 Yrs) 443 53 0 0 -4 6 55 4.7 15 70 6.2 .543 .511 6.5 0.2 74 65/329147
CAG (2 Yrs) 551 31 0 0 6 0 37 3.3 19 56 5.1 .523 .510 4.4 0.6 50 532/69
HG (2 Yrs) 212 15 0 0 -3 1 12 1.0 7 20 1.6 .518 .506 1.9 -0.2 23 53/267
COG (2 Yrs) 351 19 -1 0 -1 5 22 2.1 12 34 3.3 .526 .507 3.4 0.4 35 *62/137
HBG (2 Yrs) 406 26 0 0 2 3 31 2.7 14 45 4.0 .528 .510 3.8 0.5 42 562/93
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
NNL (4 Yrs) 902 50 -1 0 5 5 59 5.5 31 90 8.4 .524 .509 7.7 1.0 85 6532/179
ECL (4 Yrs) 849 79 -1 0 -2 9 86 7.4 29 115 10.2 .536 .511 10.3 0.7 116 652/93147
NN2 (2 Yrs) 20 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.2 .456 .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

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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 148 .345 110 .274 .109 1.4 5.4 31.1 62/13
1921 21 COG NNL 203 .444 167 .357 .188 2.0 6.9 38.0 *6/17
1922 22 CAG NNL 255 .452 164 .338 .230 2.7 7.8 38.5 *5/369
1923 23 CAG NNL 296 .391 121 .282 .233 2.7 6.4 30.1 *32/5
1924 24 BBS ECL 137 .471 180 .333 .234 5.1 9.5 50.0 6
1925 25 BBS ECL 207 .522 201 .351 .333 7.2 11.6 38.6 6/5324
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 286 .429 142 .331 .199 3.1 6.3 50.5 562/93
1929 29 2TM ANL 230 .494 166 .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 .548 215 .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 17 .220 16 .133 .067 0.0 11.8 0.0 /257
12 Yrs 2009 .441 154 .320 .235 3.8 7.9 41.0 5632/9714
MLB Average .343 100 .293 .112 1.1 7.9 36.1
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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 WP SB Awards
1920 20 COG NNL SS 18 141.2 110 44 57 9 8 .918 .913 6.42 4.88 5.61 4.73
1920 20 COG NNL C 17 132.0 93 71 21 1 5 .989 .971 6.27 6.63 5.41 6.43 1 27
1920 20 COG NNL P 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 1.13 3.49 1.00 3.40 0 2
1920 20 COG NNL 1B 1 8.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 .976 10.13 11.14 9.00 10.80
1921 21 COG NNL SS 47 380.2 242 80 126 36 11 .851 .907 4.87 5.13 4.38 5.93
1921 21 COG NNL P 2 9.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 .934 4.66 3.26 2.50 3.80 0 1
1921 21 COG NNL LF 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .930 4.50 1.80 1.00 2.00
1922 22 CAG NNL 3B 58 509.2 212 62 132 18 6 .915 .930 3.43 3.18 3.34 3.45
1922 22 CAG NNL 1B 5 42.0 51 47 2 2 4 .961 .977 10.50 11.34 9.80 12.28
1922 22 CAG NNL SS 3 15.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 .913 1.80 4.86 1.00 5.27
1922 22 CAG NNL RF 1 8.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 2.08 1.56 2.00 1.70
1923 23 CAG NNL 1B 59 57 492.0 645 606 26 13 27 .980 .980 11.56 11.92 10.71 12.98
1923 23 CAG NNL C 10 9 76.1 45 35 9 1 1 .978 .965 5.19 5.73 4.40 6.24 1
1923 23 CAG NNL 3B 8 7 53.2 24 10 12 2 1 .917 .925 3.69 3.17 2.75 3.44
1924 24 BBS ECL SS 33 0.00
1925 25 BBS ECL SS 39 0.00
1925 25 BBS ECL 3B 6 0.00
1925 25 BBS ECL 1B 3 0.00
1925 25 BBS ECL C 2 0.00
1925 25 BBS ECL 2B 1 0.00
1926 26 2TM ECL 3B 48 48 380.2 117 45 60 12 2 .897 .918 2.48 2.93 2.19 2.51
1926 26 BBS ECL 3B 21 21 152.2 50 21 23 6 2 .880 .918 2.59 2.93 2.10 2.51
1926 26 HBG ECL 3B 27 27 228.0 67 24 37 6 0 .910 .918 2.41 2.93 2.26 2.51
1926 26 2TM ECL SS 7 3 40.0 24 7 14 3 1 .875 .912 4.73 5.42 3.00 4.63
1926 26 BBS ECL SS 6 2 31.0 15 5 7 3 0 .800 .912 3.48 5.43 2.00 4.63
1926 26 HBG ECL SS 1 1 9.0 9 2 7 0 1 1.000 .912 9.00 5.40 9.00 4.60
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 0 0
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 .930 3.04 2.96 2.77 2.76
1927 27 HBG ECL SS 22 19 181.0 133 39 81 13 16 .902 .918 5.97 5.28 5.45 4.93
1927 27 HBG ECL C 17 17 127.2 75 66 8 1 1 .987 .961 5.22 5.41 4.35 5.05 4 16
1927 27 HBG ECL RF 6 3 28.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 0.64 1.86 0.33 1.73
1927 27 HBG ECL 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 .980 18.00 10.80 2.00 10.00
1929 29 2TM ANL 3B 29 29 245.0 74 30 37 7 1 .905 .917 2.46 2.89 2.31 2.69
1929 29 HG ANL 3B 20 20 171.0 55 21 28 6 1 .891 .917 2.58 2.89 2.45 2.69
1929 29 NLG ANL 3B 9 9 74.0 19 9 9 1 0 .947 .917 2.19 2.89 2.00 2.69
1929 29 HG ANL 1B 16 16 130.0 150 142 5 3 10 .980 .980 10.18 10.64 9.19 9.93
1929 29 HG ANL SS 8 5 46.2 33 13 15 5 2 .848 .915 5.40 5.36 3.50 4.99
1929 29 HG ANL C 5 3 30.1 23 18 3 2 0 .913 .960 6.23 5.46 4.20 5.10 0 2
1929 29 HG ANL LF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.29 1.74 1.00 1.65
1932 32 NWB EWL 3B 2 2 10.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .916 4.50 2.79 2.50 3.05
1932 32 NWB EWL 2B 1 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .960 1.50 5.70 1.00 6.30
1934 34 ND NN2 3B 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .930 2.25 2.81 2.00 2.30
1935 35 HG NN2 C 4 3 26.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 .980 5.54 6.47 4.00 4.45 0 0
1935 35 HG NN2 3B 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .920 9.00 2.70 2.00 1.90
1935 35 HG NN2 LF 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 1.29 1.80 1.00 1.30
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB Awards
12 Yrs 502 244 3317.1 2177 1371 670 136 103 .938 .948 5.54 5.64 4.07 4.77 6 0 48
3B (9 Yrs) 3B 179 112 1422.1 516 175 294 47 14 .909 .925 2.97 3.02 2.62 2.84
SS (8 Yrs) SS 177 27 805.0 545 184 295 66 39 .879 .912 5.36 5.14 2.71 3.17
1B (6 Yrs) 1B 85 73 673.0 857 805 34 18 43 .979 .980 11.22 11.63 9.87 11.85
C (6 Yrs) C 55 32 392.1 252 205 42 5 7 .980 .966 5.67 5.96 4.49 5.47 6 45
LF (4 Yrs) LF 5 3 27.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .948 1.67 1.77 1.00 1.64
RF (3 Yrs) RF 9 4 49.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .959 1.27 1.79 0.78 1.69
P (3 Yrs) P 4 0 18.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .935 2.89 3.33 1.50 3.33 0 3
2B (2 Yrs) 2B 2 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .960 1.50 5.70 0.50 3.15

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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 636 hits over his career.

How many home runs did John Beckwith have?

John Beckwith had 76 home runs over his career.

What was John Beckwith's average?

John Beckwith had a .349 average over his career.

How many teams has John Beckwith played for?

John Beckwith played for 9 teams; the Chicago Giants, Chicago American Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, Harrisburg Giants, Homestead Grays, New York Lincoln Giants, Newark Browns, Newark Dodgers and Homestead Grays.

When did John Beckwith retire?

John Beckwith last played in 1935.

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