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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 GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1941 24 NE NN2 0.1 31 129 115 10 28 6 2 2 17 0 11 .243 .310 .383 .692 94 .321 93 44 1 0 3 0 8/79
1942 25 NE NN2 0.7 25 100 87 13 27 1 2 2 22 2 13 .310 .400 .437 .837 145 .399 141 38 0 7/98
1943 26 NE NN2 0.7 35 151 132 28 43 9 1 4 22 3 14 .326 .390 .500 .890 139 .412 134 66 0 5 0 8/7193
1944 27 NE NN2 1.0 32 123 108 17 36 5 3 2 21 0 13 .333 .405 .491 .896 139 .414 138 53 0 2 1 7/8139 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 1.2 21 87 74 14 25 9 0 4 20 0 11 .338 .430 .622 1.052 192 .476 184 46 1 1 1 8/731 AS
1946 29 NE NN2 2.2 62 260 231 42 76 12 1 8 47 3 26 .329 .404 .494 .897 149 .421 146 114 3 0 0 *7/189
1947 30 NE NN2 1.1 58 234 192 33 52 9 2 7 29 3 35 .271 .389 .448 .837 127 .395 129 86 2 5 7/139
1948 31 NE NN2 0.0 8 30 26 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 .115 .207 .192 .399 16 .203 15 5 0 1 /7
8 Yrs 7.0 272 1114 965 157 290 51 12 29 181 11 126 .301 .385 .468 .853 135 .399 133 452 1 6 17 0 2 7819/3
162 Game Avg 4.2 162 663 575 94 173 30 7 17 108 7 75 .301 .385 .468 .853 135 .399 133 269 10
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1946 29 NE WS 7 29 24 1 7 3 0 0 5 1 3 .292 .414 .417 .830 10 0 2 0
1 Yr 7 29 24 1 7 3 0 0 5 1 3 .292 .414 .417 .830 10 0 2 0
162 Game Avg 162 671 555 23 162 69 0 0 116 23 69 .292 .414 .417 .830 231 0 46 0

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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
1941 24 NE NN2 129 -1 0 0 -2 -1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .490 .498 0.2 -0.2 3 8/79
1942 25 NE NN2 100 5 0 0 0 -1 4 0.4 3 7 0.7 .516 .502 0.7 -0.1 7 7/98
1943 26 NE NN2 151 7 0 0 -1 -1 5 0.4 5 10 0.7 .512 .503 0.9 -0.2 11 8/7193
1944 27 NE NN2 123 6 0 0 3 -1 8 0.8 4 12 1.0 .523 .505 0.8 0.2 9 7/8139 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 87 9 0 0 2 -1 10 1.0 3 13 1.2 .545 .506 1.0 0.1 11 8/731 AS
1946 29 NE NN2 260 16 0 0 4 -3 16 1.5 9 25 2.2 .524 .509 1.9 0.1 21 *7/189
1947 30 NE NN2 234 9 0 0 -1 -3 4 0.4 8 12 1.1 .507 .503 1.3 -0.4 14 7/139
1948 31 NE NN2 30 -3 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .482 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 /7
8 Yrs 1114 48 -1 0 6 -10 43 4.0 36 79 7.0 .515 .504 6.4 -0.3 73 7819/3
162 Game Avg 663 28 -1 0 4 -6 26 2.4 22 47 4.2 .515 .504 3.8 -0.2 44

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1941 24 NE NN2 129 .321 93 .230 .139 1.6 8.5 21.6 8/79
1942 25 NE NN2 100 .399 141 .294 .126 2.0 13.0 28.9 7/98
1943 26 NE NN2 151 .412 134 .305 .174 2.6 9.3 45.3 8/7193
1944 27 NE NN2 123 .414 138 .321 .157 1.6 10.6 31.9 7/8139 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 87 .476 184 .300 .284 4.6 12.6 30.3 8/731 AS
1946 29 NE NN2 260 .421 146 .305 .165 3.1 10.0 35.1 *7/189
1947 30 NE NN2 234 .395 129 .243 .177 3.0 15.0 31.7 7/139
1948 31 NE NN2 30 .203 15 .115 .077 0.0 10.0 0.0 /7
8 Yrs 1114 .399 133 .279 .168 2.6 11.3 32.6 7819/3
MLB Average .326 100 .274 .102 1.2 9.0 32.4
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1946 29 NE WS 29 .292 .125 0.0 10.3 8.3
1 Yr 29 .292 .125 0.0 10.3 8.3
MLB Average .269 .106 1.4 8.1 31.5
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Standard Fielding

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% Awards
1941 24 NE NN2 CF 25 25 210.0 55 51 2 2 0 .964 .974 2.27 2.36 2.12 1.90
1941 24 NE NN2 LF 6 6 49.0 14 11 1 2 0 .857 .937 2.20 1.84 2.00 1.47
1941 24 NE NN2 RF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.62 0.00 1.30
1942 25 NE NN2 LF 15 0.00
1942 25 NE NN2 RF 6 0.00
1942 25 NE NN2 CF 4 0.00
1943 26 NE NN2 CF 25 208.0 41 39 2 0 0 1.000 .962 1.77 2.34 1.64 2.08
1943 26 NE NN2 LF 7 60.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 .937 2.10 1.70 2.00 1.51
1943 26 NE NN2 P 2 6.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .927 4.26 2.42 1.50 2.15 0
1943 26 NE NN2 RF 2 12.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .930 2.25 1.58 1.50 1.35
1943 26 NE NN2 1B 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .979 9.00 10.50 9.00 9.30
1944 27 NE NN2 LF 18 16 138.2 27 26 1 0 1 1.000 .956 1.75 1.49 1.50 0.95 AS
1944 27 NE NN2 CF 5 4 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .961 2.31 2.37 1.80 1.52 AS
1944 27 NE NN2 P 4 3 26.1 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 2.39 2.77 1.75 1.75 2 0 0.0 1.0 AS
1944 27 NE NN2 1B 3 3 24.0 35 32 2 1 3 .971 .981 12.75 10.99 11.33 7.00 AS
1944 27 NE NN2 RF 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .956 2.50 1.50 2.50 0.95 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 CF 11 10 90.2 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 .961 2.58 2.21 2.36 1.63 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 LF 7 7 59.1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 .921 1.97 1.43 1.86 1.04 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 1B 3 3 25.0 37 35 0 2 3 .946 .978 12.60 10.62 11.67 7.83 AS
1945 28 NE NN2 P 1 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.03 0.00 1.80 0 AS
1946 29 NE NN2 LF 59 59 502.2 106 99 4 3 2 .972 .964 1.84 1.80 1.75 1.37
1946 29 NE NN2 P 3 1 10.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 .947 1.80 2.52 0.67 1.93 1 0 0.0 0.0
1946 29 NE NN2 CF 2 1 9.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.93 2.41 1.00 1.85
1946 29 NE NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.00 1.60 1.00 1.20
1947 30 NE NN2 LF 53 53 453.1 91 86 2 3 0 .967 .964 1.75 1.79 1.66 1.20
1947 30 NE NN2 P 3 3 25.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 .949 2.52 2.48 2.33 1.67 3
1947 30 NE NN2 1B 1 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .982 10.00 10.20 10.00 6.80
1947 30 NE NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.00 1.60 1.00 1.10
1948 31 NE NN2 LF 8 8 69.2 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 .966 2.45 1.92 2.38 1.38
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% Awards
5 Yrs 21 15 136.0 111 88 19 4 6 .964 .974 7.08 6.57 5.10 4.02 6 0 0.0 0.7
LF (8 Yrs) LF 173 149 1332.2 284 264 12 8 3 .972 .959 1.86 1.75 1.60 1.15
CF (6 Yrs) CF 72 40 553.0 133 126 5 2 0 .985 .967 2.13 2.33 1.82 1.79
RF (6 Yrs) RF 13 4 53.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .947 1.70 1.56 0.77 0.63
P (5 Yrs) P 13 8 69.0 20 2 17 1 0 .950 .949 2.48 2.58 1.46 1.84 6 0 0.0 0.7
1B (4 Yrs) 1B 8 7 67.0 91 86 2 3 6 .967 .980 11.82 10.68 11.00 7.58
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1946 29 NE WS LF 7 7 0 183.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.39 1.14
1 Yr 7 7 0 183.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.39 1.14

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Johnny Davis born?

Johnny Davis was born on February 6, 1917.

Where was Johnny Davis born?

Johnny Davis was born in Ashland, VA.

How tall was Johnny Davis?

Johnny Davis was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Johnny Davis weigh when playing?

Johnny Davis weighed 217 lbs (98 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Johnny Davis play?

Johnny Davis played 8 seasons.

Is Johnny Davis in the Hall of Fame?

Johnny Davis has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Johnny Davis play?

Johnny Davis was an Outfielder and Pitcher.

How many hits did Johnny Davis have?

Johnny Davis had 290 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Johnny Davis have?

Johnny Davis had 29 home runs over his career.

What was Johnny Davis' average?

Johnny Davis had a .301 average over his career.

How many teams has Johnny Davis played for?

Johnny Davis played for 1 team, the Newark Eagles.

How many World Series has Johnny Davis won?

Johnny Davis won 1 World Series.

When did Johnny Davis retire?

Johnny Davis last played in 1948.

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