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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP Pos Awards
1880 21 CIN NL -0.4 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 29 .180 52 17 O/256
1882 23 CIN AA 2.3 80 378 354 82 102 12 6 1 29 24 .288 .333 .364 .698 129 .326 121 129 *O
1883 24 CIN AA 1.3 97 433 413 79 115 5 7 3 52 20 .278 .312 .346 .658 107 .304 104 143 *O/51
1884 25 BAL AA 1.5 107 495 479 96 129 11 10 4 8 .269 .293 .359 .652 108 .298 104 172 8 *5/O4
1885 26 BAL AA 1.2 110 498 471 84 118 23 6 1 44 24 .251 .291 .331 .622 97 .292 98 156 3 *O/1563
1886 27 BAL AA -0.9 139 587 560 79 117 18 4 1 52 31 24 .209 .245 .261 .506 61 .249 71 146 3 *O45/61
1887 28 BAL AA 0.7 131 530 463 88 123 11 5 0 65 29 63 36 .266 .358 .311 .670 91 .328 102 144 4 *O45/61
1888 29 BAL AA -0.8 79 316 297 31 65 10 0 0 35 13 18 29 .219 .266 .253 .518 69 .249 78 75 1 O6/43
1889 30 BAL AA -0.9 106 429 386 51 85 13 2 1 36 18 42 49 .220 .298 .272 .570 65 .280 73 105 1 *O/6
1890 31 2TM 2LG -0.4 47 179 164 17 41 5 2 0 23 10 15 2 .250 .313 .305 .618 76 .310 77 50 0 O/1
1890 31 CLV NL -0.2 9 37 35 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .257 .527 57 .265 66 9 0 /O1
1890 31 BAL AA -0.2 38 142 129 13 33 4 2 0 23 10 13 .256 .324 .318 .642 81 .321 80 41 0 *O
10 Yrs 3.7 920 3933 3675 617 911 109 42 11 342 101 238 118 .248 .297 .309 .607 88 .289 92 1137 20 O546/132
162 Game Avg 0.7 162 693 647 109 160 19 7 2 42 .248 .297 .309 .607 88 .289 92 200
BAL (7 Yrs) 0.6 710 2997 2785 442 670 90 29 7 255 101 192 114 .241 .294 .301 .596 83 .286 88 839 20 O546/13
CIN (2 Yrs) 3.7 177 811 767 161 217 17 13 4 81 44 .283 .322 .355 .676 117 .314 112 272 *O/51
CIN (1 Yr) -0.4 24 88 88 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 2 .182 .182 .193 .375 29 .180 52 17 O/256
CLV (1 Yr) -0.2 9 37 35 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .257 .527 57 .265 66 9 0 /O1
AA (9 Yrs) 4.3 887 3808 3552 603 887 107 42 11 336 101 236 114 .250 .300 .313 .613 90 .292 93 1111 20 *O546/13
NL (2 Yrs) -0.6 33 125 123 14 24 2 0 0 6 0 2 4 .195 .208 .211 .419 38 .205 56 26 0 O/1256
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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
1880 21 CIN NL 88 -5 0 0 0 -1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .472 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 O/256
1882 23 CIN AA 378 11 0 0 10 -5 16 1.5 7 23 2.3 .519 .509 1.4 0.5 13 *O
1883 24 CIN AA 433 3 0 0 7 -6 4 0.3 9 13 1.3 .504 .502 0.7 0.1 6 *O/51
1884 25 BAL AA 495 3 0 0 2 3 8 0.5 10 17 1.5 .507 .504 1.6 0.3 15 *5/O4
1885 26 BAL AA 498 -1 0 0 9 -7 1 0.1 10 11 1.2 .501 .501 0.4 0.3 2 *O/1563
1886 27 BAL AA 587 -26 1 0 4 -5 -26 -2.3 13 -13 -0.9 .484 .486 -1.3 -0.1 -17 *O45/61
1887 28 BAL AA 530 2 -4 0 1 -6 -7 -0.5 11 4 0.7 .496 .496 0.6 -0.3 3 *O45/61
1888 29 BAL AA 316 -10 -2 0 -4 -1 -16 -1.5 7 -9 -0.8 .482 .491 -0.4 -0.4 -5 O6/43
1889 30 BAL AA 429 -18 -2 0 4 -6 -22 -1.9 9 -13 -0.9 .483 .489 -1.3 -0.2 -17 *O/6
1890 31 2TM 2LG 179 -6 0 0 -1 -3 -10 -0.9 5 -5 -0.4 .482 .497 -0.3 -0.4 -4 O/1
1890 31 CLV NL 37 -2 0 0 -1 -1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .466 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 /O1
1890 31 BAL AA 142 -4 0 0 0 -2 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.2 .486 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -3 *O
10 Yrs 3933 -48 -5 0 32 -37 -58 -5.3 83 25 3.7 .495 .497 1.1 -0.3 -7 O546/132
162 Game Avg 693 -8 -1 0 6 -7 -10 -0.9 15 4 0.7 .495 .497 0.2 -0.1 -1
BAL (7 Yrs) 2997 -54 -5 0 16 -25 -68 -6.1 63 -5 0.6 .492 .494 -0.6 -0.7 -21 O546/13
CIN (2 Yrs) 811 14 0 0 17 -11 20 1.8 16 36 3.7 .510 .505 2.2 0.6 19 *O/51
CIN (1 Yr) 88 -5 0 0 0 -1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .472 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 O/256
CLV (1 Yr) 37 -2 0 0 -1 -1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .466 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 /O1
AA (9 Yrs) 3808 -41 -5 0 33 -36 -48 -4.3 79 31 4.3 .495 .497 1.6 -0.1 -2 *O546/13
NL (2 Yrs) 125 -7 0 0 -1 -2 -10 -1.0 4 -6 -0.6 .470 .496 -0.4 -0.3 -5 O/1256

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1880 21 CIN NL 88 .180 52 .186 .011 0.0 2.3 0.0 62.5 O/256
1882 23 CIN AA 378 .326 121 .286 .076 0.3 6.3 64.8 *O
1883 24 CIN AA 433 .304 104 .273 .068 0.7 4.6 57.6 *O/51
1884 25 BAL AA 495 .298 104 .263 .090 0.8 1.6 65.2 *5/O4
1885 26 BAL AA 498 .292 98 .249 .081 0.2 4.8 57.6 *O/1563
1886 27 BAL AA 587 .249 71 .208 .052 0.2 4.1 54.5 *O45/61
1887 28 BAL AA 530 .328 102 .288 .045 0.0 6.8 11.9 46.3 *O45/61
1888 29 BAL AA 316 .249 78 .243 .034 0.0 9.2 5.7 36.9 O6/43
1889 30 BAL AA 429 .280 73 .250 .052 0.2 11.4 9.8 39.4 *O/6
1890 31 2TM 2LG 179 .310 77 .253 .055 0.0 1.1 8.4 30.4 O/1
1890 31 CLV NL 37 .265 66 .242 .029 0.0 5.4 5.4 40.0 /O1
1890 31 BAL AA 142 .321 80 .256 .062 0.0 9.2 28.3 *O
10 Yrs 3933 .289 92 .254 .061 0.3 3.0 6.1 52.3 O546/132
MLB Average .305 100 .266 .088 0.6 6.2 6.4 47.4

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Appearances

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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB CS Awards
1880 21 CIN NL OF 22 170.0 46 38 4 4 1 .913 .855 2.22 1.88 1.91 1.85
1880 21 CIN NL 3B 1 7.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .857 2.57 3.47 2.00 3.50
1880 21 CIN NL C 1 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .895 9.00 6.75 2.00 6.90 0 0 0
1880 21 CIN NL SS 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 4.40
1882 23 CIN AA OF 80 720.0 213 188 9 16 2 .925 .848 2.46 1.87 2.46 1.83
1883 24 CIN AA OF 94 854.0 213 171 11 31 1 .854 .851 1.92 1.83 1.94 1.80
1883 24 CIN AA 3B 3 26.0 12 4 6 2 0 .833 .840 3.46 3.39 3.33 3.33
1883 24 CIN AA P 1 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.34 0.00 2.30
1884 25 BAL AA 3B 97 865.0 340 118 168 54 10 .841 .848 2.98 3.07 2.95 2.98
1884 25 BAL AA OF 9 115.0 28 16 8 4 1 .857 .847 1.88 1.70 2.67 1.64
1884 25 BAL AA 2B 1 6.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .903 6.00 6.15 4.00 6.00
1885 26 BAL AA OF 107 947.0 264 229 14 21 2 .920 .879 2.31 1.89 2.27 1.87
1885 26 BAL AA SS 2 11.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .878 4.91 4.75 3.00 4.70
1885 26 BAL AA P 2 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .880 3.00 1.80 0.50 1.90
1885 26 BAL AA 3B 2 19.0 7 2 2 3 0 .571 .860 1.89 3.03 2.00 3.00
1885 26 BAL AA 1B 1 11.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 .966 9.82 10.80 12.00 10.60
1886 27 BAL AA OF 95 873.0 220 186 12 22 4 .900 .877 2.04 1.84 2.08 1.79
1886 27 BAL AA 2B 32 264.0 184 84 86 14 9 .924 .908 5.80 6.25 5.31 6.07
1886 27 BAL AA 3B 11 86.0 37 18 16 3 0 .919 .849 3.56 3.27 3.09 3.18
1886 27 BAL AA SS 3 29.0 16 2 9 5 1 .688 .854 3.41 4.69 3.67 4.57
1886 27 BAL AA P 1 4.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 .885 2.25 2.03 1.00 2.00
1887 28 BAL AA OF 110 976.0 224 187 15 22 4 .902 .898 1.86 2.13 1.84 2.04
1887 28 BAL AA 2B 13 116.0 94 35 48 11 4 .883 .906 6.44 6.30 6.38 6.04
1887 28 BAL AA 3B 10 87.0 42 14 18 10 2 .762 .850 3.31 3.49 3.20 3.34
1887 28 BAL AA SS 2 9.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .858 4.00 4.70 2.00 4.50
1887 28 BAL AA P 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.20
1888 29 BAL AA OF 44 356.0 70 54 7 9 1 .871 .907 1.54 1.86 1.39 1.83
1888 29 BAL AA SS 34 296.0 171 53 98 20 12 .883 .863 4.59 4.68 4.44 4.61
1888 29 BAL AA 2B 2 11.0 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .916 4.91 5.73 3.00 5.65
1888 29 BAL AA 1B 1 5.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .977 10.80 10.80 6.00 10.70
1889 30 BAL AA OF 105 916.0 211 172 24 15 7 .929 .903 1.93 2.07 1.87 2.00
1889 30 BAL AA SS 1 5.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .873 5.40 5.40 3.00 5.10
1890 31 2TM 2LG OF 47 389.0 102 84 5 13 3 .873 .916 2.06 1.90 1.89 1.84
1890 31 CLV NL OF 9 74.0 19 15 0 4 0 .789 .914 1.82 1.96 1.67 1.91
1890 31 BAL AA OF 38 315.0 83 69 5 9 3 .892 .916 2.11 1.89 1.95 1.82
1890 31 CLV NL P 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.20
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB CS Awards
10 Yrs 937 8187.0 2545 1687 575 283 64 .889 .876 2.49 2.44 2.41 2.40 0 0 0
OF (10 Yrs) OF 713 6316.0 1591 1325 109 157 26 .901 .879 2.04 1.93 2.01 1.88
3B (6 Yrs) 3B 124 1090.0 441 158 210 73 12 .834 .848 3.04 3.13 2.97 3.04
SS (6 Yrs) SS 43 352.0 201 59 116 26 13 .871 .863 4.47 4.69 4.07 4.61
P (5 Yrs) P 6 14.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 .883 1.29 2.12 0.33 2.08
2B (4 Yrs) 2B 48 397.0 289 125 138 26 13 .910 .907 5.96 6.25 5.48 6.04
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 2 16.0 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 .969 10.13 10.80 9.00 10.65
C (1 Yr) C 1 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .895 9.00 6.75 2.00 6.90 0 0 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Joe Sommer born?

Joe Sommer was born on November 20, 1858.

Where was Joe Sommer born?

Joe Sommer was born in Covington, KY.

How tall was Joe Sommer?

Joe Sommer was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Sommer weigh when playing?

Joe Sommer weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Joe Sommer play?

Joe Sommer played 10 seasons.

Is Joe Sommer in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Sommer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Joe Sommer play?

Joe Sommer was a Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Joe Sommer have?

Joe Sommer had 911 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Joe Sommer have?

Joe Sommer had 11 home runs over his career.

What was Joe Sommer's average?

Joe Sommer had a .248 average over his career.

How many teams has Joe Sommer played for?

Joe Sommer played for 4 teams; the Cincinnati Stars, Cincinnati, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Spiders.

When did Joe Sommer retire?

Joe Sommer last played in 1890.

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