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Paul Radford
Paul Revere Radford (Shorty)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 6", Weight 148 lb.

Debut May 1, 1883
Final Game September 29, 1894
Born October 14, 1861 in Roxbury, MA
Died February 21, 1945 in Boston, MA

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1883 21 BSN NL  72  258   46   53   6  3   0   14          9  26  .205  .232  .252   46   65                    
 1884 22 PRO NL  97  355   56   70  11  2   1   29         25  43  .197  .250  .248   59   88                    
 1885 23 PRO NL 105  371   55   90  12  5   0   32         33  43  .243  .304  .302  100  112                    
 1886 24 KCN NL 122  493   78  113  17  5   0   20  39     58  48  .229  .310  .284   77  140                    
 1887 25 NYP AA 128  486  127  129  15  5   4   45  73    106      .265  .403  .342  111  166               6    
 1888 26 BRO AA  90  308   48   67   9  3   2   29  33     35      .218  .305  .286   89   88               4    
 1889 27 CLV NL 136  487   94  116  21  5   1   46  30     91  37  .238  .365  .308   86  150               6    
 1890 28 CLE PL 122  466   98  136  24 12   2   62  25     82  28  .292  .406  .408  125  190               8    
 1891 29 BOS AA 133  456  102  118  11  5   0   65  55     96  36  .259  .393  .305   97  139               5    
 1892 30 WHS NL 137  510   93  130  19  4   1   37  35     86  47  .255  .366  .314  108  160               3    
 1893 31 WHS NL 124  464   87  106  18  3   2   34  32    104  42  .228  .378  .293   81  136               8    
 1894 32 WHS NL  95  325   61   78  13  5   0   49  24     65  23  .240  .378  .311   70  101               7    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1361 4979  945 1206 176 57  13  462 346  0 790 373  .242  .351  .308   91 1535   0   0   0  47   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        593  112  144  21  7   2   55  41  0  94  44  .242  .351  .308   91  183   0   0   0   6   0
 Career High    137  510  127  136  24 12   4   65  73  0 106  48  .292  .406  .408  125  190   0   0   0   8   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1883 21 BSN NL  267  205   15   1.9    82| .205  .270| .232  .298| .252  .372| .484  .671|  46  .211 -17.2  -1.8     
 1884 22 PRO NL  380  285   22   2.0    72| .197  .248| .250  .288| .248  .344| .498  .632|  59  .255 -15.8  -1.8     
 1885 23 PRO NL  404  281   34   3.2    66| .243  .242| .304  .285| .302  .324| .606  .610| 100  .475   0.9   0.1     
 1886 24 KCN NL  551  380   43   2.9    84| .229  .264| .310  .314| .284  .362| .594  .676|  77  .395 -11.7  -1.3     
 1887 25 NYP AA  598  357   66   4.8    94| .265  .275| .403  .338| .342  .371| .745  .709| 111  .538  15.5   1.5     
 1888 26 BRO AA  347  241   26   2.9    72| .218  .246| .305  .303| .286  .324| .591  .628|  89  .445  -2.5  -0.3     
 1889 27 CLV NL  584  371   54   3.8    99| .238  .277| .365  .349| .308  .379| .673  .728|  86  .447  -4.7  -0.5     
 1890 28 CLE PL  556  330   76   6.0    98| .292  .271| .406  .348| .408  .377| .814  .725| 125  .601  21.5   2.0     
 1891 29 BOS AA  557  338   54   4.2    94| .259  .266| .393  .350| .305  .359| .698  .709|  97  .516   4.6   0.5     
 1892 30 WHS NL  599  380   58   4.0    79| .255  .248| .366  .321| .314  .332| .680  .653| 108  .543  10.3   1.1     
 1893 31 WHS NL  576  358   50   3.7   103| .228  .282| .378  .360| .293  .384| .671  .744|  81  .373  -5.2  -0.5     
 1894 32 WHS NL  397  247   37   3.9   124| .240  .312| .378  .382| .311  .439| .689  .822|  70  .313 -12.6  -1.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5816 3773  535   3.7    90| .242  .267| .351  .332| .308  .364| .659  .695|  91  .445 -16.8  -2.1     

* 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1884 22 PRO NL   0   2   2   2   1   0   0  0   13.0   27   19   11   0    3    2   0   1    70       0  7.62  2.83   37 2.308
 1885 23 PRO NL   0   2   3   2   2   0   0  0   18.3   34   27   16   1    8    3   0   1    98       0  7.85  2.65   34 2.291
 1887 25 NYP AA   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    5.0   15   16   10   1    3    4   0   0    22       0 18.00  4.29   24 3.600
 1890 28 CLE PL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    5.0    7    5    2   1    1    3   0   0     0       0  3.60  3.97  110 1.600
 1891 29 BOS AA   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     0       0  0.00  3.68  inf 0.000
 1893 31 WHS NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    2    2    2   2    2    1   0   0     0       0 18.00  4.62   26 4.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL  .000   0   4  10   4   3   0   3  0   43.3   85   69   41   5   17   13   0   2   190       0  8.52  3.11   37 2.354
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  19  48  19  14   0  14  0  210.0  412  335  199  24   82   63   0   9   922   0   0  8.52  3.11   37 2.354

* 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    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1883 21 BSN NL OF 72 86 16 20 2 .836 .849 1.42 1.86 1 24 50 1884 22 PRO NL OF 96 146 26 23 4 .882 .867 1.79 1.76 0 0 96 P 2 0 3 1 0 .750 .882 1.50 2.10 2.08 2.28 2 13.0 1885 23 PRO NL OF 88 141 26 29 7 .852 .881 1.90 1.82 2 8 80 SS 16 13 43 10 0 .848 .872 3.50 4.54 P 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 .893 1.67 2.30 2.46 2.41 2 18.3 2B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 5.70 1886 24 KCN NL OF 92 125 29 19 5 .890 .890 1.67 1.71 0 0 92 SS 30 52 107 26 8 .859 .878 5.30 4.24 2B 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .909 2.00 5.50 1887 25 NYP AA SS 76 121 229 70 28 .833 .858 4.61 4.43 OF 37 59 8 8 1 .893 .898 1.81 2.01 1 1 36 2B 18 46 57 11 7 .904 .906 5.72 5.96 P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.34 0 5.0 1888 26 BRO AA OF 88 180 22 12 2 .944 .907 2.30 1.79 0 83 5 2B 2 6 6 0 1 1.000 .916 6.00 5.55 1889 27 CLV NL OF 136 205 24 14 6 .942 .910 1.68 1.97 0 2 136 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.50 1890 28 CLE PL OF 80 137 16 18 5 .895 .904 1.91 2.06 6 35 39 SS 36 74 123 20 13 .908 .868 5.47 5.05 3B 7 11 20 2 1 .939 .854 4.43 3.49 2B 4 5 12 1 0 .944 .914 4.25 5.80 P 1 1 5 1 0 .857 .909 6.00 2.40 10.80 2.88 0 5.0 1891 29 BOS AA SS 131 230 453 71 51 .906 .879 5.21 5.04 OF 4 9 2 0 1 1.000 .909 2.75 1.82 4 0 0 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1892 30 WHS NL OF 62 86 12 7 7 .933 .912 1.58 1.86 2 0 60 3B 54 65 125 31 6 .860 .879 3.52 3.53 SS 20 28 51 26 7 .752 .897 3.95 5.33 2B 2 7 10 2 2 .895 .929 8.50 5.60 1893 31 WHS NL OF 123 198 29 25 4 .901 .915 1.85 2.14 7 0 116 2B 1 0 4 0 0 1.000 .930 4.00 5.90 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1894 32 WHS NL SS 47 125 181 53 15 .852 .898 6.51 5.59 2B 25 62 59 16 8 .883 .928 4.84 5.71 OF 24 32 7 4 0 .907 .915 1.62 2.24 10 0 14
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1885 23 PRO NL 2B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 5.70 1886 24 KCN NL 2B 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .909 2.00 5.50 1887 25 NYP AA 2B 18 46 57 11 7 .904 .906 5.72 5.96 1888 26 BRO AA 2B 2 6 6 0 1 1.000 .916 6.00 5.55 1890 28 CLE PL 2B 4 5 12 1 0 .944 .914 4.25 5.80 1892 30 WHS NL 2B 2 7 10 2 2 .895 .929 8.50 5.60 1893 31 WHS NL 2B 1 0 4 0 0 1.000 .930 4.00 5.90 1894 32 WHS NL 2B 25 62 59 16 8 .883 .928 4.84 5.71 1889 27 CLV NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.50 1890 28 CLE PL 3B 7 11 20 2 1 .939 .854 4.43 3.49 1892 30 WHS NL 3B 54 65 125 31 6 .860 .879 3.52 3.53 1883 21 BSN NL OF 72 86 16 20 2 .836 .849 1.42 1.86 1 24 50 1884 22 PRO NL OF 96 146 26 23 4 .882 .867 1.79 1.76 0 0 96 1885 23 PRO NL OF 88 141 26 29 7 .852 .881 1.90 1.82 2 8 80 1886 24 KCN NL OF 92 125 29 19 5 .890 .890 1.67 1.71 0 0 92 1887 25 NYP AA OF 37 59 8 8 1 .893 .898 1.81 2.01 1 1 36 1888 26 BRO AA OF 88 180 22 12 2 .944 .907 2.30 1.79 0 83 5 1889 27 CLV NL OF 136 205 24 14 6 .942 .910 1.68 1.97 0 2 136 1890 28 CLE PL OF 80 137 16 18 5 .895 .904 1.91 2.06 6 35 39 1891 29 BOS AA OF 4 9 2 0 1 1.000 .909 2.75 1.82 4 0 0 1892 30 WHS NL OF 62 86 12 7 7 .933 .912 1.58 1.86 2 0 60 1893 31 WHS NL OF 123 198 29 25 4 .901 .915 1.85 2.14 7 0 116 1894 32 WHS NL OF 24 32 7 4 0 .907 .915 1.62 2.24 10 0 14 1884 22 PRO NL P 2 0 3 1 0 .750 .882 1.50 2.10 2.08 2.28 2 13.0 1885 23 PRO NL P 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 .893 1.67 2.30 2.46 2.41 2 18.3 1887 25 NYP AA P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.34 0 5.0 1890 28 CLE PL P 1 1 5 1 0 .857 .909 6.00 2.40 10.80 2.88 0 5.0 1891 29 BOS AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1893 31 WHS NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1885 23 PRO NL SS 16 13 43 10 0 .848 .872 3.50 4.54 1886 24 KCN NL SS 30 52 107 26 8 .859 .878 5.30 4.24 1887 25 NYP AA SS 76 121 229 70 28 .833 .858 4.61 4.43 1890 28 CLE PL SS 36 74 123 20 13 .908 .868 5.47 5.05 1891 29 BOS AA SS 131 230 453 71 51 .906 .879 5.21 5.04 1892 30 WHS NL SS 20 28 51 26 7 .752 .897 3.95 5.33 1894 32 WHS NL SS 47 125 181 53 15 .852 .898 6.51 5.59
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 902 1404 217 179 44 .901 .896 1.80 1.91 33 153 724 SS 356 643 1187 276 122 .869 .877 5.14 4.91 3B 62 76 145 33 7 .870 .875 3.56 3.52 2B 54 129 148 32 18 .896 .918 5.13 5.79 P* 10 2 12 2 0 .875 .897 1.40 2.19 4 43.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1384 2254 1709 522 191 .884 .887 2.86 2.91
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1884   WS    PRO NYP     W   3   7   1   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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.

On-base %
1887 AA-.403-9

Games
1886 NL-122-9
1889 NL-136-1

At Bats
1886 NL-493-6

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1886 NL-551-4

Bases on Balls
1886 NL-58-5
1887 AA-106-1
1889 NL-91-3
1890 PL-82-8
1891 AA-96-4
1892 NL-86-5
1893 NL-104-3

Strikeouts
1893 NL-42-5

Stolen Bases
1886 NL-39-5
1891 AA-55-5

Times on Base
1887 AA-241-6

Hit By Pitch
1889 NL-6-9
1890 PL-8-9

Outs
1886 NL-380-1

   

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 21 (964) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 18.0 (730) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (1160) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

November 30, 1885: Returned to league control by the Providence Grays.

March 3, 1886: Under league control and obtained by the Kansas City Cowboys.

March 9, 1887: Under league control and obtained by the New York Metropolitans for $500 or $1000.

March 9, 1887: Returned to league control by the Kansas City Cowboys.

October 20, 1887: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the New York Metropolitans.

Before 1889 Season: Purchased by the Cleveland Spiders from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

February 10, 1891: Traded by the Cleveland Spiders with Cub Stricker to the Boston Reds for Cupid Childs. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 1, 1894: Released by the Washington Senators.


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Uniforms 
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