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Al Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.

Debut May 5, 1871
Born September 2, 1850 in Byron, IL
Died September 9, 1915 in San Diego, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939.

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1871 20 BOS NA  19  10  31  31  22   1      0  257.3  333  272   96   2   38   23                     0  3.36  4.18  124 1.442
 1872 21 BOS NA  38   8  48  48  41   3      0  404.7  412  224   89   0   27   27                     1  1.98  3.72  188 1.085
 1873 22 BOS NA  41  14  60  55  48   1      2  497.7  643  414  136   5   28   31                     0  2.46  3.28  134 1.348
 1874 23 BOS NA  52  16  71  69  65   4      0  616.3  753  402  161   1   23   11                     0  2.35  2.99  127 1.259
 1875 24 BOS NA  55   5  72  63  52   7      8  575.0  571  241   97   1   14    9                     1  1.52  2.36  155 1.017
 1876 25 CHC NL  47  12  61  60  53   8   1  0  528.7  542  226  103   6   26   39       1  2219       0  1.75  2.45  139 1.074
 1877 26 CHC NL   1   0   4   1   0   0   2  1   11.0   17   12    4   0    0    2       0    53       0  3.27  2.98   91 1.545
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .796 253  65 347 327 281  24   3 11 2890.7 3271 1791  686  15  156  142       1  2272       2  2.14  3.02  142 1.186
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    25   6  35  32  28   2   0  1  291.3  330  180   69   1   15   14   0   0   229   0   0  2.14  3.02  142 1.186
 Career High     55  16  72  69  65   8   2  8  616.3  753  414  161   6   38   39   0   1  2219   0   1  1.52  4.18  188 1.017

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1871 20 BOS NA  31  144   43   39  10  1   1   31   2  0   8   1  .271  .309  .375   92   54                    
 1872 21 BOS NA  48  237   60   84  11  5   0   47   3  0   3   1  .354  .363  .443  141  105                    
 1873 22 BOS NA  60  322   83  106  18  2   1   60   1  0   3   1  .329  .335  .407  113  131                    
 1874 23 BOS NA  71  362   80  119  13  1   0   54   2  1   3   0  .329  .334  .370  120  134                    
 1875 24 BOS NA  74  343   68  107  15  3   0   56   2  2   3   3  .312  .318  .373  135  128                    
 1876 25 CHC NL  66  292   54   91  14  2   0   44          6   3  .312  .326  .373  121  109                    
 1877 26 CHC NL  60  254   29   65   7  6   0   35          3  16  .256  .265  .331   77   84                    
 1878 27 CHC NL   1    4    0    2   0  0   0    0          0   0  .500  .500  .500  221    2                    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      411 1958  417  613  88 20   2  327  10  3  29  25  .313  .323  .382  116  747   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        772  164  242  35  8   1  129   4  1  11  10  .313  .323  .382  116  294   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     74  362   83  119  18  6   1   60   3  2   8  16  .354  .363  .443  141  134   0   0   0   0   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1871 20 BOS NA  152  105   17   4.3    94| .271  .294| .309  .319| .375  .395| .684  .713|  92  .395  -1.0  -0.1 100%
 1872 21 BOS NA  240  153   39   6.9    82| .354  .296| .363  .307| .443  .360| .806  .667| 141  .672  11.1   1.1 100%
 1873 22 BOS NA  325  216   44   5.5    89| .329  .305| .335  .318| .407  .377| .742  .695| 113  .564   5.5   0.5 100%
 1874 23 BOS NA  365  244   45   5.0    75| .329  .284| .334  .293| .370  .349| .704  .642| 120  .593   8.1   0.8  66%
 1875 24 BOS NA  346  238   40   4.5    60| .312  .262| .318  .269| .373  .321| .691  .590| 135  .639  11.8   1.4  50%
 1876 25 CHC NL  298  201   35   4.8    73| .312  .280| .326  .293| .373  .340| .699  .633| 121  .623   7.0   0.8     
 1877 26 CHC NL  257  189   22   3.1    82| .256  .290| .265  .309| .331  .361| .596  .670|  77  .408  -7.2  -0.8     
 1878 27 CHC NL    4    2    1  13.6    71| .500  .272| .500  .291| .500  .335|1.000  .626| 221  .925   0.5   0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1987 1348  243   4.9    78| .313  .286| .323  .299| .382  .353| .705  .652| 116  .576  35.8   3.8     

* 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 ------+

 1871 20 BOS NA   P   31     11   48   17    2  .776  .863  1.90  1.93  2.06  2.14   31  257.3
                 OF    9      3    0    0    0 1.000  .833  0.33  1.87                            0    9    0
 1872 21 BOS NA   P   48     28  101   14    2  .902  .813  2.69  1.82  2.87  2.01   48  404.7
                 OF    7      1    0    0    0 1.000  .833  0.14  1.86                            0    7    0
 1873 22 BOS NA   P   60     40  131   29    2  .855  .791  2.85  1.79  3.09  1.94   55  497.7
                 OF   13      1    0    1    0  .500  .833  0.08  1.91                            0   13    0
 1874 23 BOS NA   P   71     38  143   31    3  .854  .810  2.55  2.05  2.64  2.17   69  616.3
                 OF    6      5    0    1    0  .833  .806  0.83  1.88                            0    6    0
 1875 24 BOS NA   P   72     51  133   19   10  .906  .865  2.56  2.33  2.88  2.59   63  575.0
                 OF   18     11    0    6    0  .647  .821  0.61  1.77                            1    9    9
                 1B    4     28    0    0    0 1.000  .936  7.00 10.28                        
 1876 25 CHC NL   P   61     45   92    7    7  .951  .874  2.25  1.92  2.33  2.08   60  528.7
                 OF   10      7    2    3    0  .750  .849  0.90  2.03                            9    1    0
                 1B    3      6    0    0    0 1.000  .938  2.00 10.30                        
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.40                        
 1877 26 CHC NL  1B   45    472   21   21   23  .959  .951 10.96 10.63                        
                 2B   13     37   50    8    6  .916  .867  6.69  6.19                        
                  P    4      2    6    1    0  .889  .920  2.00  1.90  6.55  2.13    1   11.0
                 3B    2      0    5    3    0  .625  .847  2.50  3.50                        
 1878 27 CHC NL  2B    1      3    0    4    0  .429  .882  3.00  6.30                        

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1875 24 BOS NA  1B    4     28    0    0    0 1.000  .936  7.00 10.28                        
 1876 25 CHC NL  1B    3      6    0    0    0 1.000  .938  2.00 10.30                        
 1877 26 CHC NL  1B   45    472   21   21   23  .959  .951 10.96 10.63                        

 1877 26 CHC NL  2B   13     37   50    8    6  .916  .867  6.69  6.19                        
 1878 27 CHC NL  2B    1      3    0    4    0  .429  .882  3.00  6.30                        

 1877 26 CHC NL  3B    2      0    5    3    0  .625  .847  2.50  3.50                        

 1871 20 BOS NA  OF    9      3    0    0    0 1.000  .833  0.33  1.87                            0    9    0
 1872 21 BOS NA  OF    7      1    0    0    0 1.000  .833  0.14  1.86                            0    7    0
 1873 22 BOS NA  OF   13      1    0    1    0  .500  .833  0.08  1.91                            0   13    0
 1874 23 BOS NA  OF    6      5    0    1    0  .833  .806  0.83  1.88                            0    6    0
 1875 24 BOS NA  OF   18     11    0    6    0  .647  .821  0.61  1.77                            1    9    9
 1876 25 CHC NL  OF   10      7    2    3    0  .750  .849  0.90  2.03                            9    1    0

 1871 20 BOS NA   P   31     11   48   17    2  .776  .863  1.90  1.93  2.06  2.14   31  257.3
 1872 21 BOS NA   P   48     28  101   14    2  .902  .813  2.69  1.82  2.87  2.01   48  404.7
 1873 22 BOS NA   P   60     40  131   29    2  .855  .791  2.85  1.79  3.09  1.94   55  497.7
 1874 23 BOS NA   P   71     38  143   31    3  .854  .810  2.55  2.05  2.64  2.17   69  616.3
 1875 24 BOS NA   P   72     51  133   19   10  .906  .865  2.56  2.33  2.88  2.59   63  575.0
 1876 25 CHC NL   P   61     45   92    7    7  .951  .874  2.25  1.92  2.33  2.08   60  528.7
 1877 26 CHC NL   P    4      2    6    1    0  .889  .920  2.00  1.90  6.55  2.13    1   11.0

 1876 25 CHC NL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.40                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 347    215  654  118   26  .880  .832  2.50  2.00              327 2890.7
                 OF   63     28    2   11    0  .732  .829  0.48  1.87                           10   45    9
                 1B   52    506   21   21   23  .962  .950 10.13 10.58                        
                 2B   14     40   50   12    6  .882  .868  6.43  6.20                        
                 3B    2      0    5    3    0  .625  .847  2.50  3.50                        
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.40                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       479    789  732  165   55  .902  .871  3.18  3.05
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Batting Average
1872 NA-.354-7

On-base %
1872 NA-.363-7

Slugging %
1872 NA-.443-8

OPS
1872 NA-.806-8

Games
1873 NA-60-1
1874 NA-71-1
1877 NL-60-10

At Bats
1873 NA-322-2
1874 NA-362-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1873 NA-325-3
1874 NA-365-1

Runs
1871 NA-43-10
1873 NA-83-3
1874 NA-80-3

Hits
1872 NA-84-10
1873 NA-106-4
1874 NA-119-2
1875 NA-107-10

Total Bases
1872 NA-105-10
1873 NA-131-5
1874 NA-134-4

Doubles
1871 NA-10-2
1873 NA-18-6
1874 NA-13-8
1875 NA-15-9

Triples
1872 NA-5-5

RBI
1872 NA-47-5
1873 NA-60-4
1874 NA-54-4
1875 NA-56-10
1876 NL-44-10
1877 NL-35-8

Singles
1873 NA-85-5
1874 NA-105-1
1875 NA-89-10

Adjusted OPS+
1872 NA-141-8

Runs Created
1872 NA-39-7
1873 NA-44-7
1874 NA-45-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1872 NA-11-7

Batting Wins
1872 NA-1.1-6

Extra-Base Hits
1873 NA-21-7

Times on Base
1872 NA-87-9
1873 NA-109-5
1874 NA-122-2

Offensive Win%
1872 NA-.672-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1871 NA-144.0-10
1872 NA-237.0-4
1873 NA-322.0-1

Outs
1873 NA-216-2
1874 NA-244-3

ERA
1871 NA-3.36-2
1872 NA-1.98-1
1873 NA-2.46-2
1874 NA-2.35-2
1875 NA-1.52-1
1876 NL-1.75-5
Car-2.14-9

Wins
1871 NA-19-1
1872 NA-38-1
1873 NA-41-1
1874 NA-52-1
1875 NA-55-1
1876 NL-47-1
Car-253-43

Won-Loss %
1871 NA-.655-4
1872 NA-.826-2
1873 NA-.745-1
1874 NA-.765-1
1875 NA-.917-1
1876 NL-.797-1
Car-.796-1

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1871 NA-1.442-3
1872 NA-1.085-2
1873 NA-1.348-5
1874 NA-1.259-4
1875 NA-1.017-6
1876 NL-1.074-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1871 NA-11.65-4
1872 NA-9.16-2
1873 NA-11.63-6
1874 NA-11.00-3
1875 NA-8.94-6
1876 NL-9.23-5

Bases on Balls/9IP
1871 NA-1.33-6
1872 NA-.60-9
1873 NA-.51-3
1874 NA-.34-3
1875 NA-.22-4
1876 NL-.44-6
Car-.49-1

Strikeouts/9IP
1871 NA-.80-4
1872 NA-.60-7
1873 NA-.56-5
1874 NA-.16-9

Games
1871 NA-31-2
1872 NA-48-3
1873 NA-60-1
1874 NA-71-1
1875 NA-72-1
1876 NL-61-3

Saves
1873 NA-2-1
1875 NA-8-1
1877 NL-1-2

Innings
1871 NA-257.3-3
1872 NA-404.7-4
1873 NA-497.7-1
1874 NA-616.3-1
1875 NA-575.0-2
1876 NL-528.7-3

Strikeouts
1871 NA-23-2
1872 NA-27-4
1873 NA-31-2
1874 NA-11-10
1876 NL-39-4

Games Started
1871 NA-31-2
1872 NA-48-2
1873 NA-55-1
1874 NA-69-1
1875 NA-63-2
1876 NL-60-3

Comp. Games
1871 NA-22-6
1872 NA-41-3
1873 NA-48-3
1874 NA-65-1
1875 NA-52-4
1876 NL-53-4
Car-281-52

Shutouts
1871 NA-1-1
1872 NA-3-1
1873 NA-1-3
1874 NA-4-1
1875 NA-7-1
1876 NL-8-2

Home Runs Allow.
1871 NA-2-10
1873 NA-5-4
1874 NA-1-8
1876 NL-6-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1871 NA-38-5
1872 NA-27-3
1873 NA-28-6
1874 NA-23-5
1875 NA-14-6
1876 NL-26-6

Hits Allowed
1871 NA-333-4
1872 NA-412-5
1873 NA-643-2
1874 NA-753-1
1875 NA-571-3
1876 NL-542-3
Car-3271-93

SO to Walk
1871 NA-.61-4
1872 NA-1.00-6
1873 NA-1.11-3
1874 NA-.48-7
1876 NL-1.50-9

Losses
1871 NA-10-7
1873 NA-14-7
1874 NA-16-8
1876 NL-12-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1871 NA-96-7
1872 NA-89-6
1873 NA-136-5
1874 NA-161-3
1875 NA-97-5
1876 NL-103-4

Batters Faced
1876 NL-2219-4

Games Finished
1876 NL-1-7
1877 NL-2-7

Adjusted ERA+
1871 NA-124-2
1872 NA-188-1
1873 NA-134-2
1874 NA-127-2
1875 NA-155-3
1876 NL-139-5
Car-142-14

    

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27) Pitching - 67 (13) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 66 (369) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 167 (74) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 17.0 (813) Pitching - 60.0 (16) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.0 (1219) Pitching - 167.5 (37) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1876 Season: Jumped from the Boston Red Caps to the Chicago White Stockings.

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Name and misspellings: Albert Al Goodwill alphonse allen allan alberto alan Spalding spaulding

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