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Charlie Sweeney
Charles J. Sweeney

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 181 lb.

Debut May 11, 1882
Final Game July 9, 1887
Born April 13, 1863 in San Francisco, CA
Died April 4, 1902 in San Francisco, CA

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1883 20 PRO NL   7   7  20  18  14   0   2  0  146.7  142   94   51   3   28   48      17   626       0  3.13  3.11   99 1.159
 1884 21 TOT     41  15  60  56  53   6   4  1  492.0  360  182   93   6   42  337   0  10   846       0  1.70  2.91  171 0.817
         PRO NL  17   8  27  24  22   4   3  1  221.0  153   70   38   4   29  145   0  10   846       0  1.55  2.83  183 0.824
         SLM UA  24   7  33  32  31   2   1  0  271.0  207  112   55   2   13  192       0             0  1.83  2.98  163 0.812
 1885 22 SLM NL  11  21  35  35  32   2   0  0  275.0  276  175  120   6   50   84   0  14  1155       0  3.93  2.76   70 1.185
 1886 23 SLM NL   5   6  11  11  11   0   0  0   93.0  108   75   43   9   39   28   0  10   418       0  4.16  3.19   77 1.581
 1887 24 CLE AA   0   3   3   3   3   0   0  0   24.0   42   36   22   0   13    8   0   7   126       0  8.25  4.33   53 2.292
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .552  64  52 129 123 113   8   6  1 1030.7  928  562  329  24  172  505   0  58  3171       0  2.87  2.96  103 1.067
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17  14  34  33  30   2   1  0  278.0  250  151   88   6   46  136   0  15   855   0   0  2.87  2.96  103 1.067
 Career High     41  21  60  56  53   6   4  1  492.0  360  182  120   9   50  337   0  17  1155   0   0  1.70  3.19  171 0.817

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882 19 PRO NL   1    4    0    0   0  0   0    0          0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0                    
 1883 20 PRO NL  22   87    9   19   3  0   0   15          2  10  .218  .236  .253   46   22                    
 1884 21 TOT     86  339   55  104  23  2   2   19   0     21      .307  .347  .404  145  137                    
         PRO NL  41  168   24   50   9  0   1   19         11  17  .298  .341  .369  126   62                    
         SLM UA  45  171   31   54  14  2   1        0     10      .316  .354  .439  166   75                    
 1885 22 SLM NL  71  267   27   55   7  1   0   24         12  33  .206  .240  .240   57   64                    
 1886 23 SLM NL  17   64    4   16   2  0   0    7   0      3  10  .250  .284  .281   77   18                    
 1887 24 CLE AA  36  133   22   30   4  4   0   19  11     21      .226  .331  .316   82   42               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      233  894  117  224  39  7   2   84  11  0  59  54  .251  .297  .317   93  283   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        622   81  156  27  5   1   58   8  0  41  38  .251  .297  .317   93  197   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     86  339   55  104  23  4   2   24  11  0  21  33  .307  .347  .404  145  137   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882 19 PRO NL    4    4    0   0.0    70| .000  .254| .000  .282| .000  .346| .000  .627|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
 1883 20 PRO NL   89   68    5   1.9    83| .218  .271| .236  .299| .253  .374| .489  .673|  46  .212  -5.6  -0.6     
 1884 21 TOT     360  235   48   5.3    67| .307  .248| .347  .281| .404  .332| .751  .613| 145  .689  19.1   2.1     
         PRO NL  179  118   21   4.7    72| .298  .248| .341  .288| .369  .344| .710  .632| 126  .612   5.4   0.6     
         SLM UA  181  117   27   6.0    62| .316  .247| .354  .274| .439  .320| .793  .594| 166  .752  13.8   1.5     
 1885 22 SLM NL  279  212   15   1.9    67| .206  .243| .240  .287| .240  .326| .480  .612|  57  .253 -12.3  -1.4     
 1886 23 SLM NL   67   48    5   2.7    75| .250  .251| .284  .299| .281  .343| .565  .643|  77  .359  -1.7  -0.2     
 1887 24 CLE AA  154  103   14   3.5    95| .226  .276| .331  .340| .316  .373| .647  .713|  82  .398  -2.7  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       953  670   87   3.4    73| .251  .253| .297  .295| .317  .341| .614  .636|  93  .468  -4.1  -0.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+

 1882 19 PRO NL  OF    1      0    1    1    0  .500  .833  1.00  1.90                            0    0    1
 1883 20 PRO NL   P   20      7   37    7    1  .863  .892  2.20  1.96  2.70  2.20   18  146.7
                 OF    7     22    1    3    0  .885  .849  3.29  1.86                            2    3    2
 1884 21 TOT      P   60     39  123   10    5  .942  .862  2.70  2.19  2.96  2.44   56  492.0
         TOT     OF   30     30    4    3    0  .919  .842  1.13  1.63                           13    5   13
         TOT     1B    2     23    0    2    0  .920  .958 11.50 10.20                        
         PRO NL   P   27     16   47    4    1  .940  .892  2.33  2.12  2.57  2.29   24  221.0
                 OF   17     15    2    2    0  .895  .867  1.00  1.76                            0    5   13
                 1B    1     11    0    0    0 1.000  .965 11.00 10.30                        
         SLM UA   P   33     23   76    6    4  .943  .844  3.00  2.25  3.29  2.57   32  271.0
                 OF   13     15    2    1    0  .944  .817  1.31  1.47                           13    0    0
                 1B    1     12    0    2    0  .857  .952 12.00 10.10                        
 1885 22 SLM NL  OF   39     62    5   14    1  .827  .882  1.72  1.82                           14   19    6
                  P   35     19   62   13    2  .862  .899  2.31  2.30  2.65  2.43   35  275.0
 1886 23 SLM NL   P   11      6   20    2    1  .929  .915  2.36  2.07  2.52  2.26   11   93.0
                 OF    4      3    2    0    0 1.000  .893  1.25  1.70                            0    4    0
                 SS    2      0    4    3    0  .571  .870  2.00  4.25                        
 1887 24 CLE AA  1B   20    157    5   11    4  .936  .971  8.10  9.60                        
                 OF   10     10    1    4    0  .733  .902  1.10  2.01                            1    0    9
                  P    3      2    4    0    0 1.000  .882  2.00  2.10  2.25  2.29    3   24.0
                 3B    2      3    6    4    0  .692  .849  4.50  3.30                        
                 SS    2      1    1    1    0  .667  .870  1.00  4.45                        

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

 1884 21 TOT     1B    2     23    0    2    0  .920  .958 11.50 10.20                        
         PRO NL  1B    1     11    0    0    0 1.000  .965 11.00 10.30                        
         SLM UA  1B    1     12    0    2    0  .857  .952 12.00 10.10                        
 1887 24 CLE AA  1B   20    157    5   11    4  .936  .971  8.10  9.60                        

 1887 24 CLE AA  3B    2      3    6    4    0  .692  .849  4.50  3.30                        

 1882 19 PRO NL  OF    1      0    1    1    0  .500  .833  1.00  1.90                            0    0    1
 1883 20 PRO NL  OF    7     22    1    3    0  .885  .849  3.29  1.86                            2    3    2
 1884 21 TOT     OF   30     30    4    3    0  .919  .842  1.13  1.63                           13    5   13
         PRO NL  OF   17     15    2    2    0  .895  .867  1.00  1.76                            0    5   13
         SLM UA  OF   13     15    2    1    0  .944  .817  1.31  1.47                           13    0    0
 1885 22 SLM NL  OF   39     62    5   14    1  .827  .882  1.72  1.82                           14   19    6
 1886 23 SLM NL  OF    4      3    2    0    0 1.000  .893  1.25  1.70                            0    4    0
 1887 24 CLE AA  OF   10     10    1    4    0  .733  .902  1.10  2.01                            1    0    9

 1883 20 PRO NL   P   20      7   37    7    1  .863  .892  2.20  1.96  2.70  2.20   18  146.7
 1884 21 TOT      P   60     39  123   10    5  .942  .862  2.70  2.19  2.96  2.44   56  492.0
         PRO NL   P   27     16   47    4    1  .940  .892  2.33  2.12  2.57  2.29   24  221.0
         SLM UA   P   33     23   76    6    4  .943  .844  3.00  2.25  3.29  2.57   32  271.0
 1885 22 SLM NL   P   35     19   62   13    2  .862  .899  2.31  2.30  2.65  2.43   35  275.0
 1886 23 SLM NL   P   11      6   20    2    1  .929  .915  2.36  2.07  2.52  2.26   11   93.0
 1887 24 CLE AA   P    3      2    4    0    0 1.000  .882  2.00  2.10  2.25  2.29    3   24.0

 1886 23 SLM NL  SS    2      0    4    3    0  .571  .870  2.00  4.25                        
 1887 24 CLE AA  SS    2      1    1    1    0  .667  .870  1.00  4.45                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 129     73  246   32    9  .909  .880  2.47  2.17              123 1030.7
                 OF   91    127   14   25    1  .849  .868  1.55  1.78                           30   31   31
                 1B   22    180    5   13    4  .934  .970  8.41  9.65                        
                 SS    4      1    5    4    0  .600  .870  1.50  4.35                        
                 3B    2      3    6    4    0  .692  .849  4.50  3.30                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       248    384  276   78   14  .894  .900  2.66  2.74
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.

ERA
1884 NL-1.55-2
1884 UA-1.83-5

Wins
1884 NL-17-9
1884 UA-24-5

Won-Loss %
1884 NL-.680-4
1884 UA-.774-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1883 NL-1.159-6
1884 NL-.824-1
1884 UA-.812-2
1885 NL-1.185-10
Car-1.067-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1883 NL-8.71-6
1884 NL-6.23-1
1884 UA-6.87-3

Bases on Balls/9IP
1884 NL-1.18-4
1884 UA-.43-1
1885 NL-1.64-5
Car-1.50-24

Strikeouts/9IP
1884 NL-5.90-5
1884 UA-6.38-9

Games
1884 UA-33-10

Saves
1884 NL-1-2

Innings
1884 UA-271.0-9

Strikeouts
1884 UA-192-7

Games Started
1884 UA-32-9

Comp. Games
1884 UA-31-9

Shutouts
1884 NL-4-6
1884 UA-2-7

Home Runs Allow.
1886 NL-9-10

SO to Walk
1884 NL-5.00-4
1884 UA-14.77-1
Car-2.94-37

Losses
1885 NL-21-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1885 NL-120-5

Wild Pitches
1883 NL-17-10
1887 AA-7-2

Games Finished
1883 NL-2-10
1884 NL-3-3

Adjusted ERA+
1884 NL-183-2
1884 UA-163-5

Youngest Player
1882 NL-19-2
1883 NL-20-7

    

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 50 (499) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) Pitching - 22.0 (247) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 36.0 (366) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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

July 13, 1887: Released by the Cleveland Blues.

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