#26 Orator Shaffer, Leftfield, 37 yrs, Kansas City Cowboys Wednesday, 10/25/1889 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Orator Shaffer
10/0/1852 37 PHILADELPHIA PA USA 5"9 175
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,125,000 1889 15 Year(s), 5 Days (2585 total Days) 172 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 157 Days (2909 total Days) 16 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 8 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 10 (Range), .862 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/2 | PHA | W 6-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #1 | PoG | |
10/3 | @WAS | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/4 | WAS | L 3-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/5 | @BAL | W 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/8 | @PHA | L 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/9 | @PHA | L 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/11 | PHA | L 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/12 | PHA | W 7-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/13 | PHA | W 7-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/15 | @PHA | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 594 | 171 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 97 | 22 | 99 | .288 | .313 | .399 | .712 | .690 | .111 |
Projected | 138 | 590 | 170 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 96 | 22 | 98 | .288 | .313 | .399 | .712 | .690 | .111 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 137 | 622 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 237 | 50 | 50 | 12 | 80.6 | 77.9 | 4.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
vs. RHP | 578 | 168 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 95 | 21 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .291 | .315 | .403 | .718 |
Close/Late | 56 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .368 | .500 | .868 |
Scoring Position | 112 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .321 | .347 | .446 | .793 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 64 | 265 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 47 | .249 | .277 | .366 | .643 |
Road | 75 | 329 | 105 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 57 | 12 | 52 | .319 | .340 | .426 | .766 |
March/April | 23 | 92 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 16 | .293 | .327 | .359 | .685 |
May | 24 | 107 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 18 | .327 | .336 | .421 | .757 |
June | 23 | 100 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | .200 | .216 | .260 | .476 |
July | 21 | 86 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 13 | .291 | .337 | .407 | .744 |
August | 22 | 96 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 11 | .354 | .364 | .552 | .916 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 113 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 20 | .265 | .297 | .398 | .695 |
Postseason | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .192 | .250 | .269 | .519 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1884 | 77 | 294 | 97 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 12 | .330 | .363 | .449 | .812 | |
1885 | 147 | 551 | 157 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 92 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 41 | 12 | .285 | .314 | .385 | .699 | BSN |
1886 | 145 | 565 | 191 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 41 | 11 | .338 | .380 | .465 | .846 | BSN,NL |
1887 | 149 | 573 | 167 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 86 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 48 | 17 | .291 | .348 | .382 | .730 | BSN |
1888 | 150 | 598 | 147 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 41 | 11 | .246 | .288 | .319 | .608 | KC |
1889 | 139 | 594 | 171 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 97 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 50 | 12 | .288 | .313 | .399 | .712 | KC |
Total | 807 | 3175 | 930 | 218 | 44 | 6 | 389 | 484 | 191 | 2 | 19 | 501 | 244 | 75 | .293 | .332 | .395 | .727 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1883 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .233 | .207 | .440 |
1884 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
1885 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
1886 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 |
1887 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .361 | .661 |
1888 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
1889 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .250 | .269 | .519 |
Total | 41 | 165 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 1 | .218 | .263 | .291 | .554 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 136 | 136 | 207 | 4 | 1 | 233 | 22 | .906 | 1188.1 | 1.76 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
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Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1886, hitting .444 with 0 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1886 Allstar game... Injured on 7/21/1886 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 9/10/1886... Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1887... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/15/1888 to a 2-year deal worth $6,125,000 per year... Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Indianapolis on 8/6/1889...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1886 - .338 - 3rd
| OBP 1886 - .380 - 4th
| SLG 1886 - .465 - 6th
| OPS 1886 - .846 - 4th
| Hits 1883 - - 5th 1886 - 191 - 6th
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Doubles 1883 - - 4th 1886 - 54 - 3rd
| RBI 1886 - 94 - 5th
| Runs 1883 - - 5th
| SB 1887 - 48 - 10th
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