Ernie Burch

Full Name: Ernest A. Burch

Positions: Rightfielder, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb

Team: Cincinnati Red Stockings

Born: September 9, 1856 in DeKalb County, IL

Died: October 12, 1892 in Guthrie, OK

League Debut: March 29, 1886 (LOU @ CIN, box score) • Age 29

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
1.1
1.1
AB
238
238
H
78
78
HR
0
0
BA
.328
.328
R
51
51
RBI
33
33
SB
17
17
OBP
.387
.387
SLG
.416
.416
OPS
.803
.803
OPS+
130
130

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188629CINAA 62270238 5178 1720 331710 209 .328.387.416.803 13099 13900 RF-LF-CF
1 Yr 622702385178 1720331710 209.328.387.416.803 1309913 900
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188629CINAA270 8.2-0.4-4.03.80.38.912.71.11.1-0.3 RF-LF-CF
1 Yr270 8.2-0.4-4.03.80.38.912.71.11.1-0.3
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188629CINAA270 .341.0880.03.37.4 7.024.4 1.3056.663.0 2.9439.5 .37423.11.6
1 Yr270 .341.0880.03.37.4 7.024.41.3056.6 63.02.9439.51.6
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home331471303440 8201794 117.308.366.400.766.325
1886Away291231081738 9001686 92.352.412.435.847.358
1886vs LH Starter9181500 000000 32.000.167.000.167.000
1886vs RH Starter59240223078 1720000 177.350.396.444.840.361
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188629CINAA62566258 11565
1 Yr62566258 11565
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188629 CIN AALF119.0 33000 1.000.8953.002.38 3.0000
188629 CIN AACF101.0 00000 .000.8930.002.72 0.0000
188629 CIN AARF5655464.7 92781130 .859.8921.531.56 1.4104
CareerLF119.0 33000 1.0003.00 3.0000
CareerCF101.0 00000 .0000.00 0.0000
CareerRF5655464.7 92781130 .8591.53 1.4104
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Batting Average

  • 1886 AA  .328 (7th)

On-Base %

  • 1886 AA  .387 (10th)

Doubles

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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