Tom Burns

Full Name: Thomas Everett Burns

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 152lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: March 30, 1857 in Honesdale, PA

Died: March 19, 1902 in Jersey City, NJ

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
1.4
3.2
AB
258
898
H
77
242
HR
1
8
BA
.298
.269
R
42
146
RBI
44
144
SB
9
86
OBP
.339
.304
SLG
.380
.373
OPS
.719
.677
OPS+
113
98

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528CHCNL 161668640 104165 31107 1007727 2755 .258.289.370.659 92237 1 SS
188629CHCNL 64279258 4277 1421 4493 1416 .298.339.380.719 11398 03220 3B
2 Yrs 225947898146242 451281448630 4171.269.304.373.677 9833504 220
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
188528CHCNL668 -11.53.76.3-1.5-0.122.821.31.91.90.6 SS
188629CHCNL279 3.41.31.15.90.59.415.31.41.40.1 3B
2 Yrs947 -8.15.07.44.40.432.236.63.23.20.7
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
188528CHCNL668 .273.1121.08.24.0 7.229.1 74.0
188629CHCNL279 .313.0810.45.75.0 6.122.1 1.4158.475.0 3.0735.6 .339251.4
2 Yrs947 .285.1040.87.54.3 6.926.91.4158.4 74.10.9035.61.4
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
1886Home321351222341 6102353 89.336.381.402.782.357
1886Away321441361936 8112140 67.265.301.360.661.273
1886vs LH Starter268275023 210000 74.307.366.360.726.324
1886vs RH Starter50190183054 1211000 712.295.321.388.709.312
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528CHCNL161156161160 160
188629CHCNL64616463 631
2 Yrs225217225223 631601
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
188528 CHC NLSS1601561396.3 94534046913643 .856.8705.215.37 5.06270
188629 CHC NL3B6361531.0 23376146119 .953.9193.764.04 3.5230
Career3B6361531.0 23376146119 .9533.76 3.5230
CareerSS1601561396.3 94534046913643 .8565.21 5.06270
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

WAR for Position Players

  • 1886 NL  1.4 (10th)

Batting Average

  • 1886 NL  .298 (10th)

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

Runs Batted In

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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