Roger Connor

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb

Team: St. Louis Browns

Born: July 1, 1857 in Waterbury, CT

Died: January 4, 1931 in Waterbury, CT

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1897 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Most Valuable Player🏆 1885 AA Silver Slugger Award (1B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
2.8
10.9
AB
266
909
H
97
354
HR
3
7
BA
.365
.389
R
54
223
RBI
48
181
SB
4
80
OBP
.431
.459
SLG
.519
.532
OPS
.950
.992
OPS+
172
190

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188527STLAA 161729643 169257 33224 1337646 8310 .400.471.5381.009 198346 3 1BAS,MVP-1,SS
188628STLAA 67299266 5497 1493 4845 307 .365.431.519.950 172138 2120116 1B
2 Yrs 2281028909223354 473171818051 11317.389.459.532.992 190484215 0116
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
188527STLAA729 77.7-5.6-4.567.66.024.992.58.28.2-0.4 1BAS,MVP-1,SS
188628STLAA299 23.1-1.3-0.920.91.910.231.12.82.8-0.1 1B
2 Yrs1028 100.8-6.9-5.488.57.835.1123.610.910.9-0.5
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
188527STLAA729 .402.1380.51.411.4 8.123.0 62.3
188628STLAA299 .366.1541.02.310.0 8.726.8 1.8665.044.4 3.1949.9 .43321.93.3
2 Yrs1028 .392.1430.71.711.0 8.324.01.8665.0 61.10.9349.93.3
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
1886Home351511342142 6321724 165.313.391.448.838.315
1886Away321481323355 8613121 142.417.473.5911.064.415
1886vs LH Starter143935021 222000 41.600.641.9431.584.594
1886vs RH Starter65257231076 1271000 266.329.397.455.851.335
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 STL 62747 0003 1060 0.2590.300 0.2590.559
Postseason Career 62747 000 310 60 0.2590.300 0.2590.559

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188527STLAA161161161161 161
188628STLAA67676767 67
2 Yrs228228228228 228
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
188527 STL AA1B1611611335.0 179916561321145 .994.99212.0511.72 11.11220
188628 STL AA1B6767526.0 64859551231 .997.99411.0511.40 9.6400
Career1B2282281861.0 244722511831376 .99511.77 10.68220
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

Batting Average

  • 1885 AA  .400 (1st) ★
  • 1886 AA  .365 (3rd)

On-Base %

  • 1885 AA  .471 (2nd)
  • 1886 AA  .431 (6th)

Slugging %

  • 1885 AA  .538 (1st) ★
  • 1886 AA  .519 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 AA  1.009 (1st) ★
  • 1886 AA  .950 (3rd)

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

  • 1885 AA  346 (1st) ★
  • 1886 AA  138 (2nd)

Doubles

Triples

Runs Batted In

Bases on Balls

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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