Dude Esterbrook

Full Name: Thomas John Esterbrook

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 167lb

Team: New York Giants

Born: June 9, 1857 in Staten Island, NY

Died: April 30, 1901 in Middletown, NY

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1891 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

🏆 1885 NL Gold Glove Award (3B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.2
1.0
AB
282
787
H
79
207
HR
1
5
BA
.280
.263
R
34
107
RBI
35
110
SB
9
86
OBP
.288
.271
SLG
.333
.347
OPS
.622
.618
OPS+
84
81

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528NYGNL 123510505 73128 2384 757720 432 .253.261.354.615 79179 1 3BGG
188629NYGNL 67288282 3479 821 3598 318 .280.288.333.622 8494 71020 3B
2 Yrs 190798787107207 311051108628 750.263.271.347.618 8127372 020
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
188528NYGNL510 -18.18.60.9-8.6-0.817.48.90.80.80.1 3BGG
188629NYGNL288 -7.5-1.61.3-7.8-0.79.82.00.20.20.1 3B
2 Yrs798 -25.67.02.2-16.4-1.527.210.91.01.00.2
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
188528NYGNL510 .264.1010.86.30.8 6.927.3 79.4
188629NYGNL288 .294.0530.36.21.0 3.813.9 1.3858.152.9 2.9823.8 .29028.20.1
2 Yrs798 .275.0840.66.30.9 5.822.21.3858.1 75.41.0823.80.1
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
1886Home351461431536 5011624 211.252.260.308.568.265
1886Away321421391943 3201974 17.309.317.360.677.323
1886vs LH Starter236868018 001000 06.265.265.309.574.279
1886vs RH Starter55217214061 820000 312.285.295.341.636.302
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528NYGNL123120123120 1201
188629NYGNL67676767 67
2 Yrs190187190187 1871
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 NYG NL3B1201201086.3 551173340384 .931.9194.254.14 4.28180
188629 NYG NL3B6767590.7 299742061910 .936.9194.274.04 4.18010
Career3B1871871677.0 8502475465714 .9334.26 4.241810
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

Awards & Honors

Hits

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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