Buck Ewing

Full Name: William Ewing

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 188lb

Team: Cincinnati Red Stockings

Born: October 17, 1859 in Hoagland, OH

Died: October 20, 1906 in Cincinnati, OH

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BRO @ CIN, box score) • Age 25

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

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Silver Slugger Award (C)
 
1886
Career
WAR
1.0
6.2
AB
167
720
H
47
225
HR
2
11
BA
.281
.312
R
29
139
RBI
28
146
SB
18
151
OBP
.339
.344
SLG
.413
.458
OPS
.752
.802
OPS+
115
134

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188525CINAA 126573553 110178 24169 11813341 1925 .322.346.472.818 140261 1 CAS,SS
188626CINAA 39183167 2947 652 28188 139 .281.339.413.752 11569 32010 C
2 Yrs 165756720139225 30211114615149 3234.312.344.458.802 13433033 010
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
188525CINAA573 20.514.74.840.03.519.659.65.35.30.4 CAS,SS
188626CINAA183 1.80.91.94.60.46.210.91.01.00.2 C
2 Yrs756 22.315.66.744.63.925.870.56.26.20.6
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
188525CINAA573 .326.1501.64.43.3 8.627.5 76.4
188626CINAA183 .287.1321.14.97.1 7.127.7 1.7363.469.2 3.1523.1 .34138.61.3
2 Yrs756 .317.1461.54.54.2 8.227.61.7363.4 75.50.7623.11.3
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
1886Home2197871529 4412076 76.333.392.506.897.346
1886Away1886801418 2118112 63.225.279.312.592.224
1886vs LH Starter12343108 110000 35.258.324.355.678.308
1886vs RH Starter36146136039 542000 104.287.336.426.762.285
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188525CINAA126126126126 126
188626CINAA39393939 39
2 Yrs165165165165 165
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
188525 CIN AAC1261261125.7 483234218313 .936.9243.613.86 3.5900 0000.00 0
188626 CIN AAC3939334.3 166946393 .946.9144.233.65 4.0300 10604442%3.96 0
CareerC1651651460.0 649328281406 .9383.75 3.6900 10604442%0.91 0
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  .322 (8th)

Slugging %

  • 1885 AA  .472 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 AA  .818 (7th)

Triples

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Stolen Bases

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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