Tom Forster

Full Name: Thomas W. Forster

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 153lb

Team: Brooklyn Grays

Born: May 1, 1859 in New York, NY

Died: July 17, 1946 in New York, NY

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BRO @ CIN, box score) • Age 26

Real-life MLB career: 1882–1886 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

1886

Career

WAR

-0.9

-1.3

129

193

.202

.192

RBI

OBP

.252

.242

SLG

.225

.218

OPS

.477

.459

OPS+

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1885	26	BRO	AA	38	68	64	9	11	2	10	3	3	4	4	.172	.221	.203	.424	25	13		0				2B-RF
1886	27	BRO	AA	46	153	129	12	26	3	10	4	4	8	8	.202	.252	.225	.477	37	29	1	1	14	1	0	LF-1B
2 Yrs				84	221	193	21	37	5	20	7	7	12	12	.192	.242	.218	.459	33	42	1	1	14	1	0

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	Pos
1885	26	BRO	AA	68	-6.2	-1.0	-0.1	-7.3	-0.6	2.3	-5.0	-0.4	-0.4	-0.0	2B-RF
1886	27	BRO	AA	153	-10.9	-1.0	-2.7	-14.6	-1.3	4.7	-9.9	-0.9	-0.9	-0.2	LF-1B
2 Yrs				221	-17.1	-2.0	-2.8	-21.9	-2.0	7.0	-14.9	-1.3	-1.3	-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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	BAbip	ISO	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GB%	SB%	P/PA	RC	eBA	Clutch	WIS WAR
1885	26	BRO	AA	68	.183	.031	5.9	5.9	2.9	18.2			50.0
1886	27	BRO	AA	153	.213	.023	5.2	5.2	2.0	11.5	1.16	53.6	50.0	2.95	8.1	.230	43.2	-0.4
2 Yrs				221	.203	.026	5.4	5.4	2.3	13.5	1.16	53.6	50.0	2.05	8.1			-0.4

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

Year	Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip
1886	Home	23	79	71	5	18	1	5	2	2	0	3	.254	.260	.268	.528	.261
1886	Away	23	74	58	7	8	2	5	2	2	8	5	.138	.242	.172	.415	.151
1886	vs LH Starter	8	18	18	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.444	.444	.444	.889	.471
1886	vs RH Starter	41	119	111	0	18	3	0	0	0	8	7	.162	.218	.189	.408	.173

Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	2B	LF	RF	PH
1885	26	BRO	AA	38	14	38	20		19		1	1
1886	27	BRO	AA	46	45	46	45	4		41		1
2 Yrs				84	59	84	65	4	19	41	1	2

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	+Plays	−Plays
1885	26	BRO	AA	2B	19	14	128.0	113	67	42	4	0	.965	.925	7.66	6.09	5.74	0	2
1885	26	BRO	AA	RF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.883	0.00	1.52	0.00	0	0
1886	27	BRO	AA	1B	4	4	36.0	49	41	6	2	4	.959	.994	11.75	11.40	11.75	0	0
1886	27	BRO	AA	LF	41	41	331.0	91	86	0	5	0	.945	.895	2.34	2.38	2.10	1	0
Career				1B	4	4	36.0	49	41	6	2	4	.959		11.75		11.75	0	0
Career				2B	19	14	128.0	113	67	42	4	0	.965		7.66		5.74	0	2
Career				LF	41	41	331.0	91	86	0	5	0	.945		2.34		2.10	1	0
Career				RF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000		0.00		0.00	0	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

No top-10 league finishes or awards yet.

Transactions

1885: Drafted 19.04 by Brooklyn Grays in the 1885 Draft.