Pete Gillespie

Full Name: Peter Patrick Gillespie

Positions: Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb

Team: New York Giants

Born: November 30, 1851 in Carbondale, PA

Died: May 4, 1910 in Carbondale, PA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 33

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

🏆 1885 NL Silver Slugger Award (LF)
 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.4
1.5
AB
208
855
H
48
257
HR
0
0
BA
.231
.301
R
27
121
RBI
24
104
SB
13
100
OBP
.269
.336
SLG
.279
.365
OPS
.548
.700
OPS+
63
106

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188533NYGNL 162681647 94209 25100 808737 3249 .323.357.393.749 120254 2 LF-CFSS
188634NYGNL 54219208 2748 430 24133 1113 .231.269.279.548 6358 40001 LF-CF
2 Yrs 216900855121257 2913010410040 4362.301.336.365.700 10631242 001
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
188533NYGNL681 11.40.6-14.1-2.1-0.223.321.21.91.9-1.2 LF-CFSS
188634NYGNL219 -10.62.4-3.9-12.1-1.17.5-4.6-0.4-0.4-0.3 LF-CF
2 Yrs900 0.83.0-18.0-14.2-1.330.816.61.51.5-1.6
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
188533NYGNL681 .349.0700.07.24.7 5.116.7 70.2
188634NYGNL219 .246.0480.05.95.0 3.214.6 1.4759.681.2 3.1116.0 .26923.70.1
2 Yrs900 .324.0640.06.94.8 4.716.31.4759.6 71.40.7616.00.1
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
1886Home271081031117 1201231 58.165.204.214.417.179
1886Away271111051631 31012102 65.295.333.343.676.310
1886vs LH Starter10111103 000000 00.273.273.273.545.273
1886vs RH Starter54208197045 430000 1113.228.269.279.548.245
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188533NYGNL162162162162 13032
188634NYGNL54545454 477
2 Yrs216216216216 17739
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
188533 NYG NLLF1301301170.3 3122881230 .926.8862.222.25 2.2202
188533 NYG NLCF3232282.7 7976030 .962.9052.422.79 2.3802
188634 NYG NLLF4747407.7 98861110 .888.9171.922.27 1.8502
188634 NYG NLCF7764.0 2118030 .857.9112.532.80 2.5702
CareerLF1771771578.0 4103742340 .9172.14 2.1204
CareerCF3939346.7 10094060 .9402.44 2.4104
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

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .323 (5th)

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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