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John Henry

Full Name: John Michael Henry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

Team: Boston Beaneaters

Born: September 2, 1863 in Springfield, MA

Died: June 11, 1939 in Hartford, CT

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 21

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.1
0.0
W
1
8
L
0
8
ERA
6.75
3.38
G
10
88
GS
0
0
SV
1
4
IP
5.3
112.0
SO
4
21
WHIP
1.880
1.562

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 BSN NL 7 8 3.21 78000 3 106.7 1247838 41 17 1.55 0.1
1886 BSN NL 1 0 6.75 10000 1 5.3 854 2 4 1.88 -0.1
Career— 883.38 8800 04 112.013283 424321 1.56 0.0
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188521BSNNL 782020 25 000 100 03 .250.250.250.500 475 0 P
188622BSNNL 1000 00 000 000 00 .000.000.000.000 0 00000 P
2 Yrs 88202025 000100 03.250.250.250.500 47500 000
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
188521BSNNL20 -1.5-0.11.4-0.1-0.00.70.60.10.10.1 P
188622BSNNL0 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 P
2 Yrs20 -1.5-0.11.4-0.1-0.00.70.60.10.10.1
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
188521BSNNL20 .294.0000.015.00.0 0.00.0
188622BSNNL0 .000.0000.00.00.0 0.00.0 0.0
2 Yrs20 .294.0000.015.00.0 0.00.0 0.0
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
1886Home70000 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886Away30000 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
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 BSN 3100 0000 0000 0.0000.000 0.0000.000
Postseason Career 3100 000 000 00 0.0000.000 0.0000.000

Postseason Pitching

YearTeamWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIP
1885 BSN 004.15 30001 4.3522 101.38
Postseason Career 004.15 300 01 4.352 210 1.38

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188521BSNNL7807877 77
188622BSNNL100108 8
2 Yrs8808885 85
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
188521 BSN NLP770106.7 155820 .867.8891.101.01 0.1710 4414 0
188622 BSN NLP805.3 00000 .000.9090.000.95 0.0000 00 0
CareerP850112.0 155820 .8671.04 0.1510 4414 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

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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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