Joe Hornung

Full Name: Michael Joseph Hornung

Positions: Leftfielder, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 164lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: June 12, 1857 in Carthage, NY

Died: October 30, 1931 in New York, NY

League Debut: April 29, 1885 (DTN @ CHC, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1879–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.1
0.2
AB
70
101
H
18
30
HR
0
0
BA
.257
.297
R
6
15
RBI
12
18
SB
2
7
OBP
.278
.324
SLG
.300
.376
OPS
.578
.700
OPS+
71
106

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528CHCNL 153331 912 500 653 22 .387.424.548.973 18417 0 LF
188629CHCNL 567570 618 110 1220 29 .257.278.300.578 7121 10300 LF-CF-RF
2 Yrs 711081011530 6101873 411.297.324.376.700 1063810 300
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
188528CHCNL33 3.1-0.5-0.71.90.21.13.10.30.3-0.1 LF
188629CHCNL75 -3.00.7-1.2-3.4-0.32.5-1.0-0.1-0.1-0.1 LF-CF-RF
2 Yrs108 0.10.2-1.9-1.5-0.13.62.10.20.2-0.2
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
188528CHCNL33 .414.1610.06.16.1 15.241.7 62.5
188629CHCNL75 .295.0430.012.02.7 2.711.1 1.4258.7100.0 3.196.1 .26731.10.1
2 Yrs108 .333.0790.010.23.7 6.523.31.4258.7 70.02.216.10.1
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
1886Home28424008 010410 05.200.200.250.450.229
1886Away283330610 100810 24.333.375.367.742.385
1886vs LH Starter192828010 110000 04.357.357.464.821.417
1886vs RH Starter26444208 000000 25.190.227.190.418.216
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528CHCNL159159 9
188629CHCNL5695641 1228118
2 Yrs71187150 2128118
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 CHC NLLF9973.0 3028020 .933.8863.452.25 3.1100
188629 CHC NLLF12988.0 1616000 1.000.9171.642.27 1.3300
188629 CHC NLCF28057.0 1818000 1.000.9112.842.80 0.6400
188629 CHC NLRF101.0 00000 .000.8760.001.57 0.0000
CareerLF2118161.0 4644020 .9572.46 2.1000
CareerCF28057.0 1818000 1.0002.84 0.6400
CareerRF101.0 00000 .0000.00 0.0000
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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