John Kerins

Full Name: John Nelson Kerins

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 177lb

Team: St. Louis Browns

Born: July 15, 1858 in Indianapolis, IN

Died: September 8, 1919 in Louisville, KY

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BLN @ LOU, box score) • Age 26

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

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Gold Glove Award (C)
 
1886
Career
WAR
2.6
5.3
AB
257
899
H
92
266
HR
6
11
BA
.358
.296
R
46
132
RBI
53
154
SB
15
87
OBP
.432
.350
SLG
.494
.404
OPS
.926
.754
OPS+
165
120

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188526BLNAA 162683642 86174 19145 1017227 3922 .271.315.368.682 101236 2 C-1BAS,GG
1886272TMAA 65292257 4692 1516 531517 3210 .358.432.494.926 165127 42010 C
188627BLNAA 51229201 3268 916 331412 259 .338.415.483.897 15797 32010 C
188627STLAA 146356 1424 600 2015 71 .429.492.5361.028 19430 10000 C
2 Yrs 227975899132266 3415111548744 7132.296.350.404.754 12036344 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
188526BLNAA683 -4.24.66.36.80.623.330.12.72.70.6 C-1BAS,GG
1886272TMAA292 21.2-5.23.219.31.710.029.12.62.60.3 C
188627BLNAA229 14.3-2.62.614.41.37.822.12.02.00.2 C
188627STLAA63 6.9-2.60.64.90.42.27.00.60.60.1 C
2 Yrs975 17.0-0.69.526.12.333.359.25.35.30.8
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
188526BLNAA683 .275.0970.73.25.7 5.621.8 72.7
1886272TMAA292 .355.1362.13.411.0 7.523.9 1.0050.046.9 3.2251.9 3.1
188627BLNAA229 .332.1442.63.910.9 7.023.5 0.9849.653.8 3.2339.1 .41714.72.2
188627STLAA63 .436.1070.01.611.1 9.525.0 1.0751.616.7 3.1612.8 .49226.40.9
2 Yrs975 .298.1081.13.37.3 6.222.61.0050.0 66.40.9651.93.1
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
1886Home321391281745 9122364 88.352.396.484.880.361
1886Away331531292947 60430913 242.364.464.504.968.350
1886vs LH Starter184946016 001000 31.348.388.413.801.341
1886vs RH Starter58240211076 1515000 299.360.438.512.949.360
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188526BLNAA162162162162 1611
1886272TMAA65656565 65
188627BLNAA51515151 51
188627STLAA14141414 14
2 Yrs227227227227 2261
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
188526 BLN AAC1611611416.0 612307271346 .944.9243.673.86 3.5900 2525923748%3.88 0
188526 BLN AA1B119.0 1210200 1.000.99212.0011.72 12.0000
188627 2TM AAC6565554.3 20012464122 .940.9143.053.65 2.8900 17625145%4.13 0
188627 BLN AAC5151447.3 157955392 .943.9142.983.65 2.9000 15534144%4.35 0
188627 STL AAC1414107.0 43291130 .930.9143.363.65 2.8600 291053%3.20 0
CareerC2262261970.3 812431335468 .9433.50 3.3900 4232128847%3.95 0
Career1B119.0 1210200 1.00012.00 12.0000
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

WAR for Position Players

Batting Average

  • 1886 AA  .358 (5th)

On-Base %

  • 1886 AA  .432 (5th)

Slugging %

  • 1886 AA  .494 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1886 AA  .926 (4th)

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

Triples

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

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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