Jimmy Knowles

Full Name: James Knowles

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right

5-9, 160lb

Team: Brooklyn Grays

Born: September 5, 1856 in Toronto, ON, CAN

Died: February 11, 1912 in Jersey City, NJ

League Debut: March 29, 1886 (BLN @ BRO, box score) • Age 29

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-1.1
-1.1
AB
241
241
H
52
52
HR
0
0
BA
.216
.216
R
23
23
RBI
25
25
SB
6
6
OBP
.258
.258
SLG
.270
.270
OPS
.528
.528
OPS+
51
51

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188629BROAA 66282241 2352 730 25611 1431 .216.258.270.528 5165 302610 2B
1 Yr 662822412352 73025611 1431.216.258.270.528 516530 2610
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
188629BROAA282 -16.8-4.30.5-20.6-1.88.7-11.9-1.1-1.10.0 2B
1 Yr282 -16.8-4.30.5-20.6-1.88.7-11.9-1.1-1.10.0
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
188629BROAA282 .246.0540.011.05.0 3.519.2 1.1353.035.3 3.0215.8 .23522.6-0.4
1 Yr282 .246.0540.011.05.0 3.519.21.1353.0 35.33.0215.8-0.4
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

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home341431231328 2201828 810.228.273.276.549.246
1886Away321391181024 510743 621.203.242.263.505.247
1886vs LH Starter216762011 000000 510.177.239.177.416.212
1886vs RH Starter56188179041 730000 921.229.266.302.568.259
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188629BROAA66666666 66
1 Yr66666666 66
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
188629 BRO AA2B6666572.7 4212321642527 .941.9476.226.40 6.0032
Career2B6666572.7 4212321642527 .9416.22 6.0032
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.

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