Alex McKinnon

Full Name: Alexander J. McKinnon

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right

5-11, 170lb

Team: New York Giants

Born: August 14, 1856 in Boston, MA

Died: July 24, 1887 in Charlestown, MA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.2
1.8
AB
286
999
H
74
301
HR
1
3
BA
.259
.301
R
39
134
RBI
34
147
SB
5
64
OBP
.278
.316
SLG
.339
.385
OPS
.617
.701
OPS+
82
105

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528NYGNL 162727713 95227 35102 1135937 1241 .318.331.404.735 115288 2 1BMVP-5
188629NYGNL 67295286 3974 1811 3452 610 .259.278.339.617 8297 112010 1B
2 Yrs 2291022999134301 531131476439 1851.301.316.385.701 105385114 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
188528NYGNL727 6.3-8.0-4.4-6.2-0.524.818.71.61.6-0.4 1BMVP-5
188629NYGNL295 -7.90.8-0.9-8.0-0.710.02.10.20.2-0.1 1B
2 Yrs1022 -1.6-7.2-5.3-14.2-1.234.820.81.81.8-0.5
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
188528NYGNL727 .336.0860.35.61.7 6.520.7 61.5
188629NYGNL295 .264.0800.33.42.0 6.827.0 1.6061.671.4 2.9723.9 .279270.5
2 Yrs1022 .315.0840.35.01.8 6.622.31.6061.6 62.10.8623.90.5
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
1886Home351481451838 10112022 13.262.270.366.636.261
1886Away321471412136 8001430 57.255.286.312.598.269
1886vs LH Starter236766018 600000 11.273.284.364.647.277
1886vs RH Starter55225220056 1211000 59.255.271.332.603.262
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528NYGNL162162162162 162
188629NYGNL67676767 67
2 Yrs229229229229 229
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 NYG NL1B1621621453.0 183516941311037 .995.99011.3011.49 11.27120
188629 NYG NL1B6767590.7 71865163435 .994.99110.8811.58 10.6601
Career1B2292292043.7 255323451941472 .99511.18 11.09121
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

Awards & Honors

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .318 (8th)

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

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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