John Morrill

Full Name: John Francis Morrill

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb

Team: Philadelphia Quakers

Born: February 19, 1855 in Boston, MA

Died: April 2, 1932 in Brookline, MA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PHI @ PIT, box score) • Age 30

Real-life MLB career: 1876–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
1.7
4.3
AB
257
820
H
67
218
HR
6
11
BA
.261
.266
R
47
137
RBI
44
122
SB
3
73
OBP
.332
.354
SLG
.409
.387
OPS
.741
.741
OPS+
119
118

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188530PHINL 162648563 90151 3085 787038 84122 .268.364.377.741 118212 1 2B-1B
188631PHINL 67289257 4767 1626 4433 2943 .261.332.409.741 119105 10031 SS
2 Yrs 229937820137218 4610111227341 113165.266.354.387.741 11831711 031
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
188530PHINL648 13.3-4.9-1.07.40.722.129.52.62.6-0.1 2B-1B
188631PHINL289 5.9-0.43.48.80.89.818.61.71.70.3 SS
2 Yrs937 19.2-5.32.416.21.431.948.14.34.30.2
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
188530PHINL648 .335.1080.818.813.0 6.628.5 64.8
188631PHINL289 .289.1482.114.910.0 8.335.8 0.9548.750.0 3.2836.7 .33631.42.2
2 Yrs937 .320.1211.217.612.1 7.230.70.9548.7 64.01.0136.72.2
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
1886Home351451262130 7111712 1722.238.324.333.657.276
1886Away321441312637 9152721 1221.282.340.481.821.302
1886vs LH Starter237064019 412000 67.297.357.484.842.309
1886vs RH Starter56216193048 1214000 2336.249.329.383.712.288
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188530PHINL162161162162 151611
188631PHINL67676767 67
2 Yrs229228229229 15161671
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
188530 PHI NL1B15023.0 3231010 .969.99012.1311.49 2.0700
188530 PHI NL2B1611611336.3 8634783414420 .949.9345.525.79 5.09018
188631 PHI NLSS6767570.0 3951602053027 .924.8955.765.63 5.4505
Career1B15023.0 3231010 .96912.13 2.0700
Career2B1611611336.3 8634783414420 .9495.52 5.09018
CareerSS6767570.0 3951602053027 .9245.76 5.4505
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

Slugging %

  • 1886 NL  .409 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1886 NL  .741 (10th)

Runs Scored

Total Bases

Doubles

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Bases on Balls

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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