Al Myers

Full Name: James Albert Myers

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 165lb

Team: Philadelphia Athletics

Born: October 22, 1863 in Danville, IL

Died: December 24, 1927 in Marshall, IL

League Debut: April 3, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 21

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1891 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.1
0.7
AB
291
455
H
79
128
HR
0
0
BA
.271
.281
R
45
76
RBI
55
70
SB
0
5
OBP
.295
.317
SLG
.337
.352
OPS
.632
.668
OPS+
81
94

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188521PATAA 54178164 3149 920 1556 1212 .299.354.378.732 11662 2 2B
188622PATAA 65305291 4579 1140 5500 1117 .271.295.337.632 8198 40030 2B
2 Yrs 11948345576128 20607056 2329.281.317.352.668 9416042 030
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
188521PATAA178 2.7-2.3-0.20.20.06.16.30.60.6-0.0 2B
188622PATAA305 -9.50.50.4-8.6-0.810.31.70.10.10.0 2B
2 Yrs483 -6.8-1.80.2-8.4-0.816.48.00.70.70.0
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
188521PATAA178 .322.0790.06.76.7 6.222.4 45.5
188622PATAA305 .285.0650.05.63.6 4.919.0 1.5460.6 2.9928.9 .29833.31.0
2 Yrs483 .298.0700.06.04.8 5.420.31.5460.6 45.51.8928.91.0
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
1886Home311411332838 4202200 76.286.319.346.665.297
1886Away341641581741 7203300 411.259.274.329.604.275
1886vs LH Starter196057019 300000 33.333.367.386.753.352
1886vs RH Starter61242234060 840000 814.256.281.325.606.273
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188521PATAA54465451 511
188622PATAA65656565 65
2 Yrs119111119116 1161
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
188521 PAT AA2B5146406.7 2991551172711 .910.9256.026.09 5.3302
188622 PAT AA2B6565579.3 4052221671631 .960.9476.046.40 5.98011
Career2B116111986.0 7043772844342 .9396.03 5.70013
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

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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