Jack Rowe

Full Name: John Charles Rowe

Positions: Leftfielder, Shortstop and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 170lb

Team: Cleveland Blues

Born: December 8, 1856 in Cold Spring, PA

Died: April 25, 1911 in St. Louis, MO

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1879–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
1.1
2.5
AB
256
937
H
68
274
HR
3
6
BA
.266
.292
R
36
143
RBI
39
120
SB
1
49
OBP
.305
.335
SLG
.383
.400
OPS
.688
.735
OPS+
103
115

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528DTNNL 161726681 107206 4493 814836 4429 .302.346.407.752 120277 1 LF-SS-CFAS
188629CLVNL 56272256 3668 1343 3910 1411 .266.305.383.688 10398 71014 SS-C
2 Yrs 217998937143274 571361204936 5840.292.335.400.735 11537572 014
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
188528DTNNL726 13.0-10.7-11.1-8.8-0.824.816.01.41.4-1.0 LF-SS-CFAS
188629CLVNL272 -0.50.72.73.00.39.312.21.11.10.2 SS-C
2 Yrs998 12.5-10.0-8.4-5.8-0.534.128.22.52.5-0.7
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
188528DTNNL726 .313.1040.44.06.1 7.727.2 57.1
188629CLVNL272 .267.1171.14.05.1 7.429.4 1.6462.1100.0 3.0528.5 .30632.51.4
2 Yrs998 .300.1080.64.05.8 7.627.71.6462.1 57.60.8328.51.4
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
1886Home301501402032 5231910 107.229.280.357.637.223
1886Away261221161636 8202000 44.310.336.414.750.319
1886vs LH Starter14161502 000000 10.133.188.133.321.133
1886vs RH Starter55254241066 1343000 1311.274.311.398.709.278
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528DTNNL161157161158 25131113
188629CLVNL56535655 23321
2 Yrs217210217213 2357131114
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 DTN NLSS2525203.3 1383565384 .725.8704.435.37 4.0003
188528 DTN NLLF1311311159.3 3482991480 .862.8862.332.25 2.2907
188528 DTN NLCF118.0 00000 .000.9050.002.79 0.0000
188528 DTN NLRF101.0 11000 1.000.8929.001.68 1.0000
188629 CLV NLC2322205.3 104762170 .933.9534.253.94 4.2200 12581723%3.51 0
188629 CLV NLSS3231275.0 200671122115 .895.8955.865.63 5.5903
CareerC2322205.3 104762170 .9334.25 4.2200 12581723%3.51 0
CareerSS5756478.3 3381021775919 .8255.25 4.8906
CareerLF1311311159.3 3482991480 .8622.33 2.2907
CareerCF118.0 00000 .0000.00 0.0000
CareerRF101.0 11000 1.0009.00 1.0000
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

Awards & Honors

Slugging %

  • 1886 NL  .383 (10th)

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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