Orator Shaffer

Full Name: George W. Shafer

Positions: Rightfielder, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: October 4, 1851 in Philadelphia, PA

Died: January 22, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA

League Debut: April 4, 1885 (CHC @ NYG, box score) • Age 33

Real-life MLB career: 1874–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.3
-0.0
AB
49
96
H
15
24
HR
0
0
BA
.306
.250
R
11
18
RBI
9
18
SB
1
5
OBP
.370
.301
SLG
.490
.365
OPS
.860
.666
OPS+
154
97

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188533CHCNL 914947 79 200 942 28 .191.224.234.459 3511 0 RF-CF-LF
188634CHCNL 155449 1115 140 911 52 .306.370.490.860 15424 00000 LF-RF
2 Yrs 106103961824 3401853 710.250.301.365.666 973500 000
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
188533CHCNL49 -4.1-0.2-1.3-5.6-0.51.7-4.0-0.3-0.3-0.1 RF-CF-LF
188634CHCNL54 2.8-0.2-0.81.80.21.83.60.30.3-0.1 LF-RF
2 Yrs103 -1.3-0.4-2.1-3.8-0.33.5-0.4-0.0-0.0-0.2
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
188533CHCNL49 .231.0430.016.34.1 4.122.2 66.7
188634CHCNL54 .319.1840.03.79.3 9.333.3 1.0050.050.0 3.229.1 .37011.70.5
2 Yrs103 .279.1150.09.76.8 6.829.21.0050.0 62.51.699.10.5
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
1886Home7282768 030500 11.296.321.519.840.308
1886Away8262257 110411 41.318.423.455.878.333
1886vs LH Starter33200 000000 10.000.333.000.333.000
1886vs RH Starter145147015 140000 42.319.373.511.883.333
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188533CHCNL9109183 339413
188634CHCNL15121513 1032
2 Yrs1061210696 1339445
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
188533 CHC NLLF305.0 00000 .000.8860.002.25 0.0000
188533 CHC NLCF39072.7 2825030 .893.9053.092.79 0.6401
188533 CHC NLRF41085.7 1413010 .929.8921.371.68 0.3210
188634 CHC NLLF101073.0 1715020 .882.9171.852.27 1.5000
188634 CHC NLRF3221.0 53020 .600.8761.291.57 1.0000
CareerLF131078.0 1715020 .8821.73 1.1500
CareerCF39072.7 2825030 .8933.10 0.6401
CareerRF442106.7 1916030 .8421.35 0.3610
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

Triples

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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