Joe Strauss

Full Name: Joseph Strauss

Positions: Rightfielder, Catcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb

Team: Louisville Colonels

Born: November 16, 1858 in Cincinnati, OH

Died: June 24, 1906 in Cincinnati, OH

League Debut: March 29, 1886 (LOU @ CIN, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1886 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

1886

Career

WAR

-0.3

.203

RBI

OBP

.212

SLG

.234

OPS

.446

OPS+

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1886	27	LOU	AA	40	72	64	17	13	2	0	0	8	9	3	0	3	.203	.212	.234	.446	28	15	0	1	6	1	0	RF-C-LF
1 Yr				40	72	64	17	13	2	0	0	8	9	3	0	3	.203	.212	.234	.446	28	15	0	1	6	1	0

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	Pos	Awards
1886	27	LOU	AA	72	-6.3	1.0	-0.6	-5.8	-0.5	2.2	-3.6	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	RF-C-LF
1 Yr				72	-6.3	1.0	-0.6	-5.8	-0.5	2.2	-3.6	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	BAbip	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GB%	SB%	P/PA	RC	eBA	Clutch	WIS WAR
1886	27	LOU	AA	72	.210	.031	0.0	4.2	0.0	2.8	15.4	1.12	52.7	75.0	3.04	3.6	.197	41	-0.1
1 Yr				72	.210	.031	0.0	4.2	0.0	2.8	15.4	1.12	52.7	75.0	3.04	3.6			-0.1

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

Year	Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip
1886	Home	13	22	19	5	2	0	1	1	1	1	.105	.150	.105	.255	.111
1886	Away	27	50	45	12	11	2	7	8	2	2	.244	.239	.289	.528	.250
1886	vs LH Starter	6	15	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	.214
1886	vs RH Starter	19	49	49	0	10	2	0	0	0	2	.204	.204	.245	.449	.213

Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH	PR
1886	27	LOU	AA	40	13	40	37		15					5	6	11		15
1 Yr				40	13	40	37		15					5	6	11		15

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%	C.ERA	PK
1886	27	LOU	AA	C	15	3	48.7	26	21	4	1	.962	.914	4.62	3.65	1.67	1	2	3	60%	2.22	0
1886	27	LOU	AA	LF	5	3	29.0	9	8	0	1	.889	.895	2.48	2.38	1.60
1886	27	LOU	AA	CF	6	0	12.0	5	4	0	1	.800	.893	3.00	2.72	0.67
1886	27	LOU	AA	RF	11	7	68.0	9	7	0	2	.778	.892	0.93	1.56	0.64
Career				C	15	3	48.7	26	21	4	1	.962		4.62		1.67	1	2	3	60%	2.22	0
Career				LF	5	3	29.0	9	8	0	1	.889		2.48		1.60
Career				CF	6	0	12.0	5	4	0	1	.800		3.00		0.67
Career				RF	11	7	68.0	9	7	0	2	.778		0.93		0.64

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

No top-10 league finishes or awards yet.

Transactions

1886: Drafted 5.05 by Louisville Colonels in the 1886 Draft.