Charlie Sweeney

Full Name: Charles Joseph Sweeney

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 181lb

Team: Boston Beaneaters

Born: April 13, 1863 in San Francisco, CA

Died: April 3, 1902 in San Francisco, CA

League Debut: March 31, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 22

Real-life MLB career: 1882–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.2
1.7
W
3
28
L
1
24
ERA
5.66
4.35
G
14
95
GS
0
80
SV
1
1
IP
20.7
436.3
SO
8
110
WHIP
2.030
1.375

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 BSN NL 25 23 4.29 818000 0 415.7 447288198 111 102 1.34 1.9
1886 BSN NL 3 1 5.66 14000 1 20.7 301713 12 8 2.03 -0.2
Career— 28244.35 95800 01 436.3477305 211123110 1.38 1.7
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188522BSNNL 81139136 1429 210 1700 315 .213.230.243.473 3933 0 P
188623BSNNL 1488 11 100 000 00 .125.125.250.375 102 10000 P
2 Yrs 951471441530 3101700 315.208.224.243.468 373510 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
188522BSNNL139 -11.3-0.710.0-2.0-0.24.72.70.20.20.9 P
188623BSNNL8 -0.90.00.1-0.8-0.10.3-0.5-0.1-0.10.0 P
2 Yrs147 -12.2-0.710.1-2.8-0.25.02.20.20.20.9
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
188522BSNNL139 .240.0290.010.82.2 2.210.3
188623BSNNL8 .125.1250.00.00.0 12.5100.0 1.3357.1 2.88 .125-5-0.0
2 Yrs147 .233.0350.010.22.0 2.713.31.3357.1 0.16-0.0
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
1886Home106611 100000 00.167.167.333.500.167
1886Away42200 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs LH Starter22201 100000 00.500.5001.0001.500.500
1886vs RH Starter56600 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 BSN 3130 0000 4100 0.0000.800 0.0000.800
Postseason Career 3130 000 041 00 0.0000.800 0.0000.800

Postseason Pitching

YearTeamWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIP
1885 BSN 009.00 33000 16.0311816 432.19
Postseason Career 009.00 330 00 16.03118 1643 2.19

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188522BSNNL81808181 81
188623BSNNL1401414 14
2 Yrs95809595 95
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
188522 BSN NLP810415.7 65213680 .877.8891.231.01 0.7040 32572 3
188623 BSN NLP14020.7 10100 1.000.9090.430.95 0.0700 03 0
CareerP950436.4 66213780 .8791.20 0.6140 32575 3
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

Wins

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 NL  415.2 (9th)

Strikeouts

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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