1B John Spears #17
Age: 73 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/16/1963
1B JOHN SPEARS #17 - AGE: 73 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 4 4 4
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 4 3
Avoid K's 3 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 1 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/07/1890
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 110 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1914 Chicago - FABL 24 132 447 137 19 4 1 53 62 65 3 3 21 10 4 .306 .396 .374 .769 143 147 5.3
1915 Chicago - FABL 25 133 491 123 15 4 1 42 64 59 4 6 27 9 12 .251 .332 .303 .636 95 100 2.5
1916 Chicago - FABL 26 117 449 118 13 5 1 30 66 46 2 2 20 6 7 .263 .333 .321 .653 102 102 2.9
1917 Chicago - FABL 27 117 422 96 18 3 1 43 44 38 5 7 33 6 2 .227 .294 .291 .586 81 82 1.5
1918 Chicago - FABL 28 58 163 37 3 2 0 20 18 24 0 3 16 1 1 .227 .321 .270 .591 84 82 0.3
1919 Chicago - FABL 29 54 161 51 9 1 2 33 25 22 1 3 17 1 1 .317 .396 .422 .818 142 146 2.3
1920 Chicago - FABL 30 22 58 21 4 3 0 13 8 6 1 0 3 0 0 .362 .431 .534 .965 168 170 0.7
1921 Chicago - FABL 31 15 17 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686 82 89 -0.0
1922 Chicago - FABL 32 20 20 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .200 .227 .250 .477 27 24 -0.3
Total FABL 668 2228 592 83 22 6 237 290 261 17 25 142 33 27 .266 .344 .331 .675 107 110 15.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1923 Milwaukee - AAA 33 127 427 93 21 0 16 72 61 68 4 4 107 2 0 .218 .328 .379 .707 94 98 0.3
1924 Milwaukee - AAA 34 140 475 135 23 2 19 85 84 90 7 7 110 1 1 .284 .401 .461 .862 138 140 3.2
1925 Milwaukee - AAA 35 140 478 107 26 2 16 64 68 69 7 4 134 2 3 .224 .328 .387 .715 96 99 0.2
Total CL 407 1380 335 70 4 51 221 213 227 18 15 351 5 4 .243 .354 .410 .764 110 113
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1918 Chicago - FABL 28 4 10 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 85 81 -0.1
Total FABL 4 10 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 85 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1914 Chicago - MLB 1B 123 120 959 67 59 1043 17 .984 987.0 9.36 +8.8 1.066
1915 Chicago - MLB 1B 128 127 1062 72 72 1147 13 .989 1060.1 9.63 +13.3 1.084
1916 Chicago - MLB 1B 114 113 983 62 50 1054 9 .991 947.1 9.93 +14.2 1.106
1917 Chicago - MLB 1B 112 111 1035 79 70 1127 13 .988 982.1 10.21 +10.8 1.072
1918 Chicago - MLB 1B 49 42 434 21 27 459 4 .991 395.1 10.36 +2.2 1.053
1919 Chicago - MLB 1B 44 43 380 27 15 414 7 .983 349.1 10.49 +6.8 1.118
1920 Chicago - MLB 1B 21 14 144 16 5 162 2 .988 139.1 10.33 +0.7 1.033
1921 Chicago - MLB 1B 11 1 31 1 2 32 0 1.000 23.2 12.17 -0.5 .864
1922 Chicago - MLB 1B 19 0 29 2 2 31 0 1.000 32.1 8.63 -1.1 .628
TOTAL 1B 621 571 5057 347 302 5469 65 .988 4917.0 9.89 +55.1 1.077
PLAYER HISTORY
03/17/1914 Signed a minor league contract out of an independent league with the Chicago Cougars organization.
04/14/1914 Named the #45 prospect in the FABL
05/01/1914 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1914 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/07/1919 Injured (Heel soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/10/1922 Wins the 1922 World Championship Series with the Chicago Cougars.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/28/1923 Wins the CL CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/16/1924 Wins the CL CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/09/1925 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1914 65 9
Year SF Rank
1915 6 7
1917 7 4
Year AVG Rank
1914 .306 4
Year OBP Rank
1914 .396 2
Year SLG Rank
1914 .374 10
Year RC Rank
1914 71.50 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1914 5.76 4
Year wOBA Rank
1914 .366 4
Year OPS Rank
1914 .769 6
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