This page contains basic information about a player, manager or umpire's career.
It starts with the following pieces of biographical information:
Full name Birth name if different Other names he may have played under Date and place of Birth Debut date (date of first appearance in a major league game) Date of last appearance in a major league game Date and place of Death His batting hand (right, left, both or unknown) His throwing hand (right, left or unknown) Changes in his batting hand during his career His height in inches His weight in pounds Any relatives who also played, managed or umpired in the major leagues Any major awards or honors won by the player, umpire or manager
If there was play-by-play data for any of the player's seasons, this data will be followed by a link to a page containing the player's Top Performances for those seasons.
If there was play-by-play data for any of the player's seasons and there are either batter or pitching matchup data, there will be links to a page containing the player's Pitcher Matchups and/or for those seasons.
The next section will contain his batting record. There will be a section for his regular season batting record, followed by sections for the Divisional Series, the League Championship Series, the World Series and All-Star games, if applicable. For each section, the following information will be included (if available):
G - Games Played AB - At Bats R - Runs Scored H - Hits 2B - Doubles 3B - Triples HR - Home Runs RBI - Runs Batted In BB - Bases On Balls IBB - Intentional Bases On Balls SO - Strikeouts HBP - Hit By Pitch SH - Sacrifice Hits SF - Sacrifice Flies XI - Reached First on Interference ROE - Reached on Error (includes fielder's choices and strikeouts in which no out was recorded) GDP - Grounded in Double Plays SB - Stolen Bases CS - Caught Stealing AVG - Batting Average (H / AB) OBP - On-Base Percentage ((H + BB + HBP) / (AB + BB + HBP + SF)) SLG - Slugging Percentage ((H + 2B + (2 * 3B) + (3 * HR)) / AB) BFW - Batter-Fielder Wins
If any of this information is not available for a given year, blanks will be displayed.
If any of this information is incomplete, an "i" will displayed next to the number.
Batter-Fielder Wins (BFW) is a metric devised by Pete Palmer that estimates the number of wins over (or under) what an average player would contribute to his team with his batting, baserunning and fielding.
Bold type indicates that the figure either led or tied for the league lead.For the average categories, a minimum of 3.1 plate appearances per scheduled games is required for inclusion.
If available, there will be links to a daily log of his batting performances for that season (look for the "Daily" link) or to a breakdown of his peformance in a variety of categories (look for the "Splits" link).
If these are available for one or more seasons, there will also be a link to a breakdown of his career performance (including only those seasons for which we have seasonal split data) in a variety of categories.
If the player pitched at all during his career, the next section will contain his pitching record. Once again, there will be a section for his regular season pitching record, followed by sections for the Divisional Series, the League Championship Series, the World Series and All-Star games, if applicable. For each section, the following information will be included (if available):
G - Games Pitched GS - Games Started CG - Complete Games SHO - Shutouts GF - Relief Games Finished SV - Saves IP - Innings Pitched H - Hits Allowed BFP - Batters Faced Pitcher HR - Home Runs Allowed R - Runs Allowed ER - Earned Runs Allowed BB - Bases On Balls IBB - Intentional Bases On Balls SO - Strikeouts SH - Sacrifice Hits Allowed SF - Sacrifice Flies Allowed WP - Wild Pitches HBP - Hit By Pitch BK - Balks GDP - Grounded in Double Plays W - Wins L - Losses ERA - Earned Run Average RS - Run Support PW - Pitcher Wins
If any of this information is not available for a given year, blanks will be displayed.
If any of this information is incomplete, an "i" will displayed next to the number.
Run Support (RS) is the average number of runs scored in each of the pitcher's starts.
Pitcher Wins (PW) is a metric devised by Pete Palmer that estimates the number of wins over (or under) what an average pitcher would contribute to his team.and fielding.
Bold type indicates that the figure either led or tied for the league lead.For the ERA category, a minimum of one inning pitched per scheduled game is required for inclusion.
If available, there will be links to a daily log of his pitching performances for that season (look for the "Daily" link) or to a breakdown of his peformance in a variety of categories (look for the "Splits" link).
The next section will contain his fielding record. Once again, there will be a section for his regular season fielding record, followed by sections for the Divisional Series, the League Championship Series, the World Series and All-Star games, if applicable. For each section, the following information will be included (if available):
POS - Defensive Position G - Games Played GS - Games Started CG - Complete Games (for OF, this is the sum of his CGs at LF, CF and RF, and will not include CGs in the OF at more than one position) INN - Innings Played PO - Putouts A - Assists E - Errors DP - Double Plays TP - Triple Plays PB - Passed Balls SB - Stolen Bases Allowed CS - Caught Stealing PkO - PickOffs AVG - Fielding Average ((PO + A) / (PO + A + E))
If any of this information is not available for a given year, blanks will be displayed.
If any of this information is incomplete, an "i" will displayed next to the number.
If available, there will be links to a daily log of his fielding performances for that season (look for the "Daily" link) or to a breakdown of his peformance in a variety of categories (look for the "Splits" link).
The following abbreviations are used for defensive positions:
P - Pitcher C - Catcher 1B - First Baseman 2B - Second Baseman 3B - Third Baseman SS - Shortstop LF - Left Fielder CF - Center Fielder RF - Right Fielder OF - Outfielder DH - Designated Hitter
Note: Defensive PB, SB, CS and PkO are kept for both pitchers and catchers.
Also note: Retrosheet's defensive stats are unofficial and the sum of a player's daily totals will in many cases not add up to his official totals.
Also note: Retrosheet's RF, CF and LF stats are unofficial and the sum of a player's totals at these three positions in many cases will not add up to his totals at OF.
If this person managed at all during his career, the next section will contain his managerial record. Once again, there will be a section for his regular season managerial record, followed by sections for the Divisional Series, the League Championship Series, the World Series and All-Star games, if applicable. For each section, the following information will be included (if available):
G - Games Managed W - Wins L - Losses PCT - Winning Percentage RS - Runs Scored RA - Runs Allowed START - First Game Managed (blank if it was the first game of the season) END - Last Game Managed (blank if it was the last game of the season)
STANDING indicates where the team finished the season as well as where the team was when the manager started or ended the season. For example, if a manager took over in mid-season and completed the year, there would be two numbers here: the first indicating the place the team was in when he took over and the second indicating the team's final position. A manager who started but did not finish a season would also have two numbers in this field, the first indicating the place the team was in when he left the team and the second indicating the team's final position.
If this person umpired at all during his career, the next section will contain his umpiring record. Once again, there will be a section for his regular season umpiring record, followed by sections for the Divisional Series, the League Championship Series, the World Series and All-Star games, if applicable. For each section, the following information will be included (if available):
G - Games Umpired HP - Games Umpired at Home Plate 1B - Games Umpired at First Base 2B - Games Umpired at Second Base 3B - Games Umpired at Third Base LF - Games Umpired in Left Field RF - Games Umpired at Right Field
The last section will contain a list of the player's transactions. This only lists cases where a player changed major league organization. It does not contain information concerning a player's movement back and forth between the parent club and its minor league affiliations, nor does it track a player's movement on and off of disabled lists. In many cases, this data may be missing or incomplete.