SS Norm Heyward #9
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/19/1888
SS NORM HEYWARD #9 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 596 154 25 8 6 69 16 29 .258 .284 .357 33 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 4 1
Arm: 3 4 1
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/17/1888 SL1 Loss, 3-5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/16/1888 SL1 Win, 3-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/15/1888 SL1 Loss, 3-13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/13/1888 @ SL1 Loss, 2-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/12/1888 @ SL1 Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/1888 @ NYF Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
10/07/1888 @ NYF Win, 6-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1888 @ CHI Win, 8-2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
10/05/1888 @ CHI Win, 3-0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/04/1888 @ CHI Loss, 1-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/16/1856
Born in:Boston, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$460
Signed Through:1889 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL 1888 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 596 154 25 8 6 69 90 16 29 .258 .284 .357 .642 .296 .099 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 136 631 8 1 0 10 5 6 213 39 33 22 60.0 56.0 3.12 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   149 42 5 1 2 15 26 5 15 1 1 4 .282 .321 .369 .690
Versus Right   447 112 20 7 4 54 64 11 14 5 4 4 .251 .272 .353 .625
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
April   46 10 3 0 1 3 6 3 2 0 0 1 .217 .280 .348 .628
May   90 21 2 0 1 8 11 3 7 0 1 0 .233 .258 .289 .547
June   94 21 5 0 0 9 17 4 1 0 1 1 .223 .263 .277 .539
July   114 35 10 4 3 22 20 2 8 1 0 1 .307 .322 .544 .866
August   116 23 1 1 1 11 15 2 8 1 0 3 .198 .230 .250 .480
September   112 34 4 3 0 13 18 1 2 3 3 1 .304 .308 .393 .701
October   24 10 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 .417 .444 .417 .861
Postseason   20 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 .150 .227 .250 .477
Last Year   519 157 25 10 4 91 98 34 20 6 5 1 .303 .343 .412 .755
2 Years Ago   546 159 29 10 3 69 122 37 33 3 7 3 .291 .338 .397 .735
Career   4374 1267 202 83 22 587 702 176 209 30 25 49 .290 .322 .389 .711
Home   290 75 13 5 3 37 49 5 18 4 1 3 .259 .275 .369 .644
Road   306 79 12 3 3 32 41 11 11 2 4 5 .258 .293 .346 .640
Grass   596 154 25 8 6 69 90 16 29 6 5 8 .258 .284 .357 .642
Day   596 154 25 8 6 69 90 16 29 6 5 8 .258 .284 .357 .642
As Starter   596 154 25 8 6 69 90 16 29 6 5 8 .258 .284 .357 .642
Close/Late   135 37 3 3 2 26 16 5 6 3 2 1 .274 .299 .385 .684
Inning 1-3   218 47 9 2 1 11 32 8 14 2 2 3 .216 .251 .289 .540
Inning 4-6   193 60 10 3 3 26 32 3 8 0 1 3 .311 .332 .440 .772
Inning 7-9   164 39 6 3 2 27 22 4 6 4 1 2 .238 .259 .348 .606
Extra Innings   21 8 0 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 .381 .409 .381 .790
0 Outs   180 49 9 6 2 15 40 9 9 1 5 3 .272 .316 .422 .738
1 Outs   238 52 5 1 1 20 33 3 11 5 0 4 .218 .236 .261 .497
2 Outs   178 53 11 1 3 34 17 4 9 0 0 1 .298 .317 .421 .738
Scoring Position   161 44 8 4 2 61 20 5 8 6 5 3 .273 .297 .410 .707
Bases Empty   337 91 13 4 4 4 53 8 19 0 0 5 .270 .297 .368 .665
Runner on 1st   98 19 4 0 0 4 17 3 2 0 0 0 .194 .218 .235 .453
Runner on 2nd   73 16 2 0 2 13 6 1 4 0 5 2 .219 .250 .329 .579
Runner on 3rd   24 8 2 2 0 14 4 0 2 4 0 0 .333 .286 .583 .869
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 9 1 2 0 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .583 1.028
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .083 .091 .174
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 7 2 0 0 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 .438 .471 .562 1.033
Bases Loaded   13 3 1 0 0 9 3 0 2 1 0 1 .231 .267 .308 .574
Two Strikes   177 40 13 2 3 27 21 7 29 2 0 4 .226 .268 .373 .641
First Pitch   125 37 4 3 1 11 22 1 0 0 0 2 .296 .312 .400 .713
Count 0-1   75 18 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 2 2 .240 .256 .253 .510
Count 0-2   23 6 2 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 3 .261 .346 .435 .781
Count 1-0   74 23 1 2 1 12 16 0 0 1 0 0 .311 .307 .419 .726
Count 1-1   62 16 3 0 0 4 14 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .258 .306 .565
Count 1-2   67 18 4 0 3 11 8 0 6 1 0 1 .269 .275 .463 .738
Count 2-0   24 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .292 .375 .667
Count 2-1   42 11 1 1 1 7 5 0 0 2 1 0 .262 .250 .405 .655
Count 2-2   51 10 4 1 0 7 6 0 12 0 0 0 .196 .196 .314 .510
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .118 .250 .118 .368
Full Count   36 6 3 0 0 8 3 7 7 1 0 0 .167 .295 .250 .545
Behind in Count   165 42 7 1 3 16 20 0 10 2 2 6 .255 .277 .364 .641
Ahead in Count   157 43 4 3 2 23 25 8 0 3 2 0 .274 .304 .376 .679
Batting 2nd   523 139 22 8 5 66 82 12 24 6 5 7 .266 .288 .367 .655
Batting 6th   73 15 3 0 1 3 8 4 5 0 0 1 .205 .256 .288 .544
Low Leverage   302 82 14 3 4 20 40 2 14 2 0 4 .272 .284 .377 .661
Medium Leverage   187 44 8 1 1 22 32 9 9 2 3 3 .235 .279 .305 .583
High Leverage   106 27 3 4 1 27 17 5 6 2 2 1 .255 .289 .387 .676
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
1879 Rochester - PBB 22 71 323 99 8 8 0 18 47 6 2 0 8 19 9 .307 .323 .381 .704 143 131 2.3
1880 Rochester - PBB 23 85 331 91 15 5 1 43 49 11 7 2 15 19 8 .275 .311 .360 .670 137 128 2.6
1881 Rochester - PBB 24 83 357 101 18 8 0 53 54 2 4 3 20 11 6 .283 .292 .378 .671 111 106 1.4
1882 Rochester - PBB 25 84 348 97 16 3 0 47 36 11 3 3 24 12 5 .279 .304 .342 .646 110 107 1.7
1883 Rochester - PBB 26 99 456 129 30 9 2 55 74 12 8 2 25 11 8 .283 .312 .401 .713 123 120 2.6
1884 Rochester - PBB 27 114 466 149 24 10 4 77 76 24 8 3 18 13 10 .320 .361 .440 .801 154 135 5.7
1885 Rochester - PBB 28 109 432 131 12 12 2 65 56 23 5 2 17 17 7 .303 .344 .400 .745 140 126 4.4
1886 Louisville - PBB 29 126 546 159 29 10 3 69 122 37 3 3 33 34 11 .291 .338 .397 .735 130 124 4.2
1887 Louisville - PBB 30 126 519 157 25 10 4 91 98 34 1 6 20 28 21 .303 .343 .412 .755 118 116 2.3
1888 Louisville - PBB 31 136 596 154 25 8 6 69 90 16 8 6 29 33 22 .258 .284 .357 .642 108 115 1.6
Total PBB 1033 4374 1267 202 83 22 587 702 176 49 30 209 197 107 .290 .322 .389 .711 127 121 28.8
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
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
1887 Louisville - PBB 30 6 25 9 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .360 .370 .400 .770 123 124 -0.4
1888 Louisville - PBB 31 5 20 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .150 .227 .250 .477 55 70 -1.4
Total PBB 11 45 12 1 1 0 3 5 2 1 1 3 0 3 .267 .306 .333 .639 92 99
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1879 Rochester - MLB SS 71 71 158 241 30 480 81 .831 633.2 5.67 -20.3 .867
1880 Rochester - MLB C 23 20 73 27 0 104 4 .962 179.2 5.01 +2.4 1.283 15 56 20 35.7
1880 Rochester - MLB 2B 48 46 144 131 19 293 18 .939 406.1 6.09 -1.8 .989
1880 Rochester - MLB 3B 16 16 24 29 2 63 10 .841 132.1 3.60 -1.0 .906
1880 Rochester - MLB SS 4 2 6 9 0 17 2 .882 20.0 6.75 -0.7 .927
1881 Rochester - MLB 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1881 Rochester - MLB SS 83 83 191 231 32 503 81 .839 732.0 5.19 -9.6 .943
1882 Rochester - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.1 1.231
1882 Rochester - MLB SS 84 84 157 291 23 507 59 .884 752.1 5.36 -2.7 .999
1883 Rochester - MLB C 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1883 Rochester - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.2 1.210
1883 Rochester - MLB SS 99 99 213 273 38 567 81 .857 876.1 4.99 -5.0 .979
1884 Rochester - MLB C 113 113 396 156 4 564 12 .979 998.2 4.97 +10.6 1.194 132 244 108 44.3
1885 Rochester - MLB C 108 107 413 117 3 551 21 .962 944.2 5.05 +6.2 1.124 2 225 85 37.8
1885 Rochester - MLB 2B 4 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.0 1.185
1885 Rochester - MLB SS 9 0 2 6 1 10 2 .800 17.0 4.24 -0.6 .918
1886 Louisville - MLB SS 126 126 233 365 44 703 105 .851 1121.1 4.80 -14.3 .946
1887 Louisville - MLB SS 126 126 299 340 48 719 80 .889 1141.2 5.04 -11.2 .959
1888 Louisville - MLB SS 136 136 302 404 61 813 107 .868 1237.2 5.13 -19.9 .931
TOTAL C 248 240 887 300 7 1224 37 .970 2129.0 5.02 +19.2 1.172 149 525 213 40.6
TOTAL 2B 56 46 147 135 19 301 19 .937 419.0 6.06 -1.9 .991
TOTAL 3B 16 16 24 29 2 63 10 .841 132.1 3.60 -1.0 .906
TOTAL SS 738 727 1561 2160 277 4319 598 .862 6532.0 5.13 -84.4 .947
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/1879 Named the #6 prospect in the PBB
08/07/1879 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Resolutes, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
08/21/1879 Goes 5-6 against the New York Columbians, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
12/02/1881 Injured (lacerated hand),out for 2 weeks.
06/19/1882 Wins the PBB FL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1883 Wins the 1883 Professional Base Ball Championship with the Rochester Robins.
05/21/1884 Goes 0-4 against the New York Barons, ending his hitting streak at 26 games.
08/30/1886 Wins the PBB FL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1886 Scores his 500th career Professional Base Ball run!
06/02/1887 Collects his 1000th career Professional Base Ball hit!
08/21/1887 Collects his 500th career Professional Base Ball RBI!
04/26/1888 Goes 5-6 against the Indianapolis Westerners, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/16/1888 Wins the PBB FL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1883 99 1
1886 126 1
Year PA Rank
1883 479 1
1886 596 6
1888 631 4
Year AB Rank
1883 456 1
1886 546 3
1888 596 1
Year H Rank
1883 129 8
1884 149 7
1886 159 7
1888 154 10
Year TB Rank
1883 183 10
Year 2B Rank
1883 30 9
1886 29 6
1888 25 6
Year 3B Rank
1879 8 10
1881 8 4
1884 10 9
1885 12 5
Year SB Rank
1879 19 8
1880 19 5
1886 34 3
Year RBI Rank
1884 77 9
1887 91 9
Year R Rank
1883 74 8
1886 122 2
Year IBB Rank
1879 4 4
1884 5 5
1885 8 2
Year HP Rank
1880 7 3
1883 8 6
1884 8 4
Year SF Rank
1887 6 5
1888 6 6
Year AVG Rank
1879 .307 8
1884 .320 2
1885 .303 5
Year OBP Rank
1879 .323 9
1880 .311 10
1884 .361 4
1885 .344 8
Year SLG Rank
1884 .440 8
Year RC Rank
1884 73.01 7
1885 59.06 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1880 4.10 8
1884 5.88 5
1885 5.01 9
Year wOBA Rank
1884 .360 5
Year OPS Rank
1884 .801 5
Year WAR Rank
1884 5.9 4
1885 4.7 5
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