SS Gary 'Golden Boy' Vankirk #9
Pittsburgh Vulcans PBB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/1888
BNN Index | PBB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS GARY 'GOLDEN BOY' VANKIRK #9 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 468 99 6 6 0 40 49 53 .212 .292 .250 28 0.3
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: 1 3 1
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/1888 @ CHI Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
10/09/1888 @ CHI Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/07/1888 @ CHI Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/07/1888 @ CHI Loss, 6-7 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/06/1888 @ NYF Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/05/1888 @ NYF Loss, 2-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/04/1888 @ NYF Win, 10-2 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
10/01/1888 @ WS3 Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1888 @ WS3 Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1888 @ WS3 Win, 3-2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/15/1858
Born in:Midland, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:155 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$290
Signed Through:1889 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 138 468 99 6 6 0 40 58 49 53 .212 .292 .250 .542 .246 .038 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 535 5 11 0 4 11 2 117 12 28 15 65.1 37.4 2.52 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 15 1 0 0 8 16 14 11 1 3 3 .163 .291 .174 .465
Versus Right   376 84 5 6 0 32 42 35 42 1 8 2 .223 .292 .269 .561
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
April   42 7 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 0 0 0 .167 .239 .167 .406
May   62 15 2 1 0 6 12 10 7 0 1 0 .242 .347 .306 .654
June   64 18 1 2 0 10 8 6 8 0 1 1 .281 .352 .359 .711
July   88 11 1 1 0 7 11 8 13 0 2 1 .125 .206 .159 .365
August   90 18 0 0 0 5 12 12 6 1 2 1 .200 .298 .200 .498
September   89 19 1 1 0 8 9 7 10 1 5 2 .213 .283 .247 .530
October   33 11 1 1 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .371 .424 .796
Last Year   459 107 8 0 0 67 68 47 40 6 7 1 .233 .302 .251 .553
2 Years Ago   502 120 12 8 0 59 57 50 71 1 35 8 .239 .317 .295 .612
Career   2494 544 48 30 0 248 309 196 290 14 102 27 .218 .281 .261 .542
Home   225 42 3 1 0 12 31 24 24 1 8 2 .187 .270 .209 .479
Road   243 57 3 5 0 28 27 25 29 1 3 3 .235 .312 .288 .601
Grass   468 99 6 6 0 40 58 49 53 2 11 5 .212 .292 .250 .542
Day   468 99 6 6 0 40 58 49 53 2 11 5 .212 .292 .250 .542
As Starter   468 99 6 6 0 40 58 49 53 2 11 5 .212 .292 .250 .542
Close/Late   117 17 0 1 0 11 13 12 15 2 1 1 .145 .227 .162 .390
Inning 1-3   126 31 2 1 0 9 17 11 13 0 6 3 .246 .321 .278 .599
Inning 4-6   165 33 2 2 0 12 22 24 19 0 4 1 .200 .305 .236 .542
Inning 7-9   174 35 2 3 0 18 18 12 21 2 1 1 .201 .254 .247 .501
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
0 Outs   157 35 5 3 0 7 29 19 17 1 5 1 .223 .309 .293 .602
1 Outs   150 30 0 1 0 15 22 12 17 1 6 2 .200 .267 .213 .480
2 Outs   161 34 1 2 0 18 7 18 19 0 0 2 .211 .298 .242 .541
Scoring Position   142 31 1 3 0 39 23 24 16 2 11 1 .218 .331 .268 .599
Bases Empty   264 57 5 2 0 0 28 18 31 0 0 4 .216 .276 .250 .526
Runner on 1st   62 11 0 1 0 1 7 7 6 0 0 0 .177 .261 .210 .471
Runner on 2nd   61 14 0 0 0 9 13 17 7 0 7 0 .230 .397 .230 .627
Runner on 3rd   29 7 0 2 0 9 4 4 4 1 1 0 .241 .324 .379 .703
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 .188 .278 .188 .465
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 .091 .167 .182 .348
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .250 .273 .523
Two Strikes   231 42 5 2 0 19 32 20 53 0 0 3 .182 .256 .221 .477
First Pitch   59 16 0 2 0 8 4 4 0 1 6 2 .271 .333 .339 .672
Count 0-1   42 13 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 .310 .302 .357 .659
Count 0-2   32 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 0 0 2 .156 .206 .156 .362
Count 1-0   32 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 .156 .229 .156 .385
Count 1-1   41 8 1 1 0 7 4 3 0 0 2 0 .195 .250 .268 .518
Count 1-2   73 15 0 1 0 2 7 0 23 0 0 0 .205 .205 .233 .438
Count 2-0   15 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
Count 2-1   33 10 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .303 .303 .606
Count 2-2   73 12 2 0 0 6 6 0 19 0 0 0 .164 .164 .192 .356
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 3 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Full Count   53 10 3 1 0 9 14 20 4 0 0 1 .189 .419 .283 .702
Behind in Count   147 33 0 2 0 6 16 0 30 1 1 2 .224 .233 .252 .485
Ahead in Count   95 20 0 0 0 4 14 22 0 0 2 0 .211 .359 .211 .570
Batting 5th   18 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 .111 .227 .111 .338
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   60 12 3 0 0 7 5 5 6 1 1 2 .200 .279 .250 .529
Batting 8th   387 84 3 6 0 31 50 41 46 0 7 3 .217 .297 .256 .553
Low Leverage   185 43 2 2 0 9 18 14 21 0 0 4 .232 .300 .265 .565
Medium Leverage   194 43 4 3 0 15 27 21 23 0 8 0 .222 .298 .273 .571
High Leverage   85 13 0 1 0 16 12 14 9 2 3 1 .153 .275 .176 .451
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
1880 Providence - PBB 21 83 311 64 5 7 0 30 35 8 1 3 19 10 5 .206 .226 .267 .493 72 73 0.1
1881 Milwaukee - PBB 22 23 61 9 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 .148 .161 .164 .325 -2 13 -0.5
1882 Cleveland - PBB 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -62 -0.0
1884 Pittsburgh - PBB 25 63 226 51 7 3 0 18 22 14 6 0 42 11 1 .226 .289 .283 .572 101 100 1.7
1885 Pittsburgh - PBB 26 113 466 94 9 6 0 28 66 27 6 2 61 17 8 .202 .253 .247 .500 67 69 0.9
1886 Pittsburgh - PBB 27 139 502 120 12 8 0 59 57 50 8 1 71 16 21 .239 .317 .295 .612 102 97 1.0
1887 Pittsburgh - PBB 28 127 459 107 8 0 0 67 68 47 1 6 40 29 8 .233 .302 .251 .553 61 70 -0.3
1888 Pittsburgh - PBB 29 138 468 99 6 6 0 40 58 49 5 2 53 28 15 .212 .292 .250 .542 77 81 0.3
Total PBB 687 2494 544 48 30 0 248 309 196 27 14 290 112 59 .218 .281 .261 .542 77 79 3.2
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 FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1880 Providence - MLB SS 83 83 203 300 25 558 55 .901 747.0 6.06 -5.0 .985
1881 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 19 12 23 34 3 69 12 .826 109.2 4.68 -0.3 .970
1881 Milwaukee - MLB SS 4 4 14 12 1 30 4 .867 36.0 6.50 +0.0 1.015
1882 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 1.291
1884 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 63 62 63 150 5 243 30 .877 539.1 3.55 +5.9 1.048
1884 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.274
1885 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 113 113 94 314 9 460 52 .887 1022.2 3.59 +8.4 1.041
1886 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 1.228
1886 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 139 139 274 415 47 790 101 .872 1244.1 4.98 -11.7 .965
1887 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 34 34 36 64 6 114 14 .877 299.0 3.01 -0.2 1.023
1887 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 93 93 231 278 31 588 79 .866 828.2 5.53 -8.7 .935
1888 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 138 138 274 413 41 784 97 .876 1211.0 5.11 -11.4 .954
TOTAL 3B 231 221 217 563 23 888 108 .878 1980.2 3.54 +14.0 1.036
TOTAL SS 458 457 996 1419 145 2751 336 .878 4070.0 5.34 -36.7 .960
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/1880 Named the #28 prospect in the PBB
11/01/1881 Injured (fractured wrist, strained rib cage muscle, sore knee),out for 7 weeks.
07/18/1884 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 6-7 weeks.
10/08/1888 Wins the PBB FL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1885 113 1
1888 138 1
Year PA Rank
1885 525 7
Year K Rank
1885 61 6
Year 3B Rank
1880 7 6
Year HP Rank
1886 8 3
Year SH Rank
1880 13 10
1885 24 5
1886 35 4
Year SF Rank
1887 6 5
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