3B Gary 'Golden Boy' Vankirk #9
Pittsburgh Vulcans PBB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/22/1887
BNN Index | PBB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B GARY 'GOLDEN BOY' VANKIRK #9 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 459 107 8 0 0 67 47 40 .233 .302 .251 29 -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: 2
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
09/26/1887 @ PHI Loss, 6-10 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
09/25/1887 @ PHI Loss, 8-9 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
09/24/1887 @ PHI Loss, 8-9 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
09/24/1887 @ PHI Loss, 7-10 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1887 @ PHI Win, 5-3 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/22/1887 @ NYF Win, 13-7 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/22/1887 @ NYF Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1887 @ NYF Win, 11-8 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
09/19/1887 @ NYF Win, 9-5 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1887 PHI Loss, 1-2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/15/1858
Born in:Midland, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:155 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$270
Signed Through:1888 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL 1887 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 459 107 8 0 0 67 68 47 40 .233 .302 .251 .553 .271 .017 70
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 127 520 1 2 0 7 7 6 115 8 29 8 78.4 40.1 2.85 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   122 34 2 0 0 22 25 9 9 2 3 1 .279 .328 .295 .623
Versus Right   337 73 6 0 0 45 43 38 31 4 4 0 .217 .293 .234 .527
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   33 10 1 0 0 3 9 4 1 0 0 0 .303 .378 .333 .712
May   86 18 3 0 0 13 12 7 7 1 3 0 .209 .266 .244 .510
June   86 15 3 0 0 11 14 11 11 1 1 0 .174 .265 .209 .475
July   87 26 0 0 0 12 8 6 5 2 0 0 .299 .337 .299 .636
August   74 16 0 0 0 10 12 10 8 0 0 1 .216 .318 .216 .534
September   93 22 1 0 0 18 13 9 8 2 3 0 .237 .298 .247 .545
Last Year   502 120 12 8 0 59 57 50 71 1 35 8 .239 .317 .295 .612
2 Years Ago   466 94 9 6 0 28 66 27 61 2 24 6 .202 .253 .247 .500
Career   2026 445 42 24 0 208 251 147 237 12 91 22 .220 .278 .264 .542
Home   235 54 3 0 0 37 35 28 21 3 3 1 .230 .311 .243 .553
Road   224 53 5 0 0 30 33 19 19 3 4 0 .237 .293 .259 .552
Grass   459 107 8 0 0 67 68 47 40 6 7 1 .233 .302 .251 .553
Day   319 78 5 0 0 51 48 35 29 4 5 1 .245 .318 .260 .578
Night   140 29 3 0 0 16 20 12 11 2 2 0 .207 .266 .229 .495
As Starter   459 107 8 0 0 67 68 47 40 6 7 1 .233 .302 .251 .553
Close/Late   103 28 2 0 0 17 16 10 12 2 1 0 .272 .330 .291 .622
Inning 1-3   129 21 2 0 0 14 11 9 11 2 4 0 .163 .214 .178 .393
Inning 4-6   164 38 3 0 0 28 27 20 14 2 2 1 .232 .316 .250 .566
Inning 7-9   155 44 3 0 0 23 29 18 13 2 1 0 .284 .354 .303 .658
Extra Innings   11 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
0 Outs   152 35 4 0 0 19 28 17 12 2 4 1 .230 .308 .257 .565
1 Outs   166 41 1 0 0 27 26 14 15 4 3 0 .247 .299 .253 .552
2 Outs   141 31 3 0 0 21 14 16 13 0 0 0 .220 .299 .241 .540
Scoring Position   169 48 3 0 0 65 29 25 15 6 7 0 .284 .365 .302 .667
Bases Empty   236 51 3 0 0 0 33 19 21 0 0 1 .216 .277 .229 .506
Runner on 1st   54 8 2 0 0 2 6 3 4 0 0 0 .148 .193 .185 .378
Runner on 2nd   67 17 2 0 0 12 11 13 5 0 4 0 .254 .375 .284 .659
Runner on 3rd   27 11 0 0 0 14 5 4 2 1 0 0 .407 .469 .407 .876
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 5 0 0 0 5 5 6 3 0 2 0 .185 .333 .185 .519
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 .429 .750 1.179
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   20 6 0 0 0 12 2 0 2 1 1 0 .300 .286 .300 .586
Bases Loaded   24 7 0 0 0 16 5 1 3 2 0 0 .292 .296 .292 .588
Two Strikes   189 37 3 0 0 27 31 23 40 4 0 0 .196 .278 .212 .489
First Pitch   78 25 1 0 0 9 9 2 0 0 4 0 .321 .338 .333 .671
Count 0-1   42 13 2 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 .310 .310 .357 .667
Count 0-2   31 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 1 0 0 .129 .125 .129 .254
Count 1-0   44 9 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .205 .227 .432
Count 1-1   54 8 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 .148 .161 .148 .309
Count 1-2   55 10 0 0 0 9 4 0 15 2 0 0 .182 .175 .182 .357
Count 2-0   10 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   24 6 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
Count 2-2   49 7 1 0 0 2 4 0 14 0 0 0 .143 .143 .163 .306
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 5 0 0 0 5 8 10 0 1 0 0 .278 .517 .278 .795
Full Count   54 16 2 0 0 14 19 23 5 1 0 0 .296 .500 .333 .833
Behind in Count   128 27 2 0 0 17 13 0 21 3 2 0 .211 .206 .227 .433
Ahead in Count   96 24 2 0 0 19 21 22 0 1 0 0 .250 .387 .271 .657
Batting 5th   10 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 6th   134 36 4 0 0 24 20 11 9 2 6 0 .269 .320 .299 .618
Batting 7th   12 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Batting 8th   303 66 3 0 0 41 43 34 28 4 1 1 .218 .295 .228 .523
Low Leverage   196 43 4 0 0 18 22 19 22 1 0 0 .219 .287 .240 .527
Medium Leverage   158 36 4 0 0 14 30 20 6 1 3 1 .228 .317 .253 .570
High Leverage   102 25 0 0 0 35 15 8 12 4 4 0 .245 .289 .245 .535
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 59 70 -0.3
Total PBB 549 2026 445 42 24 0 208 251 147 22 12 237 84 44 .220 .278 .264 .542 77 79 2.9
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
TOTAL 3B 231 221 217 563 23 888 108 .878 1980.2 3.54 +14.0 1.036
TOTAL SS 320 319 722 1006 104 1967 239 .878 2859.0 5.44 -25.3 .963
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1885 113 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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