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Buck
Freeman		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 174
 
Born: October 30, 1871 in Catasauqua, PA.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1905   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 29 SLN NL $ 4,635,714   8 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8 4 5 4 8 9 8
1902 30 SLN NL $ 4,971,429   8 8 8 3 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 8 9 9
1903 31 SLN NL $ 5,800,000   7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 9 9
1904 32 SLN NL $ 5,800,000   7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 9 9
1905 33 SLN NL $ 5,800,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 8 9 9
1906 34 SLN NL $ 5,800,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
1907 35 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
1908 36 SLN NL $ 541,001   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
1909 37 SLN NL $ 540,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,800,000   8 8 8 4 5 5 8 8 8 4 5 4 8 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1898 26 WSN   29 107 19 39 2 3 3 21 2 0 7 0 .364 .404 .523 .927 20.6  
1899 27 WSN   155 588 107 187 19 25 25 122 21 0 23 0 .318 .344 .563 .907 107.8  
1900 28 BSN   117 418 58 126 19 13 6 65 10 0 25 0 .301 .341 .452 .793 62.1  
1901 29 SLN NL 139 510 91 177 25 8 18 106 25 16 58 27 .347 .412 .533 .946 100.7 25.5
1902 30 SLN NL 136 522 81 154 31 5 17 78 18 11 55 29 .295 .364 .471 .835 83.4 20.3
1903 31 SLN NL 136 523 86 172 30 9 10 103 6 9 47 51 .329 .399 .478 .877 91.3 14.9
1904 32 SLN NL 148 595 90 169 41 5 17 101 17 3 39 82 .284 .329 .455 .784 85.0 15.1
1905 33 SLN NL 144 600 100 174 47 17 14 98 10 6 35 86 .290 .332 .495 .827 91.0 19.6
1906 34 SLN NL 123 475 58 112 10 7 0 34 12 1 36 102 .236 .289 .286 .576 40.2 5.6
1907 35 DET AL 37 61 6 12 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 20 .197 .231 .197 .427 2.3 0.0
1908 36 SLN NL 30 111 9 23 1 1 0 10 0 1 8 38 .207 .258 .234 .493 6.1 0.0
1909 37 A   131 469 51 115 12 3 6 35 7 15 103 161 .245 .381 .322 .703 64.9  
8 Years Sim 893 3397 521 993 185 52 76 535 89 47 279 435 .292 .349 .445 .794 499.9 101.1
11 Years Pro 1194 4510 705 1345 225 93 110 743 122 47 334 435 .298 .347 .463 .809 690.4  
1 Years A 131 469 51 115 12 3 6 35 7 15 103 161 .245 .386 .322 .708 64.9  
162 Game Average 616 94 180 33 9 13 97 16 8 50 78 .292 .349 .445 .794 90.7  
Career Highs 148 600 100 177 47 17 18 106 25 16 58 102 .347 .412 .533 .946 100.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2580 415 788 149 37 67 433 67 33 232 290 .305 .365 .470 .835 418.1
vs LH   817 106 205 36 15 9 102 22 14 47 145 .251 .296 .365 .661 83.7
Home 434 1598 250 475 79 27 32 246 53 26 137 171 .297 .356 .441 .797 239.5
Away 459 1799 271 518 106 25 44 289 36 21 142 264 .288 .343 .448 .791 262.2
RISP   1069 0 314 62 20 22 439 0 0 136 130 .294 .372 .451 .823 175.9
Pinch Hitting   25 3 8 1 0 2 7 0 0 2 4 .320 .393 .600 .993 5.1
Close/Late   425 60 102 22 5 8 55 0 0 68 63 .240 .343 .372 .715 58.2
Mar/Apr 89 343 61 102 22 5 5 58 15 2 34 36 .297 .360 .434 .795 53.7
May 168 649 100 213 35 14 16 110 13 8 46 68 .328 .378 .499 .877 110.4
June 177 686 94 198 41 11 13 110 11 13 56 105 .289 .343 .437 .780 96.2
July 162 595 94 156 27 11 18 89 17 8 51 79 .262 .324 .435 .759 82.5
August 140 543 93 161 30 5 15 93 17 7 41 65 .297 .354 .453 .807 82.0
Sep/Oct 157 581 79 163 30 6 9 75 16 9 51 82 .281 .340 .399 .739 77.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 29 SLN NL 1B 132 132 1179.3 1649 99 11 129 .994 13.34   3.0
    RF 2 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 13.64   0.0
1902 30 SLN NL 1B 130 129 1189.0 1735 124 16 110 .991 14.07   3.0
    2B 2 1 10.0 2 5 1 3 .875 6.30   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1903 31 SLN NL 1B 134 134 1181.0 1590 114 21 120 .988 12.99   2.2
    RF 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1904 32 SLN NL 1B 143 143 1286.3 1725 135 18 115 .990 13.01   4.9
    LF 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00   0.1
    2B 1 0 7.0 0 2 1 0 .667 2.57   0.0
    RF 2 0 6.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1905 33 SLN NL 1B 143 143 1291.3 1770 145 22 123 .989 13.35   4.2
1906 34 SLN NL 1B 121 119 1074.0 1424 91 19 129 .988 12.70   2.0
1907 35 DET AL 1B 25 7 98.3 120 9 5 7 .963 11.81   0.2
    RF 4 4 33.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.36   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1908 36 SLN NL 1B 28 27 241.0 352 19 3 25 .992 13.85   0.3
  1B 856 834 7540.3 10365 736 115 758 .990 13.25   19.7
  RF 10 4 45.3 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.1
  2B 4 1 19.0 2 8 2 3 .833 4.74   0.0
  LF 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00   0.1
Career Totals   871 840 7613.6 10381 744 117 761 .990 13.15   20.0
Career Highs   147 144 1309.0 1770 145 22 129 .994 14.00    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1901-3-.347
 On-Base Pct
1901-5-.412
 Slugging Pct
1901-2-.533
1902-5-.471
1905-9-.495
CAR-29-.445
 OPS
1901-2-.946
1902-6-.835
CAR-47-.794
 XR
1901-2-100.7
1902-8-83.4
 Games
1901-8-139
1902-6-136
1903-4-136
1904-9-148
At-Bats
1904-9-595
1905-7-600
 Hits
1901-6-177
 Total Bases
1901-3-272
1902-5-246
1905-6-297
 Doubles
1902-6-31
1905-5-47
 Triples
1905-4-17
 Homeruns
1901-1-18
1902-1-17
1903-1-10
1904-1-17
1905-2-14
CAR-41-76
RBIs
1901-3-106
1902-10-78
1903-5-103
1904-3-101
1905-10-98
 Strikeouts
1904-4-82
1905-3-86
1906-3-102
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 67    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  6. Al Simmons (915)
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  8. George Grantham (900)
  9. Dan McGann (899)
  10. George Carr (897)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1901
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1901, hitting .563 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 6/12/1901
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1901, hitting .444 with 1 HR, 14 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1901, hitting .579 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1901, hitting .407 with 5 HR, 31 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1902, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 1/7/1903 to a 4-year deal worth $5,800,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1903, hitting .588 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1903, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1903, hitting .438 with 2 HR, 24 RBI
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 6/5/1903
 
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