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Doc
Nance		  
Nickname: Kid
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7''
Weight: 170
 
Born: August 2, 1876 in Fort Worth, TX.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1904    1905    1906    1908   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 24 CLE AL $ 2,950,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 8 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 9
1902 25 CLE AL $ 3,464,286   5 5 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 7 6 6 9 9 9
1903 26 CLE AL $ 3,464,286   5 5 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 7 6 7 10 10 10
1904 27 CLE AL $ 4,071,429   6 6 6 3 3 3 8 7 8 7 6 7 10 10 10
1905 28 CLE AL $ 7,080,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 8 7 7 10 10 10
1906 29 CLE AL $ 7,080,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 8 7 8 8 7 7 10 10 10
1907 30 SLN NL $ 7,080,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 9 8 8 8 7 8 10 10 10
1908 31 SLA AL $ 9,557,001   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 6 6 9 9 9
1909 32 SLA AL $ 9,557,001   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 6 6 9 9 9
1910 33 SLA AL $ 9,557,001   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 7 7 6 5 6 8 8 8
1911 34 WAS AL $ 9,557,001   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 5 5 7 7 7
1912 35 WAS AL $ 9,557,001   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 4 5 7 7 7
1913 36 SLN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 4 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 4 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,557,001   6 6 6 3 3 3 9 8 8 8 7 8 10 10 10
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 21 LS3   22 76 13 24 5 0 1 16 2 0 12 0 .316 .409 .421 .830 13.5  
1901 24 CLE AL 133 502 60 144 34 3 2 54 32 7 59 34 .287 .369 .378 .747 71.3 17.8
1902 25 CLE AL 101 349 49 86 16 5 3 46 25 2 40 29 .246 .321 .347 .667 44.8 8.1
1903 26 CLE AL 111 398 74 120 46 3 4 64 28 2 51 15 .302 .389 .462 .851 71.4 12.4
1904 27 CLE AL 142 555 94 167 49 9 7 92 38 5 57 20 .301 .366 .459 .825 91.8 21.0
1905 28 CLE AL 146 554 76 159 47 13 2 82 49 8 47 24 .287 .340 .430 .770 80.0 16.6
1906 29 CLE AL 147 558 76 162 23 6 1 56 39 10 67 32 .290 .367 .358 .725 77.8 20.8
1907 30 CLE AL 91 325 62 101 19 5 1 52 32 5 57 17 .311 .413 .409 .822 58.1 17.7
  SLN NL 57 217 39 68 7 4 3 26 21 4 29 18 .313 .391 .424 .815 37.3 10.0
  TOT   148 542 101 169 26 9 4 78 53 9 86 35 .312 .404 .415 .820 95.4 27.6
1908 31 SLA AL 144 541 74 134 27 6 6 46 21 1 63 57 .248 .326 .353 .679 63.8 13.0
1909 32 SLA AL 86 309 45 75 15 5 1 35 23 6 45 50 .243 .352 .333 .685 41.4 11.2
1910 33 SLA AL 84 288 28 59 7 2 2 21 7 2 22 63 .205 .260 .264 .524 20.0 1.4
1911 34 SLA AL 14 55 6 10 2 2 0 4 1 0 4 9 .182 .233 .291 .524 3.9 0.0
  WAS AL 22 63 15 18 4 1 0 12 2 0 9 8 .286 .370 .381 .751 9.8 1.8
  TOT   36 118 21 28 6 3 0 16 3 0 13 17 .237 .308 .339 .647 13.7 1.8
1912 35 WAS AL 24 87 12 24 4 2 1 10 2 0 8 13 .276 .344 .402 .746 12.3 2.2
1913 36 AAA   130 484 66 113 24 3 3 46 16 2 85 108 .233 .348 .314 .662 61.7  
12 Years Sim 1302 4801 710 1327 300 66 33 600 320 52 558 389 .276 .353 .387 .740 683.7 153.7
13 Years Pro 1324 4877 723 1351 305 66 34 616 322 52 570 389 .277 .353 .388 .740 697.2  
1 Years AAA 130 484 66 113 24 3 3 46 16 2 85 108 .233 .348 .314 .662 61.7  
162 Game Average 597 88 165 37 8 4 74 39 6 69 48 .276 .353 .387 .740 85.1  
Career Highs 148 558 101 169 49 13 7 92 53 10 86 63 .312 .404 .462 .851 95.4  
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   3429 474 896 200 42 23 416 218 36 369 298 .261 .334 .364 .699 446.3
vs LH   1372 236 431 100 24 10 184 102 16 189 91 .314 .399 .444 .843 247.0
Home 661 2360 363 645 145 31 16 300 161 20 280 192 .273 .352 .381 .734 339.3
Away 641 2441 347 682 155 35 17 300 159 32 278 197 .279 .354 .392 .747 354.0
RISP   1274 0 365 98 14 6 506 0 0 209 85 .286 .381 .400 .781 201.1
Pinch Hitting   51 11 14 4 1 1 8 1 0 9 2 .275 .383 .451 .834 9.0
Close/Late   621 83 166 35 5 9 80 0 0 116 47 .267 .385 .383 .768 97.6
Mar/Apr 129 454 72 126 18 7 3 49 44 3 58 34 .278 .360 .368 .728 68.8
May 263 966 151 260 62 12 8 116 64 7 115 75 .269 .349 .383 .732 138.2
June 230 857 121 236 54 14 4 116 42 12 99 67 .275 .352 .385 .737 119.0
July 215 811 128 230 59 8 1 102 55 7 94 75 .284 .359 .380 .739 117.1
August 217 803 105 228 52 13 9 100 49 9 81 62 .284 .351 .415 .766 119.2
Sep/Oct 248 910 133 247 55 12 8 117 66 14 111 76 .271 .352 .385 .736 131.1
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 24 CLE AL LF 132 132 1188.7 219 5 28 0 .889 1.70   2.4
1902 25 CLE AL LF 61 61 533.0 96 4 14 0 .877 1.69   2.3
    RF 38 32 291.7 75 2 1 2 .987 2.38    
1903 26 CLE AL RF 58 57 508.0 116 6 0 2 1.000 2.16   2.8
    CF 29 29 255.3 69 5 4 0 .949 2.61    
    LF 18 18 160.7 47 0 1 0 .979 2.63    
1904 27 CLE AL RF 108 107 963.7 211 7 4 1 .982 2.04   3.6
    CF 33 33 298.0 81 5 9 3 .905 2.60    
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1905 28 CLE AL RF 130 128 1167.7 263 18 1 2 .996 2.17   4.5
    LF 10 9 86.0 17 2 1 0 .950 1.99    
1906 29 CLE AL RF 142 140 1271.0 327 12 6 5 .983 2.40   4.9
    LF 1 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1907 30 CLE AL RF 81 81 724.9 153 1 1 0 .994 1.91   2.0
    LF 8 8 68.8 13 1 2 0 .875 1.83   0.0
  SLN NL RF 50 50 466.4 99 1 1 0 .990 1.93   1.1
    LF 5 5 44.2 9 1 1 0 .909 2.04   0.0
  TOT   RF 131 131 1191.3 252 2 2 0 .992 1.92   3.0
      LF 13 13 113.0 22 2 3 0 .889 1.91   0.0
1908 31 SLA AL LF 142 141 1266.0 299 7 25 3 .924 2.18   5.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1909 32 SLA AL LF 78 77 694.7 148 7 13 1 .923 2.01   2.8
    RF 2 2 18.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50    
1910 33 SLA AL LF 66 64 564.0 106 6 12 3 .903 1.79   1.6
    RF 6 5 52.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.90    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1911 34 SLA AL LF 7 7 69.1 16 0 1 0 .941 2.08   0.3
    RF 4 4 43.9 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.05   0.0
    1B 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  WAS AL LF 11 11 85.2 20 0 1 0 .952 2.11   0.5
    RF 7 7 54.1 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 0.6 1 0 0 1 1.000 15.00   0.0
  TOT   LF 18 18 154.3 36 0 2 0 .947 2.10   0.7
      RF 11 11 98.0 22 0 0 0 1.000 2.02   0.0
      1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1912 35 WAS AL LF 12 12 101.0 20 1 0 0 1.000 1.87   0.7
    RF 10 10 88.0 22 2 1 0 .960 2.45    
  RF 637 623 5651.3 1305 49 15 12 .989 2.16   18.8
  LF 552 545 4870.3 1013 34 99 7 .914 1.93   15.6
  CF 62 62 553.3 150 10 13 3 .925 2.60    
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   1253 1230 11076.9 2469 94 127 23 .953 2.08   34.4
Career Highs   144 144 1304.3 329 20 28 5 .993 2.40    
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.
On-Base Pct
1901-9-.369
 Total Bases
1904-10-255
 Doubles
1901-3-34
1903-3-46
1904-4-49
1905-8-47
1908-7-27
CAR-42-300
 Triples
1905-8-13
 Homeruns
1908-4-6
 RBIs
1904-10-92
Walks
1901-6-59
1904-10-57
1905-7-47
1906-5-67
1908-6-63
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  6. Heinie Mueller (917)
  7. Jake Daubert (912)
  8. Socks Seybold (907)
  9. Clint Thomas (906)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 51st overall pick, by Cleveland in 1901
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1903, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
8/11/1904: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $7,080,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1904
Traded from St. Louis (A) to Washington on 5/27/1911 (Going to WS1: P Ralph Caldwell, 3B Bill Friel, CF Beals Becker, 2B She Donahue, RF Doc Nance. Going to SLA: 1B Vic Saier, P Alex Malloy, P Joe Benz, P Dixie Walker, LF Rube Ellis)
Injured on 9/28/1911 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Cleveland to St. Louis (N) on 7/31/1907 (Going to CLE: C Joe Wall, 1B Roy Brashear. Going to SLN: RF Doc Nance)
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 1/12/1908 to a 5-year deal worth $9,557,001 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1908
Injured on 5/31/1909 with a Broken Hand, out for 7-8 weeks
Traded from St. Louis (A) to Washington on 5/27/1911 (Going to WS1: P Ralph Caldwell, 3B Bill Friel, CF Beals Becker, 2B She Donahue, RF Doc Nance. Going to SLA: 1B Vic Saier, P Alex Malloy, P Joe Benz, P Dixie Walker, LF Rube Ellis)
Injured on 9/28/1911 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 3/11/1913 to a minor league contract
Injured on 8/2/1913 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
 
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