Al Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding
 
 
Born: September 2, 1850 in Byron, IL
Died: September 9, 1915 - 65 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 170
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Pioneer / Executive in 1939
- Visit Spalding's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BS1
NA
20.8
SP
152
257.3
 
3.3
0.1
-0.2
3.4
-0.0
19.5
2.0
0.1
17.4
9.6
0.8
0.1
8.7
BS1
NA
21.8
SP
240
404.7
 
12.1
1.4
-0.2
10.9
0.0
59.3
7.1
0.1
52.1
44.4
5.9
0.0
38.4
BS1
NA
22.8
SP
325
497.7
 
8.9
1.7
-0.3
7.6
-0.0
43.8
6.9
0.0
36.9
25.0
5.6
-0.1
19.4
BS1
NA
23.8
SP
365
616.3
 
10.5
2.0
-0.2
8.7
0.0
56.8
9.1
0.0
47.7
33.1
6.8
-0.1
26.4
BS1
NA
24.8
SP
346
575.0
 
14.2
1.8
-0.5
12.8
-0.1
61.3
9.8
0.0
51.5
41.0
7.4
-0.2
33.8
CHN
NL
25.8
SP
298
528.7
 
9.9
1.0
-0.3
9.2
0.0
52.0
6.3
0.0
45.7
30.1
3.8
-0.2
26.5
CHN
NL
26.8
1B
257
11.0
 
0.2
0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.0
4.5
2.8
1.2
0.5
-0.4
-1.0
0.4
0.2
CHN
NL
27.8
2B
4
-
 
-0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
-0.0
0.0
8
2
SP
1987
2890.7
  
59.2
8.2
-1.3
52.3
-0.1
297.5
44.3
1.5
251.7
182.9
29.6
-0.1
153.4
162 Game Average
193
280.5
  
5.7
0.8
-0.1
5.1
-0.0
  
28.9
4.3
0.1
24.4
  
17.7
2.9
-0.0
14.9
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
5
P
1428
2351.0
 
49.1
7.0
-1.3
43.4
-0.1
240.7
34.9
0.2
205.5
153.0
26.5
-0.2
126.7
3
P
559
539.7
 
10.1
1.2
0.0
8.9
0.0
56.7
9.3
1.2
46.2
29.8
3.0
0.2
26.6
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James