#48 Joe Sommer, Third Base, 28 yrs, Brooklyn Bridegrooms Wednesday, 10/25/1888 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Sommer
11/20/1859 28 COVINGTON KY USA 6"1 165
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,750,500 1888 $ 410,000 (3 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 13 Days (1389 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 48 Days (1424 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 9 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 1 (Range), .852 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | CHN | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/14 | CHN | L 5-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/16 | SLN | L 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @CIN | W 9-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | L 4-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | SLN | L 0-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @SLN | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #7 | PoG | |
10/2 | CHN | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/3 | @PIT | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/4 | PHI | L 1-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 533 | 119 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 55 | 22 | 36 | .223 | .252 | .304 | .556 | .497 | .081 |
Projected | 142 | 533 | 119 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 55 | 22 | 36 | .223 | .252 | .304 | .556 | .497 | .081 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 142 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 73.9 | 44.6 | 2.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .193 | .185 | .378 |
vs. RHP | 479 | 110 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 52 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .259 | .317 | .576 |
Close/Late | 70 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .254 | .300 | .554 |
Scoring Position | 193 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .196 | .212 | .409 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 257 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 18 | .245 | .273 | .350 | .624 |
Road | 72 | 276 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 18 | .203 | .233 | .261 | .494 |
March/April | 25 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .202 | .237 | .225 | .461 |
May | 25 | 97 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .227 | .248 | .330 | .577 |
June | 23 | 89 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 8 | .281 | .301 | .337 | .638 |
July | 24 | 87 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .195 | .247 | .333 | .581 |
August | 25 | 95 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .221 | .242 | .305 | .548 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .211 | .237 | .289 | .527 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1884 | 140 | 523 | 120 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 62 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 15 | .229 | .265 | .315 | .581 | |
1885 | 157 | 648 | 153 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 88 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 17 | .236 | .272 | .310 | .582 | CIN |
1886 | 153 | 636 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 81 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 62 | 8 | .275 | .306 | .363 | .669 | CIN |
1887 | 153 | 583 | 140 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 82 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 44 | 7 | .240 | .304 | .304 | .608 | BRO |
1888 | 142 | 533 | 119 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 12 | .223 | .252 | .304 | .556 | BRO |
Total | 745 | 2923 | 707 | 143 | 31 | 8 | 299 | 368 | 165 | 1 | 17 | 189 | 219 | 59 | .242 | .281 | .320 | .601 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1883 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .320 | .560 |
1884 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .357 | .714 |
1887 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
Total | 15 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .273 | .315 | .588 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 142 | 142 | 69 | 354 | 32 | 455 | 32 | .930 | 1252.1 | 3.27 | | | | |
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1/31/1886: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1886, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/3/1887 to a 2-year deal worth $2,750,500 per year... Injured on 9/16/1888 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 10/3/1888: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $410,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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RBI 1887 - 87 - 10th
| SB 1886 - 62 - 4th
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