austinmdavidson wrote:ratioman2 wrote:austinmdavidson wrote:How about Hall of Famer Deacon White? I have him as the ~6th best catcher of all time but he played all over the diamond. Looks like his peak was 1873-79 behind the plate with another spike in 1884 at 3B. Curious what his best Strat cards are like.
A Hall of Famer with no card through ATG9? That's a great find! In 1877 he led the league in avg, slg, ops. Whatever cousin of baseball they were playing then, he was the leader.
Thanks!
Andy, any thoughts which of his cards I should nominate?
His best Catcher ratings are not from seasons he played in the NL, so by our add rules, those are
out.
That 1877 season does not meet the 300 Plate Appearance Criteria. So....here are his best seasons on NL Squads.
1888 he only plays 3b (and not well), and it's not as good offensively as the others I listed.
1876, would be interesting to see if Strat actually gives him a BULLETPROOF catcher card. Having a Bulletproof catcher would be cool, but I'd rather he had a better arm.
1884 is the best offensively and passable defensively, 1879 is best defensively and almost as good on offense as 1879.
1876 Deacon White CHC, Bats-L, BAL-E, C-2(+1)e16, 1b-4e30, LF-3(-1)e25, BULLETPROOF, Steal: *2-5/-(16-13)
LH—2b-6.6 3b-0 HR-0.5 BB-2 .383/.395/.458, .853 OPS
RH—2b-7.6 3b-0 HR-0.5 BB-2 .395/.406/.479, .885 OPS
1879 Deacon White CIN, Bats-L, BAL-E, C-2(-1)e16, 1b-4e30, CF/RF-4(+1)e25, 15 Game INJ Risk, Steal: 2,6,7/12(15-13)
LH—2b-3.5 3b-2.8 HR-0.5 BB-1 .383/.389/.480, .869 OPS
RH—2b-4.5 3b-3 HR-0.5 BB-0 .390/.390/.499, .888 OPS
1884 Deacon White BUF, Bats-L, BAL-E, C-3(-1)e16, 3b-3e65, 15 game INJ Risk, Steal: *2-6/12(15-12)
LH—2b-2.3 3b-4 HR-1.1 BB-8 .366/.413/.502, .915 OPS
RH—2b-2.5 3b-4 HR-1.3 BB-8 .394/.439/.537, .975 OPS
1888 Deacon White DTN, Bats-L, BAL-E, 3b-3e65, 15 Game INJ Risk, Steal: *3-5/12(15-6)
LH—2b-4.3 3b-1 HR-0.8 BB-2 .347/.377/.430, .807 OPS
RH—2b-4.5 3b-1 HR-0.8 BB-2 .345/.375/.430, .805 OPS