Retired
Joe Sommer
Birthdate:
Nov. 20, 1858 (158 y, 11 m, 17 d)Born In:
Covington, KY, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/175
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 37.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 11 | 194.8 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 51.3 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 3.8 | 70.1 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 6.1 | 42.6 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 5.0 | 56.4 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Emmett Seery R | 937 |
| Cliff Carroll R | 936 |
| Jack Manning R | 932 |
| Sid Farrar R | 929 |
| Davy Jones R | 927 |
| Jimmy McAleer R | 923 |
| Ed Andrews R | 921 |
| Gil Coan R | 920 |
| Mike Hershberger R | 920 |
| Hugh Nicol R | 920 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 139 | 4 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 508 | 10 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 479 | 8 |
| 1884 | 479 | 8 |
| 1885 | 471 | 8 |
| 1885 | 471 | 8 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 8 | 7 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 9 | 1 |
| 1885 | 9 | 1 |
| 1886 | 10 | 4 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.331 | 10 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.081 | 10 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1 | 4 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 139 | 4 |