Deacon White
James Laurie White
Born: December 2, 1847
Caton, NY USA
Deceased: 1939
Aurora, IL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Career: 1871-1890
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
Minor League Statistics
Deacon White compiled a career batting average of .312 with 24 home runs and 988 RBI in his 1560-game career with the Cleveland Forest Citys, Boston Red Stockings, Chicago White Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Cincinnati Reds, Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines and Pittsburg Alleghenys. He began playing during the 1871 season and last took the field during the 1890 campaign. White was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1871 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | 29 | 150 | 146 | 40 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .322 | .340 | .452 | .792 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1872 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | 113 | 109 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .339 | .363 | .394 | .757 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 60 | 311 | 311 | 79 | 122 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .392 | .392 | .508 | .900 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 70 | 357 | 352 | 75 | 106 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .301 | .311 | .381 | .692 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 80 | 374 | 371 | 76 | 136 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .367 | .372 | .453 | .824 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 66 | 310 | 303 | 66 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .343 | .358 | .419 | .777 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 59 | 274 | 266 | 51 | 103 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .387 | .405 | .545 | .950 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 268 | 258 | 41 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .314 | .340 | .337 | .677 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 339 | 333 | 55 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .330 | .342 | .423 | .766 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 150 | 141 | 21 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .298 | .340 | .355 | .695 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1881 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 78 | 328 | 319 | 58 | 99 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .310 | .329 | .411 | .740 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1882 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 83 | 352 | 337 | 51 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | .282 | .313 | .341 | .654 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1883 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 94 | 414 | 391 | 62 | 114 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | .292 | .331 | .353 | .684 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 110 | 484 | 452 | 82 | 147 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | .325 | .370 | .442 | .812 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1885 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 98 | 416 | 404 | 54 | 118 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .292 | .313 | .337 | .649 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1886 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 124 | 522 | 491 | 65 | 142 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 35 | .289 | .331 | .354 | .686 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1887 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 111 | 484 | 449 | 71 | 136 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 15 | .303 | .353 | .416 | .770 | 187 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1888 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 125 | 557 | 527 | 75 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 24 | .298 | .336 | .381 | .717 | 201 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 55 | 245 | 225 | 35 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 18 | .253 | .314 | .307 | .621 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 122 | 525 | 439 | 62 | 114 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 30 | .260 | .381 | .308 | .688 | 135 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1560 | 6973 | 6624 | 1140 | 2067 | 270 | 98 | 24 | 988 | 70 | 9 | 308 | 221 | .312 | .346 | .393 | .740 | 2605 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1871 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | C | 29 | 27 | 235.0 | 136 | 20 | 34 | 3 | .821 | 5.974 | 5.379 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1871 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | SS | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 3.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1871 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | 2B | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1871 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1871 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1872 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | C | 14 | 12 | 105.0 | 61 | 14 | 10 | 5 | .882 | 6.429 | 5.357 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1872 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | 2B | 7 | 6 | 64.0 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | .809 | 5.344 | 5.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1872 | NA | Cleveland Forest Citys | OF | 5 | 4 | 45.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 56 | 0 | 464.0 | 227 | 45 | 51 | 7 | .842 | 5.276 | 4.857 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 12 | 0 | 36.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.250 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 58 | 56 | 508.0 | 253 | 39 | 56 | 2 | .839 | 5.173 | 5.034 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 21 | 12 | 119.0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .542 | .983 | .619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 8.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 75 | 0 | 606.0 | 355 | 87 | 60 | 6 | .880 | 6.564 | 5.893 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 14 | 0 | 43.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.047 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 9.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | C | 63 | 0 | 554.0 | 295 | 50 | 64 | 3 | .844 | 5.605 | 5.476 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 2.400 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 8.438 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 1B | 35 | 0 | 312.0 | 324 | 13 | 13 | 16 | .963 | 9.721 | 9.629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | OF | 19 | 0 | 170.0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.324 | 1.316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1877 | NL | Boston Red Caps | C | 7 | 0 | 59.0 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .830 | 6.712 | 6.286 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 48 | 0 | 393.0 | 262 | 66 | 33 | 4 | .909 | 7.511 | 6.833 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 16 | 0 | 123.0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .760 | 1.390 | 1.188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 59 | 0 | 523.0 | 307 | 92 | 44 | 3 | .901 | 6.866 | 6.763 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 21 | 0 | 141.0 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .714 | 1.596 | 1.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 33 | 0 | 295.0 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 1 | .738 | 1.373 | 1.364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 8.625 | 7.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1880 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1881 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 25 | 0 | 218.0 | 63 | 88 | 36 | 13 | .807 | 6.234 | 6.040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1881 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 26 | 0 | 217.0 | 256 | 8 | 16 | 10 | .943 | 1.949 | 1.154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1881 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 17 | 0 | 149.0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .711 | 1.631 | 1.588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1881 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 7 | 0 | 72.0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .875 | 3.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1881 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 4 | 0 | 37.0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .870 | 4.865 | 5.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1882 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 63 | 0 | 546.0 | 59 | 111 | 33 | 6 | .837 | 2.802 | 2.698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1882 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 20 | 0 | 196.0 | 114 | 39 | 22 | 2 | .874 | 7.026 | 7.650 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1883 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 77 | 0 | 670.0 | 84 | 128 | 54 | 8 | .797 | 2.848 | 2.753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1883 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 22 | 0 | 185.0 | 99 | 37 | 13 | 3 | .913 | 6.616 | 6.182 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 108 | 0 | 931.0 | 113 | 198 | 66 | 11 | .825 | 3.006 | 2.880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1884 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.250 | 7.333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1885 | NL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 98 | 0 | 840.0 | 118 | 198 | 40 | 12 | .888 | 3.386 | 3.224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1886 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 124 | 0 | 1086.0 | 131 | 245 | 68 | 18 | .847 | 3.116 | 3.032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1887 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 106 | 0 | 921.0 | 133 | 225 | 64 | 18 | .848 | 3.498 | 3.377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1887 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 1B | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.059 | 9.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1887 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | OF | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1888 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | 3B | 125 | 0 | 1102.0 | 146 | 244 | 65 | 19 | .857 | 3.185 | 3.120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 3B | 52 | 0 | 450.0 | 68 | 95 | 24 | 7 | .872 | 3.260 | 3.135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 1B | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .941 | 1.286 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 64 | 0 | 553.0 | 86 | 161 | 26 | 18 | .905 | 4.020 | 3.859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 57 | 0 | 495.0 | 582 | 40 | 19 | 33 | .970 | 11.309 | 1.912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1622 | 120 | 13687.0 | 4651 | 2334 | 1018 | 242 | .873 | 4.593 | 4.306 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1887 | NL | Detroit Wolverines | WS | 15 | 60 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .233 | .259 | .492 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 15 | 60 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .233 | .259 | .492 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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