#24 John "Cannon ball" Shaffer, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Louisville Colonels Tuesday, 10/24/1887
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : | John Shaffer Cannon ball 2/18/1864 23 LOCK HAVEN PA USA 5"10 185 Starting Pitcher R R | Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating : | Average Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars |
Contract & Roster Status
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 250,000 1887 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 30 Days (202 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 30 Days (202 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left |  |
Pitching Ratings
Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity
Overall | 2 | 6 | 10 | 89-92 Mph
Versus LHB | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHB | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Talent | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 52 3 |  | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider |
Batting Ratings
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : | 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter | Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |
5/29 | @DET | L 4-5 | * | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |  |  |  |  |
6/3 | @PHA | L 3-10 | * | 7.2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | L |  |  |  |
6/8 | IND | L 0-12 | * | 7.2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | L |  |  |  |
6/18 | BAL | W 10-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W |  |  |  |
7/11 | @BAL | L 0-4 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |
8/8 | WAS | L 3-11 |  | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
9/3 | @WAS | L 3-9 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
9/23 | @BAL | W 6-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | W |  |  |  |
9/29 | @WAS | L 5-11 | * | 7.1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | L |  |  |  |
10/4 | PHA | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | PoG |  |  |
Pitching Stats 1887
Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS%
Overall | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.72 | 138.0 | 155 | 90 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 11 | 68.8
Projected | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.72 | 138.0 | 155 | 90 | 57 | 51 | 53 |  |  |  |  |
Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 3.74
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS
vs. LHB | 204 | 65 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 | .380 | .402 | .782
vs. RHB | 349 | 90 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 51 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .305 | .312 | .617
| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
Home | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.97 | 68.0 | 75 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 24
Road | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.47 | 70.0 | 80 | 47 | 27 | 30 | 29
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
March/April | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 34.0 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 14
May | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.81 | 49.2 | 66 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 15
June | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.18 | 24.1 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 11
July | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 27.1 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 10
Career Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams
1886 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 35.0 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.29 | .258 | LOU
1887 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.72 | 138.0 | 155 | 90 | 57 | 0 | 51 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 1.49 | .310 | LOU
Total | 23 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3.49 | 173.0 | 187 | 105 | 67 | 0 | 64 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 1.45 | .300 |
Career Minor League Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP
1886, AAA | 30 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1.95 | 244.1 | 191 | 67 | 53 | 4 | 81 | 203 | 13 | 6 | 1.11 | .266
Career Postseason Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career Batting Stats
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams
1886 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | LOU
1887 | 19 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .140 | .260 | LOU
Total | 23 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .131 | .131 | .164 | .295 |
Fielding Stats 1887
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO%
Pitcher | 19 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1.000 | 138.0 | 2.28 |  |  |  |
Player History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Louisville in 1886... Had first career hit (double) on 9/5/1886, off Lee Richmond (SLA)... Earned first career win on 9/5/1886...
Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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