Roger Bresnahan
Roger Philip Bresnahan
(The Duke Of Tralee)
 
Born: June 11, 1879 in Toledo, OH
Died: December 4, 1944 - 65 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 200
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1945
- Purchased by the Washington Senators from Lima in 1897
- High School: Central (Toledo, OH)
- Visit Bresnahan's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
WSN
NL
18.1
SP
17
41.0
 
1.2
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.5
0.3
0.0
3.2
2.0
0.3
-0.0
1.8
CHN
NL
21.1
C
2
-
 
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
BLA
AL
22.1
C
323
6.0
 
0.2
0.9
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
5.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
-1.9
-0.8
-0.9
-0.2
BLA
AL
23.1
3B
262
-
 
0.4
1.2
-0.6
0.0
0.2
5.2
4.4
0.8
0.0
-0.6
0.5
-1.1
0.0
NY1
NL
23.1
RF
202
-
 
1.2
1.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
5.7
4.3
1.4
0.0
1.6
1.3
0.3
0.0
NY1
NL
24.1
CF
486
-
 
4.5
4.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
27.0
23.5
3.5
0.0
17.2
16.0
1.1
0.0
NY1
NL
25.1
CF
468
-
 
3.5
3.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.3
22.3
18.2
4.1
0.0
12.6
10.7
1.9
0.0
NY1
NL
26.1
C
399
-
 
3.7
3.7
0.8
0.0
0.7
18.7
13.5
5.2
0.0
9.5
7.2
2.3
0.0
NY1
NL
27.1
C
506
-
 
4.6
4.9
0.3
0.0
0.6
27.9
21.4
6.5
0.0
16.3
13.3
3.0
0.0
NY1
NL
28.1
C
401
-
 
3.8
3.7
0.9
0.0
0.8
17.6
12.8
4.8
0.0
7.9
6.3
1.5
0.0
NY1
NL
29.1
C
562
-
 
5.9
5.8
1.3
0.0
1.3
26.8
20.3
6.5
0.0
13.0
11.4
1.6
0.0
SLN
NL
30.1
C
288
-
 
1.7
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.5
8.0
6.5
1.5
0.0
1.6
2.0
-0.4
0.0
SLN
NL
31.1
C
299
3.3
 
2.9
2.9
0.5
0.1
0.6
12.5
10.6
1.7
0.3
5.4
6.0
-0.7
0.2
SLN
NL
32.1
C
281
-
 
2.9
2.9
0.4
0.0
0.5
13.1
10.3
2.9
0.0
6.3
6.0
0.3
0.0
SLN
NL
33.1
C
124
-
 
1.2
1.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
6.1
4.7
1.4
0.0
3.1
2.8
0.3
0.0
CHN
NL
34.1
C
189
-
 
0.6
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.4
4.9
3.1
1.8
0.0
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.0
CHN
NL
35.1
C
311
-
 
2.7
2.7
0.7
0.0
0.6
14.5
10.9
3.6
0.0
6.9
6.1
0.8
0.0
CHN
NL
36.1
C
254
-
 
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.6
7.0
3.2
3.7
0.0
0.6
-0.7
1.3
0.0
17
5
C
5374
50.3
  
41.8
42.8
4.9
0.9
6.8
226.4
172.0
50.9
3.5
101.8
88.6
11.4
1.7
162 Game Average
591
5.5
  
4.6
4.7
0.5
0.1
0.7
  
24.9
18.9
5.6
0.4
  
11.2
9.7
1.3
0.2
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
1
P
17
41.0
 
1.2
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.5
0.3
0.0
3.2
2.0
0.3
-0.0
1.8
4
C
756
-
 
4.3
4.4
1.4
0.0
1.5
26.4
17.2
9.1
0.0
8.0
5.5
2.4
0.0
2
C
585
6.0
 
0.6
2.1
-0.6
-0.2
0.6
10.8
8.4
2.3
0.0
-2.5
-0.3
-2.0
-0.2
7
C
3024
-
 
27.2
27.4
2.6
0.0
2.8
146.0
114.0
32.1
0.0
77.9
66.3
11.6
0.0
4
C
992
3.3
 
8.7
8.9
1.5
0.1
1.8
39.7
32.0
7.4
0.3
16.4
16.8
-0.6
0.2
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James