Gus Weyhing
August Weyhing
(Cannonball,Rubber Arm Gun,Rubber-Winged Gus)
 
Born: September 29, 1866 in Louisville, KY
Died: September 4, 1955 - 88 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'10" Wt: 145
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from PHI in 1887

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PH4
AA
20.8
SP
215
466.3
 
2.3
-0.7
-0.1
3.1
0.0
27.6
0.0
0.0
27.6
10.3
-0.8
-0.1
11.1
PH4
AA
21.8
SP
185
404.0
 
4.2
0.5
0.0
3.6
-0.0
29.8
1.4
0.0
28.5
15.0
0.1
-0.0
14.9
PH4
AA
22.8
SP
201
449.0
 
2.9
-1.5
0.0
4.4
-0.0
31.5
0.0
0.0
31.5
14.7
-1.2
-0.0
15.8
BRP
PL
23.8
SP
181
390.0
 
7.0
-1.0
0.1
8.0
0.0
32.2
0.0
0.0
32.2
18.5
-0.5
0.0
19.0
PH4
AA
24.8
SP
206
450.0
 
7.5
-2.0
0.0
9.5
-0.0
38.5
0.0
0.0
38.5
24.7
-0.9
-0.0
25.6
PHI
NL
25.8
SP
225
469.7
 
7.2
-1.5
-0.1
8.7
-0.0
34.5
0.0
0.1
34.4
18.9
-1.0
-0.1
20.0
PHI
NL
26.8
SP
161
345.3
 
2.7
-1.1
-0.0
3.8
0.0
19.0
0.0
0.0
19.0
7.7
-0.8
-0.0
8.5
PHI
NL
27.8
SP
122
266.3
 
1.2
-1.0
0.0
2.2
0.0
12.8
0.0
0.0
12.8
4.0
-0.7
0.0
4.6
PHI
NL
28.8
SP
4
9.0
 
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.3
PIT
NL
28.8
SP
4
9.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
LS3
NL
28.8
SP
100
213.0
 
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
5.1
0.1
0.0
5.0
-2.6
-0.5
0.0
-2.1
LS3
NL
29.8
SP
17
42.0
 
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
-1.3
-0.1
0.0
-1.2
WSN
NL
31.8
SP
156
361.0
 
2.2
-0.7
0.0
2.9
0.0
11.5
0.0
0.0
11.5
-1.7
-0.7
-0.0
-0.9
WSN
NL
32.8
SP
140
334.7
 
3.2
-0.2
-0.0
3.4
0.0
13.2
0.0
0.0
13.2
1.4
-0.5
0.0
1.9
SLN
NL
33.8
SP
21
46.7
 
-1.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
BRO
NL
33.8
SP
19
48.0
 
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
CLE
AL
34.8
SP
5
11.3
 
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.0
0.0
-0.4
CIN
NL
34.8
SP
3
9.0
 
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
14
11
SP
1965
4324.3
  
36.5
-9.8
-0.1
46.4
-0.1
260.5
1.5
0.1
258.9
109.2
-7.7
-0.3
117.2
162 Game Average
128
280.9
  
2.4
-0.6
-0.0
3.0
-0.0
  
16.9
0.1
0.0
16.8
  
7.1
-0.5
-0.0
7.6
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
3
P
601
1319.3
 
9.4
-1.7
-0.1
11.1
-0.1
89.0
1.4
0.0
87.6
39.9
-1.8
-0.1
41.9
1
P
181
390.0
 
7.0
-1.0
0.1
8.0
0.0
32.2
0.0
0.0
32.2
18.5
-0.5
0.0
19.0
1
P
206
450.0
 
7.5
-2.0
0.0
9.5
-0.0
38.5
0.0
0.0
38.5
24.7
-0.9
-0.0
25.6
4
P
512
1090.3
 
10.3
-3.7
-0.1
14.1
-0.0
66.3
0.0
0.1
66.2
30.3
-2.5
-0.1
32.9
2
P
117
255.0
 
-1.5
-0.2
0.0
-1.3
0.0
5.3
0.1
0.0
5.3
-3.8
-0.6
0.0
-3.3
1
P
4
9.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
2
P
296
695.7
 
5.4
-0.9
-0.0
6.3
0.0
24.7
0.0
0.0
24.7
-0.3
-1.2
-0.0
1.0
1
P
21
46.7
 
-1.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
1
P
19
48.0
 
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
1
P
3
9.0
 
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
1
DH
5
11.3
 
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.0
0.0
-0.4
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James