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Deacon White
	James Laurie White


	Born: December 7, 1847 in Caton, NY
	Died: July 7, 1939 - 91 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: R	Ht: 5'11"	Wt: 175

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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 2013
- Visit White's Managerial Page

Defensive Regression Analysis

Third Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1871	CL1	NA	23.6	3B		1	1.0		0.0	8.5	0.0		0.5	0.5
1876	CHN	NL	28.6	3B		1	2.0		-0.0	-1.3	-0.0		-0.3	-0.3
1878	CN1	NL	30.6	3B		1	3.7		-0.0	-8.9	-0.0		0.1	0.1
1881	BFN	NL	33.6	3B		7	72.7		-1.5	-20.5	-1.5		-3.3	-3.3
1882	BFN	NL	34.6	3B		63	552.3		-11.3	-20.5	-11.3		-13.3	-13.3
1883	BFN	NL	35.6	3B		77	650.7		-8.4	-13.0	-8.4		-13.1	-13.1
1884	BFN	NL	36.6	3B		108	921.7		-6.9	-7.5	-6.9		-1.2	-1.2
1885	BFN	NL	37.6	3B		98	819.7		0.0	0.0	0.0		-3.6	-3.6
1886	DTN	NL	38.6	3B		124	1064.3		6.5	6.1	6.5		4.8	4.8
1887	DTN	NL	39.6	3B		106	913.0		5.8	6.3	5.8		15.9	15.9
1888	DTN	NL	40.6	3B		125	1096.0		3.0	2.7	3.0		-1.3	-1.3
1889	PIT	NL	41.6	3B		52	430.0		-0.3	-0.8	-0.3		-7.9	-7.9
1890	BFP	PL	42.6	3B		64	558.0		-0.3	-0.6	-0.3		7.6	7.6
13	7			3B		827	7085.0		-13.5	-1.9	-13.5		-15.0	-15.0

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Catcher

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	A2	PB		Runs	GO2	CS	A2	PB
1871	CL1	NA	23.6	C		29	234.3		-1.5	-6.3	-1.5	0.0		-0.9	0.0	0.0	-0.9	0.0
1872	CL1	NA	24.6	C		14	104.3		-0.5	-4.9	-0.5	0.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
1873	BS1	NA	25.6	C		56	476.0		-1.8	-3.7	-1.8	0.0		-2.8	0.0	0.0	-2.8	0.0
1874	BS1	NA	26.6	C		58	492.3		-0.6	-1.2	-0.6	0.0		-5.3	0.0	0.0	-5.3	0.0
1875	BS1	NA	27.6	C		75	604.0		-2.9	-4.7	-2.9	-0.0		6.3	0.0	0.0	6.3	0.0
1876	CHN	NL	28.6	C		63	554.0		-4.6	-8.3	-1.9	-2.7		-8.8	0.0	0.0	-8.7	-0.0
1877	BSN	NL	29.6	C		7	55.3		0.1	2.0	-0.2	0.3		-8.1	0.0	0.0	-1.1	-7.0
1878	CN1	NL	30.6	C		48	391.3		7.3	18.5	-1.2	8.5		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.0
1879	CN1	NL	31.6	C		59	526.0		4.5	8.6	-0.5	5.0		42.9	0.0	0.0	4.3	38.6
1881	BFN	NL	33.6	C		4	36.3		0.1	2.5	0.3	-0.2		-9.4	0.0	0.0	-1.4	-8.1
1882	BFN	NL	34.6	C		20	188.3		0.6	2.9	1.6	-1.0		-12.3	0.0	0.0	3.5	-15.8
1883	BFN	NL	35.6	C		22	172.7		-8.1	-47.2	1.2	-9.4		-17.3	0.0	0.0	3.4	-20.6
1884	BFN	NL	36.6	C		3	24.7		-1.2	-47.2	0.2	-1.3		-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.3	-0.7
13	6			C		458	3859.7		-8.6	-2.2	-7.8	-0.7		-15.9	0.0	0.0	-2.3	-13.7

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Right Field

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm		Runs	Range	Arm
1871	CL1	NA	23.6	RF		1	7.3		-0.1	-18.0	-0.1	-0.0		-0.8	-0.8	-0.1
1872	CL1	NA	24.6	RF		3	18.7		-0.4	-21.2	-0.3	-0.1		-0.9	-0.8	-0.1
1873	BS1	NA	25.6	RF		9	71.0		-1.5	-21.2	-1.3	-0.2		-3.2	-3.0	-0.2
1874	BS1	NA	26.6	RF		21	160.0		-3.4	-21.1	-2.9	-0.4		-7.1	-5.7	-1.4
1875	BS1	NA	27.6	RF		14	67.0		-1.4	-21.4	-1.2	-0.3		-3.7	-3.2	-0.6
1877	BSN	NL	29.6	RF		19	165.3		-4.2	-25.5	-3.2	-1.0		-3.1	-3.0	-0.1
1878	CN1	NL	30.6	RF		16	137.0		-2.7	-20.0	-2.3	-0.4		-3.3	-1.9	-1.4
1879	CN1	NL	31.6	RF		18	150.3		-2.6	-17.5	-2.2	-0.4		-5.3	-2.4	-2.9
1880	CN1	NL	32.6	RF		33	273.7		-4.8	-17.5	-4.0	-0.8		-8.2	-7.5	-0.7
1881	BFN	NL	33.6	RF		15	118.3		-1.9	-16.3	-1.6	-0.4		-0.1	-1.9	1.9
10	5			RF		149	1168.7		-23.1	-19.8	-19.2	-3.9		-35.7	-30.1	-5.5

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

First Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1874	BS1	NA	26.6	1B		1	21.3		-0.0	-1.8	-0.0		-1.0	-1.0
1875	BS1	NA	27.6	1B		1	7.7		-0.0	-1.8	-0.0		-0.2	-0.2
1876	CHN	NL	28.6	1B		3	16.3		0.0	0.1	0.0		-0.7	-0.7
1877	BSN	NL	29.6	1B		35	311.7		-0.3	-1.0	-0.3		0.5	0.5
1879	CN1	NL	31.6	1B		2	16.0		-0.0	-2.5	-0.0		1.5	1.5
1880	CN1	NL	32.6	1B		3	24.7		-0.0	-1.9	-0.0		-0.9	-0.9
1881	BFN	NL	33.6	1B		26	218.3		-0.7	-3.3	-0.7		-2.8	-2.8
1887	DTN	NL	39.6	1B		2	24.0		0.2	6.7	0.2		-0.5	-0.5
1889	PIT	NL	41.6	1B		3	31.0		0.2	6.7	0.2		0.1	0.1
1890	BFP	PL	42.6	1B		57	493.7		3.3	6.7	3.3		6.7	6.7
10	8			1B		133	1164.7		2.5	2.2	2.5		2.7	2.7

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Second Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1871	CL1	NA	23.6	2B		1	4.3		0.0	4.5	0.0		-0.8	-0.8
1872	CL1	NA	24.6	2B		7	60.3		0.3	4.5	0.3		2.4	2.4
1880	CN1	NL	32.6	2B		1	14.3		-0.0	-0.4	-0.0		-3.4	-3.4
1881	BFN	NL	33.6	2B		25	215.7		-0.1	-0.4	-0.1		3.1	3.1
4	3			2B		34	294.7		0.2	0.7	0.2		1.3	1.3

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Left Field

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm		Runs	Range	Arm
1872	CL1	NA	24.6	LF		2	18.0		-0.1	-5.8	-0.1	0.0		-1.2	-1.7	0.5
1876	CHN	NL	28.6	LF		3	24.3		0.1	2.1	0.1	-0.0		0.5	0.7	-0.2
1881	BFN	NL	33.6	LF		2	17.0		-0.0	-0.6	-0.0	0.0		-0.1	-0.5	0.4
1887	DTN	NL	39.6	LF		3	25.3		-0.2	-8.3	-0.2	0.0		-2.0	-2.3	0.4
4	4			LF		10	84.7		-0.3	-3.2	-0.4	0.1		-2.8	-3.8	1.0

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Center Field

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm		Runs	Range	Arm
1872	CL1	NA	24.6	CF		1	9.3		-0.1	-6.2	-0.1	-0.0		-0.9	-0.9	-0.1
1879	CN1	NL	31.6	CF		4	34.7		-0.3	-7.9	-0.2	-0.1		-1.7	-1.2	-0.5
1880	CN1	NL	32.6	CF		1	8.0		-0.1	-7.9	-0.0	-0.0		-0.7	-0.5	-0.1
3	2			CF		6	52.0		-0.4	-7.6	-0.3	-0.1		-3.3	-2.6	-0.7

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Shortstop

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1871	CL1	NA	23.6	SS		2	10.3		-0.0	-4.3	-0.0		-0.7	-0.7
1890	BFP	PL	42.6	SS		1	9.0		-0.1	-11.0	-0.1		-1.6	-1.6
2	2			SS		3	19.3		-0.1	-7.4	-0.1		-2.3	-2.3

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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