John Titus

Right Field

1903—1913

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

John Franklin
GIVEN NAME
Titus
SURNAME
February 21, 1876, in St. Clair, PA
BORN
January 8, 1943, in St. Clair, PA, USA
DIED
1903—1913
Playing Career
Played from 27-37
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia Phillies
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Silent John, Tight Pants
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 156
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
June 8, 1903
Major League Debut
August 8, 1913
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS John Titus?

Known for swarthy handlebar mustache and fine defensive play in right field, sort of the Dwight Evans of the early 20th century.
John was famous for being cheap, so much so that some teammates modified his last name to call him “Tight-Ass.”

50

HITTING

40

POWER

40

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1402
1401
38
564
.282

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
27.1
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.758
.701
108.2

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.282
.373
.385

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.281
.374
.386

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

John Titus Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Titus
512
144
76
26
7
4
58
64
40
14
197
218
.282
.373
.385
758
AVG RF
533
144
71
20
9
4
46
56
23
195
196
.271
.335
.365
.701

John Titus Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
88
84
79
87
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
76
81
81
100
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

John Titus PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
29.9
24.4
18.3
12.5
3.45
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = John Titus
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
198.8
155.1
117.2
74.9
22.9
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = John Titus
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF