John Cason
Born: 2/9/1895 in Norfolk, VA, USA
Died: 1/8/1951 in Princess Anne County, VA, USA
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'9" | Weight: 172 lbs
Biography
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 677 | 59 | 167 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 0.316 | 0.631 | -1295.5 |
Career AVG .247 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons β 11.7% below league average.
Career OBP .315 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons β 7.8% below league average.
Career SLG .316 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons β 17.8% below league average.
Career OPS 0.631 vs. league average 0.725 across their career seasons β 13.1% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | BRG | EAS | 18 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.175 | .255 (-31%) | .318 (-13%) | .326 (-36%) | .645 (-24%) | -189.1 |
| 1919 | BRG | EAS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1920 | HIL | EAS | 9 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.174 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1921 | BRG | EAS | 7 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.273 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1922 | BRG | IND | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.214 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1923 | BRG | ECL | 23 | 86 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.244 | .282 (-14%) | .344 (-15%) | .390 (-14%) | .734 (-14%) | -225.1 |
| 1924 | BRG | ECL | 34 | 118 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.322 | .283 (+13%) | .345 (+10%) | .389 (+20%) | .734 (+15%) | 302.4 |
| 1925 | BRG | ECL | 32 | 107 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.271 | .288 (-6%) | .349 (-10%) | .407 (-24%) | .756 (-18%) | -312.8 |
| 1926 | BRG | ECL | 20 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.119 | .279 (-57%) | .345 (-48%) | .390 (-69%) | .735 (-59%) | -663.3 |
| 1927 | BRG | ECL | 22 | 75 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.240 | .282 (-15%) | .344 (-4%) | .392 (-1%) | .736 (-3%) | -33.4 |
| 1928 | ACB | ECL | 31 | 99 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0.263 | .280 (-7%) | .342 (+2%) | .395 (-26%) | .737 (-13%) | -174.2 |
| 1928 | NLG | ECL | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | β | β | β | β | -174.2 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 26 | 17 | 190 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| 2B | 29 | 23 | 46 | 78 | 10 | 9 |
| 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 143 | 97 | 541 | 111 | 22 | 9 |
| OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | BRG | 1B | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1918 | BRG | C | 14 | 0 | 67 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 1918 | BRG | OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | BRG | C | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | HIL | 2B | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 1920 | HIL | C | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | BRG | 2B | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 1921 | BRG | C | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | BRG | C | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | BRG | 2B | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 5 |
| 1923 | BRG | C | 12 | 12 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | BRG | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | BRG | 1B | 15 | 13 | 131 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1924 | BRG | 2B | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924 | BRG | C | 17 | 16 | 85 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 1925 | BRG | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BRG | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BRG | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BRG | C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | BRG | 1B | 5 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1926 | BRG | C | 15 | 15 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 1927 | BRG | 2B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1927 | BRG | C | 18 | 17 | 80 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 1928 | ACB | C | 30 | 27 | 148 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| 1928 | NLG | 2B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 143 |
| First Base | 26 |
| Second Base | 29 |
| Third Base | 3 |
| Center Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 3 |