José María Fernández
Born: 6/6/1896 in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba
Died: 7/20/1972 in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'8" | Weight: 170 lbs
Full name: José María Tranquilino Fernández
Biography
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 1712 | 182 | 484 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 233 | 18 | 113 | 2 | 0.283 | 0.330 | 0.342 | 0.672 | -1760.7 |
Career AVG .283 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .330 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .342 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 9.8% below league average.
Career OPS 0.672 vs. league average 0.717 across their career seasons — 6.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | CSE | EAS | 8 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.192 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1917 | CSE | EAS | 26 | 102 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.324 | .248 (+30%) | .312 (+17%) | .323 (+15%) | .635 (+16%) | 251.3 |
| 1918 | CSE | EAS | 25 | 93 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.344 | .255 (+35%) | .318 (+26%) | .326 (+38%) | .645 (+32%) | 447.0 |
| 1919 | CSE | EAS | 17 | 65 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.385 | .262 (+47%) | .322 (+33%) | .347 (+24%) | .670 (+28%) | 297.0 |
| 1920 | CSE | EAS | 14 | 56 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.250 | .271 (-8%) | .331 (-17%) | .363 (-21%) | .694 (-19%) | -173.7 |
| 1922 | CSE | IND | 16 | 51 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.216 | .285 (-24%) | .345 (-17%) | .397 (-16%) | .743 (-17%) | -149.5 |
| 1923 | CSE | ECL | 32 | 113 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.230 | .282 (-19%) | .344 (-22%) | .390 (-21%) | .734 (-21%) | -433.6 |
| 1924 | CSE | ECL | 48 | 169 | 13 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0.254 | .283 (-10%) | .345 (-8%) | .389 (-30%) | .734 (-20%) | -534.7 |
| 1925 | CSE | ECL | 35 | 133 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.278 | .288 (-3%) | .349 (-7%) | .407 (-15%) | .756 (-11%) | -266.7 |
| 1926 | CSE | ECL | 42 | 146 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.267 | .279 (-4%) | .345 (-5%) | .390 (-7%) | .735 (-6%) | -165.8 |
| 1927 | CSE | ECL | 55 | 186 | 18 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.263 | .282 (-7%) | .344 (-8%) | .392 (-21%) | .736 (-14%) | -457.9 |
| 1928 | CSE | ECL | 30 | 125 | 11 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.352 | .280 (+25%) | .342 (+6%) | .395 (+7%) | .737 (+7%) | 116.2 |
| 1929 | CSE | ANL | 54 | 180 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.272 | .289 (-6%) | .353 (-9%) | .415 (-26%) | .769 (-19%) | -590.9 |
| 1929 | CSW | NNL | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.462 | — | — | — | — | -590.9 |
| 1930 | CAG | NNL | 32 | 103 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.398 | .293 (+35%) | .354 (+26%) | .429 (+13%) | .784 (+19%) | 382.6 |
| 1939 | NYC | NN2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.071 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1940 | NYC | NN2 | 17 | 52 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.231 | .267 (-14%) | .335 (-11%) | .387 (-31%) | .722 (-22%) | -176.4 |
| 1941 | NYC | NN2 | 23 | 59 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.220 | .262 (-16%) | .332 (-26%) | .373 (-36%) | .705 (-32%) | -305.7 |
| 1942 | NYC | NN2 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.105 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1944 | NYC | NN2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1947 | NYC | NN2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 62 | 39 | 437 | 15 | 10 | 21 |
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 419 | 328 | 1640 | 364 | 63 | 33 |
| OF | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | CSE | C | 8 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1917 | CSE | 1B | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1917 | CSE | C | 19 | 0 | 91 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 1917 | CSE | OF | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CSE | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CSE | C | 20 | 0 | 65 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
| 1918 | CSE | OF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CSE | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1919 | CSE | 1B | 8 | 8 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1919 | CSE | C | 10 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | CSE | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | CSE | C | 13 | 12 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 1920 | CSE | OF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | CSE | 1B | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922 | CSE | C | 15 | 14 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 1923 | CSE | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | CSE | C | 32 | 31 | 140 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| 1924 | CSE | 1B | 17 | 12 | 124 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 1924 | CSE | C | 35 | 33 | 162 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| 1925 | CSE | 1B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | CSE | C | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | CSE | 1B | 4 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1926 | CSE | C | 38 | 38 | 148 | 34 | 3 | 7 |
| 1927 | CSE | 1B | 3 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CSE | C | 50 | 50 | 198 | 50 | 13 | 3 |
| 1927 | CSE | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CSE | 1B | 7 | 7 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1928 | CSE | C | 23 | 23 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 1929 | CSE | 1B | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1929 | CSE | C | 52 | 50 | 202 | 48 | 10 | 8 |
| 1929 | CSW | C | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | CAG | 1B | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | CAG | 2B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | CAG | C | 29 | 28 | 162 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 1939 | NYC | C | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940 | NYC | C | 16 | 14 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 1941 | NYC | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NYC | C | 20 | 15 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 1942 | NYC | C | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | NYC | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NYC | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| Catcher | 419 |
| First Base | 62 |
| Second Base | 1 |
| Left Field | 3 |
| Right Field | 10 |