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John Shaffer was born on Thursday, February 18, 1864, in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Shaffer was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1886, with the New York Metropolitans. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Shaffer baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:	John W. Shaffer
Nickname:	Cannon Ball
Born On:	02-18-1864
Born In:	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:	Aquarius
Died On:	11-21-1926
Died In:	Endicott, New York
Cemetery:	Highland Cemetery, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Unknown
Throws:	Right
Height:	5-10
Weight:	Unknown
First Game:	09-13-1886 (Age 22)
Last Game:	06-30-1887
Draft:	Not Applicable

John Shaffer John Shaffer Pitching Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
1886	Metropolitans	8	8	0	5	3	.625	1.96	8	1	0	69.0	277	40	15	29	0	29	-	36	7	4	0	-
1887	Metropolitans	13	13	0	2	11	.154	6.19	13	0	0	112.0	542	148	77	119	3	53	-	22	13	11	0	-
Career		G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
2 Years		21	21	0	7	14	.333	4.57	21	1	0	181.0	819	188	92	148	3	82	-	58	20	15	0	-

John Shaffer John Shaffer Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1886	Metropolitans	8	25	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	4	-	-	-	-	0	-	.240	.345	.240
1887	Metropolitans	13	49	4	9	1	1	0	0	3	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	.184	.200	.224
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
2 Years		21	74	7	15	1	1	0	0	4	5	-	-	-	-	0	-	.203	.253	.243

John Shaffer John Shaffer Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1886 Metropolitans	P	8	8	207	11	1.4	9	2	7	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.818	1.17	-
1887 Metropolitans	P	13	13	336	43	3.3	39	7	32	4	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.907	3.13	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
P Totals		21	21	543	54	2.6	48	9	39	6	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.889	2.39	--
2 Years		21	21	543	54	2.6	48	9	39	6	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.889	2.39	--

John Shaffer John Shaffer Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1886 Metropolitans	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	25.0	1.24	4.70	3.78
1887 Metropolitans	1	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	16.3	0.42	1.77	4.26
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
2 Years	1	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	18.5	0.71	2.88	4.08

John Shaffer John Shaffer Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1886 New York Metropolitans	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	n/a
1887 New York Metropolitans	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	n/a
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