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Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
1876    3 Cal McVey CHI 25     7.84 31.4%   145 1376.5 33.6 89.9 54.3 .940   591.1 176.1 23.6 3.9 2.0 93.4 64.9 8.9 14.8 .298 .308 .361 .669 101.3     11.3   0.9    12.2 .079 .006 .086
1877    2 Deacon White BOS 29    13.15 48.2%   175 1372.2 48.4 79.4 68.0 .947   584.8 172.2 15.2 8.8 0.8 61.7 60.9 15.2 30.4 .295 .312 .355 .667 72.1      9.7   1.4    11.1 .069 .010 .079
1878    4 Tim Murnane PRO 26     3.15 14.2%   48 1355.2 54.9 89.9 62.4 .940   575.0 137.5 18.8 3.1 0.0 106.3 43.8 25.0 37.5 .239 .271 .283 .554 75.0      8.8   1.6    10.3 .058 .010 .069
1879    2 Cal McVey CIN 28    11.33 38.9%   213 1420.2 19.6 60.2 56.5 .960   586.9 181.7 31.7 6.8 0.6 108.9 72.2 13.1 14.9 .310 .325 .390 .715 112.0     19.6   1.9    21.5 .148 .015 .162
                       
1880    1 Cap Anson CHI 28    23.89 37.9%   236 1402.2 41.8 56.0 67.8 .963   577.2 157.1 24.6 6.2 1.8 85.0 75.2 22.8 47.4 .272 .300 .346 .646 88.7     16.8   1.8    18.5 .115 .012 .128
1881    1 Cap Anson CHI 29    26.82 40.2%   267 1388.3 57.6 54.1 74.1 .964   569.0 187.5 29.9 8.2 1.6 102.7 91.8 31.0 27.2 .330 .364 .419 .783 112.5     20.6   2.4    23.0 .142 .017 .159
1882    5 John Morrill BOS 27    10.48 44.0%   277 1403.9 34.6 61.5 66.7 .959   574.0 152.7 26.5 10.8 4.4 95.7 67.3 26.0 43.2 .266 .298 .373 .671 92.3     13.4   1.8    15.2 .099 .013 .112
1883    1 Dan Brouthers BUF 25    31.97 62.3%   474 1398.0 43.9 58.1 66.4 .961   573.9 180.5 41.4 17.0 3.5 102.2 84.5 26.1 47.0 .315 .344 .464 .808 123.0     20.0   2.2    22.2 .144 .016 .159
1884    1 Dan Brouthers BUF 26    29.88 49.0%   411 1400.3 42.5 57.2 63.6 .962   571.9 162.4 28.5 15.1 7.9 91.6 83.8 28.1 78.6 .284 .318 .428 .746 110.9     16.5   2.1    18.6 .117 .015 .132
1885    1 Roger Connor NY 27    39.52 50.6%   419 1420.8 43.0 36.2 70.6 .976   560.0 178.3 31.8 11.6 4.0 92.6 67.5 40.0 27.5 .318 .364 .438 .802 117.1     23.7   2.3    26.0 .171 .016 .187
1886    1 Roger Connor NY 28    49.95 79.1%   738 1405.6 48.6 45.8 63.6 .969   558.3 165.7 30.7 12.7 7.5 98.9 73.8 41.7 41.3 18.0 .297 .346 .438 .784 114.3     19.6   2.1    21.7 .138 .015 .152
1887    1 Dan Brouthers DET 29    32.21 56.1%   523 1423.5 44.4 32.1 71.1 .979   532.8 154.4 27.0 16.8 13.4 115.5 95.8 59.1 31.0 8.1 30.2 .290 .369 .479 .848 121.3     17.4   2.4    19.8 .126 .018 .144
1888    5 Sid Farrar PHI 28    10.31 32.0%   336 1418.0 46.9 35.1 56.2 .977   568.6 133.3 19.9 4.4 4.4 53.0 63.6 24.3 62.3 7.1 19.9 .234 .274 .308 .582 66.2      8.1   2.0    10.1 .054 .014 .068
1889    6 Sid Farrar PHI 29     8.36 26.4%   269 1401.8 59.9 38.3 77.2 .974   550.6 140.0 20.3 3.8 2.7 71.9 57.6 39.5 36.8 9.9 33.5 .254 .316 .320 .636 76.9      6.6   2.5     9.1 .045 .017 .062
                       
1890    3 Tommy Tucker BOS 26    17.31 39.7%   378 1415.4 49.1 35.5 72.5 .976   514.7 140.0 21.0 9.2 2.1 83.9 59.0 72.2 37.7 13.1 24.5 .272 .376 .361 .737 97.0     12.5   1.8    14.3 .093 .013 .106
1891    4 Jake Virtue CLE 26    14.98 34.9%   376 1411.4 55.0 33.6 73.3 .978   532.7 138.4 19.1 8.2 1.5 87.9 68.1 52.4 37.0 14.9 17.6 .260 .343 .335 .678 87.2     10.7   1.7    12.4 .076 .012 .088
1892    3 Jake Virtue CLE 27    24.32 30.3%   519 1398.1 69.4 32.5 76.7 .978   532.2 141.6 15.4 9.7 3.0 78.6 68.6 58.1 47.0 9.7 17.6 .266 .349 .348 .697 90.2     13.7   2.4    16.1 .098 .017 .115
1893    2 Jake Beckley PIT 25    19.03 57.2%   845 1390.8 79.9 29.3 89.7 .980   540.7 156.0 25.1 12.5 3.3 96.6 97.5 49.3 27.4 10.0 16.9 .289 .359 .400 .759 100.1     10.7   2.0    12.7 .081 .015 .096
1894    3 Jake Beckley PIT 26    19.83 34.0%   475 1388.0 79.2 32.8 99.0 .978   534.1 160.4 26.6 11.3 4.9 102.5 98.6 42.0 28.0 9.6 14.3 23.6 .300 .362 .420 .782 100.5      8.3   1.8    10.1 .064 .014 .078
1895    1 Candy LaChance BRO 25    22.53 39.4%   555 1399.4 67.4 33.2 78.9 .978   547.5 161.2 24.6 10.5 3.6 93.8 93.1 31.6 30.1 10.2 10.7 25.0 .294 .344 .397 .741 95.5     10.6   2.0    12.6 .078 .015 .093
1896    1 Jack Doyle BAL 26    20.01 24.5%   366 1408.7 61.4 29.9 92.8 .980   537.3 165.3 25.7 11.9 7.5 111.2 100.0 42.2 33.2 9.3 11.2 45.1 .308 .368 .442 .810 119.0     14.4   1.9    16.3 .105 .014 .119
1897    1 Jack Doyle BAL 27    21.42 43.7%   671 1390.4 80.5 29.1 82.2 .981   548.8 173.7 25.4 8.6 5.5 100.3 93.0 32.8 8.0 10.4 34.2 .316 .364 .424 .788 103.2     13.6   1.9    15.5 .099 .014 .113
1898    2 Dan McGann BAL 26    25.03 55.1%   947 1404.4 65.2 30.4 85.9 .980   535.7 154.8 19.8 6.4 2.2 86.7 70.7 42.0 9.9 12.4 21.3 .289 .352 .362 .714 84.7     12.5   1.9    14.4 .090 .014 .104
1899    1 Fred Tenney BOS 27    32.38 49.2%   826 1400.4 70.8 28.8 87.9 .981   538.0 162.1 21.2 11.1 2.7 90.4 79.0 39.1 12.6 10.3 28.3 .301 .363 .397 .760 93.3     13.7   2.3    15.9 .098 .016 .115
                       
1900    3 Dan McGann STL 28    13.87 47.2%   506 1401.4 69.8 28.8 66.1 .981   536.2 148.9 20.2 7.9 4.2 83.7 69.7 37.6 13.8 12.4 23.0 .278 .341 .368 .709 80.7     10.4   2.3    12.6 .073 .016 .089
1901    1 Joe Kelley BRO 29    20.51 65.3%   662 1387.1 84.1 28.8 74.9 .981   550.4 150.3 19.2 9.0 2.7 76.4 68.3 30.4 9.6 9.6 18.3 .273 .322 .355 .677 74.7     10.5   2.1    12.6 .076 .015 .091
1902    3 Kitty Bransfield PIT 27    16.96 44.5%   448 1401.9 70.9 27.2 72.1 .982   547.0 142.4 18.0 7.1 2.2 60.7 69.7 34.4 3.8 14.8 22.8 .260 .309 .331 .640 66.2     12.2   2.1    14.3 .085 .015 .100
1903    1 Frank Chance CHI 25    43.17 34.2%   337 1385.9 77.7 36.4 76.9 .976   533.0 147.6 24.9 10.1 1.7 72.9 71.7 54.0 6.3 6.7 34.2 .277 .350 .371 .721 88.1     16.0   2.0    18.0 .112 .014 .126
1904    1 Frank Chance CHI 26    39.37 24.0%   262 1376.8 101.0 22.2 61.1 .985   540.2 142.5 18.4 10.6 3.4 75.4 60.9 32.4 10.6 16.8 29.6 .264 .318 .356 .674 74.9     16.9   2.4    19.3 .116 .016 .132
1905    1 Frank Chance CHI 27    33.73 36.1%   407 1397.1 78.0 24.9 77.7 .983   521.8 153.6 18.2 10.6 2.4 87.1 73.7 48.0 10.3 19.9 26.1 .294 .365 .384 .749 88.8     17.7   1.6    19.3 .127 .012 .138
1906    1 Frank Chance CHI 28    49.85 37.2%   434 1391.5 84.4 24.1 64.5 .984   524.7 140.3 20.4 9.7 5.4 77.0 70.6 53.9 6.3 15.1 32.5 .267 .343 .374 .717 82.0     21.0   1.9    22.9 .145 .013 .158
1907    1 Frank Chance CHI 29    31.79 27.1%   315 1393.2 83.8 23.0 72.5 .985   516.6 139.5 17.7 6.2 2.4 56.5 58.5 64.2 8.2 11.0 23.0 .270 .360 .342 .702 75.7     20.8   2.2    22.9 .137 .014 .152
1908    5 Tim Jordan BRO 29    16.37 24.6%   298 1410.1 60.1 29.8 52.9 .980   523.9 125.0 16.1 6.1 6.6 54.5 61.5 48.9 5.5 21.7 13.1 .239 .310 .330 .640 59.5     12.6   1.6    14.1 .084 .010 .094
1909    6 Bill Abstein PIT 26    12.81 15.9%   189 1417.8 57.2 25.0 65.7 .983   540.2 143.8 19.7 9.8 1.5 53.7 67.3 26.5 3.8 29.5 16.6 .266 .305 .347 .652 63.6     11.6   1.7    13.3 .081 .012 .093
                       
1910    4 Jake Daubert BRO 26    17.20 42.2%   488 1393.7 81.4 24.9 81.5 .983   536.2 136.2 16.9 9.6 5.0 55.1 59.5 34.4 53.6 3.5 25.9 13.1 .254 .303 .349 .652 60.1      9.1   2.2    11.4 .064 .016 .080
1911    1 Ed Konetchy STL 25    30.70 43.4%   509 1408.1 74.0 17.9 81.6 .988   523.4 154.0 23.2 8.8 7.7 76.0 71.3 54.2 58.3 3.9 18.5 20.5 .294 .365 .417 .782 86.5     16.1   2.9    19.1 .115 .021 .135
1912    1 Ed Konetchy STL 26    25.80 58.5%   683 1397.7 86.1 16.2 80.8 .989   537.9 156.3 26.8 10.4 7.1 74.1 75.1 44.4 52.6 4.7 13.0 17.3 .291 .350 .418 .768 81.8     13.1   2.5    15.6 .095 .018 .113
1913    2 Ed Konetchy STL 27    19.87 63.7%   763 1396.9 84.6 18.5 72.8 .988   537.0 153.8 21.5 10.4 7.2 71.7 68.9 39.6 45.5 4.5 18.9 26.8 .286 .341 .405 .746 76.8     14.0   2.1    16.0 .097 .014 .111
1914    3 Butch Schmidt BOS 27    20.46 65.4%   805 1398.5 84.5 17.0 72.7 .989   533.7 140.2 22.1 8.5 5.5 65.6 64.7 42.2 52.5 4.8 19.3 16.6 2.0 .263 .322 .367 .689 68.6     13.4   2.2    15.7 .091 .015 .106
1915    2 Fred Luderus PHI 29    31.93 65.0%   772 1416.0 71.0 13.0 81.3 .991   535.5 147.4 25.6 7.2 3.7 56.9 63.9 36.0 47.3 7.0 21.5 17.2 13.3 .275 .329 .371 .700 69.4     14.6   2.2    16.8 .097 .014 .111
1916    5 Fred Merkle NY/BRO 27    12.07 45.3%   550 1413.4 65.6 21.0 72.0 .986   531.0 125.2 20.4 6.7 4.2 51.1 52.3 48.3 57.3 5.6 15.1 21.0 4.8 .236 .306 .323 .629 55.1      8.5   2.1    10.6 .055 .014 .069
1917    3 Fred Merkle BRO/CHI 28    19.09 25.7%   293 1415.9 64.9 19.2 87.3 .987   546.7 144.3 28.7 9.6 1.5 58.8 54.3 33.7 44.3 3.0 16.6 13.1 .264 .310 .360 .670 64.4     13.3   2.4    15.7 .090 .016 .107
1918    1 Fred Merkle CHI 29    26.56 47.3%   454 1396.7 85.5 17.8 74.0 .988   542.0 149.2 22.2 6.1 1.3 55.1 59.0 30.6 33.5 2.3 25.1 21.6 .275 .317 .346 .663 63.8     12.6   3.0    15.6 .086 .020 .107
Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
1919    5 Walter Holke BOS 26    12.14 30.4%   335 1406.8 80.2 13.0 76.9 .991   542.4 138.9 15.4 7.7 1.4 50.4 51.3 34.9 32.7 4.1 18.6 20.0 .256 .306 .321 .627 54.0      9.4   2.2    11.6 .062 .015 .076
                       
1920    5 Walter Holke BOS 27    12.57 31.6%   376 1404.2 80.0 15.8 89.4 .989   551.6 157.7 15.9 8.3 1.5 54.1 55.6 27.6 27.6 2.6 18.2 7.2 9.8 .286 .323 .353 .676 59.4      9.5   1.7    11.2 .067 .012 .079
1921    1 George Kelly NY 25    29.24 45.7%   538 1406.8 82.0 11.2 101.9 .993   541.5 161.2 27.3 7.9 8.7 76.2 81.3 36.5 50.6 3.2 18.8 5.3 9.3 .298 .346 .426 .772 79.1     13.0   2.3    15.3 .091 .016 .107
1922    1 Ray Grimes CHI 28    40.40 54.8%   643 1411.7 73.7 14.6 104.6 .990   543.3 165.8 28.7 6.6 8.8 74.1 78.2 40.0 44.7 2.5 14.2 7.7 7.0 .305 .356 .431 .787 83.1     12.3   2.3    14.5 .084 .016 .100
1923    4 George Kelly NY 27    21.13 25.8%   303 1426.1 59.4 14.5 101.0 .990   538.4 161.3 21.2 4.8 10.6 79.9 92.0 45.7 48.2 3.9 12.0 12.0 6.3 .300 .359 .416 .775 84.3     14.3   2.1    16.4 .098 .014 .113
1924    2 George Kelly NY 28    27.32 30.0%   361 1422.1 67.5 10.4 120.0 .993   545.8 165.3 27.9 11.4 10.6 69.9 89.9 38.5 37.3 3.1 12.6 5.9 5.5 .303 .352 .454 .806 85.6     15.7   2.6    18.3 .111 .018 .129
1925    2 Jim Bottomley STL 25    30.65 73.3%   901 1404.2 78.4 17.4 117.8 .988   540.3 176.8 34.9 6.8 10.5 82.5 82.9 45.8 39.1 2.2 11.7 6.5 5.7 .327 .382 .475 .857 95.1     15.7   2.2    17.9 .110 .015 .125
1926    1 Jim Bottomley STL 26    27.33 50.9%   630 1402.5 80.7 16.8 122.0 .989   526.6 153.2 29.5 8.9 9.6 70.9 85.7 52.1 34.5 2.3 19.0 5.3 .291 .357 .436 .793 83.0     14.1   2.2    16.3 .098 .015 .113
1927    1 Bill Terry NY 28    32.93 48.5%   592 1397.5 85.3 17.2 120.2 .989   526.1 164.9 27.0 10.3 10.8 77.9 91.8 49.2 37.3 3.4 21.3 6.9 .313 .376 .465 .841 90.8     17.4   2.7    20.1 .123 .019 .142
1928    1 Jim Bottomley STL 28    36.29 63.0%   765 1414.4 69.7 15.9 120.3 .989   522.4 165.0 30.1 11.2 16.1 90.8 92.1 58.4 44.2 2.3 16.9 7.1 .316 .387 .509 .896 98.1     18.7   2.1    20.8 .135 .015 .150
1929    2 Jim Bottomley STL 29    24.76 21.3%   258 1413.1 70.7 16.2 111.2 .989   525.3 157.4 31.3 11.7 21.7 93.3 112.4 61.5 59.4 1.0 12.2 2.7 .300 .374 .528 .902 97.5     14.7   2.3    17.1 .108 .017 .125
                       
1930    8 Joe Stripp CIN 27     6.59 18.1%   222 1392.2 95.7 12.1 138.9 .992   529.0 168.5 35.2 6.8 3.1 90.7 66.0 52.5 48.8 1.8 16.7 11.7 .319 .382 .428 .810 84.6     10.3   1.9    12.2 .075 .014 .089
1931    6 Don Hurst PHI 25    14.16 22.3%   279 1381.2 104.2 14.6 136.8 .990   527.5 147.0 35.5 9.8 9.8 62.7 92.5 61.2 39.1 2.1 9.2 6.7 .279 .356 .439 .795 81.2     12.6   2.0    14.7 .088 .014 .102
1932    2 Don Hurst PHI 26    26.52 44.4%   538 1391.1 95.9 13.0 120.0 .991   537.0 157.3 30.3 8.8 11.9 81.6 90.7 49.0 37.3 3.4 10.6 6.2 .293 .356 .449 .805 84.8     14.0   2.0    16.1 .101 .014 .115
1933    2 Ripper Collins STL 29    22.57 58.4%   699 1390.4 92.9 16.7 88.1 .989   540.5 153.7 27.2 8.4 8.0 67.1 67.7 45.5 35.7 2.8 11.2 3.4 14.0 .284 .343 .410 .753 75.5     14.6   2.2    16.8 .104 .016 .120
1934    3 Sam Leslie BRO 28    24.53 55.6%   659 1400.1 85.0 14.9 114.6 .990   537.7 155.8 29.8 6.8 10.0 69.5 86.1 54.6 48.7 2.4 5.3 3.8 10.4 .290 .358 .426 .784 83.1     14.5   2.0    16.5 .103 .014 .118
1935    3 Sam Leslie BRO 29    19.87 47.3%   559 1391.3 89.7 19.0 103.7 .987   542.2 151.4 28.2 7.5 11.6 73.5 74.7 53.3 51.1 2.0 2.5 5.5 9.3 .279 .346 .423 .769 81.0     12.1   1.8    13.9 .086 .013 .099
1936    3 Dolph Camilli PHI 29    23.47 28.4%   349 1394.0 91.0 15.0 128.0 .990   520.5 158.6 24.8 8.7 13.0 81.0 76.7 72.0 52.3 2.4 5.1 3.1 11.8 .305 .392 .460 .852 93.2     14.8   1.4    16.2 .108 .010 .118
1937    5 Johnny McCarthy NY 27    10.12 23.8%   284 1358.3 120.9 20.8 119.3 .986   558.5 164.7 29.5 4.8 6.3 68.1 68.6 25.1 34.8 4.3 12.1 8.2 14.5 .295 .330 .399 .729 71.5     10.2   2.1    12.3 .074 .015 .090
1938    1 Johnny Mize STL 25    34.43 35.9%   416 1397.6 91.4 11.0 122.4 .993   547.9 172.3 29.0 8.0 13.4 76.5 89.1 43.7 30.7 2.7 5.7 1.3 11.7 .314 .368 .470 .838 92.2     17.2   2.1    19.3 .124 .015 .139
1939    1 Johnny Mize STL 26    41.07 37.0%   431 1380.5 104.0 15.5 138.8 .990   535.4 177.0 31.0 6.6 15.2 83.6 90.9 49.4 24.4 2.2 13.0 3.8 12.7 .331 .389 .499 .888 97.5     19.9   2.2    22.1 .146 .016 .162
                       
1940    1 Johnny Mize STL 27    43.05 51.2%   602 1390.0 94.2 15.8 119.9 .990   546.8 151.4 28.7 6.3 16.1 75.8 83.5 47.6 34.5 2.8 2.8 4.2 14.5 .277 .338 .441 .779 80.2     14.2   1.9    16.1 .101 .014 .115
1941    2 Elbie Fletcher PIT 25    31.15 67.5%   810 1387.9 96.0 16.1 126.7 .989   520.7 150.9 27.4 6.2 15.3 78.8 82.1 74.0 40.7 2.2 3.1 5.3 9.5 .290 .380 .455 .835 92.2     19.2   1.9    21.1 .138 .014 .151
1942    1 Johnny Mize NY 29    42.68 63.1%   763 1392.7 91.2 16.1 113.0 .989   517.9 141.2 24.8 4.9 12.0 70.5 68.4 74.1 49.2 2.4 5.6 5.3 6.4 .273 .366 .409 .775 83.1     18.5   1.8    20.4 .129 .013 .142
1943    1 Elbie Fletcher PIT 27    24.80 63.0%   774 1393.5 94.5 12.0 126.3 .992   521.8 140.2 22.4 6.3 8.0 68.9 66.6 66.8 42.7 2.1 9.3 3.2 0.6 13.3 .269 .354 .381 .735 71.5     13.4   1.9    15.4 .092 .013 .105
1944    2 Phil Cavarretta CHI 27    25.57 51.2%   626 1398.6 87.8 13.6 124.1 .991   537.0 154.8 28.2 7.6 7.2 75.1 68.2 53.0 40.8 2.0 8.0 6.5 0.0 8.5 .288 .354 .409 .763 79.9     14.8   1.7    16.5 .109 .013 .121
1945    1 Phil Cavarretta CHI 28    39.04 31.0%   364 1385.7 99.8 14.5 111.3 .990   521.9 157.3 28.8 5.8 8.8 84.3 86.9 69.7 47.1 4.0 4.4 4.0 0.0 9.1 .301 .388 .429 .817 92.0     18.8   1.9    20.7 .141 .014 .156
1946    1 Stan Musial STL 25    47.34 38.0%   482 1377.7 107.4 14.9 123.0 .990   530.8 160.2 30.3 8.3 8.6 78.8 73.4 59.4 44.0 2.7 7.1 6.2 0.0 8.3 .302 .375 .439 .814 88.9     21.2   2.1    23.3 .148 .014 .163
1947    2 Stan Musial STL 26    28.59 37.6%   455 1391.4 97.2 11.4 139.5 .992   527.6 154.2 26.8 7.1 10.6 89.5 55.6 55.6 29.1 4.7 12.1 10.6 2.9 9.4 .292 .365 .430 .795 83.0     14.6   2.2    16.8 .109 .017 .125
1948    3 Eddie Waitkus CHI 28    13.08 22.7%   295 1376.5 105.9 17.6 112.2 .988   540.8 149.8 25.0 6.7 10.1 79.0 58.3 48.2 37.6 1.9 9.1 7.7 0.0 7.7 .277 .338 .404 .742 71.3     12.3   1.9    14.2 .087 .013 .100
1949    1 Gil Hodges BRO 25    23.95 30.4%   378 1408.9 78.1 13.0 140.0 .991   535.6 151.5 23.9 5.9 14.0 77.9 83.8 53.7 51.8 2.6 8.1 6.6 2.2 9.2 .283 .351 .428 .779 83.5     14.4   1.8    16.2 .103 .013 .117
                       
1950    1 Earl Torgeson BOS 26    41.45 52.0%   633 1383.7 101.3 15.0 143.6 .990   524.9 154.5 28.7 4.0 22.0 87.4 91.8 68.9 47.1 1.1 5.1 6.9 0.0 12.0 .294 .377 .490 .867 97.1     18.4   2.1    20.5 .131 .015 .146
1951    1 Gil Hodges BRO 27    32.62 58.5%   729 1377.4 107.5 15.1 161.1 .990   532.1 141.4 24.2 3.7 19.4 80.7 77.0 62.9 53.9 2.3 2.7 8.5 6.0 14.5 .266 .346 .434 .780 79.7     13.4   2.2    15.6 .095 .016 .110
1952    1 Gil Hodges BRO 28    31.33 56.7%   688 1380.3 106.7 13.0 136.8 .991   525.1 148.2 21.8 5.2 15.8 75.5 71.6 67.6 55.2 2.1 5.2 6.4 6.0 10.8 .282 .366 .434 .800 85.9     17.8   2.3    20.1 .124 .016 .141
1953    1 Ted Kluszewski CIN 28    30.39 70.3%   890 1377.2 107.3 15.5 136.1 .990   539.2 156.5 24.3 5.6 20.7 79.6 82.1 55.6 67.8 2.1 3.1 4.2 3.1 9.8 .290 .359 .472 .831 90.3     15.7   1.9    17.6 .110 .014 .123
1954    1 Ted Kluszewski CIN 29    45.20 58.1%   727 1371.6 116.9 11.5 148.0 .992   536.8 151.0 25.8 3.3 21.1 75.0 77.0 53.6 5.7 58.5 1.8 3.9 3.9 4.9 3.5 8.9 .281 .346 .460 .806 85.1     14.9   2.2    17.1 .104 .015 .120
1955    4 Dale Long PIT 29    18.81 36.7%   489 1379.5 107.4 13.1 133.0 .991   535.9 138.9 21.1 8.1 19.8 72.2 73.8 54.0 6.2 74.1 2.3 4.9 2.9 3.3 3.3 17.6 .259 .328 .440 .768 75.4     13.4   2.1    15.5 .084 .013 .097
1956    1 Joe Adcock MIL 28    27.58 23.2%   305 1381.6 105.8 12.6 134.7 .992   530.9 152.5 22.7 5.9 26.6 84.4 89.8 55.8 4.9 89.3 1.5 8.4 3.4 6.9 3.5 13.3 .287 .354 .503 .857 94.2     20.0   2.3    22.4 .133 .015 .149
1957    6 Joe Adcock MIL 29    10.33 28.3%   401 1376.0 109.6 14.4 132.1 .990   537.2 143.3 25.0 4.7 16.5 69.5 70.4 44.1 5.9 63.6 8.1 3.8 6.8 1.3 1.3 11.4 .267 .328 .423 .751 72.5     13.2   2.1    15.3 .078 .012 .090
1958    3 Frank Torre MIL 26    17.22 33.8%   472 1371.5 111.3 17.2 131.3 .989   521.3 144.7 26.3 8.4 21.1 74.1 85.0 65.0 6.7 90.6 5.3 3.5 4.9 2.1 0.7 16.2 .278 .360 .482 .842 87.8     16.9   2.0    19.0 .102 .012 .114
1959    4 Dick Stuart PIT 26    18.07 39.3%   559 1367.7 114.9 17.4 126.7 .988   519.6 140.9 27.0 3.3 16.8 69.0 73.8 65.7 6.0 70.8 3.9 3.9 6.9 2.1 3.0 14.4 .271 .353 .433 .786 80.7     14.3   2.0    16.3 .085 .012 .097
                       
1960    3 Bill White STL 26    14.26 56.3%   728 1366.4 118.5 15.1 128.2 .990   537.3 149.3 25.3 5.5 15.6 67.2 80.3 50.1 3.8 93.8 2.5 3.6 6.5 3.0 2.1 12.0 .278 .339 .433 .772 78.1     13.0   2.1    15.1 .085 .013 .098
1961    3 Dick Stuart PIT 28    20.54 58.3%   747 1360.7 120.8 18.5 140.2 .988   534.4 149.3 26.4 6.1 23.8 76.0 83.5 56.1 5.9 106.7 3.2 2.4 3.9 3.5 4.9 12.4 .279 .349 .485 .834 87.2     14.1   1.8    15.9 .093 .012 .105
Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
1962    3 Bill White STL 28    20.68 32.0%   553 1365.2 116.0 18.8 140.1 .987   541.9 147.7 18.7 4.5 22.4 73.4 85.6 48.5 4.8 96.4 3.4 1.4 4.8 5.7 3.4 11.3 .273 .333 .448 .781 80.5     12.6   2.0    14.7 .081 .013 .093
1963    1 Orlando Cepeda SF 25    43.08 49.6%   826 1368.0 113.5 18.5 119.8 .988   545.8 152.1 25.4 5.1 22.2 74.0 81.7 43.1 5.8 94.1 5.8 2.6 2.7 8.8 6.6 10.2 .279 .336 .466 .802 82.8     17.7   2.0    19.6 .114 .013 .126
1964    2 Orlando Cepeda SF 26    28.86 52.6%   915 1384.2 97.3 18.5 115.8 .988   542.4 146.9 23.1 5.3 18.9 69.1 81.1 44.6 4.0 91.8 4.7 4.5 3.8 6.9 4.9 13.1 .271 .329 .437 .766 75.8     14.9   2.0    16.9 .090 .012 .102
1965    1 Willie McCovey SF 27    37.24 37.2%   632 1384.1 99.9 16.0 116.9 .989   520.7 140.5 22.9 6.6 17.8 76.0 70.4 63.3 5.6 94.8 5.3 5.9 4.8 6.1 5.3 7.9 .270 .352 .442 .794 84.4     18.2   2.2    20.4 .114 .014 .127
1966    1 Willie McCovey SF 28    46.85 40.2%   687 1394.1 91.2 14.7 110.9 .990   522.9 144.2 26.2 3.4 21.7 74.9 78.5 61.4 10.1 86.2 6.3 4.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 11.3 .276 .356 .463 .819 86.0     19.2   2.2    21.4 .116 .013 .129
1967    1 Orlando Cepeda STL 29    49.95 39.8%   658 1391.2 96.6 12.2 111.8 .992   524.5 139.2 24.6 3.1 18.7 69.1 80.3 60.6 15.9 99.7 6.2 4.0 4.7 5.2 1.7 14.0 .265 .346 .431 .777 80.5     18.9   2.2    21.1 .121 .014 .135
1968    6 Lee May CIN 25    16.34 30.1%   554 1404.7 90.0 5.3 110.6 .996   540.6 137.1 21.9 3.0 11.3 55.1 59.7 46.1 7.6 95.6 5.0 5.6 2.7 3.0 4.0 13.9 .254 .317 .368 .685 61.1     11.7   2.1    13.8 .064 .012 .075
1969    2 Lee May CIN 26    28.09 45.4%   829 1388.5 98.6 12.9 129.2 .991   528.3 147.4 26.0 4.9 22.1 75.4 84.2 60.9 8.7 98.6 3.3 2.1 5.4 4.9 2.8 11.3 .279 .354 .472 .826 89.1     19.0   1.8    20.9 .132 .013 .145
                       
1970   10 Dick Allen STL 28    11.66 24.1%   493 1379.8 109.9 10.3 138.3 .993   537.7 141.2 22.5 2.9 26.0 74.8 85.0 54.9 10.3 99.5 2.9 1.6 2.9 3.2 2.9 14.8 .263 .332 .460 .792 77.6     12.5   1.9    14.4 .079 .012 .091
1971    2 Lee May CIN 28    28.57 29.2%   612 1395.4 95.3 9.3 128.7 .994   535.7 144.9 19.2 3.9 24.9 75.3 81.6 55.1 7.6 100.3 3.1 1.6 4.5 2.6 2.1 12.1 .270 .339 .461 .800 81.9     18.0   2.3    20.3 .112 .014 .126
1972    1 Nate Colbert SD 26    34.41 35.7%   721 1395.1 97.0 7.9 127.4 .995   526.2 133.3 25.0 1.9 22.9 65.7 79.4 65.5 11.3 102.3 2.1 1.8 4.4 5.3 3.9 11.6 .253 .336 .438 .774 78.0     17.1   2.4    19.6 .103 .015 .117
1973    3 Nate Colbert SD 27    22.07 40.3%   838 1385.6 103.6 10.8 133.4 .993   535.1 144.2 24.5 3.4 17.2 67.0 71.2 54.0 8.2 88.5 4.4 2.1 4.4 4.0 4.2 10.7 .270 .339 .425 .764 76.6     14.1   2.2    16.3 .088 .014 .101
1974    2 Steve Garvey LA 25    33.83 47.5%   1023 1398.8 89.6 11.6 124.7 .992   535.1 145.3 26.0 2.7 16.9 69.4 83.9 55.1 8.0 77.8 2.8 2.0 5.0 5.5 4.8 11.7 .272 .340 .425 .765 77.1     14.8   2.2    17.0 .087 .013 .100
1975    1 Andre Thornton CHI 25    32.05 54.3%   1164 1389.1 99.1 11.8 125.4 .992   530.8 150.0 26.4 1.8 19.1 70.4 83.4 57.5 7.6 71.5 4.5 1.8 5.4 4.5 4.1 14.8 .283 .354 .447 .801 81.5     15.6   2.1    17.7 .098 .013 .111
1976    2 Steve Garvey LA 27    31.48 35.4%   714 1386.3 101.2 12.5 127.3 .992   535.9 147.2 24.3 2.4 13.0 62.8 68.9 56.5 8.7 64.1 1.5 1.7 4.4 7.6 3.7 13.9 .275 .343 .402 .745 73.3     13.1   2.2    15.3 .084 .014 .099
1977    3 Steve Garvey LA 28    23.00 40.2%   792 1407.0 82.1 10.9 122.5 .993   538.5 154.6 28.9 2.8 21.5 71.9 86.3 52.6 7.0 71.5 1.9 2.2 4.8 11.5 7.0 13.9 .287 .350 .471 .821 84.4     14.2   1.9    16.1 .097 .013 .110
1978    1 Steve Garvey LA 29    30.70 29.8%   643 1405.5 86.2 8.3 108.1 .994   537.8 155.4 28.1 4.3 13.4 66.2 82.0 51.2 8.3 60.0 1.6 2.7 6.7 14.2 5.1 13.7 .289 .349 .432 .781 78.2     16.5   2.6    19.1 .096 .015 .111
1979    1 Keith Hernandez STL 25    38.19 39.4%   818 1384.7 103.3 12.0 121.7 .992   535.1 150.4 28.6 6.0 14.5 76.8 77.2 55.0 8.3 66.4 2.7 1.4 5.8 12.2 7.7 10.2 .281 .348 .438 .786 80.1     15.6   2.4    18.0 .099 .015 .114
                       
1980    1 Keith Hernandez STL 26    35.14 38.1%   772 1396.8 91.1 12.1 118.9 .992   524.0 151.0 30.6 4.8 11.3 74.4 68.2 67.2 11.1 63.3 2.8 1.6 4.4 14.7 7.6 12.1 .288 .369 .430 .799 83.4     17.5   2.2    19.7 .114 .014 .128
1981    1 Keith Hernandez STL 27    26.55 37.0%   503 1389.5 101.7 8.8 131.5 .994   513.2 135.8 27.7 2.9 14.0 69.5 66.6 76.4 8.8 65.0 1.3 3.2 5.9 5.5 4.6 11.8 .265 .358 .412 .770 78.3     16.9   2.1    18.9 .103 .013 .115
1982    1 Jason Thompson PIT 27    33.23 30.8%   621 1385.9 102.3 11.8 111.3 .992   516.2 146.3 26.5 4.2 11.7 69.0 74.7 72.1 11.7 61.0 2.3 1.1 8.3 9.3 4.4 9.3 .283 .369 .419 .788 81.7     17.7   2.4    20.1 .110 .015 .124
1983    2 Keith Hernandez STL/NY 29    27.66 26.9%   543 1367.7 119.7 12.6 130.1 .992   508.3 135.7 20.7 3.7 15.5 72.7 66.7 83.1 8.9 89.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 12.4 2.6 10.1 .267 .369 .414 .783 81.1     16.7   2.1    18.7 .107 .013 .120
1984    2 Leon Durham CHI 26    27.43 30.9%   622 1383.7 106.2 10.1 114.6 .993   520.6 143.4 25.4 2.4 18.6 70.8 76.5 72.1 10.5 73.9 1.8 0.5 5.0 8.4 3.7 11.5 .275 .362 .441 .803 84.7     16.5   2.1    18.6 .101 .013 .114
1985    2 Jack Clark STL 29    28.09 29.5%   585 1390.1 100.6 9.3 124.7 .994   530.0 146.2 29.0 2.1 23.4 70.3 84.4 64.5 12.0 83.9 0.5 1.3 3.7 3.7 4.8 10.1 .276 .353 .471 .824 85.8     17.4   2.0    19.4 .112 .013 .125
1986    2 Glenn Davis HOU 25    29.09 55.3%   1122 1367.5 121.7 10.8 116.0 .993   528.4 141.7 28.2 3.1 22.0 75.0 80.4 61.9 7.2 80.6 2.3 0.6 6.8 7.8 5.9 11.2 .268 .344 .458 .802 82.5     15.2   2.3    17.5 .092 .014 .107
1987    3 Von Hayes PHI 28    25.36 68.1%   1384 1380.3 107.0 12.7 115.3 .992   533.6 148.5 29.5 2.7 21.4 75.0 81.8 58.1 9.3 90.0 2.7 1.8 3.8 12.1 5.9 12.9 .278 .350 .464 .814 84.2     13.6   2.3    15.8 .086 .014 .100
1988    2 Andres Galarraga MON 26    29.77 61.9%   1235 1377.0 110.7 12.3 110.1 .992   534.8 142.0 30.4 1.7 15.8 65.3 73.9 52.0 9.1 92.2 4.1 1.8 7.3 12.2 6.3 12.7 .266 .331 .417 .748 71.9     14.7   2.3    17.0 .092 .014 .106
1989    1 Will Clark SF 25    60.70 54.2%   1110 1381.4 107.8 10.8 104.4 .993   528.7 145.7 26.7 2.8 17.6 71.6 72.4 60.1 11.0 95.3 4.8 1.6 4.8 7.6 4.8 8.5 .276 .352 .437 .789 81.9     18.2   2.3    20.5 .116 .015 .131
                       
1990    2 Will Clark SF 26    30.10 66.5%   1356 1368.2 122.0 9.8 111.0 .993   534.8 149.3 28.8 2.9 15.4 67.8 80.0 53.0 8.0 90.2 3.9 1.6 6.7 9.1 3.4 9.5 .279 .345 .431 .776 80.6     15.5   2.1    17.7 .098 .013 .111
1991    1 Will Clark SF 27    45.12 48.1%   905 1369.6 119.9 10.5 105.9 .993   526.8 145.3 26.6 3.2 16.7 72.9 75.4 62.5 9.5 83.1 2.2 2.7 5.8 4.2 3.2 8.3 .276 .352 .433 .785 77.7     15.8   2.4    18.2 .109 .017 .126
1992    2 Will Clark SF 28    34.59 45.5%   931 1371.3 120.6 8.1 115.1 .995   529.2 149.9 32.0 3.2 14.2 65.9 72.6 60.9 11.5 78.3 2.8 1.7 5.4 7.0 4.3 10.7 .283 .357 .436 .793 82.3     18.1   2.3    20.3 .116 .015 .131
1993    1 Gregg Jefferies STL 25    38.69 58.2%   1403 1373.5 113.9 12.6 124.4 .992   536.7 155.8 26.3 2.8 18.0 78.5 80.7 53.9 5.9 70.8 2.9 0.6 5.9 9.7 3.4 14.0 .290 .355 .450 .805 82.1     15.3   2.0    17.3 .097 .013 .109
1994    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 26    46.64 54.5%   907 1367.5 121.0 11.5 130.1 .992   539.3 161.2 34.1 3.1 24.9 84.8 95.8 49.0 8.4 76.9 3.5 1.0 7.2 7.6 2.8 15.1 .299 .357 .512 .869 91.7     16.8   2.2    19.0 .108 .014 .122
1995    1 Eric Karros LA 27    31.87 53.8%   1086 1374.3 115.8 9.9 125.5 .993   532.4 150.0 29.1 2.0 22.3 81.5 84.3 57.6 6.5 98.5 4.5 1.3 4.2 6.2 3.5 11.1 .282 .354 .470 .824 86.0     14.4   2.1    16.5 .094 .014 .108
1996    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 28    60.42 52.4%   1227 1373.0 115.9 11.1 126.9 .993   531.7 148.2 31.6 1.8 19.0 74.7 81.0 57.0 6.4 98.0 5.1 0.9 5.3 7.6 3.7 15.9 .279 .351 .452 .803 81.9     14.5   2.2    16.7 .092 .014 .106
1997    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 29    41.53 47.6%   1123 1369.2 122.0 8.8 124.2 .994   520.0 145.0 32.1 0.8 25.9 80.2 95.6 67.4 7.9 109.1 5.0 0.3 7.3 10.4 4.5 10.6 .279 .363 .493 .856 93.2     17.5   2.0    19.5 .115 .013 .128
1998    2 John Olerud NY 29    43.77 29.0%   838 1369.7 118.8 11.5 132.1 .992   532.0 148.9 31.6 3.1 18.5 71.7 86.4 55.8 4.5 100.8 4.7 1.4 6.1 5.9 4.5 15.5 .280 .350 .455 .805 84.3     13.9   2.5    16.4 .081 .015 .096
1999    8 Todd Helton COL 25    16.55 26.2%   753 1375.4 115.9 8.7 135.9 .994   529.9 156.4 29.0 4.5 20.8 84.7 86.9 58.3 4.1 93.7 4.5 1.7 5.6 6.2 3.2 12.0 .295 .366 .485 .851 95.7     13.8   2.0    15.9 .086 .013 .098
                       
2000    1 Todd Helton COL 26    36.54 28.7%   774 1366.2 122.5 11.3 139.7 .992   512.9 156.2 37.5 1.6 26.9 92.8 95.6 76.8 8.5 92.2 4.6 0.6 5.1 6.7 2.6 12.6 .305 .396 .541 .937 111.2     16.9   2.1    19.0 .110 .014 .124
2001    3 Todd Helton COL 27    31.79 36.8%   984 1386.3 106.3 7.4 130.4 .995   529.2 150.5 34.1 2.2 26.8 82.0 93.9 59.0 6.5 107.6 6.2 0.6 5.0 3.6 2.8 14.4 .284 .360 .509 .869 96.9     14.7   2.4    17.1 .095 .015 .110
2002    2 Todd Helton COL 28    33.42 37.3%   1001 1380.9 109.1 10.0 142.0 .993   514.2 140.9 31.1 2.6 22.8 81.2 82.1 74.4 9.1 113.5 6.0 0.6 4.8 5.4 2.9 11.7 .274 .369 .478 .847 91.6     14.7   2.2    16.9 .095 .014 .110
2003    1 Todd Helton COL 29    45.95 44.8%   1227 1380.4 108.5 11.1 131.3 .993   525.4 151.0 30.0 2.0 23.5 78.8 88.0 64.5 7.8 90.8 5.3 0.1 4.7 4.4 2.6 15.3 .287 .368 .486 .854 93.8     16.8   2.2    18.9 .109 .014 .123
2004    3 Sean Casey CIN 29    33.40 46.6%   1206 1389.7 99.8 10.5 131.0 .993   530.6 145.8 36.4 2.1 20.8 77.4 79.9 56.8 5.4 95.8 7.1 0.9 4.6 4.2 1.9 12.7 .275 .350 .469 .819 86.6     13.1   2.0    15.0 .087 .013 .100
Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total Games PO Assts Err DP F Pct. At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC   B WS F WS T WS BWS/G FWS/G TWS/G
2005    1 Albert Pujols STL 25    46.72 50.7%   1366 1386.4 103.8 9.8 135.9 .993   522.6 149.6 33.2 2.2 27.5 83.4 84.6 66.3 10.9 97.2 5.8 1.0 4.3 4.7 2.8 15.1 .286 .370 .516 .886 99.9     17.5   2.1    19.7 .114 .014 .128
2006    1 Albert Pujols STL 26    54.57 33.7%   879 1383.1 105.7 11.2 138.6 .993   513.1 150.5 33.5 1.3 33.4 89.5 99.5 75.1 15.4 112.2 7.3 0.7 3.8 3.5 1.2 12.2 .293 .389 .559 .948 108.7     19.1   1.8    20.9 .130 .013 .143
2007    1 Albert Pujols STL 27    40.60 39.5%   1024 1382.8 106.2 11.0 139.5 .993   524.1 147.9 33.9 1.4 26.8 79.5 89.3 65.8 11.6 115.6 5.0 0.4 4.7 1.3 1.8 13.1 .282 .365 .506 .871 97.3     17.3   2.1    19.4 .119 .015 .134
2008    2 Albert Pujols STL 28    45.73 47.0%   1216 1387.3 102.9 9.8 127.5 .993   523.3 143.2 30.5 2.0 28.3 80.9 100.3 66.2 12.0 109.0 4.9 0.1 5.5 2.0 0.9 13.7 .274 .357 .502 .859 94.9     16.7   1.9    18.6 .113 .013 .125
2009    1 Albert Pujols STL 29    51.78 66.2%   1750 1378.2 112.6 9.2 134.7 .994   515.6 145.8 31.0 1.6 25.7 78.0 90.4 75.2 13.3 105.3 4.8 0.3 4.1 4.5 1.7 12.6 .283 .377 .499 .876 98.9     18.8   2.0    20.8 .127 .014 .141
                       
2010    1 Adrian Gonzalez SD 28    48.60 39.4%   1063 1379.2 112.5 8.3 121.2 .994   524.4 143.8 30.5 1.3 22.1 72.0 80.7 65.0 10.6 107.2 5.8 1.0 3.8 4.9 1.6 12.6 .274 .358 .463 .821 89.7     17.9   2.1    20.0 .116 .014 .130
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