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1907 1909 Chronology Home 1B Index Guide
Pos St All- Other 1st Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman Win Shares Pos St
Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos 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 WSQ Rank Rank Name
1 1 Claude Rossman     DET 1 L 27   138 1429 102 29 70 .981   524 154 33 13 2 45 71 27 1 19 8 .294 .330 .418 .748 78     20.9   1.8  22.7 .151 .013 .164   27.84 1 1 Claude Rossman
2 2 George Stovall     CLE 2 R 29   132 1508 86 16 79 .990   511 149 28 6 2 68 43 16 2 30 13 .292 .316 .382 .698 70     15.9   3.6  19.5 .120 .027 .148   22.72 2 2 George Stovall
3 3 Harry Davis     PHI 6 R 34   147 1410 86 22 44 .986   513 127 23 9 5 65 62 61 4 21 20 .248 .332 .357 .689 74     15.7   2.6  18.3 .107 .018 .124   19.52 3 3 Harry Davis
4 4 Jake Stahl     NY/BOS 8/5 R 29 LF   84 897 46 15 34 .984   284 70 10 11 0 32 26 21 16 11 14 .246 .333 .359 .666 30     11.0   0.6  11.6 .131 .007 .138   13.05 4 4 Jake Stahl
5     Frank Isbell             CHI 3 L 32       65 824 46 9 30 .990     251 62 12 2 1 24 38 15     3 13   14     .247 .297 .323 .620 31        7.9   1.2   9.1 .122 .018 .140   10.31 5     Frank Isbell
6 5 Jerry Freeman   R   WAS 7 L 28   154 1548 66 41 69 .975   531 134 15 5 1 45 45 36 3 9 6 .252 .304 .305 .609 52     10.4   0.8  11.2 .068 .005 .073    9.17 6 5 Jerry Freeman
7 6 Hal Chase     NY 8 R 25   98 1020 54 22 35 .980   374 96 10 3 1 46 33 14 1 8 25 .257 .285 .307 .592 36      8.2   1.3   9.5 .084 .013 .097    8.96 7 6 Hal Chase
8 7 Tom Jones     STL 4 R 31   155 1616 90 24 79 .986   549 135 14 2 1 43 50 30 4 34 18 .246 .290 .284 .574 51      8.3   2.1  10.4 .054 .014 .067    8.15 8 7 Tom Jones
9 Bob Unglaub     BOS/WAS 5/7 R 26 2B,3B   76 783 54 16 26 .981   282 81 11 4 1 24 28 8 1 8 7 .287 .309 .365 .674 33      7.1   1.1   8.2 .093 .014 .108    8.15 9 Bob Unglaub
10 8 Jiggs Donahue     CHI 3 L 28   83 968 57 6 30 .994   304 62 8 2 0 22 22 25 3 8 14 .204 .271 .243 .514 26      4.5   1.7   6.2 .054 .020 .075    5.14 10 8 Jiggs Donahue
                           
11 George Moriarty     NY 8 R 24 3B   52 544 26 14 27 .976   185 44 6 1 0 13 14 6 3 4 12 .238 .273 .281 .554 15      2.4   0.8   3.2 .046 .015 .062    2.41 11 George Moriarty
12 Charlie Hickman     CLE 2 R 32 RF   20 214 15 8 6 .966   80 19 2 0 1 7 7 4 0 1 1 .238 .274 .300 .574 7      1.1   0.4   1.5 .055 .020 .075    1.24 12 Charlie Hickman
League Average Age 28.9  League Avg WS/Game  .094 .015 .109
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1396.1 79.6 24.3 57.9 .984  Offense Share of WS  86.3%
League Average per 600 PA 541.9 139.9 21.2 7.2 1.9 53.6 54.2 32.5 5.1 20.5 18.8 .258 .306 .334 .640 62.1  Average WS/Team   16.43
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time 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
Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Bats Left   36.8%   440 4769 271 85 199 .983     1610 412 68 22 4 136 176 103     10 49   42     .256 .305 .333 .638 187     43.7 5.5 49.2 .099 .013 .112 Bats Left
Bats Right 63.2%   764 7992 457 137 330 .984   2778 721 104 36 11 298 263 160 31 117 110 .260 .307 .335 .642 319   69.9 12.5 82.4 .091 .016 .108 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 4.2%   52 544 26 14 27 .976   185 44 6 1 0 13 14 6 3 4 12 .238 .268 .281 .549 15   2.4 0.8 3.2 .046 .015 .062 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 63.6%   765 8153 465 145 343 .983   2810 746 115 44 7 282 268 147 27 93 87 .265 .299 .345 .644 328   78.2 10.9 89.1 .102 .014 .116 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 32.2%   387 4064 237 63 159 .986   1393 343 51 13 8 139 157 110 11 69 53 .246 .293 .319 .612 163   33.0 6.3 39.3 .085 .016 .102 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     12.3%     154 1548 66 41 69 .975     531 134 15 5 1 45 45 36     3 9   6     .252 .304 .305 .609 52     10.4 0.8 11.2 .068 .005 .073 Rookie  
Starter 81.4%   985 10329 584 174 440 .984   3568 921 140 51 12 363 349 229 33 139 117 .258 .309 .336 .645 417   94.9 14.5 109.4 .096 .015 .111 Starter  
Reserve     18.6%     219 2432 144 48 89 .982     820 212 32 7 3 71 90 34     8 27   35     .259 .295 .326 .621 89     18.7 3.5 22.2 .085 .016 .101 Reserve  
Splits per 1500 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 1500 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 1500 TC / 600 PA
Pct of Total
Playing Time 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
Bats Left   36.8%   440 1395.8 79.3 24.9 58.2 .983     545.1 139.5 23.0 7.4 1.4 46.0 59.6 34.9     3.4 16.6   14.2     .256 .305 .333 .638 63.3     14.8 1.6 16.4 .099 .013 .112 Bats Left
Bats Right 63.2%   764 1396.2 79.9 23.9 57.7 .984   540.1 140.2 20.2 7.0 2.1 57.9 51.1 31.1 6.0 22.8 21.4 .260 .307 .335 .642 62.0   13.6 2.2 15.8 .091 .016 .108 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 4.2%   52 1397.2 66.8 36.0 69.3 .976   560.6 133.3 18.2 3.0 0.0 39.4 42.4 18.2 9.1 12.1 36.4 .238 .268 .281 .549 45.5   7.3 2.4 9.7 .046 .015 .062 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 63.6%   765 1395.6 79.6 24.8 58.7 .983   547.9 145.5 22.4 8.6 1.4 55.0 52.3 28.7 5.3 18.1 17.0 .265 .299 .345 .644 64.0   15.2 2.1 17.4 .102 .014 .116 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 32.2%   387 1396.9 81.5 21.6 54.7 .986   528.0 130.0 19.3 4.9 3.0 52.7 59.5 41.7 4.2 26.1 20.1 .246 .293 .319 .612 61.8   12.5 2.4 14.9 .085 .016 .102 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
Rookie     12.3%     154 1403.0 59.8 37.2 62.5 .975     550.3 138.9 15.5 5.2 1.0 46.6 46.6 37.3     3.1 9.3   6.2     .252 .304 .305 .609 53.9     10.8 0.8 11.6 .068 .005 .073 Rookie  
Starter 81.4%   985 1397.5 79.0 23.5 59.5 .984   539.4 139.2 21.2 7.7 1.8 54.9 52.8 34.6 5.0 21.0 17.7 .258 .309 .336 .645 63.0   14.3 2.2 16.5 .096 .015 .111 Starter  
Reserve     18.6%     219 1390.3 82.3 27.4 50.9 .982     553.4 143.1 21.6 4.7 2.0 47.9 60.7 23.0     5.4 18.2   23.6     .259 .295 .326 .621 60.1     12.6 2.4 15.0 .085 .016 .101 Reserve