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1927 1929 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 Lou Gehrig BBW     NY 1 L 25   154 1488 79 18 112 .989   562 210 47 13 27 139 142 95 69 4 16 4 11 .374 .467 .648 1.115 156     39.4   2.5  41.9 .256 .016 .272   63.35 1 1 Lou Gehrig
2 2 Lu Blue     STL 3 B 31   154 1472 107 17 121 .989   549 154 32 11 14 116 80 105 43 4 20 12 7 .281 .400 .455 .855 109     19.9   2.9  22.8 .129 .019 .148   25.43 2 2 Lu Blue
3 3 Joe Judge T3     WAS 4 L 34   149 1412 92 6 118 .996   542 166 31 10 3 78 93 80 19 1 23 16 4 .306 .396 .417 .813 91     14.6   2.0  16.6 .098 .013 .111   16.06 3 3 Joe Judge
4 4 Joe Hauser     PHI 2 L 29   88 811 41 12 51 .986   300 78 19 5 16 61 59 52 45 0 14 4 2 .260 .369 .517 .886 57     10.2   1.2  11.4 .116 .014 .130   11.89 4 4 Joe Hauser
5 5   Bud Clancy             CHI 5 L 27       128 1175 93 12 104 .991     487 132 19 11 2 64 37 42   25 2 29   6 9   .271 .331 .368 .699 61        7.3   2.1   9.4 .057 .016 .073    7.38 5 5   Bud Clancy
6 Jimmie Foxx BBW 11     PHI 2 R 20 3B   30 273 6 2 19 .993   110 36 8 3 4 23 22 17 12 0 3 1 2 .327 .417 .564 .981 23      4.7   0.6   5.3 .157 .020 .177    6.46 6 Jimmie Foxx
7 6 Phil Todt     BOS 8 L 26   144 1486 94 5 96 .997   539 136 31 8 12 61 73 26 47 3 31 6 5 .252 .290 .406 .696 62      6.1   2.6   8.7 .042 .018 .060    6.20 7 6 Phil Todt
8 Art Shires   R   CHI 5 L 20   32 282 28 3 22 .990   123 42 6 1 1 20 11 13 10 1 0 0 3 .341 .409 .431 .840 21      4.3   0.5   4.8 .134 .016 .150    5.39 8 Art Shires
9 7 Lew Fonseca T22     CLE 7 R 29   56 541 41 0 65 1.000   194 63 14 3 2 28 27 10 13 1 8 3 1 .325 .361 .459 .820 30      4.6   0.6   5.2 .082 .011 .093    4.59 9 7 Lew Fonseca
10 Harry Heilmann BBW T15     DET 6 R 33 RF   25 234 17 2 20 .992   93 31 6 2 2 14 18 10 8 0 3 1 1 .333 .398 .505 .903 18      3.3   0.3   3.6 .132 .012 .144    3.96 10 Harry Heilmann
                               
11 Eddie Morgan   R   CLE 7 R 24   36 335 27 12 36 .968   134 42 12 3 2 21 27 11 9 1 5 3 3 .313 .370 .493 .863 22      3.5   0.4   3.9 .097 .011 .108    3.72 11 Eddie Morgan
12 Marty McManus     DET 6 R 28 3B   45 376 28 5 33 .988   163 47 12 2 3 25 24 17 10 0 4 4 4 .288 .356 .442 .798 25      3.6   0.6   4.2 .080 .013 .093    3.72 12 Marty McManus
13 George H. Burns     CLE/NY 7/1 R 35   55 477 38 8 44 .985   213 54 12 1 5 30 30 17 12 6 6 2 3 .254 .326 .390 .716 27      3.0   0.6   3.6 .055 .011 .065    2.67 13 George H. Burns
14 Ossie Orwoll   R   PHI 2 L 27   34 322 21 6 32 .983   95 29 7 1 0 16 12 9 13 0 3 2 1 .305 .365 .400 .765 14      2.2   0.5   2.7 .065 .015 .079    2.21 14 Ossie Orwoll
15 8   Bill Sweeney       R     DET 6 R 23       75 677 55 5 51 .993     297 75 14 5 0 45 18 14   27 0 5   12 9   .253 .286 .333 .619 27        1.2   0.9   2.1 .016 .012 .028    1.02 15 8   Bill Sweeney
16 Johnny Neun     DET 6 B 27   25 180 16 5 16 .975   108 23 3 1 0 15 5 7 10 0 1 2 2 .213 .261 .259 .520 7      -     0.2   0.2 .000 .008 .008    0.05 16 Johnny Neun
League Average Age 28.0  League Avg WS/Game  .104 .015 .119
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1391.4 94.4 14.2 113.3 .991  Offense Share of WS  87.4%
League Average per 600 PA 517.5 151.3 31.3 9.2 10.7 86.8 77.8 60.3 42.7 2.6 19.6 9.0 7.7 .292 .369 .450 .819 86.1  Average WS/Team   18.30
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   59.5%   729 6976 448 62 535 .992     2648 793 160 49 61 439 427 317   228 11 116   38 35   .299 .377 .466 .843 462     84.1 11.4 95.5 .115 .016 .131 Bats Left
Bats Right 25.7%   322 2913 212 34 268 .989   1204 348 78 19 18 186 166 96 91 8 34 26 23 .289 .346 .430 .776 172   23.9 4.0 27.9 .074 .012 .087 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   14.7%     179 1652 123 22 137 .988     657 177 35 12 14 131 85 112   53 4 21   14 9   .269 .379 .423 .802 116     19.9 3.1 23.0 .111 .017 .128 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 13.9%   173 1567 116 22 128 .987   664 195 40 12 7 109 78 55 58 2 13 16 17 .294 .343 .422 .765 93   13.7 2.4 16.1 .079 .014 .093 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 54.6%   674 6379 413 63 509 .991   2448 718 152 44 62 409 379 258 232 10 106 31 35 .293 .349 .467 .816 412   73.4 10.3 83.7 .109 .015 .124 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 27.0%   328 3118 216 25 259 .993   1184 351 69 23 19 208 191 195 70 5 46 29 12 .296 .385 .442 .827 218   37.8 5.2 43.0 .115 .016 .131 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   4.4%     55 477 38 8 44 .985     213 54 12 1 5 30 30 17   12 6 6   2 3   .254 .318 .390 .708 27     3.0 0.6 3.6 .055 .011 .065 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     14.1%     177 1616 131 26 141 .985     649 188 39 10 3 102 68 47   59 2 13   17 16   .290 .340 .394 .734 84     11.2 2.3 13.5 .063 .013 .076 Rookie  
Starter 77.6%   948 9062 602 75 718 .992   3470 1014 207 66 76 592 529 424 288 15 146 63 48 .292 .372 .456 .828 593   103.3 14.8 118.1 .109 .016 .125 Starter  
Reserve     22.4%     282 2479 181 43 222 .984     1039 304 66 14 17 164 149 101   84 8 25   15 19   .293 .360 .432 .792 157     24.6 3.7 28.3 .087 .013 .100 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   59.5%   729 1397.8 89.8 12.4 107.2 .992     513.9 153.9 31.0 9.5 11.8 85.2 82.9 61.5   44.2 2.1 22.5   7.4 6.8   .299 .377 .466 .843 89.7     16.3 2.3 18.6 .115 .016 .131 Bats Left
Bats Right 25.7%   322 1383.2 100.7 16.1 127.3 .989   538.3 155.6 34.9 8.5 8.0 83.2 74.2 42.9 40.7 3.6 15.2 11.6 10.3 .289 .346 .430 .776 76.9   10.7 1.9 12.6 .074 .012 .087 Bats Right
Bats Both   14.7%     179 1379.0 102.7 18.3 114.4 .988     496.5 133.8 26.4 9.1 10.6 99.0 64.2 84.6   40.1 3.0 15.9   10.6 6.8   .269 .379 .423 .802 87.7     15.0 2.6 17.6 .111 .017 .128 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 13.9%   173 1378.6 102.0 19.4 112.6 .987   542.8 159.4 32.7 9.8 5.7 89.1 63.8 45.0 47.4 1.6 10.6 13.1 13.9 .294 .343 .422 .765 76.0   11.2 2.0 13.2 .079 .014 .093 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 54.6%   674 1395.8 90.4 13.8 111.4 .991   520.5 152.7 32.3 9.4 13.2 87.0 80.6 54.9 49.3 2.1 22.5 6.6 7.4 .293 .349 .467 .816 87.6   15.6 2.2 17.8 .109 .015 .124 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 27.0%   328 1392.4 96.4 11.2 115.7 .993   496.8 147.3 29.0 9.7 8.0 87.3 80.1 81.8 29.4 2.1 19.3 12.2 5.0 .296 .385 .442 .827 91.5   15.9 2.2 18.0 .115 .016 .131 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   4.4%     55 1368.1 109.0 22.9 126.2 .985     528.1 133.9 29.8 2.5 12.4 74.4 74.4 42.1   29.8 14.9 14.9   5.0 7.4   .254 .318 .390 .708 66.9     7.4 1.5 8.9 .055 .011 .065 Age 35 & over
Rookie     14.1%     177 1367.2 110.8 22.0 119.3 .985     547.7 158.6 32.9 8.4 2.5 86.1 57.4 39.6   49.8 1.7 11.0   14.3 13.5   .290 .340 .394 .734 70.9     9.5 1.9 11.4 .063 .013 .076 Rookie  
Starter 77.6%   948 1395.7 92.7 11.6 110.6 .992   513.5 150.0 30.6 9.8 11.2 87.6 78.3 62.7 42.6 2.2 21.6 9.3 7.1 .292 .372 .456 .828 87.7   15.3 2.2 17.5 .109 .016 .125 Starter  
Reserve     22.4%     282 1375.7 100.4 23.9 123.2 .984     531.4 155.5 33.8 7.2 8.7 83.9 76.2 51.7   43.0 4.1 12.8   7.7 9.7   .293 .360 .432 .792 80.3     12.6 1.9 14.5 .087 .013 .100 Reserve