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1929 1931 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 3 L 27   153 1298 89 15 109 .989   581 220 42 17 41 143 174 101 63 3 18 12 14 .379 .473 .721 1.194 182     37.3   1.6  38.9 .244 .010 .254   53.44 1 1 Lou Gehrig
2 2 Jimmie Foxx BBW     PHI 1 R 22   153 1362 79 14 101 .990   562 188 33 13 37 127 156 93 66 0 18 7 7 .335 .429 .637 1.066 150     30.0   3.7  33.7 .196 .024 .220   43.09 2 2 Jimmie Foxx
3 3 Eddie Morgan     CLE 4 R 26   129 1275 80 18 116 .987   509 178 41 10 23 106 119 54 58 1 17 7 3 .350 .413 .605 1.018 122     22.3   1.7  24.0 .173 .013 .186   28.20 3 3 Eddie Morgan
4 4 Joe Judge     WAS 2 L 36   117 1050 67 2 95 .998   442 144 29 11 10 83 80 60 29 3 10 13 6 .326 .410 .509 .919 95     16.2   1.8  18.0 .138 .015 .154   19.24 4 4 Joe Judge
5 5   Dale Alexander             DET 5 R 27       154 1338 71 22 132 .985     602 196 33 8 20 86 135 42   56 2 14   6 5   .326 .372 .507 .879 111       16.3   2.2  18.5 .106 .014 .120   17.47 5 5   Dale Alexander
6 6 Lu Blue     STL 6 B 33   111 1110 68 16 91 .987   425 100 27 5 4 85 42 81 44 4 14 12 7 .235 .363 .351 .714 65      6.2   1.7   7.9 .056 .015 .071    5.74 6 6 Lu Blue
7 7 Phil Todt     BOS 8 L 28   104 1001 65 8 84 .993   383 103 22 5 11 49 62 24 33 0 10 4 1 .269 .312 .439 .751 53      5.2   1.5   6.7 .050 .014 .064    4.63 7 7 Phil Todt
8 8 Cliff Watwood     CHI 7 L 24 CF   62 590 41 7 59 .989   234 71 14 2 1 41 28 29 19 2 8 3 4 .303 .385 .393 .778 37      4.7   0.9   5.6 .076 .015 .090    4.59 8 8 Cliff Watwood
9 Bill Sweeney     BOS 8 R 25   56 541 30 2 49 .997   239 74 13 0 4 31 29 9 15 0 3 5 3 .310 .335 .414 .749 32      3.3   0.8   4.1 .059 .014 .073    3.02 9 Bill Sweeney
10 Art Shires     CHI/WAS 7/2 L 22   54 468 26 10 37 .980   212 64 10 1 2 25 37 11 11 0 9 3 3 .302 .336 .387 .723 27      2.9   0.7   3.6 .054 .013 .067    2.53 10 Art Shires
                         
11 Bud Clancy     CHI 7 L 29   60 583 24 3 38 .995   234 57 8 3 3 28 27 12 18 2 6 3 1 .244 .286 .342 .628 23      1.1   0.9   2.0 .018 .015 .033    0.99 11 Bud Clancy
12 Earl McNeely     STL 6 R 32 CF   27 242 16 4 30 .985   98 27 8 0 0 14 8 9 6 1 3 3 1 .276 .343 .357 .700 14      1.2   0.3   1.5 .044 .011 .056    0.96 12 Earl McNeely
13 Lew Fonseca     CLE 4 R 31   28 274 24 6 15 .980   106 30 7 2 0 16 14 6 6 0 3 1 0 .283 .321 .387 .708 13      1.2   0.3   1.5 .043 .011 .054    0.95 13 Lew Fonseca
14 Jimmy Shevlin   R   DET 5 L 20   25 55 3 0 0 1.000   14 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 0      -     0.1   0.1 .000 .004 .004    0.02 14 Jimmy Shevlin
League Average Age 27.4  League Avg WS/Game  .120 .015 .135
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1398.7 85.4 15.9 119.5 .989  Offense Share of WS  89.0%
League Average per 600 PA 522.9 163.8 32.3 8.7 17.6 94.4 102.9 60.1 48.1 2.0 15.0 8.9 6.2 .313 .386 .509 .895 104.1  Average WS/Team   20.76
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   45.6%   575 5045 315 45 422 .992     2100 661 125 39 68 373 410 239   176 10 61   38 29   .315 .387 .509 .896 417     67.4 7.5 74.9 .117 .013 .130 Bats Left
Bats Right 44.8%   547 5032 300 66 443 .988   2116 693 135 33 84 380 461 213 207 4 58 29 19 .328 .390 .542 .932 442   74.3 9.0 83.3 .136 .016 .152 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   9.6%     111 1110 68 16 91 .987     425 100 27 5 4 85 42 81   44 4 14   12 7   .235 .363 .351 .714 65     6.2 1.7 7.9 .056 .015 .071 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 22.8%   294 2475 149 31 197 .988   1022 325 57 16 40 197 223 135 99 2 35 13 14 .318 .387 .523 .910 214   37.6 5.4 43.0 .128 .018 .146 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 53.6%   656 6036 359 68 528 .989   2548 828 159 43 102 443 546 242 243 8 68 37 27 .325 .376 .541 .917 523   85.5 8.7 94.2 .130 .013 .144 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 14.1%   166 1626 108 26 136 .985   629 157 42 7 4 115 64 96 56 5 20 16 8 .250 .344 .358 .702 92   8.6 2.3 10.9 .052 .014 .066 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   9.5%     117 1050 67 2 95 .998     442 144 29 11 10 83 80 60   29 3 10   13 6   .326 .402 .509 .911 95     16.2 1.8 18.0 .138 .015 .154 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     0.9%     25 55 3 0 0 1.000     14 2 0 0 0 4 2 2   3 0 0   0 0   .143 .250 .143 .393 0     0.0 0.1 0.1 .000 .004 .004 Rookie  
Starter 80.7%   983 9024 560 102 787 .989   3738 1200 241 71 147 720 796 484 368 15 109 64 47 .321 .401 .541 .942 815   138.2 15.1 153.3 .141 .015 .156 Starter  
Reserve     19.3%     250 2163 123 25 169 .989     903 254 46 6 9 118 117 49   59 3 24   15 8   .281 .320 .375 .695 109     9.7 3.1 12.8 .039 .012 .051 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   45.6%   575 1400.1 87.4 12.5 117.1 .992     522.8 164.6 31.1 9.7 16.9 92.9 102.1 59.5   43.8 2.5 15.2   9.5 7.2   .315 .387 .509 .896 103.8     16.8 2.1 18.9 .117 .013 .130 Bats Left
Bats Right 44.8%   547 1398.3 83.4 18.3 123.1 .988   531.0 173.9 33.9 8.3 21.1 95.4 115.7 53.4 51.9 1.0 14.6 7.3 4.8 .328 .390 .542 .932 110.9   18.6 2.5 21.1 .136 .016 .152 Bats Right
Bats Both   9.6%     111 1394.5 85.4 20.1 114.3 .987     486.6 114.5 30.9 5.7 4.6 97.3 48.1 92.8   50.4 4.6 16.0   13.7 8.0   .235 .363 .351 .714 74.4     7.1 2.1 9.2 .056 .015 .071 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 22.8%   294 1398.3 84.2 17.5 111.3 .988   513.6 163.3 28.6 8.0 20.1 99.0 112.1 67.8 49.7 1.0 17.6 6.5 7.0 .318 .387 .523 .910 107.5   18.9 2.7 21.6 .128 .018 .146 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 53.6%   656 1400.9 83.3 15.8 122.5 .989   533.4 173.3 33.3 9.0 21.4 92.7 114.3 50.7 50.9 1.7 14.2 7.7 5.7 .325 .376 .541 .917 109.5   17.9 1.8 19.7 .130 .013 .144 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 14.1%   166 1385.8 92.0 22.2 115.9 .985   503.2 125.6 33.6 5.6 3.2 92.0 51.2 76.8 44.8 4.0 16.0 12.8 6.4 .250 .344 .358 .702 73.6   6.9 1.8 8.7 .052 .014 .066 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   9.5%     117 1407.5 89.8 2.7 127.3 .998     515.0 167.8 33.8 12.8 11.7 96.7 93.2 69.9   33.8 3.5 11.6   15.1 7.0   .326 .402 .509 .911 110.7     18.9 2.1 21.0 .138 .015 .154 Age 35 & over
Rookie     0.9%     25 1422.4 77.6 0.0 0.0 1.000     525.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 150.0 75.0 75.0   112.5 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0   .143 .250 .143 .393 0.0     0.0 3.8 3.8 .000 .004 .004 Rookie  
Starter 80.7%   983 1397.5 86.7 15.8 121.9 .989   516.1 165.7 33.3 9.8 20.3 99.4 109.9 66.8 50.8 2.1 15.0 8.8 6.5 .321 .401 .541 .942 112.5   19.1 2.1 21.2 .141 .015 .156 Starter  
Reserve     19.3%     250 1404.0 79.8 16.2 109.7 .989     553.4 155.7 28.2 3.7 5.5 72.3 71.7 30.0   36.2 1.9 14.7   9.2 4.9   .281 .320 .375 .695 66.8     5.9 1.9 7.8 .039 .012 .051 Reserve