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1930 1932 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 2     NY 2 L 28   154 1352 58 13 120 .991   615 210 31 15 46 162 183 116 56 0 2 17 12 .341 .446 .665 1.111 178     34.1   1.7  35.8 .221 .011 .232   48.57 1 1 Lou Gehrig
2 2 Lu Blue T17     CHI 8 B 34   155 1452 81 16 105 .990   589 179 23 15 1 119 62 127 60 3 6 13 3 .304 .430 .399 .829 123     24.6   1.9  26.5 .159 .012 .171   30.83 2 2 Lu Blue
3 3 Eddie Morgan     CLE 4 R 27   117 1114 72 19 102 .984   450 158 32 4 11 85 84 81 45 1 6 4 5 .351 .451 .513 .964 106     18.9   1.0  19.9 .162 .009 .170   23.09 3 3 Eddie Morgan
4 4 Jimmie Foxx BBW 25     PHI 1 R 23 3B   112 964 49 7 89 .993   415 121 26 8 24 75 97 59 68 1 3 3 2 .292 .381 .566 .947 89     17.2   1.9  19.1 .154 .017 .171   22.20 4 4 Jimmie Foxx
5 5   Joe Kuhel       R     WAS 3 L 25       139 1255 57 12 119 .991     524 141 34 8 8 70 85 47   45 5 2   7 5   .269 .335 .410 .745 78       11.3   2.8  14.1 .081 .020 .101   12.64 5 5   Joe Kuhel
6 6 Dale Alexander     DET 7 R 28   126 1197 53 16 91 .987   501 163 46 3 3 73 84 62 34 2 0 5 8 .325 .402 .447 .849 84     11.4   1.4  12.8 .090 .011 .102   11.48 6 6 Dale Alexander
7 7 Bill Sweeney     BOS 6 R 26   124 1283 92 9 89 .993   498 147 30 3 1 48 58 20 30 0 10 5 12 .295 .322 .373 .695 59      5.7   2.5   8.2 .046 .020 .066    5.93 7 7 Bill Sweeney
8 Lew Fonseca     CLE/CHI 4/8 R 32 2B,LF   28 289 15 2 19 .993   116 42 9 1 1 22 15 9 7 1 3 3 2 .362 .413 .483 .896 24      3.9   0.2   4.1 .139 .007 .146    4.41 8 Lew Fonseca
9 8 Jack Burns   R   STL 5 L 23   143 1346 125 11 131 .993   570 148 27 7 4 75 70 42 58 1 8 19 12 .260 .312 .353 .665 65      4.2   2.4   6.6 .029 .017 .046    3.99 9 8 Jack Burns
10 Phil Todt     PHI 1 L 29   52 403 13 2 36 .995   197 48 14 2 5 23 44 8 22 0 2 1 1 .244 .273 .411 .684 22      1.9   0.7   2.6 .037 .013 .050    1.64 10 Phil Todt
                               
11 Al Van Camp   R   BOS 6 R 27 LF   25 217 15 0 17 1.000   129 35 6 2 0 13 13 8 10 0 1 1 1 .271 .314 .349 .663 15      1.4   0.3   1.7 .056 .012 .068    1.25 11 Al Van Camp
12 Marv Owen   R   DET 7 R 25 3B,SS   27 185 12 2 14 .990   97 22 3 2 1 9 10 7 10 1 3 1 1 .227 .286 .330 .616 8      -     0.4   0.4 .000 .015 .015    0.14 12 Marv Owen
League Average Age 27.1  League Avg WS/Game  .112 .014 .126
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1404.6 81.6 13.8 118.4 .991  Offense Share of WS  88.7%
League Average per 600 PA 527.4 158.6 31.5 7.9 11.8 86.8 90.3 65.7 49.9 1.7 5.2 8.9 7.2 .301 .380 .457 .837 95.5  Average WS/Team   18.98
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   39.9%   488 4356 253 38 406 .992     1906 547 106 32 63 330 382 213   181 6 14   44 30   .287 .360 .475 .835 343     51.5 7.6 59.1 .106 .016 .121 Bats Left
Bats Right 46.9%   559 5249 308 55 421 .990   2225 688 151 23 41 323 366 246 204 6 26 21 30 .309 .379 .453 .832 383   58.5 7.7 66.2 .105 .014 .118 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   13.2%     155 1452 81 16 105 .990     589 179 23 15 1 119 62 127   60 3 6   13 3   .304 .430 .399 .829 123     24.6 1.9 26.5 .159 .012 .171 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 20.9%   255 2310 174 18 220 .993   985 269 53 15 28 150 167 101 126 2 11 22 14 .273 .338 .443 .781 154   21.4 4.3 25.7 .084 .017 .101 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 63.3%   764 7006 372 73 588 .990   3011 924 196 39 75 483 561 349 252 9 26 41 45 .307 .378 .473 .851 550   84.7 10.8 95.5 .111 .014 .125 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 15.8%   183 1741 96 18 124 .990   724 221 31 16 2 139 82 136 67 4 9 15 4 .305 .414 .401 .815 145   28.5 2.1 30.6 .156 .011 .167 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     27.4%     334 3003 209 25 281 .992     1320 346 70 19 13 167 178 104   123 7 14   28 19   .262 .319 .373 .692 166     16.9 5.9 22.8 .051 .018 .068 Rookie  
Starter 89.3%   1070 9963 587 103 846 .990   4162 1267 249 63 98 707 723 554 396 13 37 73 59 .304 .388 .465 .853 782   127.4 15.6 143.0 .119 .015 .134 Starter  
Reserve     10.7%     132 1094 55 6 86 .995     558 147 31 7 7 65 87 32   49 2 9   5 4   .263 .306 .382 .688 67     7.2 1.6 8.8 .055 .012 .067 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   39.9%   488 1406.1 81.7 12.2 131.1 .992     534.6 153.4 29.7 9.0 17.7 92.6 107.2 59.8   50.8 1.7 3.9   12.3 8.4   .287 .360 .475 .835 96.2     14.4 2.5 16.9 .106 .016 .121 Bats Left
Bats Right 46.9%   559 1403.0 82.3 14.7 112.5 .990   533.4 164.9 36.2 5.5 9.8 77.4 87.7 59.0 48.9 1.4 6.2 5.0 7.2 .309 .379 .453 .832 91.8   14.0 2.1 16.1 .105 .014 .118 Bats Right
Bats Both   13.2%     155 1406.1 78.4 15.5 101.7 .990     487.4 148.1 19.0 12.4 0.8 98.5 51.3 105.1   49.7 2.5 5.0   10.8 2.5   .304 .430 .399 .829 101.8     20.4 1.8 22.2 .159 .012 .171 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 20.9%   255 1384.9 104.3 10.8 131.9 .993   537.8 146.9 28.9 8.2 15.3 81.9 91.2 55.1 68.8 1.1 6.0 12.0 7.6 .273 .338 .443 .781 84.1   11.7 2.3 14.0 .084 .017 .101 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 63.3%   764 1410.4 74.9 14.7 118.4 .990   532.1 163.3 34.6 6.9 13.3 85.4 99.1 61.7 44.5 1.6 4.6 7.2 8.0 .307 .378 .473 .851 97.2   15.0 1.9 16.9 .111 .014 .125 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 15.8%   183 1407.8 77.6 14.6 100.3 .990   497.6 151.9 21.3 11.0 1.4 95.5 56.4 93.5 46.0 2.7 6.2 10.3 2.7 .305 .414 .401 .815 99.7   19.6 1.4 21.0 .156 .011 .167 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
Rookie     27.4%     334 1391.6 96.8 11.6 130.2 .992     548.1 143.7 29.1 7.9 5.4 69.3 73.9 43.2   51.1 2.9 5.8   11.6 7.9   .262 .319 .373 .692 68.9     7.0 2.4 9.5 .051 .018 .068 Rookie  
Starter 89.3%   1070 1402.8 82.7 14.5 119.1 .990   524.0 159.5 31.3 7.9 12.3 89.0 91.0 69.7 49.9 1.6 4.7 9.2 7.4 .304 .388 .465 .853 98.4   16.0 2.0 18.0 .119 .015 .134 Starter  
Reserve     10.7%     132 1420.8 71.4 7.8 111.7 .995     557.1 146.8 30.9 7.0 7.0 64.9 86.9 31.9   48.9 2.0 9.0   5.0 4.0   .263 .306 .382 .688 66.9     7.2 1.6 8.8 .055 .012 .067 Reserve