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1958 1960 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 Vic Power T23 a(2) G   CLE 2 R 31 2B   121 1039 110 6 98 .995   485 145 28 5 10 89 50 32 2 14 1 3 3 9 13 11 .299 .342 .439 .781 67     12.6   2.6  15.2 .104 .021 .126   18.96 1 1 Vic Power
2 2 Bill Skowron A   NY 3 R 28   72 626 43 6 68 .991   279 83 13 5 15 40 58 20 0 46 3 2 2 1 0 10 .297 .349 .541 .890 49     10.5   0.7  11.2 .146 .010 .156   15.54 2 2 Bill Skowron
3 3 Roy Sievers a(2)   WAS 8 R 32   93 846 72 10 72 .989   325 77 13 0 18 48 38 43 5 47 2 0 3 1 2 9 .237 .327 .443 .770 47      7.8   1.5   9.3 .084 .016 .100   10.33 3 3 Roy Sievers
4 Tito Francona 5   CLE 2 L 25 CF   35 296 19 1 21 .997   133 40 4 1 6 23 23 14 1 17 2 0 0 0 0 5 .301 .376 .481 .857 23      6.0   0.5   6.5 .171 .014 .186    9.85 4 Tito Francona
5 4   Dick Gernert             BOS 5 R 30 LF     75 552 49 3 54 .995     212 65 12 1 9 30 31 29 1 38 0 0 1 1 2 10 .307 .388 .500 .888 39        6.3   1.0   7.3 .084 .013 .097    7.99 5 4   Dick Gernert
6 5 Earl Torgeson   CHI 1 L 35   103 717 37 13 58 .983   254 56 4 3 8 32 37 55 1 47 0 1 4 7 6 7 .220 .355 .354 .709 34      6.4   0.7   7.1 .062 .007 .069    6.55 6 5 Earl Torgeson
7 Vic Wertz   BOS 5 L 34   64 440 38 4 44 .992   210 61 11 0 6 39 39 19 3 23 2 0 2 0 0 3 .290 .352 .429 .781 32      4.8   0.9   5.7 .075 .014 .089    5.97 7 Vic Wertz
8 Pete Runnels T26 a(2B),A   BOS 5 L 31 2B   44 387 28 0 48 1.000   156 45 4 1 2 27 19 25 1 15 0 2 0 2 1 1 .288 .387 .365 .752 24      4.5   0.5   5.0 .102 .011 .114    5.93 8 Pete Runnels
9 6 Kent Hadley R   KC 7 L 24   95 656 42 8 66 .989   272 71 10 1 10 35 39 21 0 66 1 2 3 1 3 6 .261 .313 .415 .728 34      5.0   0.9   5.9 .053 .009 .062    5.16 9 6 Kent Hadley
10 7 Bob Boyd   BAL 6 L 33   109 927 46 15 88 .985   394 105 18 2 3 39 38 27 1 14 1 11 2 3 1 11 .266 .314 .345 .659 42      5.1   1.0   6.1 .047 .009 .056    5.07 10 7 Bob Boyd
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11 Elston Howard a(C)   NY 3 R 30 C   50 444 26 7 39 .985   165 43 10 3 7 23 28 3 0 21 1 1 2 0 0 3 .261 .275 .485 .760 21      3.8   0.7   4.5 .076 .014 .090    4.74 11 Elston Howard
12 Ray Boone   CHI/KC 1/7 R 35   44 312 28 7 22 .980   121 31 4 0 3 23 10 28 2 15 0 2 1 2 0 4 .256 .393 .364 .757 19      3.7   0.4   4.1 .084 .009 .093    4.39 12 Ray Boone
13 Walt Dropo   BAL 6 R 36 NL-1B   54 386 18 4 42 .990   143 41 9 0 6 16 19 11 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 6 .287 .335 .476 .811 20      3.5   0.4   3.9 .065 .007 .072    3.68 13 Walt Dropo
14 Marv Throneberry   NY 3 L 25   54 337 27 4 40 .989   137 36 5 0 5 22 14 13 1 36 0 2 1 0 0 2 .263 .325 .409 .734 19      3.1   0.4   3.5 .057 .007 .065    3.14 14 Marv Throneberry
15     Sherm Lollar   9 a(2)(C)   G(C)   CHI 1 R 34 C     24 177 17 1 19 .995     85 22 0 0 4 13 13 6 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 4 .259 .315 .400 .715 10        2.0   0.5   2.5 .083 .021 .104    2.83 15     Sherm Lollar
16 Norm Cash R   CHI 1 L 24   31 231 14 4 19 .984   85 20 0 1 3 14 11 14 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 .235 .356 .365 .721 12      2.5   0.2   2.7 .081 .006 .087    2.80 16 Norm Cash
17 Julio Becquer   WAS 8 L 27   53 454 32 5 38 .990   164 47 10 4 0 15 13 7 1 8 1 0 0 2 3 5 .287 .320 .396 .716 9      2.4   0.8   3.2 .045 .015 .060    2.75 17 Julio Becquer
18 Ted Kluszewski   CHI 1 L 34 NL-1B   29 220 10 0 13 1.000   99 30 2 1 2 11 10 9 3 10 0 1 1 0 1 3 .303 .358 .404 .762 13      2.0   0.2   2.2 .069 .007 .076    2.13 18 Ted Kluszewski
19 8 Gail Harris   DET 4 L 27   93 728 57 6 59 .992   327 73 4 3 8 38 35 29 3 45 6 1 2 0 1 9 .223 .297 .327 .624 31      2.0   1.2   3.2 .022 .013 .034    2.07 19 8 Gail Harris
20 Dick Williams Other   KC 7 R 30 3B   32 233 16 2 32 .992   114 25 6 1 2 11 14 5 0 17 0 1 1 0 1 3 .219 .250 .342 .592 9      1.4   0.3   1.7 .044 .009 .053    1.38 20 Dick Williams
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21 Gus Zernial   DET 4 R 36   32 197 10 6 20 .972   104 24 4 0 6 12 19 7 0 19 0 0 2 0 1 1 .231 .274 .442 .716 13      1.3   0.3   1.6 .041 .009 .050    1.26 21 Gus Zernial
22 Preston Ward   KC 7 L 31   22 161 7 3 14 .982   71 17 3 1 2 9 13 4 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 .239 .276 .394 .670 7      0.7   0.2   0.9 .032 .009 .041    0.64 22 Preston Ward
23 Bobo Osborne R   DET 4 L 23   56 377 27 7 36 .983   182 40 7 1 3 24 21 11 0 35 1 0 1 0 0 3 .220 .267 .319 .586 14      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .011 .011    0.22 23 Bobo Osborne
24 Whitey Lockman   BAL 6 L 32 NL-1B   22 116 3 1 13 .992   50 11 1 1 0 5 2 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 .291 .280 .571 4      0.3   0.1   0.4 .014 .005 .018    0.19 24 Whitey Lockman
League Average Age 30.2  League Avg WS/Game  .069 .012 .081
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1385.3 99.0 15.7 130.5 .990  Offense Share of WS  85.5%
League Average per 600 PA 538.0 142.3 21.4 4.1 16.3 75.2 70.0 51.5 3.3 67.9 2.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 4.2 14.0 .265 .330 .410 .740 71.4  Average WS/Team   14.29
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   56.3%   810 6047 387 71 557 .989     2534 652 83 20 58 333 314 253 18 331 16 22 17 16 17 58 .257 .327 .375 .702 298     44.8 8.2 53.0 .055 .010 .065 Bats Left
Bats Right 43.7%   597 4812 389 52 466 .990   2033 556 99 15 80 305 280 184 10 245 8 10 16 14 19 61 .273 .334 .455 .789 294   52.9 8.4 61.3 .089 .014 .103 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.1%   182 1264 83 19 121 .986   539 131 17 3 16 73 71 46 3 106 4 3 4 2 4 9 .243 .306 .375 .681 60   7.5 1.7 9.2 .041 .009 .051 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 22.2%   307 2441 178 22 226 .992   1040 279 36 13 34 138 143 83 6 152 12 5 5 3 4 31 .268 .328 .426 .754 131   24.0 3.6 27.6 .078 .012 .090 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 50.3%   685 5542 422 52 534 .991   2366 646 108 16 65 344 295 207 16 220 8 21 16 16 21 61 .273 .331 .415 .746 315   51.3 9.5 60.8 .075 .014 .089 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   15.3%     233 1612 93 30 142 .983     622 152 21 3 23 83 85 101 3 98 0 3 8 9 7 18 .244 .348 .399 .747 86     14.9 1.8 16.7 .064 .008 .072 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     12.1%     182 1264 83 19 121 .986     539 131 17 3 16 73 71 46 3 106 4 3 4 2 4 9 .243 .305 .375 .680 60     7.5 1.7 9.2 .041 .009 .051 Rookie  
Starter 55.4%   761 6091 456 67 563 .990   2548 675 102 20 81 351 326 256 13 317 14 20 20 23 28 73 .265 .333 .416 .749 343   55.7 9.6 65.3 .073 .013 .086 Starter  
Reserve     44.6%     646 4768 320 56 460 .989     2019 533 80 15 57 287 268 181 15 259 10 12 13 7 8 46 .264 .326 .403 .729 249     42.0 7.0 49.0 .065 .011 .076 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   56.3%   810 1394.4 89.2 16.4 128.4 .989     535.0 137.6 17.5 4.2 12.2 70.3 66.3 53.4 3.8 69.9 3.4 4.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 12.2 .257 .327 .375 .702 62.9     9.5 1.9 11.4 .055 .010 .065 Bats Left
Bats Right 43.7%   597 1374.1 111.1 14.8 133.1 .990   541.9 148.2 26.4 4.0 21.3 81.3 74.6 49.0 2.7 65.3 2.1 2.7 4.3 3.7 5.1 16.3 .273 .334 .455 .789 78.4   14.1 2.4 16.5 .089 .014 .103 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.1%   182 1388.0 91.1 20.9 132.9 .986   542.6 131.9 17.1 3.0 16.1 73.5 71.5 46.3 3.0 106.7 4.0 3.0 4.1 2.0 4.0 9.1 .243 .306 .375 .681 60.4   7.6 1.7 9.3 .041 .009 .051 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 22.2%   307 1386.4 101.1 12.5 128.4 .992   545.0 146.2 18.9 6.8 17.8 72.3 74.9 43.5 3.1 79.7 6.3 2.6 2.6 1.6 2.1 16.2 .268 .328 .426 .754 68.6   12.6 1.9 14.5 .078 .012 .090 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 50.3%   685 1381.8 105.2 13.0 133.1 .991   542.3 148.1 24.8 3.7 14.9 78.8 67.6 47.4 3.7 50.4 1.8 4.8 3.7 3.7 4.8 14.0 .273 .331 .415 .746 72.2   11.8 2.2 13.9 .075 .014 .089 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   15.3%     233 1393.7 80.4 25.9 122.8 .983     508.4 124.3 17.2 2.5 18.8 67.8 69.5 82.6 2.5 80.1 0.0 2.5 6.5 7.4 5.7 14.7 .244 .348 .399 .747 70.3     12.2 1.5 13.7 .064 .008 .072 Age 35 & over
Rookie     12.1%     182 1388.0 91.1 20.9 132.9 .986     542.6 131.9 17.1 3.0 16.1 73.5 71.5 46.3 3.0 106.7 4.0 3.0 4.1 2.0 4.0 9.1 .243 .305 .375 .680 60.4     7.6 1.7 9.3 .041 .009 .051 Rookie  
Starter 55.4%   761 1381.4 103.4 15.2 127.7 .990   534.9 141.7 21.4 4.2 17.0 73.7 68.4 53.8 2.7 66.6 2.9 4.2 4.2 4.8 5.9 15.3 .265 .333 .416 .749 72.0   11.7 2.0 13.7 .073 .013 .086 Starter  
Reserve     44.6%     646 1390.4 93.3 16.3 134.1 .989     542.0 143.1 21.5 4.0 15.3 77.0 71.9 48.6 4.0 69.5 2.7 3.2 3.5 1.9 2.1 12.3 .264 .326 .403 .729 66.8     11.3 1.9 13.2 .065 .011 .076 Reserve