First Basemen
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1979 1981 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 Cecil Cooper 5 a G S MIL 3E L 30   142 1336 106 5 160 .997   581 206 33 4 24 92 116 36 13 37 2 7 7 17 6 14 .355 .390 .549 .939 118     25.2   1.9  27.1 .177 .013 .191   36.53 1 1 Cecil Cooper
2 2 Mike Hargrove CLE 6E L 30   160 1391 88 10 128 .993   589 179 22 2 11 86 85 111 10 36 8 2 10 4 2 22 .304 .415 .404 .819 104     23.0   2.4  25.4 .144 .015 .159   31.23 2 2 Mike Hargrove
3 3 Eddie Murray BBW 6 BAL 2E B 24   154 1369 77 9 158 .994   613 183 36 2 31 99 113 53 10 69 2 0 6 7 2 18 .299 .353 .515 .868 108     23.3   1.7  25.0 .151 .011 .162   31.08 3 3 Eddie Murray
4 4 Bruce Bochte SEA 7W L 29   133 1273 98 6 143 .996   468 138 30 3 10 57 70 63 11 76 0 4 7 2 3 14 .295 .374 .436 .810 76     14.2   2.6  16.8 .107 .020 .126   18.42 4 4 Bruce Bochte
5 5   John Mayberry             TOR 7E L 31       136 1243 79 8 138 .994     467 119 18 2 29 68 78 74 7 78 3 3 3 0 0 5 .255 .358 .488 .846 83       14.9   1.8  16.7 .110 .013 .123   18.06 5 5   John Mayberry
6 6 Rod Carew BBW A CAL 6W L 34 DH   103 897 57 6 82 .994   403 129 25 6 2 54 42 46 7 31 0 8 1 19 13 11 .320 .389 .427 .816 65     13.0   1.7  14.7 .126 .017 .143   17.14 6 6 Rod Carew
7 7 Dave Revering OAK 2W L 27   95 724 67 9 56 .989   348 102 21 5 14 47 60 26 4 32 0 2 2 1 0 6 .293 .340 .503 .843 59     12.4   0.8  13.2 .131 .008 .139   15.18 7 7 Dave Revering
8 8 Willie Aikens KC 1W L 25   138 1081 65 12 95 .990   490 135 23 0 18 70 86 62 2 79 6 0 9 0 0 22 .276 .358 .433 .791 75     13.4   1.2  14.6 .097 .009 .106   14.65 8 8 Willie Aikens
9 9 Bob Watson NY 1E R 34 DH   104 851 63 9 87 .990   374 114 20 3 9 47 56 31 3 47 1 1 6 2 0 14 .305 .354 .447 .801 57     11.6   1.5  13.1 .112 .014 .126   14.35 9 9 Bob Watson
10 10 Tony Perez BBW T22 BOS 4E R 38   137 1301 87 10 150 .993   534 151 30 3 24 71 100 39 10 85 1 0 7 1 0 23 .283 .329 .485 .814 75     11.0   1.5  12.5 .080 .011 .091   11.65 10 10 Tony Perez
                                   
11 Jason Thompson DET/CAL 5E/6W L 25 DH   83 679 51 0 66 1.000   280 71 14 0 10 36 48 50 6 56 1 2 3 0 1 8 .254 .365 .411 .776 43      9.1   1.2  10.3 .110 .014 .124   11.20 11 Jason Thompson
12 Lamar Johnson CHI 5W R 29 DH   80 671 56 7 70 .990   284 79 15 0 8 25 41 28 3 28 0 1 4 1 3 7 .278 .339 .415 .754 39      6.7   1.9   8.6 .084 .024 .108    8.70 12 Lamar Johnson
13 John Wockenfuss DET 5E R 31 C,LF,DH   52 415 35 8 41 .983   153 40 6 1 7 29 20 35 2 32 1 0 0 0 1 3 .261 .402 .451 .853 30      5.7   0.7   6.4 .110 .013 .123    6.93 13 John Wockenfuss
14 11 Mike Squires CHI 5W L 28   114 904 68 5 79 .995   327 91 11 3 2 37 30 32 1 22 1 11 0 8 6 6 .278 .344 .349 .693 40      5.9   2.4   8.3 .052 .021 .073    6.91 14 11 Mike Squires
15 12   Richie Hebner             DET 5E L 32 3B     61 466 35 1 35 .998     209 59 6 4 7 29 47 23 2 28 1 1 4 0 2 5 .282 .350 .450 .800 33        6.0   0.7   6.7 .098 .011 .110    6.85 15 12   Richie Hebner
16 Jim Spencer NY 1E L 33   75 567 41 6 51 .990   219 50 9 0 12 34 37 23 1 39 1 1 4 1 0 4 .228 .300 .434 .734 29      4.9   1.0   5.9 .065 .013 .079    5.11 16 Jim Spencer
17 13 Pat Putnam TEX 4W L 27   137 979 80 9 107 .992   391 99 14 2 11 37 49 33 5 48 0 3 5 0 2 13 .253 .308 .384 .692 44      5.9   1.3   7.2 .043 .009 .053    5.09 17 13 Pat Putnam
18 14 Ron Jackson MIN 3W R 27   119 983 74 10 105 .991   345 93 24 3 4 38 29 24 3 36 3 3 2 1 8 11 .270 .321 .391 .712 39      4.1   1.9   6.0 .034 .016 .050    4.16 18 14 Ron Jackson
19 Tim Corcoran DET 5E L 27   48 249 18 4 32 .985   93 33 6 0 3 14 16 11 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .355 .419 .516 .935 19      3.2   0.4   3.6 .067 .008 .075    3.04 19 Tim Corcoran
20 Mike Cubbage MIN 3W L 29 3B   72 512 44 2 56 .996   192 47 6 0 5 20 20 14 2 27 1 4 2 0 1 1 .245 .297 .354 .651 21      2.3   1.1   3.4 .032 .015 .047    2.28 20 Mike Cubbage
                                   
21 Tom Paciorek SEA 7W R 33 RF,DH   36 255 19 5 24 .982   110 33 7 1 6 13 15 2 0 20 1 1 0 2 1 3 .300 .319 .545 .864 17      2.2   0.4   2.6 .061 .011 .072    2.16 21 Tom Paciorek
22 Rusty Staub TEX 4W L 36 DH   30 243 10 6 27 .977   95 28 8 0 0 9 9 11 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 6 .295 .370 .379 .749 12      2.1   0.3   2.4 .070 .010 .080    2.09 22 Rusty Staub
23 Jeff Newman OAK 2W R 31 C   60 446 35 9 28 .982   205 46 8 1 7 22 29 15 4 39 0 2 3 1 1 5 .224 .274 .376 .650 20      2.0   0.7   2.7 .033 .012 .045    1.77 23 Jeff Newman
24 John Ellis TEX 4W R 31 DH   39 240 12 2 22 .992   102 24 5 0 1 5 12 7 0 13 0 0 2 2 0 2 .235 .279 .314 .593 9      0.6   0.2   0.8 .015 .005 .021    0.35 24 John Ellis
25     Pete LaCock             KC 1W L 28 LF     86 267 21 1 27 .997     60 16 1 0 1 3 6 9 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .267 .371 .333 .704 8        -     0.5   0.5 .000 .006 .006    0.12 25     Pete LaCock
26 Doug Ault TOR 7E R 30 DH   32 198 20 0 21 1.000   66 9 1 0 2 5 8 7 0 11 2 0 1 0 1 1 .136 .237 .242 .479 4      -     0.3   0.3 .000 .009 .009    0.09 26 Doug Ault
League Average Age 29.6  League Avg WS/Game  .092 .013 .105
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1388.8 99.9 11.3 141.3 .992  Offense Share of WS  87.4%
League Average per 600 PA 530.5 150.8 26.5 3.0 17.1 69.4 81.1 57.4 7.2 65.2 2.4 3.7 6.0 4.6 3.6 15.2 .284 .353 .442 .795 82.1  Average WS/Team   18.20
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   66.0%   1613 12811 928 90 1282 .993     5212 1502 247 31 159 693 799 624 74 603 26 48 59 53 37 142 .288 .363 .439 .802 829     155.5 21.3 176.8 .096 .013 .110 Bats Left
Bats Right 27.1%   659 5360 401 60 548 .990   2173 589 116 12 68 255 310 188 25 311 9 8 25 10 15 69 .271 .328 .429 .757 290   43.9 9.1 53.0 .067 .014 .080 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   6.9%     154 1369 77 9 158 .994     613 183 36 2 31 99 113 53 10 69 2 0 6 7 2 18 .299 .353 .515 .868 108     23.3 1.7 25.0 .151 .011 .162 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 6.9%   154 1369 77 9 158 .994   613 183 36 2 31 99 113 53 10 69 2 0 6 7 2 18 .299 .356 .515 .871 108   23.3 1.7 25.0 .151 .011 .162 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 43.2%   1105 8322 642 65 836 .993   3278 904 165 16 86 384 455 352 38 412 13 30 35 14 25 93 .276 .345 .415 .760 463   77.2 15.3 92.5 .070 .014 .084 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 42.5%   1000 8305 590 69 817 .992   3478 1008 160 24 117 484 545 410 49 411 20 26 41 48 27 89 .290 .366 .451 .817 569   109.1 13.3 122.4 .109 .013 .122 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   7.4%     167 1544 97 16 177 .990     629 179 38 3 24 80 109 50 12 91 2 0 8 1 0 29 .285 .339 .469 .808 87     13.1 1.8 14.9 .078 .011 .089 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     0.0%                                                                               Rookie  
Starter 74.5%   1733 14798 1044 109 1523 .993   6139 1798 313 42 196 832 961 653 88 704 28 45 69 62 44 184 .293 .360 .453 .813 976   183.9 23.4 207.3 .106 .014 .120 Starter  
Reserve     25.5%     693 4742 362 50 465 .990     1859 476 86 3 62 215 261 212 21 279 9 11 21 8 10 45 .256 .332 .406 .738 251     38.8 8.7 47.5 .056 .013 .069 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   66.0%   1613 1389.6 100.7 9.7 139.1 .993     523.9 151.0 24.8 3.1 16.0 69.7 80.3 62.7 7.4 60.6 2.6 4.8 6.0 5.3 3.7 14.3 .288 .363 .439 .802 83.3     15.6 2.3 17.9 .096 .013 .110 Bats Left
Bats Right 27.1%   659 1381.2 103.3 15.5 141.2 .990   542.6 147.1 29.0 3.0 17.0 63.7 77.4 46.9 6.2 77.7 2.3 2.0 6.2 2.5 3.7 17.2 .271 .328 .429 .757 72.4   11.0 2.3 13.3 .067 .014 .080 Bats Right
Bats Both   6.9%     154 1411.3 79.4 9.3 162.9 .994     545.7 162.9 32.0 1.8 27.6 88.1 100.6 47.2 8.9 61.4 1.8 0.0 5.3 6.2 1.8 16.0 .299 .353 .515 .868 96.1     20.7 1.8 22.5 .151 .011 .162 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 6.9%   154 1411.3 79.4 9.3 162.9 .994   545.7 162.9 32.0 1.8 27.6 88.1 100.6 47.2 8.9 61.4 1.8 0.0 5.3 6.2 1.8 16.0 .299 .356 .515 .871 96.1   20.7 1.5 22.3 .151 .011 .162 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 43.2%   1105 1382.5 106.7 10.8 138.9 .993   530.4 146.3 26.7 2.6 13.9 62.1 73.6 57.0 6.1 66.7 2.1 4.8 5.7 2.3 4.0 15.0 .276 .345 .415 .760 74.9   12.5 2.5 15.0 .070 .014 .084 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 42.5%   1000 1389.7 98.7 11.6 136.7 .992   525.0 152.2 24.2 3.6 17.7 73.1 82.3 61.9 7.4 62.0 3.0 3.9 6.2 7.2 4.1 13.4 .290 .366 .451 .817 85.9   16.5 2.0 18.5 .109 .013 .122 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   7.4%     167 1397.7 87.8 14.5 160.2 .990     547.8 155.9 33.1 2.6 20.9 69.7 94.9 43.5 10.4 79.2 1.7 0.0 7.0 0.9 0.0 25.3 .285 .339 .469 .808 75.8     11.4 1.6 13.0 .078 .011 .089 Age 35 & over
Rookie     0.0%                                                                               Rookie  
Starter 74.5%   1733 1391.6 98.2 10.2 143.2 .993   531.2 155.6 27.1 3.6 17.0 72.0 83.2 56.5 7.6 60.9 2.4 3.9 6.0 5.4 3.8 15.9 .293 .360 .453 .813 84.5   15.9 2.0 17.9 .106 .014 .120 Starter  
Reserve     25.5%     693 1380.1 105.4 14.5 135.3 .990     528.1 135.2 24.4 0.9 17.6 61.1 74.1 60.2 6.0 79.3 2.6 3.1 6.0 2.3 2.8 12.8 .256 .332 .406 .738 71.3     11.0 2.5 13.5 .056 .013 .069 Reserve