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1904 1906 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 Frank Chance Vet     CHI 3 R 27   115 1165 75 13 54 .990   392 124 16 12 2 92 70 78 17 15 38 .316 .450 .434 .884 105     23.7   1.8   25.5 .206 .016 .222   33.73 1 1 Frank Chance
2 2 Dan McGann     NY 1 B 33   136 1350 86 13 59 .991   491 147 23 14 5 88 75 55 19 19 22 .299 .391 .434 .825 93     21.0   2.7   23.7 .154 .020 .174   27.79 2 2 Dan McGann
3 3 Shad Barry     CHI/CIN 3/5 R 26   150 1472 79 28 87 .982   590 180 13 12 1 99 65 38 6 25 21 .305 .353 .373 .726 88     17.0   1.2   18.2 .113 .008 .121   17.81 3 3 Shad Barry
4 4 Fred Tenney     BOS 7 L 33   148 1556 152 32 68 .982   545 157 18 3 0 83 28 67 3 13 17 .288 .369 .332 .701 76     12.6   3.9   16.5 .085 .026 .111   15.48 4 4 Fred Tenney
5 5   Jake Beckley Vet           STL 6 L 37       134 1442 69 28 56 .982     514 147 20 10 1 48 57 30     6 8   12     .286 .333 .370 .703 63       13.6   2.1   15.7 .101 .016 .117   15.10 5 5   Jake Beckley
6 6 Doc Gessler     BRO 8 L 24   107 998 77 30 54 .973   388 112 15 4 3 40 41 34 13 3 23 .289 .366 .371 .737 58     13.2   1.2   14.4 .123 .011 .135   14.84 6 6 Doc Gessler
7 7 Del Howard   R   PIT 2 L 27 RF   90 912 48 22 57 .978   329 96 14 4 2 42 48 20 6 11 14 .292 .344 .377 .721 48      9.7   1.2   10.9 .108 .013 .121   10.66 7 7 Del Howard
8 8 Kitty Bransfield     PHI 4 R 30   151 1398 92 23 75 .985   580 150 23 9 3 55 76 27 2 18 27 .259 .294 .345 .639 73     10.3   2.3   12.6 .068 .015 .083   10.22 8 8 Kitty Bransfield
9 Mike Grady     STL 6 R 35 C   20 180 17 9 5 .956   68 20 4 2 1 9 9 7 1 1 3 .294 .368 .456 .824 11      3.1   0.3    3.4 .155 .015 .170    3.94 9 Mike Grady
10 Bill Clancy   R   PIT 2 L 26   52 551 27 10 30 .983   211 48 10 3 2 21 32 4 1 7 3 .227 .245 .332 .577 18      1.1   0.6    1.7 .021 .012 .033    0.86 10 Bill Clancy
                             
11 Charlie Babb     BRO 8 B 32 SS   31 314 13 8 24 .976   98 18 3 1 0 11 7 11 5 2 4 .184 .298 .235 .533 9      0.8   0.3    1.1 .026 .010 .035    0.58 11 Charlie Babb
League Average Age 29.9 League Avg WS/Game .111 .016 .127
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1383.9 89.7 26.4 69.5 .982 Offense Share of WS 87.8%
League Average per 600 PA 528.2 150.6 20.0 9.3 2.5 73.8 63.8 46.6 9.9 15.3 23.1 .285 .354 .372 .726 80.6 Average WS/Team  17.96
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   47.2%   531 5459 373 122 265 .980     1987 560 77 24 8 234 206 155     29 42   69     .282 .343 .357 .700 263       50.2   9.0   59.2 .095 .017 .111 Bats Left
Bats Right 38.2%   436 4215 263 73 221 .984   1630 474 56 35 7 255 220 150 26 59 89 .291 .360 .381 .741 277     54.1   5.6   59.7 .124 .013 .137 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   14.6%     167 1664 99 21 83 .988     589 165 26 15 5 99 82 66     24 21   26     .280 .376 .401 .777 102       21.8   3.0   24.8 .131 .018 .149 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 9.2%   107 998 77 30 54 .973   388 112 15 4 3 40 41 34 13 3 23 .289 .366 .371 .737 58     13.2   1.2   14.4 .123 .011 .135 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 36.1%   407 4100 229 73 228 .983   1522 448 53 31 7 254 215 140 30 58 76 .294 .365 .384 .749 259     51.5   4.8   56.3 .127 .012 .138 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 41.0%   466 4618 343 76 226 .985   1714 472 67 27 8 237 186 160 29 52 70 .275 .347 .360 .707 251     44.7   9.2   53.9 .096 .020 .116 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   13.7%   154 1622 86 37 61 .979   582 167 24 12 2 57 66 37 7 9 15 .287 .337 .380 .717 74     16.7   2.4   19.1 .108 .016 .124 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     12.5%     142 1463 75 32 87 .980     540 144 24 7 4 63 80 24     7 18   17     .267 .306 .359 .665 66       10.8   1.8   12.6 .076 .013 .089 Rookie  
Starter 88.7%   1005 10037 660 184 500 .983   3725 1091 140 68 17 537 450 344 0 71 111 169 .293 .364 .381 .745 597    119.7  16.2  135.9 .119 .016 .135 Starter  
Reserve     11.3%     129 1301 75 32 69 .977     481 108 19 6 3 51 58 27   0 8 11   15     .225 .277 .308 .585 45        6.4   1.4    7.8 .050 .011 .060 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   47.2%   531 1375.3 94.0 30.7 66.8 .980     538.7 151.8 20.9 6.5 2.2 63.4 55.9 42.0     7.9 11.4   18.7     .282 .343 .357 .700 71.3       13.6   2.4   16.1 .095 .017 .111 Bats Left
Bats Right 38.2%   436 1389.2 86.7 24.1 72.8 .984   524.4 152.5 18.0 11.3 2.3 82.0 70.8 48.2 8.4 19.0 28.6 .291 .360 .381 .741 89.1     17.4   1.8   19.2 .124 .013 .137 Bats Right
Bats Both   14.6%     167 1399.1 83.2 17.7 69.8 .988     504.8 141.4 22.3 12.9 4.3 84.9 70.3 56.6     20.6 18.0   22.3     .280 .376 .401 .777 87.4       18.7   2.6   21.3 .131 .018 .149 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 9.2%   107 1354.8 104.5 40.7 73.3 .973   531.5 153.4 20.5 5.5 4.1 54.8 56.2 46.6 17.8 4.1 31.5 .289 .366 .371 .737 79.5     18.1   1.6   19.7 .123 .011 .135 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 36.1%   407 1397.1 78.0 24.9 77.7 .983   521.8 153.6 18.2 10.6 2.4 87.1 73.7 48.0 10.3 19.9 26.1 .294 .365 .384 .749 88.8     17.7   1.6   19.3 .127 .012 .138 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 41.0%   466 1375.2 102.2 22.6 67.3 .985   526.0 144.9 20.6 8.3 2.5 72.7 57.1 49.1 8.9 16.0 21.5 .275 .347 .360 .707 77.0     13.7   2.8   16.5 .096 .020 .116 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   13.7%   154 1394.3 73.9 31.8 52.4 .979   549.9 157.8 22.7 11.3 1.9 53.9 62.4 35.0 6.6 8.5 14.2 .287 .337 .380 .717 69.9     15.8   2.3   18.0 .108 .016 .124 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     12.5%     142 1397.8 71.6 30.6 83.1 .980     550.1 146.7 24.4 7.1 4.1 64.2 81.5 24.5     7.1 18.3   17.3     .267 .306 .359 .665 67.2       11.0   1.8   12.8 .076 .013 .089 Rookie  
Starter 88.7%   1005 1383.6 91.0 25.4 68.9 .983   525.8 154.0 19.8 9.6 2.4 75.8 63.5 48.5 0.0 10.0 15.7 23.9 .293 .364 .381 .745 84.3     16.9   2.3   19.2 .119 .016 .135 Starter  
Reserve     11.3%     129 1386.0 79.9 34.1 73.5 .977     547.6 123.0 21.6 6.8 3.4 58.1 66.0 30.8   0.0 9.1 12.5   17.1     .225 .277 .308 .585 51.2        7.3   1.6    8.9 .050 .011 .060 Reserve