Second Basemen
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1896 1898 Chronology Home 2B Index Guide
Pos St All- Other 2nd Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Second 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 Cupid Childs     CLE 5 L 29   114 319 384 42 42 .944   444 150 15 9 1 105 61 74 2 17 25 .338 .435 .419 .854 98     12.3   5.5   17.8 .108 .048 .156   23.13 1 1 Cupid Childs
2 2 Kid Gleason     NY 3 B 30   129 309 395 53 43 .930   528 168 16 4 1 83 104 25 3 5 42 .318 .353 .369 .722 90     11.7   5.2   16.9 .091 .040 .131   20.12 2 2 Kid Gleason
3 3 Heinie Reitz     BAL 2 L 30   128 282 449 29 62 .962   477 138 15 6 2 76 84 50 11 6 23 .289 .370 .358 .728 79      9.6   7.0   16.6 .075 .055 .130   19.66 3 3 Heinie Reitz
4 4 Bobby Lowe     BOS 1 R 28   123 270 404 34 33 .952   499 154 24 8 5 87 106 32 4 13 16 .309 .355 .419 .774 94     11.3   4.2   15.5 .092 .034 .126   18.10 4 4 Bobby Lowe
5 5   Dick Padden             PIT 8 R 26       134 369 402 48 36 .941     517 146 16 10 2 84 58 38     16 20   18     .282 .350 .364 .714 78        8.8   5.1   13.9 .066 .038 .104   14.72 5 5   Dick Padden
6 6 Bid McPhee Vet     CIN 4 R 37   81 209 267 17 34 .966   282 85 13 7 1 45 39 35 4 16 9 .301 .386 .408 .794 55      6.9   4.1   11.0 .085 .051 .136   13.33 6 6 Bid McPhee
7 7 Jim Connor   R   CHI 9 R 34   76 176 293 32 40 .936   285 83 10 5 3 40 38 24 4 5 10 .291 .355 .393 .748 50      5.6   2.7    8.3 .074 .036 .109    9.02 7 7 Jim Connor
8 8 George Shoch     BRO T6 R 38   68 188 240 27 25 .941   227 63 7 2 0 34 30 39 4 10 5 .278 .393 .326 .719 42      4.7   2.2    6.9 .069 .032 .101    7.23 8 8 George Shoch
9 Tommy Corcoran     CIN 4 R 28 SS   47 131 147 13 17 .955   190 55 13 2 1 32 24 6 1 5 6 .289 .315 .395 .710 29      2.6   2.2    4.8 .055 .047 .102    5.04 9 Tommy Corcoran
10 Gene DeMontreville     WAS T6 R 23 SS   33 86 103 13 6 .936   142 48 7 2 1 23 23 5 0 4 8 .338 .361 .437 .798 26      3.1   1.0    4.1 .094 .030 .124    4.75 10 Gene DeMontreville
                             
11 9 John O'Brien     WAS T6 L 26   86 223 260 30 43 .942   320 78 12 2 3 37 45 19 11 3 6 .244 .309 .322 .631 37      1.6   2.5    4.1 .019 .029 .048    2.94 11 9 John O'Brien
12 10 Phil Geier   R   PHI 10 L 20 RF   37 87 118 12 5 .945   130 36 2 1 0 21 14 23 1 2 8 .277 .390 .308 .698 21      2.2   0.8    3.0 .059 .022 .081    2.81 12 10 Phil Geier
13 Nixey Callahan   R   CHI 9 R 23 SP   30 65 92 14 10 .918   115 34 6 2 1 19 15 3 2 3 4 .296 .325 .409 .734 18      1.7   0.6    2.3 .057 .020 .077    2.09 13 Nixey Callahan
14 Jim Canavan     BRO T6 R 30   63 157 162 32 18 .909   240 52 9 3 2 25 34 26 2 1 9 .217 .299 .304 .603 31      1.7   1.2    2.9 .027 .019 .046    2.05 14 Jim Canavan
15     Lave Cross             PHI 10 R 31 3B     38 68 120 7 10 .964     149 38 7 2 1 16 22 4     0 5   4     .255 .275 .349 .624 17        0.9   1.2    2.1 .024 .032 .055    1.62 15     Lave Cross
16 Tommy Dowd     STL/PHI 12/10 R 28 CF,RF   24 56 71 15 5 .894   102 29 2 0 0 18 10 5 0 3 7 .284 .318 .304 .622 13      1.0   0.3    1.3 .042 .013 .054    1.00 16 Tommy Dowd
17 John Houseman   R   STL 12 U 27   41 106 129 21 10 .918   139 34 3 3 0 17 11 14 4 2 8 .245 .331 .309 .640 16      1.1   0.2    1.3 .027 .005 .032    0.76 17 John Houseman
18 11 Bill Hallman     PHI/STL 10/12 R 30   108 268 324 35 45 .944   413 96 9 2 0 46 40 31 8 12 13 .232 .299 .264 .563 37      0.4   1.2    1.6 .004 .011 .015    0.64 18 11 Bill Hallman
19 Heinie Smith   R   LOU 11 R 25   21 46 57 8 8 .928   76 20 3 0 1 7 7 3 1 1 1 .263 .300 .342 .642 9      0.6   0.2    0.8 .029 .010 .038    0.51 19 Heinie Smith
20 Fred Pfeffer     CHI 9 R 37   32 73 93 22 12 .883   114 26 0 1 0 10 11 12 3 2 5 .228 .318 .246 .564 13      0.2   0.6    0.8 .006 .019 .025    0.42 20 Fred Pfeffer
                             
21 Abbie Johnson   R   LOU 11 U 24   33 68 92 22 8 .879   118 29 4 1 0 12 17 10 1 1 1 .246 .310 .297 .607 12      0.5   0.3    0.8 .015 .009 .024    0.41 21 Abbie Johnson
22 12 Jim Rogers     LOU 11 U 24   39 86 120 15 12 .932   139 20 3 2 2 20 20 20 1 7 4 .144 .256 .237 .493 11      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .013 .013    0.19 22 12 Jim Rogers
League Average Age 29.2 League Avg WS/Game .060 .033 .092
League Avg per 800 Chances 327.2 424.2 48.6 47.1 .939 Offense Share of WS 64.5%
League Average per 600 PA 531.8 149.0 18.5 7.0 2.5 80.7 76.6 46.9 7.8 13.5 21.9 .280 .347 .355 .702 82.5 Average WS/Team  11.44
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   24.9%   365 911 1211 113 152 .949     1371 402 44 18 6 239 204 166     25 28   62     .293 .380 .365 .745 235       25.7  15.8   41.5 .070 .043 .114 Bats Left
Bats Right 59.1%   878 2162 2775 317 299 .940   3350 929 128 47 18 486 457 263 49 100 116 .277 .339 .360 .699 512     49.5  26.8   76.3 .056 .031 .087 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 8.7%   129 309 395 53 43 .930   528 168 16 4 1 83 104 25 3 5 42 .318 .353 .369 .722 90     11.7   5.2   16.9 .091 .040 .131 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.4%     113 260 341 58 30 .912     396 83 10 6 2 49 48 44     6 10   13     .210 .298 .280 .578 39        1.6   1.0    2.6 .014 .009 .023 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 11.4%   172 392 525 76 41 .923   644 167 22 8 4 95 89 61 5 17 25 .259 .328 .337 .665 88      7.5   3.2   10.7 .044 .019 .062 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 40.2%   590 1520 1854 211 194 .941   2286 666 90 35 13 387 322 191 39 64 88 .291 .356 .378 .734 374     39.3  20.2   59.5 .067 .034 .101 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 36.2%   542 1260 1743 188 218 .941   2092 575 66 22 9 286 322 160 28 34 101 .275 .335 .340 .675 304     29.9  18.5   48.4 .055 .034 .089 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   12.2%   181 470 600 66 71 .942   623 174 20 10 1 89 80 86 11 28 19 .279 .376 .348 .724 110     11.8   6.9   18.7 .065 .038 .103 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.8%     238 548 781 109 81 .924     863 236 28 12 5 116 102 77     13 14   32     .273 .342 .351 .693 126       11.7   4.8   16.5 .049 .020 .069 Rookie  
Starter 74.1%   1092 2707 3576 367 410 .945   4135 1184 139 58 20 662 624 402 65 112 178 .286 .359 .363 .722 679     75.0  40.6  115.6 .069 .037 .106 Starter  
Reserve     25.9%     393 935 1146 174 114 .923     1510 398 59 17 7 195 189 96     18 31   55     .264 .315 .339 .654 197       13.5   8.2   21.7 .034 .021 .055 Reserve  
Splits per 800 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 800 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 800 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   24.9%   365 326.1 433.5 40.4 54.4 .949     517.4 151.7 16.6 6.8 2.3 90.2 77.0 62.6     9.4 10.6   23.4     .293 .380 .365 .745 88.7        9.7   6.0   15.7 .070 .043 .114 Bats Left
Bats Right 59.1%   878 329.2 422.5 48.3 45.5 .940   534.3 148.2 20.4 7.5 2.9 77.5 72.9 41.9 7.8 16.0 18.5 .277 .339 .360 .699 81.7      7.9   4.3   12.2 .056 .031 .087 Bats Right
Bats Both 8.7%   129 326.6 417.4 56.0 45.4 .930   564.7 179.7 17.1 4.3 1.1 88.8 111.2 26.7 3.2 5.4 44.9 .318 .353 .369 .722 96.3     12.5   5.6   18.1 .091 .040 .131 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.4%     113 315.6 414.0 70.4 36.4 .912     521.0 109.2 13.2 7.9 2.6 64.5 63.2 57.9     7.9 13.2   17.1     .210 .298 .280 .578 51.3        2.1   1.3    3.4 .014 .009 .023 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 11.4%   172 315.8 423.0 61.2 33.0 .923   531.5 137.8 18.2 6.6 3.3 78.4 73.5 50.4 4.1 14.0 20.6 .259 .328 .337 .665 72.6      6.2   2.6    8.8 .044 .019 .062 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.2%   590 339.2 413.7 47.1 43.3 .941   531.6 154.9 20.9 8.1 3.0 90.0 74.9 44.4 9.1 14.9 20.5 .291 .356 .378 .734 87.0      9.1   4.7   13.8 .067 .034 .101 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 36.2%   542 315.9 437.0 47.1 54.7 .941   542.4 149.1 17.1 5.7 2.3 74.2 83.5 41.5 7.3 8.8 26.2 .275 .335 .340 .675 78.8      7.8   4.8   12.5 .055 .034 .089 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   12.2%   181 331.0 422.5 46.5 50.0 .942   499.7 139.6 16.0 8.0 0.8 71.4 64.2 69.0 8.8 22.5 15.2 .279 .376 .348 .724 88.2      9.5   5.5   15.0 .065 .038 .103 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.8%     238 304.9 434.5 60.6 45.1 .924     535.5 146.4 17.4 7.4 3.1 72.0 63.3 47.8     8.0 8.7   19.9     .273 .342 .351 .693 78.2        7.3   3.0   10.2 .049 .020 .069 Rookie  
Starter 74.1%   1092 325.7 430.2 44.1 49.3 .945   526.3 150.7 17.7 7.4 2.5 84.3 79.4 51.2 8.3 14.2 22.7 .286 .359 .363 .722 86.4      9.5   5.2   14.7 .069 .037 .106 Starter  
Reserve     25.9%     393 331.7 406.6 61.7 40.4 .923     547.4 144.3 21.4 6.2 2.5 70.7 68.5 34.8     6.5 11.3   19.9     .264 .315 .339 .654 71.4        4.9   3.0    7.9 .034 .021 .055 Reserve