Left Fielders
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Pos St All- Other Left Field Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Left Fielder 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 Babe Ruth BBW     BOS 1 L 23 SP   47 90 6 6 2 .941   162 49 13 6 6 26 34 30 30 1 2 3 .302 .415 .568 .983 38     12.6   1.5  14.1 .268 .032 .300   22.50 1 Babe Ruth
2 1 Bobby Veach     DET 7 L 30   124 270 14 7 3 .976   483 135 20 13 3 57 76 34 22 4 16 20 .280 .332 .393 .725 63     15.1   1.7  16.8 .122 .014 .135   18.02 2 1 Bobby Veach
3 2 Joe Wood     CLE 2 R 28   84 170 9 7 0 .962   311 92 16 3 4 30 49 27 28 2 15 6 .296 .356 .405 .761 43      9.4   1.9  11.3 .112 .023 .135   12.08 3 2 Joe Wood
4 3 Nemo Leibold     CHI 6 L 26   95 211 13 5 4 .978   367 92 12 6 0 48 26 53 27 0 8 11 .251 .345 .316 .661 44      8.2   1.7   9.9 .086 .018 .104    9.31 4 3 Nemo Leibold
5 4 Burt Shotton     WAS 3 L 33 RF   67 152 8 10 3 .941   277 72 9 4 0 37 12 37 15 1 2 14 .260 .349 .321 .670 33      6.7   2.1   8.8 .100 .031 .131    9.29 5 4 Burt Shotton
6 5 Ping Bodie     NY 4 R 30   90 181 17 6 3 .971   324 83 12 6 3 36 46 27 24 3 17 6 .256 .319 .358 .677 40      7.7   1.4   9.1 .086 .016 .101    8.43 6 5 Ping Bodie
7 6 George Whiteman   R   BOS 1 R 35   65 89 5 7 1 .931   202 54 13 0 1 23 26 19 8 2 11 8 .267 .336 .347 .683 25      6.5   1.1   7.6 .100 .017 .117    7.57 7 6 George Whiteman
8 7 Merlin Kopp   R   PHI 8 B 25   96 221 20 7 6 .972   363 85 7 7 0 60 18 42 55 4 12 22 .234 .320 .292 .612 36      5.5   2.5   8.0 .057 .026 .083    6.73 8 7 Merlin Kopp
9 Jack Tobin     STL 5 L 26 CF   43 71 8 3 2 .963   169 47 7 2 0 21 13 17 9 2 6 5 .278 .351 .343 .694 20      3.9   1.0   4.9 .091 .023 .114    4.82 9 Jack Tobin
10 Howard Shanks     WAS 3 R 27 2B   54 124 6 6 1 .956   205 53 9 2 0 20 26 15 10 2 8 11 .259 .315 .322 .637 21      3.6   1.5   5.1 .067 .028 .094    4.57 10 8 Howard Shanks
                                 
11 Jack Graney     CLE 2 L 32   44 75 2 2 0 .975   173 41 7 4 0 26 9 27 13 3 3 3 .237 .350 .324 .674 21      3.7   0.9   4.6 .084 .020 .105    4.33 11 Jack Graney
12 Tim Hendryx     STL 5 R 27 CF   28 41 2 1 1 .977   93 26 6 1 0 9 14 16 15 1 5 2 .280 .391 .366 .757 14      3.1   0.6   3.7 .111 .021 .132    3.92 12 Tim Hendryx
13 8 Earl L. Smith     STL 5 B 27 CF   54 99 10 6 2 .948   191 51 7 3 0 19 21 9 11 1 13 9 .267 .303 .335 .638 19      2.8   1.4   4.2 .052 .026 .078    3.41 13 Earl L. Smith
14 Ham Hyatt     NY 4 L 33   21 35 3 0 1 1.000   92 21 6 0 1 8 7 6 6 0 2 1 .228 .276 .326 .602 8      1.4   0.3   1.7 .067 .014 .081    1.41 14 Ham Hyatt
15 Rube Oldring     PHI 8 R 34   26 29 2 2 0 .939   102 24 2 1 0 4 8 6 8 1 5 0 .235 .284 .275 .559 8      0.5   0.2   0.7 .019 .008 .027    0.33 15 Rube Oldring
League Average Age 28.8 League Avg WS/Game .097 .021 .118
League Avg per 300 Chances 270.9 18.2 10.9 4.2 .964 Offense Share of WS 82.1%
League Average per 600 PA 523.1 137.7 21.7 8.6 2.7 63.1 57.3 54.3 41.8 4.0 18.6 18.0 .263 .337 .353 .690 64.5 Average WS/Team  13.81
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 © 2009-2010 by Andre Lower Bats Left   48.1%     441 904 54 33 15 .967     1723 457 74 35 10 223 177 204   122 11 39   57     .265 .347 .366 .713 227       51.6   9.2  60.8 .117 .021 .138 Bats Left
Bats Right 35.4%   347 634 41 29 6 .959   1237 332 58 13 8 122 169 110 93 11 61 33 .268 .334 .356 .690 151     30.8   6.7  37.5 .089 .019 .108 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   16.5%     150 320 30 13 8 .964     554 136 14 10 0 79 39 51   66 5 25   31     .245 .315 .307 .622 55        8.3   3.9  12.2 .055 .026 .081 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 4.9%   47 90 6 6 2 .941   162 49 13 6 6 26 34 30 30 1 2 3 .302 .415 .568 .983 38     12.6   1.5  14.1 .268 .032 .300 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 49.2%   454 937 68 35 16 .966   1699 446 64 24 4 207 167 179 155 12 67 66 .263 .337 .335 .672 197     36.5  10.6  47.1 .080 .023 .104 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 40.0%   372 742 46 27 10 .967   1451 376 56 28 7 168 158 137 88 12 45 44 .259 .328 .351 .679 173     35.1   6.6  41.7 .094 .018 .112 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   5.8%   65 89 5 7 1 .931   202 54 13 0 1 23 26 19 8 2 11 8 .267 .336 .347 .683 25      6.5   1.1   7.6 .100 .017 .117 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     16.8%     161 310 25 14 7 .960     565 139 20 7 1 83 44 61   63 6 23   30     .246 .326 .312 .638 61       12.0   3.6  15.6 .075 .022 .097 Rookie  
Starter 72.8%   675 1393 96 55 22 .964   2518 664 96 42 11 310 274 248 190 17 94 96 .264 .334 .348 .682 303     61.9  13.8  75.7 .092 .020 .112 Starter  
Reserve     27.2%     263 465 29 20 7 .961     996 261 50 16 7 114 111 117   91 10 31   25     .262 .346 .365 .711 130       28.8   6.0  34.8 .110 .023 .132 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   48.1%     441 273.7 16.3 10.0 4.5 .967     522.9 138.7 22.5 10.6 3.0 67.7 53.7 61.9   37.0 3.4 11.8   17.3     .265 .347 .366 .713 68.9     15.7 2.8 18.5 .117 .021 .138 Bats Left
Bats Right 35.4%   347 270.2 17.5 12.3 2.6 .959   523.0 140.4 24.5 5.5 3.4 51.6 71.5 46.5 39.3 4.7 25.8 14.0 .268 .334 .356 .690 63.8   13.0 2.8 15.9 .089 .019 .108 Bats Right
Bats Both   16.5%     150 264.5 24.8 10.7 6.6 .964     523.5 128.5 13.2 9.4 0.0 74.6 36.9 48.2   62.4 4.7 23.6   29.3     .245 .315 .307 .622 52.0     7.8 3.7 11.5 .055 .026 .081 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 4.9%   47 264.7 17.7 17.6 5.9 .941   498.5 150.8 40.0 18.5 18.5 80.0 104.6 92.3 92.3 3.1 6.1 9.2 .302 .415 .568 .983 116.9   38.8 4.6 43.4 .268 .032 .300 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 49.2%   454 270.3 19.6 10.1 4.6 .966   520.9 136.7 19.6 7.4 1.2 63.5 51.2 54.9 47.5 3.7 20.5 20.2 .263 .337 .335 .672 60.4   11.2 3.2 14.4 .080 .023 .104 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 40.0%   372 273.1 16.9 10.0 3.7 .967   529.2 137.1 20.4 10.2 2.6 61.3 57.6 50.0 32.1 4.4 16.4 16.0 .259 .328 .351 .679 63.1   12.8 2.4 15.2 .094 .018 .112 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   5.8%   65 264.4 14.8 20.8 3.0 .931   518.0 138.5 33.3 0.0 2.6 59.0 66.7 48.7 20.5 5.1 28.2 20.5 .267 .336 .347 .683 64.1   16.7 2.8 19.5 .100 .017 .117 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     16.8%     161 266.5 21.5 12.0 6.0 .960     517.5 127.3 18.3 6.4 0.9 76.0 40.3 55.9   57.7 5.5 21.1   27.5     .246 .326 .312 .638 55.9     11.0 3.3 14.3 .075 .022 .097 Rookie  
Starter 72.8%   675 270.7 18.6 10.7 4.3 .964   525.1 129.0 18.7 8.2 2.1 60.2 53.2 51.7 36.9 3.6 19.6 18.7 .264 .334 .348 .682 58.9   12.0 2.7 14.7 .092 .020 .112 Starter  
Reserve     27.2%     263 271.4 16.9 11.7 4.1 .961     517.9 152.3 29.2 9.3 4.1 66.5 64.8 60.8   53.1 5.2 16.1   14.6     .262 .346 .365 .711 75.9     16.8 3.5 20.3 .110 .023 .132 Reserve