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1883 1885 Chronology Home SS Index Guide
Pos St All- Other Shortstop Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as Shortstop 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 Candy Nelson     NY 1 L 35   110 113 292 56 16 .879   428 109 15 3 1 113 73 9 .255 .375 .311 .686 110     19.5   3.2   22.7 .177 .029 .206   27.83 1 1 Candy Nelson
2 6 Frank Fennelly   R   WAS/CIN 13/5 R 24   88 113 299 73 26 .849   363 113 21 14 4 90 30 2 .311 .367 .479 .846 102     18.3   1.8   20.1 .208 .020 .228   25.93 2 6 Frank Fennelly
3 2 Bill Gleason     STL 4 R 25   110 119 316 67 23 .867   468 126 21 7 1 96 27 12 .269 .325 .350 .675 97     15.9   2.9   18.8 .145 .026 .171   20.98 3 2 Bill Gleason
4 3 Sadie Houck     PHI 7 R 28   108 122 379 60 30 .893   468 139 19 14 0 92 7 8 .297 .319 .397 .716 86     11.2   6.7   17.9 .104 .062 .166   19.67 4 3 Sadie Houck
5 4   John Richmond             COL 2 U 30       105 96 306 62 26 .866     398 100 13 7 3 57   35     3           .251 .317 .342 .659 69       11.9   4.3   16.2 .113 .041 .154   17.18 5 4   John Richmond
6 5 Jimmy Macullar     BAL 6 R 29   107 120 318 68 23 .866   360 73 16 6 4 73 36 8 .203 .290 .314 .604 63      9.7   5.6   15.3 .091 .052 .143   15.62 6 5 Jimmy Macullar
7 7 Billy Geer     BRO 9 U 34   107 177 364 81 34 .870   377 79 14 7 0 66 37 1 .210 .282 .284 .566 56      7.4   5.5   12.9 .069 .051 .121   12.09 7 7 Billy Geer
8 8 Tom McLaughlin     LOU 3 R 24   94 122 331 55 34 .892   318 64 10 6 0 39 20 21 6 .201 .264 .270 .534 39      4.3   7.9   12.2 .046 .084 .130   11.86 8 8 Tom McLaughlin
9 9 Joe Miller     TOL 8 R 23   105 125 320 70 26 .864   423 101 12 8 1 46 26 1 .239 .284 .312 .596 58      6.3   4.9   11.2 .060 .047 .107    9.87 9 9 Joe Miller
10 10 Marr Phillips   R   IND 12 R 27   97 108 335 71 16 .862   413 111 18 8 0 41 5 1 .269 .279 .351 .630 55      6.6   4.2   10.8 .068 .043 .111    9.73 10 10 Marr Phillips
                                 
11 11 Bill White   R   PIT 11 U 24   60 58 185 58 12 .807   236 54 6 8 0 20 11 1 .229 .266 .322 .588 31      3.2   1.2    4.4 .053 .020 .073    3.22 11 11 Bill White
12 Tom Forster   R   PIT 11 R 25   28 45 103 17 8 .897   101 22 4 0 0 8 6 0 .218 .262 .257 .519 11      1.0   1.6    2.6 .036 .057 .093    2.14 12 Tom Forster
13 12 Jimmy Peoples   R   CIN 5 U 20   47 54 140 40 19 .829   172 29 1 1 1 18 10 4 0 .169 .188 .203 .391 10      -     2.7    2.7 .000 .057 .057    1.75 13 12 Jimmy Peoples
14 13 Bill Schenck     RIC 10 U   40 32 121 30 8 .836   144 30 4 0 3 13 1 1 .208 .219 .299 .518 13      0.4   0.8    1.2 .010 .020 .030    0.56 14 13 Bill Schenck
15 Chuck Fulmer     CIN 5 R 33   29 22 66 24 7 .786   103 18 2 1 0 12 7 1 0 .175 .183 .214 .397 5      -     0.5    0.5 .000 .017 .017    0.18 15 Chuck Fulmer
League Average Age 27.6 League Avg WS/G .094 .044 .137
League Avg per 700 Chances 162.7 442.3 95.0 35.2 .864 Offense Share of WS 68.3%
League Average per 600 PA 556.5 136.2 20.5 10.5 2.1 91.4 37.3 6.2 .245 .300 .331 .631 93.9 Average WS/Team  14.13
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   8.8%   110 113 292 56 16 .879     428 109 15 3 1 113 0 73     9           .255 .375 .311 .686 110       19.5   3.2   22.7 .177 .029 .206 Bats Left
Bats Right 62.5%   766 896 2467 505 193 .869   3017 767 123 64 10 497 27 159 38 .254 .300 .347 .647 516     73.3  36.1  109.4 .096 .047 .143 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   28.7%     359 417 1116 271 99 .850     1327 292 38 23 7 174 10 88     6           .220 .272 .299 .571 179       22.9  14.5   37.4 .064 .040 .104 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 32.2%   394 472 1275 296 117 .855   1512 361 50 37 6 213 30 92 10 .239 .287 .333 .620 240     32.1  18.5   50.6 .081 .047 .128 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 36.8%   450 514 1451 283 100 .874   1810 471 78 35 5 310 0 81 29 .260 .303 .350 .653 312     44.4  21.0   65.4 .099 .047 .145 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 19.2%   241 295 736 167 67 .861   878 197 29 15 3 135 7 73 4 .224 .287 .302 .589 130     19.3  10.3   29.6 .080 .043 .123 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over 8.8%   110 113 292 56 16 .879   428 109 15 3 1 113 0 73 9 .255 .375 .311 .686 110     19.5   3.2   22.7 .177 .029 .206 Age 35 & over
Age Unknown   3.0%   40 32 121 30 8 .836   144 30 4 0 3 13 0 1 1 .208 .219 .299 .518 13      0.4   0.8    1.2 .010 .020 .030 Age Unknown
Rookie     26.6%     320 378 1062 259 81 .848     1285 329 50 31 5 177 10 56     4           .256 .289 .355 .644 209       29.1  11.5   40.6 .091 .036 .127 Rookie  
Starter 93.2%   1150 1334 3622 766 281 .866   4446 1085 165 81 16 722 30 302 51 .244 .300 .328 .628 744    106.6  51.3  157.9 .093 .045 .137 Starter  
Reserve     6.8%     85 92 253 66 27 .839     326 83 11 9 2 62 7 18     2           .255 .298 .362 .660 61        9.1   2.5   11.6 .107 .029 .136 Reserve  
Splits per 700 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 700 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 700 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   8.8%   110 171.6 443.4 85.0 24.3 .879     503.5 128.2 17.6 3.5 1.2 132.9 0.0 85.9     10.6           .255 .375 .311 .686 129.4       22.9   3.8   26.7 .177 .029 .206 Bats Left
Bats Right 62.5%   766 162.1 446.5 91.4 34.9 .869   563.2 143.2 23.0 11.9 1.9 92.8 5.0 29.7 7.1 .254 .300 .347 .647 96.3     13.7   6.7   20.4 .096 .047 .143 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   28.7%     359 161.8 433.0 105.2 38.4 .850     560.3 123.3 16.0 9.7 3.0 73.5 4.2 37.2     2.5           .220 .272 .299 .571 75.6        9.7   6.1   15.8 .064 .040 .104 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 32.2%   394 161.7 436.9 101.4 40.1 .855   562.1 134.2 18.6 13.8 2.2 79.2 11.2 34.2 3.7 .239 .287 .333 .620 89.2     11.9   6.9   18.8 .081 .047 .128 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 36.8%   450 160.1 451.8 88.1 31.1 .874   565.6 147.2 24.4 10.9 1.6 96.9 0.0 25.3 9.1 .260 .303 .350 .653 97.5     13.9   6.6   20.4 .099 .047 .145 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 19.2%   241 172.4 430.0 97.6 39.1 .861   551.6 123.8 18.2 9.4 1.9 84.8 4.4 45.9 2.5 .224 .287 .302 .589 81.7     12.1   6.5   18.6 .080 .043 .123 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over 8.8%   110 171.6 443.4 85.0 24.3 .879   503.5 128.2 17.6 3.5 1.2 132.9 0.0 85.9 10.6 .255 .375 .311 .686 129.4     22.9   3.8   26.7 .177 .029 .206 Age 35 & over
Age Unknown   3.0%   40 122.4 462.8 114.8 30.6 .836   591.8 123.3 16.4 0.0 12.3 53.4 0.0 4.1 4.1 .208 .219 .299 .518 53.4      1.6   3.3    4.9 .010 .020 .030 Age Unknown  
Rookie     26.6%     320 155.7 437.6 106.7 33.4 .848     573.2 146.8 22.3 13.8 2.2 79.0 4.5 25.0     1.8           .256 .289 .355 .644 93.2       13.0   5.1   18.1 .091 .036 .127 Rookie  
Starter 93.2%   1150 163.2 443.1 93.7 34.4 .866   555.9 135.7 20.6 10.1 2.0 90.3 3.8 37.7 6.4 .244 .300 .328 .628 93.0     13.3   6.4   19.7 .093 .045 .137 Starter  
Reserve     6.8%     85 156.7 430.9 112.4 46.0 .839     565.3 143.9 19.1 15.6 3.5 107.5 12.1 31.2     3.5           .255 .298 .362 .660 105.8       15.8   4.3   20.1 .107 .029 .136 Reserve