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1887 1889 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 2 Frank Fennelly     CIN/PHI 4/3 R 28   127 168 463 100 41 .863   466 93 9 8 3 72 64 68 1 45 .200 .303 .273 .576 69      8.0   9.3   17.3 .063 .073 .136   19.39 1 2 Frank Fennelly
2 1 Ed McKean     CLE 6 R 24 LF   78 120 240 36 13 .909   314 94 12 9 3 54 39 16 3 30 .299 .339 .424 .763 63     12.3   2.4   14.7 .158 .031 .188   19.38 2 1 Ed McKean
3 Oyster Burns     BAL/BRO 5/2 R 23 LF   59 93 159 46 14 .846   223 65 11 6 3 40 28 16 2 19 .291 .344 .435 .779 46      8.5   2.1   10.6 .144 .036 .180   13.64 3 Oyster Burns
4 3 Germany Smith     BRO 2 R 25   103 155 352 94 29 .844   398 85 10 7 3 47 60 22 0 27 .214 .255 .296 .551 51      4.8   7.2   12.0 .047 .070 .117   12.44 4 3 Germany Smith
5 8   Bill White             LOU/STL 7/1 U 28       112 184 335 82 15 .864     424 92 7 7 3 59 54 25     4     19     .217 .267 .288 .555 54        5.1   4.5    9.6 .046 .040 .086    8.54 5 8   Bill White
6 4 Bill Gleason     PHI 3 R 29   121 112 370 80 32 .858   491 110 10 2 0 54 60 12 9 27 .224 .256 .253 .509 58      4.8   3.9    8.7 .040 .032 .072    7.08 6 4 Bill Gleason
7 Yank Robinson     STL 1 R 28 2B   34 54 94 19 6 .886   114 26 4 2 1 28 13 29 3 14 .228 .397 .325 .722 25      4.2   1.1    5.3 .124 .032 .156    6.35 7 Yank Robinson
8 5 Chicken Wolf     LOU 7 R 26 RF   39 62 131 41 9 .825   159 46 8 3 0 24 20 7 1 12 .289 .323 .377 .700 26      4.4   0.9    5.3 .113 .023 .136    5.93 8 5 Chicken Wolf
9 6 Jack Farrell     BAL 5 R 30 2B   54 75 173 27 11 .902   203 41 10 3 2 37 18 13 1 15 .202 .253 .310 .563 26      2.9   2.5    5.4 .054 .046 .100    5.19 9 6 Jack Farrell
10 7 Henry Easterday   R   KC 8 R 23   115 120 459 73 30 .888   401 76 7 6 3 42 37 31 5 23 .190 .256 .259 .515 45      2.4   4.5    6.9 .021 .039 .060    5.13 10 7 Henry Easterday
                                 
11 Gus Alberts   R   CLE 6 R 20 3B   53 58 174 37 15 .862   189 39 5 3 1 27 25 21 4 14 .206 .299 .280 .579 27      3.5   1.7    5.2 .066 .032 .098    4.95 11 Gus Alberts
12 Ed Herr   R   STL 1 R 26   28 46 70 17 4 .872   112 30 5 1 2 14 28 7 2 6 .268 .322 .384 .706 20      3.1   1.1    4.2 .111 .039 .150    4.94 12 Ed Herr
13 Heinie Kappel   R   CIN 4 R 24   25 25 69 25 5 .790   99 26 3 3 1 13 10 1 1 14 .263 .277 .384 .661 15      2.0   0.5    2.5 .080 .020 .100    2.40 13 Heinie Kappel
14 Joe Sommer     BAL 5 R 29 LF   34 53 98 20 12 .883   125 27 4 0 0 13 15 8 0 5 .216 .263 .248 .511 14      1.3   0.9    2.2 .038 .026 .065    1.70 14 Joe Sommer
15     Bill Greenwood             BAL 5 B 31 2B     28 45 56 21 8 .828     100 19 3 0 0 17 7 7     1     11     .190 .250 .220 .470 10        0.7   0.9    1.6 .025 .032 .057    1.16 15     Bill Greenwood
16 Phil Tomney   R   LOU 7 R 25   34 40 117 21 7 .882   120 18 3 0 0 15 4 7 0 11 .150 .197 .175 .372 8      -     1.7    1.7 .000 .050 .050    1.15 16 Phil Tomney
League Average Age 26.2 League Avg WS/G .065 .043 .108
League Avg per 700 Chances 179.2 426.9 93.9 31.9 .866 Offense Share of WS 60.1%
League Average per 600 PA 554.0 124.8 15.6 8.4 3.5 78.2 67.8 40.8 5.2 41.1 .225 .285 .303 .588 78.4 Average WS/Team  14.15
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   0.0%                                                                             Bats Left
Bats Right 86.8%   904 1181 2969 636 228 .867   3414 776 101 53 22 480 421 258 32 262 .227 .288 .307 .595 493     62.2  39.8  102.0 .069 .044 .113 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 2.5%   28 45 56 21 8 .828   100 19 3 0 0 17 7 7 1 11 .190 .250 .220 .470 10      0.7   0.9    1.6 .025 .032 .057 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   10.8%     112 184 335 82 15 .864     424 92 7 7 3 59 54 25     4     19     .217 .267 .288 .555 54        5.1   4.5    9.6 .046 .040 .086 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 31.4%   330 416 1101 217 77 .875   1226 300 38 27 11 176 139 85 15 100 .245 .302 .347 .649 196     28.7  11.2   39.9 .087 .034 .121 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 61.1%   632 874 2030 474 155 .860   2409 527 60 30 12 326 318 185 20 166 .219 .280 .284 .564 325     35.7  30.6   66.3 .056 .048 .105 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 7.5%   82 120 229 48 19 .879   303 60 13 3 2 54 25 20 2 26 .198 .252 .281 .533 36      3.6   3.4    7.0 .044 .041 .085 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     24.1%     255 289 889 173 61 .872     921 189 23 13 7 111 104 67     12     68     .205 .268 .281 .549 115       11.0   9.5   20.5 .043 .037 .080 Rookie  
Starter 67.3%   696 926 2349 486 171 .871   2653 582 66 40 15 349 316 180 22 180 .219 .275 .291 .566 355     40.9  32.7   73.6 .059 .047 .106 Starter  
Reserve     32.7%     348 484 1011 253 80 .855     1285 305 45 20 10 207 166 110     15     112     .237 .305 .327 .632 202       27.1  12.5   39.6 .078 .036 .114 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   0.0%                                                                             Bats Left
Bats Right 86.8%   904 172.7 434.3 93.0 33.3 .867   553.0 125.7 16.4 8.6 3.6 77.8 68.2 41.8 5.2 42.4 .227 .288 .307 .595 79.9     10.1   6.4   16.5 .069 .044 .113 Bats Right
Bats Both 2.5%   28 258.2 321.3 120.5 45.9 .828   555.6 105.6 16.7 0.0 0.0 94.4 38.9 38.9 5.5 61.1 .190 .250 .220 .470 55.6      3.9   5.0    8.9 .025 .032 .057 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   10.8%     112 214.3 390.2 95.5 17.5 .864     561.6 121.9 9.3 9.3 4.0 78.1 71.5 33.1     5.3     25.2     .217 .267 .288 .555 71.5        6.8   6.0   12.7 .046 .040 .086 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 31.4%   330 167.9 444.5 87.6 31.1 .875   554.7 135.7 17.2 12.2 5.0 79.6 62.9 38.5 6.8 45.2 .245 .302 .347 .649 88.7     13.0   5.1   18.1 .087 .034 .121 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 61.1%   632 181.1 420.7 98.2 32.1 .860   552.9 121.0 13.8 6.9 2.8 74.8 73.0 42.5 4.6 38.1 .219 .280 .284 .564 74.6      8.2   7.0   15.2 .056 .048 .105 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 7.5%   82 211.6 403.8 84.6 33.5 .879   559.4 110.8 24.0 5.5 3.7 99.7 46.2 36.9 3.7 48.0 .198 .252 .281 .533 66.5      6.6   6.3   12.9 .044 .041 .085 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     24.1%     255 149.8 460.6 89.6 31.6 .872     552.6 113.4 13.8 7.8 4.2 66.6 62.4 40.2     7.2     40.8     .205 .268 .281 .549 69.0        6.6   5.7   12.3 .043 .037 .080 Rookie  
Starter 67.3%   696 172.3 437.2 90.5 31.8 .871   557.6 122.3 13.9 8.4 3.2 73.3 66.4 37.8 4.6 37.8 .219 .275 .291 .566 74.6      8.6   6.9   15.5 .059 .047 .106 Starter  
Reserve     32.7%     348 193.8 404.9 101.3 32.0 .855     546.8 129.8 19.1 8.5 4.3 88.1 70.6 46.8     6.4     47.7     .237 .305 .327 .632 86.0       11.5   5.3   16.9 .078 .036 .114 Reserve