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1888 1890 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 Herman Long   R   KC 7 L 23   128 335 479 117 55 .874   536 148 30 6 3 128 56 60 59 9 83 .276 .359 .371 .730 119     14.4   6.8  21.2 .113 .053 .166   26.42 1 1 Herman Long
2 2 Ollie Beard   R   CIN 4 R 27   141 214 537 87 63 .896   558 159 13 14 1 96 77 35 39 1 36 .285 .328 .364 .692 91      8.6  12.3  20.9 .061 .087 .148   24.64 2 2 Ollie Beard
3 3 Germany Smith     BRO 1 R 26   120 182 417 67 37 .899   442 102 22 3 3 88 53 40 42 1 35 .231 .296 .314 .610 70      7.9   6.6  14.5 .066 .055 .121   15.44 3 3 Germany Smith
4 4 Shorty Fuller     STL 2 R 21   140 240 459 67 46 .913   517 117 18 6 0 91 51 52 56 5 38 .226 .303 .284 .587 76      5.2   7.8  13.0 .037 .056 .093   12.13 4 4 Shorty Fuller
5 5   Frank Fennelly             PHI 3 R 29       138 181 453 93 53 .872     513 132 20 5 1 70 64 65   78 3     15     .257 .344 .322 .666 78        7.8   4.4  12.2 .057 .032 .088   11.11 5 5   Frank Fennelly
6 Lefty Marr   R   COL 6 L 26 3B,RF   26 52 94 27 8 .844   99 30 5 3 0 20 14 16 6 1 5 .303 .405 .414 .819 21      3.7   1.0   4.7 .142 .038 .181    6.12 6 Lefty Marr
7 Mike Griffin     BAL 5 L 24 CF   25 38 68 22 7 .828   96 27 4 3 1 27 9 16 5 1 7 .281 .389 .417 .806 22      3.3   1.2   4.5 .132 .048 .180    5.85 7 Mike Griffin
8 Irv Ray     BAL 5 L 25   20 24 56 22 8 .784   82 28 3 1 0 15 13 5 5 2 9 .341 .393 .402 .795 19      3.0   0.4   3.4 .150 .020 .170    4.29 8 Irv Ray
9 6 Phil Tomney     LOU 8 R 26   112 229 454 114 57 .857   376 80 8 5 4 61 38 46 47 3 26 .213 .304 .293 .597 47      2.2   3.7   5.9 .020 .033 .053    4.15 9 6 Phil Tomney
10 Heinie Kappel     COL 6 R 25 3B   23 31 75 28 4 .791   87 24 4 3 2 13 11 11 14 1 5 .276 .364 .460 .824 17      2.6   0.7   3.3 .113 .030 .143    3.83 10 Heinie Kappel
                             
11 7 Henry Easterday     COL 6 R 24   89 134 326 57 27 .890   304 52 5 7 4 40 32 38 53 2 9 .171 .267 .273 .540 32      0.8   3.5   4.3 .009 .039 .048    2.89 11 7 Henry Easterday
12 8 Jack Farrell     BAL 5 R 31   42 65 131 24 13 .891   157 33 3 0 1 25 26 15 15 2 14 .210 .287 .248 .535 19      1.2   1.4   2.6 .029 .033 .062    1.98 12 8 Jack Farrell
13 Will Holland   R   BAL 5 U 27   39 37 102 24 9 .853   139 26 1 2 0 13 16 9 27 2 4 .187 .247 .223 .470 12      -     0.7   0.7 .000 .018 .018    0.29 13 Will Holland
League Average Age 25.5 League Avg WS/G .058 .048 .107
League Avg per 700 Chances 200.2 414.7 85.1 44.0 .878 Offense Share of WS 54.6%
League Average per 600 PA 539.1 132.2 18.8 8.0 2.8 94.8 63.5 56.3 61.6 4.6 39.5 .245 .322 .325 .647 86.0 Average WS/Team  13.90
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   20.7%   199 449 697 188 78 .859     813 233 42 13 4 190 92 97   75 13     104     .287 .372 .385 .757 181       24.4   9.4  33.8 .123 .047 .170 Bats Left
Bats Right 76.0%   805 1276 2852 537 300 .885   2954 699 93 43 16 484 352 302 344 18 178 .237 .311 .313 .624 430     36.3  40.4  76.7 .045 .050 .095 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   3.2%     39 37 102 24 9 .853     139 26 1 2 0 13 16 9   27 2     4     .187 .247 .223 .470 12        -     0.7   0.7 .000 .018 .018 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 37.5%   382 747 1332 263 135 .888   1453 344 57 22 8 286 148 166 173 17 137 .237 .322 .323 .645 249     23.7  19.3  43.0 .062 .051 .113 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 58.7%   619 950 2188 462 239 .872   2296 581 76 36 11 376 286 227 258 14 135 .253 .324 .332 .656 355     35.8  29.8  65.6 .058 .048 .106 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 3.8%   42 65 131 24 13 .891   157 33 3 0 1 25 26 15 15 2 14 .210 .287 .248 .535 19      1.2   1.4   2.6 .029 .033 .062 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     33.4%     334 638 1212 255 135 .879     1332 363 49 25 4 257 163 120   131 13     128     .273 .339 .356 .695 243       26.7  20.8  47.5 .080 .062 .142 Rookie  
Starter 87.7%   910 1580 3256 626 351 .885   3403 823 119 46 17 599 397 351 389 26 256 .242 .317 .319 .636 532     48.1  46.5  94.6 .053 .051 .104 Starter  
Reserve     12.3%     133 182 395 123 36 .824     503 135 17 12 3 88 63 57   57 7     30     .268 .351 .368 .719 91       12.6   4.0  16.6 .095 .030 .125 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   20.7%   199 235.6 365.7 98.7 40.9 .859     528.5 151.5 27.3 8.5 2.6 123.5 59.8 63.1   48.8 8.4     67.6     .287 .372 .385 .757 117.7       15.9   6.1  22.0 .123 .047 .170 Bats Left
Bats Right 76.0%   805 191.5 427.9 80.6 45.0 .885   541.4 128.1 17.0 7.9 2.9 88.7 64.5 55.3 63.0 3.3 32.6 .237 .311 .313 .624 78.8      6.7   7.4  14.1 .045 .050 .095 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   3.2%     39 158.9 438.0 103.1 38.7 .853     556.0 104.0 4.0 8.0 0.0 52.0 64.0 36.0   108.0 8.0     16.0     .187 .247 .223 .470 48.0        -     2.8   2.8 .000 .018 .018 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 37.5%   382 223.3 398.1 78.6 40.4 .888   532.9 126.2 20.9 8.1 2.9 104.9 54.3 60.9 63.4 6.2 50.2 .237 .322 .323 .645 91.3      8.7   7.1  15.8 .062 .051 .113 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 58.7%   619 184.7 425.5 89.8 46.5 .872   543.0 137.4 18.0 8.5 2.6 88.9 67.6 53.7 61.0 3.3 31.9 .253 .324 .332 .656 84.0      8.5   7.0  15.5 .058 .048 .106 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 3.8%   42 206.8 416.8 76.4 41.4 .891   541.4 113.8 10.3 0.0 3.4 86.2 89.7 51.7 51.7 6.9 48.3 .210 .287 .248 .535 65.5      4.1   4.8   9.0 .029 .033 .062 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over
Rookie     33.4%     334 212.2 403.0 84.8 44.9 .879     545.5 148.7 20.1 10.2 1.6 105.3 66.8 49.2   53.7 5.3     52.4     .273 .339 .356 .695 99.5       10.9   8.5  19.5 .080 .062 .142 Rookie  
Starter 87.7%   910 202.5 417.3 80.2 45.0 .885   540.2 130.6 18.9 7.3 2.7 95.1 63.0 55.7 61.7 4.1 40.6 .242 .317 .319 .636 84.4      7.6   7.4  15.0 .053 .051 .104 Starter  
Reserve     12.3%     133 182.0 395.0 123.0 36.0 .824     532.3 142.9 18.0 12.7 3.2 93.1 66.7 60.3   60.3 7.4     31.7     .268 .351 .368 .719 96.3       13.3   4.2  17.6 .095 .030 .125 Reserve