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1889 1891 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 Phil Tomney     LOU 1 R 27   108 180 406 64 31 .902   386 107 21 7 1 72 58 43 5 27 .277 .357 .376 .733 74      9.7   8.3  18.0 .090 .077 .167   22.12 1 1 Phil Tomney
2 2 Shorty Fuller     STL 3 R 22   130 222 389 91 39 .870   526 146 9 9 1 118 40 73 11 60 .278 .377 .335 .712 98     10.7   6.7  17.4 .082 .052 .134   19.16 2 2 Shorty Fuller
3 3 Frank Scheibeck   R   TOL 4 R 25   134 282 412 92 35 .883   485 117 13 5 1 72 49 76 5 57 .241 .350 .295 .645 77      8.1   5.9  14.0 .060 .044 .104   13.62 3 3 Frank Scheibeck
4 4 Barney McLaughlin     SYR 7 R 33   86 120 258 41 22 .902   329 87 8 1 2 43 40 47 2 13 .264 .360 .313 .673 54      8.9   2.7  11.6 .103 .031 .135   12.82 4 4 Barney McLaughlin
5 5   Irv Ray             BAL 6 L 26       38 40 104 17 7 .894     139 50 6 2 1 28 20 15     3     11     .360 .433 .453 .886 34        4.8   1.3   6.1 .126 .034 .161    7.36 5 5   Irv Ray
6 Bobby Wheelock     COL 2 R 25   52 92 162 33 12 .885   190 45 6 1 1 24 16 25 0 34 .237 .326 .295 .621 30      3.4   2.6   6.0 .065 .050 .115    6.13 6 Bobby Wheelock
7 6 Candy Nelson     BRO 9 L 41   57 60 198 40 20 .866   208 52 3 2 0 41 11 33 5 11 .250 .366 .284 .650 36      4.2   1.2   5.4 .074 .021 .095    5.00 7 6 Candy Nelson
8 Bones Ely   R   SYR 7 R 27 LF   36 81 123 12 14 .944   146 38 5 2 0 21 19 9 1 13 .260 .308 .322 .630 21      2.9   1.6   4.5 .081 .044 .125    4.79 8 Bones Ely
9 Frank Fennelly     BRO 9 R 30   38 70 135 34 8 .858   150 37 7 3 2 34 15 25 0 5 .247 .354 .373 .727 30      3.5   0.9   4.4 .092 .024 .116    4.51 9 Frank Fennelly
10 7 Marr Phillips     ROC 5 R 33   64 101 222 29 24 .918   257 53 8 0 0 18 34 16 3 10 .206 .261 .237 .498 28      1.7   2.9   4.6 .027 .045 .072    3.71 10 7 Marr Phillips
                                 
11 Jack Doyle   R   COL 2 R 20 C   25 25 84 16 5 .872   92 25 5 2 1 15 14 4 0 8 .272 .302 .402 .704 16      1.9   1.2   3.1 .076 .048 .124    3.29 11 Jack Doyle
12 John Grim   R   ROC 5 R 22   21 42 55 17 8 .851   75 20 2 4 1 12 13 3 1 5 .267 .304 .440 .744 13      2.0   0.8   2.8 .095 .038 .133    3.08 12 John Grim
13 8 Henry Easterday     COL/PHI/LOU 2/8/1 R 25   83 122 285 56 28 .879   286 42 6 1 2 43 21 35 2 10 .147 .245 .196 .441 27      0.3   4.1   4.4 .004 .049 .053    3.05 13 8 Henry Easterday
14 Leo Smith   R   ROC 5 R 31   35 66 115 10 15 .948   112 21 1 3 0 11 11 14 1 1 .188 .283 .250 .533 14      1.2   1.8   3.0 .034 .051 .086    2.64 14 Leo Smith
15 9 Ben Conroy   R   PHI 8 U 19 2B   74 119 257 45 26 .893   256 44 8 1 0 28 13 28 3 11 .172 .261 .211 .472 25      0.4   2.6   3.0 .005 .035 .041    1.82 15 9 Ben Conroy
League Average Age 26.9 League Avg WS/G .065 .045 .110
League Avg per 700 Chances 209.3 413.6 77.1 37.9 .890 Offense Share of WS 58.8%
League Average per 600 PA 529.0 128.6 15.7 6.3 1.9 84.4 54.4 64.9 6.1 40.1 .243 .333 .307 .640 83.9 Average WS/Team  13.54
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   9.3%   95 100 302 57 27 .876     347 102 9 4 1 69 31 48     8     22     .294 .392 .352 .744 70        9.0   2.5  11.5 .095 .026 .121 Bats Left
Bats Right 83.3%   812 1403 2646 495 241 .891   3034 738 91 39 12 483 330 370 31 243 .243 .332 .311 .643 482     54.3  39.5  93.8 .067 .049 .116 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.4%     74 119 257 45 26 .893     256 44 8 1 0 28 13 28     3     11     .172 .261 .211 .472 25        0.4   2.6   3.0 .005 .035 .041 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 25.5%   250 408 785 169 78 .876   949 235 24 16 3 173 80 108 15 84 .248 .334 .316 .650 152     15.0  11.3  26.3 .060 .045 .105 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 46.1%   451 797 1492 274 127 .893   1632 399 57 19 6 260 183 203 16 152 .244 .334 .314 .648 263     29.2  23.8  53.0 .065 .053 .118 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 22.7%   223 357 730 114 69 .905   848 198 24 7 4 106 100 102 6 29 .233 .320 .292 .612 126     15.3   8.3  23.6 .069 .037 .106 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   5.7%   57 60 198 40 20 .866   208 52 3 2 0 41 11 33 5 11 .250 .366 .284 .650 36      4.2   1.2   5.4 .074 .021 .095 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     33.1%     325 615 1046 192 103 .896     1166 265 34 17 3 159 119 134     11     95     .227 .313 .293 .606 166       16.5  13.9  30.4 .051 .043 .094 Rookie  
Starter 76.2%   746 1232 2459 451 232 .891   2756 658 76 29 6 428 273 353 36 195 .239 .333 .294 .627 425     45.1  35.0  80.1 .060 .047 .107 Starter  
Reserve     23.8%     235 390 746 146 62 .886     881 226 32 15 7 152 101 93     6     81     .257 .332 .351 .683 152       18.6   9.6  28.2 .079 .041 .120 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   9.3%   95 152.5 460.6 86.9 41.2 .876     516.6 151.9 13.4 6.0 1.5 102.7 46.2 71.5     11.9     32.8     .294 .392 .352 .744 104.2       13.4   3.7  17.1 .095 .026 .121 Bats Left
Bats Right 83.3%   812 216.1 407.6 76.3 37.1 .891   530.0 128.9 15.9 6.8 2.1 84.4 57.6 64.6 5.4 42.4 .243 .332 .311 .643 84.2      9.5   6.9  16.4 .067 .049 .116 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   7.4%     74 197.9 427.3 74.8 43.2 .893     535.2 92.0 16.7 2.1 0.0 58.5 27.2 58.5     6.3     23.0     .172 .261 .211 .472 52.3        0.8   5.4   6.3 .005 .035 .041 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 25.5%   250 209.7 403.4 86.9 40.1 .876   531.2 131.5 13.4 9.0 1.7 96.8 44.8 60.4 8.4 47.0 .248 .334 .316 .650 85.1      8.4   6.3  14.7 .060 .045 .105 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.1%   451 217.7 407.5 74.8 34.7 .893   529.0 129.3 18.5 6.2 1.9 84.3 59.3 65.8 5.2 49.3 .244 .334 .314 .648 85.3      9.5   7.7  17.2 .065 .053 .118 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 22.7%   223 208.1 425.5 66.4 40.2 .905   532.2 124.3 15.1 4.4 2.5 66.5 62.8 64.0 3.8 18.2 .233 .320 .292 .612 79.1      9.6   5.2  14.8 .069 .037 .106 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   5.7%   57 140.9 465.1 94.0 47.0 .866   507.3 126.8 7.3 4.9 0.0 100.0 26.8 80.5 12.2 26.8 .250 .366 .284 .650 87.8     10.2   2.9  13.2 .074 .021 .095 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     33.1%     325 232.3 395.2 72.5 38.9 .896     533.7 121.3 15.6 7.8 1.4 72.8 54.5 61.3     5.0     43.5     .227 .313 .293 .606 76.0        7.6   6.4  13.9 .051 .043 .094 Rookie  
Starter 76.2%   746 208.2 415.6 76.2 39.2 .891   525.8 125.5 14.5 5.5 1.1 81.7 52.1 67.3 6.9 37.2 .239 .333 .294 .627 81.1      8.6   6.7  15.3 .060 .047 .107 Starter  
Reserve     23.8%     235 213.0 407.3 79.7 33.9 .886     539.4 138.4 19.6 9.2 4.3 93.1 61.8 56.9     3.7     49.6     .257 .332 .351 .683 93.1       11.4   5.9  17.3 .079 .041 .120 Reserve