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1878 1880 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 George Wright Other     PRO 1 R 32   85 96 319 34 17 .924   388 107 15 10 1 79 42 13 20 .276 .299 .374 .673 67     10.0   5.7  15.7 .118 .067 .185   20.82 1 1 George Wright
2 2 Ross Barnes     CIN 5 R 29   61 93 211 48 14 .864   256 68 7 2 1 44 24 13 20 .266 .301 .320 .621 40      6.2   2.1   8.3 .102 .034 .136    9.45 2 2 Ross Barnes
3 3 Tom Carey     CLE 6 R 30   80 79 263 54 13 .864   335 80 14 1 0 30 32 5 20 .239 .250 .287 .537 38      2.7   4.0   6.7 .034 .050 .084    5.98 3 3 Tom Carey
4 4 John Peters     CHI 4 R 29   83 94 271 71 14 .837   379 93 13 2 1 45 31 1 19 .245 .247 .298 .545 44      4.2   2.5   6.7 .051 .030 .081    5.88 4 4 John Peters
5     Sadie Houck       R     BOS 2 R 23 RF     33 47 86 28 9 .826     145 39 10 4 1 28 20 2   4             .269 .279 .414 .693 26        3.7   1.1   4.8 .112 .033 .145    5.65 5     Sadie Houck
6 5 Ezra Sutton     BOS 2 R 28 3B   51 53 167 29 15 .884   206 51 8 2 0 33 21 1 11 .248 .251 .306 .557 28      2.8   2.2   5.0 .055 .043 .098    4.83 6 5 Ezra Sutton
7 6 Davy Force     BUF 3 R 29   78 74 264 26 26 .929   312 65 5 2 0 36 8 13 37 .208 .240 .237 .477 29      0.6   4.7   5.3 .008 .060 .068    4.26 7 6 Davy Force
8 7 Ed Caskin   R   TRO 8 R 27 C   42 42 169 23 10 .902   182 47 8 1 0 19 13 1 8 .258 .262 .313 .575 23      2.6   1.1   3.7 .062 .026 .088    3.39 8 7 Ed Caskin
9 Candy Nelson   R   TRO 8 L 30   24 37 89 25 8 .834   91 24 6 1 0 15 9 7 3 .264 .316 .352 .668 15      2.3   0.5   2.8 .096 .021 .117    2.95 9 Candy Nelson
10 8 Jimmy Macullar   R   SYR 7 R 24 CF   37 61 111 27 9 .864   134 28 5 0 0 13 7 2 15 .209 .221 .246 .467 12      0.8   1.4   2.2 .022 .038 .059    1.66 10 8 Jimmy Macullar
                                 
11 John Richmond   R   SYR 7 U 25 CF   28 52 68 18 4 .870   109 23 3 2 0 13 10 2 10 .211 .225 .275 .500 12      1.2   0.8   2.0 .043 .029 .071    1.65 11 John Richmond
League Average Age 28.5 League Avg WS/Game .062 .043 .105
League Avg per 700 Chances 162.9 451.4 85.7 31.1 .878 Offense Share of WS 58.7%
League Average per 600 PA 586.1 144.4 21.7 6.2 0.9 82.0 50.1 13.9 38.6 .246 .264 .309 .573 77.2 Average WS/Team   7.90
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   4.2%   24 37 89 25 8 .834     91 24 6 1 0 15 9 7   3             .264 .316 .352 .668 15        2.3   0.5   2.8 .096 .021 .117 Bats Left
Bats Right 91.4%   550 639 1861 340 127 .880   2337 578 85 24 4 327 198 51 154 .247 .263 .309 .572 307     33.6  24.8  58.4 .061 .045 .106 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   4.4%     28 52 68 18 4 .870     109 23 3 2 0 13 10 2   10             .211 .225 .275 .500 12        1.2   0.8   2.0 .043 .029 .071 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 11.3%   70 108 197 55 18 .847   279 67 15 4 1 41 27 4 19 .240 .251 .333 .584 38      4.5   2.5   7.0 .064 .036 .100 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 56.8%   343 408 1150 215 83 .879   1444 347 44 11 2 190 107 31 105 .240 .256 .290 .546 176     17.6  13.4  31.0 .051 .039 .090 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 31.9%   189 212 671 113 38 .887   814 211 35 12 1 124 83 25 43 .259 .281 .335 .616 120     15.0  10.2  25.2 .079 .054 .133 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     27.2%     164 239 523 121 40 .863     661 161 32 8 1 88 59 14   40             .244 .259 .321 .580 88       10.6   4.9  15.5 .065 .030 .095 Rookie  
Starter 85.9%   517 592 1775 312 118 .884   2192 539 75 20 3 299 178 49 150 .246 .262 .302 .564 281     29.9  23.7  53.6 .058 .046 .104 Starter  
Reserve     14.1%     85 136 243 71 21 .842     345 86 19 7 1 56 39 11   17             .249 .272 .354 .626 53        7.2   2.4   9.6 .085 .028 .113 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   4.2%   24 171.5 412.6 115.9 37.1 .834     557.1 146.9 36.7 6.1 0.0 91.8 55.1 42.9   18.4             .264 .316 .352 .668 91.8       14.1   3.1  17.1 .096 .021 .117 Bats Left
Bats Right 91.4%   550 157.5 458.7 83.8 31.3 .880   587.2 145.2 21.4 6.0 1.0 82.2 49.7 12.8 38.7 .247 .263 .309 .572 77.1      8.4   6.2  14.7 .061 .045 .106 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   4.4%     28 263.8 344.9 91.3 20.3 .870     589.2 124.3 16.2 10.8 0.0 70.3 54.1 10.8   54.1             .211 .225 .275 .500 64.9        6.5   4.3  10.8 .043 .029 .071 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 11.3%   70 210.0 383.1 106.9 35.0 .847   591.5 142.0 31.8 8.5 2.1 86.9 57.2 8.5 40.3 .240 .251 .333 .584 80.6      9.5   5.3  14.8 .064 .036 .100 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 56.8%   343 161.1 454.0 84.9 32.8 .879   587.4 141.2 17.9 4.5 0.8 77.3 43.5 12.6 42.7 .240 .256 .290 .546 71.6      7.2   5.5  12.6 .051 .039 .090 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 31.9%   189 149.0 471.6 79.4 26.7 .887   582.1 150.9 25.0 8.6 0.7 88.7 59.4 17.9 30.8 .259 .281 .335 .616 85.8     10.7   7.3  18.0 .079 .054 .133 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     27.2%     164 189.5 414.6 95.9 31.7 .863     587.6 143.1 28.4 7.1 0.9 78.2 52.4 12.4   35.6             .244 .259 .321 .580 78.2        9.4   4.4  13.8 .065 .030 .095 Rookie  
Starter 85.9%   517 154.7 463.8 81.5 37.5 .884   586.9 144.3 20.1 5.4 0.8 80.1 47.7 13.1 40.2 .246 .262 .302 .564 75.2      8.0   6.3  14.4 .058 .046 .104 Starter  
Reserve     14.1%     85 211.6 378.0 110.4 43.9 .842     581.5 144.9 32.0 11.8 1.7 94.4 65.7 18.5   28.7             .249 .272 .354 .626 89.3       12.1   4.0  16.2 .085 .028 .113 Reserve