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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 Bill McClellan     PHI 6 L 28   111 165 313 83 20 .852   446 115 13 2 3 70 33 28 43 .258 .302 .316 .618 70     12.0   2.7  14.7 .108 .024 .132   16.87 1 1 Bill McClellan
2 2 Arthur Irwin     PRO 1 L 26   102 99 307 55 20 .881   400 96 14 3 2 72 44 28 51 .240 .290 .305 .595 62      8.4   5.3  13.7 .082 .052 .134   15.84 2 2 Arthur Irwin
3 3 Jack Glasscock     CLE 7 R 24 UA-SS   69 118 267 46 16 .893   262 65 4 4 1 42 21 23 15 .248 .309 .305 .614 35      5.3   4.5   9.8 .077 .065 .142   11.65 3 3 Jack Glasscock
4 4 Sam Wise     BOS 2 L 26   107 156 307 61 16 .884   400 85 14 8 4 56 38 23 98 .213 .255 .318 .573 54      5.6   5.4  11.0 .052 .050 .103   11.12 4 4 Sam Wise
5 5   Ed Caskin             NY T4 R 32       96 121 278 53 28 .883     330 76 10 1 1 46 38 32   52             .230 .298 .276 .574 48        5.6   4.0   9.6 .058 .042 .100    9.58 5 5   Ed Caskin
6 6 Davy Force     BUF 3 R 34   105 110 312 48 21 .898   399 82 13 3 0 47 36 27 41 .206 .256 .253 .509 44      2.2   5.6   7.8 .021 .053 .074    6.71 6 6 Davy Force
7 7 Tom Burns     CHI T4 R 27   80 99 254 68 21 .838   331 81 13 2 7 52 42 13 48 .245 .273 .360 .633 48      4.2   2.4   6.6 .053 .030 .083    5.98 7 7 Tom Burns
8 Germany Smith   R   CLE 7 R 21 2B/UA-SS   30 44 107 16 3 .904   121 31 6 2 2 13 11 1 19 .256 .262 .388 .650 16      1.4   1.4   2.8 .047 .047 .093    2.70 8 Germany Smith
9 8 Frank Meinke   R   DET 8 R 20 SP   51 57 146 39 16 .839   181 30 3 4 3 15 13 3 47 .166 .179 .276 .455 14      -     1.6   1.6 .000 .031 .031    0.89 9 8 Frank Meinke
10 Frank Cox   R   DET 8 U 26   27 28 80 25 7 .812   102 13 3 1 0 6 4 2 36 .127 .144 .176 .320 3      -     0.6   0.6 .000 .022 .022    0.28 10 Frank Cox
League Average Age 27.4 League Avg WS/Game .057 .043 .101
League Avg per 700 Chances 180.7 429.8 89.5 30.5 .872 Offense Share of WS 57.2%
League Average per 600 PA 565.7 128.3 17.7 5.7 4.4 79.8 53.3 34.3 85.7 .227 .271 .301 .572 75.0 Average WS/Team   9.78
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   41.0%   320 420 927 199 56 .871     1246 296 41 13 9 198 115 79   192             .238 .283 .313 .596 186       26.0  13.4  39.4 .081 .042 .123 Bats Left
Bats Right 55.5%   431 549 1364 270 105 .876   1624 365 49 16 14 215 161 99 222 .225 .269 .300 .569 205     18.7  19.5  38.2 .043 .045 .089 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   3.4%     27 28 80 25 7 .812     102 13 3 1 0 6 4 2   36             .127 .144 .176 .320 3        -     0.6   0.6 .000 .022 .022 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 20.0%   150 219 520 101 35 .880   564 126 13 10 6 70 45 27 81 .223 .259 .314 .573 65      6.7   7.5  14.2 .045 .050 .095 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 55.2%   427 547 1261 292 84 .861   1679 390 57 16 16 256 161 94 276 .232 .273 .314 .587 237     30.2  16.4  46.6 .071 .038 .109 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 24.9%   201 231 590 101 49 .890   729 158 23 4 1 93 74 59 93 .217 .275 .263 .538 92      7.8   9.6  17.4 .039 .048 .087 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.6%     108 129 333 80 26 .852     404 74 12 7 5 34 28 6   102             .183 .195 .285 .480 33        1.4   3.6   5.0 .013 .033 .046 Rookie  
Starter 92.6%   721 925 2184 453 158 .873   2749 630 84 27 21 400 265 177 395 .229 .276 .302 .578 375     43.3  31.5  74.8 .060 .044 .104 Starter  
Reserve     7.4%     57 72 187 41 10 .863     223 44 9 3 2 19 15 3   55             .197 .208 .291 .499 19        1.4   2.0   3.4 .025 .035 .060 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   41.0%   320 190.2 419.7 90.1 25.4 .871     564.2 134.0 18.6 5.9 4.1 89.7 52.1 35.8   86.9             .238 .283 .313 .596 84.2       11.8   6.1  17.8 .081 .042 .123 Bats Left
Bats Right 55.5%   431 176.0 437.4 86.6 33.7 .876   565.5 127.1 17.1 5.6 4.9 74.9 56.1 34.5 77.3 .225 .269 .300 .569 71.4      6.5   6.8  13.3 .043 .045 .089 Bats Right
Bats Both 0.0%                         Bats Both
Bats Unknown   3.4%     27 147.4 421.0 131.6 36.8 .812     588.5 75.0 17.3 5.8 0.0 34.6 23.1 11.5   207.7             .127 .144 .176 .320 17.3        -     3.5   3.5 .000 .022 .022 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 20.0%   150 182.5 433.3 84.2 29.2 .880   572.6 127.9 13.2 10.2 6.1 71.1 45.7 27.4 82.2 .223 .259 .314 .573 66.0      6.8   7.6  14.4 .045 .050 .095 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 55.2%   427 182.3 420.4 97.3 28.0 .861   568.2 132.0 19.3 5.4 5.4 86.6 54.5 31.8 93.4 .232 .273 .314 .587 80.2     10.2   5.5  15.8 .071 .038 .109 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 24.9%   201 175.4 447.9 76.7 37.2 .890   555.1 120.3 17.5 3.0 0.8 70.8 56.3 44.9 70.8 .217 .275 .263 .538 70.1      5.9   7.3  13.2 .039 .048 .087 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.6%     108 166.6 430.1 103.3 33.6 .852     591.2 108.3 17.6 10.2 7.3 49.8 41.0 8.8   149.3             .183 .195 .285 .480 48.3        2.0   5.3   7.3 .013 .033 .046 Rookie  
Starter 92.6%   721 181.8 429.2 89.0 39.6 .873   563.7 129.2 17.2 5.5 4.3 82.0 54.3 36.3 81.0 .229 .276 .302 .578 76.9      8.9   6.5  15.3 .060 .044 .104 Starter  
Reserve     7.4%     57 168.0 436.3 95.7 29.4 .863     592.0 116.8 23.9 8.0 5.3 50.4 39.8 8.0   146.0             .197 .208 .291 .499 50.4        3.7   5.3   9.0 .025 .035 .060 Reserve