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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 1 Ned Williamson     CHI 2 R 30   132 120 375 65 48 .884   452 113 9 14 8 75 73 65 71 6 25 .250 .352 .385 .737 84     15.3   4.3  19.6 .116 .033 .148   22.03 1 1 Ned Williamson
2 2 Jack Glasscock     IND 7 R 28   110 201 334 59 36 .901   426 115 16 3 1 61 43 14 16 7 46 .270 .304 .329 .633 65     10.7   4.9  15.6 .097 .045 .142   17.14 2 2 Jack Glasscock
3 3 Monte Ward Vet     NY 1 L 28   122 185 331 86 39 .857   510 128 14 5 2 70 49 9 13 1 38 .251 .265 .310 .575 61      9.6   5.8  15.4 .079 .048 .126   15.96 3 3 Monte Ward
4 4 Jack Rowe     DET 5 L 31   105 133 312 72 24 .861   451 125 19 8 2 62 74 19 28 3 10 .277 .311 .368 .679 65     10.1   3.5  13.6 .096 .033 .130   14.28 4 4 Jack Rowe
5 5   Sam Wise             BOS 4 L 30       89 179 271 57 34 .888     350 84 16 10 3 55 34 29   55 5     28     .240 .307 .369 .676 55        8.1   3.8  11.9 .091 .043 .134   12.70 5 5   Sam Wise
6 6 Arthur Irwin     PHI 3 L 30   122 204 374 64 31 .900   437 96 12 4 0 50 27 32 55 3 19 .220 .278 .265 .543 47      3.9   7.8  11.7 .032 .064 .096   10.57 6 6 Arthur Irwin
7 Bill Kuehne     PIT 6 R 29 3B   63 112 159 25 19 .916   239 56 10 5 1 27 28 4 31 1 16 .234 .250 .331 .581 29      4.3   4.4   8.7 .068 .070 .138    9.43 7 Bill Kuehne
8 7 Pop Smith     PIT 6 R 31 2B   75 91 247 37 18 .901   275 57 9 1 2 35 30 13 45 3 21 .207 .251 .269 .520 28      3.1   4.3   7.4 .041 .057 .099    6.78 8 7 Pop Smith
9 Jerry Denny     IND 7 R 29 3B   25 65 88 14 9 .916   102 27 5 1 2 18 12 2 15 0 6 .265 .279 .392 .671 16      2.7   1.4   4.1 .108 .056 .164    4.84 9 Jerry Denny
10 8 George Shoch     WAS 8 R 29 RF   52 84 168 28 6 .900   185 34 4 2 1 27 14 15 13 5 13 .184 .263 .243 .506 19      1.8   2.1   3.9 .035 .040 .075    3.12 10 8 George Shoch
                                 
11 Irv Ray   R   BOS 4 L 24   48 58 130 26 6 .879   194 48 2 3 2 24 24 6 10 1 7 .247 .274 .320 .594 22      2.2   1.3   3.5 .046 .027 .073    2.76 11 Irv Ray
12 Sy Sutcliffe   R   DET 5 L 26   24 39 88 14 6 .901   94 24 2 1 0 8 11 2 7 0 3 .255 .271 .298 .569 11      1.1   1.6   2.7 .046 .067 .113    2.64 12 Sy Sutcliffe
13 John Irwin     WAS 8 L 26   27 54 87 23 5 .860   92 20 4 1 0 10 6 4 13 1 11 .217 .258 .283 .541 11      1.8   0.9   2.7 .067 .033 .100    2.49 13 John Irwin
14 Shorty Fuller   R   WAS 8 R 20   47 67 140 38 14 .845   163 30 5 2 0 11 12 10 13 1 6 .184 .236 .239 .475 12      0.2   1.3   1.5 .004 .028 .032    0.78 14 Shorty Fuller
League Average Age 28.7 League Avg WS/Game .072 .046 .117
League Avg per 700 Chances 210.1 409.7 80.2 38.9 .885 Offense Share of WS 61.2%
League Average per 600 PA 563.0 135.7 18.0 8.5 3.4 75.6 62.0 31.8 54.6 5.2 35.3 .241 .288 .321 .609 74.5 Average WS/Team  15.29
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   52.4%   537 852 1593 342 145 .877     2128 525 69 32 9 279 225 101   181 14     116     .247 .285 .322 .607 272       36.8  24.7  61.5 .069 .046 .115 Bats Left
Bats Right 47.6%   504 740 1511 266 150 .894   1842 432 58 28 15 254 212 123 204 23 133 .235 .291 .321 .612 253     38.1  22.7  60.8 .076 .045 .121 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 8.9%   95 125 270 64 20 .861   357 78 7 5 2 35 36 16 23 2 13 .218 .256 .283 .539 34      2.4   2.6   5.0 .025 .027 .053 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 41.2%   423 740 1255 249 120 .889   1648 404 55 18 7 221 163 50 108 15 133 .245 .274 .313 .587 212     32.0  21.1  53.1 .076 .050 .126 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 50.0%   523 727 1579 295 155 .887   1965 475 65 37 15 277 238 158 254 20 103 .242 .305 .335 .640 279     40.5  23.7  64.2 .077 .045 .123 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     11.3%     119 164 358 78 26 .870     451 102 9 6 2 43 47 18   30 2     16     .226 .259 .286 .545 45        3.5   4.2   7.7 .029 .035 .065 Rookie  
Starter 77.6%   807 1197 2412 468 236 .885   3086 752 99 47 19 435 344 196 296 33 200 .244 .296 .325 .621 424     62.6  36.5  99.1 .078 .045 .123 Starter  
Reserve     22.4%     234 395 692 140 59 .886     884 205 28 13 5 98 93 28   89 4     49     .232 .259 .310 .569 101       12.3  10.9  23.2 .053 .047 .099 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   52.4%   537 214.0 400.1 85.9 36.4 .877     569.2 140.4 18.5 8.6 2.4 74.6 60.2 27.0   48.4 3.8     31.0     .247 .285 .322 .607 72.8        9.8   6.6  16.5 .069 .046 .115 Bats Left
Bats Right 47.6%   504 205.8 420.2 74.0 41.7 .894   555.9 130.4 17.5 8.5 4.5 76.7 64.0 37.1 61.6 7.0 40.1 .235 .291 .321 .612 76.4     11.5   6.9  18.4 .076 .045 .121 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 8.9%   95 190.6 411.8 97.6 30.5 .861   571.2 124.8 11.2 8.0 3.2 56.0 57.6 25.6 36.8 3.2 20.8 .218 .256 .283 .539 54.4      3.8   4.2   8.0 .025 .027 .053 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 41.2%   423 230.8 391.5 77.7 37.4 .889   577.2 141.5 19.3 6.3 2.5 77.4 57.1 17.5 37.8 5.3 46.6 .245 .274 .313 .587 74.3     11.2   7.4  18.6 .076 .050 .126 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 50.0%   523 195.7 424.9 79.4 41.7 .887   550.2 133.0 18.2 10.4 4.2 77.6 66.6 44.2 71.1 5.6 28.8 .242 .305 .335 .640 78.1     11.3   6.6  18.0 .077 .045 .123 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     11.3%     119 191.3 417.7 91.0 30.3 .870     574.5 129.9 11.5 7.6 2.5 54.8 59.9 22.9   38.2 2.6     20.4     .226 .259 .286 .545 57.3        4.5   5.4   9.8 .029 .035 .065 Rookie  
Starter 77.6%   807 205.5 414.1 80.4 53.0 .885   558.5 136.1 17.9 8.5 3.4 78.7 62.3 35.5 53.6 6.0 36.2 .244 .296 .325 .621 76.7     11.3   6.6  17.9 .078 .045 .123 Starter  
Reserve     22.4%     234 225.3 394.8 79.9 46.4 .886     579.0 134.3 18.3 8.5 3.3 64.2 60.9 18.4   58.3 2.6     32.1     .232 .259 .310 .569 66.2        8.1   7.1  15.2 .053 .047 .099 Reserve