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1895 1897 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 Hughie Jennings Vet     BAL 1 R 27   130 377 476 66 70 .928   521 209 27 9 0 125 121 19 11 51 11 70 .401 .472 .488 .960 144     23.5  12.0   35.5 .181 .092 .273   49.93 1 1 Hughie Jennings
2 2 Bill Dahlen     CHI 5 R 26   125 310 456 71 66 .915   474 167 30 19 9 137 74 64 36 8 27 51 .352 .438 .553 .991 134     20.7   9.8   30.5 .166 .078 .244   40.55 2 2 Bill Dahlen
3 3 Gene DeMontreville   R   WAS T9 R 22   133 305 479 97 53 .890   533 183 24 5 8 94 77 29 27 3 16 28 .343 .381 .452 .833 104     15.6   5.8   21.4 .117 .044 .161   23.11 3 3 Gene DeMontreville
4 4 Herman Long     BOS 4 L 30   120 311 415 83 52 .897   501 172 26 8 6 105 100 26 16 5 12 36 .343 .382 .463 .845 107     14.2   6.2   20.4 .118 .052 .170   22.64 4 4 Herman Long
5 5   Ed McKean             CLE 2 R 32       133 214 400 57 57 .915     571 193 29 12 7 100 112 45   9 2 12   13     .338 .388 .468 .856 116       14.4   3.1   17.5 .108 .023 .132   17.09 5 5   Ed McKean
6 6 Tommy Corcoran     BRO T9 R 27   132 323 477 64 69 .926   532 154 15 7 3 63 73 15 13 1 12 16 .289 .310 .361 .671 68      6.8   8.6   15.4 .052 .065 .117   14.16 6 6 Tommy Corcoran
7 7 Germany Smith     CIN 3 R 33   120 207 407 49 47 .926   456 131 21 9 3 65 71 28 22 1 7 22 .287 .330 .393 .723 72      7.4   6.4   13.8 .062 .053 .115   12.60 7 7 Germany Smith
8 8 Bones Ely     PIT 6 R 33   128 258 432 62 52 .918   537 153 15 9 3 85 77 33 33 0 28 18 .285 .326 .363 .689 78      7.5   6.6   14.1 .059 .052 .110   12.60 8 8 Bones Ely
9 George Davis Vet     NY 7 B 25 3B   45 107 141 20 11 .925   178 57 9 4 2 35 36 18 9 1 2 17 .320 .386 .449 .835 38      5.4   2.0    7.4 .120 .044 .164    8.08 9 George Davis
10 9 Monte Cross     STL 11 R 26   125 298 394 84 31 .892   427 104 10 6 6 66 52 58 48 6 11 40 .244 .342 .337 .679 66      7.0   2.1    9.1 .056 .017 .073    6.61 10 9 Monte Cross
                                 
11 10 Billy Hulen   R   PHI 8 L 26   73 149 205 51 33 .874   284 76 15 6 0 73 32 46 17 0 8 19 .268 .370 .363 .733 53      6.0   1.4    7.4 .082 .019 .101    6.34 11 10 Billy Hulen
12 11 Frank Connaughton     NY 7 R 27 LF   54 89 199 35 19 .892   187 49 2 1 1 31 26 15 4 1 3 13 .262 .320 .299 .619 25      1.7   2.1    3.8 .031 .039 .070    2.71 12 11 Frank Connaughton
13 Lave Cross     PHI 8 R 30 3B   37 77 134 13 17 .942   140 36 8 2 0 22 25 11 5 0 5 3 .257 .311 .343 .654 20      1.4   1.6    3.0 .038 .043 .081    2.30 13 Lave Cross
14 12 Joe Dolan   R   LOU 12 U 23   44 92 159 16 25 .940   165 35 2 1 3 14 18 9 12 0 1 6 .212 .253 .291 .544 15      -     0.7    0.7 .000 .016 .016    0.24 14 12 Joe Dolan
T15     Frank Eustace       R     LOU 12 U 22       22 48 68 22 6 .841     88 15 2 2 1 16 10 5   12 0 1   4     .170 .215 .273 .488 6        -     -      -   .000 .000 .000     -   T15     Frank Eustace
T15 Frank Shannon     LOU 12 U 22   28 58 74 27 7 .830   104 16 1 1 1 13 14 12 14 1 4 3 .154 .248 .212 .460 7      -     -      -   .000 .000 .000     -   T15 Frank Shannon
League Average Age 27.8 League Avg WS/Game .091 .047 .138
League Avg per 700 Chances 251.9 384.2 63.9 48.1 .909 Offense Share of WS 65.8%
League Average per 600 PA 536.6 164.8 22.2 9.5 5.0 98.3 86.5 40.8 27.1 7.5 15.1 33.8 .307 .364 .412 .776 99.2 Average WS/Team  16.67
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   13.6%   193 460 620 134 85 .890     785 248 41 14 6 178 132 72   33 5 20   55     .316 .377 .427 .804 160       20.2   7.6   27.8 .105 .039 .144 Bats Left
Bats Right 77.1%   1117 2458 3854 598 481 .913   4378 1379 181 79 40 788 708 317 208 73 132 274 .315 .371 .420 .791 827    106.0  58.1  164.1 .095 .052 .147 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 3.1%   45 107 141 20 11 .925   178 57 9 4 2 35 36 18 9 1 2 17 .320 .386 .449 .835 38      5.4   2.0    7.4 .120 .044 .164 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   6.3%     94 198 301 65 38 .885     357 66 5 4 5 43 42 26   38 1 6   13     .185 .242 .263 .505 28        -     0.7    0.7 .000 .007 .007 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 15.7%   227 503 780 162 91 .888   890 249 29 9 13 137 119 55 65 4 22 41 .280 .325 .376 .701 132     15.6   6.5   22.1 .069 .029 .097 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 47.8%   684 1653 2348 391 299 .911   2603 816 108 52 21 530 414 235 138 68 74 226 .313 .385 .419 .804 528     71.1  38.0  109.1 .104 .056 .160 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 36.5%   538 1067 1788 264 225 .915   2205 685 99 40 19 377 385 143 85 8 64 92 .311 .355 .418 .773 393     44.9  23.9   68.8 .083 .044 .128 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     18.8%     272 594 911 186 117 .890     1070 309 43 14 12 197 137 89   68 3 26   57     .289 .345 .389 .734 178       21.6   7.9   29.5 .079 .029 .108 Rookie  
Starter 91.1%   1317 2933 4499 735 574 .910   5188 1626 216 92 49 958 833 387 248 78 148 332 .313 .370 .419 .789 982    124.8  64.8  189.6 .095 .049 .144 Starter  
Reserve     8.9%     132 290 417 82 41 .896     510 124 20 9 4 86 85 46   40 2 12   27     .243 .308 .341 .649 71        6.8   3.6   10.4 .052 .027 .079 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   13.6%   193 265.2 357.5 77.3 49.0 .890     534.0 168.7 27.9 9.5 4.1 121.1 89.8 49.0   22.4 3.4 13.6   37.4     .316 .377 .427 .804 108.8       13.7   5.2   18.9 .105 .039 .144 Bats Left
Bats Right 77.1%   1117 249.0 390.4 60.6 48.7 .913   536.1 168.9 22.2 9.7 4.9 96.5 86.7 38.8 25.5 8.9 16.2 33.6 .315 .371 .420 .791 101.3     13.0   7.1   20.1 .095 .052 .147 Bats Right
Bats Both 3.1%   45 279.5 368.3 52.2 28.7 .925   536.7 171.9 27.1 12.1 6.0 105.5 108.5 54.3 27.1 3.0 6.0 51.3 .320 .386 .449 .835 114.6     16.3   6.0   22.3 .120 .044 .164 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   6.3%     94 245.7 373.6 80.7 47.2 .885     549.2 101.5 7.7 6.2 7.7 66.2 64.6 40.0   58.5 1.6 9.2   20.0     .185 .242 .263 .505 43.1        -     1.1    1.1 .000 .007 .007 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 15.7%   227 243.7 377.8 78.5 44.1 .888   549.9 153.9 17.9 5.6 8.0 84.7 73.5 34.0 40.2 2.5 13.6 25.3 .280 .325 .376 .701 81.6      9.6   4.0   13.7 .069 .029 .097 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 47.8%   684 263.5 374.2 62.3 47.7 .911   524.1 164.3 21.7 10.5 4.2 106.7 83.4 47.3 27.8 13.7 14.9 45.5 .313 .385 .419 .804 106.3     14.3   7.7   22.0 .104 .056 .160 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 36.5%   538 239.5 401.3 59.2 50.5 .915   546.7 169.8 24.5 9.9 4.7 93.5 95.5 35.4 21.1 2.0 15.9 22.8 .311 .355 .418 .773 97.4     11.1   5.9   17.1 .083 .044 .128 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     18.8%     272 245.9 377.1 77.0 48.4 .890     540.4 156.1 21.7 7.1 6.1 99.5 69.2 45.0   34.3 1.5 13.1   28.8     .289 .345 .389 .734 89.9       10.9   4.0   14.9 .079 .029 .108 Rookie  
Starter 91.1%   1317 251.4 385.6 63.0 69.2 .910   536.6 168.2 22.3 9.5 5.1 99.1 86.2 40.0 25.7 8.1 15.3 34.3 .313 .370 .419 .789 101.6     12.9   6.7   19.6 .095 .049 .144 Starter  
Reserve     8.9%     132 257.3 370.0 72.7 53.1 .896     536.9 130.5 21.1 9.5 4.2 90.5 89.5 48.4   42.1 2.1 12.6   28.4     .243 .308 .341 .649 74.7        7.2   3.8   10.9 .052 .027 .079 Reserve