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1896 1898 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 Davis Vet     NY 3 B 26   129 337 434 62 67 .926   519 183 31 10 10 112 136 41 7 5 65 .353 .407 .509 .916 133     23.1   7.9   31.0 .179 .061 .240   42.97 1 1 George Davis
2 2 Hughie Jennings Vet     BAL 2 R 28   116 335 425 55 54 .933   439 156 26 9 2 133 79 42 46 17 60 .355 .463 .469 .932 115     20.0   9.2   29.2 .172 .079 .252   41.42 2 2 Hughie Jennings
3 3 Herman Long     BOS 1 L 31   107 274 353 66 40 .905   446 144 32 7 3 88 68 23 2 17 22 .323 .359 .446 .805 90     11.5   5.4   16.9 .107 .050 .158   18.99 3 3 Herman Long
4 4 Bill Dahlen     CHI 9 R 27   75 215 291 38 48 .930   276 80 18 8 6 67 40 43 7 13 15 .290 .399 .478 .877 66      9.1   4.4   13.5 .121 .059 .180   16.19 4 4 Bill Dahlen
5 5   Gene DeMontreville             WAS T6 R 23 2B     99 254 352 78 47 .886     425 145 20 6 2 69 70 16     1 11   23     .341 .367 .431 .798 77        9.4   4.2   13.6 .095 .042 .137   14.25 5 5   Gene DeMontreville
6 6 Bones Ely     PIT 8 R 34   133 308 451 60 41 .927   516 146 20 8 2 63 74 25 1 15 10 .283 .317 .364 .681 68      6.2   7.9   14.1 .047 .059 .106   12.98 6 6 Bones Ely
7 7 Monte Cross     STL 12 R 27   131 327 513 73 47 .920   462 132 17 11 4 59 55 62 7 13 38 .286 .379 .396 .775 76     11.0   2.5   13.5 .084 .019 .103   12.25 7 7 Monte Cross
8 Tommy Corcoran     CIN 4 R 28 2B   63 155 213 35 34 .913   255 73 17 3 2 44 33 7 1 7 9 .286 .308 .400 .708 38      3.4   4.1    7.5 .054 .065 .119    7.32 8 Tommy Corcoran
9 8 Ed McKean     CLE 5 R 33   125 226 385 53 36 .920   523 143 21 14 2 83 78 40 4 6 15 .273 .330 .379 .709 77      5.6   3.8    9.4 .045 .030 .075    7.29 9 8 Ed McKean
10 9 General Stafford     NY/LOU 3/11 R 28   105 201 357 75 34 .882   408 112 15 5 6 63 50 30 3 10 13 .275 .329 .380 .709 60      6.8   1.4    8.2 .065 .013 .078    6.48 10 9 General Stafford
                             
11 10 Claude Ritchey   R   CIN 4 B 23   70 144 204 40 21 .897   236 67 8 3 0 41 29 29 4 9 8 .284 .372 .343 .715 39      3.9   2.9    6.8 .056 .041 .097    5.99 11 10 Claude Ritchey
12 Bob Allen     BOS 1 R 29   32 78 117 16 12 .924   112 36 5 0 1 31 23 17 0 3 1 .321 .411 .393 .804 23      3.1   1.8    4.9 .097 .056 .153    5.42 12 Bob Allen
13 Barry McCormick     CHI 9 R 22 3B   46 109 153 28 16 .903   187 50 4 4 1 39 25 15 1 2 20 .267 .325 .348 .673 29      2.7   1.2    3.9 .059 .026 .085    3.21 13 Barry McCormick
14 11 Germany Smith     BRO T6 R 34   112 201 399 61 36 .908   428 86 17 3 0 47 29 14 4 7 1 .201 .233 .255 .488 29      -     4.9    4.9 .000 .044 .044    2.90 14 11 Germany Smith
15 12   Sam Gillen       R     PHI 10 U 26       69 129 197 38 6 .896     248 64 9 3 0 29 25 32     4 9   2     .258 .352 .319 .671 33        2.4   1.5    3.9 .035 .022 .057    2.62 15 12   Sam Gillen
16 Frank Shugart     PHI 10 B 30   40 104 128 34 15 .872   163 41 8 2 5 20 25 8 0 1 5 .252 .287 .417 .704 22      1.7   1.0    2.7 .043 .025 .068    1.98 16 Frank Shugart
17 Zeke Wrigley   R   WAS T6 U 23 3B   33 75 115 24 8 .888   119 34 4 2 1 20 20 6 0 4 2 .286 .320 .378 .698 17      1.3   1.1    2.4 .039 .033 .073    1.83 17 Zeke Wrigley
18 Joe Quinn     BAL 2 R 32 3B   21 56 57 3 10 .974   78 20 3 1 0 9 12 4 1 1 3 .256 .301 .321 .622 9      0.7   1.3    2.0 .033 .062 .095    1.75 18 Joe Quinn
League Average Age 28.5 League Avg WS/Game .081 .044 .125
League Avg per 700 Chances 259.7 378.6 61.7 42.1 .912 Offense Share of WS 64.7%
League Average per 600 PA 536.0 157.1 25.2 9.1 4.3 93.3 79.9 41.7 8.5 13.8 28.6 .293 .354 .398 .752 91.9 Average WS/Team  15.70
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   7.3%   107 274 353 66 40 .905     446 144 32 7 3 88 68 23     2 17   22     .323 .359 .446 .805 90       11.5   5.4   16.9 .107 .050 .158 Bats Left
Bats Right 70.6%   1058 2465 3713 575 415 .915   4109 1179 183 72 28 707 568 315 76 105 208 .287 .349 .387 .736 667     78.0  46.7  124.7 .074 .044 .118 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both 15.7%   239 585 766 136 103 .909   918 291 47 15 15 173 190 78 11 15 78 .317 .377 .450 .827 194     28.7  11.8   40.5 .120 .049 .169 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   6.4%     102 204 312 62 14 .893     367 98 13 5 1 49 45 38     4 13   4     .267 .342 .338 .680 50        3.7   2.6    6.3 .036 .025 .062 Bats Unknown
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 24 & under 16.5%   248 582 824 170 92 .892   967 296 36 15 4 169 144 66 6 26 53 .306 .354 .387 .741 162     17.3   9.4   26.7 .070 .038 .108 Age 24 & under
Win Shares Digital Update Age 25-29 48.6%   720 1777 2547 392 302 .917   2719 836 138 49 31 538 441 274 75 77 203 .307 .386 .428 .814 544     78.9  32.8  111.7 .110 .046 .155 Age 25-29
baseball-reference.com Age 30-34 34.9%   538 1169 1773 277 178 .914   2154 580 101 35 12 310 286 114 12 47 56 .269 .310 .365 .675 295     25.7  24.3   50.0 .048 .045 .093 Age 30-34
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age 35 & over   0.0%                       Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.7%     172 348 516 102 35 .894     603 165 21 8 1 90 74 67     8 22   12     .274 .354 .340 .694 89        7.6   5.5   13.1 .044 .032 .076 Rookie  
Starter 84.3%   1269 2947 4357 694 476 .913   4919 1457 234 87 37 854 732 396 90 132 272 .296 .359 .402 .761 863    109.0  56.0  165.0 .086 .044 .130 Starter  
Reserve     15.7%     237 581 787 145 96 .904     921 255 41 12 10 163 139 58     3 18   40     .277 .322 .380 .702 138       12.9  10.5   23.4 .054 .044 .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   7.3%   107 276.8 356.5 66.7 40.4 .905     548.4 177.0 39.3 8.6 3.7 108.2 83.6 28.3     2.4 20.9   27.0     .323 .359 .446 .805 110.7       14.1   6.6   20.8 .107 .050 .158 Bats Left
Bats Right 70.6%   1058 255.5 384.9 59.6 43.0 .915   535.4 153.6 23.8 9.4 3.6 92.1 74.0 41.0 9.9 13.7 27.1 .287 .349 .387 .736 86.9     10.2   6.1   16.2 .074 .044 .118 Bats Right
Bats Both 15.7%   239 275.4 360.6 64.0 48.5 .909   538.9 170.8 27.6 8.8 8.8 101.6 111.5 45.8 6.5 8.8 45.8 .317 .377 .450 .827 113.9     16.8   6.9   23.8 .120 .049 .169 Bats Both
Bats Unknown   6.4%     102 247.1 377.8 75.1 17.0 .893     521.8 139.3 18.5 7.1 1.4 69.7 64.0 54.0     5.7 18.5   5.7     .267 .342 .338 .680 71.1        5.3   3.7    9.0 .036 .025 .062 Bats Unknown
Age 24 & under 16.5%   248 258.5 366.0 75.5 40.9 .892   544.8 166.8 20.3 8.5 2.3 95.2 81.1 37.2 3.4 14.6 29.9 .306 .354 .387 .741 91.3      9.7   5.3   15.0 .070 .038 .108 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.6%   720 263.8 378.0 58.2 44.8 .917   518.7 159.5 26.3 9.3 5.9 102.6 84.1 52.3 14.3 14.7 38.7 .307 .386 .428 .814 103.8     15.1   6.3   21.3 .110 .046 .155 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 34.9%   538 254.2 385.6 60.2 38.7 .914   555.4 149.5 26.0 9.0 3.1 79.9 73.7 29.4 3.1 12.1 14.4 .269 .310 .365 .675 76.1      6.6   6.3   12.9 .048 .045 .093 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                         Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.7%     172 252.2 373.9 73.9 25.4 .894     516.9 141.4 18.0 6.9 0.9 77.1 63.4 57.4     6.8 18.9   10.3     .274 .354 .340 .694 76.3        6.5   4.7   11.2 .044 .032 .076 Rookie  
Starter 84.3%   1269 257.9 381.3 60.8 60.3 .913   533.0 157.9 25.4 9.4 4.0 92.5 79.3 42.9 9.8 14.3 29.5 .296 .359 .402 .761 93.5     11.8   6.1   17.9 .086 .044 .130 Starter  
Reserve     15.7%     237 268.8 364.1 67.1 65.4 .904     552.6 153.0 24.6 7.2 6.0 97.8 83.4 34.8     1.8 10.8   24.0     .277 .322 .380 .702 82.8        7.7   6.3   14.0 .054 .044 .099 Reserve