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Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
1876    3 Cal McVey CHI 25     7.84 44.4%   199 1380.5 31.6 87.9 45.6 .941   592.2 169.9 22.6 4.2 2.8 86.0 57.1 7.8 13.4 .287 .296 .354 .650 93.8      9.9   1.8    11.6 .070 .013 .083
1877    3 Jumbo Latham LOU 24     3.89 42.8%   143 1368.2 54.3 77.5 64.4 .948   588.7 161.6 16.1 10.4 0.0 63.3 55.7 11.3 20.8 .274 .288 .337 .625 74.6      7.2   1.6     8.8 .053 .012 .065
1878    2 Chub Sullivan CIN 22     5.53 34.3%   120 1400.9 49.0 50.1 75.2 .967   591.2 147.5 11.3 3.8 0.0 68.1 52.9 8.8 30.3 .249 .261 .281 .542 73.1      9.5   3.0    12.5 .063 .020 .083
1879    2 Cal McVey CIN 28    11.33 63.1%   355 1406.8 30.8 62.4 57.8 .958   588.4 170.5 28.6 6.2 0.4 100.7 65.6 11.6 23.9 .290 .304 .361 .665 99.5     15.4   1.9    17.3 .112 .014 .126
                       
1880    1 Cap Anson CHI 28    23.89 72.6%   458 1402.0 41.2 56.8 62.3 .962   584.6 155.4 26.6 10.5 2.0 80.0 61.6 15.4 45.9 .266 .285 .357 .642 88.9     14.7   2.2    16.9 .098 .015 .112
1881    1 Cap Anson CHI 29    26.82 53.9%   359 1395.8 52.7 51.5 74.2 .966   576.8 173.4 31.8 10.2 2.7 93.4 82.0 23.2 35.3 .301 .328 .405 .733 102.4     17.2   2.2    19.3 .122 .015 .137
1882    2 Cap Anson CHI 30    20.70 44.9%   279 1401.5 39.4 59.1 70.9 .961   573.6 172.8 34.2 14.6 4.9 106.9 92.8 26.4 33.2 .301 .332 .437 .769 117.2     19.4   1.8    21.2 .142 .013 .156
1883    3 John Morrill BOS 28    17.15 35.8%   276 1409.7 42.1 48.2 73.6 .968   580.6 168.0 47.8 13.6 3.7 92.4 84.0 19.4 59.3 .289 .312 .438 .750 116.0     16.3   2.3    18.6 .113 .016 .129
1884    2 Cap Anson CHI 32    20.74 64.3%   540 1401.0 41.1 57.9 69.4 .961   577.1 161.0 28.5 9.9 8.5 84.8 83.7 22.9 75.4 .279 .307 .407 .714 103.2     13.4   1.8    15.2 .093 .013 .106
1885    3 Cap Anson CHI 33    25.31 41.5%   342 1407.9 43.8 48.3 69.2 .968   558.9 156.5 33.2 7.9 4.6 89.7 82.6 41.1 71.0 .280 .329 .392 .721 106.7     17.8   2.0    19.8 .125 .014 .139
1886    3 Cap Anson CHI 34    32.31 32.8%   313 1385.7 60.4 53.9 74.4 .964   556.5 176.8 32.7 10.3 9.4 103.8 114.1 43.5 37.4 19.2 .318 .367 .464 .831 126.7     20.8   1.7    22.5 .142 .012 .154
1887    3 Cap Anson CHI 35    19.72 48.6%   454 1409.5 56.3 34.2 77.2 .977   553.2 164.7 31.6 11.1 11.8 93.5 92.9 44.0 44.3 2.8 20.4 .298 .352 .459 .811 108.4     13.7   2.3    16.0 .098 .016 .114
1888    2 Cap Anson CHI 36    36.78 52.1%   546 1412.0 56.2 31.8 71.6 .979   561.3 138.9 19.2 6.3 6.9 67.8 65.6 36.2 61.8 2.5 23.3 .247 .296 .341 .637 76.6     11.6   2.0    13.5 .077 .013 .090
1889    3 Cap Anson CHI 37    22.95 48.5%   475 1387.7 70.3 42.0 76.4 .972   537.6 146.0 23.9 3.7 5.2 79.1 78.2 55.5 29.6 6.9 32.8 .272 .347 .359 .706 93.1     10.3   2.0    12.4 .076 .015 .091
                       
1890    1 Cap Anson CHI 38    27.23 55.5%   530 1415.8 48.9 35.3 72.8 .976   541.7 156.1 23.2 13.3 4.4 97.8 90.8 51.8 30.2 6.5 33.0 .288 .357 .404 .761 105.4     15.4   2.2    17.6 .112 .016 .128
1891    2 Cap Anson CHI 39    23.90 49.3%   525 1407.3 61.3 31.4 75.2 .979   549.1 140.8 23.7 9.2 4.3 78.6 83.8 46.3 38.8 4.6 24.2 .256 .320 .357 .677 84.0     10.7   2.0    12.7 .076 .014 .090
1892    5 Cap Anson CHI 40    18.97 42.4%   730 1386.0 78.8 35.2 78.4 .977   546.7 141.5 18.3 9.7 5.4 69.8 81.9 48.8 32.3 4.5 23.3 .259 .325 .358 .683 84.2     12.1   2.4    14.4 .085 .017 .102
1893    4 Willard Brown BAL/LOU 27    14.12 52.8%   787 1393.5 74.6 31.9 86.2 .979   540.2 154.3 28.4 10.6 2.7 91.7 98.3 53.9 23.9 5.9 16.3 .286 .357 .393 .750 95.3     10.4   1.7    12.1 .078 .013 .091
1894    2 Jack Doyle NY 24    20.66 54.3%   768 1386.3 78.2 35.5 90.1 .976   540.1 166.1 29.8 9.9 5.3 97.2 104.6 44.4 28.4 5.5 10.0 29.5 .308 .366 .429 .795 104.6      9.2   2.0    11.2 .068 .014 .082
1895    3 Cap Anson CHI 43    16.32 58.8%   844 1391.0 80.8 28.2 84.6 .981   543.0 162.7 26.9 10.2 2.4 92.5 94.6 44.2 32.1 3.7 9.1 25.3 .300 .356 .400 .756 96.9      9.4   2.1    11.4 .068 .015 .084
1896    1 Jack Doyle BAL 26    20.01 51.7%   782 1396.1 73.5 30.4 89.2 .980   543.1 158.6 24.5 9.1 2.7 89.2 94.1 42.9 29.5 4.7 9.3 38.6 .292 .349 .386 .735 93.4     10.5   1.9    12.4 .075 .014 .088
1897    1 Jack Doyle BAL 27    21.42 57.4%   890 1389.9 80.9 29.2 74.8 .981   544.2 164.6 25.2 12.0 4.9 88.4 91.7 39.6 8.9 7.3 24.9 .302 .360 .420 .780 94.6     11.9   2.1    13.9 .084 .015 .099
1898    6 Honus Wagner LOU 24    11.02 27.5%   481 1392.1 70.5 37.4 81.3 .975   552.1 149.9 19.7 8.3 3.7 68.5 73.7 32.9 4.9 10.1 16.0 .272 .318 .357 .675 74.0     10.1   2.5    12.5 .068 .017 .085
1899    5 Jack Doyle NY 29    12.31 32.9%   571 1398.1 65.8 36.1 82.2 .976   545.9 149.7 19.4 8.5 3.4 73.1 75.4 33.9 10.6 9.6 24.6 .274 .329 .360 .689 77.5      9.0   1.9    10.9 .061 .013 .074
                       
1900    2 Ed Delahanty PHI 32    22.31 48.5%   518 1383.7 82.8 33.5 87.4 .978   540.2 156.3 27.0 7.0 3.2 76.3 84.6 37.7 10.8 11.3 27.5 .289 .348 .383 .731 86.5     12.7   1.9    14.5 .091 .013 .104
1901    1 Joe Kelley BRO 29    20.51 64.3%   659 1388.0 81.9 30.1 65.0 .980   551.5 150.3 23.3 9.4 2.1 70.6 79.3 32.5 8.3 7.7 19.0 .273 .323 .361 .684 75.3     10.9   2.2    13.1 .078 .015 .093
1902    3 Kitty Bransfield PIT 27    16.96 43.4%   434 1402.7 70.9 26.4 72.2 .982   540.9 155.6 25.2 6.3 2.0 67.4 70.0 36.9 8.6 13.6 29.9 .288 .343 .369 .712 80.6     16.5   2.1    18.6 .115 .014 .129
1903    1 Frank Chance CHI 25    43.17 53.8%   531 1390.5 74.8 34.7 73.3 .977   533.2 150.7 24.6 8.3 1.1 75.6 75.1 52.9 6.1 7.8 34.2 .283 .354 .366 .720 86.3     15.0   2.2    17.2 .106 .015 .121
1904    1 Frank Chance CHI 26    39.37 40.7%   452 1373.8 103.6 22.6 60.9 .985   534.1 139.5 20.8 11.0 2.3 74.0 62.3 41.9 8.8 15.2 23.4 .261 .325 .354 .679 75.9     15.6   1.9    17.5 .106 .013 .119
1905    1 Frank Chance CHI 27    33.73 38.2%   436 1389.2 86.7 24.1 72.8 .984   524.4 152.5 18.0 11.3 2.3 82.0 70.8 48.2 8.4 19.0 28.6 .291 .360 .381 .741 89.1     17.4   1.8    19.2 .124 .013 .137
1906    1 Frank Chance CHI 28    49.85 57.6%   680 1388.6 89.1 22.3 67.3 .985   533.7 141.4 21.2 9.0 2.2 70.0 66.3 43.8 6.1 16.4 25.2 .265 .328 .351 .679 72.7     15.7   2.3    18.0 .106 .016 .121
1907    1 Frank Chance CHI 29    31.79 57.6%   673 1387.6 89.7 22.7 50.1 .985   541.5 137.8 19.0 9.4 1.3 54.7 60.8 38.2 6.2 14.1 19.2 .255 .311 .332 .643 62.1     12.9   2.0    15.0 .086 .014 .100
1908    1 Frank Chance CHI 30    23.56 60.6%   724 1396.1 84.2 19.7 57.7 .987   537.9 140.6 21.9 8.8 2.7 53.3 60.0 32.9 6.7 22.5 20.2 .261 .312 .350 .662 64.4     14.9   2.6    17.6 .099 .018 .116
1909    1 Ed Konetchy STL 23    30.51 64.9%   783 1405.2 72.3 22.5 68.5 .985   535.5 148.2 23.0 9.1 2.0 61.7 66.9 38.5 4.1 21.9 21.9 .277 .330 .365 .695 71.7     15.5   1.9    17.4 .107 .013 .120
                       
1910    1 Ed Konetchy STL 24    33.99 68.1%   790 1400.5 75.9 23.6 83.1 .984   529.2 148.6 24.2 11.4 4.0 73.0 71.0 49.5 50.1 3.9 17.4 19.8 .281 .347 .393 .740 77.8     16.3   2.2    18.5 .113 .015 .128
1911    1 Ed Konetchy STL 25    30.70 54.3%   646 1399.8 80.8 19.4 78.1 .987   518.8 146.5 24.4 11.0 7.5 77.9 78.1 55.4 56.8 7.3 18.5 30.6 .282 .360 .415 .775 84.7     15.7   2.2    17.9 .110 .015 .126
1912    1 Ed Konetchy STL 26    25.80 58.0%   683 1394.2 84.3 21.5 81.7 .986   529.5 157.8 27.4 10.7 5.8 76.9 81.5 48.9 51.8 4.5 17.1 25.0 .298 .362 .423 .785 87.2     15.9   1.8    17.7 .113 .013 .125
1913    2 Ed Konetchy STL 27    19.87 61.7%   734 1404.2 77.4 18.4 72.7 .988   535.3 146.5 22.7 11.5 4.5 72.0 67.3 40.3 45.2 4.5 19.9 32.1 .274 .330 .384 .714 71.8     13.0   2.1    15.1 .091 .014 .105
1914    4 Fred Merkle NY 25    17.64 50.3%   633 1402.9 80.6 16.5 68.8 .989   536.8 133.2 21.9 9.3 3.9 64.1 59.0 41.3 61.7 3.2 18.7 18.7 2.7 .248 .306 .346 .652 60.9     11.4   2.2    13.6 .073 .014 .087
1915    4 Fred Merkle NY 26    18.89 35.2%   423 1413.7 74.6 11.7 87.0 .992   546.2 144.8 21.9 5.2 2.2 55.0 61.6 32.7 52.0 3.3 17.8 20.8 14.9 .265 .311 .337 .648 60.5     11.8   2.0    13.7 .075 .013 .087
1916    1 Ed Konetchy BOS 30    31.52 52.9%   650 1409.5 70.3 20.2 82.4 .987   544.5 145.2 23.5 9.3 3.6 57.7 62.4 36.8 48.6 5.2 13.5 17.3 1.9 .267 .319 .363 .682 65.2     15.2   2.3    17.5 .099 .015 .114
1917    1 Ed Konetchy BOS 31    19.69 62.6%   720 1410.2 71.6 18.2 86.3 .988   546.5 144.0 24.5 10.8 2.7 60.4 60.9 34.7 47.8 3.3 15.5 15.3 .263 .311 .362 .673 63.3     13.5   2.0    15.5 .092 .014 .106
1918    1 Fred Merkle CHI 29    26.56 63.1%   611 1399.8 80.8 19.4 82.8 .987   538.5 149.2 20.7 8.1 1.9 52.7 69.6 35.7 32.6 3.6 22.2 17.9 .277 .326 .356 .682 66.2     14.1   2.4    16.5 .097 .017 .113
Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
1919    1 Ed Konetchy BRO 33    20.96 56.8%   619 1407.4 74.9 17.7 70.5 .988   547.3 145.6 22.1 8.5 2.9 58.0 56.6 31.3 43.4 3.2 18.2 18.2 .266 .310 .353 .663 61.9     12.3   2.2    14.5 .082 .015 .096
                       
1920    2 Ed Konetchy BRO 34    21.45 46.7%   554 1397.3 87.8 14.9 88.8 .990   546.1 155.3 21.9 9.0 5.2 61.9 63.5 35.8 43.3 3.1 15.0 6.2 8.8 .284 .332 .386 .718 70.7     12.7   2.2    14.9 .089 .016 .105
1921    1 George Kelly NY 25    29.24 51.2%   599 1401.9 80.7 17.4 98.2 .988   539.2 166.1 29.9 7.7 10.3 78.3 84.7 42.1 52.9 3.6 15.1 5.3 7.2 .308 .362 .449 .811 85.7     14.6   2.0    16.6 .102 .014 .116
1922    1 Ray Grimes CHI 28    40.40 47.9%   564 1408.6 75.7 15.7 105.2 .990   538.9 165.3 31.9 7.3 10.4 79.5 82.1 44.8 46.4 2.6 13.7 7.3 6.2 .307 .363 .450 .813 87.6     13.7   2.3    15.9 .093 .015 .109
1923    4 George Kelly NY 27    21.13 37.5%   436 1416.7 68.7 14.6 109.9 .990   537.8 165.6 20.7 5.8 8.4 73.6 88.8 42.1 35.7 2.3 17.8 10.0 5.8 .308 .361 .415 .776 83.3     13.4   2.2    15.5 .094 .015 .110
1924    2 George Kelly NY 28    27.32 30.7%   371 1412.5 74.2 13.3 117.8 .991   551.1 171.1 26.0 10.3 9.9 72.2 89.8 33.2 29.0 3.8 11.9 9.2 4.6 .310 .354 .449 .803 86.3     17.1   2.1    19.3 .121 .015 .136
1925    7 Rube Bressler CIN 30     9.00 18.9%   238 1404.2 76.6 19.2 118.8 .987   540.6 173.9 35.4 7.6 5.1 74.0 78.4 43.6 33.5 3.8 12.0 7.0 7.6 .322 .376 .443 .819 89.8     14.0   2.2    16.2 .093 .015 .108
1926    5 George Kelly NY 30    14.86 16.6%   213 1391.0 95.6 13.4 123.8 .991   542.5 162.9 25.1 3.7 8.1 70.0 79.6 38.3 47.9 2.2 17.0 5.9 .300 .349 .405 .754 78.1     12.5   2.5    15.0 .080 .016 .096
1927    3 Joe Harris PIT 35    17.02 12.9%   165 1385.5 100.8 13.7 119.1 .991   523.0 162.1 34.8 11.0 8.2 70.5 79.7 50.4 33.9 4.6 22.0 0.9 .310 .376 .466 .842 90.7     16.7   2.1    18.8 .110 .014 .124
1928    7 George Kelly CIN 32    11.20 9.5%   122 1382.9 103.4 13.7 147.0 .991   535.8 147.2 37.7 8.8 3.8 59.1 70.4 40.3 64.2 2.5 21.4 2.5 .275 .328 .399 .727 70.4     12.6   2.4    15.0 .082 .016 .098
1929    5 Earl Sheely PIT 36    11.84 26.3%   317 1399.1 90.6 10.3 112.2 .993   524.3 151.8 32.2 5.8 5.4 66.7 94.0 52.4 45.2 3.1 20.2 5.8 .289 .358 .404 .762 78.8      9.4   2.5    12.0 .067 .018 .084
                       
1930    8 Joe Stripp CIN 27     6.59 19.6%   234 1394.6 96.2 9.2 128.2 .994   538.6 168.3 33.1 4.7 5.9 78.0 75.6 41.3 50.2 1.2 18.9 5.9 .313 .363 .424 .787 78.5      8.3   2.2    10.6 .060 .016 .076
1931    9 Earl Sheely BOS 38     5.77 11.6%   143 1415.5 72.1 12.4 111.3 .992   550.9 150.5 15.4 2.0 1.0 30.7 78.8 34.8 21.5 2.0 12.3 0.0 .273 .319 .314 .633 52.2      5.5   3.1     8.6 .038 .021 .059
1932    9 Joe Stripp BRO 29     5.56 8.5%   105 1376.3 102.4 21.3 123.7 .986   537.2 144.5 29.2 5.8 8.8 77.4 61.3 48.2 52.6 1.5 13.1 5.8 .269 .331 .394 .725 70.1     11.2   2.0    13.3 .073 .013 .087
1933         0.0%                        
1934         0.0%                        
1935         0.0%                        
1936         0.0%                        
1937   13 Frank McCormick CIN 26     1.18 1.7%   20 1369.3 123.8 6.9 137.6 .995   572.4 186.2 34.5 0.0 0.0 34.5 62.1 13.8 27.6 0.0 13.8 6.9 34.5 .325 .341 .386 .727 69.0      9.0   1.4    10.3 .065 .010 .075
1938    5 Frank McCormick CIN 27    18.43 13.1%   151 1400.8 92.4 6.8 123.5 .995   572.3 186.9 35.8 3.6 4.5 79.6 94.8 16.1 15.2 2.7 8.9 0.9 13.4 .327 .348 .425 .773 82.3     15.1   1.9    17.0 .112 .014 .126
1939    3 Frank McCormick CIN 28    27.25 36.2%   421 1395.0 92.8 12.2 126.4 .992   542.6 167.8 30.4 5.0 12.7 76.4 97.4 40.7 31.4 2.0 14.7 1.3 19.0 .309 .360 .454 .814 85.4     15.9   2.6    18.5 .113 .019 .132
                       
1940    2 Frank McCormick CIN 29    30.40 21.7%   250 1400.8 86.9 12.3 112.6 .992   555.2 160.0 36.0 2.8 15.5 70.3 98.5 38.7 28.8 3.3 2.8 2.2 23.2 .288 .338 .447 .785 79.7     15.2   2.3    17.5 .110 .017 .127
1941    4 Frank McCormick CIN 30    19.08 25.7%   313 1410.6 78.0 11.4 130.8 .992   546.0 145.5 28.2 3.3 18.3 70.4 89.2 47.4 30.5 2.8 3.8 1.9 18.8 .267 .328 .431 .759 78.4     15.6   2.5    18.1 .106 .017 .123
1942    4 Frank McCormick CIN 31    16.32 27.7%   340 1396.0 87.8 16.2 117.9 .989   549.0 132.3 22.0 0.0 10.1 54.5 68.1 45.3 48.8 1.3 4.4 1.8 15.8 .241 .300 .336 .636 53.6      8.3   2.3    10.6 .056 .016 .071
1943    2 Frank McCormick CIN 32    22.71 35.8%   443 1386.4 101.5 12.1 126.4 .992   548.7 148.3 24.7 4.0 7.7 61.0 70.0 42.3 47.0 2.0 7.0 4.3 1.3 15.7 .270 .325 .372 .697 67.0     12.6   2.2    14.8 .085 .015 .100
1944    1 Frank McCormick CIN 33    34.10 40.7%   510 1372.4 111.7 15.9 110.2 .989   552.1 156.9 30.5 4.6 13.7 66.8 90.7 39.1 44.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 0.6 18.0 .284 .336 .430 .766 79.3     15.5   2.5    17.9 .106 .017 .123
1945    3 Frank McCormick CIN 34    16.32 31.3%   373 1382.4 107.6 10.0 108.8 .993   540.0 141.3 27.9 4.3 7.7 62.7 77.0 51.1 43.4 3.1 5.8 3.5 0.0 19.0 .262 .329 .372 .701 66.2      9.8   2.6    12.3 .068 .018 .085
1946    4 Frank McCormick PHI 35    16.09 29.0%   383 1385.7 106.7 7.6 130.3 .995   550.5 149.5 26.2 4.1 7.4 56.5 60.6 39.7 40.5 1.6 8.2 10.2 0.0 11.1 .272 .322 .374 .696 63.1     11.4   2.4    13.8 .073 .015 .088
1947    3 Jackie Robinson BRO 28    21.35 42.3%   525 1392.8 93.6 13.6 130.9 .991   523.3 140.1 24.8 3.5 13.3 77.0 66.3 62.6 59.4 4.3 9.8 9.3 2.7 12.3 .268 .351 .405 .756 75.1     11.8   1.6    13.4 .084 .012 .096
1948    7 Nippy Jones STL 23     5.67 27.6%   368 1389.0 91.0 20.0 122.1 .987   548.3 138.4 22.6 7.4 11.5 61.6 84.2 43.9 50.9 0.8 7.0 6.6 0.0 18.1 .252 .309 .384 .693 63.2      7.9   1.9     9.9 .052 .013 .065
1949    1 Gil Hodges BRO 25    23.95 31.0%   385 1389.3 96.1 14.6 131.5 .990   550.8 157.0 24.2 3.8 14.0 74.1 84.7 38.2 46.5 2.3 8.7 5.3 1.5 13.2 .285 .334 .419 .753 77.2     11.7   2.1    13.8 .081 .014 .095
                       
1950    2 Gil Hodges BRO 26    21.66 23.2%   290 1368.5 115.2 16.3 163.0 .989   527.4 152.3 23.7 5.5 23.7 83.2 97.3 63.5 59.0 2.0 7.1 4.5 0.0 11.6 .289 .367 .489 .856 93.8     16.3   1.8    18.1 .111 .012 .123
1951    1 Gil Hodges BRO 27    32.62 30.4%   379 1368.9 114.0 17.1 163.2 .989   521.9 143.2 23.2 4.2 24.8 83.8 86.5 72.4 61.3 3.4 2.3 5.7 4.6 14.9 .274 .366 .477 .843 90.7     17.1   2.0    19.1 .119 .014 .132
1952    1 Gil Hodges BRO 28    31.33 14.0%   173 1361.9 127.2 10.9 150.8 .993   499.3 127.4 28.4 1.7 28.4 80.9 93.0 95.6 90.4 1.7 3.4 1.7 3.4 9.5 .255 .377 .490 .867 97.3     21.0   2.5    23.5 .141 .017 .158
1953    2 Gil Hodges BRO 29    26.32 34.5%   438 1373.7 113.5 12.8 140.9 .991   537.1 149.0 25.2 5.0 21.9 76.7 89.8 58.9 93.5 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.0 14.1 .277 .351 .465 .816 85.4     14.5   2.6    17.1 .098 .018 .116
1954    2 Gil Hodges BRO 30    36.98 27.1%   336 1381.9 111.6 6.5 136.7 .996   521.2 153.4 24.4 4.3 31.3 83.6 101.6 59.1 3.4 71.6 1.7 7.7 10.3 1.7 3.0 11.6 .294 .362 .538 .900 94.7     20.0   2.9    22.9 .139 .020 .159
1955    3 Gil Hodges BRO 31    21.98 22.4%   287 1384.3 102.3 13.4 127.4 .991   517.0 143.5 25.0 3.1 26.6 72.5 90.8 69.4 4.2 83.0 4.2 2.6 6.8 2.1 3.1 20.3 .277 .363 .492 .855 90.3     17.3   2.1    19.4 .116 .014 .130
1956    1 Joe Adcock MIL 28    27.58 25.0%   333 1380.5 108.1 11.4 132.4 .992   531.2 138.1 25.9 2.8 32.5 81.5 95.2 57.0 9.0 89.1 1.0 7.5 3.3 2.4 1.4 16.5 .260 .331 .503 .834 87.2     18.6   2.2    20.8 .118 .014 .132
1957    3 Gil Hodges BRO 33    21.98 24.6%   321 1363.9 118.8 17.3 130.0 .988   540.5 157.0 27.9 5.0 24.7 78.7 88.8 46.7 6.9 86.5 2.3 2.7 7.8 2.7 1.4 13.3 .290 .345 .498 .843 91.1     16.9   2.1    18.9 .115 .014 .129
1958    2 Orlando Cepeda SF 20    22.85 39.9%   545 1375.7 107.7 16.6 161.8 .989   550.8 153.7 25.3 4.8 28.3 78.9 92.4 37.5 3.6 109.6 3.6 0.3 7.8 6.9 3.9 17.0 .279 .325 .496 .821 83.1     14.7   2.0    16.7 .090 .012 .103
1959    1 Frank Robinson CIN 23    23.95 43.9%   600 1365.8 114.5 19.7 130.1 .987   533.2 158.2 27.4 3.1 30.6 85.5 103.8 55.2 9.3 100.7 3.6 2.1 5.9 9.6 4.7 14.5 .297 .363 .532 .895 100.2     20.4   2.0    22.3 .131 .013 .144
                       
1960    1 Joe Adcock MIL 32    31.26 50.4%   661 1367.9 115.7 16.4 120.5 .989   531.6 143.9 24.7 4.8 23.3 65.5 82.8 56.4 7.0 104.6 3.8 2.7 5.5 4.3 3.1 15.6 .271 .342 .467 .809 84.0     16.9   2.0    18.9 .107 .012 .119
1961    1 Joe Adcock MIL 33    25.57 51.8%   689 1373.2 113.0 13.8 139.6 .991   539.2 155.0 22.6 3.3 30.2 80.6 97.3 51.6 5.2 112.4 3.8 1.6 3.8 4.9 2.8 17.2 .287 .352 .509 .861 92.8     16.5   1.9    18.4 .102 .012 .113
Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
1962    1 Orlando Cepeda SF 24    31.10 50.0%   886 1379.9 106.4 13.7 132.5 .991   541.3 142.1 19.2 4.1 27.5 77.7 88.2 47.8 4.6 97.8 4.2 1.3 5.4 6.1 1.7 14.0 .263 .324 .465 .789 80.7     13.7   2.1    15.8 .084 .013 .096
1963    1 Orlando Cepeda SF 25    43.08 50.8%   862 1387.2 96.8 16.0 125.2 .989   543.5 141.3 25.4 3.4 20.9 64.9 75.9 42.3 8.2 94.5 6.1 2.6 5.5 6.3 6.1 13.3 .260 .318 .435 .753 72.7     14.4   2.0    16.4 .088 .013 .100
1964    2 Orlando Cepeda SF 26    28.86 49.4%   838 1380.7 103.4 15.9 118.1 .989   553.4 154.0 28.0 4.3 21.4 68.8 89.2 35.9 4.3 88.8 4.5 1.7 4.5 5.8 5.8 15.3 .278 .325 .460 .785 77.1     15.0   2.1    17.1 .092 .013 .105
1965    3 Donn Clendenon PIT 29    24.42 48.4%   849 1380.7 101.9 17.4 126.7 .988   542.8 142.9 24.7 4.4 21.7 69.7 83.6 46.0 9.6 100.7 4.6 0.8 5.8 3.4 4.4 12.7 .263 .323 .445 .768 76.0     14.1   1.8    15.8 .083 .010 .094
1966    3 Donn Clendenon PIT 30    25.36 52.4%   872 1391.4 92.6 16.0 128.0 .989   546.3 156.4 25.2 5.5 20.4 74.2 80.8 40.7 7.9 88.2 6.2 2.4 4.4 4.2 5.2 15.3 .286 .340 .465 .805 80.6     15.2   2.0    17.2 .095 .012 .107
1967    1 Orlando Cepeda STL 29    49.95 55.8%   923 1393.8 92.2 14.0 118.8 .991   546.7 151.5 26.8 3.9 16.8 69.9 77.1 38.5 8.4 92.8 5.9 3.7 5.2 4.5 3.9 14.6 .277 .329 .432 .761 75.8     15.4   2.1    17.4 .099 .013 .113
1968    3 Ernie Banks CHI 37    17.58 50.8%   847 1394.2 95.5 10.3 115.9 .993   548.8 140.6 23.3 2.4 18.1 63.2 73.2 38.6 6.5 102.2 5.6 3.3 3.7 4.8 3.0 15.0 .256 .310 .406 .716 66.3     13.7   2.1    15.9 .088 .014 .102
1969    2 Lee May CIN 26    28.09 58.4%   1074 1391.4 96.9 11.7 123.7 .992   537.6 144.3 24.1 4.2 25.1 71.5 89.1 52.1 8.2 114.7 4.0 1.8 4.5 5.2 2.9 13.0 .268 .335 .469 .804 83.4     16.6   2.1    18.7 .113 .014 .127
                       
1970    3 Orlando Cepeda ATL 32    21.67 59.3%   1165 1382.6 105.9 11.5 129.8 .992   535.6 146.7 25.0 3.3 30.1 81.7 98.9 55.4 7.0 112.1 3.2 1.0 4.8 2.9 2.2 14.3 .274 .343 .501 .844 89.7     15.7   1.8    17.5 .106 .012 .118
1971    1 Hank Aaron ATL 37    31.49 61.5%   1254 1383.8 104.6 11.6 131.1 .992   530.3 144.1 22.3 2.9 26.2 74.8 82.3 60.5 8.9 107.0 3.0 1.4 4.8 4.4 2.6 15.1 .272 .347 .473 .820 85.5     18.2   2.1    20.2 .116 .013 .129
1972    1 Nate Colbert SD 26    34.41 55.0%   1062 1390.1 97.2 12.7 127.5 .992   528.2 135.5 22.0 2.3 26.3 68.9 86.0 64.1 10.0 115.5 2.8 0.7 4.2 5.9 2.3 12.3 .257 .338 .457 .795 82.8     18.0   2.1    20.1 .116 .014 .129
1973    1 Tony Perez CIN 31    43.58 48.8%   1009 1391.6 95.9 12.5 127.7 .992   530.9 148.9 24.1 2.5 20.7 68.4 80.5 59.4 8.2 108.2 3.7 0.8 5.2 2.9 3.0 15.2 .280 .354 .453 .807 82.5     17.7   2.1    19.8 .111 .013 .124
1974    2 Steve Garvey LA 25    33.83 53.3%   1105 1389.1 99.1 11.8 125.5 .992   532.5 141.4 25.9 1.9 20.7 67.3 84.0 56.3 5.0 97.3 4.0 1.2 6.0 3.3 3.2 13.4 .266 .337 .438 .775 77.4     14.9   2.1    17.0 .093 .013 .107
1975    1 Andre Thornton CHI 25    32.05 48.7%   1034 1390.6 94.1 15.3 121.7 .990   533.4 149.7 27.4 2.7 20.0 74.8 86.9 56.0 6.9 89.9 3.6 1.3 5.7 5.1 2.6 14.3 .281 .349 .455 .804 82.7     16.4   2.0    18.4 .106 .013 .118
1976    1 Bob Watson HOU 30    42.18 46.8%   958 1395.7 94.0 10.3 127.0 .993   537.1 153.0 27.6 4.0 15.2 70.8 82.1 50.0 6.8 73.0 4.0 2.1 6.8 8.9 4.8 14.8 .285 .346 .436 .782 79.2     17.1   2.1    19.2 .111 .014 .125
1977    1 Bob Watson HOU 31    27.22 39.9%   786 1398.1 92.1 9.8 110.5 .993   540.0 152.6 31.0 3.4 21.0 74.9 92.5 47.9 8.9 91.7 3.8 3.4 4.9 6.2 4.0 10.2 .283 .342 .469 .811 82.8     16.1   2.2    18.3 .108 .015 .123
1978    1 Steve Garvey LA 29    30.70 39.5%   809 1398.6 88.8 12.6 112.2 .992   541.1 150.0 26.7 4.8 16.7 65.8 81.6 47.9 8.5 87.7 3.1 1.5 6.4 6.5 3.7 13.5 .277 .336 .437 .773 76.8     15.5   2.2    17.7 .100 .014 .113
1979    3 Steve Garvey LA 30    25.11 38.5%   796 1401.3 83.5 15.2 109.9 .990   541.2 154.2 23.6 3.9 20.8 70.3 84.3 47.9 9.1 80.6 3.3 2.1 5.5 8.0 6.2 14.6 .285 .344 .458 .802 82.0     16.2   2.1    18.3 .105 .014 .118
                       
1980    3 Steve Garvey LA 31    24.06 23.3%   459 1398.0 89.4 12.6 105.8 .992   552.2 151.9 23.6 3.2 19.1 62.7 77.9 40.4 5.8 72.4 1.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 5.2 15.2 .275 .324 .433 .757 71.4     13.0   2.1    15.1 .087 .014 .102
1981    3 Steve Garvey LA 32    13.85 26.6%   341 1387.8 96.9 15.3 115.9 .990   556.3 149.9 28.6 1.3 15.6 71.9 72.8 35.5 5.2 71.9 0.9 3.0 4.3 5.6 7.4 13.0 .269 .312 .410 .722 67.1     12.6   2.2    14.8 .086 .015 .100
1982    9 Steve Garvey LA 33    13.90 25.2%   489 1399.7 87.8 12.5 103.7 .992   545.0 139.3 23.9 2.1 18.4 68.9 82.8 41.7 8.5 93.7 2.1 3.0 8.2 4.5 2.4 13.3 .256 .307 .409 .716 65.0     11.4   2.1    13.5 .077 .014 .091
1983    3 Ray Knight HOU 30    19.50 30.4%   606 1395.5 93.9 10.6 120.3 .993   539.8 148.8 28.3 2.3 16.4 63.0 78.7 49.3 8.6 83.8 2.8 1.3 6.8 2.8 2.8 17.5 .276 .336 .428 .764 73.9     14.7   2.0    16.8 .096 .013 .109
1984    5 Steve Garvey SD 35    13.64 31.4%   650 1399.7 90.7 9.6 127.8 .994   556.0 153.9 20.1 3.6 13.0 64.9 75.6 34.1 4.6 80.9 1.5 2.3 6.1 7.6 6.9 16.5 .277 .317 .396 .713 66.7     11.8   2.2    13.9 .071 .013 .084
1985    2 Jack Clark STL 29    28.09 41.8%   863 1391.5 97.4 11.1 135.2 .993   534.6 150.7 27.1 3.9 23.0 77.0 82.7 56.7 6.9 83.8 3.0 0.9 4.8 2.4 3.5 14.9 .282 .351 .477 .828 88.8     18.1   1.8    19.9 .113 .011 .124
1986    2 Glenn Davis HOU 25    29.09 45.0%   925 1395.2 94.2 10.6 121.6 .993   535.2 141.9 25.5 1.4 22.7 67.7 81.1 55.3 6.0 88.8 3.5 0.5 5.5 3.4 3.5 13.1 .265 .335 .445 .780 77.2     13.8   2.1    15.9 .084 .013 .097
1987    1 Jack Clark STL 31    49.12 40.7%   831 1379.4 107.4 13.2 115.3 .991   524.8 148.7 31.3 1.9 23.9 76.2 90.5 66.0 8.3 102.4 4.3 1.1 3.8 3.6 3.6 13.4 .283 .366 .487 .853 92.7     17.5   2.3    19.8 .112 .014 .126
1988    2 Andres Galarraga MON 26    29.77 45.4%   895 1388.9 101.0 10.1 104.9 .993   538.2 143.5 26.2 2.3 18.6 67.1 78.6 48.3 10.1 96.3 5.0 1.2 7.3 5.0 2.6 13.4 .267 .329 .427 .756 72.9     14.8   2.2    17.0 .096 .014 .109
1989    2 Glenn Davis HOU 28    36.85 48.3%   987 1391.4 95.4 13.2 106.5 .991   520.4 141.6 27.0 2.4 20.0 72.1 82.1 67.1 10.7 103.9 5.4 0.5 6.6 8.3 3.4 12.5 .272 .357 .448 .805 84.7     19.6   1.8    21.4 .124 .012 .136
                       
1990    5 Jack Clark SD 34    21.14 39.7%   829 1389.2 99.5 11.3 105.7 .992   531.4 138.4 29.4 2.2 22.2 65.3 85.9 57.6 10.4 103.5 4.9 0.2 5.9 6.9 2.9 12.5 .261 .335 .449 .784 76.1     13.5   1.5    15.1 .083 .009 .093
1991    3 Jeff Bagwell HOU 23    26.35 31.4%   631 1368.0 113.9 18.1 108.1 .988   539.9 143.1 25.0 3.2 14.3 66.5 74.2 48.7 3.7 92.7 5.4 0.5 5.5 6.4 4.4 12.1 .265 .329 .403 .732 70.2     12.9   1.6    14.5 .082 .010 .093
1992    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 24    35.13 41.0%   855 1369.4 121.0 9.6 105.2 .994   544.5 142.6 29.1 3.2 15.4 67.1 70.9 40.5 4.5 98.4 6.0 1.5 7.5 6.4 4.9 11.2 .262 .316 .412 .728 67.5     12.6   2.3    14.9 .078 .014 .093
1993    3 Andres Galarraga COL 31    30.11 35.9%   881 1359.3 129.9 10.8 124.7 .993   546.8 154.6 29.1 3.6 18.4 68.3 80.1 40.7 4.4 88.6 4.7 1.3 6.5 5.1 3.2 12.9 .283 .334 .450 .784 78.9     12.6   2.6    15.2 .076 .015 .091
1994    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 26    46.64 40.1%   677 1359.3 127.9 12.8 128.4 .991   544.1 161.5 32.8 2.1 32.1 91.6 105.4 42.1 6.9 96.1 4.8 0.7 8.3 6.2 2.6 14.3 .297 .348 .542 .890 93.2     16.4   2.3    18.7 .102 .014 .116
1995    1 Eric Karros LA 27    31.87 45.4%   904 1366.3 122.1 11.6 126.0 .992   537.4 151.3 29.0 1.7 25.2 78.6 95.7 49.8 5.5 103.1 7.1 0.2 5.5 7.5 3.0 14.9 .282 .347 .482 .829 86.3     14.8   2.1    16.8 .099 .014 .112
1996    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 28    60.42 47.3%   1093 1372.6 114.2 13.2 136.9 .991   533.4 152.9 31.2 2.4 25.4 80.0 96.1 53.0 4.9 99.8 7.1 0.6 5.9 9.0 3.4 15.1 .287 .355 .497 .852 92.0     16.6   2.1    18.7 .108 .013 .121
1997    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 29    41.53 40.4%   967 1369.0 120.1 10.9 129.2 .993   519.3 146.5 26.7 1.1 31.9 86.4 101.3 65.8 7.3 119.6 8.3 0.3 6.3 13.1 5.3 10.9 .282 .368 .522 .890 95.8     16.2   2.1    18.3 .104 .013 .117
1998    1 Mark McGwire STL 34    60.21 44.7%   1205 1372.0 117.1 10.9 140.0 .993   512.8 143.5 26.2 1.1 30.0 85.4 98.2 71.9 6.9 113.4 10.0 0.4 4.9 7.6 3.9 10.9 .280 .376 .511 .887 98.7     19.1   1.8    20.8 .125 .012 .137
1999    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 31    53.02 39.0%   1088 1378.5 108.4 13.1 136.8 .991   510.9 145.7 28.6 2.6 28.2 87.9 96.1 77.2 6.3 108.6 6.0 0.7 5.2 9.9 4.2 12.8 .285 .382 .517 .899 100.6     18.1   1.7    19.8 .116 .011 .127
                       
2000    2 Mark McGwire STL 36    31.80 50.9%   1362 1376.0 110.7 13.3 130.5 .991   518.4 145.2 29.7 1.2 30.8 87.2 97.9 68.7 12.9 114.5 7.9 0.2 4.8 3.2 3.1 13.8 .280 .370 .521 .891 99.5     15.0   2.1    17.1 .099 .014 .113
2001    1 Jeff Bagwell HOU 33    39.12 49.2%   1336 1376.8 112.4 10.8 133.8 .993   525.4 136.1 28.9 2.1 24.3 74.4 87.9 61.8 3.8 126.9 7.1 0.6 5.1 4.5 3.6 17.0 .259 .342 .461 .803 81.1     13.7   2.3    15.9 .086 .014 .100
2002    3 Jeff Bagwell HOU 34    26.43 42.9%   1165 1370.3 117.3 12.4 137.6 .992   524.1 143.6 30.2 2.2 20.9 74.9 75.7 62.6 5.4 115.4 7.5 0.5 5.3 5.7 3.3 13.7 .274 .357 .460 .817 85.6     14.1   2.2    16.3 .089 .014 .103
2003    3 Richie Sexson MIL 28    31.26 43.1%   1222 1383.8 106.9 9.3 140.0 .994   526.5 148.8 28.3 1.4 27.7 82.2 85.3 64.4 5.0 106.2 5.8 0.0 3.3 6.2 2.9 17.7 .283 .365 .500 .865 93.9     16.3   2.1    18.5 .102 .013 .115
2004    1 Albert Pujols STL 24    54.35 47.6%   1235 1377.2 112.2 10.6 132.0 .993   528.0 149.4 33.2 2.1 24.0 80.8 86.1 60.0 5.2 94.1 7.0 0.3 4.7 4.1 2.9 15.0 .283 .361 .490 .851 92.8     15.9   2.0    17.9 .106 .013 .119
Pos Pct. of First Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman   Win Shares
Year Rank WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total 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
2005    1 Albert Pujols STL 25    46.72 30.3%   827 1392.2 95.8 12.0 135.8 .992   529.1 152.1 32.1 2.1 29.0 86.2 87.9 59.8 10.1 100.9 5.0 0.4 5.7 7.3 1.7 14.7 .287 .362 .521 .883 100.9     17.9   2.0    19.9 .113 .013 .126
2006    1 Albert Pujols STL 26    54.57 32.3%   886 1390.3 100.8 8.9 146.5 .994   532.0 160.0 31.4 2.0 26.7 89.7 99.0 54.2 8.3 81.5 7.5 1.3 5.0 4.5 2.0 17.0 .301 .370 .518 .888 101.6     17.2   1.8    19.1 .108 .012 .120
2007    1 Albert Pujols STL 27    40.60 28.8%   806 1392.9 94.9 12.2 138.3 .992   522.7 151.8 32.4 1.6 17.5 72.3 72.9 62.4 7.8 80.1 8.1 0.8 6.0 3.2 2.8 14.1 .290 .371 .459 .830 90.6     15.1   2.2    17.3 .093 .014 .107
2008    2 Albert Pujols STL 28    45.73 25.7%   725 1383.9 106.2 9.9 126.2 .993   524.9 155.4 34.3 2.1 21.1 78.8 90.3 64.4 9.7 85.5 4.4 0.5 5.8 5.8 2.1 16.2 .296 .374 .490 .864 97.8     15.7   2.1    17.7 .093 .012 .106
2009    1 Albert Pujols STL 29    51.78 23.1%   620 1369.9 119.0 11.1 138.1 .993   519.0 150.4 33.9 1.0 26.5 82.0 96.0 70.4 13.5 87.4 5.7 0.7 4.2 6.1 1.7 14.7 .290 .378 .512 .890 103.1     19.7   2.0    21.6 .129 .013 .142
                       
2010    3 Albert Pujols STL 30    43.71 28.3%   755 1373.6 116.7 9.7 135.9 .994   525.9 145.8 31.3 1.2 22.9 78.6 83.9 64.2 8.7 102.1 4.0 0.8 5.1 3.9 1.8 18.7 .277 .357 .472 .829 87.5     15.3   1.9    17.3 .100 .013 .113
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