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1938 1940 Chronology Home 1B Index Guide
Pos St All- Other 1st Base Fielding Statistics Batting Statistics as First Baseman 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 Jimmie Foxx BBW 2 a   BOS 2 R 31   123 1101 91 10 104 .992   463 167 31 10 35 129 104 88 71 2 5 4 3 17 .361 .465 .698 1.163 141     28.4   1.6  30.0 .231 .013 .244   41.54 1 1 Jimmie Foxx
2 2 Hal Trosky 29   CLE 3 L 26   118 1004 97 9 97 .992   448 150 31 4 25 89 104 52 28 1 10 2 3 6 .335 .405 .589 .994 104     20.9   2.6  23.5 .177 .022 .199   29.40 2 2 Hal Trosky
3 3 Hank Greenberg BBW 18 A   DET 5 R 28   136 1205 75 9 108 .993   500 156 42 7 33 112 112 91 95 2 11 8 3 8 .312 .420 .622 1.042 130     21.4   2.3  23.7 .157 .017 .174   27.74 3 3 Hank Greenberg
4 4 Joe Kuhel 20   CHI 4 L 33   136 1256 72 11 113 .992   546 164 24 9 15 107 56 64 51 2 11 18 5 7 .300 .376 .460 .836 103     16.3   2.7  19.0 .120 .020 .140   19.91 4 4 Joe Kuhel
5 5   George McQuinn   13 a       STL 8 L 29       154 1377 116 11 122 .993     617 195 37 13 20 101 94 65   42 2 18   6 5 11 .316 .383 .515 .898 122       15.9   2.6  18.5 .103 .017 .120   17.98 5 5   George McQuinn
6 6 Dick Siebert   PHI 7 L 26   99 874 74 9 73 .991   402 118 28 3 6 58 47 21 22 0 10 4 1 6 .294 .329 .423 .752 56      7.4   1.3   8.7 .075 .013 .088    7.23 6 6 Dick Siebert
7 7 Babe Dahlgren   NY 1 R 27   144 1303 68 13 140 .991   531 125 18 6 15 71 89 57 54 2 13 2 3 15 .235 .312 .377 .689 65      6.5   1.9   8.4 .045 .013 .058    5.69 7 7 Babe Dahlgren
8 Lou Finney   BOS 2 L 28   32 280 11 4 27 .986   142 46 10 2 1 25 26 14 6 0 3 1 3 2 .324 .385 .444 .829 24      3.6   0.3   3.9 .113 .009 .122    3.82 8 Lou Finney
9 Oscar Grimes R   CLE 3 R 24 2B,SS   43 341 17 4 36 .989   119 32 7 2 1 17 18 18 20 0 4 3 1 2 .269 .365 .387 .752 19      2.6   0.5   3.1 .060 .012 .072    2.33 9 Oscar Grimes
10 Nick Etten R   PHI 7 L 25   41 376 19 4 29 .990   155 39 11 2 3 20 29 16 11 0 3 0 0 4 .252 .322 .406 .728 20      2.3   0.5   2.8 .056 .012 .068    2.05 10 Nick Etten
                           
11 Jimmy Wasdell   WAS 6 L 25   28 255 15 10 24 .964   109 33 5 1 0 12 13 9 16 1 2 3 1 1 .303 .361 .367 .728 15      2.1   0.2   2.3 .075 .007 .082    1.85 11 Jimmy Wasdell
12 8 Mickey Vernon R   WAS 6 L 21   75 690 40 11 75 .985   276 71 15 4 1 23 30 24 28 0 9 1 1 5 .257 .317 .351 .668 30      2.6   0.5   3.1 .035 .007 .041    1.77 12 8 Mickey Vernon
13 Bob Prichard R   WAS 6 L 21   26 251 13 2 30 .992   85 20 5 0 0 8 8 19 16 0 2 0 2 0 .235 .375 .294 .669 10      1.2   0.2   1.4 .046 .008 .054    0.91 13 Bob Prichard
14 Rip Radcliff   CHI 4 L 33 RF   20 170 11 2 11 .989   80 21 5 0 0 10 11 5 4 0 2 1 1 1 .263 .306 .325 .631 9      0.8   0.3   1.1 .040 .015 .055    0.72 14 Rip Radcliff
League Average Age 27.7  League Avg WS/Game  .112 .015 .127
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1390.2 95.3 14.5 131.2 .990  Offense Share of WS  88.3%
League Average per 600 PA 523.1 156.3 31.5 7.4 18.1 91.4 86.6 63.5 54.3 1.4 12.0 6.2 3.7 9.9 .299 .376 .491 .867 99.2  Average WS/Team   18.69
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   62.5%   729 6533 468 73 601 .990     2860 857 171 38 71 453 418 289   224 6 70   36 22 43 .300 .365 .460 .825 493     73.1 11.2 84.3 .100 .015 .116 Bats Left
Bats Right 37.5%   446 3950 251 36 388 .992   1613 480 98 25 84 329 323 254 240 6 33 17 10 42 .298 .395 .546 .941 355   58.9 6.3 65.2 .132 .014 .146 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 11.7%   144 1282 70 17 141 .988   480 123 27 6 2 48 56 61 64 0 15 4 4 7 .256 .331 .350 .681 59   6.4 1.2 7.6 .044 .008 .053 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 64.1%   752 6674 475 69 620 .990   2904 862 182 38 103 488 514 325 274 8 70 26 19 53 .297 .361 .492 .853 536   80.1 11.7 91.8 .107 .016 .122 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 24.2%   279 2527 174 23 228 .992   1089 352 60 19 50 246 171 157 126 4 18 23 9 25 .323 .405 .551 .956 253   45.5 4.6 50.1 .163 .016 .180 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     15.2%     185 1658 89 21 170 .988     635 162 38 8 5 68 85 77   75 0 18   4 4 11 .255 .336 .364 .700 79     8.7 1.7 10.4 .047 .009 .056 Rookie  
Starter 84.2%   985 8810 633 83 832 .991   3783 1146 226 56 150 690 636 462 391 11 87 45 24 75 .303 .380 .511 .891 751   119.4 15.5 134.9 .121 .016 .137 Starter  
Reserve     15.8%     190 1673 86 26 157 .985     690 191 43 7 5 92 105 81   73 1 16   8 8 10 .277 .354 .381 .735 97     12.6 2.0 14.6 .066 .011 .077 Reserve  
Splits per 1500 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 1500 Total Chances / 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 1500 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   62.5%   729 1385.3 99.2 15.5 127.4 .990     532.1 159.4 31.8 7.1 13.2 84.3 77.8 53.8   41.7 1.1 13.0   6.7 4.1 8.0 .300 .365 .460 .825 91.7     13.6 2.4 16.0 .100 .015 .116 Bats Left
Bats Right 37.5%   446 1398.4 88.9 12.7 137.4 .992   507.8 151.1 30.8 7.9 26.4 103.6 101.7 79.9 75.6 1.9 10.4 5.4 3.1 13.2 .298 .395 .546 .941 111.8   18.5 2.2 20.7 .132 .014 .146 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 11.7%   144 1404.7 76.7 18.6 154.5 .988   518.0 132.7 29.1 6.5 2.2 51.8 60.4 65.8 69.1 0.0 16.2 4.3 4.3 7.6 .256 .331 .350 .681 63.7   6.9 1.3 8.2 .044 .008 .053 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 64.1%   752 1387.0 98.7 14.3 128.8 .990   526.9 156.4 33.0 6.9 18.7 88.5 93.3 59.0 49.7 1.4 12.7 4.7 3.4 9.6 .297 .361 .492 .853 97.2   14.5 2.1 16.7 .107 .016 .122 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 24.2%   279 1391.5 95.8 12.7 125.6 .992   515.3 166.6 28.4 9.0 23.7 116.4 80.9 74.3 59.6 1.9 8.5 10.9 4.3 11.8 .323 .405 .551 .956 119.7   21.5 2.2 23.7 .163 .016 .180 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
Rookie     15.2%     185 1406.7 75.5 17.8 144.2 .988     521.9 133.2 31.2 6.6 4.1 55.9 69.9 63.3   61.6 0.0 14.8   3.3 3.3 9.0 .255 .336 .364 .700 64.9     7.2 1.4 8.5 .047 .009 .056 Rookie  
Starter 84.2%   985 1387.2 99.7 13.1 131.0 .991   522.7 158.3 31.2 7.7 20.7 95.3 87.9 63.8 54.0 1.5 12.0 6.2 3.3 10.4 .303 .380 .511 .891 103.8   16.5 2.1 18.6 .121 .016 .137 Starter  
Reserve     15.8%     190 1405.9 72.3 21.8 131.9 .985     525.4 145.4 32.7 5.3 3.8 70.1 79.9 61.7   55.6 0.7 12.2   6.1 6.1 7.6 .277 .354 .381 .735 73.9     9.6 1.5 11.1 .066 .011 .077 Reserve