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1948 1950 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 Mickey Vernon   CLE 3 L 31   153 1438 155 14 168 .991   584 170 27 4 18 72 83 58 51 2 15 9 7 8 .291 .357 .443 .800 92     17.2   3.4  20.6 .112 .022 .135   23.91 1 1 Mickey Vernon
2 2 Ferris Fain   PHI 5 L 28   150 1275 122 22 194 .984   525 138 21 5 3 81 78 136 51 0 11 8 1 15 .263 .415 .339 .754 90     17.1   1.7  18.8 .114 .011 .125   21.06 2 2 Ferris Fain
3 3 Eddie Robinson T18 A   WAS 8 L 28   143 1299 100 18 133 .987   527 155 27 3 18 66 78 67 30 7 2 3 4 17 .294 .381 .459 .840 83     16.5   1.8  18.3 .115 .013 .128   20.71 3 3 Eddie Robinson
4 4 Tommy Henrich 6 a(OF)   NY 1 L 36 RF   52 445 28 2 64 .996   189 54 9 1 11 41 39 40 16 2 0 1 1 3 .286 .416 .519 .935 45     10.4   0.8  11.2 .200 .015 .215   16.44 4 4 Tommy Henrich
5 5   Billy Goodman     a       BOS 2 L 23       117 1069 79 9 148 .992     443 132 23 3 0 54 56 58   21 2 6   2 0 14 .298 .382 .363 .745 66        9.1   2.1  11.2 .078 .018 .096   10.96 5 5   Billy Goodman
6 6 Jack Graham   STL 7 L 32   136 1118 87 19 120 .984   500 119 22 1 24 71 79 61 62 4 8 0 1 12 .238 .326 .430 .756 71      8.9   1.1  10.0 .065 .008 .074    8.58 6 6 Jack Graham
7 7 Paul Campbell R   DET 4 L 31   74 561 38 7 67 .988   255 71 15 4 3 38 30 24 32 1 7 3 3 1 .278 .343 .404 .747 38      5.7   1.1   6.8 .077 .015 .092    6.52 7 7 Paul Campbell
8 8 Chuck Kress R   CHI 6 L 27   95 907 66 6 103 .994   353 98 17 6 1 45 44 39 44 0 17 6 7 7 .278 .349 .368 .717 45      5.2   1.6   6.8 .055 .017 .072    5.76 8 8 Chuck Kress
9 Don Kolloway   DET 4 R 30 2B   57 472 35 5 49 .990   219 64 9 1 1 32 21 22 11 1 2 3 3 8 .292 .360 .356 .716 29      3.6   0.7   4.3 .063 .012 .075    3.74 9 Don Kolloway
10 Dick Kryhoski R   NY 1 L 24   51 363 31 7 39 .983   177 52 10 3 1 18 27 9 17 2 0 2 4 6 .294 .335 .401 .736 23      3.5   0.6   4.1 .069 .012 .080    3.68 10 Dick Kryhoski
                               
11 Jack Phillips R   NY 1 R 27   38 245 14 6 31 .977   91 28 4 1 1 16 10 12 9 0 2 1 0 3 .308 .388 .407 .795 16      2.6   0.4   3.0 .068 .011 .079    2.67 11 Jack Phillips
12 Gordon Goldsberry R   CHI 6 L 21   38 359 24 4 37 .990   145 36 3 2 1 25 13 18 9 0 0 2 0 3 .248 .331 .317 .648 17      1.7   0.7   2.4 .045 .018 .063    1.91 12 Gordon Goldsberry
13 Steve Souchock   CHI 6 R 30 LF   30 250 20 1 30 .996   110 26 6 2 3 13 16 11 17 0 0 2 1 2 .236 .306 .409 .715 13      1.6   0.5   2.1 .053 .017 .070    1.76 13 Steve Souchock
14 Bill Johnson   NY 1 R 30 3B   21 130 10 2 10 .986   67 17 2 1 2 10 11 10 9 0 1 0 0 3 .254 .351 .403 .754 9      1.4   0.2   1.6 .067 .010 .076    1.40 14 Bill Johnson
15     Sam Vico             DET 4 L 25       53 372 32 6 36 .985     142 27 5 2 4 15 18 21   17 4 4   0 0 4 .190 .311 .338 .649 16        1.3   0.7   2.0 .025 .013 .038    1.23 15     Sam Vico
16 Billy Hitchcock   BOS 2 R 32   29 256 15 2 28 .993   115 24 5 1 0 17 7 13 9 1 4 2 2 5 .209 .295 .270 .565 7      -     0.4   0.4 .000 .014 .014    0.15 16 Billy Hitchcock
League Average Age 28.5  League Avg WS/Game  .086 .014 .100
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1371.9 111.2 16.9 163.3 .989  Offense Share of WS  85.6%
League Average per 600 PA 517.9 141.2 23.9 4.7 10.6 71.6 71.1 69.9 47.2 3.0 9.2 5.1 4.0 12.9 .273 .362 .398 .760 77.0  Average WS/Team  15.45
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   86.6%   1062 9206 762 114 1109 .989     3840 1052 179 34 84 526 545 531   350 24 70   36 28 90 .274 .366 .404 .770 586     96.6 15.6 112.2 .091 .015 .106 Bats Left
Bats Right 13.4%   175 1353 94 16 148 .989   602 159 26 6 7 88 65 68 55 2 9 8 6 21 .264 .341 .362 .703 74   9.2 2.2 11.4 .053 .013 .065 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 16.7%   206 1791 134 20 224 .990   765 220 36 8 2 97 96 85 47 4 6 6 4 23 .288 .359 .363 .722 106   14.3 3.4 17.7 .069 .017 .086 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 38.6%   479 4098 334 58 497 .987   1638 446 74 17 27 223 228 275 151 11 36 18 12 46 .272 .373 .388 .761 250   42.7 6.2 48.9 .089 .013 .102 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 40.4%   500 4225 360 50 472 .989   1850 491 86 14 51 253 247 199 191 9 37 19 17 39 .265 .334 .410 .744 259   38.4 7.4 45.8 .077 .015 .092 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   4.3%     52 445 28 2 64 .996     189 54 9 1 11 41 39 40   16 2 0   1 1 3 .286 .416 .519 .935 45     10.4 0.8 11.2 .200 .015 .215 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     23.1%     296 2435 173 30 277 .989     1021 285 49 16 7 142 124 102   111 3 26   14 14 20 .279 .346 .379 .725 139     18.7 4.4 23.1 .063 .015 .078 Rookie  
Starter 76.0%   920 8112 675 97 997 .989   3376 937 161 27 78 468 487 483 307 18 66 32 24 77 .278 .371 .411 .782 530   90.1 13.6 103.7 .098 .015 .113 Starter  
Reserve     24.0%     317 2447 181 33 260 .988     1066 274 44 13 13 146 123 116   98 8 13   12 10 34 .257 .334 .359 .693 130     15.7 4.2 19.9 .050 .013 .063 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   86.6%   1062 1369.6 113.4 17.0 165.0 .989     516.0 141.4 24.1 4.6 11.3 70.7 73.2 71.4   47.0 3.2 9.4   4.8 3.8 12.1 .274 .366 .404 .770 78.7     13.0 2.3 15.3 .091 .015 .106 Bats Left
Bats Right 13.4%   175 1387.2 96.4 16.4 151.7 .989   530.4 140.1 22.9 5.3 6.2 77.5 57.3 59.9 48.5 1.8 7.9 7.0 5.3 18.5 .264 .341 .362 .703 65.2   8.1 2.3 10.4 .053 .013 .065 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 16.7%   206 1381.2 103.4 15.4 172.8 .990   533.7 153.5 25.1 5.6 1.4 67.7 67.0 59.3 32.8 2.8 4.2 4.2 2.8 16.0 .288 .359 .363 .722 74.0   10.0 2.4 12.3 .069 .017 .086 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.6%   479 1369.0 111.6 19.4 166.0 .987   501.4 136.5 22.7 5.2 8.3 68.3 69.8 84.2 46.2 3.4 11.0 5.5 3.7 14.1 .272 .373 .388 .761 76.5   13.1 1.9 15.0 .089 .013 .102 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 40.4%   500 1367.3 116.5 16.2 152.8 .989   529.8 140.6 24.6 4.0 14.6 72.5 70.7 57.0 54.7 2.6 10.6 5.4 4.9 11.2 .265 .334 .410 .744 74.2   11.0 2.1 13.1 .077 .015 .092 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   4.3%     52 1405.3 88.4 6.3 202.1 .996     490.9 140.3 23.4 2.6 28.6 106.5 101.3 103.9   41.6 5.2 0.0   2.6 2.6 7.8 .286 .416 .519 .935 116.9     27.0 2.1 29.1 .200 .015 .215 Age 35 & over
Rookie     23.1%     296 1384.6 98.4 17.0 157.5 .989     531.8 148.4 25.5 8.3 3.6 74.0 64.6 53.1   57.8 1.6 13.5   7.3 7.3 10.4 .279 .346 .379 .725 72.4     9.7 2.3 12.0 .063 .015 .078 Rookie  
Starter 76.0%   920 1369.6 114.0 16.4 168.3 .989   513.7 142.6 24.5 4.1 11.9 71.2 74.1 73.5 46.7 2.7 10.1 4.9 3.7 11.7 .278 .371 .411 .782 80.6   13.7 2.1 15.8 .098 .015 .113 Starter  
Reserve     24.0%     317 1379.4 102.0 18.6 146.6 .988     531.7 136.7 21.9 6.5 6.5 72.8 61.3 57.8   48.9 4.0 6.5   6.0 5.0 17.0 .257 .334 .359 .693 64.8     7.8 2.1 9.9 .050 .013 .063 Reserve