First Basemen
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1950 1952 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 Eddie Robinson T22 a   CHI 4 L 30   147 1296 91 17 143 .988   564 159 23 5 29 85 117 77 54 3 5 2 5 11 .282 .371 .495 .866 99     17.7   1.5  19.2 .120 .010 .131   22.03 1 1 Eddie Robinson
2 2 Ferris Fain 6 A   PHI 6 L 30   108 931 113 11 124 .990   386 133 27 3 5 57 52 73 18 3 3 0 3 9 .345 .452 .469 .921 83     15.9   1.4  17.3 .147 .013 .160   21.98 2 2 Ferris Fain
3 3 Mickey Vernon   WAS 7 L 33   137 1157 87 8 121 .994   546 160 30 7 9 69 87 53 45 2 1 7 6 11 .293 .358 .423 .781 86     14.9   2.7  17.6 .109 .020 .128   20.02 3 3 Mickey Vernon
4 4 Luke Easter   CLE 2 L 35   125 1043 68 14 108 .988   486 131 12 5 27 65 103 37 71 9 0 0 1 14 .270 .333 .481 .814 75     15.4   1.3  16.7 .123 .010 .134   19.38 4 4 Luke Easter
5 5   Johnny Mize Vet T28         NY 1 L 38       93 632 44 4 86 .994     332 86 14 1 10 37 49 36   24 4 0   1 0 7 .259 .339 .398 .737 48        9.6   1.2  10.8 .103 .013 .116   11.68 5 5   Johnny Mize
6 6 Dick Kryhoski   DET 5 L 26   112 964 81 9 95 .991   421 121 19 4 12 58 57 28 29 2 4 1 2 12 .287 .335 .437 .772 59      9.1   2.0  11.1 .081 .018 .099   11.09 6 6 Dick Kryhoski
7 Joe Collins   NY 1 L 28   114 556 56 8 65 .987   232 66 7 4 8 46 42 30 20 0 2 8 6 5 .284 .366 .453 .819 41      8.9   1.0   9.9 .078 .009 .087    9.26 7 Joe Collins
8 7 Hank Arft   STL 8 L 29   97 820 86 10 100 .989   345 90 16 5 7 44 42 41 34 0 4 4 6 5 .261 .339 .397 .736 49      6.7   1.4   8.1 .069 .014 .084    7.43 8 7 Hank Arft
9 Billy Goodman 18   BOS 3 L 25 2B,RF   62 554 29 3 61 .995   233 69 15 2 0 39 21 34 16 1 5 3 2 5 .296 .388 .378 .766 38      5.8   1.0   6.8 .094 .016 .110    7.15 9 Billy Goodman
10 8 Walt Dropo   BOS 3 R 28   93 878 63 12 91 .987   360 86 14 0 11 37 57 38 52 0 0 0 0 16 .239 .312 .369 .681 40      3.3   1.6   4.9 .035 .017 .053    3.57 10 8 Walt Dropo
                               
11 Ben Taylor R   STL 8 L 23   25 195 14 6 21 .972   93 24 2 1 3 14 6 9 22 2 0 1 1 3 .258 .337 .398 .735 12      1.7   0.3   2.0 .068 .012 .080    1.80 11 Ben Taylor
12 Harry Simpson R   CLE 2 L 25 RF   50 326 17 4 28 .988   137 31 3 0 3 21 10 19 20 1 1 2 2 3 .226 .325 .314 .639 14      1.8   0.5   2.3 .036 .010 .046    1.57 12 Harry Simpson
13 Dale Long R   STL 8 L 25   28 227 19 3 23 .988   101 24 5 1 2 11 11 10 21 1 0 0 0 1 .238 .313 .366 .679 12      1.3   0.4   1.7 .046 .014 .061    1.33 13 Dale Long
14 Johnny Hopp   NY 1 L 34   25 121 5 1 10 .992   63 13 1 0 2 10 4 9 11 0 1 2 0 0 .206 .306 .317 .623 7      1.3   0.2   1.5 .052 .008 .060    1.17 14 Johnny Hopp
15     Don Kolloway             DET 5 R 32       59 452 49 4 53 .992     212 54 7 0 1 28 17 15   12 1 4   2 3 7 .255 .307 .302 .609 18        0.7   1.0   1.7 .012 .017 .029    0.92 15     Don Kolloway
16 Lou Limmer R   PHI 6 L 26   58 450 40 6 54 .988   214 34 9 1 5 25 30 28 40 0 5 1 0 4 .159 .256 .280 .536 15      -     0.7   0.7 .000 .012 .012    0.24 16 Lou Limmer
League Average Age 29.9  League Avg WS/Game  .086 .014 .099
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1372.9 111.6 15.5 153.2 .990  Offense Share of WS  86.2%
League Average per 600 PA 532.3 144.3 23.0 4.4 15.1 72.8 79.4 60.5 55.1 3.3 3.9 3.8 4.2 12.7 .271 .349 .416 .765 78.4  Average WS/Team  16.54
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   88.1%   1181 9272 750 104 1039 .990     4153 1141 183 39 122 581 631 484   425 28 31   32 34 90 .275 .354 .426 .780 638     110.1 15.6 125.7 .093 .013 .106 Bats Left
Bats Right 11.9%   152 1330 112 16 144 .989   572 140 21 0 12 65 74 53 64 1 4 2 3 23 .245 .310 .344 .654 58   4.0 2.6 6.6 .026 .017 .043 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 1.9%   25 195 14 6 21 .972   93 24 2 1 3 14 6 9 22 2 0 1 1 3 .258 .337 .398 .735 12   1.7 0.3 2.0 .068 .012 .080 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 44.7%   614 4775 391 55 517 .989   2043 521 88 17 48 281 270 228 232 5 21 19 18 51 .255 .328 .385 .713 268   36.9 8.6 45.5 .060 .014 .074 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 37.0%   476 3957 345 41 451 .991   1771 519 88 15 46 249 277 227 140 9 14 13 17 38 .293 .374 .438 .812 293   50.5 6.8 57.3 .106 .014 .120 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   16.3%     218 1675 112 18 194 .990     818 217 26 6 37 102 152 73   95 13 0   1 1 21 .265 .335 .447 .782 123     25.0 2.5 27.5 .115 .011 .126 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     11.7%     161 1198 90 19 126 .985     545 113 19 3 13 71 57 66   103 4 6   4 3 11 .207 .298 .325 .623 53     4.8 1.9 6.7 .030 .012 .042 Rookie  
Starter 71.2%   912 7721 633 85 868 .990   3440 966 155 30 110 452 564 383 327 23 17 15 23 85 .281 .357 .439 .796 539   92.6 13.1 105.7 .102 .014 .116 Starter  
Reserve     28.8%     421 2881 229 35 315 .989     1285 315 49 9 24 194 141 154   162 6 18   19 14 28 .245 .329 .353 .682 157     21.5 5.1 26.6 .051 .012 .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   88.1%   1181 1373.5 111.1 15.4 153.9 .990     530.6 145.8 23.4 5.0 15.6 74.2 80.6 61.8   54.3 3.6 4.0   4.1 4.3 11.5 .275 .354 .426 .780 81.5     14.1 2.3 16.4 .093 .013 .106 Bats Left
Bats Right 11.9%   152 1368.3 115.2 16.5 148.1 .989   544.8 133.3 20.0 0.0 11.4 61.9 70.5 50.5 61.0 0.9 3.8 1.9 2.9 21.9 .245 .310 .344 .654 55.2   3.8 2.7 6.5 .026 .017 .043 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 1.9%   25 1360.5 97.7 41.8 146.5 .972   536.5 138.5 11.5 5.8 17.3 80.8 34.6 51.9 126.9 11.6 0.0 5.8 5.8 17.3 .258 .337 .398 .735 69.2   9.8 1.7 11.5 .068 .012 .080 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 44.7%   614 1371.9 112.3 15.8 148.5 .989   533.6 136.1 23.0 4.4 12.5 73.4 70.5 59.6 60.6 1.3 5.5 5.0 4.7 13.3 .255 .328 .385 .713 70.0   9.6 2.2 11.9 .060 .014 .074 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 37.0%   476 1366.7 119.1 14.2 155.8 .991   525.8 154.1 26.1 4.5 13.7 73.9 82.2 67.4 41.6 2.7 4.1 3.9 5.0 11.3 .293 .374 .438 .812 87.0   15.0 2.0 17.0 .106 .014 .120 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   16.3%     218 1392.0 93.1 14.9 161.2 .990     542.9 144.0 17.3 4.0 24.6 67.7 100.9 48.5   63.1 8.6 0.0   0.7 0.7 13.9 .265 .335 .447 .782 81.6     16.6 1.7 18.3 .115 .011 .126 Age 35 & over
Rookie     11.7%     161 1374.9 103.3 21.8 144.6 .985     526.6 109.2 18.4 2.9 12.6 68.6 55.1 63.8   99.5 3.8 5.8   3.9 2.9 10.6 .207 .298 .325 .623 51.2     4.6 1.8 6.5 .030 .012 .042 Rookie  
Starter 71.2%   912 1372.4 112.5 15.1 154.3 .990   534.3 150.0 24.1 4.7 17.1 70.2 87.6 59.5 50.8 3.6 2.6 2.3 3.6 13.2 .281 .357 .439 .796 83.7   14.4 2.0 16.4 .102 .014 .116 Starter  
Reserve     28.8%     421 1374.1 109.2 16.7 150.2 .989     527.0 129.2 20.1 3.7 9.8 79.6 57.8 63.1   66.4 2.5 7.4   7.8 5.7 11.5 .245 .329 .353 .682 64.4     8.8 2.1 10.9 .051 .012 .063 Reserve