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1957 1959 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 Bob Boyd   BAL 6 L 32   99 757 53 5 85 .994   370 118 19 5 7 58 32 22 1 23 2 1 3 1 1 5 .319 .358 .454 .812 59     13.0   2.1  15.1 .131 .021 .153   18.68 1 1 Bob Boyd
2 2 Mickey Vernon a   CLE 4 L 40   96 774 50 11 90 .987   331 97 21 3 8 49 49 41 3 49 2 1 2 0 4 8 .293 .372 .447 .819 54     10.8   1.3  12.1 .113 .014 .126   13.58 2 2 Mickey Vernon
3 3 Gail Harris   DET 5 L 26   122 942 79 15 90 .986   437 118 18 8 19 61 80 36 3 58 4 1 6 1 2 10 .270 .327 .478 .805 67     11.9   1.1  13.0 .098 .009 .107   13.45 3 3 Gail Harris
4 8 Vic Power 15 G   KC/CLE 7/4 R 30 2B,3B   91 702 77 6 94 .992   309 94 23 4 9 52 47 15 1 6 0 3 5 1 2 7 .304 .331 .492 .823 48      9.7   1.2  10.9 .107 .013 .120   11.94 4 8 Vic Power
5 4   Bill Skowron     A       NY 1 R 27       118 1040 71 8 112 .993     451 123 21 3 13 60 69 25 1 69 3 1 5 1 1 15 .273 .312 .419 .731 56        9.8   1.4  11.2 .083 .012 .095   10.92 5 4   Bill Skowron
6 5 Dick Gernert   BOS 3 R 29   114 1101 93 11 118 .991   424 99 19 1 20 59 66 58 4 75 2 2 2 2 0 16 .233 .327 .425 .752 58      8.7   2.0  10.7 .076 .018 .094   10.37 6 5 Dick Gernert
7 Pete Runnels 10   BOS 3 L 30 2B   42 364 15 2 41 .995   162 56 5 2 3 32 18 19 0 19 1 0 2 0 1 5 .346 .413 .457 .870 31      6.3   0.6   6.9 .150 .014 .164    8.84 7 Pete Runnels
8 Earl Torgeson   CHI 2 L 34   73 470 30 11 54 .978   164 41 6 0 8 30 23 42 0 26 0 0 0 7 1 6 .250 .403 .433 .836 32      7.6   0.6   8.2 .104 .008 .112    8.68 8 Earl Torgeson
9 6 Norm Zauchin   WAS 8 R 28   91 749 56 4 74 .995   298 68 8 2 15 36 36 38 1 71 1 1 6 0 1 11 .228 .312 .419 .731 38      6.2   1.8   8.0 .068 .020 .088    7.50 9 6 Norm Zauchin
10 7 Ray Boone   DET/CHI 5/2 R 34   95 747 49 11 71 .986   339 85 16 2 12 40 59 30 1 43 2 3 4 1 3 7 .251 .312 .416 .728 42      6.2   0.9   7.1 .065 .009 .075    6.15 10 7 Ray Boone
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11 Harry Simpson   KC 7 L 32   43 384 18 4 44 .990   149 38 5 1 5 16 18 20 1 23 0 1 0 0 2 1 .255 .343 .403 .746 21      4.4   0.5   4.9 .102 .012 .114    5.23 11 Harry Simpson
12 Roy Sievers 6   WAS 8 R 31 LF   33 260 21 3 36 .989   116 35 1 0 7 14 19 7 0 14 0 0 1 0 1 5 .302 .339 .491 .830 17      3.9   0.4   4.3 .118 .012 .130    4.90 12 Roy Sievers
13 Preston Ward   CLE/KC 4/7 L 30 3B   60 481 35 4 40 .992   196 48 7 0 5 22 20 19 2 28 0 2 3 0 1 2 .245 .307 .357 .664 22      4.1   0.5   4.6 .068 .008 .077    4.04 13 Preston Ward
14 Ron Jackson   CHI 2 R 24   38 289 16 1 29 .997   124 30 2 0 6 18 17 16 0 35 2 0 1 2 0 4 .242 .336 .403 .739 17      3.1   0.4   3.5 .082 .011 .092    3.36 14 Ron Jackson
15     Marv Throneberry       R     NY 1 L 24       40 315 21 3 42 .991     122 28 3 1 6 24 15 16 0 33 1 1 1 1 1 2 .230 .321 .418 .739 17        3.1   0.4   3.5 .078 .010 .088    3.28 15     Marv Throneberry
16 Jim Marshall R   BAL 6 L 27   52 382 19 0 37 1.000   150 34 3 3 4 13 16 14 0 18 0 0 2 3 2 2 .227 .289 .367 .656 16      2.3   0.7   3.0 .044 .013 .058    2.28 16 Jim Marshall
17 Dick Williams Other   BAL 6 R 29 3B,LF,CF   26 175 6 1 21 .995   82 23 3 0 1 10 8 9 1 15 0 2 2 0 3 4 .280 .344 .354 .698 9      1.2   0.3   1.5 .046 .012 .058    1.14 17 Dick Williams
18 Whitey Herzog Other   KC 7 L 26 LF   22 111 6 2 9 .983   39 9 0 1 0 5 3 9 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .375 .282 .657 5      0.7   0.1   0.8 .032 .005 .036    0.48 18 Whitey Herzog
19 Julio Becquer   WAS 8 L 26   42 319 34 2 26 .994   123 28 2 0 0 4 5 5 3 17 0 2 1 1 2 5 .228 .256 .244 .500 6      -     0.8   0.8 .000 .019 .019    0.35 19 Julio Becquer
League Average Age 29.9  League Avg WS/Game  .087 .013 .100
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1385.9 100.2 13.9 148.9 .991  Offense Share of WS  86.9%
League Average per 600 PA 535.5 143.1 22.2 4.4 18.1 73.6 73.3 53.9 2.8 77.0 2.4 2.6 5.6 2.6 3.5 14.0 .267 .334 .426 .760 75.3  Average WS/Team   16.26
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   51.9%   691 5299 360 59 558 .990     2243 615 89 24 65 314 279 243 14 303 10 9 20 14 18 46 .274 .345 .422 .767 330     64.2 8.7 72.9 .093 .013 .105 Bats Left
Bats Right 48.1%   606 5063 389 45 555 .992   2143 557 93 12 83 289 321 198 9 328 10 12 26 8 11 69 .260 .322 .431 .753 285   48.8 8.4 57.2 .081 .014 .094 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 5.9%   78 604 37 4 71 .994   246 58 5 1 12 42 32 32 0 68 3 1 2 3 1 6 .236 .330 .411 .741 34   6.2 0.8 7.0 .079 .010 .090 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 45.8%   587 4819 364 43 487 .992   2004 502 74 18 72 248 283 194 14 332 10 9 24 8 12 63 .250 .318 .413 .731 255   40.8 8.2 49.0 .070 .014 .083 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 40.9%   536 4165 298 46 465 .990   1805 515 82 14 56 264 236 174 6 182 5 10 18 11 12 38 .285 .348 .439 .787 272   55.2 6.8 62.0 .103 .013 .116 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   7.5%     96 774 50 11 90 .987     331 97 21 3 8 49 49 41 3 49 2 1 2 0 4 8 .293 .373 .447 .820 54     10.8 1.3 12.1 .113 .014 .126 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     6.7%     92 697 40 3 79 .996     272 62 6 4 10 37 31 30 0 51 1 1 3 4 3 4 .228 .304 .390 .694 33     5.4 1.1 6.5 .059 .012 .071 Rookie  
Starter 60.3%   753 6313 484 66 671 .990   2744 744 131 27 93 383 400 243 13 378 15 11 27 7 12 77 .271 .331 .440 .771 387   70.1 11.1 81.2 .093 .015 .108 Starter  
Reserve     39.7%     544 4049 265 38 442 .991     1642 428 51 9 55 220 200 198 10 253 5 10 19 15 17 38 .261 .339 .403 .742 228     42.9 6.0 48.9 .079 .011 .090 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   51.9%   691 1390.1 94.4 15.5 146.4 .990     533.0 146.1 21.1 5.7 15.4 74.6 66.3 57.7 3.3 72.0 2.4 2.1 4.8 3.3 4.3 10.9 .274 .345 .422 .767 78.4     15.3 2.3 17.6 .093 .013 .105 Bats Left
Bats Right 48.1%   606 1381.6 106.1 12.3 151.4 .992   538.2 139.9 23.4 3.0 20.8 72.6 80.6 49.7 2.3 82.4 2.5 3.0 6.6 2.0 2.8 17.3 .260 .322 .431 .753 71.6   12.3 2.3 14.6 .081 .014 .094 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 5.9%   78 1404.7 86.0 9.3 165.1 .994   519.7 122.5 10.6 2.1 25.4 88.7 67.6 67.6 0.0 143.7 6.4 2.1 4.2 6.3 2.1 12.7 .236 .330 .411 .741 71.8   13.1 1.7 14.8 .079 .010 .090 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.8%   587 1383.2 104.5 12.3 139.8 .992   536.6 134.4 19.8 4.8 19.3 66.4 75.8 51.9 3.7 88.9 2.7 2.4 6.4 2.1 3.2 16.9 .250 .318 .413 .731 68.3   10.9 2.2 13.1 .070 .014 .083 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 40.9%   536 1385.6 99.1 15.3 154.7 .990   538.3 153.6 24.5 4.2 16.7 78.7 70.4 51.9 1.8 54.3 1.5 3.0 5.3 3.3 3.6 11.3 .285 .348 .439 .787 81.1   16.5 2.0 18.5 .103 .013 .116 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   7.5%     96 1390.4 89.8 19.8 161.7 .987     526.8 154.4 33.4 4.8 12.7 78.0 78.0 65.2 4.8 78.0 3.2 1.6 3.2 0.0 6.4 12.7 .293 .373 .447 .820 85.9     17.2 2.1 19.3 .113 .014 .126 Age 35 & over
Rookie     6.7%     92 1412.8 81.1 6.1 160.1 .996     531.6 121.2 11.7 7.8 19.5 72.3 60.6 58.6 0.0 99.7 1.9 2.0 5.9 7.8 5.9 7.8 .228 .304 .390 .694 64.5     10.6 2.1 12.7 .059 .012 .071 Rookie  
Starter 60.3%   753 1379.8 105.8 14.4 146.7 .990   541.6 146.8 25.9 5.3 18.4 75.6 78.9 48.0 2.6 74.6 2.9 2.2 5.3 1.4 2.4 15.2 .271 .331 .440 .771 76.4   13.8 2.2 16.0 .093 .015 .108 Starter  
Reserve     39.7%     544 1395.6 91.3 13.1 152.3 .991     525.7 137.0 16.3 2.9 17.6 70.4 64.0 63.4 3.2 81.0 1.6 3.2 6.1 4.8 5.4 12.2 .261 .339 .403 .742 73.0     13.7 1.9 15.7 .079 .011 .090 Reserve