First Basemen
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1968 1970 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 Boog Powell 2 A   BAL 1E L 27   144 1192 84 7 105 .995   526 161 25 0 37 84 120 72 10 74 1 1 7 1 1 18 .306 .386 .565 .951 106     24.9   2.0  26.9 .173 .014 .187   33.64 1 1 Boog Powell
2 2 Mike Epstein 25   WAS 4E L 26   118 1035 69 11 99 .990   391 109 17 1 30 73 84 82 10 94 10 0 2 2 5 7 .279 .414 .558 .972 92     23.6   0.7  24.3 .200 .006 .206   31.90 2 2 Mike Epstein
3 3 Norm Cash   DET 2E L 34   134 1016 96 7 99 .994   474 133 14 4 21 79 70 61 5 75 6 1 2 2 1 9 .281 .368 .460 .828 83     17.9   2.2  20.1 .134 .016 .150   22.52 3 3 Norm Cash
4 4 Don Mincher a-rep   SEA 6W L 31   122 1033 93 6 98 .995   418 103 14 0 24 53 74 72 10 68 5 0 3 10 10 6 .246 .361 .452 .813 70     15.1   2.4  17.5 .124 .020 .143   19.17 4 4 Don Mincher
5 5   Tony Horton             CLE 6E R 24       157 1179 100 14 130 .989     622 174 25 4 27 78 93 38 3 90 2 2 3 3 4 22 .280 .322 .463 .785 85       16.9   1.6  18.5 .108 .010 .118   18.37 5 5   Tony Horton
6 6 Rich Reese T29   MIN 1W L 27   117 924 56 7 97 .993   386 127 24 3 15 51 61 19 2 48 4 1 3 1 5 6 .329 .364 .523 .887 71     15.0   1.7  16.7 .128 .015 .143   18.25 6 6 Rich Reese
7 Frank Howard 4 A(OF)   WAS 4E R 32 LF   70 455 31 10 38 .980   185 62 8 1 14 38 39 30 9 27 2 0 2 0 0 6 .335 .429 .616 1.045 49     12.3   0.5  12.8 .176 .007 .183   15.83 7 Frank Howard
8 7 Mike Fiore R   KC 4W L 24   91 696 94 10 54 .988   303 82 12 1 12 47 31 72 2 54 2 0 1 3 4 10 .271 .413 .436 .849 57     12.4   1.4  13.8 .136 .015 .152   15.55 8 7 Mike Fiore
9 Harmon Killebrew BBW 1   MIN 1W R 33 3B   80 574 34 2 55 .997   230 59 8 1 17 43 46 60 5 40 2 0 2 5 2 10 .257 .412 .522 .934 51     12.0   0.5  12.5 .150 .006 .156   14.29 9 Harmon Killebrew
10 Greg Goossen   SEA 6W R 23   31 265 23 2 15 .993   115 41 8 1 9 19 23 11 0 23 2 0 0 1 1 3 .357 .422 .678 1.100 29      7.5   0.6   8.1 .242 .019 .261   11.98 10 Greg Goossen
                           
11 8 Joe Pepitone G   NY 5E L 28   132 1254 74 7 118 .995   509 122 16 3 26 48 69 30 11 42 1 0 2 8 6 13 .240 .282 .436 .718 57      9.6   1.9  11.5 .073 .014 .087    9.82 11 8 Joe Pepitone
12 9 Jim Spencer R   CAL 3W L 22   107 926 66 9 81 .991   378 96 14 3 10 38 31 25 6 51 2 8 0 1 0 6 .254 .304 .386 .690 44      8.0   1.2   9.2 .075 .011 .086    7.80 12 9 Jim Spencer
13 10 Gail Hopkins R   CHI 5W L 26   101 903 51 6 81 .994   350 93 12 3 8 51 41 45 1 23 1 0 3 1 1 10 .266 .348 .386 .734 48      7.2   1.3   8.5 .071 .013 .084    7.13 13 10 Gail Hopkins
14 11 Danny Cater   OAK 2W R 29   132 1087 97 9 112 .992   570 149 23 2 10 63 74 28 3 38 2 1 4 1 4 26 .261 .296 .361 .657 53      7.3   1.6   8.9 .055 .012 .067    6.69 14 11 Danny Cater
15     Carl Yastrzemski BBW T18 a(OF)   G(OF)   BOS 3E L 29 LF     22 181 21 2 29 .990     80 21 1 0 8 15 14 11 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .352 .575 .927 16        3.3   0.4   3.7 .150 .018 .168    4.39 15     Carl Yastrzemski
16 12 Dalton Jones   BOS 3E L 25   81 692 54 6 61 .992   292 64 16 3 3 43 26 28 1 30 1 1 1 1 0 6 .219 .289 .325 .614 28      2.6   1.5   4.1 .032 .019 .051    2.67 16 12 Dalton Jones
17 George Scott   BOS 3E R 25 3B   53 436 23 3 49 .994   166 36 6 0 4 19 15 22 6 18 0 0 2 1 0 7 .217 .305 .325 .630 16      2.4   0.7   3.1 .045 .013 .058    2.17 17 George Scott
18 Bill Freehan T26 A(C) G(C)   DET 2E R 27 C   20 138 7 3 7 .980   72 16 4 0 2 12 9 7 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 .291 .361 .652 8      1.5   0.4   1.9 .075 .020 .095    1.69 18 Bill Freehan
19 Pete Ward   CHI 5W L 29 3B,LF   25 167 12 1 12 .994   59 11 2 0 3 13 9 19 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .407 .373 .780 11      1.8   0.2   2.0 .072 .008 .080    1.64 19 Pete Ward
20 Tom McCraw   CHI 5W L 28   44 254 14 3 21 .989   85 26 7 0 2 11 13 5 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 .306 .344 .459 .803 13      1.6   0.3   1.9 .036 .007 .043    1.14 20 Tom McCraw
                           
21 Chuck Harrison   KC 4W R 28   55 415 36 3 27 .993   193 44 5 1 2 18 12 14 2 16 1 0 2 0 2 3 .228 .281 .295 .576 16      0.9   1.0   1.9 .016 .018 .035    1.02 21 Chuck Harrison
22 Ken Harrelson   BOS/CLE 3E/6E R 27 RF   26 145 15 1 21 .994   61 13 2 0 4 7 9 5 0 11 0 0 1 0 2 1 .213 .269 .443 .712 6      1.1   0.2   1.3 .042 .008 .050    0.84 22 Ken Harrelson
23 Roger Repoz   CAL 3W L 28 CF   31 235 19 1 25 .996   89 16 1 1 3 10 6 17 0 21 0 1 0 0 1 0 .180 .311 .315 .626 10      0.7   0.3   1.0 .023 .010 .032    0.52 23 Roger Repoz
24 Ron Hansen   CHI 5W R 31 2B   21 151 11 2 14 .988   56 12 2 0 0 4 4 8 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 .214 .323 .250 .573 5      0.5   0.2   0.7 .024 .010 .033    0.37 24 Ron Hansen
25 Len Boehmer R   NY 5E R 28   21 185 12 1 15 .995   66 13 3 0 0 4 5 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 .243 .242 .485 3      -     0.3   0.3 .000 .014 .014    0.10 25 Len Boehmer
League Average Age 27.6  League Avg WS/Game  .107 .013 .119
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1382.2 106.0 11.8 130.1 .992  Offense Share of WS  89.1%
League Average per 600 PA 529.4 141.4 21.3 2.5 23.1 73.0 77.5 62.2 7.1 71.6 3.8 1.4 3.2 3.3 4.0 14.1 .267 .347 .448 .795 82.4  Average WS/Team   19.27
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   66.2%   1269 10508 803 83 980 .993     4340 1164 175 22 202 616 649 558 60 615 36 13 24 31 34 94 .268 .355 .458 .813 706     143.7 17.5 161.2 .113 .014 .127 Bats Left
Bats Right 33.8%   666 5030 389 50 483 .991   2336 619 94 10 89 305 329 227 29 288 12 5 16 11 16 84 .265 .331 .428 .759 321   62.4 7.6 70.0 .094 .011 .105 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 20.3%   386 3066 283 35 280 .990   1418 393 59 9 58 182 178 146 11 218 8 10 4 8 9 41 .277 .346 .454 .800 215   44.8 4.8 49.6 .116 .012 .128 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 58.2%   1122 9243 644 71 879 .993   3895 1021 164 17 157 522 567 408 49 465 24 6 27 17 28 103 .262 .335 .434 .769 554   103.5 14.5 118.0 .092 .013 .105 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 21.5%   427 3229 265 27 304 .992   1363 369 46 6 76 217 233 231 29 220 16 2 9 17 13 34 .271 .382 .481 .863 258   57.8 5.8 63.6 .135 .014 .149 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     16.9%     320 2710 223 26 231 .991     1097 284 41 7 30 140 108 146 10 132 5 8 4 5 6 28 .259 .347 .391 .738 152     27.6 4.2 31.8 .086 .013 .099 Rookie  
Starter 76.2%   1436 11937 934 99 1135 .992   5219 1413 212 27 223 708 774 572 64 687 37 15 31 34 41 139 .271 .345 .450 .795 794   160.5 19.5 180.0 .112 .014 .125 Starter  
Reserve     23.8%     499 3601 258 34 328 .991     1457 370 57 5 68 213 204 213 25 216 11 3 9 8 9 39 .254 .351 .440 .791 233     45.6 5.6 51.2 .091 .011 .103 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   66.2%   1269 1383.4 105.7 10.9 129.0 .993     523.8 140.5 21.1 2.7 24.4 74.4 78.3 67.4 7.2 74.2 4.3 1.6 2.9 3.7 4.1 11.3 .268 .355 .458 .813 85.2     17.3 2.3 19.6 .113 .014 .127 Bats Left
Bats Right 33.8%   666 1379.6 106.7 13.7 132.5 .991   539.9 143.1 21.7 2.3 20.6 70.5 76.0 52.5 6.7 66.6 2.8 1.1 3.7 2.5 3.7 19.4 .265 .331 .428 .759 74.2   14.4 2.1 16.5 .094 .011 .105 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 20.3%   386 1359.0 125.5 15.5 124.1 .990   536.5 148.7 22.3 3.4 21.9 68.9 67.3 55.2 4.2 82.5 3.0 3.8 1.5 3.0 3.4 15.5 .277 .346 .454 .800 81.3   16.9 1.8 18.8 .116 .012 .128 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 58.2%   1122 1392.3 97.0 10.7 132.4 .993   536.0 140.5 22.6 2.3 21.6 71.8 78.0 56.2 6.7 64.0 3.3 0.8 3.7 2.3 3.9 14.2 .262 .335 .434 .769 76.2   14.2 2.0 16.2 .092 .013 .105 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 21.5%   427 1375.6 112.9 11.5 129.5 .992   504.5 136.6 17.0 2.2 28.1 80.3 86.2 85.5 10.7 81.4 5.9 0.8 3.3 6.3 4.8 12.6 .271 .382 .481 .863 95.5   21.4 2.1 23.5 .135 .014 .149 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                                               Age 35 & over
Rookie     16.9%     320 1373.8 113.0 13.2 117.1 .991     522.4 135.2 19.5 3.3 14.3 66.7 51.4 69.5 4.8 62.9 2.4 3.8 1.9 2.4 2.9 13.3 .259 .347 .391 .738 72.4     13.1 2.0 15.1 .086 .013 .099 Rookie  
Starter 76.2%   1436 1380.5 108.0 11.5 131.3 .992   533.1 144.3 21.7 2.8 22.8 72.3 79.1 58.4 6.5 70.2 3.8 1.5 3.2 3.5 4.2 14.2 .271 .345 .450 .795 81.1   16.4 2.0 18.4 .112 .014 .125 Starter  
Reserve     23.8%     499 1387.5 99.4 13.1 126.4 .991     516.3 131.1 20.2 1.8 24.1 75.5 72.3 75.5 8.9 76.6 3.9 1.1 3.2 2.8 3.2 13.8 .254 .351 .440 .791 82.6     16.2 2.0 18.1 .091 .011 .103 Reserve