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1969 1971 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 1 A   BAL 1E L 28   145 1209 89 10 107 .992   518 155 28 0 35 83 114 100 17 80 5 0 8 1 1 14 .299 .412 .556 .968 116     29.3   2.0  31.3 .202 .014 .216   44.18 1 1 Boog Powell
2 2 Carl Yastrzemski BBW 4 A(OF)   BOS 3E L 30 LF   94 696 61 8 62 .990   328 114 19 0 22 76 56 63 6 36 1 0 1 9 7 7 .348 .453 .607 1.060 92     21.2   1.3  22.5 .226 .014 .239   33.44 2 2 Carl Yastrzemski
3 3 Mike Epstein   WAS 6E L 27   122 1100 70 10 104 .992   412 108 15 3 20 54 55 70 5 108 9 0 6 2 3 7 .262 .376 .459 .835 72     15.0   0.7  15.7 .123 .006 .129   17.11 3 3 Mike Epstein
4 Frank Howard 5 a(OF)   WAS 6E R 33 LF   48 429 25 6 37 .987   143 49 3 0 10 26 35 56 20 20 2 0 1 1 0 8 .343 .530 .573 1.103 46     10.8   0.4  11.2 .225 .008 .233   16.44 4 Frank Howard
5 4   Norm Cash             DET 4E L 35       114 868 70 10 76 .989     353 90 18 2 14 59 49 69 6 56 4 0 4 0 1 16 .255 .379 .436 .815 59       12.5   2.2  14.7 .110 .019 .129   16.04 5 4   Norm Cash
6 5 Don Mincher   OAK 2W L 32   137 1109 91 12 107 .990   460 114 18 0 27 64 74 55 11 71 3 4 7 5 4 9 .248 .328 .463 .791 68     13.5   1.3  14.8 .099 .009 .108   14.78 6 5 Don Mincher
7 6 Jim Spencer G   CAL 3W L 23   142 1212 85 7 131 .995   506 138 20 4 12 62 68 27 5 60 0 6 5 0 2 9 .273 .307 .399 .706 60     12.0   2.3  14.3 .085 .016 .101   13.79 7 6 Jim Spencer
8 7 Rich Reese   MIN 1W L 28   146 1118 82 10 94 .992   489 127 15 5 9 61 47 46 5 68 7 4 2 5 4 7 .260 .331 .366 .697 61     10.7   2.2  12.9 .073 .015 .088   11.65 8 7 Rich Reese
9 8 Mike Hegan   MIL T4W L 27   139 1097 113 7 104 .994   447 108 19 2 11 68 51 65 3 109 1 8 3 8 6 6 .242 .337 .367 .704 59      9.6   2.3  11.9 .069 .017 .086   10.58 9 8 Mike Hegan
10 9 Danny Cater   NY 2E R 30 3B   131 981 70 8 79 .992   398 115 21 5 5 50 54 17 2 33 2 1 2 3 2 12 .289 .320 .405 .725 48     10.2   1.4  11.6 .078 .011 .089   10.49 10 9 Danny Cater
                               
11 10 Bob Oliver T27   KC T4W R 27 3B   115 1020 65 8 100 .993   422 99 16 2 17 54 62 35 2 90 2 1 2 3 2 11 .235 .295 .403 .698 49      7.6   1.3   8.9 .066 .011 .077    7.52 11 10 Bob Oliver
12 11 Tony Horton T27   CLE 5E R 25   112 898 73 6 106 .994   404 108 19 3 16 48 57 30 5 53 4 0 5 3 2 17 .267 .321 .448 .769 53      6.3   2.1   8.4 .056 .019 .075    6.99 12 11 Tony Horton
13 Al Kaline BBW   DET 4E R 35 RF   52 374 31 4 39 .990   171 43 7 2 7 18 26 28 0 16 0 0 3 1 0 8 .251 .351 .439 .790 26      5.5   0.6   6.1 .106 .012 .117    6.35 13 Al Kaline
14 John Ellis R   NY 2E R 21   53 449 37 4 35 .992   179 48 11 1 6 24 21 17 0 37 2 0 2 0 1 3 .268 .335 .441 .776 27      5.5   0.6   6.1 .104 .011 .115    6.29 14 John Ellis
15     George Scott             BOS 3E R 26 3B     59 480 36 5 42 .990     217 55 12 3 7 16 26 22 3 46 1 0 2 0 3 6 .253 .322 .433 .755 29        5.0   0.6   5.6 .085 .010 .095    5.24 15     George Scott
16 Harmon Killebrew BBW 3 A(3B)   MIN 1W R 34 3B   28 204 9 3 14 .986   79 18 3 0 4 14 18 21 1 16 0 0 4 0 0 3 .228 .375 .418 .793 14      3.4   0.2   3.6 .121 .007 .129    3.92 16 Harmon Killebrew
17 12 Gail Hopkins   CHI 6W L 27   77 629 42 9 67 .987   243 66 7 1 4 28 22 23 5 15 0 0 4 0 0 4 .272 .330 .358 .688 30      4.5   0.5   5.0 .058 .006 .065    3.87 17 12 Gail Hopkins
18 Joe Rudi   OAK 2W R 23 LF   28 196 13 2 16 .991   90 27 3 1 1 9 11 5 0 14 0 1 1 1 1 5 .300 .333 .389 .722 10      2.1   0.4   2.5 .075 .014 .089    2.27 18 Joe Rudi
19 Duke Sims   CLE 5E L 29 C,LF   29 180 18 3 15 .985   82 22 3 0 3 11 8 5 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 .268 .326 .415 .741 10      1.6   0.4   2.0 .055 .014 .069    1.60 19 Duke Sims
20 Chuck  Hinton   CLE 5E R 36 RF   40 164 8 1 14 .994   61 17 0 0 2 7 7 11 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 .389 .377 .766 10      1.6   0.4   2.0 .040 .010 .050    1.36 20 Chuck  Hinton
                               
21 Terry Crowley R   BAL 1E L 23 RF   23 102 6 1 9 .991   48 11 0 0 2 6 3 8 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 .229 .339 .354 .693 6      1.2   0.2   1.4 .052 .009 .061    1.05 21 Terry Crowley
22 Bob Spence R   CHI 6W L 24   37 305 28 2 36 .994   120 28 4 1 4 11 15 8 0 29 1 1 2 0 0 3 .233 .282 .383 .665 13      1.1   0.3   1.4 .030 .008 .038    0.83 22 Bob Spence
23 Tom McCraw   CHI 6W L 29 LF   59 357 33 5 34 .987   140 27 5 0 3 16 10 10 1 23 1 1 1 8 0 1 .193 .250 .293 .543 12      0.9   0.3   1.2 .015 .005 .020    0.52 23 Tom McCraw
24 Mike Fiore   KC/BOS T4W/3E L 25   37 191 22 2 14 .991   92 15 2 0 0 8 5 16 0 22 0 0 1 1 1 2 .163 .284 .185 .469 6      -     0.4   0.4 .000 .011 .011    0.13 24 Mike Fiore
25 Ossie Blanco R   CHI 6W R 24   22 144 8 1 9 .993   49 10 0 0 0 4 6 2 0 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 .204 .231 .204 .435 2      -     -     -   .000 .000 .000     -   25 Ossie Blanco
League Average Age 28.2  League Avg WS/Game  .096 .012 .108
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1381.6 105.6 12.8 129.2 .991  Offense Share of WS  88.7%
League Average per 600 PA 522.8 138.8 21.7 2.8 19.5 71.1 72.9 65.6 8.1 83.6 3.8 2.4 5.4 4.2 3.5 13.1 .265 .348 .430 .778 80.4  Average WS/Team   17.96
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   65.8%   1301 10173 810 96 960 .991     4238 1123 173 18 166 607 577 565 67 691 34 25 44 40 30 89 .265 .353 .432 .785 664     133.1 16.4 149.5 .102 .013 .115 Bats Left
Bats Right 34.2%   688 5339 375 48 491 .992   2213 589 95 17 75 270 323 244 33 341 13 4 23 12 13 73 .266 .339 .426 .765 314   58.0 8.0 66.0 .084 .012 .096 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 15.1%   305 2408 177 17 236 .993   992 262 38 7 25 116 124 67 7 158 3 9 11 2 5 22 .264 .310 .392 .702 118   21.9 3.8 25.7 .072 .012 .084 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 53.1%   1040 8279 643 75 787 .992   3466 890 141 19 125 447 457 422 47 619 32 14 34 31 23 77 .257 .342 .417 .759 497   90.5 12.8 103.3 .087 .012 .099 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 22.1%   438 3419 256 37 299 .990   1408 410 64 5 68 230 237 212 40 176 8 5 15 18 13 39 .291 .386 .489 .875 268   59.1 4.6 63.7 .135 .011 .145 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   9.7%     206 1406 109 15 129 .990     585 150 25 4 23 84 82 108 6 79 4 1 7 1 2 24 .256 .375 .431 .806 95     19.6 3.2 22.8 .095 .016 .111 Age 35 & over
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     6.4%     135 1000 79 8 89 .993     396 97 15 2 12 45 45 35 2 84 3 2 5 1 2 8 .245 .308 .384 .692 48     7.8 1.1 8.9 .058 .008 .066 Rookie  
Starter 75.9%   1474 11937 911 105 1137 .992   4980 1342 215 27 192 707 709 600 72 779 38 24 49 39 34 119 .269 .349 .439 .788 767   152.4 19.6 172.0 .103 .013 .117 Starter  
Reserve     24.1%     515 3575 274 39 314 .990     1471 370 53 8 49 170 191 209 28 253 9 5 18 13 9 43 .252 .344 .398 .742 211     38.7 4.8 43.5 .075 .009 .084 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   65.8%   1301 1377.3 109.7 13.0 130.0 .991     518.3 137.3 21.2 2.2 20.3 74.2 70.6 69.1 8.2 84.5 4.2 3.0 5.4 4.9 3.7 10.9 .265 .353 .432 .785 81.2     16.3 2.2 18.5 .102 .013 .115 Bats Left
Bats Right 34.2%   688 1389.9 97.6 12.5 127.8 .992   531.8 141.5 22.8 4.1 18.0 64.9 77.6 58.6 7.9 81.9 3.1 1.0 5.5 2.9 3.1 17.5 .266 .339 .426 .765 75.5   13.9 2.1 16.0 .084 .012 .096 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 15.1%   305 1388.2 102.0 9.8 136.0 .993   550.1 145.3 21.1 3.9 13.9 64.3 68.8 37.1 3.9 87.6 1.7 5.0 6.1 1.1 2.8 12.2 .264 .310 .392 .702 65.4   12.1 2.1 14.3 .072 .012 .084 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 53.1%   1040 1380.3 107.2 12.5 131.2 .992   524.1 134.6 21.3 2.9 18.9 67.6 69.1 63.8 7.1 93.6 4.8 2.1 5.2 4.7 3.5 11.6 .257 .342 .417 .759 75.2   13.7 1.9 15.6 .087 .012 .099 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 22.1%   438 1381.6 103.4 15.0 120.8 .990   512.6 149.3 23.3 1.8 24.8 83.7 86.3 77.2 14.6 64.1 2.9 1.8 5.5 6.6 4.7 14.2 .291 .386 .489 .875 97.6   21.5 1.7 23.2 .135 .011 .145 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   9.7%     206 1378.4 106.9 14.7 126.5 .990     497.9 127.7 21.3 3.4 19.6 71.5 69.8 91.9 5.1 67.2 3.4 0.8 6.0 0.9 1.7 20.4 .256 .375 .431 .806 80.9     16.7 2.7 19.4 .095 .016 .111 Age 35 & over
Rookie     6.4%     135 1380.0 109.0 11.0 122.8 .993     538.8 132.0 20.4 2.7 16.3 61.2 61.2 47.6 2.7 114.3 4.1 2.7 6.8 1.4 2.7 10.9 .245 .308 .384 .692 65.3     10.6 1.5 12.1 .058 .008 .066 Rookie  
Starter 75.9%   1474 1382.3 105.5 12.2 131.7 .992   525.0 141.5 22.7 2.8 20.2 74.5 74.7 63.3 7.6 82.1 4.0 2.5 5.2 4.1 3.6 12.5 .269 .349 .439 .788 80.9   16.1 2.1 18.1 .103 .013 .117 Starter  
Reserve     24.1%     515 1379.2 105.7 15.1 121.1 .990     515.5 129.7 18.6 2.8 17.2 59.6 66.9 73.2 9.8 88.7 3.2 1.8 6.3 4.6 3.2 15.1 .252 .344 .398 .742 73.9     13.6 1.7 15.2 .075 .009 .084 Reserve