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1945 1947 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 Stan Musial BBW 1 A(OF)   STL 1 L 25 LF   114 1056 65 13 119 .989   456 167 37 15 12 91 75 53 23 2 1 5 5 .366 .434 .592 1.026 111     29.9   2.2   32.1 .262 .019 .282   47.34 1 1 Stan Musial
2 2 Johnny Mize Vet T16 A   NY 8 L 33   101 928 83 11 80 .989   377 127 18 3 22 70 70 62 26 5 1 3 0 5 .337 .437 .576 1.013 86     20.0   1.7   21.7 .198 .017 .215   27.96 2 2 Johnny Mize
3 3 Eddie Waitkus 13 R   CHI 3 L 26   106 992 81 4 76 .996   441 134 24 5 4 50 55 23 14 1 7 3 8 .304 .340 .408 .748 60     13.1   2.2   15.3 .124 .021 .144   16.16 3 3 Eddie Waitkus
4 4 Frank McCormick T34 a-rep   PHI 5 R 35   134 1185 98 1 92 .999   504 143 20 2 11 46 66 36 21 1 2 2 11 .284 .333 .397 .730 61     13.9   2.6   16.5 .104 .019 .123   16.09 4 4 Frank McCormick
5 5   Elbie Fletcher             PIT 7 L 30       147 1356 106 8 97 .995     532 136 25 8 4 72 66 111   37 0 8   4   7 .256 .384 .355 .739 76       14.2   2.3   16.5 .097 .016 .112   15.36 5 5   Elbie Fletcher
6 Johnny Hopp 12 A(OF)   BOS 4 L 29 CF   68 535 42 11 44 .981   240 80 12 4 2 38 26 18 18 3 4 11 4 .333 .387 .442 .829 40     10.4   0.8   11.2 .153 .012 .165   12.63 6 Johnny Hopp
7 Phil Cavarretta 10 a(OF)   CHI 3 L 29 RF   51 450 40 4 26 .992   175 51 10 3 3 30 27 30 18 1 0 1 5 .291 .398 .434 .832 31      7.7   0.7    8.4 .151 .014 .165    9.48 7 Phil Cavarretta
8 6 Ray Sanders   BOS 4 L 29   77 659 61 9 57 .988   259 63 12 0 6 43 35 50 38 1 4 0 3 .243 .368 .359 .727 38      8.3   0.6    8.9 .108 .008 .116    8.41 8 6 Ray Sanders
9 7 Ed Stevens   BRO 2 L 21   99 716 48 11 59 .986   310 75 13 7 10 34 60 27 44 0 2 2 1 4 .242 .303 .426 .729 40      7.3   0.9    8.2 .074 .009 .083    6.56 9 7 Ed Stevens
10 8 Bert Haas   CIN 6 R 32   140 1346 91 9 140 .994   513 135 23 7 3 55 48 32 40 3 9 21 10 .263 .310 .353 .663 54      7.1   2.1    9.2 .051 .015 .066    6.55 10 8 Bert Haas
                                   
11 Billy Herman Vet   BOS 4 R 36 2B,3B   22 179 6 1 12 .995   78 24 7 0 1 10 7 13 4 0 2 0 2 .308 .407 .436 .843 14      3.3   0.3    3.6 .150 .014 .164    4.05 11 Billy Herman
12 Babe Young   NY 8 L 30   49 452 24 6 25 .988   195 54 7 0 5 20 22 20 14 0 0 2 2 3 .277 .344 .390 .734 25      4.1   0.6    4.7 .084 .012 .096    4.05 12 Babe Young
13 Vance Dinges   PHI 5 L 31   26 184 17 3 16 .985   100 31 5 1 1 7 10 9 12 0 0 2 4 .310 .367 .410 .777 13      3.0   0.4    3.4 .115 .015 .131    3.42 13 Vance Dinges
14 Howie Schultz   BRO 2 R 23   87 576 58 7 65 .989   249 63 14 1 3 27 27 16 34 0 7 2 0 4 .253 .298 .353 .651 25      3.6   0.8    4.4 .041 .009 .051    2.75 14 Howie Schultz
15     Dick Sisler       R     STL 1 L 25 LF     37 292 28 4 31 .988     132 34 6 1 2 10 24 8   16 1 5   0   2 .258 .305 .364 .669 15        2.1   0.4    2.5 .057 .011 .068    1.81 15     Dick Sisler
16 Eddie Shokes R   CIN 6 L 26   29 262 14 1 26 .996   83 10 1 0 0 3 5 18 21 0 3 1 1 .120 .277 .133 .410 4      -     -      -   .000 .000 .000     -   16 Eddie Shokes
League Average Age 28.8 League Avg WS/Game .115 .014 .129
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1380.7 106.6 12.7 119.3 .992 Offense Share of WS 88.8%
League Average per 600 PA 531.5 151.9 26.8 6.5 10.2 69.3 71.3 60.2 43.5 2.1 6.3 6.8 8.9 .286 .361 .418 .779 79.3 Average WS/Team  20.83
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   71.0%   904 7882 609 85 656 .990     3300 962 170 47 71 468 475 429   281 14 35   34 3 51 .292 .375 .436 .811 539      120.1  12.8  132.9 .133 .014 .147 Bats Left
Bats Right 29.0%   383 3286 253 18 309 .995   1344 365 64 10 18 138 148 97 99 4 20 25 0 27 .272 .322 .374 .696 154     27.9   5.8   33.7 .073 .015 .088 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.6%   186 1292 106 18 124 .987   559 138 27 8 13 61 87 43 78 0 9 4 1 8 .247 .301 .394 .695 65     10.9   1.7   12.6 .059 .009 .068 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 38.0%   482 4246 331 46 379 .990   1786 539 102 28 29 265 247 200 148 9 24 21 0 28 .302 .375 .439 .814 299     71.5   6.9   78.4 .148 .014 .163 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 37.3%   463 4266 321 37 358 .992   1717 483 78 19 35 224 216 234 129 8 18 32 2 29 .281 .370 .410 .780 254     48.4   7.1   55.5 .105 .015 .120 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   12.1%   156 1364 104 2 104 .999   582 167 27 2 12 56 73 49 25 1 4 2 0 13 .287 .343 .402 .745 75     17.2   2.9   20.1 .110 .019 .129 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     13.7%     172 1546 123 9 133 .995     656 178 31 6 6 63 84 49   51 2 15   4 0 11 .271 .324 .364 .688 79       15.2   2.6   17.8 .088 .015 .103 Rookie  
Starter 72.7%   918 8238 633 66 720 .993   3392 980 172 47 72 461 475 394 243 13 34 40 1 53 .289 .365 .431 .796 526    113.8  14.6  128.4 .124 .016 .140 Starter  
Reserve     27.3%     369 2930 229 37 245 .988     1252 347 62 10 17 145 148 132   137 5 21   19 2 25 .277 .348 .383 .731 167       34.2   4.0   38.2 .093 .011 .104 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   71.0%   904 1378.6 106.5 14.9 114.7 .990     524.1 152.8 27.0 7.5 11.3 74.3 75.4 68.1   44.6 2.2 5.6   5.4 0.5 8.1 .292 .375 .436 .811 85.6       19.1   2.0   21.1 .133 .014 .147 Bats Left
Bats Right 29.0%   383 1385.7 106.7 7.6 130.3 .995   550.5 149.5 26.2 4.1 7.4 56.5 60.6 39.7 40.5 1.6 8.2 10.2 0.0 11.1 .272 .322 .374 .696 63.1     11.4   2.4   13.8 .073 .015 .088 Bats Right
Bats Both   0.0%                                                                               Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.6%   186 1368.6 112.3 19.1 131.4 .987   548.9 135.5 26.5 7.9 12.8 59.9 85.4 42.2 76.6 0.0 8.9 3.9 1.0 7.9 .247 .301 .394 .695 63.8     10.7   1.7   12.4 .059 .009 .068 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.0%   482 1377.7 107.4 14.9 123.0 .990   530.8 160.2 30.3 8.3 8.6 78.8 73.4 59.4 44.0 2.7 7.1 6.2 0.0 8.3 .302 .375 .439 .814 88.9     21.2   2.1   23.3 .148 .014 .163 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 37.3%   463 1383.9 104.1 12.0 116.1 .992   521.1 146.6 23.7 5.8 10.6 68.0 65.6 71.0 39.2 2.4 5.5 9.7 0.6 8.8 .281 .370 .410 .780 77.1     14.7   2.2   16.8 .105 .015 .120 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   12.1%   156 1391.8 106.1 2.1 106.1 .999   549.1 157.5 25.5 1.9 11.3 52.8 68.9 46.2 23.6 0.9 3.8 1.9 0.0 12.3 .287 .343 .402 .745 70.8     16.2   2.7   19.0 .110 .019 .129 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.7%     172 1382.0 110.0 8.0 118.9 .995     545.1 147.9 25.8 5.0 5.0 52.4 69.8 40.7   42.4 1.7 12.5   3.3 0.0 9.1 .271 .324 .364 .688 65.7       12.6   2.2   14.8 .088 .015 .103 Rookie  
Starter 72.7%   918 1382.7 106.2 11.1 120.8 .993   531.0 153.4 26.9 7.4 11.3 72.2 74.4 61.7 38.0 2.0 5.3 6.3 0.2 8.3 .289 .365 .431 .796 82.3     17.8   2.3   20.1 .124 .016 .140 Starter  
Reserve     27.3%     369 1375.1 107.5 17.4 115.0 .988     532.8 147.7 26.4 4.3 7.2 61.7 63.0 56.2   58.3 2.1 8.9   8.1 0.9 10.6 .277 .348 .383 .731 71.1       14.6   1.7   16.3 .093 .011 .104 Reserve