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1971 1973 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 Nate Colbert 8 a   SD 6W R 26   150 1290 103 6 119 .996   561 141 27 2 38 87 111 70 14 125 2 3 5 15 6 12 .251 .334 .510 .844 95     24.8   3.0   27.8 .165 .020 .185   34.41 1 1 Nate Colbert
2 2 Willie Stargell BBW 3 A(OF)   PIT 1E L 32 LF   101 881 40 15 96 .984   364 111 22 1 27 66 90 54 13 92 2 0 6 1 1 5 .305 .392 .593 .985 87     21.9   0.7   22.6 .217 .007 .224   30.73 2 2 Willie Stargell
3 3 Tony Perez BBW   CIN 1W R 30   136 1207 68 9 111 .993   513 146 33 7 21 63 90 55 15 121 0 0 6 4 2 9 .285 .350 .499 .849 90     22.8   1.9   24.7 .168 .014 .182   30.26 3 3 Tony Perez
4 4 Lee May 9 A   HOU 2W R 29   146 1318 76 6 133 .996   590 167 31 2 29 88 96 52 12 144 2 0 1 3 1 13 .283 .343 .490 .833 97     21.8   2.4   24.2 .149 .016 .166   28.32 4 4 Lee May
5 5   Hank Aaron BBW T16 A(OF)       ATL 4W R 38       109 968 66 14 79 .987     392 100 9 0 31 67 67 81 12 48 1 0 1 2 0 15 .255 .383 .515 .898 78       18.2   1.4   19.6 .167 .013 .180   23.89 5 5   Hank Aaron
6 6 Wes Parker G   LA 3W B 32   120 1074 68 4 91 .997   400 110 13 3 4 43 55 59 5 39 0 6 6 3 5 12 .275 .363 .353 .716 53     11.4   2.3   13.7 .095 .019 .114   13.31 6 6 Wes Parker
7 7 Matty Alou   STL 4E L 33 AL-RF   66 535 40 7 53 .988   250 81 13 1 3 31 21 14 2 15 1 0 0 5 1 6 .324 .362 .420 .782 37      8.4   0.9    9.3 .127 .014 .141   10.04 7 7 Matty Alou
8 8 Ed Kranepool   NY 3E L 27   108 705 48 3 65 .996   309 83 15 1 8 28 33 31 12 31 1 2 3 1 0 10 .269 .334 .401 .735 40      9.1   1.5   10.6 .084 .014 .098    9.55 8 8 Ed Kranepool
9 9 Jim Hickman   CHI 2E R 35 RF   77 670 70 6 61 .992   265 70 10 1 9 42 45 33 2 44 1 2 1 3 1 5 .264 .347 .411 .758 39      7.2   1.2    8.4 .094 .016 .109    7.98 9 9 Jim Hickman
10 10 Willie McCovey BBW   SF 5W L 34   74 617 32 9 52 .986   255 54 8 0 14 30 32 38 5 44 2 0 1 0 0 2 .212 .318 .408 .726 35      6.5   0.5    7.0 .088 .007 .095    6.19 10 10 Willie McCovey
                                   
11 11 Mike Jorgensen   MON 5E L 23 CF   76 757 56 4 66 .995   273 62 8 1 11 36 38 37 4 58 4 6 2 11 11 5 .227 .326 .385 .711 34      5.6   1.2    6.8 .074 .016 .089    5.85 11 11 Mike Jorgensen
12 Ron Fairly   MON 5E L 33 RF   68 521 38 4 37 .993   205 57 7 0 7 22 27 15 5 18 2 1 1 1 2 7 .278 .332 .415 .747 26      5.2   1.3    6.5 .076 .019 .096    5.78 12 Ron Fairly
13 Earl Williams   ATL 4W R 23 C,3B   20 140 8 0 10 1.000   57 25 3 0 5 12 14 5 1 12 1 0 1 0 0 1 .439 .484 .754 1.238 21      4.1   0.1    4.2 .205 .005 .210    5.53 13 Earl Williams
14 Joe Hague   STL/CIN 4E/1W L 28 RF   44 355 17 0 28 1.000   119 30 7 2 4 17 20 26 3 17 0 1 3 1 2 3 .252 .378 .445 .823 21      4.6   0.5    5.1 .105 .011 .116    4.99 14 Joe Hague
15     Dave Kingman   24   R     SF 5W R 23 3B,LF     56 402 20 5 39 .988     174 43 6 2 10 19 29 16 0 49 1 0 0 10 1 3 .247 .314 .477 .791 27        5.0   0.5    5.5 .089 .009 .098    4.96 15     Dave Kingman
16 Bill Buckner   LA 3W L 22 RF   35 311 21 3 28 .991   131 43 5 0 1 15 15 5 0 7 0 1 1 5 0 3 .328 .350 .389 .739 18      3.9   0.6    4.5 .111 .017 .129    4.64 16 Bill Buckner
17 Joe Lis   PHI 6E R 25   30 221 13 1 18 .996   87 24 3 0 4 10 11 20 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .417 .448 .865 18      3.7   0.4    4.1 .123 .013 .137    4.36 17 Joe Lis
18 12 Tom Hutton R   PHI 6E L 26 RF   87 555 36 5 46 .992   213 53 10 1 4 20 22 32 3 17 0 2 0 1 6 4 .249 .347 .362 .709 26      4.1   1.1    5.2 .047 .013 .060    3.65 18 12 Tom Hutton
19 Orlando Cepeda Vet   ATL 4W R 34   22 171 13 0 15 1.000   76 24 3 0 4 6 9 6 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .366 .513 .879 13      2.9   0.3    3.2 .132 .014 .145    3.51 19 Orlando Cepeda
20 Joe Pepitone   CHI 2E L 31   66 552 31 2 51 .997   209 55 5 0 8 23 21 11 3 22 3 0 3 1 2 4 .263 .305 .402 .707 25      3.5   0.9    4.4 .053 .014 .067    3.27 20 Joe Pepitone
                                   
21 Joe Torre a(3B)   STL 4E R 31 3B   27 234 16 4 17 .984   95 23 1 1 1 10 17 16 2 10 3 0 2 0 0 3 .242 .362 .305 .667 12      2.3   0.3    2.6 .085 .011 .096    2.32 21 Joe Torre
22 Ed Goodson R   SF 5W L 24   42 299 27 3 9 .991   135 38 1 0 6 13 24 6 2 10 1 1 1 0 0 6 .281 .315 .422 .737 16      2.7   0.2    2.9 .064 .005 .069    2.19 22 Ed Goodson
23 Deron Johnson   PHI 6E R 33   62 479 24 9 43 .982   201 43 4 1 7 16 26 21 2 59 3 0 2 0 1 5 .214 .295 .348 .643 21      2.5   0.7    3.2 .040 .011 .052    2.09 23 Deron Johnson
24 Bob Robertson   PIT 1E R 25 LF   89 502 60 4 57 .993   195 35 7 0 7 15 26 30 2 50 1 0 3 1 1 2 .179 .288 .323 .611 20      3.0   0.6    3.6 .034 .007 .040    2.08 24 Bob Robertson
25     Jim Beauchamp             NY 3E R 32       35 180 9 4 16 .979     87 20 1 0 5 6 15 1 0 22 1 0 2 0 0 2 .230 .242 .414 .656 8        1.5   0.3    1.8 .043 .009 .051    1.17 25     Jim Beauchamp
26 Cleon Jones   NY 3E R 29 LF   20 174 12 4 9 .979   73 18 5 0 0 7 8 5 1 14 2 0 1 0 1 3 .247 .309 .315 .624 7      1.1   0.3    1.4 .055 .015 .070    1.06 26 Cleon Jones
27 Hal Breeden R   MON 5E R 28   26 159 10 1 12 .994   69 15 2 0 3 5 8 6 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 1 .217 .273 .377 .650 7      0.9   0.4    1.3 .035 .015 .050    0.84 27 Hal Breeden
28 Carmen Fanzone R   CHI 2E R 29 3B   21 187 5 1 12 .995   58 10 1 0 2 7 8 11 1 16 0 0 1 1 0 1 .172 .300 .293 .593 6      0.9   0.3    1.2 .043 .014 .057    0.82 28 Carmen Fanzone
29 Donn Clendenon   STL 4E R 36   36 259 26 4 34 .986   116 22 4 0 4 11 8 10 2 32 0 0 1 1 2 7 .190 .252 .328 .580 7      -     0.4    0.4 .000 .011 .011    0.12 29 Donn Clendenon
League Average Age 29.6 League Avg WS/Game .108 .013 .121
League Avg per 1500 Chances 1394.5 93.4 12.1 124.8 .992 Offense Share of WS 88.9%
League Average per 600 PA 528.0 138.9 21.5 2.1 22.6 66.5 80.4 62.5 10.2 94.6 2.9 2.0 4.6 5.7 3.8 12.3 .263 .342 .440 .782 80.3 Average WS/Team  19.65
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   38.6%   767 6088 386 55 531 .992     2463 667 101 7 93 301 343 269 52 331 16 14 21 27 25 55 .271 .344 .431 .775 365       75.5   9.4   84.9 .098 .012 .111 Bats Left
Bats Right 55.0%   1062 8561 599 78 785 .992   3609 926 150 16 180 471 588 438 68 789 19 5 29 40 16 84 .257 .338 .457 .795 566    122.7  14.5  137.2 .116 .014 .129 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   6.4%     120 1074 68 4 91 .997     400 110 13 3 4 43 55 59 5 39 0 6 6 3 5 12 .275 .363 .353 .716 53       11.4   2.3   13.7 .095 .019 .114 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 11.9%   229 1909 132 15 152 .993   770 211 23 3 33 95 120 69 7 136 7 8 5 26 12 18 .274 .337 .440 .777 116     21.3   2.6   23.9 .093 .011 .104 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 35.7%   721 5466 380 31 499 .995   2274 576 108 8 99 284 343 283 49 442 9 8 19 23 17 50 .253 .336 .438 .774 337     74.0  10.5   84.5 .103 .015 .117 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 40.5%   777 6451 379 67 582 .990   2655 724 110 14 101 316 403 290 53 457 17 7 29 15 14 56 .273 .345 .439 .784 407     88.9  10.1   99.0 .114 .013 .127 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   12.0%   222 1897 162 24 174 .988   773 192 23 1 44 120 120 124 16 124 2 2 3 6 3 27 .248 .353 .451 .804 124     25.4   3.0   28.4 .114 .014 .128 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     10.7%     232 1602 98 15 118 .991     649 159 20 3 25 64 91 71 6 101 2 3 4 12 7 15 .245 .320 .401 .721 82       13.6   2.5   16.1 .059 .011 .069 Rookie  
Starter 66.4%   1250 10577 703 88 972 .992   4385 1178 199 20 199 601 700 556 99 778 16 21 32 49 34 98 .269 .351 .459 .810 711    161.8  18.1  179.9 .129 .014 .144 Starter  
Reserve     33.6%     699 5146 350 49 435 .991     2087 525 65 6 78 214 286 210 26 381 19 4 24 21 12 53 .252 .322 .401 .723 273       47.8   8.1   55.9 .068 .012 .080 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   38.6%   767 1398.7 88.7 12.6 122.0 .992     531.0 143.8 21.8 1.5 20.1 64.9 73.9 58.0 11.2 71.4 3.5 3.0 4.5 5.8 5.4 11.9 .271 .344 .431 .775 78.7       16.3   2.0   18.3 .098 .012 .111 Bats Left
Bats Right 55.0%   1062 1390.1 97.2 12.7 127.5 .992   528.2 135.5 22.0 2.3 26.3 68.9 86.0 64.1 10.0 115.5 2.8 0.7 4.2 5.9 2.3 12.3 .257 .338 .457 .795 82.8     18.0   2.1   20.1 .116 .014 .129 Bats Right
Bats Both   6.4%     120 1405.8 89.0 5.2 119.1 .997     509.6 140.1 16.6 3.8 5.1 54.8 70.1 75.2 6.4 49.7 0.0 7.6 7.6 3.8 6.4 15.3 .275 .363 .353 .716 67.5       14.5   2.9   17.5 .095 .019 .114 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 11.9%   229 1392.8 96.3 10.9 110.9 .993   537.8 147.4 16.1 2.1 23.1 66.4 83.8 48.2 4.9 95.0 4.9 5.6 3.5 18.2 8.4 12.6 .274 .337 .440 .777 81.0     14.9   1.8   16.7 .093 .011 .104 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 35.7%   721 1395.1 97.0 7.9 127.4 .995   526.2 133.3 25.0 1.9 22.9 65.7 79.4 65.5 11.3 102.3 2.1 1.8 4.4 5.3 3.9 11.6 .253 .336 .438 .774 78.0     17.1   2.4   19.6 .103 .015 .117 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 40.5%   777 1403.0 82.4 14.6 126.6 .990   531.4 144.9 22.0 2.8 20.2 63.2 80.7 58.0 10.6 91.5 3.4 1.4 5.8 3.0 2.8 11.2 .273 .345 .439 .784 81.5     17.8   2.0   19.8 .114 .013 .127 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   12.0%   222 1366.0 116.7 17.3 125.3 .988   513.1 127.4 15.3 0.7 29.2 79.6 79.6 82.3 10.6 82.3 1.3 1.3 2.0 4.0 2.0 17.9 .248 .353 .451 .804 82.3     16.9   2.0   18.8 .114 .014 .128 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     10.7%     232 1401.2 85.7 13.1 103.2 .991     534.2 130.9 16.5 2.5 20.6 52.7 74.9 58.4 4.9 83.1 1.6 2.5 3.3 9.9 5.8 12.3 .245 .320 .401 .721 67.5       11.2   2.1   13.3 .059 .011 .069 Rookie  
Starter 66.4%   1250 1395.6 92.8 11.6 128.3 .992   525.2 141.1 23.8 2.4 23.8 72.0 83.8 66.6 11.9 93.2 1.9 2.5 3.8 5.9 4.1 11.7 .269 .351 .459 .810 85.1     19.4   2.2   21.5 .129 .014 .144 Starter  
Reserve     33.6%     699 1392.1 94.7 13.2 117.7 .991     534.2 134.4 16.6 1.5 20.0 54.8 73.2 53.8 6.7 97.5 4.9 1.0 6.1 5.4 3.1 13.6 .252 .322 .401 .723 69.9       12.2   2.1   14.3 .068 .012 .080 Reserve