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Zeke Bonura

Henry John Bonura

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 20, 1908 in New Orleans, LA
High School: St. Stanislaus HS (Bay St. Louis, MS)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1934
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Senators/Giants/Cubs 1934-1940

Final Game: September 26, 1940
Died: March 9, 1987 in New Orleans, LA
Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1934 25 CHW AL 127 576 510 86 154 35 4 27 110 0 2 64 31 .302 .380 .545 .925 134 278 0 1 *3
1935 26 CHW AL 138 612 550 107 162 34 4 21 92 4 0 57 28 .295 .364 .485 .849 116 267 3 1 *3 MVP-15
1936 27 CHW AL 148 688 587 120 194 39 7 12 138 4 2 94 29 .330 .426 .482 .908 121 283 4 2 *3 MVP-19
1937 28 CHW AL 116 502 447 79 154 41 2 19 100 5 1 49 24 .345 .412 .573 .984 145 256 2 4 *3
1938 29 WSH AL 137 589 540 72 156 27 3 22 114 2 2 44 29 .289 .346 .472 .818 110 255 3 2 *3
1939 30 NYG NL 123 517 455 75 146 26 6 11 85 1 46 22 .321 .388 .477 .865 130 217 22 4 12 *3
1940 31 TOT MLB 128 545 493 61 133 30 3 7 65 3 0 50 17 .270 .338 .385 .724 96 190 18 1 1 *3
1940 31 WSH AL 79 352 311 41 85 16 3 3 45 2 0 40 13 .273 .358 .373 .731 95 116 6 1 0 3
1940 31 CHC NL 49 193 182 20 48 14 0 4 20 1 10 4 .264 .302 .407 .709 96 74 12 0 1 3
7 Yrs 917 4029 3582 600 1099 232 29 119 704 19 7 404 180 .307 .380 .487 .867 122 1746 40 17 23
162 Game Avg. 162 712 633 106 194 41 5 21 124 3 71 32 .307 .380 .487 .867 122 308 3 4
CHW (4 yrs) 529 2378 2094 392 664 149 17 79 440 13 5 264 112 .317 .396 .518 .914 128 1084 9 8
WSH (2 yrs) 216 941 851 113 241 43 6 25 159 4 2 84 42 .283 .350 .436 .786 105 371 6 4 2
NYG (1 yr) 123 517 455 75 146 26 6 11 85 1 46 22 .321 .388 .477 .865 130 217 22 4 12
CHC (1 yr) 49 193 182 20 48 14 0 4 20 1 10 4 .264 .302 .407 .709 96 74 12 0 1
AL (6 yrs) 745 3319 2945 505 905 192 23 104 599 17 7 348 154 .307 .383 .494 .877 122 1455 6 13 10
NL (2 yrs) 172 710 637 95 194 40 6 15 105 2 56 26 .305 .364 .457 .821 121 291 34 4 13

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1934 25 CHW AL 127 576 25 -0 0 3 -6 21 1.9 18 39 3.7 .516 .512 3.5 -0.3 36 $ *3
1935 26 CHW AL 138 612 13 2 0 9 -6 17 1.5 19 36 3.4 .512 .510 2.6 0.2 27 $ *3 MVP-15
1936 27 CHW AL 148 688 26 0 0 7 -7 26 2.3 21 47 4.4 .515 .514 3.8 0.0 40 $ *3 MVP-19
1937 28 CHW AL 116 502 32 1 0 -1 -5 27 2.4 16 42 4.0 .521 .515 4.1 -0.6 43 $11,000 *3
1938 29 WSH AL 137 589 8 0 0 0 -6 2 0.2 18 20 2.1 .501 .501 2.0 -0.5 20 $ *3
1939 30 NYG NL 123 517 20 0 0 6 -6 21 2.1 15 36 3.5 .518 .514 3.0 -0.0 30 $ *3
1940 31 WSH AL 79 352 1 1 0 -6 -4 -8 -0.8 9 1 0.1 .490 .495 0.7 -0.9 7 $ 3
1940 31 CHC NL 49 193 -1 0 0 3 -2 0 -0.0 7 7 0.7 .501 .500 0.4 0.1 4 $ 3
7 Seasons 917 4029 124 4 0 21 -42 106 9.6 123 229 21.9 .511 .508 20.1 -2.0 208 $11,000
CHW (4 yrs) 529 2378 95 2 0 18 -25 91 8.1 74 165 15.5 .516 .513 14.0 -0.7 147 $11,000
WSH (2 yrs) 216 941 9 1 0 -6 -10 -6 -0.5 27 21 2.2 .497 .498 2.7 -1.4 27 $
NYG (1 yr) 123 517 20 0 0 6 -6 21 2.1 15 36 3.5 .518 .514 3.0 -0.0 30 $
CHC (1 yr) 49 193 -1 0 0 3 -2 0 -0.0 7 7 0.7 .501 .500 0.4 0.1 4 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1934 25 CHW AL 576 359 105 7.8 114 .281 .302 .290 .380 .365 .545 .419 .925 .783 134 .691 24.7 2.3 .950 .365 .243 .0
1935 26 CHW AL 612 389 97 6.7 113 .281 .295 .290 .364 .363 .485 .419 .849 .782 116 .627 12.0 1.1 .853 .302 .191 6.7
1936 27 CHW AL 688 397 120 8.0 124 .333 .330 .302 .426 .378 .482 .444 .908 .823 121 .664 23.5 2.1 .970 .315 .152 6.0
1937 28 CHW AL 502 298 105 9.3 117 .334 .345 .290 .412 .365 .573 .432 .984 .797 145 .740 31.8 2.9 1.058 .347 .228 7.9
1938 29 WSH AL 589 388 87 5.9 111 .274 .289 .280 .346 .357 .472 .417 .818 .774 110 .552 6.7 0.6 .782 .265 .183 3.7
1939 30 NYG NL 517 343 83 6.4 104 .320 .321 .281 .388 .347 .477 .402 .865 .750 130 .654 19.9 2.0 .810 .259 .156 1.8
1940 31 TOT MLB 545 379 64 4.5 101 .269 .270 .270 .338 .339 .385 .401 .724 .740 96 .476 -1.4 -0.1 .646 .223 .116 4.2
1940 31 WSH AL 352 232 42 4.8 105 .278 .273 .271 .358 .342 .373 .410 .731 .753 95 .486 -0.3 -0.0 .685 .235 .100 2.4
1940 31 CHC NL 193 147 22 4.0 96 .253 .264 .268 .302 .332 .407 .386 .709 .718 96 .464 -1.1 -0.1 .582 .203 .143 1.6
7 Yrs 4029 2553 661 6.9 112 .299 .307 .287 .380 .360 .487 .420 .867 .780 122 .635 117.1 10.8 .861 .297 .181 32.8
162 Game Avg. 712 451 117 6.9 112 .299 .307 .287 .380 .360 .487 .420 .867 .780 122 .635 21 2 .861 .297 .181 6
CHW (4 yrs) 2378 1443 427 7.9 117 .307 .317 .294 .396 .368 .518 .429 .914 .797 128 .680 91.9 8.4 .951 .330 .201 22.3
WSH (2 yrs) 941 620 129 5.5 109 .276 .283 .276 .350 .352 .436 .414 .786 .766 105 .529 6.4 0.6 .746 .254 .153 6.9
NYG (1 yr) 517 343 83 6.5 104 .320 .321 .281 .388 .347 .477 .402 .865 .750 130 .654 19.9 2.0 .810 .259 .156 1.8
CHC (1 yr) 193 147 22 4.0 96 .253 .264 .268 .302 .332 .407 .386 .709 .718 96 .464 -1.1 -0.1 .582 .203 .143 1.6
AL (6 yrs) 3319 2063 556 7.2 115 .298 .307 .289 .383 .364 .494 .425 .877 .788 122 .642 98.3 9.0 .889 .308 .187 29.2
NL (2 yrs) 710 490 105 5.7 102 .300 .305 .278 .364 .343 .457 .398 .821 .741 121 .608 18.8 1.8 .740 .243 .152 3.5

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1934 25 CHW AL 576 4.7% 5.4% 11.1% 11.5% 43% 0.48 16.5 18.9 4.6 78%
1935 26 CHW AL 612 3.4% 4.6% 9.3% 9.6% 36% 0.49 19.6 26.2 6.0 82%
1936 27 CHW AL 688 1.7% 4.2% 13.7% 8.4% 30% 0.31 20.2 48.9 4.3 79%
1937 28 CHW AL 502 3.8% 4.8% 9.8% 12.4% 40% 0.49 18.6 23.5 4.5 80%
1938 29 WSH AL 589 3.7% 4.9% 7.5% 8.8% 33% 0.66 18.6 24.5 4.7 83%
1939 30 NYG NL 517 2.1% 4.3% 8.9% 8.3% 30% 0.48 20.7 41.4 5.4 82%
1940 31 TOT MLB 545 1.3% 3.1% 9.2% 7.3% 30% 0.34 29.0 70.4 7.6 86%
1940 31 WSH AL 352 0.9% 3.7% 11.4% 6.3% 26% 0.33 23.9 103.7 6.9 84%
1940 31 CHC NL 193 2.1% 2.1% 5.2% 9.3% 38% 0.40 45.5 45.5 9.1 90%
7 Yrs 4029 3.0% 4.5% 10.0% 9.4% 35% 0.45 19.9 30.1 5.1 81%
MLB Averages 1.5% 8.9% 8.6% 6.9% 28% 1.03 10.1 60.5 7.7 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 25 127 576 510 86 154 35 4 27 110 0 2 64 31 .302 .380 .545 .925 134 278 0 1
1935 26 265 1188 1060 193 316 69 8 48 202 4 2 121 59 .298 .372 .514 .886 125 545 3 2
1936 27 413 1876 1647 313 510 108 15 60 340 8 4 215 88 .310 .392 .503 .894 124 828 7 4
1937 28 529 2378 2094 392 664 149 17 79 440 13 5 264 112 .317 .396 .518 .914 128 1084 9 8
1938 29 666 2967 2634 464 820 176 20 101 554 15 7 308 141 .311 .386 .508 .894 125 1339 12 10
1939 30 789 3484 3089 539 966 202 26 112 639 16 7 354 163 .313 .386 .504 .890 125 1556 22 16 22
1940 31 917 4029 3582 600 1099 232 29 119 704 19 7 404 180 .307 .380 .487 .867 122 1746 40 17 23

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1934 25 134 582 520 76 146 33 4 26 98 0 61 33 .281 .356 .510 .866 94 127
1935 26 146 626 567 96 156 33 4 20 83 4 55 30 .275 .342 .453 .796 87 138
1936 27 155 671 582 95 171 34 6 11 110 4 83 30 .294 .386 .430 .815 95 148
1937 28 120 500 448 70 144 38 2 18 88 5 46 25 .321 .387 .536 .923 92 116
1938 29 145 609 561 68 154 27 3 22 108 2 43 31 .275 .329 .451 .780 83 137
1939 30 129 542 477 78 152 27 6 11 88 1 48 23 .319 .386 .470 .855 86 123
1940 31 134 569 515 63 138 31 3 7 67 3 52 18 .268 .336 .381 .717 66 128
7 Yrs 963 4099 3670 546 1061 223 28 115 642 19 388 190 .289 .360 .459 .819 603 917
162 Game Avg. 162 690 617 92 178 38 5 19 108 3 65 32 .289 .360 .459 .819 101 917

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1935 AL (15, 9%)
1936 AL (19, 1%)
0.10 Career Shares (916th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1937 AL  .345 (4th)
1939 NL  .321 (7th)
Career  .307 (137th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1936 AL  .426 (7th)
1937 AL  .412 (7th)
1939 NL  .388 (9th)
Career  .380 (173rd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1934 AL  .545 (7th)
1937 AL  .573 (5th)
Career  .487 (150th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1934 AL  .925 (10th)
1937 AL  .984 (6th)
1939 NL  .865 (8th)
Career  .867 (120th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1935 AL  107 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1937 AL  41 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1934 AL  27 (6th)
1935 AL  21 (7th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1934 AL  110 (8th)
1936 AL  138 (4th)
1938 AL  114 (7th)
1939 NL  85 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1936 AL  94 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1937 AL  145 (6th)
1939 NL  130 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  32 (8th)
1939 NL  20 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1937 AL  2.9 (8th)
1939 NL  2.0 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1934 AL  66 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1936 AL  292 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1934 AL  .691 (10th)
1937 AL  .741 (5th)
1939 NL  .654 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1936 AL  4 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1939 NL  22 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Career  19.9 (118th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1934 AL  18.9 (6th)
1935 AL  26.2 (8th)
1937 AL  23.5 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 45 (564), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 39 (488), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (435), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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