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Nick Etten

Nicholas Raymond Thomas Etten

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 198 lb.

Born: September 19, 1913 in Spring Grove, IL
School: Villanova University (Villanova, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1938
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Phillies/Athletics 1938-1947

Final Game: May 9, 1947
Died: October 18, 1990 in Hinsdale, IL
Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
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All-Star

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
1938 24 PHA AL 22 90 81 6 21 6 2 0 11 1 0 9 7 .259 .333 .383 .716 82 31 0 0 3
1939 25 PHA AL 43 174 155 20 39 11 2 3 29 0 0 16 11 .252 .322 .406 .728 87 63 4 0 3 3
1941 27 PHI NL 151 626 540 78 168 27 4 14 79 9 82 33 .311 .405 .454 .859 147 245 10 3 2 *3 MVP-28
1942 28 PHI NL 139 531 459 37 121 21 3 8 41 3 67 26 .264 .357 .375 .732 120 172 8 0 5 *3
1943 29 NYY AL 154 666 583 78 158 35 5 14 107 3 7 76 31 .271 .355 .420 .775 125 245 13 0 6 *3 MVP-7
1944 30 NYY AL 154 680 573 88 168 25 4 22 91 4 2 97 29 .293 .399 .466 .865 143 267 14 4 6 *3 MVP-23
1945 31 NYY AL 152 663 565 77 161 24 4 18 111 2 3 90 23 .285 .387 .437 .824 135 247 21 4 4 *3 MVP-15
1946 32 NYY AL 108 364 323 37 75 14 1 9 49 0 1 38 35 .232 .315 .365 .680 89 118 5 1 2 3
1947 33 PHI NL 14 46 41 5 10 4 0 1 8 0 5 4 .244 .326 .415 .741 100 17 2 0 0 3
9 Yrs 937 3840 3320 426 921 167 25 89 526 22 13 480 199 .277 .371 .423 .794 126 1405 77 12 28
162 Game Avg. 162 664 574 74 159 29 4 15 91 4 83 34 .277 .371 .423 .794 126 243 2 5
NYY (4 yrs) 568 2373 2044 280 562 98 14 63 358 9 13 301 118 .275 .370 .429 .799 127 877 53 9 18
PHI (3 yrs) 304 1203 1040 120 299 52 7 23 128 12 154 63 .288 .381 .417 .798 133 434 20 3 7
PHA (2 yrs) 65 264 236 26 60 17 4 3 40 1 0 25 18 .254 .326 .398 .724 85 94 4 0 3
AL (6 yrs) 633 2637 2280 306 622 115 18 66 398 10 13 326 136 .273 .366 .426 .792 123 971 57 9 21
NL (3 yrs) 304 1203 1040 120 299 52 7 23 128 12 154 63 .288 .381 .417 .798 133 434 20 3 7

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
1938 24 PHA AL 22 90 -2 0 0 -2 -1 -5 -0.4 3 -2 -0.2 .480 .497 0.0 -0.3 -0 $ 3
1939 25 PHA AL 43 174 -3 0 0 -2 -2 -7 -0.6 5 -2 -0.1 .485 .496 0.1 -0.3 0 $ 3
1941 27 PHI NL 151 626 35 -1 0 -14 -7 13 1.3 22 35 3.5 .509 .509 5.0 -2.3 49 $ *3 MVP-28
1942 28 PHI NL 139 531 13 -0 0 -9 -6 -2 -0.3 16 14 1.3 .498 .499 2.4 -1.8 23 $ *3
1943 29 NYY AL 154 666 19 -1 0 -6 -7 4 0.5 14 18 1.9 .503 .503 2.6 -1.5 24 $ *3 MVP-7
1944 30 NYY AL 154 680 35 0 0 3 -7 31 3.4 14 46 4.9 .522 .521 4.5 -0.5 42 $ *3 MVP-23
1945 31 NYY AL 152 663 27 -0 0 -2 -7 18 2.0 14 32 3.4 .513 .513 3.6 -1.1 34 $ *3 MVP-15
1946 32 NYY AL 108 364 -4 0 0 0 -4 -8 -0.9 9 1 0.0 .492 .494 0.0 -0.4 1 $ 3
1947 33 PHI NL 14 46 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 3
9 Seasons 937 3840 121 -2 0 -32 -42 45 4.8 99 144 14.8 .506 .504 18.3 -8.3 176 $
NYY (4 yrs) 568 2373 78 -1 0 -5 -25 46 5.0 51 97 10.2 .509 .508 10.7 -3.5 102 $
PHI (3 yrs) 304 1203 48 -1 0 -23 -14 11 0.9 40 50 4.9 .504 .502 7.5 -4.2 73 $
PHA (2 yrs) 65 264 -5 0 0 -4 -3 -12 -1.1 8 -4 -0.3 .483 .497 0.1 -0.6 0 $

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
1938 24 PHA AL 90 60 11 4.8 115 .284 .259 .285 .333 .363 .383 .425 .716 .788 82 .459 -2.2 -0.2 .683 .247 .123 .0
1939 25 PHA AL 174 123 20 4.3 111 .255 .252 .283 .322 .357 .406 .418 .728 .775 87 .426 -3.2 -0.3 .658 .258 .155 .0
1941 27 PHI NL 626 384 98 6.8 90 .312 .311 .260 .405 .329 .454 .366 .859 .696 147 .714 36.7 3.8 .887 .311 .143 11.0
1942 28 PHI NL 531 351 61 4.7 82 .266 .264 .249 .357 .320 .375 .346 .732 .666 120 .594 13.7 1.5 .699 .264 .111 4.4
1943 29 NYY AL 666 451 85 5.1 88 .268 .271 .257 .355 .332 .420 .355 .775 .687 125 .635 19.4 2.1 .712 .273 .149 4.9
1944 30 NYY AL 680 427 106 6.7 94 .280 .293 .271 .399 .339 .466 .371 .865 .710 143 .717 36.2 3.8 .879 .346 .173 6.8
1945 31 NYY AL 663 432 94 5.8 92 .273 .285 .266 .387 .339 .437 .362 .824 .701 135 .680 28.2 3.0 .794 .310 .152 3.6
1946 32 NYY AL 364 256 37 3.9 97 .237 .232 .265 .315 .339 .365 .381 .680 .720 89 .466 -5.2 -0.5 .614 .248 .133 .0
1947 33 PHI NL 46 33 6 4.8 102 .250 .244 .268 .326 .342 .415 .397 .741 .740 100 .518 0.1 0.0 .667 .293 .171 .0
9 Yrs 3840 2517 518 5.5 92 .274 .277 .263 .371 .335 .423 .367 .794 .702 126 .640 123.6 13.1 .766 .293 .146 35.3
162 Game Avg. 664 435 90 5.5 92 .274 .277 .263 .371 .335 .423 .367 .794 .702 126 .640 21 2 .766 .293 .146 6
NYY (4 yrs) 2373 1566 322 5.6 92 .268 .275 .265 .370 .337 .429 .365 .799 .702 127 .652 78.6 8.3 .764 .299 .154 15.8
PHI (3 yrs) 1203 768 165 5.8 87 .289 .288 .256 .381 .326 .417 .359 .798 .684 133 .660 50.4 5.2 .792 .289 .130 15.8
PHA (2 yrs) 264 183 31 4.5 112 .265 .254 .283 .326 .359 .398 .420 .724 .780 85 .438 -5.4 -0.5 .667 .254 .144 1.5
AL (6 yrs) 2637 1749 353 5.4 94 .268 .273 .267 .366 .339 .426 .371 .792 .710 123 .630 73.2 7.8 .754 .295 .153 17.4
NL (3 yrs) 1203 768 165 5.8 87 .289 .288 .256 .381 .326 .417 .359 .798 .684 133 .660 50.4 5.2 .792 .289 .130 15.8

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 29 NYY AL WS STL W 5 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 NYY AL 31 DNP

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
1938 24 PHA AL 90 0.0% 7.8% 10.0% 8.9% 38% 0.78 11.6 7.4 82%
1939 25 PHA AL 174 1.7% 6.3% 9.2% 9.2% 41% 0.69 14.1 51.7 5.3 81%
1941 27 PHI NL 626 2.2% 5.3% 13.1% 7.2% 27% 0.40 16.4 38.6 6.8 79%
1942 28 PHI NL 531 1.5% 4.9% 12.6% 6.0% 26% 0.39 17.7 57.4 11.2 80%
1943 29 NYY AL 666 2.1% 4.7% 11.4% 8.1% 34% 0.41 18.8 41.6 5.4 81%
1944 30 NYY AL 680 3.2% 4.3% 14.3% 7.5% 30% 0.30 19.8 26.0 6.3 77%
1945 31 NYY AL 663 2.7% 3.5% 13.6% 6.9% 29% 0.26 24.6 31.4 5.1 79%
1946 32 NYY AL 364 2.5% 9.6% 10.4% 6.6% 32% 0.92 9.2 35.9 6.6 77%
1947 33 PHI NL 46 2.2% 8.7% 10.9% 10.9% 50% 0.80 10.3 41.0 5.1 78%
9 Yrs 3840 2.3% 5.2% 12.5% 7.3% 31% 0.41 16.7 37.3 6.3 79%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 6.1% 26% 1.02 9.8 67.3 8.5 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
1938 24 22 90 81 6 21 6 2 0 11 1 0 9 7 .259 .333 .383 .716 82 31 0 0
1939 25 65 264 236 26 60 17 4 3 40 1 0 25 18 .254 .326 .398 .724 85 94 4 0 3
1940 26 65 264 236 26 60 17 4 3 40 1 0 25 18 .254 .326 .398 .724 85 94 4 0 3
1941 27 216 890 776 104 228 44 8 17 119 10 0 107 51 .294 .381 .437 .818 127 339 14 3 5
1942 28 355 1421 1235 141 349 65 11 25 160 13 0 174 77 .283 .373 .414 .786 125 511 22 3 10
1943 29 509 2087 1818 219 507 100 16 39 267 16 7 250 108 .279 .367 .416 .783 125 756 35 3 16
1944 30 663 2767 2391 307 675 125 20 61 358 20 9 347 137 .282 .375 .428 .803 129 1023 49 7 22
1945 31 815 3430 2956 384 836 149 24 79 469 22 12 437 160 .283 .377 .430 .807 130 1270 70 11 26
1946 32 923 3794 3279 421 911 163 25 88 518 22 13 475 195 .278 .371 .423 .795 126 1388 75 12 28
1947 33 937 3840 3320 426 921 167 25 89 526 22 13 480 199 .277 .371 .423 .794 126 1405 77 12 28

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
1938 24 23 93 84 6 20 6 2 0 10 1 9 7 .238 .312 .357 .669 10 22
1939 25 45 179 160 19 38 11 2 3 27 0 16 12 .238 .307 .388 .694 19 43
1941 27 157 666 571 89 185 30 4 15 90 10 90 34 .324 .419 .469 .888 112 151
1942 28 147 587 502 47 144 25 4 10 52 4 80 28 .287 .385 .412 .797 78 139
1943 29 162 718 626 92 179 40 6 16 127 3 86 33 .286 .372 .446 .818 103 154
1944 30 161 719 604 97 181 27 4 24 100 4 105 30 .300 .407 .477 .884 116 154
1945 31 161 717 608 89 180 27 4 20 128 2 101 24 .296 .400 .452 .852 109 152
1946 32 113 386 341 42 82 15 1 10 55 0 42 37 .240 .326 .378 .704 42 108
1947 33 15 49 43 6 11 4 0 1 9 0 6 4 .256 .347 .419 .766 6 14
9 Yrs 984 4114 3539 487 1020 185 27 99 598 24 535 209 .288 .384 .440 .823 595 937
162 Game Avg. 162 677 583 80 168 30 4 16 98 4 88 34 .288 .384 .440 .823 98 937

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1945--not played

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1941 NL (28, 2%)
1943 AL (7, 18%)
1944 AL (23, 1%)
1945 AL (15, 6%)
0.27 Career Shares (641st)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1944 AL  4.9 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1944 AL  4.9 (7th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1941 NL  5.0 (6th)
1944 AL  4.5 (7th)
1945 AL  3.6 (7th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1941 NL  .311 (7th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1941 NL  .405 (6th)
1944 AL  .399 (4th)
1945 AL  .387 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1943 AL  .420 (6th)
1944 AL  .466 (5th)
1945 AL  .437 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1941 NL  .859 (8th)
1943 AL  .775 (10th)
1944 AL  .865 (4th)
1945 AL  .824 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1941 NL  151 (8th)
1943 AL  154 (6th)
1944 AL  154 (3rd)
1945 AL  152 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1943 AL  583 (10th)
1945 AL  565 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1943 AL  666 (5th)
1944 AL  680 (5th)
1945 AL  663 (3rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1945 AL  77 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1941 NL  168 (6th)
1943 AL  158 (8th)
1944 AL  168 (9th)
1945 AL  161 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1941 NL  245 (10th)
1943 AL  245 (6th)
1944 AL  267 (5th)
1945 AL  247 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1943 AL  35 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1943 AL  14 (8th)
1944 AL  22 (1st)
1945 AL  18 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1943 AL  107 (2nd)
1944 AL  91 (6th)
1945 AL  111 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1941 NL  82 (5th)
1943 AL  76 (9th)
1944 AL  97 (1st)
1945 AL  90 (4th)

Singles s c a p y
1941 NL  123 (7th)
1945 AL  115 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1941 NL  147 (6th)
1944 AL  142 (5th)
1945 AL  134 (6th)
Career  126 (225th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1941 NL  98 (8th)
1943 AL  85 (6th)
1944 AL  106 (4th)
1945 AL  94 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1941 NL  37 (7th)
1944 AL  36 (6th)
1945 AL  28 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1941 NL  3.8 (7th)
1944 AL  3.7 (5th)
1945 AL  2.9 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  54 (3rd)
1945 AL  46 (6th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1941 NL  253 (4th)
1943 AL  234 (9th)
1944 AL  269 (2nd)
1945 AL  255 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1941 NL  .714 (8th)
1944 AL  .717 (5th)
1945 AL  .680 (5th)
Career  .640 (244th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1944 AL  4 (9th)
1945 AL  4 (5th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1945 AL  21 (2nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1941 NL  11.0 (2nd)
1944 AL  6.8 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1943 AL  18.8 (10th)
1945 AL  24.6 (5th)
Career  16.7 (212th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1944 AL  26.0 (2nd)
1945 AL  31.4 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1945 AL  432 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 10 (238), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 68 (370), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 22 (766), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1505), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Danny Litwhiler (915)
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