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Charlie Gelbert

Charles Magnus Gelbert

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 26, 1906 in Scranton, PA
School: Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1929
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Senators/Reds/RedSox/Tigers 1929-1940

Final Game: September 28, 1940
Died: January 13, 1967 in Easton, PA
Buried: Norland Cemetery, Chambersburg, PA
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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
1929 23 STL NL 146 578 512 60 134 29 8 3 65 8 51 46 .262 .329 .367 .696 70 188 0 15 *6
1930 24 STL NL 139 574 513 92 156 39 11 3 72 6 43 41 .304 .360 .441 .801 89 226 2 15 *6
1931 25 STL NL 131 505 447 61 129 29 5 1 62 7 54 31 .289 .365 .383 .748 97 171 0 4 *6 MVP-25
1932 26 STL NL 122 503 455 60 122 28 9 1 45 8 39 30 .268 .330 .376 .706 86 171 3 6 *6
1935 29 STL NL 62 187 168 24 49 7 2 2 21 0 17 18 .292 .357 .393 .750 98 66 2 0 2 56/4
1936 30 STL NL 93 307 280 33 64 15 2 3 27 2 25 26 .229 .292 .329 .620 67 92 13 0 2 56/4
1937 31 TOT MLB 63 182 161 16 26 6 0 1 14 1 0 19 23 .161 .250 .217 .467 27 35 2 0 2 6/45
1937 31 CIN NL 43 131 114 12 22 4 0 1 13 1 15 12 .193 .287 .254 .541 51 29 2 0 2 6/45
1937 31 DET AL 20 51 47 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .085 .157 .128 .285 -28 6 0 0 6
1939 33 WSH AL 68 222 188 36 48 7 5 3 29 2 0 30 11 .255 .361 .394 .754 100 74 5 1 3 65/4
1940 34 TOT AL 52 158 145 16 38 9 1 0 15 0 0 12 19 .262 .323 .338 .661 72 49 2 1 0 56/14
1940 34 WSH AL 22 59 54 7 20 7 1 0 7 0 0 4 3 .370 .424 .537 .961 155 29 1 1 0 6/14
1940 34 BOS AL 30 99 91 9 18 2 0 0 8 0 0 8 16 .198 .263 .220 .482 24 20 1 0 0 5/6
9 Yrs 876 3216 2869 398 766 169 43 17 350 34 0 290 245 .267 .336 .374 .709 81 1072 24 7 49
162 Game Avg. 162 595 531 74 142 31 8 3 65 6 54 45 .267 .336 .374 .709 81 198 1 9
STL (6 yrs) 693 2654 2375 330 654 147 37 13 292 31 229 192 .275 .340 .385 .725 84 914 15 5 44
WSH (2 yrs) 90 281 242 43 68 14 6 3 36 2 0 34 14 .281 .374 .426 .800 112 103 6 2 3
BOS (1 yr) 30 99 91 9 18 2 0 0 8 0 0 8 16 .198 .263 .220 .482 24 20 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 43 131 114 12 22 4 0 1 13 1 15 12 .193 .287 .254 .541 51 29 2 0 2
DET (1 yr) 20 51 47 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .085 .157 .128 .285 -28 6 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 736 2785 2489 342 676 151 37 14 305 32 244 204 .272 .338 .379 .717 82 943 17 5 46
AL (3 yrs) 140 431 380 56 90 18 6 3 45 2 0 46 41 .237 .322 .339 .662 73 129 7 2 3

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
1929 23 STL NL 146 578 -26 -0 0 6 10 -10 -1.0 16 6 0.7 .493 .494 0.2 1.4 -0 $ *6
1930 24 STL NL 139 574 -10 -0 0 8 9 7 0.6 16 23 2.2 .504 .504 1.5 1.5 15 $ *6
1931 25 STL NL 131 505 0 -1 0 12 8 20 2.0 14 34 3.4 .516 .513 2.2 2.1 22 $ *6 MVP-25
1932 26 STL NL 122 503 -8 -0 0 -2 8 -2 -0.3 14 12 1.1 .498 .499 1.3 0.6 14 $ *6
1935 29 STL NL 62 187 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 5 8 0.8 .503 .501 0.8 0.2 8 $ 56/4
1936 30 STL NL 93 307 -12 -0 0 -3 3 -12 -1.3 9 -4 -0.4 .487 .492 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 56/4
1937 31 CIN NL 43 131 -7 0 0 -1 2 -5 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .487 .497 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 6/45
1937 31 DET AL 20 51 -10 0 0 0 1 -9 -0.9 2 -7 -0.7 .457 .495 -0.7 0.1 -7 $ 6
1939 33 WSH AL 68 222 1 1 0 3 2 7 0.7 7 14 1.4 .510 .504 1.1 0.5 11 $ 65/4
1940 34 WSH AL 22 59 4 0 0 -2 2 4 0.4 2 6 0.6 .518 .502 0.7 -0.1 8 $ 6/14
1940 34 BOS AL 30 99 -10 0 0 1 0 -9 -0.9 2 -6 -0.6 .471 .495 -0.7 0.1 -7 $ 5/6
9 Seasons 876 3216 -77 -1 0 22 48 -8 -1.0 91 83 8.3 .499 .500 6.2 6.6 61 $
STL (6 yrs) 693 2654 -56 -2 0 21 41 4 0.3 75 79 7.8 .501 .500 5.9 5.9 58 $
WSH (2 yrs) 90 281 6 1 0 1 4 11 1.1 8 20 2.0 .512 .503 1.8 0.4 19 $
BOS (1 yr) 30 99 -10 0 0 1 0 -9 -0.9 2 -6 -0.6 .471 .495 -0.7 0.1 -7 $
CIN (1 yr) 43 131 -7 0 0 -1 2 -5 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .487 .497 -0.1 0.1 -1 $
DET (1 yr) 20 51 -10 0 0 0 1 -9 -0.9 2 -7 -0.7 .457 .495 -0.7 0.1 -7 $

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
1929 23 STL NL 578 393 62 4.2 123 .283 .262 .308 .329 .373 .367 .449 .696 .822 70 .381 -25.3 -2.3 .653 .221 .105 4.4
1930 24 STL NL 574 372 81 5.8 131 .326 .304 .318 .360 .377 .441 .473 .801 .851 89 .494 -10.2 -0.9 .776 .232 .136 4.0
1931 25 STL NL 505 322 62 5.1 108 .308 .289 .291 .365 .351 .383 .411 .748 .762 97 .549 -0.0 0.0 .730 .230 .094 1.8
1932 26 STL NL 503 339 56 4.5 107 .285 .268 .289 .330 .342 .376 .419 .706 .761 86 .475 -8.8 -0.9 .664 .211 .108 1.8
1935 29 STL NL 187 123 24 5.2 107 .318 .292 .290 .357 .346 .393 .414 .750 .760 98 .549 -0.3 -0.0 .686 .202 .101 .0
1936 30 STL NL 307 231 27 3.1 102 .243 .229 .285 .292 .344 .329 .398 .620 .742 67 .324 -12.9 -1.3 .520 .196 .100 2.4
1937 31 TOT MLB 182 139 9 1.7 103 .182 .161 .279 .250 .344 .217 .402 .467 .746 27 .137 -16.8 -1.6 .401 .180 .056 1.0
1937 31 CIN NL 131 96 8 2.2 97 .208 .193 .274 .287 .335 .254 .388 .541 .723 51 .215 -7.2 -0.7 .479 .202 .061 1.0
1937 31 DET AL 51 43 1 0.6 119 .111 .085 .292 .157 .368 .128 .435 .285 .803 -28 .019 -9.6 -0.9 .233 .128 .043
1939 33 WSH AL 222 148 27 4.8 107 .259 .255 .276 .361 .350 .394 .408 .754 .758 100 .479 0.6 0.1 .738 .309 .138 2.4
1940 34 TOT AL 158 109 17 4.1 111 .302 .262 .279 .323 .352 .338 .423 .661 .775 72 .418 -5.9 -0.6 .569 .159 .076
1940 34 WSH AL 59 35 12 9.1 105 .392 .370 .271 .424 .342 .537 .410 .961 .752 155 .752 4.6 0.4 .971 .241 .167
1940 34 BOS AL 99 74 5 1.8 114 .240 .198 .284 .263 .358 .220 .431 .482 .789 24 .134 -10.5 -1.0 .378 .110 .022
9 Yrs 3216 2176 365 4.5 114 .287 .267 .296 .336 .357 .374 .429 .709 .786 81 .444 -79.5 -7.5 .660 .220 .107 22.7
162 Game Avg. 595 402 68 4.5 114 .287 .267 .296 .336 .357 .374 .429 .709 .786 81 .444 -79.5 -7.5 .660 .220 .107 4
STL (6 yrs) 2654 1780 312 4.7 115 .295 .275 .299 .340 .358 .385 .433 .725 .791 84 .461 -57.5 -5.3 .679 .219 .109 18.3
WSH (2 yrs) 281 183 39 5.7 106 .289 .281 .275 .374 .348 .426 .409 .800 .757 112 .552 5.3 0.5 .783 .293 .145 2.4
BOS (1 yr) 99 74 5 1.8 114 .240 .198 .284 .263 .358 .220 .431 .482 .789 24 .135 -10.5 -1.0 .378 .110 .022
CIN (1 yr) 131 96 8 2.2 97 .208 .193 .274 .287 .335 .254 .388 .541 .723 51 .215 -7.2 -0.7 .479 .202 .061 1.0
DET (1 yr) 51 43 1 0.6 119 .111 .085 .292 .157 .368 .128 .435 .285 .803 -28 .019 -9.6 -0.9 .233 .128 .043
NL (7 yrs) 2785 1876 320 4.6 114 .292 .272 .298 .338 .357 .379 .431 .717 .788 82 .451 -64.6 -6.1 .669 .218 .107 19.5
AL (3 yrs) 431 300 45 4.0 110 .259 .237 .279 .322 .353 .339 .417 .662 .770 73 .393 -14.9 -1.4 .603 .229 .103 2.4

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
1930 24 STL NL WS PHA L 6 20 17 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 .353 .450 .471 .921 8 0 0 0 0 1
1931 25 STL NL WS PHA W 7 24 23 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .261 .261 .304 .565 7 1 0 1 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 13 44 40 2 12 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 7 .300 .349 .375 .724 15 1 0 1 0 1
2 WS 13 44 40 2 12 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 7 .300 .349 .375 .724 15 1 0 1 0 1

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
1929 23 STL NL 578 0.5% 8.0% 8.8% 6.9% 30% 0.90 11.1 170.7 7.9 80%
1930 24 STL NL 574 0.5% 7.1% 7.5% 9.2% 34% 0.95 12.5 171.0 7.1 82%
1931 25 STL NL 505 0.2% 6.1% 10.7% 6.9% 27% 0.57 14.4 447.0 7.2 82%
1932 26 STL NL 503 0.2% 6.0% 7.8% 7.6% 31% 0.77 15.2 455.0 10.1 84%
1935 29 STL NL 187 1.1% 9.6% 9.1% 5.9% 22% 1.06 9.3 84.0 8.0 79%
1936 30 STL NL 307 1.0% 8.5% 8.1% 6.5% 31% 1.04 10.8 93.3 10.4 82%
1937 31 TOT MLB 182 0.6% 12.6% 10.4% 3.9% 27% 1.21 7.0 161.0 11.5 75%
1937 31 CIN NL 131 0.8% 9.2% 11.5% 3.8% 23% 0.80 9.5 114.0 8.8 77%
1937 31 DET AL 51 0.0% 21.6% 7.8% 3.9% 50% 2.75 4.3 47.0 71%
1939 33 WSH AL 222 1.4% 5.0% 13.5% 6.8% 31% 0.37 17.1 62.7 6.5 78%
1940 34 TOT AL 158 0.0% 12.0% 7.6% 6.3% 26% 1.58 7.6 9.7 80%
1940 34 WSH AL 59 0.0% 5.1% 6.8% 13.6% 40% 0.75 18.0 7.7 86%
1940 34 BOS AL 99 0.0% 16.2% 8.1% 2.0% 11% 2.00 5.7 11.4 76%
9 Yrs 3216 0.5% 7.6% 9.0% 7.1% 30% 0.84 11.7 168.8 8.2 81%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.5% 8.3% 7.0% 28% 1.02 10.6 63.1 7.6 80%

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
1929 23 146 578 512 60 134 29 8 3 65 8 51 46 .262 .329 .367 .696 70 188 0 15
1930 24 285 1152 1025 152 290 68 19 6 137 14 94 87 .283 .344 .404 .748 79 414 2 30
1931 25 416 1657 1472 213 419 97 24 7 199 21 148 118 .285 .351 .397 .748 85 585 2 34
1932 26 538 2160 1927 273 541 125 33 8 244 29 187 148 .281 .346 .392 .738 85 756 5 40
1933 27 538 2160 1927 273 541 125 33 8 244 29 187 148 .281 .346 .392 .738 85 756 5 40
1934 28 538 2160 1927 273 541 125 33 8 244 29 187 148 .281 .346 .392 .738 85 756 5 40
1935 29 600 2347 2095 297 590 132 35 10 265 29 204 166 .282 .347 .392 .739 86 822 2 5 42
1936 30 693 2654 2375 330 654 147 37 13 292 31 229 192 .275 .340 .385 .725 84 914 15 5 44
1937 31 756 2836 2536 346 680 153 37 14 306 32 0 248 215 .268 .335 .374 .709 80 949 17 5 46
1938 32 756 2836 2536 346 680 153 37 14 306 32 0 248 215 .268 .335 .374 .709 80 949 17 5 46
1939 33 824 3058 2724 382 728 160 42 17 335 34 0 278 226 .267 .336 .376 .712 82 1023 22 6 49
1940 34 876 3216 2869 398 766 169 43 17 350 34 0 290 245 .267 .336 .374 .709 81 1072 24 7 49

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
1929 23 154 584 521 50 123 27 7 3 54 7 47 48 .236 .299 .332 .631 52 146
1930 24 145 564 509 71 136 34 10 3 56 5 37 43 .267 .319 .391 .710 63 139
1931 25 137 520 462 60 130 29 5 1 61 7 54 32 .281 .357 .372 .729 62 131
1932 26 128 518 470 59 122 28 9 1 44 8 39 31 .260 .320 .364 .684 54 122
1935 29 65 192 173 23 48 7 2 2 20 0 17 19 .277 .342 .376 .718 22 62
1936 30 97 317 290 32 64 15 2 3 26 2 25 27 .221 .283 .317 .600 26 93
1937 31 66 191 169 16 28 6 0 1 14 1 20 24 .166 .254 .219 .473 9 63
1939 33 72 229 195 34 48 7 5 3 28 2 30 12 .246 .350 .379 .729 25 68
1940 34 54 164 151 15 39 9 1 0 14 0 12 20 .258 .317 .331 .648 16 52
9 Yrs 918 3279 2940 360 738 162 41 17 317 32 281 256 .251 .318 .351 .669 329 876
162 Game Avg. 162 579 519 64 130 29 7 3 56 6 50 45 .251 .318 .351 .669 58 876

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1947 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1949 BBWAA ( 1.3%)
1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1951 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1931 NL (25, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1929 NL  1.4 (5th)
1930 NL  1.5 (3rd)
1931 NL  2.1 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1930 NL  39 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (983), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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