Bob Meusel
Robert William Meusel (Long Bob)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 19, 1896 in San Jose, CA
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1920
Final Game: September 26, 1930
Died: November 28, 1977 in Downey, CA
Relatives: Brother of Irish Meusel
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Standard Batting

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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
1920 23 NYY AL 119 494 460 75 151 40 7 11 83 4 4 20 72 .328 .359 .517 .876 126 238 2 12 O5/3
1921 24 NYY AL 149 646 598 104 190 40 16 24 136 17 6 34 88 .318 .356 .559 .915 128 334 2 12 *O
1922 25 NYY AL 121 527 473 61 151 26 11 16 84 13 8 40 58 .319 .376 .522 .898 129 247 3 11 *O MVP-15
1923 26 NYY AL 132 503 460 59 144 29 10 9 91 13 15 31 52 .313 .359 .478 .837 117 220 2 10 *O
1924 27 NYY AL 143 630 579 93 188 40 11 12 120 26 14 32 43 .325 .365 .494 .859 120 286 5 14 *O/5
1925 28 NYY AL 156 696 624 101 181 34 12 33 138 13 14 54 55 .290 .348 .542 .889 125 338 1 17 *O5 MVP-18
1926 29 NYY AL 108 474 413 73 130 22 3 12 81 16 17 37 32 .315 .373 .470 .842 120 194 1 23 *O MVP-21
1927 30 NYY AL 135 584 516 75 174 47 9 8 103 24 10 45 58 .337 .393 .510 .902 136 263 2 21 *O
1928 31 NYY AL 131 577 518 77 154 45 5 11 113 6 9 39 56 .297 .349 .467 .816 115 242 2 18 *O
1929 32 NYY AL 100 413 391 46 102 15 3 10 57 1 5 17 42 .261 .292 .391 .683 79 153 0 5 O
1930 33 CIN NL 113 484 443 62 128 30 8 10 62 9 26 63 .289 .330 .460 .790 92 204 1 14 *O
11 Seasons 1407 6028 5475 826 1693 368 95 156 1068 142 102 375 619 .309 .356 .497 .852 118 2719 21 157
162 Game Avg. 162 694 630 95 195 42 11 18 123 16 43 71 .309 .356 .497 .852 118 313 2 18
NYY (10 yrs) 1294 5544 5032 764 1565 338 87 146 1006 133 102 349 556 .311 .358 .500 .858 121 2515 20 143
CIN (1 yr) 113 484 443 62 128 30 8 10 62 9 26 63 .289 .330 .460 .790 92 204 1 14
AL (10 yrs) 1294 5544 5032 764 1565 338 87 146 1006 133 102 349 556 .311 .358 .500 .858 121 2515 20 143
NL (1 yr) 113 484 443 62 128 30 8 10 62 9 26 63 .289 .330 .460 .790 92 204 1 14

Advanced Batting

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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
1920 23 NYY AL 494 325 84 6.9 110 .371 .328 .296 .359 .361 .517 .407 .876 .768 126 .680 15.3 1.5 .831 .233 .189 5.9
1921 24 NYY AL 646 426 118 7.4 116 .342 .318 .302 .356 .368 .559 .424 .915 .792 128 .666 20.6 1.9 .920 .316 .241 19.9
1922 25 NYY AL 527 341 91 7.2 112 .338 .319 .297 .376 .362 .522 .417 .898 .779 129 .679 18.2 1.8 .894 .298 .203 14.3
1923 26 NYY AL 503 341 74 5.8 109 .338 .313 .292 .359 .363 .478 .404 .837 .767 117 .598 9.0 0.9 .758 .228 .165 10.6
1924 27 NYY AL 630 419 101 6.4 112 .336 .325 .298 .365 .368 .494 .409 .859 .777 120 .623 14.0 1.3 .827 .245 .169 16.4
1925 28 NYY AL 696 474 113 6.4 114 .276 .290 .297 .348 .367 .542 .416 .889 .784 125 .600 17.6 1.6 .858 .337 .252 18.7
1926 29 NYY AL 474 323 68 5.6 108 .320 .315 .288 .373 .359 .470 .403 .842 .762 120 .581 11.4 1.1 .770 .242 .155 13.7
1927 30 NYY AL 584 373 103 7.4 108 .369 .337 .289 .393 .357 .510 .406 .902 .763 136 .682 27.2 2.6 .920 .287 .172 12.0
1928 31 NYY AL 577 391 81 5.5 106 .317 .297 .285 .349 .349 .467 .405 .816 .754 115 .570 11.2 1.1 .751 .239 .170 7.8
1929 32 NYY AL 413 299 43 3.8 107 .271 .261 .284 .292 .350 .391 .410 .683 .760 79 .385 -13.8 -1.3 .565 .164 .130 1.8
1930 33 CIN NL 484 329 67 5.4 122 .319 .289 .305 .330 .363 .460 .454 .790 .817 92 .463 -6.0 -0.5 .762 .251 .172 9.5
11 Seasons 6028 4041 943 6.2 111 .327 .309 .294 .356 .361 .497 .414 .852 .775 118 .606 124.7 11.9 .812 .263 .187 148.7
162 Game Avg. 694 465 109 6.2 111 .327 .309 .294 .356 .361 .497 .414 .852 .775 118 .606 14 1 .812 .263 .187 17
NYY (10 yrs) 5544 3712 876 6.3 110 .328 .311 .293 .358 .361 .500 .411 .858 .772 121 .618 130.7 12.4 .817 .264 .189 139.2
CIN (1 yr) 484 329 67 5.4 122 .319 .289 .305 .330 .363 .460 .454 .790 .817 92 .463 -6.0 -0.5 .762 .251 .172 9.5
AL (10 yrs) 5544 3712 876 6.3 110 .328 .311 .293 .358 .361 .500 .411 .858 .772 121 .618 130.7 12.4 .817 .264 .189 139.2
NL (1 yr) 484 329 67 5.4 122 .319 .289 .305 .330 .363 .460 .454 .790 .817 92 .463 -6.0 -0.5 .762 .251 .172 9.5

Postseason Batting

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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
1921 24 NYY AL WS NYG L 8 32 30 3 6 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 5 .200 .250 .267 .517 8 1 0 0 0 0
1922 25 NYY AL WS NYG L 5 21 20 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 .300 .333 .350 .683 7 0 0 0 0 0
1923 26 NYY AL WS NYG W 6 26 26 1 7 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 3 .269 .269 .462 .731 12 2 0 0 0 0
1926 29 NYY AL WS STL L 7 30 21 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 .238 .393 .381 .774 8 0 0 2 1 0
1927 30 NYY AL WS PIT W 4 18 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .118 .167 .118 .284 2 0 0 0 0 0
1928 31 NYY AL WS STL W 4 17 15 5 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 5 .200 .294 .467 .761 7 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (6 Series) 34 144 129 15 29 6 3 1 17 5 2 12 24 .225 .289 .341 .630 44 3 0 2 1 0
6 WS 34 144 129 15 29 6 3 1 17 5 2 12 24 .225 .289 .341 .630 44 3 0 2 1 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1920 23 119 494 460 75 151 40 7 11 83 4 4 20 72 .328 .359 .517 .876 126 238 2 12
1921 24 268 1140 1058 179 341 80 23 35 219 21 10 54 160 .322 .358 .541 .898 128 572 4 24
1922 25 389 1667 1531 240 492 106 34 51 303 34 18 94 218 .321 .363 .535 .898 128 819 7 35
1923 26 521 2170 1991 299 636 135 44 60 394 47 33 125 270 .319 .362 .522 .884 126 1039 9 45
1924 27 664 2800 2570 392 824 175 55 72 514 73 47 157 313 .321 .363 .516 .879 124 1325 14 59
1925 28 820 3496 3194 493 1005 209 67 105 652 86 61 211 368 .315 .360 .521 .881 124 1663 15 76
1926 29 928 3970 3607 566 1135 231 70 117 733 102 78 248 400 .315 .361 .515 .876 124 1857 16 99
1927 30 1063 4554 4123 641 1309 278 79 125 836 126 88 293 458 .317 .365 .514 .880 125 2120 18 120
1928 31 1194 5131 4641 718 1463 323 84 136 949 132 97 332 514 .315 .364 .509 .872 124 2362 20 138
1929 32 1294 5544 5032 764 1565 338 87 146 1006 133 102 349 556 .311 .358 .500 .858 121 2515 20 143
1930 33 1407 6028 5475 826 1693 368 95 156 1068 142 102 375 619 .309 .356 .497 .852 118 2719 21 157

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1920 23 125 493 472 71 147 39 7 11 78 4 19 76 .311 .341 .494 .834 79 119
1921 24 157 644 610 92 181 38 15 23 121 16 32 93 .297 .334 .521 .855 105 149
1922 25 126 526 484 58 147 25 11 16 79 13 39 61 .304 .359 .500 .859 86 121
1923 26 139 502 470 56 138 28 10 9 87 12 30 55 .294 .339 .453 .792 70 132
1924 27 150 629 593 87 182 39 11 12 112 25 31 45 .307 .347 .470 .817 95 143
1925 28 164 689 637 93 171 32 11 31 126 12 51 58 .268 .324 .499 .823 103 156
1926 29 114 462 425 73 127 21 3 12 81 16 36 34 .299 .355 .447 .802 67 108
1927 30 141 577 530 72 173 47 9 8 99 24 45 61 .326 .381 .494 .876 99 135
1928 31 138 579 538 78 155 45 5 11 114 6 39 59 .288 .339 .452 .790 82 131
1929 32 106 424 407 45 101 15 3 10 56 1 17 44 .248 .278 .373 .652 42 100
1930 33 118 473 448 53 119 28 7 9 53 8 24 66 .266 .304 .420 .724 57 113
11 Seasons 1478 5998 5614 778 1641 357 92 152 1006 137 363 652 .292 .338 .470 .808 885 1407
162 Game Avg. 162 657 615 85 180 39 10 17 110 15 40 71 .292 .338 .470 .808 97 1407

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1948 BBWAA ( 5.0%)
1949 BBWAA ( 2.0%)
1950 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1952 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1955 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1956 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1958 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1960 BBWAA ( 3.7%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1922 AL (15, 9%)
1925 AL (18, 9%)
1926 AL (21, 5%)
0.23 Career Shares (680th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1927 AL  .337 (9th)
Career  .309 (114th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1920 AL  .517 (7th)
1921 AL  .559 (6th)
1922 AL  .522 (9th)
1923 AL  .478 (9th)
1924 AL  .494 (10th)
1925 AL  .542 (9th)
1927 AL  .510 (9th)
Career  .497 (115th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1921 AL  .915 (8th)
1922 AL  .898 (9th)
Career  .852 (157th)

Games Played s c a p y
1925 AL  156 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1921 AL  598 (10th)
1925 AL  624 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1925 AL  696 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1921 AL  104 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1921 AL  190 (9th)
1924 AL  188 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1921 AL  334 (3rd)
1924 AL  286 (6th)
1925 AL  338 (2nd)
1927 AL  263 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1920 AL  40 (4th)
1921 AL  40 (5th)
1924 AL  40 (5th)
1927 AL  47 (5th)
1928 AL  45 (3rd)
Career  368 (215th)

Triples s c a p y
1921 AL  16 (4th)
1922 AL  11 (10th)
1924 AL  11 (6th)
1925 AL  12 (7th)
Career  95 (179th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1920 AL  11 (7th)
1921 AL  24 (2nd)
1922 AL  16 (6th)
1924 AL  12 (6th)
1925 AL  33 (1st)
1926 AL  12 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1921 AL  136 (3rd)
1923 AL  91 (9th)
1924 AL  120 (3rd)
1925 AL  138 (1st)
1927 AL  103 (7th)
1928 AL  113 (3rd)
Career  1068 (214th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1920 AL  72 (4th)
1921 AL  88 (1st)
1922 AL  58 (6th)
1923 AL  52 (8th)
1924 AL  43 (10th)
1925 AL  55 (6th)
1927 AL  58 (4th)
1928 AL  56 (5th)
1930 NL  63 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1921 AL  17 (8th)
1924 AL  26 (2nd)
1926 AL  16 (6th)
1927 AL  24 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1921 AL  128 (8th)
1922 AL  129 (9th)
1927 AL  136 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1921 AL  118 (8th)
1925 AL  113 (5th)
1927 AL  103 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1921 AL  21 (9th)
1922 AL  18 (10th)
1927 AL  27 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1921 AL  1.9 (9th)
1922 AL  1.8 (10th)
1927 AL  2.6 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1920 AL  58 (8th)
1921 AL  80 (2nd)
1924 AL  63 (5th)
1925 AL  79 (1st)
1927 AL  64 (6th)
1928 AL  61 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1920 AL  .680 (10th)
1921 AL  .667 (8th)
1922 AL  .679 (8th)
1927 AL  .682 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career  157 (150th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1923 AL  15 (8th)
1924 AL  14 (4th)
1925 AL  14 (5th)
1926 AL  17 (2nd)
1927 AL  10 (9th)
1928 AL  9 (8th)
Career  102 (105th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1921 AL  19.9 (3rd)
1922 AL  14.3 (2nd)
1923 AL  10.6 (7th)
1924 AL  16.4 (2nd)
1925 AL  18.7 (2nd)
1926 AL  13.7 (4th)
1927 AL  12.0 (6th)
Career  148.7 (173rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1920 AL  41.8 (6th)
1921 AL  24.9 (4th)
1922 AL  29.6 (6th)
1924 AL  48.3 (9th)
1925 AL  18.9 (2nd)
1926 AL  34.4 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1925 AL  474 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (246), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 107 (199), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 76 (241), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 31 (269), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Chick Hafey (893) *
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  5. Bing Miller (884)
  6. Ken Williams (882)
  7. Joe Vosmik (878)
  8. Jeff Heath (875)
  9. Jack Fournier (870)
  10. Wally Berger (866)
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  2. Chick Hafey (965) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dave Parker (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dave Parker (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dave Parker (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dave Parker (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dave Parker (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Chick Hafey (934) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dave Parker (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dave Parker (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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