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Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth (The Bambino or The Sultan Of Swat)

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD
High School: St. Mary's HS (Baltimore, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1914
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Braves 1914-1935

Final Game: May 30, 1935
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (215/226 ballots).
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Died: August 16, 1948 in New York, NY
Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #1. BABE RUTH… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Honus Wagner… #4. Ty Cobb… 

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
1914 19 BOS AL 5 10 10 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .300 .500 50 3 0 0 /1
1915 20 BOS AL 42 103 92 16 29 10 1 4 21 0 0 9 23 .315 .376 .576 .952 188 53 0 2 1
1916 21 BOS AL 67 150 136 18 37 5 3 3 15 0 0 10 23 .272 .322 .419 .741 122 57 0 4 1
1917 22 BOS AL 52 142 123 14 40 6 3 2 12 0 12 18 .325 .385 .472 .857 162 58 0 7 1
1918 23 BOS AL 95 382 317 50 95 26 11 11 66 6 58 58 .300 .411 .555 .966 194 176 2 3 O7138
1919 24 BOS AL 130 543 432 103 139 34 12 29 114 7 101 58 .322 .456 .657 1.114 217 284 6 3 *O71/38
1920 25 NYY AL 142 616 458 158 172 36 9 54 137 14 14 150 80 .376 .532 .847 1.379 255 388 3 5 *O978/31
1921 26 NYY AL 152 693 540 177 204 44 16 59 171 17 13 145 81 .378 .512 .846 1.359 238 457 4 4 *O78/31
1922 27 NYY AL 110 496 406 94 128 24 8 35 99 2 5 84 80 .315 .434 .672 1.106 182 273 1 4 *O79/3
1923 28 NYY AL 152 697 522 151 205 45 13 41 131 17 21 170 93 .393 .545 .764 1.309 239 399 4 3 *O97/83 MVP-1
1924 29 NYY AL 153 681 529 143 200 39 7 46 121 9 13 142 81 .378 .513 .739 1.252 220 391 4 6 *O97/8
1925 30 NYY AL 98 426 359 61 104 12 2 25 66 2 4 59 68 .290 .393 .543 .936 137 195 2 6 O97
1926 31 NYY AL 152 652 495 139 184 30 5 47 146 11 9 144 76 .372 .516 .737 1.253 225 365 3 10 *O79/3
1927 32 NYY AL 151 691 540 158 192 29 8 60 164 7 6 137 89 .356 .486 .772 1.258 225 417 0 14 *O97
1928 33 NYY AL 154 684 536 163 173 29 8 54 142 4 5 137 87 .323 .463 .709 1.172 206 380 3 8 *O97
1929 34 NYY AL 135 587 499 121 172 26 6 46 154 5 3 72 60 .345 .430 .697 1.128 193 348 3 13 *O97
1930 35 NYY AL 145 676 518 150 186 28 9 49 153 10 10 136 61 .359 .493 .732 1.225 211 379 1 21 *O97/1
1931 36 NYY AL 145 663 534 149 199 31 3 46 163 5 4 128 51 .373 .495 .700 1.195 218 374 1 0 *O97/3 MVP-5
1932 37 NYY AL 133 589 457 120 156 13 5 41 137 2 2 130 62 .341 .489 .661 1.150 201 302 2 0 *O97/3 MVP-6
1933 38 NYY AL 137 576 459 97 138 21 3 34 103 4 5 114 90 .301 .442 .582 1.023 176 267 2 0 *O97/31 AS
1934 39 NYY AL 125 471 365 78 105 17 4 22 84 1 3 104 63 .288 .448 .537 .985 160 196 2 0 *O97 AS
1935 40 BSN NL 28 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 119 31 2 0 0 O7/9
22 Yrs 2503 10620 8399 2174 2873 506 136 714 2213 123 117 2062 1330 .342 .474 .690 1.164 206 5793 2 43 113
162 Game Avg. 162 687 544 141 186 33 9 46 143 8 133 86 .342 .474 .690 1.164 206 375 3 7
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
NYY (15 yrs) 2084 9198 7217 1959 2518 424 106 659 1971 110 117 1852 1122 .349 .484 .711 1.195 209 5131 35 94
BOS (6 yrs) 391 1330 1110 202 342 82 30 49 230 13 0 190 184 .308 .413 .568 .981 190 631 8 19
BSN (1 yr) 28 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 119 31 2 0 0
AL (21 yrs) 2475 10528 8327 2161 2860 506 136 708 2201 123 117 2042 1306 .343 .475 .692 1.167 207 5762 43 113
NL (1 yr) 28 92 72 13 13 0 0 6 12 0 20 24 .181 .359 .431 .789 119 31 2 0 0

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
1914 19 BOS AL 5 10 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $2,500 /1
1915 20 BOS AL 42 103 8 0 0 0 8 16 1.8 4 20 1.8 .542 .511 1.8 -0.0 20 $3,500 1
1916 21 BOS AL 67 150 3 0 0 0 12 15 1.7 5 20 1.7 .526 .511 1.7 -0.0 20 $3,500 1
1917 22 BOS AL 52 142 8 0 0 0 10 18 2.1 5 23 2.1 .541 .513 2.1 0.0 23 $3,500 1
1918 23 BOS AL 95 382 33 -0 0 1 2 36 4.2 13 49 5.5 .544 .526 5.4 -0.2 48 $9,000 O7138
1919 24 BOS AL 130 543 67 -0 0 7 -1 73 7.8 18 91 9.7 .560 .548 8.9 0.2 84 $10,000 *O71/38
1920 25 NYY AL 142 616 109 -1 0 1 -6 102 9.7 20 122 11.6 .568 .560 11.6 -0.5 121 $20,000 *O978/31
1921 26 NYY AL 152 693 116 -1 0 6 -6 116 10.5 22 137 12.6 .568 .564 12.0 -0.0 131 $30,000 *O78/31
1922 27 NYY AL 110 496 48 -1 0 5 -5 46 4.4 16 62 6.0 .541 .528 5.5 -0.1 57 $52,000 *O79/3
1923 28 NYY AL 152 697 114 -4 0 19 -7 122 11.5 22 144 13.7 .576 .571 11.9 1.2 125 $52,000 *O97/83 MVP-1
1924 29 NYY AL 153 681 100 -2 0 9 -7 99 9.2 21 120 11.4 .560 .556 10.4 0.2 111 $52,000 *O97/8
1925 30 NYY AL 98 426 18 -0 0 7 -5 20 1.9 13 33 3.2 .519 .511 2.5 0.2 26 $52,000 O97
1926 31 NYY AL 152 652 98 -0 0 5 -7 95 9.0 21 116 11.1 .559 .556 10.6 -0.2 111 $52,000 *O79/3
1927 32 NYY AL 151 691 102 -0 0 12 -7 106 9.9 22 128 12.1 .565 .561 10.9 0.5 116 $70,000 *O97
1928 33 NYY AL 154 684 85 -0 0 2 -7 79 7.6 22 101 9.8 .549 .547 9.5 -0.5 99 $70,000 *O97
1929 34 NYY AL 135 587 67 1 0 1 -6 63 5.8 18 81 7.6 .543 .536 7.5 -0.5 80 $70,000 *O97
1930 35 NYY AL 145 676 98 -2 0 2 -6 92 7.9 21 113 10.0 .555 .549 9.8 -0.4 111 $80,000 *O97/1
1931 36 NYY AL 145 663 97 0 0 -2 -7 88 8.0 21 109 10.0 .555 .549 10.2 -0.8 111 $80,000 *O97/3 MVP-5
1932 37 NYY AL 133 589 76 0 0 0 -6 70 6.2 18 88 8.1 .547 .539 8.1 -0.6 88 $75,000 *O97/3 MVP-6
1933 38 NYY AL 137 576 53 -0 0 0 -6 46 4.4 18 65 6.2 .532 .527 6.2 -0.6 65 $52,000 *O97/31 AS
1934 39 NYY AL 125 471 37 -1 0 6 -5 37 3.4 15 52 4.8 .527 .521 4.3 0.1 46 $36,696 *O97 AS
1935 40 BSN NL 28 92 2 0 0 -2 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.4 -0.3 4 $35,000 O7/9
22 Seasons 2503 10620 1336 -12 0 79 -64 1339 127.0 336 1675 159.2 .551 .536 151.3 -2.3 1596 $910,696
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
NYY (15 yrs) 2084 9198 1215 -12 0 73 -94 1182 109.5 289 1471 138.2 .553 .545 131.0 -2.0 1398 $843,696
BOS (6 yrs) 391 1330 119 0 0 8 31 158 17.7 45 203 20.8 .545 .518 19.9 -0.1 195 $32,000
BSN (1 yr) 28 92 2 0 0 -2 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.4 -0.3 4 $35,000

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
1915 20 BOS AL WS PHI W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 21 BOS AL WS BRO W 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1918 23 BOS AL WS CHC W 3 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .600 .800 3 0 0 1 0 0
1921 26 NYY AL WS NYG L 6 21 16 3 5 0 0 1 4 2 1 5 8 .313 .476 .500 .976 8 0 0 0 0 0
1922 27 NYY AL WS NYG L 5 21 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 .118 .250 .176 .426 3 0 1 1 0 0
1923 28 NYY AL WS NYG W 6 27 19 8 7 1 1 3 3 0 0 8 6 .368 .556 1.000 1.556 19 0 0 0 0 0
1926 31 NYY AL WS STL L 7 31 20 6 6 0 0 4 5 1 1 11 2 .300 .548 .900 1.448 18 0 0 0 0 1
1927 32 NYY AL WS PIT W 4 18 15 4 6 0 0 2 7 1 0 2 2 .400 .444 .800 1.244 12 1 0 0 1 1
1928 33 NYY AL WS STL W 4 17 16 9 10 3 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 .625 .647 1.375 2.022 22 1 0 0 0 0
1932 37 NYY AL WS CHC W 4 20 15 6 5 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 3 .333 .500 .733 1.233 11 1 1 0 0 0
10 Yrs (10 Series) 41 167 129 37 42 5 2 15 33 4 3 33 30 .326 .467 .744 1.211 96 3 2 2 1 2
10 WS 41 167 129 37 42 5 2 15 33 4 3 33 30 .326 .467 .744 1.211 96 3 2 2 1 2

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1914 19 BOS AL 2 1 .667 3.91 4 3 0 1 0 0 23.0 21 12 10 1 7 3 0 0 0 96 70 1.217 8.2 0.4 2.7 1.2 0.43
1915 20 BOS AL 18 8 .692 2.44 32 28 3 16 1 0 217.2 166 80 59 3 85 112 6 1 9 874 114 1.153 6.9 0.1 3.5 4.6 1.32
1916 21 BOS AL 23 12 .657 1.75 44 40 3 23 9 1 323.2 230 83 63 0 118 170 8 1 3 1272 158 1.075 6.4 0.0 3.3 4.7 1.44
1917 22 BOS AL 24 13 .649 2.01 41 38 3 35 6 2 326.1 244 93 73 2 108 128 11 0 5 1277 128 1.079 6.7 0.1 3.0 3.5 1.19
1918 23 BOS AL 13 7 .650 2.22 20 19 0 18 1 0 166.1 125 51 41 1 49 40 2 1 3 660 122 1.046 6.8 0.1 2.7 2.2 0.82
1919 24 BOS AL 9 5 .643 2.97 17 15 2 12 0 1 133.1 148 59 44 2 58 30 2 1 5 570 102 1.545 10.0 0.1 3.9 2.0 0.52
1920 25 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 94 1.250 6.8 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1921 26 NYY AL 2 0 1.000 9.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 14 10 9 1 9 2 0 0 0 49 49 2.556 14.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 0.22
1930 35 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 39 150 1.444 11.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 1.50
1933 38 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 12 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 42 81 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 AS
10 Yrs 94 46 .671 2.28 163 147 12 107 17 4 1221.1 974 400 309 10 441 488 29 4 25 4896 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11
162 Game Avg. 21 10 .671 2.28 36 32 3 23 4 1 268 214 88 68 2 97 107 6 1 5 1074 122 1.159 7.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.11
BOS (6 yrs) 89 46 .659 2.19 158 143 11 105 17 4 1190.1 934 378 290 9 425 483 29 4 25 4749 125 1.142 7.1 0.1 3.2 3.7 1.14
NYY (4 yrs) 5 0 1.000 5.52 5 4 1 2 0 0 31.0 40 22 19 1 16 5 0 0 0 147 78 1.806 11.6 0.3 4.6 1.5 0.31

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1914 19 BOS AL 23.0 4 3 12 4.70 3.65 0.27 0.00 98.0 3.31 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .409 .498 $2,500
1915 20 BOS AL 217.2 32 28 80 3.31 3.91 0.21 0.00 95.0 3.52 6 0.7 1.0 -0.2 2.4 26 .522 .504 $3,500
1916 21 BOS AL 323.2 44 40 83 2.31 3.70 0.14 0.00 98.0 3.49 43 5.7 1.0 -0.2 8.3 71 .629 .535 $3,500
1917 22 BOS AL 326.1 41 38 93 2.56 3.67 0.26 0.00 97.0 3.30 26 3.4 1.0 -0.2 6.0 56 .582 .521 $3,500
1918 23 BOS AL 167.0 20 19 51 2.75 3.56 0.35 0.00 97.6 3.13 6 0.8 1.0 -0.2 2.1 19 .540 .505 $9,000
1919 24 BOS AL 133.1 17 15 59 3.98 4.15 0.12 0.00 94.8 3.81 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.7 10 .476 .497 $10,000
1920 25 NYY AL 4.0 1 1 4 9.00 4.89 0.22 0.00 102.0 4.76 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .338 .499 $20,000
1921 26 NYY AL 9.0 2 1 10 10.00 5.06 0.25 0.00 96.0 4.62 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .292 .497 $30,000
1930 35 NYY AL 9.0 1 1 3 3.00 4.19 -0.24 0.00 98.0 4.34 1 0.1 -0.0 0.2 2 .628 .501 $80,000
1933 38 NYY AL 9.0 1 1 5 5.00 4.61 -0.32 0.00 82.0 4.04 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 0 .406 .499 $52,000 AS
10 Seasons 1222.0 163 147 400 2.95 3.78 0.21 0.00 96.7 3.45 67 9.2 1.0 -1.0 19.1 177 .557 .506 $214,000
BOS (6 yrs) 1191.0 158 143 378 2.86 3.76 0.22 0.00 96.8 3.42 74 9.8 1.0 -1.0 19.3 180 .562 .510 $32,000
NYY (4 yrs) 31.0 5 4 22 6.39 4.66 -0.06 0.00 93.3 4.39 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .391 .499 $182,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1916 21 BOS AL WS W BRO 1 0 1.000 0.64 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 48 0.643 3.9 0.6 1.9 2.6 1.33
1918 23 BOS AL WS W CHC 2 0 1.000 1.06 2 2 0 1 1 0 17.0 13 2 2 0 7 0 4 1 0 1 68 1.176 6.9 0.0 3.7 2.1 0.57
2 Yrs (2 Series) 3 0 1.000 0.87 3 3 0 2 1 0 31.0 19 3 3 1 10 0 8 1 0 1 116 0.935 5.5 0.3 2.9 2.3 0.80
2 WS 3 0 1.000 0.87 3 3 0 2 1 0 31.0 19 3 3 1 10 0 8 1 0 1 116 0.935 5.5 0.3 2.9 2.3 0.80

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1914 BOS AL 19 P 4 23.0 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 2.74 1.75 .936 2.97 2.92
1915 BOS AL 20 P 32 217.2 82 17 63 2 3 .976 3.31 2.50 .937 3.01 3.00
1916 BOS AL 21 P 44 323.2 110 24 83 3 6 .973 2.98 2.43 .945 2.95 2.96
1917 BOS AL 22 P 41 326.1 122 19 101 2 4 .984 3.31 2.93 .947 3.04 3.05
1918 BOS AL 23 OF 59 57 52 136 121 8 7 3 .949 2.19 .962 2.26 47-12-0
1918 BOS AL 23 LF 47 46 42 112 98 8 6 3 .946 2.26 .961 2.20
1918 BOS AL 23 P 20 19 18 166.1 83 19 58 6 4 .928 4.17 3.85 .952 2.82 2.84
1918 BOS AL 23 1B 13 13 13 141 130 6 5 9 .965 10.46 .986 11.14
1918 BOS AL 23 CF 12 11 10 26 25 0 1 0 .962 2.08 .967 2.63
1919 BOS AL 24 OF 111 106 96 237 222 14 1 4 .996 2.13 .958 2.26
1919 BOS AL 24 LF 110 106 96 231 216 14 1 4 .996 2.09 .961 2.21
1919 BOS AL 24 P 17 15 12 133.1 50 13 35 2 1 .960 3.24 2.82 .948 2.83 2.83
1919 BOS AL 24 1B 5 5 4 40 35 4 1 5 .975 7.80 .988 10.68
1919 BOS AL 24 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
1920 NYY AL 25 OF 141 140 132 299 259 21 19 3 .936 1.99 .962 2.25
1920 NYY AL 25 RF 86 84 80 178 151 18 9 2 .949 1.97 .958 1.91
1920 NYY AL 25 LF 32 31 28 59 54 1 4 1 .932 1.72 .962 2.30
1920 NYY AL 25 CF 25 25 24 62 54 2 6 0 .903 2.24 .966 2.55
1920 NYY AL 25 1B 2 0 0 11 10 0 1 1 .909 5.00 .990 10.80
1920 NYY AL 25 P 1 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.00 .950 2.70 2.70
1921 NYY AL 26 OF 152 150 143 378 348 17 13 5 .966 2.40 .960 2.33
1921 NYY AL 26 LF 132 132 125 306 282 15 9 4 .971 2.25 .958 2.38
1921 NYY AL 26 CF 20 18 18 72 66 2 4 1 .944 3.40 .962 2.67
1921 NYY AL 26 1B 2 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .991 10.65
1921 NYY AL 26 P 2 1 0 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 1.50 .957 2.70 2.70
1922 NYY AL 27 OF 110 110 104 249 226 14 9 3 .964 2.18 .964 2.31
1922 NYY AL 27 LF 71 71 68 161 150 6 5 1 .969 2.20 .969 2.40
1922 NYY AL 27 RF 39 39 36 88 76 8 4 2 .955 2.15 .954 1.85
1922 NYY AL 27 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80
1923 NYY AL 28 OF 148 148 145 409 378 20 11 2 .973 2.69 .965 2.38 MVP-1
1923 NYY AL 28 RF 73 73 71 195 174 13 8 1 .959 2.56 .960 2.12 MVP-1
1923 NYY AL 28 LF 68 68 67 192 182 7 3 1 .984 2.78 .966 2.35 MVP-1
1923 NYY AL 28 CF 7 7 7 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 3.14 .968 2.69 MVP-1
1923 NYY AL 28 1B 4 4 4 43 41 1 1 2 .977 10.50 .990 10.60 MVP-1
1924 NYY AL 29 OF 152 151 135 372 340 18 14 4 .962 2.36 .970 2.39
1924 NYY AL 29 RF 100 98 87 257 233 14 10 4 .961 2.47 .968 2.02
1924 NYY AL 29 LF 50 50 45 110 103 3 4 0 .964 2.12 .964 2.34
1924 NYY AL 29 CF 9 3 3 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.56 .976 2.80
1925 NYY AL 30 OF 98 98 85 228 207 15 6 3 .974 2.27 .965 2.43
1925 NYY AL 30 RF 66 66 56 161 145 12 4 3 .975 2.38 .966 2.08
1925 NYY AL 30 LF 33 32 29 67 62 3 2 0 .970 1.97 .958 2.33
1926 NYY AL 31 OF 149 149 135 326 308 11 7 5 .979 2.14 .966 2.34
1926 NYY AL 31 LF 82 82 75 181 172 6 3 3 .983 2.17 .965 2.30
1926 NYY AL 31 RF 68 67 60 145 136 5 4 2 .972 2.07 .964 2.00
1926 NYY AL 31 1B 2 0 0 10 10 0 0 2 1.000 5.00 .990 10.75
1927 NYY AL 32 OF 151 151 133 355 328 14 13 4 .963 2.26 .964 2.35
1927 NYY AL 32 RF 95 95 79 212 191 11 10 3 .953 2.13 .955 1.97
1927 NYY AL 32 LF 56 56 54 143 137 3 3 1 .979 2.50 .967 2.38
1928 NYY AL 33 OF 154 154 134 321 304 9 8 0 .975 2.03 .973 2.36
1928 NYY AL 33 RF 99 99 90 226 211 9 6 0 .973 2.22 .973 1.98
1928 NYY AL 33 LF 55 55 44 96 93 0 3 0 .969 1.69 .974 2.30
1929 NYY AL 34 OF 133 132 107 249 240 5 4 2 .984 1.84 .966 2.42
1929 NYY AL 34 RF 78 77 62 142 137 3 2 1 .986 1.79 .963 1.97
1929 NYY AL 34 LF 55 55 45 107 103 2 2 1 .981 1.91 .964 2.39
1930 NYY AL 35 OF 144 144 119 286 266 10 10 0 .965 1.92 .965 2.32
1930 NYY AL 35 RF 91 91 76 185 173 6 6 0 .968 1.97 .961 1.96
1930 NYY AL 35 LF 53 53 43 103 95 4 4 0 .961 1.87 .968 2.14
1930 NYY AL 35 P 1 1 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 2 1.000 4.00 4.00 .945 2.20 2.20
1931 NYY AL 36 OF 142 141 88 249 237 5 7 2 .972 1.70 .969 2.38 MVP-5
1931 NYY AL 36 RF 91 90 55 154 145 4 5 2 .968 1.64 .964 2.11 MVP-5
1931 NYY AL 36 LF 51 51 33 95 92 1 2 0 .979 1.82 .966 2.20 MVP-5
1931 NYY AL 36 1B 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .992 10.00 MVP-5
1932 NYY AL 37 OF 128 128 64 228 209 10 9 1 .961 1.71 .967 2.42 MVP-6
1932 NYY AL 37 RF 87 85 49 160 146 8 6 1 .963 1.77 .963 2.10 MVP-6
1932 NYY AL 37 LF 44 43 15 68 63 2 3 0 .956 1.48 .964 2.21 MVP-6
1932 NYY AL 37 1B 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .990 10.10 MVP-6
1933 NYY AL 38 OF 132 131 60 231 215 9 7 4 .970 1.70 .970 2.37 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 RF 78 77 37 139 130 6 3 1 .978 1.74 .962 2.10 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 LF 55 54 23 92 85 3 4 3 .957 1.60 .971 2.27 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 1B 1 0 0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 6.00 .989 10.30 AS
1933 NYY AL 38 P 1 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 2.00 .960 2.30 2.30 AS
1934 NYY AL 39 OF 111 110 34 208 197 3 8 0 .962 1.80 .968 2.29 AS
1934 NYY AL 39 RF 77 76 21 157 148 3 6 0 .962 1.96 .964 2.07 AS
1934 NYY AL 39 LF 34 34 13 50 48 0 2 0 .960 1.41 .968 2.17 AS
1935 BSN NL 40 OF 26 26 1 42 39 1 2 0 .952 1.54 .971 2.42
1935 BSN NL 40 LF 22 22 1 33 30 1 2 0 .939 1.41 .970 2.25
1935 BSN NL 40 RF 4 4 0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 .968 2.17
18 Seasons OF 2241 2226 1767 4803 4444 204 155 45 .968 2.07 .966 2.35 1097-86-1132
15 Seasons RF 1132 1121 859 2408 2205 120 83 22 .966 2.05 .963 2.02
18 Seasons (incomplete) LF 1050 1041 846 2206 2065 79 62 22 .972 2.04 .964 2.29
10 Seasons P 163 38 32 1221.1 464 95 354 15 20 .968 3.31 2.75 .946 2.94 2.95
6 Seasons (incomplete) CF 74 64 62 187 171 5 11 1 .941 2.38 .965 2.64
10 Seasons 1B 32 23 22 268 248 11 9 19 .966 8.09 .988 10.82
22 Seasons TOT 2436 2287 1821 1221.1 5535 4787 569 179 84 .968 3.31 2.20 .965 2.94 2.50 1097-86-1132
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA (95.1%)
Selected to HOF in 1936 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1933 (RF)
1934 (RF)

Awards (yr lg award)
1916 AL pitching_title
1923 AL MVP
1924 AL batting_title

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1923 AL (1, 100%)
1931 AL (5, 50%)
1932 AL (6, 33%)
1 MVP
1.83 Career Shares (114th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1916 AL  10.0 (2nd)
1917 AL  8.1 (3rd)
1918 AL  7.6 (3rd)
1919 AL  10.4 (2nd)
1920 AL  11.5 (1st)
1921 AL  12.3 (1st)
1922 AL  6.0 (9th)
1923 AL  13.7 (1st)
1924 AL  11.4 (1st)
1926 AL  11.1 (1st)
1927 AL  12.1 (1st)
1928 AL  9.8 (1st)
1929 AL  7.6 (1st)
1930 AL  10.2 (1st)
1931 AL  10.0 (1st)
1932 AL  8.1 (3rd)
1933 AL  6.2 (7th)
Career  178.3 (1st)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1918 AL  5.5 (4th)
1919 AL  9.7 (1st)
1920 AL  11.6 (1st)
1921 AL  12.6 (1st)
1922 AL  6.0 (5th)
1923 AL  13.7 (1st)
1924 AL  11.4 (1st)
1926 AL  11.1 (1st)
1927 AL  12.1 (1st)
1928 AL  9.8 (1st)
1929 AL  7.6 (1st)
1930 AL  10.0 (1st)
1931 AL  10.0 (1st)
1932 AL  8.1 (2nd)
1933 AL  6.2 (5th)
1934 AL  4.8 (8th)
Career  159.2 (1st)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1918 AL  5.4 (2nd)
1919 AL  8.9 (1st)
1920 AL  11.6 (1st)
1921 AL  12.0 (1st)
1922 AL  5.5 (6th)
1923 AL  11.9 (1st)
1924 AL  10.4 (1st)
1926 AL  10.6 (1st)
1927 AL  10.9 (2nd)
1928 AL  9.5 (1st)
1929 AL  7.5 (1st)
1930 AL  9.8 (1st)
1931 AL  10.2 (1st)
1932 AL  8.1 (2nd)
1933 AL  6.2 (3rd)
1934 AL  4.3 (10th)
Career  151.3 (1st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1923 AL  1.2 (8th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1918 AL  .300 (8th)
1919 AL  .322 (8th)
1920 AL  .376 (4th)
1921 AL  .378 (3rd)
1923 AL  .393 (2nd)
1924 AL  .378 (1st)
1926 AL  .372 (2nd)
1927 AL  .356 (7th)
1929 AL  .345 (8th)
1930 AL  .359 (3rd)
1931 AL  .373 (2nd)
1932 AL  .341 (5th)
Career  .342 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1918 AL  .411 (2nd)
1919 AL  .456 (1st)
1920 AL  .532 (1st)
1921 AL  .512 (1st)
1922 AL  .434 (4th)
1923 AL  .545 (1st)
1924 AL  .513 (1st)
1926 AL  .516 (1st)
1927 AL  .486 (1st)
1928 AL  .463 (2nd)
1929 AL  .430 (3rd)
1930 AL  .493 (1st)
1931 AL  .495 (1st)
1932 AL  .489 (1st)
1933 AL  .442 (4th)
1934 AL  .448 (4th)
Career  .474 (2nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1918 AL  .555 (1st)
1919 AL  .657 (1st)
1920 AL  .847 (1st)
1921 AL  .846 (1st)
1922 AL  .672 (1st)
1923 AL  .764 (1st)
1924 AL  .739 (1st)
1926 AL  .737 (1st)
1927 AL  .772 (1st)
1928 AL  .709 (1st)
1929 AL  .697 (1st)
1930 AL  .732 (1st)
1931 AL  .700 (1st)
1932 AL  .661 (2nd)
1933 AL  .582 (3rd)
1934 AL  .537 (8th)
Career  .690 (1st)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1918 AL  .966 (1st)
1919 AL  1.114 (1st)
1920 AL  1.379 (1st)
1921 AL  1.359 (1st)
1922 AL  1.106 (1st)
1923 AL  1.309 (1st)
1924 AL  1.252 (1st)
1926 AL  1.253 (1st)
1927 AL  1.258 (1st)
1928 AL  1.172 (1st)
1929 AL  1.128 (1st)
1930 AL  1.225 (1st)
1931 AL  1.195 (1st)
1932 AL  1.150 (2nd)
1933 AL  1.023 (3rd)
1934 AL  .985 (5th)
Career  1.164 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1923 AL  152 (7th)
1924 AL  153 (6th)
1926 AL  152 (8th)
1927 AL  151 (5th)
1928 AL  154 (3rd)
Career  2,503 (54th)

At Bats s c a p y
Career  8,399 (105th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1921 AL  693 (7th)
1923 AL  697 (2nd)
1924 AL  681 (7th)
1927 AL  691 (3rd)
1928 AL  684 (5th)
1930 AL  676 (7th)
Career  10,620 (45th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1919 AL  103 (1st)
1920 AL  158 (1st)
1921 AL  177 (1st)
1923 AL  151 (1st)
1924 AL  143 (1st)
1926 AL  139 (1st)
1927 AL  158 (1st)
1928 AL  163 (1st)
1929 AL  121 (5th)
1930 AL  150 (2nd)
1931 AL  149 (2nd)
1932 AL  120 (6th)
Career  2,174 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1921 AL  204 (6th)
1923 AL  205 (4th)
1924 AL  200 (4th)
1926 AL  184 (9th)
1927 AL  192 (6th)
1928 AL  173 (9th)
1931 AL  199 (4th)
Career  2,873 (42nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1918 AL  176 (8th)
1919 AL  284 (1st)
1920 AL  388 (2nd)
1921 AL  457 (1st)
1922 AL  273 (9th)
1923 AL  399 (1st)
1924 AL  391 (1st)
1926 AL  365 (1st)
1927 AL  417 (2nd)
1928 AL  380 (1st)
1929 AL  348 (3rd)
1930 AL  379 (3rd)
1931 AL  374 (2nd)
1932 AL  302 (7th)
Career  5,793 (6th)

Doubles s c a p y
1918 AL  26 (2nd)
1919 AL  34 (5th)
1921 AL  44 (2nd)
1923 AL  45 (3rd)
1924 AL  39 (6th)
Career  506 (51st)

Triples s c a p y
1918 AL  11 (5th)
1919 AL  12 (6th)
1921 AL  16 (4th)
1923 AL  13 (5th)
Career  136 (71st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1915 AL  4 (9th)
1918 AL  11 (1st)
1919 AL  29 (1st)
1920 AL  54 (1st)
1921 AL  59 (1st)
1922 AL  35 (3rd)
1923 AL  41 (1st)
1924 AL  46 (1st)
1925 AL  25 (2nd)
1926 AL  47 (1st)
1927 AL  60 (1st)
1928 AL  54 (1st)
1929 AL  46 (1st)
1930 AL  49 (1st)
1931 AL  46 (1st)
1932 AL  41 (2nd)
1933 AL  34 (2nd)
1934 AL  22 (8th)
Career  714 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1918 AL  66 (3rd)
1919 AL  114 (1st)
1920 AL  137 (1st)
1921 AL  171 (1st)
1922 AL  99 (6th)
1923 AL  131 (1st)
1924 AL  121 (2nd)
1926 AL  146 (1st)
1927 AL  164 (2nd)
1928 AL  142 (1st)
1929 AL  154 (2nd)
1930 AL  153 (4th)
1931 AL  163 (2nd)
1932 AL  137 (4th)
1933 AL  103 (9th)
Career  2,213 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL  58 (8th)
1919 AL  101 (2nd)
1920 AL  150 (1st)
1921 AL  145 (1st)
1922 AL  84 (2nd)
1923 AL  170 (1st)
1924 AL  142 (1st)
1926 AL  144 (1st)
1927 AL  137 (1st)
1928 AL  137 (1st)
1929 AL  72 (10th)
1930 AL  136 (1st)
1931 AL  128 (1st)
1932 AL  130 (1st)
1933 AL  114 (1st)
1934 AL  104 (3rd)
Career  2,062 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1918 AL  58 (1st)
1919 AL  58 (2nd)
1920 AL  80 (2nd)
1921 AL  81 (2nd)
1922 AL  80 (2nd)
1923 AL  93 (1st)
1924 AL  81 (1st)
1925 AL  68 (2nd)
1926 AL  76 (2nd)
1927 AL  89 (1st)
1928 AL  87 (1st)
1929 AL  60 (4th)
1930 AL  61 (5th)
1932 AL  62 (9th)
1933 AL  90 (2nd)
1934 AL  63 (9th)
Career  1,330 (102nd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1921 AL  17 (8th)
1923 AL  17 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
Career  1,517 (195th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1918 AL  194 (2nd)
1919 AL  217 (1st)
1920 AL  255 (1st)
1921 AL  238 (1st)
1922 AL  182 (1st)
1923 AL  239 (1st)
1924 AL  220 (1st)
1926 AL  225 (1st)
1927 AL  225 (1st)
1928 AL  206 (1st)
1929 AL  193 (1st)
1930 AL  211 (1st)
1931 AL  218 (1st)
1932 AL  201 (2nd)
1933 AL  176 (3rd)
1934 AL  160 (3rd)
Career  206 (1st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1918 AL  72 (7th)
1919 AL  128 (1st)
1920 AL  200 (1st)
1921 AL  229 (1st)
1922 AL  116 (5th)
1923 AL  209 (1st)
1924 AL  194 (1st)
1926 AL  185 (1st)
1927 AL  201 (2nd)
1928 AL  173 (1st)
1929 AL  148 (1st)
1930 AL  183 (2nd)
1931 AL  184 (1st)
1932 AL  147 (3rd)
1933 AL  116 (3rd)
Career  2,718 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1918 AL  37 (2nd)
1919 AL  72 (1st)
1920 AL  114 (1st)
1921 AL  120 (1st)
1922 AL  50 (5th)
1923 AL  121 (1st)
1924 AL  104 (1st)
1926 AL  101 (1st)
1927 AL  104 (2nd)
1928 AL  88 (1st)
1929 AL  67 (1st)
1930 AL  95 (1st)
1931 AL  98 (1st)
1932 AL  76 (2nd)
1933 AL  55 (3rd)
1934 AL  38 (7th)
Career  1,384 (1st)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1918 AL  4.1 (2nd)
1919 AL  7.3 (1st)
1920 AL  10.8 (1st)
1921 AL  10.9 (1st)
1922 AL  4.8 (5th)
1923 AL  11.3 (1st)
1924 AL  9.6 (1st)
1926 AL  9.5 (1st)
1927 AL  9.6 (2nd)
1928 AL  8.3 (1st)
1929 AL  6.2 (1st)
1930 AL  8.5 (1st)
1931 AL  9.0 (1st)
1932 AL  7.0 (2nd)
1933 AL  5.3 (3rd)
1934 AL  3.6 (7th)
Career  130.1 (1st)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1918 AL  48 (1st)
1919 AL  75 (1st)
1920 AL  99 (1st)
1921 AL  119 (1st)
1922 AL  67 (4th)
1923 AL  99 (1st)
1924 AL  92 (1st)
1926 AL  82 (2nd)
1927 AL  97 (2nd)
1928 AL  91 (1st)
1929 AL  78 (3rd)
1930 AL  86 (3rd)
1931 AL  80 (3rd)
1933 AL  58 (9th)
Career  1,356 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1919 AL  246 (1st)
1920 AL  325 (1st)
1921 AL  353 (1st)
1923 AL  379 (1st)
1924 AL  346 (1st)
1926 AL  331 (1st)
1927 AL  329 (2nd)
1928 AL  313 (1st)
1930 AL  323 (2nd)
1931 AL  328 (1st)
1932 AL  288 (3rd)
1933 AL  254 (9th)
Career  4,978 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1918 AL  .841 (2nd)
1919 AL  .873 (1st)
1920 AL  .921 (1st)
1921 AL  .905 (1st)
1922 AL  .819 (3rd)
1923 AL  .908 (1st)
1924 AL  .885 (1st)
1926 AL  .893 (1st)
1927 AL  .882 (1st)
1928 AL  .851 (1st)
1929 AL  .825 (1st)
1930 AL  .848 (1st)
1931 AL  .879 (1st)
1932 AL  .851 (2nd)
1933 AL  .782 (3rd)
1934 AL  .733 (7th)
Career  .858 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 AL  6 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1930 AL  21 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1920 AL  14 (10th)
1921 AL  13 (6th)
1923 AL  21 (2nd)
1924 AL  13 (7th)
1930 AL  10 (7th)
Career  117 (65th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1918 AL  7.8 (2nd)
1919 AL  11.3 (3rd)
1920 AL  22.2 (2nd)
1921 AL  26.4 (1st)
1923 AL  24.0 (1st)
1924 AL  15.1 (3rd)
1926 AL  17.8 (1st)
1927 AL  12.5 (4th)
1930 AL  16.6 (5th)
Career  209.8 (74th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1918 AL  28.8 (1st)
1919 AL  14.9 (1st)
1920 AL  8.5 (1st)
1921 AL  9.2 (1st)
1922 AL  11.6 (1st)
1923 AL  12.7 (1st)
1924 AL  11.5 (1st)
1926 AL  10.5 (1st)
1927 AL  9.0 (1st)
1928 AL  9.9 (1st)
1929 AL  10.8 (1st)
1930 AL  10.6 (1st)
1931 AL  11.6 (1st)
1932 AL  11.1 (2nd)
1933 AL  13.5 (2nd)
1934 AL  16.6 (4th)
Career  11.8 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
Career  5,758 (180th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1916 AL  8.3 (2nd)
1917 AL  6.0 (5th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL  1.75 (1st)
1917 AL  2.01 (7th)
1918 AL  2.22 (9th)
Career  2.28 (17th)

Wins s c a p y
1915 AL  18 (9th)
1916 AL  23 (3rd)
1917 AL  24 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1915 AL  .692 (4th)
1916 AL  .657 (5th)
1917 AL  .649 (6th)
1918 AL  .650 (2nd)
1919 AL  .643 (10th)
Career  .671 (11th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1916 AL  1.075 (5th)
1917 AL  1.079 (6th)
1918 AL  1.046 (2nd)
Career  1.159 (74th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL  6.864 (2nd)
1916 AL  6.396 (1st)
1917 AL  6.729 (3rd)
1918 AL  6.764 (4th)
Career  7.177 (14th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL  4.631 (8th)
1916 AL  4.727 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1919 AL  1 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1916 AL  323.7 (3rd)
1917 AL  326.3 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1916 AL  170 (3rd)
1917 AL  128 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1916 AL  40 (1st)
1917 AL  38 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1916 AL  23 (4th)
1917 AL  35 (1st)
1918 AL  18 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1916 AL  9 (1st)
1917 AL  6 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1916 AL  118 (3rd)
1917 AL  108 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1916 AL  230 (10th)
1917 AL  244 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1916 AL  1.441 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL  0.000 (1st)
Career  0.074 (13th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1917 AL  73 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1915 AL  9 (4th)
1919 AL  5 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1916 AL  8 (7th)
1917 AL  11 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1916 AL  1,272 (3rd)
1917 AL  1,277 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL  158 (1st)
1917 AL  128 (7th)
1918 AL  122 (10th)
Career  122 (94th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  37 (1st)
1917 AL  24 (5th)
1918 AL  10 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1916 AL  4.4 (1st)
1917 AL  2.8 (5th)
1918 AL  1.2 (10th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  1,050 (55th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1921 AL  282 (5th)
Career  2,065 (48th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  14 (2nd)
1921 AL  15 (4th)
Career  79 (41st)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1918 AL  6 (5th)
Career  62 (32nd)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1927 AL  95 (5th)
1931 AL  91 (5th)
Career  1,132 (55th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1924 AL  233 (5th)
1927 AL  191 (5th)
1934 AL  148 (5th)
Career  2,205 (50th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1920 AL  18 (2nd)
1924 AL  14 (5th)
1925 AL  12 (4th)
1927 AL  11 (5th)
1932 AL  8 (4th)
Career  120 (24th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1920 AL  9 (3rd)
1924 AL  10 (3rd)
1927 AL  10 (4th)
1928 AL  6 (5th)
1931 AL  5 (5th)
1932 AL  6 (4th)
1934 AL  6 (4th)
Career  83 (19th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1921 AL  152 (2nd)
1923 AL  148 (5th)
1924 AL  152 (4th)
1926 AL  149 (4th)
1927 AL  151 (2nd)
1928 AL  154 (1st)
Career  2,241 (25th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1921 AL  348 (4th)
1923 AL  378 (3rd)
Career  4,444 (47th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
Career  204 (48th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1920 AL  19 (3rd)
1924 AL  14 (2nd)
Career  155 (61st)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1915 AL  17 (3rd)
1916 AL  24 (1st)
1917 AL  19 (4th)
1918 AL  19 (1st)

Assists as P s c a p y
1917 AL  101 (2nd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1918 AL  6 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  2.09 (5th)
1921 AL  2.25 (5th)
1926 AL  2.17 (4th)
Career  2.04 (58th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  .996 (1st)
1921 AL  .971 (3rd)
1926 AL  .983 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1920 AL  1.97 (5th)
1924 AL  2.47 (1st)
1927 AL  2.13 (2nd)
1928 AL  2.22 (1st)
1930 AL  1.97 (4th)
1934 AL  1.96 (4th)
Career  2.05 (42nd)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1924 AL  .961 (5th)
1928 AL  .973 (2nd)
1929 AL  .986 (2nd)
1930 AL  .968 (3rd)
1931 AL  .968 (4th)
1932 AL  .963 (5th)
1933 AL  .978 (2nd)
1934 AL  .962 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1923 AL  2.69 (3rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1919 AL  .996 (1st)
1926 AL  .979 (4th)
1929 AL  .984 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1915 AL  2.50 (5th)
1917 AL  2.93 (5th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1915 AL  .976 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1932 AL  born 1895-02-06 (8th)
1933 AL  born 1895-02-06 (9th)
1934 AL  born 1895-02-06 (10th)
1935 NL  born 1895-02-06 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1914 AL  born 1895-02-06 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 161 (1), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Pitching - 10 (243), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 340 (7), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 74 (342), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 422 (3), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Pitching - 42 (323), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 79 (1), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 34 (108), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Right Field (1st), 159.2 career WAR/82.5 7yr-peak WAR/120.9 JAWS
Average HOF RF (out of 24) = 69.5 career WAR/41.3 7yr-peak WAR/55.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Carl Lundgren (952)
  2. Jake Weimer (938)
  3. Harry Coveleski (935)
  4. Vean Gregg (917)
  5. Jim Hughes (916)
  6. Ray Collins (916)
  7. Reb Russell (913)
  8. Smoky Joe Wood (910)
  9. Jack Pfiester (910)
  10. Tex Hughson (909)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Noodles Hahn (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob Caruthers (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ed Morris (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Smoky Joe Wood (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Smoky Joe Wood (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Lefty Leifield (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Lefty Leifield (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jake Weimer (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Vean Gregg (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Similar Batters 
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  1. Barry Bonds (740)
  2. Ted Williams (731) *
  3. Lou Gehrig (705) *
  4. Jimmie Foxx (700) *
  5. Willie Mays (688) *
  6. Hank Aaron (645) *
  7. Mel Ott (644) *
  8. Frank Robinson (641) *
  9. Alex Rodriguez (630)
  10. Ken Griffey (629)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Will Clark (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jeff Heath (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Chuck Klein (904) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ted Williams (911) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ted Williams (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ted Williams (913) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ted Williams (902) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ted Williams (884) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ted Williams (896) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ted Williams (878) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ted Williams (810) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Manny Ramirez (790)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jimmie Foxx (815) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jimmie Foxx (816) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jimmie Foxx (785) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Barry Bonds (756)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Barry Bonds (779)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Barry Bonds (782)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
191419Boston Red Sox$2,500Bill James Historical AbstractAnnualized rate; came up late in season
191520Boston Red Sox$3,500Bill James Historical Abstract
191621Boston Red Sox$3,500Contract at HOF
191722Boston Red Sox$3,500Contract at HOFBJHA: $5,000; Baseball Timeline $7,000
191823Boston Red Sox$9,000Allan Wood, 1918, at 183Includes $1,000 midseason raise, $1,000 WS bonus
191924Boston Red Sox$10,000Contract at HOF
192025New York Yankees$20,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192126New York Yankees$30,000Bill James Historical AbstractPlus $5K for '20 and '21 exhibitions, $50/HR (59)m
192227New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192328New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192429New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192530New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192631New York Yankees$52,000Bill James Historical Abstract
192732New York Yankees$70,0005/23/27 AL letter
192833New York Yankees$70,0005/23/27 AL letter
192934New York Yankees$70,0005/23/27 AL letter
193035New York Yankees$80,000Bill James Historical Abstract
193136New York Yankees$80,000Bill James Historical Abstract
193237New York Yankees$75,000M. Smelser, Life That Ruth Built, p. 441Plus 25% of all exhibition-game profits
193338New York Yankees$52,000M. Smelser, Life That Ruth Built, p. 456Plus 25% of revenue from in-season exhibitions
193439New York Yankees$36,6961/16/36 TSN, per government report$35,000 salary plus 25% of exhibition profits
193540Boston Braves$35,000Bill James Historical AbstractAnnualized rate; retired early in season
Career to date (may be incomplete)$910,696
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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