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George Sisler

George Harold Sisler (Gorgeous George)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 24, 1893 in Manchester, OH
High School: Akron HS (Akron, OH)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1915. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1915 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Browns/Braves/Senators 1915-1930

Final Game: September 22, 1930 (Age 37)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1939 (235/274 ballots). No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
   View George Sisler Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights, MO
Buried: Old Meeting House Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Frontenac, MO
Relatives: Father of Dave Sisler and Father of Dick Sisler
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 11, 2013 11:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #97. Kenny Lofton… #98. Carlos Beltran… #99. Andre Dawson… #100. GEORGE SISLER… #101. Pee Wee Reese… #102. Ken Boyer… #103. Jesse Burkett… 

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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
1915 22 SLB AL 81 295 274 28 78 10 2 3 29 10 9 7 27 .285 .307 .369 .676 106 101 2 12 3O1
1916 23 SLB AL 151 644 580 83 177 21 11 4 76 34 26 40 37 .305 .355 .400 .755 133 232 5 19 *3/O1589
1917 24 SLB AL 135 587 539 60 190 30 9 2 52 37 30 19 .353 .390 .453 .843 161 244 3 15 *3/4
1918 25 SLB AL 114 505 452 69 154 21 9 2 41 45 40 17 .341 .400 .440 .841 158 199 5 9 *3/1
1919 26 SLB AL 132 560 511 96 180 31 15 10 83 28 27 20 .352 .390 .530 .921 156 271 5 18 *3
1920 27 SLB AL 154 692 631 137 257 49 18 19 122 42 17 46 19 .407 .449 .632 1.082 182 399 2 13 *3/1
1921 28 SLB AL 138 635 582 125 216 38 18 12 104 35 11 34 27 .371 .411 .560 .971 140 326 5 14 *3
1922 29 SLB AL 142 655 586 134 246 42 18 8 105 51 19 49 14 .420 .467 .594 1.061 170 348 3 16 *3 MVP-1
1924 31 SLB AL 151 685 636 94 194 27 10 9 74 19 17 31 29 .305 .340 .421 .762 91 268 3 14 *3
1925 32 SLB AL 150 689 649 100 224 21 15 12 105 11 12 27 24 .345 .371 .479 .851 110 311 0 12 *3/1
1926 33 SLB AL 150 662 613 78 178 21 12 7 71 12 8 30 30 .290 .327 .398 .725 85 244 3 16 *3/1
1927 34 SLB AL 149 662 614 87 201 32 8 5 97 27 7 24 15 .327 .357 .430 .787 101 264 4 19 *3
1928 35 TOT MLB 138 588 540 72 179 27 4 4 70 11 1 31 17 .331 .370 .419 .789 111 226 2 15 *3/7O1
1928 35 WSH AL 20 51 49 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 .245 .260 .265 .525 39 13 0 1 /37O
1928 35 BSN NL 118 537 491 71 167 26 4 4 68 11 30 15 .340 .380 .434 .814 119 213 2 14 *3/1
1929 36 BSN NL 154 686 629 67 205 40 8 2 79 6 33 17 .326 .363 .424 .788 99 267 4 20 *3
1930 37 BSN NL 116 468 431 54 133 15 7 3 67 7 23 15 .309 .346 .397 .743 81 171 2 14 *3
15 Yrs 2055 9013 8267 1284 2812 425 164 102 1175 375 127 472 327 .340 .379 .468 .847 125 3871 48 226
162 Game Avg. 162 711 652 101 222 34 13 8 93 30 37 26 .340 .379 .468 .847 125 305 4 18
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
SLB (12 yrs) 1647 7271 6667 1091 2295 343 145 93 959 351 126 385 278 .344 .384 .481 .865 132 3207 40 177
BSN (3 yrs) 388 1691 1551 192 505 81 19 9 214 24 86 47 .326 .364 .420 .784 100 651 8 48
WSH (1 yr) 20 51 49 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 .245 .260 .265 .525 39 13 0 1
AL (13 yrs) 1667 7322 6716 1092 2307 344 145 93 961 351 127 386 280 .344 .383 .479 .862 131 3220 40 178
NL (3 yrs) 388 1691 1551 192 505 81 19 9 214 24 86 47 .326 .364 .420 .784 100 651 8 48

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
1915 22 SLB AL 81 295 1 -1 0 -1 2 1 0.1 10 11 1.1 .502 .501 1.2 -0.4 12 $7,400 3O1
1916 23 SLB AL 151 644 20 -1 0 0 -4 16 1.8 22 37 3.9 .512 .511 4.0 -0.6 37 *3/O1589
1917 24 SLB AL 135 587 35 1 0 -1 -5 30 3.6 20 50 5.6 .527 .522 5.7 -0.7 51 *3/4
1918 25 SLB AL 114 505 29 4 0 12 -4 41 4.9 17 58 6.6 .543 .530 5.2 1.0 46 *3/1
1919 26 SLB AL 132 560 36 0 0 5 -5 36 4.0 19 55 5.9 .530 .524 5.3 0.1 50 *3
1920 27 SLB AL 154 692 72 4 0 6 -6 76 7.4 22 98 9.6 .548 .546 9.0 0.0 92 *3/1
1921 28 SLB AL 138 635 34 4 0 4 -6 36 3.4 20 56 5.4 .525 .521 4.9 -0.1 52 *3
1922 29 SLB AL 142 655 62 4 0 6 -6 66 6.3 21 87 8.3 .545 .540 7.8 -0.1 81 *3 MVP-1
1924 31 SLB AL 151 685 -11 -2 0 -3 -7 -23 -2.1 22 -2 0.0 .485 .486 0.2 -0.9 2 *3
1925 32 SLB AL 150 689 8 -2 0 2 -7 2 0.2 22 24 2.3 .501 .501 2.1 -0.5 22 *3/1
1926 33 SLB AL 150 662 -15 0 0 -5 -7 -26 -2.6 21 -5 -0.6 .482 .484 0.0 -1.2 -0 *3/1
1927 34 SLB AL 149 662 0 4 0 -3 -7 -6 -0.5 21 15 1.5 .496 .496 1.8 -0.9 18 $15,000 *3
1928 35 WSH AL 20 51 -4 -0 0 0 -0 -5 -0.5 2 -4 -0.4 .474 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -3 /37O
1928 35 BSN NL 118 537 15 -1 0 -2 -5 7 0.6 15 22 2.1 .506 .504 2.4 -0.8 24 *3/1
1929 36 BSN NL 154 686 1 -0 0 -13 -7 -20 -1.8 19 -0 0.1 .488 .489 1.4 -1.8 13 *3
1930 37 BSN NL 116 468 -11 -1 0 -1 -5 -18 -1.6 13 -5 -0.3 .486 .490 -0.2 -0.5 -4 *3
15 Seasons 2055 9013 273 13 0 6 -79 214 23.0 284 498 51.1 .511 .509 50.4 -7.6 492 $22,400
SLB (12 yrs) 1647 7271 273 15 0 22 -61 249 26.3 235 485 49.6 .516 .514 47.2 -4.4 462 $22,400
BSN (3 yrs) 388 1691 5 -2 0 -16 -17 -31 -2.8 48 17 1.9 .493 .495 3.6 -3.1 33
WSH (1 yr) 20 51 -4 -0 0 0 -0 -5 -0.5 2 -4 -0.4 .474 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -3

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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
1915 22 SLB AL 4 4 .500 2.83 15 8 3 6 0 0 70.0 62 26 22 0 38 41 4 1 1 293 101 1.429 8.0 0.0 4.9 5.3 1.08
1916 23 SLB AL 1 2 .333 1.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 18 4 3 0 6 12 1 0 0 98 277 0.889 6.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00
1918 25 SLB AL 0 0 4.50 2 1 1 0 0 1 8.0 10 6 4 0 4 4 1 0 1 41 64 1.750 11.3 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1920 27 SLB AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1925 32 SLB AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1926 33 SLB AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 13.5 1.50
1928 35 BSN NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
7 Yrs 5 6 .455 2.35 24 12 8 9 1 3 111.0 91 36 29 0 52 63 6 1 2 453 126 1.288 7.4 0.0 4.2 5.1 1.21
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .455 2.35 45 23 15 17 2 6 210 172 68 55 0 98 119 11 2 4 856 126 1.288 7.4 0.0 4.2 5.1 1.21
SLB (6 yrs) 5 6 .455 2.37 23 12 7 9 1 3 110.0 91 36 29 0 51 63 6 1 2 450 124 1.291 7.4 0.0 4.2 5.2 1.24
BSN (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
AL (6 yrs) 5 6 .455 2.37 23 12 7 9 1 3 110.0 91 36 29 0 51 63 6 1 2 450 124 1.291 7.4 0.0 4.2 5.2 1.24
NL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00

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
1915 22 SLB AL 70.0 15 8 26 3.34 4.06 0.01 0.00 98.0 3.98 5 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.2 12 .541 .504 $7,400
1916 23 SLB AL 27.0 3 3 4 1.33 3.67 0.12 0.00 97.0 3.45 6 0.9 -0.0 1.1 9 .802 .506
1918 25 SLB AL 8.0 2 1 6 6.75 3.78 0.05 0.00 101.4 3.78 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .359 .498
1920 27 SLB AL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 5.21 0.02 0.00 106.0 5.51 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .563 .500
1925 32 SLB AL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 6.01 -0.08 0.00 112.0 6.82 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .654 .501
1926 33 SLB AL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 5.67 -0.03 0.00 112.0 6.38 1 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .655 .501
1928 35 BSN NL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.07 -0.13 0.00 92.0 3.86 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .545 .500
7 Seasons 111.0 24 12 36 2.92 4.02 0.03 0.00 98.5 3.94 13 1.7 1.0 -0.1 2.7 23 .569 .501 $7,400
SLB (6 yrs) 110.0 23 12 36 2.95 4.02 0.03 0.00 98.6 3.94 12 1.6 1.0 -0.1 2.6 23 .570 .502 $7,400
BSN (1 yr) 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.07 -0.13 0.00 92.0 3.86 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .545 .500

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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
1915 SLB AL 22 1B 36 379 357 18 4 20 .989 10.42 .987 10.78
1915 SLB AL 22 OF 29 56 51 2 3 0 .946 1.83 .958 2.05 6-8-15
1915 SLB AL 22 P 15 70.0 23 5 18 0 1 1.000 2.96 1.53 .937 3.01 3.00
1916 SLB AL 23 1B 141 139 137 1617 1510 83 24 85 .985 11.30 .988 10.99
1916 SLB AL 23 OF 3 2 2 7 6 1 0 2 1.000 2.33 .963 2.13 1-2-0
1916 SLB AL 23 P 3 3 3 27.0 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 4.00 4.00 .945 2.97 2.97
1916 SLB AL 23 3B 2 2 1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00 .938 3.40
1916 SLB AL 23 CF 2 2 2 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 3.50 .969 2.45
1916 SLB AL 23 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
1917 SLB AL 24 1B 133 133 132 1507 1384 101 22 97 .985 11.17 .989 11.07
1917 SLB AL 24 2B 2 2 2 9 2 5 2 0 .778 3.50 .959 5.15
1918 SLB AL 25 1B 114 113 112 1352 1244 95 13 65 .990 11.75 .986 11.14
1918 SLB AL 25 P 2 1 0 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.00 .950 2.81 2.85
1919 SLB AL 26 1B 131 131 128 1382 1249 120 13 64 .991 10.45 .988 10.68
1920 SLB AL 27 1B 154 154 153 1633 1477 140 16 95 .990 10.50 .990 10.82
1920 SLB AL 27 P 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1921 SLB AL 28 1B 138 138 136 1385 1267 108 10 99 .993 9.96 .991 10.63
1922 SLB AL 29 1B 141 141 140 1435 1293 125 17 119 .988 10.06 .991 10.80 MVP-1
1924 SLB AL 31 1B 151 151 149 1461 1326 112 23 115 .984 9.52 .989 10.49
1925 SLB AL 32 1B 150 150 148 1500 1343 131 26 120 .983 9.83 .988 10.46
1925 SLB AL 32 P 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00 2.00 .960 2.70 2.60
1926 SLB AL 33 1B 149 149 146 1575 1467 87 21 141 .987 10.43 .990 10.77
1926 SLB AL 33 P 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 .960 2.70 2.60
1927 SLB AL 34 1B 149 149 147 1529 1374 131 24 138 .984 10.10 .988 10.71
1928 TOT MLB 35 1B 123 122 120 1334 1233 86 15 103 .989 10.72 .989 10.48
1928 WSH AL 35 1B 5 4 3 45 45 0 0 3 1.000 9.00 .990 10.42
1928 WSH AL 35 LF 5 4 3 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.60 .974 2.30
1928 WSH AL 35 OF 5 4 3 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.60 .972 2.36
1928 BSN NL 35 1B 118 118 117 1289 1188 86 15 100 .988 10.80 .989 10.48
1928 BSN NL 35 P 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1929 BSN NL 36 1B 154 154 154 1537 1398 111 28 131 .982 9.80 .989 10.47
1930 BSN NL 37 1B 107 104 99 1009 915 81 13 103 .987 9.31 .990 10.22
15 Seasons 1B 1971 1928 1901 20635 18837 1529 269 1495 .987 10.33 .989 10.70
3 Seasons OF 37 6 5 71 65 3 3 2 .958 1.84 .960 2.10 12-12-16
7 Seasons P 24 4 3 111.0 40 8 32 0 1 1.000 3.24 1.67 .942 2.97 2.91
1 Season (incomplete) LF 5 4 3 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.60 .974 2.30
1 Season (incomplete) CF 2 2 2 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 3.50 .969 2.45
1 Season 3B 2 2 1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00 .938 3.40
1 Season 2B 2 2 2 9 2 5 2 0 .778 3.50 .959 5.15
1 Season (incomplete) RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
15 Seasons TOT 2036 1942 1912 111.0 20761 18914 1573 274 1498 .987 3.24 10.06 .989 2.97 10.44 12-12-16
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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 (34.1%)
1937 BBWAA (52.7%)
1938 BBWAA (68.3%)
1939 BBWAA (85.8%)
Selected to HOF in 1939 by BBWAA

Awards (yr lg award)
1920 AL batting_title
1922 AL batting_title
1922 AL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1922 AL (1, 92%)
1 MVP
0.92 Career Shares (273rd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1916 AL  5.0 (10th)
1918 AL  6.4 (5th)
1919 AL  5.9 (7th)
1920 AL  9.7 (2nd)
1922 AL  8.3 (2nd)
Career  53.8 (203rd)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1917 AL  5.6 (5th)
1918 AL  6.6 (1st)
1919 AL  5.9 (4th)
1920 AL  9.6 (2nd)
1921 AL  5.4 (5th)
1922 AL  8.3 (1st)
Career  51.1 (147th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1916 AL  4.0 (9th)
1917 AL  5.7 (5th)
1918 AL  5.2 (3rd)
1919 AL  5.3 (5th)
1920 AL  9.0 (2nd)
1921 AL  4.9 (5th)
1922 AL  7.8 (1st)
Career  50.4 (135th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1918 AL  1.0 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1916 AL  .305 (8th)
1917 AL  .353 (2nd)
1918 AL  .341 (3rd)
1919 AL  .352 (3rd)
1920 AL  .407 (1st)
1921 AL  .371 (4th)
1922 AL  .420 (1st)
1928 NL  .340 (4th)
Career  .340 (16th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1917 AL  .390 (5th)
1918 AL  .400 (6th)
1919 AL  .390 (10th)
1920 AL  .449 (3rd)
1922 AL  .467 (2nd)
Career  .379 (178th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1917 AL  .453 (4th)
1918 AL  .440 (4th)
1919 AL  .530 (2nd)
1920 AL  .632 (2nd)
1921 AL  .560 (5th)
1922 AL  .594 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1917 AL  .843 (4th)
1918 AL  .841 (4th)
1919 AL  .921 (4th)
1920 AL  1.082 (2nd)
1921 AL  .971 (6th)
1922 AL  1.061 (3rd)
Career  .847 (184th)

Games Played s c a p y
1916 AL  151 (10th)
1920 AL  154 (1st)
1927 AL  149 (7th)
1929 NL  154 (2nd)
Career  2,055 (200th)

At Bats s c a p y
1916 AL  580 (8th)
1920 AL  631 (1st)
1924 AL  636 (2nd)
1925 AL  649 (2nd)
1926 AL  613 (4th)
1927 AL  614 (2nd)
1929 NL  629 (3rd)
Career  8,267 (114th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1920 AL  692 (4th)
1924 AL  685 (5th)
1925 AL  689 (7th)
1926 AL  662 (9th)
1927 AL  662 (4th)
1929 NL  686 (10th)
Career  9,013 (151st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1916 AL  83 (9th)
1918 AL  69 (7th)
1919 AL  96 (2nd)
1920 AL  137 (2nd)
1921 AL  125 (4th)
1922 AL  134 (1st)
Career  1,284 (128th)

Hits s c a p y
1916 AL  177 (4th)
1917 AL  190 (2nd)
1918 AL  154 (3rd)
1919 AL  180 (4th)
1920 AL  257 (1st)
1921 AL  216 (3rd)
1922 AL  246 (1st)
1924 AL  194 (7th)
1925 AL  224 (4th)
1927 AL  201 (3rd)
1929 NL  205 (9th)
Career  2,812 (48th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1916 AL  232 (7th)
1917 AL  244 (4th)
1918 AL  199 (5th)
1919 AL  271 (3rd)
1920 AL  399 (1st)
1921 AL  326 (5th)
1922 AL  348 (2nd)
1925 AL  311 (5th)
1927 AL  264 (8th)
Career  3,871 (97th)

Doubles s c a p y
1917 AL  30 (4th)
1918 AL  21 (10th)
1919 AL  31 (9th)
1920 AL  49 (2nd)
1921 AL  38 (7th)
1922 AL  42 (3rd)
Career  425 (135th)

Triples s c a p y
1918 AL  9 (8th)
1919 AL  15 (2nd)
1920 AL  18 (2nd)
1921 AL  18 (1st)
1922 AL  18 (1st)
1924 AL  10 (7th)
1925 AL  15 (3rd)
1926 AL  12 (9th)
Career  164 (30th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  4 (9th)
1919 AL  10 (2nd)
1920 AL  19 (2nd)
1921 AL  12 (9th)
1924 AL  9 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1916 AL  76 (6th)
1919 AL  83 (7th)
1920 AL  122 (2nd)
1921 AL  104 (7th)
1922 AL  105 (4th)
1925 AL  105 (6th)
1927 AL  97 (9th)
Career  1,175 (162nd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1916 AL  34 (6th)
1917 AL  37 (5th)
1918 AL  45 (1st)
1919 AL  28 (2nd)
1920 AL  42 (2nd)
1921 AL  35 (1st)
1922 AL  51 (1st)
1924 AL  19 (8th)
1927 AL  27 (1st)
Career  375 (90th)

Singles s c a p y
1916 AL  141 (4th)
1917 AL  149 (3rd)
1918 AL  122 (5th)
1919 AL  124 (7th)
1920 AL  171 (1st)
1921 AL  148 (5th)
1922 AL  178 (1st)
1924 AL  148 (5th)
1925 AL  176 (2nd)
1926 AL  138 (6th)
1927 AL  156 (2nd)
1928 NL  133 (9th)
1929 NL  155 (4th)
Career  2,121 (31st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1916 AL  133 (8th)
1917 AL  161 (3rd)
1918 AL  158 (4th)
1919 AL  156 (5th)
1920 AL  182 (2nd)
1921 AL  140 (6th)
1922 AL  170 (3rd)
Career  125 (246th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1917 AL  94 (4th)
1918 AL  78 (4th)
1919 AL  104 (5th)
1920 AL  178 (2nd)
1921 AL  134 (3rd)
1922 AL  163 (1st)
1925 AL  112 (7th)
Career  1,468 (88th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  20 (8th)
1917 AL  37 (4th)
1918 AL  31 (4th)
1919 AL  35 (5th)
1920 AL  72 (2nd)
1921 AL  33 (6th)
1922 AL  62 (1st)
Career  259 (172nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1916 AL  2.3 (8th)
1917 AL  4.2 (4th)
1918 AL  3.5 (4th)
1919 AL  3.6 (5th)
1920 AL  7.0 (2nd)
1921 AL  3.0 (6th)
1922 AL  5.9 (1st)
Career  26.4 (155th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1917 AL  41 (8th)
1918 AL  32 (9th)
1919 AL  56 (3rd)
1920 AL  86 (2nd)
1921 AL  68 (6th)
1922 AL  68 (3rd)
Career  691 (188th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1918 AL  199 (7th)
1920 AL  305 (3rd)
1922 AL  298 (1st)
1925 AL  251 (9th)
Career  3,332 (130th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1917 AL  .790 (3rd)
1918 AL  .777 (4th)
1919 AL  .776 (4th)
1920 AL  .850 (2nd)
1921 AL  .747 (5th)
1922 AL  .838 (2nd)
Career  .671 (129th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1918 AL  5 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career  226 (56th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1916 AL  26 (3rd)
1920 AL  17 (6th)
1922 AL  19 (2nd)
1924 AL  17 (1st)
Career  127 (52nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1916 AL  7.2 (7th)
1918 AL  3.8 (10th)
1919 AL  14.7 (1st)
1920 AL  26.2 (1st)
1921 AL  17.9 (4th)
1922 AL  13.8 (3rd)
1924 AL  12.2 (6th)
1925 AL  11.5 (7th)
1926 AL  8.8 (8th)
Career  160.4 (148th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1917 AL  28.4 (6th)
1918 AL  26.6 (9th)
1919 AL  25.6 (9th)
1920 AL  33.2 (6th)
1922 AL  41.9 (4th)
1925 AL  27.0 (10th)
1927 AL  40.9 (6th)
1928 NL  32.7 (6th)
1929 NL  37.0 (3rd)
1930 NL  28.7 (3rd)
Career  25.3 (52nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1919 AL  51.1 (4th)
1920 AL  33.2 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1916 AL  448 (8th)
1924 AL  473 (2nd)
1925 AL  449 (5th)
1926 AL  459 (5th)
1927 AL  439 (3rd)
1929 NL  444 (4th)
Career  5,808 (174th)

Putouts† s c a p y
1916 AL  1,521 (2nd)
1917 AL  1,386 (4th)
1918 AL  1,244 (3rd)
1919 AL  1,249 (3rd)
1920 AL  1,477 (3rd)
1924 AL  1,326 (4th)
1925 AL  1,343 (4th)
1926 AL  1,467 (4th)
1927 AL  1,374 (3rd)
1928 NL  1,188 (5th)
1929 NL  1,398 (4th)
Career  18,914 (14th)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1916 AL  141 (3rd)
1917 AL  133 (4th)
1918 AL  114 (3rd)
1919 AL  131 (4th)
1920 AL  154 (1st)
1922 AL  141 (5th)
1924 AL  151 (2nd)
1925 AL  150 (2nd)
1926 AL  149 (4th)
1927 AL  149 (2nd)
1929 NL  154 (1st)
Career  1,971 (22nd)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1916 AL  1,510 (3rd)
1917 AL  1,384 (4th)
1918 AL  1,244 (3rd)
1919 AL  1,249 (3rd)
1920 AL  1,477 (3rd)
1924 AL  1,326 (4th)
1925 AL  1,343 (4th)
1926 AL  1,467 (4th)
1927 AL  1,374 (3rd)
1928 NL  1,188 (5th)
1929 NL  1,398 (4th)
Career  18,837 (14th)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1916 AL  83 (4th)
1917 AL  101 (2nd)
1918 AL  95 (2nd)
1919 AL  120 (1st)
1920 AL  140 (1st)
1921 AL  108 (2nd)
1922 AL  125 (1st)
1924 AL  112 (1st)
1925 AL  131 (1st)
1926 AL  87 (4th)
1927 AL  131 (1st)
1928 NL  86 (1st)
1929 NL  111 (2nd)
1930 NL  81 (2nd)
Career  1,529 (7th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1916 AL  24 (1st)
1917 AL  22 (1st)
1918 AL  13 (3rd)
1920 AL  16 (2nd)
1922 AL  17 (2nd)
1924 AL  23 (1st)
1925 AL  26 (1st)
1926 AL  21 (2nd)
1927 AL  24 (1st)
1928 NL  15 (4th)
1929 NL  28 (1st)
1930 NL  13 (4th)
Career  269 (15th)

Double Plays Turned as 1B s c a p y
1916 AL  85 (3rd)
1917 AL  97 (1st)
1918 AL  65 (5th)
1920 AL  95 (4th)
1921 AL  99 (5th)
1922 AL  119 (2nd)
1924 AL  115 (2nd)
1925 AL  120 (3rd)
1926 AL  141 (1st)
1927 AL  138 (1st)
1928 NL  100 (4th)
1929 NL  131 (2nd)
1930 NL  103 (5th)
Career  1,495 (25th)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1916 AL  11.30 (3rd)
1917 AL  11.17 (5th)
1918 AL  11.75 (2nd)
1919 AL  10.45 (5th)
1920 AL  10.50 (5th)
1926 AL  10.43 (5th)
1928 NL  10.80 (2nd)
Career  10.33 (50th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
1918 AL  .990 (3rd)
1919 AL  .991 (4th)
1921 AL  .993 (3rd)
1928 NL  .988 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 29 (63), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 198 (43), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 200 (45), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 44 (122), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS First Base (17th), 51.1 career WAR/45.3 7yr-peak WAR/48.2 JAWS
Average HOF 1B (out of 18) = 62.3 career WAR/40.7 7yr-peak WAR/51.5 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Will Sawyer (988)
  2. George Hunter (983)
  3. Homer Hillebrand (979)
  4. Tom Healey (977)
  5. Bill Chappelle (977)
  6. Tom McCarthy (976)
  7. Eddie Matteson (976)
  8. Eli Cates (971)
  9. Peek-A-Boo Veach (964)
  10. Rube Kroh (961)
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  1. Bob Stoddard (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Homer Hillebrand (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. George Bell (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Chappelle (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Doc Reisling (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Similar Batters 
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  1. Heinie Manush (889) *
  2. Zack Wheat (850) *
  3. Kiki Cuyler (837) *
  4. Dan Brouthers (821) *
  5. Joe Judge (819)
  6. Jimmy Ryan (818)
  7. Jesse Burkett (817) *
  8. Tony Gwynn (813) *
  9. Roger Connor (811) *
  10. Edd Roush (803) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Les Scarsella (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Billy Goodman (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tommy Tucker (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tony Gwynn (931) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mike Donlin (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Paul Waner (906) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Paul Waner (906) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Shoeless Joe Jackson (903)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Shoeless Joe Jackson (890)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dan Brouthers (877) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dan Brouthers (867) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Tony Gwynn (867) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Heinie Manush (886) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Heinie Manush (889) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
191522St. Louis Browns$7,400II Seymour at 261$5,000 signing bonus & $400/month
192027St. Louis Browns$10,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192128St. Louis Browns$12,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192229St. Louis Browns$12,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192431St. Louis Browns$12,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192532St. Louis Browns$20,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192633St. Louis Browns$20,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192734St. Louis Browns$15,000*Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts1/27/27 TSN:15000.00,
192835Washington Senators$17,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contractsWSH/BSN
Career to date (may be incomplete)$127,400
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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