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Earl Webb
William Earl Webb
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 17, 1897 in White County, TN (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1925
Final Game: October 1, 1933
Died: May 23, 1965 in Jamestown, TN
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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
1925 27 NYG NL 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -29 0 0 0
1927 29 CHC NL 102 395 332 58 100 18 4 14 52 3 48 31 .301 .391 .506 .897 139 168 1 14 O
1928 30 CHC NL 62 159 140 22 35 7 3 3 23 0 14 17 .250 .318 .407 .725 89 57 0 5 O
1930 32 BOS AL 127 506 449 61 145 30 6 16 66 2 1 44 56 .323 .385 .523 .908 132 235 1 12 *O
1931 33 BOS AL 151 660 589 96 196 67 3 14 103 2 2 70 51 .333 .404 .528 .932 151 311 0 1 *O MVP-6
1932 34 TOT AL 140 597 530 72 151 28 9 8 78 1 1 64 33 .285 .362 .417 .779 99 221 0 3 *O/3
1932 34 BOS AL 52 219 192 23 54 9 1 5 27 0 0 25 15 .281 .364 .417 .781 103 80 0 2 O/3
1932 34 DET AL 88 378 338 49 97 19 8 3 51 1 1 39 18 .287 .361 .417 .778 98 141 0 1 O
1933 35 TOT AL 64 139 118 17 34 5 0 1 11 0 0 19 13 .288 .387 .356 .743 101 42 0 2 O3
1933 35 DET AL 6 14 11 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 .273 .429 .273 .701 88 3 0 0 /O
1933 35 CHW AL 58 125 107 16 31 5 0 1 8 0 0 16 13 .290 .382 .364 .747 102 39 0 2 O3
7 Seasons 650 2460 2161 326 661 155 25 56 333 8 4 260 202 .306 .381 .478 .859 125 1034 2 37
162 Game Avg. 162 613 539 81 165 39 6 14 83 2 65 50 .306 .381 .478 .859 125 258 0 9
BOS (3 yrs) 330 1385 1230 180 395 106 10 35 196 4 3 139 122 .321 .391 .509 .899 136 626 1 15
CHC (2 yrs) 164 554 472 80 135 25 7 17 75 3 62 48 .286 .370 .477 .847 124 225 1 19
DET (2 yrs) 94 392 349 50 100 19 8 3 54 1 1 42 18 .287 .363 .413 .776 97 144 0 1
NYG (1 yr) 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -29 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 58 125 107 16 31 5 0 1 8 0 0 16 13 .290 .382 .364 .747 102 39 0 2
AL (4 yrs) 482 1902 1686 246 526 130 18 39 258 5 4 197 153 .312 .384 .480 .864 126 809 1 18
NL (3 yrs) 168 558 475 80 135 25 7 17 75 3 0 63 49 .284 .369 .474 .843 123 225 1 19
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1927 CHC NL 29 OF 86 193 171 14 8 5 .959 2.15 .970 2.35 8-0-78
1928 CHC NL 30 OF 31 70 65 4 1 0 .986 2.23 .971 2.31 0-0-31
1930 BOS AL 32 OF 116 217 200 8 9 4 .959 1.79 .965 2.16 0-0-116
1931 BOS AL 33 OF 151 307 270 21 16 5 .948 1.93 .970 2.25 0-0-151 MVP-6
1932 TOT AL 34 OF 135 263 237 15 11 2 .958 1.87 .967 2.28 0-0-135
1932 BOS AL 34 OF 50 84 74 7 3 2 .964 1.62 .967 2.28 0-0-50
1932 BOS AL 34 1B 2 16 14 1 1 2 .938 7.50 .988 9.85
1932 DET AL 34 OF 85 179 163 8 8 0 .955 2.01 .968 2.28 0-0-85
1933 TOT AL 35 OF 18 23 21 2 0 0 1.000 1.28 .970 2.21 5-0-13
1933 DET AL 35 OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 2.20 0-0-2
1933 CHW AL 35 OF 16 22 20 2 0 0 1.000 1.38 .968 2.21 5-0-11
1933 CHW AL 35 1B 10 118 108 3 7 8 .941 11.10 .990 9.87
6 Seasons OF 537 1073 964 64 45 16 .958 1.91 .968 2.26 13-0-524
2 Seasons 1B 12 134 122 4 8 10 .940 10.50 .990 9.87
7 Seasons TOT 549 1207 1086 68 53 26 .956 2.10 .927 2.42 13-0-524

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1931-AL-6-28%
0.28 Career Shares (611th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1931 AL--.333--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1927 NL--.391--10th
1931 AL--.404--10th

Slugging % s c a p y
1927 NL--.506--7th
1931 AL--.528--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1927 NL--.897--8th
1931 AL--.932--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1931 AL--151--7th

Hits s c a p y
1931 AL--196--5th

Total Bases s c a p y
1931 AL--311--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1931 AL--67--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1927 NL--14--8th
1930 AL--16--10th
1931 AL--14--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1927 NL--139--8th
1931 AL--151--4th

Runs Created s c a p y
1931 AL--125--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1931 AL--46--4th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1931 AL--4.3--4th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1931 AL--84--2nd

Times On Base s c a p y
1931 AL--266--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1927 NL--.689--8th
1931 AL--.729--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
1927 NL--23.714--5th
1930 AL--28.063--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (674), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 28 (814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 21 (741), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (452), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Smead Jolley (931)
  7. Alexis Rios (926)
  8. Austin McHenry (924)
  9. Del Bissonette (924)
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  1. Monte Irvin (963) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. George Watkins (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August 8, 1925: Traded by Toledo (American Association) to the New York Giants for Hack Wilson. The New York Giants sent Pip Koehler (February 15, 1926) to Toledo (American Association) to complete the trade.

December 12, 1925: Sent by the New York Giants to Louisville (American Association) to complete an earlier deal made on September 3, 1925. The New York Giants sent a player to be named later to Louisville (American Association) for a player to be named later and Ty Tyson. The New York Giants sent Earl Webb (December 12, 1925) to Louisville (American Association) to complete the trade.

October 7, 1929: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

April 4, 1930: Selected off waivers by the Washington Senators from the Cincinnati Reds.

April 26, 1930: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Barrett.

June 12, 1932: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Dale Alexander and Roy Johnson.

May 9, 1933: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Detroit Tigers.

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