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Skeeter Webb

James Laverne Webb

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 4, 1909 in Meridian, MS
School: University of Mississippi (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1932
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Tigers/Indians/Athletics/Cardinals 1932-1948

Final Game: August 31, 1948
Died: July 8, 1986 in Meridian, MS
Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian, MS
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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
1932 22 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1938 28 CLE AL 20 66 58 11 16 2 0 0 2 1 0 8 7 .276 .364 .310 .674 72 18 0 0 6/54
1939 29 CLE AL 81 292 269 28 71 14 1 2 26 1 1 15 24 .264 .305 .346 .651 68 93 6 1 7 6
1940 30 CHW AL 84 369 334 33 79 11 2 1 29 3 6 30 33 .237 .299 .290 .590 52 97 4 0 5 4/65
1941 31 CHW AL 29 88 84 7 16 2 0 0 6 1 0 3 9 .190 .227 .214 .442 18 18 1 1 0 4/65
1942 32 CHW AL 32 101 94 5 16 2 1 0 4 1 2 4 13 .170 .204 .213 .417 19 20 1 0 3 4
1943 33 CHW AL 58 223 213 15 50 5 2 0 22 5 4 6 19 .235 .256 .277 .533 56 59 4 0 4 4
1944 34 CHW AL 139 540 513 44 108 19 6 0 30 7 3 20 39 .211 .242 .271 .513 47 139 10 1 6 *6/4
1945 35 DET AL 118 449 407 43 81 12 2 0 21 8 7 30 35 .199 .254 .238 .492 39 97 9 0 12 *64
1946 36 DET AL 64 181 169 12 37 1 1 0 17 3 3 9 18 .219 .258 .237 .495 35 40 5 0 3 4/6
1947 37 DET AL 50 89 79 13 16 3 0 0 6 3 0 7 9 .203 .267 .241 .508 39 19 0 0 3 4/6
1948 38 PHA AL 23 55 54 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .148 .148 .185 .333 -12 10 2 0 1 /46
12 Seasons 699 2453 2274 216 498 73 15 3 166 33 26 132 215 .219 .263 .268 .531 46 610 42 3 44
162 Game Avg. 162 569 527 50 115 17 3 1 38 8 31 50 .219 .263 .268 .531 46 141 1 10
CHW (5 yrs) 342 1321 1238 104 269 39 11 1 91 17 15 63 113 .217 .256 .269 .525 46 333 20 2 18
DET (3 yrs) 232 719 655 68 134 16 3 0 44 14 10 46 62 .205 .257 .238 .495 38 156 14 0 18
CLE (2 yrs) 101 358 327 39 87 16 1 2 28 2 1 23 31 .266 .316 .339 .656 69 111 6 1 7
STL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 23 55 54 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .148 .148 .185 .333 -12 10 2 0 1
AL (11 yrs) 698 2453 2274 216 498 73 15 3 166 33 26 132 215 .219 .263 .268 .531 46 610 42 3 44
NL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1938 28 CLE AL 66 -2 0 0 0 -2 1 2 -1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ 6/54
1939 29 CLE AL 292 -14 -1 0 0 -6 5 10 -6 -0.6 0 0.0 -0.6 $ 6
1940 30 CHW AL 369 -21 -2 0 0 4 4 9 -6 -0.5 -10 -1.0 0.5 $ 4/65
1941 31 CHW AL 88 -10 0 0 0 -1 1 2 -8 -0.8 -7 -0.7 -0.1 $ 4/65
1942 32 CHW AL 101 -10 -1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 -0.8 -8 -0.9 0.1 $ 4
1943 33 CHW AL 223 -12 -1 0 0 1 2 5 -5 -0.7 -6 -0.7 0.0 $ 4
1944 34 CHW AL 540 -35 1 0 0 5 9 12 -8 -1.2 -13 -1.5 0.3 $ *6/4
1945 35 DET AL 449 -29 0 0 0 9 7 10 -3 -0.8 -12 -1.3 0.5 $ *64
1946 36 DET AL 181 -13 -1 0 0 3 3 5 -3 -0.5 -6 -0.7 0.2 $ 4/6
1947 37 DET AL 89 -6 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 4/6
1948 38 PHA AL 55 -9 0 0 0 1 1 1 -6 -0.6 -7 -0.7 0.1 $ /46
11 Seasons 2453 -161 -4 0 0 16 36 60 -53 -6.6 -69 -7.5 0.9 $
CHW (5 yrs) 1321 -88 -3 0 0 10 17 30 -34 -4.0 -44 -4.8 0.8 $
DET (3 yrs) 719 -48 0 0 0 13 12 17 -6 -1.3 -19 -2.1 0.8 $
CLE (2 yrs) 358 -16 -1 0 0 -8 6 12 -7 -0.7 1 0.1 -0.8 $
PHA (1 yr) 55 -9 0 0 0 1 1 1 -6 -0.6 -7 -0.7 0.1 $

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
1938 28 CLE AL 66 42 7 4.4 116 .314 .276 .288 .364 .366 .310 .429 .674 .795 72 .416 -2.2 -0.2 .643 .190 .034 .0
1939 29 CLE AL 292 212 28 3.5 111 .284 .264 .283 .305 .357 .346 .418 .651 .775 68 .337 -13.1 -1.2 .532 .138 .082 1.3
1940 30 CHW AL 369 270 28 2.8 113 .260 .237 .282 .299 .355 .290 .427 .590 .782 52 .254 -24.1 -2.3 .468 .135 .054 1.5
1941 31 CHW AL 88 69 4 1.6 106 .213 .190 .274 .227 .351 .214 .404 .442 .755 18 .115 -10.2 -1.0 .333 .071 .024 .0
1942 32 CHW AL 101 84 4 1.3 92 .198 .170 .262 .204 .336 .213 .367 .417 .703 19 .105 -10.5 -1.1 .284 .074 .043 .0
1943 33 CHW AL 223 175 15 2.3 86 .258 .235 .255 .256 .329 .277 .352 .533 .681 56 .292 -12.8 -1.4 .386 .075 .042 .0
1944 34 CHW AL 540 424 34 2.2 90 .228 .211 .266 .242 .332 .271 .363 .513 .695 47 .243 -36.8 -4.0 .392 .107 .060 .0
1945 35 DET AL 449 354 24 1.8 94 .218 .199 .270 .254 .343 .238 .366 .492 .709 39 .201 -33.3 -3.6 .374 .115 .039 .0
1946 36 DET AL 181 143 10 1.9 101 .245 .219 .272 .258 .347 .237 .391 .495 .738 35 .188 -15.8 -1.6 .350 .071 .018 .0
1947 37 DET AL 89 66 6 2.4 100 .229 .203 .267 .267 .348 .241 .384 .508 .732 39 .270 -6.6 -0.7 .460 .165 .038 .0
1948 38 PHA AL 55 49 1 0.5 106 .178 .148 .274 .148 .360 .185 .396 .333 .756 -12 .019 -9.0 -0.9 .208 .037 .037
12 Seasons 2453 1888 161 2.3 99 .241 .219 .271 .263 .344 .268 .385 .531 .730 46 .237 -174.2 -18.1 .408 .110 .049 5.5
162 Game Avg. 569 438 37 2.3 99 .241 .219 .271 .263 .344 .268 .385 .531 .730 46 .237 -174.2 -18.1 .408 .110 .049 1
CHW (5 yrs) 1321 1022 85 2.2 97 .238 .217 .268 .256 .340 .269 .381 .525 .721 46 .232 -94.3 -9.8 .398 .104 .052 1.9
DET (3 yrs) 719 563 40 1.9 97 .226 .205 .270 .257 .345 .238 .375 .495 .719 38 .206 -55.7 -6.0 .378 .110 .034 .0
CLE (2 yrs) 358 254 35 3.6 112 .289 .266 .283 .316 .359 .339 .420 .656 .779 69 .351 -15.3 -1.4 .551 .147 .073 2.0
PHA (1 yr) 55 49 1 0.5 106 .178 .148 .274 .148 .360 .185 .396 .333 .756 -12 .020 -9.0 -0.9 .208 .037 .037

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
1945 35 DET AL WS CHC W 7 29 27 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .185 .241 .185 .427 5 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 29 27 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .185 .241 .185 .427 5 0 0 0 0 0

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
1938 28 CLE AL 66 0.0% 10.6% 12.1% 3.0% 13% 0.88 8.3 29.0 77%
1939 29 CLE AL 292 0.7% 8.2% 5.1% 5.8% 24% 1.60 11.2 134.5 10.3 83%
1940 30 CHW AL 369 0.3% 8.9% 8.1% 3.8% 18% 1.10 10.1 334.0 11.5 81%
1941 31 CHW AL 88 0.0% 10.2% 3.4% 2.3% 13% 3.00 9.3 14.0 85%
1942 32 CHW AL 101 0.0% 12.9% 4.0% 3.0% 19% 3.25 7.2 23.5 80%
1943 33 CHW AL 223 0.0% 8.5% 2.7% 3.1% 14% 3.17 11.2 9.7 87%
1944 34 CHW AL 540 0.0% 7.2% 3.7% 4.6% 23% 1.95 13.2 17.1 88%
1945 35 DET AL 449 0.0% 7.8% 6.7% 3.1% 17% 1.17 11.6 19.4 83%
1946 36 DET AL 181 0.0% 9.9% 5.0% 1.1% 5% 2.00 9.4 9.9 83%
1947 37 DET AL 89 0.0% 10.1% 7.9% 3.4% 19% 1.29 8.8 13.2 79%
1948 38 PHA AL 55 0.0% 16.4% 0.0% 3.6% 25% 6.0 18.0 82%
12 Seasons 2453 0.1% 8.8% 5.4% 3.7% 18% 1.63 10.6 758.0 13.7 84%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.9% 8.8% 6.4% 27% 1.02 10.0 65.8 8.2 79%

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
1938 28 21 66 58 11 16 2 0 0 2 1 0 8 7 .276 .364 .310 .674 72 18 0 0
1939 29 102 358 327 39 87 16 1 2 28 2 1 23 31 .266 .316 .339 .656 69 111 6 1 7
1940 30 186 727 661 72 166 27 3 3 57 5 7 53 64 .251 .308 .315 .622 60 208 10 1 12
1941 31 215 815 745 79 182 29 3 3 63 6 7 56 73 .244 .299 .303 .602 56 226 11 2 12
1942 32 247 916 839 84 198 31 4 3 67 7 9 60 86 .236 .289 .293 .582 52 246 12 2 15
1943 33 305 1139 1052 99 248 36 6 3 89 12 13 66 105 .236 .282 .290 .572 53 305 16 2 19
1944 34 444 1679 1565 143 356 55 12 3 119 19 16 86 144 .227 .269 .284 .553 51 444 26 3 25
1945 35 562 2128 1972 186 437 67 14 3 140 27 23 116 179 .222 .266 .274 .540 49 541 35 3 37
1946 36 626 2309 2141 198 474 68 15 3 157 30 26 125 197 .221 .265 .271 .537 48 581 40 3 40
1947 37 676 2398 2220 211 490 71 15 3 163 33 26 132 206 .221 .265 .270 .536 47 600 40 3 43
1948 38 699 2453 2274 216 498 73 15 3 166 33 26 132 215 .219 .263 .268 .531 46 610 42 3 44

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
1938 28 21 65 58 9 14 2 0 0 2 1 7 7 .241 .323 .276 .599 5 20
1939 29 85 294 278 26 70 14 1 2 24 1 15 25 .252 .293 .331 .623 26 81
1940 30 88 372 343 30 76 11 2 1 26 3 29 34 .222 .282 .274 .556 26 84
1941 31 30 92 88 7 17 2 0 0 6 1 3 9 .193 .228 .216 .444 4 29
1942 32 34 104 100 5 17 2 1 0 4 1 4 14 .170 .202 .210 .412 4 32
1943 33 61 234 227 18 56 6 2 0 26 6 7 20 .247 .269 .291 .560 18 58
1944 34 145 566 543 51 120 21 7 0 35 8 22 41 .221 .253 .285 .538 39 139
1945 35 125 466 433 48 88 13 2 0 23 9 33 37 .203 .260 .242 .502 28 118
1946 36 67 188 178 13 40 1 1 0 19 3 10 19 .225 .266 .242 .508 11 64
1947 37 52 88 81 13 16 3 0 0 6 3 7 9 .198 .261 .235 .496 5 50
1948 38 24 55 55 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 .127 .127 .164 .291 1 23
11 Seasons 732 2524 2384 224 521 77 16 3 173 36 137 224 .219 .262 .268 .530 167 698
162 Game Avg. 162 559 528 50 115 17 4 1 38 8 30 50 .219 .262 .268 .530 37 698

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1940 AL  0.5 (9th)
1945 AL  0.5 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1945 AL  7 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1948 AL  born 1909-11-04 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1409), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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