Pete Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander
(Old Pete)
 
Born: February 26, 1887 in Elba, NE
Died: November 4, 1950 - 63 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 185
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1938
- Served in the Army during World War I
- High School: St. Paul (St. Paul, NE)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHI
NL
24.3
SP
140
367.0
 
8.0
-0.4
-0.0
8.4
0.0
32.9
0.0
0.0
32.9
20.5
-0.3
0.0
20.8
PHI
NL
25.3
SP
117
310.3
 
6.4
0.0
-0.0
6.4
0.0
23.8
0.0
0.0
23.8
12.6
-0.3
0.0
12.9
PHI
NL
26.3
SP
109
306.3
 
6.3
-0.5
0.0
6.8
0.0
27.6
0.0
0.0
27.6
17.2
-0.3
0.0
17.5
PHI
NL
27.3
SP
143
355.0
 
8.9
0.5
-0.0
8.4
-0.0
25.3
0.0
0.0
25.3
12.8
-0.2
-0.0
13.1
PHI
NL
28.3
SP
141
376.3
 
10.8
-0.1
-0.0
10.8
0.0
42.2
0.0
0.0
42.2
30.1
-0.4
0.0
30.5
PHI
NL
29.3
SP
146
389.0
 
11.7
1.1
0.0
10.6
0.0
42.4
2.2
0.0
40.2
28.9
1.8
0.0
27.2
PHI
NL
30.3
SP
149
388.0
 
9.9
0.6
0.0
9.3
0.0
37.9
0.6
0.0
37.4
24.7
0.1
0.0
24.6
CHN
NL
31.3
SP
10
26.0
 
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
2.5
1.6
-0.0
0.0
1.6
CHN
NL
32.3
SP
84
235.0
 
7.6
0.2
-0.0
7.4
-0.0
25.3
0.0
0.0
25.3
17.8
-0.4
0.0
18.1
CHN
NL
33.3
SP
135
363.3
 
12.8
0.7
-0.0
12.1
-0.0
35.3
1.5
0.0
33.8
22.3
1.0
0.0
21.3
CHN
NL
34.3
SP
102
252.0
 
5.4
0.7
-0.0
4.7
0.0
20.3
1.4
0.0
18.9
11.3
1.1
0.0
10.2
CHN
NL
35.3
SP
95
245.7
 
4.4
-0.2
0.0
4.6
0.0
18.4
0.0
0.0
18.4
9.7
-0.2
0.0
9.9
CHN
NL
36.3
SP
119
305.0
 
5.2
0.0
0.0
5.2
0.0
26.6
0.0
0.0
26.6
15.9
-0.5
0.0
16.4
CHN
NL
37.3
SP
71
169.3
 
2.2
0.1
-0.0
2.1
0.0
13.5
0.0
0.0
13.5
7.5
-0.3
0.0
7.8
CHN
NL
38.3
SP
89
236.0
 
4.9
0.3
-0.0
4.6
0.0
19.3
0.1
0.0
19.2
10.6
-0.1
0.0
10.8
CHN
NL
39.3
SP
18
52.0
 
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.8
0.7
0.0
3.1
1.9
0.6
0.0
1.3
SLN
NL
39.3
SP
55
148.3
 
2.4
-0.4
-0.0
2.8
-0.0
12.1
0.0
0.0
12.1
6.7
-0.2
0.0
6.9
SLN
NL
40.3
SP
102
268.0
 
6.4
0.3
0.0
6.1
0.0
27.7
0.2
0.0
27.4
18.8
-0.0
0.0
18.8
SLN
NL
41.3
SP
98
243.7
 
4.1
0.7
-0.0
3.4
-0.0
18.9
0.9
0.0
18.0
10.2
0.7
0.0
9.5
SLN
NL
42.3
SP
48
132.0
 
2.0
-0.5
0.0
2.5
0.0
10.1
0.0
0.0
10.1
5.4
-0.1
0.0
5.5
PHI
NL
43.3
SP
6
21.7
 
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.7
-0.0
0.0
-0.7
20
3
SP
1977
5190.0
  
120.1
3.3
-0.2
117.0
0.0
466.0
7.6
0.0
458.4
285.7
1.8
-0.0
283.9
162 Game Average
104
271.9
  
6.3
0.2
-0.0
6.1
0.0
  
24.4
0.4
0.0
24.0
  
15.0
0.1
-0.0
14.9
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
8
P
951
2513.7
 
61.4
1.2
-0.1
60.3
0.1
232.2
2.8
0.0
229.4
146.1
0.3
-0.0
145.8
9
P
723
1884.3
 
43.8
2.0
-0.1
41.8
-0.0
165.0
3.7
0.0
161.3
98.6
1.2
0.0
97.4
4
P
303
792.0
 
14.9
0.1
-0.0
14.8
-0.0
68.8
1.1
0.0
67.6
41.0
0.3
0.0
40.7
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James