Hughie Jennings
Hugh Ambrose Jennings
(Ee-Yah)
 
Born: April 2, 1869 in Pittston, PA
Died: February 1, 1928 - 58 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'8" Wt: 165
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1945
- Signed by the Louisville Colonels as a Free Agent in 1891
- College/Univ: Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (1886)
- Visit Jennings's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
LS2
AA
22.2
SS
386
-
 
0.8
1.4
-0.2
0.0
0.4
11.6
7.8
3.8
0.0
3.2
2.1
1.1
0.0
LS3
NL
23.2
SS
633
-
 
1.8
1.6
1.2
0.0
1.0
13.7
5.5
8.3
0.0
-0.7
-4.0
3.3
0.0
LS3
NL
24.2
SS
92
-
 
-0.8
-0.7
-0.0
0.0
0.1
0.8
0.0
0.8
0.0
-1.4
-1.3
-0.1
0.0
BLN
NL
24.2
SS
62
-
 
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.0
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
BLN
NL
25.2
SS
565
-
 
4.8
3.4
2.0
0.0
0.6
23.3
13.9
9.4
0.0
11.1
5.9
5.2
0.0
BLN
NL
26.2
SS
613
-
 
7.5
6.1
2.1
0.0
0.7
29.7
20.8
8.8
0.0
16.6
12.1
4.5
0.0
BLN
NL
27.2
SS
602
-
 
8.3
7.2
1.8
0.0
0.7
35.7
24.0
11.7
0.0
22.6
15.2
7.4
0.0
BLN
NL
28.2
SS
544
-
 
7.3
6.3
1.7
0.0
0.7
28.4
19.7
8.7
0.0
16.8
11.8
5.0
0.0
BLN
NL
29.2
SS
665
-
 
7.5
6.9
1.3
0.0
0.8
31.6
24.1
7.5
0.0
17.1
14.1
3.0
0.0
BRO
NL
30.2
SS
55
-
 
1.8
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
BLN
NL
30.2
2B
8
-
 
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
BRO
NL
30.2
1B
212
-
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.3
7.5
0.8
0.0
4.7
4.3
0.3
0.0
BRO
NL
31.2
1B
505
-
 
0.9
1.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
10.1
8.4
1.6
0.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
PHI
NL
32.2
1B
347
-
 
1.2
1.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
7.7
6.7
1.0
0.0
1.5
1.4
0.1
0.0
PHI
NL
33.2
1B
322
-
 
1.3
1.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
10.0
8.6
1.4
0.0
4.2
3.7
0.4
0.0
BRO
NL
34.2
RF
19
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
DET
AL
38.2
2B
4
-
 
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.0
0.0
DET
AL
40.2
1B
4
-
 
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
DET
AL
43.2
-
1
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
DET
AL
49.2
1B
-
-
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
17
5
SS
5639
-
  
42.4
37.9
9.0
0.0
4.5
213.4
148.9
64.5
0.0
96.6
66.2
30.4
0.0
162 Game Average
711
-
  
5.3
4.8
1.1
0.0
0.6
  
26.9
18.8
8.1
0.0
  
12.2
8.3
3.8
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
3
SS
1111
-
 
1.8
2.4
0.9
0.0
1.5
26.1
13.2
12.8
0.0
1.2
-3.1
4.3
0.0
7
SS
3059
-
 
35.5
30.2
8.8
0.0
3.5
149.9
103.4
46.5
0.0
83.9
59.0
25.0
0.0
3
1B
791
-
 
2.6
2.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
19.4
16.6
2.7
0.0
5.6
5.0
0.6
0.0
2
1B
669
-
 
2.5
2.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
17.7
15.3
2.4
0.0
5.7
5.1
0.5
0.0
4
1B
9
-
 
-0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.3
-0.0
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James