Eddie Rommel
Edwin Americus Rommel
 
 
Born: September 13, 1897 in Baltimore, MD
Died: August 26, 1970 - 72 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'2" Wt: 197
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from Newark in 1919

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
22.8
SP
63
173.7
 
5.9
-0.0
0.0
5.9
0.0
13.8
0.0
0.0
13.8
7.5
-0.2
-0.0
7.7
PHA
AL
23.8
SP
110
285.3
 
5.2
-0.2
0.0
5.5
0.0
19.0
0.0
0.0
19.0
8.4
-0.5
0.0
8.9
PHA
AL
24.8
SP
103
294.0
 
7.1
-0.3
-0.0
7.4
-0.0
27.1
0.0
0.0
27.1
16.2
-0.3
0.0
16.5
PHA
AL
25.8
SP
108
297.7
 
5.6
0.2
-0.0
5.4
0.0
23.3
0.0
0.0
23.3
12.3
-0.3
0.0
12.6
PHA
AL
26.8
SP
105
278.0
 
3.9
-0.7
0.0
4.7
0.0
20.5
0.0
0.0
20.5
10.1
-0.5
0.0
10.6
PHA
AL
27.8
SP
98
261.0
 
5.2
-0.0
0.0
5.2
0.0
20.8
0.0
0.0
20.8
11.4
-0.4
0.0
11.8
PHA
AL
28.8
SP
77
219.0
 
4.4
-0.5
0.0
5.0
0.0
17.8
0.0
0.0
17.8
10.3
-0.1
0.0
10.4
PHA
AL
29.8
SP
58
146.7
 
1.0
-0.3
0.0
1.3
-0.0
8.8
0.0
0.0
8.8
3.3
-0.2
0.0
3.5
PHA
AL
30.8
SW
58
173.7
 
4.1
0.5
0.0
3.6
0.0
16.8
0.6
0.0
16.2
10.5
0.5
0.0
10.0
PHA
AL
31.8
SW
45
113.7
 
1.7
-0.0
0.0
1.7
-0.0
11.4
0.0
0.0
11.4
7.1
-0.1
0.0
7.2
PHA
AL
32.8
SW
48
130.3
 
2.5
0.4
0.0
2.1
0.0
11.5
0.9
0.0
10.6
6.9
0.7
0.0
6.2
PHA
AL
33.8
SP
60
118.0
 
2.9
0.3
0.0
2.6
0.0
12.1
0.6
0.1
11.4
7.5
0.4
0.0
7.0
PHA
AL
34.8
RP
25
65.3
 
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
0.5
0.0
2.4
0.7
0.4
0.0
0.2
13
1
SP
958
2556.3
  
50.0
-0.4
0.0
50.4
0.0
205.6
2.7
0.1
202.9
112.3
-0.6
0.0
112.8
162 Game Average
87
231.2
  
4.5
-0.0
0.0
4.6
0.0
  
18.6
0.2
0.0
18.3
  
10.2
-0.1
0.0
10.2
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James