1929 Season
1928 / 1930
Baseball-Reference Links
Pitching Vs
Amateur Draft
Links
Top HitterRogers
Hornsby
Top PitcherWillis
Hudlin

Players

Filters
Positions
League
Players
Bats
Throws
Results
Wins Above Replacement
   Win Shares  
Win Shares Above Bench
#
1 Rogers Hornsby
2B
33.2
712
10.4
9.4
1.6
0.0
0.6
40.5
34.8
5.7
0.0
26.2
24.5
1.8
0.0
2 Babe Ruth
RF
34.4
587
8.1
7.9
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
32.3
30.6
1.7
0.0
21.8
22.0
-0.1
0.0
3 Al Simmons
LF
27.1
629
7.9
6.3
0.9
0.0
-0.7
33.3
27.8
5.5
0.0
21.9
18.6
3.3
0.0
4 Jimmie Foxx
1B
21.7
638
7.9
7.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
33.5
30.1
3.5
0.0
22.5
20.7
1.8
0.0
5 Tony Lazzeri
2B
25.6
635
7.8
7.4
0.8
0.0
0.4
30.1
25.7
4.4
0.0
17.1
16.4
0.7
0.0
6 Lou Gehrig
1B
26.0
692
7.7
7.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
31.6
29.0
2.6
0.0
19.8
18.8
1.0
0.0
7 Lefty O'Doul
LF
32.3
731
7.4
7.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.6
30.0
26.8
3.2
0.0
17.2
16.1
1.0
0.0
8 Mel Ott
RF
20.3
674
7.4
6.8
0.0
0.0
-0.5
30.2
26.0
4.2
0.0
18.0
16.2
1.8
0.0
9 Willis Hudlin
SP
23.1
107
280.3
7.4
-0.2
0.0
7.5
-0.0
25.7
0.0
0.0
25.7
15.3
-0.3
0.0
15.6
10 Lefty Grove
SP
29.3
116
275.3
7.2
0.1
0.0
7.1
-0.0
27.5
0.0
0.0
27.5
17.2
-0.3
0.0
17.5
11 Firpo Marberry
SP
30.6
92
250.3
6.8
0.3
0.0
6.4
-0.0
25.2
0.1
0.0
25.1
15.9
-0.2
0.0
16.1
12 Wes Ferrell
SP
21.4
102
242.7
6.6
0.6
0.0
6.1
-0.0
24.0
0.7
0.0
23.3
14.9
0.4
0.0
14.5
13 Red Lucas
SP
27.2
155
270.0
6.4
1.1
0.0
5.3
0.0
25.3
1.6
0.0
23.7
15.4
1.2
0.0
14.2
14 Dolly Gray
SP
31.7
118
305.0
6.3
-0.1
0.0
6.3
-0.0
23.8
0.0
0.0
23.8
12.4
-0.3
0.0
12.7
15 Rube Walberg
SP
32.9
112
267.7
6.1
0.1
0.0
6.0
-0.0
22.0
0.0
0.0
22.0
12.0
-0.3
0.0
12.3
16 Hack Wilson
CF
29.2
670
6.1
6.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
31.4
27.3
4.1
0.0
17.8
17.6
0.2
0.0
17 Burleigh Grimes
SP
35.9
97
232.7
5.9
0.6
0.0
5.3
0.0
22.1
0.9
0.0
21.1
13.6
0.7
0.0
13.0
18 Charlie Gehringer
2B
26.1
715
5.8
6.8
-0.6
0.0
0.4
26.7
22.9
3.9
0.0
12.4
12.4
0.0
0.0
19 Travis Jackson
SS
25.7
634
5.7
3.5
3.2
0.0
1.0
23.4
13.9
9.5
0.0
9.0
4.7
4.3
0.0
20 Lew Fonseca
1B
30.4
643
5.5
5.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.7
24.9
22.3
2.6
0.0
13.9
12.8
1.1
0.0
21 Watty Clark
SP
27.1
106
279.0
5.4
-0.4
0.0
5.8
0.0
22.3
0.0
0.0
22.3
12.2
-0.3
0.0
12.5
22 George Earnshaw
SP
29.4
100
254.7
5.2
-0.3
0.0
5.5
-0.0
22.8
0.0
0.0
22.8
13.3
-0.3
0.0
13.6
23 Chuck Klein
RF
24.7
679
5.1
5.8
-1.2
0.0
-0.5
25.8
22.5
3.3
0.0
13.4
12.6
0.8
0.0
24 Dale Alexander
1B
26.2
700
5.0
5.6
-1.4
0.0
-0.8
23.9
22.8
1.0
0.0
12.0
12.6
-0.6
0.0
25 Earle Combs
CF
30.1
666
4.9
5.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
24.6
21.9
2.7
0.0
11.2
12.2
-0.9
0.0
26 Kiki Cuyler
RF
30.8
596
4.9
4.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
26.5
23.7
2.8
0.0
15.7
15.0
0.7
0.0
27 Pat Malone
SP
26.8
109
267.0
4.8
0.0
0.0
4.8
0.0
22.0
0.0
0.0
22.0
12.3
-0.3
0.0
12.6
28 Paul Waner
RF
26.2
703
4.8
4.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.6
28.0
23.0
5.0
0.0
15.4
12.8
2.7
0.0
29 Milt Gaston
SP
33.4
89
243.7
4.8
0.2
0.0
4.6
-0.0
17.9
0.0
0.0
17.9
8.9
-0.3
0.0
9.1
30 Bill Terry
1B
30.7
673
4.8
4.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
23.3
20.4
2.9
0.0
12.0
10.6
1.3
0.0
31 Babe Herman
RF
26.0
637
4.7
6.1
-1.9
0.0
-0.5
26.2
25.1
1.1
0.0
14.7
15.8
-1.1
0.0
32 Riggs Stephenson
LF
31.5
582
4.7
4.9
-0.7
0.0
-0.5
25.7
23.3
2.4
0.0
15.2
14.8
0.4
0.0
33 Mickey Cochrane
C
26.2
606
4.7
4.7
0.3
0.0
0.4
27.4
18.4
8.9
0.0
13.6
9.5
4.0
0.0
34 Dazzy Vance
SP
38.3
82
231.3
4.7
-0.4
0.0
5.0
0.0
18.5
0.0
0.0
18.5
10.1
-0.2
0.0
10.3
35 Tommy Thomas
SP
29.5
104
259.7
4.7
0.5
0.0
4.2
-0.0
20.0
0.3
0.0
19.7
10.3
-0.0
0.0
10.3
36 George Uhle
SP
30.8
116
249.0
4.6
1.2
0.0
3.4
-0.0
15.4
2.1
0.0
13.3
6.0
1.7
0.0
4.3
37 Jake Miller
SP
31.3
82
206.0
4.6
-0.2
0.0
4.8
-0.0
17.4
0.0
0.0
17.4
9.7
-0.2
0.0
9.9
38 Charley Root
SP
30.3
105
272.0
4.6
-0.2
0.0
4.8
0.0
23.3
0.0
0.0
23.3
13.4
-0.3
0.0
13.7
39 Lu Blue
1B
32.3
712
4.6
3.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
20.9
18.8
2.1
0.0
8.9
8.4
0.5
0.0
40 Joe Sewell
3B
30.7
672
4.4
3.4
1.4
0.0
0.3
20.9
12.6
8.3
0.0
6.8
2.7
4.0
0.0
41 Erv Brame
SP
27.7
120
229.7
4.3
1.1
0.0
3.2
0.0
17.3
2.3
0.0
15.0
8.9
2.0
0.0
6.9
42 Chick Hafey
LF
26.4
572
4.3
4.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
21.7
19.6
2.1
0.0
11.4
11.3
0.1
0.0
43 Earl Averill
CF
27.1
680
4.3
5.0
-1.1
0.0
-0.4
25.6
20.7
4.8
0.0
11.6
10.8
0.9
0.0
44 Alvin Crowder
SP
30.5
99
266.7
4.2
-0.2
0.0
4.4
-0.0
20.1
0.0
0.0
20.1
10.1
-0.3
0.0
10.4
45 Clarence Mitchell
SP
38.4
76
173.0
4.2
0.4
0.0
3.8
0.0
11.8
0.4
0.0
11.4
5.5
0.2
0.0
5.3
46 Heinie Manush
LF
27.9
635
4.2
3.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
22.9
18.8
4.1
0.0
11.4
9.4
2.0
0.0
47 Jimmie Dykes
SS
32.6
476
4.1
4.8
-0.2
0.0
0.5
21.5
16.9
4.5
0.0
10.8
9.9
0.8
0.0
48 Ted Lyons
SP
28.5
104
259.3
4.1
0.4
0.0
3.7
-0.0
16.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
6.3
-0.3
-0.0
6.6
49 Joe Judge
1B
35.1
638
3.8
3.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
19.5
17.5
2.1
0.0
8.7
8.1
0.6
0.0
50 Johnny Frederick
CF
27.4
682
3.8
3.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
21.4
18.2
3.2
0.0
7.8
8.2
-0.5
0.0
51 George Grantham
2B
29.1
457
3.7
4.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
18.8
15.5
3.3
0.0
10.0
8.8
1.1
0.0
52 Joe Cronin
SS
22.7
601
3.7
3.8
0.8
0.0
0.9
19.4
13.5
5.9
0.0
5.7
4.7
1.0
0.0
53 Bill Walker
SP
25.7
70
177.7
3.7
-0.6
0.0
4.3
0.0
15.6
0.0
0.0
15.6
9.1
-0.2
0.0
9.3
54 Bing Miller
RF
34.8
613
3.7
3.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.7
22.2
18.2
4.0
0.0
10.9
9.2
1.7
0.0
55 Pinky Whitney
3B
24.5
697
3.7
3.4
0.8
0.0
0.5
21.4
13.3
8.1
0.0
6.9
3.2
3.7
0.0
56 Harry Heilmann
RF
34.9
519
3.6
4.4
-1.4
0.0
-0.6
18.3
17.2
1.1
0.0
8.8
9.6
-0.7
0.0
57 Red Kress
SS
22.5
627
3.5
3.3
1.1
0.0
0.9
20.6
12.4
8.3
0.0
6.4
3.2
3.3
0.0
58 Red Faber
SP
40.8
90
234.0
3.5
-0.2
0.0
3.7
-0.0
15.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
6.7
-0.3
0.0
6.9
59 Lloyd Waner
CF
23.3
726
3.5
3.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
28.0
18.9
9.1
0.0
13.5
8.3
5.2
0.0
60 Curt Walker
RF
33.0
601
3.4
3.5
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
18.8
15.7
3.1
0.0
7.9
6.9
0.9
0.0
61 Carl Hubbell
SP
26.0
102
268.0
3.4
-0.8
0.0
4.3
0.0
19.5
0.0
0.0
19.5
9.8
-0.3
0.0
10.1
62 Danny MacFayden
SP
24.1
80
221.0
3.4
-0.2
0.0
3.6
-0.0
16.1
0.0
0.0
16.1
7.9
-0.2
0.0
8.1
63 George Blaeholder
SP
25.4
82
222.0
3.3
-0.3
0.0
3.6
-0.0
15.2
0.0
0.0
15.2
6.9
-0.2
0.0
7.2
64 Bill Dickey
C
22.1
473
3.3
3.1
0.6
0.0
0.3
18.1
12.6
5.5
0.0
6.6
5.7
0.9
0.0
65 Earl Whitehill
SP
30.4
100
245.3
3.3
0.7
0.0
2.6
-0.0
12.0
0.9
0.0
11.2
2.9
0.6
0.0
2.3
66 Taylor Douthit
CF
28.2
708
3.2
3.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
22.3
18.1
4.3
0.0
8.2
7.8
0.5
0.0
67 Frankie Frisch
2B
30.8
599
3.2
3.7
0.1
0.0
0.5
20.3
15.2
5.1
0.0
8.2
6.5
1.7
0.0
68 Jim Bottomley
1B
29.2
648
3.2
3.8
-1.2
0.0
-0.6
20.7
18.2
2.5
0.0
9.7
8.8
1.0
0.0
69 Roy Johnson
LF
26.4
713
3.1
3.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.7
19.3
16.9
2.3
0.0
6.3
6.5
-0.2
0.0
70 Socks Seibold
SP
33.1
78
205.7
3.1
0.5
0.0
2.6
0.0
12.5
0.6
0.0
11.9
5.0
0.3
0.0
4.7
71 Eppa Rixey
SP
38.2
71
201.0
3.1
-0.0
0.0
3.1
0.0
13.9
0.0
0.0
13.9
6.6
-0.2
0.0
6.8
72 Marty McManus
3B
29.3
672
3.1
3.0
0.4
0.0
0.4
18.3
12.3
6.0
0.0
4.0
2.4
1.5
0.0
73 Ray Kremer
SP
36.3
94
221.7
3.1
-0.4
0.0
3.5
0.0
16.1
0.0
0.0
16.1
8.0
-0.3
0.0
8.3
74 Sam Rice
RF
39.4
694
3.0
2.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
19.9
17.1
2.8
0.0
7.5
6.9
0.6
0.0
75 Fred Schulte
CF
28.5
520
3.0
2.1
0.6
0.0
-0.3
18.5
11.0
7.5
0.0
7.9
3.4
4.5
0.0
76 Ski Melillo
2B
29.9
544
3.0
1.5
1.9
0.0
0.4
15.1
8.0
7.1
0.0
3.6
-0.0
3.6
0.0
77 Syl Johnson
SP
28.5
64
182.3
2.9
-0.5
0.0
3.4
0.0
15.9
0.0
0.0
15.9
9.3
-0.2
0.0
9.4
78 Mule Haas
CF
25.7
656
2.9
3.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
21.8
16.1
5.7
0.0
8.6
6.5
2.1
0.0
79 Goose Goslin
LF
28.7
639
2.9
2.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.7
18.7
16.2
2.6
0.0
7.2
6.8
0.4
0.0
80 Harvey Hendrick
1B
31.6
424
2.9
3.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
15.0
13.7
1.3
0.0
7.4
7.5
-0.1
0.0
81 Lefty Stewart
SP
28.8
58
149.7
2.8
-0.4
0.0
3.3
-0.0
12.8
0.0
0.0
12.8
7.2
-0.2
0.0
7.4
82 Les Sweetland
SP
27.9
94
204.3
2.8
0.4
0.0
2.5
0.0
12.7
0.1
0.0
12.6
5.3
-0.1
0.0
5.4
83 Willie Kamm
3B
29.4
619
2.8
2.5
0.7
0.0
0.3
15.9
9.9
6.0
0.0
2.8
0.8
1.9
0.0
84 Pie Traynor
3B
30.6
597
2.8
3.1
0.1
0.0
0.4
21.0
15.1
5.9
0.0
8.6
6.4
2.2
0.0
85 Guy Bush
SP
27.9
104
270.7
2.8
-0.6
0.0
3.4
0.0
21.6
0.0
0.0
21.6
11.7
-0.3
0.0
12.0
86 Ed Morris
SP
29.6
79
208.3
2.7
0.3
0.0
2.4
-0.0
12.8
0.1
0.0
12.7
5.0
-0.2
0.0
5.2
87 Rip Collins
SP
33.3
66
155.3
2.7
0.5
0.0
2.3
-0.0
12.3
0.9
0.0
11.4
6.5
0.7
0.0
5.8
88 Carl Reynolds
RF
26.4
559
2.7
2.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
15.1
12.4
2.7
0.0
4.8
4.2
0.6
0.0
89 Buddy Myer
2B
25.3
639
2.7
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
17.8
14.2
3.6
0.0
4.8
4.8
0.0
0.0
90 Ken Holloway
SP
31.9
42
119.0
2.7
-0.1
0.0
2.8
0.0
11.1
0.0
0.0
11.1
6.6
-0.1
0.0
6.7
91 Rube Bressler
LF
34.7
539
2.6
2.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
13.8
12.5
1.2
0.0
4.1
4.7
-0.6
0.0
92 Tom Zachary
SP
33.2
49
119.7
2.6
0.1
0.0
2.5
-0.0
11.6
0.0
0.0
11.6
7.1
-0.1
0.0
7.3
93 Hal McKain
SP
23.0
55
158.0
2.6
0.4
0.0
2.2
-0.0
10.5
0.5
0.0
10.0
4.6
0.3
0.0
4.3
94 Jimmie Wilson
C
28.9
449
2.5
2.4
0.5
0.0
0.4
15.7
10.1
5.6
0.0
4.9
3.6
1.4
0.0
95 Don Hurst
1B
23.9
692
2.5
3.1
-1.2
0.0
-0.6
16.5
14.9
1.6
0.0
4.8
4.8
0.1
0.0
96 Rabbit Maranville
SS
37.6
634
2.5
1.3
2.1
0.0
1.0
17.0
7.2
9.7
0.0
2.8
-2.0
4.8
0.0
97 Freddie Lindstrom
3B
23.6
600
2.4
2.0
0.8
0.0
0.4
17.3
11.8
5.5
0.0
4.9
3.1
1.8
0.0
98 Lloyd Brown
SP
24.5
62
168.0
2.4
0.4
0.0
1.9
-0.0
9.9
0.6
0.0
9.3
3.6
0.4
0.0
3.2
99 Bob Smith
SP
34.2
104
231.0
2.4
-0.1
0.1
2.4
0.0
13.8
0.0
0.3
13.5
5.2
-0.3
0.2
5.3
100 Bibb Falk
LF
30.4
488
2.3
2.7
-0.9
0.0
-0.6
14.4
12.4
1.9
0.0
5.4
5.3
0.1
0.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
Any questions, comments, suggestions?? Please contact the webmaster at BaseballGauge@gmail.com

The statistics used were obtained free of charge from The Baseball Databank.

Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James