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Jim Bottomley

Jim Bottomley

#65 RANKED AT POSITION
1922—1937
First Base
BORN
April 23, 1900, in Oglesby, IL
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 180
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals
.310
BATTING AVERAGE
1991
GAMES
36.0
WAR
.369
ON-BASE PCT
1177
RUNS
29.7
WAR7
.500
SLUGGING
2313
HITS
15.6
WAR3
.869
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
219
HOME RUNS
2.9
WAR PER SEASON
Happiest big fella in baseball, starred for Cardinals in 1920s and 1930s. Got several big hits for Redbirds in World Series.
Hall of Fame
1926, 1931
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Bottomley
CAREER
36.0
LONG PEAK
29.7
PRIME
21.6
SHORT PEAK
15.6
JAWS
32.9
WAR PER
2.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
61.0
LONG PEAK
42.1
PRIME
30.8
SHORT PEAK
21.0
JAWS
51.6
WAR PER
4.7

Where Does Jim Bottomley Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
65
CAREER
57
LONG PEAK
52
PRIME
53
SHORT PEAK
60
JAWS
57
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Bottomley
Average HOF First Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.03629.721.615.632.82.96142.130.82151.64.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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