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Johnny bassler

Johnny Bassler

#72 RANKED AT POSITION
1913—1927
Catcher
BORN
June 3, 1895, in Lancaster, PA
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 170
PRIMARY TEAM
The Ty-gers
.304
BATTING AVERAGE
811
GAMES
21.0
WAR
.416
ON-BASE PCT
250
RUNS
20.9
WAR7
.361
SLUGGING
704
HITS
12.1
WAR3
.777
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
1
HOME RUNS
4.2
WAR PER SEASON
Solid backstop for Ty-gers when Cobb managed Detroit in the Roaring Twenties.

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Bassler
CAREER
21.0
LONG PEAK
20.9
PRIME
18.8
SHORT PEAK
12.1
JAWS
21.0
WAR PER
4.2
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Johnny Bassler Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
72
CAREER
71
LONG PEAK
62
PRIME
31
SHORT PEAK
72
JAWS
67
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Bassler
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.02120.918.812.120.94.253.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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