Benny Kauff

Center Field

1912—1920

benny-kauff
Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
#90

Player Detail

Bennie Michael
GIVEN NAME
Kauff
SURNAME
January 5, 1890, in Pomeroy, OH
BORN
November 17, 1961, in Columbus, OH, USA
DIED
1912—1920
Playing Career
Played from 22-30
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Brooklyn Tip Tops
New York Giants
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-8 / 157
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
April 20, 1912
Major League Debut
July 2, 1920
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Benny Kauff?

Greatest player in brief history of the Federal League.

70

HITTING

40

POWER

70

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
859
961
49
455
.311

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

BEST SEASON

1914 Hoosiers

24 Years Old

.370
AVG
8
HR
95
RBI
120
RUNS
.447
OBP
211
HITS
44
2B
13
3B
.534
SLG
72
BB
75
SB
7.8
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.311
.389
.450

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.838
.724
115.8

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
29.0
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Benny Kauff Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Kauff
521
162
88
28
10
8
76
62
53
39
234
228
.311
.389
.450
838
AVG CF
535
151
71
22
10
4
44
47
25
205
199
.282
.341
.383
.724

Benny Kauff Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
90
62
33
77
51
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
84
59
37
33
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Benny Kauff PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
29.0
29.1
25.1
19.3
5.46
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Benny Kauff
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
175.2
174.8
143.8
102.6
33.0
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Benny Kauff
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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