Bill Dahlen

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1891—1911

Shortstop

BORN

January 5, 1870, in Nelliston, NY

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-9 / 180

PRIMARY TEAM

Chicago Colts

.272

BATTING AVERAGE

2444

GAMES

75.4 WAR

.358

ON-BASE PCT

1590

RUNS

40.1 WAR7

.382

SLUGGING

2461

HITS

18.9 WAR3

.740

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

84 HOME RUNS

5.0 WAR PER SEASON

His records for games and putouts at shortstop were broken by Rabbit Maranville, and his mark for assists was surpassed by Luis Aparicio, with his NL record standing until Ozzie Smith broke it in 1993; his record for double plays was broken by Roger Peckinpaugh. Dahlen’s 14,566 total chances at all positions have been surpassed by only Maranville (16,091) and Wagner (15,536).

1905
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Dahlen	CAREER 75.4	LONG PEAK 40.1	PRIME 23.4	SHORT PEAK 18.9	JAWS 57.8	WAR PER 5.0
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER

Where Does Bill Dahlen Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING NR	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison