Bill Mazeroski

Hall of Fame

Second Base

1956—1972

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK
#50

Player Detail

William Stanley
GIVEN NAME
Mazeroski
SURNAME
September 5, 1936, in Wheeling, WV
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1956—1972
Playing Career
Played from 19-35
PLAYING AGE
Pittsburgh Pirates
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
1960, 1971
World Series titles
Maz, No Touch
NICKNAME
9
UNIFORM NUMBER
#9 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 183
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
July 7, 1956
Major League Debut
October 4, 1972
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Bill Mazeroski?

So fats at turning the double play they called him “No Touch.” Made the Hall of Fame solely based on his defense, but hit World Series winning home run in 1960.

40

HITTING

40

POWER

40

RUNNING

80

FIELDING

80

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Bill Mazeroski and and Roberto Clemente were the only Pirates who played on both the 1960 World Series and 1971 World Series champions.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2163
2016
138
853
.260
12 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1958 Pirates

21 Years Old

.275
AVG
19
HR
68
RBI
69
RUNS
.308
OBP
156
HITS
24
2B
6
3B
.439
SLG
25
BB
1
SB
4.9
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.260
.299
.367

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.667
.657
101.9

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
31.1
58.2

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

Bill Mazeroski 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
Mazeroski
555
144
55
21
4
10
61
32
51
2
204
178
.260
.299
.367
667
AVG 2B
540
137
65
20
4
6
45
62
8
185
186
.254
.314
.343
.657

Bill Mazeroski Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
50
63
66
45
53
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
43
54
67
68
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bill Mazeroski PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
36.5
25.7
17.6
13.2
2.73
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Bill Mazeroski
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
216.4
133.2
92.7
65.1
16.2
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Bill Mazeroski
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

— 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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