Bob Bailey

#78 RANKED AT POSITION

1962—1978

Third Base

BORN

October 13, 1942, in Long Beach, CA

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-1 / 180

PRIMARY TEAM

Montreal Expos

.257

BATTING AVERAGE

1931

GAMES

28.6 WAR

.347

ON-BASE PCT

772 RUNS

23.3 WAR7

.403

SLUGGING

1564

HITS

12.7 WAR3

.750

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

189 HOME RUNS

2.4 WAR PER SEASON

Came in as a bonus baby with the Pirates in 1962. Made his last big league appearance in famous Game #163 in 1978 between the Yankees and Red Sox to decide the AL East title. Bailey was a pinch-hitter in the 7th inning and struck out against Goose Gossage.

Compared to Hall of Fame Third Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Bailey	CAREER 28.6	LONG PEAK 23.3	PRIME 17.0	SHORT PEAK 12.7	JAWS 26.0	WAR PER 2.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 71.4	LONG PEAK 44.8	PRIME 32.0	SHORT PEAK 22.2	JAWS 58.1	WAR PER 5.1

Where Does Bob Bailey Rank Among Third Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 78	CAREER 71	LONG PEAK 81	PRIME 90	SHORT PEAK 96	JAWS 78
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Third Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison