Bob Fothergill

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1922—1933

Left Field

BORN

August 16, 1897, in Massillon, OH

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 240

PRIMARY TEAM

Detroit Tigers

.325

BATTING AVERAGE

1106

GAMES

14.0 WAR

.368

ON-BASE PCT

452 RUNS

14.2 WAR7

.459

SLUGGING

1064

HITS

9.9 WAR3

.828

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

36 HOME RUNS

2.1 WAR PER SEASON

Pudgy outfielder who could sting the ball but fought to get playing time in talented Detroit outfield in the 1920s. He batted .333 in a 14-year professional career, but suffered the embarrassment of being called “Fatty” and “Fat Bob” much of the time.

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Fothergill	CAREER 14.0	LONG PEAK 14.2	PRIME 12.7	SHORT PEAK 9.9	JAWS 14.1	WAR PER 2.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 68.7	LONG PEAK 43.2	PRIME 31.4	SHORT PEAK 22.4	JAWS 56.0	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Bob Fothergill Rank Among Left Fielders?

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 Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison