Bob Horner

Third Base

1978—1988

bob-horner
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#97

Player Detail

James Robert
GIVEN NAME
Horner
SURNAME
August 6, 1957, in Junction City, KS
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1978—1988
Playing Career
Played from 20-30
PLAYING AGE
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Atlanta Braves
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
June 16, 1978
Major League Debut
June 18, 1988
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Bob Horner?

Phenomenal hitter who could have been the greatest slugger ever, but injuries ended his career after a few years of hitting homers.

60

HITTING

70

POWER

40

RUNNING

30

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
1020
1047
218
685
.277
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1980 Braves

22 Years Old

.268
AVG
35
HR
89
RBI
81
RUNS
.307
OBP
124
HITS
14
2B
1
3B
.529
SLG
27
BB
3
SB
4.4
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.277
.340
.499

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.839
.727
116.0

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
20.4
57.0

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

Bob Horner 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
Horner
538
149
80
24
1
31
98
53
73
2
269
204
.277
.340
.499
839
AVG 3B
534
141
66
25
3
13
53
77
10
212
197
.263
.331
.396
.727

Bob Horner Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
97
111
79
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bob Horner PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
21.9
18.9
15.1
10.5
3.47
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Bob Horner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
141.6
122.3
UNK
59.6
22.4
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Bob Horner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— 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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