Bob Meusel

Left Field

1920—1930

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK

Player Detail

Robert William
GIVEN NAME
Meusel
SURNAME
July 19, 1896, in San Jose, CA
BORN
November 28, 1977, in Downey, CA, USA
DIED
1920—1930
Playing Career
Played from 23-33
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
1923, 1927-28
World Series titles
Long Bob,Languid,Silent Bob
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 190
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 14, 1920
Major League Debut
September 26, 1930
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS Bob Meusel?

Big bat in Yankees lineup when they launched their first dynasty in the 1920s. Brother Irish Meusel played for Giants.

55

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

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
1407
1693
156
1071
.309

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
25.6
55.9

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.852
.852
100.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.309
.356
.497

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.307
.358
.501

TEAMMATE TEAM

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

Bob Meusel 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
Meusel
545
169
82
37
9
16
106
37
62
14
271
208
.309
.356
.497
852
AVG LF
528
166
88
31
9
12
51
40
11
250
221
.313
.378
.473
.852

Bob Meusel Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
100
100
88
76
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
71
72
99
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bob Meusel PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
27.6
23.6
15.5
11.9
3.17
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Bob Meusel
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
184.4
141.0
UNK
65.6
21.2
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Bob Meusel
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF