Buddy Lewis

#61 RANKED AT POSITION

1935—1949

Third Base

BORN

August 10, 1916, in Gaston County, NC

BATS / THROWS

Left / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-1 / 175

PRIMARY TEAM

Washington Senators

.297

BATTING AVERAGE

1349

GAMES

29.4 WAR

.368

ON-BASE PCT

830 RUNS

26.6 WAR7

.420

SLUGGING

1563

HITS

13.5 WAR3

.789

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

71 HOME RUNS

3.5 WAR PER SEASON

Came to Senators as John Lewis in 1930s, made friends with second baseman Buddy Myer, and became Buddy Lewis after that. One of only six players to collect 1,000 hits before their 25th birthday. The others are Ty Cobb, Mel Ott, Al Kaline, Freddie Lindstrom, and Robin Yount.

2-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Third Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Lewis	CAREER 29.4	LONG PEAK 26.6	PRIME 21.5	SHORT PEAK 13.5	JAWS 28.0	WAR PER 3.5
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 Buddy Lewis Rank Among Third Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 61	CAREER 74	LONG PEAK 75	PRIME 55	SHORT PEAK 91	JAWS 77
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