Buddy Lewis

Third Base

1935—1949

Player LeveL

Star

Top 100 Rank

Third Base RANK

Player Detail

John Kelly

GIVEN NAME

Lewis

SURNAME

August 10, 1916, in Gaston County, NC

BORN

February 18, 2011, in Gastonia, NC, USA

DIED

1935—1949

Playing Career

Played from 18-32

PLAYING AGE

Washington Senators

Teams Played For

Third Base

PRIMARY POSITION

Washington Senators

PRIMARY TEAM

NONE

World Series titles

NONE

NICKNAME

2 UNIFORM NUMBER

#2 IN LINEUP

BATTING ORDER

6-1 / 175

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

Left / Right

BATTED / THREW

September 16, 1935

Major League Debut

September 30, 1949

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Buddy Lewis?

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.

50

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

30

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

When he was a teenage prospect with the Senators, Lewis latched onto veteran infielder Buddy Myer as a mentor. As a result, his teammates also started to call him “Buddy,” and the name stuck.

Career Stats

GAMES	HITS	HR	RBI	AVG
1349	1563	71	607	.297

2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:

First Base:

Second Base:

Shortstop:

Third Base:

Left Field:

Center Field:

Right Field:

Pitcher:

pitcher:

manager:

Rick Ferrell

Joe Kuhel

Buddy Myer

Cecil Travis

Eddie Yost

John Stone

Sam West

Carl Reynolds

Bobo Newsom

Early Wynn

Ossie Bluege

BEST SEASON

1939 Senators

22 Years Old

.319

AVG

HR

RBI

RUNS

.402

OBP

171

HITS

2B

3B

.478

SLG

BB

SB

5.6

WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG	OBP	SLG
.297	.368	.420

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS	LG OPS	COMP
.789	.739	106.7

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
26.4	57.0

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

One Degree Of Separation

Buddy Myer

Protege

Contemporaries

Harlond Clift

Ken Keltner

Buddy Lewis 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
Lewis	532	158	84	25	9	7	61	58	31	8	223	218	.297	.368	.420	789
AVG 3B	531	146	74	25	6	8		58	47	7	207	207	.275	.349	.390	.739

Buddy Lewis Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	BASEBALL SCHOLAR	JAWS	BILL JAMES
65	74	75	75	66

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2021

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
75	77	57	92

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Buddy Lewis PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
28.3	24.6	21.5	12.9	3.39
70.0	44.1	31.5	21.6	5.03

BLUE = Buddy Lewis

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
176.2	144.3	105.6	67.2	21.1
347.8	200.2	143.2	95.5	25.6

BLUE = Buddy Lewis

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

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:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

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.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).