Buddy Myer

Second Base

1925—1941

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK
#44

Player Detail

Charles Solomon
GIVEN NAME
Myer
SURNAME
March 16, 1904, in Ellisville, MS
BORN
October 31, 1974, in Baton Rouge, LA, USA
DIED
1925—1941
Playing Career
Played from 21-37
PLAYING AGE
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Washington Senators
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
1
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 163
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 26, 1925
Major League Debut
September 24, 1941
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Buddy Myer?

Likable second baseman for Senators in 1930s.

60

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Buddy’s specialty was the drag bunt. His favorite target was Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig, who was known to be slow to field short grounders.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1923
2131
38
848
.303
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1935 Senators

31 Years Old

.349
AVG
5
HR
100
RBI
115
RUNS
.440
OBP
215
HITS
36
2B
11
3B
.468
SLG
96
BB
7
SB
6.6
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.303
.389
.406

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.795
.737
107.9

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
39.3
58.2

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

Buddy Myer 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
Myer
516
156
86
26
10
3
62
71
31
11
209
229
.303
.389
.406
795
AVG 2B
528
146
78
27
6
6
56
44
9
205
205
.277
.350
.388
.737

Buddy Myer Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
44
34
36
30
33
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
26
36
41
41
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Buddy Myer PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
47.8
30.8
21.2
15.9
4.02
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Buddy Myer
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
256.8
156.3
114.7
78.4
21.6
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Buddy Myer
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

— 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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