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Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers (2)

Charlie Gehringer

#6 RANKED AT POSITION
1924—1942
Second Base
BORN
May 11, 1903, in Fowlerville, MI
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 180
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.320
BATTING AVERAGE
2323
GAMES
84.7
WAR
.404
ON-BASE PCT
1775
RUNS
53.0
WAR7
.480
SLUGGING
2839
HITS
25.4
WAR3
.884
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
184
HOME RUNS
5.9
WAR PER SEASON
He was so consistent and great that they called him “The Mechanical Man.”
Hall of Fame
6-TIME
ALL-STAR
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1935
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gehringer
CAREER
84.7
LONG PEAK
53.0
PRIME
40.1
SHORT PEAK
25.4
JAWS
68.9
WAR PER
5.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
70.8
LONG PEAK
45.6
PRIME
33.2
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
58.2
WAR PER
5.2

Where Does Charlie Gehringer Rank Among Second Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
6
CAREER
5
LONG PEAK
6
PRIME
6
SHORT PEAK
7
JAWS
5
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Second Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Gehringer
Average HOF Second Base
100.0100.080.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.084.75340.125.468.85.970.845.633.222.858.25.2Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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