Charlie Grimm

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1916—1936

First Base

BORN

August 28, 1898, in St. Louis, MO

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-11 / 173

PRIMARY TEAM

Chicago Cubs

.290

BATTING AVERAGE

2166

GAMES

12.5 WAR

.341

ON-BASE PCT

908 RUNS

12.5 WAR7

.397

SLUGGING

2299

HITS

8.3 WAR3

.738

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

79 HOME RUNS

0.9 WAR PER SEASON

Grimm was known for being outgoing and chatty, even singing old-fashioned songs while accompanying himself on a left-handed banjo. He and Frank Chance are the only men to play and manage in a World Series for the Cubs.

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Grimm	CAREER 12.5	LONG PEAK 12.5	PRIME 7.9	SHORT PEAK 8.3	JAWS 12.5	WAR PER 0.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 61.0	LONG PEAK 42.1	PRIME 30.8	SHORT PEAK 21.0	JAWS 51.6	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Charlie Grimm Rank Among First Basemen?

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

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison