Dan Driessen

First Base

1973—1987

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
NR

Player Detail

Daniel
GIVEN NAME
Driessen
SURNAME
July 29, 1951, in Hilton Head Island, SC
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1973—1987
Playing Career
Played from 21-35
PLAYING AGE
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Cincinnati Reds
PRIMARY TEAM
1976-77
World Series titles
The Cobra
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 187
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
June 9, 1973
Major League Debut
October 3, 1987
FINAL GAME

60

HITTING

40

POWER

30

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1732
1464
153
763
.267

Teammate Team

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.267
.356
.411

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.767
.760
101.4

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
17.8
52.3

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

Dan Driessen 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
Driessen
518
138
71
27
2
14
72
72
68
15
213
213
.267
.356
.411
767
AVG 1B
530
143
68
25
3
16
60
79
7
221
205
.269
.343
.417
.760

Dan Driessen Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Dan Driessen PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
20.4
15.3
8.9
7.2
1.90
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Dan Driessen
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
179.2
118.0
UNK
57.8
16.7
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Dan Driessen
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— 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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