Dave Bancroft

Shortstop

1915—1930

BORN

April 20, 1891, in Sioux City, IA

BATS / THROWS

Both / Right

HT / WT

5-9 / 160

MLB DEBUT

April 14, 1915

FINAL GAME

May 31, 1930

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia Phillies

.279

BATTING AVERAGE

2004

HITS

49.1

WAR

.355

ON-BASE PCT

32

HOME RUNS

37.2

WAR7

.358

SLUGGING

.714

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

4.2

WAR PER SEASON

Dave Bancroft

When the Hall of Famer made a great play at shortstop he would yell “Beauty!”

— Hall of Fame —

— # 44 RANKED AT POSITION —

— 1921-22 CHAMP —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Bancroft	49.1	37.2	25.2	20.1	43.2	4.2
AVG HOFer	67.7	43.1	30.3	21.6	55.4	4.9

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Dave Bancroft Rank?

No. 44 Ranked

at Shortstop

Ranking Among Shortstops by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
25	26	35	23	25

WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Shortstops