Dick Bartell

Shortstop

1927—1946

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#59

Player Detail

Richard William
GIVEN NAME
Bartell
SURNAME
November 22, 1907, in Chicago, IL
BORN
August 4, 1995, in Alameda, CA, USA
DIED
1927—1946
Playing Career
Played from 19-38
PLAYING AGE
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Rowdy Richard, Shortwave
NICKNAME
2
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 160
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
October 2, 1927
Major League Debut
May 24, 1946
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS Dick Bartell?

Little man, heavy drinker, fine fielding shortstop, played in the World Series for teams in both leagues.
Dick was the first and one of only five shortstops to have multiple seasons where he batted .300, hit at least 40 doubles, and scored 100+ runs. The others are Joe Cronin, Robin Yount, Nomar Garciaparra, and Hanley Ramirez.
  • Dick Bartell Scouting Report

60

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

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
2016
2165
79
710
.284
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
35.1
55.4

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.747
.681
109.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.284
.355
.391

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Leo Durocher
Tommy Thevenow
Woody English

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Gus Mancuso
Bill Terry
Charlie Gehringer
Billy Jurges
Pie Traynor
Hank Greenberg
Lloyd Waner
Mel Ott
Carl Hubbell
Burleigh Grimes
Bill Terry

Dick Bartell 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
Bartell
524
149
78
30
5
5
49
51
43
7
205
207
.284
.355
.391
747
AVG SS
537
142
67
24
6
4
47
46
6
190
192
.265
.327
.354
.681

Dick Bartell Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
59
43
59
45
52
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
38
50
42
43
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Dick Bartell PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
40.5
29.7
22.8
17.0
3.25
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Dick Bartell
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
256.1
145.4
106.1
73.9
20.5
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Dick Bartell
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS