Earl Torgeson

First Base

1947—1961

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#85

Player Detail

Clifford Earl
GIVEN NAME
Torgeson
SURNAME
January 1, 1924, in Snohomish, WA
BORN
November 8, 1990, in Everett, WA, USA
DIED
1947—1961
Playing Career
Played from 23-37
PLAYING AGE
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Braves
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
The Earl Of Snohomish
NICKNAME
9
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
April 15, 1947
Major League Debut
August 23, 1961
FINAL GAME

60

HITTING

50

POWER

30

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Earl was born in Snohomish, Washington, the same town that produced Hall of Fame outfielder Earl Averill.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1668
1318
149
740
.265

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1950 Boston Braves

26 Years Old

.290
AVG
23
HR
87
RBI
120
RUNS
.412
OBP
167
HITS
30
2B
3
3B
.472
SLG
119
BB
15
SB
5.9
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.265
.385
.417

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.802
.792
101.5

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
28.3
52.3

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

Earl Torgeson 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
Torgeson
494
131
84
21
5
15
74
97
65
13
206
229
.265
.385
.417
802
AVG 1B
530
146
74
24
5
18
60
64
4
233
209
.276
.351
.441
.792

Earl Torgeson Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
85
71
58
76
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
70
86
NR
84
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Earl Torgeson PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
32.9
23.7
15.3
13.5
3.19
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Earl Torgeson
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
182.7
126.7
UNK
69.4
17.7
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Earl Torgeson
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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