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Eddie Stanky

Second Base
1943—1953
BORN
September 3, 1915, in Philadelphia, PA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
5-8 / 170
MLB DEBUT
April 21, 1943
FINAL GAME
July 25, 1953
PRIMARY TEAM
Brooklyn Dodgers
.268
BATTING AVERAGE
1154
HITS
41.1
WAR
.410
ON-BASE PCT
29
35.8
WAR7
.348
SLUGGING
.758
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
5.3
WAR PER SEASON
Eddie Stanky
 
Leo Durocher once said of the second baseman “he can’t hit, can’t run, can’t field, [but] he just knows how to win.”

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Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Stanky
41.1
35.8
26.8
20.4
38.5
5.3
AVG HOFer
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
58.2
5.2

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 Eddie Stanky Rank?

Ranking Among Second Basemen by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
39
26
26
22
33
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Second Basemen